Half way through my first tour (on HMS Illustrious) during one quiet summer leave I made an Uckers board for the Wardroom. CAG colours throughout with pieces to match.
Funny old thing, the IPS was made of clear perspex painted on the underside. 1st attempt had me paint the squares on as they would appear so I was really p*ssed when I turned the board over when the paint was dry to find it back to front - d'oh
Anyway, swiftly made another and had it on board in time for our next deployment, which helped while away the time somewhat. Most of my recollections involve prooner Paul Mckeksdown continually winning when I played him (he was a Uckers master). Happy days.
Wonder if it is still there, we used to stow it next to the piano in the games box. It was still there in 01 when I was last on the ship, just wondered about it now.
Oggin