tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post6754229286353133936..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Big Wings, Little Wings in a Cardboard Box….David Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-2032898483878988332022-12-15T11:14:46.540+00:002022-12-15T11:14:46.540+00:00Hi Kaptain,
That would be something to see! Blood...Hi Kaptain,<br /><br />That would be something to see! Bloody April and Black September would be great to tackle on that basis.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-42165716798882639832022-12-14T22:09:25.676+00:002022-12-14T22:09:25.676+00:00I've always felt that there's scope for a ...I've always felt that there's scope for a WW1 game that focuses on groups of aircraft rather than individual dogfights.Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-20996851619604948632022-01-28T11:53:58.847+00:002022-01-28T11:53:58.847+00:00You might also find this discussion useful - https...You might also find this discussion useful - https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2759845/sequence-scenarios-play<br />Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-21918087802552785422022-01-28T11:52:37.796+00:002022-01-28T11:52:37.796+00:00Here are those useful markers - https://boardgameg...Here are those useful markers - https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/120583/wing-leader-terrain-tiles-clouds-and-flakNigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-5057653835596471972022-01-28T09:47:13.046+00:002022-01-28T09:47:13.046+00:00Looks and sounds interesting Dave?Looks and sounds interesting Dave?Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-52854540193118826632022-01-28T08:14:43.347+00:002022-01-28T08:14:43.347+00:00Hi David in Suffolk,
That was my first thought - ...Hi David in Suffolk,<br /><br />That was my first thought - the Mick Spick book! I have done and awful lot of plane to plane stuff over the years - which is great fun and certainly something I will continue to do - but really wanted to go to the next level of operations.<br /><br />If you have a first edition copy let me know as there was some extensive revisions incorporated in the second edition. I can send you the details if you drop me an email. There is an update kit available that brings the first edition up to the second edition as well as the expansions that are all for the later versions.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-49156691987955125692022-01-28T08:05:11.905+00:002022-01-28T08:05:11.905+00:00Hello Dave S,
I really need to take a look at Vas...Hello Dave S,<br /><br />I really need to take a look at Vassal at some point as there is heaps of stuff on there I would enjoy. The trouble is I know I would then end up spending hours of my life poring over a screen - which I do for a living in any event!<br /><br />Worth a look though methinks but I would need to be disciplined (Yeah right!).<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-68899378565112579312022-01-28T08:02:51.607+00:002022-01-28T08:02:51.607+00:00Hi Steve J,
“Purely for research purposes?’ - whe...Hi Steve J,<br /><br />“Purely for research purposes?’ - where have I heard that before? Usually when the debit/credit card is dragged screaming and kicking from its wallet!<br /><br />It does look really good though.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-88257227049933392552022-01-28T08:01:06.840+00:002022-01-28T08:01:06.840+00:00Hello there JBM,
Back in the day I used to play A...Hello there JBM,<br /><br />Back in the day I used to play Air Force and Dauntless extensively and whilst I own all the data cards and rules, charts and tables etc I doubt very much if I would do so today simply because the system now seems a little overblown. Angels 20 is great fun and a good excuse to push some 15mm aircraft around but is very much a game with model aircraft rather than a detailed simulation. In both cases plane to plane is the focus of the games.<br /><br />I have wanted to model games on a larger level so that whole squadrons etc were used and were manageable. Wing Leader does just that and the scenarios reflect the higher level type of operation. I will certainly be giving it a spin as soon as I have gotten my head around the rules and caught a few YouTube ‘how to’ videos. Needless to say these will feature on the blog!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-67098518978032188612022-01-28T07:53:04.688+00:002022-01-28T07:53:04.688+00:00Hi Nigel and Geordie,
These are both cracking sug...Hi Nigel and Geordie,<br /><br />These are both cracking suggestions that I will certainly explore so thank you both. I have already been thinking about using the aircraft stats for something more plane to plane using models but this is in idea form only for the present and likely to remain so for a while.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-5780439161811186352022-01-26T19:17:52.632+00:002022-01-26T19:17:52.632+00:00Interesting, I will be fascinated to see how you g...Interesting, I will be fascinated to see how you get on. I have this game too and have shamefully not done much with it, but I love the concept and the obvious influence of Mike Spick's book from years ago, which was a highlight of my early wargaming! I feel a nostalgic blog post coming on.. Hope all going well for your wife! david in suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945969485547328039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-56949125581211756322022-01-26T18:37:15.144+00:002022-01-26T18:37:15.144+00:00https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/177983/canvas-a...https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/177983/canvas-aces-deluxe-total-conversion-phil-sabinGeordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-22849925163539533202022-01-26T18:36:21.351+00:002022-01-26T18:36:21.351+00:00This game comes highly recommended by Phil Sabin f...This game comes highly recommended by Phil Sabin from which he reuses the counters into some of his own freely downloadable games (if my memory serves me correctly)Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-52678164406652029192022-01-26T16:25:16.835+00:002022-01-26T16:25:16.835+00:00I really enjoy the Wing Leader series. I think of ...I really enjoy the Wing Leader series. I think of it as "Grand Tactical" air gaming. <br /><br />Because I have limited space to leave games set up, I've ended up using VASSAL to set up, play, and save games. The modules are updated with all the aircraft, but you still have to set up the scenarios.Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02165409020913057971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-65566027685226845472022-01-26T15:22:09.360+00:002022-01-26T15:22:09.360+00:00This does look very interesting David and much mor...This does look very interesting David and much more to my liking than a few planes flying about. I may just have to check this out, purely for research purposes of course!Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-31755089742292483722022-01-26T15:09:00.676+00:002022-01-26T15:09:00.676+00:00I grew disenchanted with aerial games a few years ...I grew disenchanted with aerial games a few years back since I find they are one of the few game genres better done on computer. With that said this side on system looks very interesting and I hope you’ll take us through a couple of games on the blog when the missus is back home and on the mend. The Jolly Broom Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037134974588645559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-31439298137329562062022-01-26T13:21:12.634+00:002022-01-26T13:21:12.634+00:00If you use the paper map under a perspex/acrylic s...If you use the paper map under a perspex/acrylic sheet you might find the alternative cloud and rain markers (which fill a square) preferable to the counters included. These are in the files section on Boardgamegeek. Nigel Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635742503102210394noreply@blogger.com