tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post9079263282607671094..comments2024-03-27T11:44:20.452+11:00Comments on The Man Cave: Great Solo WargamesPaul O'Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-47341359110995907812016-04-13T05:53:40.211+10:002016-04-13T05:53:40.211+10:00Loved B-17, haven't played any of the other on...Loved B-17, haven't played any of the other ones. I well remember the relief that came with a short mission like to Calais and the dread that came with rolling up something deep into the Reich. sonsoftaurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466971377569066201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-27565617837372762772016-04-12T22:36:56.147+10:002016-04-12T22:36:56.147+10:00As a side note to B-17, my great uncle was a bomba...As a side note to B-17, my great uncle was a bombardier in one during WWII. His group has a museum in Arizona and you can access all of the crews records on their website. During his 30 mission tour (primarily in B-17Gs) he flew in 14 different bombers (Dec 43 - April 44). Of the 30 missions only once was anyone wounded that happened on the 30th mission, when my uncle and the tail gunner were wounded. Heislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825061407797980077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-88292722698865483112016-04-12T11:52:29.840+10:002016-04-12T11:52:29.840+10:00Great fun Alan! Will do :-)Great fun Alan! Will do :-)Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-80434305378503214932016-04-12T11:48:13.454+10:002016-04-12T11:48:13.454+10:00Absolutely! It was good, but the operational conte...Absolutely! It was good, but the operational context just wasn't as much fun as B-17 overall.<br />I always wanted an He-111 variant for the early war period. THAT would be so cool.Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-62927909157085794002016-04-12T11:47:01.630+10:002016-04-12T11:47:01.630+10:00Written with you in mind Barks!
I'd love to t...Written with you in mind Barks! <br />I'd love to try that Falklands game you have one day too.Paul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-57111333237413834412016-04-12T09:21:56.606+10:002016-04-12T09:21:56.606+10:00I have B-29. It's a fun game, lots of charts a...I have B-29. It's a fun game, lots of charts and dice like you said. Nothing like making it to the target only to be blown out of the sky by AA. Haven't come close to completing a tour! Perhaps one day.Tail End Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10524913560276341556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-86894078939055092602016-04-12T09:19:20.257+10:002016-04-12T09:19:20.257+10:00Bookmarked! Thanks!Bookmarked! Thanks!Barkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389368754759452544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-32324562627550107652016-04-12T01:37:47.380+10:002016-04-12T01:37:47.380+10:00I haven't seen one of the big B-17 events at a...I haven't seen one of the big B-17 events at a convention for a long time. A friend of mine used to run them at Genghis Con, it was one of the most popular events at the convention consistently filling in all 36 bomber slots.Heislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825061407797980077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-870589873354977188.post-70225913351077287802016-04-11T22:25:00.919+10:002016-04-11T22:25:00.919+10:00"One of my 'bucket list' gaming activ..."One of my 'bucket list' gaming activities is to say in one of those massed convention games where everyone plays bombers on the same mission together. "<br /><br />We did this back when the game was first released - four of us ran two bombers each. Not at a convention, it's true; we ran it *after* we got back from the pub one night on a friend's living-room floor, and played all night until dawn broke. I think only three bombers reached the target, and only one got any of its load even close; 20% as I recall. So not a successful mission. We randomly determined the order of the eight bombers at the start of the mission, so one would be lead bomber and another the tail. Obviously as bombers were shot down or (as most actually did) fled for home, the lead and tail positions changed hands.<br /><br />All in all it was great fun. If you ever run it at a convention, count me in!<br />Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.com