So another show attended, and some more games played
We had two rather small tables this show, one for the Aerodrome, one for the Anchorage
Maverick, Flying Officer Kyte, Boney10 and Rebel had all beaten me to the show and set out 4 mats for me to set up the first game on.
I decided to offer a Somme period game for WWI for fairly obvious reasons. Prospective punters had a choice of
Pups, 11/2 stutters, DH2s, an Fe2 and a N16 with Prieur rockets
or Alb DII, Fokker EIIIs Roland CII, Halberstadt DII/III and Alb CI.
The naughty Huns also had a balloon up, with an anti aircraft gun guarding it.
Jabba turned up as I was setting up, then about 1030, Felix and his dad wandered over and asked for a game.
Part way in, and Felix, having chosen a Pup is on fire
here we have a close up of some unspeakable swine shooting up a poor burning 11 year old's aircraft
(me actually)
Jabba is flying another Pup and a Strutter (B/A)
Rebel has chosen the DII (B)
I have the Roland CII (B/B)
Archie wakes up and has a pop at Jabba's Pup
Oh Dear
What a pity, never mind.
Felix swings about trying to put out the fire, while Jabba starts a run on the balloon with the strutter.
and does the job.
Down to some straight forward dogfighting, I keep hacking away at Felix, Rebel joins in, Felix catches fire again
Jabba decides the Ack Ack is too much of a nuisance after three pot shots at him (all 0s) and gives it a pasting
After a dozen shots mostly from my rear gunner, Felix finally succumbs to the second fire
Rebel and I then collide.
Reg draws C8, I draw the explosion card. Due to the proximity, Reg gets another C, another 8, but he was already gone.
Jabba is last man standing, and a deserving winner
Felix enjoyed himself and won "Man of the Match"
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