Hay not been playing that long n just wondered wen aiming to shoot do u have to hit just the plane card or the pic of the plane on a card?
thx
Plane or Card?
Hay not been playing that long n just wondered wen aiming to shoot do u have to hit just the plane card or the pic of the plane on a card?
thx
this was recently discussed, though the discussion ended before you joined
here is the thread http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=974
while some people do it differently, as stated in the thread, officially you only need to touch the card to shoot it.
this is the method i prefer, as I feel the card represents an area where the enemy plane is most likely to be, and that the damage cards then reflect how well the firing pilot had lead his target and aimed before firing as well as lucky elements such as bullets striking fuel tanks or important structures beneath the canvas (ie a 4 or special damage might represent excellent aim, a 0 represents poor aim causing the burst to miss, an explode card might represent a lucky hit on a fuel tank, outright killing of the pilot, or causing the wings or tail to fold or snap off entirely).
thanx
The biggest thing to keep in mind with that topic is that all the pilots at the table should agree beforehand.
After getting some more games under my belt I've found 2 things:
1 - It's important to get agreement on the methodology.
2 - It's equally important that people not get their panties in a bind because something is 2mm off...the bases adjust as you move, etc. so if its' a hair off...we count it and just say that it'll benefit everyone equally since the minis are a bit fiddly to keep perfectly aligned.
Basic game - card
Advanced game / optional rule - the plane
Red Dot!
I was under the impression that the red dot on the cards was the aiming and target point on the cards. it is the example given in the rules for firing.
Rich
The red dot is where you measure from... but I've never read any thing that says to measure to it for hitting someone.
Firing In Dow!
Kieth
By the rules definition you are right. The red dot on the firing plane to any point on the target plane card. It goes to show you 12 people can read the rules and interpret as red dot to red dot which is how we have been playing it! Although the dot to dot method has worked as long as you use the firing arcs in conjunction with the red dot. Something to correct in our next game!
Rich
Hey, as long as it works for your group... go with it!
Firing In Dow!
That is what i say. The last game i played had experienced WOW and DOW players no one raised a question or objection. So it worked!
Rich
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