Had a feeling it would be up your alley! It is pretty darn nice!
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This weeks game link will be in the Tripods section. This week the French are going to try to stop Those Matrians.
WE do play by video chat (zoom and YouTube); there are a couple of other PBeM groups here-and there's no reason you can't start your own group.
Tonights game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTm9FjE4cgE
Great to see how the rules are "really" used! Sitting on the sidelines I didn't realise just how much smoke those Camels could make .... lol! :pint:
Thanks for the shoutout - great show you are putting on!
Another fun game! Death match flying is always a blast!
Looked like a load of fun chaps ! :thumbsup:
Fun time! Thanks for hosting, Mike :thumbsup:
Another great time, even with the frustrating connection problems.
Oh, Terry: one of the reasons it was so bloody is Mike removes the zeros (or almost all the zeros), and the explosions from the damage decks. Everything else stays. With 8 or 9 planes on the table, all going for each other, this rules modification is really necessary.
The zeros and explosion damage cards were all removed from the first game and only 1 used in the second game. They were removed as these were only 3 turn games. With only 3 turn games it would have been extremely lucky to down a plane. Even the way we played only 2 planes were shot down outright. 3 went down because of fires and 2 in a collision! It was a very messy battle!
Though to be fair he put one back in ! ;)
I saw that - it kept he alive a while longer ! :)
this weeks game
Make it Rain/ Dawn Patrol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5WuI1fuJ9U
whoa most fun game everrrrr :p :guns:
Congrats on your First Kill and second and third!!
Glad I could be of service
;) :crashB:
Great game for Chris. Wish I could actual hit my targets with the bombs! :p Need to practice!!!!:fokker: Fun game! Thanks again everyone!!!!
this weeks game feed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIJemdDlA6w
Good game tonight fellas. Thanks, Mike!
Yes, another night up in the sky with the boys. How can it not be a great night. Thanks Mike and Dan.
Yep - always good times at Mike's
:drinks:
Thanks, Mike (and Dan for doing the assist stuff tonight)
Fun to watch! Glad to help out! Those French Guns were nasty! Thanks to everyone involved!
Even though I took a BOOM had a good game. We did destroy guns and damaged a few. Thomas took out the balloon so that is out of the way.
I thought I'd post the follow-up email report here for the entertainment value. Hopefully I can keep these current as we go. The links are docs with Mission summaries and Pilot rosters.
Make it Rain - Dawn Patrol
https://youtu.be/o5WuI1fuJ9U
Artie is still there
https://youtu.be/yIJemdDlA6w
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NEWS FROM THE FRONT
The French are winning the war. 4 -> 3 -> 3 draws. It seems whatever side I'm on is losing. My ex-wives said it was me. Is it me?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing
DISPATCH FROM ESCADRILLE LES MISERABLE
Rook LeDeux - in hospital wounded for 10 days, but enjoying the attentions of nurse Jeanette his favorite. Promoted to Green!
Girard Framboise - 1 kill, wounded for 1 day, apparently that skull is made of iron after all. He's cutting a swath through the opposition, has plenty of points; just needs 1 more mission for promotion. What could go wrong?
Mathieu Feret - only 3 points away from promotion. What could go wrong?
Gerard Louvel - wounded for 15 days, possible shell shock. Keeps mumbling about gun jams..
Jean Francois Gireaux - wounded 19 days. Keeps asking about nurse Jeanette.
RIP Pepe Truffle. We barely knew ye.
COURIER NEWS - JASTA GLUCKLICH
Baltizar Wohl - Lost!
Nick Nitsch - Lost!
Reinhold Bopp - 1 kill, wounded for 26 days. Asking for nurse Marlene.
Frank Distel - 1 kill.
Kristophe Weber - 3 kills, iron cross.
Hermann Brauer - 1 kill.
Werner Brandt - 2 kills, iron cross.
8 kills over 2 missions yet losing. Command requests a full report.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing
Good to see you chaps in action again. Has anyone dealt with the spy yet ?! :cheezy:
Tough to figure this one out. Every week we seem to have a different agent infiltrating HQ. Very poor vetting and security up there.
Just because my pilot is requesting nurse Marlene doesn't make him a spy :p
Another good game, in spite of the ongoing connection problems. Once again, Mike, Dan, & Chris deserve a lot of credit for the administrative duties they do.
I also would like to add my thanks to Peter (teaticket) for everything he has contributed to this project. Without him, we would not have gotten as far as we have. Again thank you Peter for all of your insights!!!
Mike
This weeks game
The Crossing Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGPdC2ax4xg
Odd one this evening...my guns didn't jam, Chris didn't collide with anyone.
OTOH, Peter (Teaticket) did crash & burn...twice. Someone has to uphold traditions.
Even with the irregularities it was a very fun game! Had a blast! Thanks to all that was involved!!!
Stayed aloft and got a kill to boot!
(sorry, Chris)
;)
Thanks, as usual, to Mike for a great evening.
:pint:
Last nights game was deadly but fun. 1st turn, on my 3rd manover, I went head to head with a Nieuport, John I think, 2 short range shots and I take 2 pilot wounds. I cradh and am captured by the French waiting to recover in a Frence hospital and hopefully get exchanged. A number of us wnet down and were captured.
Since I didn't get past the first turn Mike had me pick a new pilot. I brought out my ACE, Michael Whitmann. After a few moves I get in behind Robert's Nieuport. Great position and I fire. Now guns jammed I stay behind him getting my guns back up. He must be reading my mind since he does the same move as me and that puts him right behind me. Unjammed my guns but noone to shoot at except by Robert into me. Oh well I did get in 4 turns this time.
I did get to match Teaticket (Peter) in being shot down twice.
Great fun guys.
Bob, your second pilot lasted one card longer than me. Thanks for shooting me down and putting me out of my misery just before you went down.
My first pilot was like yours, first shot at it was an AA hit for 10 points....oh yeah, my N12 has 10 points. Ouch. Crazy night but always fun to fly...or try to.
Dangerous mission and bloody results. Most of us ended up with shot down and captured, or in the hospital with wounds. OUCH!!!!