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Today Hayden and myself had a really good deul , poor Hayden had one Spad taken out by the explosion card when we had a collision mid table , then the other Spad was playing cat and mouse with my two planes untill his last plane exploded after being shot at by the dastardly Red Baron , well next time it'll be my turn to be unlucky but untill then it's 4- 0 to the Central Powers , we did take photos this time but an error happened during uploading the photo evidence drat.
Well done, Huns;) What kind of planes did you use to counter the Spads?
Well there you go Mark. By German rules, no independent corroboration, no accreditation.:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Baron Rolf
Kyte.
Typical Entente player not believing in superior Central Power fighting prowess , yes it's a shame the photo evidence wasn't forth coming , but we're having another game on Saturday with my Gotha v's two of Hayden's Camel's , so hopefully we'll have some photos for a AAR. I used Hayden's MvR Fokker Dr.I and Hohn's Pfalz for the encounter , so I'm really looking forward to using my Gotha.
If you send a Gotha plus two escorts then two attacking enemy scouts are probably doomed. To equal chances I suggest sending one escort only;)
It is not the Allies that you have a problem with Mark, we even give credit for forced down remember. It is your own High Command with which you have the problem;).Quote:
Originally Posted by Baron Rolf
Rob.
Thanks for the advice Adrzej , I'll use my best scout plane against Hayden.
Oh dear! It seems I have spotted your tactics unfolding. Lest we forget the 'Lanoe Hawker' victory over the DR.1 and the Halberstadt? :slysmile:
Can't actually remember if that was a victory for me, as Mark pummels me most times lol.
The duel we had yesterday was awesome, and the manouvers had to be seen to be believed (so my camera decides to mess up during upload, hence no pics).
We flew those planes like legends, and the piccys would've had folks salivating.
:fokker: :camel:
I will get it right on Saturday... and that is a promise ;)
The explosion was needed to end our game, else it may have gone on for another hour lol.
Well you best bring your A game on Saturday or it could be 5 - 0.
Ha ha! I will, and my Balloon. But as the national lottery claims "it might be you!"... who draws some explosions this time ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Baron Rolf
I don't necissarily think of it as an explosion/catastrophic failure card. To me, its more of a "bullet in the back of the head" card. Its a chance you take every time you hop in that cockpit!
We don't usually play with the explosion card simply because we're an unorganized rabble and often have new players joining in. However, the PDF file...now this makes it interesting and makes the inevitable "boom" much more humorous.Quote:
Originally Posted by wargamer
Having bought everything Nexus/Ares made, I now have multiple damage decks. I commonly use two or three decks mixed together but only one explosion card. I'm considering using two, one from the Nexus cards and one from the Ares card. One will blow you up and the other will cause three damage cards drawn but the only special damage will be smoke, fire, and pilot wounded.
Have only played the game twice with friends that we were introducing to the game and so we didn't use it. Plan to use the explosion cards the next time we play. Going to see about printing off the critical hit deck to use in conjunction with the explosion card.
I leave them in however, I just pretend that they are a 5 damage. I just don't like the idea of getting blown out ou the sky the first time I get shot at!
It is the card I draw the most, the only way Hunter can bring me down : ) Like last Friday TWICE!!!! I have a love/hate relationship with this card, but it brings a powerful measure of reality to the game . . . Clipper
Last weekend I played my first solo game , and my brand new Shapeways Fokker Dr.I managed to miss whilst firing at Luke's Spad XIII , but that's not the worst of it he managed to draw the explosion card when they collided together , the ironic thing is this plane is Ebhert Mohnike's and he's got as his own markings the swastika , which is supposed to be a good luck charm but so far he's been shot out of the sky and blown up , his nickname now is " Lucky " and I've not even used him against Hayden yet oh dear I think Ebhert might start to develop a complex about being blown up lol.
I don't play with it. I don't like the randomness of it. Plus, I'm into historical accuracy and just don't remember reading about any WWI air combats where an aircraft suddenly exploded.
Its not necessarily an explosion. Consider it "breaking up in the air" or "shot through the head". I like having it in, it reminds me that even the best can be brought down my a lucky shot. (That doesn't mean I won't ignore it by mutual consent or recycle the plane back into combat at times.)Quote:
Originally Posted by KirkH
The last time I played I forgot to move it to the bottom half of the deck and my 8yr old took me out on the first pass. :guns:
What he said. :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by somaliavet
Is this why you have a kaboom after your name?Quote:
Originally Posted by BBSuds
My wife just played her first game. On our last move, we both were in close range. I shot her down; she handed me an explosion card. What a marriage!
Welcome from central Illinois, Joseph.
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Originally Posted by seppchen
Boom-card is in a deck, although it doesn't kill you instantly, but you take 4 A-cards. Anyway, Boom-card combined with "critical damage" (engine or pilot, or new Boom) taken before, after or simultaneously, kills you on the spot.
I agree. I don't see the BOOMcard as the plane exploding in Hollywood fashion. IT is more of an immediate failure and you go down (wing shot off, engine totally quit etc.). This keeps campaign pilots from auto-death and keeps tension in the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackronin
I think taking out the card changes tactics severely. Imagine your mission is to escort a bomber and you do so (it escapes). Now, without a BOOMcard, you will probably hang on the board trying to get a kill or two under your belt (and that much closer to an ace ability and ruining your friend's day). However, with the BOOMcard looming over, it becomes a tough decision as even the Spad XIII can't run off the board faster than a single card can be drawn.
ALso, the fluff is VERY important to me (and my friends) and that can be a real highlight. Last time the card was drawn (on his plane's first or second damage draw) it was a nightmare for him and I won the mission, but then he wrote a handy bit of flashfiction to explain what happened and it was great. It really helped to round out his character. Unfortunately, the original was lost in the ether, but here is a quick redo of his pre-mission incident that led to the catastrophic loss of his Dr.1. (Story by Jason Sparks) - If you want to see some other stuff he wrote (that didn't get deleted) check out http://batrep.net/tiki-view_articles.php
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In a sparse hangar at the far end of an impromptu airfield, 2 young germans in coveralls haphazardly pry open the engine cover of the Fokker with a loud metallic clang.
After toiling for several minutes, loosening this or jiggling that, several parts were removed & inspected.
"What are you doing?! Get away from her!"
The 2 mechanics look at each other confused by the stark German wearing a brown, fur-lined flight jacket & an impressive salt and pepper mustache.
"Sir, we have orders to..."
In a single motion the distinguished pilot produced a Gasser revolver from a holster inside his coat & fired a warning shot that audibly ricocheted in the distance.
"Get away from her! Damned incompetents..."
The two mechanics' eyes widened & they stumbled over tools & engine parts to make a hasty exit from the hangar.
"Boy! Get in here boy!"
A pale boy of no more than 13 draped in coveralls & an oversized green field cap with a thick red horizontal stripe shuffles into the hangar from the rear access door carrying an oversized green toolbox.
"See what you can do for her. From now on, you're my mechanic."
"I'll take care of her, Opa!" the boy saluted & immediately got to work reassembling the pieces & parts strewn about as the old pilot tugged on his flight gear.
After several minutes the boy was finished but was looking around with a concerned furrow.
"No time for problems, boy. They're waiting for me."
"You're missing a coupling, Opa."
The pilot ascended the Fokker & stood a moment, considering his grandson's words.
"Do what you can."
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In hindsight... a catastrophically bad idea... :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Omegalazarus
For example, I play like that: when you draw Boom you immediately take 4 A cards. In addition, if you already have (or you will have) Damaged Engine or Wounded Pilot, or Boom - you are dead.Quote:
Originally Posted by celticgriffon
Like I mentioned elsewhere before, probability to get Boom from A deck is 2,85%, and from B deck is 2,27%.
Presence of Boom in a deck gives the game "shadow of imminent death" ( :) ), especially if the game lasts longer.
And, as I always play with at least two decks at a time (2+ "A" and or 2+ "B"), drawing a "Boom" doesn't end the suspense for the remaining kites. :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Пилот
fast.git, The Merciless One ;)
Big question, though. How much damage does the Boom Card represent? Why? Check this scenario out, if you haven't seen it yet: Slay the Leviathan 8/9 June 2013:
"At close range, I drew two A Damage cards, and got the dreaded Boom card! This was discussed in advance, and I did run into this during the Solo trial. Only in some remotely unlikely instance would a few .303 bullets take out something as big as this bomber. My take on this was to draw a C Damage card and apply that to the bomber. My luck this time was a Zero! (In the solo trial it was a 10! I may have to come up with a minimum number of damage for this, now that I think this over. Or draw from my triple D Damage deck, instead? There are still zeros in there, too, but six Boom Cards at about 25% chance of being drawn.)."
Point to Note: D Damage deck is for rockets, with approximately 28 points of damage per target. Max number of damage is 9.
A / B Damage decks are for planes, with approximately 15-ish points of damage per target. Max # damage 5 and 4.
C Damage decks are for AA guns, with approximately ? points of damage per target. Max # damage is 10.
One A/B Boom Card is not something I think should take out a plane that big (38 Points Damage). But I'm open to discussions.
Mike :)
Mike, I downloaded the critical hit deck from the file section. It seems great for use against scouts and 2 seater planes. Perhaps what is needed is a critical hit table fir the bigger planes. If something like the Leviathan draws the boom card, you roll on the critical hit table to see if anything critical is hit. Or barring that, one can assume that the critical hit represents the shot having ignited a fuel line or detonating the bomb load.
That's the way I've always thought of it; the slightest fuel leak contacting a hot engine block or exhaust and up you go. This could happen on it's own, let alone in combat, and was the reason self sealing fuel tanks were developed in WWII. Japanese aircraft didn't have them and were notoriously easy to shoot down with a short burst of a few rounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by BobRoberts
I also use the explosion card. 3 A-H Fokker E.III's shot down three Caproni bombers in one day. That would be hard to do without the explosion card.
I always include the explosion card in every game. It's something my friends insist on as I'm always the one who draws it and mostly on the first round of shooting. They feel it adds a touch of comedy to the proceedings.
I have it in the deck but count it as zero damage, unless you get it a second time, then kaboom!
From personal preference I would say no because its not much fun going down a couple of moves into the game, there is not much skill in that.
I prefer being shot down due to better opposition pilots or my own ineptitude:hmm:
I agree totally. Getting destroyed on a first shot is a joke. I think by having to get the card twice puts a little incentive to fly better. Once you have received one you know in the next deck shuffle you are at risk. It will be rare though as I have not seen it happen yet in dozens of games, but it is the back of your mind.
And yet, Boom card is realistic. Few short bursts and you are out...
But, as I said before, we use revised version of it.
I voted no but I do keep it in when using the C and D decks.
Got to , allong with Critical hit cards to give the pilots a chance.