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    Finally got the photos edited from Capclave. This time around, I decided to run a totally ahistorical Demolition Derby. As such, a few special rules applied:
    1. The playing surface was a 60" diameter, set for up to 8 players. Each opponent started in the approximate middle of a sector, within 1/2 standard ruler distance of the edge of the table. Players were warned not to fly off the table (standard rules, flying off is the center post over the edge of the table). Consequences of this were a C damage card drawn, and the aircraft re-set to 1/2 ruler distance, facing the center of the table.
    2. Players who flew around the edge of the table to avoid combat would find themselves suddenly attacked by my pair of Handley-Page O/400s.
    3. The players were allowed to choose any one single-engine plane in my inventory.
    4. As this was another one of my learn-and-play games, my role was limited to games master, tracking all damage, keeping track of legal moves due to damage, reminding the players that they really had no friends in a demolition derby,. and only if necessary, participation of the H-Ps as outlined. I set up for up to 8, got three players.
    5. I finally got around to making up cheat sheets, to remind new players of some of the movement rules. I do tend to use altitude rules, so that I can teach most of the range of the game.
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    And just as an little extra incentive, everyone who participated got:
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    And the eventual winner would receive:
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    The players I managed to scare up were:
    Joab Stieglitz, a new player who chose Sharon's Fokker D-VIII:
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    Jeff Frank, a new player who asked for advice on what sort of aircraft to chose, and received, "something with a fairly high damage capacity", and chose my Belgian R. E. 8:
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    And an experienced player who chose the pseudonym "Clarisse" (no objection to giving out picure, just name. Hey, I"m cool with that.), who chose Johann Baur & Georg von Hengl's Hannover Cl-IIIa:
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    And the action begins with players closing form several angles, trying to figure out whom to target first. Turns out, I never did have to worry about people trying to avoid combat:
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    Joab decides to target Jeff, while Jeff decided to target Clarisse first:
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    Upon which Clarisse accidentally turned left instead of right:
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    (Hey! I thought you said he was an experienced player? Well, I did, and he quickly corrected his mistake):
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    And this resulted in both Joab & Clarisse attacking Jeff:
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    But Jeff's return shot set's Joab's D-VIII on fire:
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    And Clarisse cleverly positions the Hannover to shoot without being shot at:
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    and everybody clears the table, to set up for the next firing pass:
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    Joab's engine fire starts small, no problem at first:
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    And then the Hannover Cl-IIIa attempts to fly formation with the R. E. 8:
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    Jeff isn't having any of that, though, and turns for another firing pass:
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    But encounters his own problems, as his gun jams:
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    Meanwhile, Joab is alarmed to find flames coming out of his engine:
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    But he doesn't let that stop him from getting back into the fight, as he hits the engine of the R. E. 8:
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    And sees the fire finally sputter out with minimal damage:
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    But he misses a follow-on shot, due to Jeff's diving, and putting his plane out of range and probably field-of-fire:
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    However, if there's one thing a pyromaniac likes, it's an opportunity to start another fire. Jeff is at it again, and Joab takes another fire card:
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    A last shot from Jeff's rear gunner finishes off Joab:
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    Total of Joab's damage cards, including fire:
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    The sole remaining German plane closes in on its opponent:
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    And just manages to get off a difficult deflection shot:
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    whereas, the return shot is even more difficult, and as a result never comes:
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    And that last deflection shot is just enough. Jeff's R. E. 8 augers in:
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    With Jeff's damage cards totaling exactly the 13 needed to put down the R. E. 8:
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    Clarisse wins, but not by much. More importantly, they all had a good time. Especially Joab, who despite being the first one out of the game, headed over to the Dealers' room, and bought a copy of the WGS Battle of Britain set. Would have played with him the next day, if I hadn't had to focus on running the con suite.

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    Well done Sam, you got people playing & enjoying the game

    "He is wise who watches"

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    Excellent job getting someone excited about playing enough that they went and purchased a RAP for BoB.

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    Congrats Sam. Fine performance and excellent AAR. Good to see the newbies enjoying themselves and doing so well! REP inbound
    Thanks also for sharing your experience.

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    Well done Sam!

    More new blood (shed!)
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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    Great work Sam!
    Getting new players into the Game.



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