A few news about Wings of War (card game)

Angiolillo · 8 September 2006, 12:55 AM

Booster packs with new planes for WWI are finally available all over the world:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/19394
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/19395

Previews of models for the "DeLuxe" WWI edition are here: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/browser...s&gameid=22510

After Italian, English, German, Greek, French, Spanish, Dutch and Russian, a Polish edition of the first two sets has been released:
http://www.galakta.pl/dzial_18.html

WWII firts box is in final stages of pre-production [Ok you are right - that's OT here

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Discussion group about the game went far over 500 subscribers:
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/wow_nexus/
Not to bother you, single further news will be posted there...

Happy gaming everybody!

Andrea

Troy Raines · 8 September 2006, 07:09 AM

Yippee!! Fokker D.VII's!! Thanks Angiolillo.

T-roy

Angiolillo · 8 September 2006, 07:22 AM

You welcome! The only plane that can turn while stalling, thanks to its thick fin...
Several German and post-WWI schemes (that saw service during the Russian Civil War and neightbouring conflicts) are provided.

All the best!

A.

Troy Raines · 8 September 2006, 07:34 AM

Looking forward to seeing the manoeuvre cards for the D.VII. I can hold my own with the Fokker Dr.I against most other planes in the game, but I've really wanted to try the D.VII. Did you base the performance of the D.VII on either the Mercedes or BMW powered aircraft in particular or just kind of averaged it out?
T-roy

Angiolillo · 8 September 2006, 07:54 AM

We averaged, as for the Camel, the one-MG and two-MG of the same fighters and so on... We did a quite simplified game.

>I can hold my own with the Fokker Dr.I against most other planes in the game

Great of you! It is one of my favouite too... but quite fragile.
The D.VII has its match in the Sopwith Snipe, in the same blister. of course it is better than fighters in the Famous Aces box, so just add one D.VII (or more) and one Snipe (or more) to each side! Or balance in other ways (initial damage, ace skills and such).

Troy Raines · 8 September 2006, 08:07 AM

Cool! That makes sense to me. The simplicity of the game is what I like about it. If you want, you can use every rule available (like using altitude) and have a slower moving but highly realistic board game, or use less rules and speed up game play. My best buddy, Andy Roberts (you have talked a bit with him) and I play the basic rules and have had some extremely fast games, almost seems like real time. I really enjoy your game. Thanks.
T-roy

Angiolillo · 8 September 2006, 08:19 AM

Thanks to you for the nice comments! By the way, I prefer to play almost in the same way: basic rules, just a few of the optional ones from FA/WyB (as special damages, tailing and blind spot for rear MGs), a few aces skills (they are online) just if I need to balance a scenario. No altitude or optional BD rules in dogfights, I use just the ones I need for specific scenarios (trench strafing, balloon busting or so).

Have a nice time!

A.

Bulls_i_ · 8 September 2006, 11:51 AM

Andrea,

I went right out and ordered mine today. They will be here Monday.

I can't wait!

Andy

Yeoman · 8 September 2006, 12:39 PM

Thanks for the updates Angiolillo!

It's the models I am especially interested in. I hope they fit in well with my Sytrex / Reveresco / Mamoli ones, if they do-well all I can say is they will sell well aound where I live.

Please keep up the news on here as well

Angiolillo · 11 September 2006, 02:08 AM

Don't worry, I'll keep posting. Maybe not so often as on the discussiuon group, that's dedicated to the game and can be bothered for secondary news or questions...

Happy flights!

Andrea