Dawn Patrol in Florida

9 May 2002, 08:23 AM

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Is there any interest in playing Dawn Patrol (Board Game) in the Tampa, FL Metro Area? I have the game with many new counters, moving soon and would like to start a squadron. New to the game or an old ace, all welcome. Focus is on fun, W.W. I preservation and oh yes... SURVIVAL for your pilots! ha ha

BlueMax (Joe)

10 May 2002, 07:59 AM

i got the game from ebay a couple of months back but really havent had the time to read up on how to play it. plus there aint really no one around here in louisiana that plays it from my knowledge, or in my part of the state lol.

Voss

11 May 2002, 06:04 PM

:-/ In Red Baron 3D anyone can kill SPADS, I think they fly like bricks myself...

Best of luck..

BlueMax

Kirk · 11 May 2002, 07:12 PM

I live in Huntsville, Alabama and also struggle to find Dawn Patrol opponents.
A friend of mine and I have been developing a system for playing Richthofen's War via e-mail, and maybe I can modify it for DP use. It may not be perfect, and requires some trust, but it allows us to play our games. It's not as glitzy as the DP webgames currently available, but doesn't require a moderator to be able to play.
If anybody's interested, let me know. We can experiment with the system until we get it perfected. It essentially involves e-mailing our moves back and forth. Players roll for their own damage (that's where the trust comes in), so damage is essentially hidden.
The first thing to do is create a grid on your game board so everyone can identify where the planes are. I took my standard game board and put a column of letters (A to W) running down the left side, and a row of numbers (1 to 35) running along the top. That way I can identify a planes position by coordinates, such as A22-SW.
Well I've rambled enough here. If anyones interested, drop me an e-mail and we can set up something and get the process worked out.

11 May 2002, 08:44 PM

hey that sounds pretty neat, i have to read up on the rules of playin since i never really played yet before but i let ya know sumtin soon when i get it all together in my hed.

Voss,

P.S. the spads id RB3D do not fly like bricks lolol, the manuevers r like bricks but they r 2nd in the fastest allied play online

stephen · 20 May 2002, 02:32 PM

Joe, I get to FL usually once each spring and once each fall, and would love to sit in on a game if we can work the dates out. Might help you kickstart things for your own local squadron. Nothing like a real game to get newbies interested.

Also (shameless plug alert), everyone check out the latest, most frequently updated and best Dawn Patrol site on the web:

www.indysquadron.com

stephen · 20 May 2002, 02:34 PM

BTW, if you want to know who the top Dawn Patrol pilots in the world are and how many missions and kills they've scored, go to

www.indysquadron.com

and see the "World Ace Rankings."

21 May 2002, 06:33 PM

Stephen,

Glad to hear from you, would love to "fly" with or against you in DP in the future. Do you ever attend SUN and FUN (Fly-In) in Lakeland, FL (APR)? Next best thing to OSHKOSH!
Is there ever a GAME convention in Tampa? Seems like a good place for one, make it in the winter so wives can hit the beach when the guys (KIDS) play DP intil their eyes fall out! ha ha
Moving in 10 days, no pressure. Making #80 parachute jump this week, Special Operations is sure fun!
Take care and Check Six...

Joseph (Blue Max) Haack
Major, U.S. Army 8)

stephen · 22 May 2002, 03:04 PM

80 parachute jumps? Wow. You're 79 ahead of me... but I loved it!

A friend of mine does the airborne cameras for the TV coverage of Sun 'n Fun, and I'm trying to get the host gig. I did Airventure (Oshkosh) for Speedvision (now Speed Channel) last year and am in the running to host it again this year, but that's not a fersher. I'd like to do more airshow programming, but then so would 10,000 other TV hosts. But I'm trying. If I luck out and get Sun 'n Fun, we'll be sure to get in a game or two. I'll be back in FL for another race sometime in Oct/Nov as well.

30 October 2002, 04:19 AM

Lets try this again,

Any forum members in the Tampa, or Orlando, FL metro areas who would like to participate in Dawn Patrol (Board game) competition? I am willing to teach those who are interested and unfamiliar to the game. Also willing to be kills for experienced aces (ha ha). The game mechanics are easy to learn when someone knows the rules, staying alive long enough to be an ace is more problematic!

BlueMax