Wings of Glory: British Agent and German absent.

Another aerial game, this time set during World War I: Wings of Glory, requested by Alasdair.

SCENARIO: Tim Chant
UMPIRING: Tim Chant

SCENERY: SESWC

FIGURES & MODELS: Alasdair Watson, Tim Chant

1. Forces.

ENTENTE

SPAD XIII - Tim

SPAD XIII - Alasdair

DE HAVILLAND DH4 - Tim

SOPWITH SNIPE - Andy

SOPWITH CAMEL - Ben

GERMANS

FOKKER D.VII - Michael

FOKKER D.VII - Bartek

ALBATROS D.V.A - Jimmy

2. The Game.

Our game was divided into two stages: the first involved extracting the British agent on the ground, and the second focused on engaging in air combat to drive the enemy away.

Jimmy fired the first shot at Ben, and that was his only action in the game for quite some time. More on that later. The first significant duel occurred on the other side, where Alasdair faced off against Michael. Both players scored hits, but Alasdair was hit particularly hard, resulting in his plane exploding. This marked the loss of the first unit plane in the game.

Meanwhile, Tim was on a mission in his two-seater plane to pick up the British spy. He was assisted by security provided by Andy and Ben's fighter planes, as well as his own. Initially, I was alone against them, but Michael soon joined me. Unfortunately, Jimmy decided to take a reconnaissance flight around the table.

Tim successfully landed, picked up the agent, and took off. Meanwhile, Michael found himself in the back of a two-seater plane but was hit by the rear gunner, causing the vehicle to catch fire and explode. I was left in pursuit of Tim, now surrounded by four planes, while Alasdair returned with his second plane and Jimmy continued his tour around the battlefield.

Each player piloting a fighter had the option to return to our game in their original plane or choose a new one. Alasdair opted to return in the same plane, while Michael decided to stick with the Fokker D VII model but flew with a different pilot. Meanwhile, I continued to chase Tim on my own. However, surrounded and alone, I made a mistake that ultimately cost me the plane. Tim shot me down, although Andy and Ben also contributed to my defeat.

That was when Jimmy joined the game, only to be shot down by Andy. At that moment, Tim's two-seater plane left the battlefield. The Entente had won the first part of the game. Now we were entering the second part, which focused on dominating the skies. The Entente still held the upper hand in the air.

The fight erupted once more as Jimmy returned with his plane, but Michael was quickly shot down. Eager for revenge, I first shot down Andy and then Ben. Meanwhile, Jimmy lost his second plane, leaving me all alone again. Realising I had to retreat, I turned back. The victory of the Entente was complete.

Links.

SESWC:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/631841809210352

FLICKR:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/asienieboje/albums/72177720327179552/

Wings of Glory: Tripods and Triplanes.

Wings of Glory again, but this time in a different version. Tripods and Triplanes, or World War One aviation against creatures from Mars. Planes against tripods. Machine guns versus thermal weapons.

SCENARIO: Tim Chant
UMPIRING: Tim Chant

SCENERY: SESWC

FIGURES & MODELS: Alasdair Watson, Tim Chant

1. Forces.

MARS

Mark.II "Scarab" - Tim

Mark.III "Squid" - Gordon

Mark.IV "Cuttlefish" - Bartek

EARTH

ALBATROS D.V A - Alasdair

SPAD XIII - Andy

FOKKER DR.I - David

2. The Game.

The game began with individual duels between planes and tripods. However, it quickly became clear that the aircraft stood no chance in this setup. As a result, the pilots from Earth decided to unite and fight as a team. Unfortunately, their lack of coordination led to them damaging the Martian vehicles individually. Then my beast joined the battle. Its main gun had an incredible range, capable of hitting any target from a safe distance. However, my beast didn't make the first shot; that honour went to Tim, who shot down Andy. After that, my beast took control of the fight, starting with David, with whom I had some unresolved issues from the previous game, and finishing with Alasdair.

After the game, we concluded that in order for the planes to have a chance against the Martian tripods, the ideal ratio should be 5 planes to 3 tripods. We plan to return to this battle in the future.

3. Links.

FLICKR:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/asienieboje/albums/72177720322601899

Wings of Glory again!

This time, we played something we hadn't in a long while: Wings of Glory. Tim and Alasdair brought their planes, and once again, the Entente faced off against the Germans in the sky. Initially, there were four players—Alasdair, Gordon, Tim, and me—but soon, David and Michael joined the game. This brought the total to three planes on each side. As always, the game was intense; no one showed mercy, and there could only be one winner.

SCENARIO: Tim Chant
UMPIRING: Tim Chant

SCENERY: SESWC

FIGURES & MODELS: Alasdair Watson, Tim Chant

1. Forces.

ENTENTE

SPAD XIII - Alasdair

SOPWITH SNIPE - Tim

SOPWITH CAMEL  - David

GERMANS

FOKKER D.VII - Bartek

FOKKER D.VII - Gordon

FOKKER DR.I - Michael

2. The Game.

In the beginning, the game was divided into three independent duels: Gordon vs. Alasdair, me vs. David, and Michael vs. Tim. Right from the start, Gordon severely outmanoeuvred Alasdair, who struggled against the German pilot. Tim fought fiercely against Michael, but eventually, the first plane was destroyed—Michael's. Gordon then joined the duel and successfully shot down Tim.

Meanwhile, I was engaged in my battle with David. We both fought with great endurance, but it was David who made the decisive move and hit me, causing my plane to explode. Shortly after that, Michael, now piloting Gordon's plane, shot down David, leading to another crash.

Finally, Alasdair joined the fight and managed to shoot down Michael. As a result, Alasdair emerged as the winner of the entire game.

3. Links.

FLICKR:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/asienieboje/albums/72177720322437080/

Ace, no more! Death of Goering. As, już nie! Śmierć Goeringa.

The Wings of Glory became very popular recently. Therefore we had another game. This time Peter came up with the scenario. After the British and French bombed the German airfield, they wanted revenge. Two Allied planes were grounded this time, whereas only one patrolled the sky. Germans secretly did thier 6 movements and then revealed their aircraft. Then the British player had to roll a dice, to launch his planes (on the first turn it had to be 5 or 6, on the second 4,5,6 and so on). He managed to do it on the third turn. The battle began.

Wings of Glory stało się ostatnio bardzo popularne. Dlatego też rozegraliśmy w nią kolejną grę. Tym razem Peter wymyślił scenariusz. Po brytyjsko-francuskim ataku na niemieckie lotnisko, Niemcy zapragnęli rewanżu. Dwa alianckie samoloty były wciąż na lotnisku a tylko jeden patrolował przestworza. Niemcy wykonali sekretnie 6 ruchów, po czym pojawili się na stole. Wtedy brytyjski gracz mógł poderwać swoje samoloty do lotu (w pierwszej turze na 5,6, w drugiej na 4,5,6 i tak dalej). Udało mu się to w turze trzeciej. Bitwa się rozpoczęła.

SCENARIO / SCENARIUSZ:  Peter Mearns
UMPIRING / PROWADZENIE GRY: Tim Chant, Peter Mearns

SCENERY / SCENERIA: SESWC

FIGURES & MODELS / FIGURKI I MODELE: Tim Chant, Peter Mearns

We managed to get to the airfield, but only Peter was on the correct high, to attack grounded planes. When they launched, the Germans find themselves in a big problem. First Alasdair was shot down, by one of Tim's planes, then Goering (I) managed to revenge Alasdair and shot down Tim, however soon after the second Tim's plane shot down Goering. Unfortunately, he finished with an explosion, so no chance of survival. He finished with a total of 3 numbers of kills (so far the bigger number achieved). Then Tim returned with another plane, this time Russian and shot down Peter. That finished the game with Entente's victory.

Udało nam się dotrzeć do lotniska, ale tylko Peter znalazł się na właściwej wysokości, by zaatakować samoloty na płycie lotniska. Kiedy wystartowały, Niemcy znaleźli się w poważnych kłopotach. Wpierw zestrzelony został Alasdair, przez jeden z samolotów Tima, który został wkrótce zestrzelony przez Goeringa (ja) i w ten sposób pomściłem Alasdaira. Goering nie cieszył się długo sukcesem, bo wkrótce został on zestrzelony przez drugi samolot Tima. Niestety, wywołało to eksplozję maszyny, więc pilot nie miał szans na przeżycie. Zakończył karierę z 3 zestrzeleniami (jak na razie jest to najwyższa osiągnięta liczba). Wtedy Tim powrócił z kolejnym samolotem, tym razem rosyjskim i zestrzelił Petera. To zakończyło grę, wygraną Ententy.

From left to right: Peter, Alasdair and Bartek.

On the left Michael, on the ground both Tim.

Here they are.

Michael versus all.

Alasdair's plane is in trouble.

Tim's planes launched!

Alasdair downed!

Tim's downed!

Peter's downed.

 Links. Linki.

Michael:

to be updated soon...

SESWC:

to be updated soon...

FLICKR:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/asienieboje/albums/72177720308733525