"Board Game " RAF " for PC" Topic
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| ubique1 | 06 Jul 2009 9:08 a.m. PST |
Westend Games put out the solo boardgame "RAF" about 20 years ago.
Does anyone know if it was made into a PC game, as it would have been ideal? |
| Darby E | 06 Jul 2009 9:32 a.m. PST |
Don't know, but Battle Of Britain II is quite excellent. You not only fly the battles, but can direct intercepts from the RAF side, or plan the attacks from the Luft side. It has been supported through a online community that has made it much prettier, as well as fixing a lot of bugs. |
Monkey Hanger  | 06 Jul 2009 10:47 a.m. PST |
For a really old game Search for Achtung Spitfire…. Fun and addictive |
| rtaylor | 06 Jul 2009 8:22 p.m. PST |
ubique1: No, RAF was never made into a computer game. By the way, a new edition of RAF was just released by Decision Games. This one is in effect three games: solitaire British, solitaire German, and two-player. I second the thumbs-up for Achtung Spitfire, though it's at the dogfight level. (The player controls about a squadron of aircraft in a scenario.) |
| pauld895 | 07 Jul 2009 1:39 a.m. PST |
You can always play on the PC using Vassal – there is a module for this link |
| ubique1 | 07 Jul 2009 3:54 a.m. PST |
I'm going to try BOB 2, and the Vassal system, Thanks to all. |
| Chips88 | 07 Jul 2009 3:43 p.m. PST |
Hey Guys - How about two of my old IBM favorites from Talonsoft "Battle of Britain" and "12 0'clock High – Bombing the Reich"? Strategic planning all the way…. Bet you can still find them on the web – maybe Amazon? Never tried Vassal – any good? Is it like Aide De Camp II? Kimball |
| Simon Oliver Lockwood | 08 Jul 2009 8:31 a.m. PST |
Vassal's basically a freeware analogue to ADC II -- in fact you can convert existing ADC II modules to Vassal. Vassal's available for multiple platforms -- Windows, Mac, Linux, etc. There is also Cyberboard -- which I believe is Windows only. |
| myrm11 | 08 Jul 2009 3:17 p.m. PST |
Anyone played the Decision Games one mentinoed above – I have the West End games version and always liked it…comparison would be nice to see…. |
| SauveQuiPeut | 09 Jul 2009 6:44 p.m. PST |
On the PC front Matrix Games are apparently not far off releasing Gary Grigsby's 'Eagle Day to Bombing The Reich'. |
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