 Editor in Chief Bill   | 20 May 2016 9:41 p.m. PST |
These two rulesets are the favorites among TMP fans of Great War aviation. Which do you prefer? |
 David Manley  | 20 May 2016 9:53 p.m. PST |
Played Wings of Glory for 6 years. Never heard of the other set. |
| Forager | 20 May 2016 11:58 p.m. PST |
Of those two, WoG. But, Canvas Eagles/Blue Max more than either of them. |
| Volleyfire | 21 May 2016 2:11 a.m. PST |
WoG. Are we allowed to say that in todays PC society? |
| Guntruck | 21 May 2016 2:16 a.m. PST |
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| warwell | 21 May 2016 2:51 a.m. PST |
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 Doms Decals  | 21 May 2016 4:41 a.m. PST |
Never played Aerodrome, have dabbled in Wings of Glory for many years. My go-to set is Duel Of Aces from the Wings At War series from Tumbling Dice though. |
| Joes Shop | 21 May 2016 4:51 a.m. PST |
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| Mute Bystander | 21 May 2016 5:00 a.m. PST |
Other than weak editing of the maneuver action references I like Air War 1918. |
| princeman | 21 May 2016 5:05 a.m. PST |
I have a large amount of Aerodrome planes and cockpits available. Any takers? Will supply pictures if interested.
Greg |
| DisasterWargamer | 21 May 2016 6:00 a.m. PST |
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| RavenscraftCybernetics | 21 May 2016 9:00 a.m. PST |
I've played both. Aerodrome is more impressive with its 1:72 models and control panels, but WoG, with its 1:144 models is more portable.
Blue Max is even more so with its 2" counters.
it all depends on how you ride. |
 Herkybird | 21 May 2016 11:12 a.m. PST |
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| BelgianRay | 21 May 2016 11:24 a.m. PST |
I think this is a difficult question because Aerodrome is available in the US but not in Europe as far as I know, hence the obvious reactions as from David Manley. |
| B6GOBOS | 21 May 2016 12:54 p.m. PST |
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| Doms Decals | 21 May 2016 3:02 p.m. PST |
I think this is a difficult question because Aerodrome is available in the US but not in Europe as far as I know, hence the obvious reactions as from David Manley.
Spot on – I've heard of Aerodrome, but never seen a copy this side of the pond. Blue Max / Canvas Eagles is probably the nearest thing to a go-to alternative to Wings Of Glory over here, along with Air War 1918 (if Toofatlardies' Algernon Pulls It Off was still available it'd probably be in the mix too), but I suspect Wings Of Glory outweighs every other set put together…. |
| Sundance | 21 May 2016 5:46 p.m. PST |
I don't mind tracking info on paper, but I don't really care for the Aerodrome cockpits. Much prefer Wings of Glory, though I'd play Blue Max/Canvas Eagles and also Blue Sky, Wood and Canvas (an unofficial variant of the Blue Sky system). |
| Calico Bill | 21 May 2016 6:32 p.m. PST |
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| mikec260 | 21 May 2016 8:09 p.m. PST |
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| The G Dog | 21 May 2016 8:27 p.m. PST |
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| Shadowcat20 | 21 May 2016 8:59 p.m. PST |
Wings of glory, A good replacement for my old copies of Richtofens War and Dawn Patrol. |
| Mako11 | 21 May 2016 9:45 p.m. PST |
Canvas Eagles is a good set of rules. WoG is fun too, in a more beer and pretzels way. Can't comment on Aerodrome. |
| Combat Colours | 21 May 2016 11:56 p.m. PST |
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| Winston Smith | 22 May 2016 5:02 a.m. PST |
Never played either. I have played Blue Max. |
| steamingdave47 | 22 May 2016 6:54 a.m. PST |
Play Wings of Glory, thought Aerodrome was the forum for WoG. |
| svsavory | 22 May 2016 10:11 a.m. PST |
Wings of Glory. I understand that a WWI set based on Check Your 6! is currently in development/playtesting. I'm looking forward to this! |
| pvernon | 22 May 2016 4:21 p.m. PST |
I like Triplane, a real flight sim. |
| Old Wolfman | 24 May 2016 6:51 a.m. PST |
I like 'em both,but that's just me. |
| Dasher | 24 May 2016 11:25 a.m. PST |
I like Red Baron best of all, and use WoG planes to play it.
But to actually find opponents, I nave to go with WoG. |
| BW1959 | 24 May 2016 6:20 p.m. PST |
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| Hussar123 | 25 May 2016 6:06 p.m. PST |
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| Bearserker | 25 May 2016 9:00 p.m. PST |
I personally prefer Wings of Glory, however, my nephew has played several games of Aerodrome at conventions and even won a tournament once. The cockpits are beautiful and the 1/72nd scale models are impressive. They both have their strong points. Whatever lifts your wings! |
| deephorse | 27 May 2016 11:02 a.m. PST |
Never heard of Aerodrome. Canvas Eagles is the one for me. |
| Poniatowski | 29 Sep 2016 4:52 a.m. PST |
Canvas Eagles…. better late than never! |
| Old Contemptibles | 29 Sep 2016 8:16 a.m. PST |
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 etotheipi | 29 Sep 2016 11:40 a.m. PST |
Wings of War. I've seen, but never played Aerodrome. It appears to be a more man vs machine fight, which is a cool thing when you are in that mood. I would like to play it. For the Aerodrome aficionados, does it have nomograms? It looks like a good game that could use nomograms. I love nomograms! |
