 Editor in Chief Bill   | 03 May 2017 7:34 p.m. PST |
TMP members recently voted Check Your 6! as the best WWII air-combat ruleset. What makes CY6! the best? |
 Inari7  | 03 May 2017 7:49 p.m. PST |
Easy and fun to play with a dash of simulation. |
| Grignotage | 03 May 2017 7:57 p.m. PST |
+1 to Inari. I don't think I've ever played a bad game of it. I enjoy it enough that I sunk the time and effort into making adjustable flight stands for my planes. I've never played the jet version, though. I have stuck firmly in the WWII version. |
| Cmde Perry | 03 May 2017 8:11 p.m. PST |
Satisfying balance of playability and differentiation amongst the aircraft. |
| Ironwolf | 03 May 2017 9:06 p.m. PST |
Its fun, it seems realistic, and different planes have different stats. |
| War Panda | 03 May 2017 10:51 p.m. PST |
Gives a real sense of realism with minimum effort |
| Vigilant | 04 May 2017 1:46 a.m. PST |
Well tested before release, plays well and easy to pick up. Movement charts make it easy to follow changes in height and speed. We've played the WW2 version at the club for almost 10 years without feeling the need to modify anything. Jet Age is just as good. Also good support by scenario books and the Yahoo group. |
| Mako11 | 04 May 2017 2:15 a.m. PST |
It is a good set of rules. I wouldn't say it is "so" good. |
| boggler | 04 May 2017 9:10 a.m. PST |
I found it a bit too number crunchy for my taste although I did enjoy it. |
| leidang | 04 May 2017 10:27 a.m. PST |
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| wminsing | 04 May 2017 11:46 a.m. PST |
Beyond the good balance of elements as others have pointed, the strong library of interesting scenarios and mini campaigns are a highlight. -Will |
| boy wundyr x | 04 May 2017 1:00 p.m. PST |
It's a strong #2 air combat game for me, I like it's pretty straightforward gameplay (easy to learn, hard to master) and feel. |
| Blutarski | 04 May 2017 1:58 p.m. PST |
Why is CY6 a great set of aerial rules? The game mechanics reward use of good tactics and flying to the strength of your plane. Every time I have played CY6, the post-game wash-up has invariably focused on tactics instead of "the rules"; that is always an indicator to me of a well-designed game. B |
| (Leftee) | 05 May 2017 11:02 p.m. PST |
So Good! – It's the chocolatey coating.
Pilot skill over machine. Plenty of Brewster Buffalo scenarios. Great campaign books. Energy management is really important, particularly in Jet Age.
And, if you ever get your MiG21 behind an F4 after shooting off your crappy missiles, you'll realize why it's important to have the version with Gun pods.Yikes. |
