"Aircraft rules?" Topic
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| gekkoseba | 18 Nov 2020 9:51 a.m. PST |
I am looking for a set of rules to play with my 1/72 planes. I used to play Blue Max / Canvas Eagle, but after playing Wings of Glory, hex-movement seemed too old school to me. Is there any ruleset for this? (aside from WoG, as i already have my own models and also dont want to print the cards) |
Stryderg  | 18 Nov 2020 10:16 a.m. PST |
There's this: link
It's based on the Chain Reaction system by Two Hour Wargames. I don't have a copy, so this is based on discussions I remember from the forum. It's playable solo and there is a campaign system. The games are short enough that you can play 2 or 3 per night. It covers the various planes and their availability through WWI. Here's a blog post with a step-by-step so you can see how it plays. link |
 Yellow Admiral | 18 Nov 2020 10:58 a.m. PST |
Kevin Smyth and Dave Schueler have been running a WWII adaptation of Air War C21 that uses no hexes. It's a pretty simple game, so an inter-war or WWI version probably wouldn't be hard to craft. - Ix |
| Tom Molon | 18 Nov 2020 1:54 p.m. PST |
Nick Yankosky has a set called "Blue Skies, Wood, and Canvas" available for free download. Google Rivertown Pubs to get to the website. Nice set of rules, simple, but pretty realistic from my POV. Good luck. Tom |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 18 Nov 2020 2:09 p.m. PST |
Haven't tried this, but at $8.50 USD download from WV it's not a heavy investment: link link |
| KSmyth | 18 Nov 2020 9:58 p.m. PST |
Just to follow up with Ix, we use Airwar 1940, which David Manley allowed us to beta-test. We love them for the kind of games we run. Those are typically a bombing mission with interception. The are fun to play, easy to learn and hexless. My understanding is that these rules should soon be available to everyone. Good stuff. |
| daveshoe | 18 Nov 2020 10:08 p.m. PST |
There are several hexless rules on Wargame Vault. Although most are for smaller scale aircraft. Wessex Games was supposed to publish a WWI version of the AirWar series, but it seems to have gotten stuck along the way. They did put out a demo version that is free:
link A and A Games have a couple that seem okay too
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adds a machinegun platoon to his WWI Brits.