I've been after a copy of Avalon Hill's Mustangs for ages, having heard really good things about it and being an aviation fan. This was a bargain and includes a copy of The General with additional counters and rules. I'm looking forward to giving the game a go, as it looks brilliant, despite it's age and a little wear and tear.
Another very enjoyable game today, very much the same set up as the lady one but with a pair of 74's instead of frigates, Once again free quality decided the action, with the Hercule striking her colours in Turn 10 after having all of her hull boxes wiped out. The Mars was hammered too, losing almost half of her port side guns and damaged rigging, as well as crew casualties, but the Hercule definitely came off worse. Next time, I'm going to try using some of the advanced rules, especially for gunnery, as I think it will add another later of detail.
An excellent game of Wooden Ships and Iron Men, the first one I've played, with a resounding victory for HMS Nymphe. The Cleopatre fought well but ended up with her port gun deck smashed to pieces and all seven of her hull points crossed over, resulting in a surrender. In return, HMS Nymphe lost one gun box wiper out and a couple of hull hits, so not too bad in comparison. I'm still learning the basics rules, with the movement system being a bit confusing at times, but I really like the game so far, even with the book keeping. A fairly accurate historical outcome this time but I'll be trying out some more scenarios to see what happens next.
A bargain at £35 on eBay! I'm really chuffed as I don't have the full set of rule booklets in my existing collection or a decent box for that matter, so I will now sort all my maps, sheets, rules booklets and counters out to be in one box.
I've been after this for ages to complete the set of three Tank Leader games. Good price and good condition too. 👍
In a last-minute change of plan, I've brought my copy of Avalon Hill's classic Wooden Ships and Iron Men on holiday, in order to learn the rules and play some Age of Sail naval games. I've had this for ages but just didn't get round to punching it out and getting started, so now seems like an ideal opportunity. I'm working on some 1/2400th scale Napoleonic ships at the moment too, so it all fits together nicely. I've only just arrived at the holiday destination, so will give it a couple of days before I get cracking, but there will be some game reports on the blog soon as!
Here's the game for the summer holidays, the new edition of Battletech, complete with some really nice plastic mech figures, full colour rules, cards, counters and hex maps. I saw the game while browsing the model shops in Cardiff the other day and thought it would be good fun to relive my university days, playing the second edition with cardboard counters, pencils and pads of paper. Good fun!
