Author Topic: The Balloonatics! (Read 3989 times)

Plynkes · « **on:** April 06, 2008, 07:23:17 PM »

Or

"What I did today instead of finishing off my latest club member."

Being a blow-by-blow account of some balloon-busting escapades for the purposes of demonstrating a game of Wings of War as played by a brace of incompetent nincompoops, to any what ain't seen it:

http://misterplynkes.blogspot.com/

Sorry, lads and lasses. I'll try and get right back onto it tomorrow...

Operator5 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 06, 2008, 07:51:04 PM »

The Sickleoni family must have moved to Japan after the end of hostilities. I'm sure their pilot offspring would have been great heroes there.

Great report!

Prof.Witchheimer · « **Reply #2 on:** April 06, 2008, 07:58:12 PM »

still laughing :

:

thanks, Dylan, you're the boss of DGRW*

*(Department of Gaming Report Writers)

muppetman · « **Reply #3 on:** April 06, 2008, 08:00:46 PM »

I love that game!! so much fun to play

fastolfrus · « **Reply #4 on:** April 06, 2008, 11:45:25 PM »

Corking report there.

That's a rather natty looking playing surface, what's the secret ?

Helen · « **Reply #5 on:** April 07, 2008, 03:30:52 AM »

Top Show Poly

Helen

Wirelizard · « **Reply #6 on:** April 07, 2008, 04:48:38 AM »

That playing surface looks like one of Hotz Mats European Field mats - they do nice mats in a bunch of styles.

(Eric Hotz is also a great guy who lives in the next city over, so to speak, so I figured he needed the shout-out!)

DFlynSqrl · « **Reply #7 on:** April 07, 2008, 05:02:27 AM »

Great report as always Plynkes.

I actually played Wings of War with my Dad on Sat. It would appear y'all are much better pilots. We spent a lot of time flying in bizarre patterns hoping someone might actually get a plane in their sites to fire a shot!

Vanvlak · « **Reply #8 on:** April 07, 2008, 07:12:56 AM »

Plynkes, that had me rolling on the carpet :

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Say, you need a model of a balloon there....

Plynkes · « **Reply #9 on:** April 07, 2008, 09:03:39 AM »

DFlynSqrl, I'm not sure we can call ourselves better pilots when two out of three games ended prematurely due to flying into the balloon!

And you'll notice my Albatros was only hit once by my opponent. Yes, I scored a lot of hits on the balloon and did some pretty ineffective strafing, but things that don't move about are quite easy to hit, providing you can avoid flying straight into them.

Yes, the terrain cloth is from Hotz Mats.

Maybe we do need a model balloon, but the cards are quite pretty. One thing I like about this game is the ready-to-play-straight-from-the-boxness of it. I'm not sure I want to get sucked into a grand project of terrain and model making, repainting the planes and all that stuff like some folks do. That would be a good way of making sure the game never gets played again, I fear.

Driscoles · « **Reply #10 on:** April 07, 2008, 09:18:17 AM »

What a beautiful start into boring monday. Thank you Frank "Plynkes" Luke Balloonbuster for a great read !

Cheers
Rittmeister von Klugermann

PeteMurray · « **Reply #11 on:** April 07, 2008, 12:47:38 PM »

That was pretty droll, even by the droll standards of your reports.

No doubt Sickly's hair was in his eyes. If he would cut it, his depth perception and inherent abilities to perceive visual flow* and compute Tau* would be less adversely effected.

*: Don't major in (visual perception) Psychology

Plynkes · « **Reply #12 on:** April 07, 2008, 01:38:14 PM »

I think he would retort that the length of his hair is irrelevant here. The true reason why he is unable to compute Tau is that he does not own that particular codex.

I'm sure he will happily compute Space Marines, Tyranids or Necrons for you, though.

PeteMurray · « **Reply #13 on:** April 07, 2008, 01:56:56 PM »

Quote from: "Plynkes"

I think he would retort that the length of his hair is irrelevant here. The true reason why he is unable to compute Tau is that he does not own that particular codex.

I'm sure he will happily compute Space Marines, Tyranids or Necrons for you, though.

Two of those armies have the highest point-cost:figure ratios in the game. Owning these books is consonant with building a minimal-cost but tournament-legal army. My behavioral models indicate that this means he is nearing a point of critical GW fatigue. When this fatigue builds up to critical levels, he will probably undergo some sort of hobby collapse. You will be able to train him fully as your historicals apprentice. Sith style.

"Now go, Darth Sickly, and post your first historicals purchase to Lead Adventure."

"Yes, my master."

Aaron · « **Reply #14 on:** April 07, 2008, 03:42:10 PM »

Top shelf report. There's nothing better for encouraging the younger set to try historical gaming than a sound thrashing! :wink:

I thoroughly enjoyed the travelogue entries also. When I got to the pic of the "nazi hot dog stand" I completely lost it for about three minutes.

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