I love narrative-generating games such as this, and Western Front Ace is my favorite of several that I own. The first thing I did years ago, upon purchasing The Hunters, was to purchase precision dice. I now know precisely how lousy I am at rolling dice! I really enjoy playing this cooperatively with my non-wargaming buddy, making decisions jointly. Lots of fun over a nice pot of tea! One recommendation: use Reflexes at the start of an encounter, and Extended Burst. It is a bit risky, but it could throw the fight in your favor.
@spifflightyear1692
7 ай бұрын
I could see that working but I feel like I have had very bad luck with guns jamming with extended bursts.
@dimetronome
5 күн бұрын
That's weird they would put Guynemer and McCudden on the box/rulebook cover instead of Fonck and Bishop. Along with Richthofen, those are the two most successful and best-known aces from the war.
@randolphstead2988
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your review. I plan to purchase this game later this year, but not now since I just splurged for three games from Compass Games. As a teen I would play Avalon Hill's "Richtofen's War." It was a similar game but for two players. I am getting more into solitaire games due to lack of time for face to face gaming; one brother deceased, the other and myself still working. I hope to retire in two years and have more opportunity for multiplayer gaming. My wife & kids are not gamers. Enjoy!
@spifflightyear1692
7 ай бұрын
I am an exclusively solitaire wargamer. Hope you enjoy the game if and when you get it.
@epone3488
7 ай бұрын
Spiff, can I hear a hint of Dane in your accent? I really want to give this a go and your review pushed me over the edge to a purchase! TY mate. I also have to get it because its go the AirCo D2 FE8 in it ( for context the Fokker Eindecker was king of the sky in the early war). Id only play the DH2 FE during the very early war as a fighter as later its simply obsolete and did remain in service only as a reconnaissance tool. Early British and french planes were falling to Central powers air superiority and the Airco DH2 was the stop gap solution to confront the 'fokker scourge'. Its maneuverability and forward facing gun (initially on a swivel mount believe it or not [ the pilots would wire it fixed forward facing until it was later set in a fixed mount] Remember that the Allies didn't have the interrupter gear at this time. ) Honestly for its time it was a fairly 'mid' airframe. Geoffrey De Havilland, the designer did want to base his delivery to the RFC on his previous very fast and very capable air frame the SE2 but it was a 'tractor' design and forward firing was still a change for this type of air frame and the RFC requirements called for a 'pusher' rear facing propeller so the DH2 was put into production. Certainly by 1917 it was essentially obsolete (arguably it was the Nieuports which truly beat back the 'fokker srourge' regardless the DH2 FE did help in reinstating air superiority during this time). Had the RFC been open to the SE2 they would have had one hell of a plane during the early air war.
@spifflightyear1692
7 ай бұрын
Yes, half Dane half British, so of course I have to fly as Brit but man those early planes are terrible!
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