tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post1831910447663953702..comments2024-03-27T12:37:27.837-07:00Comments on Tim's Miniature Wargaming Blog: Friday Night Double-Headertimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140646711960604590.post-82407478855976835202007-06-28T23:38:00.000-07:002007-06-28T23:38:00.000-07:00So, considering Wings of War a bit further and com...So, considering Wings of War a bit further and comparing it to Canvas Eagles… It was definitely fun. It's got some advantages over Canvas Eagles. As I mentioned it's dead simple- there's a lot less maneuvers to chose from- which could be good and/or bad. Good because there’s less options to consider for yourself… as well as your opponent! Bad if you like lots of choices – Canvas Eagles gives you that. Wings of War requires no hex map sheet to play on, still haven’t made one for myself yet, and too sheap to buy one of those pretty ones from Hotz.... Wings of War lacks some of the detail I like in Canvas Eagles in terms of maneuver options, damage, etc. I wouldn’t be able to use 1/72 models with it - which I've bought a pile of- they’re just too big! At times we had trouble with the 1/44 planes and stands bumping into each other. The flight stands are just too darn small - we didn't play with the optional altitude rules. There are only 4 possible altitudes, in Canvas Eagles there are nine! The difference in the height of the flight stands at the different altitudes is negligible - the difference looks like it is less than the height of the actual model- so I can’t imagine it would really give the feel of being at different altitudes... <BR/><BR/>Which one to go with? I guess it depends on what you want. If you want a super simple fast playing game - that you can play right out of the box - Wings of War. If you want a fast playing game with a bit more detail that’s pretty easy to pick up the basics but perhaps a little tougher to master the finer parts of dogfighting - that also requires a bit more work on your part to get the elements ready to play (buy or make a hex grid, build and paint models and flight stands....) - Canvas Eagles...timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com