[OT] Crimson Skies

This will be my one and only off topic post on this :)

Kr'rt mentioned Crimson Skies, and I'd like to recommend to anyone on
the
list that hasn't tried this game yet that they do. Based in an
"alternate"
1930's history, players fly all sorts of interesting aircraft in battles
with other aircraft, zepplins and ground targets.

Being a FASA game, the background is very fleshed out. The actual game
mechanics are simple, with a fair dose of Renegade Legion thrown in
(they
had to find a use for the damage system somewhere!) and with a little
fiddling (we created a house rule after the first game to fix what we
thought was one shortcoming) gives a good, quick game that does require
thought and tactics, and appeals to the boyhood fascination with planes
in
me. :)

I just recently saw the miniatures on the FASA website, and must admit
they
look quite nice.  Of course, they're not needed to play the game.

If anyone's interested in looking into it, try
http://www.crimsonskies.com

We now return you to your regular programming. :)

JS
--

Jeremy Sadler - jsadler@earthling.net
Unofficial Stargrunt II Web Site - http://stargrunt.virtualave.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Kr'rt <kwasTAKETHISOUT@optonline.net>
To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU <gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: Sunday, 18 July 1999 18:07
Subject: Re: New AoG "Fleet Scale" ships?

>I saw a few of the AOG Fleet ships at Origins '99.  They looked pretty
>decent.  There didn't seem to be any of the flash/fitting problems
>that caused me such anguish with the first run of AOG figs.  The
>fighters were decently priced for 3 stands of 6 ftrs. (around $8 USD)
>They were also scaled for "normal" FT ops.
>
>On the other hand, I also saw their Nova and Olympus ships and balked
>at the pricing of $13 USD apiece.  I exclaimed to the booth trolls but
>they shrugged and made noises about "licensing fees."
>
>On the Off-Topic Gripping Hand, I grabbed all of the Ral Partha
>"Crimson Skies" Line.	They were decently priced and cut me about $15
>off the total when I bought them.  These are for their alternate
>1930's aviation game and the minis are very nice.  No real flash
>probs, no construction probs and sweet designs of this oddball era of
>aviation infancy.  Lots of pusher planes and strange canard-using prop
>jobs with rear gun turrets.  <smirk>
>
>-=Kr'rt
>
>