New ideas for "Historic missions" in Sim?

McQ59 · #1 02-11-2011, 11:53 AM

A privelige to have you on board major!
Gilly the Bomberjock is back on track.

MACADEMIC · #2 02-11-2011, 12:44 PM

Hi McQ,

Great idea! I'm more than happy to support your initiative. A weekly 'jour fixe' / set time to get together and play BOP also sounds good.

There was one game we were trying in the Club sometime ago but it was never published. German Bombers with escorting fighters were to attack Manston and make an escape back to France. Defenders were P-51s (not historically accurate, but well...) who first had to land in Manston and be ready to scramble. The bombers then set in motion, when they came over the Southern coastline they were spotted (they reported themselves via text chat) and the P-51s scrambled to intercept. We didn't allow the use of map in this game and everyone had only one life. Winner was either the P-51s if all the Germans were downed, or the Germans if at least one of them made it back to France (leave the map in the South). P-51s flew in Club rules (of course).

Perhaps we could try this sometime in a public version. This is the nice thing about BOP, it's really a sandbox that allows for such things. All we need to do is agree on what rules we want to play under.

MAC

McQ59 · #3 02-11-2011, 02:31 PM

Brilliant MAC. The forum is here, and the possibilities to both develop new ideas, games and rules are legio. I guess all who has, or had, ideas they want(ed) to realise, saw the limits when the actual lobby was buliding up and "fresh nicks" didn't see the score or what was about to happend, but with a mic, a cpl of vets on each team - and a bit of patience it will all be possible. I think the critical succes depends on starting with easy and understandable rules - and then bulid it up to a more advanced set of rules.
I think it's absolutely critical to get the players to use the forum. And a mic!

Not to use the map/radar is a cool idea! Like the "Last bird flying" approach. Gives us the incitament to be a bit careful...

olife · #4 02-12-2011, 08:11 AM

nice idea McQ59!!!

what do u think about a night blitz,with a squadron of heinkel 111 attack and a squadron of "night " hurricanne and blenheim defend the home?

McQ59 · #5 02-12-2011, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by olife

nice idea McQ59!!!

what do u think about a night blitz,with a squadron of heinkel 111 attack and a squadron of "night " hurricanne and blenheim defend the home?

Love the idea Olife. It's great fun with nightsettings and clear weather. That's absolute an option if you ask me. Let's see how the squadrons react