The Musings, Pictures and Battle Reports of 40+ years of Wargaming experience.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

B-17 Queen of the Sky

The Avalon Hill game B-17 Queen of the Sky has long been a favorite of mine.  As a matter of fact I own a copy of the original version from a small company called "On Target Games". 

As the years drug on I introduced my friends to it and they became fans too.  Soon we began playing missions as a "Squadron"...3 or 4 of us would get together and all fly missions together....we'd take turns running the charts or roll the dice for each other.  Good times.

Then Mike had an idea....and some cash.  When WotC came out with "Angels 20" he bought up the number of planes that appear in the game and enlarged the game display.  Now the second Tuesday of every month is "B-17 Night" and thanks to Mike we've taken the game to all new heights! (Pun intended).

Our Game ready to start, original display on the right, Mikes version on the left
 
P-51s and a Spitfire indicate our fighter cover
The Luftwaffe
 

A close up of a frontal attack!

 
Kevin's got problems!