Game with little warships and planes…

Battle Forces is similar, but a stripped down version (i.e. same units but no technology development or strategic air raid, just combat).  No download required and you can play up to 3 games at once with a basic membership for free.

https://battleforces.com/

For me, I often get lost with the sheer mass of cards that are in all the sets of dominion, so I don’t mind just playing with the base. There are enough variations to keep it interesting. I know the feeling though, especially if they make the environment user-friendly or graphically applaudable.

GG

Has anyone here given this a try?

How does it compare to other aircraft/spacecraft dog-fighting games? Are the minis as decent as the marketing makes them seem?

Anyone else vote in this? Think it would be nice to see some equal representation over those pansy euro worker allocation and tedious card games.

Head over and vote for your favorite A&A boardgames, and whatever others are left over after you fill the slots with A&A.  :-D

http://www.dicetower.com/top_100/peoples-choice-vote.html

@skinny1:

You can check out D-Day at Omaha Beach here:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29603/d-day-at-omaha-beach

That map looks very interesting.

The board game version is now available on ebay! current bid is only $2.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=200306925872

@Motdc:

Might be a stretch for what you were looking but there is a game called Twilight Imperium that is suprising A&A-like:

The theme is space, picture Star Wars, the galactic senate and all.

It uses the A&A battle mechanic, except with a d10 instead of a d6.

Intsead of ferrying troops around on ocean-going transports, you ferry them around on space-going transports.  In fact, the game uses a lot of the A&A naval mechanics, from fighters on carriers, transporting troops, bombardment, etc.

You have planetary defense systems that act like AA Guns and can upgraded to act like A&A-style rockets.

You have a couple of tech tracks you can advance on by spending on R&D like in most A&A games.

The game add a deplomacy phase and action cards.

I have the original 1st and 2nd editions of the game.  They reworked it in the 3rd edition, but I haven’t tried that one yet.

Its from Fantasy Flight Games, IIRC.

3rd Edition is a great game for six players.  The random maps placed by the players in setup is also a big plus.    :wink:

Quick update, the PC demo is now available for download.

http://www.freeverse.com/solace.mgi

Cheers,
Rocco