Important new interview with Andrea.
The text of this interview was sent out to members of the Yahoo group. I am sorry about the English but it is what Google Translate did to the Italian. Also it is mainly about Wings of Glory but there is some news about Sails of Glory also.
First floor : New life for the system "Wings Of Glory"
Posted by Richard Vadalà Wednesday, January 27, 2016
It is these days the ' announcement of Ares Games on the upcoming release of the new series of aircraft for Wings of Glory WW2 . In addition to the type of models chosen, that will appeal to fans of World War II ( Messerschmitt Bf.109 K-4 , Republic P-47D Thunderbolt "Razorback" , Yokosuka D4Y Suisei , Douglas SBD Dauntless ) announcement arouses interest new features that these airplane pack will contain: special cards dedicated to armaments optional and pilots with special skills, accompanied by ad hoc rules for using them. These materials, in itself a big thing, actually represent the first sign of a revolution that is taking place in the entire universe "of Glory": the introduction of a comprehensive system for the personalization of the media, to the generation of scenarios and campaigns and the construction of squadrons (and fleets, in the case of Sails of Glory ) regulated by "purchase for scores". In essence, they are formalizing all the mechanisms necessary for the construction of a plant torneistica official! And in the world there are already realities which are constructing circuits organized tournaments. We spoke with the author Andrea Angiolino and here comes our sole with all the details of what awaits us in the near future.
Start your engines and hoist the sails ... with of Glory you go on a new mission!
The system of Glory in its various forms ( Wings of Glory WW1 , WW2 Wings of Glory and Sails of Glory ), along with its previous incarnation ( Wings of War ) which is a natural continuation, has represent paradigmatic experience of how it was possible take a complex and articulated, such as that of the simulation of air combat, and make it immediately approachable by anyone. Thanks to this simplicity, the game is allowed to play scenarios based on historical events, is to organize fast games simply by crashing a number of models of opposite sides. Compared to the latter approach, very light , in the course of time have been released, here and there, options and rules by which allow some customizations (for example, the rules of the axes) or the adoption of forms of balancing (such as 'assignment to models of a "power class", that allowed to pit or similar means to compensate for differences using the skills of the axes to support the weaker ones). Other tools have been made available by the publisher, as the bunch of promo cards for WOG WW1 pilot or the scoring system available online for Sails of Glory.
It is still treated so far impromptu contributions from diverse nature, distributed among the various titles system.
The novelty of where we are today to inform you of a very different capacity: Wings of Glory WW1 will soon be the first of three games in the series to include a system of rich and varied countryside (currently called Scenario and Campaign Pack) , that will allow the creation of campaigns historically reliable, divided into many different types of missions, supported by a robust system of balance of power and the logic of growth drivers controlled by players so integrated with the historical events of the campaign and with the "flow of days spent at the front ", to create a real generator of storytelling .
We asked Andrea Angiolino to explain better what will this new expansion Wings of Glory.
The system will contain two sections, distinct but complementary. In the first part a set of rules to vary their own games, allowing to construct scenarios of each gender . It will introduce a scoring system to create balanced clashes with dozens of models now available to our players and will present scenarios of all kinds, from bombing the recognition, by the launch of supplies or spies behind enemy lines to attack the ground. There will be scenarios in solitary , rules for games in which a defender does not know what the mission of the opponent and directions for those who want to organize events of this game, as tournaments or games giant with dozens of players at the same table. At the same time they give optional rules both general and individual aircraft or types of aircraft, so as to better distinguish each aircraft based on its real historical features and some new abilities to the axes.
The second part will explain how to create squadrons of pilots and observers , and how to handle them during campaigns that simulate, day after day, a blockbuster missions. After each game the fate of the crews shot down will be determined to figure out whether they will be available for additional missions or if they are wounded or captured. The cleverest "grow" with the 'experience acquiring special skills. Over time, will be the most modern aircraft available to replace those supplied. And so you can follow the destinies of their characters simulating not only brief clashes in heaven but weeks or whole months of the air war.
So using the scoring system you can create balanced squadrons to use in tournaments?
Exactly. Tournaments spontaneous Wings of War were born from the first appearance of the game, based on the choice of aircraft balanced or set of scenarios: having few planes with few customization options, did not apply a scoring system similar to those of the classic wargame, as I knew them in the early 80s and are still very popular. Systems that allow each player to choose freely the pieces of their deployment, customizing features, and at the same time to preserve the balance between the two sides. With the current range of miniatures available and with changes to individual devices proposed in the new expansion, now such a model makes sense.
Ares Games, your publisher, has just announced the new airplane pack for WOG WW2. The presence of these cards with drivers and optional equipment heralds a system similar to that described for the Second World War. You confirm it? And how these cards? By what logic they are interchangeable between models?
The rules that may characterize each model are already long attached to each multi-engine aircraft, which has a booklet, but in the case of hunting and the two-seater will henceforth also supplied with models. Each will have at least a couple of different cards from pack to pack , with any typical rules of that specific device: additional guns for Bf.109K that improve the ability of fire penalizing a little maneuverability, rules sull'inceppo of weapons delicate, additional fuel tanks to increase the autonomy of the equipment, rules for the dive bombing ... The whole in addition to any skill for the crew : generic type or, in the case of famous drivers, tailored for them. Some cards are specifically related to a specific type of aircraft, but most is usable in a broader way; players will then decide if they want to use such options of drop tanks with P-51 Mustang or other devices. After that we can get to a comprehensive system of rules defined and optional scores similar to what we have in the pipeline for the First World War.
And what about Sails of Glory? There have also planned something similar?
We are working with Andrea Mainini a supplement that increases significantly the amount and variety of cards commander and the skills of captains and crews , some specimens have already been seen during the game's Kickstarter and attached to the Special Pack of HMS Victory and USS Constitution. With the addition of some particular feature of the vessels, this would constitute an expansion which would make it much wider application of the scoring system already available on the website Ares Games.
After the description of this "good things," You should not flinch from giving us an idea of the time of release!
Ace cards and abilities , as well as special rules for each aircraft, will henceforth attached to each pack from the new aircraft of World War II but also by the bombers of the first giant. For Scenario & Campaign Pack and new skills and rules of Sails of Glory I can not say anything: the products are in the hands of the publisher. She will decide the timing of output in a calendar that is already busy with new figures and reprints of existing products, and according to a production and distribution process that involves me only marginally.
One last question: you can never think of a circuit organized play for titles in the series "of Glory", with tournaments and national championships? And if so, we will see it also in Italy?
With Wings of War there were already national initiatives both with Boardgame League with the Lair of the Goblin. Taking a good idea of Roberto Gigli RoG Stratagem for the shop in Florence, the publisher had come to create a series of miniature silver and gold out of the market, to be used as prizes in these initiatives.
Now things are moving in the world . We are preparing a number of scenarios to use in the game organized while Devir Iberia has created a series of medals to be distributed as prizes. The torneistica should start soon, with a system of rules and gadgets available to all distributors. The responsibility for deciding whether or not to organize a national tournament is indeed on the shoulders of each distributor, and when in Italy do not have one. But just opened Devir Italy, which already distributes several titles of Ares Games and that has shown strong interest for these models. If as I hope and believe will also take my games, I am sure that they too will launch a beautiful game activities organized.
In conclusion, we can only stress again that everything that any fan of this beautiful system craved for some time, is expected to soon become reality.
This writer has had the opportunity to attend one of the many groups of test Scenario & Campaign Pack , on an adventure "along the front of the Piave" lasted three game nights (six different missions) during which, by young cadets, we lived experiences worthy of the best pages of the diaries of Francesco Baracca or Baron von Richthofen ! If you're curious, you find a story on the site Ares Games.
Stay tuned because we will keep you updated on all the news that will affect the system "of Glory", from publishing information that we hope to achieve during our next trip to the Fair Nuremberg toy!
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Originally Posted by David Manley
,but I get your drift Sven.
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