I didnt know where to put this so I posted it here. Since I know everyone here likes R/C ship combat. But who here is into likes or has tried tabletop naval combat like the naval edition of Axis & Allies.
Hi Jimmy, I used to be a tabletop wargamer before I joined the hobby. I played General Quarters III, and a space fleet combat game called A Sky Full of Ships. I still play them occasionally, but I've mostly moved on. I realized that, beyond a certain level of complexity, you get better off running your game on a computer (or on the pond) than with dice. Nowadays, with Distant Guns II: Jutland, I can play out the entire battle of Jutland with my friends in real-time, using far more detailed models than any tabletop game, and with a far more detailed and accurate simulation engine than GQIII and ASFOS ever had. For my tabletop fix, I play nuclear Risk, a house variation on the classic game. And, of course, I go to the pond every month with my battleship. There's no wargame as fun as that
I could see that happening. 'Cept i haven't had a chance to start on the R/C one yet, plus I have no cash. So my 1/1250 scale models I build are all I have.
I have tabletop battled with the Nabs members . Played using WW1 and WW2 warships, Civil War warships, BattleFleet Gothic and the current Axis and Allies War at Sea Game packs. I really enjoy playing them and I use the minis to play out RC combat situations .
Cool so Im not the only one. I have no money so I build the 1/1250 scale models myself. Right now im finishing the Yamato for my friend. My friends, my granpa, and I all have a country specific fleet. We play by a free rule set that was posted online.
I'm still a big fan of table top board games. I play both Warhammer 40K(Dark angles & Emperor's Children for those interested) and Battlefleet Gothic(Imperial & Space Marine Fleets). Table top games are what I turn to when I get frustrated with whatever I'm working on with the boat. I haven't seen or heard of the mini warships you two are talking about though.
Check them out on Evil bay or Google it. It's teh AXIS&ALLIE game system called War at Sea series. They also carry land versions for infantry and Tank Combat.
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We play Seekrieg at my boss's house on our days off sometimes. Well we actually play all sorts of random wargames but seekrieg is the naval one we play. We've done very small battles at lunch but they take a few days, normally we play euro games at lunch they fit the available time better.
I use to play sink the Bismarck a long time ago. A board game. I have some pals around here that collect the miniatures for the Axis/Allies game, but I am not sure if they have actually played the game yet. Mikey
I think I still have Avalon Hill's Jutland stored away in my attic! Used to play on the drill floor at the armory!
As much fun as I've had with tabletop miniatures games, I also enjoy computer games, too. In addition to an immersive single-player campaign and scenarios, there are a few guys across the US who play multiplayer matches about once a week. There is some great action to be had and it looks spectacular, too! If you have a computer that can handle it, I do recommend taking a look at the games Jutland and Distant Guns. Grand Fleet opens fire Disaster! (yes, those are two different ships) Crossing the T at night Under bombardment 6th Battle Squadron Russian 1st Pacific Squadron Four more shells (note the four dots just above the horizon) Old battleships (from the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars)
I've been into naval wargaming with miniatures since 1976, starting out with ALNAVCO WWII 1/1200 and quickly switching to 1/2400 scale models by CinC, ALNAVCO and GHQ. Went on to game WWI, WWII and 'Modern' (1980s NATO) and branched into a few space wargames that were naval style games with sci-fi minis. In the early 2000s NABS members often got together duing the winter for naval wargames (WWI&II) and Battlefleet Gothic (BFG). The last few naval wargames we had were 1/600 American Civil War era using 'Smoke on the Water' rules. Those were the most fun with preplotted manuevers in narrow river channels tresulting in quite a few accidental groundings and collisions. We even gamed parts of the attacks on Fort Fisher and Fort Sumter. I haven't done any naval wargaming since 2007 but am getting interested again. I made a few 1/600 mold masters of 1860s British ironclads and part of Fort Fisher (Battery Buchanan) for 'Bay Area Yards' of San Francisco and just started another 1/600 master that will replace BAY's old HMS Warrior model. A Warhammer 40K wargaming friend has persuaded me to dust off the BFG game and teach him to play this weekend, and I've been asked to run a demo game of ACW naval warfare for the local historical wargames club. Bob
