It’s very different from the previous two games because you play this on a micro management scale, so to speak. I like Phantom Leader though, because it’s a pure jet aircraft game. Things like Hornet Leader, or Thunderbolt Apache leader. I suppose you could insert a few of the Air Leader games from DVG in this slot. This is a rich experience, that rewards those willing to invest in the time and effort in order to reap the rewards. The victory conditions account for losses and keeping attrition down means that you’ll be playing both strategically and tactically. You’ll be running packages across Northern Vietnam to Hanoi in order to bomb the Northern Leadership into submission. Downtown provides a gaming experience of jet fighters and bombers on a huge scale. The North Vietnamese player uses AA, Fire-Can, SAM and MiG’s to counter the US onslaught. It’s a complex game that puts the US player in control of a huge range of Air assets, from bombers to jamming craft, recon, and fighters. If you’ve ever played a Lee Brimmicombe-Wood design you know he tries to pack in as much detail into a game whilst still keeping it not only playable but fun as well. Downtown: Air War Over Hanoi, 1965-1972 – GMT Games Photo Courtesy of SEB85 from BGGĭowntown is one of the iconic jet era war games. I highly recommend this game generally speaking, but the enemy air attacks later in the game really ramp up the tension. Jets pop up over the horizon and two die rolls later they’re on top of you dropping ordnance or worse Exocet missiles. I loved this combat mechanic within this game. Each round the fighters move 10 miles closer, which somehow really brings home the speed and ferocity of the jets. The enemy aircraft come screaming in from 30 miles out and you spend a couple of rounds desperately trying to get radar locks and then weapons locks on the fighters before launching Surface to Air missiles. But the real fun is with the Argentine Air Force launching their attacks on your ships. Sending your sea harriers on combat air patrols, raiding supply line and counter attacks from event cards are just some of the things you can do as the British forces. You control a Royal Naval Task Force bearing down on the Falklands to retake them from the Argentinians. Where There is Discord is a solitaire game that covers the conflict in the Falklands in 1982. Where There is Discord – Fifth Column Games Here’s a quick look at some of my favourite games that include Jet Fighters (there’s tons more out there but these are my favourite ones to play): 3. I had to abandon my dreams and get a normal job, but every time I sit down to play a game that includes air power, or fighter support, I’m always dialed into the experience an extra degree. Much to my mother’s relief I have terrible eyesight, and you needed 20/20 to be a fighter pilot. There was something about the sleek look of the Tornado, or the F-16 that enticed me to fly the friendly war-torn skies. Since my earliest days I always wanted to be a fighter pilot.
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