Blood Red Skies List Building

[Aidan]

Hello all,

As you can see from my profile picture, I like airplanes. I also like wargames. Therefore it seems natural to start playing BRS.

However I have a few questions; for list building what do you guys do with all of the points left over? I understand that the typical game is 500 points, but since the minimum cost for an airplane is pilot skill (25-100) + airplane, if you have 24 points left in the list do you just ignore them? I’m used to BA or VaS where you could just add a couple of riflemen or purchase a refit respectively, and you’re pretty darn close to the points limit. Seeing so many wasted points gives me anxiety….

And secondly, aircraft trait cards. Where do you get those? I’ve got the free rulebook, and was thinking of 3D printing the planes.

Many thanks,

-Aidan

• This topic was modified 4 months ago by Aidan.

[Nat]

So points… you can buy equipment like rockets and such.. OR you drop an aircraft and up the pilot skill of multiple other aircraft.  (OR you ignore the rule from airstrike about single plane type squadrons and get a couple of cheaper planes with rookie pilots in there!)

Trait cards are found in aircraft boxes – please do buy the rulebook (airstrike) & AT LEAST THE ACE BOXES!  If you dont buy stuff from WL, then WL will no longer support the game.  You may find you need to buy a starter box because this is the only place you’ll find the base card deck (for theater, weather, etc)

Some trait and equipment cards are found in airstrike & wing commander books, I do recommend you get both of these books (not just to support the game) but because airstrike has the updated rules and more scenario rules such as ground attacks, ship hunting etc.  Wing commander has a campaign included and all the Ready Room stats (and house rule changes).

• This reply was modified 4 months ago by Nat.
• This reply was modified 4 months ago by Nat.

[Aidan]

Thanks Nat, this is so much help.

I was initially thinking that being able to mix planes would make squadrons more interesting, but then again you would probably have people running jets mixed with biplanes and such.

Yeah I eventually plan on buying some stuff for BRS eventually, but after starting BA and VaS I’m not really in the position to do so right now. I figured since it looked interesting I’d give it a look or a test game with proxies, then if I like it make the jump.

I see. Will there be a “v2” or something that condenses all of the rules in one book in the future?

[Nat]

airstrike is the offical rules .. its a 1.5. … BUT if you get the midway two player set then all it will give you is the ground attack missions a few more naval ones and the cards…

While I recommend you get it wing commander isnt a requirement at all to buy unless you want to…what it contains is :  a campaign
unoffical / ready room house rules (can get from the FB group)
aircraft stats (can get from FB)
copies of the new cards released since airstrike so you dont have to buy every aircraft to get hold of them.

So BRS (already a really cheep game) on a budget … Midway starter and an ace or two of aircraft you want to try … that’ll give you 6 wildcats, 6 Zereos and all the tokens / cards / measuring sticks to play…

( ps you wouldnt be the first person creates a burner email account to make a FB account to use purely for joining gaming groups for the community updates and world wide chat)

[Aidan]

Ah I see. So to clarify: starter set rules= bare minimum, airstrike=full rules, and wing commander=full rules+extra rules?

Yeah the Battle of Midway set is VERY tempting. Looks like a good way to jump into the game, when I get the time and funds that’s probably the way to go.

About the ace boxes, is this like an “expansion set” that lets you use named pilots in you squadron? Also sounds really fun.

Haha yeah, might have to consider that.

[Nat]

Starter box = all the air v air air missions plus some air v sea mission

Airstrike= all the starter box rules plus air v ground/sea

Wing commander= player progression campaign

[Nat]

You had the original battle of Britain 2 player rules – which are the free download ones.

 

You then had a 1.5 update version in airstrike, midway then used those rules but with the ground attack stuff removed

[Aidan]

Ah I see, thanks a lot. This makes way more sense now.

[Aidan]

So I should have everything I need to start playing if I get the Battle of Midway set then.

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