tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post860820984131779344..comments2024-03-27T21:17:25.335+11:00Comments on The Stronghold Rebuilt: Instant ThunderKaptain Koboldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post-49690497252334780312016-06-01T09:57:20.016+10:002016-06-01T09:57:20.016+10:00I checked Boardgamegeek--someone posted a huge set...I checked Boardgamegeek--someone posted a huge set of counters, which include clouds, sun, planes, and various equipment effects. Thanks for pointing me in that direction--for some reason it did not occur to me the game would be on BGG.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091296131481416326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post-49199173235897000762016-06-01T07:22:06.510+10:002016-06-01T07:22:06.510+10:00I can't remember where I got the sun and cloud...I can't remember where I got the sun and cloud markers from - possibly from another Instant Thunder site (try Boardgame Geek maybe). Te plane counters I made myself, using side or top views edited in Photoshop, and counters constructed in Word.Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post-89926109658400644612016-06-01T04:00:50.943+10:002016-06-01T04:00:50.943+10:00Hi,
Did you make up those nifty plane counters yo...Hi,<br /><br />Did you make up those nifty plane counters yourself, or are they available somewhere?<br /><br />ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091296131481416326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post-15570733844172769952016-05-02T19:31:07.503+10:002016-05-02T19:31:07.503+10:00My pleasure. As you saw in my post, it's taken...My pleasure. As you saw in my post, it's taken me a long time to get around to playing your air games, but I very much enjoyed Instant Thunder and was impressed with how something that looks so unusual on paper actually played in reality.<br />Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post-90786748060353195192016-05-02T07:05:29.019+10:002016-05-02T07:05:29.019+10:00I am ecstatic to have come across this report - ve...I am ecstatic to have come across this report - very accurate and insightful. I have been waiting for someone to review the game in depth like this - ever since I designed Instant Thunder getting on for 15 years ago now !<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />Good Hunting !<br /><br /> NLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post-72649348018620491052016-02-09T06:57:53.142+11:002016-02-09T06:57:53.142+11:00I did think that you might be interested in them :...I did think that you might be interested in them :)<br /><br />The randomness could be a bit off-putting, but seems to play better than it reads. The author does note in one of the scenarios that if you use small numbers of low-performance aircraft in a game it can be very frustrating, and offers a suggestion as to how to fix this. As I say, the scenario book is a goldmine of direct and inferred information on how to play and adjust the game.Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post-71553341374233903512016-02-09T04:48:34.437+11:002016-02-09T04:48:34.437+11:00Same here--nice report, I may have to try them.
...Same here--nice report, I may have to try them. <br /><br />You may know this already, but in case not, www.juniorgeneral.org has several air combat games, most of them using 1/72 scale models, covering WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. All use maneuver cards and are played on hexes, sort of an early Wings of Glory. (There are several other air games covering larger actions--bombing raids, etc.) <br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />Chris JohnsonChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091296131481416326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2570039711549278262.post-41817350477551645442016-02-09T04:40:23.496+11:002016-02-09T04:40:23.496+11:00Nice report. I've seen these rules before but ...Nice report. I've seen these rules before but never tried them; the randomness of the card draw turned me off. I may have to give them a go!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132852154504487574noreply@blogger.com