Hi all,
the less challenged in memory of you will remember that some time in January a passing comment (one of those dangerous ones which should come with a warning sign, '$$$') led Tas (out on the wild blue at the moment - cheers mate) and myself to actively take an interest in the Aeronef rules. An Aeronef, you should know, is a heavier than air airship kept aloft by means of some anti-gravity device, or massive engines of some sort; although you get a lot of dirigibles and balloony machines too. The rules are published by a small and friendly company, Wessex Games. It's nice to order direct from the designer and proprietor. cottage industries are grand! ?
The game is set in the very late Victorian period , reaching up to around WW1, and is inspired by books like The First Men on the Moon and The Master of the World. I've always loved this sort of wondrous flying machine business, and attracted by ?a Man o' Warish feel (no doubt Tas' marine inclinations were similarly tickled) I'd ordered a handful of vessels and the rules ?plus an extension.
Well, they're not here yet, but I'd known they wouldn't because a few of the models were awaiting recasting, and I'd said I'd wait. But now they're due to be shipped soon, and the excitement is mounting! ?
Although I know of other manufacturers of models for the game, I'd stuck to the Wessex models this time round, to limit shipping costs, but also to support the game designers, which I think is only fair. Anyway, I like their models too, so.....I decided to go for the Mediterranean scene (no surprises there) and have invested in some French vessels. With a smidgeon of uncharacteristic common sense, I selected a mixed lot of vessels (which I liked) from different nations which will become a Turkish fleet, with an American design purchased by the Turks, a Russian one captured, and a German one donated by the Germans in order to lead the Turks to an alliance. I'm dreaming of building a few land and air forts too. Time, as usual, will dictate events.
I'll try to review the rules and stuff when they get here, which won't be for some time. But this looks fun!
Huzzah! ?
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