Adventures in Hyboria”, the expansion for the Age of Conan Strategy Board Game, is coming this Spring. Designed to improve and expand the role of Conan in the game, the expansion was launched with a Kickstarter campaign, and a series of Designers’ Notes articles were published at the time. Now, the project is in its homestretch to release, and it’s a good time to take a …
The second iconic ship of the XIX Century featured in the Sails of Glory Special Ship Packs is the USS Constitution 1797 (1812) or “Old Ironsides,” the oldest commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy. This wooden hull, three-masted frigate was launched in 1797 to provide protection for American merchant ships from Barbary pirates’ attacks and French aggression, but she’s most known for her actions during the …
Two of the most famous ships of Napoleonic Wars, which have been eagerly awaited by Sails of Glory players, are arriving in the first Special Ship Packs: the British HMS Victory 1765 (1805) and the US USS Constitution 1797 (1812). In this article, we’ll learn more about the HMS Victory, the Three-Deck First Rate 100-gun Flagship for Lord Nelson’s at Trafalgar in 1805. The HMS Victory …
Following the article about the B-17 four-engine bomber, let’s take a closer look to the Avro Lancaster, the definitive heavy bomber of the British in WW2 and one of the most associated with the Royal Air Force night offensive over Germany. With more than 7,300 units built and about 156,000 sorties, the Lancaster dropped roughly 608,000 tons of ordnance on the enemy. The Lancaster G for …
The eagerly awaited 4-engine bombers B-17 and Avro Lancaster are now hitting the stores in four WW2 Wings of Glory Special Packs. So, let’s learn more about these aircraft and the versions featured in the game, starting with the B-17 Flying Fortress, designed by Boeing to address the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) 1930s request for a large, multi-engine bomber. The B-17 prototype design started …
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