Going to bag me Target for Today

[JudgeDredd]

I want the upgraded version of B-17 Queen of the Skies - it's due in the UK some point soon...I've got my eyes peeled!  :))

[DennisS]

I want the upgraded version of B-17 Queen of the Skies - it's due in the UK some point soon...I've got my eyes peeled!  :))

Will this be available stateside soon, or strictly UK?

[Barthheart]

Target for Today is available in the US as far as I know. Lots of pics and AARs on BGG.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

I was going to pick it up but after reading a few AARs on BGG, it seemed to me that there wasn't really a lot of player choice involved.  It was mostly just telling a story through rolls on charts and tables.  Is this the case?

[Nefaro]

I was going to pick it up but after reading a few AARs on BGG, it seemed to me that there wasn't really a lot of player choice involved.  It was mostly just telling a story through rolls on charts and tables.  Is this the case?

Like B-17 QotS, yes.

[JudgeDredd]

I've just been told my copy is in. £60 + £3 delivery.

I know I didn't "get on" with QotS - but I'm a sucker for punishment and I would like to try again from a story perspective. Also - the new production values got me moist.

[ArizonaTank]

I generally don't like the idea of a "story generator" with minimal decision making...  Still, I bought Target for Today, and am having a good time with it.  Kind of like watching a movie. 

However, in TfT you do have choices to make at some junctures. Fire allocation is one big area.  But also some others:

For example in a game I played, the Right Waist Gunner was hit by a round from an FW-190...took his leg.  The fuel transfer pumps were also destroyed, so the B-17 didn't have enough fuel to get back to England.  So I had to make the decision to either have the crew bail-out and lose the waist gunner who couldn't jump, or ditch the B-17 in the English channel.  I chose to give the gunner a chance and ditch.  It did not really work out well, while the crew was rescued, most of them were badly injured in the landing.  The waist gunner died in hospital.

[JudgeDredd]

Just ordered it from Limey Yank Games for £60 + £3 delivery. Bargain.  O0

[JudgeDredd]

And it's on it's way. Great service from LimeyYankGames

[Nefaro]

And it's on it's way. Great service from LimeyYankGames

Is that the only place you guys can get wargames from NA without paying the extra protection fees/VAT?  Or does the store pay it when they import, and pass that cost on?

[JudgeDredd]

I honestly do not know. My buying practices online are very limited.

I think I found out about this place from bob. The other places I can shop are BoardGameExtras and BoardGameGuru. Apart from that, I don't really know of anywhere. I try looking online, but often get frustrated with their very, very shabby, 1990s websites with very limited searching options.

I have also bought from BGG from a couple of UK suppliers

I don't have a lot of experience of buying board games.

Also - there's no shops around me that do war board games

[JudgeDredd]

Look what came today   ^-^

[ArizonaTank]

Look what came today   ^-^

The Board Game Geek page has a table you can download to generate crew names, ages and state where they are from.  It adds some nice "flavor" chrome.  The page actually has a bunch of stuff for download if you haven't checked it out already. 

[mirth]

Look what came today   ^-^

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