The Long Patrol társasjáték Kiegészítő

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The Long Patrol is a campaign game supplement covering seaplane operations during World War One, and designed for the 4P Press game Archibald, Certainly Not! 2.
It is necessary to own the Archibald game to play this campaign.

That said, it could be contorted and manipulated to fit whatever game of World War One aerial combat you prefer, but how labor intensive that is will certainly vary. Just get Archibald, it'll be easier and you'll be glad.

For owners of the original Archibald, Certainly Not! rules, they can be used for this game, though there will be a snag here and there, such as the new bombing rules found in Archie 2.
The Long Patrol is focused on solo play, though for any enemy activity a guest player could be brought in. But the enemy is the least of your worries in TLP; your biggest concern is the sea and the (bloody) weather. They are the true enemies, whilst the enemy float planes (you'll hate those) are just dirty icing on the dirty, wet cake.

The game allows players to choose from a large variety of naval air services, and naval air stations within those services. Naturally Great Britain and the other main powers are included, but also the likes of Japan and Turkey. Flying for Italy will take you on bombing raids over Vienna.

Included in the campaign game are additional seaplanes not found in either of the two Archibald games, as well as a new rating, Endurance, given to all seaplanes, existing and new. All seaplane ratings are included in the game, including the ones found in the two Archibald games.

As the war progresses, so does the game. In 1914-15 patrols are short with each nation pretty much flying the same types of missions. By 1916 things get specialized, and you will find flying for Austria-Hungary over the Adriatic is a massively different war than scouring the North Sea in a Royal Navy Air Service flyingboat.

You'll also be tasked with the occasional bombing raid, zeppelin hunting, and U-boat searches as well as your normal duties of patroling the sea and performing search and rescue missions.

If you find yourself attached to a seaplane carrier, you'll also be conducting a lot of raids on the enemy coast, and then have all the fun of finding your ship when you finish your mission.

So bundle up and climb into the boat, the sea isn't going to scout itself.

—description from the publisher