Morris' Wargaming Escapades

 Classic dogfight match-up (Spitfire Vs ME-109E) in a game from the Battle over Britain series from Minden Games. Volume 5, Tally Ho! (2018) is the one with more scenarios and it includes the base rules, although I think a re-release is coming named Dogfight! The game models very well the differences between planes with minimal rules overhead. Gary Graber knows his stuff!  As it stands, it is a wonderfully fun and quick 2-player game (especially with the 7 or 13 games campaign).   Tally Ho comes with solitaire rules, but I find them somehow lacking. I am working on alternatives solo rules and this afternoon I had a chance to test them.  

This game belongs to the new crop of solo book/boardgame hybrids championed by designer Mike Lambo and published through Amazon. You get a physical book and then you have to craft a small number of counters that are printed on the last page or downloaded from boardgamegeek.com. In The Fields of Normandy 2 units have much more maneuverability than in the first iteration of the game and it has some very nice additions, like smoke cover, bocage, panzers and, above all, a six linked scenarios campaign. Impressed after the first play.