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Hi all,

I was wondering if any of you know of any aerial combat/dogfighting games besides Aeronautica. I know that Crimson Skies started out as a boardgame but I can't find any info for it. Are there any others?

There are lots. What kind of backdrop are you looking for? The main three types are WWII, modern or sci-fi. If Sci-Fi is your thing, check out Interceptor in the Renegade Legions line.

In my experience, Flames of War (WWI and WWII areial combat) have been the most popular; I have rarely seen others, even AI, being played. However, if you play at a local store and want to make sure you have opponents, you might want to see if any other flight games have established followings.

EDIT: Wings of War, not Flames of War (doh!)

I think the one from Fantasy Flight Games is supposed to be cool, but I haven't played it.

Wings of War allows you to refight WW1 dogfights with a simple set of rules using cards (or if you have the cash rather nice 1/144th minis) it has a WW2 expansion as well if you are into that.

Apart from that browse the web.

I would recommend Canvas Eagles for WW1 and Stormuvich Commander for WW2, which are both free. There are aslo many modern rules sets out their as well - try CY6 (check your six)

echoing wilycoyote - Canvas Eagles is a good minis game for WWI, and much better than Wings of War. Check Your 6 is a very good minis game for WWII (and much better than the Wings of War WWII variant).

At our local store we play Check Your 6 monthly and Canvas Eagles on occasion.

Cheapest and easiest to get into is probably the aforementioned Wings of War. The movement system using cards is interesting and innovative (keeping in mind that I haven't played a lot of aerial combat games ).
Basically you have different maneuvers your plane can do, and each plane is different (for example some do long left turns, others can go faster straight ahead, etc. - all fairly historical accurate from what I've heard). You queue up 3 maneuver cards, and then play them right on the card representing your plane. Eh, a picture is worth a thousand words, so basically:

Thinking of your orders ahead of time adds a fun "outguessing" aspect as you try to think of where your opponent will go. It also means you can awkwardly circle without firing sometimes.

Anyways, a fun quick game, but it might not have the depth you want for super long play (although more planes, more expansions, and more objectives can help that). The rules are free on the official site (obviously not much use without the cards), so you can get a better idea from those.

Now I'm going to go check out Canvas Eagles, because it seems neato.

Cool, thanks guys. That gives me a fair amount to check out!