Tail-End Charlie

Description

Tail-End Charlie

Tail-End Charlie is a solo game about the tail-gunners of Bomber Command.

Statistically Bomber Command was the most dangerous arm of military service in WW2. Over 44% of the bomber crew died in service. This was in sharp contrast to the relative normality of life between bombing missions, when the crew could enjoy a drink in a country pub, play cricket with their mates, and romance the local girls and WAAFs before heading out for the next mission. The most dangerous of the positions was also the loneliest. The tail gunner, often known as the “Tail-End Charlie”.

This is a solo journalling game, using a deck of cards to provide prompts for the operations and off-duty time. The probabilities have been determined to give you roughly the same chance of surviving a 10 mission tour of duty as the real gunners had for a 30 mission tour of duty. You keep a debrief diary of the after-action report on each mission, and a personal diary of the high points of life on and around the base. During the course of the game this builds up your unique story of your character’s wartime life.

Tail-End Charlie is an immersive table top story game for 1 player. A game session can take 30-60 minutes or more, depending upon how much you want to write. All you need is a pack of playing cards, some paper and pens to create your wartime story.