This is a lavishly illustrated German roll-and-move game from early in WWI that, possibly for the first time ever, showed the emerging role of aviation in naval warfare. The overall narrative of the 90 space inward spiral track is of navies grappling to find one another, with ships firing and sinking, distressed sailors being rescued, and even a school of...
This is a 1930s game of aerial maneuver that pits five fighters against a single bomber. The board has a factory at the center (the target for the bomber), two fighter bases on the upper and lower left, and a bomber base at the lower right. The rest of the board is filled with images of colored airplanes connected to between 2 and 7 other locations (bases...
The game is played by two parties with 3 planes each. The planes start at two opposite airfields, fly a circuit and return to their base. Movement is determined by a die. The course has several branches, where the players may choose with course to follow. If a plane gets on a space occupied by an enemy plane, the later is shot down and eliminated from the...
Published in 1941 by Der Adler, the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) illustrated magazine, this easy children game see the two players sending their aircraft to bomb enemy targets. No need for a die - a spinner in the corner gives the random number for movement. This is a little game similar to richer boxed games from the same period as Adler Luftkampfspiel...
Solitaire game of German Zeppelin operations in WWI that plays like a really sophisticated side-scrolling arcade game. The board shows a side view of the airspace over war-torn Europe (or in one scenario, Africa). The counter representing your Zeppelin remains in a central "Zeppelin corridor," or column, shifting up or down as it gains and loses altitude;...
Expansion module to Luftschiff introduces the great multi-engined bombers of the Italian, Russian, and German air forces during WWI and the Russian Civil War. Title means "Giant Aircraft Section". Ownership of Luftschiff (Airships at War 1914-1941 is required to use this expansion. The first printing in 1993 contains only 4 aircraft: Caproni CA 4...
Re-Implements Luftschiff published by Sierra Madre Games. For the 12th Anniversary of the Game, Sierra Madre Games published an updated version of the game now called Airships at War 2nd Edition (12th Anniversary 2005 Edition). For owners of the original Luftschiff game an expansion module was made available called ZRCV. From its description, the combined...
"The game of Aerial Combat over Germany 1943-45". A turn based hex and counter wargame covering the strategic air war over Germany in WWII. Turns are roughly 20 minutes. Units are groups of aircraft. Hex size represents 20 miles. The board covers Central Europe including Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia and sections of Poland, The Netherlands, and...