One of the great “what ifs” of the Second World War involves Germany surviving long enough to field a large force of operational jets. By the end of the war the Me-262 and Me-163 had been operational for awhile and there were many others either in the experimental stage or on the design board. Jet bombers escorted by jet fighters were certainly not out of...
A two player game on the Japanese attack on the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, 7 December 1941. It is a two player game, with 32 counters and one 8.5" by 11" map. Rules and a separate sheet with Random Events and the Designer's Notes are included. This game came with the ATO Annual 2019, La Vendee 1793, which was published in 2021. 2 six-sided die...
From the box: "A tense game for 3 to 6 players where tactics, daring and entrepreneurship determine the result. Go on a flight from Schiphol (main airport of Amsterdam, NL) to Melbourne (AU) experiencing all events that come and go with such a trip. This game is published to commemorate the flight of the historical "Uiver" in 1984 in a single limited...
De wakkere Oceaan-Vliegers ("The Brave Ocean Flyers") is a Dutch-language aviation-themed target game by a German publisher (Klee). It is undated, but c. 1930 judging by title's declaration of ocean-crossing as dangerous and by the artwork featuring a combination of biplanes, single-engine monoplane seaplanes and a trimotor. The game board is a map...
Defending America is a solitaire, tactical level game which places you in command of an actual or experimental interceptor aircraft during a frightening look at what might have been in World War II. Each turn consists of one sortie, during which the player will fly a mission to intercept Amerika Bombers which are en route to bomb the mainland of the United...
"These rules are designed to give the players the feel of air-to-air combat in the early years of World War II. All the basic maneuvers used in fighter combat are included, and such variables as pilot experience and aircraft maneuverability and firepower are also taken into account . . . An ideal game would begin with 6 to 8 players." Fighter Pilot was a...
The Dwarves have the earth, the Goblins have the sea, the Fairies have the forest, and what do the Gnomes have? A junkyard full of everyone else's trash. But soon enough they'll have the sky! Legends of Dsyx: Derelict Dirigible is a solitaire roll-and-write adventure game in which players build an airship and use it to go on adventures. Each turn, the...
“Yakum purkan min shemaya.” (Salvation will come from heaven). –Line from an Aramaic prayer. Desert Eagles is an introductory level game about aerial combat set in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Israel’s victory in this war assured its status as an independent nation, and set off decades of conflict with its Arab neighbors that lasts to this day. Each copy of...
From the website: Desert Spitfires is part of the Wings at War series of wargames rules from Tumbling Dice. Desert Spitfires is designed for recreating Arab-Isreali Independence War 1948-49 air combat using Tumbling Dice's 1/600th scale aircraft models. The games are designed to last around one or two hours. As the sky tends to be a lot less cluttered than...
Desert War: Area 88 is a Japanese doujin (fan-made) board-wargame that was produced for sale only at game shows in Japan, such as Tokyo Game Market. To get one you would place an order in advance, the game would be made and brought to the show for you to pick up. It was not for sale to the general public. This game is based on the anime series Area 88, and...