The brightly colored board makes this game look simple, but it is not. There are one red and one white dice, and a single 47-space track spiralling counter-clockwise and inward from the Start. The track includes 10 spaces where players draw Situation Cards that provide benefits or penalties. But the key to the game are the 21 spaces labelled Log Book and...
This is a game about around-the-world flight using a map showing the North Pole in the middle. Nominally there's an actual race, although this isn't really consistent with the leisurely sightseeing described in many events and use of contemporary passenger airliners. With its flavour texts and other enclosed information, the game is clearly meant to...
This is a game of aerial battles. Each player gets 3 planes and using dice they move them from their take-off (starting) points onto the battle map. The planes follow the paths in circular movement resembling a "dog fight" in the air, for position. Using the roll of the dice the player may move 1, 2 or all 3 of his planes. Doubles earns an extra roll of...
"Plane to plane combat in the age of the 'knights of the air.' Movement and combat rules permit the re-creation of the 'dog-fighting' characteristic of the period. Famous aircraft included for use in the scenarios are: Fokker III, Dr I, D VIII, Albatross, Pfalz, Sopwith Camel, SPAD 13, Nieuport 11, SE 5A, and many others. Each aircraft type has its own...
“Card game for 2 players. WWI Aerial Dogfight Simulation. One player is the Germans, the other is the Allies. Victory: The first player to shoot down 4 enemy machines wins the battle. Use coins to keep track of ‘Kills.’” The game is played using a custom card deck comprised of six suits made up of twelve cards numbered 1 to 12. These suits are Pilots...
From the back of the box: Flying Circus: Aerial Combat in WWI depicts the fun and flavor of World War I aerial dogfighting. You fly the colorful and agile aircraft of WWI as you make history in the world's first use of aircraft in a military role. This is the basic game. You have everything you need to play single aircraft duels to multi-aircraft...
Flying Circus: Bombers and Campaigns continues on the first installment, Flying Circus: Aerial Combat in WWI, upon which it builds. The game system resembles Rise of the Luftwaffe but for WWI. From the back of the box (slightly edited): It depicts the excitement and drama of WWI dog fighting. You fly the colorful and agile aircraft of that war as you make...
Game based on the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. Draw 'mission cards' detailing cities that must be visited in order. Players' planes move along tracks that can be tailwinds or headwinds (increasing or decreasing speed), keeping track on a 'log book' sheet. Occasionally, a mission card may be a Wild Card, with special instructions. The board is...