Blue Max: Dogfights Over France (1st Edition) [BOX SET]

by Game Designers Workshop (GDW)

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• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• ASIN: B000QU6AC6
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Product Description

"War on the Western Front was grim and static; all along the line, battles were being fought by faceless thousands over a few yards of no-man's land. But far above the trenches was a different kind of war, a war without front lines, in which victory depended on individual skill and daring. Successful pilots became national heroes: Manfred von Richtofen and Ernst Udet, Rene Fonck and Georges Guynemer, Billy Bishop, Eddie Rickenbacker. They received their countries' highest awards: the Allied Victoria Cross and Legion of Honor, and the German Ordre Pour le Merite - the Blue Max. Blue Max is an exciting multi-player game of aerial combat. Each player flies a single Allied or German fighter aircraft. Seventeen different types are included: the Nieuport 17, Spad VII, Albatros D.lll and D.Va, Sopwith Camel Bristol F.2B, Fokker Dr.I and D.VII, and many more. Airplanes vary widely in maneuverability, and each type has its own maneuver schedule which graphically displays every maneuver the airplane can perform. To move, the player chooses a maneuver from his schedule. Machine gun fire and aircraft damage are also covered in detail. Even with all its detail, Blue Max is remarkably easy to play. Since most of the important information is contained in graphic displays, there are few rules to remember, leaving players free to concentrate on the action. CONTENTS: * two 17" x 22" maps * 60 die cut aircraft counters * 66 die cut markers * maneuver schedule set * player record sheets * rules booklet * charts