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Ace Of Aces: Balloon Buster box art
1985 Ranked #10,661

Ace Of Aces: Balloon Buster

A World War I aerial duel has a fighter pilot attack a reconnaissance balloon while anti-aircraft defenses try to shoot it down. Maneuver choices determine firing opportunities, turning the encounter into a tense battle of positioning.

Wargames Aviation / Flight Wargame Simulation Simultaneous Action Selection

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

2.08/5

Rating

6.29

Harder to teach Low interaction Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.2/5

Low interaction

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Part of the Ace of Aces series this game simulates a WWI fighter attempting to shooting down a reconnaissance balloon that is protected by an anti-aircraft gun. The fighter maneuvers to shoot at the balloon while the anti-aircraft player attempts to shoot him down.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Simultaneous Action Selection

Choose actions secretly or concurrently before revealing them together.
Simulation

Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
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Type

1
Wargames

Category

3
Aviation / Flight Wargame World War I

Mechanism

2
Simulation Simultaneous Action Selection

Family

5
Series: Ace of Aces WWI (Nova Game Designs) Series: Picture Book Games (Nova Game Designs) Theme: Airships / Blimps / Dirigibles / Zeppelins Players: Two-Player Only Games Series: Ace of Aces (Nova Game Designs)

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
20 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Alfred Leonardi Hal McKinney

Artists

1
J.B. Deneen

Publishers

1
Nova Game Designs

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