Ace Of Aces: Flying Machines

Should this hit the table?

Quick read before the metadata.

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation, requiring occasional cooperation.

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.3

Low interaction

Scaling 4.4

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 4.2

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation, requiring occasional cooperation.

Replay value

Ace of Aces: Flying Machines has a high replayability score due to its strong variability in gameplay, strategic depth, and scalability. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, with the presence of expansions adding new content and gameplay elements. Players have room to improve their strategy over time, and the game adapts well to different player counts. While it may not be the easiest game to learn, it still provides a rewarding and engaging experience.

Luck profile

Ace of Aces: Flying Machines has a relatively low influence of luck. While there are random elements in the game, such as dice rolls for combat, players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

What ABG knows about this game

The Flying Machines book set pits a Fokker EIII Eindecker against an Airco DH2 "pusher" plane (meaning that the propeller was at the back of the aircraft.) Because of the pusher configuration, the DH2 has a flexible forward firing gun - a novel addition to the Ace of Aces system. The game also provides statistics for other early-war German aircraft and Allied pusher aircraft which may be played using this set. Flying Machines includes a different variety of maneuvers than was used in the Powerhouse and Handy Rotary books. This makes for interesting match-ups between the sets.

Mechanism

2

Simulation Simultaneous Action Selection

Family

5

Occupation: Aviator Players: Two Player Only Games Series: Ace of Aces (Nova Game Designs) Series: Ace of Aces WWI (Nova Game Designs) Series: Picture Book Games (Nova Game Designs)

Type

1

Wargames

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