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1980 Ranked #2,606

Ace Of Aces: Handy Rotary Series

Two-player aerial combat game where World War I pilots choose maneuvers through cross-referenced cockpit-view books. Each page reveals the consequence of both choices, so every turn must turn position into a clear shot before the opponent does.

Wargames Aviation / Flight Book Paper-and-Pencil Simulation

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.76/5

Rating

7.08

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

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?

Ace of Aces is an innovative 1-on-1 combat game that simulates a dogfight between WWI aircraft. Each player has a book with pictures of what they see out the cockpit of their airplane.

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Ace of Aces is an innovative 1-on-1 combat game that simulates a dogfight between WWI aircraft. Each player has a book with pictures of what they see out the cockpit of their airplane. Each player selects a maneuver (bank left, barrel roll, etc.) and tells their opponent a page number to turn to. This new page, when cross indexed with the maneuver made, gives the page number that shows the results of the chosen maneuver. The object of the game is to get your opponent in your sights and shoot them down. There are advanced rules for fuel consumption as well as a campaign game.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
20 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Doug Kaufman Alfred Leonardi

Artists

2
Joe DeMarco Jerry Redding

Publishers

5
Flying Buffalo, Inc. (FBI) Gameshop Greysea Games Grow Jogos e Brinquedos Nova Game Designs