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1983 Ranked #8,901

Battle Over Britain

An operational air wargame has Germany plan raids while Britain detects, intercepts, and defends against them. Target damage, plane losses, and an uncertain ending prevent either side from relying on a final-turn gamble.

Wargames Aviation / Flight Wargame Events Grid Movement

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3.94/5

Rating

6.60

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

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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Battle Over Britain: Battle of Britain at operational level. Basic game and advanced game.

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Battle Over Britain: Battle of Britain at operational level. Basic game and advanced game. Turns equal 1 day. German player plan raids for the day and the Brits respond as the raids are detected. Interception and air to air combat takes place. This is followed by bombing damage to targets. Rules include target priority according to success of earlier raids. Brits have option of transferring squadrons to quiet sectors and vice versa. Victory is determined by damage to targets and planes shot down. Variable end of game ensure players do not go all out at the "last turn".

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
300 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.9/5
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Credits

Designers

1
John H. Butterfield

Artists

2
Ivor M. Janci Keith Parkinson

Publishers

2
Nike and Cooper Española, S.A. Tactical Studies Rules (TSR)

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