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Down In Flames: Wwii-guns Blazing box art
2010 Ranked #8,279

Down In Flames: Wwii-guns Blazing

An aerial card-combat game has pilots maneuver leaders and wingmen into favorable positions before firing. Action cards trigger counterable reactions, so every attack can become a tactical exchange in the sky.

Wargames Aviation / Flight Card Game Campaign / Battle Card Driven Hand Management

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.14/5

Rating

7.10

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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From the publisher's website: Guns Blazing is the 2nd game in the Down In Flames series. This stand-alone game adds 63 more types of aircraft, new campaigns, and action cards featuring the new aircraft!

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From the publisher's website: Guns Blazing is the 2nd game in the Down In Flames series. This stand-alone game adds 63 more types of aircraft, new campaigns, and action cards featuring the new aircraft! Down In Flames places each player in the cockpit of a Leader and Wingman as they enter combat against other aircraft. By playing cards, you gain advantageous positions on your targets, fire your guns, and send them down in flames! The game is based on a unique action-reaction card mechanic. Each card can be countered by specific other cards. At the bottom of every card is the list of cards it is allowed to cancel. This makes for exciting card play back and forth between players... Player #1: "I Play an In My Sights for 3 Hits. If you don’t stop it, you’re going down." Player #2: "I counter with a Barrel Roll." Player #1: "I react with a Yo-Yo." Player #2: "You got me." Each aircraft is accurately simulated with several ratings including: Performance (the maximum cards you can hold), Horsepower (the maximum cards you can draw each turn), Bursts (how many times you can fire), Damage (how much damage your attacks inflict), and Airframe (how much damage your aircraft can sustain). The air combat is simulated using a Positioning system that allows aircraft to be Advantaged, Tailing, Disadvantaged, or Tailed in relation to other aircraft. An aircraft’s position determines if it can attack, and how many bonus Bursts it receives if it is Advantaged or Tailing. The game uses a simple Altitude system to add this vital aspect of air combat. Aircraft get to draw cards when diving, and must discard cards when climbing. The game also includes Light, Medium, and Heavy Bombers that are used in the historical campaign games. Components 110 Full color Action Cards 126 Full Color Aircraft Cards Full Color 24 Page Rulebook Full Color Counter Sheet (176 - 5/8” counters) 6 Full Color Campaigns Full Color Player Log Sheet Scheduled Aircraft Cards: GERMANY Bf-110G2, Fw-190A6, He-177, Ju-87D, Me-163, Do-335, He-162, Henchel, Bf-109G10, Bf-109F2 JAPAN G8N Rita, N1K2 George, J7W1, Ki84 Frank, Sally, A6M8 Zeke, A6M6 Zeke UK Buffalo, Spitfire IX, Lancaster, Meteor, Tempest, Halifax, Typhoon, Beaufighter USA P-38F, P-47B, B-25, B-17G, Avenger, B-29, B-24J, F4U-4 SOVIET I-15, I-153, I-16-29, LaGG-3, La-5, Yak-3 FRENCH M.S. 406, D.520, Potez 630, MB-152, Amiot 143, LeO.451, Farman F.222 ITALIAN C.R. 42 Falco, M.C. 200 Saetta, M.C. 202 Folgore, M.C. 205 Veltro, G.50 Freccia, Re-2001, Re-2005, Breda Ba.88, Savoia-Marchetti SM.79, Savoia-Marchetti SM.81, Breda Ba.65, Piaggio P.108 Scheduled Campaigns Italian French Daylight 1945 Pacific 1944 Soviet North Africa The aircraft and campaign list is still a work in progress. In the end, there will be 63 different types of aircraft totaling 126 cards, and 6 campaigns.

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
2
Play time
30 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.1/5
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Designers

1
Dan Verssen

Artists

1
Wan Chiu

Publishers

1
Dan Verssen Games (DVG)

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