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2014 Ranked #12,376

Le Temps Des As

Tactical aerial-combat game has pilots maneuver several aircraft through World War One dogfights, bombing runs, and balloon attacks. Its streamlined system keeps the focus on fast, decisive aerial positioning without pre-planned moves.

Wargames Aviation / Flight Wargame Action Points Hexagon Grid

Players

1-4

Play time

30-90 min

Age

10+

Complexity

2.67/5

Rating

7.54

Harder to teach Highly interactive 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 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Fast & Furious dogfights during the Great War. Le Temps des As (Age of Aces) is a tactical game featuring aerial combats from 1917-1918 during World War One.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Action Points

Spend a limited allowance of points across several possible actions each turn.
Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Read the full game description

Fast & Furious dogfights during the Great War. Le Temps des As (Age of Aces) is a tactical game featuring aerial combats from 1917-1918 during World War One. The system allows dogfights with several aircrafts in a reduced game time, with minimal markings on the map and requiring no pre-plotting or card play. The game focuses on dogfights and features rules for bombing and balloon-busting. Le Temps des As (Age of Aces) can be played solo or with 2 or more players. The updated version with new map, aircrafts, ships is Le Temps des As II (Age of Aces II)

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

3
Aviation / Flight Wargame World War I

Mechanism

3
Action Points Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid

Family

3
Digital Implementations: VASSAL Magazine: Vae Victis Occupation: Aviator

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
1–4
Best with
1–4
Play time
30–90 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Patrick Ruestchmann

Artists

1
Pascal Da Silva

Publishers

2
Histoire & Collections Vae Victis

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