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Star Wars: Starfighter Battle Book box art
1989 Ranked #10,500

Star Wars: Starfighter Battle Book

This Star Wars game is a version of the classic Ace of Aces pitting an X wing fighter vs. a TIE fighter. Book mechanic also featured in: Ace of Aces: Handy Rotary Series Bounty Hunter: Shootout at the Saloon Dragonriders of Pern: The Book Game

Wargames Aviation / Flight Book Simultaneous Action Selection Variable Player Powers

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.65/5

Rating

6.57

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 2.3/5

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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How it plays

How does it play?

This Star Wars game is a version of the classic Ace of Aces pitting an X wing fighter vs. a TIE fighter.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Simultaneous Action Selection

Choose actions secretly or concurrently before revealing them together.
Variable Player Powers

Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
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Type

1
Wargames

Category

5
Aviation / Flight Book Movies / TV / Radio theme Science Fiction Wargame

Mechanism

2
Simultaneous Action Selection Variable Player Powers

Family

4
Movies: Star Wars Players: Two-Player Only Games Series: Ace of Aces (Nova Game Designs) Series: Picture Book Games (Nova Game Designs)

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
10 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Alfred Leonardi

Artists

4
Rosaria Baldari Bernadette G. Cahill Stephen Crane Cathleen Hunter

Publishers

2
Descartes Editeur West End Games

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