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1991 Ranked #5,778

Thunderbolt/apache Leader

A solitaire air-war game has commanders choose aircraft, weapons, and crews to destroy battlefield targets. Suppressing defenses and managing missions across different conflicts demands careful force selection.

Wargames Aviation / Flight Modern Warfare Campaign / Battle Card Driven Events

Players

1-2

Play time

15-300 min

Age

12+

Complexity

2.58/5

Rating

7.21

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 3.9/5

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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From GMT's website : Thunderbolt / Apache Leader is an exciting solitaire game that challenges you to command teams of A-10 Thunderbolt tank-busters and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters on battlefields around the world.

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From GMT's website : Thunderbolt / Apache Leader is an exciting solitaire game that challenges you to command teams of A-10 Thunderbolt tank-busters and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters on battlefields around the world. You select the best mix of aircraft, weapons, tactics, and crew to suppress air defenses, neutralize tank columns, pound troop concentrations, and duel helicopter gunships. Other Leader series games by Dan Verssen Re-implemented by: Thunderbolt Apache Leader

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Play and group

Players
1–2
Best with
2
Play time
15–300 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.6/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Dan Verssen

Artists

1
Rodger B. MacGowan

Publishers

1
GMT Games