Designer	Greg Pinder Harry Rowland
Artist	Rodger B. MacGowan Mark Somers
Publisher	Australian Design Group
Year Published	1985
# of Players	2 − 7
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 5, 6 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5, 6 players (31 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	6000 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	16 and up (17 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet (13 voters) [poll]
Honors	1985 Charles S. Roberts Best Twentieth Century Game Winner
Subdomain	Wargames (22 voters) [vote]
Category	Wargame World War II
Mechanic	Area Movement Dice Rolling Hex-and-Counter Simulation Variable Player Powers Show More »
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World in Flames is Australian Design group's international award winning game that is the strategic game of World War II. Five full-colour maps portray all the theatres of war: Europe, Russia, Africa, the Middle East, India, Asia, the Pacific, the Atlantic and (most importantly) Australia.

[...]Counters represent the armies and corps, the aircraft carriers, the naval task forces and the air groups that took part. Everything you need to re-fight the greatest conflict in history.

Two to six players make the strategic decisions that decide the fate of nations. What forces to produce, where to commit them, when and how? No two games of World in Flames play the same, no strategy is foolproof, any decision may have unforseen, long-term consequences.

World in Flames contains all the latest top quality components, 1400 counters, 5 maps, 2 combat charts, one Production Circle and the comprehensive rules and scenarios booklets, that have been extensively updated and revised based on 2 million playing hours of the world's greatest game.

If you want to change the world then World in Flames is for you.

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Magazine References:

BattlePlan Index Article List:

Battleplan,No.2 November-December 1987
- World in Flames - "Decline and Fall: 1944-45 Campaign Game" (new scenario) by Australian Design Group
- World in Flames - "4th edition corrections and optional rules" by Australian Design Group
Battleplan,No.5 November-December 1987
- World in Flames - "Added Fuel to A World in Flames" - Optional rules, Ulrich Blennemann & Dirk Blennemann
Battleplan,No.7 August-September 1988
- "World in Flames 4th Edition preview", Alan Emrich
- "Take The Axis" - World in Flames Strategy Notes, Kewn Hole
Battleplan,No.9 1989
- World in Flames – “World in Flames variant", John Czeciuk

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Awards

1986 Charles S Roberts Award, Best 20th century game
1986 Fire & Movement Winner Game of the year
1986 Fire & movement Winner State of the Art
1990 Fire & Movement Game of the Decade

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Year: 1996

Size: 12.20 x 9.57 x 2.09 inches

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14	Sessions Close Encounters of the 5th Edition Kind	2012-05-23	robvollman	1
2	Rules Producing convoy points for minor countries	2012-05-23	Adamukk	2
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America in Flames	Days of Decision II	Patton in Flames

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Days of Decision	Days of Decision III	Europa Universalis	Empires in Arms

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7 Ages	Fatal Alliances II	Guns of August	Thirty Years War: Europe in Agony, 1618-1648
The Civil War	La Grande Guerre 14-18	World War II: Pacific Theater of Operations	The Great War in Europe
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Paths of Glory	Balkan Wars	Hitler's War	Gulf Strike

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Alternate air to air combat chart

As a new player of World in Flames, I and my fellow players have found it confusing to have the air to air combat chart work differently than the land combat chart. Also it is hard to gain an overview of the results of your die rolls when all you can see are scattered DC/AC etc. Therefore we have made this alternate air to air combat chart, which has helped us greatly in learning the game, and eventually we might shift to the original air to air combat chart, but for now we are more comfortable using this. The chart is undergoing testing and might be modifed in time.

Parabellum76

2012-05-15

Parabellum´s Play / Build sheet incl. activities limits

Play & build sheets - the way I prefer them (organized for easy play/access).

Parabellum76

2012-05-15

WiF FE Sea Zones

V1.0 - A chart I created to help track where resources can travel via sea zones. Write in the number of convoy points, and you can see how much you can move through any particular pipeline.

trianglemoon

2011-10-27

CR WiF 2d10 land combat and SOP sheets

Uploaded at WiFWendel's request On Excel ready to print. Suggest cardstock. Tab 1 is 2d10 combat table. Tab 2 is our modified Sequence of Play. I printed front and back but had to reinsert sheet after printing tab 1 On Excel ready to print. Suggest cardstock.

Fargofootball

2011-05-10

2d10 Weather cards

2d10 weather cards with extra data on them

Fargofootball

2011-04-30

US Enrty sheet and chit holders

This sheet lists all the US entry options, has the It's War chart, and a place to place the US entry chits into 4 boxes, GE/IT enrty, GE/IT tension, JA Entry and JA Tension. I place the sheet on a clipboard for easy movement and access to the charts. When you need to inspect all your chits to total them you can take the boxes to an area away from the other players to do so. Keeps all chits in the proper entry and tension areas so they never get mixed together.

Fargofootball

2011-04-26

WiF 2d10 attack sheet

You can track and record the mods and factors of your attack with these sheets. 8 per page. Saves time by recording each item so you wont lose track. Made on excel,ready to print.

Fargofootball

2011-04-17

WiF FAQ

World in Flames frequently (and occasionally) asked questions.

Harry Rowland

2010-01-05

2010 Australasian World in Flames Championships

2010 Australasian WiF championship info and registration form

Harry Rowland

2010-01-04

WIF Rules

This is the CURRENT rules set for WIF ("WIF-RAW-7-aug04"), also available directly from http://www.a-d-g.com.au/

wifwendell

2009-09-26

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Africa Aflame

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Num Ratings	45
Average Rating	6.93
Average Weight	4.71

Num Owned	178
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For Trade	7
Want in Trade	0

Wishlist	0
Comments	22
Year Published	1993

America in Flames

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Num Ratings	57
Average Rating	6.17
Average Weight	4.57

Num Owned	196
Prev. Owned	18
For Trade	9
Want in Trade	14

Wishlist	16
Comments	29
Year Published	1999

Asia Aflame

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Num Ratings	51
Average Rating	7.00
Average Weight	4.71

Num Owned	171
Prev. Owned	9
For Trade	9
Want in Trade	2

Wishlist	1
Comments	22
Year Published	1993

Carrier Planes in Flames

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Average Rating	6.97
Average Weight	4.75

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Year Published	1998

Commandoes in Flames

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Average Rating	7.67
Average Weight	4.00

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Comments	1
Year Published	2008

Convoys in Flames

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Num Ratings	22
Average Rating	6.57
Average Weight	4.83

Num Owned	90
Prev. Owned	2
For Trade	1
Want in Trade	5

Wishlist	8
Comments	12
Year Published	2003

Cruisers in Flames

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Num Ratings	20
Average Rating	6.92
Average Weight	4.43

Num Owned	86
Prev. Owned	4
For Trade	1
Want in Trade	6

Wishlist	7
Comments	12
Year Published	2003

Days of Decision III

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Num Ratings	36
Average Rating	7.11
Average Weight	3.75

Num Owned	142
Prev. Owned	6
For Trade	4
Want in Trade	15

Wishlist	29
Comments	19
Year Published	2004

Factories in Flames

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Num Ratings	5
Average Rating	5.30
Average Weight	4.33

Num Owned	40
Prev. Owned	2
For Trade	1
Want in Trade	2

Wishlist	7
Comments	5
Year Published	2008

Fatal Alliances

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	39
Average Rating	6.29
Average Weight	4.00

Num Owned	93
Prev. Owned	7
For Trade	5
Want in Trade	0

Wishlist	1
Comments	24
Year Published	1992

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