London's Burning (1995)

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Designer	Ben Knight
Artist	Rick Gondeck Charles Kibler Kurt Miller Mark Simonitch
Publisher	Avalon Hill
Year Published	1995
# of Players	1 − 2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 1 players Recommended with 1, 2 players (5 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	360 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	(no votes yet) (0 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	(no votes yet) (0 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Wargames (4 voters) [vote]
Category	Aviation / Flight Wargame World War II
Mechanic	Hex-and-Counter
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Family	Cities: London Country: England Solitaire Games Solitaire Wargames
Primary Name	London's Burning
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As a solitaire game, London's Burning place you in command of a pair of RAF fighters in southeast England defending targets against Luftwaffe's bombers.
Scenarios of 6, 25 or 34 days. 2 to 8 hours.

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The GENERAL Index Article List:

The GENERAL Vol.30,No.5
- London's Burning – “Churchill's Few -A first look at London's Burning ” (Commentary) Ben Knight
- London's Burning – “Section summary report” (Insert) Ben Knight

The GENERAL Vol.31,No.2
- London's Burning – “Blitz by Number -Ground School for London's Burning ” (Strategy) Charles Bahl
- London's Burning – “Protecting England -Strategy Tips for London's Burning ” (Strategy) Andrew R. Maly
- London's Burning – “Thirty Seconds over London -Microscenarios for London's Burning ” (Scenarios) Charles Bahl

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London's Burning

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First Edition

Publisher: Avalon Hill

Artist: Rick Gondeck, Charles Kibler, Kurt Miller, Mark Simonitch more»

Year: 1995

Product Code: 899

Size: Avalon Hill Bookcase

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0	General ENGLISH BOARD?	2012-01-31	patton55	1
1	Rules Flight Path diagram / Head On attacks?	2012-01-05	Scott Pasha	2
1	Rules Pilot replacement	2011-10-20	Brett Sch...	1
3	Rules London's Burning Rulebook	2011-10-11	CrazyOwl	1
0	Rules jettison and pilot killed questions	2011-02-10	noelberrier	3
5	Sessions Down to the Wire: just holding on with the RAF	2010-11-13	Nick Drin...	3
1	Rules Active fighters and Bombers vs. fighters	2010-08-28	Eric the Red	3
1	Rules Victory Points	2010-04-06	habchr	4
1	General How is the two-player version?	2010-03-04	Lightstorm	1
10	Sessions Flying on the razor's edge, and getting cut	2009-10-25	Captain_T...	2

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Turn sequence

A complete step-by-step guide through a single turn of London's Burning. You may find this helpful if you're just learning the game or haven't had it on the table in a while.

Brett Schaller

2012-01-12

KanalKampf Graphics

Graphics for a Kanal Kampf add on to London's Buring covering the time before Eagle Day.

Beorndog

2009-01-31

Pilot Personality Traits variant

This variant is for those who wish to add personality traits to the otherwise generic pilots.

Beorndog

2008-07-07

Interception Log.xls

Excel sheet for printing or interactive use. Sample sheet provides gameplay.

Emeraldhunter

2007-08-21

London's Burning Tracking Sheet.xls

Game tracking sheets. B&W sheet for printing out, Color for Interactive use

Emeraldhunter

2007-08-03

LONDON Puntos2.zip

POINTS (2) - FICHAS DE PUNTOS (2) por Felipe Santamaría

Felisan88

2007-06-06

LONDON Puntos1.zip

POINTS (1) - FICHAS DE PUNTOS (1) por Felipe Santamaría

Felisan88

2007-06-06

LONDON Marcadores 2.zip

MARKERS (2) IN SPANISH - MARCADORES (2) EN ESPAÑOL por Felipe Santamaría

Felisan88

2007-06-06

LONDON Marcadores 1.zip

MARKERS (1) IN SPANISH - MARCADORES (1) EN ESPAÑOL por Felipe Santamaría

Felisan88

2007-06-06

LONDON CAZAS INGLESES.zip

ENGLISH FIGHTERS IN SPANISH - CAZAS INGLESES EN ESPAÑOL por Felipe Santamaría

Felisan88

2007-06-06

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Cyberboard Gamebox at Limey Yank Games	http://loakes.game-host.org/limeyyankgames/games/g...	2006-05-12
Link to variant: Holland's Burning - Dutch Air Force vs. Luftwaffe in 1940	http://www.grognard.com/board.html#l76	2005-09-30
Lutz's Web Pages: London's Burning Page	http://flyhi.de/games/londburn1.html	2001-11-02