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Designed By	Alfred (Al) Leonardi Hal McKinney
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Published By	Nova Game Designs
Year Published	1985
# of Players:	2 − 2
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Playing Time	30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
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Category	Wargame World War I
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Primary Name	Ace of Aces - Balloon Buster
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Families	Ace of Aces

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Part of the Ace of Aces series this game simulates a WWI fighter attempting to shooting down a reconnaissance balloon that is protected by an anti-aircraft gun. The fighter maneuvers to shoot at the balloon while the anti-aircraft player attempts to shoot him down.

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Very Good	$40.00	9-Jul-2009
Like New	€34.00	11-Feb-2008

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Rules Can someone help with components?	2007-02-20	soldatoj57	1
Rules Does anyone have a pilot manuever card?	2005-05-05	Fantomius	0
Sessions Session Report	2004-12-30	castiglione	0
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	Recommendations

Strong Recommendations
Ace of Aces - Handy Rotary Series	Ace of Aces - Powerhouse Series	Ace of Aces - Flying Machines

Standard Recommendations
Ace of Aces - Wingleader	Ace of Aces - Jet Eagles

Weak Recommendations
Ace of Aces - Handy Rotary Deluxe Edition	Rise of the Luftwaffe	Bounty Hunter: Shootout at the Saloon	Lost Worlds
Richthofen's War	Blue vs. Gray	Submarine	Dixie - Bull Run
The Arab-Israeli Wars	Wooden Ships & Iron Men	Conquest	Modern Naval Battles
Nuclear War	Dixie - Gettysburg	Kingmaker	Luftschiff
Ram Speed	Ogre	Rommel's Panzers	B-17: Queen of the Skies
The Awful Green Things from Outer Space

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Dragonriders of Pern: The Book Game	Illuminati	Ambush!

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balloon_buster-artillery_and_maneuver_cards.zip

Artillery and maneuver cards (required for play)

Fantomius

2005-11-28

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Scan of Balloon Buster Artillery Card (required to play the game)

Fantomius

2005-11-20

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User Rank:	2779
Wargame Rank:	1032
Num Ratings:	119
Average Rating:	6.05
Standard Deviation:	1.36
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Avg. Game Weight:	2.0
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Ace of Aces Collector's Guide	http://maverick.brainiac.com/aoa/	2003-07-23
Where you can purchase "Balloon Buster" Ace of Aces	http://www.flyingbuffalo.com/ace.htm	2004-01-13
Solitaire rules for Balloon Buster	http://www.geocities.com/desdichado_99/Drachen_Sla...	2005-01-10

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