Ace of Aces: Flying Machines (1983)

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Designer	Alfred Leonardi
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Publisher	Flying Buffalo, Inc. (FBI) Nova Game Designs
Year Published	1983
# of Players	2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2, more than 2 players (1 voter) [poll]
Playing Time	20 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 (1 voter) [poll]
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Category	Aviation / Flight Wargame World War I
Mechanic	Simultaneous Action Selection
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Primary Name	Ace of Aces: Flying Machines
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The Flying Machines book set pits a Fokker EIII Eindecker against an Airco DH2 "pusher" plane (meaning that the propeller was at the back of the aircraft.) Because of the pusher configuration, the DH2 has a flexible forward firing gun - a novel addition to the Ace of Aces system. The game also provides statistics for other early-war German aircraft and Allied pusher aircraft which may be played using this set.

Flying Machines includes a different variety of maneuvers than was used in the Powerhouse and Handy Rotary books. This makes for interesting match-ups between the sets.

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Ace of Aces: Flying Machines

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NOVA slipcase edition

Publisher: Nova Game Designs

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Year: 1983

Size: 9.25 x 6.12 x 0.88 inches

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I never carried around a die for the advanced rules to this game. I used a table like the one attached. The German and Allied players write/call-out a number 1-6 at the same time, and cross reference it on the table to get a 1d6 roll. This rock-paper-scissors approach fits inside the box with the rules.

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