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About this item
Highlights
- 2-6 Players
- 12 Years and Up
- Board Games
- Strategy and war games
- GMT Games
Description
In 1992, GMT released Rise of the Luftwaffe, the first Down in Flames WWII air combat card game. That game covered the early part of the War in Europe, from 1939 to early 1942. It was followed a few years later by the 8th Air Force expansion module, which added aircraft and campaigns for the latter part of the war. Since then there have been two more games, two packs of additional aircraft, and a large number of C3i modules for the series. However, the original two games have been long out of print. GMT has considered a number of options to address that, from straight reprints to a base game/ campaign module arrangement. Finally, though, the company has decided to P500 an entire new game covering the war in the ETO from 1940-1944. Wild Blue Yonder will be a true deluxe Down in Flames product. It will contain over a dozen full campaigns, over 200 aircraft cards, plus all of the necessary targets, resource sheets etc. needed for play. All of this will be packaged in a large box similar to the ones for the Combat Commander games. Many of the campaigns will be on the same subjects as those in Rise of the Luftwaffe, 8th Air Force and various C3i modules. However, they will not be simple reprints of those campaigns. In addition, Wild Blue Yonder will contain three different types of campaigns, Land Campaigns, Progressive Campaigns, and Operations (The Schweinfurt Raids, for example). The first type will be the familiar “standard” DiF campaign that players of the system are used to. Progressive Campaigns, though, will give both players a fixed “order of battle” along with reinforcements and replacements that they will have to use throughout the campaign. This will reflect the more attritional nature of these air campaigns. Finally, the game will include at least one solitaire campaign for players who don’t have an opponent available. Wild Blue Yonder promises to be the best Down in Flames game yet. So strap on your parachute and get ready to take to the skies!COMPONENTS:220 Action Cards300 Aircraft Cards264 5/8" countersFour Double-sided Target cardsSeven Double-sided Campaign cardsFour Double-sided Campaign Log SheetsOne Land Campaign Log SheetOne Campaign DisplayOne Double-sided 11"x17" Resource/Player Aid CardOne Dogfight RulebookOne Campaign Rulebook
Suggested Age: 12 Years and Up
Type of Game: Strategy and War Games
Playing Time: 1 Hour
CPSC Choking Hazard Warnings: Choking_hazard_small_parts
Number of Players: 2-6 Players
Package type: Full Game
Educational Focus: Social Skills
Battery: No Battery Used
TCIN: 75876484
UPC: 817054011322
Origin: made in the USA or imported
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Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 3 inches length x 9 inches width x 12 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 5.6 pounds
item ships from third party seller: Noble Knight Games
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