Anyone ever play this? God damn I did. Started as a WWI aerial combat game using picture books. Later versions showcased WWII, and it spawned games such as Lost Worlds, and the Battletech Combat Book Game. We, it's in Kickstarter for a new edition of its Powerhouse Series.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mrbgames/ace-of-aces-powerhouse-series-deluxe-edition?ref=project_facebook&fbclid=IwAR1R9ds3Ee7V83HOS0YMmXaUIPufxqI2WLH5ROP69XY0HUEYUfNtfZzcBT4
I never had this but I have played it a few times back in the day. I do have the X-Wing vs TIE Fighter version and the Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader version (which has some unintentionally hilarious artwork).
I wonder if the structure of the chart allows them to create different aircraft books like they did with Lost World.
Quote from: hedgehobbit on February 14, 2024, 10:03:04 PM
I never had this but I have played it a few times back in the day. I do have the X-Wing vs TIE Fighter version and the Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader version (which has some unintentionally hilarious artwork).
I wonder if the structure of the chart allows them to create different aircraft books like they did with Lost World.
Originally, there were three sets of WWI dogfight books, featuring 6 different planes between them. Plus a "plane vs. balloon and ground crew" set. There was also a deluxe edition that allowed you to pick from dozens of different planes with mechanical differences, and even several pilots with different advantages. So, yes.
I played them a lot when I was young. I think that that kind of mechanism is rather obsolete nowadays, because of phones and computers which allow much better simultaneous interactions between players. Note that Blue Max boardgame actually uses the same mechanics of Aces of Aces (each plane has a given set of possible moves).