Produktbeschreibung
In the summer of 1940, England stood alone against the onslaught of the conquering Wehrmacht after it had overrun nearly all of Europe. But England’s fate was not to be decided on land or through the seas, but rather in the skies above. For it was here an epic battle would be waged between the outnumbered and exhausted RAF and the victory-laden Luftwaffe. This struggle would forever be known as the Battle of Britain.
Black Cross/Blue Sky: The Battle of Britain is a game designed to allow players to recreate some of the aerial battles fought over England during that summer. Each player assumes the role of a Flight Leader as they maneuver their groups of planes across a game board, made up of a hexagonal grid superimposed upon a map representative of the terrain, over which the battles took place.
This game is a new rendition of a miniature wargame first published in 1995. Over the years, the rules system has been polished and refined. Now, this rules system is presented in a new format. This game is the first in a series using the new 3-D game system which allows players to use either counters or miniatures with this game. Miniature gamers can now practice some scenarios using the counters as they are painting up their squadrons. Also, there are new planes types, new advanced rules, eleven scenarios (including one solitaire). An upcoming supplement will add three mini-campaign games, and one huge campaign game that covers the entire second half of the Battle of Britain.
So strap into the cockpit, put on your helmet, and check your parachute. There is a whole lot of action in the blue skies above!
Take to the skies over southeast England during the turbulent Summer of 1940, as the outnumbered aircraft of the RAF fought a desperate struggle of survival against the onslaught of the near-invincible German Luftwaffe. "Black Cross/Blue Sky" is a historical wargame that allows players to assume the role of either a British or German pilot during the Battle of Britain.
The core game rules use a revolutionary system that has been used in the historical miniatures gaming hobby for 15 years. Nominated for the Charles S. Roberts Award for best historical miniatures rules set in 1996, the rules have been refined and expanded from hundreds of players’ feedback. The result is a game system which allows a huge number of aircraft to be easily handled without the tedium of written orders. Multiple sets can be combined to allow large games that are limited only by the space provided by the players.
The game includes:
-11 scenarios (including one solitaire scenario)
-102 full color thick cardboard plane counters (backprinted with the inverted view of each aircraft)
-18 Flight Stands that easily and effectively simulate 3-D combat.
-4 full-color, backprinted 22” x 34” mapsheets (depicting a view of the southeast coast of England and the English Channel)
-2 sets of illustrated aircraft cards (allowing players to have each aircraft’s capabilities at their fingertips)
-2 full-color rules summary cards (eliminating the need for frequent rules referencing)
-39 Target, Weather, and Barrage Balloon counters
-127 informational markers (Ace, hit, momentum, ammo, etc.)
-Color rulebook & 5 dice |