Skies Above the Reich (2nd Printing)

Manufacturer: GMT Games

Bombers fill the sky and the pressure is on. Hundreds of enemy bombers fly in tight formation, each bristling wiht .50-caliber armament aimed in every direction. Can you make a dent in the American air campaign, and if you do, will you still have a staffel to send home?

Skies Above the Reich is a solitaire game depicting a Luftwaffe squadron of Bf109s struggling to deter and destroy the relentless daylight raids over Germany during World War Two. The player's individual aircraft, each represented by a stickered block, must confront the mighty "combat box" formation of the United States Army Air Force, a deadly terrain of B-17 Flying Fortresses. The game is a broad strokes depiction that presents the arc of the desperate air war. Stretching from late 1942 to early 1945, Skies Above the Reich follows that trajectory in a series of missions strung together to make a campaign. Each mission will take a half hour or more to play, while a campaign can last anywhere between 6 to 60 missions.

As tough as each mission can be, the real challenge is the campaign where you watch as your roster of pilots gradually shrinks. Some pilots will survive long enough to acquire ace skills, but you will be forced to replace downed or wounded pilots, and those young newcomers come "green". Some campaigns will end simply because you run out of pilots.

In the basic game your goal is to knock bombers out of formation, or destroy them outright. The advanced game adds "pursuit" where you dispatch fighters to chase after and intercept bombers knocked out of the formation. Played out on an 8.5" x 11" map depicting a single bomber, pursuit makes the advanced game even more challenging.

Note: This 2nd Printing identical to the 1st Printing, except that any known errata has been corrected.

Contents:
1 Rule Book
1 Advanced Rule Book
1 Situation Manual
1 Double-sided Board (22" x 34")
1 Double-sided Board (17" x 22")
4 Pursuit Maps (8.5" x 11")
3 Player Aid Cards
1 Off Map Display
1 Pilot Roster Pad
1 Sticker Sheet
2 Ten-sided Dice
Wooden Blocks

Ages: 14+
Players: 1
Game Length: 30-60 minutes

Mechanisms:
• Dice Rolling
• Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game
• Simulation
• Solo / Solitaire Game