Aeronef Captain's Handbook
BGG rating
6.9

Expansion for Aeronef: Victorian Science Fiction Flyer Combat Rules

Aeronef Captain's Handbook

2002

Rules assistance for Aeronef Captain's Handbook

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–10 players
  • 60 min

Rules assistant for Aeronef Captain's Handbook

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Aeronef Captain's Handbook is an expansion for Aeronef: Victorian Science Fiction Flyer Combat Rules released in 2002 for 2–10 players and 60 minutes per game. It was designed by Steve Blease and Matthew Hartley and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement, and Simulation.

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About the game

In 1895 English adventurer the Earl of Redgrave and his bride Lillia Zaidie land on Mars in their R-Matter vessel The Astronef. History changed from that date... The Aeronef Captain's Handbook is a supplement for the popular VSF flier combat rules Aeronef: Victorian Science Fiction Flyer Combat Rules. It contains: rules for introducing Martian aeronef into your battles with their new gas and electric weapons. an expanded geo-political and scientific time line from 1899 to 1911. optional rules for players to expand the game to include air torpedoes, boarding, morale, multi-targeting, ramming and towing. Aeronef strategic game rules to allow you to play mini-campaigns. technological development timeline to reflect design improvements through the period. rules to include aerofauna on Earth and the colonised planets. four new scenarios featuring the new rules and craft in this handbook. Please note The Aeronef Captain's Handbook is a supplement, not a stand alone product and you must own Aeronef to be able to utilise this product.

Questions and answers

Aeronef Captain's Handbook supports 2–10 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.