
- BGG rank
- BGG #18,053
- BGG rating
- 8.2
Blood Red Skies: Battle Of Midway
- 2–8 players
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 2021

Rules assistance for Blood Red Skies: US Ace Pilot – Richard Bong
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Blood Red Skies: US Ace Pilot – Richard Bong is an expansion for Blood Red Skies: Battle of Britain released in 2022 for 2–8 players and ages 12 and up. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
Richard Ira Bong was the United States’ top scoring and most highly decorated Ace of the Second World War. He joined the Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet Program in May 1941 and a year later was training on the new Lockheed P-38 Lightning twin engine fighter. When war broke out, Bong was sent to New Guinea and won a reputation for aggressively battling enemy aircraft at any opportunity, making Ace with five aerial victories in his first four engagements. By October 1944, Bong had a total of 30 victories and received the Medal of Honor and a ban on more combat flying. Despite orders, Bong pushed his score to 40, plus seven probables, before he was sent home in January 1945. Tragically, Bong lost his life test piloting the new generation of jets later that year.
Blood Red Skies: US Ace Pilot – Richard Bong supports 2–8 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.
The catalogue lists Blood Red Skies: US Ace Pilot – Richard Bong for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Blood Red Skies: US Ace Pilot – Richard Bong belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and World War II. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The catalogue lists Blood Red Skies: US Ace Pilot – Richard Bong as an expansion for Blood Red Skies: Battle of Britain. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Blood Red Skies: Battle of Britain to use it. Check that your edition of Blood Red Skies: Battle of Britain is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.