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Rules assistance for Down in Flames: Air Umbrella Over Dunkirk
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Rules assistant for Down in Flames: Air Umbrella Over Dunkirk
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Down in Flames: Air Umbrella Over Dunkirk is an expansion for Rise of the Luftwaffe released in 2005 20 minutes per game. It was designed by Rodger B. MacGowan and Toby Pilling and its main mechanics are Campaign / Battle Card Driven.
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About the game
Air Umbrella Over Dunkirk is an extension module to the "Down In Flames"-Series - Volume 1: The Rise of the Luftwaffe game by GMT. The British Expeditionary Force was facing total annihilation after the lightning campaign waged by the Germans in France and the Low Countries. Deciding to rest the Panzer divisions, Hitler entrusted Goering's Luftwaffe with the mission of smashing the British evacuation at Dunkirk. The already thinly stretched RAF had to provide an air umbrella to protect the stream of ships plying the English Channel. Although the British lost the equivalent of six squadrons of fighter aircraft plus a large number of ships sunk or damaged they managed to evacuate over 300,000 Allied soldiers, including the bulk of the BEF.
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- GMT Games
- RBM Studio
Questions and answers
The listed playing time for Down in Flames: Air Umbrella Over Dunkirk is 20 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Down in Flames: Air Umbrella Over Dunkirk has a complexity rating of 2.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Down in Flames: Air Umbrella Over Dunkirk belongs to these categories: Card Game, Wargame, and World War II. Its main mechanics are Campaign / Battle Card Driven. 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 credited designers of Down in Flames: Air Umbrella Over Dunkirk are: Rodger B. MacGowan and Toby Pilling. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Down in Flames: Air Umbrella Over Dunkirk as an expansion for Rise of the Luftwaffe. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Rise of the Luftwaffe to use it. Check that your edition of Rise of the Luftwaffe is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.