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Rules assistance for Flying Circus Deluxe: Bombers & Campaigns
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- 2 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 1.7/5
Rules assistant for Flying Circus Deluxe: Bombers & Campaigns
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Flying Circus Deluxe: Bombers & Campaigns is an expansion for Flying Circus: Aerial Combat in WWI released in 2008 for 2 players and 60 minutes per game. It was designed by Dan Verssen and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Open Drafting.
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About the game
Flying Circus: Bombers and Campaigns continues on the first installment, Flying Circus: Aerial Combat in WWI, upon which it builds. The game system resembles Rise of the Luftwaffe but for WWI. From the back of the box (slightly edited): It depicts the excitement and drama of WWI dog fighting. You fly the colorful and agile aircraft of that war as you make history in the world's first military use of aircraft. This is the deluxe game. You will need the basic game card deck to play this expanded version. Then you will have everything you need to play single aircraft duels and team play with multiple flights in swirling dogfights. This deluxe game adds rules for altitude, pilot abilities--including a deck of 25 pilot cards for historical campaigns--bombers, rear gunners, scouts and other optional rules. This deluxe game also includes cards and rules for playing multi-mission games of famous WWI campaigns such as Cambrai and Meuse-Argonne, along with a "Campaign Analysis" article detailing the development of the aircraft, their tactics and strategy. Now you can become an ace pilot and build your own flying circus. Contents: 110 Deluxe deck cards (bombers, scouts, plus more fighters and action cards) Deluxe Game Rules booklet 6 Campaign cards Pilot log 36 Pilot and altitude cards Dice marker NOTE: Damage markers are not provided with the game. Complexity: Medium (2 out of 5)
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Dan Verssen Games (DVG)
- Decision Games (I)
Questions and answers
Flying Circus Deluxe: Bombers & Campaigns supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Flying Circus Deluxe: Bombers & Campaigns is 60 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.
Flying Circus Deluxe: Bombers & Campaigns has a complexity rating of 1.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a 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.
Flying Circus Deluxe: Bombers & Campaigns belongs to these categories: Card Game, Wargame, and Aviation / Flight. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Open Drafting. 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 Flying Circus Deluxe: Bombers & Campaigns are: Dan Verssen. 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 Flying Circus Deluxe: Bombers & Campaigns as an expansion for Flying Circus: Aerial Combat in WWI. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Flying Circus: Aerial Combat in WWI to use it. Check that your edition of Flying Circus: Aerial Combat in WWI is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.