'B-17 Queen Of The Skies' Board Game
Vintage Solitaire War Game by Avalon Hill - 1981
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SOLDThis game has now been sold. Please contact us if you would like to be notified when we have another in stock.
Price: £44.95 + p&p(Stock no. VG844) |
‘B-17 Queen Of The Skies' is a strategy game which re-creates the early bombing missions and aerial combat of the B-17 Flying Fortress bombers of the US Eighth Air Force over Europe between October 1942 and May 1943.
‘B-17 Queen Of The Skies' is designed to be primarily a solitaire game. The player controls a B-17F Flying Fortress bomber, trying to survive German fighter attacks and drop its load of bombs on the selected target, then return home safely. Optionally, a second player can control the German fighters
Movement to targets is through zones. Die rolls and game tables determine appearance, type, and position of enemy fighters. Charts are used to determine if hits are made, where the damage is located, and how serious the damage is. Game tables and die rolls also determine everything from the bomber's target and formation position to weather, flak, and German fighter opposition as the B-17 makes its way over land and sea to its target.
The game we are selling also includes some additional missions and variants which were not normally included with the game. These include 'The Flying Boxcar' variant, 'The Liberator', '15th Air Force' variant and 'The Battle of Berlin'.
The game we are selling, pictured on this page, is complete and in very good condition. There is some minor storage wear (rubbing to the edges) to the box but the game components appear to have had very little use.
No. of Players:
For 1 or 2 players
Condition:
Board: Excellent
Playing pieces: Excellent
Box: Good
Contents:
Game board (mounted) 16" x 11"
88 Die-cut card counters
Enemy Fighter cards
Mission Record Sheet pad
Crew Placement chart
Strategic Movement board
2 Dice
Rules