Skies Above the Reich is a solitaire game depicting a Luftwaffe squadron of Bf109s struggling to deter and destroy the relentless daylight raids over Germany during World War Two. The player's individual aircraft, each represented by a stickered block, must confront the mighty "combat box" formation of the United States Army Air Force, a deadly terrain of B-17 Flying Fortresses.
The game is a broad strokes depiction that presents the arc of the desperate air war. Stretching from late 1942 to early 1945, Skies Above the Reich follows that trajectory in a series of missions strung together to make a campaign. Each mission will take a half hour or more to play, while a campaign can last anywhere between 6 to 60 missions.
Contains:
17” x 22” map board (double sided)22” x 34” map board (double sided)8.5” x 22” off-map display panel8.5” x 11” pad: Pilot Roster & Staffel Log (double sided)Two countersheets (one sheet of 1” counters; one sheet of 5/8” counters)One set of blocks (50 @ 1” x 1” x 1/4”)Two sticker sheets (8.5” x 11”)60 card deck of attack cardsOne tri-fold player aid (11” x 25.5”, double sided)Two bi-fold player aids (11” x 17”, double sided)Two pursuit maps (8.5” x 11”, double sided)RulebookSituation manualTen dice (10 sided; 5 red and 5 black)No. of Players: 1 to 2
Min. Age: 14
