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