Mustangs
boardgame
This board game simulates WW2 dogfights through a highly abstracted and simplified approach. Faster planes move more often across multiple impulses. The objective is to shoot down enemy aircraft before they shoot you down while managing fuel and ammo.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 60–150 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Luftschiff
boardgame
This solo game simulates WWI German Zeppelin operations from a side view. Players navigate their airship through 30 situation cards, manage ballast and crew on a damage sheet, and choose from five different Zeppelin models.
- Players:
- 1–2
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
The Wright Brothers
boardgame
The board game The Wright Brothers lets players retrace the historical path to inventing the first powered airplane. By gaining knowledge and experience, you aim to be the first to successfully launch the Flyer at Kitty Hawk.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Wings of Glory: WW2 Battle of Britain Starter Set
boardgame
- Players:
- 1–99
- Time:
- 30–45 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
boardgame
This 2006 board game about the Wright brothers is produced in Seattle. Two players take the roles of Wilbur and Orville, moving along a 38-space track via coin flips. Correctly answered trivia questions grant extra movement, and the first to reach the end wins.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Blue Max: World War I Air Combat
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 90 min
- Min. Age:
- 13
Wings of War: The Dawn of World War II
boardgame
Dawn of War is the first set in the Wings of War WW2 series, enabling aerial combat from 1939 to 1941. The fast and accessible system simulates diverse aircraft using new maneuver and fire decks for 2 to 6 players.
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Air Superiority
boardgame
This complex hex-based simulation depicts modern jet fighter combat. Each aircraft uses individual stats, paper logs for flight data and weapons, and counters on the map. Movement, radar locking, and cumulative damage are resolved using combat charts and ten-sided dice. Victory is achieved through predefined scenarios.
- Players:
- 1–6
- Time:
- 60–240 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Ace of Aces: Powerhouse Series
boardgame
This aerial combat game from the Powerhouse series pits Georg von Hantelmann's Fokker DVII against Eddie Rickenbacker's SPAD XIII. It includes stats for other WWI aircraft and features unique maneuvers that allow for engaging and tactical aerial matchups.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Magnificent Flying Machines
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 60–150 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Richthofen
boardgame
Richthofen is a straightforward card game about WWI air combat, originating from the 2002 Microgame Design Contest. Players take on the role of famous fighter aces engaging in life-and-death struggles in the skies.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 10
S.55: Wings over the Atlantic
boardgame
- Players:
- 1–5
- Time:
- 40–180 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Wings of War: Flight of the Giants
boardgameexpansion
"Wings of War: Flight of the Giants" introduces large multi-engine WWI bombers like the Zeppelin Staaken, Gotha, and Caproni Ca.3 to the board game series. This expansion is not standalone and requires a base set such as "Famous Aces", "Watch Your Back!", or "Burning Drachens" to play. It provides rules and components for strategic bombing missions but does not include miniatures.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 45 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Air Force
boardgame
A tactical air combat simulation over WWII Europe. Players control aircraft with secretly pre-plotted, simultaneously executed movements. Each plane uses log sheets to track maneuvers, ammunition, and damage across specific sections based on scenarios.
- Players:
- 1–2
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Luftwaffe: The Game of Aerial Combat Over Germany 1943-45
boardgame
This turn-based hex and counter wargame simulates the strategic air war over Germany from 1943 to 1945. Players command aircraft groups in 20-minute turns across a Central European map. The game features high complexity.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 120 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Air Aces
boardgame
This historical tabletop ruleset for two or more players simulates World War II air combat using miniature planes. It avoids fixed scales, focusing instead on the relative capabilities of eight famous fighter aircraft for engaging tactical duels.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 90 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Aeronautica Imperialis: Aircraft and Aces Ork Air Waaagh! Cards
boardgameexpansion
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 45–90 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Loopin' Louie
boardgame
In Loopin' Louie, a motorized airplane rotates on a central axis, threatening the players' chickens. Using a plastic lever, players deflect the plane away from their own barn and toward opponents. The last player with remaining chickens wins the game.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 4
Wings of Glory: WW1 Rules and Accessories Pack
boardgame
- Players:
- 1–117
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 13
Wings of War: Fire from the Sky
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 13
Flying Circus: Aerial Combat in WWI
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Wings of Glory: WW1 Duel Pack
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 13
Snoopy and the Red Baron
boardgame
Snoopy sits on his doghouse as a WWI pilot while the Red Baron attacks, firing marbles. Players maneuver the roof to block blue marbles and catch white ones inside his house for points.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 7
The Speed of Heat
boardgame
The Speed of Heat is a tactical air combat simulation for the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. Each turn represents 12 seconds. Jets fly using real aerodynamic data. It builds upon GDW's Air Superiority rules and includes maps, counters, and rulebooks.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 150 min
- Min. Age:
- 12