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Table Air Combat: D3A Val

Table Air Combat: D3A Val

Paper Forge · 2016
230–90 min0+ yrs8.0 BGG5KidsCouplesStrategy
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How do you play Table Air Combat: D3A Val?

Table Air Combat is a fast, simple air combat game that can be played on any flat surface. Each ruleset is a self-contained game including cut-out miniatures of one aircraft and a set of rules.

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Table Air Combat is a fast, simple air combat game that can be played on any flat surface. Each ruleset is a self-contained game including cut-out miniatures of one aircraft and a set of rules. All you need are some six-sided dice and some coins to provide weight for the aircraft counters.
Everything else can be printed from this ruleset.
Each player has a flight of four aircraft, represented by two counters.
Aircraft counters move by means of curved “performance rulers” that represent the aircraft’s historical cornering ability and maximum speed.

TAC is designed for portability;
The entire game can fit in a plastic bag.
Even the largest battles can take place on a fast-food restaurant table.

Each aircraft is sold separately.
Only pay for the ones you want, and print out as many copies as you need to create your own epic WWII air battle.

The Aichi D3A "Val" dive-bomber was considered obsolete at the start of the war, but claimed warships at Singapore, Pearl Harbor, Midway, Coral Sea, and Guadalcanal.

This set is a self-contained rulebook that includes miniatures for the Aichi D3A "Val" and contains three scenarios that reference other aircraft:

 Iron Bottom Sound:  D3A dive bombers escorted by A6M2 Zeroes attack a US Navy destroyer.  The destroyer is defended by a F4F-F Wildcats.
 Easter Sunday Raid: Continual-spawning D3A Val and A6M2 Zeroes threaten to overwhelm defending RAF Hurricanes over the city of Colombo. 
 Midway: Attack the USS Yorktown with A6M2 escorts while fighting off defending F4F-F Wildcats, SBD Dauntlesses, and flak from both the carrier and an escorting destroyer.

—description from the publisher

game anatomy
BGG rating8.0 / 10
Vibe
KidsCouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
30–90 min
Players
2
Recommended age
0+ yrs
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Table Air Combat: D3A Val is a aviation / flight game, for 2 players, taking ~30–90 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Table Air Combat: D3A Val — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Table Air Combat: D3A Val support?
Table Air Combat: D3A Val is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Table Air Combat: D3A Val take?
A game of Table Air Combat: D3A Val takes about 30–90 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Table Air Combat: D3A Val for?
Table Air Combat: D3A Val is recommended from age 0.
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