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The Burning Blue: The Battle of Britain, 1940

The Burning Blue: The Battle of Britain, 1940

GMT Games · 2006
2300 min12+ yrs4.0/5 complexity7.7 BGG#5.248 BGG1,2 KCouplesStrategy
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(from GMT games website:) Beginning with the fighting above the Channel convoys and ending with the assault on London and the fighter-bomber offensive, The Burning Blue simulates battles between German air power and the British air defence system.

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The Burning Blue: The Battle of Britain, 1940 box art
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(from GMT games website:)

Beginning with the fighting above the Channel convoys and ending with the assault on London and the fighter-bomber offensive, The Burning Blue simulates battles between German air power and the British air defence system. It recreates the tense minute-by-minute 'plotting board' battles between RAF fighter controllers and the Luftwaffe air raids.[...]

Based on original archive research and with the help of pilot veterans of the Battle of Britain, The Burning Blue models this famous conflict in unprecedented detail. Playable and exciting, the game provides new insights into this turning point of World War Two.

COMPONENTS :

 684 full-color die-cut counters
 One 22"x34" full-color mapsheet [730 Kb]
 40-page Rule Book
 48-page Scenario Book
 2 11x17 Hostile Raid Displays
 1 11x17 Royal Air Force Squadron Tote Board
 2 Player Aid Cards
 Logsheet Booklet
 2 6-sided dice

DESIGNER Lee Brimmicombe-Wood ART DIRECTOR/PACKAGE DESIGN Rodger B. MacGowan MAP ART Lee Brimmicombe-Wood COUNTER ART Lee Brimmicombe-Wood

Burning Blue uses a system similar to the one used in Downtown: Air War Over Hanoi, 1965-1972

game anatomy
Complexity4.0 / 5
BGG rating7.7 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Extensive text — heavy translation needed
Play time
300 min
Players
2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#5.248
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The Burning Blue: The Battle of Britain, 1940 is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of The Burning Blue: The Battle of Britain, 1940 take?
A game of The Burning Blue: The Battle of Britain, 1940 takes about 300 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is The Burning Blue: The Battle of Britain, 1940 for?
The Burning Blue: The Battle of Britain, 1940 is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is The Burning Blue: The Battle of Britain, 1940?
The Burning Blue: The Battle of Britain, 1940 has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 4.0 out of 5.
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