Playing Time:15 minutes per sortie, multiple hours in total This is a solitaire, tactical air war game covering air operations in the Western and Italian fronts during WWI. Players control an aircraft from 1 of 7 different nations represented, with options to upgrade to better aircraft as the war progresses The player may choose one of seven different nationalities to fly for, and can be based from one of many bases in along the trench lines or in Italy. Western Front Ace game review and strategy Scout Aircraft Tactical Game Western Front Ace: The Great War In The Air, 1916-1918 - Compass Games Compass Games Tactical Game Players: one (with option for two or more). Western Front Ace: The Great War in the Air, 1916-1918 is a solitaire, tactical level game which places you in command of a scout (fighter) aircraft during World War I. Each turn consists of one sortie, during which a combat will usually occur Solitaire Suitability: 10 out of 10 , Time Scale:Abstract , Map Scale: Abstract Components: Two Countersheets of 9/16″ unit-counters (336 counters) Twenty-one Aircraft Display Mats 8., 5″ x 11″ (double-sided, 42 total) Seven Player Aid Cards 8., 5″ x 11″ One Two-seater Target Mat 8., 5″ x 11″ Four Pilot Awards Display Mats 8., 5″ x 11″ (double-sided, 8 total) One Air Operations Display Map 11” x 17” (double-sided, 2 maps total) Twenty-four Ace Pilot Cards Sixty Combat Cards Rules Booklet One Logsheet 8., 5” x 11” Two 6-sided, one 10-sided, and one 20-sided die Box and Lid, Complexity: 6 out of 10
