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The Rise of the Luftwaffe

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The Rise of the Luftwaffe, subtitled Volume One: Down in Flames Series 1939-1942, is a card based wargame published by GMT Games in 1993, designed by Gene Billingsley, Rodger B. MacGowan, and Dan Verssen, that simulates the air combat between Allied and German aircraft during the first four years of World War II. It was the first game in the Down in Flames series and was followed by a number of expansion sets, supporting two to eight players.

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Sport
Game Type (category)
Card Game 1
Classification
Player Count
Large Group or Variable 1
Origin Year
1993 1
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1. The Rise of the Luftwaffe (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph
    a card-based wargame published by GMT Games in 1993
  • Infobox
    Players: 2-8 players
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