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Blue Max: World War I Air Combat

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2013 · 2-6 players · 90min · weight 2.26 · 384 ratings

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ID
158982
Name
Blue Max: World War I Air Combat
Year
2013
Rank
7958
Min players
2
Max players
6
Playing time
90
Min playtime
90
Max playtime
90
Avg weight
2.2609
Num weights
23
Bayes avg
5.63389
Average
6.62615
Users rated
384
Num owned
1300
Wanting
17
Wishing
80
Num comments
125
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (3)
Grid MovementHexagon GridSimultaneous Action Selection
Categories (3)
Aviation / FlightWargameWorld War I
Description (1078 chars)

In the midst of a tragic war, WWI fighter pilots fought bravely in a modern version of the medieval joust, much like the gallant knights that preceded them. Their survival depended greatly upon not only their skills, but also the quality of their aircraft. Blue Max, the famous game of World War I aerial combat, is back with new graphics and updated rules! In Blue Max, two to six players take the roles of pilots belonging to one of two teams, either the Allies or the Central Powers and aim to shoot down as many enemy planes as possible. With rules that account for altitude, fuel reserves and the maneuverability of your plane, Blue Max places you squarely in the cockpit and you'll need to both master your machine and outwit your foes in order to win. The famous Philip Hall aerial combat game is back with new graphics and updated rules. Components: 1 rule-book, 1 game board (with a map on each side), 6 player screens (3 per team), 18 maneuver charts, 18 plane cards, 144 small size cards, 3 punch boards with 168 cardboard pieces, 60 tracking sheets, 6 custom dice.

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.