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Down in Flames: Aces High
Head-to-Head Duel

Down in Flames: Aces High

Designed by Dan Verssen

Published by Dan Verssen Games (DVG)

Casual Flow: 15 Min Teach

Players

2-6

Community Snapshot

Best with 2
Medium-Light complexity
~45 min
7.0 on BGG (318)

Language Editions

English

Categories

Aviation / Flight
Take to the skies — piloting aircraft, dogfights, airlines, or aerospace exploration.
Card Game
Cards are the primary component — may involve hand management, drafting, or deck building.
Wargame
Simulate warfare — military strategy, tactics, and historical battles.
World War II
Set during the Second World War — from D-Day to the Pacific theater.

How It Plays

Campaign / Battle Card Driven

Special cards trigger events and drive the action forward — each card played can shift the whole narrative.

Hand Management

You have a hand of cards and deciding which to play, save, or discard is the core puzzle.

About This Game

Down In Flames is our tactical air combat card game. It was first released back in the mid 1990’s and was again released as a computer game through Battlefront in 2004. Brian Marrs did all the programming for the computer game.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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Expansions & Related

2 Expansions

Down in Flames: Aces High – Extra Decks

Down in Flames: Aces High – Extra Decks

2008

Down in Flames: Wingmen Expansion

Down in Flames: Wingmen Expansion

2012

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Play Time

45 min

Complexity

2.1 / 5

Rating

7.0

Year

2008