2 Avalon Hill Philosophy Part 98 *The AVALON HILL Ie II GENERAL The response to our effort to rate the"adven­ ROBIN HOOD, MACHIAVELLI, and UFO, An at­ ture" games in our line of titles was less than tempt to re-rate these titles will be made at some The Game Players Magazine overwhelming-but more than expected, When future date, The Avalon Hill GENERAL is dedicated to the presenta, concluded, 274 response sheets had been ac­ tion of authoritative articles on the strategy, tactics. and variation of Avalon Hill wargames. Historical articles are cumulated for our survey (which represents about A word on the ratings found on the ADVEN­ included only insomuch as they provide useful background 1,23% of the total readership base), In com­ TURE GAME RBG is in order, As explained in AH informatIOn on current Avaron Hill tilles. The GENERAL is parison with the response to the survey of war­ Philosophy 94 (Vol. 19, No, 4), these titles are pubhshed by the Avalon HIli Game Company solely for the game titles, this was but a third as many, Unfor­ ranked according to the reader-generated Overall cultural edification of the senous game aficionado, in the hopes of improving the game owner's proficiency ofplay and tunately, a number of the titles considered for the Value, ranging from the best-accepted down­ providing services not otherwise available to the Avalon Hill ADVENTURE GAME RBG did not amass enough ward, In general, the lower the numerical average game buH. 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Md, 21214 ~ ~ Adding Paratroopers to PANZER LEADER By Oscar Oates 3 Queen of the Skies "Forget about 25 missions, pal, let's just get home from this one." A large heavy bomber passes outward bound from Each mission begins by selecting the target city, The England over the French coast through the thin, cold B-17 marker is then moved across the strategic map air at 21,000 feet, Inside, the ten men of the crew board, zone by zone, from England to the target and finger their guns, listen to the roar of the engines, and back. In each zone, however, there is the chance scan the sky for the small black dots which will bring that enemy fighters will appear. Die rolls determine battle, It is late fall 1942, The plane isa B-17 Flying For­ the number, type, and position of the fighters. You tress, known to those who fly her, defend her, and de­ must allocate defensive machine gun fire, hoping to pend upon her, as the Queen of the Skies. knock down the fighters or spoil their aim. After the bomber fires, the fighter's get their chance. Charts are consulted to determine if hits are made, where B-17: Queen of the Skies is Avalon Hill's new strategy the damage is, and how serious. The Queen is an in­ game which re-creates the bombing missions and credibly tough plane and can take a lot of punish­ aerial combat of the B-17 (model F) bombers of the ment, but there is always the chance of that lucky hit U.S. Eighth Air Force over Europe between November that will bring her down. As the mission grinds on, you 1942 and May 1943, This was the critical initial period start to sweat-wounded crewmen, low ammunition, for the American heavy bombers, when the green burned out engines, oil leaks, and more enemy crews had to quickly learn their jobs and prove the fighters. feasibility of daylight bombing, B-17: Queen of the Skies is now available for S16.00 B-17 is designed primarily as a solitaire game, pitting from the Avalon Hill Game Company, 4517 Harford you and your crew against the German air defenses. Road, Baltimore, MD 21214, Please add 10% for ship­ (A second player may optionally control the enemy ping and handling (20% for Canadian orders, 30% fighters,) Your goal is to complete 25 missions and for overseas orders). Maryland residents please add earn that ticket home, 5% state sales tax, 4 argames Not the movie .... the real things! The Avalon Hill Game Company, America's premiere strategy game maker, has combined their years of experience designing military strategy board games with the latest in artificial intelligence for home computers. The resulting computer games are designed to assist you, the player, with combat results, lines of fire and double hidden movement in two player games and provide a worthy opponent in solitaire games. Strategic Level Paris in Danger: A simulation of Napoleon's 1914 campaign in T.A.C.: Tactical Armor Command during World War II.