Ace of Aces: Powerhouse Series

Ace of Aces: Powerhouse Series is a two-player aerial duel played through a pair of illustrated cockpit books rather than a board. One pilot flies a Fokker D.VII and the other a SPAD XIII. Each page shows the enemy aircraft from the current relative position and offers a maneuver chart. Both players secretly select a maneuver, reveal together, exchange page references, and turn to a new view that resolves the combined motion. When the opponent enters the sights, the attacker checks range, ammunition, dice, and damage. The modern Mr. B Games edition preserves Alfred Leonardi’s landmark picture-book system while adding clearer full-color art, damage and ammo tokens, a chart book, bookmarks, and beginner through advanced rules. Matches are compact, simultaneous, and portable, but positional reading and anticipating the rival give repeated duels real depth.