Invasion of the Air-eaters

Invasion of the Air-eaters is a science fiction near-future board wargame published by Metagaming Concepts in 1979 in which aliens invaders attempt to replace the oxygen in Earth's atmosphere with sulfur dioxide.

[2] In 1977, Metagaming Concepts pioneered a new type of small, fast and cheap solitaire or two-player wargame packaged in a ziplock bag titled Ogre.

Invasion of the Air-Eaters was the 12th game in the series, designed by Keith Gross, with cover art by Doug Potter, and published by Metagaming in 1979.

[4] In the January 1980 edition of Dragon (Issue 33), Tony Watson recommended Invasion of the Air-Eaters, saying, "The game combines a number of different concepts in a blend that should please most gamers.

This differentiation adds to and builds on the game's colorful rationale, as well as providing the two players with the challenge of handling an opponent whose capabilities are not a mirror image of one's own.

"[5] In Issue 8 of Simulacrum, Luc Olivier noted, "Invasion of the Air-Eaters is introduced as a microgame, but in fact it is a full game with a lot of options.