The Battle of Britain (board wargame)

In July 1940, Germany began aerial attacks on British airfields, cities and infrastructure in an attempt to gain air superiority in advance of an amphibious invasion (Operation Sealion).

The Germans were not able to gain air superiority due to the efforts of The Few, and by the fall of 1940, Hitler had turned his attention to an invasion of the Soviet Union.

"[4] In his 1977 book The Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming, Nicholas Palmer noted the three complexity levels, "one aimed at children and said to take under an hour."

[5] In Issue 71 of Moves, Joseph Miranda admitted that several more complex air combat games had been published after The Battle of Britain but called it "in many ways the most innovative.

"[6] In a retrospective review in Issue 5 of Simulacrum (1999), Joe Scolari called it "truly one of the grandfathers of operational air combat boardgaming."

Each turn takes a long time to plan and set up, making for serious delays which kills any excitement the game can provide."