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Zeppelin Raider: Imperial German Naval Airships is a solitaire, tactical level game placing you in command of one of several models of WWI Zeppelin dirigibles as part of the Imperial German Navy. Your mission is to destroy as much English war facilities as possible via bombing raids, or to conduct reconnaissance over the North Sea...and still survive and come home. Zeppelin Raider is based on the popular Hunters game system by Gregory M. Smith that delivers a tense and nail-biting narrative throughout the course of play.
The object of the game is to conduct numerous missions which include two main types: Bombing missions are required to bomb a specific geographic location in England (London, for example), whereas Scouting missions are required to scout a specific location in the North Sea. Players are not limited by the mission parameters for success; as you may choose to bomb or successfully scout somewhere else. The success of each mission can result in promotion and crew advancement. Just as in the real war, the game system involves a great deal of chance (as was the case historically), but ultimate success rests on the decisions, you make during your career.
A strong historical narrative is presented without overly cumbersome or complex rules to memorize so the focus is always on game play and what critical decisions you will make during each mission. Rules cover mission selection, altitude adjustment and gas cell tracking, venting, emergency jettison, maximum altitude, dynamic lift, wind and weather effects, fuel management, bombing missions, aircraft and ship encounters, zeppelin damage, crew advancement, awards and promotion, reassignment to a newer ship, a special resupply mission to Africa, and much more!
This game is highly accessible to those familiar with The Hunters or Raiders of the Deep. While Zeppelin Raiders is designed as a solitaire gaming experience, additional options for play are provided for both multi-player gaming sessions and organized tournament play.
- Second edition now available.
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- Great narrative spinner
- Enhanced second edition
- Aggressively priced
- Imperial German Navy zeppelin operations over England
- World War I
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- Campaign play — Missions are flown 'as part of a campaign'.
- Zeppelin combat simulation — Take charge of a zeppelin and fly missions over England.
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- beautiful counter sheets and maps
- depth and re-playability via multiple sorties
- solo-focused design may limit multi-player appeal
- Zeppelin aerial warfare with career/solo progression
- World War I airship bombing over England
- solitaire-focused with bomber crew flavor
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- campaign/crew progression — progression and mission-based challenges across sorties
- solitaire-led play — single-player/control of airship missions with challenges
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