Crimson Skies (2003)

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Designer	L. Ross Babcock, III Jon Leitheusser Jim Long Matt Robinson Jordan Weisman Show More »
Artist	Rick Achberger Vic Bonilla Sandra Garavito Kimberly Goddard Shane Hartley David Heutmaker Ethan Pasternack Shane Small Show More »
Publisher	WizKids
Year Published	2003
# of Players	2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2, more than 2 players (3 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	10 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 and up (1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence	Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet (2 voters) [poll]
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Category	Aviation / Flight Fighting Miniatures Spies/Secret Agents
Mechanic	Action Point Allowance System Dice Rolling Role Playing Variable Player Powers
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Family	CMGs - Collectible Miniatures Games
Primary Name	Crimson Skies
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Crimson Skies is an action-packed collectable miniatures game of aerial dogfights and barroom brawls. In the world of Crimson Skies, the United States was shattered in 1930 under the crushing weight of the Great Depression. By 1937, nearly 20 separate countries feud where once stood a great nation.

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Crimson Skies

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First edition

Publisher: WizKids

Artist: Kimberly Goddard

Year: 2003

Size: 11.02 x 8.46 x 1.97 inches

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1	Rules A few questions i could not get answered from the manual	2011-09-23	couchmonk...	2
3	News Sci-Fi City Cincinnati Has These On Sale For 1.99$ a Pop	2011-09-18	superflypete	3
0	General Looking to finish a promo card set	2011-09-09	eMouse	4
3	General 2 Black Swan squadron packs for sale, plus 1 set of the entire CS game	2011-05-20	jhebert	3
2	General Did the Black Swan squadtron planes look.... allright?	2011-02-18	UnluckyNu...	5
4	General Promo Cards Text	2010-11-29	narr	3
3	General Crimson Skies LOT	2010-11-20	garfield227	5
0	General Help completing promo card set?	2010-10-16	Dask234	0
3	Rules Can someone explain the side slip maneuver card to me?	2010-09-08	jedigoalie	2
2	News Smith & Tinker buys rights to Crimson Skies!	2010-04-29	gdotbat	4

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CS master scenario list.

A compilation of scenarios originaly posted on the Crimson Skies WizKids website.

promuso

2010-03-22

CS Play aid.

Crimson Skies play aid. Please note: This play aid contains a variant of the official rules by allowing an optional turn after completing a manoeuvre.

promuso

2010-03-22

CS-Turn Segment Variant.doc

a CS variant that breaks turns into 10 segments allowing for more realistic simultaneous movement. (unfortunately it also slows the game down but at least there isn't really any down time.)

MANYUSELESSSKILLS

2006-05-15

Variant maneuver system

Variant rules with new maneuver system/cards

sdiberar

2006-05-04

CS - 5 Navigation Cards.pdf

5 new navigation cards. Print a set for each player and use 2 colors of card protectors. (This replaces the 5 files I previously uploaded.)

MANYUSELESSSKILLS

2006-03-11

CrimsonSkiesSheet.pdf

Crimson Skies Skills&EquipmentCard

frwings

2003-07-15

CSkies Turn order.doc

Revised Air Game Turn order

Sir Loin o Beef

2003-06-23

CSkies Turn order.doc

Basic Air Game Turn Order

Sir Loin o Beef

2003-06-13

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150	New GeekGold Lottery #1 The Winners are in	2009-02-15
145	The Relay for Life 2010 - Help in the Fight Against Cancer!	2010-10-07
121	Your Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: 4 July - 10 July 2011	2011-07-03
118	Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 11 - 17 July 2011	2011-07-11
116	Deviation: Loving, Hating, and Lockstepping.	2010-01-03
106	Well, we used to play this...but now we play THIS!	2011-10-01
103	Your Thrift Store / Bargain Finds: 27 February - 4 March 2012	2012-02-27
95	collecting dust - your favorite game that hasn't been played in over a year	2010-06-07
86	Your Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: 6 - 12 July 2009	2009-07-06

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Crimson Skies at Wikipedia	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Skies	2009-03-04
german FanSite with stories, products, gallary nad more	http://www.crimsonskies.de	2004-11-04