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INTRODUCTION
Card Game with Early Aviation Theme 1909-1912. 

VICTORY
The player with the most Victory Tokens at the end of the game wins. 

GAME END
The game ends when a turn starts and there are no cards left in the deck. 

VICTORY TOKENS
Players share a common set of Victory Tokens (VT). 

TOKEN POT, POOL, AND PILES
There is a separate Common Pot and Pool for VT. 
Each player has his own Victory Pile. 

THE DECK
Players share a common deck. 
There are 5 Card Types: 
1. Pilots
2. Aeroplanes
3. Challenges
4. Hazards
5. Fame

SETUP
The player with the most flight hours goes first. 
Play proceeds clockwise. 

TURN SEQUENCE
Players take turns
Each turn has 5 Phases: 
Glory Phase
Invention Phase
Hazard Phase
Venture Phase
End Phase

GLORY PHASE
Put 1 VT from the Pool into the Pot. 

INVENTION PHASE
Draw 4 cards and put them in your hand. 

ACTION PHASE
You may discard a Hazard card to cause a target opponent to 
randomly discard 1 card from his hand. 

VENTURE PHASE
You may make a Meld. 
A Meld consists of: 
1 Pilot Card
1 Aeroplane Card
1 Challenge Card
Any number (0-1+) of Fame Cards. 
Gain VT = the number of cards in the Meld plus 
all the VT in the Pot. 

END PHASE
Max hand size is 7 cards: 
Discard excess cards. 


CARD DECK NOTATION
C = Challenge
P = Pilot
A = Aeroplane
H = Hazard
F = Fame

COMMON DECK CARD LIST
Name:				Type:
Cross English Channel		C
Louis Bleriot			P
Monoplane			A
Miracle        			F
Aviation Journals		F
Pioneer				P
Industry       			F
Accident       			H
Crash on Takeoff       		H
Triumph of Science		F
Aeronautics			F
Harriet Quimby			P
Dreams of Flight       		F
Flying Machine			A
Cross the Alps			C
Cross the Pyrenees		C
Cross the Mediterranean		C
Glory				F
Rich Prizes			F
London to Paris			C
Paris to Rome			C
Paris to Cairo			C
Inclement Weather		H
Strong Winds			H
Birds				H
Historic Flight			F
Alfred LeBlanc			P
French Circuit			C
Daring Young Man       		P
Georges Chavez			P
Trailblazing Flight		F
Mortal Injury			H
Wreckage       			H
Cheering Crowds			F
Paris to Madrid			C
Circuit of Europe		C
Circuit of Britain		C
Andre Beaumont			P
Steady Flier			P
Jules Verdines			P
Roland Garros			P
Aquaeroplane			A
Test Pilot			P
Monocoque Racer        		A
Streamlined Fuselage		A
Speed Record			C
Experimental Machine		A
Designer       			P
Wilfred Parke			P
Biplane				A
Innovation			F
Sudden Death			H
Smallest Mistake       		H
Triplane       			A
Avro Type F			A
Landmark Design			A
Prototype			A
Military Competition		C
Duration Record			C
Stalled				H
Spiral Spin			H
Unexplained Crash		H
Erratic Controls       		H
Delicate Structures		H
Underpowered Engines		H
Unstable Design			H
Pilot Sneezed			H
National Research Centers	F
Invention			F
Aerodrome			A
Tandem Winged Aircraft		A
Geoffrey De Havilland		P
Pusher Propeller       		A
Edward Busk			P
Daredevil			P
Eugene Ruchonnet       		P
Pilots License			P
European Air Meet		C
Government Trial       		C
Gordon Bennett Race		C
Speed Milestone			C
Commemoration			F
Trial & Error			F
Burst into Flames		H
Steep Dive			H
Box Kite Canard			A
Tractor Configuration		A
Congratulation			F
Rapid Progress			F
Distance Record			C
Rotary Engine			A
Stick & String Airframe		A
Heavier than Air Craft		A
Airshow				F
Exhilaration & Wonder		F
Brothers       			P
Motorized Aerial Carriage	A 
Altitude Record			C
Exhibition Team			P



LINKS
Early Aviation Image Collection