Battle in the Skies: Dave Arneson's Fantasy Air Battle Rules

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The movement rules sound to me like the Trireme game we used to play sometimes. I don't recall when it was introduced, but I recall playing it in 1973 with Bob Meyer and the Sniders and several other players. It was fun. You could even ram friendly ships with the written orders and multiple commanders on each team.

I remember Trireme. A friend and I played it a little back in the day, but I think we used Wooden Ships & Iron Men more.

What is puzzling to me, however, is the timeline. Board Game Geek says that the Avalon Hill version of Trireme is a revision of the Battleline edition, and the internet seems to imply that the Battleline game was printed in 1979. That doesn't jibe with the way I remember things.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleline_Publications