CBI ATC: China-Burma-India Air Transport Command

What is CBI ATC: China-Burma-India Air Transport Command

This is a VERY playable (free to print off and play) aerial transportation solitaire game about the U.S. Army Air Force's effort to fly supplies to China to keep it in World War 2 and tie up so many Imperial Japanese Army soldiers on the Asian mainland which it did. http://www.CoatneyHistory.com/CBIATC.htm

(In the "Advanced" game, one player can be the Equipment transporter and the other the Fuel Transporter and separate record/chits could be kept to see if they achieve their respective delivery requirements. Of course, if either fails too often, they both lose overall, so .... :-) )

The player chooses either the H (High Himalayas) route with its hazards or the M (Japanese fighter-interceptor aerodrome at Myitkina) route. He takes the maximum number of transport aircraft pieces possible and then adds to that upside-down piece mix a number of hazard pieces equal to half the number of transports rounded up.

(In 1942-43, trying to fly the lower route over Myitkina is very much pushing your luck, depending on Japanese fighter strength and who wins the air battle.)

Game details

Players

1–2

Age

+8

Duration

120 min

Difficulty

Light

Type

Board game

Year

2020

Mechanics

Chit-Pull System · Force Commitment · Hexagon Grid

Categories

Aviation / Flight · Print & Play · Transportation

Designer

Lou Coatney

Publisher

(Self-Published)