CONSIMWORLD EXPO 2008 DOWN IN FLAMES ACE OF ACES COMPETITION

This is a continuous competition played throughout the Expo, from Tuesday afternoon to around 1 or 2 AM Sunday morning.

Players will select which campaign year to begin a pilot's career and for which air force he will fly in: RAF, USAAF, USN, USMC, the Soviet VSS, the Italian Regia Aeronautica, the Japanese Navy, the Japanese Army or German Luftwaffe.

NEW: The 2008 Aces of Aces competition format is completely different from past years!!!

ACE OF ACES COMPETITION

1. Winner will be the player with the most TOTAL ELIGIBLE KILLS DURING THE TOURNEY + BONUS POINTS
2. Everyone is eligible to be in the tourney (although the expected winner will probably have to play in 20 or more missions).
3. All 0-kill pilots (new & old) kill totals will be counted even after that pilot becomes an ace or a multi-ace.
   • Example: Player Jim Doe’s new pilot shoots down 15 planes for the expo. All 15 will counts towards Jim’s grand total.
4. Pilots who have enough kills credits are allowed to roll on the Ace table for extra abilities which may help the player shoot down more planes during the competition. (See ACE ABILITY TABLES FOR LEADERS & WINGMEN).
5. A player may use a previous pilot from previous Expos or GMT-West Weekends with these restrictions:
   • If the pilot has 1-to-4 kills & NO Ace ability, then only the total kills up to acquiring an ACE Ability will be counted
     • Example 1: John Doe’s pilot has a fighter kill from CSW 2007, if John’s pilot gets six more fighter kills during the tourney, only 4 will be counted towards the total.
     • Example 2: Jane Doe’s Luftwaffe Pilot has 1 Heavy bomber kill (worth 3 kills) from CSW 2007. Jane is allowed to shoot down 1 heavy bomber or 2 fighters before Jane’s Luftwaffe pilot earns an ace ability and is considered ineligible. Any further kills by this pilot after earning an ace ability will not count.
   • If the pilot is already has an ACE ability, kills by that pilot will not be counted towards the total.
6. Bonus Points
   • Add +5 to a player’s total score for any Ki-43-II, MC.202, MC.200, Yak-9, Yak-1 & Bf-110C Aces created
   • Add +4 to a player’s total score for P-51B, P-38J (Europe), P-40C and A6M5 aces created
   • Add +3 to a player’s total score for any P-39N aces created
   • Add +2 for P-38J (Pacific) aces.
   • Zero bonus points for any P-47C/D, Fw-190A, La-5FN, Bf-109F/G, Bf-109G6/R6, Hurricane-IIB, Spitfire MK. V, Spitfire Mk. IX, F6F, F4U, N1K1-J and Ki-84-1a aces created
     • All Pilots must have at least 5 kills and started at 0-kills to qualify for the bonus points.
     • Once one of the eligible plane type pilots becomes a 5-kill ace, no further bonus points are awarded for further kills or for becoming a multi-ace.
   • Add a half point (0.5) to a player’s total score if the player’s side wins a mission
   • Subtract a half point (0.5) to a player’s total score if the player’s side loses a mission
7. TIE-Breaker: If two or more players are tied with the most kills, the following tie-breaking format is used in the following order:
   • Highest Total Quality of Kills – fighters are 1 pt each, light bombers are 1.5 pts each, medium bombers are 2 pts each & heavy bombers are 3 pts each.
   • If both # of kills and quality kill # are the same, then the least # of missions played will determine the winner since that player did the same amount and quality of kills as the other player BUT he did it playing in fewer missions.
     • A mission counts if a player had an eligible pilot taking part in the mission.
     • Example 1: Player John Q. Public flew a mission with both his leader and wingman ineligible – This would not count as a mission flown for this tie-breaker
     • Example 2: Player John Q. Public flew a mission with an ineligible leader but his wingman was eligible – This would count as a mission flown for this tie-breaker
   • If the first two tie-breakers are still even, then the most new ACES created during the tourney (pilots already with kills from previous cons will not be counted in this tiebreaker)

   • If the first 3 tie-breakers are still even, then the most kills by a new ace in a theater. A new ace is defined as a pilot starting from 0-kills at the start of CSW-2008.

MISSION DETERMINATION SECTION

1. NEW - The Event Coordinator (i.e., Mike Lam) will determine the mission type and assigned the types of aircraft to be used.
   • The theater campaigns will follow a rotation in the order of: 1941 WF, 1941 NA, 1943 EF, 1943 WF & 1944 Pacific
     • Players will select a side to be on before learning the mission type and will determine amongst themselves who flies which type of aircraft if applicable.
     • Players with the least # of mission played MAY (but not always) have the right to select first if they had not flown that particular type of plane previously within that theater.
       • Example 1: There are certain campaigns where players will not have any choices to make, i.e., the 1941 Western Europe campaign only has Spitfires for the Allies and only Bf-109Fs for the Axis. 
       • Example 2: Eastern Front Campaign: German Player A has not yet flown in this campaign while his team mate German Player B has played in 1 mission using the Fw-190A. If the mission contains Fw-190As & Bf-109Gs, then Player A will have the first pick of which of the two types he will use for the upcoming mission.
     • Some plane type substitutions may be allowed based on player preference if it does not unbalance the mission.
       • Example: F6F for the F4U, Yak-1 for the Yak-9, Bf-109G for the Bf-109G6/R6, Hurricane-IIB for the IIC
       • A player may downgrade into a lesser point valued plane but this may also cause a downgrading of enemy planes that will be used. But this depends on the type of mission and the theater. The Event Coordinator will make any final determinations on any mission’s “Order of Battle”.
     • Players will rotate to different sides during the weekend AND playing different types of planes as much as possible (this is to prevent players from gaining an unfair advantage almost playing one air force during the competition)
     • Player may start a new pilot/wingman team/per air service/fighter type only if he has no 0-kill pilots OF THAT TYPE at the start of the Expo. Once created, no new pilots for that TYPE are to be created until the first set of new pilots are KIA, WIA or POW’ed.
     • For Air Battles in North Africa, players have a limited quantity of certain planes, so be careful. Player can still play aggressively but if with aggressive play comes a risk that your planes might get shot down too.
     • For every equivalent of 5 kills (except for Luftwaffe kills on the East Front Campaign – see Special East Front Rules) achieved, the player rolls a d6 die to determine the ability AFTER the completion of the mission in which the 5th kill was made. See Ace Determination tables. A wingman who downs an enemy plane is credited with the kill & not his leader. No sharing of kills between players’ leaders & wingmen.

                        Ace Determination Tables

D6 ROLL	PILOT	WINGMAN
1	ACE	ACE
2	BURST +1	ACE
3	DAMAGE +1	DAMAGE +1
4	HORSEPOWER +1	DAMAGE +1
5	PERFORMANCE +1	TIGHT TURN/MANEUVER
6	TIGHT TURN/MANEUVER	TIGHT TURN/MANEUVER

If a pilot rolls a previous ability, that pilot is awarded the following ability based on the type of plane flown:

• Barrel Roll – Change any card into a Barrel Roll once per mission: P-38, Fw-190A, N1K1, La-5FN, Hurricanes
• Defensive Scissors – May change any card into a scissors while on defense once per turn: Agile Planes (MC.202, Ki-84, A6M)
• Full Throttle - Change any card into a Full Throttle once per mission: F6F & F4U
• Tight Turn - Change any card into a Tight Turn once per mission: P-51, Spitfires, Bf-109F/G, Yaks
• Vertical Roll, Descend – Change any card into Vertical Roll To Descend once per game: P-47 Leader Only

Any further repeated matched ability after the first match, results in no new ability.

Two special abilities are awarded when a certain criteria is met.

• Bomber Killer (BK) – When a pilot personality shoots down 5 bombers, he adds +1 to the damage done per attack.
  • Additional +1s are awarded per every 5th bomber shot down.
• Veteran (V) – When a pilot personality survives a certain number of mission WITHOUT earning an ace ability, he may change one card/per mission either into a Tight Turn or Barrel Roll.
  • The number of missions is dependant on the type of plane flown; it could be as low as 6 but not more than 10.

  • This ability is lost when a pilot achieves an ace ability.

1. SPECIAL NORTH AFRICA AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT RULES:

   • LUFTWAFFE
     • Bf-109E (Emil)
       • German pilots start with the Bf-109E (Emil)
       • There is an unlimited supply of replacement Bf-109Es during the Expo
     • Bf-109F (Friedrich)
       • If an ACE LUFTWAFFE PILOT transfers from the 1941 Western Europe campaign, that pilot and wingman will be assigned Bf-109Fs.
       • If a Pilot flies in 5-missions without being shot down, he and his wingman are assigned the Bf-109F (Friedrich) OR
       • Once a Pilot achieves 5-kills, he and his wingman are assigned the Bf-109F (Friedrich)
       • If a Leader loses his Bf-109F, he will use his wingman’s Bf-109F (if not already lost) and his wingman is assigned to a Bf-109E
       • If a Leader loses his second Bf-109F, he will have to fly 5 more German missions before a brand-new Bf-109F is assigned to him.
       • In the event that both Bf-109F pilot and wingman were lost on the same mission, then that player may start over with a new pair of Bf-109E (Emil) pilots
     • Bf-110C
       • Player who are Bf-110C pilots, start out with the BF-110C
       • There is no penalty for losing Bf-110C; there is an unlimited supply of replacement Bf-110Cs during the Expo.
       • If a player completes 10 missions or becomes a Bf-110 ace he and his wingman are assigned the Bf-110F
       • If a player completes 7 missions flying the BF-110C, that pilot becomes a VETERAN.
     • Bf-110F
       • There is no penalty for losing Bf-110F; there is an unlimited supply of replacement Bf-110Fs during the Expo.
   • REGIA AERONAUTICA
     • MC.202
       • Italian pilots start with the MC.202
       • Players are allowed 1 replacement MC.202 during the Expo
       • If a second MC.202 is lost, then the Leader will fly a MC.202, and his wingman is demoted to the MC.200
       • If the last MC.202 is lost, then both the leader and wingman will fly the MC.200.
       • After 5 N. African missions after any player lost his first MC.202 have been flown by that particular player (these are actual missions the player played in on the Italian side), a new replacement MC.202 is assigned.
       • In the event that both pilot and wingman were lost on the same mission, then that player may start a new pair of MC.202 pilots along with 1 spare MC.202.
     • MC.200
       • There is no penalty for losing MC.200s; there is an unlimited supply of replacement MC.200s during the Expo.
   • ROYAL AIR FORCE
     • Hurricane-IIB
       • British Hurricane pilots start with the Hurricane-IIB
       • Players are allowed 1 replacement Hurricane-IIB during the Expo
       • If a second Hurricane-IIB is lost, then the Leader will fly a Hurricane-IIB and his wingman is demoted to the Hurricane-I.
       • If the last Hurricane-IIB is lost, then both the leader and wingman will fly the Hurricane-I or the Tomahawk-II.
       • After 5 N. African missions after any player lost his first Hurricane-IIB have been flown by that particular player (these are actual missions the player played in on the RAF side), a new replacement Hurricane-IIB is assigned.
       • In the event that both pilot and wingman were lost on the same mission, then that player may start a new pair of Hurricane-IIB pilots along with a spare Hurricane-IIB.
       • After a Hurricane-IIB pilot achieves 3-kills, the player has the option to fly the Hurricane-IIC
     • HURRICANE-IIC
       • Only available to Hurricane-IIB pilots who have achieved 3 or more Kills
       • If this plane is used, then both pilot and his wingman are assigned to Hurricane-IIC.
       • Follows the same replacement procedures as the Hurricane-IIB.
       • Players may freely switch back between the Hurricane-IIB and IIC between missions without penalty.
     • TOMAHAWK-II (P-40C)
       • British pilots who elect to fly the Tomahawk-II, start out with the Tomahawk-II
       • There is no penalty for losing Tomahawks; there is an unlimited supply of replacement Tomahawks during the Expo
     • HURRICANE-I
       • There is no penalty for losing Hurricane-Is; there is an unlimited supply of replacement Hurricane-Is during the Expo.
   • MISC.
     • There will be no trading of planes between players.
       • Example: Player John Doe still has a spare Hurricane-IIB. Player Jane Doe already used up her allotment of Hurricane-IIBs. Player John cannot ‘loan’ or ‘give away’ his spare to Player Jane.
     • There will be no trading of pilots between players in any theater/campaigns

FIGHTER PLANES TYPES AVAILABLE PER CAMPAIGN
 

1. HOW A PILOT IS ELIMINATED:
   • Being shot down by the "Exploding Fuel Tank" = Automatic KIA
   • Rolled a 1 or 2 (D6) in a bail out = either KIA (1), POW or WIA (2). In any case, the pilot is permanently eliminated
     • EXCEPTION TO THE D6 ROLL – New 2008 created pilots With 1 Kills are exempt during that player's first 3 rolls in the course of the Expo (not 3 rolls per new pilot). After the 3rd exemption, the D6 rule is used above unless the "Exploding Fuel Tank" took precedence
   • Special 8th AF Fighter Rule
     • Any USAAF or RAF pilot that are shot down, that is not already KIA from an exploding Fuel Tank, is automatically captured.
   • New NORTH AFRICA/WESTERN DESERT RULES
     • Each time a pilot is shot down, a D6 die roll is made (1 = KIA, 2 = POW or 3 = MIA)
     • EACH player has additional 3 exemptions to use in North Africa ONLY for new 2008 pilots at the start of the EXPO or previous pilots without any kills during this Expo, except by exploding fuel tank
2. SPECIAL MISSION RULES:
   • Missions are determined by a D10 roll or from 1 drawn card from the deck (read card #)
   • Unless it is specified as a special mission, each mission is 6 turns in length
   • Players may disengage to “live and fight another day”
     • Note: Disengaging while your teammates are still in play, although not illegal, is considered in bad taste. Disengaging if your planes are the only ones that are left is not only a good tactic but encouraged.
3. KILL CREDITS FOR BOMBERS & SOVIET YAK FIGHTERS:
   • Bombers are have different kill credits for determining Ace Abilities
     • Heavy Bombers are worth 3 kills credits
     • Medium Bombers are worth 2 kills credits
       • Exception: Japanese Betty (G4M2) and RAF Blenheim & Maryland are worth 1 ½ kill credits
     • Light bombers are worth 1 ½ kill credits
     • Soviet YAK-1 & YAK-9 fighters are worth ¾ of a kill
4. SPECIAL FIGHTER RULES:
   • Fw-190A pilots on the Eastern Front need the equivalent of 7 kills before an Ace Roll is made.
     • Further ace rolls may be made after each equivalent 7th kill
   • Bf-109G Leaders & Wingmen have one “Full Throttle” counters for use at the start of each mission
     • It is a one-time use counter each mission
     • Once the Bf-109 is flipped over to its damage side, the counter is removed if it was not used.
   • 1943 Luftwaffe pilots on the Western Front may earn “Interception Points” by attacking bombers
     • Each pilot earns 1 point for attacking a heavy bomber formation at least once
     • Each pilot earns 2 points for forcing a heavy bomber OUT-OF-FORMATION (but not shooting it down
     • Each pilot may earn an addition point during a mission if he attacks a heavy bomber formation 4 times
     • A pilot earns ZERO points if the bomber he just attacked is shot down
     • Current Interception points + current kills = 5, earns the pilot a ‘minor’ ace ability
     • Minor Ace Ability
       • At the start of each new mission, a player is given the choice between two counters
       • To change 1 card into a “Barrel Roll” or into a “Tight Turn” to be used once per mission
       •  Once a pilot achieves “ace hood” and has a real ace ability, any points earned resets to ZERO
       • New points may be earned to allow pilots to earn another minor ace ability at every 5th multiple
5. ESCORT RULES:
   • Fighters will earn “Escort Points” for successful escort missions and lose “Escort Points” for unsuccessful ones
     • No bombers lost: + 2 points
       • If 8th AF Mission: + 2 points if interceptors outnumbered the escorts and no bombers lost
       • If 8th AF Mission: + 1 point if # of interceptors = # of escorts and no bombers lost
     • 1 bomber lost: + 1 point
       • If 8th AF Mission: + 1 point if interceptors outnumbered the escorts and 1 bomber was lost
       • If 8th AF Mission: 0 points if # of interceptors = # of escorts and 1 bomber was lost
     • 2 bombers lost: 0 points
       • If 8th AF Mission: 0 points if interceptors outnumbered the escorts and 2 bombers were lost
       • If 8th AF Mission: - 1 point if # of interceptors = # of escorts and 2 bombers were lost
     • 3 bombers Lost: -1 point
       • If 8th AF Mission: - 1 point if interceptors outnumbered the escorts and 3 bombers were lost
       • If 8th AF Mission: - 2 points if # of interceptors = # of escorts and 3 bombers were lost
     • 4 bombers or more Lost: - 2 points
       • If 8th AF Mission: - 2 points if interceptors outnumbered the escorts and 4 or more bombers were lost
       • If 8th AF Mission: - 3 points if # of interceptors = # of escorts and 4 or more bombers were lost
   • NEW: By playing card to prevent a targeting of a bomber
     • Ace card = +1 Pt.
     • Playing a total of 4 other cards = +1 Pt (accumulative).
   • Current Kills + escort points = 5 (or multiples of 5) earns a pilot a “minor ace” ability
     • Minor Ace Ability
       • At the start of each new mission, a player is given the choice between two counters
         • To change 1 card into a “Barrel Roll” or into a “Tight Turn” to be used once per mission
       • Once a pilot achieves has earn the first ace ability, or rolls for subsequent new abilities, all points (+ / -) are reset to ZERO
       • New points may be earned to allow pilots to earn another minor ace ability at every 5th multiple
         Penalty for earning NEGATIVE escort points
       • If a leader (or wingman who becomes a leader) receives a new wingman, the wingman will be rated as a GREEN pilot
         • The GREEN wingman remains GREEN until:
           • He shoots down his first enemy plane or
           • Survives 5 missions without a kill
           • A player MAY NOT dismiss a GREEN wingman by starting a new leader pilot.
       • A leader may reduce his NEGATIVE escort points by:
         • Flying in successful escort missions or playing of card as per Escort Rule ‘G’ above or
         • When he reaches his next ace hood roll, his escort points are reset back to ZERO