Came out within the past 15 years, saw it on a game store shelf and always regretted never buying it because it was only $30.
Was either a board or a card game, but came in a smaller box. You commanded a Luftwaffe bomber force in an alternative 1946 where Germany was still in the war and planning bombing raids on mainland US targets using Amerika bomber bombers from the Azores.
I forget if it was 2 players or single player, but if 2 players the other person commanded US defenses.
I tried an advanced BGG search, nothing seems to pop up:
Brian
Was it Amerika Bomber: Evil Queen of the Skies?
I see it on eBay for $300; $30 looks like a good deal now.
That is probably it – it didn’t show in my search as I did 1-2 players.
Brian
Wait, so it’s not the 2-player game LUFTWAFFE 1946?
That is a miniatures game published in 2003 – so maybe, but seems a bit outside parameters.
Brian
This was it, thanks!
I have an incredible knack for finding rare and expensive things at second-hand shops or garage sales for a deep discount and not buying them.
Also I did look at the instruction manual via a scan and while it’s intended for single player there are modules for 2 player modes which is what also tripped up my searches.
If you like solo WW2 board games, try the Ambush! series from Avalon Hill subsidiary Victory Games. I regretted leaving mine with my parents so I picked up the base game + all modules from eBay a while back.
If only we had a large enough area where I can play without the kitties trying to play as well.
Haha yeah I own multiple cats and board games are impossible to play without a locked room because they instantly want to sleep on the game board.