Thank yous

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First and most important thank you to Harry the GM for inspiring me to make a game in the first place.

Playtesters. Without your help, this game would suck.

Becky
Bekah
Ben
Chris
Dan
Danny
Harry
John
Josh
Lydia
Martin
Matti
Moses
Patrick
Priyatham

and a special thanks for their genius in coming up with a new barrel roll rule:

Dylon
Kirk
Lila

a major thank you for their immediate help on release with getting the rules more readable, adding the Hex Grid rules and the d6 rules:

Pelle

a thank you on the visual learners:

Adam

for the awesome stat tracking designs:

Greg

and for the important fix of making sure the game met Open Source requirements:

avamk
penyuan
TechnologyClassroom

and for their awesome contributions to making an awesome printable box:

Amnos
Flo

and for STICKERS:

mevdev

and for the Push the Envelope rules:

asmialek

and for teaching me that all these special manoeuvres have names

and for finding Split S so that what the rules do in game match what real life planes can do!

Josh

and for a lot of inspiration on the Bimber expansion

u/ReasonablyCreamy

Future features

Coop objectives & campaigns
Bomber token (larger, slower, tankier)
Large scale battle rules (10+ ships per team)
Assets & instructions for playmats
Printable assets for 3D models on blank bases
More accessible components for less able players
Stat dials for people who don't mind a larger box

Inspiration

This game was inspired by X-Wing TMG and Wings of War. The motivation for creating Squadron Leader was not as a replacement to either of these, rather as a alternative, when time, space and people who don't want to learn complex games are a factor when trying to get your gaming fix.

How it started:

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How it's going:

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