Ace of Aces
A Reference Guide

17. Handy Rotary Special Basic Edition

© 1998 Joseph J. Scoleri III



This is the second "spare parts" set I have run across. Dennis Greci informed me that approximately 60 to 80 of these were created when Chessex picked up Nova's old inventory. He stated that "Nova had closed by this time and prior to Chessex picking it up, I was selling off inventory to distributors and hobby stores in any format that I could ... just to empty my garage and workbench at home."

This edition included a very abbreviated "cut and paste" photocopy version of the Deluxe Edition rules, a set of domestic Deluxe Edition photo illustrated game books, and an insert that read as follows: "THANK YOU for buying this special basic edition of Ace of Aces. Please note that, in the enclosed rulebook, there are references to a number of components which are not included with this basic set. These components are available with the deluxe boxed edition, or separately by mail for $6.95."

Title Ace of Aces, WWI Air Combat Game, Handy Rotary - Special Basic Edition.
Product No. N/a.
Publisher Nova Game Designs, Inc.
Date Late 1980's to early 1990's.
Price Unknown.
Box 6"x 9 1/4" red cardboard slip-case. Painting of a Sopwith Camel pursuing a smoking Fokker Triplane, (The Early Handy Rotary slipcase.)
Components: Two buff 4 1/2"x6" gamebooks with brown print on cover (one German booklet and one Allied booklet.) (Figure 18.) One 5 1/2"x 8 1/2" booklet of rules (excerpted from the Handy Rotary Deluxe rulebook.) One 3 1/2"x8 1/2" sheet with offer for additional components.

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