A miniature board game about modern air combat.
Coming 2024
(Kickstarter 2024)
A miniature board game about modern air combat.
Coming 2024
(Kickstarter 2024)
Greetings Aviators.
FOX-3 is a miniature board game about modern air combat, where two teams of fighter jets battle it out for air supremacy. We will need you to lead your team into the skies, engage the enemy and assure victory! In order to do so, you will assemble your aces and outfit your aircraft and take off straight into the danger zone. When face to face with the opponent, you will lead your pilots through tactical maneuvers in order to gain optimal firing solutions and defeat the enemy! We’re counting on you to achieve victory, make us proud!
Control the skies.
The FOX-3 core box provides different aircraft miniatures and all necessary items to perform a game of modern air battles. The miniatures are moved on the table using rulers; hence no game board is necessary. The game allows the aircraft to perform maneuvers depending on their current speed, giving each aircraft type a specific flight behavior. Changing altitude will help you manage your speed and obtain an optimal firing solution on your targets. Long range missiles will force your opponents into defending maneuvers allowing you to dive in and pursue the attack. Employing aces with unique skills, you have the power of your air combat team at your fingertips!
War of The Four Brothers
1944: Operation Valkyrie is successful; The wwii german leadership crumbles into sub-groups that go into hiding over the world. During the following decennia, the world evolves into a place where proxy battles between major nations are very common. Armed forces of influential nations are stretched thin over countless battlefields. Private Military Corporations thrive as the demand for military reinforcements grows exponentially worldwide.
2025: all PMCs combined become the number 3 global military power.
Today: In a tense political climate, Tharvada launches a large-scale invasion on its neighboring nations, starting the conflict known as the ‘War of The Four Brothers’. Opposing Tharvada, the US Navy mobilizes its carriers on high alert in the Mediterranean Sea.’
Meanwhile, The Old Tigers PMC receives the first purchase orders from their mysterious customers to activate their assets in the area…
Pick a side.
In the modern world, allegiance is key. Three global factions compete for worldwide influence:
The United Nations States, Non-Signatory Parties and Private Military Companies (PMCs).
From these groups, three sub-factions entered the conflict at its very start: The US Navy for the United Nations States, Tharvada as a part of the Non-Signatory Parties and the Old Tigers representing one of the most colorful PMCs.
Each have exclusive play styles, with unique aces and perks, so you will have to choose wisely!
US NAVY
United Nations States
Tharvada
Non-Signatory Parties
Old Tigers
Private Military Companies
Assemble your team.
From your sub-faction’s arsenal, select the aircraft and equip the necessary payload for the mission ahead. Assemble your aces, brief them on the strategy to follow and give the go for take-off.
The core box of FOX-3 contains 3 types of different aircraft: the venerable Mk14 (one miniature), the versatile Mk18 (two miniatures) and the widespread Typ21 (three miniatures); for a total of 6 aircraft miniatures in the box. Each aircraft has its own specific moves set, upgrades and payload combinations it may carry.
The aces of each sub-faction are trained on specific aircraft, so they should be assigned to your team with care.
Let the dogfight begin!
This is where you show us what you’re made of! Dive into the games intuitive yet challenging gameplay and outsmart your enemy.
The game consists of multiple Rounds, each made of several Phases:
1) PLAN PHASE
Start by planning the moves for each pilot in secret. Most moves are easy to execute, but some moves require a specific altitude to perform while others may induce a stall!
2) AIRCRAFT MOVE PHASE
Once all moves are planned, reveal the chosen move for each aircraft individually and perform the aircraft’s maneuver and an action such as changing altitude.
3) MISSILE MOVE PHASE
Next, if long range missiles are in play, it’s their turn to soar towards their targets..
4) COMBAT PHASE
Now it’s time to assess your firing solutions and open fire! You may select one of the different types of weapons at your disposal: guns, heat seeking or radar guided missiles! Engaged enemies can use counter-measures and perform last minute evade moves to try and survive the incoming rounds or missiles.
5) ROUNDUP PHASE:
Remove any items from play that are not applicable anymore.
Once these phases are complete, a new round starts until one of the teams has been destroyed. The surviving team has gained air superiority and wins the game!
If you survive the fight, you will return to the battlefield where ever-changing enemy teams, mission types, anti-air installations, no-fly zones and terrain will make each game unique and challenging!
Prepare for take- off…
We are extremely excited to bring our vision of a fun, tactical modern air combat game to fellow players! We have been working on FOX-3 for several years, refining game mechanics, balancing features and developing the overall look & feel of the game.
We sincerely hope that anyone with a love for modern military aircraft and miniature board games will enjoy FOX-3 as much as we do!
We have several prototypes ready and are play testing with different play testing groups to assure a well-balanced game play.
We believe in a durable and equitable future; so, we are aiming to partner up with local companies for design and production, meaning that we will prefer to work together with Dutch companies as we live in The Netherlands.
We are making good progress on game finalization and we are planning to launch the Kickstarter campaign at the end of 2023 in order to deliver in the game in the first half of 2024.
But wait, there is more!
Depending on the success of the Kickstarter campaign, we plan on releasing
more sub-factions,
many (many) more aircraft,
more aces
and other great stuff!!
Our latest news
Spellenspektakel 2024 was a great success!
Greetings, aviators! We just touched down from Spellenspektakel 2024, the largest board game convention in The Netherlands! The energy was sky-high as we connected with so many passionate FOX-3 pilots—both familiar faces and new recruits who share a love for...
Panda games to manufacture FOX-3 prototypes!
Greetings aviators! We have great news. On the 5th of October, we left the beautiful Dutch skies and entered German controlled air space to finally touchdown in Essen. There, we've visited Spiel, the biggest board game convention in the world! At the event, we were...
Happy holidays
Greetings aviators! We wish everyone a happy holidays and a supersonic newyear!
Spellenspektakel 2023
Greetings aviators! Our next target appears on the horizon: on the 4th and 5th of November we’ll be flying missions at the Spellenspektakel at the Jaarbeurs Utrecht! This time, we’ll fly in formation with our friends from Spellenmaak Gilde (in English: ‘game making...
FACTS 2023: Mission accomplished
Greetings aviators! Our demo flights at FACTS Ghent were a blast! We’ve had great fun and it was awesome to meet people that share our enthusiasm about FOX-3. Our test pilots ranged from Task Force 141 operators to nuns and they all did great! Many thanks to everyone...
Launched!
Greetings aviators! It's time to strap in, rev those engines, and prepare for the flight of a lifetime because we are thrilled to announce the launch of our high-octane aviation gameboard site!
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