The Crimson Skies board game is a fast-paced strategic board/miniatures game of air combat, and was the first incarnation of the franchise and the basis for the PC game of the same name. It uses a hex grid and miniatures or paper counters to simulate combat. The aircraft construction system in the Crimson Skies PC game was based on the miniatures game, and hence the two share some similarities. However, aircraft attributes are not directly compatible and most planes have differences in their capabilities between the two games. This article is a . You can help My English Wiki by expanding it.