Jimmie Allen's Air Battles

1935 · United States · Skelly Oil Co.

Theme: Interwar Air

About this game

This paper version of Battleships was published as a promotional item by The Skelly Oil Co. Jimmie Allen was the star of a 1930s radio serial called The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen, which was sponsored by Skelly Oil. Instead of ships, the five targets in this game are a scout plane (2 squares long), fighter (3), bomber (4), observation balloon (5) and dirigible (6).

Mechanism

Battleships

Rules

Standard Battleships but with 4 simultaneous shots per player.

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