'Blue Skies', a role-playing game of air combat between fantasy races. The PDF rulebook is available for free download. The game consists of four pages of rules and a double-sided set of character sheets.From a rough automated translation of the rules introduction:'For the first time in over six hundred years, there is an uncertain peace in continent Latvari. The two rivals Hohenstahl and Novrikia have put down their arms after a ten-year long destructive war. Both sides agreed that it had gone too far when their Orkish mercenaries were beginning to run riot in eastern Latvari, and decided therefore to a cease-fire and freeze of the front lines. For the first time in six hundred years guns, rifles and machine guns are silent.''Although neither side can afford to keep their armies in the field of peace and the majority of armies have been released, air fleets still patrol borders, oceans and colonies. In particular the old enemies Hohenstahl and Novrikia keep an eye on each other. The new air guns also have been released, which has put a bit of problem for the young, brave and noble pilots now have nothing to do. They entertain themselves instead of all sorts pastime as flight contests different kinds, and hits on flight clubs, hunting castle and other places of society, where they can abreact itself. It is also an excellent place for spies and agents to intermingle, and the center for the eternal intrigue in the social upper circuits. And there are plenty of both: in the fragile peace so is to provide gain as much advantage as possible.''But there are concerns. Novrikia and Hohenstahl have not been released on garden, and both are looking for an excuse and an opportunity to fly at each other again. Elves and Dwarves think, as usual, not on each other. Kerosene depots are vital for all who want an air fleet or air force, and without air fleet and air force we have nothing to set against an enemy who has them. Kerosene is used to operate most aircraft, from Dwarven rockets to Orkish pulse jet engines and the usual aircraft. Even the large magnetic air battleship machines are powered by kerosene, but they can also be powered by conventional coal-fired steam turbines. Only the Elven flight beasts are not propelled by kerosene - they eat meat instead. For all others, kerosene is a constant object for quarrels and fights.''The rumor that Eastern Orcs, dangerous, brutal and more skilled than their cousins in the West, have their own plans. Rumors say an evil to the east is being awakened again after six hundred years of rest.' 'It is at this time, in 1906 in the Fourth Age, which our story takes its beginning.'And the original Swedish rules introduction:For forsta gangen pa over sexhundra ar sa rader en osaker fred pa kontinenten Latvari. De bada rivalerna Hohenstahl och Novrikia har lagt ner vapnen efter ett tio ar langt och destruktivt krig. Bada sidorna kom overens om att det hade gatt for langt nar deras orchiska legosoldater hade borjar harja i ostra Latvari, och beslutade sig darfor for att utlysa eld upphor och frysa granserna vid davarande linjer. For forsta gangen pa sexhundra ar sa ar kanonerna, gevaren och kulsprutorna tysta.Aven om ingen sida har rad att halla sina armeer i falt i fredstid och majoriteten av hararna har hemforlovats sa patrullerar fortfarande luftflottorna granserna, haven och kolonierna. I synnerhet de gamla fienderna Hohenstahl och Novrikia haller ogonen pa varandra. De nya flygvapnen har ocksa hemforlovats, vilket har stallt till lite problem for de unga, modiga och adliga piloterna som nu inte har nagonting att gora. Dessa roar sig istallet med allehanda tidsfordriv som flygtavlingar av olika slag och traffar pa flygklubbar, jaktslott och andra societetsstallen, dar de kan avreagera sig. Det ar ocksa ett ypperligt stalle for spioner och agenter att beblanda sig, och centrum for eviga intriger i de sociala ovre kretsarna. Och det finns gott om bada: i den brackliga freden sa galler det att tillforskaffa sig sa mycket fordelar som mojligt.Men det finns orosmoln. Novrikia och Hohenstahl har inte slappt pa garden, och bada letar efter en ursakt och en mojlighet att flyga pa varandra igen. Alver och dvargar tycker som vanligt inte om varandra. Kerosindepaer ar livsviktiga for alla som vill ha en luftflotta eller ett flygvapen, och utan luftflotta och flygvapen sa har man ingenting att satta emot en fiende som har dem. Kerosin anvands for att driva det mesta, fran dvargiska raketer till orchiska pulsjetmotorer och vanliga flygplan. Till och med de stora luftslagskeppens magnetiska maskiner drivs av kerosin, men de kan aven drivas av vanliga koleldade angturbiner. Det ar i princip bara alvernas flygbestar som inte drivs av kerosin - de ater kott istallet. For alla andra sa ar kerosin ett konstant foremal for osamja och brak.Det ryktas om att ostorcherna, farligare, grymmare och mer kompetenta an deras kusiner i vast, har sina egna planer. Det ryktas om en ondska i oster som haller pa att vakna till liv igen efter sexhundra ars vila.Det ar i denna tid, ar 1906 i Fjarde aldern, som var saga tar sin borjan. - BoardGameGeek