Well Neal he's German. He has to write every possible rule to every possible question otherwise it goes kaput. That, and also because he probably wanted to torture his friends making them go through two booklets before playing. Weed out the weak and nimble while sitting back and relaxing while the poor survivor burns his brain assimilating all the rules. He'd be so confused at first Skybird would just steamroll and blitzkrieg him to pieces.
I've made my own ground combat game too. Tactical. Much less rules, much more simple, to be finished in just a few hours.
Glad to know I'm not alone.