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Rules assistance for Wing Leader: Blitz 1939-1942
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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- 90–120 min
- Complexity 3.6/5
Rules assistant for Wing Leader: Blitz 1939-1942
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Wing Leader: Blitz 1939-1942 is an expansion for Wing Leader: Victories 1940-1942 released in 2018 for 1–2 players and 90–120 minutes per game. It was designed by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Simulation.
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About the game
Wing Leader: Blitz is the first expansion for GMT’s Wing Leader system. Blitz adds more aircraft and scenarios to play while expanding the game into new theaters of war. Fly Dewoitine D.520 fighters into the cauldron of battle against German Heinkels. Lead Japanese Ki-27s against the Soviets in the skies over Nomonhan. Direct Royal Navy Fulmars and Martlets at Italian torpedo bombers in Operation Pedestal. Launch P-39D Airacobras against Japanese invasion forces approaching New Guinea. New Aircraft will also include the Soviet I-16, I-153 and MiG-3, the Curtiss Hawk 75 fighter, and most of the major French fighters including the M.S.406 and MB.152C. In addition to new aircraft and scenarios, Wing Leader: Blitz features a brand-new campaign system, which recreates air actions in the early weeks of the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The campaign comes with its own 11 x 17” campaign map, while special markers for tracking bomb damage are included for the first time. The campaign will confront the German and Soviet players with tough decisions on targeting, attack planning and raid execution in the desperate days of Operation Barbarossa. Wing Leader: Blitz brings the major air combats of the Blitzkrieg right to your gaming table. A copy of Wing Leader: Victories 1940-1942 is required to play Wing Leader: Origins. (from GMT's website) See detailed components below
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- GMT Games
Questions and answers
Wing Leader: Blitz 1939-1942 supports 1–2 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Wing Leader: Blitz 1939-1942 is 90–120 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Wing Leader: Blitz 1939-1942 has a complexity rating of 3.6 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Wing Leader: Blitz 1939-1942 belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Simulation. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Wing Leader: Blitz 1939-1942 are: Lee Brimmicombe-Wood. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Wing Leader: Blitz 1939-1942 as an expansion for Wing Leader: Victories 1940-1942. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Wing Leader: Victories 1940-1942 to use it. Check that your edition of Wing Leader: Victories 1940-1942 is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.