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Rules assistance for Wing Leader: Eagles 1943-45
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 60–180 min
- 14+
- Complexity 3.4/5
Rules assistant for Wing Leader: Eagles 1943-45
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Wing Leader: Eagles 1943-45 is an expansion for Wing Leader: Supremacy 1943-1945 released in 2019 for 2 players, 60–180 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Square Grid, and Simulation.
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About the game
A copy of Wing Leader: Supremacy 1943-1945 is required to play Wing Leader: Eagles. (From GMT's website:) Wing Leader: Eagles is the second expansion for GMT’s Wing Leader system. Eagles adds more aircraft, and more thrilling scenarios from the late war. Fly Hs 129 tank busters against the Soviet armored spearheads. Lead Ki-45 bomber-killers attacking B-29s over mainland Japan. Direct Coastal Command Mosquitos to strafe Luftwaffe airfields in Norway. Launch Me 163 rocket fighters against swarms of B-17s. New Aircraft will also include the German Me 210 and He 177, the Soviet Yak-3, Yak-9U and La-7, the Japanese Ki-44 and Ki-100 fighters, as well as key late-war Swedish aircraft, including the J 22, B 17 and B 18. Counters for Finnish and Hungarian fighters make their debut in the game. In addition to new aircraft and scenarios, Wing Leader: Eagles features a new campaign game, which recreates the 5th Air Force campaign against Rabaul in late 1943. The campaign comes with its own 11 x 17” campaign map, and will confront the American and Japanese players with tough decisions on targeting, force planning and raid execution in the lead-up to the invasion of Bougainville. Wing Leader: Eagles brings the major air combats of the late war right to your gaming table!
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Publishers
- GMT Games
Questions and answers
Wing Leader: Eagles 1943-45 supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Wing Leader: Eagles 1943-45 is 60–180 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.
The catalogue lists Wing Leader: Eagles 1943-45 for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Wing Leader: Eagles 1943-45 has a complexity rating of 3.4 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: Eagles 1943-45 belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Square Grid, 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: Eagles 1943-45 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: Eagles 1943-45 as an expansion for Wing Leader: Supremacy 1943-1945. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Wing Leader: Supremacy 1943-1945 to use it. Check that your edition of Wing Leader: Supremacy 1943-1945 is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.