- BGG rating
- 7.4
Wing Leader: Victories C3i #29 Scenarios
- 1–2 players
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,213
- BGG rating
- 7.8
Wing Leader: Victories 1940-1942
2015
Rules assistance for Wing Leader: Victories 1940-1942
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 60–180 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Wing Leader: Victories 1940-1942
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Wing Leader: Victories 1940-1942 is a board game released in 2015 for 2 players and 60–180 minutes per game. It was designed by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Square Grid, and Grid Movement.
Expansions
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Wing Leader: Blitz 1939-1942
- 1–2 players
- 90–120 min
- Complexity 3.6/5
- 2018
- BGG rating
- 8.5
Wing Leader: Origins 1936-1942
- 2 players
- 60–180 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2020
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About the game
Wing Leader is an exciting new game system of large scale aerial combat in World War II. Based on a unique side-scrolling view, in which altitude is clearly visible, players can recreate the great air battles of the war. This first volume, Wing Leader: Victories 1940-1942, includes scenarios for the Battle of Britain, Malta, Coral Sea, Midway, North Africa, and Stalingrad. Future games will expand the system to the late war. Players fly squadrons and flights, attempting to intercept raids or fend off marauding fighters in fast-playing games that take between 90 and 120 minutes. Wing Leader takes a new look at aerial warfare, incorporating aircraft, altitude, and weather in a way never seen before! The second game in the series is Wing Leader: Supremacy 1943-1945. For the Second Edition (version 2.2) see Wing Leader: Victories 1940-1942 (Second Edition).
Categories
Designers
Publishers
- GMT Games
Questions and answers
Wing Leader: Victories 1940-1942 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: Victories 1940-1942 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.
Wing Leader: Victories 1940-1942 has a complexity rating of 3.2 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: Victories 1940-1942 belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Aviation / Flight. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Square Grid, and Grid Movement. 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: Victories 1940-1942 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: Victories 1940-1942 as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.