When I designed the first Wing Leader game, I made a conscious decision to go broad with the game content rather than narrow. Looking at other WW2 air games, such as Air Force and Fighting Wings, they begin with an intense focus on a single-theatre–always northwest Europe–so as to maximize coverage of the Luftwaffe. Let’s […]
Designing Wing Leader: Blitz Read Post »
Designer BlogsDeveloping the second volume of Wing Leader was supposed to be so simple. I would assemble some new aircraft data cards, throw together some scenarios, kick it out the door, then. . . profit! It all went wrong when people started to LIKE the first volume, Wing Leader: Victories. The problem when people like your
Evolving the Wing Leader System Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Development UpdatesThe following is Part 3 of a series replaying the Wing Leader Scenario V25 “Singapore Sling”, one of the supplemental scenarios provided by Lee B-W online. To catch up, see Part 1 and Part 2.
Wing Leader Scenario V25 Replay (Part 3) Read Post »
Designer BlogsThe following is a continuation of the previous Wing Leader post, which was a replay of Wing Leader Scenario V25 “Singapore Sling”, one of the supplemental scenarios provided by Lee B-W online.
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Designer BlogsThe following is a replay of Wing Leader Scenario V25 “Singapore Sling” which is one of the supplemental scenarios provided by Lee B-W online.. Japanese Pre-game Planning In order to win this scenario you will definitely need to bomb the airfield and at least take it out (6 hits). The Sally’s you are using have
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Series ReplayHere is Part 3 of the Wing Leader Scenario V24 Replay. If you missed Part 1 and Part 2, go here and here to read them first. Turn 7 Setup Phase None. Turn 7 Tally Phase Kittyhawk D will try to Tally SM.79 X which is 1 square away. He needs to roll a 1 or
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Series ReplayHere is Part 2 of the Wing Leader Scenario V24 Replay. If you missed Part 1, you can find it here. Turn 4 Setup Phase None. Turn 4 Tally Phase Spitfire A will try to Tally SM.79 X which is 3 squares away. He needs to roll a 3 or higher. He rolls a 3
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Series ReplayLee Brimmicombe-Wood’s newest design, Wing Leader: Victories 1940-1942, has been one of several big hits for us this summer. For you guys who don’t own or haven’t yet had a chance to play the game, we’re presenting here (in several parts) Brett Dedrick’s terrific set of After Action Reports for a couple of the free scenarios
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Series ReplayFlame wars, don’cha love ‘em? Gets the blood up. Keeps me alive and truckin’. This post begins with one of those online feuds in which grown men rhetorically whack each other round the head with saucepans until one side is exhausted or goes completely loopy and starts chewing the walls. In this fight my opponent’s parting
The Art of Wing Leader Read Post »
Designer BlogsLee has done a bunch of cool air games for us since 2004, when we published Downtown, Lee’s outstanding game on the operational air war in Vietnam. Ten years and several games later, he’s working on a series that has captured my imagination more than any of the rest – Wing Leader. The initial design work we’ve
Wing Leader: Content Creation Read Post »
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