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Year Published
2007
# of Players:
2 − 6
User Suggested # of Players
(Not best with any number)
Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, more than 6 players
(7 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
45 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
10 and up
(1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
(5 voters) [poll]
Category
Mechanic
Primary Name
Wings of War - The Dawn of World War II
Alternate Names
Wings of War - Dawn of War
Крылья войны. Зарево Второй мировой
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1939. The German war machine starts steamrolling over Europe. Earth and sky are aflame with battles. It’s the dawn of the largest war fought by mankind, and supremacy in the air can mean victory or defeat.

The WW2 series of Wings of War is an easy, fun to play, fast and furious system which previous fans of the game will be able to start playing minutes after opening the box! New game mechanics support a simulation which must encompass planes with very different flight capabilities and firepower, while still keeping the flow of the combat simple as it is in the WW1 series. The innovations to maneuver cards and to the fire deck system provide all the needed historical accuracy with no headaches to the players!

“Dawn of War” is the first set in the new series of Wings of War games, which will allow you to re-create dogfights, bombing missions, escorts, and endless other aerial combat situations set in World War Two. Including fighter planes from the first years (1939-1941) of the war, but also used later in the conflict, “Dawn of War” provides the foundation for a new, exciting evolution of the Wings of War system. Pilot a Spitfire, a Messerschmitt, a Hurricane, a Wildcat, a Zero... Up to 6 planes can fly with the contents of this set, for scenarios with 2 to 6 players.

Part of the Wings of War series

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3 Wings of War - Player Aid Card
A pair of simple reference cards for the Wings of War rules. They are lined up on PDFs so you can print them double sided on one sheet, or as two separate cards. Of course they are sized especially to fit in the original Wings of War box without any folding. The reference cards include comprehensive sections for Special Damage, Optional rules, and all Altitude rules including climb and ceiling data for the base set Dawn of World War II, Flying Legends, and Eagles of the Reich. Please note Ace rules, and ground rules (landing, takeoff, bombing, strafing) are not included.
2009-05-15
2 Manuever Deck Refference
Based off Evan Minn's fabulously handy chart, but resized to fit in the original box.
2009-05-11
3 Card holder for keeping manuever decks separate
An easy to make holder for your Wings of War Cards. Even better, it's sized to fit in the original box! :-) Pictures here: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/480283 http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/480284
2009-05-10
0 Play aid for italian users
it summarizes altitude rules and special damage effects and also how to properly manoeuvre the airplanes.
2008-11-27
0 Grumman F14 Tomcat - Iriaf colors
Airplane Card front and back of F14. Back side is for low speed(open wings configuration), front side (closed wing configuration) is for high speed. Print, cut and glue them... and have fun!
2008-11-27
0 Rules for using B-17's in DoW
These are rules for using the B-17 in Wings of War: Dawn of war, for B-17 cards go to the gallery.
2008-05-07
3 Wings of War - Dawn of War: Ceiling & Climb Data
This file is a compilation of the Wings of War—Dawn of War ceiling and climb data for aircraft from all the current expansions. No matter how careful I am opening the blister packs, I tear up the data card underneath.
2008-03-20
6 Player Aid - Manuever decks chart (PDF)
Player Aid - Manuever Decks: Allows for easy comparison
2007-08-24
Statistics
User Rank: 397
Wargame Rank: 361
Num Ratings: 555
Average Rating: 7.10
Standard Deviation: 1.19
Num Views: 61320
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Personal Comments: 219
Users Owning: 954
Users Wanting: 76
Users Trading: 34
Has Parts For Trade: 0
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Wings of War - Eagles of the Reich Squadron Pack
Rank N/A
Num Ratings 39
Average Rating 7.25
Average Weight 2.33
Owned 176
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For Trade 4
Wanted in Trade 23
Wishlist 63
Comments 20
Year Pub. 2008
Wings of War - Flying Legend Squadron Pack
Rank N/A
Num Ratings 40
Average Rating 7.28
Average Weight 1.91
Owned 181
Prev. Owned 2
For Trade 4
Wanted in Trade 28
Wishlist 80
Comments 21
Year Pub. 2008
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