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Wings of the Motherland

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2019 · 2-8 players · 240min · weight 4.20 · 131 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
85147
Name
Wings of the Motherland
Year
2019
Rank
8945
Min players
2
Max players
8
Playing time
240
Min playtime
60
Max playtime
240
Avg weight
4.2
Num weights
15
Bayes avg
5.60914
Average
9.06679
Users rated
131
Num owned
383
Wanting
29
Wishing
117
Num comments
70
Fetched at
Sat May 02 2026 16:45:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (5)
Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon GridMovement PointsSimulation
Categories (3)
Aviation / FlightWargameWorld War II
Description (1407 chars)

Fighting Wings game system (Volume 4) goes to the Russian front, modeling aircraft and situations from the German invasion of Russia in the Summer of 1941 to the fall of Berlin in 1945. 48 new aircraft ADCs (very few duplicates from previous games and if so these are updated with better information), two double sided maps for four unique playing surfaces and two full counter sheets of air and ground units, one half counter sheet of ships and play-aid counters, plus the third edition rules and playa aids for the Fighting Wings system. This game builds on the Whistling Death game Fighting Wings rules. All Whistling Death errata is incorporated and subtle changes make this sophisticated system easier to use. 220 scenarios planned, showing evolution of fighter combat, close air support and the low altitude air war that was the Russian front's primary characteristic. Much more emphasis on air-to-ground than in previous series. A number of air naval scenarios as well. NEW ENTRY INTO THE FIGHTING WINGS SERIES! "Tiger Wings" covers early Pacific air battles, and the rules level work as an 'on ramp' to higher level FW play. Good starter game! The Kickstarter Ended with a FABULOUS load of extra Stretch Goals-- far more than a retail/store edition can hold. You can still get lots of extra content with a Late Pledge (for a limited time). https://www.atomagazine.com/Details.cfm?ProdID=198

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.