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Red River Gamers playing Richthofen's War Scenario #3 Photo Recon but using the miniatures from Wings of War
Largest WoW game ever: 13 planes, Bossolasco (Italy) 7/8th may, 2005
Mother and daughter versus father
The original artwork by Vincenzo Auletta for the box cover.
"Wings of War: Watch Your Back" retail box components
The box cover.
The promo card for "WoW - Famous Aces" depicting the colorful "Lightning Bolt" SPAD XIII of the American pilot Harvey Weir Cook (march 1919).
Contents
Ufag gets a shot on a Sopwith Camel while a Fokker DrI chases the other Camel in the background

Wings of War: Watch Your Back! (2005)

Players
2–4
Best: 2, 4
Playing time
20–20 min
Age
10+
6.99
Average rating
1,831
Ratings
1.71/5
Weight
#2616
BGG rank
Top 5,000
Alternate names:Wings of War: Rugdekking Verplicht!
Designer:Andrea Angiolino, Pier Giorgio Paglia
Artist:Dario Calì, Vincenzo Auletta, Fabio Maiorana
Publisher:Fantasy Flight Games +6 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 5, Interaction 7, Complexity 3.4, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck5.0
Interaction7.0
Complexity3.4
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Card GameWargameWorld War IAviation / FlightSimultaneous Action SelectionSimulationPlayer EliminationAction Queue

Overview

Wings of War: Watch Your Back! is the second title in the WoW line and is again set in World War I.

The game can be played by itself or mixed with Wings of War: Famous Aces for larger scenarios. It includes 5 models of planes: the Nieuport 11, Hanriot HD.1 and Halberstadt D.III fighters, together with the British/American DH4 and the Austrian Ufag C.I two-seaters. There are also 4 decks of movement cards, 1 deck of combat cards, rulers, counters and a promo card for the first set depicting an American SPAD XIII.

The rulebook is the same as Wings of War: Famous Aces and it lists scenarios for each of the two boxes, plus a couple for players who own both of them.

18 airplane cards are for immediate use. A curious plane, useful for more variated scenarios, is the Nieuport 11 of the German Jasta 1, flown in action by Leutnant Gustav Leffers. In the box there are also a few weapon variants for owners of "Famous aces": Scaroni's and Fucini's HD.1 with twin machineguns instead of the single one that was the standard from the factory; a British DH4 with a twin machinegun in the rear arc; a DH4 of the American Expeditionary Force with twin machineguns both on the forward and on the rear arc.

Expansions

Wings of War: Recon Patrol Booster Pack
Wings of War: Top Fighters Booster Pack
Wings of War: Dogfight Booster Pack
Wings of War: Immelmann Booster Pack
Wings of War: Flight of the Giants
Wings of War: Hit & Run Booster Pack
Wings of War: Crossfire Booster Pack
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