Wings of War, by Andrea Angiolino and Pier Giorgio Paglia, is a modular boardgame collection published by Nexus Editrice and dedicated to air combat.
Other official editions have appeared in German, Greek, French, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Czech, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish and Japanese, besides translations into other languages.
The player controlling the plane plans his turn choosing three of the maneuver cards in sequence and putting them face down on the gaming mat.
adds other fighters and some two-seaters allowing bombings, reconnaissance missions and other special scenarios.
The third set, Burning Drachens (Nexus Editrice 2005) adds observation balloons, AA guns, air-to-air Le Prieur rockets, trench systems, and optional altitude rules.
Burning Drachens includes rules for solo play as well as multi-player dogfights, bombing runs, and strafing or reconnaissance missions.
An expansion was released in 2010, Wings of War - Flight of the Giants adds heavy bombers into the game and serves as an extension to any of the standalone sets.
The miniatures are made of pre-painted pewter and plastic and come with a gaming base and a set of maneuver cards.