After hearing firsthand accounts from these warriors of the air, I can say with authority that Chuck Seegert, the designer of Zero Leader, has almost perfectly captured the experiences and challenges of the young men flying for the Empire of Japan. I was fortunate enough to have spent a great deal of time over several years with Haruo Nakajima who was a 14 year old gunner on a Betty bomber preparing for an Ohka mission but, in 1954, first donned the Godzilla suit for the original film and all of its sequels up to The Terror of Mecha Godzilla. I find the air battles of the Pacific especially engaging and have read many books by both American and Japanese pilots or aircrews.
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Instead of flying with Pappy Boyington and his Black Sheep, you are given the chance to fly with Saburo Sakai or “Mike” Kawato and take on the Black Sheep! Like Corsair Leader, Zero Leader is designed to play solo or co-operatively with another player.Īfter meeting Pappy Boyington when I was a young boy at the Dayton International Air Show where he was both promoting his book and the new TV show “Ba Ba Black Sheep”, years later at the National Museum of the US Air Force, I met Mike Kawato, the Zero ace who shot down Boyington. While Corsair Leader focused on flying for the American Army Air Corp, Marines or Navy in the Pacific Campaign of World War II, Zero Leader puts you in control of squadrons of Japanese aircraft of the Imperial Army or Navy. Zero Leader is the sequel to Corsair Leader which came out in 2018 and was one of Armchair General’s top rated games of that year. Trainees Expansion Cards with extra event cardsĪces Expansion Cards with extra event cards ExpansionsĬampaigns Expansions – includes China 1941, Burma 1942, Indian Ocean Raids 1942 and Malaya 1942 and extra counters.
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The base game includes the following components:ġ1 full color double sided die cut counter sheetsĪ 49 page full color rule book with tons of examples of play ComponentsĪlso included with my game were the following expansions: Let’s look at what makes this game a feast for World War II aviation enthusiasts. Zero Leader is even better than Corsair Leader!Ĭheck Seegert and Dan Verssen have created a masterpiece with Zero Leader. Zero Leader tells the tale of Japanese Army and Naval aviators in their epic and desperate air battles against the Chinese, Americans, British, Australians and New Zealanders during World War II.
Now DVG Games has put out a companion game to Corsair Leader called Zero Leader. It was one of my favorite games that year and a game I continue to play over and over again. It was a solo World War II aviation game in which you fly for the US Navy or Marines in the Pacific Theater. In 2018, I reviewed a game called Corsair Leader.
Passed Inspection: perfectly captures the atmosphere and challenges of being a pilot for the Empire of Japan during WW2 fun to play easy to learn great AI beautiful components and artwork a nearly perfect game years of replayabilityįailed Basic: the Pearl Harbor campaign needs a tweak the box needs to be deeper to hold all the goodiesįull Disclosure – Rick Martin has designed Tiger Leader and Sherman Leader and is currently designing T34 Leader for DVG Games Publisher: DVG Games Designer: Chuck Seegert Price $99.99 I got stronger with each victory. ”― Lieutenant Saburo Sakai, Ace Zero Pilot – Zero Leader Board Game Review Rick Martin With every fight they become much stronger. “Combat makes the pilot’s will to win stronger.