Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We complete our first mission in our campaign game with Eagle Leader, the air combat tabletop board wargame where you control a squadron of NATO aircraft in a series of missions during the Cold War. We are playing El Dorado Canyon, a 2-day campaign of bombing over Libya in 1986.
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Known Errors
1. - I interpreted the -1 Air-to-air penalty as applying to enemy aircraft over the center area of the tactical display, but this -1 air-to-air penalty should have applied to all enemy aircraft on the tactical display.
Eagle Leader Board Game Geek:
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/354034/eagle-leader
Eagle Leader Dan Verssen Games:
dvg.com/product/eagle-leader
Eagle Leader on Noble Knight Games:
Not Yet
Eagle Leader Cube4Me Kit:
cube4me.com/product/eagle-leader/?r=zb
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:00 Mission 1 - Turn 4
04:35 Mission 1 - Turn 5
09:50 Mission 1 - Homeward Bound
10:53 Day 1 - Mission Summary
12:49 Day 1 - Day Summary
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My Current Wargaming Tools-
• Oregon 2.0mm Counter Clipper: amzn.to/3SUyDX7
• Oregon 2.5mm Counter Clipper: amzn.to/3SzYJPs
• Bent Tip Lighted Tweezers: amzn.to/4hyCOVx
• Long Tweezers (for bigger counters): amzn.to/45Oaw3Y
• Plastic Wide Tweezers: amzn.to/43Ay1OQ
• Dice Tower #1: amzn.to/3EcoQHU
• Dice Tower #2: amzn.to/3RweSDS
• Black Dice: amzn.to/3dXLd92
• White Dice: amzn.to/3rmQcn1
• Laser Line Sight: (out of stock)
The game featured in this review is a review copy provided by VUCA Simulations.
Amazon & Noble Knight links are affiliate links. If you’d like to help the channel, you can use those to purchase.
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#eagleleader #danverssengames #boardwargames
This overview produced by Zilla Blitz.
Eagle Leader Campaign - Episode 3 | Dan Verssen Games | Cold War Air Combat Board Wargame Gameplay
We complete our first mission in our campaign game with Eagle Leader, the air combat tabletop board wargame where you control a squadron of NATO aircraft in a series of missions during the Cold War. We are playing El Dorado Canyon, a 2-day campaign of bombing over Libya in 1986.
If you'd like to support my work creating historical wargaming videos, here are some ways:
Join our Patreon community: patreon.com/zillablitz
Buy a boardgame on Noble Knight Games store with this link: nobleknight.com/?awid=1430
Buy me a coffee via Kofi: ko-fi.com/zillablitz
Thanks!
Known Errors
1. - I interpreted the -1 Air-to-air penalty as applying to enemy aircraft over the center area of the tactical display, but this -1 air-to-air penalty should have applied to all enemy aircraft on the tactical display.
Eagle Leader Board Game Geek:
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/354034/eagle-leader
Eagle Leader Dan Verssen Games:
dvg.com/product/eagle-leader
Eagle Leader on Noble Knight Games:
Not Yet
Eagle Leader Cube4Me Kit:
cube4me.com/product/eagle-leader/?r=zb
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:00 Mission 1 - Turn 4
04:35 Mission 1 - Turn 5
09:50 Mission 1 - Homeward Bound
10:53 Day 1 - Mission Summary
12:49 Day 1 - Day Summary
—----
My Current Wargaming Tools-
• Oregon 2.0mm Counter Clipper: amzn.to/3SUyDX7
• Oregon 2.5mm Counter Clipper: amzn.to/3SzYJPs
• Bent Tip Lighted Tweezers: amzn.to/4hyCOVx
• Long Tweezers (for bigger counters): amzn.to/45Oaw3Y
• Plastic Wide Tweezers: amzn.to/43Ay1OQ
• Dice Tower #1: amzn.to/3EcoQHU
• Dice Tower #2: amzn.to/3RweSDS
• Black Dice: amzn.to/3dXLd92
• White Dice: amzn.to/3rmQcn1
• Laser Line Sight: (out of stock)
The game featured in this review is a review copy provided by VUCA Simulations.
Amazon & Noble Knight links are affiliate links. If you’d like to help the channel, you can use those to purchase.
—----
#eagleleader #danverssengames #boardwargames
This overview produced by Zilla Blitz.
Eagle Leader Campaign - Episode 3 | Dan Verssen Games | Cold War Air Combat Board Wargame Gameplay
