2025Philip S. Bolger-Cortez, Benjamin Chee
- Videos
- 10
- Creators
- 5
Mainly playthroughs
1 players45 - 120 minMedium weight
Fulcrum Leader
2025Benjamin Chee, Doug Glover
- Videos
- 10
- Creators
- 4
Mainly reviews and playthroughs. Fulcrum Leader is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
1 - 2 players
45 - 120 min
From BoardGameGeek
Fulcrum Leader is a solitaire tactical game which depicts the conventional Soviet air campaign against NATO in Europe during the Cold War era. The game covers the crucial decades from 1970s to 1990s as opposing forces faced each other down in a game of nuclear brinkmanship, with featured aircraft including the MiG-29 Fulcrum, MiG-23/27 Flogger, MiG-21 Fishbed, MiG-25 Foxbat, Su-27 Flanker, Su-24 Fencer and Su-17 Fitter. In Fulcrum Leader, you will need to select the right combination of aircraft in your regiment in order to successfully carry out the different missions which your pilots will execute. You will be faced with the same type of decision-making and risk-taking experienced by Soviet air regimental commanders. This game adds new aspects of Soviet air operations such as enhanced radio-electric combat, ground controlled intercepts (GCI), and the ever-present political officer watching over your shoulders, the Zampolit. You will need to manage the capability of your pilots, weigh the advantages and disadvantages of your aircraft, use your zampolit to manage your superiors, and avoid the ignoble fate of being sent off to a re-education facility in Kamchatka. The core game contains 336 cards and 704 counters, including: 207 x Aircraft cards MiG-21bis Fishbed-N MiG-23ML Flogger-G MiG-27 Flogger-J MiG-29 Fulcrum-A (USSR / Bulgaria / Czechoslovakia / DDR / Poland / Romania) MiG-29 Fulcrum-C Su-17M Fitter Su-24 Fencer Su-27 Flanker 5 x Squadron Asset cards MiG-25RB/RBV Foxbat-B MiG-25RBSh Foxbat-D MiG-25BM Foxbat-F Su-25 Frogfoot 18 x Support Aircraft cards Yak-28PP Brewer-E Tu-126 Moss A-50 Mainstay 9 x Ground Control Intercept cards 45 x Target cards 36 x Event cards 16 x Zampolit cards In addition, the core box includes: 11 x Campaign sheets 3 x Skills / Traits / Player Help sheets 1 x Sequence of Play Flowchart 1 x Airbase Squadron Control sheet 1 x Player Log sheet 1 x Tactical Display board 1 x Rulebook -description from the publisher
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Which Fulcrum Leader video should I watch?
Fulcrum Leader has 10 videos from 4 creators: 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 2 playthroughs, 2 unboxings and 3 other videos. They date from 2022 to December 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Tutorial! Fulcrum Leader | Solitaire | Cold War | Campaign Setup" by Wayne Hansen, which runs 29 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Fulcrum Leader Review" by TheGimpyGamer. To see it played, watch "Let's Play! Fulcrum Leader | Solitaire | Cold War | Bombing Mission" by Wayne Hansen, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Eagle Leader, Warfighter: The WWII North African Combat Card Game, Warfighter: WWII Expansion #54 – Enigma Machine and Warfighter: The WWII Mediterranean Combat Card Game, also by Benjamin Chee.
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About Fulcrum Leader
From BoardGameGeek:
Fulcrum Leader is a solitaire tactical game which depicts the conventional Soviet air campaign against NATO in Europe during the Cold War era. The game covers the crucial decades from 1970s to 1990s as opposing forces faced each other down in a game of nuclear brinkmanship, with featured aircraft including the MiG-29 Fulcrum, MiG-23/27 Flogger, MiG-21 Fishbed, MiG-25 Foxbat, Su-27 Flanker, Su-24 Fencer and Su-17 Fitter. In Fulcrum Leader, you will need to select the right combination of aircraft in your regiment in order to successfully carry out the different missions which your pilots will execute. You will be faced with the same type of decision-making and risk-taking experienced by Soviet air regimental commanders. This game adds new aspects of Soviet air operations such as enhanced radio-electric combat, ground controlled intercepts (GCI), and the ever-present political officer watching over your shoulders, the Zampolit. You will need to manage the capability of your pilots, weigh the advantages and disadvantages of your aircraft, use your zampolit to manage your superiors, and avoid the ignoble fate of being sent off to a re-education facility in Kamchatka. The core game contains 336 cards and 704 counters, including: 207 x Aircraft cards MiG-21bis Fishbed-N MiG-23ML Flogger-G MiG-27 Flogger-J MiG-29 Fulcrum-A (USSR / Bulgaria / Czechoslovakia / DDR / Poland / Romania) MiG-29 Fulcrum-C Su-17M Fitter Su-24 Fencer Su-27 Flanker 5 x Squadron Asset cards MiG-25RB/RBV Foxbat-B MiG-25RBSh Foxbat-D MiG-25BM Foxbat-F Su-25 Frogfoot 18 x Support Aircraft cards Yak-28PP Brewer-E Tu-126 Moss A-50 Mainstay 9 x Ground Control Intercept cards 45 x Target cards 36 x Event cards 16 x Zampolit cards In addition, the core box includes: 11 x Campaign sheets 3 x Skills / Traits / Player Help sheets 1 x Sequence of Play Flowchart 1 x Airbase Squadron Control sheet 1 x Player Log sheet 1 x Tactical Display board 1 x Rulebook -description from the publisher
Designers
Benjamin Chee, Doug Glover
Artists
Benjamin Chee, Wan Chiu, Ben Rawlings
Publisher
Dan Verssen Games (DVG)
Mechanics