Game Info
Year
2020
Players
1-2
Age
14+
Playtime
90 min
Complexity
2.8/5
Collection
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Zilla Blitz Analysis at 38:48 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- fun
- accessible
- good for new players to hex and counter games
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- null
- null
- null
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Hex and Counters — accessible hex and counters game
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Quotes (from this video)
- 1944 Battle of the Bulge is fantastic it's just a little bit over half price
- this is a really fun accessible hex and counters game that it's one of the I recommend to people if you're looking to get into hex and counters games this is a really good one
- Soviet Dawn i' I I don't know anything about this game other than I've seen a bunch of people playing and I've heard good things about it
- although we have one month left to go what has been your game your historical game your historical war game of 2024 so far
- now if you don't play historical games or war games that's fine put your game of the year that's good as well but I'll leave you to define the criteria for 2024 is it your best game that was released in 2024 that's okay or the best game that you played for the first time in 2024 that's okay too totally up to you post Down Below in the comments entries is limited to one per person
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Zilla Blitz Top List at 30:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Very simple Hex Encounters game
- Plays fast
- Really straightforward with a good rule set
- Involves fantastic decisions
- Heard nothing but good things
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Battle of the Bulge
- World War II
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Hex encounters — A simple Hex Encounters game system.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Access and Allies. So, uh, this is this game doesn't really need any introduction, but I've heard so many good things about it. I think it does meet a lot of the qualifications and criteria that we established as a war game and as an introductory war game for this list. Just haven't had time and made time to play it yet. I think it could have a very high spot on the list.
- David Thompson has been on the list a lot. He makes fantastically accessible war games. So, anything that he creates, I think is a candidate for this list.
- John Butterfield is a fantastic designer and this is a area control.
- John Butterfield designed some just amazing stuff.
- This is a game that might not fit into the classic war game category, but I've heard a number of war gamers say that it's definitely a war game with a lot of war game aspects and it fits probably in that subgenre of games, get the pun, where you are playing the role of a plane or a tank or a submarine or a ship and going over a campaign.
- War at Sea, if you're not familiar with it, it's an area based naval game that dates back to the 1970s, maybe 1980s.
- This is a game set in World War II where you take charge of female Russian pilots. This is based in actual history that run various aircraft missions over the German lines during World War II.
- Worthington does a great job with their production values with games.
- What games did I miss? What games on the list do you like and agree with?
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Zilla Blitz Discussion at 4:41 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Learned and played in one night
- Friend wants to play again
- Good time had by both players
Cons
- Some rules were unclear and required guessing
Thematic elements
- Battle of the Bulge
- World War II
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Hex encounters — The game is described as a Hex Encounters War game, and the host notes the learning curve for players unfamiliar with this type.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This reminds me of Coin Light. And the game that comes to my mind is Root. And not that this is the same thing or a spin-off, but it's got a Root type feel.
- I've read through the rules looks very accessible and pretty easy to jump into.
- Production values on this one are really high.
- I really appreciate I think Fal has a nice touch on accessibility, depth of gameplay, quality of components, just really putting things together in a nice package that builds some very interesting things with good gameplay and a lot of accessibility.
- 42% tactical, 30% operational, 29% strategic.
- My favorite game of all time is Combat Commander, which is a tactical level game.
- I'm split between the different scales. Given the time I'd play them all, I love the idea of grand tactical, but don't have the space they generally acquire.
- Wow, it's taking a while here. Oh, we've got Arvin Runstein5707.
- New to these games. So, still learning, but strategic seems like my jam.
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