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Air, Land, & Sea

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Description

As Supreme Commander of your country's military forces in Air, Land, & Sea, you must carefully deploy your forces across three theaters of war: air, land, and sea. At the start of each battle, you're dealt a hand of six cards. Players take turns playing cards one at a time, until all cards have been played — or one player decides to withdraw. The order in which you play your cards is critical, as is whether you play them face up or face down. Playing a card face up triggers its tactical ability, but the card must be played in its corresponding theater. Face-down cards can be played to any theater, but have a strength of only 2 and do not grant tactical abilities.

Sometimes, it may be best to withdraw in order to deny your opponent complete victory as points are awarded at the end of each battle based on the results. The first player to 12 points wins!

Air, Land, & Sea: Critters at War features the same gameplay as in Air, Land, & Sea, but with 100% critters and more vibrant colors.

Description

As Supreme Commander of your country's military forces in Air, Land, & Sea, you must carefully deploy your forces across three theaters of war: air, land, and sea. At the start of each battle, you're dealt a hand of six cards. Players take turns playing cards one at a time, until all cards have been played — or one player decides to withdraw. The order in which you play your cards is critical, as is whether you play them face up or face down. Playing a card face up triggers its tactical ability, but the card must be played in its corresponding theater. Face-down cards can be played to any theater, but have a strength of only 2 and do not grant tactical abilities.

Sometimes, it may be best to withdraw in order to deny your opponent complete victory as points are awarded at the end of each battle based on the results. The first player to 12 points wins!

Air, Land, & Sea: Critters at War features the same gameplay as in Air, Land, & Sea, but with 100% critters and more vibrant colors.

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Video DeK5gqpMcq8 Board Game Spotlight Top List at 6:38 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Very portable
  • Small footprint
  • Neat bluffing dynamic
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Military conflict
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Control — It is a two-player area control game.
  • bluffing — There's a little bit of bluffing because you can put a card face down.
  • Hand Management — You manage cards in your hand to decide whether to withdraw or continue.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Dual Powers is my number one it was dual powers like we live stream that back in 2008 we were in South Carolina and it released in February of 2019 to retail it delivered in 2018 to backers at the back end of 2018 but I checked with Keith and it's a 2019 release and Lizzie has never she's not stopped talking about this game like since we live straight dick
  • School Kahlo is my number one for the year and it's I love the meatballs in school Kahlo and like the different guardians
  • Blitzkrieg from PSC games Blitzkrieg is a two-player tug of war world war two in 20 minutes really great game honestly
  • Cloud spire there's another one that I just we didn't get to the table and I really think it would have been potentially on the list had we been able to get at the table because it's a gorgeous game
  • Oh eternal which is a deck building game from renegade and direwolf which is an app but that's a good building game technically plays for but it's perfect a to wouldn't play it with anymore personally
  • Dual Powers is just the area of history I love areas in history that don't get enough attention that's for sure good enough love and the Bolshevik Revolution is one of those
  • I love history more than Derek I'm gonna go on and say it's true
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Video eKFNtWTX5sE Gaming with Edo & Jessica Top List at 2:59 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Competing on war fronts
  • War
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Control — you're like trying to have an advantage on one point of interest or area control
  • Hand Management — you have a very small deck a hand of cards i think five or just a small number and you're playing these cards that have to do with taking advantage of each of the fronts and like cards that impact the other front
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • 10 great games to bring along while you travel
  • this is just sort of 10 games not uh in order per se just 10 great games to bring along
  • i really do think those starter decks are great for this kind of thing for a little trip
  • these are games that i really do think play well with lower player accounts too specifically somebody next to you or in front of you
  • there's a lot of these are skilled games these are games where you can be better than the other person
  • i think all these are pretty small easy to carry lots of life and fun in them you can get out of them
  • this is definitely a group of games i i could easily recommend
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Video UQXS1dxpUG8 kovray Review at 13:05 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • compact, quick two-player experience
  • tight decisions and strategic depth
  • expansion potential and future content
Cons
  • interaction can feel limited at times
  • base game balance may depend on player count expectations
Thematic elements
  • resource/territory influence across three domains
  • air, land, and sea warfare and control
  • area-control with economic engine
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Control — players compete for majority in each zone (air/land/sea) using cards
  • Set Collection — points come from majority plus card-driven effects
  • set collection / resource management — points come from majority plus card-driven effects
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • it's skull themed spooky spooky
  • it's a quick easy card game you can set up
  • the postcards add so much theme to the game
  • it's a brain-burning, tight two-player puzzle
  • the production quality is sublime
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Video 42n_b7ICKw0 Gaming with Edo & Jessica Top List at 7:06 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Super fun
  • Fast head-to-head gameplay
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Marvel Snap
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Control — The game involves three locations where cards are played.
  • Hand Management — Cards played affect locations and have impacts similar to Marvel Snap.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • eight of these 10 games I purchased myself uh they weren't provided to me by Publishers one was from a publisher to the other was um a gift from a friend
  • over 50 percent of these games are two player only games
  • 50 of these are existing IP um sort of expansion sequels two-player versions alternate versions of just long-standing Top Flight IP in the board board game IP
  • the industry caught up to what the innovators were doing and also very much hired them all like a lot of those folks that have been doing these things have been rolled up into these organizations
  • the narrative is like pretty benign or benign but is that what I want to say just basic for like on you know plain maybe is the right way to say it but I really enjoyed the integration of the puzzle the progress through was like the best of that series
  • so this to me was one of the titles that was the epitome of seeing the sort of dinosaur organizations come back and look at what was happening in Kickstarter and modern Innovative game design and implement it right
  • now at number two is Splendor duel
  • Splendor tool at dual has like very similar grid very similar refill of that grid the distinction is more that each player the how they end their turn doesn't literally impact the other player which is true in sobeck but basically as things get removed from the board it forces the other player to make different and tough decisions
  • I really think these two are tied I guess if anything Splendor duel is like slightly faster to set up and with the removal of like a lot of the extra like so back two players has just more little rules and powers in a way that I mean Splendor 2 dual has some Powers but like just one same fun but one notch easier just to like explain and teach and start new with new players
  • both these games I'd be happy to play again and again and again and I have played them again and again
  • coming in at number one for 2022 is uh Clinic Legacy
  • I mean I think it's normally I think it might be on the top 10 in BGG normally ranked as like one two or three best ever Legacy game and fully and completely delivered really fun and exciting to be able to play through an entire Legacy experience with my family and my kids
  • haven't been able have done lots of Legacy in adult groups but being able to like keep my 15 and 12 year old engaged enough to go through it was really exciting
  • I'm Blown Away by it
  • the hardest thing to find here would probably be tooth and Claw though I believe you can buy it and maybe crash an octopus
  • I don't think you're gonna have a hard time finding any of the other things
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Video -bSGZVU2bb8 Chairman of the Board Top List at 8:15 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Tons of synergies and cool combos
  • Love the scoring mechanism
  • More games should use the retreat mechanic
Cons
  • Can be unpredictable due to card abilities
Thematic elements
  • Tug of war over three theaters of war (land, sea, and air).
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • card abilities — Each card has a special ability that can break rules, flip cards, or swap cards.
  • Push Your Luck — Deciding whether to retreat from a round or fight to the bitter end based on point swings.
  • Tug of War — Playing cards into one of three different theaters of war to have the highest number of influence.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Hey everybody and welcome back to my top 100 ball games of all time this video is the third installment so it will cover game 80 all the way up to number 71
  • So that is Mexica at number 80
  • Excellent little game criminally underrated that is Ohanami at number 79
  • It's number one for a reason the reason it's Fallen is because um you know I feel like I've played this enough now to kind of get my fix from it now objectively is a fantastic game but the desire to play it has slightly Fallen but it's a difficult one to rate because the game is that good but the desire has kind of lessened over time but that is Brass Birmingham at number 78
  • So that is Devon at number 77
  • So that is Scout at number 76
  • So that is Marra bunter at number 75
  • So that is World exchanges at number 74
  • So that is Air Land and Sea at number 73
  • So that is Suah I definitely don't don't um bypass this one based on the that dry Dusty euro look it's not you know not the best look at in the game but it is a fantastic game in terms of game play so again sell at number 72
  • So that that is Saal Landy at number 71
  • So there we have it that concludes another portion of my top 100
  • Hopefully you have enjoyed it and discovered a game or two if you have please be sure to hit like And subscribe to the channel check out my other video too and of course keep your eye out for the remainder of the series for everybody else I'll see you next time on chairman of the board bye-bye
  • this is a dry Dusty Euro where you are trying to collect these tokens and push up the value of the tokens you've collected based on this kind of commodity speculation mechanism
  • lots of blind bidding in this game as you are trying to you know V for majorities trying to bid enough to get to obviously win the round to get some extra bonuses but not too much where you're overspending
  • I definitely don't don't um bypass this one based on the that dry Dusty euro look it's not you know not the best look at in the game but it is a fantastic game in terms of game play
  • this is one of the newest Kia root building style games as you are trying to build up chains of these hot air balloons by venturing into different territories and then launching those fleets to score as many points as possible
  • I actually do like the way that the game kind of keeps you on the straight and narrow and forces you to make a decision within a confined space
  • I personally like it it's very Charming
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Video TDemsLvRxEE Board Gaming Ramblings Top List at 1:11 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Simple rules
  • Engaging head-to-head gameplay
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • head-to-head card game
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Majority — Players try to take control over three battlegrounds.
  • Hand Management — Players manage their hand of cards to achieve their goals.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Marrakesh is a really good game.
  • It's a fun game.
  • Underwater Cities is really good.
  • It's a fantastic game.
  • Revive is a cool game.
  • It does explode my mind and it does make your mind your brain go into a pulp.
  • The original a modern crime board game has given us like an amazing experience.
  • It's a classic and one that I will always enjoy to play.
  • It's a brutal game where you are hiring workers to work in your factories to produce things and try to sell them.
  • What I would really like to play more because it's a great game.
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Video navw8T9-GE0 Chairman of the Board Other at 15:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
  • Good filler game
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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Video W_cozdKuOAg Board Stupid Top 40 List at 2:04 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • strong strategic feel
  • tight card interactions
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • area majority with card-driven actions
  • Three domains: air, land, sea
  • competitive
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Majority — players vie for control across three domains
  • Drafting — close drafting mechanic with knowledge of hidden cards
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • we're not professional Bo Gamers I don't do this for a living
  • these are the games that mean the most to us on that we think are the best or the most fun
  • check out the rest of the top 40 as it releases
  • Patchwork... a wonderful beautiful tile laying game for two players using polyomino pieces
  • it's a fantastic game I love it's a couple of reasons
  • Daybreak is absolutely amazing and when I played it for the first time it blew my socks off
  • Hanabi is amazing I love that game
  • Sky Team succeeds through the lack of communication with your partner
  • Everdale artwork is beautiful production with the tree coming out of the board
  • Blood Rage and who knows we might talk about it later maybe next
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