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2021
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Description
Company of Heroes, the World War 2 board wargame, is based on the video game from Relic/Sega. It closely captures the choices, tactics and mission strategies of the videogame. In teams, or as individuals, players will maneuver units and battle for control points to collect manpower, munitions and fuel. Players spend these resources to construct new buildings, purchase units and upgrade abilities, eventually unlocking the powerful end-game units of their nation. To win, players will either attempt to collect enough victory points before their opponent does or totally annihilate the enemy's base.
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A board game 'port' that attempts to capture the strategy, choices and fun of the beloved video games. Players maneuver units from one of four factions to secure resource points, grow their economy, unlock buildings and purchase and upgrade new units. Player's eventually unleash their team's powerful end game forces to help secure enough victory points or annihilate the enemy base buildings to win.
From fog of war, utilizing cover and buildings, flanking armor, spotting, combining multi-unit tactics, veteran upgrades, deciding what units to purchase and what buildings to unlock; this project distills many elements we fans love about Company of Heroes into a streamlined board game experience.
This game involves squad level tactical movement but also focuses heavily on securing, collecting and spending resources to purchase new buildings, units and upgrades.
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BoardGameCo Other at 24:06 sentiment: other
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Very Interested
Pros
- Hears consistently good things about the game.
- Excited by the scope and content.
- Good solo mode reported.
- Excellent head-to-head play reported.
Cons
- The sheer scope and scale can be intimidating.
Thematic elements
- Military conflict and strategy
- World War II
Comparison games
- Company of Heroes (video game)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Implied by the strategy game nature and World War II theme.
- head-to-head play — The game is suitable for two-player competitive play.
- Resource Management — Implied by strategy game elements.
- solo mode — The game features a solo mode.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I am CMO of Gamefound, but I do this series on Gamefound because it is the easiest one.
- This is more Slay the Spire content. More things to mix in and new characters to dive into and new ways to kind of play through the progression of it all.
- Brass Pittsburgh from Roxley being well, the number one game of all time.
- The Witcher Legacy brings the world of The Witcher Old World, but it brings it to you in a legacy game.
- But as an experience, it still is the best RPG board game I've played in the sense that giving me that sense of a character development, making choices, exploring the narrative while diving into combat, and having different uh diverse branching pathways as far as the mechanical elements of what you're doing in the game.
- So, like the earlier stuff, I'm going to try to make you uh if you're excited about finding all the stuff about Lands of Evershade or who knows what, Slay of the Spire, those will all be later in the video.
- The art style, I love the the the components, obviously, Awaken Realms, the general idea of like, you know, this eventual climactic boss fight. I like all that.
- The sheer amount of content both excites and scares me for this one.
- So color me both very interested and very hesitant all at the same time.
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Sir Thecos Other at 12:48 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
- looked quite impressive
Cons
- not exactly the reviewer's kind of game
Thematic elements
- reimplementation of the video game
- battlefields
Comparison games
- Company of Heroes (video game)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It looks really nice, really adorable.
- This is like a trick taking game with like a little bit of prediction and like psychological stuff which is pretty cool.
- This year's spiel was, as always, an amazing experience.
- It's incredible how this fair brings people together, just like board gaming itself does.
- I'm infinitely grateful for all of you.
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Grant Lyon Analysis at 16:15 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Extensive improvements to gameplay, tactical choices, and balance
- Allows for more units to be fielded
- High production value with plastic miniatures
- Easier to get into than the original
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Tactical warfare and unit deployment
- World War II battlefield
Comparison games
- Company of Heroes (video game)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Battling for control points on the board.
- Resource Management — Collecting manpower, munitions, and fuel.
- Wargame — Deploying and moving troops on a board to battle for control points.
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Quotes (from this video)
- For anybody who's new to the channel, the way this video works is I include three types of board games here.
- I put a lot of work and a lot of research into these videos and I'm glad it is useful to all the board gamers out there.
- It's a great learning tool as well if you're trying to teach uh family members about history, um whether that being kids or whatever.
- If I knew a couple that was wanting to get more into the world of board games, I think Patchwork is one of the best recommendations.
- I think these are some of the best cooperative card games out there.
- It is, you know, a dexterity game at its heart.
- This is legitimately one of the heaviest weight strategy games out there.
- You often do destroy some stuff in the game. Like you might cut things, you might rip things, uh but that kind of adds some fun layers to the challenge of the game.
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Review at 0:36 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Unbelievable second edition
- Massive game, now condensed and manageable
- Beautiful aesthetically and visually
- Fantastically done manual
- Passion and life put into the game by Bad Crow
- One of the best jobs ever
- Base box contains a lot
- Manual is contained into one instead of 15
- Guides show how everything is needed
- Beautifully done rules
- A ton of dice
- Command dice (CP) explained
- Americans and Germans start off
- Downsized components make it easier to store and set up
- Smaller components really help for new players
- Faction guide is well done
- Mission booklet is great
- Missions for all different boards
- Core missions are included
- Missions for boards you don't have
- Three books are excellently done
- Ton of dice, markers, and stuff
- Acrylic markers are appreciated
- Cardboard terrain works just as well
- Smaller trays are nice
- Second edition compacted everything and did everything right
- Unit stats (health, range, attack) are clear
- Dice identify damage types
- Rounds broken down into maneuver and damage phases
- CP points determine movement
- Operation cards add strategy
- Beautiful game created with passion and heart
- Son and I have been playing a ton
- Quality is through the roof
- Speed up the game is a new thing that is liked
- Game reference on the back breaks down dice
- Three phases: maneuver, damage, supply
- Victory points, ammunition, and experience points help upgrade units
- Units can be upgraded with additional damage or machine guns
- More and more different types of units and things to get
- Incredible passion from Bad Crow
- Stickers for painting are a big thing
- Appreciates the size reduction
- Second edition was exciting
- Adjustments made the game even more fun
- Son and I were playing and enjoying it
- 6-year-old grandson got involved and was enthralled
- Easy to show him how to play
- Granddaughter got involved, playing with three and four people
- Expansions are needed for four-player
- Company puts their heart and soul in something and it shows
- Tight game
- Books are beautiful
- Wonderful family time
- Involved grandchildren and son
- Video game version opens a lot of doors
- Fantastic job by Bad Crow
- Brought back second edition with smaller size
- Nice adjustments and fantastic ideas
- Perfect game
- Done a great job
Cons
- Lost first edition in a fire at storage unit
- Original game was very, very big
- Terrain packs are helpful but not essential for base box
- Expansion packs like Soviets and additional maps are desired
- Stalingrad requires particular extra boards
- Need other stuff to do two or four players
- Original components were large
- Original tanks were not as heavy
- If a unit is destroyed, the unit that destroyed it gets an experience point and a victory point
- Not so much entry-level, but intriguing for young kids
- Lost footlocker when it got melted from fire
- Could not replace everything from the fire
- Need to go out and get expansions for four-player
- Need to get extra maps
- Need to get the Soviets involved
Thematic elements
- Company of Heroes combat
- World War II
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Command points (CP) — you'll have three CPs. Now... you would determine where you're going to move with your your CP points.
- Damage Assignment — Then we would go to assigning damage, and this would do uh from this unit, it would do one AP, and then of course uh for the tank, uh they would do one armor damage.
- Dice Rolling — You're going to get a ton of dice, of course, because dice are very important in this...These dice here. So, for instance, if we had a tank, which will do uh armor damage.
- Experience points — and of course, experience points, which are going to help you buy certain things...your experience points. You can upgrade your units.
- Maneuver Phase — You're going to have a maneuver phase. And you're going to have you're going to go alternate in turns.
- operation cards — is operation cards. And not only did they shrink everything down, they've done something really really cool that uh at the beginning of your turn, you are going to grab these grab these cards, and then you're going to decide which side you're going to do. And that's going to be how many turns you're going to be allowed to have, which is CP.
- supply phase — then supply phase. You know, this is where you're going to make your adjustments on on your boards and and see where you're doing as far as victory points, uh ammunition, and um victory points, and so forth, and so on.
- Unit upgrades — which will help you upgrade your units, your your experience points. You can upgrade your units.
- Victory Points — you'll have victory points...you're going to need victory points, of course, to win the game...you're going to be going for victory points.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Well, they've come out with a second edition, and I've got to tell you it is unbelievable.
- This is a game that from from Bad Crow that has they have put their passion and their life into this, and they've done what I consider one of the best jobs ever.
- These used to be this big in the first edition, and I really appreciate appreciate the downsizing cuz it makes it easier to store, easier to set up.
- Uh you can't believe how how how the second edition kind of compacted everything and did everything right.
- So again, if you have not picked this up or or never experienced Company of Heroes by a fantastic company Bad Crow, I'm telling you go out and get this. You will not be disappointed.
- It's when my 6-year-old grandson got involved and was enthralled and was like, 'Oh, wow, look at the buildings. Oh, wow, what Look at those tanks. Wow, look at those guys.'
- This is as perfect and I'm a big wargamer. I'm a big traditionalist that, you know, hey, let's get those chits on the table and play. But when I can take and bring this out and involve you know, my grandchildren, my son and we can have just this this this wonderful family time. This is what it's all about.
- So you got to give them their flowers when it's time to give flowers. That's for doggone sure.
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Analysis at 0:15 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Adds a lot of content with four new maps and 40 new missions.
- The maps have superb artwork and look visually appealing.
- The maps offer interesting strategic choices and potential for brutal scenarios.
- The expansion provides enough content to last for a very long time.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Mission-Based Scenarios — The expansion includes 40 new missions that provide specific objectives and gameplay experiences beyond just the map layout.
- Modular Board — The expansion adds new maps and overlay tiles that can be used to alter or expand the game board, allowing for varied gameplay setups.
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Quotes (from this video)
- The legacy map pack for Company of Heroes board game second edition.
- All right, that's about as high as I can go. So I can try to get Yeah, I can get most of the map in there.
- Man, tell you what, this thing is heavy.
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Analysis at 0:21 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- adds so much more to your game
- super high quality
- fantastic looking
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Absolutely love those.
- super high quality.
- they all are just fantastic looking.
- this terrain pack two, I love that cathedral. That is just huge.
- this terrain pack 3 has just tons of trees. It has all those different uh all the rocks you have. Plus, it has all the different sight walls, the fences, um, the small little buildings. Just looks absolutely fantastic.
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