Game Info
Year
2025
Players
2
Age
14+
Playtime
25 min
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Description
A diceless World War I tactical duel with infantry tanks trucks and aircraft whose magnetic attachments let players customize their forces
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 20:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Visually appealing with cute figures
- Tactical depth through unit interactions
- Interesting vehicle customization with magnetic attachments
- Reminiscent of Advance Wars
Cons
- Cloth board causes wrinkles, making it hard for figures to stand
- Wish it had a cardboard play surface instead of cloth
Thematic elements
- Military conflict
- Abstract, war-themed
Comparison games
- Advance Wars
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- abstract strategy — A two-player abstract game with pieces on a board, focusing on capturing opponent's pieces.
- Combat — Unit interactions are based on a rock-paper-scissors style chart showing what beats what.
- Deployment — Players can deploy new units onto the board.
- Movement — Players can move pieces on the board, with different unit types having different movement capabilities.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- My enjoyment has remained the exact same now as what it used to.
- It's just hard to get wowed by a new game on the table than what it used to because we have a bigger breadth of games that we have historical context with.
- It's just a lot of things are linked. I saw I saw people like Snoop Dog at one of his concerts play 9 to5. I saw another artist Pitbull do 9 to5 and that just seems to be the song that a lot of people know Dolly by.
- The magnetism for the vehicles, one is like a tank, one is a truck and you have these magnetized attachments you could put on them like an anti-aircraft or cannon or way to carry troops.
- The proprietary is colors. When you connect these pieces together on your motherboard, they have, you know, there's greens and purples, and a green doesn't slide into a purple, even though it does, but you're not supposed to do that.
- This game is so freaking good because it is Yeah, it's a trick taking game, but it is so different than anything else.
- It's just a lot of sight gags. Every 3 to 5 seconds is a gag of some sort.
- My biggest complaint about the game is the board is a cloth map.
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Before You Play Discussion at 2:24 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Clever game mechanics
- Thematic vehicle operations
- Nice components with magnetic attachments
- Adorable artwork
- A lot of game in a small package
Cons
- Steep learning curve
- Mat doesn't lay flat
- Pieces are lighter than the mat
- May not be for everyone due to tactical depth
- Takes longer than the stated 20 minutes
Thematic elements
- opposing armies
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Players try to control certain spots on the map to score victory points.
- Combat/Attack — Different vehicles have different attack capabilities and protection levels.
- Customization/Modification — Vehicles are customizable with attachments.
- Deployment — Deployment rules are dependent on what you are deploying.
- Movement — Each different type of component moves in a different way, dependent on the unit type (grunts, captain, truck).
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Quotes (from this video)
- It has been a little bit difficult to play games for fun.
- Organ Attack: Below the Belt is live on Kickstarter now.
- Grunts is a two-player only game. Plays in about 20 minutes according to the box.
- Le Chocolat by Mashu. Uh this game is, like I said, two-player only. Plays in 10 minutes.
- Bunny Kingdom Town is two-player only game that plays in 30 minutes according to the box.
- This is The Crew Mission Deep Sea, which we finally got played. And also the newest one, The Crew Journey to the Ends of the Earth.
- We do want to do more of these Let's Talk Board Game episodes.
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Bower's Game Corner Top List at 11:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Game of the show for Origins.
- Fantastically deep.
- Host will definitely own it.
- Theme integrates well.
- Appeals to those who like quick, head-to-head games requiring different strategies.
Cons
- Host wasn't the target market.
Thematic elements
- Rival war people
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- abstract strategy — Described as a head-to-head abstract strategy game, though with strong thematic integration.
- Set Collection — Players set out troops and complete objectives.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- There's a mystery to solve with Scooby and the gang in the social deduction game.
- One of those games you can pick up for 20 bucks and you bring it back and people are like, "Oh my gosh, you pick up the greatest games when you go to Gen Con."
- It's so fun.
- I know next to nothing about this game, but I am excited.
- That looks awesome.
- I'm only excited about this for one reason, it's in the tiny box.
- It's a game where you are going to rip, crumble, fold, and twist a small piece of paper.
- It's really cool. You have this 3D puzzle in front of you that you are looking at, and you are going to be you holding it kind of like a steering wheel, and then picking it up and rotating it 90 degrees.
- If you're one of those people who's like, "Yeah, I love trick-taking games. I like trick-taking games and I just have a whole big collection of trick-taking games because all of as long as it does something slightly different."
- And you have me at universal expansion.
- This side game has the unique ability to impact the other game point-wise and stuff like that.
- I love Vampire Survivors.
- It's Emerson Matsuuchi, who is quickly moving up the ranks as one of my favorite game designers of all time.
- The bottom line is it's two-player Werewolf. I'm just intrigued at that, quite frankly.
- We tried it in the press room. We're like, "Wow, this game is super sticky great."
- Now there's a version which you don't have to feel gross when a card comes up about.
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Gaming with Edo & Jessica Review at 0:07 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Well-produced components with magnetic elements
- Delightful and well-done design
- Tactical depth with unit counters and strategic play
- Quick to learn and fun to play
- Charming cartoony aesthetic on wood components
- Fits well into a small box
Cons
- Can overstay its welcome if one player has a clear advantage but can't close the game
- Lack of a consistent end state leading to potential drag
- Games can sometimes take a long time to finish, leading to forfeits
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- chess
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Point Allowance — So you're going to decide who which three you're going to bring in... on your turn, you can move two times and deploy once or move once and deploy twice.
- Area Control — And what you're trying to do in this game is get um get a total of um three stars either by um having two of the uh taking uh two of the star spots uh holding two of the star spots by the end of your turn for one token, all three for two.
- Commander Bonus — There's like another rule that like if you have your captain and and he and grunts near them, you get a free movement for everyone in the same direction of the captain.
- Leader movement — Or getting your leader to the other side of the board and ending your turn on the other side of the board.
- Magnetic Components — You can put a transport with a magnet on the tank base or you can put a little uh you know the gun on the tank of the tank turret um and or anti-aircraft missile on top. And it's magnetic because you can also do that with a truck.
- objective-based victory — Or getting your leader to the other side of the board and ending your turn on the other side of the board.
- Rock-Paper-Scissors — It's like that kind of play where every unit has their little rule. You have your sort of rock, paper, scissor, what kills what.
- special abilities — There's some advanced rules where you start with these um special tokens and there's just a list of special abilities you can do with them and you can choose from.
- unit movement — So you're just like moving across the board.
- Unit Specialization — Basically on your turn at the start of the game each player is going to bring in three units on your side of the field... and you have like aircraft 2 that can start in the aircraft spots.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I have to be honest with you, I am absolutely smitten by this game. I think it's so well done.
- It takes a little bit less than chess, but like a little bit to get your head wrapped around it. And then you just play and you have fun.
- My complaint is that like um it doesn't have a good consistent end state and can sometimes drag on.
- I just dig it. I dig it. I'm a big fan.
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BoardGameCo Top List at 12:26 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Highly Positive
Pros
- Incredibly tense and strategic
- Brilliant gameplay experience
- Appealing cute war theme
- Good for fans of two-player abstracts
Cons
- Art style might not initially convey the experience
Thematic elements
- Tactical warfare
- Battlefield
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — you're trying to control the various areas of the battlefield
- Elimination — slowly eliminating your forces or your opponent's forces.
- Hand Management — And then I can respond like this and you can respond like that.
- tactics — it's basically a tactical two-player game
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is one of those incredible games.
- This is a light dice chucking game, but I find it to be so much fun.
- It looks absolutely charming.
- Potatoes is your currency.
- It is incredibly tense.
- I thought this was absolutely brilliant.
- The experience I got was not the experience I was expecting to get.
- I love Dartmouth, I do.
- I think expansions improve the experience.
- one of the things that's actually funny about this one is if you look at the the the reviews on this, the reviews, one of the negative reviews has me more interested.
- I don't care about deck builders.
- similar to Lost Ruins of Arnak, one of my favorite games of all time, but with more deck-building, yes, please.
- this could be a CGE game that knocks it out of the park.
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Board Stupid Discussion at 3:48 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Pretty fun
- Really liked that a lot
- Cool little game
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Julian battling
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Asymmetric combat — Each piece will be moving in different ways. You can attack like a normal soldier cannot attack a tank but tank can attack the the small soldier.
- Modular Units — You can have different you can put up different attachments to be like a normal tank or an anti air anti plane stuff. The planes can be a normal planes can be a bombarder.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's day three end of UK Games Expo.
- So, we took the time to do a little bit of shopping today, speak to some amazing people but also got to play some games.
- It's still a prototype. It's going to be ready for Essen.
- Um it might be a big one for Essen.
- It's a one versus one Julian battling game.
- It's an an abstract chess not that like a chessy game using this like military pieces.
- By the time we were there we thought we'd pick it up.
- Can't say much now but just keep an eye on what they're doing in advance of Gen Con.
- It has been our favorite show probably that we've ever done.
- The reaction has been phenomenal. Uh you guys are all incredible uh and so so generous with your kind words to us.
- The feelings that like you like a a a hi from one of you guys, it gives us a lot of like warms our heart a lot.
- The next video is going to be like a a more like a recap of the entire event of all the good and the bad of the event.
- Just an incredible experience.
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BoardGameCo Event Coverage at 15:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- highly recommend
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- And honestly, I'm not really sure I'm going to be focusing too much on any one specific game. I guess as I see them.
- My one of my sons loves Armymen. He is. I'm going to have to get a photo later before the day is over because he is going to want to see me near army gear.
- The crew is actually fantastic. I met them the other night at the um the the the demo the media demo tonight.
- Memorial 44 to me is luck as to where you can actually go followed by luck as to what you roll. I can deal with one of those two looks both together and I just feel like I don't have the agency I want.
- Terraria new expansion coming soon. That's the first time I'm hearing of that.
- This which looks fantastic. I have not seen this properly set up. Bridge or bust. Uh this feels like an insane system. It's based on like it's got to be based on like those video games. I don't know. This feels This feels crazy. Toy factor high gameplay possibly not as much my jam.
- This has been a light UK Games Expo tour. Next year I hope to do better.
- Long story short, uh Friday I slept in because of the plane and catching up on sleep. And then Sunday the trains were down. So um between the two I got you I got you uh late on the coverage.
- This is more intended as like, hey, if you haven't been to UK Games Expo, you want to get a sense of the similarities or differences to other conventions. Hopefully, this gave you a light touring of showing.
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BoardGameCo Review at 16:17:28 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fantastic.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Hey, I'm Alex Rack from Board Game Co.
- And this is News and Weekend Review, where we go over a variety of news pieces, the videos of the week, the games I've played, the uh games we've covered, all of that and more.
- So, if you want to see the games I'm excited about at Origins Game Fair, we'll be figuring that out together.
- I say it together because I haven't actually done any research on this.
- I am fighting against a cat meowing in the background.
- What's the person to do?
- Everyone has the thing that works for them.
- Now that we've learned way too much about what I do to deal with headaches, let's go ahead and talk about the news and weekend review.
- The biggest thing is sail south for the Isle of Penguins.
- I am very excited for this one.
- Anything for new for Harmonies I am intrigued and excited for.
- Harmony is a fantastic game.
- I like the art. I like the art. I like the style.
- It doesn't tell me a lot about the actual gameplay.
- So, I I am intrigued to see how that's actually going to play out, but it's going to come with new protected area boards,
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BoardGameCo Other at 11:40 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fantastic
- Really clever two-player abstract system
Cons
- Uncertain if it will get tabled long-term
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- White Castle Duel
- Leaders
- General Orders
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- abstract strategy — Described as a "two-player abstract system."
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I did not love this one. I I drastically prefer Hey, That's My Fish.
- This felt like a less fun version of Hey, That's My Fish.
- I thought the game was very dry.
- This was very charming. I I like what the game was doing as far as the real-time speed nature of trying not to be the last one holding the bag when everything goes bust, while also trying to collect sets of cards through real-time live trading. This was very fun.
- I was very impressed by how well the game is designed. Uh ultimately it was it was fine to play a few times and then move on from it.
- This was very solid uh going along with Triangulation and Decrypto. It's another one of those clue intercepting games, uh, but done very differently.
- Biggest complaint I have against it is I'm just keeping too many of these games and I can't have all these small box games be everything.
- It's cute. It's fast. It's thematic. I've enjoyed this one, but this kind of real-time game is just not overall my jam.
- Basically, it's a fun charming game. I'm just not overly uh enthused by it.
- Vestige is a great game. I think I just prefer Vindication.
- Vindication will almost always get picked over Vestige each time.
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The Dice Tower Unboxing at 5:57
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Hey everybody, I'm Tom Bassel.
- Thanks for watching the most boring unboxings on the planet Earth.
- I'm Tom Bassel. Thanks for watching another video on the Dice Tower.
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