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As the name suggests, this sourcebook focuses on the politics of the world of Scales. the book contains chapters about Dragon traditions and customs, goals, political influence and alliances of each dragon family and technomancer groups, two scenarios ("Claymore" and "Snipe"), and several new magical creatures.
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Zilla Blitz Other at 13:22 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Two to six player game.
- Focuses on global domination via political, economic, and military power.
- Features 400 unique cards with distinct artwork and abilities.
- High replayability due to the card variety.
- Feels like a game with 15 years of development.
- Successful crowdfunding campaign.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Global domination through political, economic, and military spheres
- Fictional world
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control (implied) — Players try to gain dominance in political, economic, and military spheres.
- card-driven — Utilizes a large deck of unique cards for actions and abilities.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is the first game in Vulko's new recon series.
- The Recon series is a fresh new look at hidden information and hidden movement in wargaming, board wargaming, which has always been a traditional weak spot of the genre.
- This was really the last harrah of cavalry.
- World War I combat is notoriously static, right? batting battering against each other in trenches oftent times, but in this battle in particular was noted for its fluid combat.
- So, this game here is a way for me to take a look at this and play this type of information that I've learned and taking a look at the tactical elements of World War I.
- And once you know how to play one game in the series, you're 85% of the way there to to learning the other games in the series.
- This game has gotten over 1,800 pre-orders, which is a lot for GMT games.
- So, if you're familiar with that game, you'll be familiar with how you'll be you're well on your way to understanding how to play and what Germany 45 and Russia 41 are all about.
- The model,
- this one, the Mariana's campaign with all three games in one box, looks like an amazing idea.
- This is such a great idea. I hope it becomes a reality.
- This is a strategic level look at the Pacific Theater in World War II.
- So, very much a strategic game.
- So, we're going to have a beautiful game about the Pacific Theater.
- The only requirement is that you have a Noble Knight account.
- All you have to do is post a comment down below that talks about the game you're playing now or the last game that was on your table.
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Zilla Blitz Discussion at 5:23 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- really fun to teach people
- fun to see the gameplay evolve
- beautiful game
Cons
- fuzzy on some of the rules and concepts initially
Thematic elements
- Global domination
- Fictional world
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card-driven — Massive card set
- Economic, political, and military actions — you lead it on economic, political, and military lines.
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Quotes (from this video)
- The community in this hobby and the support and just the the people that reach out and just enjoy the love of playing games together has been the biggest surprise for me in this journey.
- All things considered, what level of complexity do you prefer in your games?
- medium complexity games are by far the most preferred games among viewer amongst viewers on the channel.
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Heavy Cardboard Discussion at 15:36
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Pros
none
Cons
- The campaign had already started. Most publishers have a marketing budget... once the campaign has started, they've already allocated their budget wherever it needs to go. Well, because we didn't connect... most of their budget had been used up.
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Quotes (from this video)
- It's about 90% of what it is we're trying to do. Okay.
- So, here is my answer to you, George, and to everybody else out there.
- We sometimes feature games that are obscure, uh, like maybe an incorporated or like a Granville or anything like that to highlight it so that it might get picked up and reprinted.
- The star of the show is whatever game we're featuring. That's what's the star.
- It's a logistics card game for two players.
- I have no affinity for Star Trek or Star Wars for that matter. Different animals, I understand. Don't don't yell at me. I'm just saying it.
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Zilla Blitz Other at 1:21 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fun to explore
- Unique cards
- Fantastic game to learn
- Can be played at larger player counts
- Labor of love with years of energy and detail
- Rich and fun decision-making matrix
- Can play 50 times and still be learning it
- Deep strategic gameplay similar to global chess
Cons
- Potentially overwhelming number of cards (though variety is the key)
Thematic elements
- Leader of a country, political alliances, building national corporations, geographic domination
- Fictional world
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card-driven gameplay — 400 cards, more than 400 cards in the core game set... the cards aren't necessarily a factor of the complexity, more just the variety because in any given game, you might only see a fraction of those cards come into play.
- Military component — there is a military component where you're trying to geo- geographically dominate the the landscape.
- National corporations — You're building national corporations.
- Political alliances — you can mold your country along all sorts of different political alliances.
- Strategic level game — This game is another strategic level game.
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Quotes (from this video)
- So January and May are the two busiest months of my regular work life.
- This is a World War 1 strategic level game that you can play the entirety of World War 1 in under 2 hours.
- For a game that has so much depth, it remains remarkably accessible.
- This game is another strategic level game.
- Wow, this is a game that it's too complex for me.
- But the ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆs aren't necessarily a factor of the complexity, more just the variety because in any given game, you might only see a fraction of those cards come into play.
- This has been a fantastic game to learn.
- This is very much a meat and potatoes type of experience.
- It's like going to restaurant and having drinks with an old friend, right?
- Super easy choice for me.
- There are a number of times as I've been back in board gaming wargaming for the past 5 years where you stumble along a game that you can tell is truly fits the category and definition of labor of love.
- Politique has been 15 years in the making and it's it feels like it's there's that much effort in this game.
- Every card feels nuanced, the decisions, the balance, the strategies that you can take.
- It just is such a rich and fun decision-making matrix to explore.
- I feel like this is a game you can play 50 times and you're still learning it.
- It feels like kind of strategic chess or world, you know, global global chess, if you would.
- This was the clear, in a way, winner for game of the month for May 2026, Politique from Black Yeti Games.
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Zilla Blitz Other at 5:33 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Cool game
- Beautiful components
- Amazing artwork on cards
- Infinite replayability
- Looks really cool
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Global domination through corporate, military, and political actions
- Fictional map
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card-driven gameplay — Host mentions 'Over 400 cards in the game' and that 'you can just never really predict what card sets going to appear in any particular game.'
- Multi-pronged strategy — Host explains 'you have corporate development and corporate raiding and corporate warfare', 'military actions', and 'a political element'.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is looking really, really good. Very interesting topic and a very creative design.
- Baggie games are always fun, too, because they come in my mailbox rather than at my front door. So when they arrive, you're like, "Oh, it's a magazine." And then you open up saying, "Oh, it's a game."
- So, it's the flip side of Silent Victory with all of the implications and fun of that.
- This is a tactical combat game, fantas fantasy combat game set in Greek mythology.
- 46% of viewers said yes to this question.
- I figured most people wouldn't have space. Most people wouldn't have the time and most people Yeah.
- I feel like I'm not in the Grognard club until I do one of these experiences.
- Especially now that half of us have done this, I feel left out.
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