Game Info
Year
2023
Players
1-2
Age
14+
Playtime
360 min
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Description
A wargame about WWII naval carrier operations in the Pacific with eight progressive scenarios from Pearl Harbor to Midway
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Zilla Blitz Review at 0:11 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Terrific time and super fun gameplay.
- Gives the cat and mouse feeling desired in a WWII naval game.
- The search and launch mechanics worked really well, creating tension.
- Mechanics for managing armed and fueled planes on deck are engaging and historically thematic.
- The hunt and search mechanic with fog of war is a key element that works well.
- The damage system for ships is unique and well-executed.
- Ship anti-aircraft mechanics feel organic and authentic.
- High replayability with different scenarios.
- Beautiful production quality and deluxe components.
- Approachable and streamlined gameplay, easier to learn and play than expected.
- Spins a great narrative.
- Accurate modeling of the history of the Battle of Midway.
- Quick to get to the table and play.
- Accessible and easy to teach/learn.
- Fast and streamlined sequence of play.
Cons
- The solitary rating on the box is questionable; the game shines in two-player mode.
- The rulebook organization might initially make the game seem more complex than it is.
- Some players might not like the restriction of only one carrier per task force, though it can be mitigated.
Thematic elements
- Naval combat, specifically carrier battles
- World War II naval combat
Comparison games
- Mark Herman's Pacific War
- Clash of Carriers
- Chase of the Bismarck
- Avalon Hills Midway
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Anti-aircraft (AA) combat — Ship AA systems influence the dice roll modifiers for attacking planes, affecting their effectiveness.
- Carrier plane management — Deciding how many fighters and bombers to have ready to launch, and managing the cycle of planes returning to reserve and then ready status.
- damage system — A multi-step damage system where reaching specific thresholds of damage leads to different levels of impact on a ship, up to sinking.
- Dummy counters — Used in conjunction with real task forces to create uncertainty and a fog of war during the search phase.
- Hidden Movement — The placement and movement of task forces are hidden from the opponent until detected, adding a double-blind element.
- Search and destroy — Players launch searches from planes to find enemy task forces, which can result in detection, misidentification, or no detection.
- Task forces — Ships are organized into task forces, each represented by a counter, with the ability to move and search.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I'm extremely excited tonight to have Grant from pushing cardboard on the channel to talk about a recent Adventure we had at San Diego hison where we both played the game task force
- I think what made it so fun is it it it gave that thing that you always want from a World War II naval game which is the cat and mouse of trying to find the other guy
- The search and then launch thing worked really well and we were both uh super tense every time we had a had a search check go against us
- The way hits happen is is I haven't seen that done where it's like yeah if a if a if a ship has can take say seven hit points if I do six hits against it nothing really happens if I do seven hits it gets this light damage marker but if I do more than the seven then it flips onto its damage side and we go through the whole thing again to eventually sync it
- it's not like it's a beer and pretzels game but it's but it's only just above that it just looks so beautiful but it's totally approachable
- it was one of the highlights of San Diego for me was to get a chance to play that game with you
- it was really a fun game
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Zilla Blitz Top List at 15:08 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Magnificent time playing
- Rules were lucid, clear, and easy to parse
- Recreates history with tension and drama
- Potentially the most singularly enjoyed wargaming experience of the year
Cons
- Only played one scenario so far
Thematic elements
- Naval aviation combat
- Battle of Midway
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Hidden Movement — You have no you're trying to figure out where your opponent is.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- these are the games that I played in 2024 they could have been released in 1978 the games that I enjoyed over the past year.
- I Define War Games somewhat broadly so some of these games are more conflict simulation than they are necessarily tanks battering against each other.
- this is I think the best educational game I've played in the past two years.
- I think that's where a lot of the richness of alliances and deception and kind of the tabl talk would really really level up this game.
- the mechanics the rules and how to get those two things to work together just all clicked and the game transformed and that magic of the coin experience it was like this epiphany.
- it's got a nice mix between complexity and accessibility so not as hard as like an advanced squad leader or perhaps a lock and load tactical combat system but but still got a lot of meat to it and good decision making.
- this game is both simple it matches it molds in Euro Concepts hand management so you're managing your deck of cards messing up your opponent's cards and yet it's got this tactical accessibility and subtlety of depth that gives it really The Best of Both Worlds.
- this might have been one might very well have been my most singularly enjoyed wargaming experience over the past year.
- it's a gritty complex tactical combat system that takes a while to play into but there's just so much there and yet once you get it down the gameplay seems to really really flow.
- the map is one of the most stunning maps in all of War Games.
- an absolutely beautiful spectacular gameplay experience.
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Zilla Blitz Discussion at 2:41 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Exceeded high expectations for two-player experience
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- carrier battles and two-player tactical play
- World War II Pacific, Midway scenario
- impressions and first-hand play session
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
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Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is not where I live this is a green screen video laid.
- I'm eternally optimistic right.
- We have over a hundred people entered into this competition.
- I really enjoyed playing Rebel Fury the afternoon.
- There’s a link Down Below in the description to Noble Knight games and if you use that link thank you because they get a little bit of a kickback to the channel.
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