Game Info
Year
2024
Players
1-4
Age
14+
Playtime
120 min
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Description
A card-driven political game of the German republic between the wars where parties struggle for the Reichstag and the streets
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The Discriminating Gamer Analysis at 0:13 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fascinating based on the back of the box
- Love the map design
- GMT games have nice game boards
- Good looking map
- Lots of cards
- Interesting game that gets better with more plays
- Heavy card-driven games are fun
- Deep with a lot to think about
- Looks interesting
- Looks really good
Cons
- Pages in the rulebook are slippery and hard to grip
- Tokens are falling out of the punch board
Thematic elements
- Political struggle
- Germany
Comparison games
- COIN
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — The factions are 'competing for dominance' and the board has areas for 'presence and dominance and supremacy'.
- card-driven — Described multiple times as a 'card driven game' and a 'heavy card driven game'.
- solo system — The game includes 'the solitary system'.
- Variable player powers — There are 'four different um factions' with 'faction boards' and each faction will 'be able to take your sudden victory requirements'.
- Worker Placement — The action boards show 'actions for what they're going to do' and pawns are possibly used 'where you're taking your actions at'.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Hello ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the discriminating gamer.
- People who use selfie sticks really need to have a good long look at themselves.
- I love it when they do this because this is what really intrigues me.
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Zilla Blitz Other at 8:29 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Covers Germany from 1919 to 1933.
- Bots included for solo play of all factions.
- Features area control elements.
- Card-driven gameplay with distinct decks for each era.
- Scenarios range from 3 to 8 hours, with a 90-minute tutorial.
- Potentially the definitive game for the period.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Political landscape of Germany between the World Wars
- Germany from 1919 to 1933
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Features some area control elements on the map.
- Bots for Solo Play — Includes bots for all factions to enable solo play.
- card-driven — A card-driven game with distinct decks for each era.
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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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