Game Info
Year
2025
Players
1-2
Age
14+
Playtime
120 min
Complexity
3.5/5
Collection
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Description
Two-player wargame depicting a hypothetical NATO-Warsaw Pact conflict in 1985 Germany where players command mechanized and armored forces in high-intensity combined arms combat
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Zilla Blitz Other at 14:14 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Volume two in the World at War '85 series
- Boxes are filled with stuff: player aids, units, counters, scenario add-ons, data cards
- Accessible and playable system
- Plays fast and captures the essence and speed of modern combat
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Combat between Soviet forces and NATO forces
- Europe, 1985
Comparison games
- Storming the Gap
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Driven — Includes data cards for the units.
- Extensive ruleset — Features an extensive ruleset with tons of scenarios.
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Quotes (from this video)
- this G I will say this is a this is a type of game that immediately captures my attention
- it's got everything in here and if we look at the uh rule book here and let's just move this up a little bit to get a better look at it here if we dig into the rule book um it's 22 pages long which is not very long I mean the text is kind of small I was expecting it to be bigger but looking through it we can again see a lot of the elements of gameplay that are the things that I would be looking for to see so it's checking off all the buttons right
- this looks really cool I I'm very curious I will also it's again it's not to me it's a genre that I think has really struggled to capture the essence so while there has been often games that have had this Vision I think there's been very few games that have come close to pulling it off to capture that magic especially in a soliter format of letting you live the pirates life I hope golden age of piracy is that game
- this I now I don't know the original 2014 game that this was based on but basically it seems like they've taken every taken everything from Imperial stars that this two and built it into the game thrown all the uh the expansions in as well and and in essence what you've got here is a two-player head to-head game of space combat in the year of 4096 or something like that it's an epic 4X game
- these uh these Maps here look fantastic the counters look really sharp as well we've got updated cards it looks like there is event driven elements that are going to kind of change the nature of this head-to-head combat that you're facing
- I really like the potential and I think there's still a lot of untapped potential for space hex to heex hex encounters Space games and board games that take the combination of space and war game basically let's put it simply in there I think there's a ton of potential here to kind of expand off of this so when I see these colorful maps and see all these spaceships flying around I think oh this looks really this looks pretty juicy
- I'm working on a video called the 10 tabletop war games with the best Art and Design basically the 10 most beautiful tabletop war games and I've if you're familiar with the channel you know that I was gone from tabletop War gaming for over 20 years I've been back for 3 years so I'm catching up on a lot of stuff right I'm trying to catch up on 30 years worth of War games and the time that I've got left and so uh I I there's gaps and those gaps are things that I don't know and so I'm curious what you as a viewer would consider your most beautiful war games
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Zilla Blitz Other at 1:56 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Streamlined gameplay despite complex systems
- Fun scenario
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Tactical level combat during a hypothetical World War III
- Cold War gone hot, World War III
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- System level — Considered a system with expansions.
- Tactical combat — Described as a tactical level game.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Got it. Off the line. Another man-to-man combat game. Each counter is a single man, just like in combat 3, but uh combat is a solo game. This is uh it's got solo guidance for it, but it's designed as a two-player game, although it's I think it's going to be very solo friendly.
- I feel like that sort of it's easy for me to sit down when I've got 20 minutes and just cruise through my phone and look at social media, but instead I can play a whole game. And so I think these games offer me an opportunity to do something more interesting than Doomcroll
- when talk about companies that have high production values with their stuff, I mean, of course, we've got the big ones, you know, GMT, Compass Games, and things. Worthington Publishing is right up there with Bua Sims in terms of the quality of their content. The boxes are good, the counters are good, materials are good, the cards are all vinyl. I mean, just really they don't they they make good stuff, too, which is always really nice to see some durability.
- It's going to be something different, right? I mean, it's always good to throw different things in the channel. Something a little bit different, but I think there's enough overlap with it with Wargaming that and and I know there's a lot of football fans on the channel as well.
- 49% no, 51% yes. So roughly 50% half of the people watching this video play miniatures wargaming as well as tabletop board gaming or or play and don't play anything else which was I thought it's more than I thought.
- Miniatures games for me represent the extension of a childhood hobby of mine, which was building and painting model airplane kits. Totally can see that. So you're building the miniatures, painting the miniatures, playing the games. These can all go together into one big hobby.
- The other thing would be PC Hex Encounters kind of like we did with the Panzer Core 2. The nice thing about that is that it's very easy to play in a live stream format because the rules are all managed for you in the background.
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Zilla Blitz Top List at 16:43 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Extremely Positive
Pros
- Accessible for its complex era
- Very playable and offers a lot of gameplay
- Opened host's eyes to Cold War combat games
- Vast amount of content and replayability
- Simulates complex modern battlefield effectively
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Cold War tactical engagements between NATO and Soviet bloc forces
- 1985, Europe (mostly Germany)
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Cold War Tactical Combat — Simulates tactical engagements from the Cold War era.
- Large Scale — A massive game with extensive content.
- Modern Military — Features modern weaponry like different missile types and armor.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- My criteria for this particular list is enjoyment. The games that pulled me in and captured my attention, had some sort of an emotional rush, or just created great memories.
- Gettsburg, A Time for Heroes from Worthington Publishing, a fantastic Gettysburg game.
- Old School Tactical Volume 5. If by the way, if you are curious about this one, there are four volumes before this. They're all, I imagine, very good, but this has just been my experience with the system so far.
- Combat Commander is number three on the list, and it might be one of the games I'm most excited to continue playing in 2026.
- This game, I I think part of the reason why I liked it so high and why I put it so high is that it has opened up my eyes to the potential of the Cold War Modern Combat series and families of games, which to be fair, I haven't really explored yet.
- I could probably rank these games in almost any order and be happy with it. So, I wouldn't take the rankings of the games so seriously.
- Traces of Victory. Uh my top game for 2025 and just I can't say more about this game. You should check it out if you like operational World War II level combat games.
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