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Air, Land, and Sea: Critters at War

Game ID: GID0452333
Game Info
Year
2021
Players
2
Age
10+
Playtime
20 min
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Description

Tactical two-player card game where players submit orders on three fronts with cute animal combatants

Description

Tactical two-player card game where players submit orders on three fronts with cute animal combatants

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Sentiment: pos 2 · mix 0 · neu 0 · neg 0
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Video WZp2H_60To4 Allies or Enemies Top 10 List at 10:26 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Adorable animal theme with varied theaters
  • Expansion flies lies and supplies adds intrigue and complexity
Cons
  • Can be tricky for new players due to theater-based math and timing
Thematic elements
  • three theaters (air, land, sea) with espionage flavor
  • World War II theme with anthropomorphic animals
  • lighthearted yet tactical
Comparison games
  • Air, Land and Sea
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Surrender option — Players can decide to concede to limit the opponent’s payout and move the game toward a different dynamic.
  • Theater-based card play — Cards correspond to different theaters; you shuffle across theaters to deploy effects.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • it's really different from chess
  • it's different cards every time
  • it's a really quick playing kind of tableau builder
  • the art this is like a neon pinks and blues which I'm such a sucker for
  • it's basically bug chess
  • it's the same game again so you got air, land and sea you got three different theaters
  • it's a two-player drafting game
  • surrounding different regions of Rome and you're Pompey versus Caesar
  • this is when you're talking about it being like a full game this fills your table
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Video MrSW2dwETjw Board Game Animal Top 10 List at 4:10 sentiment: positive
video_pk 28439 · mention_pk 83494
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • tight balance
  • high tension in a small footprint
  • great art
Cons
  • two-player focus may limit audience
Thematic elements
  • Adorable animal warfare in a compact package
  • Two-player battle with critter themes
  • game-night friendly, lighthearted
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • card play and timing — choosing when to play cards for the most impact
  • Combat: Deck/Hand — direct card combat with limited turns
  • two-player card battle — direct card combat with limited turns
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • this is one of those great little rolling realms redux that you can sit and have a good think with
  • let's go to Japan a nine furnace expansion interbellum is a 9.5 with room to grow
  • if you like games with cards with powers especially if you like building an engine, aquatic is rich for it
  • this game night is getting out of hand; i’m having trouble with the guest list
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