Game Info
Year
2023
Players
1-4
Age
12+
Playtime
180 min
Complexity
3.8/5
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Description
Tactical squad-level WWII wargame where German and Soviet forces clash across the southern steppes in 1942
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Zilla Blitz Analysis at 35:13
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
none
Comparison games
- Heroes of the Motherland
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Lock and Load Tactical Combat System — This is a core module for the Lock and Load Tactical Combat System.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- 1944 Battle of the Bulge is fantastic it's just a little bit over half price
- this is a really fun accessible hex and counters game that it's one of the I recommend to people if you're looking to get into hex and counters games this is a really good one
- Soviet Dawn i' I I don't know anything about this game other than I've seen a bunch of people playing and I've heard good things about it
- although we have one month left to go what has been your game your historical game your historical war game of 2024 so far
- now if you don't play historical games or war games that's fine put your game of the year that's good as well but I'll leave you to define the criteria for 2024 is it your best game that was released in 2024 that's okay or the best game that you played for the first time in 2024 that's okay too totally up to you post Down Below in the comments entries is limited to one per person
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Zilla Blitz Top List at 17:48 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Tightly refined ruleset that works well
- Gritty, complex tactical combat
- Gameplay flows well once learned
- Enjoyed the narrative and fun of scenarios
- Steam implementation allows solo play against AI
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Tactical combat
- East Front, World War II
Comparison games
- Advanced Squad Leader
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Tactical combat — Tactical combat Squad level.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
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 Top 10 List at 16:54 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- vast module library and high depth
- strong narrative through leadership and campaigns
Cons
- high complexity and learning curve
- not as approachable for new players
Thematic elements
- massive module-based tactical battles with a campaign spine
- East Front / Russian vs German combat
- leaders and campaigns drive narrative
Comparison games
- Lock and Load Tactical core system
- Pacific combat modules
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Campaign — leveling leaders and running campaigns with narrative arcs
- campaign and leadership progression — leveling leaders and running campaigns with narrative arcs
- Modular Board — wide array of modules spanning Pacific, East Front, Normandy, etc.
- modular tactical system with many modules — wide array of modules spanning Pacific, East Front, Normandy, etc.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- nostalgia choice
- nostalgia will color future versions of this list
- the narrative that games generate is a central appeal
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