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Second Front

Game ID: GID0452591
Game Info
Year
1994
Players
2
Age
12+
Playtime
480 min
Complexity
3.9/5
Collection
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Description

Complex hex wargame simulating the Western Allied campaigns in Italy France and Germany from 1943 to 1945

Description

Complex hex wargame simulating the Western Allied campaigns in Italy France and Germany from 1943 to 1945

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Video w-endCHv5PU Rob's Tabletop World Discussion at 41:54
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Go look up Europa. You're talking almost $400, $500 a game.
  • my first edition Blood Bowl is rare.
  • My Warhammer is worth a ton.
  • First edition of Space Hulk is worth a lot.
  • It's It's literally tasteless [ __ ]
  • Tastes like the color white. If white paste had a flavor, like white diarrhea [ __ ]
  • I will cut you out of my life without even thinking without even thinking if that's what you want to do
  • You either figure it out and see that these people aren't here for you. You're just entertainment for them. Or I'll just take you from this world.
  • You get it out of your system or I'm not gonna let you kill your mother, I'm gonna kill you.
  • I think the most important thing is is that you never give up on your family, on your children, on your grandchildren, and you give everything that you got.
  • All I want written on my damn gravestone is I wish I was up there reading this.
  • If in all these years I helped somebody, you want to know something? That's worth more than all the subscriptions, all the views, and all the [ __ ] YouTube YouTuber influencer [ __ ] that you can have.
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Video KTz-KzY_sso Zilla Blitz Top 16 List at 11:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • deep, immersive squad tactics
  • robust scenario/creator tooling
Cons
  • older UI/graphics
  • complex for newcomers
Thematic elements
  • ASL-inspired depth
  • World War II squad-based tactical
  • immersive tactical combat
Comparison games
  • Advanced Squad Leader
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • large infantry and equipment variety — over 40 infantry types and 200+ ordnance/vehicles
  • Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game — 48 official scenarios plus user-created ones
  • scenarios and scenario builder — 48 official scenarios plus user-created ones
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • This is my favorite list of war games based on the experience that I've had with these games and not based on some external data source.
  • This list is a work in progress.
  • I think you'll like decisive campaigns or dens.
  • There is so much terror and tension in the combat missions.
  • Crusader Kings 3 is the current number one top PC war game.
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