Game Info
Year
2021
Players
1
Age
14+
Playtime
275 min
Complexity
3.8/5
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Description
Solitaire wargame of the US and South Vietnamese fight against the Vietcong for provincial control
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Zilla Blitz Review at 0:05 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Epic scale and depth without heavy complexity
- Clean rule set; quick to learn and start playing
- High-quality components: thick card map, pre-punched counters, large, legible counters
- Solitaire-friendly design with a well-thought-out system
- Regional scoring mechanics add strategic depth
- Multiple Fortress Games titles use a similar system, providing replayability
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Strategic historical warfare and insurgency counterinsurgency campaign
- South Vietnam, starting in 1965, spanning up to 1975 (Vietnam War)
- historical wargame simulation with solitaire play
Comparison games
- 20th Air Force
- Eighth Air Force
- Save Afghanistan, Comrade
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area map with nine regions — Regions are subdivided into base, populated, and rural zones with individual rules
- Area Movement — Regions are subdivided into base, populated, and rural zones with individual rules
- Combat rules with special actions — Tet Offensive, Cambodia Incursion, and Laos Incursion are optional or special actions
- Compound Scoring — Each region tracks police and political points that affect reinforcements and control
- Nine-phase turns — Each turn has up to nine phases, some skipped by conditions
- Pre-punched counters included — Counter sheet is pre-punched and organized; counters are large and easily legible
- Regional scoring tracks — Each region tracks police and political points that affect reinforcements and control
- Reinforcement/dice mechanics — Green and red dice determine region of entry for cadre units and regiments
- Self-sufficient southern forces later in war — US withdrawal in later turns requires South Vietnamese forces to stand on their own
- Turn-based campaign simulation — 50 turns representing roughly 10 years, with a year-end sequence
- Unit counters with steps — US units have 3 steps; North/South Vietnamese units have 2 steps; counters are large and detailed
- Variable Phase Order — Each turn has up to nine phases, some skipped by conditions
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Quotes (from this video)
- this is an unbagging not an unboxing because everything comes in this thick plastic bag
- this is a big game you're going to be playing essentially the whole war as you go through this
- the rules are relatively straightforward; it's the kind of game you can jump into fast and you can start to play right away
- I'm very excited to dig in and bring a play through demo or an after action report
- this looks like a solitaire game on a very large scope and scale
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Zilla Blitz Top 10 List at 20:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Balanced, long campaign with changing US presence
- High emphasis on strategic decision-making
Cons
- Long play sessions may deter casual players
Thematic elements
- strategic-tactical campaign with evolving political context
- Vietnam War campaign from US perspective
- long-form, campaign-driven storytelling
Comparison games
- Purple Haze
- D-Day at Omaha Beach
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- long-form campaign — 4-hour campaign across historical phases with strategic choices
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Quotes (from this video)
- D-Day at Omaha Beach is the king of my top soliter war games.
- This is a masterful game that combines all of those genres into amazing storytelling experience that is just so much fun to go through.
- The stories that the game generates are outstanding.
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