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Year
2023
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Description
Gameplay overview
Saigon 75 is a simple and swift strategic wargame, simulating the fratricidal struggle between North and South Vietnam from summer 1973 to spring 1975. Everything is contained within a few pages of rules and 1 hour of strategy, with pressure at every moment! The game portrays the differences between North Vietnamese divisions and the Rangers/Marines/Parachutists and other units of the South Vietnamese. Air power and desertion are also featured, with the whole thing being completed by event cards that give the game great replayability. An ingenious mix that provides a game on tenterhooks right up to the last turn! If, at the end of any turn, the North player controls Saigon province the game ends with a North victory. The South player wins by successfully defending Saigon until the end of Turn 8.
Solo Rules
In the solo mode, you play the South, while the North is controlled by a deck of cards (AI). There is not a lot of difference between the solo and two-player modes in terms of the rules and the winning condition. During each turn, there are phases (movement, attack, etc.) where the AI draws one card and does a specific action.
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 0:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Thematically accurate to the end of the Vietnam War
- North Vietnam gets stronger over time, South Vietnam gets weaker
- Goal is to last eight rounds, with an interesting historical outcome
- Simple and easy to learn
- Mechanics like attrition are well-implemented
- Thematic accuracy of South Vietnam's decline is noted
Cons
- Concern that dice rolls might shorten the game
- Desertion rolls were strong
Thematic elements
- End of the Vietnam War
- Vietnam
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Winning conditions involve taking over Saigon or wiping out opponents, suggesting control over territories.
- Asymmetric gameplay — One player plays as North Vietnam, and the other as South Vietnam, with distinct strengths and weaknesses over time.
- Attrition — A specific phase in the game where players experience attrition, implying a loss of resources or units over time.
- Card Driven — The game relies on cards for actions and events, described as an 'event driven game'.
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Quotes (from this video)
- How freaking cool is that to meet somebody who experienced the exact games that we're getting ready to play that's what I love about these things is I told him I said you know I can read about the history of the stuff
- Spoiler alert Saigon fell to Northern North Vietnam so it's really interesting that North Vietnam gets stronger over time. South Vietnam gets weaker but your goal is just the last eight rounds.
- I really like this. Yeah I really like it has multiple for me you're not restricted by just only playing cards for your event you have to choose how you want to do them.
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Review at 20:21 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fast and easy to learn
- Thematic simulation of historical events
- Clear and well-laid-out board
- Doesn't force combat, allowing strategic positioning
- Objective tokens add replayability
- Tight game that can come down to the final round
Cons
- Air force rolls (for South Vietnam) were not effective
- Potential for repetitiveness in gameplay strategy
- Limited quantities of units
Thematic elements
- Vietnam War conflict
- End of the Vietnam War
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Players move forces to overtake different areas of the South Vietnam region.
- Asymmetric play — One player plays as North Vietnam, the other as South Vietnam, with different goals and capabilities.
- Attrition — Modeled through unit activation limitations and desertion for the South Vietnamese player.
- Card Driven — The game is event-driven where a deck of cards dictates actions and events, with more cards favoring North Vietnam.
- Dice Rolling — Combat resolution is determined through dice rolls to determine hits.
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Quotes (from this video)
- We don't Need Another Hero my name is Marty
- I can't believe how fast the other 75 went I was really surprised
- we are such Geeks it is so sad
- The question is whether or not there's hate drafting going on here either because you really don't have the time to do that
- I will say that's one thing about an app Marty that it can hurt you because you don't understand the nuances of a game
- The beauty of the app is it just basically I played it up Oh I thought I would get more victory points than that nope oh well who cares and I would move on
- I think I would put this on the table and this is blasphemy I know it is more than Twilight Struggle if I owned a copy
- It's that you lose you lose whoever forces the the Defcon want to occur
- well I ran out of this space on my stupid PlayStation so I gotta go get one of those
- I just know this after this they better get started working on the Elder Scrolls because that's what I want
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Pros
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Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- Saigon 75 is a historical war game set over the final two years of the Vietnam War.
- we're showing you a prototype copy of the game so the art rules and components may not be final.
- Saigon 75 is an asymmetrical war game set in South Vietnam.
- plays two players competitively in 60 minutes and is of light to medium complexity.
- the North Vietnamese player wins the game if this can be achieved within eight rounds of play; if not, South Vietnam wins.
- asymmetrically with this South Vietnamese player getting weaker by design as the game wears on.
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Kickstarter Preview at 0:23 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
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Thematic elements
- asymmetric warfare between North Vietnam and South Vietnam
- South Vietnam during the final two years of the Vietnam War
- historical simulation using asymmetric forces and event/battle mechanics
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- air support tokens — Air support tokens can be used to add extra dice in battle; each time used there is a 4 in 6 chance of losing the token.
- Asymmetric victory conditions — North Vietnam's objective is to capture Saigon within eight rounds and hold it; otherwise South Vietnam wins.
- combat resolution via dice — Battles are resolved with one die per unit by each side, up to a maximum of five.
- Combat: Dice — Battles are resolved with one die per unit by each side, up to a maximum of five.
- desertion checks — South Vietnam must roll a die for desertions at the end of each round if North Vietnam holds at least five provinces.
- infiltration tokens — North Vietnam can spend infiltration tokens (up to five times per game) to roll an extra die in attack in border provinces.
- progression imbalance — South Vietnam becomes weaker by design as the game wears on; North Vietnam gains more actions as the game proceeds.
- province control and tokens — When North Vietnam claims a province, it adds a 'yet dang' token signifying control and provides one extra battle die in defense; province control does not change until emptied of opposing units.
- unit variety and mobility — South Vietnam has a range of units (infantry, mechanized, Marines, paratroopers, Rangers, River patrol) with varying mobility.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Saigon 75 is a historical war game set over the final two years of the Vietnam War.
- we're showing you a prototype copy of the game so the art rules and components may not be final.
- Saigon 75 is an asymmetrical war game set in South Vietnam.
- plays two players competitively in 60 minutes and is of light to medium complexity.
- the North Vietnamese player wins the game if this can be achieved within eight rounds of play; if not, South Vietnam wins.
- asymmetrically with this South Vietnamese player getting weaker by design as the game wears on.
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