Game Info
Year
2018
Players
2
Age
14+
Playtime
40 min
Complexity
1.5/5
Collection
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Description
A two-player card-driven game depicting the 1860-61 secession crisis as players vie for political influence before the Civil War
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Analysis at 12:33 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Focuses on Civil War theme
- Simple card play
Cons
- Potentially too simple for experienced players
Thematic elements
- American Civil War
- American Civil War
Comparison games
- Twilight Struggle
- Red Flag Over Paris
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Involves having influence in different realms.
- Card Play — A card-driven game with a focus on political space and public space.
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Quotes (from this video)
- to me that was a very simple game easy to learn but kind of recreated what really happened during that time
- if y'all ever seen a GMT rule book They're they're not pretty books with glossy pages and big images and very few words per page they're double column they're they're numbered almost like a contract a legal document that's just how they're formatted
- it's basically the conflict between uh uh basically the US and and that region of the world between China and us trying to influence and control that area
- this is coming from somebody who complained I did a 45 minute history lesson on Cuba Libra when I taught it to you
- I knew nothing about how Castro took over CU I I knew he did it how he did it and why I don't know but playing that game three or four times now I have a I'm not a master by any means but I have a much better understanding of what really happened during that time
- I am learning about stuff that happened during the Vietnam war knew nothing about super excited as I play through this game learning about that
- you do learn as you're playing the game how the forces had to build towards that final battle of waterl you learn the players that took place
- yes I have that one I've never play amazing historical game from Marton Wallace yes I had some Muro stuff in it but I actually learned a lot about that from Lincoln
- we got access and allies coming up talking about jumping to the deep end we'll jump straight into that
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Watch It Played Discussion at 2:59
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Quotes (from this video)
- so the first thing I wanted to mention was that my friends over the Sirica ball gaming podcast we're having their annual fundraiser
- so if you'd like to support them up with a link in the description below and that will take you to the pod pledge page and you can donate like on an annual basis monthly just do a one-time amount whatever you like and also check it out because there's a variety of fun perks there as well they have a very modest goal of $5,000 let's help them get there
- so the first Edmonton Games field this is the first time this conventions being run I'm gonna be there teaching and playing games with people and so you can register in the link that will put in the description below for the event and you can also sign up for a variety of these different game sessions that I'll be running now spaces are filling up for those but I have spots left for Hadera Nach DeLuca Corinth and journeys in middle-earth
- okay I think that's enough news now let's have a contest to give away this copy of Istanbul the dice game from AEG
- well the rolling days of taking these podcasts has two hosts Marty and the other guy I want the first name of the other guy that's your code word
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watch it played Discussion at 2:38 sentiment: positive
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positive
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Quotes (from this video)
- hi and welcome to watch it played my name is rodney smith and this is going to be a quick news and updates video
- if you're in the area and you're looking for somewhere fun to play lots of games this could be the ticket
- they have kindly invited me as the guest of honor their title not mine though
- so even if you don't beat me at a game you'll be supporting a great cause
- either way a very kind thank you to Jeff and the folks organizing the fest who invited me to join in the fund for this year
- congratulations to everyone else don't worry we'll have lots more contests in the future so you'll have other chances to win a game
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