Game Info
Year
2025
Players
1-2
Age
14+
Playtime
90 min
Complexity
3.5/5
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Description
Solitaire and two-player WWII intelligence game where Allied coastwatchers hide from Japanese hunters in the South Pacific.
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The Discriminating Gamer Unboxing at 0:14 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Looks cool and unique
- Heavy box with a lot of content
- Good solitaire mode
- GMT Games has a history of putting out amazing games
- Good board with dual layer and recessed block slots
- Nice components, especially etched and painted wood pieces
- Includes artwork inside the box
- Permission to photocopy debrief sheets
- Scenarios on separate sheets are preferred
- Different objectives for players
- Series has potential for more games
Cons
- Thick rule books, potentially two manuals
- Uncertainty about component finishing (silk screened vs etched/painted)
Thematic elements
- Allied Field Intelligence
- South Pacific, 1942-1943
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Block Placement — The host mentions putting blocks into recessed slots on the board, suggesting a block placement or wargame component system.
- Card Play — The host unboxes three decks of cards (Japanese Solitaire, Allied Assets, Allied Solitaire, Allied Missions, Japanese Missions, Japanese Assets), suggesting card-driven gameplay.
- Chit Pull — The host mentions putting 'chits in cups or bags' and pulling tokens from a patrol cup, indicating a chit-pull mechanic.
- scenario play — The host unboxes multiple scenario sheets, a training game, and mentions Allied and Japanese missions, indicating scenario-based gameplay.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is Allied Field Intelligence in the South Pacific 1942 1943.
- This is the Recon Series. And this is volume one.
- This is a heavy box, folks. This box has got a lot of weight to it.
- It's about a medium complexity, okay? And looks like pretty good solitaire mode as well.
- This game looks cool. It looks unique and interesting.
- GMT Games has a history of putting out just some amazing games.
- Man, I hope these are silk screen and I don't got to sticker them.
- This board's dual layer, too.
- This is a good looking board.
- These are some really good looking components.
- If this game plays half as good as what it looks like, I'm excited for this series.
- This recon series is going to be something I'm going to be looking forward to seeing more games come out in.
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Rob's Tabletop World Discussion at 2:11
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none
Cons
none
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none
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Mechanics unknown.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I made 15 videos last week. Which is inhuman.
- It's just one thing after another. I mean, there's just no end.
- You need to take a look at it. It's Pokémon with armaments.
- I'm just by myself. I'm not like some of these marks that that, you know, have little helpers or guys that just want to be famous or fake you know. I just go out there and I do my stuff, you know? And I do it to the best of my ability. That's all I can do.
- I'm grateful for it. I'm grateful for you guys.
- I'm not a big massive Euro gamer. So, you know, I stayed away from a lot of stuff. But it's stuff that I think I'm going to like and usually I'm pretty right about those things.
- If you do that, that's that's the best thing that you could ever do for me.
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Zilla Blitz Other at 1:13 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fresh new look at hidden information and hidden movement.
- Playable solitaire as both allies and Japanese.
- Great, beautiful artwork.
- Includes 15 situations (scenarios) and four campaigns.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Hidden information and hidden movement in wargaming
- South Pacific in World War II
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Hidden Information — A fresh new look at hidden information in wargaming.
- Hidden Movement — A fresh new look at hidden movement in wargaming.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is the first game in Vulko's new recon series.
- The Recon series is a fresh new look at hidden information and hidden movement in wargaming, board wargaming, which has always been a traditional weak spot of the genre.
- This was really the last harrah of cavalry.
- World War I combat is notoriously static, right? batting battering against each other in trenches oftent times, but in this battle in particular was noted for its fluid combat.
- So, this game here is a way for me to take a look at this and play this type of information that I've learned and taking a look at the tactical elements of World War I.
- And once you know how to play one game in the series, you're 85% of the way there to to learning the other games in the series.
- This game has gotten over 1,800 pre-orders, which is a lot for GMT games.
- So, if you're familiar with that game, you'll be familiar with how you'll be you're well on your way to understanding how to play and what Germany 45 and Russia 41 are all about.
- The model,
- this one, the Mariana's campaign with all three games in one box, looks like an amazing idea.
- This is such a great idea. I hope it becomes a reality.
- This is a strategic level look at the Pacific Theater in World War II.
- So, very much a strategic game.
- So, we're going to have a beautiful game about the Pacific Theater.
- The only requirement is that you have a Noble Knight account.
- All you have to do is post a comment down below that talks about the game you're playing now or the last game that was on your table.
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Heavy Cardboard Discussion at 56:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Coast Watchers has been the game that I has been my most anticipated game for a while now, now that Grineville is out, but Coast Watchers for a number of years, at least two years, I've been waiting on this game since I first played it.
- I would love to do a stream of Coast Watchers on the here...
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Grindfield
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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Quotes (from this video)
- It's about 90% of what it is we're trying to do. Okay.
- So, here is my answer to you, George, and to everybody else out there.
- We sometimes feature games that are obscure, uh, like maybe an incorporated or like a Granville or anything like that to highlight it so that it might get picked up and reprinted.
- The star of the show is whatever game we're featuring. That's what's the star.
- It's a logistics card game for two players.
- I have no affinity for Star Trek or Star Wars for that matter. Different animals, I understand. Don't don't yell at me. I'm just saying it.
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Heavy Cardboard Top List at 70:12:12 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Engaging theme
- Strategic depth
- Historical setting
Cons
- Potentially complex rules
Thematic elements
- Allied Field Intelligence
- South Pacific
- Historical
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deduction — Players likely use deduction to interpret gathered information and anticipate enemy actions.
- Information gathering — The core of the game involves gathering intelligence on enemy movements.
- Resource Management — Players need to manage limited resources effectively to achieve their objectives.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Thank you for joining us today so today I'm going to do a top 10 but it's kind of an arbitrary list in that it's 10 air quotes
- big thanks to Michael D the Bondi Mark Hatton and is wezma I think cheers to all of you and thank you for the support during the patron Drive
- The long-awaited return of Oath.
- It's been eight months since we did Oath.
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Zilla Blitz Top List at 6:20 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fascinating game about hidden information
- Beautiful artwork
- Card-driven elements
- Historical elements
- Robust solitaire mode for both sides
- Innovative potential
- Captures an element of WWII not often covered
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Coast watchers reporting on Japanese movements
- World War II, Pacific Islands
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card-driven elements — Includes card-driven elements.
- Hidden Information — The game heavily features hidden information.
- Hidden Movement — Players try to stay hidden and find out where the opponent is.
- solitaire mode — There is a full solitaire mode available for both Japanese and US sides.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This looks like it could be a fastplaying, light, fun game about flying B7 flying fortresses in World War II.
- This looks like it takes a game that is incredibly highly regarded in its earlier editions, rethinks it, reimagines it, adds a lot of gameplay, redesigns it, and publishes as publishes it as a designer edition.
- It is so creative and since the last time I've looked at it, I've noticed they've added bot logic cards and its soliter rating is a full high.
- I think what is almost an ideal balance between
- This could be the greatest game ever if it works, right? Who knows? But I can't wait to try it. Lightning Strikes from Compass Games.
- I think this could be one of the best war games of all time.
- My number one most anticipated game for 2026. specific chase.
- Pacific Chase air naval combat in World War II.
- My number one game for 2026, Pacific Chase from GMT Games.
- So, there we have it. my top 30 most anticipated war games for 2026.
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Zilla Blitz Analysis at 41:36 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Rulebook designed as an homage to innovative designs
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Rulebook Design — The rulebook is an homage to the Atlantic Chase rulebook, aiming for clarity and accessibility.
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Quotes (from this video)
- All human progress all innovation is a matter of ideas having sex. That is to say there actually is not any innovation that is just not based on anything else not based on anybody else's ideas right it's all a matter of what ideas already there how can I take and put them together synthesize in new ways to new purposes maybe you know twist it this way a little bit you know you use the word tweak um and then sometimes that new fusion of ideas is indeed adds up to a fundamental new new new new thing or breakthrough right
- It was a sandbox, right? I mean, they g it was a sandbox and we were invited to create and games hadn't done that before.
- I think the greatest innovation would here it is would be a rat and a rat free rule book.
- Yes. War games are innovative.
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