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A Bridge Too Far

Game ID: GID0453369
Game Info
Year
2026
Players
1
Age
14+
Playtime
90 min
Complexity
1.5/5
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Description

A solitaire paragraph-based gamebook where you play a Polish paratrooper in Operation Market Garden with narrative branching and dice-driven combat resolution

Description

A solitaire paragraph-based gamebook where you play a Polish paratrooper in Operation Market Garden with narrative branching and dice-driven combat resolution

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Total mentions: 3
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Sentiment: pos 3 · mix 0 · neu 0 · neg 0
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Video n0IJuO5csV0 The Discriminating Gamer Top 30 List at 4:58 sentiment: positive
video_pk 81879 · mention_pk 204781
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Solitaire-friendly, story-driven play
  • Personal, intense sessions
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Array
  • World War II
  • Solitaire-friendly / narrative-driven
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style — Paratrooper-led choices influence the course of play.
  • Dice-based Combat / Challenges — Combat and challenges require dice rolls.
  • Narrative Choice — Paratrooper-led choices influence the course of play.
  • Record-keeping / Item tracking — Notes are kept on items gained and lost during play.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's really really a fun game.
  • I was delightful. I really enjoyed it.
  • it's a hoot.
  • I really enjoyed it.
  • This is a great solitaire game.
  • I would read it to her and she'd make all the decisions.
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Video 3opE_wITztU Review at 0:16 sentiment: positive
video_pk 78142 · mention_pk 189493
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • So much fun and immersive
  • Simpler and more approachable than War Story
  • Loved learning the history
  • Feel like you're living through the history
  • Puts you in the middle of Operation Market Garden
  • Engaging choices that feel valid
  • Lots of different paths and decent replay value
  • Phenomenal
Cons
  • Some minor civilians you meet
  • Can be a little bit simpler
Thematic elements
  • Being a Polish paratrooper during Operation Market Garden
  • September 1944, Holland during Operation Market Garden
  • Choose your own adventure book format
Comparison games
  • War Story
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Attribute Tests — Players are tested on their body, mind, or will at key points in the game, with success or failure leading to different outcomes.
  • Choose Your Own Adventure — The game is presented as a book where players make choices that lead to different sections and outcomes.
  • Dice Rolling — Tests involve rolling dice equal to attribute points, aiming to meet or exceed a difficulty number.
  • Item collection — Players start with certain items and can gain more throughout the game.
  • Note Taking — Players make notes about events and diary notes over the course of the game.
  • Stat allocation — Players assign points to body, mind, and will attributes, with restrictions on having identical values.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I loved choose your own adventure books when I was a kid in elementary school. That's like all I read. I loved loved loved choose your own adventure books.
  • This game is kind of a choose your own adventure game, but you also have stats. You have you got to have dice. You got to bring your own dice into this game that you're going to be rolling.
  • I got to tell you, I loved this game, this book game. I loved it.
  • Phenomenal. I really loved it.
  • On the Cody scale, I'm going to go ahead and give a bridge shoefar a nine. It was great.
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Video PfuJVwW7TP8 Zilla Blitz Discussion at 25:09 sentiment: positive
video_pk 35743 · mention_pk 106921
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • choose-your-own-adventure style
  • Market Garden
  • wave-based tactical decisions
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I cannot wait for Pacific Chase.
  • This is part of his recon series.
  • If SD Histcon is probably two-thirds historical games and maybe one-third other games, Circle DC is probably half and half.
  • Thank you to everybody who supports the channel.
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