Game Info
Year
1981
Players
2
Age
10+
Playtime
45 min
Complexity
2/5
Collection
Ratings
Creator Score
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Description
A head-to-head baseball game where players mix strategic choices with die rolls to compete in the ninth inning
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The Discriminating Gamer Top 10 List at 2:31 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- brilliant artwork
- engaging combat and diplomacy mechanics
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- dynastic politics, diplomacy, and conquest
- Dark Ages / medieval England with Viking incursions
- dudes-on-the-map with dynamic events and combat
Comparison games
- Black Orchestra
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — control of territories and key regions on the map
- bribery/alliances — bribe neutral kingdoms and Viking factions to influence outcomes
- Card-driven combat — combat enhanced by playing combat cards
- Combat: Deck/Hand — combat enhanced by playing combat cards
- Event-driven variability — events pop up to shape the game state
- Events — events pop up to shape the game state
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a very quick game under an hour
- bribe kind of neutral kingdoms, and you can try to bribe the Vikings
- it's solitary, but I really prefer it as a two-player game
- this is Valkyrie, absolutely fantastic
- hidden movement solitaire game
- innovative and fun
- very fun solitaire experience
- I would actually like to see this system adapted to a war game
- Silver Frost is a riff on Everdell
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Zilla Blitz Discussion at 6:59 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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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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