Game Info
Year
2010
Players
1-2
Age
13+
Playtime
40 min
Complexity
2.1/5
Collection
Ratings
Creator Score
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Description
Tactical Marines battle endless alien hordes in a tense fight for survival in space.
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Video 2gUMiJ2aF3I
Zilla Blitz Interview at 10:48 sentiment: positive
video_pk 108863 · mention_pk 314363
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Push-your-luck mechanic
- Variable and unique design
- Multiple scenarios, including mini-campaigns
- Scenario for the Lost Battalion
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Pushing your luck across no-man's-land
- Trench warfare (World War I)
Comparison games
- In Magnificent Style
- Pickett's Charge
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- push-your-luck — A push-your-luck mechanic across no-man's-land.
- scenario-based — Features multiple scenarios with different designs, including connected mini-campaigns.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I always argue that it's easier to write a 100-page rulebook than it is to write a 25-page rulebook.
- If you're playing a game and not having fun, you're doing it wrong.
- Chaos is fun. Chaos is also highly realistic in military realm.
- The reason people love it is because of the narrative. It it You are creating a story as you play.
- It's the people who come up with a good plan B and plan C that can get through it.
- It is a giant cooperative science fiction war game.
- I always wanted to do a cooperative war game.
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Video 2Nt3qcS3goI
Zilla Blitz Discussion at 45:57 sentiment: positive
video_pk 85742 · mention_pk 220415
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Really fun game
- Going to be a fast playing game
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- trench raids
- World War I
Comparison games
- Crowbar
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Trench raids — doing trench raids in World War I
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's really exciting to me. It's a card-driven racing game that's just incredibly fast-paced.
- Ark Nova is a really complex game.
- The Great Western Trail is a big euro-style game.
- Pax Pamir is a political game.
- Cascadia is an incredibly relaxing game.
- Terraforming Mars is still a great game.
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Video PfuJVwW7TP8
Zilla Blitz Discussion at 14:56 sentiment: positive
video_pk 35743 · mention_pk 106916
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- three-section assault, trench warfare
- World War I trenches
- tight, fast-paced narrative
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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