Game Info
Year
2024
Players
2
Age
14+
Playtime
60 min
Complexity
0/5
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Description
A heroic action board game set during World War 2 in the Pacific Theatre featuring battles between American and Japanese forces with secret command tokens and tactical gameplay
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Zilla Blitz Analysis at 35:29 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Fantastic module.
- Good deal at 60% off.
- Great introduction to the system.
Cons
- Comes with an older rule set; updated 5.1 rule set is recommended.
- The rules have been improved over time, so version 5.1 is the latest and desired edition.
Thematic elements
none
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Lock and Load Tactical Combat System — This is a module in the Lock and Load Tactical Combat System.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- 1944 Battle of the Bulge is fantastic it's just a little bit over half price
- this is a really fun accessible hex and counters game that it's one of the I recommend to people if you're looking to get into hex and counters games this is a really good one
- Soviet Dawn i' I I don't know anything about this game other than I've seen a bunch of people playing and I've heard good things about it
- although we have one month left to go what has been your game your historical game your historical war game of 2024 so far
- now if you don't play historical games or war games that's fine put your game of the year that's good as well but I'll leave you to define the criteria for 2024 is it your best game that was released in 2024 that's okay or the best game that you played for the first time in 2024 that's okay too totally up to you post Down Below in the comments entries is limited to one per person
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The Dice Tower News at 42:33 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
- Utilizes a proven game system.
- Has graphical updates.
Cons
- May be confusing with other unfulfilled Kickstarters.
- Relies on a known, potentially niche, audience.
- Published by Yellow Games, which is noted as being slightly offensive for being on BackerKit when it could do well on Kickstarter.
Thematic elements
- war
- historical
Comparison games
- Heroes of Normandy
- Heroes of Cthulhu
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- System-based — Based on a previously established system with games like Heroes of Normandy.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I want to like this so bad.
- But I hate that board so much.
- You just completely lose me on the visuals. Like it kills it almost kills any excitement I have for this game.
- This board 100% looks like a prototype. It does not look finished.
- The name 'Heroes of the Shire: Light and Shadow' is confusing and evokes Lord of the Rings, which the game is not.
- I'm not seeing how this one is standing out from all that bloat that's already out there or on the way.
- The Old Ones El Dorado feels when I say it, it's very reminds me very much of The Quest for El Dorado.
- And after all of that, I'm like, I have no idea how to play this game.
- This is a Mindclash game through and through. It is the kind of game I will avoid at all costs.
- And it's a stunning looking game.
- I have zero I have less than zero interest in this
- This game is reading its own press.
- Botany came out some time ago.
- For all of their games, they have a super deluxe wooden box version.
- This is making almost a million dollars.
- I think that their games look fantastic.
- What they're going for, and they nail that that vibe, right? That look.
- I'm intrigued by that but it's an undertaking I don't think I'm at a point to undertake
- My pick is the same one that we started the episode with and that is the Old King's Crown.
- This looks great. This looks great.
- This is swinging for the fences. It might not pay off but I'm liking the way it looks and that they are taking that big risk.
- It is the kind of game I will avoid at all costs.
- It's a stunning looking game.
- I have zero I have less than zero interest in this.
- My pick of the day is Rematch, the I guess puzzle fighter board game.
- And I'm going to go with uh the Old Ones of El Dorado here.
- What is Hamtel? Is that Is that a compound word?
- I love that they're like this really took a left turn and they're like okay, you can use this thing.
- Look at this guys. This is uh
- This is Because you're going to pick up that kid and you're going to you're going to curl them, okay?
- Children love being flung about the room.
- My stretch goals are for $50,000 website, inventory, and marketing.
- He also needs for a vehicle. 150 Gs. He needs a vehicle.
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BoardGameCo Event Coverage at 12:16
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- warfare
- Pacific Theater
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- And honestly, I'm not really sure I'm going to be focusing too much on any one specific game. I guess as I see them.
- My one of my sons loves Armymen. He is. I'm going to have to get a photo later before the day is over because he is going to want to see me near army gear.
- The crew is actually fantastic. I met them the other night at the um the the the demo the media demo tonight.
- Memorial 44 to me is luck as to where you can actually go followed by luck as to what you roll. I can deal with one of those two looks both together and I just feel like I don't have the agency I want.
- Terraria new expansion coming soon. That's the first time I'm hearing of that.
- This which looks fantastic. I have not seen this properly set up. Bridge or bust. Uh this feels like an insane system. It's based on like it's got to be based on like those video games. I don't know. This feels This feels crazy. Toy factor high gameplay possibly not as much my jam.
- This has been a light UK Games Expo tour. Next year I hope to do better.
- Long story short, uh Friday I slept in because of the plane and catching up on sleep. And then Sunday the trains were down. So um between the two I got you I got you uh late on the coverage.
- This is more intended as like, hey, if you haven't been to UK Games Expo, you want to get a sense of the similarities or differences to other conventions. Hopefully, this gave you a light touring of showing.
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