I can honestly say that watching your videos is almost as much fun as playing games. Thank you for your videos.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Thanks Carlos! This comment made me smile, much appreciated. :)

My first game was Panzer Leader. Bought it new, and it's still on the shelf.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

What a fun start to wargaming, great that you still have it. I still have mine too. :)

I feel you about work. Still, it does pay the bills. Or at least it's supposed to LOL. Glad to have you back in full effect. I have been hip deep in Schutztruppe 1914-1918 for the past few weeks, and can proudly announce that weinerschnitzel is now served in Nairobi. I'm curious if any old heads admitted to playing those old MB games like Battlecry, Dogfight or Hit the Beach? They all hold a special place in my heart.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Glad to be back. :) Now that's a cultural culinary achievement, congrats! You're liking the game, I take it?

@joeyj6808

Ай бұрын

@@friendofenkidu3391 Geezer recognizes geezer! Or should I say grognard? Those games were so much FUN! And when Panzerblitz and Wooden Ships & Iron Men came to me, I was ready! I was very, very lucky to have a best friend whose parents bought him every game he asked for. Have you seen what copies of those games go for online? LOL!!!

@joeyj6808

Ай бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz I like the game a lot. It would REALLY have to be bad for me not to, as this campaign is my obsession. Still...it lacks a system accounting for leadership (and lack thereof) and morale (and lack thereof). Both factors were pivotal to the entire conduct of this campaign. Still would recommend 7/10.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Good to know, Joey, thanks. :)

My first wargame was Avalon's Gettysburg. I was 12 years old and had my parents buy the game while we were at Gettysburg for the 100th Anniversary of the battle. No hexes but squares. I am now 73 and playing the Panzer Campaign PC Games with players around the world. Someday I would like to challenge you via email with this turn based series. Keep up the great work you are doing. PC wargames allow you to have a map that is larger than you can put on any table and not be able to reach across to play..

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Sounds like you've had a great time playing a ton of games! :)

I started with Russian Front and Empires in Arms from Avalon Hill at the early age of 14. Sometimes I am surprised I stuck with the hobby and didnt break my back on Empires in Arms :D So happy to hear you are getting into my 1812 and am super excited to hear your reactions to it later on!

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Wow, Empires in Arms is another Avalon Hill game I wasn't familiar with, and it does look like a daunting introduction to the hobby. So glad you persevered and we get 1812 because of it. :)

My first Wargame(s) were AH Midway, along with France 1940 (Blitzkrieg in the West) !! Bought in a department store in Calgary nearly 45 years ago!! Still have them.

@volkoruhnke26

Ай бұрын

France 1940 was mine as well, bought back then too, in a toy store in Virginia.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I'm still amazed that wargames were in department stores. :)

I think my first game was B-17: Queen of the Skies. But I think my first experience with a game that was set in a war was found in a book about the ficticious character James Bigglesworth. It was a very simple WWI dog fight game.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Interesting, that Bigglesworth game. :)

First game back in the late 70s was Rise and Decline of the Third Reich. Had only played chess and stratego at that point. Had no clue what i was getting myself into! Enjoyed it thoroughly and even graduated to playing PBM with stock tables for die rolls! Thanks for the channel.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

That's a daring first game, I think it would have crushed me if I had started with it. Kudos!

Hi from the UK Love the channel - first game was AH Russian Campaign at age 13 loved the game and played a lot until it fell apart! May buy the updated version in the near future. Keep up the good work 👍🇬🇧

@ZillaBlitz

9 күн бұрын

That's a great first game and I can see how people play it until it falls apart. :)

Avalon Hill's Luftwaffe was my first wargame in 1974. I think that might be due to the "bookcase" boxes being more appealing and appearing more organized on a store shelf. I saw AH games in Hobby Stores, book stores, and department stores. I first saw an advertizement for SPI's "The Fast Carriers" in a 1976 issue of the USNI's Proceedings. At the time I thought SPI was mail order only. I didn't see a SPI wargame on a shelf until the Christmas of 1977 at the Harvard Coop. The games weren't as visually appealing the AH bookcase games. However, playing a few SPI games, I forgot about AH and my collection was almost all SPI ... except for Squad Leader ... and Battleline.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

The bookcase design and how it compared to SPI's games is a great point, yes. Especially as to how they would have appeared on store shelves. Great point.

My first war game was "War At Sea" from Avalon Hill. You could even say that was the first "hobby" game that I played.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I think that'd be a great one to start with. :)

Awesome update Michael, thanks! keep up the great work. Shelf of shame? Don't feel too bad. I have more shrink wrap in my house than Glad has sandwich bags. :)

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Hahaha! I suppose not having to buy Saran Wrap is a bonus that comes with a Shelf of Shame. :)

As always, I really enjoyed your latest video! Also, REALLY liked your enthusiasm over not giving up on the Shelf of Shame ! This gives me hope as well😅

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I'm glad you're enjoying the content and yep, we'll get this Shelf of Shame. Just one rule, one turn, one game at a time. :)

MAG-23 is an amazing game. extremely well researched. i suspect you will love this one.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Good to hear, thanks!

Shelf of Shame? I've got a Room of Shame.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Hahaha! I feel seen too. :)

@jumpmaster82nd.

Ай бұрын

I feel ya!!!

@manuelkooijman5757

Ай бұрын

As Tom Vassal from the Dice Tower would say “play with your toys”.

My shelf of shame has stalled. In April, I was 4 turns away from completing my 1985 Pleasant Hill ACW game when it was vacation time. I play in the guest room and we had grandkids coming and going so that kept it under the bed. then I GMd two miniature games at our clubs June1st con so there goes May preparing for thatu. So now I am catching up on home chores before my wife gives me the evil eye for putting hobby ahead of home 😅

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I hear you! I'm determined to get back to mine this week, though. Not giving up yet. :)

My first wargame, Squad Leader! This month been playing a lot of The Last Hundred Yards volume 1. Later this month I got something fun and I hope interesting for my channel and I am looking forward to it. After that I think in July I will dive into Musket & Pike volume 1

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Sounds like you're enjoying The Last Hundred Yards then?

My first wargame was probably squad leader , but hard to remember

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

That's a great start, and a bold one as well. :)

My first wargame was Air Assault on Crete, also by AH. Still have it, but haven't played it for a long time.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I have that one as well. I wonder how it holds up.

My first wargame/boardgame was playing Milton Bradley's Dogfight! with my uncle Ralph. I still have his original copy. Awesome!! MAG23 - excellent choice to demo and play!

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I remember that one too. Fun game!

I did the exact same thing on Lincoln's War! Lol! I got the box and map only! Ahhhhh...😄 First war game...Midway!

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Haha! I don't feel so alone anymore. Too funny. :)

Oh man, so exciting to see you have a copy of 1812. Brian, Vuca and me, as the visual artist, have been working hard on it - looking forward a lot to hear your thoughts on it.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Congrats on a great-looking game! I've started in on the rules now, and am hoping to have the First Look video up sooner than later. :)

Zilla, Another great video. Sorry about impingement of "real life" on your gaming. I appreciate your dedication to slug through it. I feel more busy since is retired than when I was working. I look forward to seeing your next set of videos. Vuc Sims 1812 is a beautiful game. Hopefully you will tease out a way to play it solitaire, like you did with their Bismarck game.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I'm hoping to show some 1812 gameplay, yes. I'm not sure yet how it will work solo, but at the very least I can show gameplay. :)

At 58, my answers are pretty much the same on first wargames. Panzer Blitz, Luftwaffe and Bismarck come to mind. I don't know if it counts but Feudal was probably the very first.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I'm not familiar with Feudal but the others are certainly historic games. So many of us started out with Avalon Hill. :)

Looking forward to your thoughts on all the Leader games! You got your work cut out for you!

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

It'll be fun to play them, but yeah, definitely a long term project. :)

Shelf of Shame hit with play of Skies Above Britain, first 2 Campaigns. Great game.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Nice! Way to make progress!

Thunderbolt Apache Leader is so good! I've tried the others, but the only one I really like is Thunderbolt. If you're into it, try to get scale miniatures for the tanks and choppers and add some tiny flames from Litko. It's not necessary, but it really makes it more fun and adds to the table presence.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I've heard a lot of people say that Thunderbolt is there favorite as well. I'm curious to see if I'll feel the same way. :)

I'm guessing Risk would also be my first war game....or maybe battleships!! That said, I love risk, I remember making an alternative version where I could travel by boat to additional locations.

@ZillaBlitz

28 күн бұрын

That's awesome. We had a lot of great family battles with Risk too. The modified rule sounds like a fun variant too. Sounds like a potential game designer in the making! :)

My first modern war game was Silent Victory, which was inspired by your The Hunters playthrough.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Oh, happy to hear that, thanks for letting me know and I hope you've enjoyed the game. :)

@manuelkooijman5757

Ай бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz, I still enjoy it and it turns out that I like these, almost journaling rpg style, war games. Recently bought Nightfighter Ace from Greg Smith, which is an equally great game.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I have Nightfighter Ace on my Shelf of Opportunity. I've heard great things about it and found it on sale a while back.

I did the exact same thing when I ordered for the people. But I can always use a box for games that don't fit in one box, or my magazine games

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Haha! Glad I wasn't alone. I imagine I can give it away to someone as well.

Thanks for you videos, which led me to come back play wargames. My first one was "Amirauté", 40 years ago yet, a French game using ship figurines and anything to compute with angles (for the torpedoes), distances,size of ships, calibers etc...

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

My pleasure, I'm glad you are enjoying the videos. Amirauté sounds very interesting and a fun way to start. :)

Great update. My first was either Waterloo or Gettysburg by AH, not sure which! But then I was hooked on AH and will resist boring you with the very long list of AH games I played to death.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

It's so interesting how many times those Avalon Hill games got played. I think nowadays we move on to new games more quickly.

My first wargame... Segunda Guerra Mundial, from nac (nike and cooper española). 35 years have passed... 😅 Congratulations for the Channel and hi from Spain!

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Hola! Welcome to Spain! 35 years of wargaming sounds like there are probably lots of great memories. :) Thanks for stopping in.

Firepower by Avalon Hill was my first war game.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I thought I'd heard of all the Avalon Hill games but apparently not. That one is new to me. :)

I’ve taken a significant bite out of my own shelf of shame in the last week, by finally getting GMT’s MBT to the table. I’m still digesting some of the advanced rules, but so far I’m really enjoying the added wrinkles (as compared to Panzer North Africa, which I also like) of different gunsight capabilities as well as special armors.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Most excellent, that sounds like great progress. MBT is a lift, I've heard, a great one to move into the "Played" column. :)

Hello Zilla. I did see that I one the store credit. Thank you.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Congrats Thomas! There are a couple of ways we can connect. If you look on the main page of the channel and click on the channel information, you'll be able to get to my email address at the bottom of that. Alternatively, I'm on Twitter: @gzblitz. Then all I need is the mail address that is attached to your Noble Knight account. (KZread usually automatically deletes email addresses in comments, so it usually doesn't work for you to post that information in a comment.) Thanks!

My first war game, believe it or not, was “The Longest Day” Avalon Hill; under the tree Christmas morning 1981 (after begging like only an obsessed 13 y/o could). Managed only about 1 and a half scenarios before my friends bailed. Even so it gave me hours and hours of satisfaction just organizing. Biggest rookie move… Punching all of those counters at once before knowing what to do with them.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Oh, the sorting after punching like that! That's too funny. Thanks for sharing. :)

My first introduction to wargames is Stratego. Although abstract, it taught me the concept of strategy and area control. My first "real" wargame is Stand & Die: Battle of Borodino by GDW. I saw it at the thrift store back in '94 and had no idea what it was until I opened it up. Definitely my real intro into serious wargaming

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I have many fond memories of my spy taking out enemy generals in Stratego. Good times. :)

My first war-game was called Tactics II. It was a long time ago.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

There are a lot of you who started with Tactics II. Amazing how the game brought so many people to the hobby.

My first wargame was Empire of the Sun which I got after watching your video on it. I was definitely in over my head but after 1 year of playing other wargames I have enjoyed it more every time I've attempted a playthrough.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Nice! That's definitely a challenging first game, but I think your plan to keep coming back to it will work out very well. Learning other games will help make Empire of the Sun easier.

Nice show of support for the Hanshin Tigers. Cheers for the videos. I enjoy your enthusiasm and thoughts.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Go Tigers! :)

My first wargame was The Thin Red Line by Yaquinto in the mid 80's. I was in middle school and my older brother got it because the was studying Napoleon in his World History class. I remember not knowing anything about the battle, but winning the game as my brother tried to do the historical maneuvers, while I just looked at tactically.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Ha! Funny story about The Thin Red Line. I've not heard of that one before, but yeah, one of the joys of wargaming is the mindset we bring to the table.

AH- Victory in the Pacific First AH game was Paydirt

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Paydirt! Gosh, I played that game obsessively with a friend for 2-3 years. Bought the game each year for the new teams. Loved that game.

The Hunters/Silent Victory series of games are among my all time favorite games. The first wargame I ever played was a Tobruk game but cannot remember which company it was from. I know it was from the 70s era. The first wargame I played when I decided to get into the hobby was Brazen Chariots from MMP.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Tobruk was a fun game, yes, from Avalon Hill it was. I've heard such great things about Brazen Chariots. :)

@nordicmaelstrom4714

Ай бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz I've heard that some of the mechanics in the BCS can mess up your mind if you are so use to the normal way of gaming. Fortunately Brazen Chariots was my first game so I was so new that the interesting mechanics did not bother me. Get it on the table if you got it Zilla!

My very first wargame experience was BROADSIDE. My first real wargame was Avalon Hill's 1776

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Great games to start with. I remember that Broadside game, with its removable masts. Such fun to demast ships. :)

Really looking forward to some Atlantic Sentinels and Burning Banners gameplay!

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I'd love to bring more stuff like that to the channel, but I'm not sure when those might make it. I did get to play Burning Banners yesterday, was quite fun. :)

After playing Thunderbolt/Apache it's hard to go back to the other games in the series. The addition of the tactical map that you build fresh for each mission just adds so much to gameplay!

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Interesting, thanks! I've heard a number of people who really sing Thunderbolt's praises, so I'm happy that I'll get a chance to check it out.

I bought WINGSPAN a couple of weeks ago. It was right next to WYRMSPAN. I wanted dragons but I was sure my wife would play if it was birds. Haven't tried it yet but good reviews.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Nice! It's my mental health game. :) I think getting Wingspan before Wyrmspan makes sense.

Pretty sure AH’s TOBRUK was my first. However, there was a Korean War game around then as well. Darned if I can remember the title now though. This would be late ‘70’s.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Oh, interesting that you would have a Korean game as a starter. Were you in Korea?

@johncostigan8747

Ай бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz Lol No no!! A game based on the Korean War!!🤣 I seem to remember it was a 2 in 1 kind of thing. Inchon was a separate scenario /mini game. I can’t recall if it was hex based or not, but fairly simplistic to play as I wasn’t very old. *coffs*😜

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

@@johncostigan8747 Oh, haha! That makes more sense, not sure why I thought the other way. :)

I would love to see more coverage from you on PC wargames, especially WDS and SGS games. What you have covered so far is great; we just need more of it. ;)

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I want to cover more as well. :)

My first wargame was Tac-AIR (Avalon Hill). And it was a epiphany to me. Because wargames were hard to find in Belgium in the 80's.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Wow, I've not heard of that one. Very cool! I distinctly remember playing Rise and Fall of the Third Reich and being blown away by the fact that economies and production were modeled in the game. :)

First war game was Combat Commander Europe - I came to the hobby later in life and am having fun catching up! Also - where did you get your Hanshin Tigers cap? Love it!

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

That's a great first game, welcome to the hobby! ~ I got the hat on Amazon, wasn't that expensive: amzn.to/3KU75yZ

I went with a heavy hitter for my first game - The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich from Avalon Hill at 13 yrs old. Was extremely interested in World War II and this fit the bill.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

That's such an awesome first game! I'm not sure I could have survived it though as a first game. That was a hefty rulebook.

Zilla, I see that White Dog Games has just released a game about the Mexican revolution (1910-1920). You might want to check that out. I plan on purchasing it.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Thanks! I'll add it to the list to learn more about.

Another fun packed update. Plum Island a game my wife purchased, which we both enjoy along with a few friends. Burning Banners looks great but had to hold off as games to learn and play pile is out of control. Some awaiting Washington’s War, Thunder in the East, Rebel Fury, A Most Fearful Sacrifice, GW Commander & expansions, Austerlitz 1815 & Lingny 1815, Panzer Grenadier Afrika Corps & Desert Rats. For the People just need to check the rules with the original game for any changes, Panzer NA need to play a lot more, also spent a week playing Skies Over Britain, might be me as enjoyable as game was seemed to lack something. Awaiting release of Traces of Hubris. Really like Legion Games just live in hope the ones I like the look of get released at some point. Currently have Undaunted NA, Manoeuvre & Distant Lands on the table to play in between the footie & watching YT content. Thanks for the update.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Sounds like you've got a great collection of upcoming games there. It really is a remarkable time in board gaming. And that's interesting on Skies of Britain, I look forward to getting that one to the table.

Started playing AH games several years before SPI had a presence in my game store.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Yes, I suspect that was the case for many people. AH had a bigger marketing footprint, and for a while was the only player in the market too.

My first was 1977 Air Assault on Crete

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Very nice! I still have that one. :)

I know my first wargame was Tactics II because I was just 12 and had to convince my mom to buy it for me. I was playing the uber-sensible card, by pointing out that Tactics II was only $5, whereas D-Day was an unthinkable $7.50!

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Haha! $7.50 would really require a second job to afford. :)

My first wargame(s) used Operation Warboard rules by Gavin and Bernard Lyall. I've been trying to get through my unpainted plastic boxes of shame. I've turned it into a spreadsheet which has a max score at the moment of 1224, my current score is 494 so 40% done. I've found the need to track to get it done. Like you, had a bad time playing in May and June 7 hours across the 2 months, July is at 24 hours played with 2 days left, may get to 28 hours if I'm lucky with the gaming group.

@ZillaBlitz

15 күн бұрын

Nice to see the progress in July, tracking it like that seems like a good way to measure things. What does the max score signify?

@argy8141

15 күн бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz 1224 painted and based minis, I started the year at 984 unpainted/ painted minis. I've "collected" a further 240 this year (oops). But they're then factored, 0.05 for being made, 0.1 post priming, 0.4 for being on the paint table, 0.85 post finished painting, 0.9 post basing, .95 post static grass, 1 when varnished and finished. A % didn't work when I kept adding minis, it went down despite stuff getting finished, hence the scoring. I tend to keep only 5-15 in paint but I prime, base, static grass, varnish in 30-50s. I've actually completed some 212 minis this year . Last year I got 145 completed. What gets measured gets done! But it's the balance between play and paint. Plays gone up, paint progress has gone down. But play when you can, paint when you can't. Have fun

@ZillaBlitz

15 күн бұрын

Wow! That's a lot of painting! You must really enjoy it. That's fantastic. :)

@argy8141

15 күн бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz I detest the painting, I love the playing, but if I get task focussed I can get it sorted. I find it difficult to go more than 90 minutes at a time before my eyes get too tired. Also I can only paint when my wife and I are at home. The boys are home from uni, so can't use their rooms as a paint studio at the moment. Hour or so before work or when I get in or before popping to bed soon gets the painting done, if you can do it regularly. Have fun

@ZillaBlitz

15 күн бұрын

@@argy8141 Yeah, I can relate the life changing when the kids are home from school. :)

ugh my shelf of shame is only growing (Tomahawks and Bayonets and Rebel Fury both just arrived in the last month) . . . need to game more!

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I've been thinking to start my day an hour earlier with some quality solo gaming. :)

Great video! My first wargame was G.E.V. from Steve Jackson Games. It (and OGRE) are still in my grouping of favorite games.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Those little plastic envelope games were a lot of fun. OGRE was one of my favorites.

Avalon Hill’s D-Day around 1964 or 1965.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Nice!

1979 first war game, SPI's War of the Ring that included the mini games, Sauron and Minas Tirith...wish I still had them.

@QuayleTBird

Ай бұрын

The Howard Barasch and the late Richard Berg's design for War of the Ring was WAY ahead of it's time. Great game!!!!!!! Nick Stasnopolis

@QuayleTBird

Ай бұрын

... and Noble Knight has two reasonably priced copies for sale. And, no, I don't get a commission. 🙂

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I remember seeing War of the Ring, the old one. I thought I actually had it in my box of old SPI games, but it's not there. I wonder if I gave it away or something.

@QuayleTBird

Ай бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz Mike, if you want my copy, as is, you can have it.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the very kind offer, but I would like to clear more games off my Shelf of Opportunity first. :)

the "Leader" games have always been on my wishlist, but I don't know where to start. I like the WW2 planes and tanks, so maybe I should start there?

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I do think there is something to be said for picking one where the theme really appeals to you. I don't have enough experience to speak (yet!) as to which ones might have better gameplay. :)

Good to have these back!

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Thanks! Fun to be back. :)

What amazes me is how complex games like Panzerblitz were considered at the time, and how almost remedial they seem now.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Ain't that the truth, we've gotten smarter! ... I think. :)

I already did the Buy 2 Get 3 special from Noble Knight. Very useful to get things like game markers and the like. Also, waiting for your Flying Pig Games: Armageddon War play through!

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

That's a great idea to get markers and whatnot during the sale. While I'd like to do a playthrough for everything I buy, I'm pretty backed up at the moment on games I've promised content for. I don't think I'll be creating a playthrough for Armageddon War in the near future.

@PrimarchX

Ай бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz I'm a patient man. BTW, I picked up Invasion Malta today. Looks great!

I want to pull the trigger on Mag-23 from Blue Panther, but having a hard time with already owning the book game, and spending extra for the game box.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

It'd be nice to be able to get them together, but looking at the total cost, price-wise it's pretty comparable to a regular game price. There is a good bit of stuff in the Mag23 box too. :)

Speaking of Japanese and Japan... Have you thought about a dive into GMT's Sekigahara and/or Bushido? (I think it is called Bushido.)

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I've wanted to play Sekigahara, but I think I read that it's not very solo friendly, so it'd be hard to create video for it on the channel.

That should be WON.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Congrats Thomas!

#noblelnight Star Fleet Battles was awesome and followed with Air War. The latter was too complex for a 13 year old with no experience, but that didn't slow me down.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Nice! I'm not familiar with either of those, but I can relate to struggling with games I half understood as a teenager. :)

AH's Bismark. My uncle had a dozen of these AH games and gave them to me when I was 12, he was moving on to bigger and better things, I guess. Unfortunately, I have none of those games - 12 year olds don't take care of things too well, and when you go off to the USMC, your brother does even a worse job...

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

That's one I've never played, but I remember seeing the box. The good thing with many of those Avalon Hill games is that they are usually very reasonably priced on places like Noble Knight and EBay. I filled out a handful of them about a year ago in a couple of NK orders and it was way less than I would have imagined.

@MrProsat

Ай бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz I like the Guadalcanal game. Waterloo was a problem with killer stacks. Blitzkreig was also good, presented a lot of interesting issues. The old CRT's from those days weren't too good. And of course, Bismark/Midway are tough to play solitaire. I also liked Jutland - just the fleet action with the special yard markers and turning gauges on the floor. Anyone else remember that game on the floor?

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I think I saw Jutland, but I've not played it yet. I might have to take a look at the Guadalcanal game though. That might be a fun little slice of gaming history to look at. :)

Like you I got placed in a new position. It has been ugly. I haven't even 'looked' at a game since April. I expect it to 'maybe' get better around August.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I hope things get sorted out for you too, it was a big adjustment for me, but it's finally settled down. :)

I'll be very interested in your take on Atlantic Sentinels. Other games of this pedigree tend to be dice-rollers with few substantive decisions to make. Will this one break the mold?

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I know some people want more decision-making, but I'm good with the decision making in the original games. But yes, I'm curious to see how Sentinels handles it, for sure.

waiting for EotS! :) would be nice if you could play Burma scenario from C3i #35 also for start things up ;) no gameplay videos about Burma on youtube sadly

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

The Burma one would be a good one to create video for because of its size, but I don't have the magazine yet. EotS is still one of the shelf of shame targets for this year to play, though, although I don't know if I'll create video for the game. Having to focus on real work for two months kind of got me stacked up for video projects.

@MokrySutek

Ай бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz good luck. love your channel and voice! keep up a good work :) thanks

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

My pleasure, thanks for stopping in. :)

I understand work getting in the way. I'd give it up in a minute if wargames were free. And my kids didn't eat so much...

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Yeah, at some point I'd love it if the activity on the channel could allow me to cut back on work, but that's a long ways away.

You could do a giveaway for the FOR THE PEOPLE box and map

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I thought about that but it's a smaller subset of people. I'm pretty confident I'll be able to figure out something to do with it locally. :)

Cool video. What's your job? I typically don't like KZreadrs who spend too much time talking about their personal issues and failed plans (TMI...), but yours is an exception.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I definitely don't want to unload on people will too much behind the scenes stuff, finding a balance between "never share anything" and "TMI" can be tricky. Glad that it hasn't appeared over burdensome. I work in education in a variety of roles, so the end of the school year tends to be the busiest stretch for me.

Fellow educator here. I get it.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Ha! Yeah, it was that time of the year. :)

Ha! World in Flames! You might have had more people with that as their first wargame if all the rest hadn't also made it their LAST wargame! "You keep using that word GAME, I don't think it means what you think it means."

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I would definitely think World in Flames could be a first and last game all in once. Not that it's bad, but it's like sitting down to eat an entire cow for your first meal.

Do you have Stuka Joe's Solo CDG set from GMT, One of the games in the first set has For the People so that might make an interesting video if you were to incorporate it.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Oh, yes, I have the first CDG set. For the People is one of those? I didn't realize that. Yes, that would make for a fun video. :)

I just cannot figure out how to easily search NK’s sales. Just a massive headache.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I've found it helpful sometimes to Google search for the game and restrict results to the NK site. So, type something like this into the Google Search bar: site:www.nobleknight.com D-Day

@michaelwelker8759

Ай бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz I agree but I usually browse and filter. But yes your method overcomes the awful interface.

Please try to get nach paris, i would like to know your opinion about that game

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I've heard good things about it, but I don't have the game yet. So many things to play. :)

Is that Shia Labeouf??!!

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

I think so. :)

Do you think that an ACW based COIN game is possible?

@volkoruhnke26

Ай бұрын

Perhaps Bleeding Kansas??

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Offhand, it probably wouldn't be a system I'd try to apply to a typical Civil War battle, or even a typical battle in general. But it wouldn't surprise me if someone pulled it off. :)

@SoloBattles

Ай бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz I don't know the system at all, but I was thinking of the ACW as an insurgency...

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Ah, makes sense. Perhaps?

If you want, I can help you with Empire of the Sun

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Thanks John! There are still a few games in front of it. I've seen a few tutorial sessions on it, so I might be okay, but I'll definitely reach out if things seem confusing. Thanks for the kind offer!

@johnsy4306

Ай бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz If you need an opponent, I can play you on Vassal. It has been a couple of years though

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

@@johnsy4306 Thanks!

Hanshin Tigers! 🫡🇯🇵

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

はい！：）

@myk646

Ай бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz You are too kakkoii in that hat, my friend. However, I have my Tokyo Giants hat. 😎

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

@@myk646 Oh, that's surely a great hat as well. I lived in Kyoto and worked in Osaka, so no choice: Tigers. :)

@myk646

Ай бұрын

I remember that, and you can speak Japanese! 😄

First game 1776.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Very nice!

Are you going to ORIGINS????

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

No, I hope to go sometime, though. :)

@user-tv9py1hr3h

Ай бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz I was hoping to see you there I watch your videos all the time and don’t know where you are based. Loved the Hunters series you did!!! This will be my first visit to Origins with my wargame buddy Mark. We have made several Gencon’s and had it on the bucket list to do Origins

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

Very nice, have fun at Origins, and I'm glad you are enjoying the channel. I'd love to go to Origins at some point. Cost/time means that as of now I have to be selective in which conferences I can attend. :)

Panzer Leader.

@ZillaBlitz

Ай бұрын

A fun first game indeed. :)

Diplomacy