Awesome system! Can’t wait to see how it unfolds. Was looking for reviews of Nevsky and came across the first video. At the 7 minute mark you convinced me and I bought it! Haha I’m strictly a solo player when it comes to historical but I can dream of convincing a friend to play some historical with me one day 😂. Great vid

@ZillaBlitz

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video/system, and I hope you enjoy the game! I might tweak the numbers for winter/rasputista as I go forward, and I'll explain about edge cases like how I think I'll handle lieutenants too. I'd be curious to hear how you like the game once you get a chance to play a couple of times!

Excellent idea for solo play! The one thing you "know" for sure from your first example is that there's only 1 card of a specific lord. So once he comes out, he's not going again. One way to keep that uncertainty is to not allow yourself to remove all cards of a lord in the "removal phase". Another way would be to use your system, but pick 7 cards in total. Then after randomizing them all down the line, remove one random card (d8 or whatever).

@ZillaBlitz

Жыл бұрын

Great suggestions! Thanks. I want to get back to this system and test it more with different seasons and Almoravid too. I like the ideas. :)

I just had another thought about your solo system. The way yours works, it's harder to plan to cross the border and get back "home", since the number of cards in the deck for a given lord is semi-random. A simple way around this is to select only 2 of the randomized cards AND a pass card. Scramble the cards the normal way. When the pass card comes up, it acts as a wild, able to activate any lord.

@ZillaBlitz

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the inability to plan to come back home is something that came up as I played through this scenario. I found myself holding back on crossing the border because I didn't want to get stuck on the other side and not be able to get back. I think it's something I talk about in an upcoming episode, at some point. I had a rough idea, similar to yours, about what you could do for the last activation, so that you could play a lord across the border and be certain you could bring him back.

Brilliant video. Thank you so much. I have just got Plantagenet and will implement your solitaire system.

@ZillaBlitz

Жыл бұрын

Oh, fun! I'd love to hear how you liked it. At some point I want to come back and tweak the system, try it with other games in the series too.

I agree that the absolute HEART of Levy & Campaign is this Campaign phase and trying to out-maneuver your opponent. Everything else is sort of preparation and logistics. (Of course, logistics is important, but its whole purpose is to allow a victorious campaign.) I think too many people get lost in all of those "levy" rules and miss the fact that the game is actually very simple and fun in the campaign phase.

@ZillaBlitz

4 ай бұрын

Good points, yes. And yet screw up the levy or logistics and all of a sudden your men are starving and leave you in the middle of a campaign. :)

@laufetc

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely true. But, I'm afraid (perhaps wrongly), that too many potential players get lost in the logistics stuff and give up learning the game. (I had a friend who long time ago stated: "supply rules ruin the game!" I totally disagreed with him, but I see a similar attitude in a lot of players.) The rules are not exactly easy for gamers to get into, and most players need someone to show them how "easy" the game really is to play. (Not necessarily easy to play well !)

@ZillaBlitz

4 ай бұрын

Sorry - KZread sent your reply to spam (no idea why) and I just found it there. I just approved it, but it's still not showing up and I approved it before I read it. Just wanted to let you know I wasn't ignoring you. :)

Hi there. Just a quick note to say I love your posts and have been recommending your solo system for L&C online whenever I get the opportunity

@ZillaBlitz

8 ай бұрын

I'm glad to hear that, thanks for sharing! I'll have to make an update video on it at some point, but I'm glad you like it. :)

I really like this idea! Will give it a try on my next play. Thanks!

@ZillaBlitz

2 жыл бұрын

I'd be curious to hear how you like it! I might tweak the winter and rasputitsa numbers (for the random card part) a bit. I should also clarify how it works if you think you'll be using a lieutenant in a campaign. But I'll talk more about those things going forward a bit. Thanks for stopping in!

That is a well thought out system. You have both control and surprise!

@ZillaBlitz

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I think I will make one little adjustment for the final activation, but other than that I kind of like it for solo play.

@Olbuddypal

4 ай бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz Do you have the updated variant rules posted somewhere?

This looks interesting, I will give it a whirl. This is a very interesting style of game, I have enjoyed beginning to explore its nuances. Keeping an eye on stopping disbanding is my big challenge so far & doing anything at all in Rasputsitsa!!

@ZillaBlitz

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you're having fun, great! I really like this system, looking forward to the upcoming games for it as well. Inferno coming soon. :)

@mj846

Жыл бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz Inferno looks fantastic, full of flavour for the period and setting. Levy and Campaign feels like an intricate puzzle for your own side let alone what the opposition will do to mess up your plans.

Enjoying the way the game is shaping up , more than curious to see how your changes for solo mode is going to work, episode three cannot arrive soon enough.

@ZillaBlitz

2 жыл бұрын

I hope to film the first half of the campaign tonight. I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out as well. :)

Great variant, thanks for sharing it!

@ZillaBlitz

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Christian! I'm enjoying it for solo, and at the same time am considering a small tweak to the last card.

I like your system a lot, but the only problem is that I don't own either of the games. Thanks Zilla, now my gaming wall is getting much bigger, two more games I have to add. Keep up the great work.

@ZillaBlitz

2 жыл бұрын

Ha! It gets even worse! Nevsky and Almoravid are the first two games in the Levy & Campaign system that looks to expand to at least a half dozen games soon. My apologies! ;)

@NerdWorkshop1

2 жыл бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz Yeah.. GMT has my CC Card on file, just take my money now. :) You do make this game look fun.

@ZillaBlitz

2 жыл бұрын

I wondered about the depth and replayability with the limited number of lords on the map at one time, but there is an unfolding complexity to the system, where just a couple of moves seems to send the decision-making in a whole new direction, and with six scenarios in the box, I feel like there is good value. The solitaire deck-creation system (for solo play at least) seems to broaden things as well, as it's leading my play into operations I wouldn't have considered otherwise.

Interesting. I haven't played the game but I'm very interested in the playthrough.

@ZillaBlitz

2 жыл бұрын

Next episode the action should start. :)

Thank you for making this for us.

@ZillaBlitz

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing! It's still a work in progress but I like the results I've been getting with it so far. I still might tweak some of the card numbers, especially for winter and rasputista. I haven't tested those as much yet.

@kirksellman1999

Жыл бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz Has Volko said anything about your Nevsky solo system?

@ZillaBlitz

Жыл бұрын

@@kirksellman1999 We've not connected about it yet, no. To be fair, I think it's more of a half-system at this point. I could use to test it more with the other seasons, and then potentially Almoravid and Inferno.

@kirksellman1999

Жыл бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz I like solo systems where the opponent plays as close to how a human plays as possible. Your system does a much better job than GMT's CDG Solo System, but I wonder if it could be used for Commands and Colors: Ancients.

@ZillaBlitz

Жыл бұрын

@@kirksellman1999Ha! Funny timing. My first Commands & Colors game, (Ancients), just arrived yesterday. :) I'll have to think about that as I dig into it. I have the CDG Solo #1, so am hoping to try that with the game as well. ~ My main goal with this was to introduce some unpredictability in the gameflow when playing solo. It's more of a semi-solo system, tbh, as you're playing both sides, but it breaks that 100% knowledge of what the next acting lord will be. I think the Men of Iron Tri-Pack does this with its shifting initiative system as well. You're never quite sure what's going to happen next.

Awesome. Th k for that.

@ZillaBlitz

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing!

Learning Nevsky for solo and came across this vid and I really like your idea. Since this video came out a while ago, I was wondering if you’ve finished tweaking it and whether or not there might be a BGG file for it.

@ZillaBlitz

7 ай бұрын

It's still on the list of things to do, unfortunately. The two things I wanted to tweak were the number of cards for each season and adding an option to give each side more of a defined selection for the last card. The issue with the way it was in this series was that I was hesitant to cross over into enemy lines toward the end of a season because I didn't want the unit to get stuck unable to return and muster. If I knew I had another card from the same leader in the stack, I wouldn't have that fear. I wanted to work out a simple way to make it so you could alter the selection on the last card. It might have been just as simple as on the last card you can accept the last card or any of the other cards you had originally selected.

@biffybeans

7 ай бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz thank you for letting me know your progress with it. I’m grateful for what you’ve already shared and look forward ti giving it a try.

@ZillaBlitz

7 ай бұрын

My pleasure, if you do give it or have given it a try, I'd be curious to hear what you think of it. The only thing I wanted to fundamentally change was the last card option, so that the acting player would have a bit more options for sending a unit into enemy territory toward the end of the turn. I'm kind of itching to play another Levy & Campaign game, too, so maybe I can mess with the system and make another playthrough with a different game. It'd be after March at the earliest, but it would be fun to do.

I feel like playing actual 2 player and using this card selection process would be entertaining. Make for tension during sieges and "have to move x far to save the day" situations. Stuff like that.

@ZillaBlitz

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I hadn't thought about that. In actual 2-player you get some of that tension because the decks are set at the beginning of the campaign phase, so as the campaign unfolds the order and selection of cards comes into play. Having the right lord come into play at just the right time can be a huge benefit.

Awesome, will work for Almoravid?

@ZillaBlitz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I think so. The biggest thing would be determining the ratio of to include/exclude, as it will change depending on how many leaders there are, and how long each season is. So it would need some numbers tweaking/testing to work for more commanders and different seasonal length. At some point in the summer I hope to come back to this and explore Almoravid and Inferno with it. :)

Nice series! When is episode 3 coming? 😁

@ZillaBlitz

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Probably Friday or Saturday, but with some luck... tomorrow? I'm hoping to shoot it tonight, then editing. :)

@erichkeys

2 жыл бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz Sounds great! Thank you

@ZillaBlitz

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing, thanks for stopping in!

NOO & AYBUL

Looks like it might be a cool game....not my cup of tea as historical topic, but good vid. :)

@ZillaBlitz

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! One of the reasons I didn't get it at first was the historical topic, can relate. I'm enjoying learning about it, and I'm really enjoying the Levy & Campaign system.

@lonl123

2 жыл бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz Hey Zilla...stumbled across this vid....Another Historical channel did something sorta like we were talking about..and it was much more generic and managable. kzread.info/dash/bejne/n3h_q6qpY83OlJs.html I will shut up about it now, but thought it might give you some ideas. :)

Hi zilla how are you

@ZillaBlitz

2 жыл бұрын

Doing well, Ateeq! I hope all is well with you?

@ateeqrahman870

2 жыл бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz yes I'm good thanks