I'm one of those people who really like miniatures. I loved how the old axis and allies aircraft carriers carried two fighter planes, because it physically could only hold two.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

2 жыл бұрын

Very good.

@billsimms2511

2 жыл бұрын

Axis & allies is great but good luck trying to find friends that want to play it with you lol

@volbound1700

Жыл бұрын

@@billsimms2511 I took it to table the other day and it was a big hit (hesitant at first). In fact the most hesitant guy ended up buying the game lol. Twilight Imperium is one that is a headache to get people to play. Also Axis and Allies 1914 is brutal although it simulates WW1 very well.

Grew up on Avalon Hill war games...strategy and tactics, Gettysburg, Afrika Corp, Midway, DDay, Stalingrad, Battle of the Bulge, Waterloo and many others...hex war games were awesome and gave me my love for military history... Sink the Bismarck was a favorite

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@markewald6995

Жыл бұрын

Old timer AH wargamer here. Tactics II was the very first wargame I played, and it hooked me for my entire teenage life in the 70s. Big Squad Leader fan, but played Sink the Bismarck a ton (loved sinking shadowing cruisers)! Jutland was another favorite for my brothers and me.

@paulpeterson4216

Жыл бұрын

I'll second Sink the Bismark. Fun, fun game. I am from the same era, Stalingrad, D-Day and Waterloo, plus PanzerBush (sorry Panzer Blitz) were my favorites. But SPI had a number of great games too. War In Europe was a monster, but great for a college kid with lots of time and a big wall to stick the map to with poster putty. (remember Hold-it?)

@Nate_doggy_dawg

Жыл бұрын

I think Ambush! was Avalon Hill . Found that one in a yard sale 25 years ago and it’s a great solitaire WWII game.

@brianthornber3319

Жыл бұрын

@@paulpeterson4216 I followed much the same path. Tactics 2 was the first game I played, then Bismarck, then War at Sea, Victory in the Pacific, and many others including my favorite, Flattop. However in college, I did tackle War in Europe. I still have it, though I have to assume it's missing pieces.

Dear Dr. Cody, respect and congratulations to your Ph.D.! And thanks for all the lovely, funny, witty and enthusiastic reviews. Best regards and a corona-free hug from. Germany

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Danke my friend. Years ago I studied in Berlin. Absolutely love your country!

Thanks for the great video! It brought back memories of the junior high and high school days of the 1970s. I most liked the Avalon Hill naval games like Jutland, Midway, and Sink the Bismarck. During that era, I also got involved with sandbox gaming, including Napolionics, WWII armor, and sailing ship battles. Those were the days!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton!

I'm an old war gamer since 1970. I am so glad that computer games came around when they did. Haven't played a board game since. The best games are by John Tiller.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you get to play more board games soon.

@Liam_Daly

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDiscriminatingGamer @The Discriminating Gamer hey bro, have you ever tried iron curtain SCS game? The standard combat series? It seems very similar to war room.

My favorite part of us this was hearing about your PhD dissertation! Bravo to you for taking that on. Will be on the lookout for the book.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm sure they'll be an announcement when I get it under contract.

Congrats, Doc! Solid list, and I’m glad you included Black Orchestra, a great co-op.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir.

Congratulations Cody! What an awesome life achievement you've accomplished. :) Love your reviews, your knowledge and enthusiasm.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir. Much appreciated.

War Room is indeed outstanding. A&A was also my introduction to WW2 as a kid, and my intro to the world of board gaming. Great list and enjoy your content!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

@elrojo31

4 жыл бұрын

Really bizarre as I was going to make a very similar comment and my name is also Matt M..? How crazy is that?

Congratulations, doctor! Glad the hard work payed off. Also, nice subject for dissertation, sounds interest.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Good list. I like how you net your lists out. Your vids are always very tight and “to the point”. Thnx!!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

David Gates Thank you.

Congratulations, Dr Carlson. KZread algorithm recommended me this channel and I loved it. I love board games, esp. Settlers of Catan, but never played any war games. I now got quite interested in them and want to play some of these with my friends. Also, I'll be a War Studies student at King's College London. Someday I might do a PhD, too, if I'm courageous enough tho.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome. Good to know there are still War Studies programs out there. There are very few dedicated programs like that in the U.S., only about three or four around the country. Best of luck to you.

Hey Doc (congrats!)...with you on War Room...awesome game. I love my little plastic army men but yeah, I do not miss them in WR. As mentioned before, give Axis & Allies Global 1940 with Sireblood's Bloodbath rules a spin. There are some new rules, victory point system, updated map, etc. It may never have the depth of War Room but it a very good refresh of Axis & Allies. A lot of work and play-testing has gone into BBR and it continues to evolve.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I actually recently sold my AA games in anticipation of a move. Gotta start the purge!

Interesting selections. I believe the academic in you (Congrats on the PHD) reflect most of your choices as to be expected. Perhaps you could do a top ten list on your favorite traditional tactical and or operational WW2 games as well vs toys, political , abstract , etc WW2 themed games you've selected.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps somewhere down the road. We'll see.

It's been decades since I've played any WWII table top games. When you mentioned ASL I smiled a little as I have almost all of the original Squad Leader. Lost some of it in a move. Also used to play SPI's War In Europe as well as another game by a publisher whose name I forget called 'Unentschieden'. I may have spelled that wrong. These games took a summer to play. I set up the map to 'Unentschieden' on a ping pong table. Plus a dinner table on the side for counters and production charts. Only played both once for some strange reason. Thanks for this. Nice to know the industry is still going strong.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

definitely putting a lot of those on my list! thank you!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

7 ай бұрын

Happy to Help!

Upfront, a WW2 card game that rocks, still playable today as from years ago, no dice, all cards and chits, but very fun

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting.

@jasmadams

2 жыл бұрын

Love Up Front! I highly recommend Combat Commander to scratch the same itch.

@ZER0ZER0SE7EN

2 жыл бұрын

Great game, played it a lot when it came out, and every once in a while now. Still popular if you can find it. The cards are multi-use: terrain, movement, firing, plus for getting random numbers. No board, but great fog of war.

Great list mate, gives me some ideas to get into in the future. My experience with axis and allies is the same as yours, when I took my next step I got Europe Engulfed from GMT games. While it was a bit of a jump I loved the block style FOW, supply, weather, terrain and staggered production while still keeping it a manageable complexity. I never see much about Europe Engulfed and wondered if you had any experience with it and how you think it honestly compares to other more modern and similar games? Has it been left behind? Was it always average? Etc. Having a broad interest in WW2 games, reading many of the rules but not playing a lot puts me at a disadvantage when comparing.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

I haven't played Europe Engulfed. I remember there was a copy of it at a local game store years ago, but it was well north of $100, and at the time I couldn't afford it.

Have a closet shelf full of old Avalon Hill Bookcase Games, Panzer Leader, Panzer Blitz, etc. Squad Leader then ASL and it's many modules and annuals. Wore out one ASL rule book, got another. Still have complete collection "The General". I was mostly a rainy day solo player many years ago. Had to clean up each and every card board piece with a sharp edge and put them in plastic trays or ziplocks. Became an obsession...but we appreciate the artistic quality. Now that I'm retired will try some of the games on your list, most of which are new to me. Even if they have cards...I have three dice towers for crying out loud. Enjoyed your channel and all the comments...good to know that there are other board gamers out there. PS. Recently purchased "Operation Mercury" GMT Games at an antique store for $20. 400 die-cut pieces remain to be trimmed!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Thanks!

Dr. Cody (has a nice ring to it), first of all, congratulations on finishing the doctorate! (I’m catching up on your recent videos, so I realize I am a couple of months behind on this.) Having not finished mine (on 11th century papal politics), I know how hard it is. Well done yourself. Looking forward to the book, and seeing where you land next - I hope whatever it is doesn’t keep you from the reviews. I was amazed at how prolific you were during your doctoral studies. Second, what a great list - the list we fans of yours have all been waiting for! Solo, cooperative, and mega-games all made the list (I envy you that you can get 6 people around a table for War Room regularly). Some were not surprising, given your past videos, but a couple of games were new to me. More to purchase, more to explore. Finally, sorry to see so much hate and negativity from my generation of grognards in the comments - usually, your comments section is relatively acid-free, a rarity for the internet. I grew up playing many of those old games about which the grumps keep rhapsodizing, and still have a number of them on my shelves 40 years later, but they are well past their time. (I will confess, however, to a soft spot for both Luftwaffe and, away from the WW II theme, Wooden Ships & Iron Men, both of which have a dynamic that I’ve not seen replicated in a modern game.) Those games do not represent the Golden Age of boardgames - that time is now. Those games, and the attitudes of their champions, serve as barriers to gaming, which is a shame. The folks moaning about lack of complexity of modern games have evidently never tried any of the GMT line of games. Good on you not to take the troll’s bait.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir. I appreciate your support of the channel very much. As far as the haters go, I'm reminded of one of my favorite quotes attributed to Friedrich the Great, "They will say what they will say and I will do what I will do."

Totally off topic but Hearts of Iron 4 is my all time favorite since I dont own any board games .....yet.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@jeffhenson183

4 жыл бұрын

Hearts of Iron 2 the best of the series by far! Way better!

@MatZuvO

3 жыл бұрын

HOI4 is great I love it but I will always prefer board games because you get the personal factor with seeing someone’s face as you destroy their forces in person lol or have your friend wipe out yours and they can see your face lol but all in all board games more fun

@joemcamerica

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatZuvO *encircles a soviet army group, only to let my friends see me pog*

@thomascouch4864

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffhenson183 For me, trying to run a grand campaign now from CK - EU2 - Victoria - HOI2.

I only have A.H. Origins of WW2. Love it. Need to get it to the table again soon. I am a solo gamer. Before covid "health" made it hard to go out to a game store to play. Now? I do what I can. Holland '44 my #1 WW2 for my reentry to gaming 3 yrs ago. Last century till the late 80's die hard A.H. fan. P.B. P.L. my tie for young me #1. Good video as always Doc. Be safe. And always...watch your flanks...🙂

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Ha! Yes, sir!

@williamraney3421

2 жыл бұрын

I used to play Origins with my dad. Loved it

Subscribed just to keep track of your publication schedule. Great subject for a dissertation.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I will keep you all updated.

Dr. Cody. I like the sound of that. Congratulations!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir.

I really appreciate you sharing this list of the games you enjoy. I am really unsure why people seem to want to argue and disagree with a list of the games you like. I always enjoy your content please keep doing what you do!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Wait, no "Squad Leader"? No "The Russian Campaign"? No "Third Reich"? Huh, maybe Im too old LOL

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

To each their own.

@orbitalair2103

4 жыл бұрын

he stuck with these games at or after Axis and Allies, that is after the Collapse of WarGaming. He has no clue. He like games not simulations. Probably doesnt know who James Dunnigan is.

@enoughwiththeaccountbullsh7438

4 жыл бұрын

@@orbitalair2103 He likes games? He should've named this "Cody's top ten WWII games" or something then instead of "the ten best war sims". wait a second

@Ben1159a

4 жыл бұрын

I loved all those games as well.

@naturalobserver6130

4 жыл бұрын

Yea! Russian campaign is one of my favorites👍

I can't believe I didn't find this video until a day or two, and just now getting to watch it. Anyways, congrats on the Ph.D, and as for my list, based on what I've played, it would have to include (still trying to figure out the order I would rank them) Axis & Allies, Rise and Decline of the Third Reich, Advanced Squad Leader, Blitzkrieg, The Hunters: German U-boats at War 1939-1943, and Airborne in Your Pocket.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton!

Awesome list, Dr. Cody!!! I was expecting War Room to be your number 1, and I had already seen your reviews for some of these games (the Undaunted games, Memoir 44, Triumph and Tragedy, Castle Itter), but I was curious to see which of the many, MANY, World War II games would make it to this list; what with your being an avid History buff and all!!! Fantastic choices all around, and I really like the way many of these games look on the table: the impressive maps littered with tokens (counters? chits?) and (sometimes) real-life personalities depicted in the cards really make the war theme stand out: they just ooze with the theme!!! Really want to check some of these games out when things get closer to the "old" normal that we used to know!!!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir. Glad you enjoyed it.

I still have "Tobruk", Panzer Leader and others somewhere. Those are great games

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

I heard great things about Panzer Leader.

@vinnartaigh2076

4 жыл бұрын

Tobruk was my Favorite. The Evil one took it.

@endrsgm

4 жыл бұрын

on steam you can get "tabletop simulator" which is more or less what it sounds like. once you get it in the workshop are all of the games you mentioned ... for free .. that can be played on the simulator with anyone or even yourself.

@Shauma_llama

4 жыл бұрын

@@endrsgm i remember the acquired rof on the Bofors being what, 40?

@flyingwombat59

4 жыл бұрын

I bought Tobruk for $3.99 still in the shrink wrap from a Kay-Bee-Toys. This in 1988(?)

Advanced Squad Leader, Empire of the Sun are my 1 & 2. Up Front is a great game as well.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@horrido666

4 жыл бұрын

ASL and EotS are my two favorites as well. Fields of Fire is also fantastic. Up Front I can give or take. I like it enough to not sell my copy.

@Qossuth

3 жыл бұрын

Cosigning Up Front. Avalon Hill had really hit their stride on rule writing by then, almost every conceivable case is covered in the rules.

Congratulations on your doctorate! A truly impressive accomplishment for anyone with a passion in their given field. Congratulations! I also am interested in reading more about the hiring, firing as well. Subbed and hope you’ll put out a video/overview when the book comes out!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm sure I'll let you all know when my book is out, for sure.

Congrats Doc! I will be playing War Room soon. Great job on this review. Hope to get Undaunted soon. Right now working trough Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection. Quite a beast. COIN forever!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I still gotta hit a COIN at some point.

War room map looks amazing!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Dave Shafer It’s an amazing game!

Congrats and thanks for the list. Stuck between Axis & Allies and the unfortunately discontinued Tide of Iron, I've been looking for some good WW2 games.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Hopefully this will help.

@ALimbOfGreatTree

4 жыл бұрын

If you liked tide of iron, try combat commander!

@nolimit7959

4 жыл бұрын

Very unusual for a gal to be into A&A, but Iiiiiii like it - do you realize that A&A is being played over the KZread(Me included)by a sizable Axis&Allies Community?!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

3 жыл бұрын

@@nolimit7959 I was aware of that. It's awesome!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

3 жыл бұрын

@@ALimbOfGreatTree Perhaps one day.

Congrats on the PhD and thanks for all the great reviews!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

My two favorites, Panzer Leader and Panzer Blitz.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

I remember playing Avalon Hill's "France 1940", "Blitzkrieg", and "Luftwaffe", back in the early 70s.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

I keep hearing great things about France 1940.

@SteveMenardDesignDXM

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDiscriminatingGamer It was very detailed, with air and ground forces under your control, with supply lines coming into play as well. I remember everyone wanting to command the German Panzer units!

Congrats on the wah-wah-2 doctorate. Quite the accomplishment. Fairly new game to try out with a ton of meat. Stellar horizons by compass games. Looked amazing to me.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Looks interesting. Thanks.

Definatly gonna have to get me a copy of war room! it looks amazing!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

It is amazing! I think you'll enjoy it!

I loved Avalon Hill's " squad leader"

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Was that the precursor to Advanced Squad Leader?

@orbitalair2103

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDiscriminatingGamer yes, how can you not know that?

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

@@orbitalair2103 Because I'm not a hard core wargamer.

@rdderrick75

2 жыл бұрын

Agree…cross of iron, etc

Well I'm into Avalon hill, spi, etc.. Old school strategy👍

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

I've not played too many of those old ones. Perhaps I shall at some point.

When I was 8/9/10 (somewhere in there), I started going to a church once per quarter when the pastor would host a "lock in" where for 12 hours (maybe 7P-7A or so), a few chaperones would host different events and one of those was tabletop gaming. That was where I first played Risk. I leapt from there Axis and Allies. Getting people to sit down for a game of Risk was always a hard sell, so I knew Axis and Allies would be even rougher and not long after, created a crude, but effective AI to play the game against. I jumped onto the kickstarter for War Room because of the legendary designer and somewhat familiar gameplay. Sadly, it, like a few dozen other titles I have, are still in their original wrapping on my shelves.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

Жыл бұрын

You need to get it to the table ASAP!!!

@digitaloracle3079

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDiscriminatingGamer I wish I could. Maybe if the small tabletop community I'm part of locally will have interest, but it's (as you know) asking a lot of people to have several continuous hours to play a single game. The games people typically have time for in the rotation generally don't last much over 2 hours.

Congrats on the milestone!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Glad he covered field although he missed some of my favorites.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Field?

While it may be on the lighter side...I'm curious what Cody's opinion is of Quartermaster General.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Haven't played it.

Hi Cody. I enjoyed your list. I started with Axis and Allies like you. I played a ton of games. I got my kids into them now. My son agrees with you War Room is Awesome. Right now I like the updates Global 36-45. Thank you for list and I enjoy your channel

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad you like the channel.

Oooo this is going to be a good one!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

My favorite is Avalon Hill's "Up Front".

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Heard good things about it.

@kirbyculp3449

3 жыл бұрын

Not just yes but hell yes. And the expansion kits. And the unofficial expansion kits-which I have not played.

No mention of World in Flames from ADG?

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

See previous comments.

@tracer0017

4 жыл бұрын

@@Old-Knight Liked both very much

@Shauma_llama

4 жыл бұрын

One of the best.

Memoir '44 is my favorite game. The expansions really add a lot to the core set. I bought Black Orchestra after watching this.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Glad I could help!

World War II: European Theater of Operations by SPI was to me the best ever. There was a Pacific Theatre as well and the games could be combined. There was a smaller scale game out in the ‘90s at the same time and it was great too.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting.

@robertx1021

4 жыл бұрын

That was a crazy long game to play :-D the campaing WW2 game was estimated playtime to several months. It has a PITA to keep up on a table for the duration of the game. But a hell of a fun game. Absolutely recommend trying it.

@JDisStrange

Жыл бұрын

That *was* a fun game. I bought an extra copy. The extra cost of building armor vs leg infantry, airborne, and naval units put those units into perspective. Add to that the R&D aspect, the ability to pull in Spain or Turkey, gave the game a kind of sand-box feel. I think the scale of the map was a bit limiting but probably perfect for the unit scale.

I just submitted my PhD thesis last week! Though in ecology, not history. Anyway congratulations and keep up the good work in your academic profession, and the witty and interesting videos.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. When do you defend?

@RousettusAegyptiacus

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDiscriminatingGamer Already did, now it's mostly a formality of waiting for the referees to evaluate and make the requested corrections.

Wait !!! I can’t believe you didn’t put AH games “Squad Leader” or “Panzer Leader” on the list. These games are the OG war games.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

2 жыл бұрын

Believe it.

@ThubanDraconis

Жыл бұрын

Avalon Hill's "Third Reich" and also Fire in the East (forgot the company that released it)

@08jag81

Жыл бұрын

Avalon Hill's "Rise and Decline of the Third Reich" '74, is better than Axis & Allies, also there was an advanced version in '92.

Thanks Cody ans Congrats,If you liked Castle Itter,You will love Pavlov's house also, would love to see another playthrough on this, like Castle Itter.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I will probably do a review of PH somewhere down the road.

I've been wanting to play board games my entire life, but I've never found anyone to play with. Can you PLEASE do a vid of solitaire games? Maybe a video of war games and a video of other solitaire board games. Wow, I'm totally missing out here! So many awesome games!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

What? You mean like this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mm2st8-yhbq9YJM.html

All my WW2 games were the Avalon Hill games...Stalingrad was my FAV

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Very good.

@Qossuth

3 жыл бұрын

2-3-6 Russian Armor for the win! Also those massive 7-10-4s :)

Great reviews and summary. I hear some other posters' nostalgia for heavy historical wargames but designers have moved on a long way PLUS the volume market interest has moved towards lighter games. You have helped me to keep up with what that has meant for what's getting published. Thank you. (Edit: Are you the inspiration for the BGG Paladins' 'Suzerain' promo?)

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir.

Congratulations on the doctorate! And thanks for this video.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir!

Interesting picks and I can see why you chose them. Personally. I'm more of a wargamer that prefers the tyranny of the dice over cards and... I guess I show my age when I mention table top games such as World In Flames, Fortress Europa, Panzer Leader, ASL, Third Reich, Battle of Britain (aka: "...we shall fight them on the tables, the sofas, and the floors..."), etc. Also - that sounds like an interesting dissertation topic.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Thank you, sir. Glad you liked the video.

Chits!!!!? Counters, Cody. Counters! 😃 Seriously, younger players, such as yourself, I turned 61 today, call cardboard pieces chits. Congratulations on getting your PhD!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Ha! Thank you, sir!

Grats on the Doctorate! Now that War Room is on TTS, I'm hopeful I can give it a spin before shelling out that price point.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir.

@user-hk5fo1nm9h

4 жыл бұрын

I'm going to do the same. I do wish they would make an official mod for it, it's fun to try in VR.

@PMMagro

4 жыл бұрын

They wil be doing a new Kickstarter, not cheap but might mena the first version gets cheaper?

Black Orchestra is such an awesome game. It’s like tense Co-op instead of firefighting co-op. It’s spending to buy but it’s brilliant

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Great game!

AYYYY nicely done doctor!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Congrats on the PhD. It's a difficult process, for sure, and took me 8 years!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Ouch! I'm glad you finished. Thanks!

I just play for chits and giggles.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

Old Avalon Hill fan here. Short game War At Sea or Submarine. Long Game Victory in the Pacific or 3rd Reich. Big Squad Leader fan here.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

I played a lot of SPI and Avalon Hill games during the golden age of gaming. The most satisfying WWII game I ever played is AH's "Victory in the Pacific," which is a brilliantly streamlined simulation of the war against the Japanese Empire. Since the Allied player will inevitably win through attrition, balance is achieved by putting the Allied player on a timer. He loses if he doesn't win by a certain turn. So the game doesn't take long to play, but it's intensely exciting and dramatic.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like fun.

@Llewellyn2844

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDiscriminatingGamer VITP is both tactical and strategic, which is remarkable in such a short, easy-to-play game.

One that I always enjoyed: Avalon Hill's "Rise and Decline of the Third Reich".

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Harold Hale Fantastic!

@gregzuvich1195

4 жыл бұрын

Which one would you rather have now, "Rise and Decline of the Third Reich" or "Advanced Third Reich"? I played "rise and decline" middle school and high school with friends, and "advanced" in college. I have a new group now that is interested... but I am unsure which one might be best to pick up on the used game market....

@williamcunningham8499

4 жыл бұрын

@@gregzuvich1195 I played both versions, there's a new version called World at War which is advance Reich and rising sun together

@howardadamkramer

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm surprised this one wasn't on the list.

@RonSommar

4 жыл бұрын

Howard Kramer we were lucky to grab a copy of RAD here in Germany in the early 90s. Trully improved our school english:) ah, nice memories...

Congrats!!! I’m ABD. Trynna finish.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! What discipline?

@williamgarcia-medina9989

4 жыл бұрын

The Discriminating Gamer PhD in American Studies but I focus on public humanities and stuff like that.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

@@williamgarcia-medina9989 Very cool. Best of luck.

"No retreat!" is a great ww2 wargame series, had a ton of fun with "The russian front"

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

7 ай бұрын

No Retreat is indeed a lot of fun.

I should seek out War Room, but it’s not cheap or easy to get a hold of. What would you say the ideal player counts are? My favorite WW2 games are probably MM44 when played with the Overlord 4v4 scenarios, Combat Commander amd Quartermaster General

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

I've played the full War Room game with six a couple of times and I've played the Pacific scenario with three. I think the player counts were right for both. Still haven't played Combat Commander or Quartermaster General.

@joelbergvonlinde1389

4 жыл бұрын

The Discriminating Gamer My guess is that you would really enjoy QMG :)

Thanks so much for your BG work! I’ve forgotten if you did Conflict of Heroes and what you thought of it since it’s not your top 10 nor honorable...

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah - I've only played Guadalcanal. I suppose I should have included that in HM, but I forgot. :(

Cody, I can't believe you haven't played Combat Commander!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah... No one can...

In this day and age you are not allowed to say the name of 'he who cannot be named' for these games but I use 'a certain Austrian painter' and that's acceptable. Axis and Allies is a great game when you throw in the Pacific and European scenarios together but playing France sucks I remember.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Ha! Indeed.

Old school tactical would definitely be in my top 10, don't know if you played it but it's worth checking out

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

I haven't. Thanks.

I just backed the 2nd edition of War Room. Are there any plans to do a re-review! Or let's play? 😃

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

3 жыл бұрын

Currently no plans to revisit it on the channel. Maybe somewhere down the line. I think you'll get a kick out of the game.

World at War?? 3rd Reich?? Squad Leader?? You're so deprived

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

I've been deprived my whole life. (Kicks the dirt).

Decent upload with one request: LOUDER! I can barely hear you even with a decent speaker.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

I don't want to scare the children.

@anneoneill6427

3 жыл бұрын

U must be deff lol

@danjohnson887

3 жыл бұрын

@@anneoneill6427 It's spelled "Deaf", and no it's just a crap microphone...

Well it’s simple. I don’t have enough WW2 games. I only have Memoir 44 in the WW2 theme. I really like the look of the War Room.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

9 ай бұрын

War Room is fantastic!!!

Europa series, without doubt. Had them all and wore them all out before I started to do it for real with 3rd shock army sat 45 miles away!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Cool.

8 hours, a "long" game? hmm....

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Long for me.

@pm71241

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDiscriminatingGamer I usually reserve "long" for the games which can't be played in one sitting.

@KXC42069

4 жыл бұрын

@@pm71241 even my 8 hour shift of work is split by a lunch!

@KXC42069

4 жыл бұрын

@@pm71241 ypu must have strong friends and stronger butts

@pm71241

4 жыл бұрын

@@KXC42069 Actually ... if the game is exiting enough, you play a lot of it standing. So, I'm happy my game table is an elevation table.

People who love war haven't fought it.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@edcliffe2988

4 жыл бұрын

True, but perhaps it is better to fight wars that have no casualties.

@tracer0017

4 жыл бұрын

I have played and enjoyed wargames my entire life and one thing it taught me is NEVER AGAIN. I would rather fight battles with dice and counters than real people.

@blacknwhitehound

4 жыл бұрын

Duane Ehmen best part of your comment is watching people play historical / hypothetical campaigners units served with reduced to chits on a board ..

Wow I’d love to read that book!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully I’ll find a publisher.

We played War Room 3 weeks ago. And yes: it was epic! After 9 hours Germany (I played Germany and Italy) capitulated. Italy saved Greater Germany and nearly conquered Great Britain, which waited for USA to help them, but USA had to struggle with Japan... It was always fun, no downtime (we used 40 dice and the sandtimer) and the kind of Wargame I waited for as Axxis&Allies wasn't for me (and Tide of Iron is only for 2 Players).

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

Жыл бұрын

I've had some pretty epic four player games of Tide of Iron. But War Room is the best. Fantastic game.

I can't stand axis and allies, the Japanese are way too strong in the beginning and I've played games where they totally successfully took all of the Americas which historical was impossible.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

I've never seen that happen in any game I've played.

@sundriedplatypus

4 жыл бұрын

I've played most versions of AA, and love to play the Japanese. In well over 200 games, I have never felt overpowered or successfully taken the US. It would be fun if it was possible though.

Dear Cody, congrats on your success, please play and review Barbarossa to Berlin, obscure but hidden gem. Have played 20+ games and every one was exciting.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps I will look into it. Who publishes it?

@ALimbOfGreatTree

4 жыл бұрын

The Discriminating Gamer it is by GMT games, plenty of used copies floating around but as someone who dislikes most games I play (I’m harsh) it is a GREAT game. I’ve never played a game where so often both players feel like their hanging off a cliff edge by their finger nails!

Love your videos, you're at fault for my considering buying War Room. All the congratulations on your PhD, good sir.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Ha! Happy to help! Hope you've enjoyed it. Thank you!

My congratulations as well. If you have never played Up Front, I think you might find it enjoyable.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

I will look into it. Thank you.

Do you have a review for Flames of war & Bolt Action? I'm really looking to get I to something like those or Company of heroes. I currently have Memoir 44 but want to try something different.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

Жыл бұрын

I haven’t played either yet.

@TheJDough1

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDiscriminatingGamer Well, thanks for a prompt reply and for all your other videos.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

Жыл бұрын

@@TheJDough1 Thank you.

The rulebook killed my initial attempts to play churchill, and then only having family to play it with after wasn't viable. But I still hold on to it because I think it could be a lot of fun to play one day.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

I hope you get a chance to some day.

@EricMcLuen

4 жыл бұрын

Churchill is a really good game but does take a while to wrap your head around it as it is not your typical game. Member of our gaming group has hundreds of these games. Unfortunately another person has a severe hattred of chits.

@markfoster1520

4 жыл бұрын

Can it be played via email? As long as you're on the honesty rule....

Good video as always. Another game with sort of a World War II theme is Manhattan Project. I think it's a terrific game, and let's face it, who doesn't love the threat of thermonuclear holocaust hanging over his head like the very sword of Damocles?

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Ha! I've heard that it's a good game, but haven't played it.

Congratulations from Northern Ireland!!🎉🎉

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Danke!

@kublakhan1334

3 жыл бұрын

We look forward to a free and united Ireland 🇮🇪 in the near future. Thank you.

War Room must be fantastic to play indeed!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed it is!

The longest and biggest ww2 board game I have played is AETO (Advanced European Theatre of Opertions)& APTO (Advanced Pacific Theatre of Operations) combined! Honestly games take MONTHS to play if played strategically and is so good and deep. Unfortunately the game is VERY old and to find a board and pieces in good or at the least playable pieces is VERY expensive and even then, if you find one you probably won’t find one ever again! Uncle has it and it’s been set up in his front room for literally 2/3 decades! But if you want to play a WW2 sim, you should check them out

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know. Sounds a little too intense for me. Thanks.

I was an Avalon Hill gamer back in the 70's, and frankly haven't done much gaming since college. That said... The first game name you mentioned was Blitzkrieg, and for a moment I thought "Yes, that was a great game! From the 70's!" Oops, wrong Blitzkrieg. I think I still have my copy of this AH classic. Or maybe I'm thinking of Panzerblitz. ('Twas a long time ago...) I liked that it was modular, with generic map boards. I remember that one of the German artillery units was too much (today we'd say it was OP). It could fire something like 18 squares on those maps. Again, considering I haven't played anything that was published after 1980, I have to say my favorite is AH's France 40. The German invasion of France. Taking Paris isn't the Reich's win condition -- it's basically assumed. The game runs only 10 turns, and the win condition is based on points, very different for AH. There are a slew of different Orders of Battle, or how many divisions you get to put on the board, when. And while I sometimes like a long knock-down drag-out of D-Day or similar, running into the dozens of hours, it's nice to have a game you can set up and play to the end in only a few hours.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

2 жыл бұрын

Very cool. Thanks. Hope you get to play more games in the future.

Have you tried Heroes of Normandie? Amazing WW2 game with a "Hollywood" twist to it! My favorite game.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

Жыл бұрын

Just played it recently: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gaNoqa2Eoci2iag.html

I saw your list and played 6 of the games you mentioned several times. You should try Cataclysm (3 players). The narrative is just one of the most fun WW2/geopolitical game out there. We like it even better than Triumph&Tragedy.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've always been a little intimidated by that one.

Good list Cody. The greatest WW 2 game of all time is Global War 1936/45 by Historical Board Gaming. If you've never seen it there are lots of videos on my channel.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

2 жыл бұрын

Never played it, but know of it. Might be a little too long for my taste.

Just wondering if you have played Frontline General and would like to know you’re opinion of the game?

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

I haven't played that one.

Congratulations, Doc!

@TheDiscriminatingGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!