The Miniatures Game NO ONE Asked For

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There's a lot of miniatures games out there, way too many to even think of. And ever so often one comes along that makes you think 'who is this for?'
Today we're taking a look at World of Tanks The Miniatures Game. Why? Let's find out.
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  • @JustinThorLPs
    @JustinThorLPs4 ай бұрын

    You don't know what a Panzer 4, is or are you just that much of a racist? Cause that's how that joke comes off.

  • @JustinThorLPs

    @JustinThorLPs

    4 ай бұрын

    Oh wait. You might have been making fun of that time, midwinter minis. were **** weak **** douche weasels about Flames of War Or was it Bolt Action it doesn't really matter.

  • @redcoat259

    @redcoat259

    4 ай бұрын

    Really?…that’s a pretty low bar for that kind of allegation…

  • @JustinThorLPs

    @JustinThorLPs

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@redcoat259 Maybe. but I am in the profession of analytics, with this kind of thing You should be looking at what's coming out of schools and the media and especially every countries government in the Western world. Revisionism to turn the Da-Nazis in to just an excuse to racially persecute. and it's like you're English so you're more guilty of the most absurd things we've made up about the Nazis than the Nazis were. It's literally a thing being taught in education.

  • @MSPaints

    @MSPaints

    4 ай бұрын

    I'm just playing a little tanks board game with my cuddly frog, dude. Wind your neck in.

  • @Xeiranis

    @Xeiranis

    4 ай бұрын

    Feck me that leap could net you a gold in the olympics. Analyse yourself first.

  • @adamminister7123
    @adamminister71234 ай бұрын

    2 fish in a tank. One turns to the other and says... "Do you know how to drive this thing..?"

  • @anormalbloodangel843

    @anormalbloodangel843

    4 ай бұрын

    This makes me smile

  • @ButterflyisNabi
    @ButterflyisNabi4 ай бұрын

    As a reformed board game addict, it's a board game. I feel deeply in my bones this is a boardgame. They should just box it all in one huge box and put it next to Catan.

  • @MSPaints

    @MSPaints

    4 ай бұрын

    I think i'm gonna agree!

  • @BeepBoopFriendo

    @BeepBoopFriendo

    4 ай бұрын

    Seconded, this is exactly the kind of game that should be offered at a board game cafe. It's beer and pretzels through and through.

  • @hooliganblack832

    @hooliganblack832

    4 ай бұрын

    It has the same DNA as X-Wing and Wings of War. Boardgames without an actual board.

  • @roberthernandez5802

    @roberthernandez5802

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@hooliganblack832 I knew it reminded me of something with the giant arrows! X-wing! I helped my friend put together all his models and the stupid diels and then he didn't even want to play , ha good times.

  • @capnskustomworks

    @capnskustomworks

    4 ай бұрын

    I think so as well. And probably a very good “wargameish” intro for folks who might otherwise not try one!

  • @kombatwombat6579
    @kombatwombat65794 ай бұрын

    Been playing World of Tanks for years and never knew this existed. They've managed to apply a physical, paid layer over a freemium videogame. It's like magic.

  • @StormchaserKnight

    @StormchaserKnight

    4 ай бұрын

    WoT didn't make the game. They just bought a pre-existing game and jizzed their logo all over it.

  • @scrapworks1035

    @scrapworks1035

    4 ай бұрын

    @@StormchaserKnightthey have a mini of a maus and T95

  • @all41tja

    @all41tja

    3 ай бұрын

    @@StormchaserKnight What game is that?

  • @StormchaserKnight

    @StormchaserKnight

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@all41tjaTanks by GF9

  • @lukehawksbee
    @lukehawksbee4 ай бұрын

    "Have I forgotten who was who in World War 2?" It's an easy mistake to make, according to the Canadian Parliament.

  • @benjaminhayward5921

    @benjaminhayward5921

    4 ай бұрын

    Zing! 😆

  • @mikepalmer2219

    @mikepalmer2219

    4 ай бұрын

    Lmao

  • @user-ko3tv7jl2r

    @user-ko3tv7jl2r

    4 ай бұрын

    If in doubt, I'd just support the snappiest dressers. Can't go wrong.

  • @AndrewFishman

    @AndrewFishman

    4 ай бұрын

    Oh, Hugo Boss sure made some nice uniforms! @@user-ko3tv7jl2r

  • @smokedbeefandcheese4144

    @smokedbeefandcheese4144

    4 ай бұрын

    KZread comment Golden

  • @phase2006
    @phase20064 ай бұрын

    I cried laughing seeing Tony cop the box to the head, it was so unexpected. Fantastic

  • @Drdaniel5
    @Drdaniel54 ай бұрын

    Gale Force 9 is owned by Battlefront Miniatures a New Zealand company who make a 15mm World War II miniatures game called Flames of War. The World of tanks minis are battlefront's kits but pre built and primed a single color as a quick introduction to minis gaming.

  • @christianwilson5956

    @christianwilson5956

    4 ай бұрын

    They had an old skirmish game called tanks which was discontinued to make world of tanks. I consider it a welcome addition as it gives my flames of war minis some more functionality.

  • @Thoriam1986

    @Thoriam1986

    4 ай бұрын

    That will be why the rules look familiar lol

  • @Ziplomatic007

    @Ziplomatic007

    4 ай бұрын

    These minis are the same as flames of war, but they are perfectly pre-assembled and have an amazing primer paint job on them. They also sell for a few dollars less than FOW minis on clearance since WOT basically flopped. They are the best quality 15mm tank models on the market.

  • @MrPolicekarim

    @MrPolicekarim

    4 ай бұрын

    Does anyone use the official die cast models, made by Corgi?

  • @christianwilson5956

    @christianwilson5956

    4 ай бұрын

    @@MrPolicekarim no because they are the wrong scale.

  • @GoobertownHobbies
    @GoobertownHobbies4 ай бұрын

    Whoa, you got the garage too!?? Very stylish. This game is for cool dudes.

  • @MSPaints

    @MSPaints

    4 ай бұрын

    Hey BB you can come around and hang with me and Hector any time you want. Plenty of room in the garage for one more… Wait…

  • @colinwiseman
    @colinwiseman4 ай бұрын

    Tanks for this.

  • @MSPaints

    @MSPaints

    4 ай бұрын

    Good pun. Rolling out with laughter on that one. Shaft.

  • @gregmccormack5709

    @gregmccormack5709

    4 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @Deefry
    @Deefry4 ай бұрын

    £8.80 for a Grot Tank isn't bad considering GW want £85 for 4.

  • @Jechti307

    @Jechti307

    4 ай бұрын

    Cunning, Yet Brutal.

  • @Agent00abe
    @Agent00abe4 ай бұрын

    This looks like an unwanted child between Bolt Action and X-Wing. Edit: Also I think it's worth mentioning that in World of Tanks the two teams fighting in any given battle is made up of any nationalities. The matchmaker balances teams around tank types (and more) but not nationality. I think that's why the miniature game isn't trying to be historical per se.

  • @philipgwyn8091

    @philipgwyn8091

    4 ай бұрын

    Came here to say this. WoT is an arcade game not a simulation. It has nearly dozen a countries (UK, USA, Italy, German, Sweden, France, Poland, Czech, USSR, China and Japan) in the tech tree, but most of the tanks are paper tanks - only existed as blueprints if not pure fabrications. All battles have mix of all nations fighting on either team.

  • @Kladrin

    @Kladrin

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah, it reminded me of X-wing on many aspects

  • @Based_Lord_Humongous

    @Based_Lord_Humongous

    4 ай бұрын

    I came here to say this as well, but also to add that this game has the problem that Tanks! and Tanks! The Modern Age has in that we are limited to what Battlefront will produce in plastic. For example, in Tanks! TMA, only the US had an AA Tank because the M113 could be built as the Standard Metal Box, M901 ITV (TOW ATGM), and M163 VADS. West Germans didn't get the Gepard, and Soviets didn't get the Gaskin/Gopher or even the Shilka. Only the French had Artillery, because the AMX-30 kit can build the AMX AuF1 as well. You had to resort to fand made cards. By the time plastic M109 and BDRM came out, the game was discontinued. So even though we are getting T-54, T29, IS-3 etc for World of Tanks (and Storm of Steel, and Late War Leviathans), the chances of ever seeing a French, Japanese, Chinese, Polish, Italian, etc. all those other tech trees is slim to none.

  • @AE-wv8jd

    @AE-wv8jd

    4 ай бұрын

    @Agent00abe they used to have a rule on platoons/teams only being of one nationality but they dropped it. I think it was because its not a serious historical game anyways and mixing and matching is more fun

  • @f0rth3l0v30fchr15t

    @f0rth3l0v30fchr15t

    4 ай бұрын

    I mean, both Axis and Allies would repaint and use captured tanks at times, because moving small-arms proof metal box (METUHL BAWKSES!) with bigger guns on top are super useful. So while you might not be able to find a report of an engagement with the precise mixture of tanks in the box, it is plausible.

  • @ADHDlanguages
    @ADHDlanguages16 күн бұрын

    I think the ideal customer would be a dad who wants to bond with his 12 year old kid who just watched their first ww2 film and got all excited about it. The ability to just open it up and play on the kitchen table is huge.

  • @SomeDudeOnYouTube
    @SomeDudeOnYouTube4 ай бұрын

    GF9 also did "Tanks" which was basically the predecessor to the WoT game. Same rules, same minis, same tokens XD (different cards though)

  • @Stovaa

    @Stovaa

    4 ай бұрын

    I was wonderin' if that game was a precursor to this as it seemed super familiar.

  • @crann777

    @crann777

    4 ай бұрын

    Yep. And TANKS was a spinoff from Flames of War. They're literally the same models you buy in a box for FoW, just pre-assembled and primed.

  • @D13Hobbies

    @D13Hobbies

    4 ай бұрын

    Seems like there has been a lot of tank interest lately (TONKS, Tanks for the Apocalypse...)

  • @nicdieterle8950

    @nicdieterle8950

    4 ай бұрын

    I absolutely loved(and still do) TANKS!… personally, getting to build them was added value for me that WoT doesn’t have for me… and they were only $10 CDN per tank… another win for me.

  • @Based_Lord_Humongous

    @Based_Lord_Humongous

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@nicdieterle8950it was a really good way to fill out lists with the (then) new plastic kits. Especially helicopters for Team Yankee. At one point it was cheaper to buy the helicopters as multiple singles than it was to buy the actual box set, so they had to shut it down!

  • @johnhollick3733
    @johnhollick37334 ай бұрын

    I picked up WoT back in 2021 and painted up the German and US forces first. I’ve collected everything through Wave 12 and some doubles. I play historical forces with as many as 3 players a side. It’s quick fun and once folks get the hang of it, I let them have a go a creating their own lists. Who is it for? Light historical wargames, a gateway for young players and fit the ‘we don’t have all night’ crowd. Having played XWing, this is similar, if not more simplified. I would also recommend covering Gaslands. Rulebook and Matchbox cars are all you need to start. Special dice, acrylic templates and markers can come later. Most folks have fun customizing their cars with bitz box items and a simple paint job.

  • @ModellingforAdvantage
    @ModellingforAdvantage4 ай бұрын

    I get your thinking, and it is in an unusual place, but it is a great little beer & pretzels game for people who play historical games. It doesn't have the depth of a lot of other games, but you don't always want that. If you just want to push around some tanks and roll some dice, this is a great package for that experience.

  • @Squirl513

    @Squirl513

    4 ай бұрын

    Agree

  • @NoobixCube
    @NoobixCube4 ай бұрын

    It's not World of Tanks unless you have an anime waifu decal on the tank, and a twelve year old is screeching at you on voice chat.

  • @jeremytyrrell6047
    @jeremytyrrell60474 ай бұрын

    The people who buy anything for this game at my store are buying them to add more models for an existing Flames of War force. Most of their tank platoon boxes are in 5s and if you're doing a company of them you need 1 or 2 for command tanks.

  • @TheFifthHorseman_
    @TheFifthHorseman_4 ай бұрын

    9:45: Bruh... Russians began WWII on the same side as Germany, with the two invading Poland in concert (see Ribbentropp-Molotov Pact). They had a falling out after Stalin wanted too many concessions in return for formally joining the Axis, and that led to the Reich attacking USSR in 1941 in Operation Barbarossa in 1941. The anachronism is moreso in the German / Russian team fighting the British / American team than with the presence of Russians on the same side as Germans.

  • @SirGambitRocks

    @SirGambitRocks

    3 ай бұрын

    Yeah, it's only weird that all 4 are in the same location in these splits. To many people forget Russia was completely on board with Germany in the beginning

  • @JEGranberg
    @JEGranberg4 ай бұрын

    Looks like they took some nice mechanics from X-Wing especially the upgrades, critical hits, and initiative systems for moving and shooting. Like X-Wing, you seem to benefit from having two core sets.

  • @NikSantSurvivedEndor

    @NikSantSurvivedEndor

    4 ай бұрын

    Came for this

  • @kingsburybm
    @kingsburybm4 ай бұрын

    Your channel randomly appeared on my feed. I love your editing style and format. Subbed!

  • @Bodkin_Ye_Pointy
    @Bodkin_Ye_Pointy4 ай бұрын

    You know about Flames of War right? The Battlefront WW2 game using the same scale miniatures. This game was a spinoff from that where it became a tank skirmish game. So anyone playing historical or historical adjacent games would be into this because, as you noted, it is light and quick with as much data as you please.

  • @MSPaints

    @MSPaints

    4 ай бұрын

    I do! I mention it in the video. 🐸😊

  • @Bodkin_Ye_Pointy

    @Bodkin_Ye_Pointy

    4 ай бұрын

    @@MSPaints I am obviously going deaf.

  • @Politov
    @Politov4 ай бұрын

    "I saw, I liked, I commented." - Julius Caesar, probably... Edit: Honestly, this sounds like what I'd buy to play with my old man. Quick pick up time, minimal rules, and a subject he has more than a passing interest in. I've picked a few bolt action tanks up for him, but don't really see us playing a game soon. Might swing by the FLGS I saw this at last visit and spend an evening on it.

  • @gizmomckopp1131
    @gizmomckopp11313 ай бұрын

    Funny how this is a re-skin of "Tanks!" which was a skirmish version of "Flames of War". The original starter box was 2 Panthers vs. 3 Shermans or something.They weren't assembled and had a lot of options for costumisation which allowed for different version. I liked that a lot. So, I guess they hoped the WoT license would make it sell better. It looks prettier but now it's even less complex and more expensive.

  • @KeithCrowe
    @KeithCrowe4 ай бұрын

    I've only played WoT once. Before I played, my buddy described the game as Mario Cart with tanks. It was a fun and quick game.

  • @MSPaints

    @MSPaints

    4 ай бұрын

    Guess amma go watch me some Carnosaur now.

  • @MiddletonJeff
    @MiddletonJeff4 ай бұрын

    I made all the terrain for this for a mate. Turned out super nice. Doing a lake, upgrading some rubber roads and making some more forests. Its fun ish... If you want I'll send you some images on FB.

  • @ClockworkBananaMoon
    @ClockworkBananaMoon4 ай бұрын

    Now, there's a Ribbentrop-Molotov pairing your dad would approve there, Dave.

  • @Rhaszah
    @Rhaszah3 ай бұрын

    Wow, just found this channel and I think I am gonna love it so much. Honestly, seeing a video of this quality makes me rethink wanting to make my own videos. Like I love so many elements I'm seeing here, glad I found the channel.

  • @alexhamilton6188
    @alexhamilton61884 ай бұрын

    Great vid again Dave and loving that you dare to review games others wont. Keep it up.

  • @MSPaints

    @MSPaints

    4 ай бұрын

    Sure do! I have to hide what it is! But i do do it! haha

  • @Keseleth
    @Keseleth4 ай бұрын

    Well, Germans and Soviets did start the war pretty much allied (google Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact), but I agree that you wouldn't see them acting together on the battlefield. (Maybe with an exception of late September 39 when one could imagine them hunting down together some remnants of Polish military.)

  • @Senbei01

    @Senbei01

    4 ай бұрын

    Though the Germans did use captured Soviet tanks, including T-34 and KV. Indeed, they also used some captured American and British ones too (well... I've seen photos of a German M3, but I forget if it was a Lee or Grant variant).

  • @grlmgor

    @grlmgor

    4 ай бұрын

    *Waves hands furiously* Where are the Italians?

  • @Dark_Trinity.

    @Dark_Trinity.

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@grlmgor on pizza break

  • @jtjames79

    @jtjames79

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@grlmgor Making sure the trains run on time.

  • @Shepo04

    @Shepo04

    4 ай бұрын

    Are we now saying Britain and Nazi Germany were allies in the 30s? They signed a non-Agression pact as well, by giving Germany Czechoslovakia "peace in our time" indeed

  • @vee_tinymoose
    @vee_tinymoose4 ай бұрын

    We have that Warhammer board game here, never played. As a family we all enjoyed Heroquest so one year I got the Warhammer one for my husband for a Father’s Day present. The assembly and painting was just too much of a barrier for him. Now that I paint, the minis are now assembled, primed and grey & white airbrushed. One day I may even get some colour on them. They’re just so annoyingly fragile!

  • @MSPaints

    @MSPaints

    4 ай бұрын

    Absolutely. The bar of entry on some mini board games is huuuuuge!

  • @grahamrymer3737
    @grahamrymer37373 ай бұрын

    Been playing this on and off for over a year now at my local club. Most people who have played it enjoyed it.

  • @MSPaints

    @MSPaints

    3 ай бұрын

    I’m glad to hear that, it’s a neat little game.

  • @southernap
    @southernap4 ай бұрын

    My gaming club uses it at our conventions to bring children from 8 up to early teens into gaming. We have a few folks almost always running a couple of games in two different 4 hour blocks during the convention. That is what it really who this game is for is to introduce folks to some simple and easy rules, as well as concepts typical to wargaming. We have priced it out as well, to get in after the starter set, isn't that hard to pick up a few more tanks for less than US$20 or save up and get a platoon blister pack. That the models are already together and painted means that a 10yr old (or a 40 yr old who has young kids in the house) who is wanting to dabble in the hobby can easily get into it without the investment of painting and assembling minis.

  • @Slev00
    @Slev004 ай бұрын

    Oh man, the moment Tony got hit by the box, I laughed so hard that I almost fell out of my chair.

  • @reddogterrain
    @reddogterrain4 ай бұрын

    I always appreciate how your videos look and are edited. The content is real good too.

  • @BigTiBu
    @BigTiBu4 ай бұрын

    I always figured that World of Tanks and Tanks! before it was just a gateway drug for Flames of War? (since the models are both the same from Battlefront but prebuilt & primed)

  • @foxbat51
    @foxbat514 ай бұрын

    "Who is this actually for" is a question i ask quite often in geek and geek adjacent culture. I saw an action figure for £250 the other day. Not a classic, out of print, collectors piece, but an actual new product. Who has this kind of money?

  • @MSPaints

    @MSPaints

    4 ай бұрын

    Geeks apparently. If it's old and gains value, sure, i might bite. But not a new thing, jaaaaaysus

  • @maxbrandt6
    @maxbrandt63 ай бұрын

    I'd love to see a World of Tanks Bolo edition, even at 1/100 scale that would be insane! Any Keith Laumer fans out there?

  • @Lord_Aba
    @Lord_Aba4 ай бұрын

    To be fair, there is the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact! Though without Polish tanks in the starting set it doesn't make much sense.

  • @chaosordeal294
    @chaosordeal2944 ай бұрын

    I thought "I'll take that game just for the miniatures!!" and then I saw the size. Makes me think about doing microarmor in my huge lawn.

  • @Flow764
    @Flow7644 ай бұрын

    How the frick can you not recognize the Panzer IV ausf. H? Not only is it a masterpiece of german engineering and the workhorse of the german military during WW2 but it is also the tank of choice for the protagonists of Girls und Panzer, the popular anime about Japanese Highschool Girls doing recreational Tank battles with real tanks!

  • @JustinThorLPs

    @JustinThorLPs

    4 ай бұрын

    I would beg to differ on your first point, but Germans had 1, and still have an overwhelming problem with over engineering, which made the tank more of a liability in action. Then it should have been.

  • @bigceelos

    @bigceelos

    4 ай бұрын

    Yessir

  • @M50A1

    @M50A1

    4 ай бұрын

    It was such a workhorse that they lost the war 💀

  • @athilith
    @athilith4 ай бұрын

    That Max Payne soundtrack....sublime.

  • @aerouge4492
    @aerouge44924 ай бұрын

    We went from Renaissance straight to the Kitch era in boardgames.

  • @jackryan4073
    @jackryan40733 ай бұрын

    The comment "there is something intangibly on the nose about how this is laid out, can't quite put my nose on it" was so British. I love it Cheers

  • @AClockworkWizard
    @AClockworkWizard4 ай бұрын

    I mean, russians and Germans teamed up fine enough from the mid 1930s until 1941. The russians supplied them with raw materials to build the tanks and space to practice tank maneuvers in russia, and they looked friendly enough at the joint parade they help once they both invaded Poland.

  • @kaneblaireau4864
    @kaneblaireau48644 ай бұрын

    Sounds like fun! Kind of like Axis and Allies Minis meets X-Wing.

  • @magnusmillerwilson
    @magnusmillerwilson4 ай бұрын

    OMFG I can’t wait until you cover Frostgrave.

  • @Rhoasckm
    @Rhoasckm4 ай бұрын

    Man I've been looking for a channel like this for ages, keep up the great work. I could see this game being a blast

  • @daniellogue8365
    @daniellogue83654 ай бұрын

    I feel a vague nostalgic connection to this game as it’s the same models as Flames of War that I played all through school. I love you covering these short lived one off games ❤

  • @guardforever9661
    @guardforever96614 ай бұрын

    This game and tanks! are pretty much X-Wing but on a smaller board and with tanks. It wasnt a bad idea, and it seems fine to pick up and keep on the shelf for when dad comes over

  • @benburkin7942
    @benburkin79424 ай бұрын

    While I agree the box alliances are a little strange, the Soviet Union officially maintained neutrality during WW2 but cooperated with and assisted Germany. After Nazi Germany attacked the USSR on June 22, 1941, the country changed alliances. But in short, early WW2 Soviet forces invaded countries in conjunction with Germany, even if they didn't fight alongside of them!

  • @RonaldFulcrum
    @RonaldFulcrum4 ай бұрын

    Just wanted to say that I appreciate, and really enjoy your use of Letters and Life is Beautiful as background music. Perfect choices.

  • @underarmbowlingincidentof1981
    @underarmbowlingincidentof19814 ай бұрын

    13:51 I was chilling watching this video, headphones on the ears, while painting a few minis and BOOOOOM you're lucky I was drybrushing

  • @alexwork2612
    @alexwork26124 ай бұрын

    I have shown this game off to my local games club. It was received well and I believe it was the 'beer and pretzel' appeals the most. The inner child in most wargamers just likes blowing tanks up!

  • @MSPaints

    @MSPaints

    4 ай бұрын

    aye aye, yeah. It's definitely instant and breezy fun!

  • @marksantoro5675
    @marksantoro56754 ай бұрын

    You got a sub the moment that puppet got hit with that box. Good shit

  • @trancedarkdust90
    @trancedarkdust904 ай бұрын

    This is the kind of game that will be for sale in trendy, not game stores. Right next to Duel, Catan, Codenames etc. “I’ll take that retro Bros mug, that Animi box set, World of Tanks and the GoT all head no body doll. Thanks”

  • @GoblinsLoft
    @GoblinsLoft4 ай бұрын

    Jenny Nicholson did a (very confused) review of the Forces of Destiny dolls. They were Star Wars Barbie dolls. Why? She had a brillian insight - the dolls were for Star Wars Uncles to buy their niece who already liked dolls and could now play Star Wars with her dolls as well. So. So ... is this for WarHammer Uncle or World of Tanks Uncle?

  • @MrZauberelefant
    @MrZauberelefant4 ай бұрын

    That's just Flames of War's TANKS! Repackaged.

  • @cassandracastro2759
    @cassandracastro27594 ай бұрын

    I haven't played the videogame, I'm not interested in tanks. But this looks like a fun game, I wouldn't mind playing it with someone who already owns it. I like the LoS rule, it's elegant, if a little slow.

  • @Pariahwulfen
    @Pariahwulfen4 ай бұрын

    This feels like the sort of game that the HMGS-East would LOVE to showcase at one of their conventions...

  • @btd2516
    @btd25163 ай бұрын

    Quite awhile ago there was a company called spartan games that produced a Halo ttrpg with minis of both human and alien ships. The game was only around for a short time before the company shut down.

  • @cal2814
    @cal28144 ай бұрын

    Gave me flash backs to playing Tank Command from IDEAL about 40 years ago, think old school battleships.

  • @szabolcsvarga7343
    @szabolcsvarga73434 ай бұрын

    Even if the World of Tanks as a tabletop game is not so interesting for me, the music what starts to play around 12:24 is a huge nostalgia boost.

  • @ProudOgreDad
    @ProudOgreDad4 ай бұрын

    You may have just inspired me to get into miniatures. I simply don't have the space yet. I very much admire your workshop, sir. Just happened upon your channel a moment ago. Cheers. 🍵

  • @heromjh
    @heromjh4 ай бұрын

    holy moly this production quality is top notch

  • @TBH148
    @TBH1484 ай бұрын

    I was just getting into the Tanks miniatures game as the line was discontinued and replaced with this title. It was very disappointing as the new systems didn't support my collection and the mechanics changed just enough to remove the enjoyment I was getting

  • @justinankeney6344
    @justinankeney63443 ай бұрын

    This starter is essentially a repaint of the original X-Wing/Star Trek Attack Wing/ Wings of War (any Flight Path?) starter box, it seems. Having played a majority of X-Wing first edition and a little Star Trek Attack Wing that is exactly what this box set is.

  • @chicagohobbyhero
    @chicagohobbyhero4 ай бұрын

    Looks like a nice beer and oretzels tank battle game. A bit more interested now. Seems like it is for those that just want to battle with tanks, don't care about historical reenactment, and just want to make things go boom.

  • @arcticcirclepit2008
    @arcticcirclepit20084 ай бұрын

    I never thought I'd say this, but holy crap I want a copy of this game.

  • @matthewrowles6881
    @matthewrowles68814 ай бұрын

    Also prior to Operation Barbarossa the Germans and Russians WERE allies. They didn't become enemies until Germany invaded, but prior to that they were allies.

  • @JustgamingFl890
    @JustgamingFl8903 ай бұрын

    This is a great for father and a young son who love tanks. Something that's not bogged down in rules and quick enough to play another without being overwhelming. I will being looking at thinking this one again. I was able to demo this at my LGS and I GF9 being a huge fan of Star Trek Ascendancy and Flames of Wars. But getting into something simplistic for my 10 year old so he doesn't feel left out is going to be the best thing for him and our family.

  • @ThaBenMan
    @ThaBenMan4 ай бұрын

    This looks neat - those tanks would also be good material to play Tonks with. And hell yeah Frostgrave, I'll be looking forward to that!

  • @jesterprince4949
    @jesterprince49494 ай бұрын

    I think this game existed before this set in almost an identical format simply called "tanks" and has been rebranded. It as intended to be an "in" for Flames of war (Battlefront minis) I think, who made the minis.

  • @matthewlloyd3255
    @matthewlloyd32554 ай бұрын

    I haven't watched the video in its entirety but a thought did come to mind when you said the called the terrain something like "augmentation" / 2d flat terrain - combined with the fact that the game is based on a video game/mobile game: They could have potentially gone for some kind of weird mobile mixture with an app that actually if you point the phone camera at the battlefield, using optical recognition software it recognises the flat terrain (and maybe the tanks as well and damage tokens) and renders a perspective correct 3d visual of what the tabletop displays (with animations)...which tech-able players could if they want screen-cast to their large screen tv.

  • @Bloodfencer1990
    @Bloodfencer19904 ай бұрын

    Russia and Germany were allies during the early years of WWII. The Germany was concerned about getting stabbed in the back and decided to pre-emptively attack Russia. Which was a huge mistake because that's probably one of the deciding factors as to why Germany lost. Having to split their forces between two fronts against Russia in the East and the allied forces in the West.

  • @walksinthedarkness
    @walksinthedarkness4 ай бұрын

    I've always found the idea of bringing video gamers into the realm of table top games to be a difficult ones. There isn't a lot of crossover especially when the games play very differently. Also, in the case of World of Tanks if you've already shelled out (pun intended) your hard earned on electronic upgrades why would you spend more money on a different system?

  • @MSPaints

    @MSPaints

    4 ай бұрын

    I'd be interested in seeing the sales figures for Fallout and Elder Scrolls. On paper i feel like those are destined to do better. But in reality i dunno!

  • @nickkowalski5209

    @nickkowalski5209

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@MSPaints they probably do. Rpg fans are often not shy of the tabletop stuff. MTG, DnD and whatnot. WoT is more like a hardcore online shooter. But I agree, getting some sales numbers would be interesting

  • @Ravnican127
    @Ravnican1274 ай бұрын

    As someone who played the game on PC for years when it first released, this WAS a game for the players. In the early days, most of the players were... the kind of people who would mostly likely be drawn to a WWII tank game. And the game fit the bill... for the most part. In recent years they have gone completely off the rails with "tanks" they decide to add to the game, hyper-focused on the trend of every game being "e-sports ready" and so on. This drove most of the target audience for this tabletop game away long ago. Case in point, this is the first time I have ever heard of it. As far as gameplay goes, It's pretty much spot on for the videogame. Every nation can play on the same team, shooting and damaging an enemy has the same RNG feel that is present (frustratingly so) in the videogame, and the LoS mechanic seems more thought out than the spotting mechanics in the videogame.

  • @aerouge4492
    @aerouge44924 ай бұрын

    I love that BFG box in the background. Epic boxart, great game ... just way too much for my poketmoney at the time of release ❤❤❤

  • @heretical_hobbyist
    @heretical_hobbyist4 ай бұрын

    I picked up a copy of this on a recent visit to the Tank Museum Bovington. You've inspired me to at least open it and take a look inside 😂

  • @JSmith19858
    @JSmith198584 ай бұрын

    They couldn't include Italian tanks as they'd only be allowed to move backwards

  • @ben_has_hobbies
    @ben_has_hobbies4 ай бұрын

    Such a fun video! You got me really interested in this game. I got many casual wargames adjacant friends I play board games and card games with, This seems like a great game to bust out on game night and have a couple of rounds.

  • @RandomPersonOnARhino
    @RandomPersonOnARhino4 ай бұрын

    GF9 had(have?) a game called Tanks! Which came before, looks like this is a simplified version of that.

  • @MSPaints

    @MSPaints

    4 ай бұрын

    Started to all make sense now!

  • @ger5956
    @ger59564 ай бұрын

    9:30 At the beginning of WW2, Russia and Germany were actually allies, it didn’t last all too long, but it happened.

  • @bionicgeekgrrl
    @bionicgeekgrrl4 ай бұрын

    Imagine the fun you could have with a world of tanks or world of warships advertising spot. Tony as a tank commander or admiral.

  • @ashbickley
    @ashbickley4 ай бұрын

    christ on a bike, yeeting that box at Tonys face ! 🤣🤣

  • @magnusmillerwilson

    @magnusmillerwilson

    4 ай бұрын

    Random and fun violence against puppets! 😂

  • @lordkordorn2971
    @lordkordorn29714 ай бұрын

    You have entertained me, sir. Continue. Subscribed. 😬🤙🏼

  • @ADHadh
    @ADHadh4 ай бұрын

    Well, USSR and Germany were allies in the early war, but that was probably before any of these tanks were in mass production.

  • @WarofHammer
    @WarofHammer4 ай бұрын

    Please do a Dark World video! That game (the village one more exactly) was a random pick from my uncle when he was a child on a trip with my grandparents and then with it he introduced me to board games and fantasy rpg stuff!

  • @MSPaints

    @MSPaints

    4 ай бұрын

    It's on the list to do! Found it at a convention for £10. Was over the moon!

  • @negativegradient
    @negativegradient4 ай бұрын

    Hey man. Played World of tanks for several years. Got into scalemodeling and miniturepainting. Played some fallout wasteland warfare. No warhammer. This game looks fun and easy without the hassle of buying too much into a big tabletop IP. I guess the game is for someone with an interest in scalemodeling that would like to play some quick games once in a while. Thanks for the video. Good stuff.

  • @atheist_addict
    @atheist_addict4 ай бұрын

    I too like dice with pictures on.

  • @johnfarscape
    @johnfarscape4 ай бұрын

    WoT is based around Clans or Teams, Tanks are balanced by type, Light, Medium, Heavy and TDs, not by nationality or era, so its quite normal to see a Maus, T95, Chieftain and a Foch on the same team, we use clan stickers on the model tanks, to know who is in which team.

  • @nurglematthew893
    @nurglematthew8934 ай бұрын

    Always diggin yer stuff

  • @tremolo_painter
    @tremolo_painter4 ай бұрын

    The 'who is it for?' question has been bugging me too, so thank you for working through it. It looks good for my historical wargaming friends who aren't into Star Wars

  • @tonyfriend8158
    @tonyfriend81584 ай бұрын

    Awesome video, looking forward to more like this :)

  • @MSPaints

    @MSPaints

    4 ай бұрын

    More comin'!

  • @Vorpal_Wit
    @Vorpal_WitАй бұрын

    If I had to guess who its for, I'd say its for cheeky table-top gamers that want to lure their video-game-inclined and otherwise unsuspecting friends into the tabletop hobby.

  • @goforitpainting
    @goforitpainting4 ай бұрын

    Cool as always. 👍

  • @hjdoom3485
    @hjdoom34854 ай бұрын

    "I've met people who play nothing but World of Tanks and they seem nice enough... not harmless, but nice." Brutal.

  • @Hot_Dice
    @Hot_Dice4 ай бұрын

    Tony was on fire this video, I actually laughed out loud at the first bit 😂 you rock dude.

  • @aroncheek5092
    @aroncheek50923 ай бұрын

    Interesting, I'm sure this started as a pc or android game , people who like risk board game , there's more shops like geek retreat and other gaming cafes that are popping up on the high street .

  • @direden
    @direden4 ай бұрын

    I'll definitely watch Frostgrave stuff!

  • @gundamzeta3447
    @gundamzeta34474 ай бұрын

    I got this when it came out I really enjoy it as it's quick for those times you really want to play a war game but don't have time for other games. I've seen other versions of the box that come with different tanks which were tanks you can get separately anyway but it's interesting that there's to boxes.

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