The most salient feature in the new Air & Armor is that it is now completely solo-playable. That was something Compass tasked Bruce Maxwell with for the new edition.

@ZillaBlitz

8 күн бұрын

Oh, good to know, thanks!

I would love to see you cover more games from smaller publishers, especially those outside the U.S. Maybe it could done as a monthly or quarterly episode. As example, the games found in Vae Victis magazine (France) or Para Bellum magazine (Italy) are very good but often unknown. Polish publisher Taktyka i Strategia is putting out some very high quality stuff, light years better than their offerings 5+ years ago. Anyways, just a thought. I appreciate it when the spotlight moves away from GMT/Compass/MMP/etc. and shines on the little guys for a change.🙂

I'm not watching! My bank account can't take watching these kinds of videos! (secretly I am watching, but don't tell my wife, shhh 🤫)

@ZillaBlitz

9 күн бұрын

Your secret is safe with me. :)

@Solkills

8 күн бұрын

Well... Sadly, my bank account just took a hit in Sicilia :'(

@QuayleTBird

8 күн бұрын

@@Solkills 😁 Mike gets us all into "Good Trouble" ... Nick Stasnopolis

Stuka Joe did a really nice play-through of Gallipoli a number of months ago. I highly recommend watching it if you have any interest in this game.

@ZillaBlitz

6 күн бұрын

Oh, I didn't realize that, great to know, thanks!

For the first time, I went “all in” when backing Mustang Leader. Will likely need to buy a second box to help organize and store everything

@ZillaBlitz

7 күн бұрын

Oh, very nice. That's a LOT of gaming. Enjoy!

I hadnt heard about the Gallipoli game. Will definitely check it out. Zeppelin Raider? Africa mission? Yes!!!

@ZillaBlitz

8 күн бұрын

Zeppelin Raider seems like a ton of fun, yes. I'm looking forward to both games, tbh. :)

Cray Havoc, and let slips the games of war!

@ZillaBlitz

9 күн бұрын

Ha!

Put my form in, but this is my favorite show on the channel. There are lots of war gaming channels doing playthroughs, reviews or unboxing but not so many do upcoming war games. The mainstream board game channels (DT, MvM, etc.) do not pay that much attention to war games in their crowdfunding shows so this is a helpful show to keep track what is on crowdfunding, P500, etc.

Boots on the ground sure looks interesting.

@ZillaBlitz

8 күн бұрын

Yes, I like games where each counter is an individual soldier, and the solo emphasis is quite promising. :)

@abrslam

8 күн бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz I've been really enjoying Combat because it's the same scale so Boots on the Ground should be right up my alley. Also you don't tend to see so many modern warfare solo games.

@ZillaBlitz

8 күн бұрын

Combat! is on my Shelf of Opportunity and I really want to get it to the table. :)

Happy 4th!! My grandson came over for a visit and one of his first requests was "Can we watch that Zilla guy?" Heck Yeah! We watched the Snow Runner series and we both had a good laugh with you while learning the game before going to the PS4. Thanks for all your work!!

@ZillaBlitz

7 күн бұрын

Haha! That's awesome. Thanks so much for sharing that, made my day. Safe driving!

Another informative episode mate. Enjoy your vacation!

@ZillaBlitz

8 күн бұрын

Thanks Parkera! :)

Got into the Zeppelin Raider KS and ended buying all their solitaire games as addons. Keep it up and you'll drive me into bankruptcy.

@ZillaBlitz

6 күн бұрын

Whoops! Haha! But if you like these types of solitaire games, those are a ton of fun! You'll have hours of enjoyment with them. :)

I love wargames but am also quite critical, if I may. Larry Harris became a brand into himself (despite flaws in his games), but 90% of hex and counter games are quite undifferentiated (just more of the same). It makes me wonder how many more of the same games can the market take. Also, the complexity of some games (120 pages rulebook!!!) clearly shows that only a few hundred people (tops) will ever play the game. In sum, less than 10% of wargames are really worth the time, money and experience. If publishers want to keep releasing highly undifferentiated, cumbersome and expensive games, they shouldn't expect good sales, so it's more for the vanity of the designer...

Great Questions. #1 Turn Based PC Games: Yes. I have a long history of Matrix/Slitherine games. Currently playing Shadow Empires. #2 Solo or w/People: Solo by situation. Life in a rural community but trying to recruit a game group. #3 Comments on Types of Videos: A) A developed story AAR. I first saw your Silent Victory. Loved it = Do More. B) Upcoming Kickstarter/P500/etc updates once a month is Golden. C) Bulge Off type production once or twice a year. D) Lots of channels do unboxing. Suggest you combine your story telling talents with a 're-boxing' approach focusing on game flow, clarity of rules, charts, counters and a final top like/critique of the game. Play to your strengths. I keep coming back to watch.

@ZillaBlitz

8 күн бұрын

Thanks for all the input and ideas. This is very helpful and much appreciated. Noted for future reference, and I think I agree with it all. :) As an aside, Shadow Empires in one of the games I'd love to show on the channel. :)

Enjoy your vacation.

@ZillaBlitz

8 күн бұрын

Thanks! :)

Air and Armor looks to have a level of detail reminiscent of Thin Red Line C3 series games.

@ZillaBlitz

9 күн бұрын

Interesting, I'm not familiar with that system, it was good?

I am super keen to try Imperial borders, especially cause of the period and because it leans more in the direction of diplomacy ( the game ). That being said I have a lot of reservations about War Room though. I can't help but feel it doesn't need to be that long.

Good stuff as always! However, I think there was an error in the drawing because it didn't pick me 😂

@ZillaBlitz

9 күн бұрын

Thanks! Sorry you didn't win, better luck next time. There will be more. One of these days! :)

Thanks for the breakdown, Mr. Blitz!

@ZillaBlitz

9 күн бұрын

My pleasure, Nathan!

Boots on the Ground sounds exciting. I will have to look into the crowdfunding. Thanks!

@ZillaBlitz

8 күн бұрын

Definitely agree on that one, looks like it could be a lot of fun. Thanks for stopping in. :)

@scotwilliams803

8 күн бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz Enjoy your two weeks off!

@ZillaBlitz

8 күн бұрын

Thanks!

I put "no" for the PC games question, but... I play a LOT of Twilight Struggle, the occasional COIN game on Vassal, and a few different games on Rally The Troops. So, no, I do not play PC hex & counter games as you mentioned in the video, but I play other types!

thank for the video! I love this series as someone new to wargaming this helps me find games to push out all the fantasy euros from my shelf lol

Purgatorio is based on the same conflict as Inferno (Levy and Campaign). The title is based on the second volume of Dante's Divine Comedy (Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso...Hell, Purgatory, Heaven).

I backed Mustang Leader. Just picked up Phantom Leader as my first in the series and I'm already hooked

@dennissvitak5475

8 күн бұрын

Thunderbolt Apache Leader is by far the best in the series. I knew..I own every single one. TAL has terrain tiles that are placed randomly, and this changes the scenario HUGELY, every time you play. None of the other Leader games have this.

@twhanmer

8 күн бұрын

@dennissvitak5475 ive heard great things about Apache! I got the OG Phantom cause $$ right now. For sure thinking about Apache but I think I might do Zero L next and wait on Apache

@dennissvitak5475

8 күн бұрын

@@twhanmer - Zero Leader is a HUGE game, like Corsair Leader. Very large amount of content. I was an aviation meteorologist in the Air Force, from 1974-1994, so TAL hits the sweet spot for me.

@twhanmer

8 күн бұрын

@@dennissvitak5475Zero Leader a big game? Makes me what it more lol! What are your thoughts on Hornet Leader?

18:47 I like the look of the components but dang, I just can’t see enough about how it plays to order. Oh, last time I was there I didn’t see the rules.

@ZillaBlitz

6 күн бұрын

Glad you found the rules! :)

More games to filter through, not sure with regards to DVG as they appear to be in a bit of a mess, need to sought themselves out. Will buy Zep raider from here as postage is almost same as game on ks. Many thanks for all the info.

Boots on the Ground looks cool. Is there a similar with a WW2 theme?

Hi Mike, I really enjoy the upcoming wargames as you usually shows ones I wasn't aware of. Similar to others, my wife/wallet are not as fond of your videos for unknow reasons...lol. Playthroughs are a close second as I can get a feel whether I will truly enjoy a game. Regarding PC wargaming, I am ESPECIALLY looking forward to the tactical turn-based "Forgotten but Unbroken" which appears to be very similar to "X-COM Enemy Unknown" However, most of my PC games are FPS or RTS games. The closest I have to traditional turn based computer war games are "Twilight Struggle", "Labyrinth" or "Fort Sumter", but no Hex and Counter type games. I do have multiple PC dungeon crawler style turned based games, though. Solitaire is my favorite as I have more flexibility on when and what to play and how long the gaming session can be. Sorry for the long response, but the survey didn't have any area for general comments. Enjoy your time off.

LOL I thought you said 'Stupid Joe'...I had to rerun the tape, you said Stuka....

@ZillaBlitz

8 күн бұрын

Haha! Too funny. :) Yeah, Joe is not stupid. He's really smart. :)

@Phalanx11

8 күн бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz stuka is da bomb!!

Hey bud ,were having a bit of a Zeppelin raid ATM, it's called an election, it's like what colour deck chair wld u like on your titanic journey pal,, makes no diff ,good morning m8 🌊👍🐦🐬 frm blighty ,

@ZillaBlitz

9 күн бұрын

That's right! Quite the results, too! :)

@joeyj6808

8 күн бұрын

Lol, just saw the bloody results. Congrats on having Nigels face on the news for the next few years! Just be grateful you don't have the Weekend at Bernies Election that we have.

@BrianMarcus-nz7cs

8 күн бұрын

@@joeyj6808 yeah bud d , you got it , have a nice raid ,ha ha 😅👍🐦

Enjoy your vacation!!!

@ZillaBlitz

8 күн бұрын

Thanks Dara!

Only solitaire, PLay throughs.

@ZillaBlitz

8 күн бұрын

Thanks!

My savings will not like this video... but I do! I had to buy the Zeppelin game, allthough shiping to germany is nearly the price of the game itself. Ejoy your vacation!!

I had no idea about Boots on the Ground Deluxe, so thanks for sharing that! Enjoy your vacation. I've tried some turn-based PC war games, but it's not something I've enjoyed. Maybe it's not finding the right games? I primarily play solo games now as trying to find agreeable times with 3+ other middle-aged gamers has been difficult.

Now I'm waiting for (1) Total War Rome: The Board Game (2) Mustang Leader

@ZillaBlitz

8 күн бұрын

Oh, I'd not heard of the board game version of Total War, interesting.

Sills I asked you to recommend a good video camera and recommended 2 LOGITECH - THANKS my man! My bro and I each got one and they work like a charm.!

Looking forward to mow new games!

@ZillaBlitz

9 күн бұрын

So many great games coming out, it's remarkable.

Your videos are always part of my morning coffee! Is there a schedule anywhere of your upcoming plays? I am really looking forward to Paths of Glory and Empire of the sun (and in general just cdg's).

Finally got to sit and watch video. Not interested in this particular contest. Yes I play turn based pc games 98% solo play Like a mix of board and pc war games. Also dungeon is on my Steam wishlist now. Keep up the great work.

@ZillaBlitz

8 күн бұрын

No worries on the contest. I was thinking I should have had a question asking if people wanted to be excluded from the drawing. Thanks for the input! :)

Welcome to "Calling My Buddy On The Telephone And Discussing The Movie We Saw Last Night," and on this show, I'm going to call my buddy on the telephone . . .

@ZillaBlitz

Күн бұрын

Haha!

Hi Mike, Great video. Just wondering if I can enter the contest since I won last month. If I can, is there a link to the survey or do I just answer the questions in the comments. Thanks.

@ZillaBlitz

6 күн бұрын

Go for it, Thomas! Thanks for asking. There is a link in the video description to the survey. :)

@thomashawley7176

6 күн бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz Okay. Thanks Mike. For some reason when I looked at your video on my PC the links were not there, nothing was highlighted. But it is there now.

I have started to dig into the Leader series, having played a few Hornet Leader campaigns and just got Tiger Leader, highly influenced by your playthrough of Sherman Leader. I do like the base system and the narrative the games create, however I am a little afraid that they are destroying the games with all expansions. It's a bit like the DLC plauge of modern computer games.

@ZillaBlitz

5 күн бұрын

Glad you’re liking the Leader games, that’s great to hear. Based on what they do, I feel like the DLCs are highly optional.

I'm playing hex and counter PC games by Wargame Design Studio, mostly horse and musket games. I spend about 2-3 hours a day playing 3-4 games PBEM (play by e-mail) with my opponent friend in Scotland. We have been going at it for about 4 years now, rarely missing a day. I have hundreds of board war games that I have collected and played since 1958 along with hundreds of painted miniatures, but for me WDS hex & counter PC games is the way to go if you like fighting battles rather than fighting rules books and charts. That is the job for the computer. Had computers came around about 20 years sooner, there probably wouldn't have been many board war games. I still like to see the board war games if only for the art, playing pieces and physicality. The main work of WDS now it to update the almost 100 games they have available. I would suggest you go with something fully updated like Campaign Gettysburg or Waterloo Campaign.

@joeyj6808

8 күн бұрын

Have you tried Pike and Shot Campaigns? Excellent game!

@Aquadoc1962

8 күн бұрын

Yeah! I played that quite a bit. It was may main game before WDS. That one does have a tough AI or maybe I don't quite understand the system of warfare. I always played the Polish and got as many Winged Hussars as possible. I had lots of very thrilling games decided by a point or two on the last game turn.

PM sent!

@ZillaBlitz

Күн бұрын

Replied!

When you said “England and things like that”, were you referring to the countries of Scotland and Wales but not sure where they exist?

@ThymeKeeper

8 күн бұрын

Zilla uses "and things like that" as punctuation :)

@ZillaBlitz

8 күн бұрын

I don't recall this offhand, so hard to answer for me. What time was it?

@GuitarandMusicInstitute

8 күн бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz don’t worry about it, I’ve subscribed to your channel btw. Most often as not, people from the other side of the pond say England for the United Kingdom which consists of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

@ZillaBlitz

8 күн бұрын

Ah, yes, I try to make those distinctions correctly but I'm still prone to messing it up now and then, especially when I'm tired or processing a few thoughts at the same time. I appreciate people pointing it out when I mess it up, as I understand the importance and want to try to get it right. :)

Hard pass on watching computer games. I play 99% solo and prefer play throughs, but enjoy them all (except the computer stuff 😅)

@ZillaBlitz

7 күн бұрын

No worries, thanks for the intel! The large majority of "solo" responses have been very interesting.

Oh, please stop talking of fun games. The next thing will be fun wars.

@ZillaBlitz

6 күн бұрын

Let's be clear: Games are fun; wars are not fun.

Wurzburg..148 pages of rules?

@ZillaBlitz

8 күн бұрын

Yes, I saw a note on Compass games that says the rules are essentially the same length as for the earlier version of the game, but less words per page (900 vs. 1500) and more supporting help (graphics, etc.).

@user-ne1vx7mj1b

8 күн бұрын

@@ZillaBlitz ty

Enjoy your vacation.

@ZillaBlitz

9 күн бұрын

Thanks! Still around for a few more days. :)