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Top 10 Solo Wargames | 2024 | The Players' Aid

The Players Aid

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Counter Clipping Ep222 | Inspirational Wargames

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I mistakenly say SPI when I meant Avalon Hill (oops)
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New Arrival - The Epic Battle of Alesia (Worthington Games)

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We do a deep dive overview of Tattered Flags Volume I: Into the Whirlpool, the 2-player board game covering combat at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863 during the American Civil War. 

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Tattered Flags Volume 1 Into the Whirlpool on Board Game Geek:
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:24 Overview
06:21 Documentation
09:46 Counters
11:25 Player Aids
13:51 Cards
15:35 Dice
15:46 Map
19:13 Solitaire

The game shown in this video is a review copy provided by Blue Panther.

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Into the Whirlpool First Look & Overview | American Civil War Wargame | Blue Panther Games
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Into the Whirlpool First Look & Overview | American Civil War Wargame | Blue Panther Games

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PRINCIPES | Gameplay Example

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Seven Pines; or Fair Oaks was the first game in Hollanspiele's SHOT & SHELL BATTLE SERIES. It is brigade level, with alternating Division activations.

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Seven Pines Unboxing

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Unboxing | Aces & Armor | PKB Games | The Players' Aid

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(English subtitles available) Presentation, unboxing and Tutorial of "Pontiac's War: Frontier Rebellion 1763-66". A wargame (boardwargame, historical game) designed by John Poniske and published by Compass games. A two player game on a point to point map. It uses cards for combat. It is set in the 18th century in the region between Canada and the United States, it tells the story of the conflicts between the Indians united under the leader Pontiac and the British forces, as well as the delicate situation and balance of the frontier that will also be one of the causes of the American Revolution. The game has simple rules but tries with elegant mechanics to incorporate and represent many historical and thematic aspects as well as offering a satisfying strategic challenge to players in the various scenarios it presents. It has several small introductory scenarios to learn the mechanics, then three scenarios that last a year with different historical objectives, as well as the complete campaign. The simple but not specific rules intend to allow players to immediately focus on the best strategy to use and appreciate the immersion in the theme.
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0:00 Presentation
3:56 Cinematic intro
5:24 Pre-talk
6:00 Unboxing
7:54 Map
10:17 Counters
13:55 Cards
15:42 Victory conditions
18:20 Sequence of Play
18:51 Reinforcements
20:57 Movement
23:50 Stacking
24:15 Combat
24:50 Retreat
27:13 Ambush
28:33 Field Combat
31:00 Siege Combat
33:25 Settlement/village combat
34:13 Arms points gain
34:43 Captives
38:18 Treaties
39:15 Supply/Attrition
40:15 Rally/Rebuild
42:20 Winter phase
43:14 Optional rules
44:52 Outro
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PONTIAC'S WAR: Frontier Rebellion 1763-66, Compass Games | (ita) | Winter Quartering

Winter Quartering

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