I've bought this 2 weeks ago, but had no time to read the rules yet. Perfect timing for a how to play 🙂 Thx Rodney
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
Time to crack it out!
@RottenJeeves3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite 2 player games. Thanks so much for the rules explanation Rodney!
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@MyMav88 Жыл бұрын
Simply brilliant! Your videos are so succinct and clear with no wasted words. Thank you!
@WatchItPlayed Жыл бұрын
Very kind of you to say, so glad you're enjoying!
@peterk8223 жыл бұрын
Happy the reprint includes the expansion. More Paolo Mori games are always a good thing.
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@meathir49213 жыл бұрын
That box spin was so clean.
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@randomperson3187 Жыл бұрын
just got my copy of the game today, thanks for guiding me thru it
@WatchItPlayed Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome, have a great time playing!
@gabrielesimionato12103 жыл бұрын
Me and my friend bought one copy each, and we play online. I pimped the bags by attaching them the Army seals of the relevant Power. Boy, I love this game.
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
I love playing the physical copies of games online. Been doing that quite a bit lately. How do you deal with the shared research tokens?
@conedx2 жыл бұрын
good video! i got earlier today. just played through about half a solo game before i realized i was scoring wrong (i wasn't taking in to account who was winning on the "battle track" and just giving points to whoever closed the campaign). figured i'd find a video to watch to make sure i wasn't missing anything else. much easier to absorb rules (even ones i felt i "knew") SEEING it happen instead of just reading. i also had no idea those cardboard blind things to hide tokens had info on the inside. playing solo they aren't used so i never paid any attention to them. that'll cut down on flipping through the book as i learn what all the symbols are/do.
@WatchItPlayed2 жыл бұрын
So glad the video was helpful!
@mrmcsteezy3 жыл бұрын
Love the design and art!
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@stigdu992 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial as always, Rodney. I played this for the first time last night with a friend, and now having watched your video, I see we got a couple of minor things wrong. I still would have thrashed him anyway. :)
@WatchItPlayed2 жыл бұрын
Glad the video helped!
@benjamindavis59053 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad he said "fewer" instead of "less", when it was appropriate.
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
I do my best!
@benjamindavis59053 жыл бұрын
@@WatchItPlayed I am honored to receive a reply from the one and only Rodney Smith.
@jonlatino99642 жыл бұрын
just a great video ! ! Thank you !
@WatchItPlayed2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome Jon - glad you enjoyed!
@robertaustin63029 ай бұрын
Man this one looks like it would be perfect for a GeekUp Bit set. Fingers crossed we’ll get that one day. Thanks as always Rodney! 😊
@WatchItPlayed9 ай бұрын
Good idea!
@timd45243 жыл бұрын
That's pretty cool for such a large concept.
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for checking it out Tim.
@jackaler5973 Жыл бұрын
0:12 did you just happen to catch that right side up? Lol, nicely done
@WatchItPlayed Жыл бұрын
Every time. He does it every. Single. Time. 😵💫 -Chaz
@mainlygames71382 жыл бұрын
So clear and concise. Thanks Rodney! It's about to hit the table and then Caesar right after it!
@WatchItPlayed2 жыл бұрын
I hope you have a great time playing!
@a.d.samano78733 жыл бұрын
Kudos on the video. I love this game and with the solo variant.
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
Glad you've been enjoying this one!
@a.d.samano78733 жыл бұрын
@@WatchItPlayed I do, was waiting for you to teach this. I think I may have played some of it incorrectly. This helped clear things for me, thank you and more to see from you folks.
@a.d.samano78733 жыл бұрын
Hope a playthrough would show up soon.
@mattskabialka55557 ай бұрын
Eloquent as always sir. Thanks much
@WatchItPlayed7 ай бұрын
Very glad you enjoyed!
@VinegarAndSaltedFries2 жыл бұрын
Great Teach for a great game. Thanks Rodney and Watch it Played. Hope this one gets a BGG bit set one day.
@WatchItPlayed2 жыл бұрын
So glad you enjoyed - an upgrade set for this would be great!
@Liam_Daly Жыл бұрын
@@WatchItPlayed bought this game after watching this.
@henriwhitehead3 жыл бұрын
I’ve never heard of this game. Looks great! Great video!
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Henri, this was a fun find for me a couple years ago at Essen - really nice to see it getting reprinted again!
@Skenderax2 ай бұрын
Thanks.
@WatchItPlayed2 ай бұрын
You're very welcome!
@newmoovet Жыл бұрын
Great video! As always
@WatchItPlayed Жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@Marek_Kosciak3 жыл бұрын
Matching shirt as always...I love it.
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
Nice catch :)
@richarddurrer96173 жыл бұрын
Love this game, and glad that you have gotten to show it some love. Has this finally gotten a North American distributor?
@markcooke7763 жыл бұрын
We had North American distribution before, it's just always sold out quickly! We have a new print run just being loaded onto a boat, doubling our previous order size!
@danshtr3 жыл бұрын
@@markcooke776 When that boat arrives, where can one get hold of a copy?
@markcooke7763 жыл бұрын
@@danshtr Depends where in the world you are! I would imagine most stores will have it as we are going through standard distribution channels.
@danshtr3 жыл бұрын
@@markcooke776 California. I'll call my local store. Thanks!
@DullDishwater3 жыл бұрын
A really solid game
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@a.d.samano78733 жыл бұрын
Cool, Blitzkrieg. I have this game but its the first printing.
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
Very similar, this just has the expansion built in (and a new box shape).
@MeanderingMikesManCave3 жыл бұрын
Excellent job.
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mike!
@Abster19113 жыл бұрын
Hi Rodney! Can you please make a video on how to play the following games: Game of Thrones - The Board Game (2nd Edition) Game of Thrones - The Card Game (2nd Edition) Arkham Horror Living Card Game Arctic Scavengers & Recon Adventure Island Ankh'or Ankh: Gods of Egypt Anno 1800 They are available from other channels, but I like your videos the best! I am waiting to buy these games, but want to wait for your videos first!
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the interest! I talk a bit about that here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e8qkd9inrrvFZnU.html&t=342
@homosapsap Жыл бұрын
Hey Rodney! Picked this game up a while ago and while I really dig the game, the rules manual was subpar. Thanks a ton for this clear and concise explanation of the rules! Appreciate your work as always:) I did want a clarification, though, and would appreciate your help. The bonus VPs (1,2) on the war victory point track are only obtained in conjunction with a closed campaign or theater of operations, yes? You do not get those bonuses as soon as your marker happens to land on or pass that point. Am I correct?
@WatchItPlayed Жыл бұрын
Hi Harsha, you'll find this all covered in detail here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oMljgZuQyqe6cWQ.html I hope that helps!
@boardgameman2 жыл бұрын
Hi Rodney, got a question for you. In the example you show at 10:04, we ran into exact same situation and we were wondering whether the battle scoring or placing another tile comes first, this can make a huge difference since the second tile placed may change the position of battle marker to the other side. I couldn't find answers from rulebook or BGG threads. I know it's been a while since you cover the rules for this game, so many many thanks in advance! Have learnt over a hundred games watching your videos😊
@WatchItPlayed2 жыл бұрын
Hey there, since you resolve the effects of a piece after it's placed, I believe you would resolve the closed row first, before adding the other token. I'll double check with the publisher, but if you don't hear anything back it means this was correct (or I didn't get an answer).
@boardgameman2 жыл бұрын
@@WatchItPlayed thank you so much! we are ready getting back to the table:)
@WatchItPlayed2 жыл бұрын
@@boardgameman Double checked with the publisher, and they confirmed the above.
@boardgameman2 жыл бұрын
@@WatchItPlayed Thanks!
@ChessDBA2 жыл бұрын
I wonder how many takes it took to catch that box with the correct orientation, or is this some kind of video voo-doo?
@WatchItPlayed2 жыл бұрын
Are you suggesting I don't get it on the first attempt every time??!?!?!?!?! *gasp*
@seafish213 жыл бұрын
does the original game have the solo rules?
@markcooke7763 жыл бұрын
Yes, it does, it just doesn't have the expansion included.
@danielschaublin3 жыл бұрын
Just to ask too, can the game also end once all the theaters on the board are close (in other words, when all spaces on the board are covered up)? In that case, who would be the winner? For example, if you were the one who put a token on the last available space on the entire board, would you check for points first, and if neither person reached 25 points, then would you win automatically since there no more open spaces on the board, since you opponent can placed anything on the board anymore?
@danielschaublin3 жыл бұрын
@@WatchItPlayed So to summarize, you would do these steps 1. Closed out the theater. 2. Score the points for closing it. 3. Check for 25 victory points on either side. 4. If no one wins by points, then whoever closed out the board wins. Also to ask, if gray closed out the board, scored 25 points, and green didn't but can't put a piece on the board (due to board being fulled or no pieces left), would grey win in that case?
@markcooke7763 жыл бұрын
Yes, you're correct, whomever can't place their token would lose.
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
@@markcooke776 You can trust Mark on the rules Daniel (he works with the company).
@Superslemmet2 жыл бұрын
I know you wrote this quite some time ago, but a better answer is that if all spaces on the board are closed, a minimum of 56 points would have been awarded to the players. The game cannot be ended by one player not being able to place a token, because the end-game would trigger by points before that no matter what.
@misterscaz60113 жыл бұрын
Thought he was talking about the old Avalon Hill game Blitzkrieg from 1965
@marcoaranghel37833 жыл бұрын
When I buy this game I am gonna go to poland
@worm16182 жыл бұрын
Can the scientist be placed on an open battle space if the campaign/theater is closed?
@WatchItPlayed2 жыл бұрын
If the theatre is closed, all the empty spaces are considered closed.
@worm16182 жыл бұрын
@@WatchItPlayedThanks for the reply, Rodney. If that's the case, what about the theaters for the Nippon expansion? I assume you can go to campaigns that haven't been unlocked yet, right?
@WatchItPlayed2 жыл бұрын
@@worm1618 I didn't cover that expansion, but my assumption would be that if a theatre is locked, than that means it's spaces aren't open.
@slowneutron61633 жыл бұрын
I can play Blitzkrieg! On guitar. \m/
@TomboyTommy3 жыл бұрын
Blitzkrieg Bop!
@joelbergvonlinde13893 жыл бұрын
Did they make thicker tokens and better board for this version? My board is warping like hell.
@WatchItPlayed3 жыл бұрын
Hard for me to answer, I never had a problem with mine.
@steelbeard1512 жыл бұрын
Are the gametrayz ever NOT sold out?
@WatchItPlayed2 жыл бұрын
They sold out again?
@steelbeard1512 жыл бұрын
@@WatchItPlayed Haha yeah. I guess I have the worst luck in that regard. Every time I look, either at the BGG store or at the Game Trayz site itself, it always says everything is sold out.