Jon is #1 no exceptions

CORRECTIONS: 1:11 - This version of the game has a solo mode, so it's technically a 1 or 2 player game. 23:25 - The Allies forgot to move the Pacific Ocean battle token once towards them after playing the value 1 tank. 31:42 - You can only close a theatre if you placed a token there this turn! If not, then you stop one space away from closing, which means Western Europe should not have been closed here. 32:55 - When using a "Blitz" effect, all tokens must be placed into the same theatre. So this is an illegal play, due to tokens being placed into different theatres.

Could you have used your nuke in Eastern Europe to close that theater? Wouldn't it have brought your cube to the end of the axis track? Then you would have received all the uncovered bonuses

I ended up getting this two weeks ago and have enjoyed playing it a number of times, mostly solo - both standard game and Nippon expansion. Thanks for drawing my interest to it.

Fantastic explanation of both rules and a decent idea of possible strategies for what looks like an intriguing game, although I think there may be other 2 player games that would score higher for replayability as the only variation here seems to be the order in which the tiles come out of the bag(s). If there's an expansion in the pipeline, perhaps the designer might consider somehow find a way of having variable starting theaters (instead of just the two board options) and/or more tiles with a wider range of effects and special abilities. There are some excellent tabletop playthrough channels but imho yours is right up there with the very best. Would give you two thumbs up if I could, and would become a patron if my better half didn't keep spending the money in the honey jar on handbags and designer sunglasses, lol. Anyway, many thanks for uploading and please take care and stay safe.

Great run through. I don’t usually like 2 player only games, but this one seems quick and fun.

Yep this game looks like fun. Simple but well executed.

Great looking game. I really appreciated this play through.

Another great video, have just ordered the game.

Looks like a great game, thanks! Having just watched the end, the missed point at 23:18 could have swung the game! I missed the game-ending nuke move too.

Love your videos. If I understand correctly, nuking Eastern Europe rather than South East Asia would've instantly won you the game (9 theatre points, 3 points from spaces, 2 points from track bonuses).

8:22 Bonuses are scored if marker is AT OR past each milestone.

Nice! This does look interesting.

Can't wait to get this game!

At 28:00 would you not have been better off placing the nuke into the Eastern Europe section? Unless I misunderstood you would then close the theatre scoring 12 points (perhaps more if you also include the +2 from the track). 12 coming from the 3 and 6 points for the incomplete rows, then 1 & 2 from the uncovered spaces. Either way the playthrough made me want to try this one!

Ooh, looking forward to this!

Rules: Pg 13 - You cannot close a theatre of operations that you did not just place your token in. The marker is instead stopped at the penultimate space. This would suggest the Allied Player could not close out Western Europe by placing a plane in Eastern Europe, as seen in the video.

wow great game!

2 player games can be so exciting. The tug of war is very visible in this game

23:25 Didn't move one towards the Allies in the Pacific re: the tank

At 31:14 you should have played a 3 strength unit to the Pacific Ocean and score +7 total VP, putting you at 25 right then and ther. The Allies would have to score 10 points in one turn to prevent you from winning. Also when the Allies used the Strategic Advantage in Eastern Europe, they can't put the Western Europe track all the way to the end. You can't use Strategic Advantage to gain the final space of a battle track.

I need this game

Great video we picked up the game the other day. Quick question. Say the Allied player closed the first campaign in a theatre and scored the 1 victory point for passing the icon. Then as the game goes on the axis player moved the cube towards their side and passed over the victory point icon on the allied side. But later on if the allied player moved the cube back over the victory point icon and then closed a different campaign in that theatre do they score 1 victory point again for being on or passing that icon?

Great game!

Nice shirt

16:58 dont you have to pick another theater to get the extra +1 bump on ? You added 3 for the plane instead of just 2 plus one somewhere else

You say it's a two-player-only game, but my box says it's 1-2 players (and so does BGG). I believe the new edition includes the solo mode, as well as the Nippon expansion. You're not the first content creator to say this recently.