Have been trying to decide between this and World at War for my strategic WW2 wargame. I think you helped me decide this is the better choice. Deciding factor being that I enjoy the ‘what ifs’ and alternate possibilities more than I would enjoy a strategic re-enactment... which is more what I’m afraid AWAW is. Looking forward to playing this sometime soon. Thanks for the insights.

This is my "go-to" ETO game, and I've weeded out other ETO games from my collection - I think THAT highly of US! Great review!

Great video! I must admit that this game kind of scared me but after watching your review I think it'll be on my X-mas wish list:)

Another really nice review- thank you so much for these!

Thank you very much! Very helpful! Got the game today! It was intimidating but less so now...

A very good and informative video. Thanks for posting. It helps me decide on which "grand strategic WWll" (ETO) game I should buy. I'm thinking that if I buy this and considering that I've already got Empire of the Sun on my shelf for the PTO, I have all of WWII pretty much covered!

Great video. Can't wait for this to move up the P500 list!

A few issues with this game: -The air support had to be decided thru the turn, for each battle. This was engaging for FTF, but made email play impossible. -The air counters added to counter piles that had to be managed on the relatively small hexes on the map. And the large piles obscured terrain/river/city size -The supply system was awkward -on the Western Front, it was impossible to recreate an armored break-thru, as (by my understanding of the supply rules) it was easy for the Western allies to cut off from supply German units.

Also, it's good to see a fellow wargamer who doesn't have a pair of tweezers glued to their hand! Plus I'm jealous that your wife is apparently OK with you taking over the dining room table like that, for however many days it takes for you to finish a game!

If i recall correctly...during the ground combat example when you destroyed the Soviet unit you would have put a no zoc marker there to exploit the gap created by destroying the unit...(though that may only apply if you destroy a full health unit). Usually you would have had to attack the unit below the reduced unit in order to move as you were in that units ZOC.

I know I'm nearly 4 years late to this party, but I just want to give you a shout out for the great job on the review and to ask if anyone has seen/played the USE implementation that's on boargamearena. I really want to give that a shot and see how it plays out.

great review, i will definitely pick this up at some point.

Really nice review. Thank you.

Nice video, thanks! Really starting to want this game. What do you have laying on top of the map?

can't wait till this is reprinted i missed the last printing, but i feel the system is really good.

I'm experiencing a sense of being under-whelmed by this title, and I wanted your opinion. Does the game suffer when trying to play historically? I have set up the game's 1941 scenario to play solitaire. I am stunned that the UK has only 2 combat field armies. What's the point of stockng western Europe with any units since there's no way for the UK to take any territory until more units arrive by timetable. The naval segment is really just production attrition in action. Can air and naval units ever be destroyed? I'm not seeing what apparently everyone else sees.

You have been very helpful with your answers to my questions. Now, I have another to annoy you with, and it will probably not be the last, but maybe I'm getting there. Here is my question. Germany has just conquered Denmark and would like to court Sweden as there is no other country bordering Denmark. So does the strait between Denmark and Sweden constitute a common border? I take it that Germany cannot use a sea zone as a border as the western allies can thus would have to use the strait as a border if that is legal.

Would this be a good game to get back into war-gaming? I played Avalon Hill's Third Reich and Squad leader back in the day.

if only this game had a solo bot :) Sal, I know you’re busy with WW1 version and then a Pacific version, but find us a solo bot somehow please :)

What size is that picture frame? I've been looking for one that would fit a double-map game like that

Sir, My question is not about this game. My wife's great, great, great uncle was shot and captured by the Confederates at the Battle of the Wilderness 1864. Is their a game you can recommend on the Battle of the Wilderness U.S. Civil War?

Hi, how does this compare with World in Flames? Would you reccommend US over WiF? And, is there any good simulation for the Pacific theater? Thanks.

Hi Alexander, I noticed that you have wonderfully clipped counters :) Can you please share what counter clipper do you use for that? All the best, Michal

NIce game with a map to big for my table.

Nice Review. How is it possible, that your counters have round edges? I bought US some days ago and mine are all "normal" square Counters.

So young looking! ;)

Best ww2 game you say? Hearts of iron 4 you say? UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!

Mine is in the post :-)

Got to,ask, how many hours to play entire war? It sounds like you can play smaller campaigns, if so, how many hours for those?

The Diplomacy rules seem somewhat vague in how to get pro faction markers in the game. If someone who doesn't mind some typing would help me, please I would be grateful. I get that Germany gets to place one in the cup as well as place one in a country with a border shared with Poland. I think, after that, you place them with a political success marker (and sometimes with a political failure) but other than that how do diplomacy counters not called for in scenario setup get into the diplomacy cup and/or diplomacy marker holding box; in other words, how do they get into the game? Also, when they are used and the country joins that faction, or the enemy faction removes the marker, where does it go: off to the side, in the marker holding box, or into the diplomacy cup? I can't find an answer that is clear on this, at least for me. Have I explained my confusion adequately so that someone can help me here? In the meantime I'll try to slug my way through as best as I can with what understanding I have, but would be more fun if I knew I was doing it right.

Nice video. How do You solve problem with keeping game for another playday?

I don't understand how this works as a solitaire game. Are you just alternately taking sides? How can you avoid each side knowing all the other sides' strategies?

There is almost no need to read rulebook after watching it.

It looks like you have some type of cover over the map. What do you use?

Is this a map or board?

The player said what?

This is more of a session report that a review

this or third reich for opposed play? 3r is supposed to be under 20h this 50+????