no problem bastian! My mind was actually completely blown when I started reading the game's mechanics... and that playtime! So short! I think the name is a big turn off for lots of its would-be audience. And then more serious war gamers think that this is too light anyways. More reviews coming man :) -Ashton

@@Shelfside awsome :)))

more content coming don't worry :) -Ashton

ahaha thanks man! Today I learned that Wiener Schnitzels were Austrian. I had such a blast making those parts, glad to hear it rang true! -Ashton

@@Shelfside Wien is Vienna, so "Wiener Schnitzel" literally means the Schnitzel of Vienna, which is the capital of Austria

@@josephcantarelli6624 sure, we were talking about the wiener schnitzel, not the language 😊

yo windwalker! Thanks for that feedback, really hits me in the good feels while reading. As for the game, if you have 6 players and like WW2, you should definitely consider picking up a copy! It's just so accessible. Cheers man! -Ashton

was super fun writing those, and seeing it all come together! So many ideas just came up with this WW2 theme. Cheers! -Ashton

Yeah please do a review on rising sun. Amazing game!

yep! That's on the "Games we MUST review" list! We just want to wait for Covid to calm down before we start filming, because we have some ideas for skits that would require a little more people! Fingers crossed to get it done within the coming months! -Ashton

@@Shelfside sounds super awesome can’t wait and stay safe!

Awesome! Feel free to use the timestamps for your convenience :) Cheers man! -Ashton

thanks edward! I pinned your houserule you mentioned on BGG to help with balance! -Ashton

sounds great! Have been trying to find a reason to bring this out again- is pretty rare that we have 5-6 players willing to do a team game, but such fond WWII memories with this one! -Ashton

@@Shelfside its all good man. This game is actually more fun 1v1 than 3v3 for me but everyone has its own preference.

well put! TIL -Ashton

yep, I'm still beating myself up about not saying the right name during filming. Hopefully the text did reduce confusion! -Ashton

@@Shelfside Just giving you a hard time. ; ) I really enjoyed your review. I actually have never heard of this game before your review. Thank you!

@@davidk6269 ohhhh haha you got me! I went to re-watch that part to see if the text got taken off for some reason. Thanks for the kind words :) -Ashton

It's a fun one, especially with teams! Cheers! -Ashton

cheers! See ya around, we got more reviews coming :) -Ashton

one of my friends actually picked it up through KS! It seems like my type of thing, he described it as having some munchkin mechanics but a lot better We don't have plans to get a copy anytime soon though, perhaps after covid? Thanks for the suggestion :) -Ashton

cheers! Was thinking at the very least getting to cover the Lord of the rings game that uses a lot of these mechanics! Need to whip out this AA-like experience though one day! -Ashton

dang man, that's rough to hear. The Germany starting hand variance does get helped a bit with the mulligan mentioned in the nitpicks. Because of the cards directly fueling your actions, results like that can happen though. But yep, the simplicity of the individual turns can also make it feel a little lame for those who want more hand management. If you do end up playing again, I would recommend going through the decks! Hope this helps! -Ashton

Germany team needs to DISCARD, DISCARD, DISCARD, I've played so many games where the German player don't pick those OP cards early but also doesn't want to throw any card away and just lose the game for Axis playing slow and hoping they come up. The most strategic players needs to play Germany, it is by far the hardest team to play since you have to be able to ruthless to get to your good cards, even IF you draw Blitzreig for example, you still want to discard any cards you don't NEED now to combo with another power status early on. If a German player spends a turn and does a single basic action like BUILD or BATTLE early on, their team should shouting at them, they need to sift through to their power cards even if they have to drop all 7 cards...

I am still surprised that term just came about while writing the script. Enjoy the phrase, it rolls off the tongue well! -Ashton

it's a great pick up! Will give you tons of value with all the decks of cards, and its so easy to finish! Hope ya enjoy it :D -Ashton

Oh man, I am actually not sure! I would rule it in that you cannot do it, since you cannot play cards optionally (cannot play attack cards from hand when they wouldn't do anything). -Ashton

Memoir 44! I've wanted to pick up a copy of it for a while, but it was out of stock last time I checked, so putting that one on hold. War room looks super fun, but is also really long for our group. Not sure if I'll be able to get that going in the near future. Thanks for the suggestions, really looks like I need to play memoir at the very least. -Ashton

@@Shelfside unbreakable: normandy is only 2 players, and btw, just ordered quartermaster, you sold me pretty quick.

@@ScarriorIII Did you mean undaunted: normandy? Just found that game, published in 2019, it looks really sweet and totally accessible! Hope you guys have an awesome time with quartermaster! -Ashton

@@Shelfside That's the one, and thanks.

@@Shelfside Just looked at Amazon, Memoir is back in stock-barely. Better move quick.

Nevermind the second edition expansion is called Total War

dang, I didn't know this game even existed... 3 player asymmetrical for cold war? I'll see if I can get my hands on that -Ashton

@@Shelfside didn't really expected an answer to my zero effort comment, but I appreciate it.

aaah, well thanks for the clarification! Need to brush up on more WWII stuff -Ashton