SoCalSabre talks about his Top Solo War Board Games
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@stevenflowers92897 ай бұрын
Nice list, Bill. You include some that others haven't mentioned, but I always thought deserved a good look, like Comancheria.
@billthornton28527 ай бұрын
Hi. Thanks for watching and the comments. I like Comancheria although, it isn't easy to get a handle on. I believe I actually learned things about history playing it. Joel Toppen did a good job designing this as the follow-up to his Navajo Wars. I will get one of them on the table again but hesitate to estimate when.
@jumpmaster82nd.5 ай бұрын
"Save South Vietnam" is the one for me lately. Easy to play and tough to beat. Highs and lows and ebbs and flows. Couldn't ask for more...
@billthornton28525 ай бұрын
I have this on my want list. Good to read your comments on it. Thanks for watching and the feedback
@MonkeyspankO3 жыл бұрын
Great primer...sometimes the YT algo finds treasure. i look forward to going through your videos!
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@learnthisgame66122 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing. It's definitely a solid list for solo wargamers.
@billthornton28522 жыл бұрын
Thank for watching and glad you like the list.
@e-4airman1242 жыл бұрын
thank you sir
@billthornton28522 жыл бұрын
Your welcome. Thanks for watching
@adogmn3 жыл бұрын
Great video! No clue why it showed up in my feed, but I'm glad it did
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it, thanks for watching
@joeloftus94623 жыл бұрын
Who would give a thumbs down?! Keep it up, sir. Great stuff!
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@robmarcjon Жыл бұрын
thanks bill
@billthornton2852 Жыл бұрын
You're Welcome. Thanks for watching.
@khadorstrong3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, I've been starting to look in this direction since we still aren't back to group gaming
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
I hope it helps you out. Thanks for watching
@MrSuperphil3 жыл бұрын
Great choices. Have all them games you mentioned
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the visit
@rainingtacos58793 жыл бұрын
nice video Bill, thanks for the heads up on a genre I've been looking to get into but don't quite know where to start. Might I suggest Nemo's War for you to check out, a fantastic thematic solo sub adventure set in Verne's 20,000 league world.
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I do have Nemo's War but this time didn't want to lump it with these ones.
@williamfragaszy6016 Жыл бұрын
All the Victory Point Games are excellent as are the submarine games by Greg Smith. You can feel the tension in the submarines as you are hunted.
@billthornton2852 Жыл бұрын
Don't have any Victory Point games in my collections. I do have Silent Victory and The Hunted by G. Smith, and Raiders of the Deep by Ion Cooper which is part of the series designed by G. Smith. They are fun. I will have to watch this video as I probably have brought more into my collection since then. Thanks again for watching and the feedback, Much Appreciated.
@williamfragaszy6016 Жыл бұрын
Actually, Cruel Necessity is a Victory Points Game.
@billthornton2852 Жыл бұрын
You are right. Thanks for reminding me. Cruel Necessity is a good game. I also have Empires in America which is also from Victory Point Games.
@markkroynovich62672 жыл бұрын
Great job. I think it’s time for me to branch out and try war games. Thanks for showing these videos.
@billthornton28522 жыл бұрын
Thanks for Watching. I play all different types of game but War Gaming is probably my favorite because of the history associated with them.
@markkroynovich62672 жыл бұрын
@@billthornton2852 Could you recommend some war games that would be good to get started with? Thanks
@billthornton28522 жыл бұрын
@@markkroynovich6267 Hi Mark. For solo play, I say check out the games at DVG.com. From those, I started with Phantom Leader Deluxe. For multi-player, a great entry level game is Memoir 44. It has historical scenarios in it. My grandson and I played it a month or so ago. GMT Games has a lot of war games. Some good solo ones not too complicated are Silent Victory or The Hunters both submarine warfare. Hope this helps you.
@markkroynovich62672 жыл бұрын
@@billthornton2852 Thank you!!! That’ll be a great start.
@hollylucero41333 жыл бұрын
Cruel Necessity, Fleet Commander Nimitz, Comanche (name?), and the top game, D-Day @...heck, they all sounded really good, interesting and ones to play.
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
The top game was D-Day at Tarawa. Thanks for watching
@chiproush74803 жыл бұрын
...and the other is Comancheria, by GMT
@sportsmanz59483 жыл бұрын
As a former Navy guy, Fleet Commander Nimitz looks interesting.
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I have played the 1st edition and liked it. I did pickup the upgrades and 2nd ed rules but havent played them yet
@user-po8kg3nj8h3 жыл бұрын
Great video, Bill! You influenced my choice.
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching. What was your pick?
@user-po8kg3nj8h3 жыл бұрын
@@billthornton2852 D-day. Hard to find these days in Canada but I'll be keeping an eye open!
@RedBird773 жыл бұрын
Great stuff will check these games out!
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@syramento3 жыл бұрын
The same designer has made D-Day at Omaha Beach, Peleliu, and Iwo Jima. I have D-Day at Peleliu and I should buy the rest of the series because I have actually visited each of these battlefields (plus a bunch more).
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
That is cool that you have visited those battlefields. I also own D-Day at Omaha. Thanks for watching and feedback
@syramento3 жыл бұрын
@OccasionalGamer Thanks for the tip.
@Fanny127423 жыл бұрын
Amazing video!!
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and the feedback
@glowingturtle96733 жыл бұрын
Great list! Have you tried The Drifter?
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
No I haven't. Will look into it. Thanks for watching
@grantross26093 жыл бұрын
interesting you chose english civil war over any american civil war solo games..... maybe 'cos there ain't many out there.......mosby's raiders & pickett's charge do come to mind tho very nice selection of not so well known games just the same....
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
I do have US Civil war games but they aren't solo or have AI. When I play these, I have to play both sides.... For the People", "A House Divided" and "Clash of Giants Civil War". Thanks for watching
@bavideomaker293 жыл бұрын
Great video. Do you have any light solo games to recommend?
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
Thank for watching. If you mean other that war games, then check out Wingspan and Rollplayer. Both can be played multi-player but have solo variants built in. Neither are too difficult to learn. As far as war games, Target for Today is solo, very thematic, not hard to learn but has a lot of referring to charts.
@pm712413 жыл бұрын
What? ... No "Raid on St. Nazaire" ???
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
Nope, Don't own it. Have heard it was good
@michellepurdy98423 жыл бұрын
I don't think I could play a game like that by myself! Hahah so much History!
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
You could if you tried. Thanks for watching
@dennissvitak54753 жыл бұрын
Surprised you don't have Thunderbolt/Apache Leader, which is the best of the leader games, IMHO. Also very good is Nightfighter Ace, and The Hunters. I have well over a hundred board wargames, and virtually every solitaire wargame you could think of.
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I do have TAL. The video was of games I had played recently.
@dennissvitak54753 жыл бұрын
@@billthornton2852 - I was a USAF meteorologist, on the battle staff in Riyadh, during Desert Storm. My specialty was a computer program called the Mark IV Tactical Decision Aid, which consisted of weather data, sensor data, and target area data, all input, to provide a target acquisition range (TAR), and target lock on range(TLR). Knowledge of the weather and target provided the planners critical information needed to select the most suitable platform and weapon systems to accomplish the mission. A metal bridge, in the daylight, in the desert, crossing a river might be detected 30km away, so a standoff AGM-65 might be best. A tank, under camo, at night, with the engine off, in trees in northern Germany isn't going to be seen until you are right on top of it, so standoff weapons would be overkill. If this same tank had its engine running, then an IR seeker head would be PERFECT. TAL hits my sweet spot. First war where the weather guy was asked questions, BEFORE the mission package was complete.
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
@@dennissvitak5475 Nice to hear some of your military experience. I was a USAF Air Traffic Controller for 20 years. 1966 - 1986.
@dennissvitak54753 жыл бұрын
@@billthornton2852 - 74-94 for me. Offutt, RAF Woodbridge, Scott AFB, Chanute AFB, and Elmendorf AFB. No remotes...
@billthornton28523 жыл бұрын
@@dennissvitak5475 Wright-Patterson AFB, Osan AB, Robins AFB (5th Mob), Osan AB, Selfridge ANGB, Chievres AB, Belgium, George AFB. My Osan time was a total of 6 years.