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  • @3MBG
    @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Memoir 44 is just the best little 2 player war game on the market, and has been for a long time. Pretty much the only other acceptable arguments in this niche are the other games in the series and you can find just about any setting to fit. From space battles and Fantasty warfare to the US Civil War and Ancients. The Command and colors series has a wargame for everyone vaguely interested in wargames.

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      For a link to all the other games in the series, see the video description.

    • @verdicktrobin
      @verdicktrobin 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@3MBG Unfortunately, Battlelore Second Edition is not seeing reprints and is near-impossible to find at good prices here. :(

    • @jerryf196
      @jerryf196 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Comparable to Undaunted!

  • @whoeveriam0iam14222
    @whoeveriam0iam14222 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    this game looks like my imagination when I was placing plastic armies all over the kitchen tiles at home as a kid.

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      100%

  • @MrStickman13579
    @MrStickman13579 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love this game so much, it started me on the new hobby of painting mini figs. Painting all the miniature pieces in this game makes it sooo much more immersive.

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I completely agree. I need to paint my set, but i have a video on the channel called "my painted games" of all the games I have painted including Axis and Allies.

  • @angioman64
    @angioman64 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    And the large pre-printed maps make set up really easy. Such a masterpiece of a game that will give you lots of great memories.

  • @jmobley6
    @jmobley6 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’ve seen this around for ages but never looking into it, and I have to say I’m interested now. You do a wonderful job of summing up and displaying things simply, thank you!

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Much appreciated.

  • @deiseach02
    @deiseach02 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    "Clausewitz for kids!" You buried that nugget. It is a great game for kids. Take out the special cards and even a 7-year-old can understand what is going on. And they really do understand. My son preferred the grey models at first, which my (English) wife found a little irksome. Gradually her history lessons sank in and he now prefers to play as the Allies. Learning can be fun!

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fantastic

  • @musculusiv4172
    @musculusiv4172 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This was the game that really got me into baord games. True classic!
    And with the various expansions it's one of the best WW2 games out there

  • @dominicseibert3048
    @dominicseibert3048 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I wrote to the designer about adapting this to the Star Wars IP. Would be a gold mine, I think.
    He seemed intrigued by the idea.

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They did do a sci-fi space one a while back. But yes, it could work for just about anything. And i'm thinking of using a system heavily inspired by Memoir 44 in a light wargame i'm designing. The tweak with mine, is you build your own draw decks based on capabilities you are deploying. And its not, left, middle. right, It's different sectors on the board. But Memoir 44 is the clearest big inspiration for it.

  • @tomsule
    @tomsule 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Oh, thank you for review. I love this one!

  • @lukejw11
    @lukejw11 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Love M44. Such amazing longevity as well.

  • @sebastianraducu7850
    @sebastianraducu7850 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    One of my favorite boardgames, such a classic, and i have made a small version for on the go

  • @joesolo1836
    @joesolo1836 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I played Battlecry growing up and LOVED it!!!
    This looks great and all the expansions, hot damn thats awesome!!!

  • @SurvivorsQuest1
    @SurvivorsQuest1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Such a great game. BGA has a great online implementation of it that is certainly worth checking out!

  • @cyclemadness
    @cyclemadness 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    We played this tournament style in my game group one time. The last two were determined to finishing the evening with a winner despite not much time left for the evening. They finished the game in 8 minutes. I mean really, pick an order, do it, draw a new card.

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      hot damn that's some speed M44.
      I can see it though, two veteran players who agree to make the game go as fast as practicable. Still, very impressive.

  • @catherinetaylor556
    @catherinetaylor556 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    “For something more tankey” 😂 brilliant

  • @KirbyMD
    @KirbyMD 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Got this for my father-in-law and we played it for a whole day straight, absolutely loved it! Only criticism i had was not being able to burn a turn to swap out your whole hand of cards. Getting stuck with 4 cards that do nothing on repeat is just annoying

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      See, to me that's the core of the game, that you have to manage that. You only get into that position by overfocusing on one flank. A trick i do is use those off cards to move units into the flank i need them, or better still, use another card to get units into that flank so i can clear those cards by chaining action and action with some units doing a breakthrough.
      I think thats part of expert play of this game.

    • @Emsworth377
      @Emsworth377 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      There's a house rule that you can burn any card to move only one unit in any one section. Seems to work well.

    • @KirbyMD
      @KirbyMD 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@3MBG Definitely fair! It was an edge case that only happened in 1-2 games where one of us would annihilate one flank and leave it sad, but that's part of playing well!

    • @KirbyMD
      @KirbyMD 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Emsworth377 duly noted, will have to try that!

  • @BobLee-df4zh
    @BobLee-df4zh 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This looks is much more random than Undaunted. Undaunted uses dice for attacks but it's much more streamlined and can be mitigated.

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Undaunted is also about 20 years newer ;)

  • @Drumox
    @Drumox 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Have you played any of the expansion content? My father in law loves this game. I think it can last a bit long, but for a war game, it's reasonably short

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      For a wargame, its very short. I have just the 3 main unit packs, Pacific, Eastern and Med. They're fine, slightly more rules in each one than the core box but only a little. It's just more good stuff really, but play the core out first unless one of those fronts is of huge interest to you

  • @matyasspevacek286
    @matyasspevacek286 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So much nostalgia

  • @dave3805
    @dave3805 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've been wanting this for years, but cant quite find a regular opponent. I wonder if I could play this 2 in hand solo?

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I dunno if the solo mode would be all that. Check out the BGG forums and see if anyone has made one

  • @Christian_from_Copenhagen
    @Christian_from_Copenhagen 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've heard of this game before but haven't considered it since I got into 40K (mainly playing with One Page Rules). This might be a wiser choice than Bolt Action in terms of storage and gameplay variety, thanks for the review!
    PS. I heard recently that there are plans for adapting Bolt Action into a board game this year, could be interesting.

  • @andrewme2245
    @andrewme2245 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Can you give the list of alternate games you showed at the end? they went by fast

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I've added a link in the video description above. That will go through to a list that has even more of them, there's a bunch

    • @nialls1048
      @nialls1048 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The Napoleonics one is my favourite, it has a bit more complexity as there are different types of infantry, cavalry and artillery that all fight differently and then this is different by each nation, but the reference sheets are clear. A key difference between Memoir ‘44 and Napoleonics is that the number of dice you can role reduces as your units take damage. Both are fantastic games and I’m sure the others in the list will be too.

  • @halforange1
    @halforange1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Owned it, sold it, it just didn’t make it to the table often.

  • @Martin-lp4eu
    @Martin-lp4eu 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am surprised you have not mentioned Undaunted. For me it is a candidate for the best light wargame.

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I still haven't played it.

    • @iansutton7416
      @iansutton7416 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Whilst it may look like a wargame, the gameplay can feel more like a variant on the deckbuilding theme
      - Sabotage your opponent's deck by removing cards (kills) or clogging it up (fog of war)
      - race to the objective or play the longer game by curating the deck (as in many deckbuilders), but also with the added complexity of the deckbuilding also driving positioning (defensive, offensive, preparatory)
      I could absolutely see someone who likes deckbuilding, also enjoying this series of games, even if the theme washes over them. The spatial element and ability to directly hamper your opponent's deck adding additional intrigue to normal deckbuilding. That also allows for a surprisingly wide range of approaches.

  • @EclecticCamel
    @EclecticCamel 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I like Memoir 44 a lot, but I think Undaunted edges it out for top spot. This is a very close 2nd tho.

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I keep bugging David for a copy of undaunted.

    • @EclecticCamel
      @EclecticCamel 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@3MBG I would love to introduce you to it. Just a quick jump over the pond! lol

  • @cardboardconflicts
    @cardboardconflicts 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love it, but I think some of the OG box are a bit bland. The expansion have some neat scenarios and interesting unit types.
    It might stretch the wargame definition but don’t sleep on War Chest. My younger son prefers that now for 2 player we play but it’s surprisingly deep with drafted units.😊

  • @Zilong09
    @Zilong09 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Immediately knew that this is a GMG

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Well, yeah, it hits a lot of notes that make for a great game for me. And it's also a near universal pick for best in its category. Tis a worthy game

  • @IF040020
    @IF040020 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The second edition with modern armies NATO vs Russia would be so cool.

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Too soon maybe? A lot of wargames get more easier to manage once they pass from living memory.

  • @wmarclocher
    @wmarclocher 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    3:43 So that's the name of your avatar

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Indeed, Carl von Clausewitz, Prussian military theorist and the father of modern strategic studies. I've been using him as an avatar for decades as I did a Masters Degree in Strategic Studies.

  • @ShineOnYouCD
    @ShineOnYouCD 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have only played this on BGA and I’m so bad at it. lol
    Definitely not hating on it, I just think bad at strategic combat.

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I find the key is juggling units over the lines. So got a lot of right cards make sure that when you are about to run out you move some of your right units into the center to use them there with center cards.

    • @ShineOnYouCD
      @ShineOnYouCD 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@3MBG thats smart

  • @gera9576
    @gera9576 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Please Review Company of heroes next!

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Would love to, just haven't played it. The next war game coming up on the channel is an odd one, Churchill.

    • @gera9576
      @gera9576 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@3MBG it is currently on the pledge manager state on gamefound for the 2nd version and it looks quite good!

  • @joshtino5321
    @joshtino5321 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would have bought this game but tried online on steam and it seemed too luck based with the dice rolls.

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Trust me, like a lot of wargames with dice, the more skilled player will still win every single time.

  • @sinistersharkfish
    @sinistersharkfish 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    it really bothers me that one team is dark green and one team is blue
    idk it feels like theres not enough contrast. one team should be black or red or something

    • @dave0754
      @dave0754 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They went for historical accuracy over visibility

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Its probably the colour correction on my photos, in person they are easy enough to tell apart.

    • @3MBG
      @3MBG  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The green on the board is right at some point where my camera freaks out with it white balancing. So some photos look super green, and others don't and i had to manually correct them to be somewhat in-between. Very frustrating.