Bonjour Fred, merci pour ta chaine, grâce à toi je découvre de plus en plus les joies du jeu historique et c'est en train de devenir une addiction :) J'ai sacrément hâte de voir la vidéo de demain sur les racines de Root. Que penses-tu d'Hispania et comment le comparerais-tu à Tetrarchia ? Je découvre cette série (qui n'en est pas une) et ça me fait sacrément envie d'avoir l'un des deux. Bonne année !

Hello, où est ce qu'on peut acheter le jeu en français ?

You are knocking it out of the park at the moment Fred. Another wonderful historical game centric discussion.

Fred, what a fantastic episode. This is why I rate your channel above any others on the subject of historical gaming. Superb content, great panel, and a wonderful concept for discussion which you hosted and summarized very well. Truth should not be something anyone is afraid of. Personally I cannot generally bring myself to play WW2 games as the Germans. The Wehrmacht were a hideous and disgusting agent of murder and destruction driven by a faux concept of racial superiority. That does not mean we should not wargame the conflicts that the Wehrmacht were involved in, but we need to be clear eyed and honest and try to depict some of the important issues raised. Given the information about the game detailed in this episode, it probably is a game I would play, although I doubt I'd buy it. Slave labour for resource points, death camps draining railway resources?.... yes it's unpleasant, but at least it attempts some real context. I guess you can be a cruel Roman and nobody cares.....be a cruel Nazi in 1943 and it is an issue....the passage of time is always an issue. Thank you.

Bluesky!! lol Tells me everything i need to know about you.

A bit over simplified to frame things as "The Americans did what the British did but it didn't work" - the British gave ownership of the land to Malaysian peasants they moved, and promised independence to Malaysia. In contrast the South Vietnamese government wasn't progressing land reform, was disliked by a very significant portion of the population, and the US was in no position to promise anything to the population without the support of the South Vietnamese government.

Happy New Year, Fred! What is Turner '28? It looks amazing! Also very curious about that glorious edition of Medici...is that a deluxe set? Thanks as usual for spotlighting so many interesting games I hadn't heard of. You're a treasure!

Great channel end of year round up, thanks Fred

Thanks for this! I believe I said this to you in a comment last year at this time, or perhaps it was several years ago, but, let's have a great year!

Thanks for the sharing :) See you in 2025!

Great List 😊 at this point I just can say thank you for Gest of Robin Hood. It is my most played game of this year, with over 30 plays and is just so much fun ❤️

Another great video.

Lovely video, Fred. I hope you have a wonderful 2025! Great wall btw

Wishing you a great new year, Fred-full of peace, health, and creative success in game design.

Interesting list

I hope you're doing alright Fredo ❤️from Australia

Bonfire est très bon, je dois être le seul à aimer le thème. Et c'est certainement son jeu pour lequel les mécanismes collent le plus avec le thème. Flesh and Blood mention honorable, c'est pas ton 1 ?! Malheureusement, les plus grands compétiteurs de Magic sont plutôt Lorcana et Star Wars Unlimited.

Have a great New Year Fred - your channel has been like visiting a dear friend these last four years. 🙏🏼👏🏼👊🏼

I'm playing lots of Gest of Robin Hood and LOVING it! Strong work, Fred!

Grabbing my coffee ☕️ and relaxing with this video. One of my favorite experiences of yours every year! I absolutely love your videos. I feel like I’m sitting here across from you. I feel engaged. Some great recommendations I am going to check out too! I hear you on the mental health subject. I think it’s so important to be open about these if it helps you heal. Appreciate your spot in this space. Also would love to show you the green knight Tricktaking game I’m working. I want it to be great for partners to play together!

Medici is an absolute classic! Never gets old

Sorry to hear about your mental issues. I was thinking that perhaps this is a phenomenon in gaming due to the fact that we may use games as a way to escape our internal problems. I certainly like to divert my mind into a complex puzzle so as to give myself a way to divert my mind from negative spirals plus there is also an attempt to rediscover the happiness of childhood when adulthood is less appealing.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, Fred!

What is the song at the end? I didn't see it in the credits and Shazam is failing me.

Interstellar is such an amazing concept and setting but the ruleset feels so untested and rushed. Like they had the main ideas but stressed everything else to just get it out.

Honest and informative recap of the year. Loved it.

Merci pour cette belle année sur ta chaîne :) Joyeux Noël et je te souhaite de bonnes fêtes de fin d'année :)

Great game! Greetings to Brian.

Great game

Release the Stuart cut!

Just got the game as a birthday gift today, so excited!

So mad at myself for missing this live, but great to see Ray on your show, Fred. Game sounds really interesting.

Thanks for doing the video Fred. I apologize to the viewers for the couple of rules errors we committed during play - I was apparently WAY too nervous to remember the rules (I hate being filmed :D )

Beautiful looking game!

Mechanics in the making❤

Only the Austrian General on the Flanders map use an out-of-faction supply train. Everyone else must use supply trains of their own power.

I am still learning the rules but I think you can place more than one Hussar 1:36:32 on the same city space. Hussars are not considered "pieces". (7) Hussars page 4

Shocking that only Paul wore appropriate headgear

Great community. Happy holidays, Fredo.❤

Hello, I don't know you but I would like to share some common though with what you said. First of all, I own Here I Stand, I still have not played it, but I looked it, I saw videorules, and I'm currently reading it. I hope in 1 or 2 week playing my first time with, what I expect from it, will be a great game. I heard of Tanto Monta and it's the first (but not the last) "review" i saw on it. I didn't know you were game designer and in all respect, I don't care about it. But I was verry interrested about what you said in the last part of your video. I agree with you, sharing thought event if your feelings about a game is not great, is important. It's why I watch video and review. And I know some reviewer (a lot) that are always positive with the porduct their present. And that bother me. Speaking from a place of sincerity (from the heart), is for me verry important. Like you said, GMT don't bribe. I hope you'll continue to post and your thought. Even if we don't know each other, from one anonymous to you, I respect you for speaking from a place of sincerity. And you won a subscriber. Thanks or your honest thought about it, and please continue your sharing. I support you in your path Gerard

SNAFU always brings interesting top designs

Gooo SNAFU!!!!

I shall order it!

Another really excellent presentation.....I think this is the best gaming channel on the entire internet!

I always appreciate SNAFU with design topics, presentation, and playability. Can totally feel these games are passion projects for sure!

This is a really great video, intelligent, comprehensive with great historical analysis and fair minded in its review comments. I really enjoyed the format and how well it was put together. Thank you so much for your efforts. I cannot wait to find out what your russian civil war game will be.

Wonderful game! You need to develop this series. One clarification question about when you win the combat, do you need to remain with all 3 blocks in the occupied area, or you can leave like 2 blocks on initial positions and move only one block to the conquered area?

😂😂😂 very rational & stable guize!

Excellent video.....very interesting, I really enjoy your viewpoint and your thoughts.

Great video.....I think your approach is first class! I really enjoy them!