Phantom Leader Deluxe Review

Phantom Leader Deluxe Review
Intro (00:00); game overview (02:30); final thoughts and review (11:43);
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[@voonyboy]

The role playing you are trying to describe is that of something between Squadron / Air wing Ops officer, and Intel Analyst. Depending on how you see the group you manage. It can't really be a squadron, because they are single aircraft type, but if you bend the rules (in your head) a bit you can see where the role would lie.

[@davidlhsl]

Great review, and I need to get the Air Leader series back on the table. I've played Hornet Leader and even posted a review on BGG. You're correct in that the actual battles happen pretty quickly, but that 5 minutes are the most stressful 5 minutes you'll find in a game! And if you fly in my squadron and get shot down, be warned that my search & rescue positively stinks!

[@beakerkell]

Great overview/review! I've got a chance to pick up phantom leader deluxe or zero leader for around the same price and can't decide! Any experience with zero leader and which one you prefer? Thanks, again!

[@DriveThruReview]

@@beakerkell Not tried Zero. Love Phantom though.

[@beakerkell]

​@@DriveThruReviewThanks! Do you still play it often?

[@DriveThruReview]

I've not played it for a couple of years now actually. Ran through a campaign twice and enjoyed it quite a bit.

[@psbauman]

Do you prefer this over TAL? I'm trying to decide which one to dive into first.

[@DriveThruReview]

Yes. Just slightly, and mostly because of the theme.

[@LazyNeutrino]

You're so spot on. When I play this game I always feel like I'm the commanding officer of a squadron somewhere in a sweaty tent in Vietnam, or on the deck of a carrier planning missions for my fly boys. So unexpectedly immersive. By the way, have you ever tried Enemy Coast Ahead? If you have, what do you think about it?

[@DriveThruReview]

I've not heard of that. I'll check it out.

[@LazyNeutrino]

Oh don't get it on my account. I haven't played it either. Looks fun though. So I was hoping you might have played it and could provide an opinion before I got it myself.

[@stanleyblazeraznik6047]

Nice review. Game looks so fun.

[@mariusferreira1297]

Thank you for your review

[@chadvader974]

Phantom Leader Deluxe or Hornet Leader... arg cant decide!

[@DriveThruReview]

Tough call!

[@bartowriggs3362]

Ships?

[@DriveThruReview]

Ships? :)

[@bartowriggs3362]

It just seemed funny. You referred to the aircraft as ships. :)

[@washaa]

Amazing review, thank you. There was a computer game released resently with a similar theme to the emergent dataentry roleplay aspect (haha!). Papers Please it's called. You have to do passport checks of immigrants to a faux eastern country. Probably not as personal for you, but you might enjoy it.

[@DriveThruReview]

I know Papers Please. My friend at work showed it to me. Crazy little game.