TDG: French & Indian War 1757-1759

Looking for a little backwoods warfare? Have I got the game for you! Join Cody as he investigates this block wargame surrounding the mid-18th century war for empire in North America from Worthington Games. Will it establish its flag on your tabletop? Or will it just be a French and Indian snore? Let's watch!
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[@Panamaniac3D]

Thanks for letting me play this with you Cody. I had a blast. It was my first block war game and I really enjoyed it. I’m excited to get more into the genre.

[@TheDiscriminatingGamer]

Thank you for joining me.

[@Jubilo1]

"A Few Acres of Snow," seems to capture the conflict better albeit more abstractly.

[@TheDiscriminatingGamer]

That's a good game. Haven't played it in a while.

[@taxmoneyyy]

Thanks for the review. I'm enjoying this game immensely (abt. 15 plays this far). The fact that combat occurs right after your move, along with you having only 1 activation per turn generates a lot of tension. I've yet to see Worthington come up with a card driven block war game (excluding Robin Hood). The cards add a lot to the fog of war, and having everything come down to throwing a bunch of dice (eg. initiative, number of activations in games such as War along the lakes, etc.) takes out a lot of depth IMO. If Worthing is reading this: please keep it up with what you did with Robin Hood and bring card driven block wargames back 💪

[@TheDiscriminatingGamer]

Good point. Thanks.

[@carrickrichards2457]

Thank you for a thorough, organised and thoughtful review. Very helpful and entertaining, as usual. Keep it up!

[@TheDiscriminatingGamer]

Thank you. Happy to help.

[@ElijahBak]

There's a game called Quebec 1759 that came out way back in 1972 that is almost identical to this except that it's Montcalm vs. Wolfe and there are no First Nations units nor any other "irregulars". I have an original copy from Gamma Two Games that was published in my home town and used to belong to my dad. Very cool to see what's basically an updated version.

[@TheDiscriminatingGamer]

Very interesting.

[@timoseppa9124]

Dice! Dice is plural, die is singular. Wow.

[@TheDiscriminatingGamer]

I won't make that mistake again, Herr Sturmbannfurher!

[@timoseppa9124]

@@TheDiscriminatingGamer Do you have so many subscribers that you should respond like that? You're a PhD. I assume you should want to express yourself in an educated way.

[@timoseppa9124]

@@TheDiscriminatingGamer I haven't unsubscribed yet. Your content is good overall.

[@TheDiscriminatingGamer]

@@timoseppa9124 You are quite correct, but the "Wow" came across as acidic, even if perhaps it was not intended that way. I'm glad you enjoy the channel. Thanks.

[@varovaro1967]

I was thinking the other day and i hope you can answer... was Pericles the most complicated/long/convoluted game you have played? Thank you as always.

[@TheDiscriminatingGamer]

No. No it was not. Not by a long shot. No.

[@tcp1623]

You gonna review Ankh from CMON?

[@TheDiscriminatingGamer]

No plans to right now. It’s been a while since CMON sent me anything and I can’t afford… so…

[@GGdeTOURS37]

If to only had to own one: This one or 1754 Conquest from Academy Games?

[@TheDiscriminatingGamer]

Both good games, very different aside from theme. Gun to my head - 1754.

[@dustbustus27]

@@TheDiscriminatingGamer I came to ask the same question. Cody already had me covered! Q: Do you think you think there may be a reasonable chance to see coverage for Conquest and Concequences given your previous affection for Triumph and Tragedy?

[@TheDiscriminatingGamer]

@@dustbustus27 Possibly. I’d like to try it out eventually.

[@stowcreek1999]

Thanks for your reviews! Prob inevitable question.... this or B&T?

[@TheDiscriminatingGamer]

I have not yet played Bayonets and Tomahawks. I imagine this one is quite a bit lighter, so I don't know that, outside the theme, there is really that much comparison.

[@CK-xh7gn]

Wilderness War would like to have a word.

[@TheDiscriminatingGamer]

@@CK-xh7gn Ha!

[@ishotmyboss]

Do you have any favorite tatical video games? Have you tried Xcom 2?

[@TheDiscriminatingGamer]

I haven't played XCOM 2. I haven't played a lot, lately. I used to play a lot of Battlefield 1. Back in the day I played a lot of COD and another one called Day of Defeat. These days, pretty much the only video games I play are strategy games like Civ, Napoleon Total War, or Hearts of Iron IV.

[@mikereiling7]

Interesting choice of music; see what happens when you plays games on marijuana... Who doesn't love a didgeridoo?!

[@TheDiscriminatingGamer]

Ha!