The Miniatures Game NO ONE Asked For

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There's a lot of miniatures games out there, way too many to even think of. And ever so often one comes along that makes you think 'who is this for?'
Today we're taking a look at World of Tanks The Miniatures Game. Why? Let's find out.
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[@JustinThorLPs]

You don't know what a Panzer 4, is or are you just that much of a racist? Cause that's how that joke comes off.

[@JustinThorLPs]

Oh wait. You might have been making fun of that time, midwinter minis. were **** weak **** douche weasels about Flames of War Or was it Bolt Action it doesn't really matter.

[@redcoat259]

Really?…that’s a pretty low bar for that kind of allegation…

[@JustinThorLPs]

​@@redcoat259 Maybe. but I am in the profession of analytics, with this kind of thing You should be looking at what's coming out of schools and the media and especially every countries government in the Western world. Revisionism to turn the Da-Nazis in to just an excuse to racially persecute. and it's like you're English so you're more guilty of the most absurd things we've made up about the Nazis than the Nazis were. It's literally a thing being taught in education.

[@MSPaints]

I'm just playing a little tanks board game with my cuddly frog, dude. Wind your neck in.

[@Xeiranis]

Feck me that leap could net you a gold in the olympics. Analyse yourself first.

[@adamminister7123]

2 fish in a tank. One turns to the other and says... "Do you know how to drive this thing..?"

[@anormalbloodangel843]

This makes me smile

[@lukehawksbee]

"Have I forgotten who was who in World War 2?" It's an easy mistake to make, according to the Canadian Parliament.

[@benjaminhayward5921]

Zing! 😆

[@mikepalmer1971]

Lmao

[@user-ko3tv7jl2r]

If in doubt, I'd just support the snappiest dressers. Can't go wrong.

[@AndrewFishman]

Oh, Hugo Boss sure made some nice uniforms! @@user-ko3tv7jl2r

[@smokedbeefandcheese4144]

KZbin comment Golden

[@phase2006]

I cried laughing seeing Tony cop the box to the head, it was so unexpected. Fantastic

[@ButterflyisNabi]

As a reformed board game addict, it's a board game. I feel deeply in my bones this is a boardgame. They should just box it all in one huge box and put it next to Catan.

[@MSPaints]

I think i'm gonna agree!

[@BeepBoopFriendo]

Seconded, this is exactly the kind of game that should be offered at a board game cafe. It's beer and pretzels through and through.

[@hooliganblack832]

It has the same DNA as X-Wing and Wings of War. Boardgames without an actual board.

[@roberthernandez5802]

​@@hooliganblack832 I knew it reminded me of something with the giant arrows! X-wing! I helped my friend put together all his models and the stupid diels and then he didn't even want to play , ha good times.

[@capnskustomworks]

I think so as well. And probably a very good “wargameish” intro for folks who might otherwise not try one!

[@kombatwombat6579]

Been playing World of Tanks for years and never knew this existed. They've managed to apply a physical, paid layer over a freemium videogame. It's like magic.

[@StormchaserKnight]

WoT didn't make the game. They just bought a pre-existing game and jizzed their logo all over it.

[@scrapworks1035]

@@StormchaserKnightthey have a mini of a maus and T95

[@all41tja]

@@StormchaserKnight What game is that?

[@StormchaserKnight]

​@@all41tjaTanks by GF9

[@pwntehnoobs]

@@all41tja Most miniatures from the first releases of the world of tanks game came from the ones used in flamesofwar. This is a game similar to warhammer40k, as in command an army but in 1:100 or 15mm (heroic) and set in ww2 with different war periods and is from Battlefront Miniatures. Galeforce Nine is the one that brings out worldoftanks and falls under the battlefront miniatures umbrella. They (battlefront) also have another big (big as in a decent level of players) game set in a cold war/modern/current setting based around the team yankee books, which is a fictional setting where there was an actual war instead of the cold war, but all the equipment is stuff that was present or used today. Finally they also have some smaller games set in WW1 and the vietnam war, and a new stand alone game called clash of steel where you fight with tanks from different periods. The flamesofwar and team yankee game systems are quite fun and not too difficult to get into. In respect to warhammer it is also quite cheap to start playing, a 2 player starter is around 50-60 euros and an army box is around 90 euro and in most cases gives an army of 100 points, which is what most tournaments play. Sorry for the long story, but I really enjoy flamesofwar :).

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Whoa, you got the garage too!?? Very stylish. This game is for cool dudes.

[@MSPaints]

Hey BB you can come around and hang with me and Hector any time you want. Plenty of room in the garage for one more… Wait…

[@colinwiseman]

Tanks for this.

[@MSPaints]

Good pun. Rolling out with laughter on that one. Shaft.

[@gregmccormack5709]

😂

[@Drdaniel5]

Gale Force 9 is owned by Battlefront Miniatures a New Zealand company who make a 15mm World War II miniatures game called Flames of War. The World of tanks minis are battlefront's kits but pre built and primed a single color as a quick introduction to minis gaming.

[@christianwilson5956]

They had an old skirmish game called tanks which was discontinued to make world of tanks. I consider it a welcome addition as it gives my flames of war minis some more functionality.

[@Thoriam1986]

That will be why the rules look familiar lol

[@Ziplomatic007]

These minis are the same as flames of war, but they are perfectly pre-assembled and have an amazing primer paint job on them. They also sell for a few dollars less than FOW minis on clearance since WOT basically flopped. They are the best quality 15mm tank models on the market.

[@MrPolicekarim]

Does anyone use the official die cast models, made by Corgi?

[@christianwilson5956]

@@MrPolicekarim no because they are the wrong scale.

[@Deefry]

£8.80 for a Grot Tank isn't bad considering GW want £85 for 4.

[@Jechti307]

Cunning, Yet Brutal.

[@Agent00abe]

This looks like an unwanted child between Bolt Action and X-Wing. Edit: Also I think it's worth mentioning that in World of Tanks the two teams fighting in any given battle is made up of any nationalities. The matchmaker balances teams around tank types (and more) but not nationality. I think that's why the miniature game isn't trying to be historical per se.

[@philipgwyn8091]

Came here to say this. WoT is an arcade game not a simulation. It has nearly dozen a countries (UK, USA, Italy, German, Sweden, France, Poland, Czech, USSR, China and Japan) in the tech tree, but most of the tanks are paper tanks - only existed as blueprints if not pure fabrications. All battles have mix of all nations fighting on either team.

[@Kladrin]

Yeah, it reminded me of X-wing on many aspects

[@Based_Lord_Humongous]

I came here to say this as well, but also to add that this game has the problem that Tanks! and Tanks! The Modern Age has in that we are limited to what Battlefront will produce in plastic. For example, in Tanks! TMA, only the US had an AA Tank because the M113 could be built as the Standard Metal Box, M901 ITV (TOW ATGM), and M163 VADS. West Germans didn't get the Gepard, and Soviets didn't get the Gaskin/Gopher or even the Shilka. Only the French had Artillery, because the AMX-30 kit can build the AMX AuF1 as well. You had to resort to fand made cards. By the time plastic M109 and BDRM came out, the game was discontinued. So even though we are getting T-54, T29, IS-3 etc for World of Tanks (and Storm of Steel, and Late War Leviathans), the chances of ever seeing a French, Japanese, Chinese, Polish, Italian, etc. all those other tech trees is slim to none.

[@AE-wv8jd]

@Agent00abe they used to have a rule on platoons/teams only being of one nationality but they dropped it. I think it was because its not a serious historical game anyways and mixing and matching is more fun

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

I mean, both Axis and Allies would repaint and use captured tanks at times, because moving small-arms proof metal box (METUHL BAWKSES!) with bigger guns on top are super useful. So while you might not be able to find a report of an engagement with the precise mixture of tanks in the box, it is plausible.

[@SomeDudeOnYouTube]

GF9 also did "Tanks" which was basically the predecessor to the WoT game. Same rules, same minis, same tokens XD (different cards though)

[@Stovaa]

I was wonderin' if that game was a precursor to this as it seemed super familiar.

[@crann777]

Yep. And TANKS was a spinoff from Flames of War. They're literally the same models you buy in a box for FoW, just pre-assembled and primed.

[@D13Hobbies]

Seems like there has been a lot of tank interest lately (TONKS, Tanks for the Apocalypse...)

[@nicdieterle8950]

I absolutely loved(and still do) TANKS!… personally, getting to build them was added value for me that WoT doesn’t have for me… and they were only $10 CDN per tank… another win for me.

[@Based_Lord_Humongous]

​@@nicdieterle8950it was a really good way to fill out lists with the (then) new plastic kits. Especially helicopters for Team Yankee. At one point it was cheaper to buy the helicopters as multiple singles than it was to buy the actual box set, so they had to shut it down!

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

I get your thinking, and it is in an unusual place, but it is a great little beer & pretzels game for people who play historical games. It doesn't have the depth of a lot of other games, but you don't always want that. If you just want to push around some tanks and roll some dice, this is a great package for that experience.

[@Squirl513]

Agree

[@NoobixCube]

It's not World of Tanks unless you have an anime waifu decal on the tank, and a twelve year old is screeching at you on voice chat.

[@kingsburybm]

Your channel randomly appeared on my feed. I love your editing style and format. Subbed!

[@johnhollick3733]

I picked up WoT back in 2021 and painted up the German and US forces first. I’ve collected everything through Wave 12 and some doubles. I play historical forces with as many as 3 players a side. It’s quick fun and once folks get the hang of it, I let them have a go a creating their own lists. Who is it for? Light historical wargames, a gateway for young players and fit the ‘we don’t have all night’ crowd. Having played XWing, this is similar, if not more simplified. I would also recommend covering Gaslands. Rulebook and Matchbox cars are all you need to start. Special dice, acrylic templates and markers can come later. Most folks have fun customizing their cars with bitz box items and a simple paint job.

[@JEGranberg]

Looks like they took some nice mechanics from X-Wing especially the upgrades, critical hits, and initiative systems for moving and shooting. Like X-Wing, you seem to benefit from having two core sets.

[@NikSantSurvivedEndor]

Came for this

[@TheFifthHorseman_]

9:45: Bruh... Russians began WWII on the same side as Germany, with the two invading Poland in concert (see Ribbentropp-Molotov Pact). They had a falling out after Stalin wanted too many concessions in return for formally joining the Axis, and that led to the Reich attacking USSR in 1941 in Operation Barbarossa in 1941. The anachronism is moreso in the German / Russian team fighting the British / American team than with the presence of Russians on the same side as Germans.

[@SirGambitRocks]

Yeah, it's only weird that all 4 are in the same location in these splits. To many people forget Russia was completely on board with Germany in the beginning

[@walksinthedarkness]

I've always found the idea of bringing video gamers into the realm of table top games to be a difficult ones. There isn't a lot of crossover especially when the games play very differently. Also, in the case of World of Tanks if you've already shelled out (pun intended) your hard earned on electronic upgrades why would you spend more money on a different system?

[@MSPaints]

I'd be interested in seeing the sales figures for Fallout and Elder Scrolls. On paper i feel like those are destined to do better. But in reality i dunno!

[@nickkowalski5209]

​@@MSPaints they probably do. Rpg fans are often not shy of the tabletop stuff. MTG, DnD and whatnot. WoT is more like a hardcore online shooter. But I agree, getting some sales numbers would be interesting

[@Politov]

"I saw, I liked, I commented." - Julius Caesar, probably... Edit: Honestly, this sounds like what I'd buy to play with my old man. Quick pick up time, minimal rules, and a subject he has more than a passing interest in. I've picked a few bolt action tanks up for him, but don't really see us playing a game soon. Might swing by the FLGS I saw this at last visit and spend an evening on it.

[@jeremytyrrell6047]

The people who buy anything for this game at my store are buying them to add more models for an existing Flames of War force. Most of their tank platoon boxes are in 5s and if you're doing a company of them you need 1 or 2 for command tanks.

[@BigTiBu]

I always figured that World of Tanks and Tanks! before it was just a gateway drug for Flames of War? (since the models are both the same from Battlefront but prebuilt & primed)

[@MrZauberelefant]

That's just Flames of War's TANKS! Repackaged.

[@KeithCrowe]

I've only played WoT once. Before I played, my buddy described the game as Mario Cart with tanks. It was a fun and quick game.

[@MSPaints]

Guess amma go watch me some Carnosaur now.

[@oskar6661]

You get a like for taking the piss out of a certain someone...

[@Cremefreeeesh]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@alexhamilton6188]

Great vid again Dave and loving that you dare to review games others wont. Keep it up.

[@MSPaints]

Sure do! I have to hide what it is! But i do do it! haha

[@Bodkin_Ye_Pointy]

You know about Flames of War right? The Battlefront WW2 game using the same scale miniatures. This game was a spinoff from that where it became a tank skirmish game. So anyone playing historical or historical adjacent games would be into this because, as you noted, it is light and quick with as much data as you please.

[@MSPaints]

I do! I mention it in the video. 🐸😊

[@Bodkin_Ye_Pointy]

@@MSPaints I am obviously going deaf.

[@Keseleth]

Well, Germans and Soviets did start the war pretty much allied (google Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact), but I agree that you wouldn't see them acting together on the battlefield. (Maybe with an exception of late September 39 when one could imagine them hunting down together some remnants of Polish military.)

[@Senbei01]

Though the Germans did use captured Soviet tanks, including T-34 and KV. Indeed, they also used some captured American and British ones too (well... I've seen photos of a German M3, but I forget if it was a Lee or Grant variant).

[@grlmgor]

*Waves hands furiously* Where are the Italians?

[@DarkSmithBunny]

​@@grlmgor on pizza break

[@jtjames79]

​@@grlmgor Making sure the trains run on time.

[@Shepo04]

Are we now saying Britain and Nazi Germany were allies in the 30s? They signed a non-Agression pact as well, by giving Germany Czechoslovakia "peace in our time" indeed

[@TBH148]

I was just getting into the Tanks miniatures game as the line was discontinued and replaced with this title. It was very disappointing as the new systems didn't support my collection and the mechanics changed just enough to remove the enjoyment I was getting

[@MiddletonJeff]

I made all the terrain for this for a mate. Turned out super nice. Doing a lake, upgrading some rubber roads and making some more forests. Its fun ish... If you want I'll send you some images on FB.

[@Flow764]

How the frick can you not recognize the Panzer IV ausf. H? Not only is it a masterpiece of german engineering and the workhorse of the german military during WW2 but it is also the tank of choice for the protagonists of Girls und Panzer, the popular anime about Japanese Highschool Girls doing recreational Tank battles with real tanks!

[@JustinThorLPs]

I would beg to differ on your first point, but Germans had 1, and still have an overwhelming problem with over engineering, which made the tank more of a liability in action. Then it should have been.

[@bigceelos]

Yessir

[@M50A1]

It was such a workhorse that they lost the war 💀

[@gizmomckopp1131]

Funny how this is a re-skin of "Tanks!" which was a skirmish version of "Flames of War". The original starter box was 2 Panthers vs. 3 Shermans or something.They weren't assembled and had a lot of options for costumisation which allowed for different version. I liked that a lot. So, I guess they hoped the WoT license would make it sell better. It looks prettier but now it's even less complex and more expensive.

[@AClockworkWizard]

I mean, russians and Germans teamed up fine enough from the mid 1930s until 1941. The russians supplied them with raw materials to build the tanks and space to practice tank maneuvers in russia, and they looked friendly enough at the joint parade they help once they both invaded Poland.

[@RemainIndoorsPainting]

Glad to see Terminator getting some love. The game was brilliant, if only they’d just gone Terminator and not linked it to Genesys.

[@benburkin7942]

While I agree the box alliances are a little strange, the Soviet Union officially maintained neutrality during WW2 but cooperated with and assisted Germany. After Nazi Germany attacked the USSR on June 22, 1941, the country changed alliances. But in short, early WW2 Soviet forces invaded countries in conjunction with Germany, even if they didn't fight alongside of them!

[@DarkSmithBunny]

Yeah...bit funny Russia with Germany...but if they had to include either Italian or Japanese tanks the little panzer would've gone: "nah mate I'm good on my own...cheers though.." 😂

[@GoblinsLoft]

Jenny Nicholson did a (very confused) review of the Forces of Destiny dolls. They were Star Wars Barbie dolls. Why? She had a brillian insight - the dolls were for Star Wars Uncles to buy their niece who already liked dolls and could now play Star Wars with her dolls as well. So. So ... is this for WarHammer Uncle or World of Tanks Uncle?

[@foxbat51]

"Who is this actually for" is a question i ask quite often in geek and geek adjacent culture. I saw an action figure for £250 the other day. Not a classic, out of print, collectors piece, but an actual new product. Who has this kind of money?

[@MSPaints]

Geeks apparently. If it's old and gains value, sure, i might bite. But not a new thing, jaaaaaysus

[@toogreytogame]

Came across this at my wargaming club and slipped hard...i have a few too many tanks now. We describe it as a "beer and pretzels" wargame. Low cognitive load and just fun. Pallette cleanser for usual wargames.

[@ADHDlanguages]

I think the ideal customer would be a dad who wants to bond with his 12 year old kid who just watched their first ww2 film and got all excited about it. The ability to just open it up and play on the kitchen table is huge.

[@aerouge4492]

We went from Renaissance straight to the Kitch era in boardgames.

[@matthewrowles6881]

Also prior to Operation Barbarossa the Germans and Russians WERE allies. They didn't become enemies until Germany invaded, but prior to that they were allies.

[@cassandracastro2759]

I haven't played the videogame, I'm not interested in tanks. But this looks like a fun game, I wouldn't mind playing it with someone who already owns it. I like the LoS rule, it's elegant, if a little slow.

[@unverifiedbiotic]

9:50 There was this little thing called the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact, buy you'd have to be some kind of fucking nerd to care about stuff like that.

[@moojoos4496]

I could go for a Corman/Troma based TTG if Im honest.

[@MSPaints]

Same! Carnosaur Vs Panzer

[@maxbrandt6]

I'd love to see a World of Tanks Bolo edition, even at 1/100 scale that would be insane! Any Keith Laumer fans out there?

[@ger5956]

9:30 At the beginning of WW2, Russia and Germany were actually allies, it didn’t last all too long, but it happened.

[@eldritchmorgasm4018]

1 way to make this better, make it "Girls & Panzer", which kinda behaves like "Fast & Furious"

[@vee_tinymoose]

We have that Warhammer board game here, never played. As a family we all enjoyed Heroquest so one year I got the Warhammer one for my husband for a Father’s Day present. The assembly and painting was just too much of a barrier for him. Now that I paint, the minis are now assembled, primed and grey & white airbrushed. One day I may even get some colour on them. They’re just so annoyingly fragile!

[@MSPaints]

Absolutely. The bar of entry on some mini board games is huuuuuge!

[@ADHadh]

Well, USSR and Germany were allies in the early war, but that was probably before any of these tanks were in mass production.

[@athilith]

That Max Payne soundtrack....sublime.

[@Bloodfencer1990]

Russia and Germany were allies during the early years of WWII. The Germany was concerned about getting stabbed in the back and decided to pre-emptively attack Russia. Which was a huge mistake because that's probably one of the deciding factors as to why Germany lost. Having to split their forces between two fronts against Russia in the East and the allied forces in the West.

[@MrAnihillator]

It's alright you can use Russian and German together. Just play the invasion of Poland.

[@ewanstockwell4878]

Interestingly Germany and Russia were allies in WW2, just from 1939 to 1941. However the german Panzer 4 H shown in the game is post 1943/44 indicating the wouldn't be allies when this game is set, hence the comment on "why are russians allied with the germans" still makes sense. overly pedantic comment over :)

[@redcoat259]

I was going to make that same comment 😂

[@BigTiBu]

Finns used(stole!) T34-76s so could still work for 43/44...though I suppose it's not exactly the game where that matters...

[@ewanstockwell4878]

It's a good point, the Finns did nick a bunch of T34-76s so I guess it's one step closer to plausible? In any case MS paints makes a good point, it's "historical adjacent". It's still fun to play the thought experiment though :) @@BigTiBu

[@aroncheek5092]

Interesting, I'm sure this started as a pc or android game , people who like risk board game , there's more shops like geek retreat and other gaming cafes that are popping up on the high street .

[@BillMakingStuff]

that's £1.25 a tank.... or Tonk... *slow wink*

[@JSmith19858]

They couldn't include Italian tanks as they'd only be allowed to move backwards

[@hmies4334]

Germans were allied with the Russians for the first half of the war 1939-1941.

[@BigTiBu]

You could paint the T34 in Finnish livery and then it'd work for fighting with the Germahhh noone cares do they...

[@skirk248]

WOT the miniature game is for people who want to play flames of war even cheaper

[@jaanikaapa6925]

Originally Wehrmacht and Soviet Union were allies. Soviets even helped Germany to develop their tanks and other things.

[@RandomPersonOnARhino]

GF9 had(have?) a game called Tanks! Which came before, looks like this is a simplified version of that.

[@MSPaints]

Started to all make sense now!

[@TheVenom46]

This is so sick and exactly what I was looking for. Also your attitude and mentality is great. Subscribed!

[@MSPaints]

Thanks Venom!

[@Lord_Aba]

To be fair, there is the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact! Though without Polish tanks in the starting set it doesn't make much sense.

[@jordansorcery]

Great video mate. I might be way off, but WoT puts me in mind of that relatively recent Funko Pops skirmish wargame. Would love to know if it’s good/who’s buying them

[@MSPaints]

You’re winding me up. There’s no way there’s actually a funko pop skirmish game

[@jordansorcery]

@@MSPaints I kid you not! Funkos battling out across the Funkoverse!

[@chicagohobbyhero]

Looks like a nice beer and oretzels tank battle game. A bit more interested now. Seems like it is for those that just want to battle with tanks, don't care about historical reenactment, and just want to make things go boom.

[@magnusmillerwilson]

OMFG I can’t wait until you cover Frostgrave.

[@kaneblaireau4864]

Sounds like fun! Kind of like Axis and Allies Minis meets X-Wing.

[@walstafa]

Thank you for summing up my feelings about WW2-adjacent games with the "does someone have to play as the N**is?" comment. I hope dropping that word early in the video doesn't affect your monetization.

[@MSPaints]

I'm told it should be fine! I just cant use it in the title!

[@lordnagatron]

Really? Worried about saying the word nazi? Cream puffs. Speak your mind and dont worry about the censorship police. I believe the phrase for the censorship police is ... fuk em.

[@redcoat259]

Pretty sure that the main danger of using the word is that it drags out all the Fweedum! brigade…at least you didn’t use the woke word 😂

[@walstafa]

I'm probably overly sensitive because I listen to a lot of True Crime shows on YT and they make a big deal out of how they can't use certain words.

[@kevoreilly6557]

$50 for this stateside … what the unholy fuck …. Flames of war starter sets are $60 with around 9 tanks on each side plus troops (same scale)

[@LathanM]

Wasn't this released as just Tanks originally? I remember getting a few of these talks at Adepticon in the swag bag a few years ago. It was a fun pickup game. We thought of it more like the Girls & Panzers anime. It is a silly premise but it works for a game like this.

[@Hedgehobbit]

Yes

[@hongyuantoh6013]

It's Girls Und Panzer in tabletop form.

[@nathancantwell602]

20 mins to an hour? Nice. Not for me however. My preferred games require a minimum of 18 minutes just to unload everything I need from my car, with turn 1 commencing just as all the other gamers have packed up and are heading home to bed.

[@juriaan13]

Omg man ..I know your pain..need a 4 day food supply for one game session

[@WarofHammer]

Please do a Dark World video! That game (the village one more exactly) was a random pick from my uncle when he was a child on a trip with my grandparents and then with it he introduced me to board games and fantasy rpg stuff!

[@MSPaints]

It's on the list to do! Found it at a convention for £10. Was over the moon!

[@ClockworkBananaMoon]

Now, there's a Ribbentrop-Molotov pairing your dad would approve there, Dave.

[@buckyohare9993]

I do like trying to where you are “on location”! Wasn’t sure last week but defo recognised TM! I think it’s for the marketing department on - how can we increase exposure and try attract either gamer type miniature or wrong (hehehe) to the other side / what will mum or gran buy as a stocking filler… As an aside have you played “what a tanker” by too fat lardies? Again tank on tank action but a bit more fiddly or wargamery if that can be a word

[@MSPaints]

I haven't! i think my dad's played it a few times though.

[@alexwork2612]

I have shown this game off to my local games club. It was received well and I believe it was the 'beer and pretzel' appeals the most. The inner child in most wargamers just likes blowing tanks up!

[@MSPaints]

aye aye, yeah. It's definitely instant and breezy fun!

[@TheGrayfrog100]

If its any consolation. I have the same issues with my Historical Accurate Father as well.

[@BroadswordWargaming]

You win Dave.. I had to click. I tried not to. :)

[@MSPaints]

It ain’t clickbait if I asked a question and delivered the answer I intended to! Those are the Luke rules!

[@arcticcirclepit2008]

I never thought I'd say this, but holy crap I want a copy of this game.

[@marksantoro5675]

You got a sub the moment that puppet got hit with that box. Good shit

[@Cuthbo]

Sorry pal gonna have to stop you right there. Where did you manage to get Dark World Dragon's Gate in these dark times!?

[@MSPaints]

£10 at a wargames show haha. Quite happy with that!

[@MaceLupo]

I have a lot of miniatures and stuff. My dream would be a rule system where I just could tinker my own units in an easy way how I wanted. Without all that lore baggage. A system that invites the player to create their own factions and lore how they want. Does anyone feel the same?

[@grahamrymer3737]

Been playing this on and off for over a year now at my local club. Most people who have played it enjoyed it.

[@MSPaints]

I’m glad to hear that, it’s a neat little game.

[@kentryu3484]

Seen that bad boy up in the works. Sub £10. Didn't buy but did consider 🤔. Seems like x wing rules. Which is nice.

[@MSPaints]

£10 is stellar game by the works!

[@anotherzingbo]

I don't have World of Tanks, but I knew it existed. It seems that GF9 replaced two of their own games - Tanks! and Tanks: The Modern Age - with it when they got the World of Tanks license. Mechanically your overview suggests it is very similar to those games. I picked up Tanks: The Modern Age a few years ago, it was set in an alternate history Cold War gone hot 1980s. I was more interested in a post-war game than a WWII game though the appeal of pitting NATO and Soviet tanks against each other on the tabletop suddenly became much less appealing 2 years ago...

[@BigTiBu]

I might be telling you information you already know, but the WW3 minis are from Team Yankee, and there's plenty of non-Soviet armies to fight against! (Other Warsaw Pact, Iran, Iraq, Cuba...)

[@anotherzingbo]

@@BigTiBu I did know that Tanks: The Modern Age was a skirmish spin-off of Team Yankee - the game's introductory missions are based off events in that novel, IIRC. However while there may be more factions in Team Yankee, Tanks: The Modern Age only had 6 factions, 5 NATO (UK, USA, France and West Germany) and the Warsaw Pact.

[@tonyfriend8158]

Awesome video, looking forward to more like this :)

[@MSPaints]

More comin'!

[@cal2814]

Gave me flash backs to playing Tank Command from IDEAL about 40 years ago, think old school battleships.

[@jakeaustin2687]

To me it looks like the sort of game that someone's well-meaning grandparents would buy because they know their grandchild plays world of tanks. I don't think its really designed for the players themselves to buy

[@MaceLupo]

The best looking tank was a Panzer 4 btw. edit: Oh it was a YAAAWN joke.

[@automatic6216]

I honestly want to get this for my daughters (7 and 9) to try and get them into wargaming

[@MSPaints]

Certainly one of the better ones to try it with

[@JuliusPlissken]

Wait... did you edit that to insinuate that The Walking Dead: All Out War is "not so great"?! That game is AMAZING, and they just got the license back to continue it. If that's what you think, you are DEFINITELY in the minority!

[@MSPaints]

No I didn’t.

[@JuliusPlissken]

@@MSPaints Whew! Okay, carry on :)

[@Slev00]

Oh man, the moment Tony got hit by the box, I laughed so hard that I almost fell out of my chair.

[@bloodrunsclear]

I like the classic Max Payne music (the same track that plays in the Inner Circle building)

[@Squatch_needs_no_heroes]

I too like dice with pictures on.

[@ProudOgreDad]

You may have just inspired me to get into miniatures. I simply don't have the space yet. I very much admire your workshop, sir. Just happened upon your channel a moment ago. Cheers. 🍵

[@benparker1822]

It's wings of Glory or X-Wing, but on the ground.

[@MSPaints]

X-Tracks.

[@ericb9804]

For real though...is MOTU Battleground worth getting? Especially to play with an 8 year old?

[@MSPaints]

8 year old might be a stretch! It's kinda like Warhammer Underworlds light, so that's the benchmark

[@ericb9804]

@@MSPaintsclose enough. I saw the box, remembered I wanted to look into it and just bought it on amazon. $120 and worth every penny if I can play with him just a bit longer before he discovers video games. Thanks!

[@Kottery]

I played the original Tanks! game. IMO, it's pretty cool and I tackled it like a Girls Und Panzer-esque board game as, for those that haven't seen the show, it involves teams of tanks battling over smaller objectives and such that fit in the scale of this game. Pretty quick and simple tank-focused gameplay

[@OldZean]

Love this game. Play it allot and have almost all the tanks ^^