TDG: Fortress America 

Red Dawn: "Wolverines!!!!"

I got it as a Christmas gift way back in 2012. Still play it to this day along with my 2010 copy of Axis and Allies 1942.

This and Axis & Allies were my favorites from the GameMaster series.

Man that brings back so many memeories. I still own all my Gamemaster series games including Broadsides and Boarding parties. Played the heck out of them all back in the eighties. Miss those days when I had more time. I do own the version you showed. Never played it. Still on my shelf. Maybe someday. Thanks Cody for bringing back wonderful memories. Your awesome.

I always played as America as a kid and had a 100% win percentage. It's all about a tactical retreat, then partisan supply line disruption.

I see comments ”it’s not a good game, but it’s fun”. Ridiculous statement. If game is fun then surely it’s good then. Many times I have been thinking that if i should do top-100 games list the number one game would probably be Love Letter because i have had fun times with it more than with any other games. Not very deep strategy game, but fun matters :)

My top candidate for a set of house rules!

The Euro-Socialist Pact invasion approach in this boardgame reminds me of my alternate history series Georgia Mix-Up where the Russian Federation invades the State of Georgia by mistake in 2008 and quickly expands the invasion through the Southeast. Ironically Atlanta which functions as occupational headquarters in my timeline happens to be an addable invasion zone for the Euro-Socialists.

this is just so well done as is all your videos!!!!

When we played as kids, Merica almost always won. That's why we stopped playing. But still had hours and hours of fun

The size of the board - big as it may be - made me create a 2 meter version of the board so the next time I am able to play this gem my soldiers will have sufficient room to stand in.

I feel very much the same way -- it is not a great game and could have used some of the innovative euro and/or wargame mechanics that have developed since its original release; however, it still is playable, still fun and really invokes some nostalgia from growing up in the 80s . . . having said that, it is hard to forgive the deletion of KC (my boyhood home and the focus of "The Day After", which along with "Red Dawn" summed up, albeit in a relatively simplistic way, living during the later years of the Cold War) -- thank you for this trip down memory lane . . .

Why the hell would they not reprint this again? It sold well, still trades for pretty high prices, clearly there's demand... and this edition is just plain better than the original in nearly every possible way. Better balanced, easier on the eyes, and the custom dice make combat A LOT smoother & quicker!

I had both the MB & FFG versions (FFG made some minor but appropriate rules tweaks) and have fond memories of hours spent playing games with my brothers. The FFG version has nicer components, although I miss the Saddam Hussein clone on the MB cover. I also had Axis & Allies as well as Shogun (later renamed Samurai Swords), which were other titles in the original MB Gamemaster series (never got to play Conquest of the Empire, although I heard it was pretty decent). Thanks for the memories, Cody! 🖖

Murica! Nostalgia detected, as a child of the 80s. Never saw the reprint, I'd love to see a "modern" streamlined version of this!

Thank you sooo much! I have never played this game but yesterday I saw a copy of the original, I’m really good condition at a used cd/bookstore for $25. I picked it up, I’m glad it wasn’t a worthless purchase

Happy to see you review this one. I owned this one as a teen in the 80s, got rid of it and then managed to find a still-shrink wrapped copy of the original on Ebay a few years back. In no way do I think it's a great game, but it is a good game that allows me to re-live some teenage nostalgia.

Grew up playing..would be fun to get a copy and adapt any house rules

The Irony Of this game.💪😇✌

I miss the xxth century....

I never got a chance to get this one, looks really fun and looks that it would play well solo, even without any special rules. The player would have to play as the bad guys defending against the good guys, but still - fun.

I like the game, but my last few gaming groups were too big to get it to the table much. It's a fine game if you have four people and an afternoon or evening to spend on it. Not that you asked for strategy tips, but in that shot at 3:45, the US player is fighting way too hard for the west coast. You should treat that like the eastern front in WWII: a fighting retreat to spread out the yellow player while you pick off isolated units (good use of extra zaps from the lasers) and use partisans to cut supply lines.

Have the old Milton Bradley version of this one. Always liked it. Sounds like FFG added some new mechanics.

I’ve only played the original but America never lost.

I've got a hunch it's not a coincidence you published this on 9/11...

I think you need to fall back if you're the US - that's your best chance of winning. That's a bit of a criticism because I wish it would be more based on the context and situation. You also need to be in positions to win back a bunch of cities - without that, you're dead. You're correct, it's a legitimately good game with a fun theme. A lot of cool mechanics and theme that were revolutionary at the time it came out.

I miss the 80s👍🏻

Nope...still 'Merica! Anyway, thanks for all you do Cody!

Love my copy

Curious to hear your thoughts on this vs Amerika. Seeing as both seem to be discontinued, I'd be curious to know if there is enough difference to make it worth trying to track down.

And all this time the real war was fought elsewhere as yuri bezmenov would reveal.

I own the MB GameMaster edition, but I’ve always debated on getting the FFG remake too… I just don’t know if the additions make it worth getting since I have the OG.

10:45 - Soviet power was too weak to invade America at the time? I assume that's what you mean but I'm not sure.

So this game could have been great IF someone had tweaked the rules. So if the dev had put out a FAQ or another edition making some obvious fixes, THEN and only then would the game be great? Ridiculous. If a game could be great by adding a few simple variant rules then its a great game. Because anyone can do that, not just the devs. There needs to be a space in game reviewing for the potential of variants. Noone goes into any depth there, not sure why.

Fortress America: They could have as easily named this: "USA After Chancellor Cheney".

Awesome game, I have both now for a while. And who cannot forget the old red scare troupe from the 80s. Funny it's used by political fear baiters today.

One of my least favorite games from that era. Shogun & Axis Allies way more interesting. For America to win the other three players have to occasionally compete with each other so that there is only one winner.

Perfict ad civil war movie on a fortrees america video whoch both fixing get real in thr usa #ww3