TDG: Tarawa 1943 

It's not cheap and I've been dithering on this one for a while but having watched (again...), you've sold me on it. It's also always worth watching just for the puns!

My wife overheard this review and bought it for me as a total surprise. Just unboxed it. Looks amazing. Can't wait to play it.

I am glad you enjoyed this game Cody and thanks as always for your concise and objective review. I supported this game through Kickstarter as I like the concept of a solitaire version of this battle. Sadly, for me the game did not resonate. While the components are all top notch and the game is easy to learn and set up I found it too abstract for my taste. Really, there is no reason to identify the yellow and green cubes as they are just identifiers for each side and don't play a role in how the game is played. The cards do a fine job of providing some flavor text but to me this is just an abstract numbers game that relies on die rolling to add variability and randomness. The setting could have been on Mars or in another time period. It doesn't really matter. Just not my cup of tea. I plan on purchasing John Butterfield's version D-Day at Tarawa and giving that a try. I ended up giving this game to a friend of mine. I continue to look forward to your excellent reviews.

I must say I am really enjoying your increased focus on solitaire play at the moment. Have you checked out any games from White Dog Games Cody? They have a Napoleon game that might give a good solo grand strategic experience. If you still have Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea from GMT it would be cool to see you try one of the solo scenarios.

Hmmm... Cody recommends Tarawa... and it quickly sells out. I'm impressed that you have that much influence! ;)

oh man, why did you have to say this game is really REALLY good? Now I gotta buy it. I’ll send you the bill. 😎

I would imagine a game focusing on Verdun or The Somme in WWI would be great with this system.

It's historical insights like at 1:25 that remind me that you have a PhD in history.

I got this game and LOVE it. It's brutal for sure and there's a lot... I mean A LOT of dice rolling, but I enjoy it. I knew I was in for it when my first few games final score were "Catastrophic USMC defeat."

So it´s like Freeman´s Farm without pesky germans as an excuse if things went south... Greetings from germany, love your channel and your reviews... :-)

It would be good if you do a video about the best games set in the Pacific Theater. Maybe top 10 set in the Pacific Theater.

I can’t believe the banzai attack has a 1/6 chance of destroying a Marine battalion. Historically, though dramatic, banzai charges failed as they were excellent opportunities for Anericans - well equipped with semi-automatic and automatic weapons to stack them up. The only banzai charge with notable success was at Saipan, where a dentist manned an MG to cover the escape of his field hospital. He went down after stacking them up like cordwood. by the way, Marine battalions are referred to by their battalion number and their parent regiment, no qualifiers or modifiers. Two-eight is second battalion of the eighth Marine regiment. One-ten is first battalion 10th Marine regiment (artillery) and is normally expressed in written form as 2/8 and 1/10.

Similar to Freeman’s Farm you say? A must buy, I say!!

I have been focusing on the Pacific Theater for studying and this does look like a game I want to pick up down the road. I see that Worthington Publishing also has one called "Band of Brothers: Old Breed South Pacific" that I hope you review. It looks like a perfect game for my focus.

ok, that was a good joke sir.

So I'll buy it 😀

Thanks for your videos! Is there anything similar to “Pavlov house” in terms of multiple player cooperation wargames ?

How does it compare to Worthington’s Bismarck and Waterloo game books? Some aspects appear to be similar (?).

do you have a list of top Worthington games? I'm intrigued by this system here.

So, eventually, as 4’s are rolled, there won’t be any more dice to roll?

The banzai results have no basis in reality.

I called the police on an eccentric Japanese old lady once when I made a washing machine delivery and install at her home ...... .... ..... .... Because she suddently proceeded to Taraway all my clothes....

Shouldnt the Japanese forces have more distinct individuality? This idea of not paying attention to the japanese side is never overcome… Thanks to “Letters from Iwo Jima”….