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Reassuring to hear an honest review. Thank you

Well done Wayne, a thoughtful, detailed review from someone who has actually played the game and gives information and opinions backed up by examples. This game came from a PnP, which I have, so lets hope that the designer takes your comments constructively and improves the design. Sometimes, sending a game to the printers cements the design when it was evolving happily as a free PnP. I agree, independent designers who can pull apart a game with a detached and constructive approach are invaluable.

"I wanted to like Corvette Command" my thoughts exactly. Components are nice, it has a small footprint, plays quickly, but the rulebook is a weapons-grade disaster and as you say there is one and only one player decision, everything else is just a rote process. It's interesting in a way for examining the convoy war since there are so few games on that topic, but this is not a game per se, it's just a process of rolling dice and looking at charts.

Excellent. I'm using your comments in perfecting my own game. Many thanks.

I bought this game on a flyer because I thought it sounded interesting. Unfortunately I agree with your points about the rules and player agency. And there’s no way I could see spending the time to play a full campaign. I provided my feedback directly to the folks at War Diary magazine and I will say they were very gracious about it and I do think their magazine is good. I have already traded away my copy of Corvette Command.

No question your assessment was fair, your assessment of its shortcomings all factual, so your criticisms were valid. That said Wayne, I still loved playing this game. It IS a game that looks good. Took me three games to understand the rules correctly, but once I did, I enjoyed playing it. Helped that I kept a detailed log as it brought the game to life. Value for money? It proved to be for me.

Thanks! I watch your reviews because of their honesty. Good or bad, I've found I can rely on your reviews for an honest opinion based on game play.

At last, a reviewer willing to call it as it is. The give away for me was the amount of wasted space on the map, always a red flag, it usually means a game trying too hard to be bigger than its actual design. I would say around fifty percent of games I buy are a major disappointment, with very little player input usually being the biggest flaw. Thanks for the honest review Wayne.

Thank you for the honest review, too many reviewers are mealy mouthed trying not to offend. This kind of review helps me.

There is a good game in there, somewhere. I actually re-wrote the rules and sent them to Alan but wasn't taken up although I saw some aspects of it. A shame overall.

Thanks for the review. When I started watching I was going to buy, but your review saved me from a purchase that would sit on my shelf.

I got totally caught up in Compass Games' "Zeppelin Raiders" lately - so much so, I just snagged a used copy of their "Beneath the Med", so this game seems like my kind of fun. Looks like a whole different kind of critter though! (I sure hope Corvettes aren't as fragile as Zeppelin!) It looks unlikely to turn into a slog in a long campaign game, and that's a big selling point. I like all the variables. But yeah, it seems like Compass Games could coach them quite a bit on their rulebook & player cards. (Not saying Compass is perfect - thanks the gods for BGG, where rules clarification happens) I guess the choice will depend on the price... Thanks for a great review, as always, sir!

Good honest review Wayne. It’s too bad the rules weren’t gone over in more detail before the game was released. Just like the dvg games and Warfighter. Terrible rules, will not play, it feels like work!

Where is your garbage can, Wayne? 😁

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Excellent thanks Wayne.

Nice video as always. However, I did feel your frustration with the rule book and inconsistent terminology. e.g. Close Range/Short range. I personally don't like the muiltitude of different dice and the active/passive table. I've only used a fraction of it to be honest. Not sure how you get up to 20! I would prefer a table for each process and calculated accordingly as a % with DRM as applicable. . The rule book is hard to follow espcially as the flow chart is also wrong. I must have liked it as I had the pnp version and now purchased the full box version. Not sure why now. It was rather expensive for the contents, especially a paper map and mis-aligned counters. There's a good game in there somewhere I think..

merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo, je viens de commander ce jeu et son extension Pipe Creek, je m'abonne a votre chaine merci

One more comment. You made the same mistake I did when I first played the game. Your HMS Teacup shouldn’t have been sunk, at least on that turn. After every u boat attack ( torpedo launch) the u boat attempts to disengage to outside long range to reload, and if successful, then returns to its attack range for a second or third attack, disengaging after each separate attack. All the while you are attempting to detect it. The 1 you rolled should have given you a detection as the u boat attempted to disengage, not a torpedo launch. There was a pretty good discussion about this on Board Game Geek.

Thanks for this play through. I personally really enjoy this game. I agree that the player doesn’t get to make many decisions but I equate this to watching a movie. I enjoy seeing what’s going to happen to my corvette and convoy as the game takes me through the Atlantic crossing. I know it’s not for everyone but I enjoy this game.

Have the game, was disappointed in what i feel was a lack of agency as the player. Very limited decisions to make as player. Would say it is okay if you want a quick dice chucked.

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You butchered my name but no worries :) If I see your collection behind you I'm honored, the game will be in good company. Much materials on the BGG and dedicated facebookgroup are available for print. Looking forward to the review

Cannot wait for the playthrough videos.

Hope you’ll be doing a playthrough and review. Very interested in your opinion on this one.

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Game looks fantastic

Hi Wayne, still playing Stalingrad Volga didn’t like the factory scenario have to win and then put away, nice gideo

STILL one of my favorite 3-player, historical games. Works so, so well 3 player.

Epic tweezer! Where’d you get it?

Where do you get the pinchers you are using? Do you have a link for the exact ones?

Might get this someday, not like losing all the time on Stalingrad advance to the Volga, all about die rolls

Excellent playthrough Wayne. Looking forward to your review. Looks like a game I should get to the table and try out.

Love this one one of the best solitaire games I have every played

bought this one recent love it, been a big fan of Joe Miranda since the mid 80s first Miranda game I bought was S&T 120 Nicaragua.

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Nice video! Great overview of all aspects of the game, which is fun and challenging. Short rule book but lot of strategic thinking required by both sides to play the game well. The relatively simple game system has plenty of depth and captures key elements of the actual battle (terrain, supply, importance of roads for reaching objectives, etc). And the components are great - box, mounted board, counters, etc. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

Been waiting on Part 2! Going to watch this and then get the game on the table and go.

Thanks Wayne, I think I'll like this game. My knowledge of the Korean War is very limited, although there was a battalion from my country that fought there.

Thanks for this, I was on the fence whether to pick up or not.

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I just found out about WDG from a facebook post. These games look great. I love history and gaming and their games seem a perfect blend of both. Thanks for the unboxing. It confirms my opinion of how good these games look. You have a new subscriber.

Just got this in the mail. These videos are super helpful, nice job!!!

don't you keep the result from the first combat for the second combat like you do in the last stand game

you plat the final assault cards straight away from the Texas deck

Made it to 11.00min only. Why? It looks like 2 errors in a row. Girardy shoots at 55IL. Hex 2408 blocks LOS I would say. Then it retreats 1 hex north and the west. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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Looks like a very interesting game. I’ll look forward to seeing your playthrough of the next few turns. Hopefully no sudden death victory for the communists!

Just got my copy, great to watch it working in action.

I would like to know approximately how long it takes to finish a game, thank you.