2023Stefan Godot
- Videos
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- Creators
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Mainly reviews
4 - 8 players45 - 90 minMedium weight
The Other Side of the Hill
2024Carlos Fco. Márquez Linares
- Videos
- 75
- Creators
- 20
Mostly playthroughs. The Other Side of the Hill is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 5 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 53 recorded sessions, 7 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
1 - 4 players
180 - 720 min
Very heavy weight: Rules-dense, long sessions
From BoardGameGeek
As the Second World War raged across Europe, tensions brewed within the seemingly monolithic German war machine. Hitler, like dictators before him, had given his minions overlapping responsibility, so that they would plot against each other and keep him the arbiter. As victory in the battle for Europe eluded the German generals and final defeat loomed, their competing agendas came ever more to the fore. Contravening their overseer, military leaders looked to a settlement with the Allies and, in a few cases, the end of the regime. The Other Side of the Hill is a boardgame that simulates the effects that this struggle for power within the German High Command had on the development of the Second World War. Players represent military leaders cooperating and competing as they manage Germany's wartime strategy. To win, they must vie for Prestige by advancing the careers of their favored Army and Army Group commanders, grabbing their share of victories while the early-war pickings are easy, then avoiding responsibility for battlefield disasters as the Soviets and the Western Allies solidify and push back. Players will pursue hidden objectives to dominate the German Officer Corps on behalf of Interest Groups such as the technically-minded Professionals, a traditionalist Old Guard, or anti-Nazi Dissidents-all while Allied aircraft bombard Germany's war industry and Allied armies press in on every front. As in history, players must reconcile contradictory roles. The German General Staff's job is to hold the Allies off, but each clique's priorities can subvert any collective strategy. And beware: a player may in secret be sabotaging the war effort! The Other Side of the Hill offers competition for two, three, or four players as well as fully cooperative, semi-cooperative, and solitaire modes. Playing cards include intriguing historical details on World War Two's real-life German Generals, strategic Directives, wartime Events, and personalities of the “Black Orchestra” plot to assassinate Hitler. -description from the publisher
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Which video should I watch for The Other Side of the Hill?
The Other Side of the Hill has 75 videos from 20 creators: 5 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 53 playthroughs, 7 unboxings and 3 other videos. They date from 2023 to April 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "The Other Side of the Hill (Kickstarter Campaign)" by Stuka Joe, which runs 55 min. For a quicker teach, "Tutorial El otro lado de la Colina I: Tablero y componentes" by Carlos Márquez Linares runs 18 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "The Other Side of the Hill Kickstarter Preview" by The Gaming Gang. 5 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "The Other Side of The Hill solo 1942 Campaign Live Playthrough" by The Blue Tweezers, one of 53 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Among Cultists: A Social Deduction Thriller, Point Blank: V is for Victory, Masters of The Universe: Fields of Eternia The Board Game or The Last Lighthouse, which share several of its mechanics.
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About The Other Side of the Hill
From BoardGameGeek:
As the Second World War raged across Europe, tensions brewed within the seemingly monolithic German war machine. Hitler, like dictators before him, had given his minions overlapping responsibility, so that they would plot against each other and keep him the arbiter. As victory in the battle for Europe eluded the German generals and final defeat loomed, their competing agendas came ever more to the fore. Contravening their overseer, military leaders looked to a settlement with the Allies and, in a few cases, the end of the regime. The Other Side of the Hill is a boardgame that simulates the effects that this struggle for power within the German High Command had on the development of the Second World War. Players represent military leaders cooperating and competing as they manage Germany's wartime strategy. To win, they must vie for Prestige by advancing the careers of their favored Army and Army Group commanders, grabbing their share of victories while the early-war pickings are easy, then avoiding responsibility for battlefield disasters as the Soviets and the Western Allies solidify and push back. Players will pursue hidden objectives to dominate the German Officer Corps on behalf of Interest Groups such as the technically-minded Professionals, a traditionalist Old Guard, or anti-Nazi Dissidents-all while Allied aircraft bombard Germany's war industry and Allied armies press in on every front. As in history, players must reconcile contradictory roles. The German General Staff's job is to hold the Allies off, but each clique's priorities can subvert any collective strategy. And beware: a player may in secret be sabotaging the war effort! The Other Side of the Hill offers competition for two, three, or four players as well as fully cooperative, semi-cooperative, and solitaire modes. Playing cards include intriguing historical details on World War Two's real-life German Generals, strategic Directives, wartime Events, and personalities of the “Black Orchestra” plot to assassinate Hitler. -description from the publisher
Designer
Carlos Fco. Márquez Linares
Artist
Rodolfo Serra
Publisher
NAC Wargames
Categories
Mechanics