COIN Collectors #6: Bayonets & Tomahawks

Dads on a Map

Join COIN Collectors Phil, Tom and Tyler for a special short Blitz episode! In this episode, we kick off the first of a series focusing on conflicts in 1700s North America with a discussion of the 2021 GMT game Bayonets & Tomahawks by Marc Rodrigue. In Bayonets & Tomahawks, players take on the roles of the French and British as they clash throughout the Northeastern US and Canada in the French and Indian War (1755-1760).

(00:15) - Intro (00:41 )– Game map (07:45) - Game flow (09:30) – Event decks (12:22) – Unit types (13:50) – Unit activations / actions (15:34) – Impact of movement on play and strategy (19:50) – Differences in French and British event cards (20:50) – Combat (27:50) – Game scenarios (30:58) – Depth of game play in short scenarios (35:12) – Winter reset (38:02) – General thoughts and wrap-up