Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video, I share my top board wargames of 2025, based on my personal enjoyment of the games I played throughout the year. If you enjoy board wargames, historical strategy games, or thoughtful tabletop experiences that reward planning and decision-making, this video highlights some of the wargames that stood out to me over the past year. These are not necessarily wargames released in 2025; the only criterion for inclusion is that I spent time playing them in 2025 and found them especially rewarding.
If you'd like to support my work creating historical wargaming videos, here are some ways:
Join our Patreon community: patreon.com/zillablitz
Buy a boardgame on Noble Knight Games store with this link: nobleknight.com/?awid=1430
Buy me a coffee via Kofi: ko-fi.com/zillablitz
Thanks!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:46 Honorable Mentions
03:39 Bretwalda
04:42 Purple Haze
05:35 Advanced Squad Leader - Starter Kit 1
07:30 Paths of Glory
08:56 Trench Raid
10:46 Gettysburg A Time for Heroes
12:19 Old School Tactical Vol 5
14:24 Combat Commander
16:25 Blood & Fury World at War '85
18:59 Traces of Victory
Links
A World Undone: amzn.to/4q00kyp
Gettysburg: The First Day
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/439426/gettysburg-the-first-day
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148333709/?awid=1430)
Hood: Troubles in Sherwood
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/452828/hood-troubles-in-sherwood
Gamfound: gamefound.com/en/projects/phalanx/hood
British Tank Ace: 1940–45
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/405569/british-tank-ace-1940-1945
Compass Games: compassgames.com/product/british-tank-ace-pay-now/?sfw=pass1767302537
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148351468/?awid=1430)
Red Dust Rebellion
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322499/red-dust-rebellion
GMT Games: gmtgames.com/p-893-red-dust-rebellion.aspx
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148212792/?awid=1430)
Up Front
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/586/up-front
Wargame Vault: wargamevault.com/en/publisher/44/wizards-of-the-coast/category/24566/up-front
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/6675/Up-Front-1st-Edition/?awid=1430)
Bretwalda
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/361469/bretwalda
Phalanx: phalanx.co.uk/games/bretwalda-board-game
Noble Knight: (not yet)
Purple Haze
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/349051/purple-haze
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148244311/?awid=1430)
Advanced Squad Leader – Starter Kit #1
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9823/advanced-squad-leader-starter-kit-1
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2147562474/?awid=1430)
Paths of Glory
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91/paths-of-glory
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148047018/?awid=1430)
Rally the Troops: rally-the-troops.com/paths-of-glory
Trench Raid
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/431585/trench-raid-solitaire-patrol-command-on-the-ww1-western-front
Compass Games: compassgames.com/product/trench-raid-solitaire-patrol-command-on-the-ww1-western-front-pay-now
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148296739/?awid=1430)
Gettysburg: A Time for Heroes
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/413958/gettysburg-a-time-for-heroes
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148200885/?awid=1430)
Old School Tactical, Volume V
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/450275/old-school-tactical-volume-5-battle-for-france-194
Flying Pig Games (Pre-Order): old-school-tactical-v5-battle-for-france-1940.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Combat Commander: 20th Anniversary Edition
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/383037/combat-commander-europemed-20th-anniversary-editio
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148376430/?awid=1430)
Blood & Fury: World at War ’85
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/211701/world-at-war-85-blood-and-fury
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148294651/?awid=1430)
Traces of Victory
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/453718/traces-of-victory
Vuca Sims: vucasims.com
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148384451/?awid=1430)
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My Current Wargaming Tools-
• Oregon 2.0mm Counter Clipper: amzn.to/3SUyDX7
• Oregon 2.5mm Counter Clipper: amzn.to/3SzYJPs
• Bent Tip Lighted Tweezers: amzn.to/4hyCOVx
• Long Tweezers (for bigger counters): amzn.to/45Oaw3Y
• Dice Tower #1: amzn.to/3EcoQHU
• Dice Tower #2: amzn.to/3RweSDS
• Black Dice: amzn.to/3dXLd92
• White Dice: amzn.to/3rmQcn1
• Laser Line Sight: (out of stock)
Amazon & Noble Knight links are affiliate links. If you’d like to help the channel, you can use those to purchase.
Some images in this video are from posters on Board Game Geek who have set their photos to "copying allowed." Thanks!
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Zilla Blitz
In this video, I share my top board wargames of 2025, based on my personal enjoyment of the games I played throughout the year. If you enjoy board wargames, historical strategy games, or thoughtful tabletop experiences that reward planning and decision-making, this video highlights some of the wargames that stood out to me over the past year. These are not necessarily wargames released in 2025; the only criterion for inclusion is that I spent time playing them in 2025 and found them especially rewarding.
If you'd like to support my work creating historical wargaming videos, here are some ways:
Join our Patreon community: patreon.com/zillablitz
Buy a boardgame on Noble Knight Games store with this link: nobleknight.com/?awid=1430
Buy me a coffee via Kofi: ko-fi.com/zillablitz
Thanks!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:46 Honorable Mentions
03:39 Bretwalda
04:42 Purple Haze
05:35 Advanced Squad Leader - Starter Kit 1
07:30 Paths of Glory
08:56 Trench Raid
10:46 Gettysburg A Time for Heroes
12:19 Old School Tactical Vol 5
14:24 Combat Commander
16:25 Blood & Fury World at War '85
18:59 Traces of Victory
Links
A World Undone: amzn.to/4q00kyp
Gettysburg: The First Day
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/439426/gettysburg-the-first-day
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148333709/?awid=1430)
Hood: Troubles in Sherwood
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/452828/hood-troubles-in-sherwood
Gamfound: gamefound.com/en/projects/phalanx/hood
British Tank Ace: 1940–45
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/405569/british-tank-ace-1940-1945
Compass Games: compassgames.com/product/british-tank-ace-pay-now/?sfw=pass1767302537
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148351468/?awid=1430)
Red Dust Rebellion
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322499/red-dust-rebellion
GMT Games: gmtgames.com/p-893-red-dust-rebellion.aspx
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148212792/?awid=1430)
Up Front
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/586/up-front
Wargame Vault: wargamevault.com/en/publisher/44/wizards-of-the-coast/category/24566/up-front
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/6675/Up-Front-1st-Edition/?awid=1430)
Bretwalda
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/361469/bretwalda
Phalanx: phalanx.co.uk/games/bretwalda-board-game
Noble Knight: (not yet)
Purple Haze
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/349051/purple-haze
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148244311/?awid=1430)
Advanced Squad Leader – Starter Kit #1
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9823/advanced-squad-leader-starter-kit-1
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2147562474/?awid=1430)
Paths of Glory
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91/paths-of-glory
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148047018/?awid=1430)
Rally the Troops: rally-the-troops.com/paths-of-glory
Trench Raid
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/431585/trench-raid-solitaire-patrol-command-on-the-ww1-western-front
Compass Games: compassgames.com/product/trench-raid-solitaire-patrol-command-on-the-ww1-western-front-pay-now
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148296739/?awid=1430)
Gettysburg: A Time for Heroes
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/413958/gettysburg-a-time-for-heroes
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148200885/?awid=1430)
Old School Tactical, Volume V
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/450275/old-school-tactical-volume-5-battle-for-france-194
Flying Pig Games (Pre-Order): old-school-tactical-v5-battle-for-france-1940.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Combat Commander: 20th Anniversary Edition
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/383037/combat-commander-europemed-20th-anniversary-editio
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148376430/?awid=1430)
Blood & Fury: World at War ’85
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/211701/world-at-war-85-blood-and-fury
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148294651/?awid=1430)
Traces of Victory
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/453718/traces-of-victory
Vuca Sims: vucasims.com
Noble Knight: nobleknight.com/P/2148384451/?awid=1430)
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My Current Wargaming Tools-
• Oregon 2.0mm Counter Clipper: amzn.to/3SUyDX7
• Oregon 2.5mm Counter Clipper: amzn.to/3SzYJPs
• Bent Tip Lighted Tweezers: amzn.to/4hyCOVx
• Long Tweezers (for bigger counters): amzn.to/45Oaw3Y
• Dice Tower #1: amzn.to/3EcoQHU
• Dice Tower #2: amzn.to/3RweSDS
• Black Dice: amzn.to/3dXLd92
• White Dice: amzn.to/3rmQcn1
• Laser Line Sight: (out of stock)
Amazon & Noble Knight links are affiliate links. If you’d like to help the channel, you can use those to purchase.
Some images in this video are from posters on Board Game Geek who have set their photos to "copying allowed." Thanks!
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#boardwargames #wargaming #boardgames
Zilla Blitz
