Tango Down (Tiny Battle Publishing)

[Whiterook]

A cool, little game from Tiny Battle Publishing, at the reasonable price of $29 (cheaper deal for print ‘ play on Wargamer’s Vault), this reminds me a lot of Boots on the Ground. I like a good, in-close combat fight in houses!

Tango Down is a tense game of modern house-clearing operations, with scenarios taken from both the headlines and the movies. Hostage rescue, daring escapes, desperate last stands, ticking time bombs and more! Each player controls one or more fire teams, with each member having a counter and specific stats, augmented by Action cards that cover the fog of war, special tactics and event timing. Leaders, marksmen, fanatics, barricades, assault shields, breaching charges and more.

Tango Down includes full color rules, seventy double-sided 1” counters, two 11 x 17 maps and 18 Action cards. In addition to the ten included scenarios, units have a point system so you can choose your own forces, and the map system allows you to adapt virtually any architectural drawing into a Tango Down battleground.

Includes:
70 large 1" die-cut counters
Double-sided 11" x 17" map depicting a trashed office building on one side and an abandoned warehouse on the other
1 full-color rules booklet
10 scenarios
18 action cards

Game Design: Greg Porter
Game Development: Mark H. Walker
Art: David Mack, Thomas the Intern
Players: 2
Duration: 60-120 minutes
Complexity: Low
Solitaire Suitability: Low

I might pick this one up, myself!

[mikeh]

Looks like a good game for Scott to morph into a miniatures game set.

[Whiterook]

Mar 26, 2023 9:17:46 GMT -5 mikeh said:

Looks like a good game for Scott to morph into a miniatures game set.

…I thought the same thing! The video in the first post kinda speaks to the similarity to RPG’s like Counterstrike, Rainbow 6, etc. (…I’ve no clue on those games but I assume, quick brutal house to housel warehouse, compound fighting). I can see what the reviewers are talking about, it being very RPG-like.

Ive been back and forth on this one, to be honest… the reviewers mentioned that it’s not necessarily solo friendly, other than trying to make the best move possible; but the issue being the 20 cards that add unexpected events, are supposed to be hidden to the opponent so, is there a work-around for that? Possibly? The other side of that discussion is, the designer said on BGG (in the forum) that the reason he didn’t deign a solitaire AI/bot was because it would be fairly complex (e.g., doorways, LOS, facing and such) and a real nightmare to work into a reasonably simple "game AI". He also mentioned thatFlying Pig was not offering to pay him any extra to add a solo system, but if they did… But that said, there’s not been a game yet that I couldn’t play solitaire.

I wanted to buy myself a cheap little wargame for my birthday, and at $29, this qualifies! …I’m considering this, or Debrecen 1944.

[Whiterook]

Checking YouTube, here’s an interesting vid Kevin Sharp over at The Big Board has done that you might want to check out.



I’m not sure for certain on the whole event card draw mechanic, but in solo play, I’m wondering if you can do a hidden draw… keep the card(s) drawn face down until player turn reveal? 

This just sounds like such a cool game with lots of potential, I’m seeing the value in its low cost, offsetting potential for home-ruling, or even development into an expanded version… even miniatures, as Mike mentioned. As opposed to the first Video earlier, sounds like Kev played it solo.

[josta59]

Mar 26, 2023 9:17:46 GMT -5 mikeh said:

Looks like a good game for Scott to morph into a miniatures game set.

Heh, maybe. I did play a bit of Rainbow Six about half my lifetime ago. 

[Whiterook]

Well, you know me… as soon as I say that I may have to look into buying a game, I end up buying it. I bought it  Happy Birthday to me!