17:40 you can draw 5 on cannibals so you didn’t have to spend a life there. in general it is not good to go for cannibals early because it ages your deck fast right after you pruned it and it’s usually overkill until the red hazards. Better to wait until after you built up a good chain going and grab them when you are on red. Five draws is a lot of opportunity to build a big enough attack AND some health for the pirates. You could recover a bit with a below the deck which can effectively make your deck one card bigger. 26:16 because you exchanged a stop you can still draw 2 more frees. am optimal strategy was to pay one to draw one in order to force a shuffle and then use the exchange which puts the stop in the discard pile. 37:20 last aging card is the last runthrough that’s why it’s important to balance which cards you take when. 41:10 you were 2 points short not 1 because you can’t double a double. Earlier you should have kept your +2 life, it extends your chain massively and has great synergy with copy, also keeping that chain going you could have spent 2 to draw a 4 weapon and a destroy which would have saved you 4 life there and gotten rid of the suicidal earlier. p.s. you play very well, it’s obvious you play the game. a lot of people can learn from watching this play through.
Thanks for doing this video. I just got the game. I've never played a deck building game before. The instructions it comes with are kind of bewildering.
I absolutely love this game. It's one of my favorite solitaire games that I've had access to (Onirim being the other great one) and a great game to play while watching a movie or something.
I'm hoping to get another copy of this game for my Dad. He's not a gamer, but he enjoys puzzles and solitaire, so I think this would be a great combination of both for him.
Tiny Epic Galaxies doesn't have solo rules, right? It is on my wishlist (the only Tiny Epic game on my list, actually), but I thought it was a competitive only game.
I brought many of my games to my parents' house when I came to visit them, and we've been playing different games each evening. So far, he's enjoyed Forbidden Island, Dominion (more or less), Friday, and Paperback. That's a good start!
26:04 The rules state you can't use a card's ability on the card itself. It must be another card. Ergo, you cannot use an exchange ability on the exchange card that activated that ability.
I love this game (I already mentioned it several months ago), and I was driving today, wondering why there are no more games like this. It's the only Solo deck builder that I can think of that has this much game in such a tiny box. I know there are other solo-able deck builders, but with this few cards, it's hard to get more game than this one has.
@@OneStopCoopShop Oh, thanks for mentioning that! As a result, I went to check out your more recent video on Warp's Edge and it's a solid production. I'm super excited to try it!
Great video, thank you!! I finally won this game after many many tries! Fun game but it can be frustrating. I played wrong so many times. Make sure when you lose remove the bad cards from game if you had to pay. Seems obvious now but it was my first deck builder of sorts and it took a bit and several other deck builders to click. It’s still difficult but fun. Good luck!
That is incorrect as of 2017. Friedemann has made a change to the rule when the Friday app was released. You can the post on BGG. "Second game end condition: Whenever you draw the last aging card, you only have one more cycle through your deck. When you deplete your deck and need to to draw another card, Robinson dies of aging and the game ends."
@@3nertia That's the rule for most co-op games (which this kind of is, as OSCOS states in the beginning of the video). You usually have one win condition, and a random amount of losing conditions. Could be 2, or 4, or 6.
@@youri98"2, 4, or 6" doesn't seem like a random amount lol. I understand the premise and games that are overly difficult or that require complex strategy to win appeal to me personally - I bought this game lol. My problem is when it introduces too much chance and a win condition depends more on luck than skill/strategy
That's impressive! When I play solo, I only win about half the time. When I played the game alongside my wife, when I was teaching her how to play, we didn't do super well, so not she's not a fan of the game. She likes games that she wins more often. Oh well :-/
I’m trying to learn this game and can’t figure out why you keep some of the fighting cards after losing against a hazard when the rules say you must place the remaining face up fighting cards back on the Robinson discard pile. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? I feel so lost 😞
If you lose the hazard, the hazard card goes to the hazard discard pile and fighting (robinson) cards go on the fighting discard pile. But also because you lost, you must pay life points equal to the difference between how many fight points you need vs how many you had when you lost he hazard. For each life point you had to lose this way, you can instead permanently get rid of a fight card (aging cards require 2 life points paid) instead of adding back to the discard pile. For example if you are on yellow hazard phase and require 5 fight points to win the hazard but decide to "lose" the hazard after drawing 3 fight points, you must pay 2 life and because of that you can also choose to remove 0, 1 or 2 fighting cards (or a single aging card) permanently.
Others have already pointed out where your burned without paying, and paid when you didn't need to. (Good to see proof that you're a fellow Human.;) I note I completely missed (on page 6 of the rules) "At the beginning of a new phase shuffle the hazard discard pile and continue again with action 1." I do dislike one thing about this game: how imbalanced the Pirate cards are. If you'll win or lose can sometimes be decided during setup if you just have really poor luck with the Pirates.
I just purchased the app, and am wondering... how do I activate the special abilities on the bottom of the cards... exchange etc... The app rules dont say anything. Please help. Thanks
Loved this playthrough - I think I might buy it. However, I looked through the rules book and I think in the final Pirates battle you used the double ability incorrectly. The rules say you can only ever double one fight card once, the second double ability would have to be used on another fight card - probably a 3 attack one, making your total 33 not 34. Wouldn't change anything but maybe worth keeping an annotation for.
17:40 you can draw 5 on cannibals so you didn’t have to spend a life there.
in general it is not good to go for cannibals early because it ages your deck fast right after you pruned it and it’s usually overkill until the red hazards. Better to wait until after you built up a good chain going and grab them when you are on red. Five draws is a lot of opportunity to build a big enough attack AND some health for the pirates. You could recover a bit with a below the deck which can effectively make your deck one card bigger.
26:16 because you exchanged a stop you can still draw 2 more frees. am optimal strategy was to pay one to draw one in order to force a shuffle and then use the exchange which puts the stop in the discard pile.
37:20 last aging card is the last runthrough that’s why it’s important to balance which cards you take when.
41:10 you were 2 points short not 1 because you can’t double a double. Earlier you should have kept your +2 life, it extends your chain massively and has great synergy with copy, also keeping that chain going you could have spent 2 to draw a 4 weapon and a destroy which would have saved you 4 life there and gotten rid of the suicidal earlier.
p.s. you play very well, it’s obvious you play the game. a lot of people can learn from watching this play through.
He doesn't play well when he doubles the same card twice.
I like the fact that the game look cute and silly but destroy your soul during play.
Thanks for doing this video. I just got the game. I've never played a deck building game before. The instructions it comes with are kind of bewildering.
totally get that. It is a little weird at first but once you get the hang of it it is fun! And there is an app!
One Stop Co-op Shop Thanks I didn’t know there was an app.
No problem!
The rulebook states you can't double the fighting points of a card that's already been doubled which you did around 40:10
Thanks for that!
I absolutely love this game. It's one of my favorite solitaire games that I've had access to (Onirim being the other great one) and a great game to play while watching a movie or something.
Simple in mechanics, difficult to master. Just perfect for me too!
I'm hoping to get another copy of this game for my Dad. He's not a gamer, but he enjoys puzzles and solitaire, so I think this would be a great combination of both for him.
100% agree! Who knows next you can get him Tiny Epic Galaxies or something like that! You could make him a gamer yet!
Tiny Epic Galaxies doesn't have solo rules, right? It is on my wishlist (the only Tiny Epic game on my list, actually), but I thought it was a competitive only game.
I brought many of my games to my parents' house when I came to visit them, and we've been playing different games each evening. So far, he's enjoyed Forbidden Island, Dominion (more or less), Friday, and Paperback. That's a good start!
26:04 The rules state you can't use a card's ability on the card itself. It must be another card. Ergo, you cannot use an exchange ability on the exchange card that activated that ability.
Thanks!
25:54 you could have paid 1life reshuffle. The deck draw 1 card and only then exchange. Thus you dodge 1aging card for a whole deck
Thanks!
Ooh. That is a good loophole there. I shall try to keep it in mind!
I’d play it as two players game sometimes. We just take turn on each decision. Sometimes, one of us want Robinson to lose and yet win. Go figure.
So cool!! HAHAHA!
I love this game (I already mentioned it several months ago), and I was driving today, wondering why there are no more games like this. It's the only Solo deck builder that I can think of that has this much game in such a tiny box. I know there are other solo-able deck builders, but with this few cards, it's hard to get more game than this one has.
It sure is a good game Luke. I think games similar are the Onirim series!
Palm Island? It's played in one hand!
Great Video, thanks! I just needed a card brought up to the camera for a quick sec because I can't make out the details on my screen.
Sorry this was right when I started this! Terrible camera haha
@@OneStopCoopShop Oh, thanks for mentioning that! As a result, I went to check out your more recent video on Warp's Edge and it's a solid production. I'm super excited to try it!
I just got this game last week. I've done a couple playthroughs and definitely lost all of them, but it was quite fun!
UPDATE: Phenomenal game still. I still lose the game pretty often, but I even enjoy it when I don't win
I’ve never heard of anyone winning this game. Closest I’ve ever gotten was two hazards away from pirates. 😅
It can happen but it's not likely!
Great video, thank you!! I finally won this game after many many tries! Fun game but it can be frustrating. I played wrong so many times. Make sure when you lose remove the bad cards from game if you had to pay. Seems obvious now but it was my first deck builder of sorts and it took a bit and several other deck builders to click. It’s still difficult but fun. Good luck!
Nice!! Thanks for watching!
I just wish it were possible to win this game. I never have and at some point it just gets too discouraging to try again.
I have won 3 our 10 tries? So I might be making it too easy or get lucky hahahah!
@Anifco67 Many thanks for the hints. I haven't played for awhile ... will dust off the box and try your suggestions. Thank you!
I read your written review. I think we may have similar gaming spouses. The low cost of this game is also a plus.
puddincupp nice!! yeah this is a good one for couples I think!
How would this game be a couples' game?
You sold me on it, too bad its out of stock at my local shop at the moment!
Hopefully it is back soon, a great little solo game there!
This is a great solo game! its so easy to play a quick round or two after a day of brain melting work!
exactly agree!! Hard to win too!
Can you use 2 "double" abilities targeting the same card?
When playing on the app, I don't think it's allowed
You're correct. Good catch!
If you are out of aging cards, nothing happens. Youre lucky and do not add any more aging cards.
Awesome thanks for that!
That is incorrect as of 2017. Friedemann has made a change to the rule when the Friday app was released. You can the post on BGG.
"Second game end condition: Whenever you draw the last aging card, you only have one more cycle through your deck. When you deplete your deck and need to to draw another card, Robinson dies of aging and the game ends."
@@zhouray So it's an added lose condition then? What is that, 3 different lose conditions - how many win conditions? :/
@@3nertia That's the rule for most co-op games (which this kind of is, as OSCOS states in the beginning of the video). You usually have one win condition, and a random amount of losing conditions. Could be 2, or 4, or 6.
@@youri98"2, 4, or 6" doesn't seem like a random amount lol. I understand the premise and games that are overly difficult or that require complex strategy to win appeal to me personally - I bought this game lol. My problem is when it introduces too much chance and a win condition depends more on luck than skill/strategy
8:05 you burnt a card without spending a life point
Thank you, updated with an annotation!
@@OneStopCoopShop Also on 11:20
It's Friday, Friday ... lol, just had to
That was an excellent explanation of the game. Thankyou, thoroughly enjoyed it. Can you recommend some more solo games?
This entire channel is about solo and coop games! Search top 10 solo you will find a ton of info on it! Hope that helps!
I will. Thankyou. Keep up the great work. I’m new to board games and your channel is encouraging
Do you tend to do better solo or co-op? It'd be a quick way to see if two minds are better than one.
Usually Co-op. MY wife and I have only lost 1 time!! Out of 6 plays of this, pretty good!
That's impressive! When I play solo, I only win about half the time. When I played the game alongside my wife, when I was teaching her how to play, we didn't do super well, so not she's not a fan of the game. She likes games that she wins more often. Oh well :-/
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I’m trying to learn this game and can’t figure out why you keep some of the fighting cards after losing against a hazard when the rules say you must place the remaining face up fighting cards back on the Robinson discard pile. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? I feel so lost 😞
I'm sorry it's been too long I have no idea. You can ask on bgg!
If you lose the hazard, the hazard card goes to the hazard discard pile and fighting (robinson) cards go on the fighting discard pile.
But also because you lost, you must pay life points equal to the difference between how many fight points you need vs how many you had when you lost he hazard.
For each life point you had to lose this way, you can instead permanently get rid of a fight card (aging cards require 2 life points paid) instead of adding back to the discard pile.
For example if you are on yellow hazard phase and require 5 fight points to win the hazard but decide to "lose" the hazard after drawing 3 fight points, you must pay 2 life and because of that you can also choose to remove 0, 1 or 2 fighting cards (or a single aging card) permanently.
Thank you, sir
Don't mention it! :)
Others have already pointed out where your burned without paying, and paid when you didn't need to. (Good to see proof that you're a fellow Human.;)
I note I completely missed (on page 6 of the rules) "At the beginning of a new phase shuffle the hazard discard pile and continue again with action 1."
I do dislike one thing about this game: how imbalanced the Pirate cards are. If you'll win or lose can sometimes be decided during setup if you just have really poor luck with the Pirates.
Totally agree that's why I ended up passing this one along, plus they have a great online implementation I think now!
@@OneStopCoopShopOoh. I was not aware of an online option.
I do like this one when camping, though, which results in little to no internet access. ;)
Totally get that!!
I just purchased the app, and am wondering... how do I activate the special abilities on the bottom of the cards... exchange etc...
The app rules dont say anything. Please help. Thanks
Cool
Loved this playthrough - I think I might buy it. However, I looked through the rules book and I think in the final Pirates battle you used the double ability incorrectly. The rules say you can only ever double one fight card once, the second double ability would have to be used on another fight card - probably a 3 attack one, making your total 33 not 34. Wouldn't change anything but maybe worth keeping an annotation for.
Great catch thanks!! I will subtitle it as annotations don't work anymore :(
Another great video
5:38 you haven't explain why you trash cards, when, and how many... 🤔
Sorry this is from so long ago no idea haha!!