Just discovering this game system for solo play, and have to thank you for such a comprehensive and clear summary. Legends will be going straight on to the table when it arrives later today. Terrific work!
Three of the most complex card based board games I have learnt, you have helped me. Imperium , Star Trek Frontiers and Mage Knight. Your style of playing whilst explaining is perfect for my brain. THANK YOU !
I think the best thing about these games (im so pumped for Horizons) is that knowledge of actual history and historical civilisations attrubutes is a real advantage. This makes fantasy games like dominion and ascension seem a bit dull by comparison. If you want to learn about ancient civilisations without lots of book reading and/or improve your strategic thinking this games asymmetry is perfect for both. Im so impressed by the designers. The only snag is that my mrs has beaten me all but one time. You may find unexpectedly keen strategically minded friends and family 😮😅😂😊. All part of the fun!!!!
I made exactly the same mistake in my first two plays of not taking the 3 and 4 player Unrest cards out of its deck! Great playthrough. It also made me re-read the rules for Break Through. I hadn't been considering the Options element of Break Through. Doh....
Excellent, informative and enjoyable as always. This had totally passed me by until now;, so you have gained them one new buyer 😂... Now, classics or legends, 🤔 hmmm
Great play through so far …the two designers have been all over their game in watching play throughs etc which is highly commendable as I personally found the rule book a little difficult to comprehend but once the game is shown etc it all drops into place …I think it’s a rule book that is actually very good in terms of info very precise and succinct …the Bot in this game series is awesome …but the rules could have benefited from some examples of play or a turn play through in the rule book …especially some the the more complicated and rule breaking society sets in the Legends edition which are quite subtle and different. Would be good to see a play through of the Utopians or Arthurian’s ? As an aside - I ha e printed off the AI bot charts from a updated version printed on BGG …but how did you get you cards you made to have rounded corners - they look very professional ? Cheers
definitely another play is on the cards ;) The rounded corners are just clipped with one of these: images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61yPKh9OvyL._AC_SL1000_.jpg
Thanks mate …I have just ordered one from Amazon.FR not cheap but I have sooo many play aides that this will tidy up nicely :-) …I am playing Egyptians Vs Bot Qin atm in order to start really appreciating the subtleties of the different deck builds …and I love the look and diversity of each nation / society …and think this will sit of my table for many weeks/months …I have recently had some great gaming with Veilwraith but need a break from it as been playing it non-stop and this game is a nice change of gear …plus I have Guardians of Galaxy ready to go with Drax for Marvel Champions at the other end of the table as well …it’s a sunshine period for solo card /deck building games …all I need now is for someone to invent a workable AI for GMTs Imperial Struggle and I will be in gaming heaven lol….
In my first solo game I didn't know there was errata. I played vs. Persians so they'd draw an unrest, I'd use the chart to see what the option was, there was no option for unrest and so I went to "other" which would inevitably put more unrest into their deck so they'd draw more unrest on the next turn. In only a few turns the unrest deck was empty with nothing I could do against it and I had lost. What a stupid game I thought. Then I found the errata. Unrest actually gets returned to the unrest deck and does nothing!! Forgetting to put that in the rules is a really awful mistake to make. The second game with the correct rules was much more fun, but I worry about how many people will buy the game without knowing about the errata.
I did find the game exceedingly difficult to learn as there were questions not answered in the rules. Still haven’t made through the 3rd solstice as I keep having to go to BGG for answers. I feel I’m close to having everything cleared up, but what a slog to learn. Normally I would have given up with a game giving me this much trouble but it’s such a great design that I know it’ll be worth it to get through.
I added all the common cards together, and then used all the rules. This provides more variability..as you place your six of each, then the common deck of remaining cards is shuffled, and chopped in half.
I'm pretty experienced as a board gamer and at 10:15 I just gave up. Such a mess of incomprehensible decks, it all looks like a half-produced prototype. I looked it up and it seems to sell for about $38 apiece. Not feeling like getting anywhere near this nightmare. on top of that, obviously poorly produced cards. But Turczi should really find himself a proper editor and illustrator. His work does not impress me at all.
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Just discovering this game system for solo play, and have to thank you for such a comprehensive and clear summary. Legends will be going straight on to the table when it arrives later today. Terrific work!
Three of the most complex card based board games I have learnt, you have helped me. Imperium , Star Trek Frontiers and Mage Knight. Your style of playing whilst explaining is perfect for my brain. THANK YOU !
my pleasure :)
I think the best thing about these games (im so pumped for Horizons) is that knowledge of actual history and historical civilisations attrubutes is a real advantage. This makes fantasy games like dominion and ascension seem a bit dull by comparison. If you want to learn about ancient civilisations without lots of book reading and/or improve your strategic thinking this games asymmetry is perfect for both. Im so impressed by the designers. The only snag is that my mrs has beaten me all but one time. You may find unexpectedly keen strategically minded friends and family 😮😅😂😊. All part of the fun!!!!
I made exactly the same mistake in my first two plays of not taking the 3 and 4 player Unrest cards out of its deck! Great playthrough. It also made me re-read the rules for Break Through. I hadn't been considering the Options element of Break Through. Doh....
Great playthrough - looking forward to the other parts
thanks Nigel! thank you for making a super game!
@Dr. D Ricky plays the Qin at 23:40 - he just puts it by his power card rather than by the cauldron.
The insert does work with very thin sleeves (pro fit or whatever they are called). At least mine does.
Very clear and good video.
Thank you Ricky, you are great
my pleasure :)
Good stuff (again)! Hope it wasn't too much trouble to fix... Thanks for doing this series.
:) it had to be done!
great playthrough
Excellent, informative and enjoyable as always. This had totally passed me by until now;, so you have gained them one new buyer 😂... Now, classics or legends, 🤔 hmmm
great stuff! hope you enjoy the game !
Awesome stuff
Great video! what sleeves did you put on the game?
thank you! These are TitanShield matte, standard size 66x91mm.
What sleeves are those? They look a good fit and not too glossy
these ones (TitanShield): www.amazon.co.uk/TitanShield-Standard-Protector-Gathering-Collection/dp/B072ZY1H1X
Awesome!
What was the error, Ricky? So I don't have to rewatch it all to try and work out!
I used an Action to Exhaust. Exhausts are free when you are taking actions. Also, I left the 3+/4 player cards in the Unrest deck .. doh !
@Dr. D it was played prior ;) (23:48)
Great play through so far …the two designers have been all over their game in watching play throughs etc which is highly commendable as I personally found the rule book a little difficult to comprehend but once the game is shown etc it all drops into place …I think it’s a rule book that is actually very good in terms of info very precise and succinct …the Bot in this game series is awesome …but the rules could have benefited from some examples of play or a turn play through in the rule book …especially some the the more complicated and rule breaking society sets in the Legends edition which are quite subtle and different. Would be good to see a play through of the Utopians or Arthurian’s ?
As an aside - I ha e printed off the AI bot charts from a updated version printed on BGG …but how did you get you cards you made to have rounded corners - they look very professional ?
Cheers
definitely another play is on the cards ;) The rounded corners are just clipped with one of these: images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61yPKh9OvyL._AC_SL1000_.jpg
Thanks mate …I have just ordered one from Amazon.FR not cheap but I have sooo many play aides that this will tidy up nicely :-) …I am playing Egyptians Vs Bot Qin atm in order to start really appreciating the subtleties of the different deck builds …and I love the look and diversity of each nation / society …and think this will sit of my table for many weeks/months …I have recently had some great gaming with Veilwraith but need a break from it as been playing it non-stop and this game is a nice change of gear …plus I have Guardians of Galaxy ready to go with Drax for Marvel Champions at the other end of the table as well …it’s a sunshine period for solo card /deck building games …all I need now is for someone to invent a workable AI for GMTs Imperial Struggle and I will be in gaming heaven lol….
Agreed. A few more examples in the rulebook would be great. Perhaps the BBG community has made a revised rulebook?
In my first solo game I didn't know there was errata. I played vs. Persians so they'd draw an unrest, I'd use the chart to see what the option was, there was no option for unrest and so I went to "other" which would inevitably put more unrest into their deck so they'd draw more unrest on the next turn. In only a few turns the unrest deck was empty with nothing I could do against it and I had lost. What a stupid game I thought.
Then I found the errata. Unrest actually gets returned to the unrest deck and does nothing!! Forgetting to put that in the rules is a really awful mistake to make. The second game with the correct rules was much more fun, but I worry about how many people will buy the game without knowing about the errata.
yes, hopefully they will watch my video ! :D
For anyone looking for the solo cards referenced in the overview - you can find them here: boardgamegeek.com/filepage/222053/imperium-solo-ai-cards
At 32:06 does the new card in slot 2 not get an unrest card ?
it should have done; but it got expelled straight away so didn't matter as it goes! But yes, it should have done technically.
I did find the game exceedingly difficult to learn as there were questions not answered in the rules. Still haven’t made through the 3rd solstice as I keep having to go to BGG for answers. I feel I’m close to having everything cleared up, but what a slog to learn. Normally I would have given up with a game giving me this much trouble but it’s such a great design that I know it’ll be worth it to get through.
It is a tricky one. Hopefully the video will help people. The game is quite long, but I think there are a few tricks to speed things up on BGG
One box of eight provides 28 separate matches. The second box of eight takes this to 120 possible matchups. Just sayin'.
super !
I added all the common cards together, and then used all the rules. This provides more variability..as you place your six of each, then the common deck of remaining cards is shuffled, and chopped in half.
nice
Made the same referenced cards, laminated.
Any link where someone could get these?
Ricky, send my your addy privately and I will send you out a set of inserts for those games if you are still playing and needing some.
thanks Alan !
Looks like they stole the artwork from Garphill games.
it's the same artist, Mihajlo Dimitrievski, hence the similarity between the artwork and games like Raiders of the North Sea.
@@BoxofDelights it’s set up is complicated.
@@stevegeorge7773 Its, not It's.
nice to see the game but stopped watching when it was the solo variant that was played
the solo game and multiplayer game use the same rules; it’s only the running of the bot that is different
I'm pretty experienced as a board gamer and at 10:15 I just gave up. Such a mess of incomprehensible decks, it all looks like a half-produced prototype. I looked it up and it seems to sell for about $38 apiece. Not feeling like getting anywhere near this nightmare.
on top of that, obviously poorly produced cards. But Turczi should really find himself a proper editor and illustrator. His work does not impress me at all.