Hello Everyone! Hope you enjoy the start of the playthrough. Wanted to mention a mistake that I made involving moving workers. I didn't move workers from my home base to where my 'character' was a couple times when I should have. Around 18:30 is a good example of me missing an opportunity to move the automa worker from their home base to where their character was. Thankfully this didn't impact gameplay as the automa couldn’t cross rivers yet. I made the correction in video at the very end. Cheers! :)
Your camera work is amazing. I can’t stand the zoomed way out run throughs that make seeing the board impossible. Not to mention your a great communicator. Love the channel. God Bless
Wow, thanks for the kind words. That’s been a goal of the channel. Keep the viewer at the table as if they’re playing. I’m also no fan of playthroughs from birds eye views. Doesn’t help! See you around :)
At 13:10, the end result of Automa's movement was correct (no worker changed position), but the explanation is not. The chosen worker must move into the hex that's in the neighborhood of the most allied units. Even if the Automa had unlocked river crossing, this hex would be the one it’s already in because it’s adjacent to the character *and* the other worker. The automa rules say that moving a unit into the land it already occupies should be considered as a valid move, so the worker stays there and the movement is complete.
Hey Marco! Thanks for the feedback and watching. Did my pinned comment cover this? Just curious. It’s been a bit as well so I’m a bit foggy off hand. Cheers!
Rolling Solo no it didn’t, but I’ve only played a single game against the automa and I think I might have made the same mistake you mention in the pinned comment. That's why I came here in the first place, to check my rule understanding with someone else, and your video sure helped. :)
Fantastic video! Exactly what I needed to go along with the rulebook for a first solo play. I appreciate the detail explanations you went into for each action (or potential action) on every automa card.
Great you discovered your slip with the workers. Another quick note (example: the very last Character movement). The white Automa would have chosen the Character, picked it up and then placed it back on the same space. While this doesn‘t change the board state at all, it does count as a movement. Can become important later, when there‘s another action shown after a slash. The Autome would have performed the move action and thus does not proceed to the next one. Looking forward to the next part!
A very good and important point! I missed explaining this. That's something worth pinning for sure. I'll add this to the pinned comment. Thanks so much. :)
Hi Adam, nice playthrough, this is one of my top games, and is awesome see you play against two automas. I think your next moves as a strategy could be a trade for two oils to upgrade and decrease the cost of deploy a mech to 2 ore, later move 2 worker to the mountains, in two more turns deploy the mech for seaworthy and a few more turns later enlist for a coin bonus and a mech for +1 move to try to reach the factory though the lake before the automas. Easy peasy, hehe. The objective i think needs to be surround the nearest lake.
Hey Gustavo! Now this is the type of feedback I love. Great thoughts on what to do next, I will certainly keep them in mind. The objective needs to be surrounding the same lake which is doable. Cheers!
Thanks for this play through. I found the hardest part of running the AI was identifying which is the valid unit and which is the valid territory. You explain identifying the valid worker well for the first worker movement by the Automa 13:25, but it is still not clear on how you identify a valid territory. In the rules book, this is explained as the 6 hexes surrounding an automa unit, that does not have an enemy unit. But can it have another automa unit? Also helpful is to stick to the game terms of unit, worker, mech, character. ;)
Hey Stacie! In my earlier days I was a bit wild west with terms. I've gotten better over the years at this haha Off hand I don't know the answer but hope the playthrough helped you knock down some barriers to the fun of the game! Cheers :)
@@RollingSolo ha ha..I get it. Thanks for replying. I think I figured out the answer is no. I think essentially, the AI is simply trying to spread out as much as possible. ;)
Starting at 18:16 shouldn’t the worker move to the hex with the character? There is no worker there already, it is in the neighborhood of 3 Automa units and it is closer to the Factory.
@rolling solo - Just played automata for the first time last night so I can get used to the mechanics. When you get the skip, do you also skip the entire card including the "get stuff" and "give bonus"?
Thanks! If I work hard over the year this is just a small gift for my soul. Over the year I spend to much money on KS and I need something to play between the deliveries :P
New to Scythe, found my way here as I only play solo, a couple of questions if I may? 1. How many Automa can/should you play? 2. What size Table are you on? I'm currently thinking of getting a 2.9ft x 2.9ft gaming table, would that be big enough or should I got 4ft x 4ft?
I think going against one is best when learning the flow. 2-3 is likely the sweet spot with 2 being best for playtime. I use a 3x4 and no game has ever had issue with it. 3x3 is too small. 3x4, 3x5 or 4x4 are best choices depending on if you prefer square or a rectangle.
Hey been enjoying this series a ton! As someone that only has retail base Scythe, is there a recommended order to getting the expansions/promo content? Should I prioritize certain sets or items? Thanks!
Brian! Happy to hear it. :) I went after the small promo packs as I could find them. No particular order there. I do think following the release order for the expansions is a good idea. But the great thing with Scythe is the expansion content is all plug and play. So you add in what you want to mold the game as you choose. I like that release order mentality but as there are three out already you could go after whichever one is the most interesting to you. Thanks for watching! I also have an unboxing for Rise of Fenris releasing in the next day or so. I keep it high level to avoid spoilers as there are legacy aspects and campaign play. Cheers!
"do this and then this worker moves here, and then this would happen over here normally but now it happens here, so there is nothing that happens to this worker instead" I appreciate the work on this, but I would offer the constructive criticism that you slow down (as much as is feasible) and give things on the board specific names and not use so many pronouns. Your narration became white noise after a while
It's also difficult because 'bonus' is a generic word which relates to much of what is happening in encounters for example. The final rulebook will have all the terminology nailed down. :)
Hello Everyone!
Hope you enjoy the start of the playthrough. Wanted to mention a mistake that I made involving moving workers. I didn't move workers from my home base to where my 'character' was a couple times when I should have. Around 18:30 is a good example of me missing an opportunity to move the automa worker from their home base to where their character was. Thankfully this didn't impact gameplay as the automa couldn’t cross rivers yet. I made the correction in video at the very end. Cheers! :)
Thanks! I was about to ask about this... Wondered if I'd played it wrong.
That was just me making a goof. Always good to ask in unsure. None of us are perfect! :)
I should've finished the video before coming to ask, though. Thanks again!
No worries! Joshua. Have a good one! :)
Could Automa also double up workers, or can only move to Character hex?
Your camera work is amazing. I can’t stand the zoomed way out run throughs that make seeing the board impossible. Not to mention your a great communicator. Love the channel. God Bless
Wow, thanks for the kind words. That’s been a goal of the channel. Keep the viewer at the table as if they’re playing. I’m also no fan of playthroughs from birds eye views. Doesn’t help! See you around :)
At 13:10, the end result of Automa's movement was correct (no worker changed position), but the explanation is not. The chosen worker must move into the hex that's in the neighborhood of the most allied units. Even if the Automa had unlocked river crossing, this hex would be the one it’s already in because it’s adjacent to the character *and* the other worker. The automa rules say that moving a unit into the land it already occupies should be considered as a valid move, so the worker stays there and the movement is complete.
Hey Marco! Thanks for the feedback and watching. Did my pinned comment cover this? Just curious. It’s been a bit as well so I’m a bit foggy off hand. Cheers!
Rolling Solo no it didn’t, but I’ve only played a single game against the automa and I think I might have made the same mistake you mention in the pinned comment. That's why I came here in the first place, to check my rule understanding with someone else, and your video sure helped. :)
Ah gotcha! Glad to hear I helped you out. :)
See you around!
Fantastic video! Exactly what I needed to go along with the rulebook for a first solo play. I appreciate the detail explanations you went into for each action (or potential action) on every automa card.
Awesome! That’s great to hear :D
Have fun going up against the Automa.
See you around!
Again it is a pleasure to watch your playthrough! Thanks a lot
Happy to have you here and glad this helped you out!
Great vid Adam, looking forward to more. I'm still unsure on this one, hopefully your playthrough will put me on the right track.
Hey Trevor! Hope you enjoy the playthrough and it helps you decide either way. Have a good one :)
Great you discovered your slip with the workers. Another quick note (example: the very last Character movement). The white Automa would have chosen the Character, picked it up and then placed it back on the same space. While this doesn‘t change the board state at all, it does count as a movement. Can become important later, when there‘s another action shown after a slash. The Autome would have performed the move action and thus does not proceed to the next one.
Looking forward to the next part!
A very good and important point! I missed explaining this. That's something worth pinning for sure. I'll add this to the pinned comment. Thanks so much. :)
Hi Adam, nice playthrough, this is one of my top games, and is awesome see you play against two automas.
I think your next moves as a strategy could be a trade for two oils to upgrade and decrease the cost of deploy a mech to 2 ore, later move 2 worker to the mountains, in two more turns deploy the mech for seaworthy and a few more turns later enlist for a coin bonus and a mech for +1 move to try to reach the factory though the lake before the automas.
Easy peasy, hehe. The objective i think needs to be surround the nearest lake.
Hey Gustavo! Now this is the type of feedback I love. Great thoughts on what to do next, I will certainly keep them in mind. The objective needs to be surrounding the same lake which is doable. Cheers!
Been looking forward to this. I have this but wasn't thrilled with it so far. I'm hoping 2 automas and this play through changes my mind.
Awesome to hear Kevin! Been a long time coming. I guess I'll either change your mind or make you more sure of your initial thoughts ;p
Awesome video! One of my favorite game!
Thanks so much Steven! Happy to hear you’re enjoying it. See you in the next one :D
Thanks for this play through. I found the hardest part of running the AI was identifying which is the valid unit and which is the valid territory. You explain identifying the valid worker well for the first worker movement by the Automa 13:25, but it is still not clear on how you identify a valid territory. In the rules book, this is explained as the 6 hexes surrounding an automa unit, that does not have an enemy unit. But can it have another automa unit?
Also helpful is to stick to the game terms of unit, worker, mech, character. ;)
Hey Stacie! In my earlier days I was a bit wild west with terms. I've gotten better over the years at this haha
Off hand I don't know the answer but hope the playthrough helped you knock down some barriers to the fun of the game! Cheers :)
@@RollingSolo ha ha..I get it. Thanks for replying. I think I figured out the answer is no. I think essentially, the AI is simply trying to spread out as much as possible. ;)
Starting at 18:16 shouldn’t the worker move to the hex with the character? There is no worker there already, it is in the neighborhood of 3 Automa units and it is closer to the Factory.
The same thing happens at 24:12.
I see what you mean Martin! I believe you're correct but I'd have to double check. Good inquiry either way! Thanks for watching :)
@@RollingSolo same thing in 16:00...move workers is valid. Will be move in the hex of character
My second automa pack is finally here! Great timing Haha !🤗 thanks for the upload!
Perfect timing! Time to get Scythe to the table then ;)
Rolling Solo yes!!! But I want to continue watching more of your playthroughs just to make sure I'm playing right. :)
Ah gotcha! Well hope these help you out :D
Found ya again :). I bought this one too. Time to watch and learn.
Nice! This was a lot of fun to play solo. Hope you enjoy it too!
@rolling solo - Just played automata for the first time last night so I can get used to the mechanics. When you get the skip, do you also skip the entire card including the "get stuff" and "give bonus"?
I’d have to double check the rules myself as it’s been some time since I played! 😮
Scythe (+Invaders from Afar) will be my xmas present to myself, can't wait (last year was Terraforming Mars) :D
Hey dottor! Now that sounds like a great Christmas present. This is, if not already a future classic. :D
Thanks! If I work hard over the year this is just a small gift for my soul. Over the year I spend to much money on KS and I need something to play between the deliveries :P
You'll enjoy it for sure. :)
I thought workers can move to hexes with mech and/or characters so long as there’s not already a worker there
Ok,let's try this, 25:01 Does the Faction get to deploy 1 Mech or 2 ? (second row)
One mech. The faction that pulled the card was white so it doesn’t get the second mech.
New to Scythe, found my way here as I only play solo, a couple of questions if I may? 1. How many Automa can/should you play? 2. What size Table are you on? I'm currently thinking of getting a 2.9ft x 2.9ft gaming table, would that be big enough or should I got 4ft x 4ft?
I think going against one is best when learning the flow. 2-3 is likely the sweet spot with 2 being best for playtime. I use a 3x4 and no game has ever had issue with it. 3x3 is too small. 3x4, 3x5 or 4x4 are best choices depending on if you prefer square or a rectangle.
@RollingSolo Thanks for the info, I went with a 3x5ft table, had a game on Scythe, fit perfectly for solo
Excellent! So you like it?
15:50 Does the Faction get the Worker and Coin as well?
I goofed there. Should have done the bottom row. Thanks for watching!
Sorry if there’s any confusion but I have to ask... I think you did it right, right? You did give the Yellow faction a worker and coin.
Hey been enjoying this series a ton! As someone that only has retail base Scythe, is there a recommended order to getting the expansions/promo content? Should I prioritize certain sets or items? Thanks!
Brian! Happy to hear it. :)
I went after the small promo packs as I could find them. No particular order there. I do think following the release order for the expansions is a good idea. But the great thing with Scythe is the expansion content is all plug and play. So you add in what you want to mold the game as you choose. I like that release order mentality but as there are three out already you could go after whichever one is the most interesting to you. Thanks for watching! I also have an unboxing for Rise of Fenris releasing in the next day or so. I keep it high level to avoid spoilers as there are legacy aspects and campaign play. Cheers!
Quick question. After recruiting, do you receive the uncovered bonus immediately, or only after another recruits same place? God Bless
As soon as you uncover it if memory serves!
Rolling Solo tyvm
You bet!
Super helpful, TY !
I got you covered! :)
The lake objective refers to a water hex right?
Hey Jerrod, it refers to a lake hex. Which does have a symbol of water on it. Cheers!
And I saw that this was addressed at the beginning of the next episode.
How good is it to solo play?
This is my fav solo game from Stonemaier. The AI is well done and challenging.
This game is too hard for play 100% correctly? We made mistakes, right, but this game is too complex too play always right?
Hello! Most modern board games will have more advanced rules and take some time to become used to them. Keep at it!
More, more!!
More to come for sure Hal! Thanks for taking the time to check it out. :)
Lakes & Rivers are not the same thing.
You're correct! This gets addressed in a future episode. Thanks for watching and the feedback! :)
Awesome. Another quick question. Why can't the Automa's workers move onto the space with their leader?
They can! I believe I caught this and corrected it at the end of the video. See the pinned comment :)
"do this and then this worker moves here, and then this would happen over here normally but now it happens here, so there is nothing that happens to this worker instead"
I appreciate the work on this, but I would offer the constructive criticism that you slow down (as much as is feasible) and give things on the board specific names and not use so many pronouns. Your narration became white noise after a while
Appreciate the feedback! Thanks for watching the video and hope to see you around sir. :)
You bet. For what it's worth it's not exclusive to you (the pronoun thing), so whatever. But otherwise great work.
It's also difficult because 'bonus' is a generic word which relates to much of what is happening in encounters for example. The final rulebook will have all the terminology nailed down. :)