I realized that I forgot to do the surprise building for the AI before scoring. Just an FYI that what would have happened is that he would have built 1 warrior from the surplus of clay he had and also 1 warrior from the surplus of coins that he has.
I wanted this as soon as I heard about it and finally bought it this week. There are some negative reviews out there but your review sold it to me. I guess we have similar tastes because I love this. Long and complicated but an absorbing pleasure to play. It's a real shame that they didn't put the solo rules in the box. It makes it look like an afterthought, which is a shame because it's such a good solitaire experience. Anyway, thank you, John. Really enjoying your videos.
I found out that the reason they didn’t make it in the box was because they had to be completely redesigned at some point and couldn’t finish up by the time that they printed the game.
In the spirit of the day, just wanted to say "Thanks," John. I found your channel just 2 weeks ago and started Subscribing/Watching/Liking. I don't comment often -- I've only started really getting into solo gaming relatively recently, and you play far more complex/advanced games than what I've bit into yet. I don't know if I'll ever be playing the games you play, but I always appreciate your perspective, as well as the passion and the time you invest into this channel to support others in the hobby. Hope you're keeping warm. Whatever you decide to play next, I _know_ it'll be a good video. Cheers.
I really appreciate your comment and I am very glad you have been enjoying my channel. I have so much to be thankful for as well this Thanksgiving and among those are people like you who are enjoying my channel. Solo gaming has been a passion of mine for the past decade + and I feel very blessed to be living in a time that such a thing even exists. I am happy to shed some light on what is out there in the industry today and hope that my channel can continue to help people see what they might like or might not. Have a very happy thanksgiving and enjoy the content! P.S. I have a lot of solo videos out there so perhaps some of my older videos will be more aligned to the games you enjoy! I do have a Top 10 lighter solo game video that could be helpful for you if that is what you are currently into. Again, take care and thanks for the comment!
I just realized that I was resolving a Decree Action with every move that the bot made. That was a mistake (and why he was crushing me!!!). You only resolve a Decree Action if they cannot place a worker where the original lower dice value of the two dice moved you to. This would happen if you had a craftsman on the space but they had no artisan to place there. Sorry for the confusion!
Thanks for another fantastic review! Yeah this game is a hard-core AP inducing puzzle and I am absolutely lovin' it. I have managed to beat the bot on my second try, but lost my third game so I think the bot is tough but not unbeatable.
As always, you are welcome! I got mutilated by him on my first game but I learned a lot of what not to do so I have much higher hopes for the next game.
I convinced myself not buying this one because of some lukewarm reviews, but my love of Origins: First Builder is so strong that you might have convinced me to get this one after all.
@@JohnLaRuffa yeah, I was excited by T. Army because they're if the same designer, and I thought Origins was really different from other Euros I have, as T. Army seems to be for you.
Thank John for the wonderful sample play as usual. For some reason this one never appeals. I do like the figures though. Hope you and the family had a Great Thanksgiving! Have to say what dedication creating/uploading on a holiday. Hustle and Grind. Any plans for black Friday purchases?
Today is the family day for Thanksgiving this year so I am doing all of that in a few hours. No Black Friday game purchases for me this year. As you can see, I think I have already purchased enough lately. 😉
I realized that I forgot to do the surprise building for the AI before scoring. Just an FYI that what would have happened is that he would have built 1 warrior from the surplus of clay he had and also 1 warrior from the surplus of coins that he has.
I wanted this as soon as I heard about it and finally bought it this week. There are some negative reviews out there but your review sold it to me. I guess we have similar tastes because I love this. Long and complicated but an absorbing pleasure to play.
It's a real shame that they didn't put the solo rules in the box. It makes it look like an afterthought, which is a shame because it's such a good solitaire experience.
Anyway, thank you, John. Really enjoying your videos.
I found out that the reason they didn’t make it in the box was because they had to be completely redesigned at some point and couldn’t finish up by the time that they printed the game.
@@JohnLaRuffa Ah! That makes sense. Thanks for clarifying. Best wishes from England.
In the spirit of the day, just wanted to say "Thanks," John. I found your channel just 2 weeks ago and started Subscribing/Watching/Liking. I don't comment often -- I've only started really getting into solo gaming relatively recently, and you play far more complex/advanced games than what I've bit into yet. I don't know if I'll ever be playing the games you play, but I always appreciate your perspective, as well as the passion and the time you invest into this channel to support others in the hobby. Hope you're keeping warm. Whatever you decide to play next, I _know_ it'll be a good video. Cheers.
I really appreciate your comment and I am very glad you have been enjoying my channel. I have so much to be thankful for as well this Thanksgiving and among those are people like you who are enjoying my channel. Solo gaming has been a passion of mine for the past decade + and I feel very blessed to be living in a time that such a thing even exists. I am happy to shed some light on what is out there in the industry today and hope that my channel can continue to help people see what they might like or might not. Have a very happy thanksgiving and enjoy the content!
P.S. I have a lot of solo videos out there so perhaps some of my older videos will be more aligned to the games you enjoy! I do have a Top 10 lighter solo game video that could be helpful for you if that is what you are currently into. Again, take care and thanks for the comment!
@@JohnLaRuffa I'll definitely be working through your backlog. Thanks again!
I just realized that I was resolving a Decree Action with every move that the bot made. That was a mistake (and why he was crushing me!!!). You only resolve a Decree Action if they cannot place a worker where the original lower dice value of the two dice moved you to. This would happen if you had a craftsman on the space but they had no artisan to place there. Sorry for the confusion!
Thanks for another fantastic review! Yeah this game is a hard-core AP inducing puzzle and I am absolutely lovin' it. I have managed to beat the bot on my second try, but lost my third game so I think the bot is tough but not unbeatable.
As always, you are welcome! I got mutilated by him on my first game but I learned a lot of what not to do so I have much higher hopes for the next game.
@@JohnLaRuffa yeah first game was rough for me too, lost by 40-50 points or something... but learned a lot 😁
I convinced myself not buying this one because of some lukewarm reviews, but my love of Origins: First Builder is so strong that you might have convinced me to get this one after all.
Well just to be clear, these games couldn’t be more different from one another, but I don’t get the lukewarm reviews…
@@JohnLaRuffa yeah, I was excited by T. Army because they're if the same designer, and I thought Origins was really different from other Euros I have, as T. Army seems to be for you.
I see.
Thank John for the wonderful sample play as usual. For some reason this one never appeals. I do like the figures though. Hope you and the family had a Great Thanksgiving! Have to say what dedication creating/uploading on a holiday. Hustle and Grind. Any plans for black Friday purchases?
Today is the family day for Thanksgiving this year so I am doing all of that in a few hours. No Black Friday game purchases for me this year. As you can see, I think I have already purchased enough lately. 😉