My 6 year old sat glued to the tv as I watched this, he saw it as someone telling an amazing adventure story. Typically he ignores all board game media. Paula’s descriptions and reactions had him genuinely concerned for the fate of the members of the expedition.
This makes me so, so happy! Thank you for sharing. I used to teach Creative Drama and I miss working with kids a lot. Hearing that your 6 year old was engaged by this video makes my heart feel very full!
Much, much more of this type of content from Paula please! This was so entertaining from start to finish and it was cool that this was an older game as well.
Paula could make a video describing toilet paper, and I'd still be mesmerized. So great to see her doing run-throughs like these. Thanks to her, we no longer have to get jettisoned by Rodney to "discover the solo rules on our own (sticks tongue out at Rodney)"
Wow, this video was so well done. I don’t think I’ve ever been more entertained from a play through, and that’s even after listening to Rodney do all those falsetto voices during his Stuffed Fables play through.
Paula is a great pick for this series, a natural storyteller :) Also, first time I've seen this game, seems like a good fit for my current group, thanks for the tip!
I love all your videos, Paula, you have a great sense of fun. And a wonderful game to kick off this series. Just because we play solo games it doesn’t mean we are all sad lonely misfits (takes out hankie and cries on shoulder of invisible friend).
People read books, take walks, knit, draw, paint, watch TV and movies solo... so we join you in saying, why should solo gaming be seen as anything sad?! I played Cuba Libre solo last Saturday for 4 hours last Saturday and had a blast! Let's embrace and enjoy solo gaming :)
This is so great, thank you. You do know how often Rodney told us we need to discover the solo rules on our own so you can continue and do many many more playthroughs ! 😉
Paula’s reaction every time she drew a card in the third morning pretty well captures my Zombicide Black Plague experience with my brother: spawn zombie card flip... we’re dead... second card flip... we’re so dead... third card flip... ok whose idea was it to include both zombie archers and wolves in this scenario?!
Excellent content, supremely delivered! An excellent addition to the Watch It Played repertoire. Getting better with every video which in my opinion is improving on perfect!
As someone who loves to play solo games, it's great to see actual play-throughs of games like this. Great video, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of them!
This is a genius idea for a video series, very well executed. I would watch any more that get made! And tough luck Paula, you’ll get there next time I’m sure.
Very entertaining video, true to the spirit of Watch It Played! while also remaining uniquely Paula, lots of genuine laugh out loud moments. More please!
Great playthrough! Although I'd previously "Watched It Played" with Rodney (and it piqued my interest), seeing the actual game being played really brings it to life! Now, it's on my acquisition list! Thanks Paula! "And That's The End of the Morning" Wait, What?? That was just the MORNING? Ohh my gosh. Palpitations. I was way more stressed for Isabella, Ynes and Bessie than is reasonable.
Paula, I absolutely loved this video! Your unfiltered panic and misery were so entertaining and the morbid humor you found in it was hilarious! I really hope to see more videos like this. If you're up for more struggle and heartache, you could try Space Hulk: Death Angel. But no matter what, I'm gonna watch the next video in this series!
Hi, thanks for the video! I have just beaten the game for the first time solo! Although I needed a bit of help from Rinty (the war dog from the expansion). I scored 9 points: did not shuffled the deck=5 points + 1 bullet left= 1 point + 3 expertise cards not used =3 points x 1 survivor= 5+1+3= 9 x 1= 9). I am currently reading "The Lost City of Z : A tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon" by David Grann. This is adding a lot of immersion when playing the game.
Always nice when some history or other works can add to the immersion of a game. I've been playing Cuba Libre and watching a movie and documentary on the material has done the same thing for me.
I loved this video even though a playthrough of the game done in ASL would be awesome. I purchased the game recently and started a game solo but didn't get to finish as it was getting late at night. Paula, you were stressing about the expedition ever before it began! If you don't want to stress so much from the beginning, you should play the Lost Ruins of Arnak! :)
@@WatchItPlayed I had to start over and I lost. I played I think two times and lost them as well. Hmmm. I'll have to develop a strategy. It is a delicate balance between advancing early versus surviving the first few rounds...
Very late comment, but this video encouraged me to add The Lost Expedition to my “To-Buy” list. Even with the potential to lose a lot, the mitigation aspects that require thinking make this look really fun. Thank you for this video!
Great idea for a game. Also, funny enough, in the real story of the search for the Lost City of Z, Faucet was walking right over the ruins of the city without knowing it. He died not realizing he had walked right past his goal over and over and over again.
A brilliant playthrough! There's an interesting Wiki on Percy Fawcett who was looking for the Lost City of Z ('Zed') which even mentions a purported 19m anaconda. Many thanks and greetings from the UK.
important update!! I just won with Bessie :) nothing else left but didn’t shuffle the deck (?) so apparently scored 5... second try of the night tho. thanks again, what a fun story playing this game!
Yey, I'm excited for this series. As a solo player, with a very limited budget, trouble with importing games, etc, this is one game I've been interested before but haven't decided yet. I'll watch the video and then I'll have a better idea :D
Is this going to be a new series? I LOVE IT!! And she's the perfect host for the series. It's not easy to do board game explanation and commentary alone but she can pull it off amazingly.
17:50 I think I would have made the same choice, take the resources instead of progressing. I play the solo mode with the easy cooperative, so 4 health tokens per explorer. I win about 50% of the time.
Good game! Makes me kind of regret selling this one. I’ve beaten it solo. After about the 10th play my win rate went up to about 50%. When you start to know when the “good cards” are coming you start to adjust your play. Ie. Aggressive advancing vs collecting resources first
I had more fun watching this video than I've had playing the game myself! And no, I've never beaten it. Or come any closer than you did. Or even felt like I had a chance. :-)
Really enjoyed the play through, wondering if it would be easier to manage what abilities you have powered by when you complete a card not putting it off to the side but facedown under the character with that skill? finding it hard to follow what skill you had claimed.
I've played 19 solo games of this, STILL no win. But getting to 7/9 of the path is quite good! Also, at 22:44 mark, I thought you'd get the navigation skill from the Peccary card, but I saw you discarded the card. That could've given you the extra walk action that required one navigational skill!
I so love this game: Imagine this expedition: Only day 2 and the team is low on health and has eaten all the food. It's almost comically difficult :-) One of the few games I totally don't mind loosing, because really that's what you do here.
Very fun Paula! I wonder why they don’t include tokens for jungle expertise or camping expertise instead of having to remember that you have it available on a card?
Loved this video. It was a really compelling story. I would have enjoyed a little pop-up commentary."she is going to regret using that food" or " ohh yeah we have plenty of food" kinda an all knowing person. This can also help with rules mistakes. I know that in solo I have a hard time remembering rules.
My 6 year old sat glued to the tv as I watched this, he saw it as someone telling an amazing adventure story. Typically he ignores all board game media. Paula’s descriptions and reactions had him genuinely concerned for the fate of the members of the expedition.
This makes me so, so happy! Thank you for sharing. I used to teach Creative Drama and I miss working with kids a lot. Hearing that your 6 year old was engaged by this video makes my heart feel very full!
Paula is a natural in telling a compelling story while explaining the game really well. Love this!
So kind of you to say Pascus - thank you for joining in!
Paula is fantastic at telling a story and explaining the game.thank you 😃
Paula is a national treasure. Also really happy with the breadth of new content. It's nice to breakup the usual rules videos to see gameplay!
So glad you're enjoying the new options William!
Much, much more of this type of content from Paula please! This was so entertaining from start to finish and it was cool that this was an older game as well.
Very kind of you to say - glad you enjoyed!
Paula is perfect for this format! More solo rules and playthroughs please. Totally entertaining and informative.
So glad you liked it David!
Paula could make a video describing toilet paper, and I'd still be mesmerized. So great to see her doing run-throughs like these.
Thanks to her, we no longer have to get jettisoned by Rodney to "discover the solo rules on our own (sticks tongue out at Rodney)"
I deserved that!
Solo videos now? Let’s go!!!!
Glad you're excited for them too :)
Great first episode! looking forward to more solo playthroughts by Paula :D
Glad you enjoyed, Karam!
I feel your pain, Paula!
I’m 0-15 with this game 😭. Great content, more please.
We'll see what we can do :)
Wow, this video was so well done. I don’t think I’ve ever been more entertained from a play through, and that’s even after listening to Rodney do all those falsetto voices during his Stuffed Fables play through.
Ha! Don't make me break out the falsetto again!!
Great, now I have to watch the Stuffed Fable video to get this reference. Thanks.
I discovered this video only lately, but I loved the way Paula guides us through the impenetrable jungle. I actually bought the game because of it.
So glad you enjoyed this Chris - thanks for taking in a Table For 1 episode, and good luck on your on Expeditions!
I'm here to simply ask for more of this type of content. Rodney is a true treasure of the hobby, and yet we'd like to... watch it be played more!
Thanks Rob!
Yes! Solo playthroughts! So fun to watch Paula, thanks for the storytelling ;) Never beaten the solomode myself by the way...
It's a challenging one!
I really don't know if you could be anymore entertaining and engaging.
Sounds like a challenge!
I would love more solo plays! Paula is great!
Thanks Steve!
Awesome stuff Paula, do some more solo videos please.
If it's enjoyed, we'll definitely do more! Thanks for checking it out :)
Really great talkthrough, way to bring the game to life. Great job, Paula! Can't wait to see more of these from you. :)
We hope to have more on the way Martin!
Great! Love the attention given to the solo community.
It was overdue!
Thank you thank you. As a mostly solo player I appreciate all the help I can get.
So glad to finally be sharing some solo goodness!
I love that we get more solo content! Thanks Paula!
So glad you liked it David!
Really enjoy the way she explains how to play. Hope to see more solo play segments with her.
We hope to Mike!
Paula seems like she’d be super fun to play games with!
I'd like to see more of these, please, just in this style. Thank you Ms Deming. Top drawer presentation.
We're hoping to bring you more!
I like seeing the thought process to playing the game so I find this kind of video helpful
Yes, we hoped to strike the right balance of letting you know some of the decisions, without slowing things down too much - glad you liked it!
Great start. I’m looking forward to future episodes. Good format.
Thank you!
Paula is a great pick for this series, a natural storyteller :)
Also, first time I've seen this game, seems like a good fit for my current group, thanks for the tip!
thank you, that's really kind!
She brings so much character to the series - glad you enjoyed!
Thanks for the video, great to see a solo video that shows the actual game being played. Please do some more solo videos.
Thanks Chris!
I love all your videos, Paula, you have a great sense of fun. And a wonderful game to kick off this series. Just because we play solo games it doesn’t mean we are all sad lonely misfits (takes out hankie and cries on shoulder of invisible friend).
People read books, take walks, knit, draw, paint, watch TV and movies solo... so we join you in saying, why should solo gaming be seen as anything sad?! I played Cuba Libre solo last Saturday for 4 hours last Saturday and had a blast! Let's embrace and enjoy solo gaming :)
🤣🤣🤣 I always love how it starts with Mr. Smith and it ffw like, "yeah , yeah, yeah get on to the solo." 🤣 Love the humor y'all put in the videos.
So glad you're enjoying :)
This is so great, thank you. You do know how often Rodney told us we need to discover the solo rules on our own so you can continue and do many many more playthroughs ! 😉
Indeed!
Great addition to Watch it Played. Paula does a great job!
Thank you kindly Brandon!
Paula’s reaction every time she drew a card in the third morning pretty well captures my Zombicide Black Plague experience with my brother: spawn zombie card flip... we’re dead... second card flip... we’re so dead... third card flip... ok whose idea was it to include both zombie archers and wolves in this scenario?!
Oh, the regrets we have about "difficulty" choices once we get playing :)
Excellent content, supremely delivered! An excellent addition to the Watch It Played repertoire. Getting better with every video which in my opinion is improving on perfect!
Very kind of you to say Alan!
Paula is absolutely bursting with charisma, nicely done!
So glad you enjoyed - we'll have a new Table for 1 coming for you soon :)
You're incredible Paula! Super excited for this channel's continuous growth and innovation. Lots of love for you folks.
aw, thank you so much!
Thanks for you kindness!
@@WatchItPlayed Thank you folks, for putting so much time and effort to uplift this phenomenal community.
More of Paula playing through games please! Entertaining and informative.
We'll see what we can do! :)
As someone who loves to play solo games, it's great to see actual play-throughs of games like this. Great video, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of them!
A new one coming this week!
Oh this makes me so happy. Super excited for this new series :)
Thanks Justin!
This is a genius idea for a video series, very well executed. I would watch any more that get made! And tough luck Paula, you’ll get there next time I’m sure.
I like your optimism :)
more solo playthroughs with Paula please!!!! .-.
Glad you enjoyed - we'll get another in the works soon :)
Thanks Paula! Just got this game for Christmas and really looking to this tricky adventure.
Good luck!
More Paula please, great video!
Thanks Davide!
I am waiting for the next solo play? I really hope you keep doing it. I loved your play. You exude full of life
It is on the way!
Paula, this is a great video! I enjoyed it. Greetings from Central America
Got an instant mood boost just by watching you playing this game. Thanks a lot. Greetings from Germany 👍🏻
Glad you had fun watching Michael!
That was the most enjoyable game playthrough I have ever watched. You're amazing.
Thanks for enjoying and letting us know that you did!
I really enjoyed this new segment. It's always fun watching Paula play, she's the best!
So glad you enjoyed!
Very entertaining video, true to the spirit of Watch It Played! while also remaining uniquely Paula, lots of genuine laugh out loud moments. More please!
Thanks for giving this new series a go!
Thank you for explaining the solo in more detail. Excellent video and made the whole experience fun. Please do a video for The Cursed Earth.
So glad you enjoyed, Jason!
Great playthrough! Although I'd previously "Watched It Played" with Rodney (and it piqued my interest), seeing the actual game being played really brings it to life! Now, it's on my acquisition list! Thanks Paula!
"And That's The End of the Morning" Wait, What?? That was just the MORNING? Ohh my gosh. Palpitations. I was way more stressed for Isabella, Ynes and Bessie than is reasonable.
it was a touuuugh first morning!
Paula's adventures got off to QUITE a start - so glad you enjoyed Baker :)
12:54 - 😧🐒
Thanks for a well done video! Going to give a solo try of the game a try very soon! Looking forward to more Table For One videos! :)
Thanks for joining us for this one - and good luck in your own Lost Expedition adventure!
More! More! More!
Great playthrough and storytelling. I'm happy with the newly (oldie) founded gang of Watch It Played
Thanks Dan, really nice to hear!
Okay, loved the intro gimmick.
Yeah, that was fun to come up with :)
This is great Rodney and Paula! Thank you
So glad you enjoyed :)
Paula, I absolutely loved this video! Your unfiltered panic and misery were so entertaining and the morbid humor you found in it was hilarious! I really hope to see more videos like this. If you're up for more struggle and heartache, you could try Space Hulk: Death Angel. But no matter what, I'm gonna watch the next video in this series!
Space Hulk: Dark Angle would be almost TOO cruel! :) Glad you enjoyed this episode Troxel!
oh gosh Death Angel is tough but is also a super fun game!
If Rodney and Paula ever attempted to sucker me into a new 'multi-level marketing' scheme - uh...ok, here's my $1999.
Ha! We will do our best to only use our powers for good!
Hi,
thanks for the video! I have just beaten the game for the first time solo! Although I needed a bit of help from Rinty (the war dog from the expansion). I scored 9 points: did not shuffled the deck=5 points + 1 bullet left= 1 point + 3 expertise cards not used =3 points x 1 survivor= 5+1+3= 9 x 1= 9). I am currently reading "The Lost City of Z : A tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon" by David Grann. This is adding a lot of immersion when playing the game.
Always nice when some history or other works can add to the immersion of a game. I've been playing Cuba Libre and watching a movie and documentary on the material has done the same thing for me.
I loved this video even though a playthrough of the game done in ASL would be awesome. I purchased the game recently and started a game solo but didn't get to finish as it was getting late at night. Paula, you were stressing about the expedition ever before it began! If you don't want to stress so much from the beginning, you should play the Lost Ruins of Arnak! :)
Thanks for checking out the video Aaron - hope you get a chance to go back and finish your adventure with the game. -Rodney
@@WatchItPlayed I had to start over and I lost. I played I think two times and lost them as well. Hmmm. I'll have to develop a strategy. It is a delicate balance between advancing early versus surviving the first few rounds...
Really liked this video format .. hoping you do more like this
We're hoping to!
Very late comment, but this video encouraged me to add The Lost Expedition to my “To-Buy” list. Even with the potential to lose a lot, the mitigation aspects that require thinking make this look really fun. Thank you for this video!
Have a great time playing if you pick it up - glad you enjoyed the video!
I've been looking for the Lost City of Zed this whole time. No wonder I was lost!
Just another way we're helping!
@@WatchItPlayed This time I stepped on a poisonous frog, but it's the thought that counts. Loving the channel lately!
@@mattbarr222 Thanks Matt :)
Great idea for a game. Also, funny enough, in the real story of the search for the Lost City of Z, Faucet was walking right over the ruins of the city without knowing it. He died not realizing he had walked right past his goal over and over and over again.
Humans, right?!
This looks like such a fun game! I'm excited to get a copy!
So glad you enjoyed - I hope you have a great time playing!
A brilliant playthrough! There's an interesting Wiki on Percy Fawcett who was looking for the Lost City of Z ('Zed') which even mentions a purported 19m anaconda. Many thanks and greetings from the UK.
19m? Yeesh!!
loved this video, thanks Paula, by the way I get the same score everytime as well 0 I think the scoring table was added to get solo players hopes up
they've tricked us!
love this!! no, I have also never won The Lost Expedition solo, but this has got me excited to go try! thank you 🤗
important update!! I just won with Bessie :) nothing else left but didn’t shuffle the deck (?) so apparently scored 5... second try of the night tho. thanks again, what a fun story playing this game!
Hey hey! Nice job Kim - winning on solo is no easy task!
@@kimoro9643 woooo! Yay Bessie! (and also yay Kim!)
Yey, I'm excited for this series. As a solo player, with a very limited budget, trouble with importing games, etc, this is one game I've been interested before but haven't decided yet. I'll watch the video and then I'll have a better idea :D
I hope you find it helpful!
This is such an unforgiving game. However your playthrough was amazing and very engaging! Hope to keep watching more from you!
So nice of you to say Juan!
A-1! A nice refresher from the clinical solo playthroughs we all know and love?
Very glad you enjoyed! Thanks for joining in the adventure!
This is awesome! Thank you, Paula!
Why did I watch this?!?!?! ...as i find myself putting this game in my cart...
Great playthrough! Really enjoyed this!!
So glad you enjoyed - have fun playing!
I'm super excited for this new solo series!
Thanks A Frank! More on the way!
Is this going to be a new series? I LOVE IT!! And she's the perfect host for the series. It's not easy to do board game explanation and commentary alone but she can pull it off amazingly.
That's the plan! Glad you enjoyed and thanks for the kind words :)
17:50 I think I would have made the same choice, take the resources instead of progressing.
I play the solo mode with the easy cooperative, so 4 health tokens per explorer. I win about 50% of the time.
It's a challenging game!
Great video. I'll be buying the game too!!
So glad you enjoyed, Dizz!
Good game! Makes me kind of regret selling this one. I’ve beaten it solo. After about the 10th play my win rate went up to about 50%. When you start to know when the “good cards” are coming you start to adjust your play. Ie. Aggressive advancing vs collecting resources first
Yes, this game does reward repeated play!
Amazing game!
I knew I made a good choice subscribing to this amazing channel!
Glad you're enjoying!
I had more fun watching this video than I've had playing the game myself! And no, I've never beaten it. Or come any closer than you did. Or even felt like I had a chance. :-)
It's quite a challenging one, isn't it?!
you should try the expansion. it adds so much good stuff
This was a delight!
So glad you enjoyed :)
Thanks Paula, that was super fun :)
So glad you enjoyed!
Your videos are always so enjoyable. I just got this game. Card 51 is now officially Cheeky Monkey :0
Ha! Hope it doesn't cause you as much trouble :)
Is there a Table For 1 playlist on the Watch it Played Channel?
Maybe eventually. This is the first video in the series. :)
There is now :)
Paula is a gem! Good series. Wonder what her favourite game is, curious :) was on the fence but now i will just order the game.
So glad you enjoyed the adventuring - have a great time playing!
I've played this solo soooo many times and NEVER won! but it's such a great game that it draws me back in for more punishment!
I've heard rumors that it's winnable :)
Really enjoyed the play through, wondering if it would be easier to manage what abilities you have powered by when you complete a card not putting it off to the side but facedown under the character with that skill? finding it hard to follow what skill you had claimed.
oh, that's not a bad idea. I'll try to keep things like this in mind for future videos. Clarity is definitely important to me with these.
Thanks for the feedback!
Really enjoyed Paula's playthrough x) had me laughing
Thanks for coming along on the adventure!
"Yer dead!" - Paula Deming
my old catchphrase!
I've played 19 solo games of this, STILL no win. But getting to 7/9 of the path is quite good!
Also, at 22:44 mark, I thought you'd get the navigation skill from the Peccary card, but I saw you discarded the card. That could've given you the extra walk action that required one navigational skill!
It's quite a good challenge on solo, that's for sure :)
can't...handle...all the charmingness....
I so love this game: Imagine this expedition: Only day 2 and the team is low on health and has eaten all the food. It's almost comically difficult :-)
One of the few games I totally don't mind loosing, because really that's what you do here.
Ha! Agreed, there's something darkly humorous about how terribly these expeditions always go!
All died in the first evening I think I'm playing it right thanks to your video 💜 X
Sounds like it :)
This was great!
So glad you enjoyed it!
Very fun Paula! I wonder why they don’t include tokens for jungle expertise or camping expertise instead of having to remember that you have it available on a card?
Thanks for joining Paula on the adventure!
Loved this video. It was a really compelling story. I would have enjoyed a little pop-up commentary."she is going to regret using that food" or " ohh yeah we have plenty of food" kinda an all knowing person. This can also help with rules mistakes. I know that in solo I have a hard time remembering rules.
pop up commentary is a fun idea!
I love this format! That looks like a brutal game. Are there any helpful cards?!
I think there are some that are "less worse" :)
Reminds me that I still have to get the expansion for this game! :)
Thanks for joining us for this video!
That was so fun to watch.
Thanks Damon!
Paula, so sorry that you sent those brave explorers to their deaths. Good luck finding adventurers to go on your next expedition.
For some reason I'm having a hard time getting people to sign up for it...
I remember that game from Amiga 500!
Sorry, that was The Lost Patrol - a Vietnam game!
Close, but not quite :)