Clarification: After you're done placing a squad on the map, they don't need to be within 8 inches of each other for the whole game, they can split up. Also the rules are 100% free on their website.
@@negative6442 you still need to do alot of spending & painting to get a army going. With this game it seems like around 5 to 8 models are enough for a fun match.
@@Harpy_Explains lol I know, but I don't play those so my brain thought "war sim" - the only word I associate with anything on the table is "tabletop".
Hell yeah! Hands down one of the best explainers I've seen for the Blkout Rules! Some things to note, though. The first is that there have been changes to cohesion (mainly the removal of it) introduced in some updates to the core rules. Second is if you like playing with Dusters I highly recommend looking into the expansions. Wetwork, Badlands, and (most importantly for Dusters) Impact add more scenarios, and even new rules to play with Dusters. Anyway, happy gaming!
YOMI Hustle menu theme? This man knows what's up. Also, this is a super interesting video on a game I've never heard of and am now newly interested in. Appreciate you.
Really nice video, but I do have a few things I'd like to point out. First, specifically against infantry, blast weapons actually work a little differently. Infantry models actually get to roll against each success from a blast weapon, even if they could only roll one or two dice normally. They explain this in the additional rules walkthrough on the game's official youtube channel. As for dusters, blast weapons are basically direct fire like any other weapon. Second, at least in the version of the rules I'm reading, only grunts and not specialists get to use armory items.
Well the short video on how to play was very helpful though as im already super behind on painting battletech mini's not sure ill get these physically but on table top sim ill get them
@DasTechPriest You, solely, are responsible for this. What do you have to show for yourself Merc? Blood and gold? A broken throne? I will bury you so completely, The earth will turn over a thousand times before your body is dug up.
Oooooh... ita tabletop. Damnit. I thought "wargame" like arma or hell let less. I mean, this is dope too. But damnit, now i want a granular realistic take on a mecha game with infantry support.
@WladcaPodziemia they have the best armor saves, which makes them the most likely to not die when hit. Their force rule is that they ignore the first hit from explosives. They have models with shields and a juggernaut model that has 2 health.
@Vash001 the video is filmed in tabletop simulator. Once you buy the game, you can play blkout and basically any other popular tabletop game for free on the workshop
Hey mate just thought i'd ask to be sure cause from what I understood for armour checks the left number is the amount of die you roll per hit so long as it isn't a ace
The number on the left is the total number of number of hits the model can block. So if the number is 1 and the model gets hit twice, it can only attempt to block 1 of them, and the other will hit them The number on the right is the number you need to roll at or above to block that one shot Rolling a 10 counts as two hits which is an insta kill against most models, because most models can only attempt to block 1 hit.
@Harpy_Explains thank you very much! I enjoy your videos but I never seemed to see it said somewhere! And please but the outro song into the description to! It's a banger and I have been listing for past days now!
@Ironfrenzy217 The number on the left is the total number of number of hits the armor can block. So if the number is 1 and the model gets hit twice, it can only try to block 1 of them, and the other will hit. The number on the right is what you need to roll at or above for the armor to block that 1 hit
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Clarification: After you're done placing a squad on the map, they don't need to be within 8 inches of each other for the whole game, they can split up.
Also the rules are 100% free on their website.
Battletech Tarantula vid when?
Came here just to say that Cohesion had been done away with. Thanks for making a vid on my favorite wargame!
The high lethality of this game definitely and actually being able to understand the rules helps so much.
@patchpatch4008 especially because the games actually end before everyone has to go home
@@Harpy_Explains WHAT?!
A game like infinity with simple rules and a good aesthetic peak cinema
One of my friends showed me BLKOUT and we had an amazing time. The minis are amazing to paint too.
Oh it's like a less convoluted infinity
And better looking
@@Harpy_ExplainsI dunno man. Haqquislam and nomads have some awesome stuff. Iguanas and Fasid are sick.
@@ANTX81 fellow haqquislam enjoyer
Ive converted many Infinity players to BLKOUT.
@@gangstalker47Based.
The best part of the game is that you don't need to sell a kidney to get the physical models *COUGH* 40K
Looking at the website, price doesn't seem too bad for the amount of stuff you get.
@@negative6442 you still need to do alot of spending & painting to get a army going. With this game it seems like around 5 to 8 models are enough for a fun match.
The thumbnail got me thinking this was a video game and I got _REALLY_ excited for a moment....
@@kyotra it says wargame in the title
@@Harpy_Explains lol I know, but I don't play those so my brain thought "war sim" - the only word I associate with anything on the table is "tabletop".
Excellent work on this one. Always love seeing you cover more indie games :)
@scottknees3191 Thanks for putting my video on your itch page btw 👍
Hell yeah! Hands down one of the best explainers I've seen for the Blkout Rules! Some things to note, though. The first is that there have been changes to cohesion (mainly the removal of it) introduced in some updates to the core rules. Second is if you like playing with Dusters I highly recommend looking into the expansions. Wetwork, Badlands, and (most importantly for Dusters) Impact add more scenarios, and even new rules to play with Dusters. Anyway, happy gaming!
YOMI Hustle menu theme?
This man knows what's up.
Also, this is a super interesting video on a game I've never heard of and am now newly interested in. Appreciate you.
Got to play a demo of this game at a con. Super fun game, love the simplicity.
As always, greatvid. Thank you for making it.
Definitely sound like a fun game. Shame I've no one to play with.
I still refuse to acknowledge that this game is real and it is a manifestation of the entire collective schizo TFall fans that made it happen.
Only a matter of time before I dive in to this one it’s too good.
I watched the video because it was well made and informative, I am subbing because I heard Mossback. I hope you are my people.
It would make Harpy's head fukken explode to try and learn how to play Metallurgent, let alone the mech construction system.
Oh no...
METALLURGENT MENTIONED
Amazing explanation! Quick and easy to understand
3:26 that style of marking a card as used used to be the property of Wizards of the Coast.
It still is. You can't refer to it as tapping.
This looks really cool
love the video dude !
You should do a breakdown of each faction.
What have i done in my life to see Atlussy on a thumbnail
Heck yes. I’ve been waiting for this.
I was so disappointed when I didn't get a steam link in the DESC but this does look cool, and easier to get into then 40k
@Raging-productions the footage from the video is tabletop simulator. Once you buy the game, you can play blkout for free on the workshop
@Harpy_Explains Awesome! but I was mostly disappointed cuz I thought it would be an fps like Titanfall lol
There’s also a discord for the game made by the devs where you can find on and offline games
Really nice video, but I do have a few things I'd like to point out. First, specifically against infantry, blast weapons actually work a little differently. Infantry models actually get to roll against each success from a blast weapon, even if they could only roll one or two dice normally. They explain this in the additional rules walkthrough on the game's official youtube channel. As for dusters, blast weapons are basically direct fire like any other weapon. Second, at least in the version of the rules I'm reading, only grunts and not specialists get to use armory items.
Just gotta do another video on the two new teams and the extra dusters that have been released
@luckyno.9371 I can't unless they release them on tabletop simulator
Neat, might give it a try.
You’re missing out on alot of the cool stuff from wetworks, badlands, and especially Impact
Well the short video on how to play was very helpful though as im already super behind on painting battletech mini's not sure ill get these physically but on table top sim ill get them
UN robot literally looks like a monarch chassis from Titanfall 2
holy fucking shit, I love you some much for making me discover this
✨ time to spend all the money ✨
still less then warhammer
@@Harpy_Explains this is painfully true
you can have one of every model there is for
@Cooleroak and expansions :D
Great vid.
Urbanduster when.
you...YOU...Y O U
lol the yomi hustle theme music
Under ten minutes gang.
Yippee
Urbanmech vibeo wen???? *presents ass for slappage
@DasTechPriest You, solely, are responsible for this. What do you have to show for yourself Merc? Blood and gold? A broken throne? I will bury you so completely, The earth will turn over a thousand times before your body is dug up.
Oooooh... ita tabletop. Damnit. I thought "wargame" like arma or hell let less.
I mean, this is dope too. But damnit, now i want a granular realistic take on a mecha game with infantry support.
Question, how "red team" (Manticores) can be tanky, if most models die in 1 hit anyway?
@WladcaPodziemia they have the best armor saves, which makes them the most likely to not die when hit. Their force rule is that they ignore the first hit from explosives. They have models with shields and a juggernaut model that has 2 health.
Maybe I can use this to actually get my friends to play a TT wargame with me
It feels like XCOM2 on the tabletop.
YOMI HUSTLE MENTIONED
nice
Toned down Infinity eh?
Might actually be worth checking out.
Eyyy
I thought this was a tabletop style video game for a moment until i clicked the link....think i found a new Tabletop game to play over Warhammer
@Vash001 the video is filmed in tabletop simulator. Once you buy the game, you can play blkout and basically any other popular tabletop game for free on the workshop
You should make a how to play the urbanmech in 30 seconds, and it's just "how to play the urbanmech: don't"
Huh. Neat
what are you using to play / demonstrate in the video?
@@ra1nyran game called tabletop simulator
Hey mate just thought i'd ask to be sure cause from what I understood for armour checks the left number is the amount of die you roll per hit so long as it isn't a ace
The number on the left is the total number of number of hits the model can block. So if the number is 1 and the model gets hit twice, it can only attempt to block 1 of them, and the other will hit them
The number on the right is the number you need to roll at or above to block that one shot
Rolling a 10 counts as two hits which is an insta kill against most models, because most models can only attempt to block 1 hit.
This game seems like it would be very fun with fog of war. How do these games function on a clear board where you have a much harder time blundering?
@JeronimoStilton14 The same reason why chess doesn't have fog of war. People make mistakes
How does Blast work?
Hurhurhur
Call this a Far Fetched Suggestion but:
Harpy Explains Frostpunk; The Board Game?
Is that YOMI hustle music I hear?
I wasn’t familiar with your game good sir, clearly you know ball
So can you shaiko peek
@FloppyOri if you want to imagine your little plastic dudes shaiko peeking when they lean, yes.
Are you using Tabletop Simulator or Playground? Or is it a different one?
Tabletop Simulator
@Harpy_Explains thank you very much! I enjoy your videos but I never seemed to see it said somewhere! And please but the outro song into the description to! It's a banger and I have been listing for past days now!
@ ok 👍
Not the YOMIH bgm lol
So how does the armor work with the 2 numbers?
@Ironfrenzy217 The number on the left is the total number of number of hits the armor can block. So if the number is 1 and the model gets hit twice, it can only try to block 1 of them, and the other will hit.
The number on the right is what you need to roll at or above for the armor to block that 1 hit
@@Harpy_Explains Thank you. I understand!
2:39 - Am I really hearing Cult of the Lamb OST in the background???
@maciejzdeba3786 yes
@@Harpy_Explains Great choice but i was caught off guard XD
What are you using to play the wargames you play online?
@erasmoo2644 tabletop simulator, once you buy the game you can download blkout and basically any other popular tabletop game for free on the workshop
@Harpy_Explains You can play against other people yes?
@erasmoo2644 I don't think there's match making. So you can't play with random people but you can 100% play with friends
@@Harpy_Explains Tysm you're the best!
Is! It! Affordable!
@@derekburge5294 yes
@@Harpy_Explains Awesome.
Make an Urbanmech. Not a video, just make one irl.
Is this tabletop simulator?
@@McGratha_tube yes
I don't have the cash to buy the minis, let alone get enough for my friends to play with me... HOW are you playing this digitally?
@@murdurmuffin7872 it's a game called tabletop simulator.
@@Harpy_Explains Awesome, thank you!
@@Harpy_Explains which mod and maps are you using? looks good.
@@woosdom just search blkout and you'll find them, there's only like 7 total mods
You can tell this game was made in America because the rest of the world measures in metric.
@commanderfoxtrot most wargames use inches
@@Harpy_Explains And you know why that is? Americanization.
You made a video about a game i have no interest in entertaining
damm that sucks went to buy the 2 man starter kit only to find out they are charging 182 dollars for shipping fuck that