9:14 THE RULE GOBLIN HAS MADE A MISTAKE!!! The rules state to remove 2 dice faces from each POOL (at random, btw). The gold cost areas do not define a pool. The instructions clearly show the sanctuary contains 10 pools of gold faces and 5 pools of card faces. For 2 players, 2 faces at random should be removed from each pool of 4, totaling 20 faces removed from the gold pools and 10 faces from the card pools. (The random choice only affects the 4, 12, and Shield pools).
I love this game! The game is well-designed, and the gameplay is really fun. But the physical changing of the dice faces is pretty much just there for novelty factor. When popping and pushing faces starts to get annoying, try replacing the "super dice" with regular six-sided dice (two different colors) and printing out a sheet that keeps track of what each face means. Swapping plastic pieces on a sheet of paper is way easier than actually having to pop out the faces and keep track of where they flew off to... Thanks for the video. It's a handy reference for those who might not know the game.
Thanks, Manakyn! i initially had trouble popping off the faces (see my Unboxing vid), until i realized you're supposed to use the spare face as a leverage tool. Now, it's super easy to gouge an attached face out by gouging the gap with a corner of the detached face you just bought.
hey man, just subbed only from seeing this video. I've watched others but this one is the only one where i got the whole game. Very precise & no words wasted. Thanks for the great explanation!
Thanks so much, Ryan! I have a friend who wants to play this game next, and it looks great! (Except the bit where you eject the faces makes me a little worried about disappearances...)
4/5 stars. I had to take one away only because the video did not mention the stressed importance of putting things away where they belong in the box in the instructions. It's mentioned SO. MUCH. Seriously though. Great video. Great game. GET IT!!!
3:38 According the rulebook i have, the first player keep the adorable starting player token till the end of the game. Or passing the token is updated rule?
did you seriously go through the trouble and do stop motion on those rotating dice at the 1-minute mark? °_° It's too smooth, it can't be stop motion. How did you do it!
Iiiiiiit's... stop motion! i produced a series of stop motion animation videos for my backers on Patreon explaining exactly how i did it, along with the card flips and some other tricky stuff.
Wait, so you can forge any number of different die faces on your turn, but you can only perform ONE feat per turn? Unless you spend two sun shards to be able to take another action, in which you can perform two feats?
My boyfriend bought me this game for our anniversary last year and for this years anniversary we’re finally going to play it lmao. I got so overwhelmed with the rules the last time I tried to play it, I just couldn’t do it. Thanks for making a tutorial video.
I think the boar is wrongly explained. If the player forced to put boar on his dice will roll the boar, he gets to choose either 1 sun shard or moon shard. But you, the one who bought the card, can actualy benefit from other player rolling boar because you can choose either 1 sun, 1 moon or 3 Victory Points
i feel like Century Spice Road and Splendor are kin. This is closer to something like Orléans or Dominion. (Although, of the three, i think Orléans has the edge)
I'll learn more in 2 minutes watching your video than a hour looking at instructions. I couldn't even figure out how to put the dice together... The picture is terrible. Lol
Because it's very boring. i try to run my videos like i'm teaching you in person, and i would never sit someone down at the table and say "here's how you set up the game." That's no way to hook somebody or get them excited about playing. Grab any Lego kit and look at the back. Is there a picture of the final thing and some callouts showing its most interesting features, or do they print the first few pages of the assembly manual? No video for any product anywhere, in any industry, leads with setup/assembly - even with a product like Lego where assembly is, arguably, the entire point. It's only because there is a certain longstanding board game content creator who leads with setup that everyone else follows suit, and viewers have been trained to think that's the "right" way to do it!
So on the active players turn, me. Can I buy as many different faces if I have resources? Or do I spend the 2 sun shards so I can double? Or can I only buy a second face if I spend 2 sun shards?
@@BrandonMB608 Oh - no! Sorry if i was unclear. You can REPLACE the sun shard (say, with a 4 Gold face you just bought), but you can't move it to the other die. Then later, you can pop off the 4 Gold face and replace it with something else.
Mmm... Is it only me, or that you didn't even mention the most important thing in this game's mechanics..? EVERYONE ROLLS THEIR DICE in each other turns, but only the active player take actions.
@@NightsAroundaTable I haven't draw my 'like' for this video because I suspected that those are we - whom most likely missed something... - A perfect explanation
The only real similarity is in the cover design. It's based on Greek mythology. But i would be shocked to learn that the artist(s) didn't draw inspiration from The Dark Crystal.
you deserve waaaaaaaaaaay more views, really professional production
Wow, that was the absolute best "How to play" video i have seen for this game, great run through and easy to grasp, thanks a bunch!
I needed this because the rules for the game weren't as clear as you explained it. Thank you.
Yeah - they’re weirdly complicated, right?
The best board game tutorial videos on TH-cam. Thank you.
Really solid video. Good logical progression and very clear!
Thank you, James!
Great video, played this with my 5 year old son and he loved it...
9:14 THE RULE GOBLIN HAS MADE A MISTAKE!!!
The rules state to remove 2 dice faces from each POOL (at random, btw).
The gold cost areas do not define a pool. The instructions clearly show the sanctuary contains 10 pools of gold faces and 5 pools of card faces.
For 2 players, 2 faces at random should be removed from each pool of 4, totaling 20 faces removed from the gold pools and 10 faces from the card pools. (The random choice only affects the 4, 12, and Shield pools).
We just noticed this as well. I think you're right!
Excellent how to play. Putting the setup at the end seems counter intuitive, but actually works really well!
Thanks! Setup at the end is the hill i'm prepared to die on.
Subbed! Thanks for the great videos. Very detailed but doesn't drag on too long. Look forward to playing this 👍
Just started a surprise game of this on BoardGameArena and this video really helped. Thanks!
I love this game! The game is well-designed, and the gameplay is really fun. But the physical changing of the dice faces is pretty much just there for novelty factor. When popping and pushing faces starts to get annoying, try replacing the "super dice" with regular six-sided dice (two different colors) and printing out a sheet that keeps track of what each face means. Swapping plastic pieces on a sheet of paper is way easier than actually having to pop out the faces and keep track of where they flew off to...
Thanks for the video. It's a handy reference for those who might not know the game.
Thanks, Manakyn! i initially had trouble popping off the faces (see my Unboxing vid), until i realized you're supposed to use the spare face as a leverage tool. Now, it's super easy to gouge an attached face out by gouging the gap with a corner of the detached face you just bought.
Production value is great! Love your content
I really liked the video edition 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻… I missed maybe some music, but other than that, great video!
hey man, just subbed only from seeing this video. I've watched others but this one is the only one where i got the whole game. Very precise & no words wasted. Thanks for the great explanation!
I just started getting into deck-building games so this is an interesting variation. I wish I had my own personal rule goblin!!!
He's in all our hearts.
Try Dominion
Just picked this up today! Thanks for the video and I can’t wait to see more of your content!
Good news, Lucas: you get to drink from the FIRE HOSE!
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Thanks so much, Ryan! I have a friend who wants to play this game next, and it looks great! (Except the bit where you eject the faces makes me a little worried about disappearances...)
Just close the floor vents!
Best video online to get us started, thanks!!
Great video. Very helpful. Thank you!
4/5 stars. I had to take one away only because the video did not mention the stressed importance of putting things away where they belong in the box in the instructions. It's mentioned SO. MUCH. Seriously though. Great video. Great game. GET IT!!!
3:38 According the rulebook i have, the first player keep the adorable starting player token till the end of the game. Or passing the token is updated rule?
did you seriously go through the trouble and do stop motion on those rotating dice at the 1-minute mark? °_° It's too smooth, it can't be stop motion. How did you do it!
Iiiiiiit's... stop motion! i produced a series of stop motion animation videos for my backers on Patreon explaining exactly how i did it, along with the card flips and some other tricky stuff.
Wait, so you can forge any number of different die faces on your turn, but you can only perform ONE feat per turn? Unless you spend two sun shards to be able to take another action, in which you can perform two feats?
My boyfriend bought me this game for our anniversary last year and for this years anniversary we’re finally going to play it lmao. I got so overwhelmed with the rules the last time I tried to play it, I just couldn’t do it. Thanks for making a tutorial video.
Thanks, great explanation!
Thanks for this video. I was having a hard time with the rule book.
Happy to help!
Great video, thanks!
NP Rob!
Thanks! Very helpful
I think the boar is wrongly explained.
If the player forced to put boar on his dice will roll the boar, he gets to choose either 1 sun shard or moon shard. But you, the one who bought the card, can actualy benefit from other player rolling boar because you can choose either 1 sun, 1 moon or 3 Victory Points
Great job!; you gain a new subscriber.
This game reminds me of a more complicated century spice road
i feel like Century Spice Road and Splendor are kin. This is closer to something like Orléans or Dominion. (Although, of the three, i think Orléans has the edge)
What a cool game
Yeah!
I'll learn more in 2 minutes watching your video than a hour looking at instructions. I couldn't even figure out how to put the dice together... The picture is terrible. Lol
Great video but why is the setup at the end? :D
Because it's very boring. i try to run my videos like i'm teaching you in person, and i would never sit someone down at the table and say "here's how you set up the game." That's no way to hook somebody or get them excited about playing.
Grab any Lego kit and look at the back. Is there a picture of the final thing and some callouts showing its most interesting features, or do they print the first few pages of the assembly manual?
No video for any product anywhere, in any industry, leads with setup/assembly - even with a product like Lego where assembly is, arguably, the entire point. It's only because there is a certain longstanding board game content creator who leads with setup that everyone else follows suit, and viewers have been trained to think that's the "right" way to do it!
4:30
What's the point of forcing everyone to roll if they lose the effect from it?
thank you the, rules book is a bit confusing
So on the active players turn, me. Can I buy as many different faces if I have resources? Or do I spend the 2 sun shards so I can double? Or can I only buy a second face if I spend 2 sun shards?
You can buy as many new die faces on your turn as you like, as long as they're all different.
Can i change the die face to the other dice if i want or is it stuck when i place it?
When you buy a die face, you can replace any face on either of your dice, including one you've already purchased and snapped on.
Nights Around a Table so can I move the sun crystal to the other die if I replace it with a new face?
@@BrandonMB608 Oh - no! Sorry if i was unclear. You can REPLACE the sun shard (say, with a 4 Gold face you just bought), but you can't move it to the other die. Then later, you can pop off the 4 Gold face and replace it with something else.
Nights Around a Table awe man 😔 I kinda thought that’s how it works but I was hoping it didn’t haha. Thanks for explaining it to me.
Wow, those were like 100 different cards. Takes a long time to learn before you even begin playing
True, but it’s a bit like Dominion, in that you just have to learn the set of cards you decide to play with.
Are we not gonna talk about how the box design blatantly rips off The Dark Crystal? Ok.
We can totally talk about it! Hey: doesn’t the cover totally rip off The Dark Crystal?
"Cancer gives you two divine blessings..."
You clearly never had cancer.
I know I'm terrible.
See that rectangular hole in the wall? That's the door!
@@NightsAroundaTable lol
Thank you so much. The instructions that come with the game do an appallingly bad job of explaining the rules
My pleasure! Yeah - gorgeous production values on the rulebook, but it's really tough to navigate. Form over function.
Mmm...
Is it only me, or that you didn't even mention the most important thing in this game's mechanics..?
EVERYONE ROLLS THEIR DICE in each other turns, but only the active player take actions.
Only you. 1:19
@@NightsAroundaTable
I haven't draw my 'like' for this video because I suspected that those are we - whom most likely missed something...
- A perfect explanation
Dark Crystal rip off
The only real similarity is in the cover design. It's based on Greek mythology. But i would be shocked to learn that the artist(s) didn't draw inspiration from The Dark Crystal.