Ah man! What a brave action from the automa blitzing right through your tank and front lines to take that point. Sucks you lost but you gotta give it to them! Lol
23:25 "...would a little truck drive right next to an enemy tank?" Oh, yeah - absolutely! Especially in rocky, hilly terrain like Libya. Your map layout even thematically supports this: that gun truck came around the south side of the hill (tile 10B, I think), and just blundered into the your tank's position XD Enjoy your good fortune! - LOL
@@OneStopCoopShop ... yeah, just saw the conclusion - LOL I've been having a really good time with the Reinforcements AI, so far - it does make some clearly sub-optimal choices now and then, but so do I, so it probably balances out
@@OneStopCoopShop haha yes. I liked it how you were on the verge on winning, then obviously lost. I was surprised that the tactical part was 5 in your review, looking at this playthrough it seemed to play a bigger part? Maybe it was a one off. I agree the AI bot played a few dodgy moves, but I reckon it was all to distract your tank 😉
Great video! But, at 18:01 (and later, I think), you're not supposed to remove a bot's combat counter token from the board unless all cards for that counter had previously been removed from the bot's bolster deck. Works a bit differently for solo to make up for the fact that the bot doesn't have control over what it bolsters. I believe the order for removing cards goes: discard pile, deck, facedown card (from a Recon action), bolster deck. Then, if you don't find any, counter is removed. Thanks for doing these videos though! :)
18:00 When Bot takes damage you also check the relevant bolster deck. Page 11 Reinforcements Rulebook. "If there are no matching cards in the bolster decks, remove the combat counter from the board" Errata before bolster deck, check any facedown cards in Bot's play area. You did not remove the ANTITANK unit until you attack it and all cards have been removed from the game.
Great playthrough Mike! The A.I. in this game can be sneaky tough at times. One thing I noticed. When you were removing the hit cards for the A.I. you did not remove any from the bolster deck per page 11 of the solo rules. I think this caused you to remove some of the A.I. units from the field too soon.
I prefer my system for Normandy, yes. I like the way I handled bolstering and scouting better. It's more intelligent without having to cheat to make things balanced. But I'll play theirs for North Africa, since I never did that one :)
Great playthrough. I think the AI should somehow prioritizing the bolster based on the mission or which unit they have the fewest of. It seems to random.
Great vid, however can i ask why you were drawing 4 cards for the bot team? Is it scenario/North Africa specific? (I don't own the game (yet) so can't look up the rules) But thought it was only 3 cards you draw (plus the one for initiative) Thanks
You draw one card for the bot’s initiative, and if they win the initiative they also get to play that card, so they’ll end up with 4 cards in play on turns they win the initiative. Does that answer your question?
0:00 - Introduction
1:05 - Overview of Play
2:58 - Scenario Details
4:13 - Round 1
12:34 - Round 2
22:10 - Round 3
26:01 - Round 4
29:23 - Round 5
31:14 - Round 6
35:06 - Round 7
Thanks for the video. Great to see the game getting onto peoples tables.
Ah man! What a brave action from the automa blitzing right through your tank and front lines to take that point. Sucks you lost but you gotta give it to them! Lol
Hahaha, absolutely :)
23:25 "...would a little truck drive right next to an enemy tank?" Oh, yeah - absolutely! Especially in rocky, hilly terrain like Libya.
Your map layout even thematically supports this: that gun truck came around the south side of the hill (tile 10B, I think), and just blundered into the your tank's position XD
Enjoy your good fortune! - LOL
AWESOME point. You have convinced me. And then of course that same truck lost me the game :)
@@OneStopCoopShop ... yeah, just saw the conclusion - LOL
I've been having a really good time with the Reinforcements AI, so far - it does make some clearly sub-optimal choices now and then, but so do I, so it probably balances out
Really enjoyed that. Looked fun with a good balance of broad decisions and luck. Luckily I have all three sets arriving next week! 🕺🏻
Oh, all in? Have a great time!
Brilliant! Thanks so much, Mike!
Thanks for co-designing a great game.
What an exciting ride! I look forward to digging into my copy.
That darn fast-driving sergeant!!!
@@OneStopCoopShop haha yes. I liked it how you were on the verge on winning, then obviously lost. I was surprised that the tactical part was 5 in your review, looking at this playthrough it seemed to play a bigger part? Maybe it was a one off. I agree the AI bot played a few dodgy moves, but I reckon it was all to distract your tank 😉
Honestly, I had a REALLY hard time ranking the points in that review. So you are probably right, 5 should be higher.
@@OneStopCoopShop ah ok cool, fair enough :)
I'll be interested to see when this appears on Shelf Life!
Great video! But, at 18:01 (and later, I think), you're not supposed to remove a bot's combat counter token from the board unless all cards for that counter had previously been removed from the bot's bolster deck. Works a bit differently for solo to make up for the fact that the bot doesn't have control over what it bolsters. I believe the order for removing cards goes: discard pile, deck, facedown card (from a Recon action), bolster deck. Then, if you don't find any, counter is removed.
Thanks for doing these videos though! :)
Yup, someone else pointed this out too. I added it as a major note in the video description. Thanks for watching!
18:00 When Bot takes damage you also check the relevant bolster deck. Page 11 Reinforcements Rulebook. "If there are no matching cards in the bolster decks, remove
the combat counter from the board" Errata before bolster deck, check any facedown cards in Bot's play area. You did not remove the ANTITANK unit until you attack it and all cards have been removed from the game.
Correct, I put a subtitle and a note in the video description about the damage error. But thanks for checking!
@@OneStopCoopShop For some reason the only captions/subtitles I can get are autogenerated, not sure why but yaven't seen Klingon or similar for ages.
@@j3errym sorry, you're right! That error happened several times so instead I put it in the video description and the pinned comment.
Very good playthrough ! thanks alot. I'll get this game !
Cool, hope you enjoy it!
Great playthrough Mike! The A.I. in this game can be sneaky tough at times.
One thing I noticed. When you were removing the hit cards for the A.I. you did not remove any from the bolster deck per page 11 of the solo rules. I think this caused you to remove some of the A.I. units from the field too soon.
Yes. You are the third to notice that. There is a note in the video description.
Thanks so much!
@@OneStopCoopShop Ah, sorry, missed that.
I’m the one who missed a major rule, so no need to be sorry! :)
Great Video Mike. Love your videos. Do you prefer to play with your solo system and will you play with that version more often. Thanks.
I prefer my system for Normandy, yes. I like the way I handled bolstering and scouting better. It's more intelligent without having to cheat to make things balanced.
But I'll play theirs for North Africa, since I never did that one :)
Great playthrough. I think the AI should somehow prioritizing the bolster based on the mission or which unit they have the fewest of. It seems to random.
My feeling too. Bolstering is maybe my least favorite part of this automa
Hey Mike! Where can we find your variant of the solo game? :)
It’s here, in the Normandy page on BGG - boardgamegeek.com/filepage/206471/solo-ai-cards-v10-one-stop-co-op-shop
Been waiting for this Awesome!!!
Hope you enjoy :)
Strong AI abilities to counter sometimes counterintuitive choices. Have you tried the 4p mode?
Not yet!
Did you have any success making one for Stalingrad?
I’m off work next week, and that’s when I plan/hope to get something that works
Great vid, however can i ask why you were drawing 4 cards for the bot team? Is it scenario/North Africa specific? (I don't own the game (yet) so can't look up the rules) But thought it was only 3 cards you draw (plus the one for initiative)
Thanks
You draw one card for the bot’s initiative, and if they win the initiative they also get to play that card, so they’ll end up with 4 cards in play on turns they win the initiative. Does that answer your question?
@@OneStopCoopShop yes thanks I thought that, but you were drawing 5 cards in total eg see 5:35
@snbgames9972 not sure! Haven’t played the game in over a year, sorry!
I guess that stupid AI isn’t so stupid after all. 😂 Nice play through
Hahahaha, exactly. They definitely caught me unprepared :)