I've played the video game for years and played the board game for the first time last night. I was absolutely thrilled with the quality and mechanics of this game. You guys are spot on with your review. Definitely not for everyone, but as someone who loves both cooperative games, and Uwe Rosenberg games, this one seemed to be made specifically for me. Thanks for making this and keep up the good work!
Also, we got the legendary fish one too. Luckily, my wife was playing with the fishing speciality and got a professional upgrade which allowed her to spend an action to clear out whatever fish she wanted! Even with that ability it seemed like we hardly saw any legendary fish. I think that 3 or 4 more legendary fish should have been added to make it a tiny bit more feasible.
37:25 You're wrong about the gift symbol. Rulebook says, each player chooses one friend, activates gift ability, then activates all non-villager gifts. Birthdays only come into play when making a friend, for the +1 heart.
about the problem with having no fish in the fish track you can add a rule yourself that if you get trash from the bag and theres already trash on the track you just take another one.
This is absolutely amazing! I’ve never sat through a 2 hour youtube video (without speeding up) before this one. I love the way you guys speak! You make the game engaging and exciting without sounding too overstimulating. ☺️
Long-time viewer, first time commenter. Would love to see a top 10 co-op list from you two. Keep up the good work! I love the content, reviews, and playthroughs. Sounds like you had a blast in Indy!
@@joniboi8039 I can't remember exactly, but I don't think there is any food that helps you level up. There is food that gives you extra attack bonus, so the more monsterd you can kill per hour it will speed up your leveling.
@@joniboi8039 there are foods that give boosts when fishing, making your fishing bar bigger. and when you start leveling up the fishing bar grows bigger, so it becomes quite easy to get most fish by level 5, after that it's easy to earn a lot of money by fishing and if you fish on lucky days you get treasure and a good chance to get diamonds when fishing.
Hi! Just got the game and opened it last night. Tried playing and now looking at your video it feels like we played a completely different game. Your video made it seem more fun and definitely was super helpful! Cannot wait to try that game again :) Thank you!
Absolute Brilliant Play Through!!! Thank You! --- The Teach, the Play Through and then the End Review was Amazing! Such In Depth Analysis and Honest Impressions and Criticisms... Feels like a VERY Challenging (and Long) Game and your Honest Impressions are very much Appreciated. --- Was considering this as a possible add to my collection, however my group probably won't enjoy this level of difficulty and randomness without more mitigation abilities. Again, Brilliant Video! One of the Best I've watched in a Very Long Time! Thanks Again!
Great playthrough, though I do want to call out a small misplay in the fall. Evelynn could not provide 2 hearts due to the Joja notice "Grumpy Villagers". The max she could've provided was one. Otherwise, this was extremely helpful!
Just played it and its really great! oh gosh i really wish this game have vs variant/mode, imagine you can grow your own farm, racing the objective and steal 'villager' from your friends...
1:25:14 I thought you have to follow the instructions on the Season Card from top to bottom. Doesn't that mean you can remove the crop in spot 3 with the green crow and then don't have to discard another crop, as no crop is left in a red field? And how can you trade resources afterwards without a shipping bin. Have I missed something? Otherwise I loved the game though, I learned so so much. Thanks a lot.
You're right on the first one, it should be done from top to bottom. Trading with another person is always free at the end of the season phase, the shipping bin only allows the selling of items (otherwise you need to go to Pierre)
This was a great watch and really helped us understand the rules and playstyle better, we recently received our copy of the most recent reprint and have been enjoying it ❤
Something I'd never do. I didn't even finish it once yet, probably because I didn't get into fishing on my main playthrough. I married Abigail, agreed to have a baby and um, never went back since for some reason lol.
But, there is less items to achieve in each community center room card. Usually 1-2 depending on the amount of players. So 5/6 items in one year. So it’s essentially like completing 1/1.5 rooms in 1 year. Not impossible.
Finally a plathrough video of this game that actually keeps the flow. Very detailed and well edited. Love the zoom in on the cards and no constantly flipping through the rulebook trying to figure things out on the go!
Agree it was a splendid overview and playthrough. Regarding rulebook lookup it probably helps being hobby gamers as it seems to be full of specific rules, lots of symbols and codes for things very few words on card, and you made it seem a lot simpler than most people would probably find it from looking at the rules...
Lol. Got an item (wild bait, discard during your turn to take any or all tiles from the fish track.) we have 2 legendary fish on track. I have chest item and we have a shipping bin. Also have save enough gold goal (2 players) but... As of writing this comment the "bank" has 2 gold left.
Oh my, that last turn, I was on the edge of my seat too. As someone who invested hours on the videogame, never expected the boardgame being so intense. Great video!!
I know it's probably not in the rules, but I'd happily play a variant where you play for 2 years (probably solo to keep the game short enough) or just play with every bundle and goal being a success. Like I think granpa would be happy for us to not stress and just make friends like in the videogame :P
Did they change the rules from when you played? My copy doesn't say anything about gift symbol having to come from a birthday in that season unless I'm blind.
I've been playing this for a while so just to clarify around 1:25-1:26 (I'm sorry if I missed a comment that already addressed this)... But when you got double crows you can't trade. You don't have the crate on your season card
Just a small rules clarification for 30:10 - Unless I'm mistaken, the friend "gift" abilities go off on when a gift icon shows on ANY season card. When that icon appears, each player chooses 1 friend to activate their gift ability. (I was unsure, however, if friends are more of a communal "resource" or if they are assigned to a specific player.) And since Monique seems to be a Stardew Valley veteran, I think the explanation for why YOU get the gift is that it simulates when the villagers send you random gifts in the mail.
Hi there, yes you are correct. We made it harder on ourselves. We’ve added corrections to the description and the Klingon subtitles. Thanks for letting us know!
This was such a good teach, play, and review! Thank you for the work that went into making this, I had so much fun watching you play this together, I feel equipped to try it now myself, and I appreciated your thoughts at the end about what you like and dislike about it.
Played the game and it was reasonably fun. However we noticed the same issue you mentioned regarding the fish track - despite only needing 3 legendary fish (3 players), we literally had 2 legendary fish on display/caught with only 4 fish tiles remaining in the fish bag. The game was also very long and setup, especially on the first playthrough, took ages. I certainly wouldn't want to play this game with 4 players. As you say, playing for 3+ hours and then losing purely due to bad luck somewhat stings. I've played and enjoyed Stardew Valley (video game), but wouldn't describe myself as a huge fan of the IP. I'd struggle to recommend this game to anyone who isn't a fan of the theme, given there are better, cheaper and (dare I say it) more exciting co-op games out there. But I should probably balance this with the fact that I don't play co-op games that regularly, so take this with a pinch of salt.
my board game group all plays Stardew so when the board game was announced i really wanted to get it but it sold out so quickly. i haven't seen any videos from you guys but i love that you went over the rules and did a full play of the game. it's long, but seems like something up my group's alley.
I was both surprised, and at the same time not, that this game was sold out by the time they released the announcement trailer on YT. I watched the vid 1 hour after it was posted, then immediately went to buy the game and could not find a single copy anywhere.
same... I wish they would provide a way to place an order for future copies or at least create an email list for updates on stock. I hope it has enough runs to fill demand and doesn't leave tons of fans hanging. But concerned ape has never really done anything half way so I doubt he will halt it too soon.
at 1:19:00 you gain 1 heart for every item you donate to the museum so you wouldve gotten 4 hearts and at 1:25:20 you could cheese the card a little. all season cards get processed form top to bottom. so first you have to remove a green crop and you couldve chosen the green/red crop to be removed and after that there is no more red crop for the other crow symbol ;) 1:42:10 your epic items do not count towards the 2 item limit. you can have an infite amount of epic items
I would like to buy it for my children. But my younger doesn't speak English. If all cards/items are public, I can translate them for him. Are there any hidden cards? (own deck, hidden challenge)
You guys are amazing! I completely understood how you explained the game which is actually very hard to do. You guys don’t have the normal loud youtuber energy and you weren’t making any jokes and yet I was entertained the entire time. I wasn’t planning on watching the whole two hours yet I was never board and you kept my attention for the whole 2 hours. You guys were so thorough and it must of taken a lot of time to make this video. You guys are great and I’m gonna watch more of your board game playthroughs❤️❤️
Most playthroughs are very confusing as most people didn't read the instructions as clearly as you guys. I'm thankful to be able to see a good playthrough like this. This game isn't sold in my country but I'm staying hopeful. Thanks for the video.
One thing you could do to make the bugmeat fish easier to catch is have a fish trap "building" on your farm which allows you to fish any bugmeat requiring fish out of the fish bar as an end of turn action.
How did you organize the cards in the Season deck? It's 4 for every season plus the ending card? Isn't the game gonna be too short for all the objectives?
FYI, in Fall it looks like you forgot to grab 4 hearts for donating to the Museum (1 per artifact/mineral donated). That would have made things a lot easier!
It seems that you didn't get a heart for donating to the Museum in the first print of the game - "...this latest run (meaning the second print) makes a couple key changes to the game: namely, the Mine Map cards have been adjusted so you'll be more likely to get something to show for spending your action. Donating items to the museum now grants you a heart, and other cards have been slightly adjusted to make their rules easier to parse. It's also physically easier to play thanks to the addition of a new storage tray, which should make setting up and putting away the game faster."
1:49:30 Grandpa's goals ARE in the game. (Gold, Level, Achievements, Friendship, CC, Keys). They just aren't explicitly listed for the player to see but it's visible via the amount of lid candles on his grave.
If you have not looked closely at Grandpa's Alter there are 4 sconces that light after year 3 depending on the accomplishment you have done. This is what the 4 letters are about I just hope they will have more of the games soon
Do you need the pickaxe starting tool to be able to explore the mines? Likewise with the other starting tools? Can't seem to find this information anywhere.
I just started playing Stardew and have a love/struggle relationship with it so the pros and cons mentioned here match why I love the game already. When first seeing this board game I was a bit overwhelmed but I love the co op style like 4 corners in game vs a competition game. I think I am sold on trying this and more hobby board games. You have a new subscriber!
I love Stardew Valley, I played it on PC with my boyfriend and we really want the board game 'cause we also love board games. Unfortunately, not only it is sold, they don't ship outside of the US, so we will have to wait, till they figure out how to get it to Europe. But we are so looking forward to playing it.
I'm from Australia. Same problem. I could possibly get it here, but by the time it arrives, I would have paid well over double the price. I'll just have to wait a bit I think. Maybe pick it up later somehow.
I liked the final thoughts. I do think that at times the game is incredibly challenging. I feel like several of your thoughts could be incorporated easily as house rules, such as the put chests above fish, reveal bundles right away, or turn making friends into a permanent goal.
Wouldn't the gift "upgrade any starting tool" be specifically the first level since its a starting tool? Otherwise wouldn't it say just "upgrade any tool"?
Knowing the video game, I was surprised that the crops didn't die at the end of Spring, and I had been nervous for you getting that spring crop at the end. When you didn't clear the crops, I went to check the rules - not because I doubted you, but because that is such a fixture of Stardew Valley and other farming simulator games. I was pleased to find under "answers to common questions" in the rulebook, that the first thing listed is "crops in fields do not wither when the season changes;" I have a feeling that was brought up a number of times by play testers that also know the video game. EDIT: And I just got to the end of your video where you mention crops withering :-D @1:59:29
Fantastic explanation, playthrough, and everything! You guys are both very thorough and concise, provided clear explanations, and your playthrough was very... neat, informative, and you didn't waste any time. Thank you for the video!
I was watching this at 2 am in the morning, and I needed to go to bed, but I just could not stop the video to save my life. I had to find out if you got the "green-green"! I was so excited you won! Excellent video guys! Much love!
Thank you so much for the in depth showcase of the game and it's rules! I could already tell from opening the game, that it's not going to be that easy to somebody. Especially with a small language barrier. So this was really helpful for me to alraedy feel very comfy with the rules. Your playthrough just feels as if i played it myself already, so really thank you guys!! Keep up the great work! :))
At th-cam.com/video/ITZM80toXDw/w-d-xo.html, shouldn't you resolve the green crow before the red crow? You could discard the crop on space #3 for the green crow, so the red crow would have no target, right?
Do you play Stardew Valley? What are your thoughts on the board or video game?
I've played the video game for years and played the board game for the first time last night. I was absolutely thrilled with the quality and mechanics of this game. You guys are spot on with your review. Definitely not for everyone, but as someone who loves both cooperative games, and Uwe Rosenberg games, this one seemed to be made specifically for me. Thanks for making this and keep up the good work!
Also, we got the legendary fish one too. Luckily, my wife was playing with the fishing speciality and got a professional upgrade which allowed her to spend an action to clear out whatever fish she wanted! Even with that ability it seemed like we hardly saw any legendary fish. I think that 3 or 4 more legendary fish should have been added to make it a tiny bit more feasible.
37:25 You're wrong about the gift symbol. Rulebook says, each player chooses one friend, activates gift ability, then activates all non-villager gifts. Birthdays only come into play when making a friend, for the +1 heart.
Looks very fun 🙂Thank guys 🙂
I played it for a while so i'm very interested in the board game. Unfortunately, as far as I know, its not possible to get it in Canada yet 😢
Thank you. The on paper rules were severely lacking and watching your play through makes it comprehensible and understandable.
Thanks!
Thanks from Brazil. Epic ending.😅
about the problem with having no fish in the fish track you can add a rule yourself that if you get trash from the bag and theres already trash on the track you just take another one.
This is absolutely amazing! I’ve never sat through a 2 hour youtube video (without speeding up) before this one. I love the way you guys speak! You make the game engaging and exciting without sounding too overstimulating. ☺️
You two get on really well when you clearly disagree on a thought you just let it go.
Long-time viewer, first time commenter. Would love to see a top 10 co-op list from you two. Keep up the good work! I love the content, reviews, and playthroughs. Sounds like you had a blast in Indy!
I saw your video and I loved it. It look like you forgot to get the heart from donation to the museum 👍keep op the good work
he really likes that rose shirt ;)
So they made fishing the most difficult part of the board game.
Good to know they kept the most frustrating part of the original game.
I enjoy fishing in the video game 🤷♂️
@@Wauly ya i found it really easy after hitting max level
@@Wauly OH WELL OH WELL OH WELL.. looks like somebody is a pro at fishing
@@joniboi8039 I can't remember exactly, but I don't think there is any food that helps you level up.
There is food that gives you extra attack bonus, so the more monsterd you can kill per hour it will speed up your leveling.
@@joniboi8039 there are foods that give boosts when fishing, making your fishing bar bigger. and when you start leveling up the fishing bar grows bigger, so it becomes quite easy to get most fish by level 5, after that it's easy to earn a lot of money by fishing and if you fish on lucky days you get treasure and a good chance to get diamonds when fishing.
Clint's gift can only upgrade the starting tools, no further XD But anyway good game!
Thank you for making this. I can watch the rules all day, but it helps way more to see if being played
Hi! Just got the game and opened it last night. Tried playing and now looking at your video it feels like we played a completely different game. Your video made it seem more fun and definitely was super helpful! Cannot wait to try that game again :) Thank you!
Absolute Brilliant Play Through!!! Thank You! --- The Teach, the Play Through and then the End Review was Amazing! Such In Depth Analysis and Honest Impressions and Criticisms... Feels like a VERY Challenging (and Long) Game and your Honest Impressions are very much Appreciated. --- Was considering this as a possible add to my collection, however my group probably won't enjoy this level of difficulty and randomness without more mitigation abilities. Again, Brilliant Video! One of the Best I've watched in a Very Long Time! Thanks Again!
Love that you say monies! So great!
I must say, I am extremely happy they did NOT include a rule that at end of the season you had to remove the crops. Extremely helpful.
Great playthrough, though I do want to call out a small misplay in the fall. Evelynn could not provide 2 hearts due to the Joja notice "Grumpy Villagers". The max she could've provided was one. Otherwise, this was extremely helpful!
Just played it and its really great! oh gosh i really wish this game have vs variant/mode, imagine you can grow your own farm, racing the objective and steal 'villager' from your friends...
1:25:14 I thought you have to follow the instructions on the Season Card from top to bottom. Doesn't that mean you can remove the crop in spot 3 with the green crow and then don't have to discard another crop, as no crop is left in a red field? And how can you trade resources afterwards without a shipping bin. Have I missed something?
Otherwise I loved the game though, I learned so so much. Thanks a lot.
You're right on the first one, it should be done from top to bottom. Trading with another person is always free at the end of the season phase, the shipping bin only allows the selling of items (otherwise you need to go to Pierre)
Ah yes, Harvest Moon, and Rune Factory. Played those games a lot.
I love this video
This was a great watch and really helped us understand the rules and playstyle better, we recently received our copy of the most recent reprint and have been enjoying it ❤
It feels like trying to finish the community center in year 1
lol YESSS!!!
Red cabbage ptsd
Something I'd never do. I didn't even finish it once yet, probably because I didn't get into fishing on my main playthrough. I married Abigail, agreed to have a baby and um, never went back since for some reason lol.
But, there is less items to achieve in each community center room card. Usually 1-2 depending on the amount of players. So 5/6 items in one year. So it’s essentially like completing 1/1.5 rooms in 1 year. Not impossible.
My best is winter 1st year 1
Whats the point of the pet token? Thank you for a fantastic vid
Thank you!
Thank you for the helpful hints and explanations. This game was really fun
Finally a plathrough video of this game that actually keeps the flow. Very detailed and well edited. Love the zoom in on the cards and no constantly flipping through the rulebook trying to figure things out on the go!
Thank you so much, we tried to prepare in advance to avoid that stuff!
Yeah I agree. The zoom was really pleasant. The gameplay was smooth, the review, detailed and honest. Well done!
Agree it was a splendid overview and playthrough. Regarding rulebook lookup it probably helps being hobby gamers as it seems to be full of specific rules, lots of symbols and codes for things very few words on card, and you made it seem a lot simpler than most people would probably find it from looking at the rules...
Great review! Great suggestions like clearing the fish track and incorporating morning luck! I'm going to share this video with Cole Medeiros
Lol. Got an item (wild bait, discard during your turn to take any or all tiles from the fish track.) we have 2 legendary fish on track. I have chest item and we have a shipping bin. Also have save enough gold goal (2 players) but... As of writing this comment the "bank" has 2 gold left.
Oh my, that last turn, I was on the edge of my seat too. As someone who invested hours on the videogame, never expected the boardgame being so intense. Great video!!
I know, right?! We were stressing pretty hard the last 10% of the game!!
I know it's probably not in the rules, but I'd happily play a variant where you play for 2 years (probably solo to keep the game short enough) or just play with every bundle and goal being a success. Like I think granpa would be happy for us to not stress and just make friends like in the videogame :P
Thanks for the content.
thank you ❤️ it was very entertaining ✨
actually grandpas goals are in the videogame, theyre just hidden
you need to have done a certain amount of goals to "win"
Also everytime you donate to the museum you get a heart token
Did they change the rules from when you played? My copy doesn't say anything about gift symbol having to come from a birthday in that season unless I'm blind.
This was a very helpful and enjoyable video! Thank you.
someone should pin dose do you khow who this man is
Thank you very much!!
Peebs came to you to learn how to play the game for his live stream.
I was terrified that you won't make it. 😅
I've been playing this for a while so just to clarify around 1:25-1:26 (I'm sorry if I missed a comment that already addressed this)... But when you got double crows you can't trade. You don't have the crate on your season card
I love that you're overall message was an invitation into the board game hobby.
We’d love to get more people into the hobby. We feel that everyone is a gamer deep down, they just may not know it yet. :-)
@@BeforeYouPlay this is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard :,)
1:16:00 😂 Naveen's reaction. Jeez, even in a Stardew Valley game, taxes is definite 😅
Just a small rules clarification for 30:10 - Unless I'm mistaken, the friend "gift" abilities go off on when a gift icon shows on ANY season card. When that icon appears, each player chooses 1 friend to activate their gift ability. (I was unsure, however, if friends are more of a communal "resource" or if they are assigned to a specific player.) And since Monique seems to be a Stardew Valley veteran, I think the explanation for why YOU get the gift is that it simulates when the villagers send you random gifts in the mail.
Hi there, yes you are correct. We made it harder on ourselves. We’ve added corrections to the description and the Klingon subtitles. Thanks for letting us know!
@@MisterVercetti The rulebook says "Each player chooses 1 of their befriended villagers and activates their gift ability."
I love the new close up camera showing the cards and the dice!
Thanks! Hopefully we can continue to improve on the concept.
I mainly watch these videos on my phone and the close up camera was such a huge improvement! Big thumbs up for that.
I seriously felt the stress..
Monique "that's great because I think we can upgrade a tool"
Nev "yea I think I'm going to upgrade you maybe"
I think he just called you a tool.
I love this game!! I got it a few days ago and have played twice now solo (as two people) and I'm hooked! I've never heard of the video game.
See their note about the rules. It says any friend of your choice, not if it's their birthday season to use their gift (they just made it harder)
Watching this for the 4th time, because I can. Love your videos!
This was such a good teach, play, and review! Thank you for the work that went into making this, I had so much fun watching you play this together, I feel equipped to try it now myself, and I appreciated your thoughts at the end about what you like and dislike about it.
Played the game and it was reasonably fun. However we noticed the same issue you mentioned regarding the fish track - despite only needing 3 legendary fish (3 players), we literally had 2 legendary fish on display/caught with only 4 fish tiles remaining in the fish bag. The game was also very long and setup, especially on the first playthrough, took ages. I certainly wouldn't want to play this game with 4 players. As you say, playing for 3+ hours and then losing purely due to bad luck somewhat stings.
I've played and enjoyed Stardew Valley (video game), but wouldn't describe myself as a huge fan of the IP. I'd struggle to recommend this game to anyone who isn't a fan of the theme, given there are better, cheaper and (dare I say it) more exciting co-op games out there. But I should probably balance this with the fact that I don't play co-op games that regularly, so take this with a pinch of salt.
very energetic and fun video, thanks!
my board game group all plays Stardew so when the board game was announced i really wanted to get it but it sold out so quickly. i haven't seen any videos from you guys but i love that you went over the rules and did a full play of the game. it's long, but seems like something up my group's alley.
I was both surprised, and at the same time not, that this game was sold out by the time they released the announcement trailer on YT. I watched the vid 1 hour after it was posted, then immediately went to buy the game and could not find a single copy anywhere.
same... I wish they would provide a way to place an order for future copies or at least create an email list for updates on stock. I hope it has enough runs to fill demand and doesn't leave tons of fans hanging. But concerned ape has never really done anything half way so I doubt he will halt it too soon.
at 1:19:00 you gain 1 heart for every item you donate to the museum so you wouldve gotten 4 hearts
and at 1:25:20 you could cheese the card a little. all season cards get processed form top to bottom. so first you have to remove a green crop and you couldve chosen the green/red crop to be removed and after that there is no more red crop for the other crow symbol ;)
1:42:10 your epic items do not count towards the 2 item limit. you can have an infite amount of epic items
Just got this and was a little overwhelming at first but this helped a ton. I really liked your guys ideas at the end during your review as well.
I would like to buy it for my children. But my younger doesn't speak English. If all cards/items are public, I can translate them for him. Are there any hidden cards? (own deck, hidden challenge)
If you hit “ok” on the end of winter, you unlock kent as a dlc
That was harrowing!
Right!?
Why does your board or rule doesn’t say “get 1 heart for every donation in the museum”
Couldn't you pay to remove the JoJo tile that was making it more expensive to crack open geodes? I'm not sure why this wasn't done.
How many actions can you do per round?
You guys are amazing! I completely understood how you explained the game which is actually very hard to do. You guys don’t have the normal loud youtuber energy and you weren’t making any jokes and yet I was entertained the entire time. I wasn’t planning on watching the whole two hours yet I was never board and you kept my attention for the whole 2 hours. You guys were so thorough and it must of taken a lot of time to make this video. You guys are great and I’m gonna watch more of your board game playthroughs❤️❤️
So basically if you are like me, who loves Stardew Valley and also loves long, complex co-op board games, I will enjoy this.
Oh yeah, absolutely! It was fun trying to figure out how to get it all done and work through our problems and probabilities as a team.
I don't know anyone with the patience to play this with me
Thank you for being wonderful ambassadors to our hobby!
Thanks David! It’s just such a positive and uplifting hobby. Unless you are a sore loser and break dishes... lol
Most playthroughs are very confusing as most people didn't read the instructions as clearly as you guys. I'm thankful to be able to see a good playthrough like this. This game isn't sold in my country but I'm staying hopeful. Thanks for the video.
Great play through it was super helpful thanks
Maybe take some fish out of the bag at the beginning
Expansion?
- Scarecrows
- Jam Jars
- Improved Fishing
- Morning Luck
One thing you could do to make the bugmeat fish easier to catch is have a fish trap "building" on your farm which allows you to fish any bugmeat requiring fish out of the fish bar as an end of turn action.
How did you organize the cards in the Season deck? It's 4 for every season plus the ending card? Isn't the game gonna be too short for all the objectives?
im behind the times but want this game... looks fun for a coop game
That was so close hahahaha
Really entertaining watch. It made me want to play the game again so bad. I've completed it like 5 times already hahaha
This was a great play through of the game and helped me find your channel
This is such a wholesome video, thank you for sharing it with us.
Thank you!! :-)
FYI, in Fall it looks like you forgot to grab 4 hearts for donating to the Museum (1 per artifact/mineral donated). That would have made things a lot easier!
It seems that you didn't get a heart for donating to the Museum in the first print of the game - "...this latest run (meaning the second print) makes a couple key changes to the game: namely, the Mine Map cards have been adjusted so you'll be more likely to get something to show for spending your action. Donating items to the museum now grants you a heart, and other cards have been slightly adjusted to make their rules easier to parse. It's also physically easier to play thanks to the addition of a new storage tray, which should make setting up and putting away the game faster."
“It’s ok, at least we know, knowledge is power” forever hopeful! I really wanna play this game!
You two work together so well and smoothly while also explaining the game in a very easy to understand way. Thanks for the vid!
this look really fun to play
1:49:30 Grandpa's goals ARE in the game. (Gold, Level, Achievements, Friendship, CC, Keys). They just aren't explicitly listed for the player to see but it's visible via the amount of lid candles on his grave.
If you have not looked closely at Grandpa's Alter there are 4 sconces that light after year 3 depending on the accomplishment you have done. This is what the 4 letters are about
I just hope they will have more of the games soon
Do you need the pickaxe starting tool to be able to explore the mines? Likewise with the other starting tools? Can't seem to find this information anywhere.
I think you don't need any of those starting tools to unlock ur move. Choosing a starting tool is just for later on upgrades I guess
I just started playing Stardew and have a love/struggle relationship with it so the pros and cons mentioned here match why I love the game already. When first seeing this board game I was a bit overwhelmed but I love the co op style like 4 corners in game vs a competition game. I think I am sold on trying this and more hobby board games. You have a new subscriber!
I love Stardew Valley, I played it on PC with my boyfriend and we really want the board game 'cause we also love board games. Unfortunately, not only it is sold, they don't ship outside of the US, so we will have to wait, till they figure out how to get it to Europe. But we are so looking forward to playing it.
I am Brazilian and I really want the game, but it will probably be crazy expensive if they ever ship it to my country.
@@mariaeduardagirelli Same here...
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Try tabletop simulator maybe? There's a good version on the Workshop available.
I'm from Australia. Same problem. I could possibly get it here, but by the time it arrives, I would have paid well over double the price. I'll just have to wait a bit I think. Maybe pick it up later somehow.
I liked the final thoughts. I do think that at times the game is incredibly challenging. I feel like several of your thoughts could be incorporated easily as house rules, such as the put chests above fish, reveal bundles right away, or turn making friends into a permanent goal.
I like the idea of house rules. I have this game too so I think I might incorporate the reveal bundles right away.
Very nice. Thanks for the look.
Wouldn't the gift "upgrade any starting tool" be specifically the first level since its a starting tool? Otherwise wouldn't it say just "upgrade any tool"?
Great playthrough. Very helpful! Thank you! :)
Thank you!
The bug meat ideas you had in the review section sound like solid house rules
IS THAT A K-ROSE RADIO SHIRT FROM GTA
No but I wish it was!! I now want a Weazel News T-shirt lol
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Amazing video, as always. The ending was so intense, kept me at the edge of my seat for the last two or three turns
We needed things to go down like that. Both full plays for us came down to the wire.
My heart! This comment section is sooooooo wholesome 🥰
Yeah!! We're having trouble keeping up. It's so great to see so many positive people all gathered together here =)
I think the water drop on the season card was rain
Knowing the video game, I was surprised that the crops didn't die at the end of Spring, and I had been nervous for you getting that spring crop at the end. When you didn't clear the crops, I went to check the rules - not because I doubted you, but because that is such a fixture of Stardew Valley and other farming simulator games. I was pleased to find under "answers to common questions" in the rulebook, that the first thing listed is "crops in fields do not wither when the season changes;" I have a feeling that was brought up a number of times by play testers that also know the video game.
EDIT: And I just got to the end of your video where you mention crops withering :-D @1:59:29
Fantastic explanation, playthrough, and everything! You guys are both very thorough and concise, provided clear explanations, and your playthrough was very... neat, informative, and you didn't waste any time. Thank you for the video!
I was watching this at 2 am in the morning, and I needed to go to bed, but I just could not stop the video to save my life. I had to find out if you got the "green-green"! I was so excited you won! Excellent video guys! Much love!
Thank you so much for the in depth showcase of the game and it's rules! I could already tell from opening the game, that it's not going to be that easy to somebody. Especially with a small language barrier. So this was really helpful for me to alraedy feel very comfy with the rules. Your playthrough just feels as if i played it myself already, so really thank you guys!! Keep up the great work! :))
My copy just arrived today. Perfect timing!
Awesome! Have a blast!
Where did you buy from?
@@ranamanna9068 I got one when it was announced. Was fortunate that my son alerted me. They went fast!
Nobody: ...
Me: Man ive been playing stardew valley for 3 hours time to take a break
*Watches a 2 hour stardew valley board game video*
HAHA thanks for spending you time with us!!
literally me rn 😭 I'm done with the video so I'm back to playing stardew 👁️👄👁️
At th-cam.com/video/ITZM80toXDw/w-d-xo.html, shouldn't you resolve the green crow before the red crow? You could discard the crop on space #3 for the green crow, so the red crow would have no target, right?
So what would have happened if you hadn't flipped that bundle that needed spring crops until Summer? Game over?
You would have to spend 2 hearts to replace the bundle card.
Can we play this game solo?
Totally!