It has been pointed out that I made a slight mistake in my explanation for the hunting action. The correct rule is to place pawns on the Hunt Action space near the beast deck, in order to perform a hunt action. You can perform this action as many times as there are cards in the beast deck.
Even though the older version of the game is used, this is the absolute best introduction for a solo game. I should know, as I just spent way too much time watching every one I could find, including one that was 4 hours long. Thanks for this.
Wow! Thank you Justin. It means so much to know that this video was helpful. I almost upgraded to the new version a few times, but this copy holds a special place in my heart as it was one of the first cooperative board games I played.
just picked up the collectors gamefound edition and this is the best how to play tutorial i have seen so far. Really helping me understand the game mechanics before i play my first game and read the rules properly.
Thank you :) It is truly wonderful to know that the video is helpful :) I seriously considered upgrading to the collectors edition but ended up sticking with the version used in the video. I wish you many hours of fun surviving on the cursed island!
Great solo play introduction to the game. I never played the solo version, but it's a great group co-op survival game. Appreciate the comparison between what the differences are with solo vs. multi-player.
Thank you so much. This was an excellent overview of the solo playthrough. It's a beast of a game to win but your clear guidance on each event phase is really going to help. Thank you. 😊
I'm not sure that you need to place pawns on a tile with an animal icon to hunt an animal.....? I think that animal cards just need to be available in the hunting action pile (after being discovered on island tiles) to take the hunting action...?
You are entirely correct. Upon double checking the rules, it does indeed say that you place the pawns on the 'hunt space' in order to perform the hunt action, not on a tile. Thematically I guess it represents the fact that we know the animal is out there, and we can go hunt for it from any location on the island. Thank you for pointing this out.
Bought the new version a couple of years ago but haven't played it yet. I play solo so : are there any differences between the two versions except the box, please ? It looks good but have not even read the instructions ! Thanks.
As far as I'm aware the gameplay is identical between the two versions. I believe the only difference was the addition of custom wooden pieces to replace the wooden cubes, a significant revision of the rulebook, and I think a couple of additional scenarios. I can highly recommend the Watched It Played tutorial which will show you the 2nd edition and teach you how to play it. th-cam.com/video/1b__PzNtWxI/w-d-xo.html
It has been pointed out that I made a slight mistake in my explanation for the hunting action.
The correct rule is to place pawns on the Hunt Action space near the beast deck, in order to perform a hunt action. You can perform this action as many times as there are cards in the beast deck.
Even though the older version of the game is used, this is the absolute best introduction for a solo game. I should know, as I just spent way too much time watching every one I could find, including one that was 4 hours long.
Thanks for this.
Wow! Thank you Justin. It means so much to know that this video was helpful.
I almost upgraded to the new version a few times, but this copy holds a special place in my heart as it was one of the first cooperative board games I played.
just picked up the collectors gamefound edition and this is the best how to play tutorial i have seen so far. Really helping me understand the game mechanics before i play my first game and read the rules properly.
Thank you :)
It is truly wonderful to know that the video is helpful :)
I seriously considered upgrading to the collectors edition but ended up sticking with the version used in the video.
I wish you many hours of fun surviving on the cursed island!
Great solo play introduction to the game. I never played the solo version, but it's a great group co-op survival game. Appreciate the comparison between what the differences are with solo vs. multi-player.
Thank you so much. This was an excellent overview of the solo playthrough. It's a beast of a game to win but your clear guidance on each event phase is really going to help. Thank you. 😊
Happy to help :)
I hope you have success in your next attempt... it certainly is not an easy one to beat.
Well done. Thank you.
I'm not sure that you need to place pawns on a tile with an animal icon to hunt an animal.....?
I think that animal cards just need to be available in the hunting action pile (after being discovered on island tiles) to take the hunting action...?
You are entirely correct.
Upon double checking the rules, it does indeed say that you place the pawns on the 'hunt space' in order to perform the hunt action, not on a tile.
Thematically I guess it represents the fact that we know the animal is out there, and we can go hunt for it from any location on the island.
Thank you for pointing this out.
Bought the new version a couple of years ago but haven't played it yet.
I play solo so : are there any differences between the two versions except the box, please ?
It looks good but have not even read the instructions !
Thanks.
As far as I'm aware the gameplay is identical between the two versions.
I believe the only difference was the addition of custom wooden pieces to replace the wooden cubes, a significant revision of the rulebook, and I think a couple of additional scenarios.
I can highly recommend the Watched It Played tutorial which will show you the 2nd edition and teach you how to play it.
th-cam.com/video/1b__PzNtWxI/w-d-xo.html