Little thematic detail that sets Nemesis apart from other games : the noise tokens do not represent the noise you make but the noises you hear coming from the corridors. Which explains why a second one in a corridor would in a way confirm that the noise you heard was actually an intruder.
@@frostyz8091If you’re walking around carefully it’s easier for you to pinpoint the exact location the sound is coming from, which is why you still put down a noise token, but YOU decide where it goes. If it were the noise you make, careful movement would require no token at all. Trust me, I’ve thought this through and it makes much more sense this way.
A bit crazy but this simple little bit of information just made the game more enjoyable. I've just started playing but I was looking at it as my noise. It has added much better tension. An uncontrollable intruder roaming as opposed to it being your mistake. Thanks for that.
I just bought this game and all the expansions and my cousins and I are really excited to start playing it. But we felt overwhelmed by the vast ammount of instructions JUST to set up and try to know what to do. This video seemed to clear things up. Let's see how it goes. Thanks for a great tutorial!
It’s less intimidating once you actually start playing a game. Start with co-op as it’s easier to get going. Also, don’t worry if you get a rule or two (or three…) wrong, just keep going and have fun!
@@ethandgregory that is exactly how we approached games at our table. If we can’t find a quick answer we make something up that seems fair. Also with the focus on keeping the fun going, as we don’t want to spend 5 mins looking for an answer only to give someone bad news.
@@josefpdx The captions only appear if you turn them on. I wish I could make mandatory captions, but unfortunately Twitter doesn't like that, which is why I also add it to the video description.
@@RTFM Nice. Is Twittering a decent platform for Boardgamers? I work in marketing for a company and Twitter is by far the most diminishing returns we receive on any platform. The current trends are that the member base is shrinking, but their profits are up, so who knows. Could just be a non-boardgamer issue.
@@josefpdx So I said Twitter, but what I meant was TH-cam. Not sure what happened there, I guess my brain just missed. TH-cam used to allow you to make annotations to videos, but they removed the feature because it didn't work well on mobile, so now I have to do the captions trick. To answer your question though, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm not really good at social media in any capacity. Twitter seems to be one of those things that can be very useful if you already have a big follower count, but if not, it's easy to get lost in the shuffle.
Thank you for making this video! Honestly, your channel may be my favorite for boardgame instructions. It was critical a few years ago for me learning Spirit Island and Terraforming Mars! I'll be using it to learn Nemesis as well. If you're in the PNW area, hmu, let's play a game.
@@patrickvalo8822 i did read all 25 pages or whatever it is. There's just SO many details to try to remember that watching this, i realized i had missed some of those details.
But, did you have fun? That's the important factor. I expect a certain amount of rules oversight for the first few play throughs for any game. Especially one with such a large amount of rules. I wouldn't feel bad, friend. As long as you had fun and it was a learning experience!
UNO has pretty simple rules, yet nobody seems to play by them. So it's no wonder we'll screw up some of the rules, more or less", but as long as the game is still fun then who cares?
Love the videos, thank you for putting them out! Nemesis is one of my favorite games, and you presented it marvelously! One small correction, maybe for your Klingon CC, when you perform a melee attack, don't forget that you draw a Contamination before you even roll. Meleeing eggs and Invaders is pretty gross, I guess!
Thank you so much for this tutorial it was very helpful. Me and the guys will give the game a try after we watched your video ... hope you do more for other games as well. P.S. your T-shirt is dope!!
Excellent video! I always enjoy your teaching vids. I watched the official video, read the rules, then watched your video, and I think I finally have a good grasp on this game. Hoping to get to play it this weekend. On a side note, I rewound to find the time stamp of when the intruders break down the door. I was intending to make a "now kith" comment only to be surprised by a *smooch* reference I missed upon first viewing. Perfect! :P
I had the preview as bloatware. It sucks. Edit: Sorry, I thought this is just a bad joke referring to some other lockdown, but turns out there actually is an expansion called Lockdown. My bad.
2:20 little but not unimportant detail; you can only do 2 actions per turn, but that doesnt mean you only do 2 actions before the event/intruder turn. After everyone at the table did 2 actions, player 1 can actually do actions again, going around the table again. If everyone passes or simply has no cards left, the event phase happens. Ofcourse this makes you more vulnerable to surprise attacks.
Yeah, I go into detail on the actions later in the video, and this is mentioned. That part was just an overview to get a sense of the flow. You are right though.
Unsure if mentioned, but for the intruder weaknesses each card has a corresponding token for it, meaning you set 1 egg 1 intruder carcass and 1 character corpse which all correspond to a different weakness once discovered (P21)
Oooof…got this game a month ago and finally decided to give it a whirl. Lotttta small upkeep rules. Gonna take a few sessions I think before I have it down. Praying it’s as fun as it sounds lol!
Great video. 2 things I spotted. You don't mention that the self-destruct cannot be stopped after it gets to the step 3. Also, when you draw an adult token from the bag for bag development, you put the adult token back (straight away) before everyone makes a noise roll.
Ah, quite right about the self-destruct, I'll add a note. However I'm looking at the rulebook and the order for an adult drawn in bag development is roll for noise, then return the token to the bag.
@@RTFM Hey. I'm nearly 100 percent that you put it back immediately. Think it was covered in the 2.0 official awaken realms faq. They answered this as the rulebook is a tad ambigous.
@@RTFM You're right. Plus, you haven't even scratched the surface with ambigous Nemesis rules. But, the game is still amazing and the fanbase (and designer) are all at hand to help. Also, please do a Second Dawn Eclipse video:)
@@jeffm840 You're in luck! That happens to be the next game I'll be covering. Well, I have to finish up the one I'm currently working on first. And then I'm probably getting commissioned to do one for this indie publisher...but it's on the list!
Thanks for the video! I've played Nemesis once with friends a year or so ago - and hopefully shall receive my own copy of it early 2021. This vid has given me a good refresher! I really enjoyed your Gloomhaven explainers too! Thanks!
I thought you couldn't discard Comtamination cards? I got this game on Friday and will be playing this afternoon. I'm so pleased to see this has ust gone up as yours are the easiest to understand.
15:26 Pretty sure The Nest CAN have a malfunction token on it, it just means you can't use the room action to take an egg from the Intruder Board if it's malfunctioning. Thematically maybe an elevator or gantry is busted and you can't get where to where the eggs are.
For movement and rolling for noise. Does your character make noise or you hear intruder making noise? I heard in some other video that your character hears noise coming from that corridor you roll, and not your character making noise.. Would love to know this detail.
I would say that it's you making noise because when you move carefully you choose where the noise goes. If the noise were coming from intruders, that wouldn't really make sense.
It is actually noise you detect, not make (it's not Clank!). The manual says as much (pg. 15: "Noises echo throughout the Nemesis decks…sometimes from the ship‘s machinery, but sometimes from Intruders." but it is easily missed and a common mistake that doesn't affect gameplay.
I played this game 2 times so far (had such a great time with it, first board game in 15 years, i am a big Aliens fan btw) and i have a question. When you attack a xeno, adult for example, you roll the red dice and and if you hit you draw a intruder card and compare the dealed damage with the healthpoints. My question now is, do you always draw a new intruder card for each attack you deal on the xeno or does the card from the first attack stay? I lean towards drawing every attack a new card, i only question the whole procedure because it is often *incredibly* hard to kill xeno and i want to be sure.
You've got it right. Every time you attack it (or it gets damaged in any way) you draw a new card. It is a little difficult at times to kill the intruders, especially if you don't have good guns, but that's kinda the point.
@@RTFM But does the damage (red cubes) on the intruder stay? Or does it get refreshed if you can't kill it, and you gotta try again next round? Ideally it should stack through rounds right? Just want to be sure.
@@korvusfilms1 The damage does stick around between rounds. The only way that an intruder removes damage is by retreating into a technical corridor and leaving the board (unless I'm forgetting some attack or event card that does this, but I doubt that).
Thanks! The shirt was made by an artist named Scott C. but I picked it up at Comic-con a few years back and it doesn't look like it's available on his online store :/
do you have to draw an attack card to check to see if they die from the fire? and do you reshuffle the attack card deck everytime you do this, put the card on the bottom or discard it?
12:52 I thought that tools or fix action only changes the status but you can't look at the tiles. If you can look at the tiles before deciding what to do, then I feel like checking the engine status doesn't really do much since it cost 2 cards.
No, you get to look at the status before changing/not changing it. There are a few good reasons to check. Mainly if you don't have tools/repair cards, or want to make you're not wasting them, checking first can be useful. The other thing is if someone else used a tools/repair card, you can double check their work to see if they're telling the truth.
I need some clarification: What should I do with "Intruder Atack" card after I dealt some damage, but it wasn't enough to kill it? Should I shuffle the card back to the deck and after next attack draw a new one, or does that card stays with the intruder until it is killed or it retreats through a technical corridor?
The number on the card is only relevant for the current attack. After that you'll discard the card and, if the intruder gets attacked again, you'll draw a new card.
Yeah, that's what I said. When you add the first intruder. You don't start with any intruders on the board, so this wouldn't happen at the beginning of the game.
Quite right! I didn't mention this, but I did say that you had to follow the evacuation instructions. That being said, it probably deserves a note so I'll add one in. Thanks!
is there any reason to discard your cards from your hand if youre in the same room as a fellow crew mate incase you get attacked if the intruders attack the person with the lowest amount of cards?
I would like to ask one question. Do you count usage of an item as one of your two actions? When I play the game I don't count it as an action. Example: 1st action - search a room use a battery to reload a gun 2nd action - move to another room
You attack it the same way you'd attack an intruder, with any non-blank result counting as a hit. There's a little more, but it's listed in detail on the room sheet under Nest.
I found a little error in the rules. After you pass, you discard any cards you want and then that player phase ends. However there is a 2nd player phase where you can only use the cards you have left from the previous player phase and you pass like in the 1st. Then the event stage occurs.
I'm not sure where you got that from, because double checking the rules, I don't see anything like that. Can you give me a page number for where you found this?
@@RTFM I also rechecked the rules and the player phase is split into back and fourth turns of 2 actions per player, A player can pass instead of preforming an action. Players keep preforming 2 actions cycles until everyone has passed, only then do you start the event phase. So I was wrong, there is no 2nd player phase but it’s still all combined in one player phase.
The attack/combat system is not clear to me. For ex. when in the first round in a player phase deal 2 dmg then I draw a in IA car d with 3 = the monster stays alive. When my actions depleted the combat continues in the next phase. I guess. I deal for ex. 2 more dmg. but if I draw a IA card with 5 or 6 it will still be alive? But when I draw and IA card with only 2 it means even the dmg. in previous phase would be enough but for attack I have to waste ammo to have this card? Is this correct...?
Basically, yes. The card tells you how well it resists the damage it has taken, so it could be that you'll draw a high number one time and a low number the next.
It tells you where to place the noise, or if there already is noise there, to have an encounter. There's also the danger and silence sides, so it's never a sure thing.
I have a questions about the grenade item. If I use it to target an intruder in the Nest, do 2 eggs get destroyed? Any help on the natter would be greatly appreciated!
This is something that the rules are a bit fuzzy on, but the designer suggested on BGG that you deal 2 damage to the targeted intruder and destroy one egg.
I believe the copy I used was the original print run version, but I borrowed it from a friend, so I'm not 100% sure. Looking at the box in the background, it doesn't look like the letters are stretched. Why?
Escape pods aren't always as easy to access as the hibernatorium, since they only become available under certain circumstances. In general though, depending on the outcome of the game, some objectives will turn out a bit easier than others.
so I can only choose to do one Action and then I have to PASS. Also in 2 player mode if I have the player cat token do I resume next round or do I pass it next round to the 2nd player
If you only take one action (or zero), you'll have to pass, yes. But if you take two actions, then you'll take another turn when it comes back to you. In 2 player mode, you will still pass the 1st player cat along before the next round starts.
one last question. When attacking an intruder, my first action I shoot it and deal 2 damage, do I check the intruder health now? OR do I carry out my 2nd action and shoot again and THEN check its health at the end of my 2 actions?
today i was playing i draw a quenn from bag. we just spawned it on me and killed me with full of joy... in the video says put it back to token back and add an egg. well there was no player in nest and nest was untouched. so we played wrong huh? by the way what happens if the nest destroyed by a player before? is the quenn spawns on u as soon as u draw it from token bag? thanks
If you're talking about drawing the Queen during the event phase, then I'm afraid you played that wrong, yeah. If the nest has been destroyed, you won't ever spawn it during the event phase, but the Queen can still come up during an encounter.
What Vinicius says is true, but I do get the difficulty in starting off. I struggled with this game a bit at first too. The game does come with a serviceable player aid, and there are some more in depth ones on BGG if that helps.
Good god that was convoluted. It wasn’t even your explanation; which was excellent, it was the amount and variety of mechanics. Maybe someday I’ll bust this one out to play...
Unfortunately, not any time soon. I wasn't able to get my hands on it when I borrowed Nemesis, and I don't often revisit games. If they contacted me to cover it though, I'd be all for it.
@@IamJFD Thanks, but it's the same answer as above, I'm afraid. If they hire me to do it, I'd be glad to. Otherwise I teach what my Patreon backers ask me to cover.
16:35 I though you removed all intruders that were not currently in combat. Can anyone clarify? e.g. in the video the soldier in the engine control room is in combat but the intruder retreats either way.
It's been a while since I've played original Nemesis, but if I recall correctly there are objectives that have to do with eggs. If not destroying them, then definitely taking one with you. So if you want to stop someone else from achieving that, then destroying the eggs is useful.
Not right away. I let my Patreon supporters suggest and choose the games I teach. Eclipse, unfortunately, isn't on the next poll, but I'd love to teach it some time in the future.
The appearance of this video makes me uncomfortable, Shae. One of my gaming groups has JUST aquired this game. How did you know, Shae? HOW DID YOU KNOW?! BT Dubs, you make my favorite rules explanations 👍
Very nice video! Just one question a bit off topic: Is it possible to mix up languages with characters (Base game language A and medic language B)? This should only be possible if you don't mix character cards with other cards (Example: Not working if I have event cards with different languages because then I know if the next event is language A or B -> Slight advantage). Thanks in advance!
Gibt es da irgendwelche Tips oder Tricks? Haben es soeben erneut ERFOLGLOS (zum 10.Mal) zu zweit gespielt. So allmählich wird das Spiel frustrierend und es wäre schade es in den Müll zu werfen.
I have a beginner strategies video, but honestly I've had a tough time with this game myself. I know BGG has some good strategy advice threads that would be worth checking out.
Not going to lie, somehow you read my mind Shae. Two times now right after I purchased something you uploaded a video for it. War of the Ring and now Nemesis. Whats going on?!
I found a plot hole in the rules for this game: "If a player dies, ship goes into emergency mode" But 1 of you is already dead when game stars, why didnt it trigger then ?
When you have 8 adults on board and need to place another one, you remove all except the ones already in combat. Theoretically all 8 may be in combat...
Though I'm still looking forward playing the game I can't shake the feeling how to game tries to punish the players as much as possible in every step. If I knew I'm getting space Dark Souls I may have reconsidered.
Little thematic detail that sets Nemesis apart from other games : the noise tokens do not represent the noise you make but the noises you hear coming from the corridors. Which explains why a second one in a corridor would in a way confirm that the noise you heard was actually an intruder.
So many players don’t realise this little detail
Ah but what about careful movement?
@@frostyz8091If you’re walking around carefully it’s easier for you to pinpoint the exact location the sound is coming from, which is why you still put down a noise token, but YOU decide where it goes. If it were the noise you make, careful movement would require no token at all.
Trust me, I’ve thought this through and it makes much more sense this way.
A bit crazy but this simple little bit of information just made the game more enjoyable. I've just started playing but I was looking at it as my noise. It has added much better tension. An uncontrollable intruder roaming as opposed to it being your mistake.
Thanks for that.
@@Tenksenso glad I could help. Let’s spread this knowledge to as many players as possible to make them enjoy this gem of a game even more !
I just bought this game and all the expansions and my cousins and I are really excited to start playing it. But we felt overwhelmed by the vast ammount of instructions JUST to set up and try to know what to do. This video seemed to clear things up. Let's see how it goes. Thanks for a great tutorial!
Thanks, hope it helps!
It’s less intimidating once you actually start playing a game. Start with co-op as it’s easier to get going. Also, don’t worry if you get a rule or two (or three…) wrong, just keep going and have fun!
How did it go?
@@ethandgregory that is exactly how we approached games at our table. If we can’t find a quick answer we make something up that seems fair. Also with the focus on keeping the fun going, as we don’t want to spend 5 mins looking for an answer only to give someone bad news.
The ship only explodes when you are instructed to put the 9th fire token (10:13). The same for malfunctions.
Ah, quite right. Looks like I miswrote that one. Will add a caption for it. Thanks!
@@RTFM Hey Shea! Just a reminder, I didn't see a caption pop up. (Although I do have ad blocker on).
@@josefpdx The captions only appear if you turn them on. I wish I could make mandatory captions, but unfortunately Twitter doesn't like that, which is why I also add it to the video description.
@@RTFM Nice. Is Twittering a decent platform for Boardgamers? I work in marketing for a company and Twitter is by far the most diminishing returns we receive on any platform. The current trends are that the member base is shrinking, but their profits are up, so who knows. Could just be a non-boardgamer issue.
@@josefpdx So I said Twitter, but what I meant was TH-cam. Not sure what happened there, I guess my brain just missed. TH-cam used to allow you to make annotations to videos, but they removed the feature because it didn't work well on mobile, so now I have to do the captions trick.
To answer your question though, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm not really good at social media in any capacity. Twitter seems to be one of those things that can be very useful if you already have a big follower count, but if not, it's easy to get lost in the shuffle.
Thank you for making this video! Honestly, your channel may be my favorite for boardgame instructions. It was critical a few years ago for me learning Spirit Island and Terraforming Mars! I'll be using it to learn Nemesis as well. If you're in the PNW area, hmu, let's play a game.
best tutorial on yt, as well as Rebelion! Keep going.
I'm going to bring this back to my game group this week to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of Alien. Thanks for the refresher on the rules!
Happy to help!
Another perfect video, somehow both quick and thorough, thank you.
(Lucasfilm only wishes they could do space explosion effects like that one.)
Yeah, my production definitely went over budget with that one.
You guys have become one of my favorite board game channels. Thanks for all you do!!!
Thank you so much!
This was perfect! I just realized we made SO many rules mistakes lol
Did you not read the rulebook? How does this happen
@@patrickvalo8822 i did read all 25 pages or whatever it is. There's just SO many details to try to remember that watching this, i realized i had missed some of those details.
@@Cardsrock65 yeah theres a lot of markers and stuff too. i just picked up the game myself and it looks daunting, but im still stoked to play
But, did you have fun? That's the important factor. I expect a certain amount of rules oversight for the first few play throughs for any game. Especially one with such a large amount of rules. I wouldn't feel bad, friend. As long as you had fun and it was a learning experience!
UNO has pretty simple rules, yet nobody seems to play by them. So it's no wonder we'll screw up some of the rules, more or less", but as long as the game is still fun then who cares?
Brilliant refresher!
My new favourite game!
THIS should’ve been the video I should’ve been watching to learn this game. Knives out, fellow crew members. We’re not all making it out alive.
thanks so much for this! I have invited some friends to play this with me tomorrow and this has taken a huge weight off my mind. cheers!
Happy to help!
Terrific video thanks. About to start a 12 hour session of Nemesis!
How'd it go?
@@LovaynPlays It seems like he didn't survive to respond your message 😢
One of the best tutorials out there.
Thanks!
Love the videos, thank you for putting them out! Nemesis is one of my favorite games, and you presented it marvelously!
One small correction, maybe for your Klingon CC, when you perform a melee attack, don't forget that you draw a Contamination before you even roll. Meleeing eggs and Invaders is pretty gross, I guess!
Ah, quite right. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this tutorial it was very helpful. Me and the guys will give the game a try after we watched your video ... hope you do more for other games as well. P.S. your T-shirt is dope!!
Haha, thanks! I usually put out a new tutorial every few months, but I'm hoping to do more next year.
You have the best shirts and humour. Great teach!
Aw, thanks! This is one of my favorite shirts.
Im gonna play this game for the first time this afternoon, cant wait!
Love that First Player token. 🙀So excited for Prophecy Kings!
It just arrived and looks very good. Hopefully I can have the video out pretty close to when the game releases.
Excellent video! I always enjoy your teaching vids. I watched the official video, read the rules, then watched your video, and I think I finally have a good grasp on this game. Hoping to get to play it this weekend.
On a side note, I rewound to find the time stamp of when the intruders break down the door. I was intending to make a "now kith" comment only to be surprised by a *smooch* reference I missed upon first viewing. Perfect! :P
Really nice video, thanks so much! It really helped tie together all of the rules and also corrected a few things I'd overlooked.
Thanks for this video. Found it really helpful for what can be an overwhelming amount of rules.
Glad I could help!
I backed Nemesis: Lockdown and can’t wait to play that one!
I had the preview as bloatware. It sucks. Edit: Sorry, I thought this is just a bad joke referring to some other lockdown, but turns out there actually is an expansion called Lockdown. My bad.
Great video. I'm watching to prep for the arrival of my KS; should be here in the UK shortly...Keep up the great work
Will do!
2:20 little but not unimportant detail; you can only do 2 actions per turn, but that doesnt mean you only do 2 actions before the event/intruder turn. After everyone at the table did 2 actions, player 1 can actually do actions again, going around the table again. If everyone passes or simply has no cards left, the event phase happens. Ofcourse this makes you more vulnerable to surprise attacks.
Yeah, I go into detail on the actions later in the video, and this is mentioned. That part was just an overview to get a sense of the flow. You are right though.
Unsure if mentioned, but for the intruder weaknesses each card has a corresponding token for it, meaning you set 1 egg 1 intruder carcass and 1 character corpse which all correspond to a different weakness once discovered (P21)
Thnx for the video Shae. We love this game!
Oooof…got this game a month ago and finally decided to give it a whirl. Lotttta small upkeep rules. Gonna take a few sessions I think before I have it down. Praying it’s as fun as it sounds lol!
Great video. 2 things I spotted. You don't mention that the self-destruct cannot be stopped after it gets to the step 3. Also, when you draw an adult token from the bag for bag development, you put the adult token back (straight away) before everyone makes a noise roll.
Ah, quite right about the self-destruct, I'll add a note. However I'm looking at the rulebook and the order for an adult drawn in bag development is roll for noise, then return the token to the bag.
@@RTFM Hey. I'm nearly 100 percent that you put it back immediately. Think it was covered in the 2.0 official awaken realms faq. They answered this as the rulebook is a tad ambigous.
@@jeffm840 Got it, yes that is right. Man, Awaken Realms needs to work on their manuals. Games shouldn't need two editions of their FAQ.
@@RTFM You're right. Plus, you haven't even scratched the surface with ambigous Nemesis rules. But, the game is still amazing and the fanbase (and designer) are all at hand to help. Also, please do a Second Dawn Eclipse video:)
@@jeffm840 You're in luck! That happens to be the next game I'll be covering. Well, I have to finish up the one I'm currently working on first. And then I'm probably getting commissioned to do one for this indie publisher...but it's on the list!
Thanks for the tutorial, it was quite helpful. :)
No problem, glad you liked it!
Been waiting for this!!
Nice explanation mate, thanks
No problem!
Thanks for the video! I've played Nemesis once with friends a year or so ago - and hopefully shall receive my own copy of it early 2021. This vid has given me a good refresher!
I really enjoyed your Gloomhaven explainers too! Thanks!
Thanks so much! Glad I could help!
I thought you couldn't discard Comtamination cards?
I got this game on Friday and will be playing this afternoon. I'm so pleased to see this has ust gone up as yours are the easiest to understand.
Thank you so much! You can discard contamination cards when you pass, but you can't spend them to use action cards.
@@RTFM yeah, I saw that later in the video haha.
Tank you so much for this! So helpful.
No problem, glad I could help!
thank you for the simple rule instructio cant wait to play it now
Glad I could help!
Great video.
Thanks!
“Fire hurts.”
*Citation needed 😂
Best short video with roleplay. I got one problem. If I have slime and finish game with all objectives kan I win in game?
Yep. Just because you're gross doesn't mean you aren't safe.
Great explainaion! Thank you so much
No problem, glad I could help!
i get this game 3 days ago, played it for whole sunday, i lost 4times .....still love that game
Edit: i survived and completed mission once!!!
Can you keep a secret? I've never won this game, but I'm still absolutely hooked.
15:26 Pretty sure The Nest CAN have a malfunction token on it, it just means you can't use the room action to take an egg from the Intruder Board if it's malfunctioning. Thematically maybe an elevator or gantry is busted and you can't get where to where the eggs are.
I'm afraid the rulebook specifically states that the Nest can never have a malfunction marker on it (p.27)
@@RTFM Sorry you're correct (p.17 though) odd they wouldn't mention that on the room description.
The theme and mechanics for this game make my rump red (with excitement)
This is great. ty
Happy to help!
i see new game, i look up what rtfm has to say, i buy game. rinse repeat.
Haha, thanks!
Good joke at the beginning. I didn't realize how similar the first Star Trek movie was to Alien lol.
This is a helpful video. What's the name of the composer and song title during the event phase screen at 21:00?
Thanks! It's called Antimatter and it's by The Westerlies
For movement and rolling for noise. Does your character make noise or you hear intruder making noise? I heard in some other video that your character hears noise coming from that corridor you roll, and not your character making noise.. Would love to know this detail.
I would say that it's you making noise because when you move carefully you choose where the noise goes. If the noise were coming from intruders, that wouldn't really make sense.
It is actually noise you detect, not make (it's not Clank!). The manual says as much (pg. 15: "Noises echo throughout the Nemesis decks…sometimes from the ship‘s machinery, but sometimes from Intruders." but it is easily missed and a common mistake that doesn't affect gameplay.
I played this game 2 times so far (had such a great time with it, first board game in 15 years, i am a big Aliens fan btw) and i have a question. When you attack a xeno, adult for example, you roll the red dice and and if you hit you draw a intruder card and compare the dealed damage with the healthpoints. My question now is, do you always draw a new intruder card for each attack you deal on the xeno or does the card from the first attack stay?
I lean towards drawing every attack a new card, i only question the whole procedure because it is often *incredibly* hard to kill xeno and i want to be sure.
You've got it right. Every time you attack it (or it gets damaged in any way) you draw a new card. It is a little difficult at times to kill the intruders, especially if you don't have good guns, but that's kinda the point.
@@RTFM But does the damage (red cubes) on the intruder stay? Or does it get refreshed if you can't kill it, and you gotta try again next round? Ideally it should stack through rounds right? Just want to be sure.
@@korvusfilms1 The damage does stick around between rounds. The only way that an intruder removes damage is by retreating into a technical corridor and leaving the board (unless I'm forgetting some attack or event card that does this, but I doubt that).
Excellent video thanks I needed a refresher! Now ready to play again! I think...
Awesome videos, thanks! We’ve played our first game last night.
Off topic question - where can I get the Voltron shirt? 😆
Thanks! The shirt was made by an artist named Scott C. but I picked it up at Comic-con a few years back and it doesn't look like it's available on his online store :/
@@RTFM thanks for the reply, appreciate it! :)
Sad it’s not available but that makes it even more valuable!
do you have to draw an attack card to check to see if they die from the fire? and do you reshuffle the attack card deck everytime you do this, put the card on the bottom or discard it?
Yes, any time an intruder is hurt, you draw an attack card to see if they die. Then the card is discarded.
@@RTFM last question lol, if multiple intruders are in a room/rooms on fire would you draw one attack card for both or do one then the other?
@@nugking2021 You draw a different card for each intruder.
The Voltron shirt is so distracting! 😂❤️😂
12:52 I thought that tools or fix action only changes the status but you can't look at the tiles. If you can look at the tiles before deciding what to do, then I feel like checking the engine status doesn't really do much since it cost 2 cards.
No, you get to look at the status before changing/not changing it. There are a few good reasons to check. Mainly if you don't have tools/repair cards, or want to make you're not wasting them, checking first can be useful. The other thing is if someone else used a tools/repair card, you can double check their work to see if they're telling the truth.
Thank you!
I need some clarification:
What should I do with "Intruder Atack" card after I dealt some damage, but it wasn't enough to kill it? Should I shuffle the card back to the deck and after next attack draw a new one, or does that card stays with the intruder until it is killed or it retreats through a technical corridor?
The number on the card is only relevant for the current attack. After that you'll discard the card and, if the intruder gets attacked again, you'll draw a new card.
4:30 No, you dont discard one objective card at the beggining of the game but only after first Intruder encounter
Yeah, that's what I said. When you add the first intruder. You don't start with any intruders on the board, so this wouldn't happen at the beginning of the game.
13:40 You also have to throw a noise dice before entering the escape pods
Quite right! I didn't mention this, but I did say that you had to follow the evacuation instructions. That being said, it probably deserves a note so I'll add one in. Thanks!
This needed the ancient aliens meme guys saying "I'm not saying its aliens, ...but it's aliens."
Makes me wish we had a video game of this now
*citation needed* That made me laugh.
Good video as usual 👌
is there any reason to discard your cards from your hand if youre in the same room as a fellow crew mate incase you get attacked if the intruders attack the person with the lowest amount of cards?
Yeah, if you have a good reason to defend another player, that's definitely something you can do.
Great video and thanks for the help! Anyone ever tell you you look like Christoph Waltz or is it just me?
Once or twice, but I get compared to a lot of different people. Just one of those faces, I guess.
I would like to ask one question. Do you count usage of an item as one of your two actions? When I play the game I don't count it as an action.
Example:
1st action - search a room
use a battery to reload a gun
2nd action - move to another room
Yes. Unless it specifically says otherwise (and I don't know off hand if any of the cards do), using an item counts as an action.
@@RTFM Thank you
15:35 how can you attack the nest?
You attack it the same way you'd attack an intruder, with any non-blank result counting as a hit. There's a little more, but it's listed in detail on the room sheet under Nest.
Great video! I think that if you want to pick up a gun (heavy object), it comes fully loaded. Correct me if i am wrong
Unfortunately not. In the Objects and Items section of the rules it says if you search and find a weapon it just comes with one bullet.
I found a little error in the rules. After you pass, you discard any cards you want and then that player phase ends. However there is a 2nd player phase where you can only use the cards you have left from the previous player phase and you pass like in the 1st. Then the event stage occurs.
I'm not sure where you got that from, because double checking the rules, I don't see anything like that. Can you give me a page number for where you found this?
@@RTFM I also rechecked the rules and the player phase is split into back and fourth turns of 2 actions per player, A player can pass instead of preforming an action. Players keep preforming 2 actions cycles until everyone has passed, only then do you start the event phase. So I was wrong, there is no 2nd player phase but it’s still all combined in one player phase.
@@RTFM Reference for this is on Pg 10 section 3: player rounds.
Now I have to buy it
when you discard a card for any reason do you have to place it face up?
Yes, discarded cards are placed face up.
@@RTFM that’s what I though, I have someone I play with that doesn’t, any idea where it’s in the rules? So I can prove it to them
@@sivraj01171 page 12 under action cost it says that discarded cards are always placed face up.
The attack/combat system is not clear to me.
For ex. when in the first round in a player phase deal 2 dmg then I draw a in IA car d with 3 = the monster stays alive.
When my actions depleted the combat continues in the next phase. I guess. I deal for ex. 2 more dmg. but if I draw a IA card with 5 or 6 it will still be alive?
But when I draw and IA card with only 2 it means even the dmg. in previous phase would be enough but for attack I have to waste ammo to have this card?
Is this correct...?
Basically, yes. The card tells you how well it resists the damage it has taken, so it could be that you'll draw a high number one time and a low number the next.
y have to play for the first time the game tonight and i dint understund nothing :))) hope i will win
What's the point of the noise roll if you're just going to place a noise token there no matter what?
It tells you where to place the noise, or if there already is noise there, to have an encounter. There's also the danger and silence sides, so it's never a sure thing.
He lied. The actual Nemesis talk start at 01:55.
I have a questions about the grenade item. If I use it to target an intruder in the Nest, do 2 eggs get destroyed? Any help on the natter would be greatly appreciated!
This is something that the rules are a bit fuzzy on, but the designer suggested on BGG that you deal 2 damage to the targeted intruder and destroy one egg.
The escape pods are open if one character dies ?
Correct
00.25 speed is normal.
.75 was good for me
Is the reprinted version the one in your video or is it the box with the stretched out letters?
I believe the copy I used was the original print run version, but I borrowed it from a friend, so I'm not 100% sure. Looking at the box in the background, it doesn't look like the letters are stretched. Why?
Awesome explanation. Just getting ready to play next weekend. Quick question, maybe I'm not seeing it, but isn't the escape pod objective pretty easy?
Escape pods aren't always as easy to access as the hibernatorium, since they only become available under certain circumstances. In general though, depending on the outcome of the game, some objectives will turn out a bit easier than others.
so I can only choose to do one Action and then I have to PASS.
Also in 2 player mode if I have the player cat token do I resume next round or do I pass it next round to the 2nd player
If you only take one action (or zero), you'll have to pass, yes. But if you take two actions, then you'll take another turn when it comes back to you.
In 2 player mode, you will still pass the 1st player cat along before the next round starts.
@@RTFM thanks! Also in the cockpit - to check coordinates is one action and then to change course is ANOTHER action correct?
@@clammerify Correct
one last question. When attacking an intruder, my first action I shoot it and deal 2 damage, do I check the intruder health now? OR do I carry out my 2nd action and shoot again and THEN check its health at the end of my 2 actions?
@@clammerify You check an intruders health immediately after dealing damage.
Well this looks incredibly overwhelming
today i was playing i draw a quenn from bag. we just spawned it on me and killed me with full of joy... in the video says put it back to token back and add an egg. well there was no player in nest and nest was untouched. so we played wrong huh? by the way what happens if the nest destroyed by a player before? is the quenn spawns on u as soon as u draw it from token bag? thanks
If you're talking about drawing the Queen during the event phase, then I'm afraid you played that wrong, yeah. If the nest has been destroyed, you won't ever spawn it during the event phase, but the Queen can still come up during an encounter.
This is the most complicated game Ive ever seen. How are you supposed to remember all this?
It’s not that complicated when you get the hang of it
What Vinicius says is true, but I do get the difficulty in starting off. I struggled with this game a bit at first too. The game does come with a serviceable player aid, and there are some more in depth ones on BGG if that helps.
Get this game for tabletop simulator. It really helps cement the many rules of this game. Yes, the do eventually become quite natural to you. :)
Good god that was convoluted. It wasn’t even your explanation; which was excellent, it was the amount and variety of mechanics. Maybe someday I’ll bust this one out to play...
It is a bit complex. More so than I expected when I first got it. Definitely worth a try though, even if it doesn't end up being for you.
Any plans to make a video for the carnamorphs expansion?😁
Unfortunately, not any time soon. I wasn't able to get my hands on it when I borrowed Nemesis, and I don't often revisit games. If they contacted me to cover it though, I'd be all for it.
@@RTFM how about for lockdown? Pleaseeee do one. You have the most complete explaination video, and really fun to watch.
@@IamJFD Thanks, but it's the same answer as above, I'm afraid. If they hire me to do it, I'd be glad to. Otherwise I teach what my Patreon backers ask me to cover.
16:35 I though you removed all intruders that were not currently in combat. Can anyone clarify? e.g. in the video the soldier in the engine control room is in combat but the intruder retreats either way.
Ah, yes that is correct. Bit of an oversight on my part. Thanks for the spot, I'll add a caption and a note.
@@RTFM No worries! Thank you for the video :D
You know, this could be interesting if made into video game.
They are making it into a video game.
starts at 1:55 😁
Does anyone know what’s the point of destroying the eggs?
It's been a while since I've played original Nemesis, but if I recall correctly there are objectives that have to do with eggs. If not destroying them, then definitely taking one with you. So if you want to stop someone else from achieving that, then destroying the eggs is useful.
@@RTFMthank you very much ☺️ and happy new year! 🎊Keep up the good work. Your tutorial is best one I’ve found 🙌🏻
When are you going to make a video on Eclipse?
Not right away. I let my Patreon supporters suggest and choose the games I teach. Eclipse, unfortunately, isn't on the next poll, but I'd love to teach it some time in the future.
The appearance of this video makes me uncomfortable, Shae. One of my gaming groups has JUST aquired this game. How did you know, Shae? HOW DID YOU KNOW?!
BT Dubs, you make my favorite rules explanations 👍
I KNOW ALL THINGS (EXCEPT WHEN I OCCASIONALLY GET THINGS WRONG, IN WHICH CASE I KNOW MOST THINGS)
Very nice video! Just one question a bit off topic: Is it possible to mix up languages with characters (Base game language A and medic language B)? This should only be possible if you don't mix character cards with other cards (Example: Not working if I have event cards with different languages because then I know if the next event is language A or B -> Slight advantage). Thanks in advance!
Gibt es da irgendwelche Tips oder Tricks? Haben es soeben erneut ERFOLGLOS (zum 10.Mal) zu zweit gespielt. So allmählich wird das Spiel frustrierend und es wäre schade es in den Müll zu werfen.
I have a beginner strategies video, but honestly I've had a tough time with this game myself. I know BGG has some good strategy advice threads that would be worth checking out.
Not going to lie, somehow you read my mind Shae. Two times now right after I purchased something you uploaded a video for it. War of the Ring and now Nemesis. Whats going on?!
I have spies everywhere.
I found a plot hole in the rules for this game:
"If a player dies, ship goes into emergency mode"
But 1 of you is already dead when game stars, why didnt it trigger then ?
That's a good point. Maybe the first death triggered the wakeup call. I guess the AI considers one death to be concerning, but not emergency-worthy?
@@RTFM
"Acceptable looses"
The player didn't have a character die. The character dead was a NPC.
@@shetoldmeto Yeah, they're asking more about the story of the game than the mechanics.
Maybe characters in hibernation don't have lifesigns? The ship may not know they are dead.
Lack of ammo a huge issue. We find it unwinnable generally. It takes some time to realise the noise if from the aliens, not you.
When you have 8 adults on board and need to place another one, you remove all except the ones already in combat. Theoretically all 8 may be in combat...
That's correct, which is why I added a little note in the description and in the klingon subtitles that corrects this.
Though I'm still looking forward playing the game I can't shake the feeling how to game tries to punish the players as much as possible in every step.
If I knew I'm getting space Dark Souls I may have reconsidered.
handsome!!!
hmmm i come here to learn how to play nemesis dead by daylight.