RULES ERROR I need to correct: you can NEVER Exile a card with a token UNLESS swapping them out. (Rulebook pg 16). I explain this incorrectly at 45:13. Greatest Apologies!!!!
@@nigelbuckle3759 I understand that It didnt matter in the end because of bread and circus; I simply wanted to point It out (not that I want to be a rule lawer).
Just wanted to say that I really appreciated this Playthrough…I’m loving this game and can’t get enough of the Solo Play throughs…please do more if you get the opportunity!! 😆
Hi Warren! I just want to say thanks for the kind words. I’m really enjoying this game as well. I doubt it will be the last time we see it. I also want to say thanks for the corrections. I’ll respond to both of them here. Nigel pointed out the final bot dealing reason as you did. I need to transfer the correction to the description! Thanks for the reminder. As far as not scoring the materials? I do t remember that in the book but I do t have it in front of me so I’ll double check that and add to the description. I’m sure you are right just like to find the rule for reference and to solidify it in my brain. As for mis calculation…. Yeah I lose to math every time! 😜I really appreciate the time you took to watch and point out those corrections. I really do depend on the community to help catch what I miss. My deepest thanks to all who help out. Thanks for watching my friend! ✌️🥰😄
So helpful! I really enjoyed this one. I was intimidated by this game - but your playthrough helped a ton. I am really enjoying the channel and the helpful video's!
Great playthrough, very good with the explanations. At 45:13 you exiled a card with a token. I believe in the rules it states: "You may never exile a card with one or more tokens on it unless you are swapping it (see below)." (Page 16). Sorry, don't know how to link time in vids.
Thanks Dennis. You did it correctly, just put the number just like you did. And you are very correct. I don’t know why I missed that both in the playthrough and the edit. It’s not just a rules miss but a incorrect explanation. I’m going to both note in the description and 📌 a comment. Thanks so much for letting me Know and catching that. Also thanks a ton for the kind words of encouragement! You all are so very kind and helpful!!! 🥰
You deal out the bot row at the end to give it a chance to cycle its deck one more time - of course if there are 5+ cards left in the draw pile it doesn’t matter.
Thanks for the video! I like your idea of putting the solo die in with the progress markers as a reminder, and putting the solstice card and a progress token on top of your deck as a reminder as well! Those probably become second nature as you playthrough a lot, but for a beginner like me, they are nice reminders.
Super nice video! I just discovered your channel and I have to say I really enjoy your tone. It's very didactic and I just love how sometimes you just give some personal tips for making the experience better (dice together with the progress tokens, solstice card and token on top of your hand etc.). Will definitely watch some other content from you. Cheers!
Oh man, that is very kind of you to say! I'm so glad you enjoyed. I do have an education background so I am glad that is being useful:) I'm glad you find tips helpful. I hadn't really thought about it as tips, more as I'm forgetful and get ahead of myself sometimes so I'm explaining why I do what I do! haha But I will certainly continue to do that if people find that helpful. Thanks so much for the wonderful words of support and encouragement! Thanks for watching!!:)
Great tutorial and clear rules explanation. I started this game expecting logical, meaningful actions, but it turns out to be burdened by an overwhelming number of rules, a lengthy setup, and mechanical complexity. Unfortunately, I'll have to pass on it, which is a shame because the artwork is fantastic.
Thanks Nigel! Appreciate that a lot. Fantastic job you and David did on this game! Several people have said solo GotY for them on FB! I’ll keep that list to myself for the end of the year video, but I have to say it is a game that I see coming back to A LOT! 😉😜
1:53:11 when scoring yourself, you as a player do not score for materials/ population…however you also underscored your progress as you counted the 10 as a 5, so you should have 84 points. 🙂
Oh man! Thanks friend. I hope you do. It’s a load of fun! Several people have been telling me on FB it is their solo GotY! High praise indeed! Let me know what you think when you get ahold of it! Thanks for watching!
@@MeMyselfDice I actually noticed an error on my site.... I played a progress token everytime a new civilized market deck poped up like in the setup... thanks :-)
1:47:33 you are supposed to replenish the bots hand as that may cause them to claim another card from their dynasty deck…as it would do for you if you still had cards to gain. 🙂
I’m a little late to the party , but well done explanation! One thing I noticed, the solo rulebook states that you are supposed to remove the common cards with the 3 and 4 player markings…..I don’t think you mentioned that part. Pretty important part for set up if its true
No such thing as late to the party my friend! Thanks so much. A lot to keep track of. And I believe you are correct! If I remember correctly I keep mine permanently removed because I play my copy solo since my friends also have a copy. So nice catch. I will add that to the description! Thanks for pointing it out. And thanks for watching and the kids words! Best!-j
Hi. Thanks for watching. There are ways to vary the difficulty in the rulebook. However, some civilizations are harder to beat than others and some Civs are harder to play than others leading to a sort of sliding scale. I’m about 65% in wins but usually takes me a couple of games to win against a new civ with another new civ. I think the automa is very interactive and plays (and cheats) smartly. I would say that civs in classics is easier to both play and play against than legends. Not to say they are easy, but easier in comparison. Hope that helps! Cheers.
Thanks Alfonso for the comment. Funny. I was thinking about this yesterday. All of the games I’ve been playing won’t fit in the table I filmed this on. To me lately it’s not that big😂. It’s all relative, but yeah. If you don’t have the space, it def. Feels like it could have been a smaller footprint. 😁thanks my friend.
@@MeMyselfDice -Well crap. I just finished a game where I shot straight through the high value cards using Glory..and got my ass kicked in. Remind me that there is no one strategy.....
@@MeMyselfDice I always count the nation starting card - I think you've called it "power card" - it has star on it and it's in the play area so it should count... You just said that bot doesn't score for it and put it aside - does it say anywhere in the rules or in errata that it shouldn't count?
RULES ERROR I need to correct: you can NEVER Exile a card with a token UNLESS swapping them out. (Rulebook pg 16). I explain this incorrectly at 45:13. Greatest Apologies!!!!
Thanks for the playthrough! At 39:34 you acquired (you specifically said you were only spending 2) Oracle but forgot to take the unrest card.
Oh man. Nice catch. I will make a note in the description. Thanks for letting me know!!! 😁 thanks for the kind words and watching!!!
If unrest had been taken it could have been returned in solstice with the Bread and Circuses effect, so it didn’t actually matter
@@nigelbuckle3759 I understand that It didnt matter in the end because of bread and circus; I simply wanted to point It out (not that I want to be a rule lawer).
Just wanted to say that I really appreciated this Playthrough…I’m loving this game and can’t get enough of the Solo Play throughs…please do more if you get the opportunity!! 😆
Hi Warren! I just want to say thanks for the kind words. I’m really enjoying this game as well. I doubt it will be the last time we see it. I also want to say thanks for the corrections. I’ll respond to both of them here. Nigel pointed out the final bot dealing reason as you did. I need to transfer the correction to the description! Thanks for the reminder. As far as not scoring the materials? I do t remember that in the book but I do t have it in front of me so I’ll double check that and add to the description. I’m sure you are right just like to find the rule for reference and to solidify it in my brain. As for mis calculation…. Yeah I lose to math every time! 😜I really appreciate the time you took to watch and point out those corrections. I really do depend on the community to help catch what I miss. My deepest thanks to all who help out. Thanks for watching my friend! ✌️🥰😄
So helpful! I really enjoyed this one. I was intimidated by this game - but your playthrough helped a ton. I am really enjoying the channel and the helpful video's!
Means a ton. So glad it was helpful.
Great playthrough, very good with the explanations. At 45:13 you exiled a card with a token. I believe in the rules it states: "You may never exile a card with one
or more tokens on it unless you are swapping it (see below)." (Page 16). Sorry, don't know how to link time in vids.
Thanks Dennis. You did it correctly, just put the number just like you did. And you are very correct. I don’t know why I missed that both in the playthrough and the edit. It’s not just a rules miss but a incorrect explanation. I’m going to both note in the description and 📌 a comment. Thanks so much for letting me
Know and catching that. Also thanks a ton for the kind words of encouragement! You all are so very kind and helpful!!! 🥰
Nice job
Thanks Paul!! Love this game! Hope you had a happy birthday 🎁🎊🎈!
You deal out the bot row at the end to give it a chance to cycle its deck one more time - of course if there are 5+ cards left in the draw pile it doesn’t matter.
Ohhhhhh ok makes sense. I’ll make a note. Thanks friend.
Thanks for the video! I like your idea of putting the solo die in with the progress markers as a reminder, and putting the solstice card and a progress token on top of your deck as a reminder as well! Those probably become second nature as you playthrough a lot, but for a beginner like me, they are nice reminders.
Appreciate it. So much going on when I film, have to use reminders and still forget. Glad I have good ideas every once in a while. :) Thanks Kyle
Nice playthrough!
Thanks a ton!!! 🥰 thanks for checking it out!
Awesome playthrough!!!Thank you for your time putting in this!!!
Thanks so much for watching and the kind words. Cheers my friend.
Thanks Justin. great video!
Oh thanks so much. Great game!! 😁. My pleasure. Anytime.
Super nice video! I just discovered your channel and I have to say I really enjoy your tone. It's very didactic and I just love how sometimes you just give some personal tips for making the experience better (dice together with the progress tokens, solstice card and token on top of your hand etc.). Will definitely watch some other content from you. Cheers!
Oh man, that is very kind of you to say! I'm so glad you enjoyed. I do have an education background so I am glad that is being useful:) I'm glad you find tips helpful. I hadn't really thought about it as tips, more as I'm forgetful and get ahead of myself sometimes so I'm explaining why I do what I do! haha But I will certainly continue to do that if people find that helpful. Thanks so much for the wonderful words of support and encouragement! Thanks for watching!!:)
@@MeMyselfDice Oh okay now I understand why you explain everything so well and calmly :) Keep up with the great work. Cheers!
@@oukeouke My wife would prob. say it's not as great if you are married to me and hear it all the time:)!! thank you my friend!
@@MeMyselfDice 😂😂😂
Good play though and presentation. Nice. Thanks.
Thanks my friend. Appreciate that. 😊
Great tutorial and clear rules explanation. I started this game expecting logical, meaningful actions, but it turns out to be burdened by an overwhelming number of rules, a lengthy setup, and mechanical complexity. Unfortunately, I'll have to pass on it, which is a shame because the artwork is fantastic.
Great play through 😀
Thanks Nigel! Appreciate that a lot. Fantastic job you and David did on this game! Several people have said solo GotY for them on FB! I’ll keep that list to myself for the end of the year video, but I have to say it is a game that I see coming back to A LOT! 😉😜
1:53:11 when scoring yourself, you as a player do not score for materials/ population…however you also underscored your progress as you counted the 10 as a 5, so you should have 84 points. 🙂
great video mate, I'm looking to pick this up for solo play soon
Oh man! Thanks friend. I hope you do. It’s a load of fun! Several people have been telling me on FB it is their solo GotY! High praise indeed! Let me know what you think when you get ahold of it! Thanks for watching!
@@MeMyselfDice yeah ive seen the same comments as its where I found your video lol
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Great play though. I can’t wait to get this game.
Thanks friend. Let me know what you think when you get it. 😋
Great explanation!
Thanks my friend. Appreciate the positive encouragement. Thanks for checking it out.
@@MeMyselfDice I actually noticed an error on my site.... I played a progress token everytime a new civilized market deck poped up like in the setup... thanks :-)
No problem. I think I made that same error first time I played as well!! You aren’t alone😜
1:47:33 you are supposed to replenish the bots hand as that may cause them to claim another card from their dynasty deck…as it would do for you if you still had cards to gain. 🙂
I’m a little late to the party , but well done explanation! One thing I noticed, the solo rulebook states that you are supposed to remove the common cards with the 3 and 4 player markings…..I don’t think you mentioned that part. Pretty important part for set up if its true
No such thing as late to the party my friend! Thanks so much. A lot to keep track of. And I believe you are correct! If I remember correctly I keep mine permanently removed because I play my copy solo since my friends also have a copy. So nice catch. I will add that to the description! Thanks for pointing it out. And thanks for watching and the kids words! Best!-j
Hi great video, Is it difficult to beat Automa ? Any difficult levels in this game ? Regards
Hi. Thanks for watching. There are ways to vary the difficulty in the rulebook. However, some civilizations are harder to beat than others and some Civs are harder to play than others leading to a sort of sliding scale. I’m about 65% in wins but usually takes me a couple of games to win against a new civ with another new civ. I think the automa is very interactive and plays (and cheats) smartly. I would say that civs in classics is easier to both play and play against than legends. Not to say they are easy, but easier in comparison. Hope that helps! Cheers.
I love the theme, but it really takes a lot of table space. I think that’s definitely a cons for this game.
Thanks Alfonso for the comment. Funny. I was thinking about this yesterday. All of the games I’ve been playing won’t fit in the table I filmed this on. To me lately it’s not that big😂. It’s all relative, but yeah. If you don’t have the space, it def. Feels like it could have been a smaller footprint. 😁thanks my friend.
1:01...why didn't you play a Glory? You should ALWAYS play a Glory, to seriously gain the VP.
You are totally right. I have learned this wisdom since then. Especially playing against other nations!
@@MeMyselfDice -Well crap. I just finished a game where I shot straight through the high value cards using Glory..and got my ass kicked in. Remind me that there is no one strategy.....
@@barrakliberal8539 Is it time to remind you yet? haha! Love how games can do that to us!
1:48:08 Bot scores a flat 5 points for each * card in their deck.
I’m confused. Did I miss any? If so thanks for catching it!
@@MeMyselfDice I always count the nation starting card - I think you've called it "power card" - it has star on it and it's in the play area so it should count... You just said that bot doesn't score for it and put it aside - does it say anywhere in the rules or in errata that it shouldn't count?