Your watch it played videos are such an excellent treasure trove of a resource. I have just brought Stronghold 2nd edition second hand and your video was a great help learning how to play it.
I think this is one of your longest videos ever. I felt like sending an oxygen tank to you. Great explanation of each aspect of the game. Does not look like a game for my group. My friends think Gears of War the board game takes long to set up and explain. Although I do think they might like X-COM. Welcome back from your holidays.
Actually, just reread the rules and in the Exceptions section of the Phase 6 card, it does in fact say that at least one of the two maneuvers must be done per round. Just ordered this game from Amazon. Can’t wait to play! Thanks again as always, Rodney!
+Desert Game Dogz We'll se if I can fit that into the schedule. Pep and I are recording a new game play series currently (for a different game) - should release this weekend.
Rodney, that you've taken the effort to timestamp the rules is extraordinary. I hope Portal appreciate your contributions... Certainly, this game is now on the radar for the wife and I for Christmas. Thank you 😋
... But then again, we've just had a look at the rules prior to the potential purchase... And the eight pages of "Errata" (a fancy way of saying, "Lack of quality control") that accompanies this game. No Sale. But again, thank you for the review.
On the up side, the video you watched here, includes the corrections provided by the errata. The problem was with the rule book, but I worked with Portal to ensure that I had those correction included here. That said, thanks for checking out the video!
Thank you so much for this. After pouring over this rulebook for a week, I finally had a generally idea of how to play and this video answers most of my questions. I still have a few though, and hopefully you can clear them up for me. 1) With regards to the Marksmen's volley, does each set only fire once at a particular rampart? Using your example, would the rightmost wall and tower fire at the opposite rampart with a strength of 3? Or would they be inactive since their attack was aimed at the previous rampart? 2) Just to be clear about the rules for breaching the stronghold, the advantage has to be at least a single point higher than the combined strength of the UNITS at that wall, before resolving losses? If, for example, the advantage wipes out all of the defender units, but there is no further advantage points to be resolved, the stronghold is not breached? 3) You say that the two wall pieces adjacent to the gate area are NOT adjacent to each other even though there appears to be a bridge connecting the two, correct? Also, a unit can move from one wall section to a neighboring wall section or neighboring tower, but can a marksman move from a tower to a neighboring tower? Great work and thanks again.
+Alex Ansari 1) Marksman may only fire once per round. 2) Yes, the advantage must be at least 1 point higher than the UNITS on the wall, in order to breach. If it's not, than you kill as many units as the advantage allows and move on. 3) Those particular two wall sections are NOT adjacent. You may not move directly from one tower to another tower. You'd have to move to an adjacent wall section first.
Thanks for tackling this complex game. It looks like a great play, but difficult to learn. I'm thinking about picking this one up, and your video will definitely be accompanying my first setup and trial run if I do. Thanks again for all your hard work.
It would be nice to have a video explaining the secret plan cards more. One of the cards in a game I played mentioned a carpenter and said it was unusable for the negative of the card but didn’t make much sense. I would like to see a run through and explanation of those cards.
Hey Jesse, thanks for the interest. I have to make choices about how detailed I'll get in each video, and that's a level of detail beyond where I would want to go - especially as individual card effects can be quite varied and have so many possible interactions with all the other cards. At that level of detail, if problems come up, it's often only the publisher who can rally give an official answer.
A lot of demand for a game-play series of this one. Pace yourself Mr. Smith if you decide to do this as by the length of the instruction video alone you and Pep could be here for hours. (sends extra coffee and a pair of sleeping bags) You might need em :)
On 24:14 you put a wall, but there is no space on the board for it...Is it legal? The rules state that markers could only be placed an marked spaces...and a perfect video. Love this explanation. Greetings from germany.
I can see why it appears that way! I'm placing it onto a legal wall space, and just stacking it next to one that is already there. You can build any number of walls in a single "wall space".
Watch It Played Exactly that is my problem: rules on page 3 state that the places on board allow only one piece. Otherwise it would be specified. But where is it specified? Thanx for your quick answer.
Dogma 1979 Unfortunately this rule book had many issues when it was released. We worked closely with the publisher to address many of its problems and get clarifications so that the video would be accurate. However, this means that what you see here will not always be supported by the rule book (because the rule book was either wrong, or incomplete in many places). That said, the publisher has approved the contents of this video, so you can follow it with confidence. Cheers!
Very late replying here, but RTFM has a Twilight Imperium video series you can check out. Probably the second best board game channel there is. WiP is of course, the best.
1- When wall component is destoryed, does it return to defedner supplies or taken out of the game ? 2- if there is no wall components in one section, can defneder still perfrom action that says "do something on wall section ? ( move defedner for example) 3- Some invader objectives like "not a aingle siege" require to destry two wall sections. Does it require to: a- destory two wall components on single section b- destory any two wall components in single turn c- destory wall components in two different locations ( i.e. destory 4 wall components) 4- What if invader destory one wall component section in turn, and then defender rebuilt it, the the invader destory another wall section later. Is the objevtive completed now ?
I know the answers to some, but not all of your questions - I am working on getting the rest of the answers for you as well, and will reply back when I have them all.
Is it just me that prefers the first edition game board more. I hope sheStronghold games makes a conversion kit for the first edition. Glad I didn't get rid of my copy. Thanks for the amazing video Rodney! As always excellent work.
Glad you found it helpful! If you notice some contradictions between this video and the rule book, the video is right (the rule book had some errors :) )
I was very glad to see that they got the best to teach this game. This one is one of my favorites of all time! I was a little nervous at the idea of streamlining it, but wow...looks to be an improvement for sure. It looks like a lot, but the game, like most of Ignacy's games, are driven by thematics. There has never been a better hybrid of Euro and Ameritrash. It's a brilliant design and no one could have taught it better!
+Jason Peacock Understandable confusion - The rule book had a number of little errors. The video is correct, and an FAQ has been released by the publisher to help address the problems in the rule book. This video was created in partnership with Portal and Stronghold Games, so you can be confident in what you are seeing here. Cheers!
Is there somewhere that talks about the differences in the rules then the rulebook? I have the read the rules a couple of times and we just need to sit down and play this now! I have had it since BGG Con. I see a FAQ on BGG does that cover everything?
+Rob Pearson The FAQ does not cover everything. I am going to be uploading a separate document covering the Questions and Answers I collected during the process of working on the video, which should cover it.
The swap spaces action (moving around the stronghold) is not quite clear. You mentioned that it can be done between two adjacent spaces but in the rule book it reads: " Instead of moving to a free space, a Unit may swap places with another Unit anywhere on the board". Which one is the correct rule? Thank you for the great job explaining everything so clearly.
+szabolcs lang The video is correct. The rule book has some issues. The video has been created to address all mistakes or confusion that the rule book might create.
+Watch It Played Thank you very much for your quick answer. I assumed that you are the up-to-date one, I just wanted to be sure ;). Just one more thing, if you don't mind. About the range that marksman can shoot from the tower. You say in the video that it is only the rampart opposing the given tower that can be shot at. I thought that the rule in the book (Marksmen in a Tower may Fire at any Ramparts opposite to the Tower) means the all ramparts can be targeted. Thematically speaking, the marksmen in the tower are at a higher location so they can shoot farther.
One more question: the Errata shows a diagram of marksman movement. It looks like they can move from tower to tower? Instead of tower to wall to tower.
+Jason Peacock I can't really explain what those red lines are for in that diagram. As I understand it, you may not move directly from one tower to the next.
A good question. It's been awhile since I shot this, and I don't have my copy handy, so I can't say with confidence. My memory tells me that it just sits there and blocks the space, but that's likely not the authoritative answer you'd be looking for!
Can invaders move anywhere during a turn? For example. Can my goblin who is at a foreground move directly to a wall in the same turn? Or does it have to move to a rampart, next turn, then rampart to wall. Etc
Hey Evan, I shot this one long enough ago that I don't have a good memory of the specifics of the rules (and I don't have my copy to check on this for you). You may have some success checking the rules forums for the game on BoardGameGeek though.
In the rulebook it says invader put 5 wood into his supply as preparation. After doing briefing action and resources(sacrificing troll), would the invader have 13 wood first turn? Or are the 5 wood in the rulebook the wood from the upcoming briefing? (Making it 8).
Hey Henrik, I do my best to answer all rules questions on the game I cover, but I shot this one awhile ago, and don't have a copy of the game handy that I can check the rulebook for you. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!
@@WatchItPlayed thanks anyway, really appreciate it. You got an awesome channel. I think its most likely 13, as the hourglass was also "boosted" by preparation starting resources
Question. Do the invaders have to move all your Invaders from the Ramparts to the Walls before you can move Invaders from the Foreground to the Rampart. Or can they stay there and, if there is room, just move Invaders from the Foreground to that Rampart? I know the order of movement is Rampart to Walls, Foreground to Rampart then Invaders to Foreground. I hope this makes sense. I think what I'm trying to ask is. Can you leave Invaders on a Rampart then load Rampart up with Invaders from the Foreground?
+Eric Booth As I understand it, you have to move the figures in the order explained, but you don't have to move all the figures from a location, when you move them.
One thing I found a little unclear in the rules: when you place tokens, traps, orders, rituals - tokens which might have bluffs - are they choosen by the user playing them or are they picked randomly from the stack?
Wow, how many takes did that take? It looks like a nice 1v1 strategy game. Is it only 1v1? it almost looks like you could team up on the attackers. I'm curious how many games it takes to actually get a strategy down for each side. Thanks for the great intro.
+Robert Topper Oh, many, many, many takes, you can be sure :) It is only 1v1, but as you say, you can certainly have players team up to share strategies, and plan moves together.
Are the invader's order tokens returned to the defender at the end of the turn? Can they reuse them in future turns, or are they removed from the game after they are used once?
I'm a little confused about the minimum time tokens the defender gets at the beginning of the game/round. I know the defender must spend time tokens every time the invaders gives them, so does the defender immediately spend them at the beginning of the round? I can't recall seeing this covered in the rules.
You start with some time tokens, but then as soon as the Attacker performs their first action of the round (which will provide you with more), you then spend any time tokens you already had along with the new ones you just gained.
Hey Rodney, thanks for the great instructional video, i am really interested in picking up this game ( had 1st eddition on wishlist for ages), what would you say is the average playtime from your experience on this game?
If i do a minor manouver and move units to that last rampart, and then move more units to that last rampart with major manouver, will the marauders join twice in this round or just once? Also, when i finish an action and then the invader place puts a saboteur token on that building, how should i interact with that action space? May i fill it again and resolve it again? and for purposes of end of the round? Should i discard the tokens or leave them there?
had to check the rules to refresh my memory. I found this: "During both the Minor and Major Maneuvers, if the Invader moves any unit to the final Rampart, two Marauders join the attack." After the Saboteur token is there, any further actions you take in there cost one more hourglass than they normally would. Saboteur tokens stay on the buildings until removed by the Guards action.
Hey OSA, I do my best to answer all questions on my videos, but I shot this video long enough ago, that I don’t recall, and my copy is currently loaned out.
great video, a few questions, if a invader order is resolved, is it returned to the suply? if there is no unit to do the order, the order is removed from the game? lets say that thanks to the ritual possesion all hero tokens are out of the game, can the devender still use the defender tacktic that has the negetive effect of removing the hero tokens?
+Dawn Mage Invader Orders are returned to the supply at the end of the round. If there is no unit to do the order, the order is returned to the supply at the end of the round. For your last question, which defender tactic are you referring to specifically?
+Dawn Mage Ah, I see what you mean now. For that, I think you might be better off checking with the publisher. Individual card effects and interactions I don't always feel confident answering, as that goes to a level of detail best answered by the designer.
+Watch It Played also I don’t intend to rules lawyer but according to page 9 of the rules under the order section: if all units die at a wall section with an order present, remove the order from the game without resolving the effect. This indicates that the order is removed from the current game and cannot be used again. I could be wrong about this tough. This rule is the same reason that led me to my previous question
+Dawn Mage No worries. Good questions. That is another one to double check on. When you first asked, you asked what happens if there are no unit there to do the order (which doesn't have to mean that the units died, they simply could have moved after the order was placed), and if the rules say the Order is lost permanently if they 'die' that could indicate a different situation.
Sorry, but I have enough rules in my brain all jumbled together, that I don't always recall exactly which rule a person may be referring to. Which tokens or bits did you see this rule related to?
I apologize if you have already answered this, but there are 171 comments and I can't search through all of them and their replies. You state here that the Defender gets 6 time tokens at set up, but the rulebook says 4. I bought a used game, though it is 2nd edition, so I was wondering if you were playing with errata rules or if this was an error? What is recommended?
Hey Eli, I always do my best to answer all questions on games we feature, but it was long enough ago since I shot and/or played this game, that I don't recall. If the video doesn't say - then it is either through some card effect, or it doesn't happen (I honestly wouldn't remember what I said, without re-watching the whole video at this point :) )
Stronghold Undead is out...can we pppppllllleeeeeeaaaaqsssseeee get a How To Play/ Watch It Played for Stronghold Undead???? Pretty please with skeletons on top?
Thank you for the amazing video. We had the game out yesterday, opened your video and BANG! 41 minutes later we were playing the game!
+Ege Tunca So glad to hear the video helped Ege!
I am back :D Since I havent played it again, I seem to forgot everything. I watched it again :D Thanks again :P
Your watch it played videos are such an excellent treasure trove of a resource. I have just brought Stronghold 2nd edition second hand and your video was a great help learning how to play it.
Thank you for the kind words - glad the video helped!
There is a lot going on in this game. Would love to see a play through with you and Pep.
+Nathan Duda YES!!
+Nathan Duda Thanks for the interest. We'll see.
+Nathan Duda Please play it with Pep
+Nathan Duda Same here! :D
+Watch It Played I want that too!
I think this is one of your longest videos ever. I felt like sending an oxygen tank to you. Great explanation of each aspect of the game. Does not look like a game for my group. My friends think Gears of War the board game takes long to set up and explain. Although I do think they might like X-COM. Welcome back from your holidays.
+FalconAshe K Great to be back!
Actually, just reread the rules and in the Exceptions section of the Phase 6 card, it does in fact say that at least one of the two maneuvers must be done per round.
Just ordered this game from Amazon. Can’t wait to play!
Thanks again as always, Rodney!
You're welcome! Glad you were able to find the answer to that one!
Welcome back from the Holidays Rodney, good to see new Vids going up.
Great job, we would have been lost without your hard work here. Thx.
Glad to help :)
Thx Rodney, looking forward to playing this one. I also would love to see some game play. It would be extremely helpful.
+Desert Game Dogz We'll se if I can fit that into the schedule. Pep and I are recording a new game play series currently (for a different game) - should release this weekend.
so excited you are doing this walkthrough!!
Great tutorial!! Perfect and clear as we expected! Congrats!!
Thank you kindly!
Wow great video! I sold my first edition stronghold some time ago. Now I want this one! Good work! ;)
+Ignacio José Palomar Lois Thank you - very glad you enjoyed the video!
Rodney, that you've taken the effort to timestamp the rules is extraordinary. I hope Portal appreciate your contributions... Certainly, this game is now on the radar for the wife and I for Christmas. Thank you 😋
... But then again, we've just had a look at the rules prior to the potential purchase... And the eight pages of "Errata" (a fancy way of saying, "Lack of quality control") that accompanies this game.
No Sale.
But again, thank you for the review.
On the up side, the video you watched here, includes the corrections provided by the errata. The problem was with the rule book, but I worked with Portal to ensure that I had those correction included here. That said, thanks for checking out the video!
Thank you so much for this. After pouring over this rulebook for a week, I finally had a generally idea of how to play and this video answers most of my questions. I still have a few though, and hopefully you can clear them up for me.
1) With regards to the Marksmen's volley, does each set only fire once at a particular rampart? Using your example, would the rightmost wall and tower fire at the opposite rampart with a strength of 3? Or would they be inactive since their attack was aimed at the previous rampart?
2) Just to be clear about the rules for breaching the stronghold, the advantage has to be at least a single point higher than the combined strength of the UNITS at that wall, before resolving losses? If, for example, the advantage wipes out all of the defender units, but there is no further advantage points to be resolved, the stronghold is not breached?
3) You say that the two wall pieces adjacent to the gate area are NOT adjacent to each other even though there appears to be a bridge connecting the two, correct? Also, a unit can move from one wall section to a neighboring wall section or neighboring tower, but can a marksman move from a tower to a neighboring tower?
Great work and thanks again.
+Alex Ansari
1) Marksman may only fire once per round.
2) Yes, the advantage must be at least 1 point higher than the UNITS on the wall, in order to breach. If it's not, than you kill as many units as the advantage allows and move on.
3) Those particular two wall sections are NOT adjacent. You may not move directly from one tower to another tower. You'd have to move to an adjacent wall section first.
Another FANTASTIC "how to play" video. Well done Rodney and thank you!
+Capt Carry On Cheers Capt'n!
Very well done and clear rules tutorial, thanks!
You're very welcome - glad you found it helpful.
Welcome back Rodney =)
+rizar1982 Happy New Year!
This is a tougher one to explain due to the asymmetric setup and play. Well done Nadian.
+Barry Reynolds (AGatewayGamerRunsThrough) Thank you Barry!
Thanks for tackling this complex game. It looks like a great play, but difficult to learn. I'm thinking about picking this one up, and your video will definitely be accompanying my first setup and trial run if I do. Thanks again for all your hard work.
+Israel King Certainly hoped to help make it easier for people to get into - glad you thought it would be helpful!
It would be nice to have a video explaining the secret plan cards more. One of the cards in a game I played mentioned a carpenter and said it was unusable for the negative of the card but didn’t make much sense. I would like to see a run through and explanation of those cards.
Hey Jesse, thanks for the interest. I have to make choices about how detailed I'll get in each video, and that's a level of detail beyond where I would want to go - especially as individual card effects can be quite varied and have so many possible interactions with all the other cards. At that level of detail, if problems come up, it's often only the publisher who can rally give an official answer.
Thanks Rodney! Just received this from my Brawling Bros Secret Santa and know i need to learn!
Here for you Brian (I must do a secret santa one of these years).
So weird Rodney! I was just trying to make my way through the rule book. ( with its slightly microscopic type) Thanks so much!
+Andrew Lupp Got your back Andrew :)
A lot of demand for a game-play series of this one. Pace yourself Mr. Smith if you decide to do this as by the length of the instruction video alone you and Pep could be here for hours. (sends extra coffee and a pair of sleeping bags) You might need em :)
+Jonathan Williams Hehehe, you aren't wrong!
On 24:14 you put a wall, but there is no space on the board for it...Is it legal? The rules state that markers could only be placed an marked spaces...and a perfect video. Love this explanation.
Greetings from germany.
I can see why it appears that way! I'm placing it onto a legal wall space, and just stacking it next to one that is already there. You can build any number of walls in a single "wall space".
Watch It Played Exactly that is my problem: rules on page 3 state that the places on board allow only one piece. Otherwise it would be specified. But where is it specified? Thanx for your quick answer.
Dogma 1979 Unfortunately this rule book had many issues when it was released. We worked closely with the publisher to address many of its problems and get clarifications so that the video would be accurate. However, this means that what you see here will not always be supported by the rule book (because the rule book was either wrong, or incomplete in many places). That said, the publisher has approved the contents of this video, so you can follow it with confidence. Cheers!
Ok, that is what I wanted to hear. Official clarification. Thanx a lot for your answers.
Can you do a Twilight Imperium how to play?
+Worshy No plans to currently, not a game I've played actually.
Very late replying here, but RTFM has a Twilight Imperium video series you can check out. Probably the second best board game channel there is. WiP is of course, the best.
Terrific tutorial! Thank you.
You’re very welcome - thanks for the kind comment.
1- When wall component is destoryed, does it return to defedner supplies or taken out of the game ?
2- if there is no wall components in one section, can defneder still perfrom action that says "do something on wall section ? ( move defedner for example)
3- Some invader objectives like "not a aingle siege" require to destry two wall sections. Does it require to:
a- destory two wall components on single section
b- destory any two wall components in single turn
c- destory wall components in two different locations ( i.e. destory 4 wall components)
4- What if invader destory one wall component section in turn, and then defender rebuilt it, the the invader destory another wall section later. Is the objevtive completed now ?
I know the answers to some, but not all of your questions - I am working on getting the rest of the answers for you as well, and will reply back when I have them all.
As always, really well done and greatly appreciated.
Anthony Checkas Thank you Anthony!
Is it just me that prefers the first edition game board more. I hope sheStronghold games makes a conversion kit for the first edition.
Glad I didn't get rid of my copy.
Thanks for the amazing video Rodney!
As always excellent work.
+Henry Leung Thank you Henry!
Great video, the rulebook for this game isn't the best, but your video did a great job at covering the concepts. Keep up the good work!
Glad you found it helpful! If you notice some contradictions between this video and the rule book, the video is right (the rule book had some errors :) )
Another great video Rodney, thanks. Such a great game.
+Cerealkila Mike Thanks Cerealkila - very glad you enjoyed it!
+Watch It Played do you have plans to do a video for Neanderthal ? It's just arrived and looks great, I love the theme
+Cerealkila Mike No plans to currently, I haven't tried it yet.
I was very glad to see that they got the best to teach this game. This one is one of my favorites of all time! I was a little nervous at the idea of streamlining it, but wow...looks to be an improvement for sure. It looks like a lot, but the game, like most of Ignacy's games, are driven by thematics. There has never been a better hybrid of Euro and Ameritrash. It's a brilliant design and no one could have taught it better!
+Ray Myers That's very kind of you to say - thank you.
This must be your longest single instructional video ever!
It was up there!
Wondering about the swap move for the defenders. Rules 1.02
"A unit may swap places with another unit anywhere on the board."
+Jason Peacock Understandable confusion - The rule book had a number of little errors. The video is correct, and an FAQ has been released by the publisher to help address the problems in the rule book. This video was created in partnership with Portal and Stronghold Games, so you can be confident in what you are seeing here. Cheers!
Is there somewhere that talks about the differences in the rules then the rulebook? I have the read the rules a couple of times and we just need to sit down and play this now! I have had it since BGG Con. I see a FAQ on BGG does that cover everything?
+Rob Pearson The FAQ does not cover everything. I am going to be uploading a separate document covering the Questions and Answers I collected during the process of working on the video, which should cover it.
The swap spaces action (moving around the stronghold) is not quite clear. You mentioned that it can be done between two adjacent spaces but in the rule book it reads: " Instead of moving to a free space, a Unit may swap places with another Unit anywhere on the board". Which one is the correct rule?
Thank you for the great job explaining everything so clearly.
+szabolcs lang The video is correct. The rule book has some issues. The video has been created to address all mistakes or confusion that the rule book might create.
+Watch It Played Thank you very much for your quick answer. I assumed that you are the up-to-date one, I just wanted to be sure ;).
Just one more thing, if you don't mind. About the range that marksman can shoot from the tower. You say in the video that it is only the rampart opposing the given tower that can be shot at. I thought that the rule in the book (Marksmen in a Tower may Fire at any Ramparts opposite to the Tower) means the all ramparts can be targeted. Thematically speaking, the marksmen in the tower are at a higher location so they can shoot farther.
+szabolcs lang The video is correct :)
+Watch It Played Thank you very much!
Keep up the good work.
+szabolcs lang You're welcome.
One more question: the Errata shows a diagram of marksman movement. It looks like they can move from tower to tower? Instead of tower to wall to tower.
+Jason Peacock I can't really explain what those red lines are for in that diagram. As I understand it, you may not move directly from one tower to the next.
Traps: After they are revealed, they stay. Do they affect future manauvers or do they just sit there and block a space?
A good question. It's been awhile since I shot this, and I don't have my copy handy, so I can't say with confidence. My memory tells me that it just sits there and blocks the space, but that's likely not the authoritative answer you'd be looking for!
Can invaders move anywhere during a turn? For example. Can my goblin who is at a foreground move directly to a wall in the same turn? Or does it have to move to a rampart, next turn, then rampart to wall. Etc
Hey Evan, I shot this one long enough ago that I don't have a good memory of the specifics of the rules (and I don't have my copy to check on this for you). You may have some success checking the rules forums for the game on BoardGameGeek though.
In the rulebook it says invader put 5 wood into his supply as preparation. After doing briefing action and resources(sacrificing troll), would the invader have 13 wood first turn? Or are the 5 wood in the rulebook the wood from the upcoming briefing? (Making it 8).
Hey Henrik, I do my best to answer all rules questions on the game I cover, but I shot this one awhile ago, and don't have a copy of the game handy that I can check the rulebook for you. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!
@@WatchItPlayed thanks anyway, really appreciate it. You got an awesome channel. I think its most likely 13, as the hourglass was also "boosted" by preparation starting resources
love it... fantastic work
Thanks Theodore!
Question. Do the invaders have to move all your Invaders from the Ramparts to the Walls before you can move Invaders from the Foreground to the Rampart. Or can they stay there and, if there is room, just move Invaders from the Foreground to that Rampart? I know the order of movement is Rampart to Walls, Foreground to Rampart then Invaders to Foreground. I hope this makes sense. I think what I'm trying to ask is. Can you leave Invaders on a Rampart then load Rampart up with Invaders from the Foreground?
+Eric Booth As I understand it, you have to move the figures in the order explained, but you don't have to move all the figures from a location, when you move them.
One thing I found a little unclear in the rules: when you place tokens, traps, orders, rituals - tokens which might have bluffs - are they choosen by the user playing them or are they picked randomly from the stack?
Good question! The player chooses.
Wow, how many takes did that take? It looks like a nice 1v1 strategy game. Is it only 1v1? it almost looks like you could team up on the attackers. I'm curious how many games it takes to actually get a strategy down for each side. Thanks for the great intro.
+Robert Topper Oh, many, many, many takes, you can be sure :)
It is only 1v1, but as you say, you can certainly have players team up to share strategies, and plan moves together.
You are awesome for this video!
Very kind of you to say - glad you liked it.
Are the invader's order tokens returned to the defender at the end of the turn? Can they reuse them in future turns, or are they removed from the game after they are used once?
+Christopher Howard They are returned to the Defender, and can be used in the next round.
I'm a little confused about the minimum time tokens the defender gets at the beginning of the game/round. I know the defender must spend time tokens every time the invaders gives them, so does the defender immediately spend them at the beginning of the round? I can't recall seeing this covered in the rules.
You start with some time tokens, but then as soon as the Attacker performs their first action of the round (which will provide you with more), you then spend any time tokens you already had along with the new ones you just gained.
+Watch It Played Thanks!
Is this game in stores or do I have to pre-order it and wait for it?
+carter grantham It will be out in North America in February, as I understand it (there were some delays).
Awsome video, do you have any news about the supposely plan undead expansion?
Marc-Andre Dery Glad you liked the video. I have no news on the expansion.
As defender can you play the hourglasses whenever or do you have to play them immediately upon receiving them.
+ilhbh After the Invader resolves an action, the Defender must immediately spend all the hourglasses they have.
Hey Rodney, thanks for the great instructional video, i am really interested in picking up this game ( had 1st eddition on wishlist for ages), what would you say is the average playtime from your experience on this game?
+DNSVojnik Two hours, but that time will drop as you play more.
If i do a minor manouver and move units to that last rampart, and then move more units to that last rampart with major manouver, will the marauders join twice in this round or just once?
Also, when i finish an action and then the invader place puts a saboteur token on that building, how should i interact with that action space? May i fill it again and resolve it again? and for purposes of end of the round? Should i discard the tokens or leave them there?
had to check the rules to refresh my memory. I found this: "During both the Minor and Major Maneuvers, if the Invader moves any unit to the final Rampart, two Marauders join the attack."
After the Saboteur token is there, any further actions you take in there cost one more hourglass than they normally would. Saboteur tokens stay on the buildings until removed by the Guards action.
How does the defender gain or purchase additional units from the supply on the side of the board????
You're find this explained in the section on the Barracks building. The video has an index in the description to help you find it.
Reminds me strongly of B-Sieged, which came out after this game did.
+AnonymousInternetPerson001 I haven't played B-Sieged yet, but hope to.
Building equipment are you placing all tokens in same time or you can place only 1 each time you do this action ?
Hey OSA, I do my best to answer all questions on my videos, but I shot this video long enough ago, that I don’t recall, and my copy is currently loaned out.
@@WatchItPlayed OK thanks.
good video like always :)
+Mister Souls Thank you!
can the spy's be used more than once in a turn? they give you two tokens. Also is they're any way to stop/destroy the mantlet?
As far as I know, the spy can only be used once per turn. It seems maybe they included an extra token?
The Mantelet cannot be destroyed.
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From my understaning spy tokens say on the cards and are only but back into stockpile when invader changes cards.
Do invader units that are spent for actions and one that are killed go back into the bag? Or are they removed from the game?
+Gralem02 They are removed from the game.
Hi, does the invader know what's is true ritual token ir it's randomly?
They know the identity. It is not done randomly. Hope that helps!
Can you put two orders on a single wall section?
My understanding is that you are able to put more than 1 order on a single wall section.
great video, a few questions, if a invader order is resolved, is it returned to the suply?
if there is no unit to do the order, the order is removed from the game?
lets say that thanks to the ritual possesion all hero tokens are out of the game, can the devender still use the defender tacktic that has the negetive effect of removing the hero tokens?
+Dawn Mage Invader Orders are returned to the supply at the end of the round. If there is no unit to do the order, the order is returned to the supply at the end of the round. For your last question, which defender tactic are you referring to specifically?
+Watch It Played negotiations or release the prisoners, can they be done even if there is no hero order?
+Dawn Mage Ah, I see what you mean now. For that, I think you might be better off checking with the publisher. Individual card effects and interactions I don't always feel confident answering, as that goes to a level of detail best answered by the designer.
+Watch It Played also I don’t intend to rules lawyer but according to page 9 of the rules under the order section: if all units die at a wall section with an order present, remove the order from the game without resolving the effect. This indicates that the order is removed from the current game and cannot be used again. I could be wrong about this tough. This rule is the same reason that led me to my
previous question
+Dawn Mage No worries. Good questions. That is another one to double check on. When you first asked, you asked what happens if there are no unit there to do the order (which doesn't have to mean that the units died, they simply could have moved after the order was placed), and if the rules say the Order is lost permanently if they 'die' that could indicate a different situation.
will you be doing a the others seven sins how to play when it releases or no plans for that currently?
+Tyler Kingery No plans currently, as that's some time off at this point.
Gotcha thanks for the quick response
When it says remove from game, does it mean put in and box and never use it? Or put back in availability pool (like the bag for invading units)?
Sorry, but I have enough rules in my brain all jumbled together, that I don't always recall exactly which rule a person may be referring to. Which tokens or bits did you see this rule related to?
All invading units, and all but two of the defending units.
Which card, token or piece is causing that effect?
There is too many to be specific, so i am asking as general rule, not as a corner case scenario.
As a general rule, the game means "return to the box" when it says remove from the game.
Would this game be good as teams? I was thinking of maybe 3v3.
I haven't it tried it that way, but maybe?
I apologize if you have already answered this, but there are 171 comments and I can't search through all of them and their replies. You state here that the Defender gets 6 time tokens at set up, but the rulebook says 4. I bought a used game, though it is 2nd edition, so I was wondering if you were playing with errata rules or if this was an error? What is recommended?
The rules here are correct (the rule book unfortunately had many errors initially, which we worked with the publisher to address in the video).
i'd like to see a LOTR coat of paint for this game. imagine the scenario of defending Minas Tirith
+Garth Palmer Fantasy Flight Games holds the rights to LOTR currently, but you can certainly use your imagination :)
Can the defender get new units onto the board from the supply? If so how?
Hey Eli, I always do my best to answer all questions on games we feature, but it was long enough ago since I shot and/or played this game, that I don't recall. If the video doesn't say - then it is either through some card effect, or it doesn't happen (I honestly wouldn't remember what I said, without re-watching the whole video at this point :) )
This would also be a classic Luke v. Rodney, but we haven't seen Luke in a while. What gives? Busy with school, I'd bet.
+J Young I talk about this in a recent New and Updates video.
Game play video, please, please, please!
+connor man We'll see - so many games, so little time!
So glad to have you back! That was painful like an ex girlfriend you still care about and can't see. Hmmm I think I just made it weird. :P
+Josef Caruthers Great to be back :) (and hey, making it weird is what I would expect :) )
Stronghold Undead is out...can we pppppllllleeeeeeaaaaqsssseeee get a How To Play/ Watch It Played for Stronghold Undead???? Pretty please with skeletons on top?
Thanks for the interest! I talk a bit about that here: th-cam.com/video/EdtDuvIUa6A/w-d-xo.html&t=342
@@WatchItPlayed aaaw. Fair enough though. Gotta keep yourself from being driven crazy with requests.
Your board and pieces are very different from mine 🤨
You might have the original first edition. This is the second edition that I'm using here.
This game is one heck of a thicc boi, but it seems really cool
A lot going on here!
Wow there is a ton of content in this box, lots of tokens and wooden pieces.
+Cavant43 Oh yes, lot's of components here!
You should play Magic the gathering
+Isaac Stew I used to play pretty regularly, but I don't think it's a game I'll feature on this channel.
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