It was so great to watch you do a play through, and there were some top tier plays going on, which was great to see! I love seeing people read the puns, then slowly understand them, then realize they've been punned and chuckle at the silliness. It's all I could ever hope for ;)
I could not believe at 40:33 you actually did have 3 anvils 😂 I was freaking out the whole time like oh nooooo she's going to have to undo another move, but nope, you showed it in a quick little slide action maneuver. haha well done.
This is uncanny: I saw this Kickstarter and went back and forth and ultimately decided against backing it, but I noticed this week that it was on The Hotness on BGG and was wishing y'all had a playthrough so I could decide if it was worth paying retail. 😅 I love the art, but wasn't sure how the gameplay would be. I think you two just sold me!
Nice video, guys. I did spot one mistake though. At around the 32:00 mark, Monique uses the Touch o' Glass shop ability to fire Lavender in her hand, which she swaps with Pan. She forgot to use Pan's fire up ability when she did this.
38:20 When you use the Pizza Coven ability you don't put the goods in the reserve. You put them on the park dragons. If any player afterwords drafts a park dragon with a good they gain the good as well. :)
You guys explain games so stinking well. Even games I have no interest in playing makes me want to spend money (besides this one, it was a no brainer)! So glad I subscribed.. Still waiting for the day Monique plays the synth behind Naveen, though 🐺
That was fun! GG. Just ordered a copy, I think my friends are going to love this one! I was worried that maybe there are too many possible actions to do per turn, but you guys made it look super smooth! Thanks for sharing!
This was great! My daughter and I have been intimidated learning this game. We read the rules and watched a couple videos and were still unclear and confused. You’re video walkthrough was perfect and we can’t wait to play. Thank you for taking the time to explain this.
Enjoyed playing this with my partner, we loved the art style, but the gameplay was unexpectedly enjoyable! Not too difficult, but enough strategy to keep us invested
@@Oddball8760 I haven't tried with more than two but yes it was good fun with two, but I can imagine it plays better the more players, as more dragons will be placed for each time it's your turn, make the town more lively basically
I love that you finally had a chance to play this great game from Cardboard Alchemy, it is a shame to miss on your final thoughts, but love your integrity regarding paid content. I hope you get to show us Andromeda's Edge before the campaign launches next month!
"Keep your foot off that blasted samoflange!" I like this game, I'm glad I bought it. But I'm also glad that I got the retail version (like you have); as nice as the deluxe components are, I actually prefer the dragon meeples, and the rest of the upgrades aren't worth the added cost to me. Thanks for the playthrough!
Hey I just watched your video with Tim Chuon and the other guys. You all do incredible work. I am always so excited to see your new content. I think Ark Nova was probably my game of the year as well. I cannot wait to finally get my hands on wonderlands war. It looks so fun. Thank you for the joy you bring to the board game world.
At 41:36 you filled the "Hello Nursery" with dragons but forgot to add a new shop. Had you done this the game would probably ended a turn or two earlier and the result might have been different. :)
Such a good game. We house ruled to seperate the fancy dragon decks into moon and sun respectively. It adds another small wrinkle of decision making to the game. Do you want to try and get extra points during the game, or do you take an end game scoring card hoping it'll be something you can fulfill by then. A small change, but super impactful. I highly recomend trying it at least once.
Same as well. Of course, my pocket book is glad I missed out on the Kickstarter version and grabbed the more economical version instead. I might be more excited to play it than my daughter. She loves dragons, so excited to see what she thinks of it.
Good game guys. I haven't seen the retail version of this game so far. It looks good. I have a copy of the deluxe Flamecraft and it has BY FAR the best metal coins I've ever seen in a game. I really love them. PS: Are we going to see top 50 videos from you this year?
as always, good tutorial, good playthrough, and nice camera angle. that game is really beautiful and awesome, but I think its too expensive. hope it gets cheaper or something. more videos and more power guys!
Wasn't that interested in this game before, but quite enjoyed your gameplay. (I was setting up Final Girl and Warp's Edge for solo plays tomorrow while I had your playthrough on.) Naveeeen! Oh......! (That's all I'll say. Ha ha...) GG, guys! (And I saw the designer of the game commented on your playthrough as well. Very nice!)
I backed it, I have it but haven't played it yet. This great playthrough makes me want to bring it to the table. But too busy getting ready for Christmas and painting my minis for Sea of Legends (which I also haven't played). *sigh* so many great games, so little free time.
Such a great game! I picked it up at paxeast and your video was a big help in me learning about the game and deciding to pick it up! You’ve got a great chemistry for these style videos, thank you for your hard work!
A really mean but effective play early game would have been to use Daniel to fire the Park, swap the potion dragons for the two bread dragons in town, then use their abilities to draw them. Could have locked your opponent out of artisan dragons for a while if that works the way I think it does 😂
Question for the hive mind: when you enchant, say you fire up a meat dragon to place a dragon in town. When you play a dragon in town, do you gain rewards? Say you put that dragon on a spot with 3 reputation points. Do you gain those as part of the full enchantment turn?
Nice job. Any chance of doing the Fields of Arle playthrough next? I asked about it before and you said you were planning it. The game is on Yucata and I want to play it but it's just so damn daunting to learn!
At 6:22 you were talking about Enchantments and said that if you only turn in one set on that particular card you get 0 points. Why would you want to turn in and get 0 points?
I think maybe you forgot to open a new store somewhere in the middle. Also two of the store spots at the edge are 4-5 player only, but I'm not sure if this was affected the game (the playmat has it partially cut off, I need to look it up).
I was interested in the game, but it seems like a fairly simple resource management to reach certain objective type of game. Not sure if my group will be engaged for long with this game.
It plays perfectly fine at 2! The difference is that in higher player counts, people will be required to pay each other goods more often since there are more people going around to the different shops. It's much easier to avoid each other at 2. There are also some fancy dragons that reward you for having the most of a specific good, and that will be harder to do at higher player counts.
We play a lot at 2, as well. Another thing that happens is that the artisan dragons scale for player count, so at 2 (maybe even three), the artisan dragons will deplete before the enchantments deplete. It'll be something to watch as you play. That being said, we still love it at 2 players. Oldest daughter got the KS deluxe content, introduced us to it, and we were able to get a deluxe copy through an online retailer. It's become one of our favorite games.
I don't really get the theme here, why are we playing as dragons? I thought this game was about raising/feeding dragons or something. But instead we are just visiting stores, managing resources and filling contracts for points. I think some merchant theme would have fit way better.
This game is so beautiful, it's a shame that the Brazilian version its so expensive and the components are cheaper than this version, all the wood things are turned into cardboard tokens.
It was so great to watch you do a play through, and there were some top tier plays going on, which was great to see! I love seeing people read the puns, then slowly understand them, then realize they've been punned and chuckle at the silliness. It's all I could ever hope for ;)
Great job Manny, excited to see what's next for ya'!
At 41:32, when Monique placed Pan in the Hello Nursery, I think you should have moved that shop down and brought out a new shop.
I could not believe at 40:33 you actually did have 3 anvils 😂
I was freaking out the whole time like oh nooooo she's going to have to undo another move, but nope, you showed it in a quick little slide action maneuver. haha well done.
This is uncanny: I saw this Kickstarter and went back and forth and ultimately decided against backing it, but I noticed this week that it was on The Hotness on BGG and was wishing y'all had a playthrough so I could decide if it was worth paying retail. 😅
I love the art, but wasn't sure how the gameplay would be. I think you two just sold me!
Nice video, guys. I did spot one mistake though. At around the 32:00 mark, Monique uses the Touch o' Glass shop ability to fire Lavender in her hand, which she swaps with Pan. She forgot to use Pan's fire up ability when she did this.
38:20 When you use the Pizza Coven ability you don't put the goods in the reserve. You put them on the park dragons. If any player afterwords drafts a park dragon with a good they gain the good as well. :)
Ahh Terry, thank you for the clarification. That is great
Yay! Love Flamecraft! There’s so much more than just a cute game!
Thanks for watching, Luke! Glad you enjoy it!
You guys explain games so stinking well. Even games I have no interest in playing makes me want to spend money (besides this one, it was a no brainer)! So glad I subscribed.. Still waiting for the day Monique plays the synth behind Naveen, though 🐺
This game looks so adorable! I love all of the puns!
Oh the puns are soooo good haha
Monique & Naveen thank you for making my 2022 better you videos has certainly helped me get through things a bunch
That was fun! GG. Just ordered a copy, I think my friends are going to love this one! I was worried that maybe there are too many possible actions to do per turn, but you guys made it look super smooth! Thanks for sharing!
She looks so much like a singer i used to love watching on TH-cam many years ago... Brought back nice memories
This was great! My daughter and I have been intimidated learning this game. We read the rules and watched a couple videos and were still unclear and confused. You’re video walkthrough was perfect and we can’t wait to play. Thank you for taking the time to explain this.
Fantastic teach and play through! After sitting on it for months, I am finally getting around to opening my copy!
Enjoyed playing this with my partner, we loved the art style, but the gameplay was unexpectedly enjoyable! Not too difficult, but enough strategy to keep us invested
Did this play well at 2?
@@Oddball8760 I haven't tried with more than two but yes it was good fun with two, but I can imagine it plays better the more players, as more dragons will be placed for each time it's your turn, make the town more lively basically
The art style is incredible! Glad you're enjoying it
I'm so excited to watch! Flamecraft is on my wishlist!
Thanks for watching!
Loved your playthrough. TIGHT game, winning on a tie-breaker. WHEW!!
I love that you finally had a chance to play this great game from Cardboard Alchemy, it is a shame to miss on your final thoughts, but love your integrity regarding paid content. I hope you get to show us Andromeda's Edge before the campaign launches next month!
"Keep your foot off that blasted samoflange!"
I like this game, I'm glad I bought it. But I'm also glad that I got the retail version (like you have); as nice as the deluxe components are, I actually prefer the dragon meeples, and the rest of the upgrades aren't worth the added cost to me. Thanks for the playthrough!
Wow, another tie like in the Village Rails video! Really fun playthrough and a really cute game as well
Hey I just watched your video with Tim Chuon and the other guys. You all do incredible work. I am always so excited to see your new content. I think Ark Nova was probably my game of the year as well. I cannot wait to finally get my hands on wonderlands war. It looks so fun. Thank you for the joy you bring to the board game world.
Just got the retail version (love the deluxe components, but in Brazil the deluxe version is like 3x the price), cant wait to play it! Love the video
Have fun!
This looks so good, thank you! So regret not backing this one...
At 41:36 you filled the "Hello Nursery" with dragons but forgot to add a new shop. Had you done this the game would probably ended a turn or two earlier and the result might have been different. :)
Great playthrough. Looks like a fun game to play and easy to teach.
Thank you for the game play!!!! Really helped me understand the game better.
This looks fun, and what an amazing ending.
Such a good game. We house ruled to seperate the fancy dragon decks into moon and sun respectively. It adds another small wrinkle of decision making to the game. Do you want to try and get extra points during the game, or do you take an end game scoring card hoping it'll be something you can fulfill by then. A small change, but super impactful. I highly recomend trying it at least once.
Got my KS version and now I can play, thanks for a good rules and play through.
y'all have great chemistry!!
Thank you so much!!
Daughter has this one under the tree! Missed out on the Deluxe version but still looks good with dragon meeples.
Awwww we hope she enjoys it!
Same as well. Of course, my pocket book is glad I missed out on the Kickstarter version and grabbed the more economical version instead. I might be more excited to play it than my daughter. She loves dragons, so excited to see what she thinks of it.
Gosh. Y'all make me want to buy every game out there! 😭
PS - why was a new shop not brought out after "Hello Nursery" was filled? @41:33
This game is soooo freaking cute! I absolutely love all the puns and names adorable! My wifey is gonna love it no brainer for sure!
I recently got this game but haven't played it yet, so I am learning and having brunch with y'all :)
Big thanks for the Playthrough
Good game guys. I haven't seen the retail version of this game so far. It looks good. I have a copy of the deluxe Flamecraft and it has BY FAR the best metal coins I've ever seen in a game. I really love them.
PS: Are we going to see top 50 videos from you this year?
The actual pieces were a let down compared with the ones in the video. Cardboard coins!
as always, good tutorial, good playthrough, and nice camera angle. that game is really beautiful and awesome, but I think its too expensive. hope it gets cheaper or something. more videos and more power guys!
Thanks for checking out the video!
what price did you have in mind? because it costs now 29+€ in Europe, which I find a really reasonable price...
Great video. I just got this game today. ❤
I want this game and was hoping for both to show us a play through❤
Awww thanks for watching!
Wasn't that interested in this game before, but quite enjoyed your gameplay. (I was setting up Final Girl and Warp's Edge for solo plays tomorrow while I had your playthrough on.) Naveeeen! Oh......! (That's all I'll say. Ha ha...) GG, guys! (And I saw the designer of the game commented on your playthrough as well. Very nice!)
I backed it, I have it but haven't played it yet. This great playthrough makes me want to bring it to the table. But too busy getting ready for Christmas and painting my minis for Sea of Legends (which I also haven't played). *sigh* so many great games, so little free time.
Such a great game! I picked it up at paxeast and your video was a big help in me learning about the game and deciding to pick it up!
You’ve got a great chemistry for these style videos, thank you for your hard work!
Samoflange is a reference to this Thundercats blooper: th-cam.com/video/ftU5GfORvH8/w-d-xo.html
Mulch for the win!!! Nice play through.
A really mean but effective play early game would have been to use Daniel to fire the Park, swap the potion dragons for the two bread dragons in town, then use their abilities to draw them. Could have locked your opponent out of artisan dragons for a while if that works the way I think it does 😂
Rly nice gameplay i was enjoing watching it.
Got to love a game filled with puns
Something I love about Monique is her extensive collection of fabulous sweaters
Great playthrough.
Thank you!
It looks super cute, but I was sus on the gameplay. Tnx for the video guys.
Thanks for watching!
just got this few weeks ago. still in shrink. waiting for xmas to play with my kids.
That's very sweet! We hope they enjoy it
@@BeforeYouPlay hope so. this video is timely. thank you for the effort. :)
oh my this is the cutest game ever! love dragons!
Happy Holidays you two!
Happy holidays!!
Question for the hive mind: when you enchant, say you fire up a meat dragon to place a dragon in town. When you play a dragon in town, do you gain rewards? Say you put that dragon on a spot with 3 reputation points. Do you gain those as part of the full enchantment turn?
Nice job. Any chance of doing the Fields of Arle playthrough next? I asked about it before and you said you were planning it.
The game is on Yucata and I want to play it but it's just so damn daunting to learn!
The different enchantment decks, are they so that you can change the complexity of the game?
Been wanting this a while for my family but simply can't find anywhere to buy it, doh!
Same
was there not to be a new reveal of a shop after the nursery got filled and he was upset that she filled it? around the 42 min mark?
I have a doubt.
At 57:21 Naveen didn’t get the most meat dragons, because there was 5 of them and 5 of the bread dragons. It was a tie.
For that scoring criteria, if it's a tie you still score the points. You're right though, it was a tie!
At 6:22 you were talking about Enchantments and said that if you only turn in one set on that particular card you get 0 points. Why would you want to turn in and get 0 points?
To deny someone else saving it up and to use it next turn.
You get to fire up all the dragons in that shop.
I think maybe you forgot to open a new store somewhere in the middle. Also two of the store spots at the edge are 4-5 player only, but I'm not sure if this was affected the game (the playmat has it partially cut off, I need to look it up).
I was interested in the game, but it seems like a fairly simple resource management to reach certain objective type of game. Not sure if my group will be engaged for long with this game.
Exactly, it was a little of a let down.
I would like both your takes on playtime value of Flamecraft, By appearance it seems like a good play, Also, thoughts on different player counts
What size are the cards? Are they standard sized like MTG? For sleeving purposes.
Hi there, I think this may help you: www.sleeveyourgames.com/sleeves/9297/flamecraft
@@BeforeYouPlay Thanks
What does Enchanting a shop do? When 3 cards have enchanted a shop what does it do?
This is a very cute game and I need you all to stop adding more games to my buying list when I've already finished holiday shopping.
same!
Would love to know your thoughts on the game. Looking at it to maybe get.
Could you do a part 2 but fix it to use only the special shops... trying to understand how to use them. 😅😊
I bought czech version in preorder. I didnt expect much of it, only good family game. I didnt played it yet it will be under my xmas tree
How does this play at 2 players? My wife would love this game, but we are mostly playing just the two of us.
It plays perfectly fine at 2! The difference is that in higher player counts, people will be required to pay each other goods more often since there are more people going around to the different shops. It's much easier to avoid each other at 2. There are also some fancy dragons that reward you for having the most of a specific good, and that will be harder to do at higher player counts.
We play a lot at 2, as well. Another thing that happens is that the artisan dragons scale for player count, so at 2 (maybe even three), the artisan dragons will deplete before the enchantments deplete. It'll be something to watch as you play. That being said, we still love it at 2 players. Oldest daughter got the KS deluxe content, introduced us to it, and we were able to get a deluxe copy through an online retailer. It's become one of our favorite games.
At 40:37 , she’s just paying with 2 anvil instead of 3 to get the enchantment 😂 4 points should not be counted
Omg yea she clearly only had 2 anvils 😂 at 40:33
thanks
Where can you buy the game?
I don't really get the theme here, why are we playing as dragons? I thought this game was about raising/feeding dragons or something. But instead we are just visiting stores, managing resources and filling contracts for points. I think some merchant theme would have fit way better.
You aren't playing as dragons. Rule book is pretty clear about that.
Please try Tiletum!! It’s so GOOD!! 😊
Why no review at the end?
No Klingon subtitles.
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I bought this game and honestly the rulebook makes it sound so confusing I haven't tried it yet.
That's fair! I hope our video can help =)
@Before You Play Definitely did! Hearing it laid out like you did made it super easy. Playing solo right now actually 🥳🥳
Update: I lost. That solo point threshold is no joke!
@@jdrahonovsky True that. I lost the first time. The timers move very fast and change what you would do in a multiplayer game.
Yeah, the auto enchanting is what did me in.
This game is so beautiful, it's a shame that the Brazilian version its so expensive and the components are cheaper than this version, all the wood things are turned into cardboard tokens.
the version in the play through is the retail one
You forgot the review and rating