You don't need to have your character or bridge in a specific region to be able to deploy your energy to that region's monument section. When you deploy energy, you can send it to any unbuilt monument section regardless of the board state. That rule only applies to when you are binding an energy to the board from the monument track or pillars of civilization track (the 2 vertical tracks on your player board).
@@BadatBoardgames i can't find that rule on the Monument section, You only have to move your character or have bridges to bind energy from the pillar or monument track
@Gregthegreat88 ok yes that was it you are right we could not complete a monument to be able to bind it so we where not saying it correctly just in that last pice built but you can bind if not there.
Long time no comment. Just wanted to say that I appreciate your continual work on creating amazing content. I’ve taken a step back from buying new games and focusing on enjoying the games that I love to play.
OK - So I'm not a huge fan of the game either right now. It plays poorly at 2 for sure. We played at 4 and it was a LOT better - especially with all the triggering that happens when a section of a monument is completed - and the order that people take benefits is huge. HOWEVER - you DON'T need to be in a region to bind energy when you are the 'completer' or to build a monument section. You ONLY need to have presence (figure or bridge) when placing Pillars of Civilization! Otherwise the game would just stall. I'd give it a couple of more tries - we are using the asymmetrical powers when placing bridges tomorrow so we'll see if my rating goes up.
We must have messed up the binding energy rule--not surprising, we mess up rules quite a bit 🤣 The rule book isn't great, but we'll go back and make note of that. Regarding stalling, yup... That's definitely true. Still not sure if it changes my (Toph) rating, but that likely will make play a bit better. The asymmetric play also is needed, I think.
@@BadatBoardgames You responded to justinandmax’s comment that you must have played wrong? To consider the pawn location to matter for binding energy after an ordinary monument section completion would completely ruin the experience… as compared to it only mattering for the two player tracks. It would make it clunky and awful to play.
You don't need to have your character or bridge in a specific region to be able to deploy your energy to that region's monument section. When you deploy energy, you can send it to any unbuilt monument section regardless of the board state. That rule only applies to when you are binding an energy to the board from the monument track or pillars of civilization track (the 2 vertical tracks on your player board).
Yes that is what we meant even though we talked about it as building monuments.
You can’t bind unless in the area. Sorry for the confusion
23:29 you don't need to move or have a bridge to build monuments.
They have to be in the zone you are in so once that monument is built you have yo move to another area or build a bridge
@@BadatBoardgames i can't find that rule on the Monument section, You only have to move your character or have bridges to bind energy from the pillar or monument track
@Gregthegreat88 ok yes that was it you are right we could not complete a monument to be able to bind it so we where not saying it correctly just in that last pice built but you can bind if not there.
@@BadatBoardgames anyway, the game is just decent not great or amazing IMO. I'll keep it in my collection because it has my wife's name lol
@@Gregthegreat88agreed and why I rated it a 7
Long time no comment. Just wanted to say that I appreciate your continual work on creating amazing content.
I’ve taken a step back from buying new games and focusing on enjoying the games that I love to play.
Nice that’s a great thing to back away from the fomo
Thanks for the review.
Welcome back Toph!! Thanks for the review, this one was on my map, so glad I don't need to get it, now I have 2 reasons it's not for me and the price
Thanks! Glad as always that this was helpful!
You dont need to be in the place were you want to build. The stones who comes from your caracter can onley build in the same place as your figure is.
OK - So I'm not a huge fan of the game either right now. It plays poorly at 2 for sure. We played at 4 and it was a LOT better - especially with all the triggering that happens when a section of a monument is completed - and the order that people take benefits is huge. HOWEVER - you DON'T need to be in a region to bind energy when you are the 'completer' or to build a monument section. You ONLY need to have presence (figure or bridge) when placing Pillars of Civilization! Otherwise the game would just stall. I'd give it a couple of more tries - we are using the asymmetrical powers when placing bridges tomorrow so we'll see if my rating goes up.
We must have messed up the binding energy rule--not surprising, we mess up rules quite a bit 🤣 The rule book isn't great, but we'll go back and make note of that. Regarding stalling, yup... That's definitely true. Still not sure if it changes my (Toph) rating, but that likely will make play a bit better. The asymmetric play also is needed, I think.
When you review a game make sure to get the rules right.
We got the rules right we where just talking about it Incorrectly on the video
The rules interpretation mistake is Massive. That’s a real shame.
Mentioned this is other comments we played it correctly talked about it wrong here. For that rule. Still does not change rating and opinion
@@BadatBoardgames You responded to justinandmax’s comment that you must have played wrong? To consider the pawn location to matter for binding energy after an ordinary monument section completion would completely ruin the experience… as compared to it only mattering for the two player tracks. It would make it clunky and awful to play.