The Climbers - How To Play

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  • Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
  • In this video, we're going to learn how to play The Climbers! If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to post them in the UA-cam comments below.
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    00:00 - Introduction
    00:45 - The Setup
    01:53 - Gameplay Overview
    02:30 - Moving
    04:01 - Block Spaces
    04:33 - Ladders
    05:36 - Moving a Block
    07:01 - Pushing Climbers
    07:20 - Blocking Disks
    07:46 - Bonus Movement
    08:18 - Turn Summary
    08:53 - Determining The Winner
    09:12 - The Conclusion
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  • @holgerlanz1431
    @holgerlanz1431 6 років тому +18

    Hi there and hi Rodney. First: Rodney, nice work. You did spell my name well (for an american harhar) and made another nice clip. You explained the game very well and I got the chills. Now I speak to you, audience and say: Thanx for the overwhelming feedback. I will be the king of the world!

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  6 років тому +4

      Well, let's start with make a lord or duke, but we'll see what we can do from there :)

  • @eliasbloodmoon
    @eliasbloodmoon 6 років тому +12

    Oh, this game is amazing. I played it in the airport on the way home from Gencon, and it was extremely fun. I loved it and definitely think its great for a simple game.

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  6 років тому

      Glad you've been enjoying the game Tyler!

  • @wadecallahan6257
    @wadecallahan6257 6 років тому +3

    Thanks for another great tutorial, Rodney! I don't think I would have sought this one out otherwise, but it's def on my list now :)

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  6 років тому

      I appreciate you taking the time to check it out!

  • @karohemd2426
    @karohemd2426 6 років тому +1

    Oh, this is cool and the moniker Simply Complex is perfect.

  • @Oepogean
    @Oepogean 5 років тому

    Great video, Rodney! What an incredibly simple game with levels of complexity and strategy. I really want to play this at a convention now.

  • @fernandamartins1668
    @fernandamartins1668 5 років тому

    A simple game but very interesting to people with 5 to 99 years old. I am waiting my game next Friday and your video is excelente. Thank you very much

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  5 років тому

      I hope you have a great time playing Fernanda!

  • @stevepruneau6561
    @stevepruneau6561 6 років тому +4

    This is the simplest craziest game I've ever seen. Lots of replay value indeed. Just enough strategy involved to make things interesting for older folk, and easy enough for everyone to play. Awesome! One could argue that this game doesn't have to be bought however. You can easily make your own. Now I'm curious about the price... ;)

  • @rockxhero
    @rockxhero 6 років тому +1

    Think I might have to use some sort of chit/marker to remember a)which blocks had been moved on a turn, b)who got to a spot 1st (possibly).

  • @patatedestenebres
    @patatedestenebres 6 років тому

    thanks for the discover, it seems awesome!

  • @markpapenfuss1111
    @markpapenfuss1111 6 років тому +2

    Cool looking game and, as always, great tutorial.

  • @ChiiOMarteel
    @ChiiOMarteel 6 років тому

    thanks for another great video :D

  • @rohitramnath5401
    @rohitramnath5401 6 років тому +1

    Thanks for such a clear video! One quick question... during setup, you are not allowed holes or overhangs when placing blocks, but are those allowed during the game?

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  6 років тому

      Good question! You're not allowed to create overhangs during the game either!

  • @Steevo1977
    @Steevo1977 6 років тому +1

    Oh man this looks fiendish lol. This looks like it could well be a part of the collection. Cheers Rodney!

  • @CoinSpill
    @CoinSpill 6 років тому

    Thanks for the answer about the blocker! How many times can the ladders be used? Once per turn or once for the entire game?

  • @DenisRyan
    @DenisRyan 6 років тому

    I watched this when it first uploaded, but got the game a few months later. I missed the rule that blocking discs are a one time use as well like the ladders. We've been taking them back to hand and playing then at the end of each turn. Wish I'd rewatched this sooner.

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  6 років тому

      Now it'll be like playing again for the first time :)

  • @geocaching1452
    @geocaching1452 Рік тому

    hi, i think i got all things figured out now, thanks to you realy clear tutorial! i only have 2 more questions... what do you mean by discarting from te game? are ladders a 1 time use, and then they are gone for the intirty of the game? or just discarted from the playfield to make place for other climbers to move around? and what about the blocking disc, is that once per turn or once per game? i am looong forward knowing the answer and both my sons too :) thanks in advance

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  Рік тому +1

      Hi Geo, when a piece is discarded from the game, it means you won't be able to use that piece again during that game.

  • @JulienGrenier42
    @JulienGrenier42 6 років тому +11

    Can we hope to see Game Play videos of this game?

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  6 років тому +2

      Hey Julien, we'll see. I avoid pre-announcing videos in case something changes in my schedule. I don't like to disappoint.

  • @rockxhero
    @rockxhero 6 років тому

    Rodney, according the 1st edition (foreign) version of this game, a player could use the ladders as a bridge (horizontally) rather than just vertically. It may have been a variant (can't recall), but it was an option in the rulebook. I think I'd play it this way, although it doubt it would be very advantageous towards winning, since you're trying to up & can't go down. It could help if a player had become stranded though.

    • @rockxhero
      @rockxhero 6 років тому

      ua-cam.com/video/OyAoeIUuyHE/v-deo.htmlm22s

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  6 років тому +2

      Hey Jake, this game has had a number of variants and house rules over the years, so it's understandable that it's going to create some questions when people watch this video. The way it's presented here is what's in the rules, but players are always free to allow for additions like using ladder horizontally if that's how they want to play.

  • @pcaims3532
    @pcaims3532 6 років тому +1

    Does the bonus move happen only after someone uses their blocking disk? Or does this bonus move for everyone happen after every full turn?

  • @asellers98
    @asellers98 5 років тому

    My question is: since you move as much as you can on your turn, the bonus move doesn't actually happen that often? (Since you didn't have anywhere to go before their turn started, you only move if they make that move possible by their moving a block or you use a ladder.) Correct?

  • @Alluvian567
    @Alluvian567 6 років тому +1

    Is this going to release with these components? Seems like a pretty odd choice to not put the grid on the blocks at all...

  • @CoinSpill
    @CoinSpill 6 років тому

    How many times can you use the blocker disc? Once per turn or once the entire game?

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  6 років тому

      Once, and then it is removed from the game.

  • @EntroxLicher
    @EntroxLicher 2 роки тому

    Great tutorial as always!
    Huh, “The Climbers”…that could probably make for a good name for a monthly show! Maybe about board games rising in popularity that month? I better get on this idea before someone else thinks of it. 😜

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  2 роки тому +1

      INTERESTING IDEA! ;)

    • @EntroxLicher
      @EntroxLicher 2 роки тому

      @@WatchItPlayed Shhhhh Rodney, Chaz will hear you! 😝

  • @julianengel492
    @julianengel492 Рік тому

    So do I understand correctly that you can only use the ladders and block once per game per unit?

  • @kyleighmorgan7598
    @kyleighmorgan7598 2 роки тому

    Wait so is the blocking disc a one time use the same as the ladders?

  • @TakedaYuuki-8SFL
    @TakedaYuuki-8SFL 6 років тому

    Hooee... This must have been a fiend to produce this video to constantly change the pieces around. Fantastic work :)

  • @fizzy965
    @fizzy965 2 роки тому

    I like the look of this but my partner is red/green colour blind. He sees light blue as pink and pink as grey. I'd probably have to change the block colours so they have more contrast somehow. Maybe I can add patterns to some colours.

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  2 роки тому

      Perhaps a matching symbol on matching colors with a sharpie?

    • @fizzy965
      @fizzy965 2 роки тому

      @@WatchItPlayed yeh that could work. However it looks as though I'd need to sell a kidney to get the game anyway so I'll probably not be able to get this one. I'm assuming it's out of print lol

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  2 роки тому

      @@fizzy965 I do see it on the publisher's website: capstone-games.com/board-games/the-climbers/

    • @fizzy965
      @fizzy965 2 роки тому

      @@WatchItPlayedI'm in the UK and when I select my location it tells me its out of stock sadly. Thank you for the link though, very kind of you. 🙂

  • @charlesmarcomitchell5096
    @charlesmarcomitchell5096 Рік тому

    I might have misunderstood the rule. Do you keep going until no one can climb higher? Or is it a 1 turn for each player?

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  Рік тому

      Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there. You'll find an index in the description to help you find the section you might be looking for.

  • @TheGameBoyGeeks
    @TheGameBoyGeeks 6 років тому

    I wonder why they changed the rule from the older version that you can move down, as long as you end up higher than the level you started on by the end of your turn (using ladder)? It helps you get out of tough spots!

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  6 років тому

      Yes, I saw that presented online by one of the earlier publishers of the game, but that's not the rule in this edition. Of course players are encouraged to play as they like, if they have a method they prefer.

    • @meeplesweekly2111
      @meeplesweekly2111 6 років тому

      Holger Lanz so it is illegal to move down or across to the same level ?

    • @holgerlanz1431
      @holgerlanz1431 6 років тому +1

      Very, VERY illegal! So illegal that I will come cross the big water and slap your fingers if you do such things like that. No diagonal moves! NO DIAGONAL MOVES!!! Or I invade USA with my new rules. ... OK, you have already a Führer. This ugly subjekt with the twitter-finger ...

  • @WrathOfNolla
    @WrathOfNolla 6 років тому +1

    This looks like my cup of tea. Jenga be damned.

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  6 років тому

      Thanks for checking this out - and hey, if you want to play Jenga too, you could probably find a variant way to do it with this game :)

    • @WrathOfNolla
      @WrathOfNolla 6 років тому

      Any time, Mr. Smith. And until I can get my hands on this, I might just have to jimmy rig something together with my kids' old block sets :)

    • @rockxhero
      @rockxhero 6 років тому

      This is the anti-Jenga

  • @sashavwb300
    @sashavwb300 5 років тому

    how many times can we use the blocking disk?

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  5 років тому

      Hey Ayee, you'll find this addressed here: ua-cam.com/video/EjL6_zOXXIs/v-deo.html&t=463
      It's removed from the game after being used. So once per game.

  • @charlesvela7642
    @charlesvela7642 2 роки тому

    If I use a ladder to get onto a higher block, does it still need to be matching colors with my character?

  • @ntsmith2000
    @ntsmith2000 6 років тому

    I like the simplicity of this game, but I wonder- why don't the blocks have those divisional lines that were overlayed at [4:33]? It may ruin the overall simple aesthetic but wouldn't it have been visually helpful for character/block placement during the game.

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  6 років тому

      My guess is that it's a visual thing (maybe even a cost thing). In terms of game play, I think you'll find it doesn't come up, as the blocks themselves are big enough to be easily able to visualize where those spaces would have to be.

    • @holgerlanz1431
      @holgerlanz1431 6 років тому +1

      Disagree totally. I presuppose all gamers that they cn imagine a line or a cross that halves or quarters a block. The same like I presuppose that the players of my game are making their own rule variations. Best regards, Holger

  • @espenfr
    @espenfr 6 років тому +1

    At 4:48 you mention that they need (?) to get back in base contact with the structure to keep moving.
    My question is if you have to have contact with the "main structure" or if you could keep building on a separated structure if you wanted to?

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  6 років тому +1

      If the towers have been separated, then the piece just has to touch one of the main structures.
      The intention behind the rule is that you cannot place pieces to “deliberately” separate structures.

    • @espenfr
      @espenfr 6 років тому

      Interesting, thank you once again for your reply, and keep up the good work both answering our questions here (and going the extra mile to double check) and your awesome videos. Greetings from Norway

  • @ekurisona663
    @ekurisona663 5 років тому

    when you come back and rewatch one of rodney's how-to-play vidoes but can't upvote it again...

  • @brianbaker3731
    @brianbaker3731 6 років тому

    A How to Play video in under 10 minutes? Is it a new record? :)

  • @JonWeber
    @JonWeber 6 років тому

    The rulebook of the copy I have says turn structure is: 1) move, 2) rotate and/or move a block, 3) move, 4) place blocking disc. Your video makes it seem like you only do 1, 2, and 4. Did I just completely mis-interpret the rules there? It would be the first time... :)

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  6 років тому +4

      Jon Weber The video indicates that you can move as much as you like during your turn (assuming you have a valid path), and before, during or after that movement you may move and/or rotate a single block. After any of that you may place your blocking disk if you want to.
      The rule book doesn't make this as clear as it could have, but don't worry, this was clarified with the publisher before posting.

    • @JonWeber
      @JonWeber 6 років тому +1

      Watch It Played Thanks!

  • @ericritenour9002
    @ericritenour9002 5 років тому

    Is there a solo variant to this game?

  • @doylay
    @doylay 4 роки тому

    Very interesting low tech game. Sadly it sells for $75CDN on Amazon.ca, probably because of the wood.
    I assume every single block has all 5 playing colours and the neutral colour?

    • @WatchItPlayed
      @WatchItPlayed  4 роки тому

      I don't recall - would have to pull it out!

    • @doylay
      @doylay 4 роки тому

      @@WatchItPlayed I saw on another video that all 5 playing colours and the neutral are represented on every block. And they are in the same "pattern" on each block.

  • @Totihno
    @Totihno 6 років тому +1

    I cant believe Im first to a video :), or at least to comment I believe LOL. BTW this really look s like a fun interactive family game.

  • @nishant_kumar
    @nishant_kumar 3 роки тому

    Isn't the game called Momenten?

  • @yapx
    @yapx 3 роки тому

    Also known as 'Momenten'