A War Of Whispers Board Game I Playthrough

Watch our three player playthrough of A War Of Whispers, the board game of manipulation and intrigue published by ‪@starlinggames2671‬. Turn on Klingon subtitles.
NOTE: We definitely did not reduce cubes per region to 4 {6 with farm} at the end of every empire's turn. We discuss this at 46 minute in, but see this thread for official ruling from designer:
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See for example at 5:20 where red should have been reduced to 4 cubes.
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From ‪@boardgamegeek‬A War of Whispers is a competitive board game for 2 to 4 players. Five mighty empires are at war for the world, but you are no mighty ruler. Instead, you play a secret society that is betting on the results of this war while pulling strings to rig the results and ensure their bets pay off. A War of Whispers is a game of deep strategy, hidden agendas, and shifting loyalties.
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[@enjoythestruggle]

'The viewers know.' *me who wasn't paying attention at the start* 'Uh huh, totally.'

[@fenirob]

Get up to speed, man!

[@RankDoesntMatter]

Great playthrough! It really helped me understand the game.

[@fenirob]

Excellent. Thanks for the kind words.

[@jayblake682]

Congrats on hitting 600 subs

[@fenirob]

Thank you! You rock, sir.

[@Mortimare77]

Unfortunately, noticed a glaring mistake almost at the start of the game that impacted how the rest played out. Red moved 7 into green fort, losing 1 banner. At the end of red turn they didn't check supply - only regions with farms can have more than 4 banners (max 6). Since green fort doesn't have a farm, 2 red banners should have immediately been removed right after the Eagles completed their turn.

[@fenirob]

Thanks for the catch. I think we remedied this behavior as the game went on.

[@reubenm.d.5218]

This was great thanks. Bought the game yesterday. I thought the rules looked pretty simple so I wanted to see the complexities of it in action. Perfect

[@fenirob]

Thanks for the kind words. I loved playing it and really want to play it again, stat!

[@jasonburke9144]

This is probably one of the best playthroughs of this game I've seen. I also didn't see a single rule error. (Oh, and you MUST take the action if possible.) Very impressive... especially with this game.
My own feeling on the game are very mixed. I love the idea of the game and there's no denying it's a incredibly unique and creative game, but it often feels like you have little control over the outcome of the game. I've literally seen people accidentally win the game. Other players actions accidentally caused them to win. And the more players there are the less control you have.

[@fenirob]

Thank you! High praise.

[@mathiashagman6651]

First attack with red army is a rule error. He stayed with 6 banners in the green province that can only provide 4 banners since it doesn't have a farm. (and yes the empires turn wasn't done with his move.but since none was after him in the last council spot in the red empire it become a rule break when 2 banners isn't killed of at the end of red Empires turn)

[@fenirob]

@@mathiashagman6651 That was indeed a goof. Had we remembered the rule I could have left some behind to avoid this if I wanted to. I can't remember strategically what I was thinking.

[@CoconutMonkeey]

Is the addition of friendly banner at 19:55 legal? It has to be FRIENDLY banners, so only LION banners, right?

[@fenirob]

I’ll have to check. Can’t remember!