Just a bit of a rules correction. When forging an alliance, there has to be at least one barbarian of the color of the cards being discarded in the player's city. The color of the city doesn't matter.
Fabulous! Some Rahdo-esque style goofs in that one! But very entertaining and informative... this one has shot to the top of my wish list... thanks Tom!
6:10, 9:55 - the Invasion cards should have been drawn and resolved one at a time. By drawing both at once, they were resolved in the wrong order. I don't think it makes too much difference, but it could be a factor if, say, someone wants to play an event card between resolving the first invasion and drawing the next. Merry Christmas Tom, Rachel, Marty and Steve!
Thanks for the video. I have the game and enjoy it a lot. Have played 2 player and the solo version. The solo version is fun. The strongest role may be the Mercator. The ability to trade cards in a city with the matching color (instead of matching city) and the ability to build alliances without being in a city with a matching barbarian cube are very powerful, because building the alliances (and doing so as soon as possible!) is a huge factor in the game. Both being able to enlist barbarians of a color and not needing to keep that color's cards in your hand for a future alliance help a lot, so building alliance(s) early help in multiple ways. And, as mentioned the Mercator helps in alliance building, making it a very strong role.
This will be my fourth Pandemic game, and watching this video makes me think it will be my favorite. (I have the original, The Cure, and Iberia). What is your favorite Tom?
Pandemic Legacy Season 1 is probably still the best experience we've had gaming - one of them anyway, but that's just one play so it's not fair. Original Pandemic with the In The Lab expansion is my favourite, with The Cure not far behind :) Rising Tides was a great one too
just to be that guy: the 'cure' action requires you to be in a city with a cube of that color, regardless of city color. this makes flavor sense. you have to have a guy to talk to to form an alliance!
Never worry about being "that guy"! I miss stuff ALL the time and really appreciate people catching my misses!! But that one was already noted in the Klingon subtitles at 20:26. If it happened sooner let me know the timestamp and I will move the note to the first occurrence.
Great playthrough, really helpful as I try to parse through this massive franchise! A rules question, though: at 27:40, you draw Athenae, but the barbarians aren't connected along their path to that city. Does it still outbreak/revolt/whatever they call it? Is the presence of cubes enough to enable more cubes being placed? Thanks again for the video!
Enjoyed the video. I noticed you exchanged cards a couple times in a city different than the card name. It has to be the card of the city where the exchange is.
Hi Bill! I think it was because Marty's character in the playthrough was the Mercator which gave him the special ability to give or take city cards if they were in a city of the matching color rather than the specific city itself. If you give me some timestamps I can double check and add notes if needed. Thanks!
Question: When "eradicating" a barbarian tribe, i.e. no tribe cubes on the map, do you need to continue to block them from invading, or are they "eradicated" as in original Pandemic?
Understood that when you ally with them they keep coming... you did cover that... but was wondering as the rules say two ways to win, ally and or eliminate from the board... was wondering that if they are eliminated from the board are they eradicated... good review.
@@gazoo3596 I am the rules guy for Tom, so I will answer this. You can not "eradicate" the barbarians in P:FoR. Once their cubes have been removed from the board they can still come back. So the eliminating the cubes from the board is a win condition that can (and likely will) change over the course of the game. Only forging an alliance is a win condition that does not change during the game. Hope this makes sense. If not let me know & I will try again! :)
I wonder what a British pandemic game would be like. The Scottish one could be drunken football supporters spilling out of pubs in big cities to start riots elsewhere. Special event cards could be things like “the Polis launch a chib amnesty”, which prevents “epidemics”. “Remote treatment” could be “Mithers send the Bairns to fetch faithers from the pub”. I won’t run the risk of insulting my cousins from elsewhere in this sceptred isle.
Just a bit of a rules correction. When forging an alliance, there has to be at least one barbarian of the color of the cards being discarded in the player's city. The color of the city doesn't matter.
Fabulous! Some Rahdo-esque style goofs in that one! But very entertaining and informative... this one has shot to the top of my wish list... thanks Tom!
Thanks! I saw something I missed when I was trying out the game (starting fort in Rome) so well worth the price of admission. : )
6:10, 9:55 - the Invasion cards should have been drawn and resolved one at a time. By drawing both at once, they were resolved in the wrong order. I don't think it makes too much difference, but it could be a factor if, say, someone wants to play an event card between resolving the first invasion and drawing the next.
Merry Christmas Tom, Rachel, Marty and Steve!
Hey Michael! I have added a note. Thanks for pointing that out. Merry Christmas (a little late) and Happy New Year to you as well!
Ive been waiting for this one. Thanks Tom
With allies like the Visigoths, who needs enemies.
This version of pandemic is a good one :D
Thanks for the video. I have the game and enjoy it a lot. Have played 2 player and the solo version. The solo version is fun. The strongest role may be the Mercator. The ability to trade cards in a city with the matching color (instead of matching city) and the ability to build alliances without being in a city with a matching barbarian cube are very powerful, because building the alliances (and doing so as soon as possible!) is a huge factor in the game. Both being able to enlist barbarians of a color and not needing to keep that color's cards in your hand for a future alliance help a lot, so building alliance(s) early help in multiple ways. And, as mentioned the Mercator helps in alliance building, making it a very strong role.
Being mercator is not allowed in solo play though.
This will be my fourth Pandemic game, and watching this video makes me think it will be my favorite. (I have the original, The Cure, and Iberia). What is your favorite Tom?
Pandemic Legacy Season 1 is probably still the best experience we've had gaming - one of them anyway, but that's just one play so it's not fair. Original Pandemic with the In The Lab expansion is my favourite, with The Cure not far behind :) Rising Tides was a great one too
just to be that guy: the 'cure' action requires you to be in a city with a cube of that color, regardless of city color. this makes flavor sense. you have to have a guy to talk to to form an alliance!
Never worry about being "that guy"! I miss stuff ALL the time and really appreciate people catching my misses!! But that one was already noted in the Klingon subtitles at 20:26. If it happened sooner let me know the timestamp and I will move the note to the first occurrence.
Great playthrough, really helpful as I try to parse through this massive franchise! A rules question, though: at 27:40, you draw Athenae, but the barbarians aren't connected along their path to that city. Does it still outbreak/revolt/whatever they call it? Is the presence of cubes enough to enable more cubes being placed? Thanks again for the video!
Enjoyed the video. I noticed you exchanged cards a couple times in a city different than the card name. It has to be the card of the city where the exchange is.
Hi Bill! I think it was because Marty's character in the playthrough was the Mercator which gave him the special ability to give or take city cards if they were in a city of the matching color rather than the specific city itself. If you give me some timestamps I can double check and add notes if needed. Thanks!
When there just a fort and you draw a barbarian card for that city, does the barbarian cube get rid of the fort like a legion would?
It doesnt say in the rules actually, only when the city gets sacked.
This looks good. I think you should have build some fortresses... :)
I'll have to remember next time :D
Question: When "eradicating" a barbarian tribe, i.e. no tribe cubes on the map, do you need to continue to block them from invading, or are they "eradicated" as in original Pandemic?
Understood that when you ally with them they keep coming... you did cover that... but was wondering as the rules say two ways to win, ally and or eliminate from the board... was wondering that if they are eliminated from the board are they eradicated... good review.
@@gazoo3596 I am the rules guy for Tom, so I will answer this. You can not "eradicate" the barbarians in P:FoR. Once their cubes have been removed from the board they can still come back. So the eliminating the cubes from the board is a win condition that can (and likely will) change over the course of the game. Only forging an alliance is a win condition that does not change during the game.
Hope this makes sense. If not let me know & I will try again! :)
@@theercs it does! Perfectly... i still lost my first game even with "eradicating" the Visigoths...LOL!!! thanks again.
They just keep swarming back! :)
I wonder what a British pandemic game would be like. The Scottish one could be drunken football supporters spilling out of pubs in big cities to start riots elsewhere. Special event cards could be things like “the Polis launch a chib amnesty”, which prevents “epidemics”. “Remote treatment” could be “Mithers send the Bairns to fetch faithers from the pub”. I won’t run the risk of insulting my cousins from elsewhere in this sceptred isle.
I think a version of the great fire could be interesting. Chicago too. Man the wagons!
I’m curious why you didn’t do this solo?
I just mix it up between 2 players and solo, I don’t think there was a particular reason for this one 🙂
i dont think you are allowed to bring legions into Rome or build forts in it.
That is a special rule you can play with.
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good vid, though. i learned some things that i was doing wrong.
Thanks Joseph! Glad we could help each other :)