This is the one I've been looking forward to seeing highlighted on the channel after I heard they sent you a review copy! I have been playtesting this one since VGC 2020 :) Great game and really leans into the theme well.
I wish I'd known about your channel and this Kickstart before. We just bought this and it's kind of cool to see the prototype versus the actual game now. It took a moment for us to get and we should have started with this video. Once we got it, it's quickly become a favorite.
Just backed THANKS to you guys.. This might just be the most thematic euro I've ever owned. I can see that so much love has gone into the game and I love that enthusiasm and passion from the designers.
Opps... looks like Monique added the gold recipe to her (silver) rum @ 18:50 ... I assume this is incorrect? Nice quick round play through. Easy to understand. Thanks
That is correct, a slight mistake. To unlock Rum, Monique only needed a silver cube. The gold cube would have unlocked Baijiu or Brandy in this game! Good catch!
Yes you are correct! Looks like Monique had her eye set on her 2 favorite things GOLD and RUM! hahaha (Monique if you read this i'm kiddingggggggg!!!!) -Naveen :-)
I'm interested in this one, but the required table space looks significant. Really solid integration of theme and mechanics, so hope to eventually get this at retail.
Nice review again, thanks guys! One question: Aging costs nothing and there is no requirement to continue aging, right? Each round of aging I get one flavor which adds more victory points to the stack, right? So isn't it a kinda mandatory move to distill an aging spirit in the first round(s) to receive plenty points for doing nothing in the aging rounds? I'd assume a race for aging spirit ingredients in the first rounds, granting you important points at the end of the game.
Heroes of barcadia on kickstarter is also about to end, a game where your life and your character are respectively beer (or any other drink) and a transparent glass of glass or plastic that marks life, I highly recommend it!!!
Will need to drink a lot to get through delivery period for this - December 2022. Not ripe for crowdfunding. Get closer to delivery before taking money
Hi William, I feel you on this. Just for some prospective though, this is a new publisher with this being their first game. There is a huge competition over resources and both shipping and goods prices have 3-5x'd recently. I'd imagine they are treading cautiously.
Once again - thanks to you - my "no more Kickstarters" resolution has been broken. Watching the play through I had one thought: how long before a neoprene play mat is requested (demanded?) for this game.
What is your spirit of choice?
Macallan 18
Ardbeg Uigeadail
Appleton Estate Rare Blend 12-Year Aged Rum
Jefferson’s Ocean Bourbon
Dogfish Head Compelling Gin - currently only available in Delaware. Going to PAX Unplugged? It's a short drive away...
Great rules teach and play through. Probably would have passed on this one if I hadn’t seen this but now I’m leaning towards backing.
This is the one I've been looking forward to seeing highlighted on the channel after I heard they sent you a review copy! I have been playtesting this one since VGC 2020 :) Great game and really leans into the theme well.
I wish I'd known about your channel and this Kickstart before. We just bought this and it's kind of cool to see the prototype versus the actual game now. It took a moment for us to get and we should have started with this video. Once we got it, it's quickly become a favorite.
☺️ Thank you for the kind words. Glad you are enjoying the game!!
You two always do such a nice job explaining games! I always look forward to your videos!
Great Tutorial! I'm looking forward to playing!
Nice play through. Thanks. First play tomorrow!
Good luck!
This was very helpful. I just got the game for a present, and this put all the pieces together! Thank you so much!
Would love to see a full playthrough of this.
I like the look of this one. Seems like you both enjoyed your playthrough!
Well done! This is a very thorough and helpful explanation-cannot wait to play the final version! Cheers! (And my spirit of choice is Bourbon🤓)
Just backed THANKS to you guys.. This might just be the most thematic euro I've ever owned. I can see that so much love has gone into the game and I love that enthusiasm and passion from the designers.
been waiting for this to launch. It looks like a lot of fun and very thematic!
How would you rate this vs. viticulture?
Picked this up today in my local game store. Lets goooo!
My Kickstarter copy arrived today, now to learn how to play it!
Great review! Looks like an interesting, thematic game
Thx for the tutorial
Just Backed... Looks like a fun and interesting game
Hope you enjoy it! Our copy of the prototype was excellent, they're on the right track. 😃
Opps... looks like Monique added the gold recipe to her (silver) rum @ 18:50 ... I assume this is incorrect? Nice quick round play through. Easy to understand. Thanks
That is correct, a slight mistake. To unlock Rum, Monique only needed a silver cube. The gold cube would have unlocked Baijiu or Brandy in this game! Good catch!
Yes you are correct! Looks like Monique had her eye set on her 2 favorite things GOLD and RUM! hahaha
(Monique if you read this i'm kiddingggggggg!!!!) -Naveen
:-)
@@BeforeYouPlay Naveen, you've just revealed Monique's secret pirate identity! =0P
What a beautiful game!
It might be the best prototype we've ever received.
Naveen's pronunciation of 白酒 is pretty good - literally "white spirit".
IMHO a pretty acquired taste though.
Oh glad to hear! I didn't want to sound uncultured lol 😜
@@mukke76 I want to try it!
great pronunciation! its definitely the drink to get drunk.
I'm interested in this one, but the required table space looks significant. Really solid integration of theme and mechanics, so hope to eventually get this at retail.
When we first unboxed it and set it up we were quite surprised by the footprint!
I have a similar issue with the table space. I simply don’t have that much real estate available.
Nice review again, thanks guys! One question: Aging costs nothing and there is no requirement to continue aging, right? Each round of aging I get one flavor which adds more victory points to the stack, right? So isn't it a kinda mandatory move to distill an aging spirit in the first round(s) to receive plenty points for doing nothing in the aging rounds? I'd assume a race for aging spirit ingredients in the first rounds, granting you important points at the end of the game.
Heroes of barcadia on kickstarter is also about to end, a game where your life and your character are respectively beer (or any other drink) and a transparent glass of glass or plastic that marks life, I highly recommend it!!!
Will need to drink a lot to get through delivery period for this - December 2022. Not ripe for crowdfunding. Get closer to delivery before taking money
Hi William, I feel you on this. Just for some prospective though, this is a new publisher with this being their first game. There is a huge competition over resources and both shipping and goods prices have 3-5x'd recently. I'd imagine they are treading cautiously.
Naveen pronounced baiju so expertly as if he can speak proper Chinese Mandarin fluently
Oh no way! haha
I don't find aged poltergeists that relatable.
The rule about top and bottom card is so silly considering the cards are shuffled. Would have been much cleaner to just do the top 2 cards.
Haha it's purely for thematic sense. In spirits making the distillers remove the "head" and "tail" of the batch as they are the least desirable parts.
What happens if distillation fails?
You can always default to Moonshine or Vodka
Once again - thanks to you - my "no more Kickstarters" resolution has been broken. Watching the play through I had one thought: how long before a neoprene play mat is requested (demanded?) for this game.
Called it: Neoprene mat and shot glasses now a stretch goal! :-P
Caninha/cachaça 🕺
I (Naveen) want to try it!
Two much of mechanism in game and lot of rules