You are no doubt the best game rule teacher in the web and beyond. Watch it played is my benchmark of comparison when watching game rule videos. Definitely took the art to another level.
@@WatchItPlayed everyone thoroughly enjoyed two games of it. I think your video missed the rules where if you’re 3 years old you can take and do anything you want any time you want. But other than that, the game was completely playable from a single watch through of your video. Great work as always!
Just started playing this game, and as usual, you're my first port of call to work out how to actually play the game! As others have said, you do set the ideal level of presentation, clarity, and watchability that few match!
I saw this game at the fair when it was barely launched. Bought it immediately and it soon became one of the favorite of my elder son. Components are great, and the game is quite easy to be understood. Btw: as house rule we encourage to trigger as many potions and combination one wants to each round, replacing complete potions with new ones immediately. This makes the game funnier for us.
Your tutorial is the best sir. I didn't even noticed the minor rules you pointed out in the book. I would have played it the wrong way if I didn't see your video today.
Ah, that makes me smile - glad it was helpful! Did you catch the "correction" video I released as well? In short, you can use a potion already scored in a set of 3, as part of a set of 5 different potions as well.
This is a really good game. I played your clip in the background as I made up the very cool dispenser box. By the time I'd made the box I had the gist of the game from your fabulous instructions. I enjoyed the construction too. I am going to take the rules in and colour photocopy the potion definitions so everyone gets one as we didn't use the potions as much as we could have due to just not remembering what they did. It's good you get back up marbles because we did klutz a few onto the floor. I thought the 'junior version' modification that someone suggested below was a good idea too. (First to five potions) I will use that when little people come around because they will love it. Your instructions are great but I think you don't convey the fun element very well. A few people have commented it looks complex and they don't see the fun. It has a high fun quotient.
Hey Deb, so great to hear you enjoyed the game! Our tutorial videos are very much just to teach you, as quickly and thoroughly as possible how to play - we sometimes follow up with play throughs, which allow people to see the game in action. That said, we leave all reviews or opinions on the fun of the game out. What might be fun for one viewer, will not be for another, so I try not to influence people one way or another with my personal biases. Just not an area I want to get into with my content.
Only question I have, if there are 3+ of one color, and you pull one from the middle... Does that cause an explosion? Game looks really fun! Excellent explanation. (as always)
Hello Rodney! As always great how to. I have one misunderstanding which popped into my mind once I re-read the rules twice. In the actual rulebook I didn't see that once you complete 3 potions of the same kind that you can't use potions from that to contribute towards the 5-different potions diploma. So I don't know if I am just blind or misunderstood the rules :/ Thanks in advance for clearing this up if you read this
Great video, Rodney. However, I don't recall the rules talking about how a potion can only be part of a 5-different set or a 3-same set. In fact, the rules say: "In the moment you complete a 3rd Potion of one same kind, you receive a token. In the moment you complete a 5th kind of Potion, you receive a token. That’s it." No mention that that potion should not be already used in a different set, right?
Sorry I missed this comment or I would have responded. This was something I checked with the publisher when creating the video, and they confirmed that it worked the way I presented it here in the video - but I have since seen the original designer say it differently. This is something I'm currently checking to see if it has changed.
@Watch It Played: Hey Rodney awesome video. I must have missed it but did you explain what happens to the extra marbles that do not fit into the flask? I tried to rewind the video but can't seem to find it.
I'm a bit late here, but thanks for explaining the rules ;) The game looks interesting to play and I heard about it previously. Thanks to your video i'm going to buy it !
Hey Rodney, question about setup at 2:40, do the remaining potions not put in the middle go back to their stacks to be shuffled in to make the new stacks? It wasn’t super clear for me. I realize this is an old video but I hope you’ll take time to respond. Great video as always! Bought the game because of you!
Happy to help. You'll find that mentioned here: ua-cam.com/video/iSODqRFNe3I/v-deo.html All unchosen potions (which would include the star potions that weren't chosen, along with all the others), get shuffled into a single stack.
I watched this video because I have played this game a lot and I wanted to see how accurate your relaying of the rules were before I watched a different video for a game I had not played. Very good, very detailed and very accurate, except for one point (and I did have to double check this just to be sure I have not been playing incorrectly for a long time). At 10:30 you say that you can not use a potion from one set that gained you a skill token in another set. This is not correct you just cant get 1 skill token per type of set. 1 for 5 different types and 1 per 3 of each type of potion. But the set of 5 different ones can include potions from the sets of 3.
Hey @Watch it Played, does Sense of Time exilir allow you to "copy" only another elixir you drank yourself earlier? Or also one of exilirs that another player drank?
This is a lovely game and this video explained it so well I want this game now! This is very colorful, reminds me of childhood games such as Zuma and uses marbles. What more I ask for?!
Looks great Rodney. Do you happen to know if Cool Mini or Not will sell replacement marbles? I can just imagine someone hitting the table, marbles hitting the floor and shattering.
When using the Sands of Time potion, does one have to use the reactivated potion immediately or can one reactivate a potion (turning it right side up) for later use?
I do my best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!
Yep, you'll find this addressed in the description of this video, which links to this correction we recorded shortly after releasing this video. Sorry for any confusion. I think I'll also pin a comment to help make it easier to find.
Can you pick from adjacent colors to create an explosion? For Example: If there are 3 yellow marbles in a row And you pick the middle one, do the remaining yellow marbles create an explosion?
I had a question, if you do your regular pick that causes an explosion are matching colored marbles taken out only from the vertical column? Or does the explosion happen and any matching colors touching it from the column and row count?
Hey Rodney, just a rules question so say your ingredient pool is full and you have 3 or more left over marbles in your hand at the end of your turn, can you swap some of those marbles with the ones already in the pool or because the pool is full you must throw those left overs into the dispenser?
Hey.. I have one question.. can you please explain once again how love potion works? Does it also work on new potions that we chose on that same turn? Thank you ❤️
When you say Love Potion, do you mean The Potion of Blind Love? Tat effect says you "Steal all the Ingredients from 1 opponent's Pool." Did you have a specific question about that?
@@WatchItPlayed one more question.. Can we on our move first use some potion and then regular move (that can trigger explosion) or our first move have to be regular pick?😀
+Michael Brewer Travelling right now, so. It easy to give you the time stamp, but in the description of the video is an index and it will tell you where in the video we explain this.
I have a question. If there are, lets say, 3 red marbles in a row and you remove the middle one for your normal pick, will the other 2 trigger an explosion when they come together?
I was playing and came across the colours all in a line. Is it legal to take the center marble and have the other two that were surrounding it now cause an explosion? I believe so, but it seems a bit cheaty to me.
I think this may be an essential part of any video made. Based on the complexity of the rules, I'd say kids 9+, but I'd be curious to know what the box says.
Box values don't tend to mean very much. Usually they are based on how much the company is willing to spend to get the game rated at lower age levels. For example, a game might be playable for 6+, but to get approved to say that, they have to spend money getting specific testing done. So to save the cost, they'll just say 13+ and not have to worry about it, even if the game could technically be played by younger aged children.
I'd avoid saying personally, as I could take two 7 year olds and one would be able to play and the other wouldn't (same could be said for two 30 year olds, honestly :) ). My hope is that a person can watch the video and then make a very educated assessment based on their understanding of their child's own capacity.
one thing that is unclear to me, maybe I'm thick :), the rules say once the last skill token is taken the game ending condition is triggered. You play till the rightmost player to the first player has taken a final turn. What if the rightmost player is the one who triggered the end, does the game stop instantly or do you have one more go round. We played it that the game ended instantly since everyone had equal turns at that point.
Thanks I was pretty sure that was the way but since I am the rules teacher and I was the 'rightmost' player in question and won by one single point. I figured it was worth it to make sure for future games. Love the channel, keep up the good work.
Often times when manufacturing a game, you have extra space on at least one of the punch boards, so rather than leave it blank, you use the same punch press, and end up with extras.
Once the count down pile is exhausted, play continues until everyone has had an equal amount of turns. This includes the ability to complete sets or 5 of a kinds that give them skill tokens as well. So for example if the first player in the game (designated by the professor card) later on ends the game by taking the last skill card, the remaining 3 players each get to take one last turn. During which, they may also gain skill tokens, extra ones not in the countdown pile. This is why there are more than just six.Also, per the rules if you chose you could make it a longer (or shorter) game by choosing to add or remove skill tokens.
Rachelle Hunt Remember, you can gain more than 6. Once the first 6 have been collected, it triggers the end of the game, but you keep playing until everyone has had an equal number of turns, meaning more skill tokens could still be collected. You'll find this at 10:46, for more detail.
I know you probably don't have much time and don't know if you take requests, but the new Conan game from Monolith just came out through a Kickstarter. I'd love to see how you play it! Also, the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came from IDW is about to release through Kickstarter as well! Here's a look at the game. ua-cam.com/video/2uqZFbKcgz8/v-deo.html
@@WatchItPlayed And I only heard of it this morning. Too many games out and about to know them all. Looking at the video, 6 years ago. Yikes! This video was on my recommended list and I don't usually look at when they were posted. I like the marble system. it's weird but works in place of card drawing or dice rolling. I don't need to cram my hand into a bag either.
That is weird, because while watching this video and after i was done watching.... i was thinking the complete opposite of you. This game looks really fun, but also very easy, simple and not much to it.
NOTE: Please take note of the correction video we created regarding one of the scoring conditions: ua-cam.com/video/YVLUbZRJm3o/v-deo.html
You are no doubt the best game rule teacher in the web and beyond. Watch it played is my benchmark of comparison when watching game rule videos. Definitely took the art to another level.
That's too kind Gil - so nice to know people enjoy the content.
it's not too kind! It's true! :)
Thanks 12 years ago Rodney! Starting to become a regular weekend activity of having you teach me and the kids a game :D
I hope you all have a great time playing (and glad to be able to virtually join you :) ).
@@WatchItPlayed everyone thoroughly enjoyed two games of it. I think your video missed the rules where if you’re 3 years old you can take and do anything you want any time you want. But other than that, the game was completely playable from a single watch through of your video. Great work as always!
Busting this out today. The kids are at home for a snow day. I needed a quick refresher
Have a great time playing together!
Best Tie Breaker Ever!
People seem to like it :)
Just started playing this game, and as usual, you're my first port of call to work out how to actually play the game! As others have said, you do set the ideal level of presentation, clarity, and watchability that few match!
That is so very kind of you to say Iain!
I really like the explosion mechanic. It makes me think of match 3 puzzle games like Tetris Attack when chain reactions start going off. Clever
Yeah, it's a very fun part of the game :)
one of my top 10 most anticipated of the year. how can this not be an amazing family weight game?
Glad you enjoyed watching!
Oh I love seeing a game that uses some interesting mechanics! Just don't lose your marbles ;)
thnx for what u do. It has helped me many times.
That's really nice to hear - glad you're enjoying the videos :)
I need to get this. I think that my family would enjoy it.
p.s: You're the man Rodney. The best game teacher ever.
Ah - very kind of you to say Renegade. Hope you enjoy the game!
I saw this game at the fair when it was barely launched. Bought it immediately and it soon became one of the favorite of my elder son. Components are great, and the game is quite easy to be understood.
Btw: as house rule we encourage to trigger as many potions and combination one wants to each round, replacing complete potions with new ones immediately. This makes the game funnier for us.
So glad you've been enjoying it with the family :)
Brilliant explanation as ever! Looking forward to playing this for the first time!
I hope you have a fantastic time!
Your tutorial is the best sir. I didn't even noticed the minor rules you pointed out in the book. I would have played it the wrong way if I didn't see your video today.
Thanks Sandy - glad you found the video helpful!
put this on in the background at work as i hadn't played the game in a year.... thanks as always for your videos :D
Ah, that makes me smile - glad it was helpful! Did you catch the "correction" video I released as well? In short, you can use a potion already scored in a set of 3, as part of a set of 5 different potions as well.
yep. i even referred to the book when you said that in the first vid :P
thanks for the correction too! I know those can be hard to put together
Board Game Arena should start linking your tutorials if they haven’t already.
All I have watched are very well done and helpful. 😊
I think they've linked a few - thanks!
Well done, Rodney. You are very good at what you do, good job!
Thank you!
I need a watch it played shirt that says, " In Rodney we trust." 😎🥰
You help me so much with your videos.
So nice to hear!
man, you are absolutely great. easy to understand, sympathyc... pretty nice video
Thank you for the kind words Leandro!
Thanks Rodney, for another great video and for costing me money. Again! :)
You're welcome? :)
This is a really good game. I played your clip in the background as I made up the very cool dispenser box. By the time I'd made the box I had the gist of the game from your fabulous instructions. I enjoyed the construction too. I am going to take the rules in and colour photocopy the potion definitions so everyone gets one as we didn't use the potions as much as we could have due to just not remembering what they did. It's good you get back up marbles because we did klutz a few onto the floor. I thought the 'junior version' modification that someone suggested below was a good idea too. (First to five potions) I will use that when little people come around because they will love it. Your instructions are great but I think you don't convey the fun element very well. A few people have commented it looks complex and they don't see the fun. It has a high fun quotient.
Hey Deb, so great to hear you enjoyed the game! Our tutorial videos are very much just to teach you, as quickly and thoroughly as possible how to play - we sometimes follow up with play throughs, which allow people to see the game in action. That said, we leave all reviews or opinions on the fun of the game out. What might be fun for one viewer, will not be for another, so I try not to influence people one way or another with my personal biases. Just not an area I want to get into with my content.
Been watching this one. Very excited.
Coming soon!
Fantastic explanation of the game. Subscribed! Thanks.
Very nice of you to say Chris - welcome to the channel!
Well ... looks like I'll be making another Gen Con purchase in a few weeks. ***adds it to the already lengthy list***
Doesn't take long for a Gen Con list to get out of hand :)
This game definitely looks better then I first thought. For sure would be good for a wide variety of players. Nice job Rod Man.
Thanks Scott Man!
Quick, complete, clear, great video!
Thanks Peter :)
@@WatchItPlayed we got the game last year and its been played a lot!
Only question I have, if there are 3+ of one color, and you pull one from the middle... Does that cause an explosion?
Game looks really fun!
Excellent explanation. (as always)
Yes, if you remove a marble and the ones that click together are the same color, and explosion is caused.
Looks like an awesome little game!
Thanks for checking it out Nathan.
This looks like a fun light family game. Would be fun to play with my nieces for sure. :) Thx for the video Rodney!
Very glad to share it with you :)
I finally picked this one up. Excited to get it to the table. Would make a great drinking game. Thanks for the video, Rod Man!
Enjoy Scott!
Thanks!! My kids and I can now enjoy this game! Really great video :)
You're very welcome Cecilia - hope you all have a great time playing!
Hello Rodney! As always great how to. I have one misunderstanding which popped into my mind once I re-read the rules twice. In the actual rulebook I didn't see that once you complete 3 potions of the same kind that you can't use potions from that to contribute towards the 5-different potions diploma. So I don't know if I am just blind or misunderstood the rules :/
Thanks in advance for clearing this up if you read this
You'll find a video here that might help: ua-cam.com/video/YVLUbZRJm3o/v-deo.html
I didn't see the correction video. Thank you very much for finding time to answer. Have a beautiful rest of the day :)
A pleasure to assist!
This looks amazingly fun, had 0 faith on that box cover.
same
Glad you checked it out!
So helpful! And the video is very nicely done. Thank you bunches
You're very welcome - have a great time playing!
You explain it well! 🍺 Cheers!
Thank you - cheers!
Great video, Rodney. However, I don't recall the rules talking about how a potion can only be part of a 5-different set or a 3-same set. In fact, the rules say:
"In the moment you complete a 3rd Potion of one same kind, you receive a token. In the moment you complete a 5th kind of Potion, you receive a token. That’s it."
No mention that that potion should not be already used in a different set, right?
Sorry I missed this comment or I would have responded. This was something I checked with the publisher when creating the video, and they confirmed that it worked the way I presented it here in the video - but I have since seen the original designer say it differently. This is something I'm currently checking to see if it has changed.
No probs, I see that you already published a video with the correction.
Thanks a lot for your great work!
This looks like a fun family game. Thanks for the instructional video, Rodney! I will have to look for this one.
You're welcome Stasia.
This is the best game
Really glad you've enjoyed it!
@Watch It Played: Hey Rodney awesome video. I must have missed it but did you explain what happens to the extra marbles that do not fit into the flask? I tried to rewind the video but can't seem to find it.
Hey Matt, you'll find the answer at 9:20. Hope that helps!
Great tiebreaker
I'm a bit late here, but thanks for explaining the rules ;) The game looks interesting to play and I heard about it previously. Thanks to your video i'm going to buy it !
So glad you enjoyed - have fun playing!
Hey Rodney, question about setup at 2:40, do the remaining potions not put in the middle go back to their stacks to be shuffled in to make the new stacks? It wasn’t super clear for me. I realize this is an old video but I hope you’ll take time to respond. Great video as always! Bought the game because of you!
Happy to help. You'll find that mentioned here: ua-cam.com/video/iSODqRFNe3I/v-deo.html
All unchosen potions (which would include the star potions that weren't chosen, along with all the others), get shuffled into a single stack.
@@WatchItPlayed Rodney you really are the best, I thought that was it but I wasn’t entirely sure. Keep up the amazing work, all of you.
@@Krispe Glad I could confirm - have a blast playing!
Playing tonight. Thanks for getting us ready!
My pleasure! I hope you have a good time :)
Got the iOS version of this game. It's fantastic. Hope to get the real deal soon. Such a unique game!
Glad you enjoyed :) The app is a very nice implementation too!
I watched this video because I have played this game a lot and I wanted to see how accurate your relaying of the rules were before I watched a different video for a game I had not played. Very good, very detailed and very accurate, except for one point (and I did have to double check this just to be sure I have not been playing incorrectly for a long time). At 10:30 you say that you can not use a potion from one set that gained you a skill token in another set. This is not correct you just cant get 1 skill token per type of set. 1 for 5 different types and 1 per 3 of each type of potion. But the set of 5 different ones can include potions from the sets of 3.
Hey William, you'll find a link in the description of the video that addresses this. Cheers!
Awesome job as usual, Rodney!
Hey hey - thanks Spencer!
Hey @Watch it Played, does Sense of Time exilir allow you to "copy" only another elixir you drank yourself earlier? Or also one of exilirs that another player drank?
Only one "you" drank earlier
This is a lovely game and this video explained it so well I want this game now! This is very colorful, reminds me of childhood games such as Zuma and uses marbles. What more I ask for?!
So glad you enjoyed what you saw, and thanks for the kind words about the video!
Is there a sequence to the game like do you ALWAYS have to do your regular pick first? Or can you drink a potion then do your regular pick?
You can choose to complete your turn in any order! For example, you might drink one potion, then use your regular pick, and then drink another potion.
Watch It Played Oh great thanks so much!
Looks great Rodney. Do you happen to know if Cool Mini or Not will sell replacement marbles? I can just imagine someone hitting the table, marbles hitting the floor and shattering.
They include replacement marbles in the box, you'll see them shown during the setup. Not sure if they would do replacements beyond that.
Serves me right for skipping over the set up part
When using the Sands of Time potion, does one have to use the reactivated potion immediately or can one reactivate a potion (turning it right side up) for later use?
I do my best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!
Thnk you for video, just a small correction - the rules state that you can use same potion in 2 different achievements
Yep, you'll find this addressed in the description of this video, which links to this correction we recorded shortly after releasing this video. Sorry for any confusion. I think I'll also pin a comment to help make it easier to find.
oh great! i just got the game and went to yours video to look for rules :D
Great explanation!
Thank you!
This game looks great!
Glad you liked it!
so when using the wild potion it only makes the marbles in tour beaker wild or the ones in your hand as well?
Only the ones in your beaker.
Can you pick from adjacent colors to create an explosion? For Example: If there are 3 yellow marbles in a row And you pick the middle one, do the remaining yellow marbles create an explosion?
Yep! As long as the marbles that clack together match, that causes an explosion.
I had a question, if you do your regular pick that causes an explosion are matching colored marbles taken out only from the vertical column? Or does the explosion happen and any matching colors touching it from the column and row count?
Only vertically. Keep in mind that the columns do not touch across the rows. There is a divider for each column.
Watch It Played ok thanks!
Hey Rodney, just a rules question so say your ingredient pool is full and you have 3 or more left over marbles in your hand at the end of your turn, can you swap some of those marbles with the ones already in the pool or because the pool is full you must throw those left overs into the dispenser?
Hey Dylan, you'll find that covered here: ua-cam.com/video/iSODqRFNe3I/v-deo.html
@@WatchItPlayed thanks Rodney I watched that part just wanted to make sure I had the rule down right, love your stuff ❤️
@@dylanthecheeseman Thanks!
this looks SO FUN
Thanks for checking out the video Salman!
Hey.. I have one question.. can you please explain once again how love potion works? Does it also work on new potions that we chose on that same turn? Thank you ❤️
When you say Love Potion, do you mean The Potion of Blind Love? Tat effect says you "Steal all the Ingredients from 1 opponent's Pool." Did you have a specific question about that?
@@WatchItPlayed that's it, thanks ❤️
@@WatchItPlayed one more question.. Can we on our move first use some potion and then regular move (that can trigger explosion) or our first move have to be regular pick?😀
@@aleksandrarandjelovic5210 You can do those things in any order.
So the maximum number of potions a player can complete in one round is two, correct?
Correct.
This game reminds me of the brewing puzzle from Puzzle Pirates!
Yikes!
I didnt hear anything about an endgame winner. Did you mention about counting point? I assume the most green banner points a person has is the winner?
+Michael Brewer Travelling right now, so. It easy to give you the time stamp, but in the description of the video is an index and it will tell you where in the video we explain this.
I have a question. If there are, lets say, 3 red marbles in a row and you remove the middle one for your normal pick, will the other 2 trigger an explosion when they come together?
Yes. All that matters is the color of the marbles that clack together.
Cool. Thanks so much Rodney. Love your videos and cant wait for more :)
I was playing and came across the colours all in a line. Is it legal to take the center marble and have the other two that were surrounding it now cause an explosion? I believe so, but it seems a bit cheaty to me.
You can absolutely do that. The rule keeps it simple, if what click together matches, that's an explosion.
Great video I think we might get it.
Glad you enjoyed - thanks for checking it out Maria!
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Looks like a fun game. What's the age rating for it-aka, how old do kids have to be to play it?
I think this may be an essential part of any video made. Based on the complexity of the rules, I'd say kids 9+, but I'd be curious to know what the box says.
According to BoardGameGeek it's age rated 8+.
Box values don't tend to mean very much. Usually they are based on how much the company is willing to spend to get the game rated at lower age levels. For example, a game might be playable for 6+, but to get approved to say that, they have to spend money getting specific testing done. So to save the cost, they'll just say 13+ and not have to worry about it, even if the game could technically be played by younger aged children.
***** So what would you say is the recommended minimum age for this game?
I'd avoid saying personally, as I could take two 7 year olds and one would be able to play and the other wouldn't (same could be said for two 30 year olds, honestly :) ).
My hope is that a person can watch the video and then make a very educated assessment based on their understanding of their child's own capacity.
Is that fly included on the flask card or do we have to provide that ourselves? ;)
Sometimes I see it out of the corner of my eye and for a half second think about swatting it.
This game's so fun.
Glad you dig it :)
Whats the different between 1st edition and 2nd edition?
I haven't seen the 2nd edition, so I'm not sure.
The 2nd edition has a plastic marble tray.
Look amazing
Glad you enjoyed what you saw!
Hey, is this the first edition or the second edition?
I’m not aware of a 2nd edition.
@@WatchItPlayed Oh, Thank you so much for helping me out
The 2nd edition has a plastic marble holder instead of cardboard
@@MrUSAFMatt Thank you so much Matt for helping me out
one thing that is unclear to me, maybe I'm thick :), the rules say once the last skill token is taken the game ending condition is triggered. You play till the rightmost player to the first player has taken a final turn. What if the rightmost player is the one who triggered the end, does the game stop instantly or do you have one more go round. We played it that the game ended instantly since everyone had equal turns at that point.
Yes, you would end it immediately at that point.
Thanks I was pretty sure that was the way but since I am the rules teacher and I was the 'rightmost' player in question and won by one single point. I figured it was worth it to make sure for future games.
Love the channel, keep up the good work.
A very understandable clarification to want to make :) Glad you're enjoying the show!
So why are there so many skill tokens if maximum is 6? (4 players)
Often times when manufacturing a game, you have extra space on at least one of the punch boards, so rather than leave it blank, you use the same punch press, and end up with extras.
Once the count down pile is exhausted, play continues until everyone has had an equal amount of turns. This includes the ability to complete sets or 5 of a kinds that give them skill tokens as well. So for example if the first player in the game (designated by the professor card) later on ends the game by taking the last skill card, the remaining 3 players each get to take one last turn. During which, they may also gain skill tokens, extra ones not in the countdown pile. This is why there are more than just six.Also, per the rules if you chose you could make it a longer (or shorter) game by choosing to add or remove skill tokens.
how much of each color?
20 marbles in each color.
Why are there so many skill cards when the maximum needed is six for 4 players?
Rachelle Hunt Remember, you can gain more than 6. Once the first 6 have been collected, it triggers the end of the game, but you keep playing until everyone has had an equal number of turns, meaning more skill tokens could still be collected. You'll find this at 10:46, for more detail.
Makes total sense :) Thank you.
I know you probably don't have much time and don't know if you take requests, but the new Conan game from Monolith just came out through a Kickstarter. I'd love to see how you play it! Also, the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came from IDW is about to release through Kickstarter as well!
Here's a look at the game.
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Haven't played those games, so no plans to currently, but we'll see.
Seems to have a nice balance of luck and strategy.
Glad you enjoyed checking it out Robert.
Gizmos marble system.
Although, technically, this came out first!
@@WatchItPlayed And I only heard of it this morning. Too many games out and about to know them all. Looking at the video, 6 years ago. Yikes! This video was on my recommended list and I don't usually look at when they were posted. I like the marble system. it's weird but works in place of card drawing or dice rolling. I don't need to cram my hand into a bag either.
This game seems a bit too complex and convoluted for what it offers.
Thanks for checking out the video, glad it helped you.
All games look complex the first time you read/watch the rules, give it a go it's super simple
That is weird, because while watching this video and after i was done watching.... i was thinking the complete opposite of you. This game looks really fun, but also very easy, simple and not much to it.