NOTE: If you are using a standard corporation, you draw your 10 card opening hand and get to examine that, before choosing the corporation you wish to keep.
@@TheLuminousCleric I'm not exactly sure what you believe I'm saying in my above comment, so it's hard to know how to reply to your comment. When playing with the Standard Corporations (as opposed to the Beginner ones), you get dealt 2 Standard Corporations and 10 cards, and my comment above is to make it clear that you get to examine the 10 cards you were dealt BEFORE you have to pick which of the 2 Standard Corporations you want to keep. You still have to pay for the cards (from the 10) that you want to keep.
@@TheNutsOn I think the confusion comes from the fact that "Beginner corporations" have in their description "This is a standard corporation, doing standard things".
Flipped through the book, watched this for 25 minutes, flipped through the book for 5 minutes, played it straight away without checking rules much. Felt like Neo learning Kung Fu. Hands down the best how to play channel on YT.
My wife and I are avid board game players with a 20' wall of board games in our (now 18" narrower) dining room. Terraforming Mars somehow perplexed us the first few times we tried to play. (Not understanding how the 1-5-10 metal cubes were only counters and not the resources themselves, and being intimidated by not knowing all the additional "microbes" and interactions between the cards. We set up and played for 15 minutes and quit... 3 times! After watching this video, we played a 130 minute game and LOVED it. Sometimes it takes seeing it, not just reading it, to know how it plays! So much thanks to being able to reference the play in this video, as well as the description timeline.
I found the written instructions poor so (this is probably sacrilegious) I downloaded the Android game to my tablet and used it to learn the game and now I'm watching this to fill in the gaps. Definitely ready to go now.
You have NO idea how many times I've tried to get into this game. I bought it for my tablet 2 years ago and couldn't understand what was going on. I've failed so many times to grasp the complexities, but then I watch this video and BOOM!! Thank you for such a great production, you really do provide an amazing service.
Totaly agree, rulebook is often confusing and stressing (not only for this game, same way I was upset for Pax Pamir). So video explanation is big help and plus some playtrough with commenting why doing some action, even one round is enough.. Board games are often not cheap, so I am wondering, why producers do not do such explanation "obligatory". That could increase sales, isn't it?
Quick rule correction at 16:10 in the video. The step of removing 2 resources is not optional, unless it says "Up to" in the text. You can however choose to take resources from players even if none of them have that resource, effectively doing nothing. The game developer (Jacob Fryxelius) addressed this: The general rule is that all the effects have to be performed in order to play the card. However, sometimes there are situations where you cannot get the full benefit from the card, and we want you to still be able to play the card. In order to achieve this, we added the 3 exceptions mentioned in the rules: You can ignore effects that 1) raise a parameter that has already been maxed 2) gives you resources that you can't collect 3) removes opposing resources even though your opponents don't have enough resources to remove The same would go for getting production that you can't increase, but there is no such case in the game. Reducing production (animals), on the other hand, is mandatory since that is obviously a cost to play the card, as is removing your own resources (Moss). Also great videos they are very helpful!
Hi Rodney. I really appreciate your videos. I can't imagine how much work you put into each of them. Everything is so well made and precise. Clearly a labor of love. Thank you from a fellow canadian.
I've just bought the game but I was unsatisfied with the manual inside the box. Well... this is absolutely one of the best tutorials I've watched ever. So helpful and clear. Subscription fully deserved.
My partner has been asking me to play this with him for ages, but the game looked so overwhelming.. Now I've watched this video twice and I'm going to surprise him :D
You have such a gift for explaining game rules! Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into these videos - my family and I sure appreciate them. You've taught us how to play several games so far, and this one might be a new favorite! Thanks again!
Terraforming Mars is such a great game. It's so good to see you add this excellent tutorial to your channel. It will help a lot of players new and old. I learned two small mistakes I've been making. Thank you, Rodney!
You're very welcome. I know its a title that's been out for awhile, but I'm hoping that, just as you said, it'll help many who haven't played yet (or maybe some who have, who might have missed a rule or two :) )
Greetings from 2024. After purchasing this game a few weeks ago, it initially felt really daunting trying to play it whilst making sense of the rules. But after watching your extremely helpful video, we've managed to enjoy several games of this. Top stuff, Rodney & many thanks.
This appears to me to be a very convoluted game. It reminds me a little of power grid, which I love, but it has many other layers to it which don’t seem intuitive. None the less I appreciate this video, fantastic instructions.
No way! I am currently about to set it up to learn it for the first time tonight, and what great timing! I just searched to see if Rodney made a video for this to find out he just released it yesterday. Amazing timing! Thank you so much! It truly is better late than never, and I appreciate you going out of your way to still cover a game that is two years old. It was not wasted (at least for me). :)
I've had this game for 2 years now and I always like watching your videos to find out what little rule I missed up! Turns out I missed something here too!
I'm going to echo a bunch of the comments here, but man! I wish this was around when I was looking to learn how to play! I'm glad this exists now-I can direct everyone to this vid before playing! Great work as always, sir!
Your videos are so helpful! Despite reading the rule book I couldn’t help feeling I missed something. The production phase felt wrong and we weren’t using the gold, silver, bronze tokens. Not sure how I missed that in the instructions but I get it now thanks!
I already know how to play the game but haven't played in a few years and decided to watch this again 1. For a refresher and 2. Because the way Rodney explains games is just so satisfying! And also for the box spin tricks 😂
By watching this video, I was able to find a couple of rules that our group missed during our first couple plays! I just happened to win both times, but once I tell them about our errors I'm sure they'll use that information to diminish my past "victories".
Well, as long as you were all playing by the same rules, you still did the best of those sessions :) Now you can play it correctly and see if you can maintain your title!
Excellent teach! I watched so many videos which were not detailed enough and couldnt get you into the game directly. That one was just great also due to the camera zoom ins and outs. Wonderful!
i was trying to figure out this game just using the tutorial provided in the Steam version and I was a bit confused. There's nothing quite like seeing how it's all meant to be laid out in the physical version. Thanks again for a super clear explanation!
My sister and her boyfriend have a lot of games and sometimes struggle to explain the rules to the rest of the family. I've been specifically avoiding playing this game just because it looks so complicated and didn't want to make them explain the rules for the 100th time to a newbie. This video made everything so clear! Can't wait to play my first game with my family (I'll probably need a refresher once we start but I feel much more confident about trying it out after watching this). Now I just need to gather the courage to learn the rules of Battlestar Galactica and I'll have conquered all my board game fears.
Hey, I hope you can go into a game session with more confidence now - and I'll bet a second pass through the video will really help lock things in - have fun playing!
@@WatchItPlayed just had my first game! It was pretty fun, I'm looking forward to play again. :) (I got 2nd place with 4 players!) Thanks again for the help.
I got this game for my birthday last spring and it has quickly become one of my favorites. I got Prelude and Hellas/Elysium expansions at Christmas. This video will be a great resource to tell my friends to review before playing with them. Excellent tutorial once again, Rodney.
I completely missed the rule that each production track starts on 1! No wonder I have been finding it so hard to do anything in the early game! Thanks you Rodney for another excellent video!
Only with the standard game as explained in this video. With the Corporate Era (extended game), "players start with no extra production of resources" (except from Prelude, ofc).
Thank you for this video! My friends and I were pretty daunted by the game but I played your video for everyone and oh my god did it ever help. Simply awesome, thank you!
Finally, been waiting for so long. Waited for a month before deciding to read the rulebook and playing. It seemed very complex at first but your video will help others so much in getting over the first hurdle. I will be playing again soon, with some right rules now.
Thank you so much Rodney! I tried teaching this a month ago without your assistant and really flubbed a major rule, this will help a lot :) much appreciated
Thank you very much for your tutorial. We were struggling to get through the rulebook - basically because we didn't find the time to do it - but with this video we feel ready to try it out. Thanks!!!
Thank you so much for this!! I've had the game sitting on my shelf for a while and haven't gotten around to reading the instructions. This will make it so much easier to get into it and play with my friends, as I'll be able to send them a link to the video to help get things going!!
Greeting from a fellow maritimer :) Just discovered this amazing game. What a teach!! I'll follow this exact sequence of instructions for my friends. It was very easy to understand. I don't think I need that rulebook anymore.
Was in two minds about ordering this game because it was a big jump up in game weight for what I’m used to, but this video is fantastic and makes everything look so easy. Cheers Rodney, the game is here and I can’t wait to get it on the table.
Thank you so much! Your guide was really excellent, and with your help we could immediatly play the game, with only very minor checks every now and then in the rulebook!
I would love if you did an Anachrony - How to play. But I suppose Im asking a bit much of you. Great video as always Rodney, you are making us boardgamers a huge favor!
You are off the hook, Rodney. My wife loves the game. Lots and lots to get a hold of, and I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL THE TRAYZ come. Ugh. The player mats are for the birds!!!!! But we really are digging the game. I can see how it has done so well on all the ratings!! Thank you for your great job with the video. We had to refer to the rules and the video a few times, but it is a great game!!!
@@WatchItPlayed I'm looking for help on how to use corporation tags. I see they can be used in some cards and on milestones. However other then that some tags seem useless.
@@WitchDoctor87 I can't really answer this without going through the cards and finding the ones that relate to the various tags, but in general terms, there are cards that score points or have effects based on tags - and some can be quite rarely used. The game has a variety of expansions now and some of those might use some of those more obscure tags more often.
This is very helpful. I was going through the rules trying to figure out how to explain it when I play with my grandfather today and commented to myself that it somehow felt more confusing than Twilight Struggle (which we played recently). I may just show this video to him since I feel like I may risk forgetting rules or being unclear if I try to further synthesize it
Played this for the first time last night. I wished I had seen the explanation first for a better game experience. I'm sure my next time is going to be a lot better. Great stuff, as usual. Thanks, Rodney!
Uh oh. I am so glad you did this video, Rodney. But now I REALLY want to get this game...... ugh. We just got Scythe and two upgrades, Wingspan, and Wildlands. So we agreed to hang back for a little bit. Now, I don’t know if I have the fortitude to resist this game!!!! Nice work!!!!
We got the Trayz yesterday and played with them last night. Didn’t get to finish, but oh man, what a great accessory. Wife still LOVES the game!!! She can’t stop thinking about it. Or beating me at it.
@@WatchItPlayed absolutely true!!! I am really stupid. I only ordered 4, thinking that we would only have at most 4 people playing. But there's only 5 players possible!! My only concern is the stickers are not staying on very well.....
Rodney, she had a score of like 168 last time. When we play, there is not usually a single hex that has not been terraformed. We tend to play games in a different way than most people; almost cooperating with each other, and trying to maximize the play time. ( like in Scythe, we almost alw end up with 140 to 155 dollars). We just have fun playing the games and being able to spend time together.....
Thank you so much for this!! I was having a tough time interpreting some of the rules just to get started (mainly the starting credit situation). The game came so highly recommended that I bought it unplayed with a deal from Amazon I couldn't turn down. This was so helpful!!!
@@johnrmc70 Sweet. I'm learning to play this tonight via this tutorial. Expanding my board game collection with the quarantine situation. How do you like the game so far? This is my first "engine building" game of this calibur!
Thank you for video! This was the most detailed info about rules, also with explanation of consequences of actions. Surprisingly, despite that game is seems to well known and played, most of videos has just some review and very basic infos, which do not help, but confuse... So ones more: thank you for your work!
Then you so much for this! I really wanted this game but I have dyscalculia so it was such a challenge trying to work out the instructions. You did a great job explaining!
Seriously Rodney - I got some new games from my tax return (2nd Christmas) this year including this game and I was like...surely Rodney has a video for this...YUP published 2 days ago!!!! Thanks for what you do, my wife and I enjoy watching these before we dig into a new game - makes it SO much easier to get right into it. Also for future recommendations...Gloomhaven watch it played including walk through of first mission....I know I know - it's a super small request.
Thank you so much for this How-to-Play guide! Going to play this tonight with some friends, and we all decided to watch this video first, so we don't lose valuable game time! :)
When you doing another fundraiser/kickstarter of you do love get on a level where I could play a few games so thankful for everything you do. You help me learn so many games make it easy fun an even help with me teach others.
This is a great game. I've played it numerous times w my husband. I didnt know u did older games.. cud u do one for Star Realms Card Game? True there are other videos out there but honestly I just think yours are the best. You speak so clearly & understandably yet not too fast. I've saved to watch later Quantum & Detective. When I was at a game store recently The Detective game box caught my eye right away it had the Watched It Played symbol on it. Once again u make learning a game so much easier n quicker that I now purposely look for ur symbol on game boxes when considering/purchasing a new one. Thank you Rodney! ⚃⚂🙂
Shaina, thanks for the kind words :) I'm so glad the videos have been helpful! I avoid pre-announcing games I might cover as my schedule can change and I don't like to disappoint.
NOTE: If you are using a standard corporation, you draw your 10 card opening hand and get to examine that, before choosing the corporation you wish to keep.
Wait, what? If you use the Standard Corporation, you just get 10 cards and keep all of them. You don't get another corporation.
@@TheLuminousCleric I'm not exactly sure what you believe I'm saying in my above comment, so it's hard to know how to reply to your comment. When playing with the Standard Corporations (as opposed to the Beginner ones), you get dealt 2 Standard Corporations and 10 cards, and my comment above is to make it clear that you get to examine the 10 cards you were dealt BEFORE you have to pick which of the 2 Standard Corporations you want to keep. You still have to pay for the cards (from the 10) that you want to keep.
@@WatchItPlayed I love your videos
@@TheLuminousCleric You're confusing Standard Corporation with Beginner Corporation
@@TheNutsOn I think the confusion comes from the fact that "Beginner corporations" have in their description "This is a standard corporation, doing standard things".
Flipped through the book, watched this for 25 minutes, flipped through the book for 5 minutes, played it straight away without checking rules much. Felt like Neo learning Kung Fu. Hands down the best how to play channel on YT.
Thank you Chrizzie - have a great time playing!
I gotta admit it was very impressive
Rodney nonchalantly going full boss and wrecking the audience at 28:14 with the no-look lid twirl and dunk
With the NBA all star weekend coming up, I’d give a 10/10 on that dunk
What about the perfect "flip to right-side up" at 0:11? Wow! :D
How many takes Rodney??? How many!!!!? :)
That was pretty awesome I have to say :D GJ Rodney! ;)
My wife and I are avid board game players with a 20' wall of board games in our (now 18" narrower) dining room. Terraforming Mars somehow perplexed us the first few times we tried to play. (Not understanding how the 1-5-10 metal cubes were only counters and not the resources themselves, and being intimidated by not knowing all the additional "microbes" and interactions between the cards. We set up and played for 15 minutes and quit... 3 times!
After watching this video, we played a 130 minute game and LOVED it.
Sometimes it takes seeing it, not just reading it, to know how it plays!
So much thanks to being able to reference the play in this video, as well as the description timeline.
Very glad you enjoyed the game! Thanks for the kind comments.
I found the written instructions poor so (this is probably sacrilegious) I downloaded the Android game to my tablet and used it to learn the game and now I'm watching this to fill in the gaps. Definitely ready to go now.
That is soooo true! I had to watch Rahdo’s playthrough to understand Space Bace.
Yeah I found the rulebook to be pretty badly written and confusing.
the guide book is not clear at all, and make my friends and I so confused
This is my go to for learning how to play anything. Rodney is clear and concise and always presents complex ideas in an easy to digest way.
Thanks so much for the kind feedback!
This is the first channel I look for when I purchase a new boardgame. Clear, brief and concise. Thanks.
Very kind of you to say Russell - thanks!
You have NO idea how many times I've tried to get into this game. I bought it for my tablet 2 years ago and couldn't understand what was going on. I've failed so many times to grasp the complexities, but then I watch this video and BOOM!! Thank you for such a great production, you really do provide an amazing service.
I'm so glad to hear this video was helpful Simon, and I hope you have a fun time playing!
Totaly agree, rulebook is often confusing and stressing (not only for this game, same way I was upset for Pax Pamir). So video explanation is big help and plus some playtrough with commenting why doing some action, even one round is enough.. Board games are often not cheap, so I am wondering, why producers do not do such explanation "obligatory". That could increase sales, isn't it?
Quick rule correction at 16:10 in the video. The step of removing 2 resources is not optional, unless it says "Up to" in the text. You can however choose to take resources from players even if none of them have that resource, effectively doing nothing. The game developer (Jacob Fryxelius) addressed this:
The general rule is that all the effects have to be performed in order to play the card.
However, sometimes there are situations where you cannot get the full benefit from the card, and we want you to still be able to play the card. In order to achieve this, we added the 3 exceptions mentioned in the rules:
You can ignore effects that
1) raise a parameter that has already been maxed
2) gives you resources that you can't collect
3) removes opposing resources even though your opponents don't have enough resources to remove
The same would go for getting production that you can't increase, but there is no such case in the game.
Reducing production (animals), on the other hand, is mandatory since that is obviously a cost to play the card, as is removing your own resources (Moss).
Also great videos they are very helpful!
what would be a resource that I cant collect?
@@maurogca i would imagine microbes or animals when you dont have a blue card played that you can collect them on
Hi Rodney. I really appreciate your videos. I can't imagine how much work you put into each of them. Everything is so well made and precise. Clearly a labor of love. Thank you from a fellow canadian.
Very kind of you to say - cheers my fellow Canuck :)
I've just bought the game but I was unsatisfied with the manual inside the box.
Well... this is absolutely one of the best tutorials I've watched ever. So helpful and clear. Subscription fully deserved.
So glad this was helpful - welcome!
My partner has been asking me to play this with him for ages, but the game looked so overwhelming.. Now I've watched this video twice and I'm going to surprise him :D
You're going to blow his mind! Have a great time playing!
You have such a gift for explaining game rules! Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into these videos - my family and I sure appreciate them. You've taught us how to play several games so far, and this one might be a new favorite! Thanks again!
This is one of my favorites too :) So glad you've been enjoying the videos and finding them helpful. Thank you for the kind comment!
Terraforming Mars is such a great game. It's so good to see you add this excellent tutorial to your channel. It will help a lot of players new and old. I learned two small mistakes I've been making. Thank you, Rodney!
You're very welcome. I know its a title that's been out for awhile, but I'm hoping that, just as you said, it'll help many who haven't played yet (or maybe some who have, who might have missed a rule or two :) )
I needed this a week ago. Had to read the rulebook myself to understand the game.
1st world problems....
Actually it’s 1st mars problems
@@Korrupt27 Mars counts as a world though...
At least you understood in the end. I still had questions till I watched this video.
Greetings from 2024. After purchasing this game a few weeks ago, it initially felt really daunting trying to play it whilst making sense of the rules. But after watching your extremely helpful video, we've managed to enjoy several games of this. Top stuff, Rodney & many thanks.
So glad to know you go through it and have been having fun playing - thanks for the kind words!
Such a simple game, I was scratching my head going through the rulebook. Thank you man for the beautiful explanation..
So glad it was helpful Rahul, have a great time playing!
This appears to me to be a very convoluted game. It reminds me a little of power grid, which I love, but it has many other layers to it which don’t seem intuitive. None the less I appreciate this video, fantastic instructions.
No way! I am currently about to set it up to learn it for the first time tonight, and what great timing! I just searched to see if Rodney made a video for this to find out he just released it yesterday. Amazing timing! Thank you so much! It truly is better late than never, and I appreciate you going out of your way to still cover a game that is two years old. It was not wasted (at least for me). :)
Ah, that's so nice to hear :) Glad the video was a help - hope you had a great time playing!
Great video, very informative. Thank you for saving me 17 hours of reading instructions. I only had to watch the video twice 😂
Very glad it was helpful Dan - thanks so much for the kind support!
dude Rodney I was just about to read the rulebook to this when I got a notification about your video, you're like Batman. cheers mate.
Here for you :)
My second favorite game besides Gaia Project.. It is always great to see this game to be explained ❤️
My wife and I decided to give this type of game a go and this is our first purchase! I'm very grateful for this video!
I hope you both have a great time playing Fred!
I've had this game for 2 years now and I always like watching your videos to find out what little rule I missed up! Turns out I missed something here too!
Hey, glad I could help!
I'm going to echo a bunch of the comments here, but man! I wish this was around when I was looking to learn how to play! I'm glad this exists now-I can direct everyone to this vid before playing! Great work as always, sir!
Thanks Patrick!
Your videos are so helpful! Despite reading the rule book I couldn’t help feeling I missed something. The production phase felt wrong and we weren’t using the gold, silver, bronze tokens. Not sure how I missed that in the instructions but I get it now thanks!
So glad this was helpful - have a great time playing!
So many people I know are into this game, so I've been thinking about learning to play it. And here comes Watch It Played in my time of need!
Happy to assist :)
I already know how to play the game but haven't played in a few years and decided to watch this again 1. For a refresher and 2. Because the way Rodney explains games is just so satisfying! And also for the box spin tricks 😂
Aw, thanks Michael, very kind of you to say - have a great time playing!
By watching this video, I was able to find a couple of rules that our group missed during our first couple plays! I just happened to win both times, but once I tell them about our errors I'm sure they'll use that information to diminish my past "victories".
Well, as long as you were all playing by the same rules, you still did the best of those sessions :) Now you can play it correctly and see if you can maintain your title!
What did you miss?
Already knew how to play the game, still watched the video. Thank you!!!
Thanks for checking it out Eliany!
Thanks for the helpful video! The amount of times you say “Mars” really emphasizes the Maritimes accent haha, love it.
Ha! Yes, that and "cards" exposes me every time :)
Insane production quality. Script, sequences, editing and mixings are very well done. Thank you once again for the tutorial Rodney! 😄
Appreciate the kind words Eugene!
Out of nowhere I decided to pick this game in my job's shelf, and when I search for rules... You just uploaded 1 day ago? Coooool
Whew, just in time!
This is by far the best "how to play" channel on UA-cam.
Very kind of you to say Thiago!
Excellent teach! I watched so many videos which were not detailed enough and couldnt get you into the game directly. That one was just great also due to the camera zoom ins and outs. Wonderful!
Very glad you enjoyed - thanks for the kind words!
i was trying to figure out this game just using the tutorial provided in the Steam version and I was a bit confused. There's nothing quite like seeing how it's all meant to be laid out in the physical version. Thanks again for a super clear explanation!
Very glad this was helpful!
The timeline in the description is GOLD for referencing rules! Thank you so much!
You're very welcome - so glad you find it helpful!
My sister and her boyfriend have a lot of games and sometimes struggle to explain the rules to the rest of the family. I've been specifically avoiding playing this game just because it looks so complicated and didn't want to make them explain the rules for the 100th time to a newbie. This video made everything so clear! Can't wait to play my first game with my family (I'll probably need a refresher once we start but I feel much more confident about trying it out after watching this). Now I just need to gather the courage to learn the rules of Battlestar Galactica and I'll have conquered all my board game fears.
Hey, I hope you can go into a game session with more confidence now - and I'll bet a second pass through the video will really help lock things in - have fun playing!
@@WatchItPlayed just had my first game! It was pretty fun, I'm looking forward to play again. :) (I got 2nd place with 4 players!) Thanks again for the help.
@@del1655 Nice job! :)
I just purchased the game and then went straight to this video which has been explained very well! Many thanks and keep up the awesome work xD
So glad you found it helpful!
I got this game for my birthday last spring and it has quickly become one of my favorites. I got Prelude and Hellas/Elysium expansions at Christmas. This video will be a great resource to tell my friends to review before playing with them. Excellent tutorial once again, Rodney.
Thank you Mark! Glad to hear you've been enjoying the game!
The best board gaming tutorial channel on youtube.
That's very kind of you to say!
the best watch it played video! you had my full attention for 30 mins!!
So glad you enjoyed it - thanks for the kind words :)
Please could you also make a video on root and ark nova. 😊
@@pearldsouza7945Thanks for the interest! I talk a bit about that here: ua-cam.com/video/EdtDuvIUa6A/v-deo.html&t=342
No problem ! Thank you
Just bought the game. Another Master Class from Rodney. Thank you so much you Hero !
Have a great time playing!
Even if I know how to play a game I still watch your how to's. Sometimes there is a rule I missed but generally they are just nice to watch.
Let me know if you catch one here!
I completely missed the rule that each production track starts on 1! No wonder I have been finding it so hard to do anything in the early game! Thanks you Rodney for another excellent video!
Very glad this was helpful!
Only with the standard game as explained in this video. With the Corporate Era (extended game), "players start with no extra production of resources" (except from Prelude, ofc).
Thank you for this video! My friends and I were pretty daunted by the game but I played your video for everyone and oh my god did it ever help. Simply awesome, thank you!
So nice to hear it was helpful - I hope you all had a great time playing!
I've been hoping you'd do a video for this game. Thanks for helping make this so much easier to get to the table with new groups
I was glad to finally get to this title as well!
Finally, been waiting for so long. Waited for a month before deciding to read the rulebook and playing. It seemed very complex at first but your video will help others so much in getting over the first hurdle. I will be playing again soon, with some right rules now.
So glad to hear it's been helpful!
Thank you so much Rodney! I tried teaching this a month ago without your assistant and really flubbed a major rule, this will help a lot :) much appreciated
I hope this helps!
Nobody explains a game better than this guy.
Thank you for the kind words Lenny!
Very kind of you to say!
Having watched the entire video, I can now confirm that I have indeed been playing correctly all these years. Thanks Rodney!
A pleasure!
One of the best board game walkthroughs I've seen. Thank you and subscribed!
Very kind of you to say - have fun playing!
I just bought this and was utterly bamboozled by the rules. Thank you for guiding us through ☺
You're very welcome Nina - glad this was helpful!
As always: the best explanations available on UA-cam.
Very kind of you to say!
Thank you very much for your tutorial. We were struggling to get through the rulebook - basically because we didn't find the time to do it - but with this video we feel ready to try it out. Thanks!!!
So glad to know this was helpful - have a great time playing!
Thank you so much for this!! I've had the game sitting on my shelf for a while and haven't gotten around to reading the instructions. This will make it so much easier to get into it and play with my friends, as I'll be able to send them a link to the video to help get things going!!
I hope you find it helpful and have a great time with the game!
Greeting from a fellow maritimer :) Just discovered this amazing game. What a teach!! I'll follow this exact sequence of instructions for my friends. It was very easy to understand. I don't think I need that rulebook anymore.
Have a great time playing!
Was in two minds about ordering this game because it was a big jump up in game weight for what I’m used to, but this video is fantastic and makes everything look so easy. Cheers Rodney, the game is here and I can’t wait to get it on the table.
So glad the video was helpful - have a great time playing!
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO!! Your scythe video is how I taught my friends to play and now I can finally help them understand this game!
I hope this video helps as well Josh!
Thank you so much! Your guide was really excellent, and with your help we could immediatly play the game, with only very minor checks every now and then in the rulebook!
Hope you have a great time playing!
That flip!! How many takes, mate? :) Great video!!
Yeah really! I don't think I could do that in fifty takes.
You think that wasn't the first attempt? I'm offended! ;)
@@WatchItPlayed You are the boss!! Cheers from Sweden.
Statistically, every fourth take should do... sorry, … couldn't help it...
What flip?
You are saving board game nights. Thank you my man.
Ah, very nice of you to say - happy to team up with you :)
Great work, I haven't come across a video previously with a host that could explain a game so well.
Very kind of you to say Dion - thank you!
Thank you, Rodney. I don't know what I would do without you.
So glad to know this was helpful - have fun playing!
I would love if you did an Anachrony - How to play.
But I suppose Im asking a bit much of you. Great video as always Rodney, you are making us boardgamers a huge favor!
This is SOOOOOO much better than reading the directions, thank you!!!
You're very welcome - have a great time playing!
You are off the hook, Rodney. My wife loves the game. Lots and lots to get a hold of, and I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL THE TRAYZ come. Ugh. The player mats are for the birds!!!!! But we really are digging the game. I can see how it has done so well on all the ratings!! Thank you for your great job with the video. We had to refer to the rules and the video a few times, but it is a great game!!!
So glad you both enjoyed it Frank! :)
@@WatchItPlayed We are playing it right now, on our 36th wedding anniversary.... No divorce court for us!! You are the best, Rodney!!
Yet again, another brilliantly executed explanation Rodney. This will help BIG TIME this week when we add Terraforming Mars to our tables :-)
Ah, so nice to hear. I hope you have a great time playing!
@@WatchItPlayed I'm looking for help on how to use corporation tags. I see they can be used in some cards and on milestones. However other then that some tags seem useless.
@@WitchDoctor87 I can't really answer this without going through the cards and finding the ones that relate to the various tags, but in general terms, there are cards that score points or have effects based on tags - and some can be quite rarely used. The game has a variety of expansions now and some of those might use some of those more obscure tags more often.
About time! Finally I'll get to play terraforming mars
Hope you enjoy!
Rodney is the best in this business of "how to play" videos. No doubt!
Thank you kindly!
This is very helpful. I was going through the rules trying to figure out how to explain it when I play with my grandfather today and commented to myself that it somehow felt more confusing than Twilight Struggle (which we played recently). I may just show this video to him since I feel like I may risk forgetting rules or being unclear if I try to further synthesize it
I hope you find it helpful and both have a good time playing!
Thank you, out of all the explanations I've watched yours was the most clear and easy to follow
Thank you kindly - so glad you liked it!
Played this for the first time last night. I wished I had seen the explanation first for a better game experience. I'm sure my next time is going to be a lot better. Great stuff, as usual. Thanks, Rodney!
Have a great time (re)playing this one :)
Uh oh. I am so glad you did this video, Rodney. But now I REALLY want to get this game...... ugh. We just got Scythe and two upgrades, Wingspan, and Wildlands. So we agreed to hang back for a little bit. Now, I don’t know if I have the fortitude to resist this game!!!! Nice work!!!!
I think you might dig this one Frank :)
@@WatchItPlayed I am sure that I will!!!!!
We got the Trayz yesterday and played with them last night. Didn’t get to finish, but oh man, what a great accessory. Wife still LOVES the game!!! She can’t stop thinking about it. Or beating me at it.
They make quite a difference!
@@WatchItPlayed absolutely true!!! I am really stupid. I only ordered 4, thinking that we would only have at most 4 people playing. But there's only 5 players possible!! My only concern is the stickers are not staying on very well.....
Frank Minogue Contact GameTrayz for replacement stickers.
Rodney, she had a score of like 168 last time. When we play, there is not usually a single hex that has not been terraformed. We tend to play games in a different way than most people; almost cooperating with each other, and trying to maximize the play time. ( like in Scythe, we almost alw end up with 140 to 155 dollars). We just have fun playing the games and being able to spend time together.....
Thank you so much for this!! I was having a tough time interpreting some of the rules just to get started (mainly the starting credit situation). The game came so highly recommended that I bought it unplayed with a deal from Amazon I couldn't turn down. This was so helpful!!!
So glad this was helpful John - have a great time playing!
How much you get it for? I just bought one off ebay! Amazon was OOS.
@@JMang101 I got one of the last ones! It was right at $30 I think.
@@johnrmc70 Sweet. I'm learning to play this tonight via this tutorial. Expanding my board game collection with the quarantine situation. How do you like the game so far? This is my first "engine building" game of this calibur!
Here we go! Been waiting for this one!
me too!
PirateNipple me too!!
Wow! What an excellent and clear instruction in how to play the game, Rodney. You have a real talent there. Great stuff.
Very kind of you to say Alex, very glad you enjoyed!
Thank you for video! This was the most detailed info about rules, also with explanation of consequences of actions. Surprisingly, despite that game is seems to well known and played, most of videos has just some review and very basic infos, which do not help, but confuse... So ones more: thank you for your work!
Very kind of you to say - glad you found it helpful!
Just got this game recently from my board game group's give away. Can't wait to play it and always thank you for the tutorial videos.
You're very welcome David - congrats on the giveaway :)
Then you so much for this! I really wanted this game but I have dyscalculia so it was such a challenge trying to work out the instructions.
You did a great job explaining!
So nice to hear this was helpful - I hope you have a lot of fun playing!
thanks for the video Rodney! Your "How to play" videos are one of my most favourites!
Hey, so nice to hear it - thank you!
Seriously Rodney - I got some new games from my tax return (2nd Christmas) this year including this game and I was like...surely Rodney has a video for this...YUP published 2 days ago!!!! Thanks for what you do, my wife and I enjoy watching these before we dig into a new game - makes it SO much easier to get right into it. Also for future recommendations...Gloomhaven watch it played including walk through of first mission....I know I know - it's a super small request.
So glad this timing worked out :) Have a great time playing!
The best explanation I watched. Thanks, man.
You’re very welcome. Thanks for the kind comment!
A game about Mars with lots of cards = the most Canadian-sounding video Rodney's ever made :)
Ha! This one brought out the accent for sure, I'll bet :)
As always, the bar is established for an excellent tutorial of for a game! Kudos!!!
Very kind of you to say Mark.
Real easy to listen to and understand. Another great video. Thanks Rodney. I bought many games after watching several of your various videos.
Thanks Steve, really nice to know that these have been helpful!
Currently my favorite game. I'm looking forward to playing with all expansions active.
Good instruction. Like the way you first show the set up and then explain the play.
Glad you found it helpful Bri!
excellent how-to-play instructions - i wish i watched this video before i sat through the confusing directions of the other two i found; thank you
So glad you found it helpful!
Thanks so much for this. It made what seemed like an intimidating game very accessible.
Very nice to hear - have fun playing!
This is the best tutorial video I have found. Thanks!
So glad you liked it!
Dang Rodney that workout journal is upping your hand eye coordination as well. Keep it up! Can't wait for more vlogs!
One was released just this week, did you catch that one already?
Thanks for always being there for me, Rodney!
You bet!
beautiful video. I haven't played before but i feel like i understand the whole game already and it was easily understandable
I hope you have a fantastic time playing. I’m really glad the video was helpful!
Thank you so much for this How-to-Play guide! Going to play this tonight with some friends, and we all decided to watch this video first, so we don't lose valuable game time! :)
Awesome - I hope you all have a great time playing :)
Thanks. This cleared up anything I didn't catch from reading through the rules.
So glad to hear it was helpful!
That game was intimidating to me. You made it clear and now I want to play... Thanks :)
Very nice to know this helped! And greetings from a fellow canuck!
When you doing another fundraiser/kickstarter of you do love get on a level where I could play a few games so thankful for everything you do. You help me learn so many games make it easy fun an even help with me teach others.
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Thanks for doing this one! There was only one other good teaching vid online but I love your consistently high quality
Thanks Devin, glad you liked it!
This is a great game. I've played it numerous times w my husband. I didnt know u did older games.. cud u do one for Star Realms Card Game? True there are other videos out there but honestly I just think yours are the best. You speak so clearly & understandably yet not too fast. I've saved to watch later Quantum & Detective. When I was at a game store recently The Detective game box caught my eye right away it had the Watched It Played symbol on it. Once again u make learning a game so much easier n quicker that I now purposely look for ur symbol on game boxes when considering/purchasing a new one. Thank you Rodney! ⚃⚂🙂
Shaina, thanks for the kind words :) I'm so glad the videos have been helpful! I avoid pre-announcing games I might cover as my schedule can change and I don't like to disappoint.
Thank you for this. We were so confused!
SAME
So nice to hear this was helpful - thanks for the comment!
@@WatchItPlayed You're welcome.