I've played the original and really like it. It's such a tricky game putting out stones that would be helpful no matter where the boat may sale and manipulating the boats so no one else gets too strong a position. I don't think I even have a strategy - I just react to what other people do and shift based on what cards come out.
At around 14:00, you should not have gotten the #9 tomb tile, since there were only two meeples in the row. The meeples always move all the way into the boat, as far as possible, closing all gaps. So if there are only two meeples, it’s always the tile closest to the harbor that gets trashed.
Thanks for uploading, I love your playthroughs! I believe you did a mistake with drafting the tiles, based on the rulebook (p. 4), you start unloading the boat from the back starting with the meeple closest to the boat. However, if there is a gap in that particular row or column, the next meeple takes the second tile on the boat and no one takes the tile closest to the board. For example, at 13:35, the two black meeples would take the two temple tiles and the tomb tile would not be drafted. I think this adds even more to the strategy (and tenseness!) of the game!
At 18:23 a similar thing happens. The black player's meeple is closest to that ship so the black player should have taken the temple piece and the white player should have taken the obelisk piece. Right?
Great chemistry..Yea I know..makes me want to go over there EVERY night for game night. I like that u guys are enthusiastic bout the hobby but not loud n overbearing... dont get me wrong boardgaming is a social activity w plenty of pple interaction n we love that along w the hands on aspect moving touching components/pieces/meeples (vs looking at a computer screen). But when I play a med to heavy strategy games where someone is loud (and/or overly chatty) it can be rather distracting. U guys have a good balance between talk n play when playing the game.., really enjoy watching the 2 of u play.. part to see how the game plays out but also to find out who won (of course there's a lot of talking w a video instruction - how to). N oh.. my gosh.. do u guys make an attractive couple or what. . A tangent ..Monique u shud do a make-up video ... id be curious to know what products/regiment u us
First time watching your channel. I’ve been looking for a good play through on this game, and this certainly provided that! Nice job 👍. I’ll add you to my list of great game channels for future reference.
Hi there, we actually JUST recently discovered that we have been editing the volume too low. Our newer videos coming out should have better audio as we are now making adjustments in post production. Thanks for the heads up! 😀
Yay!! I got my copy from Amazon just recently. Right After watching this video I bought it. And I feel like I can teach it to my husband Lol... no..im gonna have him watch this video instead.. u guys do it better 😁 So happy!! cant wait for him to get home soon to play
Hope you caught the drafting error described above. A great thing about the rule book is it gives examples that cover the questionable situations, rather than the most basic situations. Very helpful.
It's interesting how the only different mechanic between the original and The Duel is the 2D worker placement versus the 1D worker placement in the original, yet the games feel completely different when you actually play them. They ultimately both derive their tension from the timing and order in which the ships are unloaded, but The Duel feels more like gaining positional wins as possible while the original feels more like giving your opponents as many undesirable options as possible. I guess that's because in the original the unloading order just determines everyone's action order on a single action area, while in The Duel the unloading order also determines which action area(s) you get to interact with, not just the order. Reshuffling mechanics can clearly create a whole new game. If they had slapped a different theme on The Duel, I would never even have thought to compare the two.
Have you played the original Imhotep? What are your favorite strategies?
I have and I love it. It looks like I would also enjoy this puzzle.
I've played the original and really like it. It's such a tricky game putting out stones that would be helpful no matter where the boat may sale and manipulating the boats so no one else gets too strong a position. I don't think I even have a strategy - I just react to what other people do and shift based on what cards come out.
At around 14:00, you should not have gotten the #9 tomb tile, since there were only two meeples in the row. The meeples always move all the way into the boat, as far as possible, closing all gaps. So if there are only two meeples, it’s always the tile closest to the harbor that gets trashed.
Thanks for uploading, I love your playthroughs!
I believe you did a mistake with drafting the tiles, based on the rulebook (p. 4), you start unloading the boat from the back starting with the meeple closest to the boat. However, if there is a gap in that particular row or column, the next meeple takes the second tile on the boat and no one takes the tile closest to the board. For example, at 13:35, the two black meeples would take the two temple tiles and the tomb tile would not be drafted. I think this adds even more to the strategy (and tenseness!) of the game!
At 13:55 I believe you should have offloaded the two furthest right cargoes for black, not the first and third.
At 18:23 a similar thing happens. The black player's meeple is closest to that ship so the black player should have taken the temple piece and the white player should have taken the obelisk piece. Right?
This channel is an absolute delight! Great work, love the chemistry of the team, keep it up!
Great chemistry..Yea I know..makes me want to go over there EVERY night for game night. I like that u guys are enthusiastic bout the hobby but not loud n overbearing... dont get me wrong boardgaming is a social activity w plenty of pple interaction n we love that along w the hands on aspect moving touching components/pieces/meeples (vs looking at a computer screen). But when I play a med to heavy strategy games where someone is loud (and/or overly chatty) it can be rather distracting. U guys have a good balance between talk n play when playing the game.., really enjoy watching the 2 of u play.. part to see how the game plays out but also to find out who won (of course there's a lot of talking w a video instruction - how to).
N oh.. my gosh.. do u guys make an attractive couple or what. . A tangent ..Monique u shud do a make-up video ... id be curious to know what products/regiment u us
First time watching your channel. I’ve been looking for a good play through on this game, and this certainly provided that!
Nice job 👍. I’ll add you to my list of great game channels for future reference.
Great walkthrough! Subscribed
Awesome, thank you! 😊
has anyone commented about the low volume of your videos...... you all do a great job, not complaining just making you aware
Hi there, we actually JUST recently discovered that we have been editing the volume too low. Our newer videos coming out should have better audio as we are now making adjustments in post production. Thanks for the heads up! 😀
Yay!! I got my copy from Amazon just recently. Right After watching this video I bought it. And I feel like I can teach it to my husband
Lol... no..im gonna have him watch this video instead.. u guys do it better 😁
So happy!! cant wait for him to get home soon to play
Hope you caught the drafting error described above. A great thing about the rule book is it gives examples that cover the questionable situations, rather than the most basic situations. Very helpful.
Thanks for the play through. Keep up the great work
Thank you for the excellent review. This game will be a fun one for my wife and me.
Thanks for watching! It really is a fun one.
This looks like a fun one that I would like.
It's a fun, strategic one! Maybe we can bring it with us next game night
It's interesting how the only different mechanic between the original and The Duel is the 2D worker placement versus the 1D worker placement in the original, yet the games feel completely different when you actually play them. They ultimately both derive their tension from the timing and order in which the ships are unloaded, but The Duel feels more like gaining positional wins as possible while the original feels more like giving your opponents as many undesirable options as possible. I guess that's because in the original the unloading order just determines everyone's action order on a single action area, while in The Duel the unloading order also determines which action area(s) you get to interact with, not just the order. Reshuffling mechanics can clearly create a whole new game. If they had slapped a different theme on The Duel, I would never even have thought to compare the two.
how does this compare to 7 wonders duel? which do you get to the table more often?
Seems like a good 2 out of three or a four out of five game.
Sorry..u said at the beginning ur doing a 2 player game series?? Cud u list which videos/games u've done?
2 player only series..oh darn I missed it.. plz tell me which videos games u've done since it's just me n my husband here
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Had this game but it feels bone dry in terms of theme Vs mechanics, the big blocks were a real charm in the original.
New subscriber here. Love ur content. Binging ur vids ATM and enjoying each one. Liked, notifications turned on. Keep up the good work!!!
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The other version seems much better