Darwin's Journey Solo Playthrough and Mini-Review | Bits & Biology

Welcome to Bits & Biology, a channel about board games from the perspective of a biologist gamer. In this video I play a solo game of Darwin's Journey, the runner up for the 2023 Golden Geek Heavy Game of the Year award. Timestamps can be found below in case you want to skip around.
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00:00 Introduction
0:32 Overview and historical background
4:34 Setup differences for solo game
5:24 Setup for Alfred, the solo automa
6:57 Variable setup information
9:17 Game start: Round 1 Action phase
22:04 Round 1 Reward phase
24:39 Round 1 Cleanup phase
25:31 Chatting about Darwin’s voyage through the Galapagos
28:10 Round 2 Action phase
41:34 Round 2 Reward phase
44:27 Round 2 Cleanup phase
45:12 Round 3 Action phase
56:47 Round 3 Reward phase
1:03:33 Round 3 Cleanup phase
1:04:50 Round 4 Action phase
1:21:01 Round 4 Reward phase
1:26:14 Round 4 Cleanup phase
1:26:55 Round 5 Action phase
1:40:53 Round 5 Reward phase
1:43:41 End game scoring
1:46:37 Brief thoughts about the game
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[@user-jw3je6wq3c]

thanks for the playthrough, it has helped me get to grips with some of the decision logic for Alfred

[@bitsandbiology]

I'm glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@elainetyger]

Even if you didn't mean to, you should always be allowed to cheat during a solo game.

[@bitsandbiology]

Thanks Elaine! 😁