Best playthroughs of any channel, and I watch a lot of them. Excellent balance/timing of rules explanation and gameplay. Remarkable ability to demonstrate different strategies without messing up the rules. Clear speaking voice and a good pace. Top notch.
I have learnt how to play many games via Jon. He makes sure his playthroughs illustrate the game perfectly including many nuances and subtleties not covered on other channels. Simply the best.
I’ve watched 3 tutorials on this game and still felt confused. This was an amazing explanation, wow. It all just clicked watching this. The way you present the concept, the overall premise and goals, and then the rules paired with a playthrough, it’s so clear. Thank you!!
Altho there are many rules channels that explain the rules just as well, it is the full and partial playthroughs that are most useful as you ca nse the rule interpretations in action. Invaluable resource. I just wish this was a full playthrough. Just cos I love your videos.
I just received this game as birthday present. Since I had no idea how to play it, I watched a lot of videos explaining how to play it but none -and I mean NONE- were as useful as yours. You perfectly explained everything and I'm literally ready to play it. So, I'll have fun with friends and you sir, got a new sub.
Display through was so well done. I’ve been playing this game on board game arena and then bought it but still had no idea of all of the intricacies. And now, it’s not all that hard. Thank you so much for an excellent excellent tutorial and play through
Buddy got this and I immediately looked to see if you had this video then shared it with the group for a great teaching resource. A great game that I really enjoy. Thanks Jon
I always like it when worker placement games have a deckbuilding element to them, gives it a lot of replayability and also some asymmetry between players as they start diverging in tactics based on how they build their decks. Excellent work as always on this playthrough.
I love your efficient and thorough approach to game board tutorials. And they're engaging! I watched this whole tutorial even though I knew somewhat early on that this is a game I'm not super interested in. Thank you, Jon!
Excellent playthrough, Jon. I'm really looking forward to get this game. Will play it mostly solo, but as far as I've heard the solo variant is pretty good.
Definitely one of the newer games I'm most looking forward to, along with Hallertau and Anno 1800. I've never missed your full playthroughs more, even though this is a game where you didn't really _need_ to show any later rounds. It's just more of the same, though that's not a bad thing. My overall impression of Arnak is that it doesn't do a whole lot that is very new, but what it does it does very well. The one thing that is innovative and nice is the item/artifact distinction, it makes deckbuilding have meaning even in the later stages of the game. Also, new items go effectively on _top_ of the cards you discard, so you are guaranteed to see them much sooner. That's also really nice.
I just bought this yesterday, and was so happy to see that you had a video. I love your playthroughs, I learned Merlin from watching you as well. Would love to see a playthrough for Catan Starfarers.
I used to do full playthroughs, but had to stop due to the huge amount of time they took. I'm glad you enjoyed what you saw, I highly recommend this game.
Played this at my gaming group the same night I watched this video. I really enjoyed it and would play it again, although it's not quite up there on my 'must buy' list yet. You're video really helped me get to grips with the gameplay :D
This was a really great tutorial. Your speech was clear and not rushed which allowed me to concentrate on learning the game. Cutting away between turns instead of pondering over your moves with a lot of mumbling was pro. I've been on the fence about purchasing this game, and thought to play through a few times on Board Game Arena prior to buying. This left me with the issue of learning the rules without having them in front of me. You absolutely solved this issue for me. I'll subscribe and hope to utilize another tutorial in the future. Thanks!
Great vid as always. I was going to pass on this one, but you've certainly piqued my interest and I will probably pick it up if I see it somewhere in the future.
Many thanks for this explanation. We did try to wade through the rules in our first game but that didnt work so this is great for our nexr game when I can play this video and have a good chance we can get most things right.
I've played Arnak and Endless Winter, but not Duner: Imperium yet. Arnak is way better. Endless Winter is too crunchy, the downtime between turns in a 4p game was absolutely brutal.
Around 55:35, when the archeologists gets returned using the ocarina, shouldn't the red player get a fear card, as the guardian spider was still on the site? You didn't issue them a fear card, so I guess not, but I thought I'd ask for a clarification. Are fear cards received only when archeologists return to base at the end of a round?
I believe Archeologists only gain a fear when returned at the end of the round. Since this was mid-round I do not believe they should have gained one fear.
God help me, this is my first Euro and I'm trying to play the solo variant. I was pulled in by the theme and how wonderful everything looks. After watching some reviews and reading the rules I figured I'd set up the board and give it a go. Uhmm .....should I just spend all of my funding cards to buy a card or dig at a starting sight or explore further up the board? Once I do one of these things then round one is over and there are only four more rounds left huh? As I said I've never played a game like this but with the help of your video and some perseverance I'm hoping to become proficient at this gorgeous game. Anyhow, thanks for the video and wish me luck.🙂
Huh, I see that. I didn't notice anything unusual about the cards, I guess I accidentally pressed on it pretty hard there. They seem like the quality I'd expect.
I want to like this but I feel like too many games are going the way of worker placement these days. Been thinking about getting raccoon tycoon next. Jon. What is your opinion on playing gloom haven. Is it your favorite like so many others or is it just another game. Is it the go to game for you. Have you heard about aliens another day in the core. That’s a game I’m looking forward to. Also ohanami.
I was pretty disappointed by my one play of Racoon Tycoon, though many people enjoy it. I loved my 30+ plays of Gloomhaven but we haven't played it in years now and it's unlikely we will ever complete the campaign. I don't know anything about the other games you mentioned.
also at 45:30 red plays an item (main action) which allows them to discover a site, they then dig at the site on the same turn, is that not 2 main actions? ( i get my first comment worked because the artifact allowed them to research)
Hello Jon, now I'm mega super confused. Well you took 2 actions with the green player by placing both workers and then you did a "purchase card action" so this is a 3rd action. Is that against the rules? You have to perform only 2 actions?! Thanks
You can take far more than 2 actions per round, the only limitation with workers is taking up to 2 worker placement actions on the board. Purchasing a card does not cost a worker.
@JonGetsGames thank you so much for the response. I've also figured myself as I was playing the game wrong. I didn't catch the entire sequence of turn/round.
Wait. You can get the revolver and just pay only one exploration token to take out a guardian? And this can be used repeatedly? At 5VP a guardian, sounds overpowered.
It can be used multiple times, but the game is only 5 rounds long and there is no guarantee you'll get it in your hand even that many times. It's a good card, but there are tons of good cards to choose from.
@@thegametrainer9004 This is the new type of video I do where I make the tutorial but I don't do the full playthrough. In this video I only played 2/5th of the game.
When you use the idols to get a resource you don't get the points covered. If the slots are unused at the end of the game, then you get the points. Rulebook page 11.
Hmm.. Am I the only one around here who is not impressed? Yes, it has a very appealing graphics, but the core is just a mix of deckbuilding and a simple euro, without surprises. Am I wrong? What's the killer features of the game I missed? Very nice introduction to the game, as always, tho.
I liked the way many cards have immediate impacts on the game, and it's also pretty crunchy when it comes to resource management. You spend lots of things in lots of ways so it's a game that heavily utilizes the planning part of your brain. I wouldn't say there's anything revolutionary here, but it does come together as a fun game from my experience.
It’s so hard to watch this one because you chose to play as green when red was a choice. I might be misremembering, but I thought you were like me and went for red whenever available.
Ha, yeah in general I do. Red and Purple are my preferred colors when playing but I'm now making an effort to change that up in my videos. I remember someone in a live Q&A mentioned they always play green and wished I'd play other colors sometimes so I'm trying to do that more.
@@JonGetsGames yeah, I get that. I was getting the connection because you were using "my" player color, but other people were missing out. It's a little thing, but a good way to take care of your audience. Thanks again for all the videos.
The presentation skills are strong with this one.
Best playthroughs of any channel, and I watch a lot of them. Excellent balance/timing of rules explanation and gameplay. Remarkable ability to demonstrate different strategies without messing up the rules. Clear speaking voice and a good pace. Top notch.
that was clearly true.
Indeed, another standard ser
Excellent!! 👌
I have learnt how to play many games via Jon. He makes sure his playthroughs illustrate the game perfectly including many nuances and subtleties not covered on other channels. Simply the best.
The best explanation for the game I've found from many games. Thank you very much. Greetings :)
A thorough, clear explanation of the Hows and Whys of Arnak, with three different approaches to the game. Very, very well done, sir!
I’ve watched 3 tutorials on this game and still felt confused. This was an amazing explanation, wow. It all just clicked watching this. The way you present the concept, the overall premise and goals, and then the rules paired with a playthrough, it’s so clear. Thank you!!
Thanks for the kind words, I'm really glad to hear this video helped you out :)
Altho there are many rules channels that explain the rules just as well, it is the full and partial playthroughs that are most useful as you ca nse the rule interpretations in action. Invaluable resource. I just wish this was a full playthrough. Just cos I love your videos.
I just received this game as birthday present. Since I had no idea how to play it, I watched a lot of videos explaining how to play it but none -and I mean NONE- were as useful as yours. You perfectly explained everything and I'm literally ready to play it. So, I'll have fun with friends and you sir, got a new sub.
I'm so glad this video helped!
Display through was so well done. I’ve been playing this game on board game arena and then bought it but still had no idea of all of the intricacies.
And now, it’s not all that hard. Thank you so much for an excellent excellent tutorial and play through
Cheers! This tutorial was the last push I needed to buy this game.
I have to say, this was the best tutorial video for a board game that I have ever watched. Thank you!
Thank you so much Jon, great tutorial as always. Happy new year to you and your beloved ones!
Crystal clear as always Jon. Congrats on another excellent play through!
Buddy got this and I immediately looked to see if you had this video then shared it with the group for a great teaching resource. A great game that I really enjoy. Thanks Jon
Love this game! Glad you enjoyed it :)
I always like it when worker placement games have a deckbuilding element to them, gives it a lot of replayability and also some asymmetry between players as they start diverging in tactics based on how they build their decks. Excellent work as always on this playthrough.
Another fantastic job John. My favorite playthroughs to watch to learn the game and to see how it feels to play. I get to play this today!
The explanation is so clear, complete and detailed! Great job!
Another pristine tutorial. Super easy to follow. Thank you, Jon!
This looks like a very fun, but in depth game!
Thanks for teaching!
Best video I've ever seen from you Jon, super impressed. Well done.
Great video man! Love the time stamps and your text notes during the video
I love your efficient and thorough approach to game board tutorials. And they're engaging! I watched this whole tutorial even though I knew somewhat early on that this is a game I'm not super interested in. Thank you, Jon!
What a fantastic play through. The best explanation of the rules and actions of the game bar none.
Good job 👍
Excellent playthrough, Jon. I'm really looking forward to get this game. Will play it mostly solo, but as far as I've heard the solo variant is pretty good.
This format is extremely helpful. Thank you!!
Thank you for being so clear and concise. That did not feel like a full 1 hour watching you play. Subscribed :)
I voted for a different game, but you have instructed me into this one. Your videos rock.
Im so glad I watched this playthrough. I was on the fence on this game but it is def up my ally :)
Love your videos, keep up the good work!
Definitely one of the newer games I'm most looking forward to, along with Hallertau and Anno 1800. I've never missed your full playthroughs more, even though this is a game where you didn't really _need_ to show any later rounds. It's just more of the same, though that's not a bad thing.
My overall impression of Arnak is that it doesn't do a whole lot that is very new, but what it does it does very well. The one thing that is innovative and nice is the item/artifact distinction, it makes deckbuilding have meaning even in the later stages of the game. Also, new items go effectively on _top_ of the cards you discard, so you are guaranteed to see them much sooner. That's also really nice.
YES! A playthrough to learn the game. Just found your channel and you have a new fan. Great work man.
Glad you enjoyed it, this is the main way I teach here :)
This is an exceptional tutorial. Thank you 😊
Thanks so much, your playthrough teaching videos are super helpful :)
I just bought this yesterday, and was so happy to see that you had a video. I love your playthroughs, I learned Merlin from watching you as well. Would love to see a playthrough for Catan Starfarers.
I hope you enjoy the game :) I've never actually played Catan Starfarers, someday I would love to.
Always delivers. Such a great teach. Thank you. I’ve played once before but looking forward to introducing this to friends.
Glad this helped you out :)
Fantastic tutorial! Much appreciated.
Best tutorial yet.Thx a lot.
This is very good. Easy to learn the game !!! Thank you !!
Just watched this. I am about to try my first game. Thank you!!
This was so helpful and so well presented, thank you
Whoa! That's a lot of board! Great playthrough hope to play soon.
Very clear and easy to follow video.
Aw man I kinda wanted to see you play through the whole thing. It was really good!
I used to do full playthroughs, but had to stop due to the huge amount of time they took. I'm glad you enjoyed what you saw, I highly recommend this game.
Really great playthrough/explanation of the rules!
Played this at my gaming group the same night I watched this video. I really enjoyed it and would play it again, although it's not quite up there on my 'must buy' list yet. You're video really helped me get to grips with the gameplay :D
This was a really great tutorial. Your speech was clear and not rushed which allowed me to concentrate on learning the game. Cutting away between turns instead of pondering over your moves with a lot of mumbling was pro.
I've been on the fence about purchasing this game, and thought to play through a few times on Board Game Arena prior to buying. This left me with the issue of learning the rules without having them in front of me. You absolutely solved this issue for me.
I'll subscribe and hope to utilize another tutorial in the future. Thanks!
This is great to hear, I'm glad you found this video helpful :)
Very good play through tutorial. Thanks :)
Great vid as always. I was going to pass on this one, but you've certainly piqued my interest and I will probably pick it up if I see it somewhere in the future.
Thank you for a great tutorial as always
Thanks a lot. I just got the game. Keep it up! :)
Great video, as always.
Fantastic tutorial. Thanks very much
Many thanks for this explanation. We did try to wade through the rules in our first game but that didnt work so this is great for our nexr game when I can play this video and have a good chance we can get most things right.
I'm glad this helped you out :)
Fantastic tutorial. Game doesn’t sing out to me but glad to learn it 🙂
Well done. Thanks.
Almost the best explanation!
best tutorial really get the game now :)
My friend, you are doing God's work.
So good thanks
fantastic!
Looks good.
I want this game so bad!!!!
“use the boat as a boot!” 😂
I would have preferred a full playthrough in order to see what's going on in later rounds.
This or Dune Imperium or Endless Winter? Worker Placement in combination with deck building sure is a thing this year. :)
I don't actually know how Dune Imperium or Endless Winter play so I can't make a comparison.
I've played Arnak and Endless Winter, but not Duner: Imperium yet.
Arnak is way better.
Endless Winter is too crunchy, the downtime between turns in a 4p game was absolutely brutal.
@@hisdudeness4925 Good to know, thanks.
@@hisdudeness4925 Too crunchy sounds perfect. Arnak seems lighter and way more luck dependand.
Should you have taken a fear when you used the ocarina to return your archeologist at 55:35 because the site still had a guardian?
I need a bigger table so bad.
Hmm. Lots of really thematic decisions concerning cards and tokens and the board field
Around 55:35, when the archeologists gets returned using the ocarina, shouldn't the red player get a fear card, as the guardian spider was still on the site? You didn't issue them a fear card, so I guess not, but I thought I'd ask for a clarification. Are fear cards received only when archeologists return to base at the end of a round?
I believe Archeologists only gain a fear when returned at the end of the round. Since this was mid-round I do not believe they should have gained one fear.
God help me, this is my first Euro and I'm trying to play the solo variant. I was pulled in by the theme and how wonderful everything looks.
After watching some reviews and reading the rules I figured I'd set up the board and give it a go.
Uhmm .....should I just spend all of my funding cards to buy a card or dig at a starting sight or explore further up the board? Once I do one of these things then round one is over and there are only four more rounds left huh?
As I said I've never played a game like this but with the help of your video and some perseverance I'm hoping to become proficient at this gorgeous game.
Anyhow, thanks for the video and wish me luck.🙂
Good luck! I have no experience with the solo mode for this one.
What is the quality of the cards? Around 45:30 you finger got cought in one of them and the card bended in a weird way.
Huh, I see that. I didn't notice anything unusual about the cards, I guess I accidentally pressed on it pretty hard there. They seem like the quality I'd expect.
what about that snake head on monster tile? with green ✓ on it,
That is the universal back to all monster tiles. The check mark is there to say that the monster bonus has been used.
Question: why sliding cards over when refreshing the market? Does it matter where in the market cards are positioned?
You slide them because the cards next to the staff are removed, so the cards that have been on the market the longest are then removed.
I want to like this but I feel like too many games are going the way of worker placement these days. Been thinking about getting raccoon tycoon next. Jon. What is your opinion on playing gloom haven. Is it your favorite like so many others or is it just another game. Is it the go to game for you. Have you heard about aliens another day in the core. That’s a game I’m looking forward to. Also ohanami.
I was pretty disappointed by my one play of Racoon Tycoon, though many people enjoy it. I loved my 30+ plays of Gloomhaven but we haven't played it in years now and it's unlikely we will ever complete the campaign. I don't know anything about the other games you mentioned.
Confused on what is a main action, around 25:00 you buy an artifact and then research the temple in the same turn, are those both not main actions?
also at 45:30 red plays an item (main action) which allows them to discover a site, they then dig at the site on the same turn, is that not 2 main actions?
( i get my first comment worked because the artifact allowed them to research)
When you discover a site you also dig there as part of the same action.
Does the lantern item at ua-cam.com/video/uUZIzHeMHig/v-deo.html require also an archeologist to activate a basic dig site?
Nope, you just gain the rewards for the dig site without moving a worker or paying any movement costs.
Red player is really good
Hello Jon, now I'm mega super confused. Well you took 2 actions with the green player by placing both workers and then you did a "purchase card action" so this is a 3rd action. Is that against the rules? You have to perform only 2 actions?! Thanks
You can take far more than 2 actions per round, the only limitation with workers is taking up to 2 worker placement actions on the board. Purchasing a card does not cost a worker.
@JonGetsGames thank you so much for the response. I've also figured myself as I was playing the game wrong. I didn't catch the entire sequence of turn/round.
Wait. You can get the revolver and just pay only one exploration token to take out a guardian? And this can be used repeatedly? At 5VP a guardian, sounds overpowered.
It can be used multiple times, but the game is only 5 rounds long and there is no guarantee you'll get it in your hand even that many times. It's a good card, but there are tons of good cards to choose from.
I just do not like tall, vertical boards like this.... I wish all boards were landscape rather than portrait.
I agree, landscape or modular is the way to go. Only hardcore gamers have the space for a board like this.
this games claps my cheeks.
😲 2nd full playthrough?
I don't understand your question, sorry.
@@JonGetsGames thought you said you had stopped doing these!
@@thegametrainer9004 This is the new type of video I do where I make the tutorial but I don't do the full playthrough. In this video I only played 2/5th of the game.
@@JonGetsGames ah ok, misunderstood
Unfortunately I cannot thumb this video 100 times :(
When you use the idols to get a resource you don't get the points covered. If the slots are unused at the end of the game, then you get the points. Rulebook page 11.
I do believe I taught this correctly, can you point out the time in this video where that didn't seem clear?
Hmm.. Am I the only one around here who is not impressed? Yes, it has a very appealing graphics, but the core is just a mix of deckbuilding and a simple euro, without surprises. Am I wrong? What's the killer features of the game I missed?
Very nice introduction to the game, as always, tho.
I liked the way many cards have immediate impacts on the game, and it's also pretty crunchy when it comes to resource management. You spend lots of things in lots of ways so it's a game that heavily utilizes the planning part of your brain. I wouldn't say there's anything revolutionary here, but it does come together as a fun game from my experience.
It’s so hard to watch this one because you chose to play as green when red was a choice. I might be misremembering, but I thought you were like me and went for red whenever available.
Ha, yeah in general I do. Red and Purple are my preferred colors when playing but I'm now making an effort to change that up in my videos. I remember someone in a live Q&A mentioned they always play green and wished I'd play other colors sometimes so I'm trying to do that more.
@@JonGetsGames yeah, I get that. I was getting the connection because you were using "my" player color, but other people were missing out. It's a little thing, but a good way to take care of your audience.
Thanks again for all the videos.
A small thing, but you missed stating what happens when there's a tie.
The first to reach the temple with the magnifier glass wins, if no one got that far, it remains a tie, no shared victory.