This was a very, very good rules explanation. Rodney took that rulebook and reduced it down to the absolute simplest of terms, hardly a single word wasted. He's a model for all us Rules Lawyers out there ;)
I love the low barrier to entry in this game, don't get me wrond, I love magic and deckbuilding is my favorite part, but I love how $10 dollars plus some counters per person is what's expected from a player to play on the same level as ANYONE else!
FYI, the string of letters and numbers below the QR code is equivalent to the QR code so if you're going to obscure the QR, you should obscure those letters/numbers as well.
Bash Coder If they have it registered under their account, then I wouldn’t be able to use and track the deck at tournaments. It doesn’t do the any good, but some people just do mean things to be mean.
Very excited for this one. It is odd to me that for such a large game mat, they did not incorporate a chain tracker into it. Seems like a missed opportunity.
My wife and I just picked up the game. Excellent tutorial! Thanks so much. 25 years of MTG and my brain was pretty locked into place but two runs of your video loosened it right up. I may have also had a beer.
I am definitely giving this one a buy, for the starter set and the playmat you used. I love the whole idea behind the game, taking a CCG back to its roots where it was about exploring, and about seeing who was the best with what they had. No net decking, no buying the winning cards, just people playing and having fun.
amazing teaching from rob again, had to search the internet and the rules before ending up to the same old place again. Should put a reminder to myself to always ask rob first. Great job.
So happy to see this video. I'm hoping to entice a number of friends to buy in based on the low price point, and your videos always have the most concise and easily understood explanations. Keep up the great work Rodney!
I watched another popular video from a different channel about KeyForge first, and still didn't understand the game at all. Your video is way easier to follow/understand. Thanks!
They probably figured players could use damage tokens for that.Which is what I did if the creature took damage to its armour I would place a damage token right above the armour so I knew how much it had left.
Thanks for this tutorial Rodney. Bought the new two player starter for my son for Christmas and was a bit confused by the rules having never played a game like this before. Luckily found your video and it all makes sense now.
He has a special skill to make his instructions very concise, with only the necessary information and with that information laid out in a logical manner.
I will be playing this game from week one for maybe 2 months because i have a feeling that it will fall flat on its face after that. So before that happens i want to have fun with it. Not expecting too much is key for me.
Well if you just get 1 or 2 decks to test it out there really won't be that much of a risk. That's what I like about this game. The entry level is low and even if you stick with it you don't need to spend 200-1000$ a deck to be competitive
@WatchItPlayed I've been watching you for years and have a creator interview show. Would you be interested in popping on for a chat ? You were one of the few out there doing this well and are my go-to for game tutorials !
@@GamesPlayedBadly Thanks for the kind words. I don't have the time to do this right now (and have been delaying some other invitations due to scheduling, that I need to get to first), but thanks for the invitation!
I heard "use a suitable replacement" and got super excited for a moment. Good to know that there was a time when that was just a phrase, so I suppose I'll have to reign in my excitement for videos released Nov 5 2018 and earlier for now. :D
@@WatchItPlayed My friends & I all had a great time playing and look forward to playing next weekend as well! I went ahead & pre-ordered 10 more decks for release day while I was there.
Wow. I was thinking how much I loved crossing my fingers in magic for a good card. I can't wait to play this and cross my fingers for a whole randomized deck!
To be honest, I kinda like how anime it is. Maybe one day I'll grab a deck and it's the Chosen Deck. "my grandpas deck doesn't have any back cards!" Kind of busted.
They could have included some kind of token that would demonstrate that the armor has been reduced for the rest of the round. Unless you don't fight so often which is unlikely for a game of that genre.
Fights are rarer than you might expect; since you normally can only use creatures of the declared house, you need at least a 2 turns to wind up to a fight without card effects, and only of 1 house.
I think if I play this I will just use damage tokens with armour and put them on that side of the card or upside down. Just keep track of however you like in other words; remove counters in end phase according to armour.
I bought two decks for $10. Just need to proxy some tokens and counters and I should be good to go. Interested to see how it plays, they definitely have some cool and unique mechanics.
Thank you for another great video. Can you please explain,what does it mean , when it says : "each creature". And.. can you attack your own creature? ... Thank you.
Hey there, I would need a specific example, to know what you mean by "each creature". Do you have a time stamp in the video you'd like to ask about? You cannot attack your own creatures.
@@WatchItPlayed for example: " destroy each creature, or , each creature gains ," before fight:exalt this creature". We understand it like each =all..but maybe we are wrong...
@@vikachooverkhovsky786 Vikachoo, while I do my best to answer all rules questions on my videos, I avoid specific card effects, because with all the games I cover, I can't get into that level of detail. For this, you'd want to double check with the publisher directly, or perhaps post a question on Board Game Geek.
I use to play only board games with friends only if they took the time to teach me how to play. My friends taught the rules playing on the go. learning moves an tactical approach. I played 2 to 3 games. If it wasn't because someone taught me the rules I wouldn't play the board game or card game. I could only imagine being fun judging the box art work. About a month ago or two came across this channel & I'm in love with it. Full of good educational knowledge how to play board games, card games. Because of this channel I'm excited to purchase random board game & find out Rodney Smith has a tutorial. I even watch videos in advance an get a taste if I want to purchase board games or card games. Recently bought Yomi it's a really interesting game. Personally I'm tired of yugioh.
Hey, so nice to hear the videos have been helpful as you've been exploring new games! I hope you find many more to have fun with, with family and friends!
Thanks for a very clear and understandable video. FFG should link to it on the game's webpage... Not meaning to nitpick, but in your 'fight' example (9:42), wouldn't both creatures actually NOT get any damage at all? Since the attacker has 'Skirmish', and the attacked creature has 'Elusive'? I get the example and how it would normally work, so the example is still functional, but this still confuses me somewhat (I played my first game just yesterday).
You’re quite right Mark. At that point in the video I was explaining the general principles of combat, absent of special keyword effects - but for those in the know, it would have been better if I had picked a different card for the example (to avoid confusion).
Hi Mr. Smith, Do you think that you could make a review/ how to play of the new battletech game that was released? It looks really awesome but also fairly complex and you are hands down the best rule teacher I know of.
This is awesome rules explanation, with a ditails and nuances. Thank you! Looks like the link in the bio is not working anymore, as Keyforge moved from FFG.
Are you supposed to announce 'check' on every key or just the final one like in the example? since 'check' is a chess term as well, which signals a threat to a loss
The point is to let your opponent know that you will be forging a key at the start of your next turn if they don't do something about it during their turn.
Wow, just when I got this, a Keyforge How To Play is here, clarifying some things for me even more clearly, thanks :D I do have a question though... what is the condition for a creature to be considered to "be in a flank"? Some cards specifically target creatures that are/aren't on a flank. Does there have to be a creature(or creatures) in the middle, for the ones on the far left and far right to be considered to be in a flank, or can it also happen if you for example have only 2 creatures (0 creatures in between).
Yep any creature on the far left or right is on the flank. So if you have 2 creatures, they are both on the flank and if you only have 1 creature it is on a flank as well.
@@NileSings I see.. thanks for clarifying it. So I guess a single creature is considered to occupy both left and the right flank, while 2 creatures occupy those two flanks individually. Well, that's really useful information. Guess we've been playing the game slightly wrong for a while xD
@@IvanSensei88 I was playing a demo game at my LGS with a military vet and he was like "If anyone knows what a flank is, it's me and that isn't what a flank is" so I know it's definitely specific to this game lol!
Being so used to games like Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, and Magic, it's odd seeing a game that is effectively nothing but draft playing if you've never played with the cards/deck/game before. However, on the flipside, I love the uniqueness of the game. It basically means no ditto games or "meta" decks. Everyone has the chance to be good or bad. It all depends on how you use the cards. While some cards STILL might be better, all decks have potential. I respect this.
I play mtg since 1998 but I think I will give it a go since many of my friends started it... At least it doesnt have the noob net decking that everyone with daddy's big pockets can create a 700$+ deck and win.Its fair for everyone
I’m pretty positive it says in the rules that when you use an artifact it’s only destroyed if the text specifies that. Just looking at page 6 in the pdf rulebook available online.
Hello, i like very much your channel, you explain really well and have helped me to understand how to play several games. Have you done or are planing to explain gloomheaven? Im looking forward to see you doing a video about this game.
Stun cards? Where do you get those? Is this something you have to buy extra? And what about counters, chain cards, keys and aember tokens? I didn’t get any of this in my decks. Not even a rule book was included. Was this a packaging glitch? I bought these decks for a cruise and it’s lucky I opened them before going because there is no way we could have actually played the game. I’ve never seen anything like it.
shatnershairpiece There is a starter set (which is used in this video) that includes the tokens and components you are referring to. Individual decks do not contain those components. The full rules are online for free as a PDF (they keep it updated as changes come out). When I first played the game and only had decks, I used dice and tokens for the other elements.
Hey! You're my wife and I's favorite at explaining board games. We're picking up Eldritch Horror and are curious as to if you've covered this. If so, I can't seem to find it! Can you point me in the right direction or show us this one? Thanks!
is the base game necessary to play for a beginner or is the online rulebook and 2 decks perfectly fine for someone who has never played this game before? Also if you buy a deck do you know what houses you are getting before you open it or is it always a blind deck with 3 random houses?
Two decks and the rule book is plenty. That's all I had for the first two months, before the starter set released. We would use dice for the damage, amber, etc. You do not know what houses are in the deck when you purchase it.
@@WatchItPlayed Awesome, thanks a lot for the reply and also i LOVE the channel. I just discovered it yesterday and already liking everything I have seen so far :D
I know it should not bother me to much it just using that batdrone to show how fight works when it have an ability to not take damage during combat but you put damage on it.
@@WatchItPlayed ya same here i understand frist is getting the understanding of the rules and you have to use what you have out. Great like always and looking forward to keyforge i pre order the starter box already.
@@speedwaygamer Actually, being hit once already wouldn't change things. This creature just doesn't take damage when it fights. To hurt a creature with Skirmish, you either need to be the one initiating a fight against it, or deal damage to it some other way.
@@speedwaygamer ya those pesty weak monsters must of been like that one shadow clan monster who when dead return to hand so it had to fight once to leave.
So you have one of the decks Im looking for to get my family playing. Slaughter, Druid of Dust! (for my mother lol) (figure if the decks have there names then its a better shot)
Two questions if I may: 1) Is the Mulligan action only allowed during setup or do you have this option every turn? 2) In phase 1 can I pick one of my three houses/factions if I do not have any of thats house factions in my hand?
1) Just during that initial opening hand. 2) I would have said "any" house, except that I believe an update to the rules has released that says you can only declare one of your 3 own houses.
This game looks fun and refreshing. And the best part is that it doesn't look like a pay you win game where you always have to buy new cards if you want to keep your deck viable!
Quick question are constant effects available to both players or the player who owns the card? Example constant effect on house shadow customs office #285 and speed sigil #293.
Just a quick question Rodney, when you bring a card into play and it is exhausted do you not do the PLAY action until the next turn or do you do it immediately even if the card is exhausted?
Rodney, you are the best. I have a very specific question. In the situation where I play the fogbank action card from Untamed and my opponent has the follow the leader action card from Brohbar in the next turn, can he use the action to attack me or does the fogbank cancel that ability? We're just beginning and trying to understand these kinds of conflicting situations. Any guidance is greatly appreciated!
Hey Michelle, thanks for the kind words! As much as I try to answer every question on all my videos, I avoid once about specific cards and interactions, as that's more than I can manage as one person across all these games. That said, you can often get help by posting on the BoardGameGeek forums. I would recommend detailing the exact wording of the effect when posting your question, as it will help people answer, who don't have those specific cards in front of them at the time. All the best!
Hello Michelle. I'm three months late, but better now than never I guess. When you're looking for answers regarding specific game situations, it's always helpful to include the text effects of those cards, so that even the people who are familiar with the rules, but not fully familiar with all the card effecta can give you an answer. Well regardless, let's have a look at those two cards: "Fogbank" Play: Your opponent cannot use creatures to fight on their next turn. "Follow the Leader" Play: For the remainder of the turn, each friendly creature may fight. In the CCG world, restrictions usually overrule the possibilities, and this game isn't an exception. "May" just allows you to perform an attack with each creature if you want to (Even if it's not from the Active House you've chosen), however - the previous effect that restricts attacks is in use, and it basically cancels out any possibilities of launching an attack that turn. So, no.. the Brobnar player unfortunately would not be able to attack at all, even if he used Follow The Leader card. If you need more clarification, here's en exempt from the rulebook: CANNOT VS MUST/MAY, CANNOT VS PERMISSIVE If two card effects are simultaneously instructing a player that they “cannot” do something and that they “must” or “may” do the same thing, the “cannot” effect takes precedence. _Example: Anna controls a Pitlord (COTA 093) which reads “While Pitlord is in play you must choose Dis as your active house.” On their next turn Anna’s opponent plays Restringuntus (COTA 094) which reads “Play: Choose a house. Your opponent cannot choose that house as their active house until Restringuntus leaves play.” and chooses Dis for its ability. On Anna’s next turn, she both must and cannot choose Dis, but because cannot takes precedence over must, she only cannot choose Dis and must choose one of her other houses instead._ Hope it helps :D
So here is a question. So, if I am primarily playing this game with my daughter, should we stay exclusive to the decks we play/register? In other words, is it OK to play with each other's decks, or was KeyForge designed so that people should solely play with their own decks? Thanks as always Rodney, hope to talk to you at Spring BGGC in Dallas or better yet, join us in a game of TI4:D
Hey Baylor, you can totally trade decks back and forth! There are a variety of ways to play, and some includes formats where players do exactly that. But really, the main thing is - they are yours to enjoy however you like. Here are some officially proposed formats: images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/09/42/0942d306-fb64-4aec-a98b-0827da385dfe/kf_formats_and_variants.pdf
I generally avoid answering questions on specific card effects (requires a level of involvement in the game which I just can't assume as someone not with the company). My sense is that it affects everyone, (because the card text tends to be pretty specific in this game, when it intends to be specific) but do not take that as an official answer.
To reinforce what Rodney is saying specifically involving this example, the card called Iron Obelisk reads "Your opponent’s keys cost +1[aember] for each friendly damaged Brobnar creature." Given the specification for opponents keys on Iron Obelisk, unless there was a large mistake in one or both of the text on these cards, Titan Mechanic should affect both players.
@@ishanshadeslayer using MTG logic a friendly creature is one that you control, so the effect would be an increase in amber cost to your opponent for each damaged creature you control
I Love your videos Rodney. You are awesome with tell every rule and other thing so good work. But I have one question. If I have only logos in my hand at a start of a round can I play every card if I choice the logo as my aktiv house if so do I need to have some kind of requirements to activate all?
Thanks for the kind words. If you have all of one faction in your hand, then you can pick that faction and play all of those cards. In your question, you then say "activate all". I don't know exactly what you mean by activate all, but basically, once you pick a house, you can do everything you want to with that house (play it's cards, use effects, discard those cards). Just remember that creatures and artifacts come into play exhausted, so if you just played those cards, you can't then use them right away - you'll have to wait until they are readied.
Ah, good. A group of friends and I who usually do a secret Santa split on a box of this so that we are each buying each other two decks. We are going to play a little tournament with one deck and use the results for picking the second deck (by only looking at the houses, to keep the surprise). I'll pass this along to them so that they can learn the rules, thanks.
@@WatchItPlayed coming from magic it feels weird to not spend hours crafting a deck. I mean. Nothing stops you from building any deck with singles for kitchen table play
Maybe I missed it but does combat act like in magic where the defender picks who will block the attack? Also what is the point of attacking if all you want is to generate tokens to forge a key?
Hey Dragora, you'll find an index in the description of the video that will take you to the various sections you might have questions about. here is the section on fighting: ua-cam.com/video/yUJTn35nCMA/v-deo.html While you will often want to Reap, sometimes you'll also want to attack an opponents creatures because they may have powerful abilities that are giving your opponent an advantage while they are in play. You may also have certain Fight Effects that you want to trigger on your cards. Or, you may simply want to reduce the number of creatures your opponent has to reap with.
Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there. You'll find an index in the description to help you find the section you might be looking for.
So, when you choose your active house (dis), but say you have another card from a different house (shadows) on the field, say an artifact "Speed Sigil" that says: "the first creature played each turn enters play ready." does the speed sigil's affect still work when I play a creature even though it is from a different (non-active) house? If so, would this work for upgrades and creatures, too? For example: If you had the Hayyel the Marchant card which says: "Each time you play an artifact, gain an aember" in play, but at the start of your turn chose a different house, would Hayyel's ability still work? Thanks!
Speed Sigil works no matter which house is active because it doesn't have a keyword in front of it's action. This is a constant ability. Also, don't forget that it says the first creature of "each turn" gets the benefit (meaning this triggers during your opponents turn as well). The same applies to Hayyel the Merchant, because it's a constant ability. Hope that helps!
I personally feel like step 3 should work like this Player 1 can play/discard 1 card Player 2 can play/discard up to 2 cards Player 1 can play/discard up to 3 cards etc... This way it doesn't end up with situations where because player 2 can play his hand on his first turn and player one can't ... player one can theroetically end up with an effective 12 card disadvantage if the stars align... (and that's assuming player 2 doesn't draw cards of the same house because ... that can get exponential fast) and likewise it then stops player 1 from just ending up playing hand on his turn two... in other words you can only get massive 15 card combos on turn 15...
@@WatchItPlayedThis is true- but posting it here also gives the idea to other players if they feel player 2 gets a huge advantage (which may or may not be the case as is)
I have a question. Some cards give your creatures +1 power for example. Then you take a power status card and put it under it. But other cards (Zyzzix the many) gets 3 "+1 power counters" when you archive a card. What are power counters??? Is it the same thing?
I seem to have seen a lot of Hype around this game but am unsure why, either way the random starter sounds pretty interesting, made me curious for sure.
Finally, a video tutorial on Keyforge that does not assume the player knows how to play other CCG style games. THANK YOU!
You;re welcome Paul - glad you liked this approach!
While prior knowledge certainly helps, it's definitely a breath of fresh air to hear it explained from scratch.
I consider your "How to Play" videos an invaluable resource to the gaming community, thank you for putting out another quality video.
Very kind of you to say John, thank you!
This was a very, very good rules explanation. Rodney took that rulebook and reduced it down to the absolute simplest of terms, hardly a single word wasted. He's a model for all us Rules Lawyers out there ;)
Thank you kindly RR, glad you liked it!
I love the low barrier to entry in this game, don't get me wrond, I love magic and deckbuilding is my favorite part, but I love how $10 dollars plus some counters per person is what's expected from a player to play on the same level as ANYONE else!
FYI, the string of letters and numbers below the QR code is equivalent to the QR code so if you're going to obscure the QR, you should obscure those letters/numbers as well.
Ha! Good point. Ah well. Hopefully people will do the right thing by me here.
What could anyone even do with the QR code if they got one? See which cards are in your deck?
Bash Coder If they have it registered under their account, then I wouldn’t be able to use and track the deck at tournaments. It doesn’t do the any good, but some people just do mean things to be mean.
@@bashcoder If deck is registered you can serach it by its name and you can share somebody thelink to view it
@@bashcoder www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/137d2d71-bb39-471f-88a8-cf90f22d5ddf www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/62ac3510-75dd-4a70-a3d1-f66ac1b802b9 Both already registered.
Very excited for this one. It is odd to me that for such a large game mat, they did not incorporate a chain tracker into it. Seems like a missed opportunity.
Loud and clear. This is the best video I ever watched for learning how to play Keyforge. Thanks Rodney. Your How to play are the best.
Thanks so much Manuel!
No one does these better than you do. Thanks for all the times I’ve used these videos. I’m a collector so it’s a lot lol
So glad you've found them helpful Mike!
My wife and I just picked up the game. Excellent tutorial! Thanks so much.
25 years of MTG and my brain was pretty locked into place but two runs of your video loosened it right up.
I may have also had a beer.
That'll do the trick :)
I am definitely giving this one a buy, for the starter set and the playmat you used. I love the whole idea behind the game, taking a CCG back to its roots where it was about exploring, and about seeing who was the best with what they had. No net decking, no buying the winning cards, just people playing and having fun.
It's not really fun getting steam-rolled by a deck that's far superior to your's.
amazing teaching from rob again, had to search the internet and the rules before ending up to the same old place again. Should put a reminder to myself to always ask rob first. Great job.
And don't forget, you can also subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to get notifications of when we post new videos.
Cheers. -Rodney
Thank you for this explaining, I just got 2 decks yesterday, I was attracted to the game by it's unique deck mechanic
I hope you have a good time playing!
So happy to see this video. I'm hoping to entice a number of friends to buy in based on the low price point, and your videos always have the most concise and easily understood explanations. Keep up the great work Rodney!
Thanks so much for the kind words - I hope you and your friends have a great time playing!
I watched another popular video from a different channel about KeyForge first, and still didn't understand the game at all.
Your video is way easier to follow/understand. Thanks!
So glad it was helpful - I hope you have a great time playing!
For us the biggest issue is the tracking of Armor. They could have included armor tracking tokens as well.
They probably figured players could use damage tokens for that.Which is what I did if the creature took damage to its armour I would place a damage token right above the armour so I knew how much it had left.
Finally got my starter set. Thanks again for the very clear rules explanation and saving me from all the work so there's more time to play!
My pleasure - I hope you have a great time playing!
Thank you for doing this game Rodney! Now I have a much better chance in getting my family to play it :D
Your channel has grown and evolved so we'll. Congrats on all your success and thank you for such wonderful content.
Thank YOU for leaving such a kind comment! Glad to have you with us :)
Thanks for this tutorial Rodney. Bought the new two player starter for my son for Christmas and was a bit confused by the rules having never played a game like this before. Luckily found your video and it all makes sense now.
So glad this was helpful. I hope you have many enjoyable matches together!
Rodney, it's awesome and inspiring to see how far you've come with your amazing videos. You're the man!
Thanks so much Jonesy - that means a lot!
Rodney, you’re simply the best. I can’t wait to play this and I love you for making the rules simple to understand. ❤️
You are too kind Joe - glad you enjoyed the video!
I saw many previews but I only understood the game when Rodney explained it.
That's because only the power of Rodney can make games understandable.
Emile Rodney is the best in the business!!!
He does do a very good job of making things understandable.
I still don't understand.
He has a special skill to make his instructions very concise, with only the necessary information and with that information laid out in a logical manner.
Just played this game for the first time at a Meetup; this video helped a ton, and I liked it.
Very glad you enjoyed both the video and the game!
I just found out about this game last night and I'm beyond stoked to start playing
Hope you have a great time with it!
How can anyone ever give this man a thumbs down???? I just don't get it!
Some people don't like the game, or they just don't like me. It's okay. As long as most of you are enjoying, than I'm on the right track hopefully!
I am purposely diving in headfirst to either fall completely in love or have my heart utterly broken by this game.
I hope it's the former for you!
Same!
I will be playing this game from week one for maybe 2 months because i have a feeling that it will fall flat on its face after that. So before that happens i want to have fun with it.
Not expecting too much is key for me.
Well if you just get 1 or 2 decks to test it out there really won't be that much of a risk. That's what I like about this game. The entry level is low and even if you stick with it you don't need to spend 200-1000$ a deck to be competitive
Ain’t that the truth I saw a $3k mtg commander deck get slaughtered by a deck made of leftovers
We just picked up a starter set at GenCon this year and were a bit baffled by the tutorial they have. This made complete sense! Thanks again !
So glad to know this was helpful! Have fun playing :)
@WatchItPlayed I've been watching you for years and have a creator interview show. Would you be interested in popping on for a chat ? You were one of the few out there doing this well and are my go-to for game tutorials !
@@GamesPlayedBadly Thanks for the kind words. I don't have the time to do this right now (and have been delaying some other invitations due to scheduling, that I need to get to first), but thanks for the invitation!
Great instructional video! Everything is explained as clearly as I could imagine. Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words!
Great job, Rodney. We don’t do a lot of card games anymore. MTG sort of supersaturated us. But the video was awesome as usual!
Thanks for checking it out!
Thanks for the easy to follow instructional videos man. Paper instructions can be confusing. Keep it up!
You’re very welcome - glad it was helpful!
THIS IS THE VIDEO WE WERE ALL WAITING FOR! YES! YES!
Thanks for your patience :)
I heard "use a suitable replacement" and got super excited for a moment. Good to know that there was a time when that was just a phrase, so I suppose I'll have to reign in my excitement for videos released Nov 5 2018 and earlier for now. :D
Ha! I'm afraid so :)
Nice demo! I'm looking forward to diving in head first on this game! Seems like a fun game to play with friends.
Hope you all have a great time with it!
@@WatchItPlayed My friends & I all had a great time playing and look forward to playing next weekend as well! I went ahead & pre-ordered 10 more decks for release day while I was there.
Wow. I was thinking how much I loved crossing my fingers in magic for a good card. I can't wait to play this and cross my fingers for a whole randomized deck!
To be honest, I kinda like how anime it is. Maybe one day I'll grab a deck and it's the Chosen Deck. "my grandpas deck doesn't have any back cards!" Kind of busted.
Ha!
“The color of the key doesn’t matter”
The Red Baron- “am I a joke to you?”
12:55 “Dis house” haha Rodney, you cheeky bastard. 😂
The art reminds me a lot of the MMORPG "WildStar", which I really like.
Thanks for checking it out Nina!
They could have included some kind of token that would demonstrate that the armor has been reduced for the rest of the round. Unless you don't fight so often which is unlikely for a game of that genre.
Fights are rarer than you might expect; since you normally can only use creatures of the declared house, you need at least a 2 turns to wind up to a fight without card effects, and only of 1 house.
I immediately thought this was the fighting bit was explained.
I think if I play this I will just use damage tokens with armour and put them on that side of the card or upside down. Just keep track of however you like in other words; remove counters in end phase according to armour.
Rodney, you are a master. Great video
Thanks so much! I appreciate that!
You are consistently the best.
Thank you kindly.
Thank you for another great rules video. I can't wait to buy a KeyForge starter pack and get playing... :)
Not too much longer to wait now - thanks for watching!
Me and my friends are obsessed with this right now. Our personal collections of decks are getting a little ridiculous.
I am surprised how much I am liking the look of this.
Well then, I'm glad you checked it out!
I bought two decks for $10. Just need to proxy some tokens and counters and I should be good to go. Interested to see how it plays, they definitely have some cool and unique mechanics.
I hope you have a great time with it!
I CANT WAIT TO GET THIS!!!!
Thank you for another great video. Can you please explain,what does it mean , when it says : "each creature". And.. can you attack your own creature? ... Thank you.
Hey there, I would need a specific example, to know what you mean by "each creature". Do you have a time stamp in the video you'd like to ask about?
You cannot attack your own creatures.
@@WatchItPlayed for example: " destroy each creature, or , each creature gains ," before fight:exalt this creature". We understand it like each =all..but maybe we are wrong...
@@vikachooverkhovsky786 Vikachoo, while I do my best to answer all rules questions on my videos, I avoid specific card effects, because with all the games I cover, I can't get into that level of detail. For this, you'd want to double check with the publisher directly, or perhaps post a question on Board Game Geek.
Woohoo! Sylvester Ribald Cove Nurse, got me my first victory in my first ever KeyForge game over Rock the Disconcertingly Average!
We don’t talk about that!
Congratulations.
I use to play only board games with friends only if they took the time to teach me how to play. My friends taught the rules playing on the go. learning moves an tactical approach. I played 2 to 3 games. If it wasn't because someone taught me the rules I wouldn't play the board game or card game. I could only imagine being fun judging the box art work. About a month ago or two came across this channel & I'm in love with it. Full of good educational knowledge how to play board games, card games. Because of this channel I'm excited to purchase random board game & find out Rodney Smith has a tutorial. I even watch videos in advance an get a taste if I want to purchase board games or card games. Recently bought Yomi it's a really interesting game. Personally I'm tired of yugioh.
Hey, so nice to hear the videos have been helpful as you've been exploring new games! I hope you find many more to have fun with, with family and friends!
I'll have to take a look at this!
Thanks for a very clear and understandable video. FFG should link to it on the game's webpage...
Not meaning to nitpick, but in your 'fight' example (9:42), wouldn't both creatures actually NOT get any damage at all? Since the attacker has 'Skirmish', and the attacked creature has 'Elusive'? I get the example and how it would normally work, so the example is still functional, but this still confuses me somewhat (I played my first game just yesterday).
You’re quite right Mark. At that point in the video I was explaining the general principles of combat, absent of special keyword effects - but for those in the know, it would have been better if I had picked a different card for the example (to avoid confusion).
Hi Mr. Smith,
Do you think that you could make a review/ how to play of the new battletech game that was released? It looks really awesome but also fairly complex and you are hands down the best rule teacher I know of.
Thanks for the interest! I talk a bit about that here: ua-cam.com/video/EdtDuvIUa6A/v-deo.html&t=342
Really clear, Mr Smith, as usual! Merci beaucoup!
Glad you enjoyed!
This is awesome rules explanation, with a ditails and nuances. Thank you!
Looks like the link in the bio is not working anymore, as Keyforge moved from FFG.
Thanks for the heads up about the link - I've updated it!
Looks fun and the artstyle looks alot like the mmorpg Wildstar
This vid was great, thank you!
You're very welcome!
Are you supposed to announce 'check' on every key or just the final one like in the example? since 'check' is a chess term as well, which signals a threat to a loss
On each key.
On every key according to game manual.
The point is to let your opponent know that you will be forging a key at the start of your next turn if they don't do something about it during their turn.
Wow, just when I got this, a Keyforge How To Play is here, clarifying some things for me even more clearly, thanks :D
I do have a question though... what is the condition for a creature to be considered to "be in a flank"? Some cards specifically target creatures that are/aren't on a flank.
Does there have to be a creature(or creatures) in the middle, for the ones on the far left and far right to be considered to be in a flank, or can it also happen if you for example have only 2 creatures (0 creatures in between).
Yep any creature on the far left or right is on the flank. So if you have 2 creatures, they are both on the flank and if you only have 1 creature it is on a flank as well.
@@NileSings I see.. thanks for clarifying it. So I guess a single creature is considered to occupy both left and the right flank, while 2 creatures occupy those two flanks individually. Well, that's really useful information. Guess we've been playing the game slightly wrong for a while xD
@@IvanSensei88 I was playing a demo game at my LGS with a military vet and he was like "If anyone knows what a flank is, it's me and that isn't what a flank is" so I know it's definitely specific to this game lol!
@@NileSings hahahahahahah good one xD Yeah, this is a Keyforge Flank.. not to be mistaken with a military one xD
Thanks to NileSings for the assist!
Being so used to games like Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, and Magic, it's odd seeing a game that is effectively nothing but draft playing if you've never played with the cards/deck/game before. However, on the flipside, I love the uniqueness of the game. It basically means no ditto games or "meta" decks. Everyone has the chance to be good or bad. It all depends on how you use the cards. While some cards STILL might be better, all decks have potential. I respect this.
Yes, they are definitely going for a different approach to these styles of games here.
Very well explained, as usual...
Thank you kindly Daniele!
I play mtg since 1998 but I think I will give it a go since many of my friends started it... At least it doesnt have the noob net decking that everyone with daddy's big pockets can create a 700$+ deck and win.Its fair for everyone
You're the best, Rodney.
So glad you enjoyed!
As usual, freaking good explanation ! Thanks a lot.
You’re very welcome, thanks for checking this out!
I’m pretty positive it says in the rules that when you use an artifact it’s only destroyed if the text specifies that. Just looking at page 6 in the pdf rulebook available online.
I’m not sure why you’re mentioning that though - did you find something in the video that said otherwise? Do you have a time stamp?
Hello, i like very much your channel, you explain really well and have helped me to understand how to play several games. Have you done or are planing to explain gloomheaven? Im looking forward to see you doing a video about this game.
Thanks for the kind words Arturo. I don’t pre-announce games I might cover, as my schedule can change.
Stun cards? Where do you get those? Is this something you have to buy extra? And what about counters, chain cards, keys and aember tokens? I didn’t get any of this in my decks. Not even a rule book was included. Was this a packaging glitch? I bought these decks for a cruise and it’s lucky I opened them before going because there is no way we could have actually played the game. I’ve never seen anything like it.
shatnershairpiece There is a starter set (which is used in this video) that includes the tokens and components you are referring to. Individual decks do not contain those components. The full rules are online for free as a PDF (they keep it updated as changes come out). When I first played the game and only had decks, I used dice and tokens for the other elements.
Hey! You're my wife and I's favorite at explaining board games. We're picking up Eldritch Horror and are curious as to if you've covered this. If so, I can't seem to find it! Can you point me in the right direction or show us this one? Thanks!
Glad you're both enjoying the series Adam. Haven't covered that one.
15:30 Dis-card piles :P
Thanks for explaining
is the base game necessary to play for a beginner or is the online rulebook and 2 decks perfectly fine for someone who has never played this game before? Also if you buy a deck do you know what houses you are getting before you open it or is it always a blind deck with 3 random houses?
Two decks and the rule book is plenty. That's all I had for the first two months, before the starter set released. We would use dice for the damage, amber, etc.
You do not know what houses are in the deck when you purchase it.
@@WatchItPlayed Awesome, thanks a lot for the reply and also i LOVE the channel. I just discovered it yesterday and already liking everything I have seen so far :D
@@A3sth3tik Ah, very kind of you to say - great to have you here!
Please PLEASE do a playthough of a keyforge game or two Rodney
We'll see :)
I know it should not bother me to much it just using that batdrone to show how fight works when it have an ability to not take damage during combat but you put damage on it.
An understandable frustration - I was focused more on the basics of combat, but you are certainly correct.
@@WatchItPlayed ya same here i understand frist is getting the understanding of the rules and you have to use what you have out. Great like always and looking forward to keyforge i pre order the starter box already.
maybe it had already been hit once this turn . It was a snapshot . ( I had to justify it in my head as it irked me too lol)
@@speedwaygamer Actually, being hit once already wouldn't change things. This creature just doesn't take damage when it fights. To hurt a creature with Skirmish, you either need to be the one initiating a fight against it, or deal damage to it some other way.
@@speedwaygamer ya those pesty weak monsters must of been like that one shadow clan monster who when dead return to hand so it had to fight once to leave.
I’m super excited for Keyforge!
Thanks for swinging by to check out the video!
great intro.
thanks for all the work.
You're very welcome - have fun playing!
Clearly explained. Thanks!
You're very welcome!
So you have one of the decks Im looking for to get my family playing. Slaughter, Druid of Dust! (for my mother lol) (figure if the decks have there names then its a better shot)
Two questions if I may:
1) Is the Mulligan action only allowed during setup or do you have this option every turn?
2) In phase 1 can I pick one of my three houses/factions if I do not have any of thats house factions in my hand?
Ps.Thanks for this video. For sure the best video on the net to learn this game.
1) Just during that initial opening hand.
2) I would have said "any" house, except that I believe an update to the rules has released that says you can only declare one of your 3 own houses.
This game looks fun and refreshing. And the best part is that it doesn't look like a pay you win game where you always have to buy new cards if you want to keep your deck viable!
Thanks for checking the video out!
This games looks very interesting
Thanks for checking it out!
Quick question are constant effects available to both players or the player who owns the card? Example constant effect on house shadow customs office #285 and speed sigil #293.
If the effect doesn't specify a specific player, then it affects all players.
Just a quick question Rodney, when you bring a card into play and it is exhausted do you not do the PLAY action until the next turn or do you do it immediately even if the card is exhausted?
You perform the Play action right away. Even though it comes into play exhausted, its play effect still occurs as it comes into play.
Taking heavy inspiration from MTG is a surprisingly good move! Game looks fun and the random deck aspect is interesting to say the least.
Is it an inspiration when it was made by Richard Garfield? You know the person who made MTG.
@@fuzesidaniel1701 I mean it technically is. He also made Bunny Kingdom and King of New Tokyo and those definitely were not inspired by MTG.
Rodney, you are the best. I have a very specific question. In the situation where I play the fogbank action card from Untamed and my opponent has the follow the leader action card from Brohbar in the next turn, can he use the action to attack me or does the fogbank cancel that ability? We're just beginning and trying to understand these kinds of conflicting situations. Any guidance is greatly appreciated!
Hey Michelle, thanks for the kind words! As much as I try to answer every question on all my videos, I avoid once about specific cards and interactions, as that's more than I can manage as one person across all these games. That said, you can often get help by posting on the BoardGameGeek forums. I would recommend detailing the exact wording of the effect when posting your question, as it will help people answer, who don't have those specific cards in front of them at the time. All the best!
Hello Michelle. I'm three months late, but better now than never I guess. When you're looking for answers regarding specific game situations, it's always helpful to include the text effects of those cards, so that even the people who are familiar with the rules, but not fully familiar with all the card effecta can give you an answer. Well regardless, let's have a look at those two cards:
"Fogbank"
Play: Your opponent cannot use creatures to fight on their next turn.
"Follow the Leader"
Play: For the remainder of the turn, each friendly creature may fight.
In the CCG world, restrictions usually overrule the possibilities, and this game isn't an exception. "May" just allows you to perform an attack with each creature if you want to (Even if it's not from the Active House you've chosen), however - the previous effect that restricts attacks is in use, and it basically cancels out any possibilities of launching an attack that turn.
So, no.. the Brobnar player unfortunately would not be able to attack at all, even if he used Follow The Leader card.
If you need more clarification, here's en exempt from the rulebook:
CANNOT VS MUST/MAY, CANNOT VS PERMISSIVE
If two card effects are simultaneously instructing a player that they “cannot” do something and that they “must” or “may” do the same thing, the “cannot” effect takes precedence.
_Example: Anna controls a Pitlord (COTA 093) which reads “While Pitlord is in play you must choose Dis as your active house.” On their next turn Anna’s opponent plays Restringuntus (COTA 094) which reads “Play: Choose a house. Your opponent cannot choose that house as their active house until Restringuntus leaves play.” and chooses Dis for its ability. On Anna’s next turn, she both must and cannot choose Dis, but because cannot takes precedence over must, she only cannot choose Dis and must choose one of her other houses instead._
Hope it helps :D
I think I might have found a new card game for my girlfriend I to play. This video was very helpful.
Very glad to hear it Rodger!
@@WatchItPlayed it looks way easier to play versus The Legend of The Five Rings that FFG has.
So here is a question. So, if I am primarily playing this game with my daughter, should we stay exclusive to the decks we play/register? In other words, is it OK to play with each other's decks, or was KeyForge designed so that people should solely play with their own decks?
Thanks as always Rodney, hope to talk to you at Spring BGGC in Dallas or better yet, join us in a game of TI4:D
Hey Baylor, you can totally trade decks back and forth! There are a variety of ways to play, and some includes formats where players do exactly that. But really, the main thing is - they are yours to enjoy however you like.
Here are some officially proposed formats: images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/09/42/0942d306-fb64-4aec-a98b-0827da385dfe/kf_formats_and_variants.pdf
is the Titan Mechanic trait effect both of the players keys? or just the player who control it?
I generally avoid answering questions on specific card effects (requires a level of involvement in the game which I just can't assume as someone not with the company). My sense is that it affects everyone, (because the card text tends to be pretty specific in this game, when it intends to be specific) but do not take that as an official answer.
To reinforce what Rodney is saying specifically involving this example, the card called Iron Obelisk reads "Your opponent’s keys cost +1[aember] for each friendly damaged Brobnar creature." Given the specification for opponents keys on Iron Obelisk, unless there was a large mistake in one or both of the text on these cards, Titan Mechanic should affect both players.
@@ishanshadeslayer using MTG logic a friendly creature is one that you control, so the effect would be an increase in amber cost to your opponent for each damaged creature you control
Hey Rodney, thanks for the video! Do you mind sharing what camera + lens(es) are you using? Thanks!
Lumix GH5 with GH4 kit lens.
@@WatchItPlayed Thanks a lot. One last question, what about the lavalier/lapel mic?
@@Multipotentialist Sennheisers (but I forget which model off the top of my head).
Are you going to do a gameplay of this
I avoid pre-announcing (but yes).
These are my thoughts right now "YES!"
Thanks for the great video!
Thanks for the great comment! :)
amazing video!!! congrats
Glad you enjoyed!
I Love your videos Rodney. You are awesome with tell every rule and other thing so good work.
But I have one question.
If I have only logos in my hand at a start of a round can I play every card if I choice the logo as my aktiv house if so do I need to have some kind of requirements to activate all?
Thanks for the kind words. If you have all of one faction in your hand, then you can pick that faction and play all of those cards.
In your question, you then say "activate all". I don't know exactly what you mean by activate all, but basically, once you pick a house, you can do everything you want to with that house (play it's cards, use effects, discard those cards). Just remember that creatures and artifacts come into play exhausted, so if you just played those cards, you can't then use them right away - you'll have to wait until they are readied.
I maybe used the wrong word. But I got the answer what I needed so thank you and continue with the good work 👍👏
Ah, good. A group of friends and I who usually do a secret Santa split on a box of this so that we are each buying each other two decks. We are going to play a little tournament with one deck and use the results for picking the second deck (by only looking at the houses, to keep the surprise).
I'll pass this along to them so that they can learn the rules, thanks.
Hey, that sounds like a cool way to use a box! Glad the video will help.
Gosh that sounds fun!
@@WatchItPlayed coming from magic it feels weird to not spend hours crafting a deck. I mean. Nothing stops you from building any deck with singles for kitchen table play
@@zanerich9460 Nope, nothing stops you at all. That's the freedom of board games. Once you buy, you can do anything you like!
Maybe I missed it but does combat act like in magic where the defender picks who will block the attack? Also what is the point of attacking if all you want is to generate tokens to forge a key?
Hey Dragora, you'll find an index in the description of the video that will take you to the various sections you might have questions about. here is the section on fighting: ua-cam.com/video/yUJTn35nCMA/v-deo.html
While you will often want to Reap, sometimes you'll also want to attack an opponents creatures because they may have powerful abilities that are giving your opponent an advantage while they are in play. You may also have certain Fight Effects that you want to trigger on your cards. Or, you may simply want to reduce the number of creatures your opponent has to reap with.
How does being stunned and exhausted work? Example the card Bigtwig can reap: stun and exhaust a creature.
Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there. You'll find an index in the description to help you find the section you might be looking for.
Hey are you guys going to cover Teotihuacan?
We avoid announcing games we might feature because the schedule can change and I don't like to disappoint.
@@WatchItPlayed Interesting. Thank you for the reply
So, when you choose your active house (dis), but say you have another card from a different house (shadows) on the field, say an artifact "Speed Sigil" that says: "the first creature played each turn enters play ready." does the speed sigil's affect still work when I play a creature even though it is from a different (non-active) house? If so, would this work for upgrades and creatures, too? For example: If you had the Hayyel the Marchant card which says: "Each time you play an artifact, gain an aember" in play, but at the start of your turn chose a different house, would Hayyel's ability still work? Thanks!
Speed Sigil works no matter which house is active because it doesn't have a keyword in front of it's action. This is a constant ability. Also, don't forget that it says the first creature of "each turn" gets the benefit (meaning this triggers during your opponents turn as well).
The same applies to Hayyel the Merchant, because it's a constant ability.
Hope that helps!
I personally feel like step 3 should work like this
Player 1 can play/discard 1 card
Player 2 can play/discard up to 2 cards
Player 1 can play/discard up to 3 cards
etc...
This way it doesn't end up with situations where because player 2 can play his hand on his first turn and player one can't ... player one can theroetically end up with an effective 12 card disadvantage if the stars align... (and that's assuming player 2 doesn't draw cards of the same house because ... that can get exponential fast) and likewise it then stops player 1 from just ending up playing hand on his turn two...
in other words you can only get massive 15 card combos on turn 15...
The beauty of tabletop gaming is that you can always make your own house rules and try it out! Thanks for checking out the video.
@@WatchItPlayedThis is true- but posting it here also gives the idea to other players if they feel player 2 gets a huge advantage (which may or may not be the case as is)
I have a question. Some cards give your creatures +1 power for example. Then you take a power status card and put it under it. But other cards (Zyzzix the many) gets 3 "+1 power counters" when you archive a card. What are power counters??? Is it the same thing?
Yes.
Thank you. Thats all I needed to know. Very clear video!
When being attacked by the active player, will the non-active player's creature fight status trigger (if it survives)?
Nope.
I seem to have seen a lot of Hype around this game but am unsure why, either way the random starter sounds pretty interesting, made me curious for sure.
Did you get a chance to try this one out?
Hello Rodney, can you reap twice when a card also has that ability?
Nope. The effect is not a separate action - it's something that "also" happens when you reap.
Thanks Rodney. I can't wait to play this. Greatings from The Netherlands! 😁