BattleCON - How To Play
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- In this video, we're going to learn how to play BattleCON! If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to post them in the UA-cam comments below.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:47 - The Setup
04:46 - Game Objective and Overview
05:21 - Creating An Attack Pair
05:38 - The Ante
07:03 - Revealing Your Attack Pairs
07:37 - Checking For Priority
07:56 - Tied Priorities (Clashing)
08:45 - Active vs. Reactive Player
08:53 - Start Of Beat
09:19 - Active Player Attack
09:22 - Before Activating Effects
09:47 - Optional and Compulsory Effects
10:05 - Checking For Range
10:38 - Stats With "N/A"
10:46 - Stats With An "X"
11:20 - On Hit Effects
11:35 - Character Unique Abilities
11:56 - The Damage Of An Attack
12:07 - Checking For Soak
12:42 - Assigning Damage
13:13 - Token Limitations
13:23 - On Damage Effects
13:45 - Stunning An Opponent
13:52 - Stun Guard
15:07 - Losing All Your Life
15:17 - After Activating Effects
15:35 - Reactive Attacks
16:55 - Recycling
16:59 - End Of Beat Effects
18:18 - Details Of Movement
20:07 - Losing Life
20:25 - "Is Stunned" Effects
20:32 - "Stun Immunity" Effects
20:41 - The Various Game Pieces
22:09 - The Special Action Card
25:25 - Conclusion
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Picked this up nine years later at my local game store in an auction for $20. Thank you for a fantastic breakdown of the rules!
Great deal you got - have a wonderful time playing!
I'm impressed with how thorough this explanation is. Seriously impressed. Also the production value and audio quality is excellent. This show should get more views.
Thanks Twinblade, I appreciate the kind words. Be sure to tell your gamer friends about us.
This looks like one of those games I'd love to play, but wouldn't be able to find anyone to play with...
we're working on an online version, coming soon to www.battleconnection.com :D
Hope that situation changed for you!
Top notch quality on your tutorials, a congenial pedagogue! Found your channel through the secret cabal podcast. Keep up the good work!
Cheers from Sweden
Hey! Love hearing about fellow Cabalists finding the show. Thanks for checking out our channel Takenby :)
I bought this game because of your video, just played our first match last night and it was really easy to figure out. I think mainly because of your video I knew what I was getting into. It was a ton of fun, thanks so much you do great work!!
Very kind of you to say JB - glad you enjoyed the game!
Thanks for showcasing this game, Rodney, it's one of my favorites!
You bet - stick around, I'll need your help in the play through!
This is a really excellent presentation, thank you for all your hard work! :)
Hey, thanks for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed it Rafael.
this is an amazing sit down and play game had a blast when I played it.
Glad you enjoyed this one!
what a game!!!
thanks for the perfect explanation !
You're very welcome - thanks!
I'm so excited that you're playing this game :)
We recorded the first game play episode today too! Watch for that, coming soon!
My favorite game I've gotten this year so far!
Glad you've enjoyed this one!
great walkthrough
Thanks so much Alex!
oh yeah BattleCON arrived today!! Now it's time to watch it played, again :)
Hope the video was helpful :)
one thing to say : this game is a beast .
It's packed to the gills!
my brain just melted
+squall2002 Uh-oh!
I think this game is one of the most cleverly designed I have ever played. The game system is so simple, but the amount of depth in that simplicity is staggering. Not only in a simple 1 v 1 duel, but also the flexibility of the system. It's like the Swiss Army knife of my collection. There are so many modes of play and so many variants within those mode that exploring it all will take a LONG LONG time.
They packed a ton in that box!
*****
They sure did. I think it has the density of a neutron star.
Love battlecon. Played a bit of War of Indines and recently got Devastation (which I haven't played yet sadly)... man that game was a BEAST to unbox, I still have no idea where to put some of the stuff that comes in that box, or if I did it properly. Either way, this game is REALLY fun, I was quite surprised to see a fighting game like this to work so well in a non-video game format.
I ended up using the Go7Gaming custom insert, it certainly helped!
***** That sounds nice... gonna have to wait for it to become available on their website, see how much it costs. So far I think my box is properly set up... possibly... but that does seem like a better, less annoying solution.
MrJobocan Yes, that would be my best guess too - but it was an interesting question!
I think it is awesome that you still are answering questions on here. Do you still play this game or have you moved on. I just got it about two weeks ago and I'm having a blast. Its hard to find people to play with sometimes but the battle quest single player mode is awesome. I have played through the first one twice and it is surprisingly hard. Anyway thanks for the video.
My shooting schedule does make it trickier for me to play old favoriutes on a repeated basis, as I am typically checking out new games to be featured, but I am very pleased to hear you've been enjoying the game!
Thank you for showing me this game Rodney!! I got it for my birthday and it is AMAZING! Your video made it super easy for me to learn the game. Also what is your favorite character? Mine is my Dark Lord Byron Krane (I added the "Dark lord" part) :D
Hey, very glad you like the game (and belated happy birthday!). I don't have a particular favorite, there are SO MANY!
Canyon Lynn "I added the dark lord part"
Does he have flame choke?
Great explanation
Thank you kindly!
Really like the look of this and am thinking about getting it! I'm wondering if you have played the battle con: fate of indines standalone expansion and if I should start out with just that or go ahead and get the full on big box. Thanks for the great walkthroughs!!
I was reading the comments and someone asked basically the same thing and it was answered by someone else so never mind! but thanks again for the great work on your channel!!
You're very welcome!
AWESOME game! I agree with MrJobocan on the box situation. It was so cram packed with stuff it is unreal!
Question Rodney: I have the Kickstarter. Does the retail version have the arena cards in it?
I know the designer will be in these threads, so I'm sure he can clarify the content differences (I'm not 100% sure).
It does.
Hey Rodney, just curious if you ever planned on doing an updated video or playthrough now that the 4th edition has been out for a little while.
No plans at this time.
Great explanation, even if I almost fell asleep towards the end (literally, but that's because I have only slept for two hours).
So basically, tokens are provided, you start with all of your cards in your hand and characters in the mentioned spots, then discard two attack pairs at your choice. After that you choose an attack pair face down and start the token ante-ing until both players pass. Attack pairs are revealed and all effects solved (damage, soak and stuns included) in priority order. Then recycle occurs, tokens are replaced if necessary and you discard used pair and recover the first one of the two initial discards, then advance timer unless an effect specifies otherwise.
Please let me know if I missed something or got something wrong.
+Viral Sounds like you have a handle on it!
***** Amazing, I'll be printing really soon the trial version :D
Hey Rodney, I made the PnP and was wondering for Eligor Larington, other than his special action card, how do I use his Finisher?
I lent my copy out to a friend, so I can't say. Might be a good question for the forums over at Board Game Geek: boardgamegeek.com/forum/936466/battlecon-war-indines/rules
Going to chime in. You would pick side A generally when you know your opponent is a ranged character or someone who prefers to stay away, it's primary use is to lockdown your opponent for the next beat so that you could set up something like Martial Aegis or Martial Strike for example(though that's kind of predictable so maybe . Side B is for against the brawlers or close combat styled opponents, I consider it a get-out-of-jail-free card(or "be really reckless) that has the potential to do a tremendous amount of damage since it's power is 3 times the printed attack pair, Do it if you know you're going to get hit hard, maybe ante up a few tokens for more stunguard if necessary and go to town.
At 4:21 you say to put two style and two base cards into the discard pile, but it seems you put four of the same. I'm learning the game and just checking if I'm missing something there.
+Justin D. It might look that way, but if you look closely, you'll see the cards discarded are the kind described when I explain it. Cheers.
this is like.. a fighting game perfectly translated into board game form
Glad you enjoyed what you saw!
Will you be updating the video for the release of 4th Edition?
Hey Eadwin, no plans to currently.
Thank you for the detailed review seven years ago. Now I only have one question left:
Which version do I buy? There are like 3 different versions on Boardgamegeek and I have kind of a hard time to figure out which one is the base game... Any suggestions or enlightnement?
Hey there, sorry, I'm not sure I have any advice there, but perhaps the publisher website might help provide some direction.
@@WatchItPlayed *Damn* you're fast on replying on a 7 year old video!
Thank you very much for answering, but I think I will just get the one you got _(BatlleCON:Devastation of Indines)_ as it is on the highest rank in BGG. The game looks amazing and I am still looking for a Game with a duelist one on one thematic for my collection, which I try to keep as slim as possible and keep it to one or two games for each genre and it's kind of hard with so many great entries.
Love your way to play and explain boardgames and your subtle review style on board games in your videos!
@@links-gut-versifftergrunme1809 So glad the video was helpful! (and I suspect this version is an ideal starting point). As an aside, if I'm doing my job right, there's no review element in these videos at all. They are just meant to teach the game, but hopefully, through showing the game, viewers can decide if they might be a good fit for their tastes or not. Have a great time playing!
1.
if a attack pair has a range of 1-4 , i understand that there will be a hit if opponent falls between 1-4 spaces away . But if a attack pair simply says range 4 , does it mean hit only works at space 4 or also works like 1-4 range ?
2.
what is the difference between 'on damage' and 'on hit' ? able to quote some example ?
Thanks alot.
1. Only at 4.
2. You may hit, but you may not damage (if the damage is blocked).
Hope that helps.
One other quick question: What happens to the cards in the stack after you perform a clash? At first I assumed they all went into the first discard pile, but that doesn't actually work. Let's say you keep clashing, and with each player's final base, FINALLY the two players have a different priority and the attack goes through. On the next beat... neither player has any bases in their hand to form an attack pair. Do the cards in the clash stack come back to your hand?
Also, thanks so much for making all of your fantastic videos! It's gotten to the point where whenever I find a board game that interests me, one of the first things I do is head to this channel to see if there's a video on it, since your instructional videos are so clear and easy to follow, haha. They really help me decide if I think I'll enjoy the game, and make it so I already know 90% of what I need to know in order to start playing as soon as I get it. So thanks a bunch!
Really nice of you to say such kind things about the videos. Thanks Gyro :) I wish I could be of more help with your rules question. I Usually try to answer all comments, but sometimes I've been away from the game long enough that I don't recall the answers, and my copy of the game is currently lent out. For this one, you might need to check on boardgamegeek.com/
Do the cards in the clash stack come back to your hand?
Yes.
If someone help me with this topic yet... i got this game now, and some rules is not very clear like: "lesson 1: Range - the first time one of your attack misses an opponent who is closer then its minimum range, your attack hits anyway". So that attack with range 3~6 hits the opponent in range 2 or miss?
My understanding, is that it's saying "Your range with this is 3-6 spaces away, however, if your opponent is 1 or 2 spaces away, then the first time you use this attack, it will actually hit (even though, it would normally miss because 1-2 is not within the proper range).
Yeah, i just find out. It is like you say. That cards in Devastation box is for, to teach other player the game. Thats why it seys "..your attack hits anyway, then discard this card". I didn't know what this cards was for. I thought its some kind wrong write tip:/ Thanks to be so helpfull for every your viewer, love your channel:)
Glad it got sorted out :)
you will always get stunned after any attack as long as the opponents attack is higher than your stun guard? if you dont have stun guard you will always get stunned?
That's right! Stunning occurs if your attack is higher than your opponent's stun guard. There's a few ways around getting stunned, but stun guard is the primary one.
alright! that was my main doubt, thanks! really like your vids btw!
Thank you! Glad you enjoy them!
What's the difference between this amd EXCEED??
I haven't played Exceed, so I can't really say.
This is till valid for 2020 version?
I haven't played that version, but my understanding is that it is.
So are you going to do a playthrough of this game?
Yes, will be releasing this week.
Skeptical if this is any good, but I want to try it
Did you get a chance to?
Who will we be helping in this game?
Me, in this case. Matt is joining me again and it would be too easy for me to know what you guys were planning if you were helping him. I'll try not to mess it up :)
Should I start with Fate, War or Devastation of Indines?
Sorry I can't help you there, I have only played with this set.
War has the simplier characters to begin with.
Devastation has more characters, some of them are ok to begin with.
Fate has harder characters but is more "updated" for tournaments.
Personnaly, I have Devastation first, then War. I don't want fate and the new game "trial" because 48 characters is far enough :) I don't care about tournaments.
Cool, thanks!
19:50, I think this is not correct based on the rulebook. If you were to ask to move 3 spaces forward, but there is only 2 spaces in front, you move 2 instead of not moving at all.
+You Win Yeap Rule book Page 24: "If a legal movement cannot be made, then the movement is ignored entirely. (ex: “Advance 3 spaces” when there are only two spaces left on the board)."
Hey Rodney, thanks for helping me clarify and replying to both my msg =)
+You Win Yeap My pleasure!
I know this video is now long dead, but should you get this and answer it, it will be a good wee pointer to any of those who get into the game (and help me out a bit as well, though I'll probably read the manual to find out)
2 Wee questions
1- VERY rarely a style card will have negative Range. One case (and for all I know there is only 1 :D) I can think of is Karin and Jeager's Howl Unique base. It has -0~1 range. I was just wondering out that works out is applying it to a style with only a single digit range (so for example Range 2 and Range -0~1)
I took it as since it was taken from a Marker, to which you can stand on, the minimum range would be taken to 0~0.
2- How does Power value gains work? If a card has a printed power of -1 and the effect on the card said "after X event this card gets +5 Power" for example. Would you just add up the power of the style and base then add the +5? (so say -1+1+5=5) or Would the -1 become +5 so +5+1=6 power.
I have a feeling I'm over thinking these but wee nigglies that came up whilst playing. The card system really is easy, sit and watch this great tutorial and go through a game or two. You won't even realise that you played 6 games in a row not even once thinking about when things happen or how they work. Great Game easily now my No.1 game at the moment.
Long dead? I work pretty hard to ensure any visitor to our videos, new or old, find me ready to reply.
I'm not sure on your first question, might be worth asking that on the games forums, but for the second one, it would be "5".
Never wrong to over-think things, that's how you figure out how things really work - keep it up :)
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Haha sorry Rodney, that was the wrong words. I mean your video is linked on their box, you vid will never die :D Consider it a problem of writing a message at 3 in the morning.
As for the Range question, I'd imaging you work it out the same as a positive range. So Range -0~1 and paired with 2 would be 0~1 (Not -2~1 thus making 0 a minimum value range can be, Since there would be never any point attacking behind you :D)
But thanks for the reply, and so quickly!
at some point you lost me. This is feeling a bit like the LotR:LCG to me; I want to like it, but not sure I'd be able to play this with others. (However I did manage to with Nothing Personal)
Stick around for the gameplay and see if you feel like it comes together for you.
David is commenting on this video without even being like "hey y'all, don't mind me, I just made the game.."
That's a key sign you're dealing with a decent chap.
***** Oh he is the one of the best in the biz =)
The game comes with blank cards and stuff....umm...I can't draw, and there's no tokens to make you're own guy. Soooo what then?
I'm not quite sure what their intentions are with those extra bits.
wow thats a lot of info and I am not even halfway through
lol, you can do it :)
There seems ti be too much to learn to play this game.
You may find that things simplify when you see the game being played. We'll be releasing those episodes soon. Then again, everyone has a different tolerance for complexity, so there's no shame in discovering a game may not be a good fit for you.
All that is true. I will see how it runs when the gameplay videos come out :D No worries, I will play any game once. It just sounds long winded, and a lot of "This happens if, and when this happens..." This comment is not meant to knock your videos at all. In my opinion, you are my new favorite game reviewer! Keep up the good work!
***** Might just mean the game is not a good fit for you. Check out our gameplay examples in the later videos, that may help clarify some things!