How to Play Europa Universalis: The Price of Power @rtfm

RTFM Learn how to play Europa Universalis: The Price of Power in just 48 minutes! Trust me that's quick for this game. (Yes I know the runtime is longer than that. There's a bit of silliness in the front and back)

Want to learn more about this game? Check it out here: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254127/europa-universalis-price-power

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0:00 - Opening Sketch
0:40 - Intro
1:26 - Important Info
2:15 - Basic Concepts and Set Up
4:48 - Basic Gameplay
6:22 - Key Concepts
8:00 - Minor Actions
9:56 - Administrative Actions
11:19 - Diplomatic Actions
13:30 - Trade
16:32 - Fabricate Claims and Military Actions
17:13 - Card Play
18:23 - Event Actions
21:01 - Other Generic Actions
23:33 - Exploration and Colonization
25:50 - Holy Roman Empire and Papal Curia
27:29 - Declaration of War
30:38 - Recruit Units
32:15 - Activate Units
34:49 - Siege, Occupation, and Unrest
36:14 - Battle Sequence
38:34 - Fighting NPRs and Rebels
40:02 - Draw Cards Phase
40:47 - Peace and Rebels Phase (Rebels)
41:48 - Peace and Rebels Phase (Peace)
45:07 - Peace and Rebels Phase (Rebels again)
46:16 - Income and Upkeep Phase
47:27 - Cleanup Phase
49:03 - Endgame Scoring
49:48 - Outro

Corrections:
When taking event cards, if someone chooses the card with your ruler, you don't have to pay administrative power to take it. You only pay that cost if the card is the last one left.

After a marriage between players, the active player chooses the deck that both players draw from.

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How to Play Europa Universalis: The Price of Power

RTFM 2023-01-13 | Learn how to play Europa Universalis: The Price of Power in just 48 minutes! Trust me that's quick for this game. (Yes I know the runtime is longer than that. There's a bit of silliness in the front and back)

Want to learn more about this game? Check it out here: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254127/europa-universalis-price-power

To support RTFM, consider pledging at http://patreon.com/RTFM

0:00 - Opening Sketch
0:40 - Intro
1:26 - Important Info
2:15 - Basic Concepts and Set Up
4:48 - Basic Gameplay
6:22 - Key Concepts
8:00 - Minor Actions
9:56 - Administrative Actions
11:19 - Diplomatic Actions
13:30 - Trade
16:32 - Fabricate Claims and Military Actions
17:13 - Card Play
18:23 - Event Actions
21:01 - Other Generic Actions
23:33 - Exploration and Colonization
25:50 - Holy Roman Empire and Papal Curia
27:29 - Declaration of War
30:38 - Recruit Units
32:15 - Activate Units
34:49 - Siege, Occupation, and Unrest
36:14 - Battle Sequence
38:34 - Fighting NPRs and Rebels
40:02 - Draw Cards Phase
40:47 - Peace and Rebels Phase (Rebels)
41:48 - Peace and Rebels Phase (Peace)
45:07 - Peace and Rebels Phase (Rebels again)
46:16 - Income and Upkeep Phase
47:27 - Cleanup Phase
49:03 - Endgame Scoring
49:48 - Outro

Corrections:
When taking event cards, if someone chooses the card with your ruler, you don't have to pay administrative power to take it. You only pay that cost if the card is the last one left.

After a marriage between players, the active player chooses the deck that both players draw from.

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How to Play Galactic Era

RTFM 2023-07-28 | Learn how to play Galactic Era in just 30 minutes (yes I know the runtime is longer than that, there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

Solo/2-Player rules: youtu.be/RVCLxk1sYRc
Errata Post: boardgamegeek.com/thread/2748066/errata-and-clarifications

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Want to buy this game? Get it here galacticera.net/buy (or go to your friendly local game store, that's cool too)

0:00 - Opening Sketch
1:03 - Intro
1:36 - Important Info
2:10 - Game Overview and Setup
4:10 - Gameplay Basics
5:15 - Move/Combat Overview
5:50 - Map Spaces
6:45 - Scouting and Remote Viewing
7:22 - Stargates
7:51 - War and Peace Movement Rules
9:09 - Combat Basics
10:36 - Advanced Combat
11:31 - Fleets
14:09 - Advanced Fleet Tactics
14:59 - Growth Basics
15:52 - Changing Alignment and Turn Order
16:56 - War and Blocking
18:05 - Gaining Stars
20:35 - Taking Homestars and Evacuation
21:41 - Misc. Gain Star Rules
22:44 - Growing Population
24:05 - Building Ships
25:15 - Research and Tech Overview
26:32 - Research+ Effects
27:32 - Trade Phase
28:15 - Scoring
31:20 - Outro

Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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How to Play Galactic Eras Solo and 2-Player Modes

RTFM 2023-07-28 | Learn how to play the solo and 2-player modes of Galactic Era in just 10 minutes (yes I know the runtime is longer than that, there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

Base Game Video: youtu.be/XXnG3tEQzuM
Errata Post: boardgamegeek.com/thread/2748066/errata-and-clarifications

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Want to buy this game? Get it here galacticera.net/buy (or go to your friendly local game store, that's cool too)

0:00 - Intro
0:55 - Solo: Basics and Setup
1:54 - Solo: Random Choices
2:25 - Solo: More Setup
2:52 - Solo: Growth Phase
3:43 - Solo: Gaining Stars and Spawning Ships
5:20 - Solo: Offboard Power
5:54 - Solo: Move/Combat
7:35 - Solo: Trading
7:57 - Solo: Scoring
8:38 - 2p: Basics and Setup
10:24 - 2p: Gameplay and Combat
11:08 - 2p: Trading and Scoring
11:50 - Outro

Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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How to Play Food Chain Magnate

RTFM 2023-06-30 | Learn how to play Food Chain Magnate in just 24 minutes (plus a bit of silliness in the front)

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0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Important Info
1:30 - Game Overview
2:15 - Set up and Key Concepts
4:06 - Turn Overview
4:57 - Restructuring
6:15 - Set Turn Order
6:53 - Working Overview
7:17 - Recruiting Employees
7:51 - Training Employees
9:07 - Get Food & Drinks
10:39 - Dinnertime and Marketing Overview
11:27 - Initiate Marketing Campaigns
12:37 - Resolve Marketing Campaigns
14:28 - Feeding the People
16:41 - Placing Houses/Gardens
17:14 - Placing/Moving Restaurants
18:03 - Waitresses and CFO
18:29 - Payday and Cleanup
19:30 - Milestones
22:07 - Reserve Cards and Endgame
23:22 - Outro

Corrections:
Less of a correction than an addendum, but some milestones only have three copies. It's unlikely that more than three players will ever achieve these on the same turn, but if that happens, just use some kind of proxy.

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Top 5 Beginner On Mars Strategies

RTFM 2023-06-03 | On Mars is tough, y'all. These tips should get you started in a much better position.

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Here's the links I mentioned:
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2367322/strategy-tips-beginners
reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/qk9dhq/does_anyone_actually_have_a_coherent_strategy_for

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How to Play Sigil in 6 Minutes

RTFM 2023-05-26 | Learn how to play Sigil in just 6 minutes (yes I know the runtime is longer than that, there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

Want to get this game? Back it on Kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/pineislandgames/sigil

Watch me play the game on Rahdo: youtu.be/CX-rmJwFrbA

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0:00 - Intro
1:19 - Overview and Setup
2:07 - Gameplay Basics
2:25 - Moving
2:58 - Dashing
3:24 - Casting Spells
4:40 - Special Moves and Static Spells
5:25 - Lock Dice
6:01 - Ending the Game
6:28 - Outro

Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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How to Play On Mars: Alien Invasion in 21 Minutes

RTFM 2023-04-28 | Learn how to play the Alien Invasion expansion to On Mars in just 21 minutes (yes I know the runtime is longer than that, there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

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0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Important Info
1:35 - Ch. 1 Basics
2:15 - Ch. 1 Setup
3:59 - Alien Gameplay Basics
6:50 - Alien Blueprints
7:52 - Alien Unlockable Actions
9:02 - Alien Cleanup
9:32 - Human Scoring
10:24 - New Human Blueprints
13:08 - Ch. 2 Basics
13:54 - Infection Phase and Sick Colonists
14:55 - Win/Lose Conditions
15:26 - Medicine and Hospitals
16:05 - Medical Blueprints
16:54 - Ch. 3 Basics
18:06 - Blackouts and Vandalism
19:42 - Fixing Blackouts/Vandalism
20:16 - Ch. 4 Basics
20:52 - Sabotage Cards
21:35 - Goal Cards
22:06 - Win/Lose Conditions and Scoring
22:28 - Outro

Corrections:
There have been a few changes to the rules for Chapter 1 that were posted on BGG and will be changed in the rulebook when it gets reprinted, so I'm going to summarize them here.
- When playing a 2v1 game, return one sabotage token to the box during set up.
- The alien player now starts with the Shelter tech
- The alien player can remove sabotage tokens by paying 2 crystals at any time. They keep these tokens until their board is refreshed, after which they return them to the humans.
- When the alien uses the abduction action, the scientist and its card are now returned to the display and the human players lose the points for having the scientist. The contract card that was in the scientist's space is returned to the deck.

(Link for above rules updates boardgamegeek.com/thread/2916848/rules-update-chapter-1-invasion )

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How to Play On Mars in 31 Minutes

RTFM 2023-03-31 | Learn how to play On Mars in just 31 minutes (yes I know the runtime is longer than that, there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

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0:00 - Intro
1:35 - Important Info
2:10 - Overview
2:44 - Set Up and Key Concepts
4:29 - Player Board
5:09 - Gameplay Basics
6:15 - Actions Overview
8:24 - Resupply
9:32 - Obtain Blueprints
10:36 - Learning a Technology
11:22 - Rover Tech and Tech Sharing
12:18 - Research and Development
13:11 - Control Center and Rovers
14:58 - Bots and Constructing Buildings
18:20 - Life Support System (LSS)
19:40 - Colony Status Update
20:51 - Upgrade a Building
22:02 - Welcome a Ship
23:07 - Scientists/Contracts
24:34 - Executive Actions
26:01 - Private Goals
27:03 - Shuttle Phase Basics
28:04 - Station to Colony Travel
28:45 - Landing Pod Action
29:05 - Station to Colony Travel
29:36 - Endgame Trigger
30:30 - Endgame Scoring
31:28 - Upgrade Pack
32:02 - Outro

Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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Top 5 Beginner Star Trek Ascendancy Strategies

RTFM 2023-03-25 | If you're playing Star Trek Ascendancy for the first time, check out these helpful hints for a bit of direction.

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How to Play Every Expansion for Star Trek Ascendancy

RTFM 2023-03-17 | Learn how to play all 7 expansions to Star Trek Ascendancy in just 25 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

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Updated rules: startrek.gf9games.com/HowToPlay/tabid/117/entryid/170/Default.aspx

Unofficial Borg Changes: boardgamegeek.com/filepage/157956/star-trek-ascendancy-unofficial-borg-fixes

0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Adding New Factions
1:28 - Cardassian Union
1:46 - Breen Confederacy
2:23 - Andorian Empire
3:05 - Vulcan High Command
4:35 - Ferengi Alliance
5:22 - Ally Cards
6:07 - Borg Assimilation basics
8:10 - Borg Turn
11:47 - Borg Combat
14:14 - Assimilated Players
15:12 - The Elephant in the Room
15:53 - Dominion War Basics
16:30 - Dominion Faction
17:25 - Gamma Quadrant and Wormhole Rules
18:56 - War Basics and Setup
20:52 - Gameplay Differences
22:43 - Conquering Players
24:02 - Resistance and Liberation
25:38 - Outro

Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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How to Play Nut Hunt in 10 Minutes

RTFM 2023-02-24 | Learn how to play Nut Hunt in just 10 minutes (yes I know the runtime is longer than that, there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

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Want to buy this game? Get it straight from the developers here: pine-island-games.myshopify.com/products/nut-hunt

0:00 - Intro
1:39 - Setup
2:41 - Basic Overview
3:33 - Fox Movement and Scattering
4:17 - Foraging and Locations
5:23 - Recruiting and Building Nests
6:26 - Hassling the Fox (and more nest/scatter rules)
7:09 - Scouting Objectives and Endgame Trigger
7:45 - Endgame Scoring
8:42 - Competitive Variant Rule
9:08 - Solo Mode
10:21 - Outro

Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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How to Play Star Trek Ascendancy in 23 Minutes

RTFM 2023-02-10 | Learn how to play Star Trek Ascendancy in just 23 minutes (Yes I know the timecode says something different. There's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

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Also a good resource to have is this condensed player aid that basically covers all the rules in just a few pages: orderofgamers.com/downloads/StarTrekAscendancy_v4.pdf

0:00 - Intro
1:36 - Important Info
2:10 - Basic Overview
2:52 - Setup
3:53 - Basic Gameplay
4:22 - Execution Stage Overview
4:58 - Impulse Movement and Exploration
5:58 - Civilization Cards
7:00 - Hazardous Systems
8:14 - Rearranging the Galaxy
9:08 - Warp Speed
10:11 - Trade Agreements
11:15 - Fleets
12:08 - Starbases
12:48 - Advancement Projects
13:31 - Build Phase
15:26 - Space Battles (and combat basics)
16:55 - First Strike and Rerolls
17:30 - Retreats and Tactical Maneuvers
18:25 - Planetary Invasion
20:28 - Attacking NPCs
20:52 - Cultural Hegemony
21:48 - Initiative Stage
22:48 - Recharge Stage
23:25 - Winning
24:21 - Info about expansions
24:50 - Rankings

Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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How to Play Roots Clockwork 2 Expansion in 14 Minutes

RTFM 2022-12-16 | Learn how to play the Clockwork 2 expansion to Root in just 14 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

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Here's the link I mentioned in the video: boardgamegeek.com/thread/2898092/learning-corrections-law-rootbotics

0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Logical Lizards overview
1:56 - Riverfolk Robots overview
4:14 - Lizards sample turn
6:42 - Riverfolk sample turn
8:12 - Cogwheel Corvids overview
9:27 - Drillbit Duchy overview
10:13 - Crows sample turn
11:45 - Moles sample turn
13:49 - Outro

Corrections:
When the moles attack the cats in clearing 9, they should have dealt an extra damage due to the Captain's ability.

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How to Play Roots Marauders Expansion in 15 Minutes

RTFM 2022-12-09 | Learn how to play the Marauders expansion to Root in just 15 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

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Want to get good at Root? Check out Lord of the Board's strategy guides: youtube.com/watch?v=okeOKxpmTpI&list=PLHZXAaelpXsI8Qsy7sNozGuJJ5-gQ4MRx

0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Lord of the Hundreds overview
2:06 - LotH Birdsong
3:42 - LotH Daylight
4:56 - LotH Evening
5:35 - Keepers in Iron overview
6:42 - KiI Birdsong
7:14 - KiI Daylight
9:31 - KiI Evening
10:17 - Hirelings
13:22 - Advanced Set-up
14:57 - Outro

Corrections:
When looting you ignore all rolled hits. So anything else that grants you extra hits will still occur.

You need to rule clearings in order to oppress them, so a mob token by itself won't do it.

During the Badgers' Live Off The Land step of their Evening, they only discard one warrior from every group with four or more, not down to four. This is clearly written on the board, I just goofed it.

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Top 5 Beginner Pax Pamir 2e Strategies

RTFM 2022-12-01 | Pax Pamir is easy(ish) to learn, but very hard to master. These tips will help you get started on the right foot

The links I mentioned: boardgamegeek.com/filepage/202952/pax-pamir-second-edition-strategy-guide
reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/jnv8wo/tips_and_tricks_for_pax_pamir_2e
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2237858/assorted-strategy-tips

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0:00 - Intro
0:17 - Learn to read the board state
1:17 - Strike while the iron is hot
1:52 - Don't get too attached
2:25 - Don't rely on bonus actions
2:58 - Don't leverage too much
3:26 - Final Thoughts

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How to Play Pax Pamir Solo/2 Player Mode in 12 Minutes

RTFM 2022-11-26 | Learn how to play Pax Pamir's solo and two player mode in just 12 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

Here's the FAQ I mentioned: boxofdelights.net/wakhan-faq

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0:00 - Intro
1:10 - Setup
1:42 - Basic flow
2:11 - Wakhan's differences
3:29 - Wakhan's turn and the Radicalize action
5:00 - Wakhan's ambition and Radicalize instructions
5:53 - A few more edge cases
6:35 - Impact icons
8:06 - Card based actions (targeting)
8:22 - Gifts, Building, and Betrayal
8:55 - Movement and Battle
10:23 - Taxation and Clean up
10:57 - Dominance checks
11:18 - Outro

Corrections:
Important note about Wakhan's Pragmatic Loyalty, she favors the leftmost coalition on her action card that is not shared with another player, not just the leftmost coalition.

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How to Play the Lords/Warriors of Middle-Earth Expansions in 21 Minutes

RTFM 2022-11-04 | Learn how to play the War of the Ring Expansions: Lords of Middle-Earth and Warriors of Middle-Earth in just 21 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

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Big thanks to The Brothers Murph for helping with the intro. Check them out at youtube.com/thebrothersmurph

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0:00 - Intro
1:39 - Important Info
2:06 - Lords Overview and Setup
3:10 - Alternate Companions and Shadow Action Tokens
4:14 - Special Dice Basics
4:54 - Keepers of the Elven Rings
5:45 - Special Dice Symbols
6:25 - New Elven Ring Abilities
7:06 - Lesser Minions
8:30 - Alternate Mouth and Witch King
9:19 - Sméagol
11:18 - Warriors Overview and Setup
12:06 - Faction Cards
13:20 - Faction Dice
14:10 - Recruiting Factions and Common Rules
15:08 - Call to Battle
16:00 - Dead Men of Dunharrow
17:14 - Eagles of the Misty Mountain
17:54 - Ents of Fangorn
19:00 - Corsairs of Umbar
20:09 - Hillmen of Dunland
21:09 - Broods of Shelob

Corrections:
At 6:45 I say that Nenya can cancel any standard hunt tile, but she can actually only cancel standard Eye results.

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How to Play Pax Pamir 2nd Edition in 20 Minutes

RTFM 2022-10-20 | Learn how to play Pax Pamir 2e in just 20 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

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0:00 - Intro
1:28 - Important info
1:50 - Overview
2:36 - Setup
4:03 - Basics of a turn
5:17 - Purchase action
6:38 - Play action
6:58 - Impact (Leverage)
7:21 - Impact (Armies and Roads)
7:48 - Patriots and changing loyalty
8:27 - Impact (Spies and Tribes)
8:49 - Ruling a region
9:59 - Overthrow
10:28 - Impact (Favored Suits)
10:47 - Card based actions
11:21 - Holding hostages
11:39 - Betray action and how to pay action costs
12:40 - Taking prizes
13:08 - Move and Battle (spies)
14:02 - Move and Battle (armies)
14:50 - Build action
15:11 - Gift action
15:37 - Tax action
15:54 - Card suits and their effects
16:40 - Special card abilities
17:07 - Cleanup
18:23 - Dominance checks and scoring
20:56 - Outro

Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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How to Play ISS Vanguard in 31 Minutes

RTFM 2022-09-08 | Learn how to play ISS Vanguard in just 31 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

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0:00 - Intro
0:52 - Important video info
1:43 - Set up
2:49 - Planetary Landing (tutorial)
3:59 - Exploration Basics
4:39 - Special Actions and Dice Check Basics
6:40 - Movement and Danger Dice
7:31 - Log Entries
8:04 - Special Effects and Track Actions
9:25 - Resting and Exertion
10:24 - Dice Actions (full checklist)
12:50 - Actions With Multiple Checks/Outcomes
13:23 - Preparing
13:45 - Event Cards and Time Tracks
14:32 - Rank-up and Discovery Basics
15:13 - Adding Dice and Continuing the Campaign
15:56 - Planetary Landing (advanced)
17:40 - Rank-up Cards and Equipment
18:30 - Crew Abilities
18:54 - Landing Space and Lift-off Action
19:19 - Multi-symbol Dice
19:44 - Injuries and Emergency Evac
21:19 - Discoveries
22:41 - Threats
23:18 - Leaving the Planet and Saving Your Game
23:52 - Variant Modes
25:16 - Ship Management Basics
26:54 - Returning to the Ship
27:55 - The Bridge
28:45 - Starmap
29:43 - Ship Facilities
31:25 - Preparing Your Lander
31:58 - Outro

Corrections:
Clarification on track actions. If you've completed a green/yellow and a red outcome at the same time, the success will usually bring in a new POI card, which stops the red outcome before it can happen. If it doesn't, then both outcomes will occur.

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Top 5 Beginner Feast for Odin Strategies

RTFM 2022-09-04 | Fighting analysis paralysis on your first few games of A Feast For Odin can be tough. Here are my top five tips to help you get past that.

The links I mentioned:
http://www.gaming-strategy.com/board-games/feast-of-odin/feast-of-odin-strategy
boardgamegeek.com/thread/1659770/some-basic-advice

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How to Play A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians Expansion in 7 Minutes

RTFM 2022-08-26 | Learn how to play The Norwegians expansion to A Feast for Odin in just 7 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

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0:00 - Intro
0:53 - Setup changes
2:44 - New player boards and 5th column actions
3:17 - Buildings, islands, and emigrations
4:08 - New actions
5:46 - Trading occupations for points
6:16 - Outro

Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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How to Play A Feast for Odin in 20 Minutes

RTFM 2022-07-30 | Learn how to play A Feast for Odin in just 20 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

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0:00 - Intro
1:49 - Important info
2:13 - Basics
3:19 - Set up
4:50 - Tile laying rules and restrictions
8:00 - Actions basics
9:21 - Free stuff actions
10:08 - Upgrading (trading)
10:38 - Exchange actions
11:23 - Boat actions
12:21 - Dice actions (hunting/pillaging)
14:45 - Exploration and Emigration
15:35 - Livestock
16:00 - Occupation cards
16:58 - Free actions
17:49 - Phases 1-6
18:53 - Income and breeding
19:17 - Feasting
20:05 - The rest of the admin phases
20:40 - Endgame scoring
21:23 - Solo rules
22:15 - Outro

Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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How to Play Each Sidereal Faction

RTFM 2022-06-30 | Learn how to play all of the factions in Sidereal Confluence (with some very basic strategy tips thrown in)

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0:00 - Intro
0:42 - Kt'zr'kt'rtl Adhocracy
1:50 - Caylion Plutocracy
2:50 - Kjasjavikalimm Directorate
4:07 - Faderan Conclave
5:06 - Im'dril Nomads
6:18 - Unity
7:35 - Eni Et Ascendancy
8:22 - Yengii Society
9:04 - Zeth Anocracy
11:05 - Outro

Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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How to Play Sidereal Confluence in 13 Minutes

RTFM 2022-05-31 | Learn how to play Sidereal Confluence in just 13 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

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0:00 - Opening sketch
0:55 - Intro
1:30 - Important info
2:02 - Basics
2:38 - Set up
4:08 - Converters and resources
5:40 - Economy phase
7:03 - Trade phase (trading)
9:13 - Trade phase (purple converters/upgrades/tech)
11:32 - Confluence phase (sharing tech)
12:10 - Confluence phase (bidding)
13:40 - Endgame
14:33 - Outro

Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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Top 5 Beginner Brass: Birmingham Strategies

RTFM 2022-05-14 | Brass Birmingham has quite the learning curve, so I put together a few tips to help ease you in.

Here are those links I mentioned:
eriktwice.com/en/2020/11/06/brass-birmingham-beginner-mistakes
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2571272/brass-birmingham-strategy-primer-and-openings-4p

0:00 - Intro
0:42 - You don't own your resources
1:38 - Don't be scared of loans
2:31 - Develop!
3:16 - Don't build the same stuff
4:01 - Build Railroads
4:33 - Outro

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How to Play Brass: Birmingham in 17 Minutes

RTFM 2022-04-15 | Learn how to play Brass: Birmingham in just 17 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

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Check out Death by Monsters at deathbymonsters.com (my episode can be found at deathbymonsters.com/episodes/episode/2eda8829/this-man-is-a-hoax )

0:00 - Opening sketch
1:23 - Intro
2:05 - Reminder to turn on Klingon subtitles for errors
2:34 - Important set up info
3:28 - Gameplay basics
4:18 - Build/network/sell (BNS) basics
7:34 - BNS in depth
8:27 - Resources and how they're weird in Brass
11:33 - BNS detailed example
12:11 - BNS fine print
12:34 - Overbuilding and farm breweries
13:43 - Scouting
14:16 - Loans
14:53 - Develop and passing
15:44 - End of round
16:40 - End of era scoring and prep for rail era
17:32 - Rail era differences
18:26 - End of game

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Corrections:
When selling, you can only use merchant beer if the barrel is attached to the specific merchant you are selling to. So if you're selling cotton to the cotton merchant, you can't use the beer from the man. goods merchant like I did in my first sell example.

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How to Play Stellar Expedition in 12 Minutes

RTFM 2022-04-11 | Learn how to play Stellar Expedition in just 12minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

Want to buy this game? Get it here kickstarter.com/projects/stellarexpedition/stellar-expedition

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0:00 - Opening sketch
0:45 - Intro
1:22 - Important info
1:42 - Overview
2:02 - Set up
2:43 - Gameplay basics
3:26 - Production phase
4:05 - Discovery phase
4:50 - Sensor phase
6:24 - Command phase basics
6:37 - Movement
7:00 - Planets, embassies, and recruiting
8:46 - Missions
10:04 - Robots
10:17 - Solo Missions
10:49 - Upgrades and damage
11:57 - Spending resources
12:28 - End of round
12:53 - Endgame scoring
13:10 - Outro

Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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How to Play Aldarra in 14 Minutes

RTFM 2022-04-04 | Learn how to play Aldarra in just 14 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

Want to buy this game? Back it on Kickstarter at kickstarter.com/projects/skies-of-sordane/aldarra-relaunched?ref=efau12

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0:00 - Intro
1:10 - Game info
2:45 - Basics
3:26 - Set up
4:49 - Expansion Phase
8:22- Combat
12:45 - Preparation Phase
13:49 - Management Phase (Mining)
14:13 - Buy VPs and Victory Check
14:343 - Draw Secondary Objectives
15:10 - Discovery
15:42 - Building
16:18 - Outro

Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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How to Play Dune Imperium Solo and 2 Player

RTFM 2022-01-31 | Learn how to play Dune Imperium with the solo and two-player rules in just 6 minutes!

0:00 Intro
0:37 Hagal Basics
1:57 Two Player Mode
2:49 Solo Mode (set up)
4:10 Solo Mode (gameplay)

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Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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Dune vs. Dune (Imperium)

RTFM 2022-01-21 | Pitting the classic Dune game against the hot newcomer Dune Imperium. See which one I think is the better choice.

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How to Play Dune Imperium in 14 Minutes

RTFM 2021-12-31 | Learn how to play Dune Imperium in just 14 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

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Sam's Dune Imperium strategy guides: youtube.com/watch?v=T51Ut5DEbyg&list=PLHZXAaelpXsKHQkK8m66kPHXjsD4F3eV_

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0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Shameless self-promotion
1:17 - Actually important info
1:37 - Set Up and Basics
2:48 - Round Start
3:08 - Player Phase (agent turn)
3:53 - Player Phase (reveal turn)
5:15 - Locations and Iconography
8:41 - Fremen Bond
9:29 - Combat
11:44 - Conflict Results/Ties
13:07 - Maker/Recall Phase and Endgame
13:48 - Strategy Guide Shout Out

Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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How to Play Nemesis Lockdown (with variants & expansions)

RTFM 2021-12-09 | Learn how to play Nemesis Lockdown in just 28 minutes (and how to play it with variants/expansions/stretch goals in another 10)

0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Set up and Basics
4:40 - Key gameplay moments
5:25 - Actions basics
6:25 - Contamination cards
6:43 - Movement and exploration
8:51 - Other basic actions
9:40 - Doors
10:05 - Fire and Malfunctions
11:05 - Computers
11:25 - Action cards
12:21 - Item cards
12:56 - Room Actions (Special)
15:05 - Escaping via Isolation
15:42 - Room Actions (Basic)
16:33 - Autodestruct
17:05 - Escaping via the bunker
17:45 - Escaping via CSS pod
18:40 - Nest and Laboratory
19:37 - Encounters
21:04 - Wounds and Infestation
22:39 - Escaping
23:05 - Attacking
25:28 - Event phase (Round tracker)
26:30 - Intruder attack and Fire damage
27:04 - Event cards
27:59 - Intruder bag development
28:36 - Endgame
30:08 - Solo/Co-op mode
31:25 - Playing with old characters/intruders
33:09 - Mars Surface map
35:03 - Chytrids
40:31 - Outro

Corrections:
Technically, when discarding item cards, they should go on the bottom of the deck, not in a facedown discard pile. It's effectively the same thing, but just figured I'd cover my bases.

Location 016 on the Surface map is technically on the surface, despite being connected to underground, so I should've placed a surface exploration token instead of a regular one.

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Top 5 Beginner Oath Strategies

RTFM 2021-11-29 | Oath can be a little confusing when you first sit down to play. These five tips will have you feeling a lot more comfortable getting started.

Here are those links I mentioned:

Economic strategy - boardgamegeek.com/thread/2704939/peoples-favor-politicaleconomic-strategy

Defense dice stats - boardgamegeek.com/thread/2667207/fickle-fate-some-campaigning-statistics

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How to Play Age of Galaxy in 15 Minutes

RTFM 2021-11-05 | Learn how to play Age of Galaxy in just 15 minutes (there's a bit of story at the front)

0:00 - Intro
1:24 - Set up
2:12 - Faction basics
2:43 - Set up cont'd
3:29 - Phases of the game and Production
4:00 - Action phase basics
4:23 - Colonize
5:32 - Develop
5:57 - Manufacture
6:17 - Explore
6:42 - Retrieve
6:56 - Trade
7:35 - Scavenge
7:53 - Nominate
8:08 - Research
9:31 - Free actions and Passing
10:01 - Galactic phase
11:21 - War phase
13:32 - Faction cards and your Alliance
14:46 - Endgame scoring
15:37 - Optional Variants and Outro

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Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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How to Play Root: The Underworld Expansion in 8 Minutes

RTFM 2021-11-05 | Learn how to play Root with the Underworld Expansion in just 8 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

Intro - 0:00
Maps - 1:03
Underground Duchy - 2:41
Corvid Conspiracy - 5:21

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Corrections:
After using the ferry, you also get to draw one card.

To be clear about plots, you must remove warriors from the clearing where you place your plot.

Also regarding plots, when a player attempts to expose a plot, if they guess wrong you don't need to reveal it. Just say no (and be honest).

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How to Play Root: the Clockwork Expansion

RTFM 2021-10-30 | Learn how to play Root with the Clockwork expansion in just 13 minutes with detailed examples.

0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Basics
3:32 - Cats and Birds
8:11 - Mice and Vagabot

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Corrections:
When the cats recruited, I placed a cat in clearing 9, but since they didn't rule there, I should've only placed in 7 and 2.

I forgot to mention, and it didn't come up in the example, but the Vagabot still needs to exhaust an item in its satchel every time it moves.

I said that the Vagabot's max hits was two, but it should've been three, as it had nine items by then.

The Vagabot targeted the Cats in my example, but they should've targeted the Mice because they go after the player (bot or human) who has the most VPs, not the most pieces.

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How to Play Oaths Clockwork Prince in 11 Minutes

RTFM 2021-09-30 | Learn how to play Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile with the Clockwork Prince variant in just 11 minutes.

Intro - 0:00
Basics (set up) - 0:47
Basics (gameplay) - 1:29
Clockwork Phases - 3:26
Search and Play - 3:48
Clockwork Flowchart - 5:00
Actions (search and trade) - 5:25
Actions (muster and move) - 5:54
Actions (recover) - 6:49
Actions (travel and campaign) - 7:21
Clean up - 8:50
Assess Threat - 9:16
Clockwork Endgame - 9:57

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Corrections:
If the Prince is an Exile, the Chancellor player should use a Citizen board, not an exile board.

When the Prince is recovering a banner, I said they would pay the minimum cost to take it, but they actually pay as much as they can, which helps them hold on to it in future rounds.

When placing a new edifice, I accidentally used one of a different suit than the denizen on the board. You still need to match suits.

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Root vs Oath

RTFM 2021-09-14 | Oath and Root may not be that similar in terms of gameplay, but they're definitely linked in people's minds, so I go over a few key points and see which one I prefer.

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Intro - 0:00
Visuals - 0:22
Ease of Play - 1:00
Strategy - 1:50
Replayability - 2:16
Player Interaction - 3:03
Results - 3:52

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How to Play Oath in 30 Minutes

RTFM 2021-08-30 | Learn how to play Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile in just 30 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

Intro - 0:00
Game Overview - 2:06
Act Phase basics - 5:57
Move - 6:18
Site cards - 6:50
Recover and Relics- 7:10
Search - 7:48
Denizens - 8:42
Visions - 10:58
Trade - 11:46
Muster - 12:49
Campaign (basic) - 13:26
Campaign (advanced) - 16:25
Battle Plans - 17:30
Campaign (resolution) - 19:05
Rest Phase - 20:18
Citizenship - 21:15
Breaking Citizenship - 24:50
Banners - 25:46
Wake Phase - 27:03
Winning - 27:56
Chronicle - 30:18
Outro - 32:19

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Corrections:
I say that you can use a card if you're in its region, but I should've said that you can use it if you're in it's site.

During the first attack example I should have removed one of the orange attack dice due to the Mountain's site ability.

When attacking, you can roll an amount of attack dice UP TO your warbands. You don't have to roll all of them if you don't want to.

During the victory checklist, in order to win with a vision, you need to have completed the vision, not just revealed it.

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Top 5 Beginner Eclipse 2nd Dawn Strategies

RTFM 2021-07-05 | Eclipse can be a bit mind-boggling on your first playthrough. These five tips will get you off to a good start

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Links I mentioned (I didn't realize it at the time, but these were all done by the same BGG poster, Chris K. Thanks Chris K.)
Eclipse Rules of Thumb - Early Game: boardgamegeek.com/thread/2585411/eclipse-rules-thumb-early-game
Ten Commandments of Winning Eclipse: boardgamegeek.com/thread/2584992/ten-commandments-winning-eclipse
The Learning Curve in Eclipse: boardgamegeek.com/thread/2614358/learning-curve-eclipse

Rahdo Runthrough: youtu.be/8NKff5cjjWA
Final Thoughts: youtu.be/0cvo0kaV34E

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Intro - 0:00
Go Easy on Yourself - 0:15
Be Adaptable - 0:52
Explore Early - 1:29
Strike While the Iron is Hot - 2:35
Balance is Key - 3:14

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Too Many Bones - Top 5 Beginner Strategies

RTFM 2021-06-28 | It can be a little rough getting going with TMB, so these five tips are meant to help overcome the steep learning curve. Enjoy!

If you want to watch the Rahdo videos I mentioned, here are the links:
Runthrough: youtu.be/AtLfa1XFk0Q
Final Thoughts: youtu.be/cS9caFIzCuM

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Intro - 0:00
Use the Suggested Plan - 0:42
Pick Your Favorites - 1:21
Improve Your Stats - 1:54
Focus Fire - 2:51
Prioritize the Worst Abilities - 3:36

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Eclipse Ship Ranking

RTFM 2021-06-22 | I take a look at every ship and building in Eclipse and give my personal ranking. Some of them are great! Some...not so much.

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Intro - 0:00
Middle 19 - 0:37
Bottom 5 - 9:35
Top 5 - 12:39
Final Thoughts - 16:30

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Twilight Imperium vs Eclipse

RTFM 2021-06-14 | I'm finally doing it. After years of hearing people compare Eclipse and Twilight Imperium, I'm sitting down and hashing it out.

Oh, and yes, I know I said Descendants of Orion instead of Descendants of Draco. Just a slip of the tongue that I didn't catch until after posting.

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How to Play Wizards of the Grimoire in 6 Minutes

RTFM 2021-06-02 | Learn how to play Wizards of the Grimoire in just 6 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front).

0:00 - Intro
1:14 - Basics and set up
1:53 - Spell cards
2:26 - Starting the game
2:48 - Phases of play and choosing spells
3:15 - Mana cooldown and draw
3:35 - Casting spells
4:25 - Basic attack
4:35 - Advanced gameplay example
6:41 - Endgame

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Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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How to Play Eclipse: Second Dawn in 25 Minutes

RTFM 2021-05-31 | Learn how to play Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy in just 25 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Basics
2:14 - Set Up
4:48 - Actions basics
5:16 - Explore
7:41 - Research
9:32 - Upgrade
10:47 - Build
11:36 - Move
13:00 - Influence
14:08 - Passing/Reactions
14:55 - Diplomacy
16:52 - Combat
21:18 - Reputation
22:15 - After-Battle Stuff
23:10 - Upkeep
25:33 - Cleanup
25:49 - Endgame Scoring
26:22 - Outro

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Corrections:
You can only explore from a sector you control or have at least one ship.

I mention that you can remove upgrades, but to be clear, you only remove them during the upgrade action, and you can remove as many as you like before adding new ones.

When returning population cubes, you actually can fill the last space in a track. It's when the track is completely full that you need to place it somewhere else.

There's a Cleanup step I missed, which is to return population cubes from the graveyards to their respective production tracks.

At the end of the Cleanup section I say that if it's the 8th round "you don't need to do any of that other stuff." I'm specifically referring to the Cleanup phase admin. You do still need to do the Upkeep before it.

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Top 5 Beginner Civilization: A New Dawn Strategies

RTFM 2021-04-03 | There are some easy mistakes to make in your first few games of Civilization: A New Dawn. These five tips should help you avoid them.

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How to Teach Ep. 5: Dont Reinvent the Wheel (Cubitos)

RTFM 2021-04-01 | You don't have to start every teach from the absolute basics. Sometimes you can skip ahead by using similar games' mechanics as a guide.

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Top 5 Beginner Scythe Strategies

RTFM 2021-03-29 | Scythe can be nigh-impenetrable when you first start playing. At least, it was for me. Hopefully these tips will help you get out of the mud and actually compete in your first few games.

Here's my runthrough over on Rahdo's channel: youtu.be/ClQrUpd_b8M
And here's my final thoughts: youtu.be/zu-cH_7mUM4

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0:00 - Intro
0:42 - Get off your island
1:23 - Build workers
2:08 - Look up from your board
3:02 - Chain top/bottom actions
3:35 - Plan out your stars

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How to Play Terra Incognita in 12 Minutes

RTFM 2021-03-27 | Learn how to play the Terra Incognita expansion to Civilization: A New Dawn in just 12 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

0:00 - Intro
0:52 - Basics
3:27 - Big Changes (combat)
5:55 - Forts
6:30 - Exploration
7:10 - Event Dial
7:55 - New Stuff (government)
8:57 - Districts
11:34 - Optional Rules

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Corrections:
- When placing a city at 11:12 I should have said you can place two spaces away from a friendly space, not two spaces from the district.

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How to Play Civilization: A New Dawn in 19 Minutes

RTFM 2021-02-27 | Learn how to play Civilization: A New Dawn in just 19 minutes (there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

0:00 - Intro
1:23 - Basics
4:19 - Focus Cards (Culture)
6:04 - Economy
7:45 - Science
9:00 - Industry
11:25 - Military (and combat)
15:16 - Event Dial (Barbarians)
16:45 - Trade Event
16:53 - Winning
17:52 - Custom Maps

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Corrections:
None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here.

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