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Join us for a detailed look at the "Construction" strategy card in this video! I'll show you how the card has changed, offering tips and tricks to optimize your strategies for your upcoming games.
Intergalactic Producers on Patreon:
Brian Chuchua
David Ramirez
Jim Snedecor
Calob Symonds
Martin Albeck
Alexander Kitchen
Sebastian
Thanks:
Toft, for your valuable feedback
Fantasy Flight Games for making a great game
My trusty Twilight Imperium play group, who has taught me so many lessons. And I have even learned a bit from some of them.
The creators at Pixabay
Tabletop simulator
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Join us for a detailed look at the "Construction" strategy card in this video! I'll show you how the card has changed, offering tips and tricks to optimize your strategies for your upcoming games.
Intergalactic Producers on Patreon:
Brian Chuchua
David Ramirez
Jim Snedecor
Calob Symonds
Martin Albeck
Alexander Kitchen
Sebastian
Thanks:
Toft, for your valuable feedback
Fantasy Flight Games for making a great game
My trusty Twilight Imperium play group, who has taught me so many lessons. And I have even learned a bit from some of them.
The creators at Pixabay
Tabletop simulator







![Arborec - First rounds for BEGINNERS [Twilight Imperium 4, PoK]
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Getting a good first round in Twilight Imperium is super important for increasing your chances to win. The resources in this game are scarce, so getting as much of them in the first round, will leverage your progress for the remainder of the game.
In this video I will give you beginner tips, on how to play your first round as the Arborec faction/race in Twilight Imperium 4 including the Prophecy of Kings expansion.
0:00 Map slice
1:51 Starting units
2:36 Arborec in a nutshell
5:53 Strategy Cards
7:30 Round 1 - Technology
11:29 Round 1 - Trade
12:54 Technolgies
19:03 Faction techs
20:44 Final Tip 1 - Warfare
22:44 Final Tip 2 - Diplomacy
24:44 Final Tip 3 - Remember Mitosis
25:41 Outro
Thanks:
Fantasy Flight Games for making a great game
My trusty Twilight Imperium play group, who has taught me so many lessons. And I have even learned a bit from some of them.
The creators at Pixabay
Tabletop simulator Arborec - First rounds for BEGINNERS [Twilight Imperium 4, PoK]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tZ2QAjvrGUs/mqdefault.jpg)


