Slay the Spire Defect Act 2 Playthrough | The Board GameMerlins Manor2026-09-16 | Slay the Spire Defect Act 2 Playthrough | The Board GameSmitten | Review and How to PlayMerlins Manor2024-04-11 | I review the 2-player game Smitten by Jamey Stegmaier and published by Stonemaier Games with artwork by Vincent Dutrait. Since the game is so quick and easy to describe how to play I actually go over all of the rules for how to play before jumping into the review.
Timestamps Intro 00:00 How to Play 00:31 Art and Components 02:31 Gameplay Review 03:25 Replayability 05:28 Final Thoughts 05:5811 Games I Played for the First Time in MarchMerlins Manor2024-04-04 | I played 11 new games in March and had 31 plays across those games. I go over my first impressions of these games.
Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:33 Warp's Edge 03:04 Lord of the Rings 06:21 Life of the Amazonia 09:07 Lost Cities 11:34 Ticket to Ride Legacy 13:22 Namiji 15:14 Targi 16:43 Evacuation 18:39 Ra 20:56 Fractured Sky 22:59 Foundations of Rome 25:56 OutroWhat Games Do Hand Managment Well? | GameMechanicsMondayMerlins Manor2024-04-01 | In this video, I briefly describe the game mechanism of Hand Management and I go over 7 games that do this mechanism well. The games I talk about in this video handle hand management in very different ways.
Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:10 What is Hand Management 01:16 Hand Management Games 11:48 OutroHow to Play Race to the Raft with Solo PlaythroughMerlins Manor2024-03-31 | In this video, I show how to play Race to the Raft. I briefly go over details for multiplayer games that are different from solo, and then show how to play the game solo, which has an extra set of cards that are drawn to replace your cards as you play them.
Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:19 Co-op Rules 02:00 Set-up 03:51 How to Play 05:33 PlaythroughWyrmspan - How Good is the Successor to Wingspan? | ReviewMerlins Manor2024-03-28 | As a big fan of Wingspan, I was excited to try out Wyrmspan. Does it hold up to the great gameplay of Wingspan? Does it surpass it? Does it fall short? I give my thoughts on this game and at times compare and contrast it to Wingspan and I discuss briefly as to whether there is room for both games.
Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:44 Gameplay Overview 03:36 Art and Components 06:58 Ease of Play 08:12 Gameplay Review 13:11 Solo Gameplay Review 14:55 Replayability 15:53 Theme 16:45 Final ThoughtsWorld Wonders OrganizationMerlins Manor2024-03-23 | I show how I organized World Wonders utilizing boxes I got from Michaels. The crayon box costs 99 cents and the clear bitty boxes cost $1.99 for 3. The total for all of the storage boxes was less than $7... especially since I had a coupon that made them 30% cheaper (the prices I listed are the regular prices).
Crayon Box: michaels.com/product/clear-stacking-crayon-box-by-simply-tidy-10584304?michaelsStore=7729&inv=42How to Play World Wonders Solo with PlaythroughMerlins Manor2024-03-23 | I teach how to play World Wonders with the Solo automaton. It is a very simple AI to run and score for, so you can focus mainly on your own game, but you do have to be careful with how you play because the AI scores most of its points based on what you do on your board (all points comes from what you do when playing on easy).
Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Set-up 02:37 Player's Turn 05:16 How to Score Points 06:31 Automaton Actions 07:45 Playthrough 28:25 End Scoring 30:48 Wrap-upEssential Expansions for Board GamesMerlins Manor2024-03-19 | In this video, I go over 5 expansions that I have played that I would consider essential to add to the game to make the game objectively better (or at least as close to "objectively" better as we can get... I know this is still my opinion so there is some subjectivity here). I also briefly mention an expansion that I have heard is an essential expansion. What do you think? Are there expansions that you would add to this list? Are there ones on this list you disagree with?
Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:53 Parks 02:30 Terraforming Mars 02:57 Everdell 04:23 Lords of Waterdeep 05:52 Harry Potter 06:48 Champions of Midgard 07:28 OutroFavorite Game Friday: ReplayabilityMerlins Manor2024-03-15 | ...How to Play Wyrmspan Solo with Full Playthrough | Ravel ModeMerlins Manor2024-03-13 | I teach how to play Wyrmspan against the Automa in Ravel mode (level 2) and then demo playing the game.
I did forget to mention that you can always trade 2 resources for another resource although with how you are able to select which resources you get when exploring the Crimson Cave I have thus far not found this to be necessary (though to be fair I often do not think about it during my games.)
**Sorry about the camera shaking. It usually is not that sensitive to movement, but it was super-sensitive during this playthrough.
Timestamps Intro and Set-up 00:00 Automa 02:48 Going over Cards 05:50 Actions 08:08 Dragon Ability Types 10:33 End of Cave Actions 11:13 How to Score Points 12:27 Limits 12:48 Playthrough 12:59 Final Scoring 47:15 Wrap-up 49:25Game Mechanics: Resource ManagementMerlins Manor2024-03-11 | What is resource management in board games? I briefly go over this mechanic and then go over some games that do this mechanic well.
#gamemechanicmonday
Timestamps 00:00 What is Resource Management? 00:28 A Walk in the Park 01:29 Oh Yu 02:50 Mars 04:03 SPAN Games 05:55 The Big OneGames I Played for the First Time in FebruaryMerlins Manor2024-03-07 | I played 8 new games in February and had 28 plays across those games. I go over my first impressions of these games.
Timestamps Introduction 00:00 Sagrada Artisans 00:29 Arctic Roll 01:42 Wyrmspan 02:46 Star Wars Deck-building 04:53 Horrified Greek Monsters 06:39 Pirates of Maracaibo 09:19 Fox Experiment 10:52 Distilled 12:48 14:04 OutroHow to Play Legacy of Yu with PlaythroughMerlins Manor2024-03-05 | I teach how to play the solo board game Legacy of Yu designed by Shem Phillips and published by Garhil Games and then play through the game, showing how it is played. I recommend at least watching through the first round to learn the game. From 9:50 onward, spoilers for the story for the first game of the campaign will be encountered. If you don't mind the storyline spoilers, I encourage you to watch the whole video, but if you don't want to spoil any of the story and unlocked content from the first chapter, then I recommend stopping at 9:50. You can skip to the end if you would like to know what happens after you win/ lose a game in the campaign.
Timestamps: Introduction 00:00 Set-up 00:30 How to Play 01:28 Start of Playthrough 06:54 Playthrough with Spoilers 09:51 After the Game 47:42My City vs My Island | Review and ComparisonMerlins Manor2024-02-29 | I compare and review My City and My Island, which are two Reiner Knizia games published by Kosmos. There is a section with what some may consider to be spoilers. While I still try to keep things vague, I have timestamped this section and I give a verbal warning at that point in the video for those who want to avoid even a hint of a spoiler to be able to skip to the next section.
I forgot to give my thoughts on replayability, so I figured I'd throw in a write-up here on replayability. My wife and I got 48 plays out of My City (playing through the campaign twice at the 2-player count) and plan to do the same with My Island. You can do this if playing 2-player games, but at higher player counts you will only get 24 plays out of the Legacy campaign as the boards are altered and there will not be enough stickers to play again either. There is also an eternal side of the player boards which offers a permanent way to play the games. We have not yet felt like trying out the Eternal Game as it does not hold the same appeal to us as the evolving legacy game. 24-48 games are already a pretty decent amount of replayability for a game of this price, and some may enjoy playing this game later as the eternal game, but I don't see that mode as being as engaging and lasting forever as there will not be a huge amount of variability in that mode outside of card draws being different and changing up the order of polyomino tiles coming out.
Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:30 Art and Components 02:33 Ease of Play 04:13 Gameplay 07:20 Spoilers 08:15 Gameplay wrap-up 08:46 Final ThoughtsHow to Play Against the Robo-hiker in Trailblazer the John Muir Trail | Solo PlaythroughMerlins Manor2024-02-27 | I demonstrate how to play the solo mode of Trailblazer the John Muir Trail against the Robo-hiker. I give a thorough How to Play at the beginning of the video through the first round of play. I recommend watching at least through the first round and watching end scoring to fully learn how to play. In order to make this video as short as possible I sped up quite a few bits of the video and added more cuts than normal. The video footage was originally over 2 hours and I condensed it down to an hour and 20 minutes.
Timestamps: Introduction 00:00 Set-up 00:16 How to Play 03:55 Round 1 09:23 Rest of Playthrough 18:50 End Game Scoring: 01:15:22Is Sagrada Artisans Worth the Price Tag?Merlins Manor2024-02-24 | I hesitated to buy this game due to a discrepancy I perceived in the price of the game and the value in the game, but I bought it when I saw it on a Black Friday sale. My wife and I just finished the Sagrada Artisans Legacy Campaign. Now that I have played through the campaign and seen what else the game has to offer for long-term replayability through the booster packs, has my opinion on the value changed? Is it worth the hefty price tag? Or is the value just not there?
Introduction 00:00 Art and Components 02:18 Gameplay and Replayability 03:59 Ease of Play 07:58 Theme 09:25 Final Thoughts 10:06Wyrmspan Organization (unsleeved cards)Merlins Manor2024-02-22 | Items needed: Gamegenics Token Silo ($11.99 on Gamenerdz) Playing Card Storage Box ($6.99 for 4 on Amazon)
Gamegenic Token Silo Amazon link: https://a.co/d/bXobVQVHow to Play Marvel Zombies Superhero Mode with PlaythroughMerlins Manor2024-02-20 | I play the second Superhero mission (MH2) in the Marvel Zombies base game as I showcase how to play the Superhero mode.
I have also posted a video on how to play the Zombie Hero Mode, which you can check out here: youtu.be/jUgiGfoFtaw
Timestamps How to Play 00:00 PLAYTHROUGH 07:23 Closing Thoughts 27:10How to Play Marvel Zombies as Zombie Heroes with PlaythroughMerlins Manor2024-02-15 | I play the tutorial mission in the Marvel Zombies as I showcase how to play the Zombie Hero mode. Later on I plan to post a video on how to play the Super Hero Mode, so keep your eyes out for that.
Timestamps How to Play 00:00 PLAYTHROUGH 9:24My Top 10 Cooperative Board GamesMerlins Manor2024-02-13 | I go over my top 10 Co-op games. Most of these games are light to mid-weight games, but Spirit Island and Gloomhaven are bit on the complex side.
Timestamps: Introduction 00:00 Game 10 00:16 Game 9 01:42 Game 8 02:45 Game 7 03:59 Game 6 05:35 Game 5 07:10 Game 4 08:56 Game 3 10:32 Game 2 12:13 Game 1 14:20 Outro 16:50How I Organize My Board GamesMerlins Manor2024-02-10 | While the most important aspect of finding a place for my board games is fitting them onto my shelves most efficiently to fit the most games in the smallest amount of space leads to placing some games simply where they fit, I do try to find ways to organize them by theme/ by game mechanics/ by publisher... I actually use a combination of these things mixed with size... and some just have to go somewhere.
How do you organize your board games?How to Play Arctic Roll Solo with Playthrough | Kickstarter Preview | Roll and WriteMerlins Manor2024-02-08 | This is a preview of a game that is coming to Kickstarter soon. Arctic Roll is produced by Rolling Rhino Games who produced the game Chateau, which I previewed here: youtu.be/CkOf2wQzNsw
This is a roll-and-write game, which will be offered as a print-and-play. The solo mode requires 4 dice (3 of one color and 1 of another color). The multiplayer game requires a dice per player plus 3 more dice. You will also need a pen or pencil... or if you want to preserve your paper, a dry-erase marker and a dry-erase pocket.
This video showcases how to play the solo mode of Arctic Roll.
*Rule Clarification: You cannot place a hole or hunter on an igloo.
You can also check the game out on BGG here: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/405866/arctic-rollMy Daughters Top 10 Board Games | Good Family GamesMerlins Manor2024-02-02 | My daughter has been excited to share some of her favorite board games. These games are all great games for families to play together because they have simple rules to learn and strategies that children can grasp and have fun with.Games I Played for the First Time in JanuaryMerlins Manor2024-02-01 | I played 4 new board games in the month of January, which is a bit down in quantity of new to me games, but I did play most of these games more times than typical, so I am able to provide more than the typical first impressions for most of these games.
Timestamps Introduction 00:00 My Island 00:41 Legacy of Yu 02:44 Marvel Zombies 06:03 Apiary 08:47Legacy of Yu - Is This Solo Game Legendary?Merlins Manor2024-01-30 | Review of Legacy of Yu, which is a solo board game by Shem Phillips and published by Garphil Games.
Timestamps: Introduction 00:00 Gameplay Overview 01:12 Art and Components 05:32 Ease of Access 07:28 Gameplay Review 07:53 Theme 11:43 Replayability 13:06 Final Thoughts 15:14Final Girl: The North Pole Nightmare ReviewMerlins Manor2024-01-27 | I give my thoughts on the latest Feature Film (expansion) for the Final Girl solo board game: North Pole Nightmare, which features Krampus as the killer. You can play as Mrs. Claus or Cindy the Elf at Santa's Village. You may even encounter Santa Claus or a Yeti or the adorable Comet. How does this Special Edition box hold up to the other feature films? Find out in this review!My Most Anticipated Games for 2024 | Top 10Merlins Manor2024-01-11 | There are more than 10 games I am looking forward to that are scheduled to come out in 2024. Here are my Top 10... plus a few honorable mentions.
Timestamps Introduction 00:00 Honorable Mentions 00:08 #10 01:29 #9 02:25 #8 03:41 #7 05:35 #6 06:40 #5 08:02 #4 08:59 #3 11:08 #2 13:04 #1 14:20 Wrap-up 15:5413 First Plays in DecemberMerlins Manor2024-01-05 | I played 13 board games for the first time in December 2023 and I give my first impressions of them. Some were a little difficult to nail down just how I felt and some I had mixed feelings on. All in all, it was a gd month of first plays, and all of these games I would play again, but some I enjoyed more than others.
Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:34 Boop 01:51 Trailblazers PE 03:59 Santa's Workshop 04:35 World Wonders 06:45 Maple Valley 09:03 Diced Veggies 10:18 Hues and Cues 12:07 Pies 14:31 Ghosts of Christmas 19:45 Point City 21:44 Mind Space 22:42 1930 The Golden Age of Airlines 28:01 Last Light 32:40 Wrap-upWhere Are My Kickstarter Games | Chai Tea for 2 | Megapulse | Honey Buzz | The FloodMerlins Manor2024-01-01 | I go over my overdue Kickstarter games from 2020, 2021, and 2022, discussing what we know about delays and whether I expect these games to come in soon, expect more delays, or even not sure if they will ever fulfill (but still holding out a glimmer of hope).
Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 03:16 Chai Tea for 2 06:02 Megapulse 07:27 Honey Buzz Fall Flavors 08:57 The Flood 09:50 Wrap upReview of Santas Workshop 2nd Edition Board GameMerlins Manor2023-12-22 | Elf Creek Games has brought us an updated version of Santa's Workshop. Is this game worth adding to your holiday board gaming repertoire or is it a pass? This game is for 2-5 players and has worker placement and set collection among the main mechanisms.
The version in this review is the 1st print run, which includes some exclusive upgrades that will not be in future print-runs. This game can be purchased directly from Elk Creek Games' website.
Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:42 Gameplay Overview (Standard) 02:57 Gameplay Overview (Advanced) 06:38 Arts and Components 09:01 Ease of Play 09:55 Gameplay Review 15:36 Theme 16:23 Replayability 17:24 Final Thoughts 18:50 OutroFinal Girl Krampus vs Mrs. Claus Playthrough | North Pole NightmareMerlins Manor2023-12-18 | Krampus is terrorizing Santa's Village. No elf is safe! Who could possibly put a stop to his rampage? Enter Mrs. Claus. Will she be able to save enough elves to unlock her ultimate ability of being able to gain more health than her starting health? Will she be able to defeat Krampus and save Christmas? Or will she become another victim of Krampus and his evil presents?
Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:34 Feature Rules 02:47 Playthrough 38:00 Going over Cards 45:00 OutroHow to Play Vadoran Gardens Solo with PlaythroughMerlins Manor2023-12-14 | I go over how to run the solo mode of Vadoran Gardens (playing against the Sister). The Sister is easy to learn how to run and score and can be implemented without much upkeep. Since, you play the same in both the solo mode as the multiplayer, you can use this video to learn how to play the multiplayer game as well.
CORRECTION: The 5 high restriction has been removed for the Refreshed Edition. There is no longer a height limit.
Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:36 Set-up and The Sister 04:48 Player Rules 07:13 Playthrough 22:05 Scoring and wrap-upFavorite Games from A to ZMerlins Manor2023-12-11 | I go over my favorite board games for each letter of the alphabet, plus a bonus game starting with a number.
Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:20 A 00:38 B 01:08 C 01:45 D 02:33 E 03:07 F 03:47 G 04:23 H 05:21 I 06:12 J 07:12 K 08:13 L 09:09 M 09:56 N 10:39 O 11:42 P 13:08 Q 14:22 R 16:08 S 18:03 T 19:32 U 21:30 V 22:32 W 24:10 X 25:20 Y 25:47 Z 27:29 Number 28:51 Wrap-upToo Many Campaign/ Scenario Games?Merlins Manor2023-12-07 | I am swimming in unfinished and even unstarted campaign games and scenario based games with more on the wait via Kickstarter and Gamefound next year. In this video, I go over the campaigns I have and some of the difficulties in working through them and what I like about these games (what excites me about the games I have yet to table as well). Then in the 2nd part of the video I go over the 4 games that are coming in the future and why I backed them.
Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Games I Already Have 14:00 Games I Have Coming5 First Plays in NovemberMerlins Manor2023-12-05 | I played 5 new board games in November and here I talk about these games and give my first impressions and initial tentative rating out of 10.
Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:26 Junk Drawer 02:24 Siege of Runedar 05:26 Catan Settlers of America 07:39 Silver and Gold 09:28 Vadoran Gardens 13:18 Wrap-upUNBOXING Marvel ZombiesMerlins Manor2023-11-30 | I just received my Marvel Zombies base pledge with all the stretch goals, plus Fantastic 4 Under Seige and Guardians of the Galaxy Expansions. I also purchased the X-men Resistance at retail. In this video, I show off all of the content in these boxes!Review of The Adventures of Robin HoodMerlins Manor2023-11-28 | We played through the campaign of The Adventures of Robin Hood and now I give my thoughts on this unique board game. Will it make you merry, or frustrated, or somewhere in between? Watch on to hear my thoughts on this game.
Timeline 00:00 Introduction 00:35 Gameplay Overview 02:53 Art and Components 04:16 Ease of Access 04:44 Gameplay Review 08:13 Theme 08:59 Replayability 10:20 Final ThoughtsMy Favorite Small YouTube Board Game ChannelsMerlins Manor2023-11-23 | I am very thankful for all the great YouTube channels in the board gaming hobby and today I wanted to share some of my favorite smaller YouTube Channels. 4 of these channels have less than 5k subscribers as of the posting of this video. The 5th one isn't quite a small YouTube channel anymore with over 23K subscribers, but since I have really been enjoying her content and has really shot up mostly over the last year, I wanted to include her in the list. I encourage you to check out these channels and subscribe to them if you enjoy their content as well.
Castles of Burgundy has been on my radar prior to the special edition, but I had kept passing on it, but with all of the upgrades to the components and artwork, I decided to give it a try. Is it worth getting or not? Check out the video to find out my opinion on this game.
Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:55 Gameplay Overview 06:57 Art and Components 09:40 Ease of Access 11:00 Gameplay Review 14:34 Expansions 23:15 Solo Mode 26:23 Replayability 27:30 Final ThoughtsGames I Played for the First Time in OctoberMerlins Manor2023-11-07 | I played 3 games for the first time in October: Heat Pedal to the Metal, The Hunger, and Kepler 3042. I also finished up the Escape Room game: Exit the Catacombs of Horror that we played the first half of in September. I give my thoughts on these 4 games as well as a game I forgot to include in my September video: Books of Time. All of these are first impressions videos (except for the Exit Game), so keep in mind that I have not played them enough times to solidify my thoughts and ratings for a formal review.
Timestamps: Introduction: 00:00 Heat 00:45 The Hunger 03:33 Kepler 3042 07:24 Exit the Catacombs 9:55 Books of Time 13:21 Wrap-up 15:10Final Girl Terror From the Grave PlaythroughMerlins Manor2023-10-31 | In this video, I do a playthrough of Final Girl Terror from the Grave and teach how to play against the Zombies. I use Patsy who is the Final Girl that comes with the Terror From the Grave Vignette. I take on the Zombies at Wingard Cottage, so this playthrough has a Night of the Living Dead vibe to it.Review of Between Two Castles of Mad King LudwigMerlins Manor2023-10-19 | Today is the 5th anniversary of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, so I decided to review it. This game is by Stonemaier Games and plays 3-7 players with the base game and the Secrets and Soirees expansion contains solo and 2-player variants. The main mechanisms are tile drafting, tile placement, set collection, and simultaneous action selection. How is this game? Watch on to see my opinion.
Timestamps Introduction 00:00 Gameplay Overview 00:50 Game Review 2:33 Final Thoughts Outro 10:1212.5 Games I Played for the First Time in SeptemberMerlins Manor2023-10-07 | I played 12 new games in September...plus a "half play." In this video, I give my first impressions of these games, which have between 1 and 9 playthroughs. I also give my preliminary rating for games, but keep in mind those ratings are based on a first impression.Merlin Reviews: NeotopiaMerlins Manor2023-10-05 | In this video, I review the game Neotopia by Arcane Wonders. This board game is for 2-4 players and includes tile placement, pattern matching and action points as its main mechanisms.
Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:22 Gameplay Overview 05:25 Art and Components 06:07 Ease of Access 06:52 Gameplay Review 12:36 Theme 13:04 Replayability 13:56 Final ThoughtsReview of Dice ManorMerlins Manor2023-09-30 | In this video, I give my thoughts on Dice Manor by Arcane Wonders. This is a 2-4 player game that involves dice rolling, tile placement, and bidding. There is an official 2 player variant that is not in the original rulebook that can be downloaded here: boardgamegeek.com/filepage/265075/dice-manor-2-player-alternate-rules
Timestamp 00:00 Introduction 00:23 Gameplay Overview 05:42 Art and Components 6:10 Ease of Access 07:04 Gameplay Review 09:45 Theme 10:06 Replayability 10:51 Final ThoughtsHow to Play Terraforming Mars the Dice Game SOLO with PlaythroughMerlins Manor2023-09-29 | In this video, I demonstrate how to play the solo mode of Terraforming Mars the Dice Game. I start out by teaching the basics of set-up and gameplay and how you win or lose the game, and then teach more throughout a playthrough of the game.
Note: I teach the basic turn structure shortly after doing some first steps, as I get ready to take the first turn of the playthrough, but after initial steps of selecting a corporation, going over my starting cards, taking initial resources and playing the first bonus card.
Timestamps: Introduction 00:00 Winning the Game 03:30 Getting Started 04:06 Taking A Turn 6:41 Playthrough 8:06 End Game Scoring 48:23 Wrap-up 50:21Unboxing Terraforming Mars the Dice GameMerlins Manor2023-09-24 | In this video, I unbox Terraforming Mars The Dice Game and go over the components, showing off the dice, the cards, and everything else that comes inside. I have the Kickstarter edition of this game, which comes with a promo pack that is not available in the retail edition.Final Girl Series 2 Overview, Rankings, and RecommendationsMerlins Manor2023-09-23 | In this video, I give a breakdown of the 5 Feature Films for Series 2 of Final Girl and then ranks the killers from my favorite to least favorite and rank the locations as well. I give my recommendations for which Feature Films you should try out depending on what you are looking for from Final Girl. I also go over the Terror From the Grave vignette.
Timestamps Intro 00:00 Once Upon a Full Moon 00:40 Into the Void 03:55 Panic at Station 2891 06:49 A Knock at the Door 10:27 Madness in the Dark 14:07 Killer Rankings 17:52 Location Rankings 20:51 Recommendations 22:11 Terror From the Grave 24:48 Wrap-up 27:29Final Girl Ratchet Lady at Wolfe Asylum PlaythroughMerlins Manor2023-09-21 | In this video, I take on the Ratchet Lady at Wolfe Asylum with Final Girl Heather. I go over how to play against the Ratchet Lady and how to play at Wolfe Asylum, and then do a full playthrough.
I have currently done videos for all of the Season 2 killers and locations except for the Terror From the Grave Vignette (Zombies), and I have 4 videos for Season 1 of Final Girl. My camera set-up has been getting better, but I still encourage you to check out those other videos if you want to learn how each killer and location works.
Timestamps Introduction 00:00 How to Play Wolfe Asylum 00:20 How to Play Ratchet Lady 02:45 Playthrough 04:30
Spoilers here:
Again Spoilers: I accidentally missed a bloodlust increase (technically increased it and then when I changed where the Ratched Lady went for some reason I lowered the bloodlust as part of undoing the victim in one space dying and then failed to increase it when the other victim died). With the way bloodlust increased during the game it would not have made a difference until the last couple turns. While it would have forced me to either heal or get a guard instead of discarding a short rest and another card to be able to get two attacks for the next turn, it would ultimately likely only have led to either using Weak Attack instead of Furious Strike in the last round or getting a Retaliate to finish off the Ratchet Lady. The outcome would likely have been the same.Final Girl Intruders PlaythroughMerlins Manor2023-09-19 | In this video, I teach how to play The Intruders at Wingard Cottage Final Girl Feature Film and then take on the Intruders with Ginny.