Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
Join us for a full playthrough of Zenith, a strategic deck-building tug-of-war game where players compete to control influence discs and pull them to their side of the board!
In this video, we'll cover:
✓ Complete rules explanation and setup
✓ How to recruit agents and use their abilities
✓ Technology development and faction strategies
✓ Leader token mechanics and hand management
✓ Live strategic gameplay with back-and-forth disc movement
✓ Victory conditions: collecting 3 of a kind, 4 different, or 5 total discs
Zenith combines deck-building with a unique spatial tug-of-war mechanic. Each turn you can recruit agents, develop technologies, or become the leader. Every card you play moves influence discs closer to your side while building up your deck with powerful combos. The three factions (Robots, Humans, and Animals) offer different strategic paths to victory!
Perfect for fans of deck-builders and anyone interested in learning this engaging strategy game.
🎲 Game: Zenith
⏱️ Playtime: ~50 minutes
👥 Players: 2 (supports up to 4 in teams)
🎯 Complexity: Light-Medium
🌐 boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/424219/zenith
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction & Setup
0:52 Rules Explanation - Game Objective
1:27 Turn Actions: Recruit, Develop, or Lead
2:26 Faction Overview & Technology Tracks
4:13 First Turns & Agent Abilities
7:01 Mid-Game Strategy & Disc Movement
11:42 Technology Development Tactics
16:00 Leader Token Advantages
20:10 Advanced Card Combos
26:00 Faction Powers & Bonus Tokens
32:05 Strategic Positioning
38:00 Building Toward Victory
43:29 End Game Push
47:48 Final Turns & Victory
51:03 Game Conclusion & Final Thoughts
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We aim to give you a real life play experience, so just like you, we may get rules wrong and fix them or not later on.
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Join us for a full playthrough of Zenith, a strategic deck-building tug-of-war game where players compete to control influence discs and pull them to their side of the board!
In this video, we'll cover:
✓ Complete rules explanation and setup
✓ How to recruit agents and use their abilities
✓ Technology development and faction strategies
✓ Leader token mechanics and hand management
✓ Live strategic gameplay with back-and-forth disc movement
✓ Victory conditions: collecting 3 of a kind, 4 different, or 5 total discs
Zenith combines deck-building with a unique spatial tug-of-war mechanic. Each turn you can recruit agents, develop technologies, or become the leader. Every card you play moves influence discs closer to your side while building up your deck with powerful combos. The three factions (Robots, Humans, and Animals) offer different strategic paths to victory!
Perfect for fans of deck-builders and anyone interested in learning this engaging strategy game.
🎲 Game: Zenith
⏱️ Playtime: ~50 minutes
👥 Players: 2 (supports up to 4 in teams)
🎯 Complexity: Light-Medium
🌐 boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/424219/zenith
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction & Setup
0:52 Rules Explanation - Game Objective
1:27 Turn Actions: Recruit, Develop, or Lead
2:26 Faction Overview & Technology Tracks
4:13 First Turns & Agent Abilities
7:01 Mid-Game Strategy & Disc Movement
11:42 Technology Development Tactics
16:00 Leader Token Advantages
20:10 Advanced Card Combos
26:00 Faction Powers & Bonus Tokens
32:05 Strategic Positioning
38:00 Building Toward Victory
43:29 End Game Push
47:48 Final Turns & Victory
51:03 Game Conclusion & Final Thoughts
#boardgames #tabletop #zenith #deckbuilding #cardgames #boardgamegeek #strategy
We aim to give you a real life play experience, so just like you, we may get rules wrong and fix them or not later on.
Make sure you like, subscribe, and hit notifications for all my board game content. I live stream every Friday at 6:30pm EST and Saturday at 10:30am EST.
Follow me on my other socials:
tiktok.com/@boardgaymesjames
instagram.com/boardgaymesjames
twitch.tv/boardgaymesjames
#boardgames #tabletopgames #boardgame #gamenight #boardgamegeek #bgg #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #cardgame #cardgames #boardgamer #boardgaming #boardgameaddict #brettspiel #jeuxdesociété #boardgamenight #brettspiele #bggcommunity #giochidatavolo #jogosdetabuleiro
