16:25 Total defender hits would be reduced by one since the unit was in a town.

23:25 You (the germans) should take just 1 hit.

Thank you for doing this. This was just what I was looking for before I tackle my own solo game. It's very helpful to learn with you.

I remeber playing the original back in the day. As a Brit I always said 'lets remain loyal to the King' then a few years in to huge tax raises I am screaming 'Freedom!'

If you like the general concept of Col 4 but think it's too repetitive i would recommend Religion and Revolution mod, it has the same base concept as Col 4 but with more bells and whistles and things to do.

Do you play with any mods installed?

Nice video. Very helpful. Thx!

When activating a boat in a city, it moves out to the river, following the arrow as part of the activation

I also think that you beat the bot because the bot didn’t get the Sphinx and embalmed mummies that it crafted onto the map. That would have made a huge difference to their score - which is just unlucky.

When making an offering, you get all bonuses on the craft, not just the level of the craft. I figure this out in final video.

1:19:55 - I believe it is the number of cylinders in the row, not the number for the spot.

43:57 - you forgot to give yourself a resource for being first to see clay.

Also, you really need to figure out how to make it "roll" a bit more. Your dice are definitely not getting randomized, from what I can see...

Your money engine + Trade actually seems potentially strong. I haven't played that route, but it would interesting to pursue. Plus money and the base activity is a decent way to go up tracks.

38:28 - the objective goes into a column for endgame points.

Oh I think that in the first video when you built the settlement, you forgot to take an income chip.

I’ve played two games of this and got my butt kicked each time. The sandbox is amazing, and I haven’t even gotten close to wrapping my head around what I should be doing each game.

Wow good score! So after a year - are you still playing this?

Really like the way you talk through what you are doing and your thinking. Ok, It makes for a long video but very good for a beginner! Thanks for making these (and see you in the next cycle)

Thanks for doing this, it’s been really helpful! It took me hours to set up, but following along with you really help. It felt like a game in itself!

Thank You, got my copy and can't wait to get on the table. As an aside , can someone make a Rant Mix, would watch that.

Lol Commie Numb Nuts! I watch Tousi TV as well, brother!

I don't know if there is a microphone volume you can adjust in your setting, but you are really quiet in these tabletop simulator videos. Makes it hard to do anything else while watching your videos because I have to crank my volume way up to hear you.

Editing for unnecessary things

I don't mind, and in fact love, unboxing videos. I don't need, or expect, the folks to always play/review every game that they unbox. That said, I also *really* hate unboxing videos where folks go "ooh, I wonder what this component is" and they just speculate (incorrectly) about the game. If you are going to do just an unboxing, do that. Don't just show your whole ass by looking like a moron and speculating on things.

NO...VICI resets when it has 4 blue and 4 red circles! It' s in the solo rules.

Your comment on unboxing videos is right on. They provide zero value to me and I do not watch any of them. We need to more playthroughs, not useless let's look in the box. I can already look at the back of the box and know what is in the box.

Yes! Beat the bot!

🤦‍♂️

Shoutout for both knowing the word "heptagon" and managing to use it in the video.

LOL

Wonderful video. Looking forward to play

This is where I unfortunately gave up. I spent many hours watching your GS (take 2) and thought maybe I could handle that. However, I am unlikely to ever play the 2-player game and the AS looks way too clunky and convoluted. So I'm not paying what it costs only to play a third of the content. But well done Jeff and others who have more dedication than me.

Agree - unboxing and list of my 10 best games are useless.

For anyone else like me watching this years later - Jeff was incorrect in his quandary through the start of this video (and most of the previous one). JB weighed in on BGG and said if the reserves can't deploy to the map then they don't move to the reserve and you move on to the next possible action instead.

I agree with your starting comments, I am so disappointed that there is no rules explanation, how to play or even play through

Hang is there Pal, I'm watching these and learning alot

Hey, Jeff. Welcome to social media. That's why I usually stay away from it; avoid it like the plague. People say things on social media that they would never say to your face. Because, if they said it to your face, they'd get punched in the face!

It’s considered one of the toughest games

Thanks for review, what are the little white containers you use for the components?

Amen to your take on all the videos leading up the game's release. That content is supposed to help/inform people. Glad you stepped up, I'm watching all your vids.

Great breakdown of the move action for the AI! It has been my main gripe with the game. The AI move process is very complicated, and there seems to have some guess work to it unless you want to use several tables for one movement. Thank you for this video! I don’t feel as alone now haha.

1:48:10 wouldn't assault + petition result in EG+ & corp losing profits? Or did Jeff need a different special activity for his assault? Seems like a lot of problems could be fixed by pass + full action & SA. If CR jumps priority, you still get the event for EG+.

I agree. Unboxing videos are so stupid and uninteresting.

I really think the developer needs to clarify if those AI Redeploy moves during Dust Storm rounds follow the normal restrictions that players have to obey when they are in the redeploy step. I would assume they do since it seems like AI always have the same rules players do, but I don't think it says for sure. If the AI does have the same restrictions then these redeploy moves get a lot simpler. It pretty much turns into "leave everything where it is unless it has to move, and if it has to move try to keep one rebel in every space with a base, and three rebels in any space they are allowed to stay in where there is room for another base".

The whole attack ambush card thing was driving me crazy so I looked in the example of play. You can find this on page 22 of the Curiosity rulebook. The AI picks two spaces to ambush in, using the ambush bubble chart to decide among any spaces with a hidden rebel in it. Those are automatically the first two it attacks in, and you don't make an activation roll for those spaces, it always attack both. Then you move to the Attack section of the card, and it works its way down the list of priorities on the AI card, using the attack bubble chart to decide what order to attack in. For instance using the red dust card you can see at 2:10:33 it will first attempt to attack in every space that is at support, again using the bubble chart to decide what order to attack in. Now is when you start rolling activation numbers (since the numbers on the card are white text in a black circle) so whenever an AI does ambush attack you know you will always get at minimum three attacks, two of which will be ambushes. If the AI gets through all the spaces at support where it could legally attack and hasn't failed an activation roll yet then it moves to the next numbered bubble on the AI card, in this case "3+ rebels and not opposition" and again uses the attack bubble chart to figure out what order to do all those in. Obviously it cant ever attack in the same space twice. I can see why the card is confusing, but it really does work if you follow the order.

You sound confused . Learn the game first then make video . Over head camera showing the board would help .

33:20 - Red needs their passing bonus

0:08 - Jeff responding about earlier videos. 4:30 - End of mini rant … onto “Move” command rant 21:03 - Turn 23 31:30 - Turn 24 44:13 - Turn 25 55:35 - Turn 26 1:10:10 - Flashpoint 1:21:12 - Turn 28 1:31:58 - Turn 29 1:45:12 - Flashpoint 1:58:21 - Turn 31 2:05:38 - Turn 32 2:09:43 - End of game

Thank you for doing this, it's been so much help getting my head around the game before my copy arrives. Thanks for letting us, follow your journey.