Would love to have you on Ian! Don't think we have anyone set on Apiary or Wyrmspan yet. We will get a conversation going on discord!

@@TheMillShow sounds good. Definitely can talk about Rolling Realms deeper (obviously based on my tutorials) but the other 2 are 2 of my favs. Let me know so I know what to talk about more.

Congratulations to your son and daughter! I've been so lucky to have an employer who never made me choose between work and my kids. I've been very present. I've known I wanted to be a dad since I was like 5 or 6. My mom royally upset my dad by buying me what I asked for for Christmas one year. I got a doll and a crib to lay my baby in. Not exactly the gift my dad would have picked. lol. Since this has always been my goal, and I've lost enough people in my life to know how very fleeting it all is, I have been so careful to take moments and just take it in and appreciate it. A lot of times when it was chaos or loud.. I would close my eyes and tell myself 'these are the good times.. you're going to miss this one day' and I know it's true. Even taking the time to stop and smell the roses, I'm still dismayed and saddened to see how very fast it has happened. Thank you so much for the kind wishes.. I wish happiness and success to you and yours too.

Hello and greetings from Michigan! Thank you so much for the kind words and giving The Mill a chance. Carol and Molly have let me know that I'm welcome back anytime and we do have plans to talk games on camera in the future, but I want to give them a bit of time to fully and truly make The Mill their own before I hop back on screen. All the best to you too!

Thank you for the kind words and for sharing your journey with me. I completely relate to being an introvert. I am too, through and through. The fact that I ever agreed to do KZbin was such an uncomfortable undertaking.. at least to begin with. I've been met with a whole lot of love and only a bit of shenanigans. As for meeting content creators, if you see them at an event, even just saying "Hi, I really enjoy your videos" makes our day. I've had a couple of those experiences at Geekway in St. Louis and also at Gen Con. It's always brought a smile to my face. Of course I'm happy to talk with you, and even as an introvert myself, I usually have my go-to questions since we're at a convention.. stuff like 'What's the coolest thing you've seen here? Have you had a chance to play anything fun?' In absolutely any case.. thank you again for dropping a note here and hopefully we'll get a chance to say hello one of these days!

Thank you kindly! It's been a pleasure to share my enjoyment of the hobby with others who enjoy it too!

That would be awesome, Chad! Here’s to seedy underground game stores in the mitten!

😆 I bet it was

Karel, I’ve appreciated how often you’ve participated in The Mill and it’s been nice seeing your star rise in the Stonemaier-verse :) You deserve it! Thank you for the kindness and I agree that The Mill is definitely in good hands!

I appreciate the kindness Tim! I’ve loved watching you rise and build your brand and team. You’re a ridiculously talented guy and I couldn’t be happier for you!

Thank you for sharing that joy! I appreciate it!

It really does. With one almost out of college, and two more that are juniors my life is at a major fork in the road. I'm trying to just take it all in and appreciate all of it.

Thank you!

Thank you kindly for giving me the opportunity to play a part in how you enjoy the hobby. Your kind words mean a lot!

It's been my pleasure. Thank you! I'm hopeful we can get a game in one day too!

Oh man, Sam.. a newborn. These are long days, and longer nights, but believe me when I tell you that they go entirely too fast. When their entire hand can only grip a single fingertip, or when you're still reminding people to support their head, or when they'd rather just lay face down on the carpet than participate in tummy time. lol. I've never been as sleep deprived or in love as I was then. They're a lot of fun as they get older and develop their own personalities, and you learn what bad habits you've contributed too, but it only makes you love them more. The best days are ahead, my friend. I apologize for missing the birth announcement. Where are you most active on socials? I've abandoned X-witter, but would love to stay in touch. Congrats!

You can definitely play multiple birds in the same habitat in the same round. What you've described is totally alright. Remember the cube is only in place when you take the turn, then it slides to the left. As it relates to 'play a bird' though, that row really only exists to remind you of what the egg cost of playing a bird in that column is. So in a round, you could hypothetically play 2 birds in the grasslands, 1 in the forest, and none in the wetlands. There is no requirement to complete a column before moving on. In fact, some of the highest scoring games have been getting the right bird in a single habitat and just spamming that habitat. I've played games with a full grasslands, but nothing in wetlands or the forest.

@@TheMillShow awesome! Thank you for a detailed answer. This makes sense! Also, great videos. Subscribing now!

Thank you!

Thank you! .. and oh, yes, games will continue to be played. :)

That is awesome! The scripts definitely made me feel more like a traditional somewhat polished KZbinr, but man was it tedious to add more stuff to the filming.. and then when the teleprompter wasn't catching my voice and would leave me hanging... "good times" lol. I'm so glad you were able to enjoy the videos with your boy. Thanks for sharing those memories with me. Take care!

Thank you!

Thank you for the kind words, and the show is definitely in good hands. Carol and Molly are both wonderful ambassadors of Stonemaier and more importantly they're both wonderful people. When I was struggling with creating content and stuff in my life, they were always reaching out, checking on me, trying to take a load off my shoulders. I'm big fans of theirs, and even luckier to call them friends. As for Vantage, oh, Carol and Molly have let me know I'm welcome to join them at the table to talk about it. :)

Stuart, it was the first (and only - so far) live play but getting to chat with you was a highlight. Thanks for hanging out on stream with me. Yeah, I'm sure you'll see me back here from time to time. Carol and Molly have told me I'm always welcome back and I want to give them time to make The Mill their own. Thank you for the kind words!

Thank you Anthea! If you enjoy Wingspan, I'm confident that you'll enjoy Wyrmspan, you can definitely feel the common DNA but it's still distinctly its own game. I enjoy both for different reasons, but the commonality is a comfort and makes it easier to onboard players who know one or the other.

@@TheMillShowgood to know - thank you!

Thank you!

It's been an absolute pleasure, my friend. I am so grateful for those chance Gen Con meetings and talking online that led to this channel. I'm hopefully we'll find an opportunity to sit across the table from each other and play a game sooner rather than later. Carol and Molly were amazing recommendations for co-hosts and it's been a pleasure getting to know them and their partners. Ever an ambassador of Stonemaier and fan of Jamey.. the game designer and the man. Thanks for everything!

@@TheMillShow Thank you, Dusty! I look forward to that opportunity.

Bill, it's been a pleasure getting to chat through the years. Thanks for everything!

Thanks so much, Ian. See you on the socials!

@@TheMillShow You know it. Ive been more active on Discord lately and of course the facebook pages, especially with my Rolling Realms Tutorials.

Thank you kindly!

Honestly, because I set up from memory and had not played in awhile. I was too focused on reading the Corrupted mech module multiple times and did not re-look at basic set up. So, I shorted myself an action. I guess I was trying to go easy on the automa. Thanks for the catch! I'm learning it is very easy to miss small stuff on solo play throughs.

@@TheMillShow Done that many times at setup. Yep definitely shorted one of those first move actions. Great run through though. And good luck with the future of the channel. If you are ever looking for ambassadors to interview I love talking about SM games and run my own channel. I do the Rolling Through The Realms videos.

I actually paused filming at that point because I was not sure. Based on the iconology card, it looked like play a card. Since the symbols are so similar (just a matter of the icon being at an angle), I have a feeling people are going to have to decide at their tables which way they want to read it. It is hard to decide if something is at an angle on a circle.

@@TheMillShow The map token was "Gain a Face-up card", the "Playing 1 card from hand" has the loop design within the card icon. You should have been playing with 3 cards.

@@MaarekDavion From the back of the rulebook and player aides, the only difference from "any card you control" vs. "any face-up card" is just one being at an angle, which does not translate well to a circular token. However, at this point Jamey has clarified in the forums that it is take any face-up card, which I would have much preferred to do in this case. The disadvantage of filming from an early copy: no forums yet to check if the designer has clarified these little details.

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

Us too! It was an expansion we were really looking forward to

Glad it was helpful!

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I feel like I heard at some point that it won't be the most expensive Stonemaier game. If that is true, it narrows it down a little.

@@caroljohnson3686 seems hard to believe it won't be with that many cards and that many years of development, but we'll see.

Welcome! That one definitely just creates stories as you play. We had fun playing with you and Megan too!

It was an ambassador sweatshirt that could be purchased a few years ago. It is my favorite!

@@caroljohnson3686 maybe we’ll get a new ambassador sweatshirt at some point. I just become one in January. Love my new polo though.