Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small - Playthrough & Review (Uwe Rosenberg Series)

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Welcome to the continuation of our Uwe Rosenberg Designer Series, a series of gameplay videos where we will be showcasing a majority of Uwe Rosenberg's board game titles. This is “Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small," a game published by Z-Man Games in 2012. This video includes a rules overview.
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00:00 - Start/Teach
08:13 - Playthrough Start
37:37 - Review
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[@webbeing]

Another great video. I read the manuals: baffle myself, then watch your videos and say, "Of course!" Thank you for covering. I bought the Big Box version, so will hit the other buildings once the mechanics of the simpler game become natural. I'm an older gamer (61) and find your clarity of explanations terrific. Thank you.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Hi there! So glad that our videos make your games easier to get into! Hope you have a blast playing this one. We still really enjoy it!

[@KenDudd]

As others have said, the Big Box version of this is FANTASTIC. something like 40 extra buildings means no two games are alike. I'm into heavy euros, but this is one of my favourite quick euros alongside Foothills (a quicker 2-player Snowdonia) and Paris: la cite

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Wow, that's a TON of buildings! haha. We'll definitely need to look into that Big Box. Love Paris!

[@bushibayushi]

I highly recommend the Big Box - it looks great + it has a TREMENDEOUS variety of buildings, every game feels different.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

We're definitely gonna look into it!

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Will now have to hunt this down lol.

[@GeminiJay654]

I don’t always have the time to watch these - but I am always grateful when I want to see something specific played and talked about. Really grateful for the channel & quality of production. Totally awesome!

[@SirThecos]

19:05 - that really made me laugh! "Resource and stinky you say..." 😅 Thank you for another great video. 😊

[@BayleeWharton]

The way that my Big Box is coming TODAY and ya’ll posted this yesterday! Now I can watch and learn!

[@doggyaugie]

thanks! makes me real excited for your Fields of Arle and Nusfjord coverage...

[@olivierjodoin2283]

Really nice playthrough, I liked the open discussion on strategy while playing. This game is really samey after a few plays but the big box completely fixes that. It's fun to evaluate which buildings combo well with each other and plan a strategy on that.

[@JoshN614]

Definitely a game that absolutely needs the expansions. Each of the 2 expansions adds 4 variable buildings which really open up new strategies. The big box has both expansions and is probably the easiest way to grab them

[@FostertheMeeple]

Oh boy, we've had this one sitting on our shelves for a little while now 😬You've made me want to play it!!

[@gee3161]

Great job guys, love this as a 2 player game

[@lorenzohot5234]

You guys are awesome!

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Thank you!!

[@thomaswilson7718]

Thanks again you two :D

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Our pleasure!

[@ColonelKurtz]

A:ACBaS Big Box is where it's at. The variety of special buildings keep everything from feeling so samey all the time. We also put out a total of 12 building tiles, per the advanced rules of the Big Box.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

That's a great point. We'll have to look into the Big Box. It seems everyone agrees that it's the best way to play

[@ColonelKurtz]

@@BeforeYouPlay I don't think it makes a world of difference, but strategies tend to hinge more around the building tiles- racing to build the seemingly more powerful ones and also figuring out which ones would favor your or your opponent's engine.

[@flavianascimento3573]

Thanks from Brazil!

[@snowchamp]

Naveen didn’t use his first player advantage twice. First was letting Monique get that 6 wood. Then letting Monique get the board extension. Both times, Naveen did actions that he didn’t need to rush for as Monique didn’t have resources to really trouble him.

[@bookaddict777]

I have never played Agricola (and honestly have no desire to), but I really enjoy this one. Thanks for the play through! Chalfont says "Hello." As soon as Naveen started talking, she was up and watching :)

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Hahaha Hi Chalfont!!! So cute

[@Fissi0nChips]

Good vid guys. Fun little game. Naveen goes down in flames again. :D

[@BorgTube47]

I got the Big Box and am really looking forward to playing. I do think the building aspect really varies up the farmyards.

[@benjamindebetencourt1526]

Super nice video! I actually wondered how this 2 players version would work out ! I played Agricola last Christmas for the first time and enjoyed it but did not feel like getting it, I felt I'd rather play some other of my big boxes. But this quick easier version seems like a good idea :)

[@kostishasopoulos9816]

You need the expansions (buildings) to get replayability and different strategy every time. They bring the game to another level.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

I think we will try and get it!

[@shinjial]

This is so tight! It does seem to feel like Agricola in that sense. That game is all about timing to max out the resources you get for each action. It looks more fun than the Caverna spin off.

[@Iorekbyrnison100]

We always buy the "duel," versions of games because we are lazy and they are quick to set up, LOL. This is definitely one of our favorites. Cave v Cave is fun, an the Le Havre one has a really interesting resource management board. Pillars of the Earth has one we like from years ago, and of course 7 Wonders Duel is great. I really enjoy your channel, and hope you do more of these head-to-head two player games.

[@CincyAirshipPirate]

The Big Box really does change things up - so many buildings! That said, you do have to make yourself explore those specific strategies. Up to you how diverse you make your games.

[@smallsirkel5379]

does the big box adds time and it being more crunchy? i feel like watching a 42 minute video + teach is too short for my taste and is afraid it might not be that crunchy.

[@draheim90]

Love this game and wish I could get it to the table more. As others have mentioned, the expansion/Big Box adds a ton of special buildings and the game tells you to play with either with 4 or 8 of them available in addition to the standard 4 special buildings, which help negate some of that same-y feel. I also have Caverna: Cave vs Cave but prefer this one a lot more. Cave vs. Cave doesn’t feel very much like Caverna or Agricola but rather is more of a small-box engine builder. I joke that All Creatures Big and Small feels a lot more like Caverna than does Cave vs. Cave.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

That's really interesting! We've always wondered how Cave vs. Cave was but now we're very intrigued by the Big Box ACBaS. We will definitely look into it. Thanks!

[@amethystwolf24572]

I've never had much interest in Agricola, but I love how tight and quick this game is - and 2p is my most frequent player count!

[@dkoudrin]

I usually get 2-3 extensions and fill them all, easy points.

[@valentinbecerra8133]

Gracias x tanto perdón por tan poco

[@MrShaggydave]

You have to play the other special buildings for it to really shine (they are different everytime). They are in the bigbox

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Ooh neat! I can see how the expansion special buildings can really spice things up

[@MrShaggydave]

ACBAS is such a nice game, it was painful to watch you guys leave the extension to the 5th round though. I usually build my 1st or 2nd building on the expansion.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

LOL. Yeah, we're both not very good at it. It seems like one of those guys that you figure out the more you play.

[@hisfantor]

I just played for the first time and I really don't get how the segment in the rules "After the 13th sheep, the 11th pig, the 10th cow or the 9th horse, you score 1 extra point for each additional animal." correlates with the table on the box. I get very different results depending on using the rule or just following the chart

[@morkar90]

The Big Box release is how the game should have been designed and released from the start, imo. It's essential and really elevates the game.

[@autoauto2000]

4:25 i think u r wrong the borders come from the reserve ...

[@DevilboyScooby]

Only problem with this game is I mysteriously fall asleep whenever it comes to counting the animals 🤔

[@BeforeYouPlay]

🤣

[@Duxa_]

Why didnt Naveen take the horse last round? Since they breed, he'd get his 3rd one.

[@ewa_ce]

Ahh! I really like this one. I like Uwe titles but I own only 2: this one and Fields of Arle. 🤩

[@coyotemoon722]

Fields of Arle 🥰

[@BeforeYouPlay]

We're super excited about Fields of Arle!!

[@coyotemoon722]

Yeah unlike Cave v Cave this one really needs the extra buildings. Excellent game though.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Which do you prefer?

[@coyotemoon722]

@@BeforeYouPlay Ya know, they're both extremely different. It's not like Agricola and Caverna where they're very similar. I think I like Cave v Cave better. It's kind of a lot crunchier in the spacial element and managing resources. Of course both games come in a "Big Box" version which is a tongue in cheek reference since both games only have one expansion. But in addition to the expansion, they come with the new style rocks, reed, wood instead of discs. The expansion for Cave v Cave is great, and a nice to have. I feel like the expansion for All Creatures is a must-have as you get a ton of new buildings and you only lay out like 10 every game, but it opens up a lot of new strategies.

[@Viragomp]

I own the original plus the 2 expansions and everything fits in the small base box. Happy to own everything without the bulky 'big box' version!

[@Duxa_]

the master move is to keep contents of both Big Boxes (Caverna and Agricola) in one of the boxes :)

[@Viragomp]

@Andrei that would be quite the feat! However, I didn't care for Caverna CvC so I sold it. 😉

[@geoclap]

If you were interested in covering inland port, I would send you my copy.

[@steviemckinney7145]

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