Arcs | Beginner Strategy Guide

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@supersingalong1 5 ай бұрын

This is SUCH a helpful practical video. Having played Arcs three times so far, I can see exactly what you're saying about these tips. Some of them I already gathered and others I hadn't even considered. So thank you!

@115-Gaming 5 ай бұрын

Honestly I could've made the video twice the length but I had to stop somewhere! I might revisit this in the future with a Part 2 or something to cover the things I left out here, we'll see!

@FBracht 5 ай бұрын

19:47 Something else related to this that took me a few plays to internalize: you also don't need control to Build. You just need a Loyal piece already present in the system. So you have a city all by itself on a planet with another building slot, you can Build a second city there, or a starport there, no ships needed. (Of course, it's gonna be built in a damaged state if a Rival has control.)

@EricKuha 5 ай бұрын

I like and agree with your take on raiding. There was a discussion in the Woodland Warriors where someone was arguing that games would necessarily devolve into just raiding back and forth and they were trying to say that raiding was op. And I really think it's far more situational than that. Like everything in this crazy weird awesome game.

@115-Gaming 5 ай бұрын

I've found raids have become less frequent in my group as we've played more, so I'm curious to see how different tables will react to the Raiding. It seems to be the most "controversial" design choice currently

@joshuaperham3045 Ай бұрын

I would think that there shouldn't be constant raids because it’s such a risky move. Yes, the rewards are massive but with a higher probability of ruining your own fleet it’s wiser to minimize the number of raid dice you choose.

@user-cw4zj6kc8u 5 ай бұрын

Did my first game ever a few days ago. Really interesting. Very simple and hands down the most straightforward rule book Leder Games has put out. I really like how simple it is and yet the figuring out how to strategize your way through the mechanics is complex. The trick taking makes it harder to simply just do what you need to do. By the end of the game I realized I probably should just use my resources and copy more. Hoping to play it again soon.

@115-Gaming 5 ай бұрын

Resources & Guild Cards are key to giving you flexibility. My first few games I kinda just ignored the guild cards and was always shocked at how the other players were able to do these crazy things with them while I was stuck trying to work around my bad hands.

@AlexBradyMusic Ай бұрын

Played my first game last night and I understood the framework pretty well, but I had no idea what to actually do on my turn. This strategy guide really helped me focus my play, can't wait to implement some of these strategies in my next game!

@115-Gaming Ай бұрын

@@AlexBradyMusic I love to hear it! I hope this video helps you dominate in Game 2! 😎

@royalsapphire1196 5 ай бұрын

Dude this video blew up, excited for more arcs content! Maybe a guide on different leaders

@115-Gaming 5 ай бұрын

You can check out snoopymate25's channel for guides on each leader! He beat me to it 😂

@nicholasnix2723 4 ай бұрын

@@115-Gaming he only did the base game leaders, you can do the Leaders and Lore leaders

@olivierernoult895 3 ай бұрын

I do not have this game, and will not have it until at least next year ( waiting for my language translation to be able to play with friends) but I love your video. It really help me understand the depth of this game.

@RedWrenchFilms 4 ай бұрын

This is a really well made video! Would be great if you set up chapters so I could skip back to/forwards to different parts :)

@ComputerPerson6000 26 күн бұрын

Great video. Are you still considering revisiting this now that a few months had passed? Would be interested to hear what you have learned and how the meta has evolved.

@115-Gaming 26 күн бұрын

@@ComputerPerson6000 I haven’t quite settled on what I want to do next. Whether that be an “Intermediate Strategy Guide” video for the base game or strategy guides for the plotlines in the campaign game…

@-ArcticEden- Ай бұрын

M first game I ended up having 3 points. I totally was lost. This video is needed haha

@paulrumohr 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, this was amazingly useful.

@w7w7w7w7w7 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic video!

@Lordborg909 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this guide! Now I just have to convince my group to get it haha. We have one player that I swear prefers no player interaction AT ALL so it will be a hard sell.

@marksteelman7747 5 ай бұрын

I have only played once, but I think I want to start counting total pips in a chapter for both me and everyone together and see what the average is. In the game I played I did better in chapters where I seized even though I was doing nothing last round. If I knew those averages I could have a sense of the tempo and how I was doing relative to the other players. I could also make a better calculation on when to seize

@115-Gaming 5 ай бұрын

That would be an interesting exercise. I wonder if the amount of pips vary too much due to the way the cards are played that it would be hard to get an average.

@marksteelman7747 5 ай бұрын

@@115-Gaming I’ll post again when I have an opinion

@marksteelman7747 3 ай бұрын

I’ve played 6 games now, 4 with three people and 2 with 5. I would say 7 actions are pretty average with 3 people and 5 actions are the low end. With four it would span up a single action. That hasn’t really informed me when to seize. It has more to do with my hand at the beginning of the chapter. If I have a lot of high cards I don’t need to seize. If I have a bunch of low cards, I should seize early and throw a spanner in whatever the others want to do. Like if someone is clearly going to win warlord I would seize and declare empath just to deny them points. Or if I could snag a choice card I would seize and do that. You aren’t going to get a lot of actions with a low value hand so missing an action at the end of the round isn’t much of a loss, you mostly want to sabotage and set up for the next chapter. Hopefully you have some resource tokens to shore up a bad hand.

@BenjaminH_48 4 ай бұрын

Learned it the hard way: 3 raid dices are not enough for two keys 😢. So much pain and regrets.

@115-Gaming 4 ай бұрын

@@BenjaminH_48 I feel you brother 😢

@SwedishWookie 4 ай бұрын

oh we never realized you could raid starports. we thought it was just cities for some reason.

@115-Gaming 4 ай бұрын

@@SwedishWookie you can raid any buildings! 🫡😈

@Shad0wSix 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your tips. I'm waiting eagerly for my copy to arrive. Is there a discord for Arcs players on TTS?

@115-Gaming 4 ай бұрын

@@Shad0wSix the woodland warriors discord is a really good place if you’re looking for a good TTS group

@tyrussleightholme7261 4 ай бұрын

Wow jealous… your 6 Siege pledge actually delivered I never got mine…

@115-Gaming 4 ай бұрын

@@tyrussleightholme7261 😳😳😳

@Uberskull 4 ай бұрын

Is it generally worth it to influence cards someone else has started to influence before you? Like if someone has placed two agents on a card, is it efficient, power point wise, to place three agents on that card to possibly capture the opponent's agents?

@115-Gaming 4 ай бұрын

@@Uberskull I would say yes, if and only if you know you will be able to immediately secure before that person can respond. Otherwise that other player will respond by putting agents back on it and then one of y’all is gonna get screwed over trying to secure it first.

@eunomiac 2 ай бұрын

~ 26:08 -- Doesn't Administration have the most pips, with an extra one for their 5?

@Shaderone77 19 күн бұрын

Preamble ends at 3:16

@mattjenkinscomic 4 ай бұрын

Is arcs available at game stores yet? My algorithm is bombarding me with this game lol. Also, do you think there’s a steeper learning curve than Root?

@115-Gaming 4 ай бұрын

@@mattjenkinscomic MUCH easier learning curve than Root. But there’s still a high skill ceiling like Root. Easy to learn, hard to master.

@friendlygiant2195 4 ай бұрын

Just played my first game this afternoon and I wish I had watched this first - made a lot of the mistakes you identified. Very helpful!

@115-Gaming 4 ай бұрын

I made 'em too! 🤣

@olchum6013 5 ай бұрын

Helpful vid, thanks man!

@exzaklee 3 ай бұрын

I'm confused how someone would double declare ambition in a turn. how do you acquire initiative back consistently? is this not dependent on your hand?

@115-Gaming 3 ай бұрын

Obviously it can sometimes depend on your hand. But there's always seizing as an option. Or, if an ambition was declared by someone else in a previous turn, it doesn't take a much effort to declare it again yourself. And of course, careful card counting will help you get initiative back consistently!

@e.l.2386 4 ай бұрын

When you say 3+ do you mean "three or more" or "more than three"? It should mean "three or more" but from the way you were talking about it I got confused on which you meant.

@115-Gaming 4 ай бұрын

@@e.l.2386 three or more 👍

@chr10s Ай бұрын

@12:08 what simulator is this?

@115-Gaming Ай бұрын

@@chr10s tabletop simulator

@dimitrivanpaepegem3107 Ай бұрын

What do You mean by you can use psionic to take down an agent on a card and use a relic to take the card by using secure... how does psionic takes down an agent

@115-Gaming Ай бұрын

@@dimitrivanpaepegem3107 if the lead card was either a Mobilization or Administration, you can use a Psionic to take an influence action (placing an agent on a card), then you can use a relic to immediately secure that card (provided you have the most agents). This all happens in your prelude before your turn starts.

@FBracht 5 ай бұрын

20:27 How do you pull an Agent directly from the City in TTS?

@115-Gaming 5 ай бұрын

Haha 🤣 you can’t. We set the agent on the city so it would look better for the video