Septima - Official How To Play

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Join Monique for a board game tutorial for "Septima," designed by Robin Hegedűs & published by Mindclash Games in 2023. This video includes a full rules tutorial for the basic game,
JUMP:
00:00 - Start
00:44 - Setup
04:55 - Round Structure
05:13 - Moon Phase
07:12 - Collect
07:45 - Move
08:07 - Brew
09:32 - Heal
10:43 - Chant
10:59 - Recruit
11:39 - Plead
12:11 - Remember
12:37 - Hunters
14:59 - Trial Resolution
17:20 - End Of Season
18:33 - End-Game Scoring
Mindclash Games Septima Page - mindclashgames.com/our-games/...
BGG Link - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3...
Official "Septima" Soundtrack - shop.lyregard.com/
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[@BeforeYouPlay]

The background music at the beginning and end of the video is from the official soundtrack for "Septima"! You can check it out here - shop.lyregard.com/

[@Antothai]

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[@sm-bv4io]

Such a clean run through; thank you so much! Always so organized and straight to the point. Best video I've seen for this game yet! Also love seeing female rep

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Thank you!!

[@pikachuthedog]

Already played it for the first time and gosh I love this game so much. This could be my fav board game bc the theme is sooo cool, the rules reflect the whole idea of the game and the design is top notch😻

[@andyseb4776]

The Official Soundtrack is so amazing and immersive 😍

[@jamesmorgan1967]

Woo-hoo! The how to play video is up! Now I just need the game. Hope it will be here soon! Thanks for posting this, Monique...you did an excellent job.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Thank you James! Hope you are doing well! 🧹🧙🏼

[@juneau827]

Great teach Monique! Super clear and it was very helpful to have the close-ups of the board and components! Looking forward to this one! 😊

[@Xhawk33]

Just received my game yesterday. Watched this video twice, and your full playthrough as well. Will play our first game today. Thank you for making such a clear and helpful guide 😃

[@jordancameron2606]

Just bought this in Olympia! Thanks for the walk through.

[@markcoomey8954]

very clear teach. You are amazing Monique. I've played this game once and couldn't stop thinking about it the following day. The theme and mechanics are very engaging.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Thank you!!

[@olivertremel9869]

Great timing! Got my copy 3 hours ago! 🙂🎃

[@FallenRaven]

Same!

[@jessactor]

Lucky! Haven't gotten a tracking number quite yet unfortunately...

[@looluhinojosa564]

OMG!! when i will have mine!!!!!!! 😭

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Hope everyone’s copies get in soon! 🧙

[@Farbulous007]

Yes!!! I've been waiting patiently for this ever since it was announced. Can't wait to get this game in my hands and on the table. Thank you so much for your amazing teach. You make it so easy to understand.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Thank you! So glad we could help =)

[@TyvanTV]

My head exploded during setup. Will watch again when not so tired. This is a doozy! Thanks as always!

[@Brezel85]

When your head exploded while setting up Septima, I hope you didn‘t get Voidfall. 🙈

[@TyvanTV]

@@Brezel85 lol

[@BlazeIgnis]

Just in time! I've just finished organizing the box and sleeving the cards 😁

[@looluhinojosa564]

how many cards has it? and what size? want to be prepared for when mi ks deluxe copy arrives... CANTTTT WWAIIITTTTTTT!!!

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Awesome! Have fun with it!

[@olivertremel9869]

@@looluhinojosa564 There are 48 cards 44x67mm and 81 cards 70x110mm.

[@smchalk3535]

thanks for this Monique, now for the teach and gameplay video I just noticed!!

[@carlocarlos777]

Soundtrack is sublime

[@Heynowrcp]

Yay!! So excited yall made this! Now hope my copy gets here before Halloween 😩

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Hope so too!!

[@baerbelwende]

Thank you for the video. :)

[@BeforeYouPlay]

You’re welcome!

[@gormiki]

Amazing how you explain the game and mechanics, my sincerely congratulations

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Thank you!

[@wsiegel9539]

Awaiting my copy and thanks for the how to play. 😁

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Hopefully 🤞 it comes in shortly. Hope the video will make it quicker to dive into.

[@ronjapoes]

This is incredibly helpfull, thank you so much! ❤ I picked up the Deluxe game at Essen thursday 🎉

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Hope you had a great time at Essen Spiel!!

[@oneysnyder2116]

Confirming, no one else has received theirs yet either, right? Can’t wait to play soon!!!

[@ricochetjan]

Thank you! I wish that there's a tutorial for the advanced setup 🙏

[@MechtaKendall]

During Trial Resolution, at the 15:47, your explanation threw me for a loop. You pointed to all of the Orange Loyal Citizens and implied that there needed to be more of any ONE player color, when it fact, it is the total Loyal Citizens that needed to be greater than the Angry Citizens. Then you check in any one player color has more than anyone else, leftmost Loyal Citizen breaking ties. Hope that helps. Otherwise, very good teach!

[@mariokhoe8851]

Omg, I have been refreshing the page for this video! haha cz the old video rules not updated.

[@DicepairGames]

Great video! Although, I would have liked it more if you had given examples of the witches' abilities and a little more information about the extra stuff you mentioned at the end. This game looks super interesting to me and will gladly wait for your review =D.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Thank you! The publisher requested the video be as short as possible and highlighting the base game rules. Hoping they will upload the final rules pdf on BGG which should have all the extra/expansion info.

[@jiujitsufamily9829]

Had to watch other videos to fill in the gaps, didn’t understand the point of Septimas actions at first

[@jiujitsufamily9829]

How did that first angry citizen get on that patient?

[@mvbracing]

I had no idea this game was coming, i saw it at spiel and was tempted but i never buy games without doing some research, it looks really nice and i am a fan of mindclash so it is on the shortlist now

[@BeforeYouPlay]

We hope you had a wonderful time at Spiel!

[@PEELS27]

Fantastic how to play video. Where can I find in the rulebook, healing patients when adjacent to the hospital?

[@lilybugslibrary]

Wow! I've been thinking of getting this, but even the basic games sounds pretty complicated.

[@andymcguire237]

Now I just need my shipping notification!

[@BeforeYouPlay]

🤞 hopefully it will come in soon!!

[@ZubedaSings]

It arrived today, put the bits in the trays and watched this, tomorrow we make the first attempt 😂

[@TheErnieforss]

If you brew a practical potion during the loyal choice, do you get 3 points? Or is it only during brew action you get 3 points?

[@MikeP1207]

Regarding „Recruit“: Can I choose any reward of the four below the crowd or do I have to have the required amount shown above?

[@BeforeYouPlay]

You may choose. You have to have the required amount when taking crowd picks at the end of trial phase

[@karink2079]

Great video, indeed a bit fast but I will just pause it frequently. 😉 The playthrough you did last year was very helpful too, but that was a prototype. What are the most important changes in the rules between this and the version in the playthrough (if any)?

[@pikachuthedog]

Some card action descriptions which are the very core of the game have been buffed (move action for example let you move 4 times before, now its 3 + you get 1 adjacent ingredient along the way), the crowd picks near the trial chambers and the good luck tokens are entirely new, witch abilities are sometimes entirely different (mathilda's ability for example) and I think the trial winner had to take all their meeples back to their supply, now its only 2 meeples (which is better). Overall I would say they changed it for the better, you have more options and the balance has improved. In my first 2 player game I had 83 and the 2nd player 84 points. I was the one matching the hell out of the actions while the 2nd player was playing it safe, moving and focusing on different aspects without matching. So different playstyles are welcome:D

[@BeforeYouPlay]

We'll be releasing a new playthrough soon!

[@davidvelazquez677]

👏👏👏👏

[@olloplays]

What would I do without you 😭

[@apexnoobtv6228]

A lot of the items look similar to Quacks of Quedlinberg. Have you tried it?

[@d-rockthegreat]

Sorry if I missed this, but is this the retail or deluxe version of the game? Just found out about this game and seems retail is the only version I could get.

[@Memmnarch1981]

In the video you see the retail version. The deluxe version was offered on gamefound.

[@d-rockthegreat]

@@Memmnarch1981 I was hoping that was the case because I pre-ordered the retail copy and couldn't find any photos or images to see the differences, only what was listed on the kickstarter page.

[@OlivierBL]

Thanks! Any plans for a playthrough?

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Yes, coming soon!

[@brenthicken5263]

How would you rate the game out of 10??

[@EyeBoardGame]

Is it just me, or do the witch hunters seem very non-threatening? In our game they were inconsequential. It seems very easy to keep suspicion low and we didn’t have a single witch captured the entire game…

[@patrickwindisch5460]

Like your videos, particularly your Dune playthroughs. As an official How to play, I think you should have slowed down a bit. You are clear but too fast to follow the explanations (for me). Will need to watch at least twice.

[@dannyvallee7197]

Theres a feature that let you slow down the pace of the video. You should give it a try:)

[@codydavis3100]

​@@brandaccount5941she did a great job. Definitely not monotone. You make a how to play.

[@DicepairGames]

@@codydavis3100 Agreed. I see no problems with it other than leaving me intrigued with the witches' abilities and the expansions (;^^).

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Thank you! It was important to the publisher that the video be condensed down to the 20-25 minute range. We put time stamps in the description to help find the areas that you may need to jump to in the future. Hope you have fun with your game! 😀

[@patrickwindisch5460]

@@BeforeYouPlay Well done then. I wish they would understand the problem of a time limit in a rules video. It is not as helpful as it could be.

[@DefinitelyNotDuck]

hello, I'm asking a question using google translate. I hope I can be understandable I don't know if this has already been said/asked but I wanted to ask a question that I have difficulty answering myself. At the end of a round, we carry out the trial by drawing the faithful/opponents from the bag to put them in the 1st court. But if another witch is on the 2nd court: - should we put the faithful/opponents of the 1st court back in the bag then draw for the 2nd trial, - or should we leave the faithful/opponents drawn during the 1st trial when they are set up and continue with what is in the bag? in the video, I see that the faithful/opponents are still in place when we talk about the 2nd trial, that makes me ask the question. Thank you for the answer :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Je ne sais pas si ça a déjà été dit/demandé mais je voulais poser une question que j'ai du mal à répondre moi même . lors de la fin d'un manche, nous réalisons le procès en piochant dans le sac les fidèles/opposants pour les mettre dans le 1er tribunal. Mais si une autre sorcière est sur le 2e tribunal : - doit-on remettre les fidèles/opposants du 1er tribunal dans le sac puis piocher pour le 2e procès, - ou doit-on laisser les fidèles/opposants piochés lors du 1er procès à leur emplacement et continuer avec ce qu'il y a dans le sac ? dans la vidéo, je vois que les fidèles/opposants sont encore en place quand on parle du 2e procès, ça me fait poser la question . Merci pour la réponse :)

[@jasonq7504]

Holy shit. Just play a video game. To much technical shit.... Forgot that it was a board game.