Anachrony w/ Fractures of Time Expansion - Playthrough & Review

[@BeforeYouPlay]

What is your favorite way of playing Anachrony? (Which modules, expansions, etc do you incorporate?)

[@evatar4052]

basically the way you guys played it, with fractures of time, asymetric sides and all the little modules added

[@Drewkas0]

Honestly, I enjoy the base game with no expansions. I've never tried the fractures of time expansion. Even though I'm sure I'd enjoy it, it just seems like too much.

[@matslarsson6919]

Fractures of Time is awesome. I also prefer to add the Hypersync module. It lets you borrow actions from the future and offers a nice backup plan if you are locked out from an action type.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Setup-wise the first time we played we were like "what are we getting into...". New rules overhead though isn't too bad.@@Drewkas0

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Does that mean you are not allowed to take a specific action at some later point in the future??? 🤯 @@matslarsson6919

[@goran2608]

The iconography in this game is just amazing, it is a complex game and pretty intimidating when you see it for the first time, but everything is logical and makes sense thematically, my favourite worker placement game by a mile. Thank you, this was a great video.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

You're welcome!! Yeah it's all pretty clear once you grasp the basic concepts and the rulebook does a good job clarifying everything that may be a little confusing.

[@mudskipper1234]

Thanks guys for the playthrough. Always appreciated for the time you set aside to film and edit this.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Thank you so much for all the support!! :-)

[@bugscheese]

Thanks for this excellent playthrough. It was very helpful to quickly get oriented for our first FoT play (4p). And what an awesome experience! Hard not to gush over all the great new gameplay. The Fracture Device is great and the new Anomaly module is essential. I absolutely love the Tech Cards. This game is now nearly perfect.

[@CrazyBunnyGuy]

So looking forward to playing it again, after a long long time. I managed to score the essentials edition plus two expansions for 78€/$ on a clearance sale.

[@jadam42]

I found this game to appear more complicated than it actually ended up being. After finally getting it to the table I ended up really enjoying it as a solo game.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

That's fair! I'm glad you're enjoying it solo

[@caitlinz6630]

"I can't blink!" and "Now that I have done all the blinking" are such funny sentences to hear during the game. Such a great play through, can't wait to give this expansion a try!

[@BeforeYouPlay]

LOL, It probably sounds absurd to someone listening from the kitchen who knows nothing about board games.

[@evatar4052]

great playthrough guys! love this game (with this expansion in particular) and my upgrade packs just arrived so cant wait to get it out to the table again!!

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Thank you! We had a lot of fun prepping for this one. Have fun getting it back to the table with the upgrades!! 😃

[@seanyen7851]

Thanks for sharing this playthrough! I have tried and enjoyed all of the modules so if you like Anachrony, you can't go wrong! 😊

[@zachwilliams9757]

My favorite board game channel on youtube and the cause of much of my board game expenses.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

LOL so sorry!

[@Dag2PT]

Finally i get to see you playing this, so i can learn better how to play the new additions of this expansion.

[@JagWoof]

Thanks for doing this one. I played the base game tonight, and it had been several years since my last play. I'm looking forward to playing it again soon with the FoT expansion.

[@danielweiss6909]

So good! Glad to hear you both enjoyed your plays!

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Thank you!

[@CareyMcDuff]

Thanks for posting this. The overview of the differences introduced in the expansion was very helpful. I've played the base game about a dozen times and am looking forward to "blinking." It's a top 5 game for me.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Absolutely! You should definitely try it out since it's a top game for you. :)

[@skiggs20]

I've been hoping you would do a playthrough of this for like 2 years. It's an early Christmas present!

[@BeforeYouPlay]

😁

[@grzegorzowczarek3016]

28:56 All free actions must be taken BEFORE main action (sending worker). 34:30 I'm pretty sure that all spent workers must be from active column.

[@ferrum5]

This expansion is really great.

[@mariuszkania9947]

Thank you for this gameplay. Is it possible to do a solo playthrough anytime?

[@GuppyJ]

Great playthrough. Definitely enjoy this expansion. I really wish you guys would give Cerebria a go. :)

[@BeforeYouPlay]

We played it once at a convention 2v2 and didn't really connect with it. What is the ideal player count in your opinion?

[@GuppyJ]

@@BeforeYouPlay definitely 2 player controlling 2 characters each. It is a beautifully game. Like anachrony, there are generic player boards and asymmetric player boards.

[@Drewkas0]

I credit Naveen's success to that "woke genius" at 34:16.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

LOL

[@anthonychilds8193]

I hope to eventually own this game and expansions as it the look and theme are perfect for me. Gameplay is a bit confusing and (seemingly) complicated but that's completely understandable since I'm very new to the current state of tabletop gaming and I've never played games like this. By the way, do you happen to own Beast / plan to pick up Earthborne Rangers / or own Vindication? Those are other games that strongly intrigue me / are visually stunning. Thanks for the vid! I've watched both your Anachrony playthroughs.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

Yeah this one is definitely crunchy. We'd recommend not jumping into it with the expansion. Base game only and then maybe go from there. We have Earthborne Rangers and Vindication (Naveen has played Vindication 3 times). He enjoyed it but feels it plays best at 3-4 players. I (Monique) plan on playing Earthborne Rangers soon!

[@Drewkas0]

Is blocking the capital space an official variant or a house rule? I enjoy Anachrony at two players, so maybe I'll try it.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

It's an official variant! Makes it tighter for sure

[@elqord.1118]

I’d love it if it weren’t for the setup. I recommend getting the core + fractures, no minis. It can be so compact

[@BeforeYouPlay]

I hear you! Setup can be quite a challenge

[@cardmankl112]

I don't think Monique took the "2 Water" a single time that she advanced on the Expansion Board.

[@martonferenci]

all the bling and all the Blink! Once you get to try it you never go back! I mean you do but hey it's Anachrony! Did you get a chance to try it at higher player counts?

[@BeforeYouPlay]

haha it's true! We played it at 2 and 3-P only. What's your favorite player count?

[@martonferenci]

2 player is nice and cozy, 4 player is calm and collected but 3 is the mind-killer ;)

[@Jindorek]

I always play the path of domination if i get the option, but i insist on calling them The Sons of Cthulhu.

[@BeforeYouPlay]

LOL love it!