Belfort - How To Play

[@MissAshyQ]

I wish I had rules videos like this for all the games in my collection! I'm normally the "teacher" of my group and being able to watch rules videos like this gives me such a better understanding of how to play the game.

[@WatchItPlayed]

I'm still working on it :)

[@jerseyj2]

I can't say it often enough, you were born to teach my friend. You always put things in super clear terms and the order in which you layout how to play makes every game you teach just plain obvious.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thank you kindly John - really nice of you to take the time to say. Really glad the videos have been helpful.

[@RickKoeppen]

I can't wait to watch this in full when I get home from work. Belfort is very pleasing graphically. I've stickered all of my pieces, so I'll sit down and play along with the video later today.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hope you ended up having a good time playing along :)

[@dimitrisasp]

The presentation is amazing! You can really learn the game by this video alone and only visit the manual in extreme occasions. I love the work you are doing Rodney and you can really tell that this is fun for you too. I love your videos, they are far more entertaining than any of the "competition's". I'm looking forward for the gameplay action!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very kind of you to say, and glad that my joy for doing this comes through!

[@VisionsStrange]

Just received my copy of Belfort yesterday and played it with my girlfriend last night. IT IS AWESOME!! I totally lost though lol... she kept killing me on the worker points. It is a pretty vicious game with two players and the wizards tower is fun and devious. Anyway thanx again Rodney I place a lot of value on what games you play. Keep it up!

[@Bassman842]

Cool, Rodney, once again a superb explanation of the core rules! Every time I'm amazed as to how clearly you can convert the written rules to a video explanation. Looking forward to the 7 phases! Hopefully there will be a lot of orcs not returning their books on time! :-D (loved that one)

[@WatchItPlayed]

Ha! Thank you kindly :)

[@T0rche]

lolll love the little intro music at 00:47 ... has a "weekday morning talk show" feel to it! =)

[@joelwolf3604]

I've been itching to play this one for awhile now. I was able to pick up a used copy in a BGG auction. Thanks for the instructional video. It cleared up a few questions I had from reading the rule book. You're videos are a tremendous help, Rodney. Keep up the great work!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks so much Joel, hope you have a great time playing :)

[@Xxav1er]

Looks like an interesting & fun game.. I look forward to future episodes. Fortunately I've finally managed to catch up on all your old episodes so I can finally 'join in' with this one! Fabulous work to date by the way, you have a wonderful family :)

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very kind of you to say!

[@katsura1982]

You give such clear explanations. Love the vids...keep 'em coming!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you found it helpful, thanks Katsura!

[@realjplay]

I watched so many sessions in my gaming group from afar and never managed to actually play this. For the next I am prepared now - thanks! And the timing for the KS campaign couldn't be better :)

[@bobjustus]

Hello from Brazil! I've been playing board games like crazy since I've discovered the "new wave" brought by Catan. As expected, I've watched thousands of videos, and, man, you're by far the one which better explain the game rules. Congrats 4 your work.

[@WatchItPlayed]

+deivid pacheco Thank you so much Deivid, that means a lot!

[@MrStrange1984]

Thanks for this great intro! The only thing im ungreatful about is that i now want most of the games youve played and because of that i will be ruined and have to get a bigger bookshelf to keep the games in and a bigger table to play them on. xD Looking forward for some gameplay of this! Keep up the good work.

[@WatchItPlayed]

End up getting a bigger bookshelf? :)

[@MrStrange1984]

@@WatchItPlayed Need to get a bigger apartment where i can have room for more bookshelves and a gameroom to put them in. lol :)

[@rorirants9468]

I lurve how you line up all the resources all neatly. Ahh..soothes my OCD twitches ;o) Another great video, thank you!

[@Leron...]

Rodney, it's been 2817 days since I first watched this video... but I have finally tracked down a reasonably priced copy of Belfort and I am so excited to get it to the table this weekend! Thanks again for introducing me to such a neat game that I get to own at last!

[@WatchItPlayed]

The journey is complete - I hope you have a great time playing and congrats on finding a copy :)

[@ChrisFreemanJr]

Just backed the expansion at the COMBO level on Kickstarter so I can get a copy of the base game as well. Very exciting stuff!

[@bekahs-l1986]

I loved playing this game when I was introduced to it at a family event. Thank you for the interactive instructions!

[@WatchItPlayed]

You're very welcome Bekah - glad you enjoyed it!

[@Mark-OutWest]

I"m someone who is just getting back into games and I've watched LOTS of videos on many channels and worker placement games have never interested me as they seem so difficult and the games pieces are usually quite boring looking. This game on the other hand seems more interesting as the board looks really good (and I like the odd 5 sided board instead of the typical rectangle) and the pieces look better than the typical different colored cubes used to represent everything. Watching this video it seemed a bit more fun to play. Thanks and I'm looking forward to watching the rest of the videos in this series.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you're enjoying the look of this one so far Mark :)

[@SuperMrScience]

Love your Shows Rodney! Got me in to alot of new board games! Looking forward to seeing who will win this one...... :D

[@pep7890]

Another great video bro! To tell you the truth, I'm not much a Euro/worker placement type of gamer, but it will be interesting to see how this is played out. Also, it's good to see that more publishers are partnering with you man.

[@Arjunnair13]

An awesome intro scene as always Rodney!

[@ccmonter]

Returning to this game and this rules video was extremely helpful yet again

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey hey, very glad to hear it was still able to be helpful!

[@Carlordau]

Nooo. Another game that looks awesome. The temptation is too much!

[@teejleague3838]

You have always been really, really good at this, Rodney!!!

[@WatchItPlayed]

That's very kind Teej, you're into the back catalogue with this one!

[@teejleague3838]

@@WatchItPlayed I REMEMBER CATALOGS!!!

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@teejleague3838 Ha! We've been around - we know what's up :)

[@bookaddict777]

I am excited to see this! I have had the game sitting on my shelf for a year or so now unplayed. Now, I have no excuse for not playing the game.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Did you manage to get it played?

[@bookaddict777]

@@WatchItPlayed Yes, we did. We played several times and even got the expansion. Unfortunately it was one of the games that got culled from the collection when I had to do some auctions for medical expenses a couple of years ago.

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@bookaddict777 Sorry to hear that had to happen Stasia - hope all is better now.

[@bookaddict777]

@@WatchItPlayed It is, thank you!

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@bookaddict777 That's really nice to hear :)

[@FMD-FullMetalDragon]

I am glad you have decided to do this game. I like this game. :) I hope that someday you will do a play of Pret-a-Porter on your channel. There is nothing more cutthroat than the fashion business and doing fashion shows. ;)

[@WatchItPlayed]

Did you see they did a re-print? I have it, but still haven't played - looks fantastic though!

[@lgrube1380]

Im intrigued. ive been coming across this game forever now and heard a lot of good things about it. i kept hesitating to get it coz it was a lot of info to process from what iv seen and it never really stuck. but now after watching this, it made so much more sense. Im afraid to watch the rest of the series since i might end up getting it after watching its entirety!!! Grrr

[@WatchItPlayed]

Did you end up getting it after all? :)

[@youreverydaygirls1420]

@@WatchItPlayed i dont think so. I hv little recollection of what i own now. I havent even unboxed all my games from the house move. 😬

[@teejleague3838]

You cover so many awesome games! Thanks for the wide genre!!!! I discovered an all-time favorite. Hug Chaz for me, too.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Really enjoyed seeing the picture of you and Ben playing and enjoying it :)

[@teejleague3838]

@@WatchItPlayed

[@UnitForward]

Trust a dwarf to become better at his job while drinking in a pub! Honestly, can't take them anywhere! :) Belfort looks intriguing. Not the kind of game I'd pick up without first seeing how it's played, but that's what WIP is for!

[@njshaw2]

Great overview and explanation of what looks like a really interesting and fun game!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for checking it out Nick (and for leaving the kind feedback)

[@VisionsStrange]

RODNEY! I just bought another game... lol thank you so much for an awesome show!

[@VisionsStrange]

Well Rodney I am convinced that you have magical predictive powers! I played Belfort with two friends and my girlfriend again last night. It was the second time I played since I lost to my girlfriend and I won! But most of all my girlfriend came in dead last! Haha thank you for your blessing of a big win!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hope you've enjoyed a few more wins since then as well :)

[@TheDiceman56]

How do you make things so clear?........amazing!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Steve Briscoe Ah, thank you Steve - glad you enjoyed it!

[@Ardenfetz42]

Heh, clerical error or a lack of faith... I see what you did there. Also, congratulations on 20 complete series! I can't believe it's been so many already. Looking forward to this one as well.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for the congrats - not sure what the series count is at this point!

[@youperguy]

Great video!

[@Rickshaw627]

Great... now I have to buy another game... thanks Rodney

[@gordonplayer]

looks good!

[@Catninjas]

Very nice video Rodney. Unlike Eminent Domain (which looks awesome) I don't think this game is for me but I'm looking very forward to the gameplay video.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@meangreenlipsey]

Wild to see the progression over the past 9 yrs! It's great to see you've been such a reliable source of education 👏

[@WatchItPlayed]

It's been a wonderful journey!

[@79centsoutofadollar]

OKAY... starting THIS one next. And, as a preview of my actions: Over the next week or so I'll be watching this one and your next 2 or 3, which look to be a few shorter ones than normal, coming up... A Bioshock game (Bioshock is actually my all time favorite video game), .... Dungeon Roll, Decent...and a bunch of vids labeled with "GTS" (which I assume is some sort of convention). It'll be a nice new goal, to get through these next :)

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yeah, the GTS videos are kind of an odd one. I was invited by the company to come to their event and record some preview videos - so I was a bit at the mercy of the setting and the knowledge of the person who came to be on the video with me :)

[@dominges297]

Great job. thx

[@WatchItPlayed]

+edek kowalski You're very welcome Edek.

[@TriColoredTiger]

Sweet!

[@BadFish81]

Hunh, I've never heard of this game. It's very attractive. I've had trouble getting into worker-placement games since all the components are generally so dull and boring. I might be able to get into this one.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Did you end up getting a chance to try this one? How is your stance on worker placement games these days?

[@TylerDeLisle]

@@WatchItPlayed Haha, you're awesome for digging through this backlog Rodney. Thanks so much for being so instrumental to me getting into the hobby. Though I should send you the bill for these 400+ games. I never did get to try Belfort, but did come around on Worker Placements through my gaming evolution. Still not a favorite pure genre for me, but some standouts are Argent, Outlive and Energy Empire. Yokohama and Keyflower also if you count those. ;) Take care!

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@TylerDeLisle Sure do count those! And we're seeing a lot of blending between the genres now - hybrids of worker placement and other styles. Thanks for being with us all this time :)