Bitoku Gameplay Runthrough

[@mykerania]

I often get so frustrated because I don't understand the game. Because the rules are ridiculously complex or because maybe I'm stupid. But after watching your videos, I always feel like I've learned something. Your explanations are clear and easy to understand and your videos are a lot of fun. Thanks for all of your work putting these all together. I might just keep my copy of Bitoku because of it. This a crazy, complicated game for sure. So/too much to do and so/too much happening.

[@azariusflashfang5716]

This is such an incredibly beautiful game and I just love everything about it. I always like these kinds of games where there's multiple avenues for victory so you can really tailor how you go about it.

[@jo5701]

thank you so much this was so helpful! We tried to play today but got a little confused by the instructions - feel excited and confident now to get playing tomorrow! :D

[@louissimonlefebvre8254]

Damn it Rahdo, I'm a native french speaker and I didn't notice the thing with the title but now that you mentioned it, I can't think of anything else :p More seriously, this game looks fascinating, gorgeous and really crunchy. Exactly what I'm looking for right now!

[@bad1788]

Same 😆

[@tiphorog0968]

Well, he didn't pronounce it in French, so it doesn't really sound like the French sentence : "Bite au cul"- Iello, who will be the French publisher for the game, jokingly said on their Facebook page, they would not change the name for the French version. Don't worry. Once you start playing the game, you quickly forget the phrase and solely concentrate on the task(s) at hand ;)

[@xChikyx]

just watching the the beginning of the video and I already have nightmares about setting up that game...

[@BangersUnfiltered]

Damn that looks like a beast of a setup

[@rahdo]

it's not too bad if everyone does their own player board, and you keep all the various bits in separate plastic bags :)

[@Dannzilla]

Looks like I'll be adding an insert to this one.

[@zsuzsuka925]

Thank you for you being the best way to learning this game. !

[@Tersasanthalas]

Thanks for the runthrough! I was already interested in the game but after your runthrough I think this is a must buy when I'm in Essen! It looks beautiful and I think this could be a game my regular gaming group will enjoy!

[@icarusmustburn]

Wonderful looking game! Nice and crunchy, and as you mentioned, tons of interlocking mechanisms.

[@S.Kapriniotis]

I knew this was a game for me the moment a read about it, and your video confirms it. Thank you!

[@bradleak1465]

I will probably buy this game now because of your play through

[@AufdenTisch]

Looks amazing! I love Japan and have a heart for the country's folklore. This really looks like a Ghibli movie made into a pretty heavy game. Thanks for showing it right before SPIEL 2021 :) Will be one of my priorities at the fair.

[@NicolasCharly]

Yeah, as a french guy, the name of the game made me giggle... And I'm not ashamed.

[@s1gamebrarian93]

The Pilgrims look like perfect candidates for Gamer Glass upgrades. That said, I'm not sure how to cleanly depict sleeping versus awake on a more 3-dimensional piece like that.

[@jefff.2052]

Holy cow...I don't think I could ever get that played with anyone I play with.

[@n1kolakis28]

Great game! Great video! 👏

[@mestrahd]

Are the Vision cards cumulative or additive? For example, you have 4 personal path symbols, but the highest has a 2. So do you need 2 paths walked, or 4?

[@rahdo]

you would need 4 :)

[@bad1788]

This game has so many components, it seems fun to play but a struggle the first few times to master or take in all the board options and combos.

[@geoffreybalme4215]

As a French native speaker, I really doubt that they will keep this name "Bitoku" for the French version 😂

[@cheyennem1983]

And yet Iello decided to keep it 😂

[@HALOX30]

You forgot to score 1 point by getting a Bitoku card because you have that Crystal that says every time you grab a Bitoku card you score a point

[@PauloRenato23]

timestamp please

[@ultralalaful]

lol didn't realise the french " bit o ku" before you talk about it......yes terrible :-)

[@jean-paularends4535]

It reminds me of Argent: The Consortium...

[@Platonick66]

52 minutes in I thought you only got the dragonfly bonus when joining as you got the lost soul bonus earlier? This is the rule: Place the two tiles together and move them off of your player board, then take the action shown on the Dragonfly tile. It does not say take the action of the lost soul (mitama)

[@PauloRenato23]

I'm not understanding what you are trying to say he did wrong... what do you mean by "joining"? and when you say "earlier" can you say the timestamp so I can compare and try to see what you are saying? What exactly did he do wrong? Thanks

[@barrymccardle7075]

You get the bonus of the lost soul when you get it (which rahdo did) and you get the dragonfly bonus only when “joining” it to a lost soul (which rahdo did) I don’t see any mistake here.

[@ginnastico1587]

Hello. Congratulations for the video. Is this game suitable for two players? Does it run well and have fun? Thank you.

[@rahdo]

we thought it worked great for 2 :)

[@headlibrarian1996]

So the buildings are like Lords of Waterdeep buildings. One problem I had with LoW is when I concentrate on buildings people wouldn’t use them, so I wasted a bunch of effort and got no reward. Is that a problem in this game?

[@rahdo]

well the people you play LOW with aren't playing very smartly then! player built buildings are SO much more powerful, and if they're not using them, they're leaving them wide open so you can use them. not a good move imo, but if that's how they play, i imagine the same thing will happen here, and it will be equally poor play, since it's foolish not to use the player-built buildings when you can :)

[@tobiasschumacher1522]

Thank you for this runthrough! I will be in Essen this week and i am very interested in both this one and Messina1347 which you reviewed some days ago. Which one you personally prefer? :-)

[@rahdo]

they're both excellent. i'd probably favor messina a bit mostly because it plays in half the time :)

[@LookAtTheBacon]

If you always reduce your dice, how can one ever get a 4, 5 or 6?

[@rahdo]

the medalions bump the pips up :)

[@LookAtTheBacon]

@@rahdo thanks so much rahdo! we noticed it during the gameplay as well :)

[@cyrilsola4657]

Hi and thx for the video, such a huge but epic game ! Do you know when it will be available in shops in EU ? I am french and I want to buy the english version for this game , for its mechanics , theme and name… (sorry but it makes me laugh for hours)

[@rahdo]

i'm not sure when it will be available, but you can ask the publishers themselves here: devirgames.com/contact/ :)

[@chuckcase1023]

Nice!! How about the solo?

[@rahdo]

it has a pretty elaborate solo mode designed by dave turczi, so if you like the way he does automa, that's what you're going to get here :)

[@chuckcase1023]

@@rahdo Awesome! Sounds like it should be a good one, both solo and multiplayer… thanks Rahdo! 😃

[@michaelblank9597]

Must have as well. Thank You for a great Review. Will You be at Spiel 2021? I would like to say hello. All the best from Germany.

[@rahdo]

i'm afraid not :(

[@michaelblank9597]

@@rahdo perhaps in 2022. :-) Looking Forward to it.

[@headovmetal]

Must have!

[@jondavey558]

Who else immediately went to bgg to look up the french translation?

[@rahdo]

here's the thread for anyone else who's curious: boardgamegeek.com/thread/2617495/oh-boy-name :)

[@Vadjong]

Since I already own Raiders of Scythia, I don't think this would even get unboxed😒

[@leventedoleviczenyi1218]

They are nothing alike?!

[@bad1788]

Anyone else squinting to try and read the tshirt ?

[@SteveAMcPherson]

Consider me now interested.

[@stevensum2011]

I thought golem is the game year for for me but this maybe the killer....

[@Carsten_de_1981]

What about others like Messina 1347, Ark Nova, Boonlake?

[@antonioluckyskywalker912]

Goodone or just hype ?

[@rahdo]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJScfn5pitCanMU :)

[@didice7666]

😂The title is dirty in french if you pronounce the U like french people does.

[@Fettigator]

Good grief 😂… can a game literally have TOO many options per turn that it becomes a turn off? … is Bitoku Japanese for “analysis paralysis”? Would love to play this but the thought of teaching it is enough to keep me from ever buying it.