Black Angel Gameplay Runthrough

[@StarfieldBound]

Rahdo, thank you! I watched another 'how to play' before coming here and I had trouble understanding. However, your generous use of thematic description has helped tremendously.

[@rahdo]

that's what i like to hear! :)

[@dddmmm21]

If it wasn't for the obvious similarities with Troyes and Solenia, I would totally believe this was a Lacerda game... It is heavy and there is so many moving parts and much interconnection between all the mechanisms.

[@LazyNeutrino]

Validation Process, so appropriate. That's what I'll call all VP from now on.

[@kitcarpo4745]

Going to pick this up soon.

[@middleclassboardgamer]

This looks fantastic. I’m kicking myself for not grabbing it already. It’s going on the list for my next round of purchases!!

[@FranciscoArena]

Miss the dynamic cam videos - it is difficult (for me) to stay focused with static cam. It is also much harder to see the details on the smartphone, which is where I watch most videos. I understand it is much easier to do this way, though.

[@rahdo]

yeah, i do apologize, and i haven't made this choice lightly, but yeah, I can't put into words how much better is it for me to film this way. one thing you might consider to make the vids a bit more watchable for you is go to your phone's accessibility settings and enable screen zoom/magnify/whatever (i think all android/iphones have this). on my motorola, i can turn this on, and that means if i triple tap and hold on the screen during a video, it will instantly zoom into that portion of the video, and when i let go, it will zoom back out. so you can basically zoom in on command to more clearly see specific things, and maybe having that level of interaction makes it easier to stay focused on the video as well?

[@voivoed]

rahdo not being able to actually see the pieces because they're far away from the camera is a big bummer. With the hand camera you'd give us a actual first person view of the game, looking at the board like you would when playing, which set your reviews apart in my opinion. I understand it's easier for you, but the videos lost a lot. A game like this with a lot of small components is much less interesting from far away because you lose all the detail.

[@rahdo]

@@voivoed i don't disagree. but on the other hand, i'm not miserable while filming! :) one thing i'm looking into is getting a 2nd camera set up off to the side with a chroma key background, that would be an extreme closeup that's super imposed over the entire frame, so i could take a card or dice or whatnot, put it within view of the 2nd camera, and it would fill up the entire screen.

[@doity]

@@rahdo I like this idea!

[@Andy_Quest]

I actually much prefer this style! And it’s great to hear that you’re happier creating the content like this!

[@marfin4325]

been looking forward to this playthrough =)

[@Hahahahaaahaahaa]

I really love this backstory. Is this from some preexisting sci-fi literature? If not why not?!

[@rahdo]

nope, it's an original storyline from the game publisher. i agree though, it is definitely evocative

[@BleepingRelics]

It's actual History. It's how humans spread across the universe... We are like a virus destroying ecosystems.

[@azkaulem]

PS: Regular dice don't have a 2 point differential on opposing sides. 1 opposes 6 2 opposes 5 3 opposes 4 Love your videos.

[@mkrool]

oh btw in the first turn u didnt slide a new tech tile into the offer for hals mission is this normal or a mistake

[@PauloRenato23]

Tech tiles only enter the offering when you perform the Command Ships action and Place a Mission card in play. Advanced Tech Tiles (The black ones) are replenished at the end of the action when they are taken

[@mkrool]

@@PauloRenato23 so not for hals missions?

[@RulebooksForYou]

Troyes 2 in Space!

[@RulebooksForYou]

E Lowe Mislead people into getting excited for this game?

[@ilqrd.6608]

Jonathan Bobal nope

[@ryanbarber6358]

Can you run the AI with a 2 or 3 player game?

[@rahdo]

i haven't tried it but yes i think it work fine :)

[@EviLNox8]

Are these ad's every 5 minutes your doing or KZbin?

[@rahdo]

no not my doing. are ads appearing mid-video? i have that off by default! will investigate. could you confirm that's what's happening, that ads are happening not at the beginning but during?

[@jettewiborg-andersen2097]

@@rahdo I often experience that if I pause the video and come back to it after I while, it will start replay from where I left off with a new ad. But won't continue to play adds mid video. That might have been what happened.

[@rahdo]

@@jettewiborg-andersen2097 makes sense :)

[@martinaasandersen3775]

He never got around to showing how missions work for non-ai after saying it was the most complex action in the game. Lol.

[@lordoftheflings]

this game sounds ridiculously confusing. explaining and teaching this game sounds like a nightmare

[@rahdo]

it's a lot! :)

[@annereynolds7930]

34:52 As I understand it from watching the ManVsMeeple playthrough, you cannot pay debris to flip someone else's die to its opposite side.

[@PauloRenato23]

That is completely accurate, the thing is that he didn't use debris to do that, he used a Boost from one of his Technology tiles and that is allowed

[@jeromearcher4036]

Where is that MVM playthrough you mention ? Cannot find it anywhere...

[@annereynolds7930]

@@jeromearcher4036 It was part of their all day pre-GenCon marathon from 7/20/19

[@jeromearcher4036]

Anne Reynolds kind of funny you guide me there and they mention your name right when BA content begins. Lol.

[@annereynolds7930]

@@jeromearcher4036 That's how I knew where to send you. ;)

[@BleepingRelics]

I still don't know if I want this game or not. I don't mind the abstract mechanics but thematically it seems it has major plot holes. Why make a theme if it's not to commit 100% to it ? Just make an abstract game then...

[@rahdo]

i think it's pretty strongly thematic for a euro, though it's a shame the rules don't highlight that :)

[@S.Kapriniotis]

Thanks for the runthrough, great video. The game looks very interesting, unfortunately the colour palette is atrocious to my eyes!

[@rahdo]

art is subjective :)

[@AJ-pn9dm]

Was looking forward to this. The endless rules goofs, AP, and mistaking the name of the red race was just too much to handle :(

[@rahdo]

you'll have to keep on waiting then...

[@rahdo]

although it's worth pointing out, in the first 47 minutes of this videos, there are far from "endless goofs". specifically, you've got 4... 23:17 No it's not over, even when Hal does the Command Ship Action, Step 3 - Ravagers Appear and Step 4 - New Technology Tiles Appear would happen 23:42 That's a 0, not a 1 34:04 Forgot to do the Step 3 - Ravagers Appear, again! 35:34 He rewinds but that die was a Star, not a 1 and forgot to flip the Blue tile he used to it's boost side so these, IMO are pretty minor transgressions. but if it's too much for you, cest la vie... Show less

[@AJ-pn9dm]

@@rahdo certainly didn't mean to be a negative Nancy or bring you down. It's more that i watch most of your videos, am quite aware of your style and MO, and for me it just went over the thin line from "free flowing" to.... Something else.

[@rahdo]

@akplmn couldn't have said it better myself! :)

[@boggerblogger]

akplmn Also, I find the rules goofs quite helpful as they highlight the areas a player could easily miss/forget and make me watch out for them when I'm playing.

[@highergroundgaming7202]

The future of humanity run by a Black Angel...theme's not for me.... ....I'll pass but do like some the mechanics that are similar to Troyes

[@almostlarissa]

What do you mean about the theme not being for you?

[@highergroundgaming7202]

@@almostlarissa Theme is dark goes against my belief system as a Christian. Not for me. That's basicly what I'm saying.

[@str4289]

@@highergroundgaming7202 l m a o

[@tommyaction]

@@highergroundgaming7202 phahahahahahahaha