Bad Company - GameNight! Se9 Ep31 - How to Play and Playthrough

Intro: 0:00
Overview: 0:51
How to play: 1:16
Game play: 19:25
End discussion: 1:34:31
Tonight on GameNight! Nikki, Aaron, Dave & Lincoln teach and show you how to play "Bad Company" designed by Kristian Østby, Kenneth Minde & Eilif Svensson and published by Aporta Games.
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[@improg]

I keep coming back to watch this episode. And I've never played the game before so this video is my only experience with it, but there's something about the synergy between the players and the humor that I quite like.

[@starcloak]

Almost two hours of GameNight, sounds like a great time 😁

[@thegameacademy1]

Aaron is my favorite game explainer. Very soothing voice, communicates the information clearly and is entertaining.

[@uofajoe99]

I fall asleep to GameNight most nights so I understand the soothing nature for sure

[@DysonTony]

I just got my copy in the mail and I came back here for a refresher before I play it this week! :)

[@dpearson588]

Seems the reason that you don't draw new heists until after is because it's probably supposed to be played simultaneously where everyone gets thier die at the same time. So then it would add this confusion of oh I just finished mine and I grabbed the one I wanted real quick even though I'm not really next in turn order.

[@djsoto25]

Crime wizard is the second best part of this episode. The first one is obviously seeing you all together.

[@elbourrinos7263]

hello, happy birthday... 9 years already for the gamenight serie, the same team with king of tokyo.. good job.

[@AvlShirkus]

It's weird seeing Dave on that side of the table.

[@improg]

I just have to say, one of my favorite parts of Gamenight! is all the references, like Lincoln's "driving in my car" about thirty minutes in. I know I miss a few, but being in my 50's, I catch a lot of them and it's nice.

[@TheMatinow]

This game looks fun. I thought that the stacking on art would look wierd, but making a really tall criminal looks really fun and its reall clever with prelonging legs and arms. Crime wizard and flashlight nips David Bowie looks great :D

[@guillermoz4914]

Love game night! Best way to learn how to play a game & you have the best overhead camera to easily follow along while you guys play! 🤓🙌🏽 🎲

[@Babs11285]

Some of the mechanics remind me of Can't Stop and Patchwork. Very cool game. I want to buy it now.

[@gunsbulletsheroin]

It's funny how Dave sometimes gets an idea in his head and then becomes a total slave to it. "Well, I'm playing a money game, so I have to take the money card."

[@hologos_]

At 1:04:07 wasn't Dave supposed to gain the neckless from Aaron? Dave had 3 symbols, Aaron only 2. From what those two said, I think they thought Dave already got it but he had the orange one, not the blue one. Edit: Nevermind, they noticed it at 1:11:35.

[@Warriorking.1963]

Great playthrough of a great game. This one's definitely going on my To Purchase list, as I really like games with a crime based theme, and this one looks like a lot of fun.

[@msmilder25]

wow, been a while since you played a game I haven't heard of before...you have my attention!

[@lordquinn1605]

Some day I would like to see how you have your cameras set up

[@Jon-G]

me too

[@wolflarson71]

Hopefully will be available in the U.S. at some point.

[@iamignored7052]

This game looks so fun. Space base vibes! Thank you!

[@davemeyer8627]

I'm getting a Space Base feel to this. I'll definitely want to check this out when it's available.

[@Lagmeister12382]

Looks like the cards may be the same size too so I would finally have a use for all those extra Space Base sleeves I have. Edit: No such luck just looked it up :(

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

If you forget to move the "recruiter" when recruiting, you can check how far you should be by look at how many upgrades you have. It should be that far along.

[@ClaudiaRodriguez-yq1qx]

Looks like a great game...gotta get it now 😁

[@Game4LifeBG]

This is just a fun game, great play through :) Just one thing to the rules 37:37 you don't have to have more symbols to gain a necklace in case of a tie then the rules state: the tied player with the highest single number on a completed heist with this type of mission symbol gains the necklace. So you have to look at the small numbers on the cards, when you have the same number of symbols ;)

[@boardgamegeek]

I believe that number only matters when BOTH players reach a new level on the SAME turn. To take it from another player on a later turn you need to have more symbols than the other player. Thanks for the note and for watching.-Lincoln

[@Game4LifeBG]

@@boardgamegeek now you made me double ckeck my rules again ;) and in my rules for the game, you look att all your completed heist cards and then you gain the neckless from the supply or another player, if you have the most or in a case of a tie the one with the highest number gains the neckless - Helle

[@Sajatzsiraf]

let's have some good time in bad company!

[@schoko-fan4370]

It would have been cool, if the 2 player boards would connect via puzzle mechanic, so they cannot slide apart so easily - game looks neat and fun, but we own space base already and shelf space is limited ;-)

[@sicrwic2264]

I like this game, it just feels like a lot of explaining

[@boardgamegeek]

It is but we want to cover it all so people can started without the rulebook. Thanks for the note and for watching.-Lincoln

[@sicrwic2264]

@@boardgamegeek totally makes sense, I’m just thinking out loud because I would have to explain it all to my family and friends if we were to play it. Thank you!

[@timoseppa9124]

It looks like one trick is probably piggybacking on numbers your opponents are upgrading. They are incentivized to choose those numbers and it will help you.

[@boardgamegeek]

Absolutely, the trick is getting crew cards with those numbers. There is a good amount of luck in acquiring the right numbers. Thanks for the note and for watching.-Lincoln

[@timoseppa9124]

@@boardgamegeek Thanks for responding. I enjoy the show... and the jerseys!

[@CasaldosJogos]

Does anyone know why I can't find this game to buy? I loved the game and the video.

[@atomiccritter6492]

Good video. Ok game. The police track seems tacked on to me not being punishing at all really and Dave realised you can effectively ignore it

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

Sure it is punishing, if the police car passes you you cannot gain the bonuses when moving.

[@atomiccritter6492]

@@TorIverWilhelmsen to me they are random and require more effort than they are worth and the police track though thematic is an unecessary layer

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

@@atomiccritter6492 It's a dice game, everything is "random". And they add a layer that moves it beyond a pure recipe fulfilment game. Without it, you might as well be playing Valeria Card Kingdoms.

[@atomiccritter6492]

@@TorIverWilhelmsen dice games are not necessarily random

[@KuddlyKisses]

1:46:30 - I thought the same thing when I saw an unboxing video of this. I realize that would be _a lot more art_ and names to come up with on the developers part, but...leaving the backs blank just feels like a waste 😕

[@jokerbudda]

Hello just saw the gameplay. Nice game can u please tell me where i can buy these " rubber holders" for tokens?? Thx

[@boardgamegeek]

jokerbudda, we are using the BGG Silicone Bit Bowls. You can see them here: boardgamegeekstore.com/collections/accessories-1/products/bgg-folding-bit-bowls . Thanks for the note and for watching. -Lincoln

[@neopet84]

Thanks for a great game. I feel like dave only paid $4 for his 3 points both times and not the $5 needed. I don't think it made a difference in him winning. I know i'll be keeping an eye out for this game :D

[@boardgamegeek]

Dave had a heist card that gave him $1 off of recruiting and the 3 point action on that board is recruiting so he gets it for $4. We should have never let him have that card :-).-Lincoln

[@neopet84]

@@boardgamegeek Ahhhh dang yes that is right, i forgot he had that card too.

[@davidarnott4850]

@@boardgamegeek 😁

[@AndreasKungl]

@@boardgamegeek Problem is: The reference sheet says this: "Get a $1 discount each time you move the recruiter to the next space. This does not apply if your recruiter is already on the last space of the recruit track ." Unfortunately, Aron confirmes the wrong rule interpretation at around 1:15:40 .

[@7DadJ0kes7]

Hey Lincoln, curious if you had any idea on release date of this game in US? Really enjoy gamenight! What you guys do is so awesome. It’s calming and relaxing binge watching playthroughs! Like many I’m sure, It’s my dream to play with you guys lol.

[@boardgamegeek]

Terrence, thank you for the kind words and we are so happy you enjoy the show! The game was released at SPIEL in the middle of October so I’m not sure when it will be here. I will reach out to the publisher to find out and let you know. Thank you for the note and for watching-Lincoln

[@7DadJ0kes7]

@@boardgamegeek wow thank you! Sounds good 😊 👍🏽

[@boardgamegeek]

Terrance, it looks like it is still a bit away from making it to North America. You can get it from the Matagot Games store. They have some other great games worth getting as well. Thanks again.-Lincoln

[@7DadJ0kes7]

@@boardgamegeek you got it! Thank you so much for following up!

[@sarahracicot2299]

I feel like Aaron forgot to give himself points for his wizard necklace a couple times.

[@CasaNERDlol]

1:00:00 Nikki should gain that necklass

[@macrencephal]

At 1:00:47 Lincoln gets the art necklace, stealing it from Dave, but on the exact same turn Nikki also completed a two art heist. Why did Lincoln get the necklace and not Nikki?

[@boardgamegeek]

I have the higher value card. There is tiny number on the cards that in the event of a tie (meaning both get to that level on the same turn) the player with the highest card number gains the necklace. Thanks for the note and for watching.-Lincoln

[@macrencephal]

@@boardgamegeek Ah yes. I remember you saying that at the beginning now. Thanks for clarifying!

[@7DadJ0kes7]

Thanks for this thread 🪡 ! I was literally thinking this!

[@richardblkmann3298]

Are these the small or large bit bowls?

[@boardgamegeek]

Richard, sorry for the late reply. Those are the small BGG Bit Bowls. Thanks for the note and for watching.-Lincoln

[@richardblkmann3298]

@@boardgamegeek Thanks for the info. Just bought some! Can't wait for the card holders to be in stock so I can get some of those as well.

[@fellepas]

How can I get this game?? Love your channel!!

[@boardgamegeek]

Hopefully it will make it to the US soon. I do think you can order it from the Matagot Games website right now though. Thanks for the note and for watching.-Lincoln

[@DysonTony]

I hate that this isn't available in Canada yet

[@hedied4youwelive4him]

You have the wrong colour meeple out there :)

[@Cappocchi]

We fixed it at 22:35 and said you would catch it :D ! I think we set up Nikki with white and then decided green looked better on camera, but didn't catch the Recruiter meeple until we had started.

[@hedied4youwelive4him]

@@Cappocchi I only said it because you said someone would, I didn't even notice myself :) and great job teaching the game!

[@askapk]

Spoiler: The two people who had loaded 7's came first and second respectively. Suprise, suprise! 😅

[@johnstone2255]

Grrrr, why do you guys always play great games that are sooooo hard to get hold of. Yet another game not available in Australasia and where buying from source requires a second mortgage to cover shipping!

[@FranckLefebvre]

And yet another game I ordered right after watching your video… I’m seriously considering to unsubscribe now… ;-) Just kidding of course!