The Initiative - GameNight! Se9 Ep13 - How to Play and Playthrough

Intro: 0:00
Overview: 1:28
How to play: 6:38
Game play (SPOILERS!!): 22:16
Tonight on GameNight! Nikki, Deborah, Aaron & Lincoln teach and show you how to play "The Initiative" designed by Corey Konieczka and published by Unexpected Games.
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[@JackieFox1976]

So much fun! And seeing Deb always makes me smile -- her joy is just infectious.

[@shinjial]

Oh man! This was a blast, what an amazing game! I really hope we get to see more plays of this! Deliver on the “to be continued” please!

[@CollectorsDomain]

Welcome back Deborah! LOVE seeing you join the gang!

[@mischa4ever89]

really looking forward to the next part of this :) i am invested in the story by just watching you all play !

[@jimz8852]

btw ... Jenni's ability allows her to collect a clue token in her room *and*/or an adjacent room. Not just "or." So she can collect up to 2 clue tokens with it, but one would have to be from her room. I wasn't watching close enough to see the board layout to know if collecting 2 was possible, but it sounded like she was always getting just 1. Collecting 2 can be great, but sometimes risky. Enjoyed watching though! Hope you continue.

[@SocratesTheAwesome]

Omg please continue this. It was so much fun and I am here for it

[@tiberiusroot]

What a wonderful intro from Aaron! Big grins at our house :)

[@ricomartinez1733]

Please continue this, I love when you guys play campaign board games.

[@wethemeeplepeople4547]

42:20 when Deborah said - “I just stayed inside, not see anyone” it’s so relatable… 😂😂

[@fredrikjonasson5529]

Really enjoyed watching you play this! I probably won’t get to play it myself so I’m looking forward to the next part. 😊

[@starcloak]

I love seeing you all playing games together and we all miss Dave, hope everything goes back to pre-crisis sooner than later for everyone. 😁❤

[@joeyphillips6597]

Where has Dave been?

[@ren6175]

@@joeyphillips6597 taking care of his parents

[@benjaminlong1960]

@@joeyphillips6597 Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I think Lincoln said he was away helping take care of his mother.

Awesome video. Your chemistry on screen and at the table is off the charts and the game seems like a lot of fun! Not what I would expect from Mr. K but a complete change in style. Congrats!

[@danieleraso1]

Ya lo tengo edko. No creo que sea tu estilo pero está bueno

[@VultureCulture]

I hope we get to see you guys play this entire game! What a great one!

[@darknesseker]

Yeeees. Please continue. This is so interesting and I don't have access to that game where I live.

[@tjdickinson]

Please please please please play through the rest! 16 hour Game Night? I'm in!

[@bondaluh]

This was so much fun to watch!

[@atomiccritter6492]

one of the best videos so entertaining - many thanks for the upload

[@JellyJerryy]

this is such a fun game! can't wait for part 2

[@joshmc3667]

This was a great series. Would love to see more ongoing playthroughs like this.

[@VeggieGamer]

You're thumbnail work has been FIRE lately! 😁

[@maablack2009]

Great work as always!

[@ChuYat-hang]

Wow, such an exciting game. I'd like to play this all day!!!!!

[@TheLibGamer]

"What's the plan Phill?" was sitting right there the entire episode...

[@Mnbhu6]

OMG cannot wait for the next part

[@JellyJerryy]

Great thumbnail! Brilliant!

[@rambler209]

I really like the art in this one. Great looking on the table.

[@iLoveChopin]

Omg this was intense and it’s currently 2am but I want to watch part 2 now!

[@AkmalGameAtion]

Best thumbnail so far!

[@MattcasterMage]

Holy cow.. Was just watching Daredevil on Netflix, and now this.. amazing!

[@toffah]

Great playthrough! Would have loved to have seen more!

[@boardgamegeek]

Stay tuned :-) -Lincoln

[@lazzater]

Good job guys

[@JonTripp115]

I'm proud that I solved the first cypher the first time it was on screen, before any letters were revealed. I'm ashamed at how long it took me to solve the second one.

[@nono2290]

So cool !!!!!!!

[@meravl7615]

I HOPE this will be continued... Cliffhanger!

[@msmilder25]

...to be continued. Nice!

[@artboymoy]

LOL I was shouting at the screen on the second clue. This game looks fun for that legacy type of game without dire consequences...

[@luigiscazzari4724]

Love the roleplaying. :) Ps: we have Wheel of Fortune in Canada too, eh

[@scottsmartky]

Yeah, I appreciate him saying that, but Wheel is like in 70 countries or something like that. I remember they had a huge get-together with all the hosts, and it was massive. I mean it's a super-simple game.

[@raszXavos]

I wanna see what happens next!!!

[@BoardGameGran]

I didn't want to watch because spoilers, but I couldn't help myself because it's you guys!! So fun. Definitely getting this game!

[@wilturvey9029]

I want to see MORE!!!!!

[@sonyal3212]

When will the part 2 of this game be out???? I’m excited to see it!

[@boardgamegeek]

Next week! -Lincoln

[@boardgamegeek]

It has my favorite moment in the game and playing the game so far.-Lincoln

[@harmweber9848]

Deborah rocks that Rodney Smith shirt.

[@DaughterofmyMum]

When are we going to get the next part??? Cant wait

[@dorianr4770]

love the red hair Nikki

[@RoderickEtheria]

Spoilers Looking at the phrase at 27:27, I'm sure the phrase is "You will win".

[@skrotorr3223]

Lincoln always has the raddest shirts.

[@Crazee108]

Hope you guys play maracaibo 🙏

[@tracykermode]

I want to watch this so bad but I bought the game. No Spoilers!

[@stefve]

Deborah and Aaron in this playthrough, must see this

[@scottjacoby2594]

1:39 and Jerry Mathers as The Beaver

[@stacyp2186]

Oh no!!! A cliffhanger!!

[@57thorns]

Pretty sure the first action was collect one token in an adjacent room and/or one token in the same room, so up to two tokens could have been collected. Potentially gassing everyone in the starting room, which would be quite bad.

[@martinaasandersen3775]

The first was a gather action while the latter was only a intel action (look at, NOT collect). Two very different actions.

[@57thorns]

@@martinaasandersen3775 Yes, I noticed that and edited my comment without seeing yours.

[@jocathyn]

Can Brock brute force regroup? I've watched all episodes and I feel like you didn't use his power effectively... It sounds better than regroup for me as it not only frees the pile but he also does the action, all for 2 cards... I also feel that, although it spends more cards and eats the deck, they go straight to discard and fill it up better for when in peril... I may be wrong... any thoughts?

[@Joertjeuhn1]

Brock clears only 1 card (the top card) from a pile and the token. Not all the cards from a pile.

[@jocathyn]

@@Joertjeuhn1 yes, but effectively speaking, throughout the whole series they got 4 cards at most per regrouped pile, maybe 5 but generally 3 or 4, and Brute Force puts 3 cards in the discard pile without leaving one on the regroup pile and he also does the action of the pile he is brute forcing, so it'd be a more worthwhile play... And my other question still stands: Aaron says that regroup always stays, but could Brock brute force regroup?

[@brikov68]

Spoiler That the letters revealed were BLO MI and no one made the obvious juvenile comment shows they are much more mature than me.

[@bondaluh]

Nice comment! Also that no one mentioned it comes from someone whose name is an anagram of BRAIN HAVOCK shows they are much more mature than me. ;-)

[@Sajatzsiraf]

Waaaaa a cliffhanger noooo

[@aligalad9907]

Please don’t leave it too long before regrouping and okaying the rest of this - it’s too fun!!

[@nawtyit6271]

Uh, I was SO sure it was milkbox

[@rpesel]

Took me a second to understand that I need to read from left to right . Damn , too many mangas...

[@martinaasandersen3775]

Cute that you think Wheels Of Fortune is a US-only thing, lol. Loads of other countries have their own version of it. Like with Who Wants To Be A Millionaire etc.

[@IlmoOtt]

Is this the girl from Daredevil???

[@benjaminlong1960]

Yes

[@IvanMallia]

Interesting game. The actions mechanic is so unthematic though.