Deep Vents - How To Play

[@WatchItPlayed]

NOTE: If one of your hexes is decimated, remove any archaea from the hex and keep half, rounded up, in your personal supply, returning the rest to the general supply.

[@GoldschmidtRotem]

thanks! great video!!!

[@richyvandamme]

I come for the box throw in the intro, but I stay because of the smile

[@WatchItPlayed]

Well, you just caused me to have another smile - thanks :)

[@derekreading6077]

THIS COMMENT IS SO REAL

[@hildenagels2997]

This video is só helpful! I really needed this explanation on top of the rulebook! Your warm and friendly way of presenting even softens the effort of learning the game. Thanks!

[@WatchItPlayed]

You're very welcome, I'm so happy to hear it was helpful - have a great time gaming!

[@bumfuzzel4512]

Just bought this game and really enjoyed it.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you enjoyed this one!

[@d.l.6186]

It seams like a lot of strategy is involved in this game, looks great as well. Super tutorial, cheers Rodney!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for checking it out and commenting Darko!

[@thesolitairegambit2556]

I’ve learned so much from watching your videos and my love for BGs has grown so much! ❤️ During this Pandemic, I find myself playing games with Solo modes. I was wondering if you would ever create tutorials for games with Solo mode? If not, what channel here on KZbin covers solo tutorials? Please and thank you 💙

[@WatchItPlayed]

So glad you're enjoying. Occasionally I cover solo rules, but it's rare. My nephew has a channel dedicated to solo games! kzbin.info/door/uh4j6WB-Lh1DbjKe4nBj7w

[@thesolitairegambit2556]

Watch It Played thank you so much!

[@teejleague3838]

This is one I haven't played yet, but I love the designer.

[@wyz1324]

The table is on screen now! hurray! :D

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yes, glad someone caught that quick after the first attempt at an upload!

[@callmeandoru2627]

you know its good when it has a game of life format

[@StrayChordian]

Great video as always! Random question, but do you remember where you got that flannel? I really dig the purple-red with those light blue stripes.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks! I think from Old Navy.

[@karasuegnima19]

You know Rodney, I have a good selection of board games already but you make it so hard not to get another one!! Lol. Simple and interesting game indeed

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you enjoyed what you saw Jeffrey!

[@ProfesseurBoardGame]

Thx Rodney! Good job once again. =)

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks Professeur!

[@benleague3115]

On my WL because 1) you do a tutorial for it and 2) this is a Ryan Laukat game. Enough said!

[@noninterestingname334]

The tables up yay!!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yes - glad that got caught early!

[@williambergquist2633]

Hey Rodney, at 11:23 of the video wouldn’t the opponent take 6 damage from the Colossal Squid?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Are you counting the Scaly-Foot Snail by accident? He shows the heat symbol, but that's part of his grow effect, not one of his passive traits.

[@danielschaublin]

I have another question about Deep Vents. If you wanted to take the tile from the top of the deck at the start of your turn, but each of the first 5 tiles already have 10 Archean each on them (10 being the maximum any tile could have in the game), would you still have to place an Archean on each of the first 5 tiles, and if so, what would happen with the 11th Archean that would be placed on the tile? If not, then would you be able to take the tile from the top of the deck for free, due to what I just explained? Also, as a similar question, if you wanted to take the 2nd tile in the row, and the first tile already has 10 Archean, would you still have to place Archean on it? If so, then what happens with the 11th Archean, and if not, then would you take the tile for free?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey Daniel, if a tile already has 10 archeon on it, then you would not have to place a token on it, to skip over it. That said, the likelihood of this happening is... well, it would require the other players wanting a tile that has less archeon, when there's already one they could take that has 9... which - well, that's ignoring a lot of potential points.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Also: "I have another question about Deep Vents. If you wanted to take the tile from the top of the deck at the start of your turn, but each of the first 5 tiles already have 10 Archean each on them" This would be impossible, as it would require no one taking any of the first 5 tiles for 10 turns in a row, and everyone would have run out of Archeon by then. I'm starting to think that you're just trying to dream up strange situations for me to answer :)

[@danielschaublin]

@@WatchItPlayed This is the last question that I have about the game. If you wanted the 2nd tile from the row, but didn't any Archean in your pool, could you still take it, or would you have the take the free one instead? (Sorry about the other questions. I just wanted to know if those situations would be possible, and what happens if they do show up, despite being a very well chance that those situations would happen. I think what I'm asking here, through, would be a more common situation that the other 2 questions. I just want to make sure that I understand everything before playing this game for the first time.)

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@danielschaublin If you had no acheaon in your personal supply, you'd have to take the first tile. Have fun playing!

[@danielschaublin]

@@WatchItPlayed Thanks for answering my questions. I look forward to your next tutorial video. Have a great night.

[@henriwhitehead]

Great video!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks Henri!

[@lilianempls]

I know you sometimes play solo games but usually it's multi player games w/out a solo mode. If there is one it may only get a mention. I would love to see you intentionally play games with a solo mode and include the "How to Play" solo modes.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for the interest!

[@danielschaublin]

I have a question. If a player were to take the tile from the top of the deck at the start of their turn, would they still have to place Archean on each tile to the left of the deck before taking the top tile from the deck? In this case, the top tile of the deck would cost 5 Archean, and each tile on the left of the deck would would get 1 archaeon.

[@TemujinReads]

Yes, they would.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Exactly. Although it's at the very top of a stack, that is technically the "6th" tile in the row. Only the far left tile can be taken for free.

[@danielschaublin]

@@WatchItPlayed Also, at the end of turn, if the tile from the top of the deck was taken, then the first 5 tiles would not shift to the left, and no replacements would be added to the pile, and when the next player takes their turn, each of those first 5 tiles would have 1 extra Archean on them? In that case, the next new tile for the next player would just be the next one from the top of the deck, with no changes in the order of the first 5 tiles.

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@danielschaublin Well, technically, the replacement would be the new tile revealed on the tall stack, after the tile is taken from it, but as you say, nothing would shift over.

[@robinett74]

nice to know how to play the game. Now i just want to know how to buy the game!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hopefully it will be more widely available soon!

[@FrankMinogue]

Your ecosystem fails, so that’s pretty bad. You are definitely the king of understatements, sometimes. Great looking game. Really well thought out mechanics. Looks like a fun and a lot of variation for replays. Definitely a list game. As a scuba diver, the theme is attractive. Simple enough to learn and set up! And, as usual, great job on the video. I think I have decided to go ahead and get a selection of Game Trayz token trays too.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Those trayz are pretty handy at the game table, I must say! Glad you enjoyed the video Frank :)

[@FrankMinogue]

Watch It Played ordered an assortment.

[@frostyz8091]

Do you think you will be making a discord where you can post your new videos in, talk about new games etc?

[@WatchItPlayed]

No plans to currently, but perhaps in the future!

[@FrankMinogue]

Link to game Trayz is the link for your promo page....

[@WatchItPlayed]

Not anymore.

[@FrankMinogue]

Watch It Played I already went to another video and used the link and ordered an assortment of different types of Trayz. My color choice fits my color preference for Magic the Gathering, and anything else with darkness.... I chose black. I always go for the macabre.

[@FrankMinogue]

Watch It Played I went to an another video and went to the link from there. You jus can’t get good help these days. I ordered four single, four double, four triple and 2 offset triples. I think a pretty good assortment.. I like black because my soul is dark. I am a wannabe vampire, after all.

[@chrisclark784]

I must know your secret to box flipping!

[@mirandav2803]

Strategically, what is the point in collecting the shells? They don't seem to be worth much at the end of the game.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey Miranda, a good question, but I don't tend to get into strategy analysis.

[@KMReviews]

I REALLY wish you guys would do a video on CYCLADES

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for the interest!

[@nguyen9670]

This game feel like Ocean

[@BakedGoods]

Why was this reuploaded? Doesn't matter, I'll watch again 😂

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for watching again :) (I had a table missing on screen in the first upload).

[@JackieFox1976]

Love the shirt... don't know why anyone is giving you grief about your wardrobe anywhere. Your hair, though...

[@WatchItPlayed]

There will be no mohawks in my future!

[@JackieFox1976]

@@WatchItPlayed It doesn't have to stay in your future for very long!

[@JackieFox1976]

@@WatchItPlayed And you set the price

[@phealtalk]

This game seems hella complicated even eith rodneys dope explanations. That probably means im too noob

[@WatchItPlayed]

Sometimes it can have to do with experience, but not always. No shame in not fully understanding a game from a video. Sometimes a second watch can clarify things that were only partially understood on a first pass.

[@TheLimestoneCowboy]

Seems like a gateway to suburbia

[@Glivirlin]

IKEA?

[@WatchItPlayed]

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[@gordcarleigh9157]

First

[@WatchItPlayed]

Are you sure? :)