Ecos: First Continent | Game the Game

We're harnessing the power of nature in this episode of Game the Game! Becca is joined by John D. Clair, Pisha Warden, and Xander Jeanneret to play Ecos: First Continent from Alderac Entertainment Group. The players compete as they utilize geographical formations, flora, and wildlife to form a new world.
Want a primer on the rules? Check out How to Play: • How to Play Ecos: Firs...
This video is made in paid partnership with Alderac Entertainment Group. Learn more about Ecos: First Continent here: amzn.to/2q5cQUf
Tabletop games are super fun, but learning the complicated directions and rules can be a challenge. Becca Scott is your game tutor, explaining the game mechanics in an easy to follow way, so you can get to playing the games faster.
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[@garypeters5640]

Thank you for doing some discussions about why you are performing certain actions. It helps for those unfamiliar with the game to understand what and why certain actions are taken. This is a great game! Nice work John!

[@luigiscazzari4724]

Need a channel called ' Xander plays stuff '

[@AdelWolf]

I would be such trash for a Xander Games channel!

[@matthewjmcnaughton]

This game is a lot of fun and it's awesome to see John D Clair playing it with you guys.

[@Guru_Swami]

Watching this while sipping on a morning chai. This background music is totally making my morning amazing! 😉

[@sandro92759]

This gameplay was so nice, really smooth, fun, nice to watch. Great job, thanks.

[@leodouskyron5671]

Did Xander nearly take over being host from Becks at the end. He even did the promo prompt!

[@nextlevelloading]

Love Pishas energy...!!!

[@joshcholo1]

This game seems like the game for people who just play blue in MTG

[@davidgrubl6720]

Ordered the Game Today 😍 It looks damn amazing 😋 Thanks for the funny gameplay 😊

[@johncage5368]

Very nice game.

[@rikhavok]

My Favorite designer- Another great game! How do you do it??!

[@keithhainzl8813]

Becca really rocks that 80s look 🤔👌

[@edwindrood2816]

Great video

[@almightyhydra]

Was the rhino card nerfed? The onscreen version says 3 and 5, but the player only claimed 2 and 3. The "points for separating the landmasses" card at the end needs a huge hit with the nerf hammer lol

[@EFANZPro]

Looks fun but also look so complicated to understand the whole thing

[@palious13]

Go X!

[@ArcheoLumiere]

#TeamTrees amiright?

[@branchit9]

At the 8:58 mark, Becca misread the card. It says GAIN a card, not PLAY a card.

[@branchit9]

At 17:03, Becca misread the same card.

[@darthchewee]

Looks like the graphic was wrong, at 8:09 it showed a different graphic that does say play a card and it was the one that needed 2 different plants but the one to gain a card needs sun and rock.

[@DrClipper]

At 41:23 and I think other times too, Xander rotates a card in the wrong direction potentially getting too many uses out of that card. Seems like a pretty easy mistake to make.

[@BoardnAlone]

He did. At 47:29, also.

[@dansioui9819]

At 28:45 becca cannot place two trees on the desert. Never mind, becca caught the mistake at 51:50.

[@richardshort2001]

Is this a Total Recall game?

[@dylanwatkins4098]

A bit fiddly game(keeping track for rotating cards) with a pretty steep learning curve for those thinking of grabbing(so many cards you dont see and know how they fit together) Found myself slightly bored waiting ok others for activations with the engine building. Space base is much more accessible and has a quicker flow. Haven't played one of his games and felt like I would play it over and over again.

[@stuntsaki]

If James Africa could come back please that would be awesome 💕

[@seanmorgan2257]

wish I had the pennies to buy this

[@AdelWolf]

I think that my favorite G&S personality at this point is Xander. I have such a huge platonic crush on them! I wanna be best friends and play games and drink tea and giggle foolishly.

[@TheTrueHans]

25:17 a cheetah could not eat or kill a hippo

But, but: becca? There are underwater mountains. D8 They are the biggest mountains on our planet even. Poor Xander.

[@helen.highwater]

So I'm in two minds here: I love Xander (of course

[@danhenry9108]

Isn't it better to be open about it? And isn't it good to have someone who really knows the game on to play, especially one as complicated as Ecos? (For that matter, Tabletop wasn't paid content and they had Steve Jackson on to play Munchkin.) Sometimes you even get an insight or two into why the rules are what they are. It also helps takes some of the weight off of Becca, both as a player (game creator is even bigger target than show host) and as host (can focus more on elements other than rules management). I like it when they get a designer on the show.

[@helen.highwater]

@@danhenry9108 I guess that's what I mean when I say I'm in two minds. I don't know if it's better to be open about their corporate strings, or if it's better to just...play games with friends. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I think, on balance, I'd prefer the conceit that we're just watching friends play - we're such a far cry from how this channel started out, it makes me sad sometimes. I liked the way they structured the Betrayal Legacy series: playing the game with friends, and then the deep dive interview with Rob Daviau once the series was done.

[@knarp7063]

I agree, I mean the knowledge is great but tbh they tend to be kinda boring (with a few exceptions) as guests. Also there's the thing about playing games that aren't even out yet. I backed Trial by trolley and the expected release is in January. Yet they played it on the show a few weeks back.

[@Scubasgamecorner]

I clicked on this video to watch the game being played and determine if this is a game i would like (mission accomplished) It does not matter to me who is playing the game or if they were paid to do so. P.s. I thought the game looked like fun.

[@KingOfNormans]

I do realize it's probably for camera reasons, but why do John and Xander get half a table each, while Becca and Pisha have to sit in each other's lap? XD

[@mycloudisnameddoug]

Anyone else notice Becca cheating at 8:49? It said gain a card, not play a card, and she played a card... hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@atomiccritter6492]

I am shocked ..Becca cheating..,. never /s

[@Richard.Sanchez]

Becca's motto is, "If you're not cheating your not trying."