For Northwood! 🦁 | Solo Board Game PaRTy!!! (Playthrough and Review/ Tutorial, yup!) 🎉

[@CME3]

Great game explanation and playthrough. Thank you!

[@tabletoptokki]

Absolutely! 🤗

[@sewaprolo]

Awesome! I have been waiting for you to cover this game! Trick-taking games are my favorite. Solo trick-taking games are then a dream come true. My copy of this one arrived a little while ago and it's amazing. If you liked this one, give Eck a try. It's also a solo trick-taking game and it so good.

[@tabletoptokki]

Yessss, love ECK! Although, I don't think I've won even a single time. 😂

[@staticklingon2182]

This was a fantastic playthrough. You narrate your gameplay so well, I actually felt like I was sitting at the table. I’ve always said these solo only games still make fantastic co-op games if you have someone to talk through the options with.

[@tabletoptokki]

Aw, thanks! So glad to hear ^^

[@vancer.8886]

I grew up playing trick taking games and this is one of my favorite mechanics. Thank you for bringing For Northwood! to my attention. Your video playthrough was great. I'm off to go buy a new game

[@tabletoptokki]

Eyyy awesome! Hope you enjoy it! :)

[@johnricker7064]

Once again, and to no surprise you hit this one out of the park. Being a fan of Trick Taking this will be one I add to my collection (once I find it). Keep them coming my friend!

[@tabletoptokki]

Yessss let me know when you get yours! 😄

[@longtimeninerfan1309]

Thank you! You helped me learn how to play it. I was one victory out of two tries in my first sit down with the game. I’ll take that win rate every time. 🦁

[@tabletoptokki]

Awesome!!! Glad to hear 😊

[@vondhar]

"those are super cute, maybe I'll get some" 😂

[@tabletoptokki]

Gotta get it while it's good. 🤭

[@carolinevanembden-vanlith6968]

Thanks Tia for a great playthrough. I love this game for the same reasons as you. And it is nice to hear you say that you find the shuffling therapeutic 😂. For me it's the same. That's just an extra bonus with these sort of games. Btw I love your content. You are such a lovely person with a great taste in games. Thanks for making these great videos.

[@tabletoptokki]

Shout out shuffle gangggg!!! 🥳 And thank you so much; so kind of you! 😊

[@inuinuinuinuinu]

Another killer introduction to a game I now have to try! Bummed it's not available yet, but that gives me a couple months to play through the rest of the recommendations I've picked up through your channel! :P

[@tabletoptokki]

Ahaha yeah, it should be out sometime soon, but sometimes the buffer is good to help take it easy on the ol' wallet. 😅😂

[@TheRedPolyhedral]

Why am I not surprised this was a great video to introduce people to the game? Why are you not surprised that I’m a fan of this game, although I currently only have the PnP? What did surprise me, though, was the number of times you said “Oh no”, even though there are no dice in this game…

[@tabletoptokki]

I legit lol'ed at this... that lead up tho. 😂 Hope you've been enjoying the game!!!

[@palacsintaz]

This was fun to watch, that early 7 was a brave attempt :) I love the game too, had my first perfect 20 lucky win the other day. The hand evaluation before each dialog is such a cool mechanism. ASMR video would be sweet! No words, no edits, just card sounds. The game should have a good amount of shuffling so something like Northwood or Onirim would work.

[@tabletoptokki]

20?!?! Damnnn congrats! 🥳

[@burrliese3810]

I played this for the first time today, although it's been sitting in my cupboard since the release date! Shame on me. But I had so much fun with it and won with a minimum score (I know I made some errors along the way, but I like to be lenient with myself for the first playthrough). I prefer to flip allies over once I've used their abilities because it's less confusing, I also prefer to keep my hand of cards in my hands (to keep the noise on the table to a minimum!), and to have the draw pile placed horizontally in front of me.

[@tabletoptokki]

Love that set-up and super glad to hear you were able to finally get it to the table!!! There's definitely a learning curve with this one, so I'm sure you'll find even more success with more plays! Happy gaming! ^^

[@amybauer8217]

Great video! What are the rules for the use of jacks? I see you using the Jack of Hearts before beginning the dialogue. Can you use it at other times? Can you use other Jacks before the start of the dialogue? If you change the ruler of the fief, do you also discard, or is that your response?

[@tabletoptokki]

Yes! Allies need to be used before starting a dialogue and rulers can be substituted at that time, meaning they are not added, but will cover an existing ally. Hope this helps! :)

[@jenwashi921]

Love this game. I am not a big trick taking gamer, but this one hit a sweet spot🥰

[@tabletoptokki]

Ah, that's so great to hear! Nice to have something different on the shelf too even if it's not a favorite mechanic. 😊

[@jenwashi921]

​@@tabletoptokkiTrue. And who could resist that cute design?! 🥰

[@HeeeeySteve]

NICE! The latest solo play through you have on the channel is something I have. My name is in that rule book too. 😊

[@tabletoptokki]

Ahaha yess; love that. ^^ Such a great little banger!

[@tabletoptokki]

Ahhhh yesss; love that! Such a great little banger. ^^

[@johnricker7064]

Tia, have you played Cat in the Box? (I love it)

[@tabletoptokki]

Yessss!!! So amazingly designed and I am SO BAD AT IT 😂😂😂

[@johnricker7064]

@@tabletoptokki As am I, but I so love the idea and mechanic that I want to play it as much as I can

[@Kruz8er]

one thing I noticed in your play through is that you perhaps are overlooking the trump card effect of the suit. For example, the eyes, your 2 of eyes beats any number, the same or less when its a different suit because of the dialogue with the king of eyes. Check the instructions under the C. play out dialogues, but on the next page.

[@tabletoptokki]

Was there a specific timestamp where this was played incorrectly? More than happy to put in a note if there was an error with calculating the outcome of a dialogue if so. ✔️ In terms of general strategy, are you talking about not playing the trump suit to outright win tricks? In "For Northwood", as with most trick-taking games, you need to respond by playing a card that follows the lead suit when possible. Hope this helps!

[@Kruz8er]

thank you for your response. its a little hard to explain here, but when you are debating with a ruler card, the suit shown on the card makes those cards wild cards. If youre engaging in debate with say the queen of leaves, this means that leaf cards trump all other cards, even by number. So a 1 leaf card vs an 8 flower card would see the 1 leaf card beating the 8 flower card because while in debate with the queen of leaves, it makes all leaf cards trump all other suits, its in the manual and ive seen a couple other videos on KZbin that point this out. I just wanted to make you aware of it in the rule book. I did enjoy your video but that oversight kept sticking out to me in each debate you had with a ruler card. @@tabletoptokki

[@tabletoptokki]

@Kruz8er Yes, I am aware of how trump suits work and did point this out during the rules overview and during at least a few dialogues where it was relevant. It will not be relevant in many of dialogues, because you have to follow suit when possible. If you are unable to play a card following the lead suit, only then can you play a card of a different suit. (i.e. the trump suit if it is a different suit than the lead suit) Hope this helps.

[@Kruz8er]

it does, thank you @@tabletoptokki

[@emmalizortiz3767]

Hello, i have been trying to find this game online and seem to not find it. 😢

[@tabletoptokki]

It looks like it might be out of print at the moment, but if you go to the Noble Knight page and add it to your list, they notify you right away if/ when they get copies in stock! Hope this helps. :) www.nobleknight.com/P/2147959594/For-Northwood

[@Theaquasnake]

I can't recall if you liked Dungeon Crawlers, but "Minotaur" is a fun Solo and Co-Op Board Game that recently came out that is packaged in a small box and takes up a small amount of table space. I think it deserves more attention! The way you navigate through the Dungeon is pretty unique. Plus fighting the Minotaur is like fighting the Nemesis from Resident Evil 3. :)

[@tabletoptokki]

Will def look into this; thanks for the rec! 😄 +1 RE 💖

[@StKnightis64]

Great video Tia! And this is exactly how most of my games end up (in defeat). I find the higher numbers tougher to get. Most trick taking games, I’m used to controlling the suit at some point. At any rate, I do really like this game. You mentioned other games you would recommend that are solo oriented trick taking. Any titles come to mind?

[@tabletoptokki]

Aw, yeah. More plays will tell! Anasi and ECK come to mind, but I think Gorus Maximus also had a promising looking set up, though I never got to play that one. 😊

[@StKnightis64]

@@tabletoptokki I’ll be sure to check them out; Thanks!

[@mikeforner7797]

small game😯

[@tabletoptokki]

🤭