Game in a Nutshell - Black Angel (how to play)

"Game in a Nutshell" is a series of videos designed to teach the board games. In this video we're going to learn how to play Black Angel.
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[@katerosk]

Rodney Smith now has a potential rival. Nice how to play video.

[@biebeldebom]

What a great explanation of the rules! It really helps to watch videos like yours before taking a look at the rulebook. Most of the time for these heavier games I watch the video, read the rules and watch the video again. Also hoping for a solo rules video.... 😉 keep those high quality videos comming!

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thanks! Solo rules are coming soon! :)

[@TriforceLegend64]

Great job on the video. Very clear, concise and comprehensive!

[@bEnDub]

Great job explaining this game. This video helped out tremendously.

[@joelshields8938]

I really like your videos, I've watched all of them on your channel. You have been clear and consistent on your videos, I know you put a lot of time in on them editing, and researching the rules, and I've seen that you are quick to admit to any mistakes. Enjoying the videos keep up the good work. I really think I will enjoy this game and look forward to playing it some day. Thanks again.

[@jimpaek]

Another excellent video. Keep up the good work.

[@juancsuarez]

Flawless tutorial. Thank you so much!

[@ecl2678]

Very clear instruction video. Thanks!

[@Burning_Tyger]

Very clear instructions. Thank you.

[@julianossent7877]

Thank you for this excellent video, a Solo Rules Explanation would be great.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

I know :) I am going to play solo now and I'll try to make the video this week.

[@DumiduSurasinghe]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell Great news, I look forward to watching the solo rules explanation. Thanks for doing it!

[@montblanc67]

Very well done. Thank you!

[@CMLT.]

Good job explaining. Thank you

[@michaelnewsome1248]

This was a great explanation! It made the iconography seem very clear and I feel that I can play the game properly now.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you! 😊

[@sutul]

Really good video, informative and clear, with nice pacing - good job!

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you!

[@chrisw.1487]

Great video, thank you. Now if my copy would just arrive already!

[@alecgrenier3518]

Well done. To the point and clear!

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you! 😊

[@Platonick66]

This excellent, so very clear and precise, thank you.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. 😊

[@fmos86]

Great video. Thank you !

[@Mokkel73]

You are the only games tutorial channel I watch!

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Wow! That's an honor for me to hear! Thank you. :)

[@Avataarkaap]

Fantastic video, thank you. I wanted to know if this game would be one I should look at getting and you've helped me decide. Thanks again!

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. :)

[@Nain1982]

nicely done!

[@gabriellabiangel1108]

Just finished watching, you seemed to have done a good explanation of how to play, gonna give the run down to the hubby and then give it a go! Its been on our table for a little over a week now, its time to play!

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you! I have to say I am still trying to figure out how to play this game well. :) It's a complex game, I am tempted to do a lot of things but the game is actually pretty short and fast!

[@kenrickfearn1448]

Fantastic job ...

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks for doing this. Great job.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you, Paul! :)

[@Obzy77]

Thanks for a great video :)

[@penguin-ol6bo]

great tutorial `!

[@apokai]

Very useful! Just got the game and I really needed such a great video to wrap up my readings! :)

[@69robtaylor]

Excellent teach.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. :)

[@IosifStalin2]

Black, White, Red, Green….who cares? When it comes to game teaching, Nithrania is the Angel!

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

😂😂😂 Thanks!

[@joseg.6187]

Thank you

[@smilingbadger6209]

Just got it. Love your explanation. Who needs rule books. LOL

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

😅 Thanks!

[@lucasdelneropardini7286]

Love your vídeos! Quick question, which one do you prefer, Black Angel or Troyes?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Definitely Troyes! :) Black Angel is still a great game, but I prefer Troyes.

[@coyotemoon722]

Man this game is so rules intensive

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

That's true. :)

[@coyotemoon722]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell I played it today. Honestly the rulebook is pretty good. It's only about 7 pages after setup. It was a lot of fun!

[@hammamzamzami1101]

@12:26 is it possible to place a mission card on an asteroid hex?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

No. You can only play a Mission Card if it matches the color of your die. You will never have an "asteroid die". In addition, you can never enter the asteroid hex with your ship.

[@sedlak87]

so empty ravager deck triggers the endgame but shuffle it back for this round and final round?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Yes, shuffle the discard pile to form a new draw deck.

[@AkitaInuNon]

I think You have missed that placing mission card gives you points when you cover them with your robot, I couldn't find this in the video. But hey, it was great and helped me understand everything :)

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. 😊 I think/hope I know what you mean, and it's mentioned at 10:41.

[@AkitaInuNon]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell Ah right, I had to miss that moment :) Sorry. Thanks.

[@88Renji88]

Great video. Hope you get more subs then Watch it played.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you! Well, that would be fantastic! :)

[@aasever]

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[@onlysily]

Excelently explained, but why does this game have to be so complicated. Looks like you need to take notes to even be able to start playing it ...

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thanks! You need to ask the designers but I have to say - if the games wouldn't be complicated I wouldn't have a reason to make these videos! 😄

[@kpaxchaos]

nice "how to play". gj

[@BleepingRelics]

It baffles me they didn't make a full coop game with this thematic. What sense does it make that the AI's are competing against each other inside the ship ? Does solo play helps "making sense" of the thematic ?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

To be honest, it's a totally abstract space-game for me. I like the color palette, I like space, but this game is abstract for me. However, the gameplay is phenomenal! And in solo mode, you can think of it as fighting against some computer viruses in the system. And the solo mode is a great teaching mode on the strategy. I usually win multiplayer games by miles only because I had to swallow some brutal loses against AI previously. 😁 And I had to figure out how to beat that AI, and that helped me to understand the game nuances much better.

[@BleepingRelics]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell Every games are abstract in some respect. For instance, Mage Knight which I love very much, there is sometimes a disconnect of the theme because the mechanics are heavy machinery. But with Black Angel it's a bit puzzling because their theme and representation of space is awesome and somehow it feels like they should have committed more to their theme to deliver a gameplay that made sense. For Solo play, i guess it's alright and your idea of fighting a computer virus is valid. But something that bothers me even more is that, score is more important than objective, why did they do that ? Everyone should lose if the ship blows up. I don't really care about scores... I was going to pass on this one and i really wanted to like it BUT you make me doubt again and i might pick one up anyway.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

You're right about the theme, I fully agree. However, as far as I know, there was a problem with the gameplay. When one player was doing really well then others would deliberately let the ship get destroyed just to prevent that player from winning. And that doesn't seem right, so the authors decided to do it the way it is now. But you can always House-Rule anything. 🙂

[@jeromelovesgames9806]

It’s yellow, not orange. Lol

[@jeromelovesgames9806]

Oh, now you’re calling them yellow, good job.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

:)

[@onofreshoots]

The rule book calls it orange.

[@jacek_poplawski]

Thank you