Game in a Nutshell - Imperial Struggle (how to play)

[@robertplascencia2900]

Great job especially love how you break down the 14 (!) phases of the game into 3.

[@lhughes41]

You clearly put a lot of clear thinking and hard work into this. Thank you.

[@Moezel]

Great video! Quick notes: at 27m When scoring global demands, if there is a +1 D then the player who scored the vp actually takes a D not his opponent. This signifies that the industry was expensive during that time. And if there is a -D then that player lowers his D.

[@TheHumblefish]

Yes, this is correct! Came to the comments to see if this clarification were here. A great video that explains the rules extremely well!

[@skandermabrouk1072]

Are you planning to upload corrections?

[@kornelije.h]

OMG, finally great how to play! Thank you big time. Once again, you are a savior!

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. 😊

[@ianmcdonald7021]

(01:40) For anyone else confused by the extra Bonus War tile that France gets in the Central European theatre, it's mentioned in the "Initial Flag & Player Market Placement" column. Very easy to miss. I did...

[@sbox001]

Thank you! I've had this game sitting on my shelf for over a month now and this is the video I needed to finally have a go at playing it.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

I'm glad it's helpful! Thank you very much. :)

[@WdTPD]

EXCELLENT video that gives me the confidence to try this game! :D

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. ☺️

[@siddieysid]

Clearly the most helpful teach video for this beast of a game. Not that I am new to GMT rulebooks but I was having an exceptionally hard time understanding this one. Keep up the good work! Subscribed and definitely going to spread the word.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@Jelmazmo]

Terrific explanation video, needed to watch it twice to digest everything this monster offers. Thank you.

[@edmundbloxam2714]

This is such a high quality and easy to listen to and understand video. Thanks. Perfect.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

And this a great feedback to hear, thank you so much! 😊

[@GamesfromtheFront]

Great job! Will certainly help with my first IS game tonight . . .

[@philippjaeger21]

Thank you very much! Everything you wish in an explaination: Logically structured, excellent graphic examples and emphasis on cardinal rules.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. ☺️

[@dżentelmeniprzystole]

amazing how completely you explained the rules in such a short time !!!! thank you

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. :)

[@michaelharris8149]

Exceptionally well done! Thanks!

[@armandolizarraga8981]

Thanks I'm about to receive this amazing game in a couple of days, and this is the best tutorial I found.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thanks! :)

[@colinjacobs176]

Very good rules explaining. Clearly a professional!

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. 😊

[@stephan19912710]

Excellent how to play video! I will receive my copy tomorrow (hopefully) and can't wait to play it! Thank you very much for the tutorial :) !

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you! :)

[@Bada4ever]

Really well made. I feel like I can start having hope in playing this finally. I'll need to watch it over and over again to teach it, but I feel confident because of you. Thank you so much!

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. ☺️ It's not that difficult actually! 🙂 But it is difficult to play well!

[@Bada4ever]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell @30:00 you stated "since Europe doesn't have any territories or naval spaces", but that confuses me. I saw those 2 naval spaces in Europe. Do they not count for some reason? I'm so close to 100% confidence in teaching. I'm still confused about "taking control" with markets, political spaces, etc.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Are you sure it's @30:00? Can't find that statement at that time. Thanks.

[@franckpeyrou9550]

Excellent ! Congratulations for this work.

[@wicuwe]

Your video explained the game very well. I watched some others before with only confusion left, but now I got the idea and how things are working together. Well done, thank you for that. :-)

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thanks! :)

[@wiirown_gerrard]

by far the most helpful rule video of this game :) thank you so much for this video!!!

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

You're welcome. :)

[@andrzejdorywalski565]

Thanks. Another amazing clear explanation of complicated game

[@zig23]

Well done! this cleared a lot up after our first attempt at playing.

[@monikac9584]

Love this video. Thanks so much - I received this game as a present and thanks to your video we got to play it straight away :)

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Happy to hear that! :)

[@lewisgoldberg5445]

Getting ready to play for the first time, and found this video. Wonderful tutorial! Thanks so much for doing it. Subscribed.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you!

[@ChessDBA]

Great video under an hour.

[@martinandersson2109]

Super!! Many thanks! You are an expert. Cheers from Sweden

[@paxgamer3003]

Fantastic work. Thank you!

[@NathanDHNam]

Imperial Struggle had been sitting on my shelf before I watched your video. We just played our first game! Thank you. Could you also cover other GMT games like Gandhi and Labyrinth?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you Nathan. I don't have those games, but I have a GMT-fan in my gaming group, I can ask him. :)

[@ksjogo]

Great explanation.

[@billbrydon3725]

This was very nicely done. I think it would be useful, though, when you've done one of these, to have an example of play follow-up video.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you! I'm not a native speaker, I'm Slovak, and other players (at least the Imperial Struggle players 😄) in my group don't speak English as good as I do. So it would be quite difficult to make a gameplay video under these circumstances. However, we may try it one day. We do gameplays in Slovak language and the feedback is great, so maybe one day we'll try to do one gameplay in English. :)

[@manuelsilva1140]

Thank you!

[@nemomeme]

Excellent tutorial! And at an economical 43 minutes.

[@sovietkino1008]

Super helpful video! Great job!

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thanks! :)

[@JcGareau]

Well done!

[@zig23]

I know this game is based on Twilight Struggle, but it also seems like a better version of Colonial. which is also a beast to play.

[@asgeiroj]

Great review, probably the best that is currently available. Wouldnt hurt to have better resolution though.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. In terms of resolution - I can see 1080p50 HD, so that should be fine. Or do you mean the "video quality"? I use the standard "KZbin" rendering settings in my video editor, and this output file was 4GB large anyway. It's a standard H264 MPEG-4 format.

[@kornelije.h]

There is nothing wrong with the resolution. Everything is at the best quality.

[@asgeiroj]

Eow thats strange the computer I was using only offered 340p resolution, but now can see it goes up to HD. Sry about that.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

@@asgeiroj That's OK 😊, that happens when the video has been just uploaded and KZbin is still processing the HD versions, which may take up to 20-30 mins. after the SD version 340p is ready.

[@dawidmadejski5704]

There is only one Master. Branislav Berec - and everything is clear ..

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

😄 Thank you soooo much! ☺️ Honestly, I am really really happy to hear such a feedback, makes me happy to continue making these tutorials. 🙂

[@KatoGrinsihara]

One point that is misleading in the rules and explained in your video in such a way that I am not sure whether you misunderstood this or is just poorly worded, is the rules to remove the succession era cards! Above all, the phrase "again ignoring the discard pile" at the end of the rules leads to more misunderstanding and should be placed directly after "then shuffle the Revolution Era Event cards into the remaining draw pile" I am removing all non-relevant text from the rules so that it is easier to understand. 4.1.1 Deck phase ... On Turn 5 (the first turn of the Revolution Era) ... Both players also remove any Succession Era cards remaining in their hands from the game ... 4.1.6 Deal Cards Phase ... During the Revolution Era, remove any drawn Succession Era Event cards from the game as they are drawn, and draw replacements ... These two rules remove all Succession Era cards from the game without interrupting play.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Well, as I understand it - you ignore the discard pile so the Succession era cards should stay there. No idea why, but that's how I understand it.

[@KatoGrinsihara]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell May I refer you again to the '4.1.6 Deal Cards Phase' rules, which require you to immediately remove any drawn Succession Era from the game in the Revolution Era and which you overlooked. So it doesn't really matter if you remove the Succession Era cards from the discard or draw pile. As soon as you draw one it will be removed anyway.

[@AdamSzlenda]

I would like my comment to be received as constructive feedback, not hate. I think you explain the rules of board games too mechanically, especially this game. This video is rather for people who have already played Imperial Struggle and want to refresh their understanding of the rules or clarify certain details. However, it lacks the simplicity of explanation required for someone who genuinely wants to learn how to play. I tried to play for the first time after watching your video and I was unsure with the basics. Your "how to play" offer precise guidance for even the most complex actions, but it sometimes lacks the context and purpose behind these actions, causing the overall feeling of the game to get lost. All the best.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you very much for the feedback. I did this video more than 3 years ago and the feedback like yours helped me improve my videos since then. However, in general, my videos are usually short, concise and complete rules explanations. As such, they are rather mechanical, but there are many people who prefer exactly this type of videos. There are other videos that explain the game by playing the actual game and commenting it, for example. They tend to be much longer but the additional comments are obviously helpful. Everyone has a preferred style of learning the game, and I fully respect that my style doesn't suit everyone.

[@KonigII]

Why are there more than one alliance square in some country in europe?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

As far as I know, thematically, one country can actually support both sides of the conflict.

[@bernardorippe7024]

Where are you come from, your accent is so cool? Thanks for the video

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. ☺️ I'm from Slovakia, central Europe. Non-native speaker. 🙂

[@VladiVlad]

Best!!!