Game in a Nutshell - UBOOT (how to play)

[@MARK-x9j8n]

Excellent video. Really covers most of the game

[@get_the_lead_out]

Very well done video. Thank you so much for doing an instructional vid, instead of another in a long line of unboxing videos!! I mean - how many times do we need to see the darn game unpacked??? Your instructions were very clear and easy to understand. This is the first of your videos that I’ve ever watched - I fully intend on watching more of them. Thanks again for an exceptional job!!!

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you Jim!! :)

[@thatfatbuddha]

Timestamps 00:48 Setup Core Rules: 5:25 Carrying Out Orders 9:06 Mobilization 10:30 Crew Damage 12:10 Health 13:27 Morale 14:21 Watch System Maneuvering: 17:13 New Course 18:39 New Speed 20:30 New Depth 21:11 Dive / Resurface Navigation: 22:28 Observation 24:21 Sextant 25:46 Enigma 26:58 Hydrophone 27:42 Periscope Armament: 28:28 TDC 29:34 Flooding Tubes 30:12 Fire Torpedos 30:55 Reloading Torpedos 31:52 88mm Gun 32:37 20mm Gun Crew Management: 33:18 Repairs 33:47 Tecimical Comditions 36:37 Envirommenial Conditions 39:02 Hull Breach 41:23 First Aid 43:14 Meal Preparation 45:36 Addressing the Crew

[@batmasterson5332]

This is one of the best how to play videos for UBOOT that I have seen - thank you for this!

[@hoabinh555]

The starting image with all the time-stamps is awesome! Such and amazing idea to put it in, thank you.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. :)

[@DeDyson]

Just getting enough players together to get it off my shelf and play this now. This guide is invaluable. Cheers dude.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thanks!

[@dymektrejo2647]

Love how you explain step by step how to play, i really appreciate your video,thats all i need to play correct

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you very much. :)

[@brettlynam5048]

First time watching one of your videos and I am very impressed. Excellent instructional video. I have played U-Boot 3 times and your video lines up perfectly with how I understand the rules, and also cleared up a couple of my questions. One thing to note: The designers recently updated the activation rules in the App to allow sailors who are fully activated to execute additional orders. This helps a lot when you need your helmsmen to course correct and they already have 3 tokens. Lol Be sure when choosing the difficulty in the app to read the modifications. 👍🏻 Great video!

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. Yes, they did and I think it was necessary to make the game even more fun! :)

[@ConraDargo]

An amazing instructional video! Very detailed, thorough and pedagogical.

[@_Cervantez]

Finally an English how to play video for this! Thank you

[@jysurferman]

Hello, Yes ! So true…. A really great and useful tutorial JY

[@giovanniciriello8585]

Great video! Never boring, thank you!

[@stephenrenwick8781]

I have the game and played it a few times but this was still very useful. Many thanks 😁

[@Penguins-yf9ud]

Best tutorial on the game by far! Thank you!

[@nicovhh]

Thank you for this outstanding teaching video !

[@mixail1142]

Спасибо, Бронислав! Хорошо всё объяснил! Thank you, Bronislav! Explained everything well!

[@javierrubiotorres1868]

Thanks for the video, incredible job! The best way to learn this amazing game!

[@jonathanobrien879]

This is a good video, more like this is needed for the current game (not pre-release). One thing that needs more clarification in your video is the meal prep. You can cook up to 3 meals in a day (4 if you don't get a lemon). Once tokens are selected for a meal (1, 2, or 3) they are placed in a stack on the left most empty plate (lemons on the right most plate). When the app prompts for "What has the crew eaten today?" you calculate morale for each meal prepared aggregately and then add +1 morale for each meal prepared more than one for that day. This just reinforces the adage "an army runs on its stomach".

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. The rules have changed quite a bit since the pre-release, as far as I've learned. I haven't played a game since May, and honestly I have not follwed the rule changes so I am happy for any comments like this. However, I am not able to change the video now, let alone to create the new one.

[@ivopetrov6026]

Amazing video! Thank you!

[@Lugo428]

I could not be bothered to read the rulebook as of yet. But this is certainly an excellent stepping stone. I applaud you, keep up the great work.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you so much. :)

[@oreste8612]

Thank you for your really clear and precise video

[@PILOT_THOR]

great instructional Video. Thanks for taking the time of making such an informative Video. I love the game.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thanks. :)

[@olafcatten]

Diky moc. Jak nestiham nektere AJ mluvci, tak tvoje vyslovnost je skvela a dostatecne pomala. ;-)

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Díky moc. :) Inak toto video mám už predabované aj v slovenčine: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6CVY2d8aLN2gs0

[@olafcatten]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell AJ ke pro me jednodussi a hlavne vase terminy koresponduji s manualem. Lepe se to uci.

[@lempereurzoom1374]

Very clear! 😎

[@flot2107]

great review, 1000 thx.

[@martinsjogren9934]

Excellent video!

[@Storky84]

You're my favorite how to play-er! 🥰😘😍

[@alrightythen1533]

Great tuturial. I'm wondering though if that is from an earlier edition of the rules, because I notice a few errors. For example, when making a watch change you state that if there is no room for the busy token on the new watch (15:15) then the token is removed. 10.3.2 in the rule book states that "*If the new watch does not have enough activation spaces to continue the repairs, they must take excess activations. Please see 6.6.1 'Excess Activations' for details." This one of a couple examples I've seen so far. So I'm mostly wondering if there have been some rule changes.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Hello and thank you. :) The tutorial has been created some 9 months ago and yes, there have been changes as far as I've learned. Players complained about certain rules in the game and I know the authors of the game listened to the players, and the rules have been updated. However, I haven't followed these changes so I can't really say what exactly has been changed, and how.

[@paulligatto8476]

Good camera work.

[@jysurferman]

Yes, always focus on the topic shown… so useful.

[@jysurferman]

Hi. Totally agree with you…

[@jysurferman]

Hello there, Thank you so so much for this great step by step live tutorial. To introduce myself I’m a new happy owner of this great board game (english version). I discover it only few weeks ago. I love the concept (Cardboard token and card meet an App). Maybe I will some questions about the game sequence… Have great missions and be stealth and underwater 😊 Sincerly, Jean-Yves (Homebase’s country: France)

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you! 🙂 Just be aware that the rules in the video are the rules that came with the game originally, and they have changed since that.

[@temujinching1613]

Looks so cool

[@seanobrien3287]

Very very informative really appreciated it thank you :)

[@Gameturners2016]

Really helpful. Thanks! 🙂

[@MrAJ1109]

45:23 "Spood Foliage" X'D

[@jysurferman]

Hello, Thanks a lot to show the U-Uboot the board game. I love it and started to paint with acrylic paints my resin parts and the crew figures ! A so great concept with this cooperative game and mix cardboard tokens, cards and the App. A question : Do you know, actually, where are the PC or Mac companion app. version to download ? Have a good day, Jean-Yves PS : If French U-Boot submariners are here on this channel for their « atlantic patrols » 😊 (Paris and suburb area) it could great to share or play a game session in real ?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Hello Jean Yves, thank you, it's an interesting game definitely. :) I did the video few years ago and I don't really remember where the app can be downloaded. The link should be in the rulebook, I believe, because you can't play the game without it. :)

[@bgm-1961]

A great instructional video. I love how the video title says, "in a nutshell"... this game is one pretty big nut, eh? Anyway, one correction about the top sections identification... section 7 is the foredeck (the front half of the top deck), and section 8 is the bridge (in the conning tower). And Observers are supposed to observe from the bridge (section 8), not the deck. Otherwise, congrats on getting all the other 500 rules correct! Also, I'm curious, why you flipped the section 5 & 6 cards at 21:25? I mean, why not have all the cards flipped to that side from the start of the video? Or, why flip those two only, at that particular time? Just caught my eye, is all.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. :) Yes, this is a massive nut, it took ages to get it done. I kept all the section cards "(illustration) face down" to make sure the order icons are clearly visible on each card. The reason why I flipped the section 5 and 6 cards was to visually prove that these sections really contain two different types of engines. Sort of educational reason. :)

[@bannon315]

Awesome! This was very helpful

[@Vjaazerd]

Great video!

[@jasonmartinalaska]

Re-reviewed this 2-years later and still great information. Any thoughts on an update with the new rule book?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you Jason. This tutorial took too much time to get done, so unless it's going to be a sponsored video there's no chance I can squeeze it into my roadmap.

[@jysurferman]

I’m an recent 2 weeks 😊 game owner and I wonder about the App update too… I discover the game and try slowly to handle the rules and sequences.. Have a good day and patrol ! JY

[@waynereilly2585]

Hi. Great video best one I've seen so far 👍 quick question about observing, if you move sailors from observation to another deck and flip the token to activated if you then moved those same sailors back on to observe would you add a new activation token or flip the previous observation one back over. Thank you

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you Wayne. :) To answer your question - I would add new activation token. Obviously the new OBSERVE order has to be issued by Captain as well.

[@waynereilly2585]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell great thanks..and thank you for the reply 👍

[@morbidfollower]

Great video, thank you for putting the time in to get this together. Sub'd (pun)

[@samg1358]

Can you add timestamps yo the video using the video description E.g. 25:00 Sextant Orders

[@umbranoctis6806]

First of all: I love your video! For multiple reasons, but I'll just leave it with that. There was a rules update according to their news from 10.09.2019. Unfortunately, there was no summary or highlight of the changes. I would highly appreciate an update of your video, that deals with that changes!

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. :) I know it would be helpful to have updated rules but I honestly don't have the game anymore and I have full schedule until end of December. There's no time to get back to this game. However - if anyone would summarize the rule changes, I would be super-happy to copy that summary to the video description, with credits of course!

[@umbranoctis6806]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell Thank you for the reply! It's unfortunate, that you don't have the game anymore but I can also see why this would be a lot of work. So your position is absolutely understandable! Nevertheless, I wanted to give you the feedback and add to the tenor in the comments for the case, that you ever get hold of the game again and have a little time at hand ;-) Thanks again for the great video! I played U-Boot a few times again since I watched it last time, and it was so immersive and exciting. A lot of fun!

[@GmarilynOmansonD]

Very nice. Compliments 👍

[@greig15]

Cheers well done.

[@militarymaster07]

With regards to to repairs, let's say a technical condition occured in section 5, which was unoccupied, does a separate mobilize order need to be given to move the sailors for repair?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Yes. Anytime you move sailors you have to issue a mobilize order.

[@Anomaliateam]

Hi ,really Amazing video ,thanks for your work . I have only 2 questions 1) is there a sort of oxygen level to control?(e.g if u dive for too long time ,did u finish the oxygen?) 2) for TDC ,exist a manually approach for estimate the coordinate to give to our Torpedo? Or is just " find enemy and press the button ?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thanks! 1) No oxygen level here, but the submarine runs on electric engines when submerged, and the batteries last max. 20 hours. 2) There's no manual input for TDC as far as I know. However, you can use the harder difficulty and the app will not show the bearing of enemies. So you will have to use the Attack disk in an advanced mode described in the rulebook (or tactical book maybe...)

[@Anomaliateam]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell so u could explain to me,why we have to use attack disk if the only requirement is to have the enemy ships within their range of vision and to press the red button? From your video it seems just need the vision of enemy's ships and press the big red button

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

@@Anomaliateam Well, that's the purpose - to make sure the enemy ship is in the firing range. When you use the periscope, you can rotate it 360 degrees and you can see everything. Attack disk would show you when the ship is in the firing range. However, you are correct - you basically don't need it, if you keep the firing range in mind (330 degrees - 30 degrees). :)

[@Anomaliateam]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell It Will be really nice if some Advanced options like manually input or oxygen level will be add in the app (like u boat games on steam who seems like this boardgame)

[@NEOVEGETO911]

My first try was to optain a book about nautic sailing :D

[@nightingale-d3e]

This is just like Maths, it seems difficult but when you learn it is like destroying cake with a chainsaw

[@23pawlik]

Very helpful video, especially at the beginning when you need to hand out all the various cards and tokens. I want to try and play this game finally, but I read some comments here and still need help with some things. So basically the Captain has to pay for every single order he issues. Let's say the observers spotted a ship - in order to attack it, I need to change the course, probably the speed as well, man the deck gun/ready the torpedo, if I don't have the sailors in the right positions I need to mobilize, etc. Won't my Captain run out of morale too fast? Not to mention activation tokens on the sailors? Also, if I have two sailors at the dive ballasts, do I use an activation token during every single depth correction (or course change, speed change)? Or can I change the depth as many times I want after the sailors are activated once? (I understand I still need to move the morale indicator on Captain's board for each order)

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. Basically, the answer to all your questions is - YES, anytime you carry out the order, you move the captain order token and you add tokens to the crew (beware, there are few exceptions!). And that's why the authors came with the modifications to make the game more fun. When you choose the difficulty level for Captain, make sure you read the modifications rules. They allow to carry out additional orders even if the captain or the crew have used all their tokens.

[@23pawlik]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell Thanks for replying. I need to sit down with the game, but all those rules are so intimidating.

[@viktorkm]

Very very(!) video! Game looks very cool and fun. However I cant imagine anyone would remember when or when not a captain need to pay for the order, equally many times as he did have to pay for it, he aldo dident. Remembering all those edge cases would seem impossible. The same for what is followinf along to a next whatch. Seems to be alot of edge cases with those busy tokens. The same for what actions that can only be solved by the figure with matching icon forn1 activation rather then anyone with 2 activation tokens. Alot of little rule here and there...

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thanks Viktor, true, a lot of small rules everywhere. That's why I say - if you don't like something, house-rule it. :) I like the game a LOT, but we also do house-rule some of the rules we are not really happy with.

[@MrCiceroneize]

Amazing video! Thank you! Only a question.....if you want to change position of one or more crew members, the only way possible is with the " mobilisation " order, right?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you. :) Yes, you can move your sailors only by using the mobilization order.

[@gnobahdi]

This video would be for the original 1.0 rules version, correct? I tried to follow the link in the update to order a printed copy of the new version 1.2 but didn't see it on Backer Kit. I did write them today and hope to see their answer soon. I fear I may be too late and they have run out of them.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Yes, this video was done using the first version of the rules.

[@lichtmeister3524]

Thanks a lot for that video. Do you plan to update it to add 1.2 rules ?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thank you! Unfortunatelly no. It would have to be a new video anyway, but I don't own the game anymore.

[@lichtmeister3524]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell thanks for the answer. Have a nice day !

[@jysurferman]

What are the main differences or fixes from the 1 to the updated 1.2 ?

[@Mantala0611]

Wow, just boufght the game and the rulebook was like...DAMN GOTTA GO BACK TO SCHOOL ? But searching on youtube, I found you and you make it look so easy :) Gonna watch your video a couple of times so I know more about it. 1 question : if you (for example) give the order to the crew to do something (like repair) and the crew member is not in position do you need to do a mobilisation ? Or is that a free move ?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thanks! :) Yes, you need to mobilize first. There's no free move.

[@Mantala0611]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell So like this...if my crew member is in torpedo room, and he needq to cook, I need to mobilize (captain action) and then cook (crew action) ?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Correct! However, you need to issue an order even for the cooking, so that's another captain order, and then you activate the cook.

[@Mantala0611]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell Roger that ! So it's really important to think like 2 , 3 steps ahead......Next week tuesday me and a friend are going to give it a try :) I wonder who's gonna be the navigator haha

[@Raptorialand]

Are this the version 1.2 rules? I bought a german version and found out the rules got overhauled ... thx 4 that video !!!

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

These are original rules, I'm not sure about the number. The very first final rules when the game was released.

[@jysurferman]

Hello, I think it’s 1.0 or 1.1… same for the companion app (first release)

[@foxythefox356]

You really have to find 3 friends that you can trust Captain= Must be good in commanding First Officer= Don't need any special skill Navigator= Must be good in math (obvious) Engineer= Don't need any special skill

[@DenisGusakov]

I don't agree First Officer and Engineer don't need any specail skill. The FO is your connetction to app so he knows all and his responcibility is to provide all information to the crew. Also he has to putt all given orders into application. Always allert alway on full attention. Engineer must be good at recources management. To keep everything checked, tested and fixed and in same time be prepared for captain's orders. It is not easy.

[@giovanniciriello8585]

Hello, I have a question, I hope you could help me. Whenever an environmental condition occurs the moral decreases by one, whenever an environmental condition is removed the moral increases by two. Is it correct?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Hello Giovanni, correct! :)

[@giovanniciriello8585]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell Thank you!

[@carloslozano9196]

When you Cook of you draw 2 or more lemmon do you take all?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Hm... good question... the rulebook says "take the lemon", so I would assume (even thematically) that you only take 1 lemon. You don't want the food to be too sour. :)

[@carloslozano9196]

Thats what I thought I'll do it like that thanks again

[@BlaBla200]

Can you play the game with the digital version alone?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Not really, you need to know where you have your crew.

[@BlaBla200]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell i can write down notes

[@usswasp6530]

my brain is rotting

[@manuelkong10]

Very good video! thank you ok, about the game....WHY does the captain have to pay to give an order?? It's not like it's taxing or time consuming ...or if a sailor has had too many orders....then what?? he'll just stand there?? is that how it is in real life?? I wonder if you could just throw that stuff out

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Thanks! There are updates rules already available and I believe this has been changed significantly. But I didn't follow up on that and I don't have those updated rules.

[@MaduroMan]

Did I miss something? I don't think you went over how to use the Attack Disk.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Hi Thom, I cover the Attack disk at 28:28, at the start of the TDC chapter.

[@MaduroMan]

Nithrania - Heroes of Boardgames You mention the attack disk but not how to use it. What is the black dial? What is the green dial? How do they relate to the white dial?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

@@MaduroMan Oh no...! You are probably right, looks like that part is not in the video. (facepalm) I am sure I have thoroughly explained how to use it, and it was in the TDC section, but I must have deleted it somehow. It was the entire Tactical map explanation, but it's gone. Apologies...

[@jysurferman]

You are fully forgiven 😊 Great vid.

[@Suarnagus1933]

offline what online

[@jozefsisulak4986]

Po Slovensky.. Nic!?

[@mrps8117]

Oh, this game needs to use a real board

[@Sulucion6Tone]

Holy crap - was Thinking about breaking this game out until i saw the rule book; Thought watching a video would make it easier. It did, but also turned me off on even trying this game this weekend; didn't know i actually needed to work on a u-boat for 10 years to know how to play this game. hahahah

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

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