Game in a Nutshell - Virtu (how to play, 3-5 player rules)

"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 Virtu.
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Index:
00:00 Intro
00:38 Setup
04:10 Gameplay
05:54 Before You Start the Game
08:02 Spring Phase
09:04 Using Resources
10:45 Reactivating the Courtier Spaces
11:33 Requesting an Indulgence
12:28 Removing an Indulgence
13:07 Actions
13:13 Govern
14:05 Sponsor
15:41 Trade
15:55 Annex
18:55 Wage War
20:54 Scheme
22:09 Agents in the Palace Rooms
23:02 Agents on the Map
23:51 Resolving Sieges
24:08 Attack and Defence Value
25:13 War Bonuses
26:41 Victory and Trophy
28:35 Defeat and Retreat
29:41 Battle on the Plains
31:01 New Turn Order
32:02 Winter Phase
32:14 Pay the Salaries
32:43 Reorganize Your Palace
34:58 Purchase Cards and Tiles
37:01 Recruit Troops
37:27 Form an Alliance
39:06 Request an Indulgence
39:35 Game End & Final Scoring

[@ryanamos3665]

Finally a great English how to play!

[@juancsuarez]

Hello Branislav, thank you the video, it was truly helpful. I was getting worried when I checked on the BGG page for the game and didn't see your tutorial listed in the videos, so you might want to add it there. I only spotted two minor things to correct: @10:19 The designer confirmed on BGG that there's a translation error: The extra florins are not wasted but go to the personal treasury. @40:46 scoring of alliances: 1 VP per alliance (active or inactive) as long as it doesn't have an enemy agent.

[@alprovorse]

thanks branislav! excited to play this soon.

[@dorusstrootman9366]

Thanks for the great explanation. We want to try this in a boardgamecafé. This video is really helpful. I wonder if I will remember all the exception rules😅.

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Once you start playing it's quite easy to remember the rules. :) But it's reeeeealy difficult to play well! :)

[@dorusstrootman9366]

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell so we just played it. We really liked it but made a lot of beginners mistakes. It’s a lot of thinking what you want to do next. Also blocking each other is a nice move. I had one question. On the board for 3-5 players at some cities you see below symbols: cross/crown. Why is that??

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

Those cross/crown symbols indicate what symbols you can find on those city tiles.

[@RyenL-yi8po]

It's my first time playing. Is there a simple variant rule?

[@MrTravolta7]

Looks good. Do you like the game?

[@nithrania-gameinanutshell]

I am eager to play again, but I still don't know how much I like it. :) I think I've only scratched a surface, so we need to dive in more into this game, which is a plan for this week. :)

[@zibitadin4275]

​@@nithrania-gameinanutshelland how will you review the game after a few weeks?

[@RyenL-yi8po]

It's my first time playing. Is there a simple variant rule?