How to Play Binding of Isaac: Four Souls - How to Game with Becca Scott

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The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls at foursouls.com/
The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls is a tabletop card game about sacrifice, betrayal, and hoarding. Inspired by the massive hit video game The Binding of Isaac, the official card game was launched in 2018.
LINKS
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CAST
Becca Scott: www.linktr.ee/thebeccascott
CREDITS
Director: Jake Michels
Cinematographer: Sam Bermudez
Editor: Tony Gomez
Set Design: Katie Michels
Equipment: @Blackmagic Design
Audio: epidemicsound.com/
BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2...
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:20 Overview
0:41 Setup - Slots
1:24 Setup - Characters
1:42 Setup - Bonus Souls & Loot Cards
2:02 Key Concepts - Priority
2:33 Key Concepts - The Stack
2:52 Key Concepts - Card Types
4:08 Gameplay - Overview & Start Phase
4:46 Gameplay - Action Phase
5:07 Action Phase - Action Breakdown
6:34 Action Phase - Death Penalty & Purchasing
7:12 Gameplay - End Phase
8:13 Winning The Game
8:32 Outro & hehehehehe
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[@jbsgroup96]

Quick note to any new players seeing this, a house rule that can improve the game experience is to deal two characters to everyone instead of one, and let them decide which one to keep. Not all characters are created equal, and this stops players from getting frustrated that they got an unfun character for the 10th time. Also, I recommend starting with starting items deactivated. Some starting items can give players NOT going first a distinct advantage, so leaving them deactivated to start just evens the playing field a little Final house rule I recommend is to deal character cards before revealing any other cards, just so nobody picks a character just because they see an easy soul with a certain character or w/e As a last note, you don't need to say priority pass and go around the table whenever you do something, which is kind of implied in this video. After someone does something, just wait a moment to see if anyone wants to react before doing it.

[@roybooy]

For the second house rule you mention, the rules themself state that all items and characters at the beginning of the game, besides the first player, should remain deactivated until it's their turn, so no worries having to implement a house rule for those scenarios.

[@playingbadLP]

Also fun: everyone plays eden 😊

[@Zippyheru]

Agreed, altho I have personally been giving everyone 3 characters instead of 2, more choice since there are plenty of characters with 2/3 people :)

[@dann610]

I started playing this game for the first time and pulled this video up not realizing it was uploaded an hour ago. Fantastic timing!

[@Yuggy]

We hope you have fun with the game! :)

[@dann610]

@@Yuggy Oh yeah! It matches the feel of the video game which is one of my all-time favorites. Unfortunately I was no match to my wife who I was playing against. She got Brimstone and 20/20 very early on and I never stood a chance!

[@Fenrir_8]

@@Yuggy You're everywhere man! :D

[@ThatOneKimi]

Four souls is a big part of our game nights and i can confidently say this is the clearest video about how the game works. If only this was available earlier 😅 great video!

[@jayray1714]

How long is a normal game?

[@ThatOneKimi]

@@jayray1714 uffff.... It really depends on the table composition but averages for our games tend to take it over an hour easily ((for 3 player games)) it really depends on the lads and how fast everyone wants to play

[@jayray1714]

@@ThatOneKimi Oh wow, me and a friend played yesterday for the first time. Spent 2 hours before we gave up and played a decent game instead. We ended with 0 treasures each, 0 loot cards each, and they ended with 1 soul and I ended with none.

[@sunbleachedangel]

I guess I'm just fucking stupid

[@Fenrir_8]

A nice, concise, and effortless explanation that will really help beginners! Good job :)

[@s1nb4d59]

Great to see segments now,very handy. 8)

[@KoniWorx]

This video skips a few priority passes, like when you decide on buying something. Priority also passes before you decide what monster to fight. I usually tell people I play with that "Priority passes when you say - I will buy, or, I will fight". I found that to be the easiest way of explaining it. And I explain the stack like a gun's magazine, you load it with ammo and the gun goes off once all have had their turn loading it.

[@DuraheLL]

Smart ideas how to make it clear around the table, I will use these

[@thomasjauncey9871]

Can't believe Becca got pregnant just to on theme for this game!

[@A-185gaming10]

ew

[@locomokuu2471]

I play with 3 face up cards from the treasure and monster decks, not sure when I started doing it that way. I'd recommend it though, it's fun having more options

[@dockboys2023]

Oh I-saac see that you have your Kickstarter already. Congrats!

[@damiens4601]

I am so lost about priority and the stack

[@Flo-zj9tg]

Stack is metaphorical. It just means the last action taken is resolved first and the first action taken is resolved last. It’s the same as yugioh

[@Flo-zj9tg]

Priority passing just means everyone else at the table can make a move. If a card says “priority passes” other players can do stuff

[@xfozty2372]

Great explanation, can’t wait to get my hands on requiem

[@Pepperony]

exrtremely similar to yu gi oh tbh! seems great, can't wait to try it out tonight with friends

[@anxietysquid8900]

How do you guys normally resolve multiple event cards coming from the monster deck? So, let's say I kill Bloat, and when I reveal a monster card, I get a curse. Do I give the curse to someone and draw another monster? What if I get 3 curses in a row?

[@playingbadLP]

yes, curses and chests are resolved and you draw again until there's a monster in every monster slot.

[@stefbosch2801]

I am confused about this stack and priority thing. So with everything you do, you will have to go around the table and other people can play during your turn?

[@theozuretti6091]

Once their turn starts, people can play up to 2 loot cards until it's their turn again. So they can wait for the right moment to use them. Let's use an example. You are about to kill a monster, you just rolled 6 and you're both on 1 HP. Another player who saved his loot cards during his turn by not playing them can play the bomb card on you, killing you and preventing you from slaying the boss. That's how the stack works, the last action announced resolves first. Thus, your attack doesn't resolve since you die so your turn ends, unless you add something to the stack like a shield.

[@Flo-zj9tg]

To put it more simply. The stack is metaphorical. All it means is the last action is resolved first and the first action is resolved last. And other players can only react when an action says that they can

[@etiketi]

The concept of a "Loot Play" isn't discussed here, and it was the primary thing that confused my friends and I and has ultimately soured our opinion. It's hard to interact with players when you really are never allowed to without significant effort, and the mechanic is not explained well with seemingly no way to increase "Loot Plays".

[@kbrnoficial]

El juego es muy entretenido. Solemos jugarlo con amigos y nos sacamos unas risas tremendas siempre. Juego difícil de explicar pero cuándo se entiende es uno de los mejores para pasar una tarde amena.

[@sonofsol2869]

I xant get my head around the stack, do we literally stack them and when do we go through the stack?

[@Flo-zj9tg]

It’s the same way yugioh does it’s resolving. All it means is the last played response is resolved first and the first action is resolved last.

[@Flo-zj9tg]

It’s metaphorical. You don’t actually have to stack anything.

[@seeliLP]

Do monster full heal at every end phase? soo you have to oneshot every enemy ?

[@Flo-zj9tg]

Yes. But you keep attacking till you or the monster dies. So once you attack, you can’t stop till it’s dead or you are dead

[@BasementDweller_]

This game is groovy.

[@Yuggy]

It’s true, it do be

[@supercharlieful]

Me and the wife are still confused about how counters work on certain cards / treasures. If anyone could help us that would be amazing

[@ganamana2878]

Hello People, i didnt understand what the priority means. Can some one explain with examples, step by step? Thank you!

[@cuiper_]

All it is is just making sure everyone knows what you're doing and making sure they each have a chance to respond. You don't have to actually go around to each person and remind them they have priority. Just remember that everyone should get a chance to play items/loot cards in response to any action

[@KuroroX2]

Nunca he entendido la mecanica de los "favores" y acá tampoco explica mucho :(

[@Fenrir_8]

(traducido con una app) Si quieres puedes pedir a otro jugador que active un objeto o efecto para ayudarte a cambio de dinero. Por ejemplo: estás luchando contra un monstruo y sacas un 3, que te mataría. Otro jugador tiene un D6, puedes pedirle que lo active para volver a tirar tus dados y le ofreces 5 céntimos. Puede que acepte, coja el dinero y vuelva a tirar tus dados (o te traicione y te deje morir). Puedes pedir cualquier tipo de favor siempre que sólo ofrezcas dinero a cambio. Espero que haya quedado claro y que la traducción haya sido suficientemente buena.

[@KuroroX2]

@@Fenrir_8 muchas gracias. Siempre tiene que ser a cambio de dinero? Puedo prometer devolver el favor en el futuro?

[@brenes1]

@@KuroroX2 Fenrir lo explicó muy bien,y si,ud puede ofrecerle lo que sea,desde ayudarlo en su próxima batalla,darle dinero o incluso activar algún efecto que ud posea en algún objeto que a él le sirva en el proceso,siempre y cuando ud esté de acuerdo en regresarle el favor,es una mecánica muy parecida a la de Munchkin (por si lo ha jugado para que se de una idea).

[@KuroroX2]

@@brenes1 @fenrir muchas gracias a ambos

[@nightcatarts]

Becca already has my soul, but it's okay. I wasn't using it.

[@cgame92]

I'm still waiting on my kick starter :(

[@pupintheturdiii]

Isaac

[@almeidachannel7121]

Nice Video ! Sub & Big Like ! Nice sharing,

[@kathyevans3251]

HI

[@nightcatarts]

👋

[@koPIST123]

your cards are not sleeved

[@TheWiseLJ]

If they ever make Taco Bell the board game, the opening should be: "We're blowing up toilets and wiping holes."

[@edwindrood2816]

That's a busy table

[@billbaggins1688]

So much information with nothing to attach it to. If the aim is to get souls, say how you get them at the beginning. Then we have something to start attaching other information to.

[@jayray1714]

The “stack” is meaningless when you don’t have cards. Game becomes a chore when you hit that point. Draw a card. Play that card. End the turn and wait till next turn. Rinse. Repeat. And repeat. And repeat. Prob one of the worst games I’ve played in years.

[@Flo-zj9tg]

It’s the same way yugioh does it’s resolving. Not saying that means it’s good. I’m just saying that it is a method that is used by a already successful card game

[@Flo-zj9tg]

Also skill issue

[@jayray1714]

@@Flo-zj9tg Yugioh is a great game. This is not.

[@Flo-zj9tg]

@@jayray1714 this game is a blast. And there is so many opportunities to get to ten cards in your hand. And the stack applies to your eternal item and character trait too. Im not really sure how you are ending up in a situation we’re you “draw a card, play that card, end the turn, and wait till next turn, rinse and repeat” There are soooo many opportunities for interaction and gaining more cards.

[@jayray1714]

@@Flo-zj9tg Enlighten me. How do I get cards?

[@DuraheLL]

Easily one of the greatest best card games I've played. If you like munchkin check this out, it's a much much better functional flavorful version of munchkin (to me, but yeah)