Heroes of Land Air and Sea | Solo Setup & Playthrough | Part #1

[@RollingSolo]

Hey Everyone! Hope you enjoy the solo setup and part #1 of the playthrough. Cheers! Overview: 1:15 | Solo Setup: 6:05 | Playthrough Part #1: 15:42 31:28 I made a mistake on following the Build action with my Serf. When following a Build action, one Serf is placed on the Build action space. In order to Build a Building (Sea Dock) another Serf is required and would sit in the Sea Dock column along with a cost of 3 Ore. So I would have had to have another free Serf to Build the Sea Dock but I did have the three Ore at the time. *Big thanks to Mike Hancoski for pointing this out!* 44:20 The two Ore which was stolen from me by the Dwarves will need to be added to their reserves. No impact to gameplay, this will be given at the start of the next video. *Big thanks to Lynn Bowers for pointing this out!* 45:26 I missed giving the Dwarves the one Ore bonus from their Capital City upgrade. No impact to gameplay, this will be given at the start of the next video. *Big thanks to Franck Berger for pointing this out!* Solo Deck Download: boardgamegeek.com/filepage/164651/hlas-solocard-front-c2018-gamelyn-games-llc-all-ri

[@SeanUCF]

Holy cow, I had no idea you and Rodney were related! That's so cool! I love both of your channels!

[@RollingSolo]

Hey STM! I am indeed. :D He actually visited a few months back and we got a bunch of games in!

[@SeanUCF]

@@RollingSolo Lucky! With Rodney at the table I'm sure you guys never need to consult the rule book, haha!

[@K_C_Gaming_]

Yes! perfect time for a solo Heroes of Land Air and Sea series. great first episode!

[@RollingSolo]

Thanks for watching! Hope it was helpful. See you in the next one!

[@dennisluk5928]

My uncle Rodney...hee hee hee. That made me giggle...not sure why. Keep up the great work. I am a solo gamer and look forward to all your videos!

[@RollingSolo]

I can see why ;p haha He did a stellar job on the regular setup for the game. I focused on the solo setup side of things. Thanks for the support and I'll see you in future videos I'm sure :)

[@jaredlucev2705]

All this time and I *just* realized this has a solo mode...right in time for it to be out of stock everywhere. Hopefully Gamelyn is going to do a reprint soon

[@RollingSolo]

Hope so! 😄 I no longer have this one but it’s fun solo.

[@samcunnington2883]

great video, love to see all the cards sleeved and those minis are well painted! thanks

[@RollingSolo]

No problem! Happy to help. See you around Sam :)

[@Romey301]

You've picked another great game to do a solo play through ... so excited!

[@RollingSolo]

Woohoo! Glad this is one you're interested in! :D

[@ericbrooks1562]

👍You did it again. I guess I'll just have to erase you tube from my phone. All these great games! My "list" keeps growing.

[@RollingSolo]

haha Thanks Eric! I take no responsibility for your actions ;p

[@lionrampant7290]

Thank you for your review! Heroes of Land Air & Sea is shipping to retailers now.

[@RollingSolo]

I got my shipping notice today! So it’s moving!

[@zarx81]

Looking forward to this! Like others I wasn't aware of a solo mode either.

[@RollingSolo]

Zarx! Glad I was able to give you a heads up on this one then. See you in the next one my friend :)

[@jackalope70]

At 31:50 when your follow don’t you need a serf to go on the action bar to actually follow? So in this situation I think you’d need to have 2 serfs available. One to go on Action Bar (you’d get him back at end of round) and goes on the building that would remain there for the game. I think, right?

[@RollingSolo]

Good eye, you’re completely right! I’ve got a pinned comment which covers this. Thanks for watching and the feedback :)

[@mikehancoski9879]

When you follow a build action with 1 serf, you can move the one serf off the action bar to the build you built? This seems over powered because now you can take another build action later, where if you have to leave the serf on the action bar it blocks you from taking the action again during the round.

[@RollingSolo]

Hey Mike! Great question. I'm looking into this to ensure. I'll get back to you! Cheers

[@RollingSolo]

You're right Mike! I have added a correction to the pinned comment to let others know about this. At the time I had the 3 Ore required to build but not the additional free Serf. One Serf should have sat on the Build action and one in the Build column. Thanks for the heads up. Something to watch for going forward! Cheers :)

[@michaelrodriguez3129]

Just received the latest Kickstarter. Thank you for this video!!!

[@RollingSolo]

Awesome! I can’t wait to get mine as well. Happy to hear this helped you out ;D

[@trainerseebus2779]

My friends and I call the resources Corn, Steak, and Pickles.

[@RollingSolo]

HAHA! I like that much better ;D

[@ShiningLugia]

So when can we expect the next part of this playthrough? I really enjoyed this one.

[@RollingSolo]

Hello Ethan! Awesome to hear you enjoyed it. Can’t make promises but I plan to continue it very soon! :)

[@lynnbowers4722]

When the dwarves stole 3 ore from you, shouldn't they have received that ore? And I think you forgot the dwarf priestesses ability, but I could be wrong about that. Thanks for the playthrough. Never seen this game played.

[@RollingSolo]

Hey Lynn! Great catch, I didn't add the two Ore the Dwarves stole from me. I will add this to the pinned comment and correct this at the start of the next one. In regards to the Dwarf Priestesses, she doesn't collect an Ore until she completes a move. At which point if she is adjacent to a Mountain region would then gain an Ore. Cheers!

[@mikehancoski9879]

Technically you only lost 2 ore so shouldn't the dwarves have gained 2 and not 3, per I assume they can not steal what does not exist?

[@RollingSolo]

That's correct I believe. I'll double check the ability as well. Thanks again!

[@lizafarinait5987]

Usually not my style of a game...but you got my attention with this one, would like to see more , this game actually looks very good, i think about making the pledge this time , i also like how you make the video and the comments you put in the video are very useful . what score would you give this game?

[@RollingSolo]

Liza, it's cool to hear that I may have found you something outside your norm. Sometimes those games are the best surprises! I hope either way the videos are useful when deciding for or against. Cheers!

[@robertyoung8615]

I've played this a couple times solo and I've found the AI to be a bit of a 1 trick pony. Once I just started building my army up to defend against them I haven't found them much of a challenge. Albeit I haven't tried multiple AI yet (kind of funny since I'm the 1 that asked them to put the deck out so you could print more off). I'm not here to say you're wrong for enjoying it, I wasn't too enjoy it way more solo because I love this game and miserably my game nights have died off right now. If you could explain what's driving you after more than a couple playthroughs so you still enjoy it I would greatly appreciate the other perspective. Sometimes with board games its simply a matter of how you look at it that can impact whether you like it.

[@RollingSolo]

Hey Robert, I can see your angle and I agree with it in terms of playing against one AI faction. I think multiple AI is a must as just one AI faction to play against is something that is much easier to manage and even more so over multiple plays as it’s your only threat. You can play against up to three other AI factions with just the base box and up to 6 (I believe) with all the other expansions. I think this is what makes the game exciting. Plus the differences across the factions. Cheers! :)

[@robertyoung8615]

Rolling Solo I'm really glad to hear it. I suppose I need to go ahead and print these cards I was so insistent on getting released to print 😁

[@RollingSolo]

No harm in giving it a spin :D

[@mcsauteuse]

this game looks good, the dwarfs should gain a red ressources based on the capital track no ?

[@RollingSolo]

Hey franck! Great catch. I did do this on camera but it looks like I edited that section out by accident when I was correcting the mana gain. I'll make sure they get there ore for the next video. Thanks for checking this! :)

[@Gatherey]

In your opinion - do you think it's worth getting this game mainly for solo plays? I already have Scythe if it helps because I saw many people on BGG comparing this to scythe/gaia project and I would like to hear your thoughts.

[@RollingSolo]

Hey Gatherey! Based on my solo plays off camera I would say that you want to play maybe one or two games with only a single AI controlled faction. After that it's a much more strategic game when you add in more factions to the mix. It opens up a bunch of potential follow actions and also keeps you worried about a number of factions messing with you or your plans. For solo play even including Scythe I think two AI controlled factions is the bare minimum to ensure you enjoy many plays. As you become more familiar with the game you can add in more AI controlled factions with little downtime. Wouldn't recommend it out of the gate though. I like Scythe and Heroes of Land Air and Sea for solo play. HLAS is easier to get your head around the AI. Scythe takes a couple games to get the movement down. I think they're both well done overall. It's very tough to make a 4X / territory control game work for solo but these two really do work well. Questions is whether you want both or just one. That's a decision I can't make for you ;p Cheers!

[@KSweeney36]

I didn’t even know that this game had a solo mode. 😮

[@RollingSolo]

Sure does! :D

[@LightningShiver]

Great gameplay. Will there also be more youtube parts? Looking forward for midgame/endgame.

[@RollingSolo]

Sure will! There is already another part out. :)

[@trevorbramley5622]

I think this is going to be another great series and cost me 😂 lots of money.

[@RollingSolo]

Hey Trevor! Awesome to hear you're excited for this one haha I hope the videos aid you in your decisions! See you in the next one ;D

[@LeeroyPorkins]

I'm waiting to hear back from the publisher. But do you know how long the game + expansions will be available upon release?

[@RollingSolo]

Good question! I'm not sure off hand. I imagine they'll be around. All Gamelyn Games titles are still on store shelves like Tiny Epic for example.

[@LeeroyPorkins]

@@RollingSolo Great. Thanks. I'm planning on it being my birthday present (a ways away lol) & I know sometimes games get hard to obtain.

[@DaveMcAnulty]

@17:37 Doesn't the Dragon airship require a level 2 tower?

[@RollingSolo]

A.I is handled differently than a human player. I’d have to double check but I believe they build based on a priority list. Thanks for watching!

[@coryb1441]

I hope I can use the AI defined for solo mode as additional players in a normal game (like in what video games often do). There will be two of us and I would like to be able to play more than just one other player.

[@RollingSolo]

You can bring the AI into a two player game. 👍🏼

[@coryb1441]

@@RollingSolo Awesome thanks! Sorry, I know this video was from 2 yrs ago I really appreciate your reply.

[@RollingSolo]

Don't be sorry! Happy to field any questions anytime. Jump into the Rolling Solo Board Game Community on Facebook if you're not. Lots of great advice there as well!

[@HouseOfNerdsGR]

Shouldn't the dwarves get one Ore at the end of the round since they have advanced their Capital? Sorry if they did and I missed it :P

[@RollingSolo]

Hey Hon! They sure do! I mentioned this in the pinned comment. Thanks for watching and the feedback sir! :)

[@HouseOfNerdsGR]

Oh I failed to notice! Keep up the interesting playthroughs!

[@RollingSolo]

No worries! You were correct :D

[@mortaneous]

38:56 - I think it would have been better to just move the Serf by itself and leave the Warrior behind the mountain region. The lone Serf would still gain you 2 Food for both controlling the region and occupying the "extra resource" spot but then the Warrior you left behind would generate an additional Ore for you. The only reason to move the Warrior along with the Serf is if you think there is a chance that an enemy will attack the plains region but I think there is little chance of that since the next enemy heroes would be starting their turns from their respective Capital cities at the time.

[@RollingSolo]

Hey Ronald! Great thoughts. I agree with you that I probably have a couple turns before things get interesting with threats around me. I could have split them up in the early stages. Something to think about going into the next one. Cheers! :)