How to Play KeyForge | Learning to Play FFG's Unique Deck Game

[@10175978]

Nice to watch a gaming channel without the hosts acting like we're children who need to be entertained by wacky antics and bad jokes accompanied by constant manic laughter. Thanks guys.

[@teamcovenant]

So we should add a party horn in the future? :) Seriously though, thank you for the kind words!

[@aarcade6676]

Are you putting down SUSD?

[@michamaciej9563]

Channel+ well put :)

[@markpapenfuss1111]

Finn Baartse, I thought of Dice Tower first......

[@MrRuff-cc3lg]

Or dress like total asshats.

[@hardbathsalts3143]

I saw a video of Richard Garfield playing this game with someone and I was thinking, "zzzZZZ". Then I watched you guys play this and I was thinking "must buy. When is this out?!" Thanks again, fellas. You guys do a lot for this pastime.

[@teamcovenant]

Thank you not only for the comment, but for the user name.

[@salsabuster]

I think you got some things wrong: -Shield blocks an amount of damage each TURN not each attack

[@ronjagdfeld8127]

i really like, that u show all the cards that u are talking about. This makes it very easy to understand everything

[@teamcovenant]

Thanks Ron!

[@monsieurtasse4463]

I really enjoy how you play casually while not only explaining the rules, but explaining your tought process and your experience. It's a good way to relate and see if we'd like the game.

[@socaltrojan286]

Good game guys, that was very entertaining. I'm excited to get into Keyforge. I like the concept of just buying a few packs and you are ready to play. It's nice not having to keep up with the meta, or having to think too much on deck building. I can just focus on learning my deck and have fun learning the different play styles of the houses.

[@zerokura]

Only thing your needing when playing with friends are tokens to represent damage,amber,stun and keys. But ya i loving the idea of two people just have to buy a pack than face each other and learn their decks on the fly. Oh their also those chains to even stronger decks.

[@anon2447]

i'm the opposite of you, i HATE when 2 weeks after a set releases every single goramnd money clad bastard is playing the new hot deck card by card, and those who don't have the money for it, are just playing the new efficient budget aggro deck card by card as well, it makes everything super stale, opposedly to games like dominion or star realms where every game feels like a new game, and unpopular opinion here, growing on card games has made me DESPISE the goddamn 3 decks meta every card game seems to devolve into, i think magic's land cards into the deck is a semi-genius solution to it, by making sure that sometimes some parts of your deck are just buried below a land flood means that there are some cards that you don't even get to see in some games, making the game a little more varied.

[@brianw.4171]

@@anon2447 I suck at deck building so a game like this is right up my alley.

[@jakespeed8246]

@Hauke Klimenko Because it's not a deckbuilding game. This is a restriction that you are creating in your own head.

[@hatdude5138]

I suck at deck building and I don’t want to dump a bunch of money on cards so I like being able to buy a deck and go.

[@MrJeepinZeke]

I was first turned off when I saw this previewed during the inflight report. I have since come around and am very excited to get some decks and play! Thanks for showing it off and helping me see the fun that can be had!

[@teamcovenant]

No problem Zeke! Good luck on your key-forging adventures!

[@michaelbas5652]

I'm so happy they have you draw back to your hand size at the end of the turn. My first card game is destiny where you draw back up to five and I thought I would give magic a try. Its such a bummer youll have 40 really cool cards you like but youll only play like 15 per game since you only draw 1 card per turn

[@davidmellor6290]

Thanks for this guys, great to see the game in action. And as always, your easygoing relaxed approach makes it all the more appealing.

[@teamcovenant]

Thank you David!

[@wink0083]

Well, that did it for me. I wasn't sure how much I wanted to buy in beyond a couple decks. You already addicted my wife and I to Destiny. Now we're subscribed for Keyforge too. Great videos that make us excited to play the games. Thanks guys.

[@hassanlopez4621]

You guys really are amazing at explaining games, engaging in casual strategy discussion, and editing video. Been following for a while, and all I have to say is THANK YOU for what you bring to the gaming community.

[@teamcovenant]

Thank you for the kind words Hassan! It is great to hear from you!

[@jmobley6]

Aaaaaaaaaaand I'm sold, I'll be buying some decks for me and friends! Thanks guys!

[@teamcovenant]

That is awesome! Thank you, and good luck!

[@jmobley6]

Team Covenant any idea when it'll be out for the public? I can't seem to find it

[@SideEffectsmusic]

Get the 12 pack!

[@bricelory9534]

Quality video with really nice and clean edits. I really appreciate the work you did on this video!

[@teamcovenant]

Thank you Brice! Glad to hear it. Let us know if you have any questions about KeyForge.

[@lamius]

Not questioning the quality at all, but the missing icons in the house animations kinda drive me nuts.

[@fabsap9329]

I got into the finer details of how to play flesh and blood thanks to your videos in this style. I'm excited to dive into keyforge especially learning that it could be making a come back.

[@craigknox6767]

Your so enjoyable to watch and learn. Thank you for being such excellent coaches in this game of never ending turns.

[@teamcovenant]

Thank you Craig! Enjoy.

[@headsortailsgaming7272]

KeyForge has been a great discovery for us, bought several decks and learning to play, lots of fun!

[@Kurufinwe_Fayanaro]

24:54 43:14 Empty circles which should have Shadows and Brobnar logos. Tip for Taunt: Rulebook recommends pushing the taunting creature slightly forward in the Battleline. Makes it easy to recognize by both players. 45:30 Raiding Knight deals 4 damage to Firespitter, who has 1 Armor, so it should only take 3 damage.

[@KnakuanaRka]

The Wizard that Climbs The Library There’s a lot of places where the logos are missing, not just those.

[@evandyck3839]

You guys have got me super excited for Keyforge! It's such a cool idea! I play alot of games, and so I'm excited to get into a new card game that doesnt rely on deckbuilding as much! It sounds so nice to just be able to grab a deck, and get to playing! Rather than always sleeving/unsleeving decks and making edits to my decks and also keeping my cards not in decks organized at the same time! My netrunner collection is in desperate need for organization! Anyways, while some of that I really enjoy, deckbuilding itself especially, it sounds super relaxed having a new game in this format! I preordered the core set cause you guys convinced me!

[@ImranChaudhry]

That was a great narration on the game and your thoughts as you played. Thank you!

[@teamcovenant]

Thank you Imran!

[@paologuarino509]

Great tutorial video: shows the essential about loops, tells about players' perspective on game mechanics and gives a hint of what playing feels like. I didn't feel the 50 minutes of gameplay as heavy and genuinely wish there was more

[@Warpath1337]

John McCain jokes were pretty bad to be fair.

[@Ubik_Fresh]

Great card game, best game in this style I've played in quite some time. Used to love CCGs, but this is far more suited to people with busy lives and no time to sink into a CCG style game. Depth of gameplay and decision making is fairly deep. It does remind me of those early days of MTG when you just had a stack of card and did your best with it, before netdecking, singles vendors and all that.

[@josevelajr]

I ordered the starter and 2 decks, and bought 2 decks from my LGS (unfortunately they were sold out of the starter). I'm psyched for this game.

[@sirdovermeyer]

Just played this last night with a friend and I loved every second of it. Fantastic game. Great video to demonstrate the appeal of the game.

[@teamcovenant]

Thank you Devin!

[@lesleymoody7501]

Great video! Thank you! This was the best way to really understand how all the steps of the game work, plus you guys are fun to watch.

[@teamcovenant]

Thanks Lesley!

[@DemagogeMic]

I love the L5R-poster in the background. :)

[@kevinlandon1267]

Great video guys! Very detailed on how to play...played the game for the first time yesterday and I'm hooked. Already bought some decks. Great game

[@teamcovenant]

Thanks Kevin! Enjoy.

[@mato_2000]

Funny. I stumbled across Warhammer Champions a few months ago. Bought it dirt cheap and found you guys. Thats how i learned to play it. Fast forward to a few days ago when I was buying some cheap Champions-stuff and stumbled on KeyForge for ~$2 per booster and $4 for the starter set. Bought without looking it up (had no clue what it was, but was so cheap so I took a gamble). Here I am, once again, learning a new card game from you :D

[@teamcovenant]

We've been on a wild journey together, Markus! Glad to have you.

[@furretthefuzzynoodle3896]

My friend just sent me 30 decks now I’m obsessed with it

[@Hypoo]

That lampshading if he gained it when playing or not. Great editing as usual.

[@teamcovenant]

Thank you!

[@jenniferlopez1089]

You guys did a lot better explaining this game that I’m actually excited to play it now

[@teamcovenant]

Enjoy Jennifer!

[@SSinthaNorthwest]

1st time checking your channel out, you guys did a great job explaining this game. Excellent editing with some great game mechanic explanations and discussions during gameplay as well. I've subscribed and look forward to your other videos!

[@teamcovenant]

Thank you, and welcome!

[@nikvernon4251]

Windwing looks like a really powerful deck! I'm so excited to play this game. Great vid

[@2mbst1]

You guys are really great. Really great pacing, easy-to-follow explanations and I really like how you "think out loud" which makes it easier to follow throughout the game, and very "down to earth" personality (no youtubisms [is that a thing yet?]) Watched a few by others on Keyforge but this will be the video I'll send to friends.

[@FreakopolisNetwork]

Thanks for the play-through guys. We've been trying to decide if we want to host some Keyforge in our comic and game store - now I think we'll run a casual-play event and see what our community thinks. Much appreciated!

[@teamcovenant]

Good luck!

[@sovrrngrandsonic4192]

Great playthrough guys, love the quality of your videos. Thanks a lot!

[@teamcovenant]

We are glad you enjoyed them! Thank you for the kind words.

[@misomiso8228]

As you've looked at lots of decks, what is your favourite House 'combo' so far? And more of these videos please. Great content. Also horray for the Covenant playmats!

[@cakelies]

Funny you mention The Spoils, it's my favorite dead TCG! My friend and I bought up a bunch of stuff off their site that was crazy discounted. We still have spoils nights, it's a shame it never really took off. :/

[@SeanDS89]

Great game guys, you both played well. Also, thank you, I tried playing this after reading the Quickstart guide and ended up with a lot of questions; after looking through the rule book and watching this video I feel like I'm ready now :)

[@jjm6187]

You guys got me hyped for star wars destiny, and now you've got me hyped for Keyforge. Keep up the great work!

[@teamcovenant]

Thank you! Plenty more to come!

[@AhJong0]

Brilliant video, so helpful. I really feel after GoT and L5R didn’t pull me in past the core boxes this could be my new Netrunner replacement

[@pythonxz]

I've recently started getting into Keyforge and I haven't played Netrunner (I just ordered the revised core set from probably the last place to sell it for a reasonable price), but I REALLY want to. The hardest to thing is keeping track of what house you are using and keeping straight that you can only use creatures from that house.

[@Syklos]

Love the content as usual, but seriously when can I get that TC mat!? Thanks for all you guys do, looking forward to the Keyforge tokens!

[@philknecht3598]

Ginger man seems unchanging and immortal. But I’ve been able to determine my own dwindling mortality by the length of the other ones hair.

[@teamcovenant]

Gems like this are why we always check the KZbin comments.

[@philknecht3598]

@@teamcovenant bless you

[@terryfuller2808]

Hey, Guys! Great video. I greatly appreciate you all making and bring it to us! Steven, I've got a question for you: we can hear your excitement adding commentary to Netrunner tournament matches. I'd love to hear more tournament commentary from you and the boys. Here's my question: do you think that another card game will one day excite you like Android Netrunner? Thanks!

[@teamcovenant]

Thanks for the kind words Michael, and for the question! Keep an eye on upcoming podcasts and we will discuss it live!

[@RomanoDelFiacco]

Pretty nice decks. Why don't you make another video with a match with the same decks? Just to see how it can go.

[@memorarenz]

Shocked and Horrified by Zach's cheating. We expect better from such a contender. #Justiceforsteven

[@teamcovenant]

#JusticeForSteven !

[@Cryonicity]

How was he cheating?

[@memorarenz]

@@Cryonicity Took amber twice. #JusticeForSteven.

[@jakespeed8246]

Phenomenal video. You sold me. Most of all you seemed like you had a fantastic time. Great job.

[@teamcovenant]

It is a great game Jake! We hope you enjoy it!

[@evidentside]

another brilliantly entertaining but also insightful video from you guys, really interested in this game now. great gaming chemistry!

[@teamcovenant]

Thank you Mark!

[@BoxOfFear]

Well, I’m sold. I wonder if there will be a shortage, like early Magic. I guess it’s impossible to guess demand for these things. I also wonder how they come up with thousands of unique names and images for the card backs of each deck.

[@teamcovenant]

We wonder that as well Nathan!

[@codyweaver7546]

My LGS is limiting purchases for people. 1 deck per person.

[@SideEffectsmusic]

Computers

[@T3chN1nja]

I was at PAX Unplugged oer the weekend and this game sold out on the first day

[@GLBuck93]

It's running out of stock everywhere.

[@TILAPIO]

Thanks for this video! I really wanted to play KeyForge, I heard lots of good reviews about it.

[@banana.digital]

Really really nice production and game flow...First time learning the game and i understood every aspect. Keep it up.

[@teamcovenant]

Thank you!

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

LOL First game ever finale of Professor J.Chronocode went down like a baller: -Opponent had 4 creatures in play. 1 Key, 3 Amber -Prof. has SoulSnatcher(Each time a creature is destroyed owner gains 1 amber), 3 creatures in play. 2 Key, 4 Amber -Prof. chooses Dis, proceeds to play: Lifeward(Omni, Sacrafice,opponent can't play creatures next turn.) Gateway to Dis(Destroy all creatures. Gain 3 chains.) Opponent gains 4 amber(total 7), Prof gains 3(total 7). Drumble(Elusive, Play:Capture opponents amber if 7 or more) Prof gains 7amber(total 14) -Sacrifices Lifeward. Prof says Check,ends turn. Opponent in state of shock does nothing. WIN. Conclusion: Y'all were right about all the cards being good because I had that Drumble in my hand from turn 1 thinking the whole game that I should just play it but I waited, OMG I waited and reaped the rewards:P

[@RogueSquad-qk7ne]

Seeker needle the bad penny is a great combo

[@varunganti8945]

Thinking of getting into Keyforge after watching this video... What is the best set to buy to start off with?

[@vincentj.9057]

37:00 was hilarious 😂

[@ItsMeEbby]

This video just made me want to get into Keyforge. Great video.

[@kaibe5241]

Really love the artwork on these.

[@Cryonicity]

I think the gameplay will be great for videos as well as deck openings. The content will be amazing! This video is fantastic and a great example of the game content I'd want to see or even make.

[@teamcovenant]

Thank you for the kind words Matt! We cannot wait for the game to release on November 15th!

[@Cryonicity]

@@teamcovenant is that a definite date?

[@teamcovenant]

It is! The date was officially announced here: www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/10/10/launched-into-the-crucible/

[@drcolquitt]

Nice job on the video. I really like how you taught and played at the same time. I'd love to see a pic of your camera and mic setup for shooting this video. Can you please share? Thanks for sharing your knowledge on game play and I look forward to more from Team Covenant.

[@keitha4768]

Very cool game. FFG is putting out so much good stuff it's hard to keep up

[@giuseppegallocorvus]

Best tutorial game for Keyforge, period! :D

[@teamcovenant]

Thank you!

[@jonil8102]

On 23:17 , shouldn't the Dominator just take 4 damage because it has 1 armor - or am I missing something? Since he said earlier that armor is removed from the first damage taken. Or are there different rules when attacking/ being attacked?

[@dimanarinull9122]

probably will buy a few(3-6) decks to try out myself.

[@nicolamolon1136]

I need more video like this!

[@gregorygarrison572]

It looked like you tried to insert the guild/clan/whatever symbols in when you named the faction (that's the word), but forgot to put the symbol in the colored circle. You got it correct a couple of times, but there were a bunch of open circles with just the background color and no faction symbol popping up. Just thought that you would like to know, hard to fix now that it's out.

[@Shshan3]

Uh, This looks amazing. Just ordered 2 decks to start out with!

[@teamcovenant]

That is great! Good luck on your decks!

[@Paint_to_play]

Looks good. I'm so intrigued by how this will last. It looks like launch will be great at the very least. I'm just curious how sustainable it will be. We will have to wait and see.

[@Neowarshark]

I play in the pre-launch at my local i enjoy my deck wasn't to bad i lack ways to steal/capture amber but i did had one card that would capture 1 amber per creature each for more creatures you had then your opponent. I also have a tree in untamed that would exhaust and stun a creature it would keep a creature from doing anything for two turns.

[@MrSuckeragi]

Missed the early combo of bad penny being killed by needle for instant amber then replay penny =) Are these new decks by the way? Different from the other video u guys played keyforge in?

[@teamcovenant]

We are slowly rotating through the decks we received from GenCon.

[@botounami]

Great combo!

[@devinbaird2470]

If he had taken advantage of that combo he definitely could have won.

[@Spieroz]

In the order Zach played it, shouldn’t ‘The Terror’ have to take the damage from Needle due to the need to do as much of the text as possible?

[@Accatitippi]

It's a cool combo, but one extra amber per Shadow's turn is not anything to write home about, and he gained that amber anyway on a lot of the turns simply by killing stuff... Had it gone out of control (but I have trouble seeing it), the opponent could have archived Bad Penny quite easily. But as it was, Bad Penny was more of a liability than an asset for the Shadow player. The worst point was when it acted as a target for the Big Martian Stunner to splash stun the Asp. Had it not been there, that move would have been impossible without killing the Stunner. I guess that against an enemy that can spare the attacks, you're sometimes better off simply discarding Bad Penny to avoid the endless hand clog.

[@SaschaKleiber]

How will decks be checked in tournaments, when all cards will be sleeved? And as decks are unique, are the Decks bundled with the Core unique as well?

[@TheWaldo9x]

Great video as always. It was a blast to watch

[@teamcovenant]

Thanks Derek!

[@Akayoutubemusic]

You guys should do a 2 deck opening so we can see the difference of them...or is there one already please let me know..:)thanks

[@teamcovenant]

That is a good idea! Thank you for commenting!

[@MrRaposaum]

Didn't liked that card game theme's but it seems well-thought and it is cool to watch you play =)

[@jaredhettenhouser4652]

Great vid, one minor nitpick (gonna get flamed but its bugging me). arent there 7 houses? Theres the 6 you have, and one more that has a ton of robots and stuff. the blue and gray sideways x/+ type thingy is the symbol

[@gnarsick]

Can someone explain the Macis Asp a little more?I get that the Asp was stunned and still got his damage through(stun doesn't negate damage)so his Poison triggered but what's being said at 35:22 about defending and fighting? Another question: if I have six cards in my hand and a card tells me to draw two more do I get to keep all eight cards or must I discard cards randomly, choose which ones to discard?

[@boogersculptor]

were the logos left out of some of the motion graphics on purpose?

[@artboymoy]

Damn. I keep forgetting that I can attack a creature that's protected by taunt, with a creature that has taunt... Gotta get that in to my memory!

[@gl3nn_nl337]

No you can't. If the neighbours have taunt themselves, they are not 'protected' by taunt. It has nothing to do with a attacking creature with taunt.

[@artboymoy]

@@gl3nn_nl337 Right. As with KF gotta find out what the text really means. :) I'm straight on it now.

[@TheJayohtwo]

How does this game play with 4 players? Seems like a good addition to my board/card game collection

[@Zeromus5555]

You guys need to get back into doing more Xwing videos

[@BigGuyLC]

So translucent sleeves are going to be necessary should one care to slave their deck?

[@mateocano8326]

why was he stealing the amber captured? doesn't it comes back to the original owner when the creature dies?

[@TheLuigi87]

"When a creature leaves play, any Æmber on that creature is gained by the opponent." This is why when you capture an enemy's Æmber it usually goes back to them when your creature is destroyed, so by having an enemy capture its own Æmber is a good trick to steal it.

[@Poriand]

Im ready to try this game!

[@signofthewind4924]

So aggro is control, control is aggressive, value is...value? I love it though!

[@ebrien1]

At the 45:40 mark, should Firespitter have taken only three damage due to his one armor cancelling one of the four incoming damage?

[@YWTCS]

exactly what I thought

[@TheDrunknMunkey]

Also, he should of gotten 3 Aembers, one for each character he placed. They had the Aember symbol. MEaning that you get one when played.

[@gregorygarrison572]

I'm pretty sure that is just Brobnar's symbol. Creatures typically don't have aember on play.

[@eckssonPL]

Have you reviewed this game? How does it compare to other lcg from ffg?

[@adamniko1209]

Game looks cool. But, bit worries that it will always be stronger to keep playing the same house like Stephen did. Even once you have to switch to another type you’ll have lots of cards to play because you’ll effectively have only two types left in your deck. Or maybe that was just a lucky situation for Stephen, I dunno, thoughts?

[@teamcovenant]

He was pretty fortunate in this one, and actually lost the next game with the same decks!

[@BakerPeter]

Sold.

[@feelfreefpv]

Is there really any difference between attacking the other player and building keys? How I see it its just a matter of semantics, or feel if you will. The major difference in rules is the inability to hinder the opponent from doing it (no blocking as in MTG when the other person reaps).

[@Cryonicity]

This game looks amazing.

[@keir2k123]

Dose Zack get jealous of Stephens cool beard? #askcovernant Keep making great content!

[@TGNXAR]

Beard envy is always tragic.

[@olivierbouchard5963]

more! :)

[@juancjuanc9]

Really exciting innovative design and concept. I feel it will breakthrough. How far it will go i think will depend on how competitive play is designed.

[@teamcovenant]

Formats were released recently. Fascinating! community.fantasyflightgames.com/topic/282318-organised-play-rules-leaked/

[@juancjuanc9]

@@teamcovenant so it looks like that sealed will be the main format for this game. I heard from a friend before that Garfield jntended for mtg to be played in that format mainly. I feel the preconstructed and or lack of deck building aspect will have an impact to the game's future but will still be very suxcessful if not massively successful.

[@lookherelooklisten3078]

When is the release date? I can’t waitttttt any longer :(

[@teamcovenant]

Nothing official, but we are expecting late Q4 based on past release trends from FFG.

[@lukalucas]

Around 27:10 he explains “capture” but is it correct? I thought the Aember goes back to the owner after the creature dies

[@teamcovenant]

It does. That was a misplay on our part.

[@avee1210]

Can you check your opponents decklist during a game?

[@teamcovenant]

They recently updated this rules Avi, you cannot check your opponents cards list until the match is over.

[@lazerrhino]

Do you guys plan to cover the new edition of monsterpocalypse like you guys used to cover the first edition?

[@teamcovenant]

We will not be covering the new edition. Not fans of Privateer.

[@ultramegaman555]

thanks for explaining this game

[@teamcovenant]

No problem, enjoy!

[@ShikiRen]

The only issue I'd have with this game is that I'd probably buy decks until I got a Dis-Shadows-Untamed Archon X)

[@Artusxxx0071]

Great vid guys!

[@teamcovenant]

Thanks Matyas!

[@ir5p4zz23]

I really want the amber and stun tokens you are using in this video. Can you give me an idea of where they came from?

[@teamcovenant]

It came from our pile of bits and tokens we have. Not sure what game it came from.

[@wolfbrother95]

Whats to stop you from making a deck from other decks you buy?

[@NiceOneChameleon]

logan furey each deck has a name/identifier that comes with a specific list of cards, printed on a card in the deck. I mean there’s nothing physically stopping you, just the game rules in the rule book