How to Play Small World in 5 Minutes - The Rules Girl

Learn how to play Small World, a whimsical fantasy area-control game for 2-5 players, in less than five minutes!
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[@alsonchiu8569]

This channel is such a great idea. Getting tired of going through a 20 minute tutorials before getting into the action. It sometimes kills the mood before the game even starts haha. You're helping players get straight into the action and I'm sure you channel's gonna get popular very quickly. Keep it up!

[@TheRulesGirl]

Thanks! We're hoping we can provide that niche of really fast explanations to the board game community.

[@Authoravarndal]

agree

[@warlocksunited2e580]

@@TheRulesGirl yeah thanks so much,playing first time tonight, this was way more fun than that long boring booklet

[@miranduhmercury3649]

thank you so much for this. my husband and I just got this game and I’ve been putting off playing it because my attention span won’t let me get through the rule book. this is incredibly helpful

[@rednessvf]

I love the "goal of the game" statement in each video. :)

[@Pajman77]

I'm waiting for one where the goal isn't to win the game, there are a few.

[@huan4230]

True. For instance, when we play Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, out goal usually is to solve the case regardless if we win the game.

[@TheShapingSickness]

If the goal wasn't to win I would win everytime.

[@PamWD]

You are SO good at drilling down to a concise and very clear explanation of the rules. Video is great as well!

[@Thesussysuscat]

The goal of the game is to win.

[@mushdamma]

The more you know...

[@Maugrim76]

Best gaming channel ever. Keeping to the point, lots of useful advice without geeking out for 15 minutes about 'that one time in Thomas's basement, when me, Janet and Boogie played the game. And boy, did we have fun!'. That no one wants to know. 😅

[@heatherwoodward1753]

The best video I have seen to explain this game.

[@thetriumvir]

You have my thanks for so quickly, easily explaining the rules for these games. Your channel is excellent, and I will be subscribing. Thank you!

[@BloodyFootstep]

5 minutes spent into this video will not letting me get my 1h of reading to the bad original game's manual back with another 1h of clumsy 1st round of (wrong) gameplay, but it's such a relief that sometimes an external animated video with a lot of precise and good examples will answer all questions than being forced to take an endless journey through the mass of bgg forum threads to find the thing you're searching for. Thank you sooooooooooooooooooo much for the professional work - you made it 10 times better than the bad manual. Oh dear lord, please let me not suffer any QA-untested manuals in future anymore. I'm sooo tired!

[@LamininD]

Love the way you explained this. Saw three videos before this one and I was so confused. Thanks to you, I just bought this game!

[@TheRulesGirl]

Glad we could help! We're planning on doing the expansions at some point as well, if you're ever interested in further expanding your collection.

[@jonbenton5865]

These are fantastic! Keep them coming!

[@anderssandstrom545]

Great video! Just as much as you wanna know before getting started and your way of delivering is just perfect:).

[@TheEpinema]

You have clarified so many questions I had :-) The rule-book could have stood to have more play examples in it.

[@eroc1024]

Don’t know how you do it but it works every time. Thanks

[@Warkot_666]

Awesome video! Clean, straight to the point and with great visuals. Some time ago I was thinking about recording videos just like this one to save myself time and effort every time I have to explain the rules to the new players. Now I can show them this! However, there's one condition-they must understand English… But there's a way to go around this! Could you enable community translations of the subtitles? :D

[@harrisonhaverly3516]

Looks like community contributions are enabled for this video, you can also try a video translating tool (votch.tv, etc.).

[@bradyseigfried2395]

This is a great channel, I can't wait to see where it goes! Thank you so much for these great rule explanations.

[@eatmoarbran]

smallworld in 5 minutes. Im sold! Can't wait for more =D

[@jacobgolden8524]

I am totally confused. EDIT: All caught up now! I missed a critical bit of info the first time through. Great video by the way! Excellently organized!

[@andyanderson4918]

I'm excited for this series, i like teaching games but itll be way easier to tell my friends to look up these videos lol

[@Diamondraw4Real]

Love the channel all about Rules! Never seen a channel like this before 😎

[@sandrasierra1371]

Keep up the good work! Thanks for making these!!!!

[@MattGoBragh]

My favorite thing about this game is that I can use the race Diplomatic Zombies.

[@veerchasm1]

Always enjoy your videos. Thanks for not sticking your face on the video like so many other "game playthroughs"

[@joshdeeden7797]

Your videos are great. Keep up the good work!

[@MrKlinger29]

Best rules reminder video ever. Thanks

[@shensat4681]

Great vid! Well made and super clear :)

[@thecardboardstacker]

Amazing explanation! I wish I can be as good as you. Keep it up and maybe you'll be as famous as Watch it Played.

[@fb8942]

great vid

[@carpetman1775]

Wow great video it really helped me alot!

[@svenskablastjarnansodraalv5002]

Great video!!

[@davideBosco]

bravissima.....grazie dall'Italia!!!

[@mariobrioschi]

awesome channel!!

[@anapaodn]

Amazing videos! Very helpful, thanks for that!! I have a question, hopefully you can help me out! In my next turn (after de first one), can I buy another race? Or I can only do that if my first race is in decline? Thanks!!!

[@etheldir128]

Ana Pao You can only have one active race at a time. So in order to get a new active race, you put your current race in decline, score points for them, and then next turn you can pick a new active race. Normally, you will only have a maximum of one active race and one race in decline at a time (although the 'spirit' special power lets you have 2 in decline races at once)

[@tinybison.]

thanks!

[@skuggedrepar]

starting the game with skeletons + something that helps combat (like berserking or commando) can lead to some crazy snowballing

[@karlbaker03]

Thanks

[@benb696]

my favorite race combo is commando tritons

[@CandyCinema]

I have to agree with T.S. on the favorite race/trait combo over Rules Girl. But only if that's your first race. A great one any time is Pillaging Orcs!

[@TheRulesGirl]

TS here. She managed to block me off one time with the three unconquerable regions of that combo, and it slowed me down enough for her to win.

[@CandyCinema]

Come on TS! That's when you abandon your foothold and come in at the other side of the map entirely, where her low-point hobbits won't bother you at all. Never forget the tactical option of taking all your troops completely off the map to start fresh somewhere else.

[@davidtran1360]

What are you using for animations?

[@jellars]

Great video! subbed! Can you do dead of winter soon?

[@luishsm]

jellars yes, please! Dead of winter!

[@wanderingbandit8823]

awesome! thxs

[@TheRulesGirl]

Thank you for watching!

[@modgrip805]

Literally pulling my hair out, reading the rules of the French version and trying to play this with my kids. 🥺

[@Lei1911]

Why isnt this channel bigger im subbing and hipe you get bigger i have a board game list id like to share see if you do videos on them

[@midnight_phantomeclipse6882]

I legit had the exact trait and race in the game, right after i learned how to play.

[@camipco]

Very nice. A small error - you say deal 5 race/trait combos @4:00.

[@TheRulesGirl]

I believe you deal out five and then leave the sixth one on top of the stack as illustrated, but we didn't think of a particularly eloquent way to word it.

[@Dr.Akakia]

Before this , when i attack to another player i removed all of they troops back to game box but i now know that only 1 of his troops only will leave the board and go to box except the elfs /

[@poptart2nd]

Ok I need to know what accent that is. It almost sounds Eastern European, but after spending about a decade in the US.

[@alexzimmermann8298]

polish

[@crystalsaltmarsh2899]

She sounds Chinese to me. Because of the rhythm she’s speaking

[@Davidxela]

Sounds Danish

[@finanzbrille4627]

Swedish

[@cashox4]

definitely scandinavian :) or at least i think it is.

[@anapaodn]

And also, (sorry) , when I choose to go in declive, is that all I can do in my turn? Or I can also buy another race? Thanks so much!!!!

[@etheldir128]

Ana Pao When you choose to go in decline, you don't do anything else that turn, you only score points for your in decline race. Then next turn you pick your new active race and attack with it that same turn. The special power 'stout' lets you do a round of combat as normal and then go into decline at the end of it, but you still wait til next turn to pick your new race.

[@anapaodn]

etheldir128 thank you sooo much!!!

[@lymn2002]

please do one for bang dice game and deception murder in hong kong

[@nathan5266]

nice video, when you are the orcs, arn't you sopposed to need 3 tokens to take over the one token lands? in the video you only use two

[@TheRulesGirl]

Good question! Those orcs happen to have Commando, so they need 1 less token to take over those lands. Pretty good combo, eh?

[@skoffs]

I dare you to do Game Of Thrones (2nd edition boardgame).

[@stoneheart7482]

what the backround soundtrack?

[@sarahsayles814]

I can’t figure out how things like encampments get on the board. Can you explain?

[@Kurdishblood]

I don’t understand why you guys are coming in the comments and thanking the channel and how great this channel it is ?!? The channel is great but you guys are wired!! Try to say something about the game what do you think about it? Do you recommend it? Ahhh such a boring and classic ppl

[@nooyawker377]

Does it really say pointiest ears goes first?

[@1pablo234]

Linguistic De Vulgari Eloquentia Please

[@TheRulesGirl]

We haven't had the chance to try it yet, but it looks awesome. Thanks for the tip!

[@sea-saw2654]

I’ve got head ache 🧟

[@living_chaos1]

Yo I still don't understand

[@squidy7771]

The goal of the game is to win

[@dylankramer9249]

Comment

[@jamesdodd4408]

Is small world fun?

[@ariasalahi2305]

"The Goal Of The Game, Is To Win" You repeat this in almost every video :)) how many games are out there in which the goal would be to lose?

[@willkearney5716]

possibly Arkham Horror

[@Yhukihiko]

Some rounds in wizard ;)

[@lvlalachi9130]

who else thought this was about yugioh lmao

[@maisiesummers42]

So it's essentially Risk.

[@Claytians]

She sayed 5 minutes. When its actually 4.46 minutes, what lies.

[@ROOKTABULA]

If you're not joking, you have a verrrry stressful life ahead of you.

[@ROOKTABULA]

2:05 Fundamental error right off the start. You Don't select your initial race and then play. You ALL select your races and THEN play begins.And ummmm...should set up bet at the start of the vid instead of 3:44?

[@veerchasm1]

This game is “racist”....🤣

[@decakjeisaozasuncem8843]

i think this could be the worst board game i ever played

[@TheZenShark]

“The aim of the game is to win”...you don’t say!

[@miracleflame]

Sorry I don't think your voice is suitable for the over-elocution you're after... it's annoying to listen to.

[@MenacevilleUSA]

Really hard to understand this forced accent. Too sharp and ear piercing. Just talk.