How to Play Trickerion: Dahlgaard's Academy

[@TheGremgrem]

Thanks for all the work you put into these. They are so informative and I love that you add some light humour. Do you think you will be making a video for dawn of technology also?

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Thank you! yes, that was my plan... but Trickerion vids take a massive amount of time! Every time i think "No big deal - it's just an expansion," i'm wrong.

[@MrJdecoy]

@@NightsAroundaTable You can do it! I believe in you!

[@hurkpan]

Rule Gremlin wants to star in another video!!

[@randybookman]

So finally have the time to play with this. Can you focus on either school or the main game or does the expansion require you to do both to be competitive? With the academy actions if you have to lose points, money, stars, if it would reduce below 0 do you subtract or is 0 the lowest it can be? When starting the game you should also have a dark alley card (I believe). Also what version of the game do play ? Do you recommend the fast start?

[@lajeit]

You simply make the best friggin videos

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Aw - i appreciate that.

[@danvenables4935]

Really like your instructional videos, always well explained even if I have to put the speed on .85 ha. Found out that this expansion also contains a solo mode, I know you usually always cover solo modes at the end but there doesn't seem to be one here? I'm interested to know how it works.

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Thanks danvenables4935! And boy, are you in luck: i spent my entire birthday playing through the solo mode on a livestream: Ryan's Magical Birthday Trickerion Stream kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGGYfYmNep16prs

[@justinandmaxgames5472]

At 17:14 there should also be a Dark Alley card present (minor issue of course). Thanks for this (and all the other) AMAZING videos! Humor makes it hit just right...

[@neiderhauser77]

Dirty ol' Dahlgaard's closely guarded secrets lol.

[@NightsAroundaTable]

What’s that guy even up to?

[@DadGotGamez]

Would love to see you run a solo game with the Heir. Great teaches overall :).

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Yes! It's been ticking the back of my brain for a while now.

[@DadGotGamez]

@@NightsAroundaTable would be great. I'm bringing this bad boy on deployment with me and solo is insane to figure out. I play a lot of Lacerda games, but Turczi's solo here is nuts.

[@NightsAroundaTable]

@@DadGotGamez Nuts? Sounds like my jam!

[@Lilpuddin-gp5wr]

Just ordered this

[@LectureFilms]

Anjali's power only applies to Apprentices, not every character as you state. Very much appreciate your vids!

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Good catch - thanks! i've added a card and updated the addenda on the website: nightsaroundatable.com/2019/11/11/how-to-play-trickerion-dahlgaards-academy/#trickeriondahlgaardsacademyaddenda

[@Talamare2]

"and this secret reduces your wage to zero!" Protege "wait, no, I don't like this secret"

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Knowing Trickerion, it's probably the secret of how to steal wages for your protege or something.

[@timwanger4491]

Great video! Will you be doing a rule video for solo play? This would be really amazing!

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Thanks, Tim! i split it all up so that i could carve Dawn of Technology and Dahlgaard's Heir into separate videos, because they're pretty heavy to tackle. i've never done a video entirely on solo play rules for a board game before, so i may experiment with this one!

[@4fun507]

I had the core set and Academy contents spread all over the table along with all three rulebooks(solo as well) open and feeling a bit overwhelmed but knew where to turn. Another great video, thank you.

[@NightsAroundaTable]

Oh good! Yeah - it can be overwhelming. i also have a solo playthru that i did on my birthday, but the automaton is a bit complex, so it took me 7 hours.

[@4fun507]

@@NightsAroundaTable 7 hours?! Woah. Maybe I'll do a two handed run-through to get the expansion down first. Was it worth it?

[@NightsAroundaTable]

@@4fun507 If i was playing by myself instead of on a livestream, i probably would have split it across multiple sessions. i played with the AI on easy, and i found it too easy - there wasn't a lot of tension in the game, for the amount of time it took to play.

[@seannyoh1]

I really hope you're not practicing with the robot player just to completely annihilate me.

[@NightsAroundaTable]

You might be off the hook. Two other friends have volunteered as tribute.

[@NightsAroundaTable]

(and they actually like the game!)