Imperial Settlers - Game Play 1

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[@mirandav2803]

This is one of my favourite games right now! Love watching other people play it and learning new strategies.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you're joining us then - I could use your strategy advice :)

[@junkjunk81]

Card draw is king in this game. With Rabble, you have an opportunity to both play and raze Tavern, allowing you to draw three cards. -Build Rabble using one wood (destroy statue to pay Rabble's foundation cost). -Turn two workers into a pomegranate. -Make a deal using the Chapel card (spend your eggplant, gain a gold). -Build Tavern using one gold and one stone (gain a card). -Spend two workers to activate rabble and raze tavern (gain two cards and a wood, leaving a foundation behind). You have the option of skipping the deal; turn the two workers into a wood and build the tavern using that instead of gold. But I think the Chapel is more useful generating a gold every turn as a deal than it is as a building. Hopefully between your three card draws you got something that cost a wood and a stone, since that is what you'd have left. You even have a foundation available for a faction card. For the last three rounds, look to follow the pattern of build a common building with a building bonus, use it if it has an action, raze it yourself with Rabble, then build a faction building on the leftover foundation. Edit: it looks like Christan Mazzaretto beat me to the punch with an almost identical suggestion.

[@Anatomy0204]

I agree that card draw is king, and with your suggested strategy. I want to add that the Chapel be used to make a deal for the gold. If a deal is made with the Chapel, the first step should be to send two workers to scavenge for the required apple. The resulting gold may then be used for wood to build the Tavern and the Rabble. Depending on the card drawn, the remaining two workers can then be used to raise the Tavern to draw two more cards. I would draw one card from the general deck and then one of each when the Tavern is raised. If the Chapel must be built, it will probably not be built this turn (due to the limited wood and only one foundation). The four workers may be sent to gather wood to have enough to build the Tavern and the Rabble. This, however, will leave no workers to raise the Tavern this turn.

[@swingheilbaby]

Best game-playing combo on the web! Bar none! Thanks, gentlemen. Keep it up...

[@WatchItPlayed]

+SR Forrester Thanks Forrester, enjoy!

[@MissLuckyDucky]

This was funny. I love the chemistry between the hosts.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you're having fun playing along with us :)

[@PhYnKL]

You say apple, I say tomato. Tomapple! Potato! Pinapple! Grapes! Let's call the whole thing off...

[@WatchItPlayed]

Ha - love it :)

[@shirmpnotshrimp6891]

Been waiting for this :)) I see that Rodney has returned to a more suitable adversary :))

[@starlinguk]

Yes, one he can win from. Maybe. Heehee.

[@christianmazzaretto]

nice video like always my suggestion is: play the tavern and draw a card (common) play the rabble card (pay the cost with the statue) and then use it to raze the tavern to draw some card (i suggest 1 faction and 1 common or 2 faction). if you find some production card build that (if needed use the tavern you razed to pay the cost) otherwise draw another card with the remaining two barbarian Vikings xD (i suggest faction) or use the 2 worker to gain a tomato and make a deal with the chapel card (but i think is better to build the chapel next turn to start make some points) i think right now you have to build/find some production building

[@DanielRedMoon]

Can he Raze both cards from his hand and the field with the Rabble?

[@christianmazzaretto]

he has to play it first..my fault, anyway the suggestion remain the same..but he has to play the tavern first

[@ForeverAbroad]

Awesome video! you guys should play The castles of Burgundy

[@WatchItPlayed]

Perhaps in the future - we'll see!

[@noralockley8816]

Why does every time the theme music start up it almost reminds me of Over the Rainbow but then the whistling starts in. lol

[@ThePMStatic]

Did Pep score his 2 points from his garden after building his red Grapple (Grape-le, Grain-apple) field?

[@WatchItPlayed]

He did not! Good catch. I guess we'll have to give those to him, won't we...

[@mousegsm]

Waterloupe, Cantamelon, Oranana, Graberry

[@AlexNguyen]

Really nice back and forth. Did you guys practice/rehearse beforehand?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you're enjoying :) No rehearsals.

[@TurfaTasnim]

Hi guys, I played imperial settlers, thanks to your videos it was so much easier. I came across a card that raised some questions, so I'm just going to ask how to use that. It's a Barbarian faction card, the Rabble. It's an action card and says "spend two workers to raze one of your own common location". If I activate it, does it mean I have to flip the location (I already built) to raze it? And like usual and get a wood and the resources "gain to raze" on that card? Please advise.

[@WatchItPlayed]

You've got it! You raze is just like anything else you'd raze, except that you get to raze a location you've built (which you normally can't do). Glad the videos were helpful!

[@transportowiec96]

Rabble: I don't think you want to build this, since you won't be using a lot of razing your buildings Chapel: It sounds like a good way to score points, since it can't be razed, and uses workers, which you have a lot. Carpenter: You're producing 2 wood from the forest, you might go for this one too, since it basicially gives you 3 points per turn, which is a good amount in this game. Tavern: I never liked this building, but you might want to use it as last resort in fifth round to gain some extra points. My plan: Build the Carpenter and shield it. (EDIT: Shield it when you feel that Pep is about to raze the Carpenter) Pep won't be able to raze it, so you'll be able to gain quite a lot of points, if you put a lot of your resources into it. You might find yourself in a situation, where you'd want to convert workers into that extra wood for the Carpenter. If you're not feeling so confident, you can go for the Chapel - but it'll net you less points. Raze the Tavern for two extra cards, and hope for a wood/barbarian production building, to have more things for the Carpenter. If Pep builds a at least a 2 point produce building - raze it if you can. (EDIT: If Pep razes your Carpenter, build Chapel.)

[@DanielRedMoon]

Since Rodney is getting 1st player next turn, I see no point in shielding any of his buildings, as Pep doesn't really have anything to Raze him with, does he? That Shield would be kind of wasted by using it early.

[@transportowiec96]

Of course you are right - I should adjust my suggestion to mention that. But 8:38 - Pep took an Armorer which will allow him to Raze the carpenter

[@DanielRedMoon]

Doesn't he need 2? Rodney could shield it after he has one, and before the next turn. Still, the Chappel might be better for points due to the amount of workers he can get.

[@transportowiec96]

Chapel can only be activated twice per turn - which will give less than the Carpenter. That's why I changed my suggestion, to use up the ruins of the Carpenter after it'll be razed for Chapel, so he can still generate some points each turn.

[@ambierona]

Tavern is good for getting cards - he can raze the Tavern from hand to get 2 cards. I suggest drawing faction cards - try to go for Dark Chapel and any other cards that give you points for razing, since barbarians love razing stuff.

[@lasttruegypsy]

Hey guys, Great video. I love this game. Also, I also really enjoy the new theme song. Quick question, when will the Near and Far video go live?

[@WatchItPlayed]

I'd rather not say, as I'm still working on it. As soon as I'm able to get it done. It's the next tutorial I'm doing - very excited to share it with you.

[@EricSchwartz02]

Does the statue gain you points for every grey building you build, or only for the grey buildings you had at the time you built the statue? If the former, shouldn't you have gained a point when you built the quarry?

[@WatchItPlayed]

That one is a 1 time Building Bonus (which resolves only at the time it's built).

[@AlexanderTF]

A little note there, Rodney killed an imperial messenger at 5:00 there was a situation where the Hans had expanded to such an extent that they were satisfied remaining in Asia and since the Ottoman empire was boardered with them they sent some messangers from the Hans to negotiate piece and wish them prosperity, but the messengers were killed and it sparked a massive war that lead to the Hans invading Europe to hunt down all Ottomans ...

[@WatchItPlayed]

Not saying that's going to happen here......... ......(but that's probably going to happen here).

[@MikeLaudie]

So I'm late to the game on this video, but I was watching to get a feel for the game before playing myself. Was there a mistake at 4:05 with the primeval forest? Shouldn't a common location have been scrapped to build the forest?

[@BradJessup]

Most faction buildings do require the scrapping of another building which is denoted by the building symbol in the top left corner (the "Pay to Build" section) of the card. However in the case of the Primeval Forest, there is no building symbol so it doesn't cost a building to build it.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks to Brad for the assist!

[@sarav3261]

thank you for showing how it's played!! my friends and I were playing it TERRIBLY wrong xDDD (even though we watched your tutorial)

[@WatchItPlayed]

SO glad this was helpful Sara!

[@DanielRedMoon]

Since Pep can't really do anything to your common buldings, I'd say, leave him be and concentrate on your field. 1) Send 2 [Workers] to get you a [Tomato]. 2) Use the gained [Apple] to Make a Deal with the [Rabble], getting +1 Worker. 3) Send 2 [Workers] to get you [Wood]. 4) Build the [Chappel] with the 2 Wood, and destroy the [Pig Farmer]. As you are getting more workers than Tomapples, and that's a better way to get points! Also, cannot be destroyed by Pep. 5) Use [Chappel] for +1 VP (Victory Point), by spending the remaining [Worker], or you can store it for later. You are left with 2 Stone.. which would be lost, I guess. The [Tavern] and [Carpenter] cards, you could have built with Stones aren't particularly useful to me.. maybe the Carpenter, and the Tavern can be Razed for +2 Cards later.

[@tabletopowlbear]

Raid the fields for Grapples & fill the tavern with Wineder (that's wine cider of course!), the Romans will the be completely fooled when the Trojan Pinemato is wheeled in as a peace offering, but is actually full of hungry Vikings with pointed sticks & sharp rocks. Checkmate!!! Hmmm, maybe I should go back & check that how to play video again first... ;)

[@kennyjane2739]

So I've only had the game for a couple of days... But I thought the Apples or Tomatoes were Pumpkins xD Great video though, made me laugh, thanks!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for joining us, and have fun playing (pumpkins and all!)

[@Starshorts1234]

Hey Rodney! Will you do a How to Play on Gloomhaven?

[@WatchItPlayed]

I avoid pre-announcing any plans for games until I'm at the scripting stage (just don't want to disappoint, if my schedule changes). I can say that I haven't played this one, so no plans currently. Looks good though.

[@Starshorts1234]

thanks for the quick answer!

[@JulienGrenier42]

Too busy scripting the Star Wars: Rebellion that infamous episode ;)

[@carla8478]

The ruins are gone, pfft they were already ruined anyway, lol :)

[@Treeko13]

Build a Tavern

[@omerhertz]

Between Rodney, Pep and Luke, one has to wonder whether there's only one eyeglasses frame model in all of Prince Edward Island...

[@WatchItPlayed]

We'll never tell!

[@douglaspearson1647]

Rodney after watching I had a explainable desire for a Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato sandwich.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Seems very reasonable. I approve!

[@EmanuelsWorkbench]

I catch myself humming the new theme song every now and then :-)

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yay :)

[@TheMaxZakh]

Wow that looks like it could be played through in 30 minutes.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Well, it'll be a little longer than that - but we'll see :)

[@fenogall]

Maksym Zakharzhevskiy I thought so the first time I played, but later rounds take much more time, because you have many options and resources

[@mousegsm]

2 point for pep for bulding a red bulding.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yep - we'll correct that!

[@dwarftoken]

Were you 2 riding a bike? Hair style today is up ;)

[@WatchItPlayed]

Pretty spikey, right?

[@christofferknight8567]

best explanation .......... but its ,toe - marr - toe.......this side of the primeval pond .. or appmartle

[@Panda8ngel]

Lol so many insider jokes In this play through...

[@MistiCato]

I wonder what a tomapple would taste like.

[@WatchItPlayed]

They are a delightful, I assure you! A Barbarian delicacy.

[@larsvanrossum4990]

I was really going back and forth if I would post this.... I always really love the show... But it is kinda annoying to listen to the same joke over and over and over again.... Maybe I am the only one, but I felt to make a comment about it... Am I the only one? If so, just skip the comment and keep it up 😊 Hope that Rodney will win... 😉

[@WatchItPlayed]

No offense taken Lars. Humor is very much a personal thing, and ours won't always work for everyone all of the time, and we understand that.