Imperium: Classics - Solo Tutorial & Playthrough

[@OspreygamesUk]

Thanks for streaming Paul and to everyone who watched. We hope you enjoy Imperium!

[@amansparekh]

Of course it’s awesome, but why the need for 8 bots per box?

[@nigelbuckle3759]

@@amansparekh Because each BOT behaves like the civilisation if it was played by a human (or at least an approximation to it), so for the solo player you have far more replayability than just a generic Bot to face - and you do this using the same deck that you use as a player, no special automata cards needed.

[@amansparekh]

@@nigelbuckle3759 cool!

[@511987]

@@nigelbuckle3759 can a bot, take an unrest card? When player plays corrutpion, the card says take, not draw. Its different keyword that draw (from page 9 manual) what should be done then? Putting unrest card in the bot drawing deck? Discard pile? Ignore the effect from corruption card? Regards.

[@nigelbuckle3759]

@@511987 Yes, the bot can get unrest from cards like corruption, just put the gained unrest on top of the bot deck. Just remember if you get collapse the bot wins regardless who has more unrest

[@lystic9392]

I do appreciate that you attempt to catch and correct any mistakes, and explain them, because that actually helps a lot in gaining a deeper understanding of how the game works.

[@robertshashy5964]

Paul, thank you for the great tutorial. I bought this game from my local store on a whim, knowing it was a tad tricky to learn, and have looked for a week for a good tutorial video. Yours by far is the best at actually explaining the rules, providing a visual, but also not overwhelming the viewer as they process the rules. Thanks again!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Glad it helped!

[@xJAMESVICIOUSx]

One, of many, great things about this game is that it also makes me want to look up the history of each nation as I play it so that I catch all of the little thematic touches ;) About to play my first solo game and I might just go and find some documentaries to put on in the background as I play.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Yeah, the designers did a great job in that regard.

[@kevinerskine3299]

Just rewatched this Paul. Playing this game live on camera, having just learned it this day is crazy impressive. Well done Sir!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Welcome to my world. This happens usually every week :)

[@danielbecerra2305]

Absolutely fantastic gameplay. Both games preordered, can't wait to try it. Thank you so much.

[@Brend0ver]

Thanks for the tutorial and playthrough. I got sent to your video by the one stop co-op shop and it convinced me to purchase the game after your playthrough.

[@ajw5388]

Thanks for a very well explained tutorial. I have a copy on the way and now I feel ready to dive right into the solo mode!

[@przemekg.1870]

Great video ! Now I know how to play ;D excellent gameplay and what I can see that there is possible to finish this game within 1.50 h - some of the gameplays on YT takes even 4 hours ! Great job !

[@ChristiMilligan]

Great job on this play through, Paul! It finally gave me the confidence to start playing my copy as I finally could see how the parts and actions come together and everything plays out.

[@abefroman81]

Great rules explanation/tutorial as always, Paul. And I laughed a little too hard when you answered the person's question about what happens when you roll a 6, lol

[@feedewolfe]

Ordered. This looks like a great solo game with tons of variety and nice art. I don’t normally watch playthroughs but really enjoyed this. Thanks Paul!

[@charlesnye6193]

Bought this game to play solo as a novice gamer. Had never heard of BGG and didn't do any research. Played the game twice through treating unrest as "Other" for the bot. Put the game away for ages and considered trading it away. Watched Paul's VERY helpful playthrough, pulled the game off of the shelf and gave it another go. Love it now. So nuanced with a lot of replayability. Thanks, Paul!

[@darrenbillups1322]

Thank you for the excellent video. My copy is arriving later today

[@juancsuarez]

Paul, thank you for the great playthrough. I only spotted a minor small rules mistake that fell through Nigel's and David auditing: @48:10 the market card in position 1 should have been exiled as part of the activation of card #3 (a region).

[@juancsuarez]

I also noticed another mistake during setup that certainly impacted bot's scoring: @10:04 the development cards should have been placed facedown so the higher point cards were developed first.

[@bigaleka92]

Brilliant! Thanks Paul. Looks a great game. I like how quickly you were taking the bot turns. Big thumbs up from Bideford.

[@mussoliniheadkick]

Awesome. I have both of these pre-ordered, looking forward to seeing how it plays solo.

[@DianeMountford]

Very cool-looking game. I really like the way the civilization progresses.

[@theshogunstein6475]

Again, as I am learning this game, I really appreciate this video very much. Hope you have a happy new year.

[@alinaott5116]

Watched the live stream and was intrigued. Ended up back here after mucking around in the TTS demo mod a bit and getting confused... so helpful!

[@danbradshaw2223]

Is that TTS mod still available? It doesn't show up on Steam Workshop.

[@hanseathl]

Unbelievably good - as always. I am not a solo player at all but now I am really tempted to try this on my own. Thank you Paul!! 😊

[@DarrenCarroll72]

This is superb Paul, many thanks!

[@theshogunstein6475]

Thanks, this has been very helpful. Barnes and Noble here in the states had a huge sale and I picked this up.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Yeah, I heard. Good deal

[@ledbetter10]

Fantastic video as always Paul!

[@NorthOf60Gaming]

Thanks Paul, bit late to the party, but just ordered the two games this week.

[@ngajoe]

Wow, this game looks fantastic! What a neat way to change deck building to suit each nation!

[@ben59320]

I watched many videos, reviews, feedbacks, tutorials...once more Paul you're just the best to teach games. I went from "meh, looks to fiddly and long for a card game" to "thanks you for your order, should arrive by 27th of August". I do not know Nigel but I've been playing David's games for a while now, looks really great once you know these key words ! That's the most intimidating thing in the game. I'll print the Errata straight away. Is there an updated rulebook as well ? Great job, thanks again I already feel like I'm ready to play.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks. Just be aware, I had the bot dynasty deck the wrong way up. Rulebook says sort the + cards in VP order, then place face-down with the higher value cards at the top.

[@netcrashYT]

@@GamingRulesVideos and to be clear is the rulebook correct (bot gets high cards first) or is this an errata/mistake? Edit: other comments say rulebook is correct

[@bung1975]

The History effect is very similar to the Entomb action in Valley of the Kings. Neat!

[@craftsmenMC]

I love civilization games, and this seems awesome. Ordered! Gonna ask for Legends for my birthday ^^

[@marklambert84]

Great game Paul! Really enjoyed that, such a great game and love the solo. Adding to me wishlist now :)

[@annamariakovacs5574]

Thanks for the great tutorial and playthrough! I love this game.

[@juholjokkoi5183]

There's definitely a lot to digest here! I once owned Imperium Classics, I think, but at that time it was just too much for me and I got overwhelmed and sold my copy. But back then I was in the beginning of my journey to the world of boardgames so it might have been because of that. Fast forward to today I think I'm ready for an adventure..

[@AlperAslan1980]

Great video Paul, as always, buying this now :)

[@philcreed3657]

Just learning this now. You have the Bot Dynasty deck set up wrong I think? Rulebook says sort the + cards in VP order, then place face-down with the higher value cards at the top.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

oops. Got them the wrong way around :(

[@harlowisla]

Because of this stream I purchased both games

[@spinningspray2607]

Great video, mate

[@kennethkwa529]

Nice playthrough! Looking forward to trying this out

[@jonathanpickles2946]

I am now very much looking forward to this. I expect I will be playing solo and I am not keen on process heavy bots but Paul seemed to get on top of it quickly enough & it was running very smoothly by the end.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Yep. Until I then played with Legends right afterwards and got all confused :)

[@BoardGameTime40]

This was spectacular! Thank you :D

[@JonnieKid]

I must commend you on your optimum card setup. I struggled to keep cards apart when first played but you streamlined it great

[@DanielBRLima]

Amazing video! Thank you very much!

[@КирилЦанков-в2з]

Does the bot resolve solstice effects on pinned cards in its play area? Didn't find a clear answer in the rulebooks... At 1:34:02 you didn't check if the bot has solstice effects to resolve after you resolved yours - does that that mean it always ignores them, or was it a mistake?

[@MagicRealmVagabond]

The cards' effects are ignored for the bot; they trigger empire specific actions that are in the different tables in the solo rules

[@EgeTunca]

That was a great gameplay video thanks so much! I really like the game a lot. The artwork looks wonderful. The only disappointment I have is with the tokens, so dull looking iconography :( I wish they had something parallel to the games artwork. I will be using some other bits for the material, population and progress bits. Thanks again.

[@richardscales9560]

Very tempting

[@PierreCarette]

I ordered both, give Paul a Jaffa cake

[@Dexsting]

Very nice. Only 1 question. Should the but had drawn 4 more cards after its last turn? To possibly get a development card.

[@dnmessias]

Thanks a lot for The play. I just want to play it now it is coming to Brasil.

[@harlowisla]

Excellent stream

[@FranzBazar]

This is a really great teach, thank you! I found it kind of odd how the designers used king of kings terminology for the fame card. I think everyone in the west knows there’s only one king of kings . Besides that this looks great and I’m looking forward to playing my copy!

[@atonaltensor]

This article says there are at least 20 different uses of the phrase "king of kings" across ancient civilizations, some dating as far back as 1200 BC before Christianity was even a feint glimmer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Kings?wprov=sfti1

[@AdahyCseti]

Hi Paul. The Development cards for the Bot should be face down, I believe.

[@myinternetmovie]

Where, in the rulebook, is it indicated that a solo player should remove two cards from the fame deck ?

[@TheSludgeMan]

Bought this on a whim/hunch and it looks pretty cool, if a bit fiddly / jargony-

[@Ezi366]

hi great video! what happens in the draw phase when my status is empire and I cant't pay the cost of development? I must skip the draw phase? no way to change a material for a population?

[@SaschaKleiber]

1:14:00 If the card says „exile a card“ I think it‘s mandatory, you can‘t choose not to.

[@Daniel-xq4le]

Awesome tutorial, thank you, Paul. Question: is it allowed to play a classic civilisation against a legend?

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Yep. You can play any Civ against any other Civ

[@EdwardPetersen]

Also, was it this video or possibly another, where they said Progress tokens could be traded in for a certain number of Population or Materials? I can't seem to find that in the rule book, and I'm trying to figure out how many I can trade it in for.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

It is one of my big criticisms of the rulebook - those rules are in the glossary under the term "pay" - when you pay for something, you can spend progress tokens as pop / 2 materials, but that should have been within the main rulebook IMO.

[@EdwardPetersen]

@@GamingRulesVideos Yes. Something that important seems strange to have in the glossary of terms.

[@EdwardPetersen]

Does the bot really not start with any tokens?

[@thelastmotel]

The final points for the bot added up to 85, not 80, according to the numbers you wrote down...

[@wicked8576]

aren't development cards of the bot in descending order, starting with the most valuable ones on top? 🤔

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Yep. I got that wrong. Been mentioned a number of times now, which is great that people spotted it. Just not when I was playing :(

[@wicked8576]

@@GamingRulesVideos I still need to play a whole game solo, have been trying on vacation, but wasn't able to due to different reasons, mostly being too tired in the evenings (couldn't concentrate enough). I played a few rounds once, but then realized, I forgot to remove some 3+/4+ player cards..

[@글세흠]

항장 잘보고있습니다😊

[@MaSchmi]

Bur breaktrhough in my ruklebook explains, that you take a card from the market or the corresponding pile with the wanted suit on it. If yout take it from the market, put the Unrest Card back to the Unrest pile, NOT to your Pile!!!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

That is wrong in the rulebook. Check the updated rulebook and errata.

[@MichaelM-ev9ek]

Hi and thanks for for the playthrough. As I was watching your first turn, wouldn't it have been a better choice, if only for the number of victory points, to pay the progress for breaking through. You chose to not pay it, keeping one VP, but gaining -2VP from the Unrest, but had you spent the progress, you would have avoided the -2VP and only lost one, right? Or is there a strategic element where it is more prudent to collect a few unrest cards and then get rid of them in one go?

[@BoardgameLiker]

Yay! Get me copy tomairrow

[@01nedend]

Two years later and rahdos T-shirt is more relevant

[@GamingRulesVideos]

sorry, I don't understand the comment.

[@daninanestean]

Seems like the last act of the game kinda drags...it's a bit too long.

[@lystic9392]

I learned that I cannot pronounce tributary.

[@PoundShopOrwell]

2 hours? Ain’t nobody got time for that.

[@PMMagro]

Auto-buy for me.