Age of Civilization Tutorial & Playthrough - JonGetsGames

[@meganmcallister638]

this was an amazing demonstration, thank you! i bought this game for my teenagers and almost passed out when I saw the rule book 😂😂. You made it so easy to understand!

[@markpatoka]

Just rec'd this game and really love your playthrough. It really shows the multi-player games well, clarifies some unclear rulebook items and helps explain some strategy. Looking forward to playing this one.

[@kennydesmedt3215]

Got my game a few days ago, your playthrough makes it way more clear then the rulebook, thanks

[@stefansibbes2440]

BGA now has this game available. The tutorial directly brought me to this video. Super clear and enjoyable playthrough. You understand how to explain boardgames extremely well. Neither do you miss a beat nor do you repeat things needlessly. You gained a fan, Sir.

[@JonGetsGames]

Ah, that explains why this video suddenly got a bunch of new comments :) Glad you found this useful, hope you enjoyed the game.

[@shawnvaljean9260]

I always enjoy how you mix in some strategy while you teach the game. I am very intrigued by this game. I'm definitely looking for a copy.

[@pascallandry]

Very good playthrough! As a non-native English speaker, I must say that your tone and debit is very easy to understand. Your video made me back the game AND subscribe to your chanel. Way to go ;)

[@JonGetsGames]

That's great to hear, thanks! Many have said I speak too quickly for non native english speakers so I'm glad this worked out for you since I have been trying to slow down my speach.

[@mgccrnflk]

it worked for me on .75 speed :)

[@JJ_TheGreat]

Hey Jon, I really enjoyed your strategy summary at the end of this video - it gave us ideas of what you can do, what worked and what didn’t work! I would love to have you give this type of couple minute discussion that more often at the end of your videos! :-)

[@JonGetsGames]

I did this for years back when I always filmed full playthroughs. I stopped this "wrap up" when I shifted to just showing part of the game in these videos. I suppose when I do make full playthroughs these days I could add something like this, I'll consider it though I can't commit to it right now. I will say we have extensive discussions at the end of our "playthrough with friends" videos in the form of a new podcast called "Friendly Ties". So far we have only covered 4 games this way, but it is new and we intend to do a couple a month.

[@michal4736]

This game reminds me of Smallworld, somehow, especially with these collecting civilizations theme and overwriting another one.

[@BrianD0313]

You know Jon, it seems like you are always the First Player to start the game... seems a bit "suspicious"... I am watching you :P Nice playthrough. Seems like a good, simple game to play.

[@JonGetsGames]

Hehe yeah there must be some reason for it...

[@tychay]

This is actually the first playthrough I watched where Jon actually won. The other two players are normally much sharper. :-P I have a feeling it's because Jon deliberately messed up the first player rotation.

[@JonGetsGames]

@@tychay Haha, I can assure you there was nothing deliberate about that :) I feel like I've gone on winning streaks in my playthroughs in the past, but the last several have been rough on average for the "us" player.

[@kosterix123]

6:11 rest action is gain a worker and 2 coin. 6:31 score marker is not a meeple but a star token of your color. 8:50 but you already have a war symbol on your leftmost card, I.e. era 1 so should you not resolve that? 10:45 so left=red=pool / supply =future workers; Top=white=Action area=available workers now. 10:30 it’s more intuitive to lay down your worker to a red icon, and keep it standing up if the cost is white. A reminder where they go when round ends. 18:10 might as well place n-1 coins on top of the civ deck as a reminder that next time a civ is taken you need to deal out money to the leftovers. Also, since there can only be 3p civs in play, the rest of the cards should go back to the box: it has no role in this game. 19:00 eras of days gone by should be flipped for extra drama. Just looking for guidelines to make gameplay feel more intuitive. I totally missed the hard limit of 3 civs.. I think it does make sense since you have the tension of going for what is or hold on to what might be. No idea how you can become better at this game since there is so much variety.

[@IdanRooze]

Superb presentation and great showcase of the mechanics and possible strategies. 29:30 was my favorite turn in the game, so tight!

[@JonGetsGames]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it :) That was a particularly good turn I agree.

[@Sheriff_K]

Huns hunting in the Congo was so cool too! 👌🏼

[@Bassishify]

I started out typing a comment about how this looks like it would fit in a Tiny Epic sized box, then I went and looked at the KS page and I see that’s very much what they’re going for lol so never mind about that. I think this looks great. I’ve discovered I really enjoy a tight game with limited actions and good combo potential. The variability seems extremely high, especially when you see how much stuff has been added through stretch goals. I might have to back this.

[@Bartoszeg02]

Great video! Now I understand all rules :) !

[@legnocr6952]

perfect tutorial sir, keep work this way!

[@DaWu76]

there should be a link to this video in the official game instructions, which were a bit lacking.

[@Totihno]

Tiny Epic Civilizations ;)

[@armageddon_gaming]

How do you buy it? I’ve been to the kickstarter website and can’t find anything

[@JonGetsGames]

I have no additional information, I suggest you ask this in the boardgame geek forums.

[@argusettempusludicus6997]

You made me enjoy this game. I'm absolutely in the kickstarter! Any clues on how the solo mode works? Thanks for your videos!

[@JonGetsGames]

I'm glad you enjoyed the playthrough :) Unfortunately I have no inside information on the solo mode.

[@argusettempusludicus6997]

@@JonGetsGames thank you anyway, Jon. Love your channel!

[@janiuuuuu]

Great video! One question, can you choose the order of "every round end" actions? For example there is a civ giving coins every turn end for tech cubes. Can I execute it first and then perform a culture action thanks to education?

[@JonGetsGames]

Unfortunately, it's been too long since I played this game to remember the rules enough to answer your question. Sorry about that!

[@AltusNoumena]

At 6:10 why did you only have to lay one worker on hunt when there are slots for two? Thanks so much just trying to figure out how to play!

[@JonGetsGames]

Unfortunately, it's been too long since I played this game to remember the rules enough to answer your question. Sorry about that!

[@DaWu76]

it means "this action can be selected twice in a round", according to a game review [posting this belatedly for future viewers :-]

[@JJ_TheGreat]

32:57 So what happens if you are unable to lose a person because you do not have a worker? Is there a penalty or do you just end up not having to lose one and so you planned correctly?

[@stevenwaffles]

Thanks!

[@JonGetsGames]

Wow Steven, thanks so much for the support!

[@Cleansweep38]

At 45:35 (Final Round) Yellow has to sacrifice, due to the war. Thou you did remove one of his meeples, you did not give him 2 money for his civ card ability of gaining 2 money when a meeple is sacrificed.

[@Cleansweep38]

Nevermind, sorry! I see that he now has the Huns ability which gives him 2 money when he hunts. my bad. Good video though!

[@alexbove106]

As with so many Euros, and civ games, infrastructure is king here. Brown had a good general idea with a wonder strat, but without money, it just runs out of steam.

[@hivhe]

Perfect! Thx

[@PMMagro]

Nice video!

[@MichaelB-jw5po]

Good playthrough and explanation, but wow does this game have the most generic name of all time.

[@repeataftermeme75]

It does. I find games that have “ the board game” after its title is always sad to me. Like, where’s the effort. Hellboy: The Board Game. I backed Hellboy which is why I’m using it as an example but still. If publishers go through such effort, why is the title treated differently. I can see why some may look at this civ game as too basic, but I think it’s a good intro for families. Nothing too crazy or super take that. Just clean fun.

[@hisdudeness4925]

looks cool

[@iamspamus8784]

At 24:38 you picked to fish. Trade would have gotten you one more money. Did you just not want to give others money?

[@JonGetsGames]

Either way we gained 1 more money vs all our opponents, and I didn't want to give them any in case they could use it.

[@coreynoemif3j29]

So did you ever settle on one game over the other when it comes to brass? Which one do you like best? Birmingham or Lancashire?

[@JonGetsGames]

I did end up playing Brass: Lancashire again after getting a copy and I do think I have a slight preference for it simply due to its lesser rules complexity. I wouldn't mind playing Birmingham too, I just don't know anyone with a copy of it in the area now and it does take longer to teach and play.

[@Thesussysuscat]

What woukd you say the average playtime is

[@JonGetsGames]

I'm honestly not sure, sorry.

[@kosterix123]

Got the Kickstarter game. Lots of meat to this little box.

[@rinnorthfell8914]

This game looks so boring and plays kinda dull too.

[@samiamagaimagain]

I beg to differ :)

[@kosterix123]

Does it matter? Box hardly takes up any space at all.

[@chuckm1961]

Kosteri x Interesting theory being proposed here. “If games are small, you should buy them and put them on your shelf, even if they are boring.”