Khôra: Rise of an Empire - How To Play

In this video, we're going to learn how to play Khôra: Rise of an Empire! If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to post them in the KZbin comments below, ensuring you abide by our Code of Conduct: watchitplayed.tv/code-of-conduct.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:46 - Game Setup
04:13 - Game Play Overview
04:43 - Phase One: Event Announcement
05:05 - Phase Two: Taxes
05:25 - Phase Three: Dice
06:04 - Event: Growing Populations
07:37 - Phase Four: Actions
08:19 - Action Tile: Philosophy
08:28 - Action Tile: Legislation
08:33 - Gaining Citizens
09:33 - Action Tile: Culture
09:57 - Gaining Victory Points
10:20 - Action Tile: Trade
11:09 - Action Tile: Military
11:53 - Exploring
12:34 - Persepolis
13:04 - Action Tile: Politics
13:52 - Politics Card: Yellow Lighting
14:06 - Politics Card: Purple Infinity
14:15 - Politics Card: Red Victory Point
14:30 - Action Tile: Development
15:44 - Phase Five: Progress
17:01 - Phase Six: Event Resolution
17:34 - Phase Seven: Achievement
19:17 - Spending Philosophy Tokens
20:50 - Final Scoring
21:32 - Conclusion
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[@krisswiatkowski2186]

As always - short and perfect explanation :) 20 minutes and everyone can start playing without any doubts - incredible job Rodney! Thanks again for doing a great job and Merry Christmas!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very kind of you to say - glad you enjoyed Kris. Have a wonderful time playing!

[@oscarherrera2334]

Yes, i agree. Rodney Smith is the best explaining board games. Excellent job!

[@kennethpaschall4801]

Just watched this video and this game has jumped to my top 5 wanted games list. Great video as always Rodney.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thank you Kenneth, glad the video was helpful :)

[@cigabonka6544]

Love your tutorials. Keep uploading, they are very helpful.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks Ciga - glad you enjoyed!

[@kennydarmawan13]

Loving the unique thumbnail there. Not just Rodney facing us while occasionally holding a game piece.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Trying some new things - glad you like it!

[@kennydarmawan13]

@@WatchItPlayed I indeed do. Keep up the great work. Hope to see more unique thumbnails coming from you.

[@BaoLe-fe3bx]

seem like a very interesting game, would put it into my wishlist, thnx for the tutorial

[@WatchItPlayed]

You're very welcome Bảo!

[@kumanight]

Excited to pick this up when it comes out!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you enjoyed what you saw!

[@alexmrkonjic3138]

Hey Rodney. Just got this game for my birthday and the first video I thought of was this one. Really helped when learning the game. Thank you. Hoping you have a video for Maracaibo soon! Keep up the good work

[@WatchItPlayed]

Happy birthday Alex! :)

[@drdentall1678]

2 videos at the same time , nice!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Surprise!

[@MartinTabanag]

I miss watching how to plays! Happy to see a new video

[@WatchItPlayed]

I've recorded several, but I've had to delay releasing them because the shipping delays in the industry are delaying when the games are releasing! Expect several more to be hitting the channel soon :)

[@aramavedissian6992]

Always explaining so well!!! Thank you!! Greetings from Brazil!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very kind of you to say - greetings back from Canada!

[@henriwhitehead]

Great video! I don’t know what this game reminds me of, but it looks like something I need to watch out for.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for checking it out Henri!

[@kingfishergames2158]

Thanks Rodney! I should be playing this during the weekend

[@WatchItPlayed]

Have a great time!

[@andrewvankuren6178]

Been interested in this one for awhile, hope I can get my hands on it when it comes out.

[@WatchItPlayed]

I hope you have a good time with it, if you're able to track down a copy!

[@PsychicLord]

Excellent, very clear, very helpful.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for the kind feedback!

[@rafad5767]

Great tutorial for such an awesome game!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks Rafa!

[@KimDahl77]

Thanks for the rules video. Playing it in 1 hour. Also I don't know what you did with the lighting, but it looks super pleasant and cosy :) Don't change it!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very glad you like the look of the show - hope you had fun playing!

[@KimDahl77]

@@WatchItPlayed the game is good fun :)

[@Outrun37]

Looks interesting, one to keep an eye on

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@miguelgonzalezwalter1930]

I love your Videos, Rodney.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks so much :)

[@georgewsinnott]

Would you say this has a feel of a more complex 7 Wonders Duel? Oh and keep up the good work, listening to the Watch it Played outro music having been taught a new game is definitely one of my happy places these days!

[@WatchItPlayed]

It's been a little while since I've played 7 Wonders Duel, so I'd hesitate to try to say. That said, very glad to be a happy point in your day!

[@robingraf2361]

7WD is far more easier, and Khora at 2 is not the best player count. The dice mechanic makes it standing out from the rest, also.

[@georgewsinnott]

@@robingraf2361 Yeah, we bought it not long after the comment above. Not played it above 2 though so will check that out!

[@daviddupuis592]

I am looking forward to playing this at the Origins Game Fair, I get to go to the Iello VIP event, where it will be played.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hopefully the video will have you well prepared :)

[@thesolitairegambit2556]

Great video as usual! I just played this game with a friend over the weekend and it is fantastic! The theme, the artwork, the components and mechanics are one of my favorite things about this game!

[@WatchItPlayed]

So glad you had fun playing this one!

[@doggosplosion]

At 13:31 you state for the (peripteros) politics card, you must also pay the drachma to the supply as well? What is the other thing being paid back to the supply if the knowledge tokens are not spent? Is there another card that may have something else to pay to the supply not shown? Solid job as always Rodney and glad to have this video made by you. I am anxiously waiting for the pre-order to arrive.

[@WatchItPlayed]

What that section is saying is that there are two requirements to play the politics card we are showing on screen. One is that you have to have the knowledge tokens it shows (you don't spend them, you just have to have them), the other is that if there is a drachma cost, you must spend that as well, in order to play the card.

[@patrykzukowski7471]

Sorry if that's a repeat question but I gotta ask: which mic do you use? You have absolutely excellent audio, so buttery smooth, I'm wondering how costly this kind of sound is.

[@WatchItPlayed]

It's a Sennheiser Lavalier Mic. I forget exactly which model.

[@anthonypearson2509]

I see you pairing your plaid with the box cover color scheme.

[@WatchItPlayed]

You're onto me!

[@shatnershairpiece]

Question: If you don’t have the military troops to lose when taking an explore action, can you still do it? Nothing in the rules about this. Say I have two military strength on my personal board when playing the military card, but my troops are at zero, can I still explore a spot that requires ‘2’ attack and makes me lose two troops, even when I don’t have the troops to lose? I assume we can still attack that token.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Actually, I'm a bit confused by your question. Check this section and let me know your question in relation to this example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYamf6iQnZlriLc

[@skyscraper14]

Darn it. Saw this game months ago at my discount book/media store and thought it was beautiful, but passed on it. Months later, several copies still available and still passed on it. Now that Rodney has explained it in perfect detail, as he always does, I want it. I hope I didn't miss the train and they still have copies of this game. As always, Rodney, you are the master of game explanations and breakdown.

[@WatchItPlayed]

I hope you have a great time with it, if you track down a copy!

[@skyscraper14]

@@WatchItPlayed Drove 30 miles to find it, store still had it, bought it, opened it, read the rules, played it just yesterday. Love it. Thanks Rodney.

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@skyscraper14 So nice to hear!

[@thessik5660]

This one looks pretty fun! Too bad that euro games like this don't go over well in my game group.

[@WatchItPlayed]

If it's any encouragement, I used to not care for Euros either, and now I'm quite a fan. Maybe your group will evolve that way too!

[@thessik5660]

@@WatchItPlayed I have been slowly trying to drip feed the group more and more heavy games. So far they haven't seemed to notice. 🤣

[@danielschaublin]

Here's some questions to clarity some things: 1. At the 15:12 mark, when you unlock the next level of the development track on your city title through the development action, would that also activate all lighting bolt actions below the unlocked one? For example, with the track you shown at 15:12, if you unlocked tier #3 (the one with the infinity symbol), would that also trigger the lighting bolt actions on tiers 1 and 2, or would you ignore the effects from tiers 1 and 2 in this case? 2. For the Conquest of Persians event card (shown at 2:38), when it's check to see if Persepolis was explored, does that mean that it's explored if the 3 tokens on the Persepolis space (shown at 12:45) were taken by someone through an explored, and it's not explored if the tokens are still on the Persepolis space in round 9? As for my thoughts on Khora, the artwork on this game is amazing, and I shown that the cover boxart is also on the oracle card (shown at 14:08). Maybe another name that could have been good for the game is "Khora: Oracle of an Empire," or could hint as a spin-off game based on this one that uses predictions, tarot cards, etc. Otherwise, great tutorial, and nice to have you back after your 2+ week break from tutorial videos.

[@WatchItPlayed]

1) No, those only activate once, at the time they are first unlocked. 2) Correct. It's been a 2+ week for the viewers, but tutorials have been in steady production - it's just that shipping delays are causing delays on when I can release videos. The industry is going through quite a roller coaster right now!

[@danielschaublin]

@@WatchItPlayed Thanks for answering my 2 questions about the rules. When I read the rulebook online, it didn't explain clearly how those 2 things works. As for the tutorials, in summary, you're still filming them, but you aren't allow to release them on KZbin until the game is near the release date sat by the publisher (or until they say "you can upload it now), and due to delays all over the place right now, a lot of games that you did tutorials on are getting pushed back on release dates, and so your tutorials remain "locked" behind the scenes for a long time. Does that sum it up nicely? If so, it must be hard for everything right now, not just on board games, but on other fun things to do as well (movies, video games, etc.)? I hope it ends soon, too, but I can't tell if that's in 3 months, or 3 years.

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@danielschaublin I don't know if say the videos are "locked", "not allowed", etc. When a publisher reaches out to get a tutorial made, we discuss when they'd like it released, and book a time for it within my schedule, but if they run into production problems or delays, we discuss new dates, and when I can, I try to accommodate them. Know what I mean?

[@danielschaublin]

@@WatchItPlayed Makes sense. In summary, you "plan" to get the tutorial done when you first discuss it, but when the game it's about is delayed to a later date, you either leave the finished tutorial on your computer until X date, or film it at a later time. Is that all correct?

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@danielschaublin Yep, basically.

[@tomterrific7883]

Hi Rodney: I noticed a special set of coins for Khora in your video. Do you know where/how I might get a set? Thanks

[@WatchItPlayed]

I'm actually not sure - they kindly sent them long with the game as I was doing the tutorial, but I'm not sure how they are releasing them.

[@kimpatterson5524]

Do you start with any money? In the book it shows 4 dracma. But I don’t see any money for the setup. Thxs for answering, loved the video.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey Kim, you'll find that addressed here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYamf6iQnZlriLc

[@wyz1324]

So in a 2 players game, in case of a tie with the dice, the first player doesn't change?

[@WatchItPlayed]

You've got it!

[@henrychang6382]

When resolving an event comparing military, what happens if all players tie? Do all players resolve both highest and lowest military effects?

[@WatchItPlayed]

In case of perfect tie for all, every player applies the winner effect and THEN loser effect, in the order of the event card from top to bottom.

[@robingraf2361]

@@WatchItPlayed Is this written down somewhere? I found the same answer in the BGG rules forum, but why for example not apply first the effect for having the fewest, and then the effect for having the most troops? I'd like to have that in the rule book...

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@robingraf2361 Unfortunately, sometimes rule books fail to cover all the scenarios. I work with the publisher to get answers to rules questions like that. But until they update the rule book (which they sometimes don’t do), you won’t find those missing pieces there.

[@stefaniebrenner7447]

I have some tiny questions regarding the game. We played the game and we got in some issues that the rulebook from our point of view doesn't explain in a way that we are sure we played it right. (We played the game in german) 1. Regarding the achievements, when I or more players got one, let's say in the second round from 9 rounds. Does that mean, that I get the achievement every round, or just in round 2 and then the rest of the game this achievement is kinda finished. 2. At the end of the game, when it comes to counting points. Sometimes during the game I need to use some major knowledge tokens to play a politic card or something like that, can I still use this tokens I spend to play a card at the end and multiply them with my glory level? Or is every major knowledge token I spend gone. Thank you very much for the answers

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there. You'll find an index in the description to help you find the section you might be looking for.

[@dimmok8344]

@Stefanie 1) the achievements are triggered just once for all players that do so in that round. So you don’t continue to gain the rewards every round after. 2) you never pay the knowledge requirements on cards or your civilization board. Think of it as a threshold, once you have that token(s) it counts for every instance in which it’s required. Hope that helps.

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

And here I thought I did not need another abstract civilization game.

[@WatchItPlayed]

The heart wants what the heart wants!