Learn To Play: Parks

The faint touch of a gentle breeze on your skin, the soft scent of pine needles, the pitter-patter and natural sounds of wildlife. Come experience what the national parks have to offer! It’s so real you’ll want to pack bug spray...just in case.
Join me as I teach you how to play PARKS and take a look at the components, setup, player turn, and end game conditions for the game.
Game type: Competitive / Resource Management/ Set Collection/ Worker Placement
Run time: 30-60 Min
Number of players: 1-5 Players
Creator/Designer: Henry Audubon
Artist: Fifty-Nine Parks Print Series
Publisher: Keymaster Games (keymastergames.com/)
Time Stamps:
00:15 - Game Description
00:58 - Components
05:15 - Game Setup
08:15 - Overview
08:40 - Player Turns
15:12 - End of Season
17:10 - Final Scoring
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[@marshall2615]

After three attempts, I finally found a helpful How To Play video for this game! You are the only one that coherently explains the Gameplay phase! Thank you!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much for watching and posting. Hope you have fun with the game;)

[@bethbuchholz6691]

I totally agree. This guy is awesome. Calm, clear, concise.

[@whollypotatoes]

Yeah everyone explains the setup and scoring but doesn't explain movement/turn play

[@BobbiLaMont]

Read and reread instructions. Confused. Watched 3 other tutorials. Still confused. This one was the winner. I finally understand how to play. Thank you for being so clear. Subscribed!

[@joeltrinidad4939]

I'm the guy in my game group that is (for some unfathomable reason) in charge of rules research, and I've seen at least five how-to videos for this game. This, by far, is the clearest, and the one I'm choosing to share with the group. Thank you!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

You are very welcome, and I totally understand your pain as I have the same role in my gaming group. Here's to the teachers;)

[@MaidAlli]

This is the best set up video I’ve seen so far for this game. I tried 3 or 4 different ones to include the video made by keymaster. The only thing I’d add is based on the rule book the player who goes first is supposed to be the person who went hiking last.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much its great hearing you found the video helpful;)

[@CollectionTHX1138]

Excellent vid. I was working on a solo one mode demo. I'll point some things out . Wildlife can be used to visit a park or take a photo but not fill a canteen or buy gear. You can only have 12 resource tokens at one time discard down to 12 which could effect when you fill canteens. Reasons to blind draw reserve a park are because late game you don't have the resources or the point values aren't high enough or need the bonus card requirements so you take the chance for a more useful card. The gear cards are color coded so green effects forest, red mountains, blue water, orange sunshine. Forests and Mountains are in shorter supply that's a reason to draw canteen cards. Total score 18 pts is on the low end the average is 24 pts between 20-29 pts. number of parks card visited avg 6 high end 10+. Bonus cards shouldn't really be goals. Just bonuses if you can get them. The nightfall expansion will replace the year cards. Having the Lookout special tile show up in the first season can make the scores higher since you can visit or reserve parks or buy gear more often.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for watching and posting this great set of quick insights to the game, this is a good guide to new players.

[@poliboygamevids]

Just bought this game. This is the only tutor and video that really explained in-depth the cards, components, and how to interpret each card. The tutor focused on the game and did not add any jokes, side remarks, useless banter that distracted the listener. Good video!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much. It means a lot to hear my videos are helpful;)

[@alfonsocarnucci3982]

You are the TRUTH! Great video. I've been confused for the longest until now. Thank you!

[@Ashley-je5su]

Finally! I understand how to play! Thank you. ❤

[@thomasparker9287]

one of the best tutorials I have ever seen. You speak slowly enough to follow, & you speak very clearly. I also like the short comments on why you are doing certain actions. You give a true feel for the game. Thank you.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Wow, thank you!

[@kindredspiritm]

Excellent work as usual! Thank you so much for making these videos. This was so helpful and clear.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

You're very welcome! thanks for taking the time to watch and post;)

[@kevinosullivan3861]

Really excellent explanation and well shot, thank you. It helps a lot.

[@rosemarythomas6962]

Watched several of theses … and by far this was best explanation/ examples. Thank you!!!!!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Your welcome thanks for checking it out and I hope you have a great time with the game;)

[@settercrazy]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! You are a lifesaver. I could not get the play turns until your video.

[@scottmunroe8795]

Lance you have nailed how to teach a game! After giving up on the way-to-fast Keymaster video, immediately quitting some screechy couple, and suffering through a 4-person lets just play (slow!!!) that did not show setup, I found you. You must have been an engineer (high complement) or a teacher before this. You are now my go-to for new games. Thanks, thanks, thanks, okay, 4th glass of wine, but still great job.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much. I am actually a surgical nurse, but I love to teach and have a passion for board games.

[@ceibajamila5763]

Very clear instructions. Thank you

[@abassnyc]

Great video! Thank you for making these, Lance!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Your welcome, thanks for watching and posting.

[@barbaramazzocca4605]

Thank you, so much! You have made what looked complicated, rather simple. Now I am ready to play!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for watching and posting. I hope you have a great time with the game and I will have a play through video and a teaching video for the expansion coming soon as well;)

[@jenniferalmeida5627]

Very helpfull video, you have explained very well!

[@AFMama]

Great game play video!!! Easy to follow and understand.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Much appreciated! Hope you have fun with the game.

[@WildBison74]

I wish I would have come here first! This is the best tutorial for this game! Thank you so much.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

You are welcome. Thanks so much, really appreciate that. I am hoping to have a teaching video for the expansion as well soon;)

[@andrewharper2431]

Best Parks tutorial on youtube by a longshot. Thank you for saving board game night

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Wow, thanks!

[@chrisd.6291]

Thank you so for such an excellent guide!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

You're very welcome!

[@Quackalope]

Well done! I love this game :)

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks, it was fun working on this one. Thanks for watching and commenting;)

[@margaretverdow173]

We can finally play Parks! Most helpful video - much appreciated.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Great to hear it, thanks for watching and posting. Hope you have a great time on the trails;)

[@sophside9931]

I like your voice, it’s calming. Great video.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@Tchanson]

This was very helpful. Thank you!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and posting. Hoping to have a teaching video soon for the expansion as well;)

[@jediquigley2192]

Playing this today at a board game cafe with my husband, this is my picked game to play so I am responsible for rules. Thank god for utube. I struggle to learn by just reading things. Thanks

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Happy to help and I hope you and your husband have a great time playing it;)

[@Timberella3003]

Nicely done. Very helpful. Subscribed.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for the sub! and for watching.

[@ollieb2520]

Well done. Excellent teach.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Glad it was helpful! Hope you have a great time with the game.

[@bgt2701]

Thanks man, way more informative compared to other ones. Really hoping for a parks nightfall video from you, but hey, at least Paula did a great one on that one.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for watching and for the positive feedback and request. I am hoping to talk with them at Gen-con next week to see if they would like a follow up video;)

[@jamesbrock1024]

Much more helpful than Keymasters setup. Thank you!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and posting.

[@jonathancrisp3680]

Fantastic overview

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much for watching and posting.

[@petertan3576]

This was so helpful

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks;)

[@mattlowder]

you still kick ass, man!

[@jasonjoyce2177]

Good video. Much better than the official rules video.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Wow, thanks!

[@bgt2701]

On the trail end, the bonus should be "Gain a sunshine" instead of a discount on purchasing gear right? I'm only asking because that might trigger some seasonal effects related to gaining sunshine.

[@unlimitedrabbit]

My copy has icons instead of the words Gear and Canteen. Is that because your copy is an advance copy that was subject to change?

[@RayenTrail]

Hi! We just finished playing the game and loved it! A quick question on scoring though: my husband had the secret objective of “have 12/18 of one type of resource on visited parks and get 2/3 victory points. Well, he manages to get 12 of one type and 18 of the other, so does that mean he gets a total of 5 points since he met requirements twice, or just the 3 points? (I of course think it’s three he thinks it’s 5- but he won either way so I’m not too bitter lol)

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much for watching and for your question. I checked out the card you are talking about and went back into the rule book and on pg. 7 bottom right hand paragraph it actually talks about this goal in the note. For the year of plenty your goal is to have 12 or 18 of the same symbol across your visited parks, but it can be any of the four types. From that I would say the best you can do is 3 pts with 18 of a single symbol. Hope this clears it up;)

[@RayenTrail]

Thank you!!!

[@ultraelectromagneticburniq439]

Should I master playing the multiplayer first before I can play the solo game mode? Thanks =D

[@LearntoPlayGames]

If you want but it is not necessary. Both modes play similarly so playing one will help with the other. Thanks for watching and posting.

[@hpgeek08]

If you meet both conditions on the year card, do you get 5 points? Or just the bottom condition?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for watching and for the question. So It states in the rules that the year cards grant a player an extra 2 or 3 points if they meet the conditions of the card, so I would say with the (or) in there it would be one or the other but not both. Hope this helps;)

[@hpgeek08]

@@LearntoPlayGames thank you so much!