Learn to Play: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past

[@mythology0007]

I've been really enjoying your videos man, whenever I'm buying a game I always look to see if you've made a video. Keep it up!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much.

[@themaster408]

Great video! I kept wanting to read the rulebook and couldn't get myself to start even though it's short and well written. Watching you video gave me a good sense of everything. Read the rulebook afterwards and this video does a very good job of explaining the rules. Other than discarding the older 2 villain cards, I don't think you missed anything.

[@mamunestor]

You don't have to "always" play all four Turtles. You can swap in Casey, April, and/or Splinter. There will always be 4 heroes. In the Mouser scenario you can play by yourself.

[@Phelixc]

Great tutorial! This made it a lot easier to start up for us. Thank you!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

thanks it is always good to hear my videos are helpful thanks for watching and commenting.

[@vegasveteran6308]

As always another great video. You are the man!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much, hoping to have a new video done shortly for the updated TMNT game covering the coop mode.

[@mattlowder]

another badass video. Thanks for all your work! The hobby needs ya!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much, really means a lot.

[@Phelixc]

I was really lucky and found this game (the works edition) unopened for $99. What a steal :D

[@LearntoPlayGames]

wow what a great deal!!

[@jmotttheman]

At 35:00 I think for the desperation activation you only get either 1 movement, 1 melee, or 1 ranged attack. I do not believe you get the movement as well as 1 attack. I think it is a choice of the 1 of the 3 options.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for the question I rechecked the rule book and you might be right I read it as you would get one move and either one melee or one ranged. I will check with the creators just to be sure and will add a correction if I got it wrong. thanks for posting this and bringing it to my attention. I want my videos be as accurate as possible.

[@Proxgotsthafia]

This has been confirmed by the developer to be only one of the three options. facebook.com/groups/TMNTShadowsOfThePast/permalink/1603077306655728/

[@LearntoPlayGames]

thanks for posting that I will add a notation in the video. Thinking more about it that makes sense as it is not an option you normally want to do.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Just wanted to let you guys know I corrected it. thanks for catching that mistake and thanks for watching.

[@trevor1645]

Great job, I'm a subscriber now. Only bit of advice would be to invest in a mic so you can come across louder and clearer in your videos. Other than that one little thing, you did phenomenal job helping out we visual learners 😄

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for the subscription and for the advice. I will see about increasing the volume on my videos.

[@frostykilz123]

Loving this video really well presented, cant wait for my kickstarter copy to turn up, one note, dont know if anyone else disagrees but I believe shuriken are pronounced shur ree ken

[@Templar462]

THANK YOU! the "shookin" is driving me crazy. really helpful video otherwise, but man... that was rough. ;)

[@LearntoPlayGames]

sorry guys I figured I was saying that wrong even looked it up on how to say it but still messed it up ;P. Thanks for watching.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for watching, Sorry about the wording on that I know that I might mess that up. :P.

[@frostykilz123]

no problem man we all make mistakes apart from that the video was awesome Ill certainly be taking some inspiration from this vid when I eventually get my copy and do a uboxing, il drop you a link ;)

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks, I will check it out when you post it.

[@harveydents]

Super job as always mate...I havent read a rulebook yet for ANY of the games i bought that you do tutorials on~! You rock mate!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

wow!! thanks so much, that really means a lot. Let me know if you ever have any requests, can't make any promises but I will do my best.

[@saiharris]

great video and overview. like the no bs about it. Nice work and thanks

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for the feedback and for watching.

[@chrismorgan9074]

I too would like to know what container you are using for the tokens and where you got it...

[@jdkenada]

The dollar store is your best friend. Look for jewelry or bead type containers.

[@MoonlightRambler]

also you can look into fisherman stores, they have some nifty organisers for hooks and stuff. c1.staticflickr.com/5/4190/33493977943_94a997ab22_b.jpg - for example, organiser for last night on earth

[@thetaytheist]

What happens to villain cards after they at used or activated? Do they remain there or discard? And do they discard back into the deck or off game?

[@andrewbutler9028]

I'm gonna go ahead and comment :p

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for commenting ;P

[@Varlianplays]

Great video!! It seems easy to play, and very satisfying whith the 'share dice rules'. I wasn't able to get in the kickstarter, so I'm waiting for the retailers version. Do you know when it will be availabe to buy it?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for watching and the Feedback. I am not sure on the street date, I will see if I can find that out for you. I would guess though some time late in November or December for the Christmas season. I have really enjoyed this game so far and I am hoping to make some more time to play it.

[@laurencesingh3948]

Varlian Miniature Market has The Works edition for $180; only $30 more than the Kickstarter price. Not bad. I ordered mine Saturday and received it today (Friday). And it is glorious. Definitely worth it.

[@HasteHobbies]

Excellent video, very clear.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for the comment and for watching;)

[@jesserichards5582]

well shucks I don't think anyone I know will be willing to play the villains. it's too badass to get to play as one of the turtles!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

It is pretty cool play the mean green fighting machines but I do have to say the bad guys have some really nasty guys that can dish out some serious punishment. thanks for watching.

[@keatoncouch9375]

I'm still confused on the villain cards. Can you use the action icons on a previous card in the next round or do you always have use a new card? I know the buffs are active until the card is dismissed but I'm not sure about the actions. Help please?

[@Proxgotsthafia]

Great comprehensive guide! My only critique is a minor one. Try not to get stuck on saying, "From here..." between thoughts.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

thanks for the feedback I am still working on trying to find different ways to start each take so that it doesn't become repetitive.

[@TheBoardGameRenegade]

great tutorial. Subscribed

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks

[@danefabri1792]

Did you work out what “evil” means?

[@ChelseyWood]

Can you share where you got the container you are holding the focus/health tokens in?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Sure thing, I got it at Walmart in the crafts section for about $1.50.

[@classdisruption]

Well done! Thanks!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

your welcome. thanks for the feedback. ;)

[@shawnrisling6332]

I Have a couple terrain questions. If a hero is on elevated terrain (blue border) and moves off he takes damage, but does not if he jumps into garbage or some other soft terrain correct? How much damage is taken for just falling off? And my next question is about the fire escape tile, I'm not sure how to use it correctly. Is it two movement to move onto the tile and one movement to move off at the top? And finally do the villains follow all the same rules for terrain as the hero's?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Let me double check the rules and I will get back with you on the answers to your questions. thanks for watching and asking questions. I should have answers by Thursday.

[@zzddmm33]

Awesome video! Quick question: during the main gameplay (~min 20), you have a small, plastic container to hold the cardboard pieces of KO, Pizza, and Focus. Where did you buy that so I can nab one of those as well? Thanks!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

No problem, I got it at Walmart in the crafts and beads section for about $1.50 . It is made by Creative Options. Thanks for watching.

[@hawkthrone]

Just a question on KO and waking up a Hero/Villain. The rule book says "...stands up if they have accumulated at least as much life as the number...." My question is this, let say Michelangelo needs 8 hit points to awaken and you roll 4 damage this turn, which is 4 short of awakening. Do you add those 4 hit points back onto his hit point base, so the next round he would only have to roll 4 more in order get the 8 needed to awaken? The confusing word in the rules is "Accumulated", for me meaning it is a total from each attempt to recover or awaken. Being he needs 8 to awaken, he would have to roll all of his dice with (3)shells, plus roll enough damage to cover the last points needed to recover, at least 5 damage on 3 dice. The rules does not specify if the KO'd Hero can use their neighbor's defensive dice. But from reading it, it does not sound like you can.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

I will look at the rule book again and see what I think and I will get back with you. I will also write the developer and see if they have a ruling on it. From what I remember of it I was under the impression that you would need to roll them all at once, I think you would get the defensive dice your fellow turtles are sharing and you will need to have a turtle or two around you to help boost the awakening. Thanks for watching and for the question.

[@DogmeatDied989]

Learn to Play Games per the rule book, on page 17, "the hero regains life equal to the damage rolled on the battle dice AND stands up IF they have accumulated at least as much life as the number in parentheses next to their life attribute."

[@sharynation-mustnotcontain5488]

Thank you for the great tutorial. We are about to play our first works version game. Am still unclear about movements. One time you were adjacent to a villain and you moved one space which costed you 3 movements. I'm unsure why, as surely just one additional movement is added not 2? Or am I misunderstanding that?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for the feedback, as for your question movement penalties stack, not sure what part you are talking about but if you are moving for each enemy adjacent to you will cost you an additional point of movement, Terrain will also affect this so if you are moving into difficult terrain it costs an additional point of movement as well. So lets say you are moving Don and he is adjacent to one enemy and he is moving into a space with a yellow boarder (difficult terrain) he would need to spend 3 move pts to do this. Hope that helps let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks for watching.

[@e-learningbritanico]

@@LearntoPlayGames if I'm next to an enemy and pay the penalty to move, but when I move 1 space I'm still next to the enemy, should I still pay the 1 move penalty again until I'm not advanced to him?

[@trollishmc2920]

Works Edition - Can I substitute Casey, April, or Splinter for Turtles in any of the missions? Does it affect game play if I do so?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for the question, As far as I can tell it should not affect game play but to be honest I have not been able to play with them yet. Thanks for watching.

[@trollishmc2920]

Cool, good to know!

[@Just4UGaming]

When you're the villain and have four cards do you use all four of them that turn?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

no you only choose two cards per villain activation to use and you can't activate the same model twice in the same turn.

[@memberremoved]

So can the villain player use the same model multiple times in the same "round"?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

So this is were things get a little tricky first let me define round vs turn. In turtles one turtle player will activate their turtle than the villain player will play two cards doing each one separately and resolving it completely before playing the second card. during this turn the villain player can't activate the same model twice, than it goes back to the turtle players to activate a turtle, when that player is done the villain player will get another turn where he does the same thing playing two cards now he is allow to activate a model he activated in the first turn. So in other words if you have Shredder you can activate him once per turn (which would be one of the two cards you played) or four times in a round with a round consisting of four turns (a turn would be one turtle and the villain playing two cards). You can't play two cards in the same turn to activate Shredder or another model. Hope this helps thanks for watching and asking the question. I pull this if page 14 in the rules.

[@themaster408]

Also, after that 2nd turn, the first 2 Villain cards get discarded. They're only on the table till the end of the next turn.

[@guillermoz4914]

Learn to Play Games great video, made me purchase the game and it's been a lot of fun! Small question, if enemy is completely behind a car or fire escape are they affected by line of sight? Can a make a range attack if villains is behind a car or fire escape?. Thanx

[@craigdaniel6423]

Hi, I played the first battle in the first comic a few times, and each time i played, the villans are able to have 3 minions escape in the first few turns of round 1. It seems too easy for the villans. would you say that is correct? I feel like i have to be playing incorrectly, but I've watched this video a few times and it seems correct. what do u think?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

thanks for the question, the first mission is a challenge and from the games I have played it is always close if the players know what they are doing. Normally in the first mission the turtles players will focus on KOing a couple of the enemies than get over to the other board splitting the team so both exit areas can be defended. The first couple of turns the enemy player should be able to get a couple of his models off the board so that is normal. Positioning is huge as it will slow down some of the enemies so make sure you are taking advantage of that. Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@craigdaniel6423]

Learn to Play Games Thanks for the response! I think we just had some really great hands for the villains and minimal movment dice for the turtles. I like the fact that it makes me want to keep trying though because it's such a challenge for the turtles. Thanks again!

[@SeanUCF]

Would it be possible to house rule Raphael into having three dice and sharing like the other turtles, or would that somehow put him at a disadvantage?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

I think it would work fine, I don't think it would put him at a disadvantage. You may also want to check on BGG to see if there are any other house rules people have been trying out. Let me know if you try it and how it goes.

[@MrJongcab]

can a ko'd turtle still share his dice?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

yes and he will still roll at the start of the round. Thanks for the question.

[@MrJongcab]

Thanks for the vid!

[@RichNieves]

I'm reading the rules and I don't see where the chi symbol allows you to change it to any other symbol. Are you sure that's how it goes?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for the question so on page 10 the last sentence under the Chi Icon heroes only states Afterwards, turn this action die to any other side of your choice. Let me know if this clears it up for you. Thanks for watching.

[@TeChNoWC7]

This looks kind of basic and dice heavy. Would you say there is much strategy involved/interesting choices?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

I would say it is dependent on dice but I feel that there are many strategy elements to it. I feel players need to work together and use their dice and strengths wisely to make it through each scenario and depending on the enemy players skill can have a up hill battle which I like. Thanks for watching and for the question hope this helps.

[@zozu23]

On the Overlord, The bonus effects stay in game until the old 2 cards been removed from the board, right? But can I play ANY of the 4 cards in game any time?

[@acuario8144]

One player rules?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

none currently you could do it but it is a lot to keep track of.

[@AsurionWhitestar]

Great Tutorial.👍 But please be aware that Shuriken does have an 'i' in it.👌 Mispronouncing it as Shuken was quite grating after a while. 👍😁

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks, I have had a number of people tell me about the shuriken thing and I will be more careful in the future. I know how distracting that can be and I don't want that to happen again. Thanks for watching and providing me with feedback, it is always appreciated.