Mage Knight | Solo Conquest | With Colin

This game never gets old! Hope you you enjoy the playthrough and thanks for watching!
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0:00 - Introduction
1:09 - Day 1
18:29 - Night 1
35:33 - Day 2
56:13 - Night 2
1:14:25 - Day 3
1:30:58 - Night 3
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[@netman63129]

I am a little late to the party... I watched the Colin playthrough twice and along with reading the rulebook multiple times, it taught me how to play this game. After two days of analyzing every move, I just completed my first Solo Conquest game using Tovak and I scored... 147 from fame track, +20 +15 fame from 2 cities, +5 End of Round, +14 +15 Knowledge, +6 + 3 Loot, +17 Leader, +16 Conqueror, +6 Adventurer, 0 wound cards = 264! I will probably never beat this score lol A few notes: from the video I learned the importance of conquering Keeps of which I had 4, including one that was perfectly located between both cities. I used the Temporal Portal to increase my hand limit whenever possible. I also never took a wound card that I could not heal during the same turn ;-)

[@jjgotera]

Ultra illustrative way of explaining an outstanding brain breaking boardgame (my favorite solo boardgame)... thanks for that simple and straightforward explanation, just 90 minutes for a 2 to 3 hours game... I Love Mage Knight!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much! Yeah it took A LOT longer to record but it's worth it in the end!! Thanks for watching!!!

[@arttalkwithmr.s6703]

I currently have two unsuccessful (and veeeery sloppy) games under my belt, and each time I come back and watch another video from you to learn more and go "oooooh, THATS how that works" lol thanks for these playthroughs!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Yesssss you've got this!!

[@piesandhiking4943]

Brilliant play through. Great format, very watchable. Thanks for taking the time to put this video together.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you so much!! Appreciate you watching!

[@RuNacken]

Haha, loved the fire-animation at 44:32! Love these playthroughs Colin. And I can see how much time and energy is involved with all those cross-fades and cuts to get to these lean, engaging videos

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much! Had a lot of fun playing this! Actually recording Volkare Quest today!

[@cjlupo]

Thanks for posting another Mage Knight video. Every time I see another play thru I learn more strategy tips. Colin your videos are all excellent. Keep the MK and S&S videos coming!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Got you Charles thanks so much for watching!

[@wheelskis]

Really enjoy your sense of humor clear joy you experience while playing this game. Also, your explanation of your decisions really helps tie the game together for a new player. Thank you for posting these.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

My pleasure thank you so much for watching!

[@AgelessTrial]

Your Ares Expedition video inspired me to play engine builders and I had a blast. After watching this video I finally stop procrastinating my MK journey. Woah that's totally amazing! Thank you and thank you!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

So glad to help!! Hope you enjoy your journeys!! And thanks for watching and commenting!

[@immaculateboy]

Love your playthroughs, Colin. I think one of reasons I'm so drawn to MK is the absolutely stellar artwork.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I'm with you it's so clean!

[@LuukP20]

This is an amazing video. I never played the game or saw a playthrough of the game but this was easy to follow and made me very hyped to play it for myself. Great job.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Yessss!! Glad to help!

[@landrygi]

Very good conquest. Very fun to watch. Your making me get my MageKnight on the table, Thanks. Best solo game ever!!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Just what I was hoping to do with this video!! Enjoy your play and thanks for watching!!

[@Jeffsingleton100]

Please do another playthrough as that was very helpful. I've only played the walkthrough scenario a few times and after watching this I think I'll take on a solo conquest. The city battles are a little overwhelming, but watching you do it makes it easier to understand. I also really enjoyed the pace, editing, and general clarity of the video. Thank you!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

So glad it helped! Solo conquest is the perfect place to move from the walkthrough scenario. Good luck and don't burn down too many monasteries! :)

[@rupertandi6895]

Really good playthrough. I enjoyed how excited he gets when he receives/draw good cards. Excellent video to watch.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for watching!!

[@Fallub]

Hey Colin, thanks for the playthrough. MageKnight and RickyRoyal's videos are what got me started on my solo and cooperative boardgaming hobby. Shortly before finding the One Stop Co-op Shop channel and countless hours of entertainment :)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

YESS!! Ricky the king of all Mage Knight I am telling you, and I am so happy you are started out with Mage Knight!

[@mylor1066]

You do this so well. Great audio, well played, well explained and just a touch of emotion about choices!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much Karl!! Appreciate you watching!

[@Brockoly3]

So much fun to watch Colin! I've had Mage Knight forever. I've played it a few times, and just haven't quite figured it out yet. Watching this makes me want to pull it back out and give it another go, because the game is just so cool. Great job!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks Brock! I do hope it helps, and although it can feel overwhelming at first, once you find the grove the game sings! There is a reason it is one of the best solo games out there! Good luck!!

[@tomrojas2055]

It was about time!!! My fav channel and fav game!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

One of my absolute favorite as well!! Thanks for watching!

[@davidpepin3017]

Thank you for the video. I played this game about 15 times and I have always been playing many parts wrong lol I use to add both the advance action and the spell to the dummy player's deck. He's deck was bigger, but he would also draw cards of the color of a crystal more often. Also, I only used advanced units after revealing a core city tiles, and many more little things. Thanks again!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Glad to help!! Thanks so much for watching!!

[@commanderfoxxyz]

I got the game today. The way you explain what your doing and how you do it makes it 10 times easier to understand. Ive only played two solo conquests but my favorite mage is probably tovak.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Oh glad it helped and thanks for watching!!

[@jackrutter9797]

Nice!!! Perfect for me to finally get my copy to the table and learn it properly! As much as I love Frontiers, I need to forget that while I play Mageknight so I don't get the rules wrong!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I hope this helps! This game is such a joy to play, hope you get yours to the table soon!

[@Frankzoar]

Yes!!! I need a break from JotL and this has tempted me into playing the game that started it all for me. Thanks, Colin.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Yessss!!! Thanks for watching and hope you enjoy your play!!

[@guillaumepages4429]

Very nice play through, AND, I learned a new rule: I always drew 1 additional card, no matter how many keeps I owned, which I now see, makes a BIG difference for the end-game. THANKS!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I made the SAME error the first few times I played! Really makes the keeps a coveted place to control now right?? Thanks for watching!

[@jiel8254]

Always love your playthrough videos! Can see text and everything clearly. Keep doing them!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for watching and commenting!!

[@marplaar2611]

"I have so many wounds." *laughs in 12 wounds from a game I played last month.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Hahaha!!!

[@DennisCeteris]

Just watching a rules video wasn't enough to convince me to play MK. Your playthrough did it. About to get my own copy! Thanks for this!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Oh that's awesome! Hope you enjoy it is great!

[@VaregaDiablo]

Such an awesome playthrough. Thanks for this Colin

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you very much for watching and commenting!

[@blondin2fr]

Wow, this is just what i needed to watch right now, an efficient, elegant and enjoyable MK playthrough, thanks !

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Oh thanks so much hope it helps!!

[@rhonalddelmar7885]

Thanks for a new playthrough. I love how quick you get into the game and get into the action. Also great resolution to your video - very easy to see the cards and map. One good optimizing tip since moving and exploring is so critical in solo conquest (thus kudos for taking the movement skill). The threaten card sideways should have been used for one movement to get into the magical glade, or if still wanting to use swiftness, then the extra remaining movement point not to lose it, using threaten sideways would have allowed you to reveal a new tile before confronting the rampaging orc at 9:40 since exploring is still part of the movement phase. I have never taken so much wounds as you did, but man the way you powered through - you sure it wasn't Arythea that you were playing as! As for scoring, I am sure you got more than than 160. First off, once both cities are conquered, the dummy player does not get another turn, but you do so his remaining cards in his deck would give you +3 and an additional +5 for no end of round called. But loved your game. I have only ever scored over 200 once myself and when I do take out both cities usually around 170. Hope to see more, and Happy New Year.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you for this and happy new years to you as well!

[@devilp84]

Great playthrough! Would gladly watch another with different mage 😀

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks! Going to do a solo of Star Trek Frontiers first but then I think ill be back to Mage Knight!

[@scottronics8469]

@1:35:08 when you move into a city you only need 2 movement not what is shown on the tile. loved the playthough.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for that and thanks for watching!!

[@scottronics8469]

@@OneStopCoopShop No, I want to say THANK YOU. You have amazing content. I love your playthough videos. I LOVE your editing. One Stop Co-op Shop is my favorite board game channel to watch.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

@@scottronics8469 That means a lot thank you so very much!! Great motivation to keep going!! Have a great day!!

[@bookaddict777]

I love this game! Thanks for the playthrough, Colin!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Stasia - GREAT to hear from you and hope you are well!!

[@bookaddict777]

@@OneStopCoopShop Same to you and yours, Colin!

[@ptitepeluche05]

Great video, as always ! I love Arythea's skills. But Tovak's skills are great too. Specially the attack and defence ones. Yes for another Mage ! I really love Norowas. Arcane immunity doesn't meen that we can't use spell ;-) Rulebook : Arcane Immunity - The enemy is not affected by any non-Attack/Block effects. Effects that directly affect enemy attacks still apply.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for watching and the clarification!

[@Olegus85]

The best Mage Knight gameplay I've ever seen on video!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Well thank you very much!! Made my day!

[@matslarsson6919]

Excellent showcase of the power trip that is Mage Knight.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!

[@angelmysterio1322]

MITICO COLIN 😊👍 ti seguo dallitalia e mastico poco l'inglese, ma nonostante questo, ti fai capire. Ottime riprese, super gameplay. Ho imparato questo giocone complesso anche grazie a te. Si vede che ci metti passione e sorriso, non ci si annoia mai vedendoti. Grande continua così. Saluti dall'italia 🖐️

[@EdgarMolas]

I would love to see more mage knight! Any cenario!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Got it my man!!

[@sergeymiloradov3553]

Is it time to play again? :)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

@@sergeymiloradov3553 It is! I have it on the table!!

[@sergeymiloradov3553]

@@OneStopCoopShop oh, really? Guess, i missed up something.. So, when we can expect this amazing video? ;)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

It's coming out Sunday! And I think I'm doing a back to back so going to get the life and death scenario for the following week! More mage knight to come!

[@phillipyu5293]

Thank you for doing another Mage Knight video. For those who want to try learning the game, I definitely second the recommendation for Ricky Royal's videos. Colin's Volkare's Returns videos are also great to watch(less technical but more entertaining). If anyone has any questions please post them on Boardgamegeek's Mage Knight section. There are plenty of people who are willing to answer questions there. Here are things to remember that may help ease into the game: -Before you start using a map shape for the first time try to practice laying out the map first. I only found out I did the wedge shape completely wrong after the first 5 games. -A card played sideways will provide a value of 1 for move, attack, block, or influence. Think of your Mage Knight as a general leading their army across the land, sometimes you don't have exactly what you need to accomplish the task at hand and you are improvising to succeed at all cost. Not the most efficient way to do things but sometimes it had to be done. -Night time makes exploration more difficult. Forests will be harder to traverse(but deserts will be easier since it will be cooler), remote fortifications such as keeps and mage towers are impossible to scout at night because everyone went to sleep. However, cities are central hubs of the empire so the guards will be on watch 24/7, that means you can reveal city enemies even at night. -Rampaging enemies are nuisances to the population and they would be happy if you get rid of them, so you will always know who they are whether it's day or night and gain reputation for defeating them. They are itching for a fight so you can always initiate a fight by being next to them. Note that orcs and draconums that are not rampaging in the wilds do not count as rampagers and defeating them do not increase reputation. -Attacking a fortification will always require paying for movement since you are trying to invade the place, and you will always slide your reputation once to the left because the locals do not approve of you trying to destabilize the peace. I will keep a watch on the comments and I will do my best to answer any questions people may have.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for this!

[@phillipyu5293]

@@OneStopCoopShop I just got done watching and here is my feedback. General: -One way to not confuse using per turn and per round skills is to rotate the per turn skills vertically when you use it. That way it is easier to remember refreshing per turn skills and not refresh per round ones by accident. -Motivation got called Concentration a few times. Rules: -When you have artifacts as your reward you draw one more than the amount you are rewarded, put the artifacts that you want on your deck and the one you don't want at the bottom of the artifact deck. So for that ancient ruin 3 artifacts would get drawn and 2 of them will be chosen. -In order to obtain the services of Familiars and Delphana Masters you have to directly recruit them. You cannot use or get them with spells, artifacts, or even site rewards(as noted by the '!' next to the influence cost). That means Call to Arms do not work on Familiars. Thematically Familiars do not exist until they are summoned and Delphana Masters are so powerful you have to convince them directly to join your cause. Balance wise both units are very powerful and being able to get them without needing influence can tip the scale too much. -We rerolled all 3 dice at Night 3 even though one of them was not a gold/black mana. -We played 5 movement to attack the green city when it costs 2. I try to remember the 2 movement rule by thinking that cities have better roads than remote places like keeps and mage towers. -Dummy does not draw once you win. You just play out the last turn. -Motivation was used on the last turn of the game when it was already used in the city assault. This does not take away that it is a great video, and it wouldn't be a game of Mage Knight if there isn't a dozen rules broken :). Hope this helped.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

@@phillipyu5293 Thanks for all of this! Only thing I see is I didn't use Motivation in the last turn, I discarded a wound to draw one card from my "I feel no pain" ability. The other ones though are spot on thanks! Appreciate the help I did not know about the Familiars at all!! So that is super helpful, and the 5 movement, I totally wanted to do a dance apparently in the city prior to taking it out :) HAHA!

[@Zerot2009]

Couldn't believe my eyes! The man that taught me Mage Knight is pkaying it AGAIN?! Sorcery! Thank you!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Whoot whoot!! Thanks for watching!!!

[@xsomeNOOBx]

I think this was the best MK video I've seen, well done! At 1:26:45 you choose to discard 3 cards just to cycle, I think you could have used them as movement with a wound to move next to your keep.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for that and good point!!

[@stevegeorge7773]

Fantastic play. Did awesomely Colin! I hate to think how much thinking you did between actions. YES TO PLAYING AGAIN!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks Steve! Unedited it was 5 hrs and 45 minutes. So that should tell ya! :) Thanks again!

[@stevegeorge7773]

One Stop Co-op Shop I absolutely believe it! 😳🤯🤒🤣🤣🤣

[@OneStopCoopShop]

That is pretty much how I felt too haha!!

[@bageense]

Great playthrough of my favorite solo game ever! Always a blast to play, isn’t it? Just a really small rules mistake: at 1:30:50 you should have only rerolled the gold and black dice, basic color dice always stay as rolled. Not that it’d make a big difference...

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Ahh yes at the beginning of the round good catch!

[@LutinesqueLutin]

One of my favorite boardgame. I do love it!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Can't disagree! A top 5 game for me!

[@LutinesqueLutin]

@@OneStopCoopShop My top 5 : Mage Knight, Arkham Horror LCG, Scythe, The 7° Continent, Eldritch Horror. I like the way you explain this boardgame. I deverves it.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Oh such a great list!! Thanks for sharing!

[@Sajatzsiraf]

I have just played earlier today, I usually start by doing a 'standard' solo conquest to warm up my mage muscles, and then move on to other scenarios. one I would definitely recommend is 'Dungeon Lords' from the base game - mainly because it leads to a very strong deck in a short time.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Awesome!! Thanks for the suggestion!!

[@cruorek]

Just comment (for future generations) on small mistake at 16:16 as you counted your Cold Toughness as 6 block, but it is 7 actually. 5 base, +1 for ice attack of enemy, +1 for resistance of enemy. Also move into the city always cost 2, regardless of terain printed underneat it Great game tho!

[@AhJong0]

Great stuff, just got MK yesterday and gave the first reconnaissance a go and I’m so excited. Your play through was great, loved the explanation of choices and thought processes. Only thing that was gutting was the expansion stuff I don’t have! 😂

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Haha sorry about that!! Thanks so much for watching!

[@popgas3821]

1:13:07 😂 that's really a fun way of looking at your wounds. Influence! 🧐

[@pdv457]

Exquisite editing and game strategy

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much!!

[@GachaIgnis]

That was a great watch, Colin, thank you. I don't know if anyone pointed that out yet, O couldn't find it in a quick scan of the comments, but you could had not have targeted the familiars with a Call to Arms effect. That's what the ! Symbol on the card is supposed to remind us. Thematically, they are extraplanar creatures that can be summoned when you recruit then, but they are hanging around to be affected by these other effects.

[@GachaIgnis]

*they are NOT hanging around.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Yes someone did mention that! Thanks again for watching and commenting! What a great game. . . .

[@NeilY1000]

Love mage knight ..... about to play it after watching. Would love to see another scenario. Any of them!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Awesome just what I wanted to do! And cool thanks for the feedback!

[@MrZkeggia]

Please bring more of mage knight! This game is amazing to watch!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

You got it thanks for watching!!

[@netman63129]

I just bought the Ultimate Edition and was considering how best to tackle the rules. Watching this video will greatly reduce the time to learn the game...thanks!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Glad to help! Have loads of fun!!

[@fede_nain]

Well done Colin! Fantastic job.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much for watching!!

[@michaelmay7921]

That dungeon in the beginning was clutch! Love this game and love all your play throughs Colin..

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much Michael!! What a fun game!!

[@michaelmay7921]

Your welcome! It really is! I’ve been playing way to much of it lately haha.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I just did another play that will come out this Wednesday so I hear ya!

[@michaelmay7921]

Oh sweet! Haha for real.. well I’ll definitely be checking it out 👍

[@darrensmith8487]

Oh my... can't wait to watch this one. My favourite game!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Hope you enjoy it and thanks for watching!!

[@darrensmith8487]

@@OneStopCoopShop I sure did. Spread it over three sessions. There were a few mistakes (there always are in mage knight), but the two that popped out to me was that it always costs two move to enter a city, and I'm pretty sure that when you gain artifacts, you draw one more, so when you got two, you should have drawn three. Not that either mistake changed much. Thanks for all your work!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks Darren for watching!! I just wanted that extra move into the city so I could celebrate haha! I could have sworn artifacts you draw 2 and keep one. But ill have to look that up!

[@darrensmith8487]

@@OneStopCoopShop usually you do, but usually you only get one at a time. It didn't make a difference since you didn't take the fourth one, but it might have if of the first three, you liked the first two best,

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I am now 100% tracking you thanks for the catch!!

[@MyParedrus]

Great playthrough Colin! (finally)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Haha thanks!!

[@5n1k3r5]

I'm an MK beginner and I gotta say this video was very well made and helpful. Man, do I suck at this game, the last scenario I played I was carrying like 12 wounds on me and wasted so many turns to heal them up, because I didn't have any skills available to remove them. Wish I had a playthrough like yours. You were kinda lucky with the dummy player through most of the game though.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

It just takes time to get used to it!! Don't give up! It is super rewarding when you win!

[@SaschaKleiber]

Awesome playthrough, as always! I wish you would also show the First Recon-Mission as well... ;-) Maybe another time? Loving your videos!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Ooooo always like new missions in mage knight!

[@SirGoldeneyes]

I have never played this before so I may be wrong but I believe around 1:36:42 when you are blocking you used 1 extra card than you had to since you had 6 block and used the wound for 2 then another makes 9 and you only needed 8. I would like to see another video with this game if you are still wanting to do more!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Yup i ended up with 1 extra block which is fine! Wasn't planning on using the wound until I got it haha! Thanks for watching!

[@jeffp2x443]

First time I've checked out your channel. I've been interested in this game for awhile, and it's nice to see it played. I have to admit, I am very impressed with your video. Excellent camerawork, great audio, and you explain the game very clear and succinctly. Overall, I'd give this a 10 out of 10... I couldn't find a thing wrong with how you presented the game. I'm primarily a solo player, so I love videos on solo games so I can see how they work. Just by watching this play through, I will say you have a new subscriber. I'm going to check out the rest of your channel and see what else you have. Thanks for this playthrough!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Welcome to the channel and thanks for the very nice comments!! We have around 1,100 vids on this channel so lots to explore! :)

[@jeffp2x443]

@@OneStopCoopShop That you take the time to welcome a single person to your channel shows me that you care about you viewers. Thank you! I only have 1,099 more videos to watch... :)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Hahahahahaha you better grab a cup of coffee cause that might take a bit! And the best part of having a channel is the community right? Glad we can make you feel welcome as that is just what we are trying to do over here at the One Stop!

[@ManuelMartinez-vh9dz]

Awesome game. I have really enjoyed it.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much for watching!!

[@seanmayer1695]

Playing solo right now....this playthrough helped immensely!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Glad to help!!

[@kevinerskine3299]

Nicely done Grasshopper :)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Haha!! Thank you master!

[@peterballermann8483]

Awesome cideo Very well made!!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for watching!!

[@anders6326]

Ok, finished the vid. I loved how everything came together for that last city attack. Super cool to see those wounds coming in for the save as well! Any plans to post another MK vid?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much! Just search Mage Knight on the channel I think I have 6 full playthroughs!

[@bisounou1]

Hello, Thanks a lot for your video. Just a question, when you play the "freedom of the mines" scenario in solo, do you do it in 2 day/2 nights or 3 day/3nights ?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Pretty sure 2 days and nights but id ask on bgg!

[@BrixStudios2]

Hey there Colin! Nice video, I recently got into Mage Knight and I'm loving it! I just had a question though: near the beginning of the video after defeating the first enemy, you drew a spell and an advanced action card. Don't you only get a spell from defeating the enemy in the dungeon, not an advanced action? Edit: silly me, I didn't realise that when levelling up you get a skill and an advanced action 😅

[@fabricebrun4834]

ALOHA 🤙🏝️ Very good vidéo 👌👌👌. Very good caméra plan👍👍👍. Just few things , you must refresh monastery before with advanced cards 😊. And AT 45'30 you can't one shot the mage tower with ranged attack😅. It's fortified ! I love this monument ❤❤❤. Thanks for the vidéos 🙏🙏🙏.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for watching!

[@LordSixfreed]

Nevermind the previous question, just realized you already used up the catapult by then. Anyways, great video, learnt a lot about the game rules here.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Glad to help! Thanks for watching!

[@mike9139]

YOU ARE AWESOME! ❤❤❤

[@nagredmoonstriker252]

Even though it's awhile since you made this video, it's still great! I have the Ultimate Edition, but can't even reach a city in Solo Conquest (even with Goldyx or Tovak), let alone defeat two cities at any strength. I'd love to use your strategies, but I'm at the mercy of the offers. I can't use cards that don't come up! Also a question: At 1:30:50, should you only reroll the gold an black dice (not the blue)?

[@AkmalGameAtion]

Colin always has the best content in this channel. Mage Knight is notoriously complex but you made it look so easy!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Haha! What you didn't see were the 3 hours of time I cut out thinking! This game just makes my brain burn in such a good way. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@AkmalGameAtion]

@@OneStopCoopShop haha yeah Mage Knight definitely requires alot of thinking but you did great! More solo conquest please!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Got you on the request! I'd love to best conquest with each of the mages solo... might be a nice achievement!

[@kevinerskine3299]

Still the best solo game going! Good choice on Planning. It's almost always my starting choice. Bummer on getting a spell on the dungeon instead of an artifact, although those are some great spells. When you went from healing glad to healing glade, why didn't you use your +2 walk token instead of pitching 3 cards?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks Kevin! Yeah I was bummed on the spell too but ended up working out! As for the move... well I decided to forget about my skill haha!!

[@anders6326]

57:30 Tovak: I feel no pain. *draws a wound* Tovak: GodDAMNit…

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Buhahahahahaha!!!

[@rojokongen]

Again, an excellent video! 👌 May I ask, Colin, how long you played and much time you used in post production for this video?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

No idea haha!! Not short we will just put it that way but it's been way too long for me to remember sorry!

[@jakefernandez6623]

That was awesome! I'm tempted to repurchase this game. Are all solo games like this? This was pretty exciting imho.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I feel most game are like this! Occasionally you will be blown to bits but overall I feel like every game is a challenge!!

[@Copterman]

Awesome video Colin! FYI on the intial Planning tactic you drew, wounds do NOT count toward your cards in hand in this case. So after you defeated the second marauding orc, you should NOT have drawn an extra card. You technically only had one card in hand since wounds do not count to hand size bonuses.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for watching! I actually confirmed in my last play wounds DO count! The reason being becaue if you are playing with other players they do not know if it is wounds or regular cards in hand. It has been confirmed in the FAQ! Just so you know! :) Thanks for watching!

[@Copterman]

One Stop Co-op Shop well gee whiz. I could swear I picked that up somewhere and had filed it away as a hard and fast rule. Thanks for helping me learn something new! Love your channel!

[@Copterman]

One Stop Co-op Shop so I think I had that in mind for some other game effects like improvisation. So many rules in this game!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

No problem at all!! I had thought that too until I did my first play on this channel so don't feel bad! Tons of rules i agree but they work so well together!

[@Copterman]

@@OneStopCoopShop My all time favorite game. Followed by War of the Ring and LOTR LCG.

[@spycom6132]

Was very fun to watch, would definately watch more vids like this. Question: you did not play with volkore but you did use the map tiles and monsters from the expansion. Did you mix everything from the expansion together? I tend to keep them seperate.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Oh yeah I play with legion for everything. More variety!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Also thanks for watching! In the midst of a frontiers play too

[@FEBear1]

not my favourite game by a long way, but I LOVE that you're still featuring old games. So many concentrate on the Cult of the New.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

It's always good to remember where we came from right? Thanks for commenting even if it's not your favorite game!

[@FEBear1]

@@OneStopCoopShop there's a lot of people around who can't afford to throw a ton of money on the latest Kickstarter. It's definitely a good thing to show affordable games.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Or ones you can just pull out and play right away and don't have to wait 4 years to get it :)

[@dagmarslater3724]

Loved the video. One of my favourite games. What about one of the fan created scenarios on BGG?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much for watching!! Thanks for the idea! Going to look them up!

[@anders6326]

Happy to be watching your playthrough! I’ve been intimidated by MK, but seeing you play makes the game appear simpler than the rulebook makes it out to be. I keep hearing to not be afraid of wounds; seeing how well off you are by the end of the first night, I’ll play more risky and hope to beat a Conquest this month!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

YESSSS!! Have loads of fun, remember that the magical glades can really help you get rid of those wounds too. So if you see one you can be even riskier!! Good luck!

[@frankcicala]

Awesome job, love watching this game.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for watching!!

[@onimartinez8646]

As always, excellent playthrough! Mage Knight is a BLAST!! Btw, just want to ask how do you do your recording, any tips you can share for someone who would like to try the same thing like me? Also, any starting or basics equipment/tools need in a more beginner and budget-friendly(e.g. cam/phone, stand, lights, mic)? Just like how you start off :)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for watching! I have a cam recorder and a tri-pod, and a mic that connects to my computer! Then its just getting some good lighting and make sure to get pieces in shot on the screen!! Good luck and if you want more info feel free to email us at [e-mail] Thanks!

[@onimartinez8646]

@@OneStopCoopShop Great! Would it be fine to just use a phone? And one more thing, do you have mutliple cam recorder, or just just move around the cam, and do a shot-by-shot-scene? Will gladly email you someday. Thanks! :)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Phone works! And I just move the camera around but I know many people have multiple!! Good luck!!

[@matejoga]

Play another mage and another scenario, please! Very good video!!!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

It is happening don't worry!!

[@thejuice027]

4:55 Three heads? I see 6! :D

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Haha!!

[@dutch_blades]

46:16 The advanced action stays in the offer until the next day/night round as far as I know. It simply won't get replenished when starting a new round.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Not sure what you are talking about but cool!

[@dutch_blades]

@@OneStopCoopShop Ah, at 46:16 you discard an advanced action card which was in the unit offer thanks to a monastary. The reason you discard it is because you burned the monastary down. I thought you're supposed to keep the card in the offer until the next round, and simply don't replenish it when resetting the unit offer. (I might be wrong there, but remember looking it up on BGG once and have played like this ever since)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Ahh got it thanks!!

[@dutch_blades]

@@OneStopCoopShop Great playthrough by the way! Made me excited enough to set up Mage Knight yesterday evening and play through the first day. Got a bit late, but I'll continue after dinner tonight :) (I should definitely be a bit less restrained when it comes to attacking mage towers/keeps, so I'll try and follow your example and annihilate most of what stands in my way)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Doo it!! Take it down!!

[@erikbergman5810]

This game started it all for me!. It is fantastic as a solo game. I can see you have played this a lot. You know exactly when to take risks and wounds, and also how to deal with them. Impressive play! Would you rather play this or LOTR card game? I haven´t yet tried the latter.. /Erik

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you so much for the kind words! This is a top 5 game for me so I have played it a bunch :) As for LOTR vs. this, it is very difficult to compare. LOTR is what you would call a lifestyle game. To get the most out of it you need to spend a lot of money and find tons of expansions to get the quests and player cards for the infinite replayability. For Mage Knight I just need the base game to get a truly wonderful experience. For me, I prefer LOTR LCG because I own everything and I have so many quests and decks to build I could play this game 100% of the time and not exhaust all my options. But if I DIDN'T have all of that, Mage Knight would clearly be the winner. I would say the only game that hits that puzzle and solo enjoyment on a one-off basis would be Spirit Island. Both games do a great job of providing tons of variability within a single core box (or just one or two expansions, not 100 expansions like LOTR). Whew that was a lot! Just know that I like both and will play them at anytime haha! :)

[@erikbergman5810]

@@OneStopCoopShop Top 5 for me as well! Ok, thx for taking time answering the question about LOTR. I have been on the fence about it for a while now, and I suspect I would love the game mechanics, but not the long road buying stuff. Keep up the good work!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Sadly that is the biggest drawback of LOTR!

[@mrsamtheman80]

Woah...burning the monastery? Colin has come a long way since spreading the Church in the Mediterranean in Commissioned!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I know I'm terrible!! But I did save the people from those nasty dragons at least!!

[@mrsamtheman80]

One Stop Co-op Shop It was a very powerful play! :) Watching the rest of it now and enjoying it!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much for watching!! Hopefully this monks will forgive me!

[@MrMy23]

Great video! Thanks. How many scenarios in the ultimate edition are for a solo mage?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for watching Jon! I don't have the ultimate edition so I have no idea! :( I would suggest asking on BGG!

[@phillipyu5293]

There are a total of 7 scenarios that plays solo from the official rulebook. There is also a fan-made solo rulebook that converted multiplayer scenarios for solo play as well as adding new scenarios.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you Philip!!

[@lordkelvin441]

Apologies if it's already pointed out but -- 1:03:30 Range attacking fortified enemy, chained with normal attack ? It's night so you could use siege attack variant of spell to deal 5+ damage given black mana.

[@mikeb3588]

1:36:31 I don't think you needed to block the Altem Mages. You could have let that attack go unblocked and assign the damage to your recruited Altem Mages. I believe they're resistant to Cold Fire and wouldn't have taken a wound. But I guess in the end it didn't really matter because of the massive hand you had. Great playthrough! Looking foreword to some more old school gaming!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Ahhh I think you are right!!! Thanks for watching and glad you are enjoying some oldies!

[@phillipyu5293]

The Altem Mages have brutal so assigning damage to the Altems will give them wounds.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I knew there was a reason thanks Phil! Blocking is better then

[@mikeb3588]

@@phillipyu5293 Duh, of course! That's way I stink at this game, but I still love it!

[@almagrodelavega8800]

Colin I want to thank you for the great play through but I have a question for you. At 01:36:17 you faced the frozen catapult with CHILL spell. I think the rulebook refers that you have to use opponent element to deal with Ice Attack...is it right or I misunderstood something ??

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Pretty sure you are right and I missed it!

[@bakkickety]

The ice catapult does not have ice resistance, so using Chill spell is ok

[@JLH111176]

I've never played before but on day 1 picking movement over attack seemed the better choice since you move more than you attack

[@OneStopCoopShop]

For certain movement is fairly important in the entire game as you have to assault those cities!

[@phillipyu5293]

Generally you do move more than attack early on. Starting out your deck is limited and you have no skills or units so you need to choose your fights more carefully. However, I would say there is a difference between choosing skills and choosing advanced actions in a level up. Skills are always available to you but are generally weaker than cards, while cards are stronger you do not have control over when you draw them in future rounds, so the card you choose is more about what kind of boost you need for the next turn or so whereas the skill is more about how you can improve your minimum capability on a long term basis. In that sense I would pick a movement skill more often than a movement card.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Jeez Phil you nailed it! Never realized this but it's very true!! Thanks for the additional info!

[@thapananawapramote955]

Thanks for your playthrough. Great job as always Colin. You're my favorite solo bg youtuber. Just one point, I thought it only takes 2 move to move into city, right? When you moved to last city you made 5 move?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Oh thanks dude means a lot! And you are so right only 2 move!! I guess I wanted it harder haha! Thanks for watching!

[@PsRetrogamer]

This is true. A very easily overlooked rule. It's only printed on the day and night board. You also did it at 1:08:40

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Yup I apparently decided to make it harder!

[@narpassword]

Hey, great vid! Question though. At 1:34:30, you use motivation and grab a blue mana token, which you then use at the start of your next turn. Don't you have to throw away that token? I think you may have also done this another time earlier on.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

So that ability is being used off turn so you have it for the next turn!

[@narpassword]

@@OneStopCoopShop Oh, interesting! I didn't know you could do that. Makes sense, because you don't refresh the skill till next turn end. Well, anyways, thanks for giving me more confidence in trying to win a game. I am so slow and weak by day 3 I still get walloped, finishing with like 80 points. Maybe I need to take 30 wounds to get the job done!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Take those wounds my friend!! Good luck and most important have loads of fun!!

[@darktransmission7376]

How strange that literally last night i cracked out a solo conquest of this after being on the shelve and not played since last November only to discover a play through within hours! coincidental board gaming! needless to say im not too great at mage knight. one city fell as opposed to two and a score of 104. you know ill take that! and i had a blast playing it. so who cares!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

That is awesome and you got it! If you had fun who the heck cares?? One city down is still a feat if you ask me. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

[@darktransmission7376]

@@OneStopCoopShop the more brutal the better in my opinion. still cant beat this war of mine and I have played that far too many times (may account for how miserable i am!!!!)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I don't blame you on TWOM! That game is brutal!!

[@kindertuintm3637]

At 1:22:00 when you are going to get the artifacts: you have won two. If you win 1 artifact, you can take 2 and choose 1. I'm almost sure that, if you win 2, you just take 3 and choose 2 (not take 2 and choose 1 and again take 2 and choose 1). Just to let new players know 😉

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Yup thanks for that!

[@jackrutter9797]

Hi Colin, I can't tell so far but do you play with all expansion content, cards and encounter tokens? Or do you only add expansion content when you play that particular one? Thanks!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I play with everything I have which is all the expansions but the shades of tezla. I think you can play with all ocv them and if you have the ultimate edition there even more! I just secured a trade for the ultimate edition. Excited to see what it has!

[@jackrutter9797]

@@OneStopCoopShop ah ok thanks for the quick reply. Shades of tezla has those faction bits so I did wonder how they might work if you don't follow the expansion rules. I look forward to a MK Ultimate edition playthrough!? :D

[@OneStopCoopShop]

You know it is happening! :) Thanks Jack for watching!!

[@phillipyu5293]

@@jackrutter9797 The main difference with using the faction enemies is that they give faction rewards which act similar to a one time use skill. You can also trade it in for 3 influence or 1 fame when you interact with the locals. Alternatively you can skip on the faction rewards and just gain 1 additional fame when you defeat them.

[@jackrutter9797]

@@phillipyu5293 thanks! So generally they are harder to defeat? I might want to skip putting them in if im simply learning the game?

[@ChimeratAlpha]

**dies laughing** Aw gees... Sorry, it's not due to the video. I haven't started it yet. I just noticed that this one is dated three years ago and KZbin is showing me another video from this channel, with an identical name, that's from 2 years ago. I thought I was seeing double for a minute, but the runtime there is two minutes shorter, so I suspect you returned to it and no one recalled this one existed. XD Okay, yes I amuse easily. Nevertheless, I just doubled by viewing pleasure because I can move onto that video after this one! :D

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Oh you have no idea. This is one of Colin's favorite games of all time, so when he was on the channel he did SO MANY plays of it :)

[@ChimeratAlpha]

I still need to break out the Ultimate Edition again. Only have played it once with my Mom, but never solo. Have pre-ordered the new expansion to boot.

[@ChimeratAlpha]

@@OneStopCoopShop Ooh. I shall snoop around after I'm done the one from 2 years ago then! :D

[@rogerjorens509]

Hi, my first steps on this game and this video really helps to understand some mechanics. Jus a question: on minute 13:30 why do you draw cards to a hand of 6? Shouldn't it be a hand of 5? Thanks!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I would have to rewatch as I don't remember. Reasons for larger hand sizes are tactics you choose or on/adjacent to a keep you conquered!

[@rogerjorens509]

@@OneStopCoopShop Oh yes, you had taken Planning tactics. Now I see. Thanks!

[@bakkickety]

Wounds do not count towards the cards in hand when using the Planning tactics card. In this case only 5 cards should have been taken.

[@bakkickety]

Never mind - wound cards DO count towards your hand size in regards to Planning tactic as was stated. Good to know! I feel this was one of those unclear rules in the past.

[@kevinerskine3299]

Colin, I think you have moving into a city wrong. It just costs 2 to move into a city. The terrain doesn't matter. At least that's the way I've always understood it.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

That's right I decided to make it harder!