I just want to take a second to appreciate Tarrant's care for placing cards, tiles and meeples in precisely straight, equidistant, centered, orthogonal ways that make the presentation clearly visible and extremely soothing for OCD people like me! Carefully prepared examples and efficiently and beautifully presented. Thank you so much!
@MeepleUniversity10 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for the kind words. And we try when we can 🙏
@FreyathrithАй бұрын
This has got to be among the clearest and most helpful tutorials I've encountered (for Obsession or probably any other game). Well done! Thanks for doing it.
@MeepleUniversityАй бұрын
🙏thank you so much, that means a lot to us🙏
@VTboardgamer2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic job explaining the rules! Obsession is so great, but the rule book is a little daunting the first time you open it, this video definitely helped make more sense of it!
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your kind words Dylan! There are lots of information in the rulebook, understand could be like that.
@pixxelwizzard17 сағат бұрын
Love you guys! When I saw your video at the top of the YT search, it was an insta-click. I own this game, but I'm playing it for the first time at a board game convention this weekend. Now I'm primed and ready to go. Thanks!
@ruth77843 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this! :-) I was finding the rule book overwhelming and things just weren't 'clicking' in my brain.
@MeepleUniversity3 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!🙏🙏🙏
@evandercaldwell99937 ай бұрын
Immediate subscription to your channel!! You're the first channel that has actually a comfortable pace when explaining rules!! Some other channels seem to think our brains are running on constant Red Bulls!! Thank You for investing time and effort to make this video!!
@MeepleUniversity7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for your kind words 🙏. Welcome to the "University"😁. We try always to pace our videos for maximum learning hopefully 🙏👌😍
@alicemoore20362 жыл бұрын
Just ordered Obsession from the publisher, Kayenta. They recommended this video as a guide to the base game. Played this with some friends. It was a lot of fun.
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Wooot! Thank you so much for stopping by, glad it was fun!
@MyWifeHatesBoardGames Жыл бұрын
This was an exceptionally clear walkthrough. Well done!
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your kind words 🙏
@inehoeben4136 Жыл бұрын
Got this game yesterday and the rulebook was a little bit much for me, but your video explained perfectly! Many thanks!
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Glad it helped! Thank you for the visit, hope you enjoy the game!
@MrNotfiman Жыл бұрын
Thank you for creating this how to play video. You explain it so perfectly and make it so much easier for people to get straight into playing the game.
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Hello Mark, thank you so much for your kind words, and taking the time to write here. Glad it has helped you!
@lucasmccarthy99052 жыл бұрын
One of our favorite games! Makes it to the table far more than most in our library.
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Hi Lucas, I thought it would be on alot of people's favourite list too🙂. Thank you for sharing! Please let us know if you have played the expansion, coz we haven't
@lucasmccarthy99052 жыл бұрын
@@MeepleUniversity I have, actually! I do love the expansion because we love the base game so much. However, the staff workers added for the expansion add to the rules complexity. I wouldn't use the expansion with new players, and I think new purchasers should probably just buy the base game first to try out. The base game is already complex and satisfying enough. For people well-versed in the base game, however, I'd recommend the expansion though!
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing that. That make sense, expansion usually adds to the variety. The number of times we try game with expansion immediately, we regretted it usually after🤣. Oh we do like this one and you're right, it's satisfying playing it. Ok hopefully we'll get to play the expansion one day
@brandondwaite Жыл бұрын
This is so helpful. Thank you for the time and energy you put into making a clear, concise overview. I just bought the game, and already feel prepared for my first play.
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Glad this help, thanks so much for the kind words. Hope you enjoy the game!
@patatedestenebres2 жыл бұрын
Hi Tarrant, hi Stella! Very good presentation of this excellent game, your way of doing things allows you to effectively focus on the important elements - in addition, with your accents, it gives even more style, perfect for this theme :-) Thank you for this great job!
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Awww thank you so much for your kind words! Hope it helps to play the game quicker, or refresher for some. Haha I'll tell Tarrant about his accent 🤣. Thanks for watching friend🙏
@headphonic8 Жыл бұрын
Aren't they Australian?? I thought this theme was England!
@leochan89968 ай бұрын
Thank you very much. It really helps me to play the game. The rulebook is very hard to read.
@andrewuk27818 ай бұрын
Great tutorial! This really helps to skip the rulebook and get to the game quickly. Well presented and well structured.
@MeepleUniversity8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 🙏
@MrJdecoy2 жыл бұрын
Great video! There really isn't a straightforward rules teach about this game...Thank you
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
:) True that. Thank you so much!
@mannyuk997 ай бұрын
Beautifully presented and informative. Now the fact that I live in Derbyshire means I have to get this game! 💚
@MeepleUniversity7 ай бұрын
Oh wow, nice! And thank you for the kind words🙏
@kirksellman1999 Жыл бұрын
Very helpful. Thanks for helping us learn Obsession.
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Our pleasure Kirk. Hope you enjoy the game!
@filipemarques2965 Жыл бұрын
Question: was there a mistake at 12:10? There is a guest at level 6 participating in a level 4 activity. Was it only for the sake of the VP card example?
@todd50418 ай бұрын
I don't think so. The guest reputation level needs to be less than or equal the family reputation level, not the level of the activity being hosted.
@MrJdecoy2 жыл бұрын
I would love a how to play with the expansions and modules! Like the more "euro"-centric board that goes in a circle and the different guests!
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Ok feedback taken, we'll see if we can make it happen :). Thank you for the visit
@mattparkinson8471 Жыл бұрын
Tarrant always does a great job explaining the rules, thank you as always for making this video. 😊
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the kind words Matt🙏🙏
@bongoclive7555 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! If I'd been limited to the book, I'm not sure I'd have got the game to the table, it's a shambles of a book
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Our pleasure! Hope you enjoy the game too Bongo
@carlyfetzer94649 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for this thorough yet concise explanation!
@MeepleUniversity9 ай бұрын
Glad it's useful, our pleasure!
@evilbleachman2 ай бұрын
Great stuff here! Wish I had watched it before our group decided to punish ourselves with the convoluted and poorly made rule set. Keep up the good work!
@MeepleUniversity2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, we're humbled
@edifanobbonafide2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video which I will watch again when I got the game! I ordered Obssession and all the expansions - Promotional Tiles, Wessex, Useful box, Upstairs, Downstairs. I wait for delivery which will hopefully arrive by end of 2021.
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Omg how awesome, we haven't got the expansion, so be interested to know how it goes. Thank you for your kind words. Hopefully you'll get to play soon after you receive it👍🙂🙏
@budkeegan69272 жыл бұрын
Best rules walk-through for Obsession yet-- well done
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Bud :)
@MikeGoodwin7732 жыл бұрын
Excellent rules explanation! It's such a fun, thematic game.
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Mikeeeeeeeeee you just joined our membership, how could you lololol. Thanks so much mate! Also, thanks for watching the video before we published it, and your suggestion ;P
@dirkhoffmann6827 Жыл бұрын
Excellent explanation, I feel ready to teach it to my wife. 😊 appreciate your work, speed is excellent, and you have a pleasant explaining voice. Well done!
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Dirk! 😃 Woohoo, enjoy the gmae with your wife...while.. maybe have a cup of tea? ;P
@martinlauzon2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Best tutorial for Obsession on KZbin. Will help refresh our memories before a play.
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Hi Martin, thank you so much for your kind words, glad it helps :D Happy holidays!
@andrewwalsh5312 жыл бұрын
really good summary.....was waiting for something like this to get the game off the shelf, thanks!
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Yass we're glad you get to play it. Hope you enjoy it too. We wish we played it sooner
@bannystarr Жыл бұрын
That was fantastic 👏🏼 explained everything I needed to know. Well organised and very clear to understand. Thank you
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly🙏
@lornabocquet78252 жыл бұрын
Really helpful video. Saved me digging through the rules. Can’t wait to try it now. Thanks.
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Hi Lorna, thank you for your kind words. Excited for you to play!
@pault3836 Жыл бұрын
You explained this game extremely well
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words 🙏🙏
@wichhouse2 жыл бұрын
This is great! I was just getting ready to relearn for a holiday family game of Obsession this week!
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Yasss what a good coincidence 🤣🙏👍. This is the 3rd edition, playes like 2nd edition rules wise. Which edition you have?
@wichhouse2 жыл бұрын
@@MeepleUniversity I thought I had the latest edition (2nd printing 2020). I don't see anything on BGG. Was there a new edition released?
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
3rd edition is basically 3rd print. Rules like 2nd edition, the just fixed some typos, components, not rules related. So you're good👍
@wichhouse2 жыл бұрын
@@MeepleUniversity Ah, perfect. Thank you!
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
@@wichhouse :D
@n20games522 жыл бұрын
I love movies and shows from this era and "Obsession" seems to want to create that same vibe pretty well. It's a nice looking game and I look forward to trying it out one day! Thanks for another excellent "how to". When this game was released I didn't really take a very close look at it.
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Riiiiight! I feel like in the movie of that era too when playing this, coz we act it lol. Lik, " Oh Mr William whatever is holding a discussion in the main library. He wants to talk about blah blah, and inviting this and that guests" hehe. Thanks for the kind words Carl👍🙏
@lucasmccarthy99052 жыл бұрын
@@MeepleUniversity Ha! We totally do this too. I'm constantly making up narratives about the dinner parties I'm playing and about horseback rides between courting couples. lol
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Hahah oh brilliant, totally makes the game even more fun. My friend also try the British accent 🤣👍
@n20games522 жыл бұрын
@@MeepleUniversity Of course, welcome to Downton Abbey. LOL!
@n20games522 жыл бұрын
@@lucasmccarthy9905 It's great when a game captures the imagination in this way!
@MirkoCano Жыл бұрын
Thanks! this helped me a lot to prepare the game
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Our pleasure! Thanks for the kind words 🙏😊
@LudwigAustin Жыл бұрын
WONDERFUL VIDEO !! thanks for doing such a great explanation !!
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 🥰
@AlexNguyen Жыл бұрын
Lovely detailed explanation!
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Alex!
@Coyotek4 Жыл бұрын
Many thanks ... maybe now I can try this on BGA.
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Our pleasure. Have fun 🙏👍
@shonuffmofo9972 жыл бұрын
Great rules explanation! Thanks!
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@virgofortissima Жыл бұрын
Super clear, thank you!
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Hi Shary, glad it helps :) Thanks for the visit
@aleksanderfreberg68316 ай бұрын
Brilliant, thx 👌👍
@MeepleUniversity6 ай бұрын
🙏 Thank you!
@tyn1536 Жыл бұрын
Great game and great teach as always
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Ty🙏
@sarahwinters47712 жыл бұрын
I'm playing this today. This video was helpful, but the game itself seems quite dull. I hope it's exciting during actual play.
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Hi Sarah! Thank you for popping by and your kind words. We, and often others said, they act in the game like, Mrs William is having a tea party, then she invites the blah blah character to discus blah blah.. haha. Have fun!
@XD-rd8zd Жыл бұрын
thank you
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
You're welcome 🙏
@LadyoftheReach Жыл бұрын
Great video! Just a quick one you showed one round recruitment. You had 4 dogs in your kennel shouldn’t you have 2 on the first round?
@lexodius2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the explanation.
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
:D our pleasure!
@terradudley12402 жыл бұрын
very helpful! thank you!!
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! :) Thank you for your kind words!
@MJ-ko1nw Жыл бұрын
GREAT JOB! Thanks! :)
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much MJ
@illykimbo Жыл бұрын
Hi and thanks for your presentation. I'm in Italy, the game is unavailable in Amazon, where can I buy It??
@MeepleUniversity Жыл бұрын
Our pleasure! Perhaps check out their website on the video description, they may have links to other shops, or maybe they ship there.
@shlomaster12 жыл бұрын
3rd edition? anything different from 2nd edition that was recently released?
@dalerancourt56932 жыл бұрын
Looks the same but the VP cards look bigger
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Good question. It's pretty much 2nd edition, but 3rd print. Rules are like 2nd edition, but they fixed some typos, and other bits and pieces. I'll update the title as well, coz the note in the description might not be clear enough. Thank you
@Brendini-Brennan2 жыл бұрын
Where did you manage to buy this 3rd printing, please?
@dalerancourt56932 жыл бұрын
@@Brendini-Brennan Contact owner Kentapublishing the guys amazing, He will respond and tell you were to get, thats how I got mine recently
@Brendini-Brennan2 жыл бұрын
@@dalerancourt5693 Thanks so much - I will try contacting him.... My wife is a Jane Austen superfan! And thank you for creating the excellent review!
@sherekhangamedev2 жыл бұрын
Interesting theme!
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Hiiii Shere. It is isn't it, we role play the theme a bit too when playing this. :D
@sherekhangamedev2 жыл бұрын
@@MeepleUniversity is cool when the mechanics of a game represent well the flavor of the theme, and that gives ambience for role. 😎
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
So true! Do role play when playing makes the ambience works too :)
@ThePurplePassage5 ай бұрын
Why do they pronounce valet as ballot? The word is derived from French so the 't' is silent and it's pronounced val-ey
@MeepleUniversity5 ай бұрын
Good question :) Valet pronounced Valay, is for people who park cars drive cars for people etc. And Valet with a hard T is how it is pronounced for a manservant.(quote from Redit) 😜. For this game, it's the later, hence Valey with a hard T
@ThePurplePassage5 ай бұрын
@@MeepleUniversity yes, I found it being attested with a non-silent t pronunciation as well, so thank you for pointing it out. More importantly this is a very good guide to the game, all the best
@MeepleUniversity5 ай бұрын
@@ThePurplePassage Haha no problems, we got confused at first as well. Thanks so much!!
@GKEK2 жыл бұрын
Gah I want this game so bad but my game group (my young family) is not going to dig this. T.T Once this pandemic clears a bit more though... it will definitely be in the checkout cart!
@MeepleUniversity2 жыл бұрын
Gaaaaahh Krissy😍😝 sorry to hear that. Awww yes hope you can play with others that likes again soon 🤞🤞🤞
@bryanep9 ай бұрын
The rulebook for this game is so annoying for a somewhat simple game. There's too much detail , should just give us the rules at face value and then have a detailed side paragraph if needed for certain circumstances. For example the rulebook should be "Once per turn you may buy a building tile." Instead we get - On your turn you can buy a new building BUT only if you have the money to buy that tile AND if your awake to do so, because if your asleep right now your just dreaming, ALSO if you don't have hands to take the tile be sure to see if someone can grab that for you and put it into your board BUT make sure it goes under the same color column as other building types .