Mosaic - Tutorial & Playthrough

[@jonathanbenichou8422]

Wow, I rarely watch playthrough but this one I watched it till the end. You did such an excellent job at explaining the game. Also your pace is really good as it keeps the audience attention, while your voice tone is quite relaxing. Great video, thanks :)

[@georgefothergill4858]

Seems like a mix of terraforming mars and through the ages!!! (So basically it looks absolutely amazing!)

[@r.charlesmanning2483]

Once again Jon, you have shown me another game I am interested in.

[@dall1786]

Lighter Civ game that appeals to the TM crowd and can be played in a reasonable amount of time. Looks like a winner to me.

[@simonvasey3046]

Just wanted to let you know this was a very helpful and professionally produced play through/ rules overview - one that helped me decide to back this game on KS. Happy to subscribe to your channel - keep up the great work!

[@KMReviews]

One thing I wish was specified on the board and/or player aid is that military has a max of 2 recruit per turn. It mentions it in the rule book but not on the board/aid. This really jacked up my first game because everyone was paying 60 money at the end to put 12 military out and spending another 10 to move most of them to adjacent places and it was insane. Completely different game if you know you can only recruit a max of 2.

[@S.Kapriniotis]

I was eagerly waiting for you Jon to show this game! Cute, but nothing special for me. Thank you!

[@JonGetsGames]

Glad you found it informative :)

[@GKEK]

Thanks for this playthrough! After watching, I really want to back this game!

[@magichappened2339]

I can’t wait to get this one, great vid as usual man

[@davidstirling2824]

Very good video as always. I am intrigued by this game. Sort of reminds me of a mix of Anno 1800 and Terraforming Mars

[@BernieTime1]

Doesn't look like a game for me, but just wanted to say what a great job you did explaining gameplay.

[@geobrad7]

Great tutorial and (partial) playthrough. Thank you!

[@christophepujaletplaa1550]

Excellent comme d'habitude. Merci beaucoup.

[@yannisguerra]

Looks pretty cool game. I do wish mats were smaller. I can't see playing with 4+ players in a regular table🤣. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@JonGetsGames]

It sounds like they are significantly shrinking the player boards for the production version of the game.

[@mikkelrasmussen7306]

Great video - thank you so much :)

[@Erril-1]

At 54:16 According to the rule book, you are allowed to recruit and move with the same military action.

[@JonGetsGames]

Huh, perhaps that rule changed from when I got this prototype to the final version.

[@GeorgeVelev0]

The population and tax decks give me anxiety... I avoided this video for so long because I knew that once I watch it, I'll back this game.

[@barryc6785]

There should be a symbol for one time only effects as well as ongoing or end game.

[@JonGetsGames]

That would be good, I hope they add something like that for the final version. I believe they have quite a bit of finishing touches to do on the iconography still.

[@2532robh1]

Looks awesome!!! I want it!! Hopefully we can hold out long enough to get it out of China, which is always the problem.

[@Hawky1221]

Thanks for the tutorial Jon! Not a game for me though, too expensive for what it seems to offer

[@jeffhiatt1682]

I am surprised to find i am attracted to this game a bit more than I expected. WHile not a run out and back (so far) the KS, its on my list to get at some point in retail. The board is indeed big, and i think they might be able to separate the actions areas to a separate board, giving more flexibility for fitting onto a variety of tables. The player boards are well laid out, but could be shrunk quite a bit with no loss of clarity or functionality. As for the art, i like it. its simple and and seems to fit the genre well and above all, its clear and easy to read. ALso, this is a prototype, so there is ample time for the artwork to get in the way of the game play.

[@dbf1dware]

In the newer version of the game, they did indeed shrink the player boards. Much more efficient. Overall, the art looks better and it all seems a bit more compact -- although still quite large as far as total table space.

[@tychay]

Strategically, I would have gone for the Diplomacy tech over building military units when none are built. If you had the requirements, it would have been cheaper (10 coin at most vs. 20 coin), wouldn't have lost you any military units in first scoring (because you had none effectively saving you 10 coin), and would have allowed you to push the opponent military from turkey to greece netting you an outright win there (net extra 6 points). The only minus I see is it would have flipped an extra tech card advancing a game timer.

[@JonGetsGames]

Interesting insight. I was mostly focused on showing a variety of play vs playing super well and I think you have some good points here.

[@geobrad7]

It drives me nuts when people pick up the marker to check the number in it on trackers that go in simple sequences. You can tell the number based on the adjacent visible number(s). LOL

[@nihlify]

Are you allowed to seperate the 2 military units you recruit? I've seen people say yes and no, I have no idea what the rules actually intends.

[@JonGetsGames]

Unfortunately, it's been too long since I played this game to remember the rules enough to answer your question. Sorry about that!

[@EfrainRiveraJunior]

Should I back this Kickstarter?

[@bijanajamlou5152]

Great playthrough. But wow the game is oversized. Not many tables it will fitt. I hope they shrink the playerbaords 75%

[@JonGetsGames]

I believe they are shrinking them significantly for the final version.

[@JJ_TheGreat]

45:30 But we wouldn’t gain any points either (since subtracting a negative number is a positive)?

[@JonGetsGames]

That's correct, I could have been more specific there. You only lose points, never gain points, from unrest.

[@JJ_TheGreat]

32:18 Huh? What do you mean by this? You just spent some time to tell us the reason that they went with Tyranny was because that was the only Government type for which they had the component for. They were looking at the Theocracy, but didn’t have at least one of the required component.

[@ormstunga7878]

They all needed that black ”tag” government component. Tyranny instead needed the red ”tag” military component. Which kind off makes sence.

[@JJ_TheGreat]

@@ormstunga7878 Gotcha, makes sense now. Thank you.

[@limweibin7703]

GAIN 10 MONEY /FARM TOWN WHEN PLAYED (1X) is mean when i play fram town,gain 10 money or i get how many farm town i have / 10 money which one correct?

[@JonGetsGames]

You gain 10 money for each farm town you have when you take that technology.

[@matthew.strout]

41:15 +3 stone production, not +1

[@JonGetsGames]

Ah yeah, I did flub that. Good catch!

[@G203029]

Where do you get those bowls for tokens??

[@JonGetsGames]

I picked them up at a dollar store many many years ago. I'm still kicking myself for only buying 4, I very often wish I had up to 8 of those things for filming purposes.

[@populater]

Those metal coins don't seem to be the same from the KS, where are they from?

[@ryanrose8712]

They are the coins from orleans I believe

[@JonGetsGames]

They weren't related to the game itself, all the components were taken from other games for this prototype I believe.

[@drunkenork5373]

When is this being released?

[@JonGetsGames]

I'm not sure, I imagine they have updates on the crowdfunding campaign about this though.

[@Skycroft1000]

Hmm. I like the idea of this, and I'm always fond of civilization building games, but I do have to say this doesn't look as exciting as I was hoping. I agree that it is oversized, and honestly I really don't like the art, it is a huge turn off for me.

[@kristijan1985]

the leaders are drawn terribly.. the rest is okayish to me. Not enough pledge levels, I would skip the coins for sure and probably the wooden tokens but would like the minis...

[@bmrigs]

Same here. I was looking forward to this and it falls flat. I'll save my $149 plus shipping.

[@fabricedelorme8836]

I agree, This game don't seem to value the amount of money it cost ... A lot of minis, many token rewards, a clear way of victory is to develop population ... A friend back it so I'll try it in a year (or more 😁). Thanks Jon good job 👍

[@kristijan1985]

I was excited about this game but now after the campaign started I am not anymore.. This looks like an overproduced family game, not thematic, art is pretty bad, especially the leader cards, and pretty similar to Terraforming Mars as people say and that's a huge minus for me. Terraforming Mars is a way overrated game in my opinion.. it is not very bad but it is just okayish to me, I am willing to play because other people want to play it but would rather play something else all the time.. My wallet is happy :)