Obsession (3rd Printing, same rules with 2nd Edition) - How to Play Board Game

[@Freyathrith]

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.

[@MeepleUniversity]

🙏thank you so much, that means a lot to us🙏

[@Alex-ut2rh]

Totally agree!!!

[@MeepleUniversity]

@Alex-ut2rh 🙏🙏🙏😍😍😍😍

[@metalinmyhead]

Same here

[@FoolishFishBooks]

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!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thanks so much for the kind words. And we try when we can 🙏

[@evandercaldwell9993]

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!!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thanks so much for your kind words 🙏. Welcome to the "University"😁. We try always to pace our videos for maximum learning hopefully 🙏👌😍

[@VTboardgamer]

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!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thank you so much for your kind words Dylan! There are lots of information in the rulebook, understand could be like that.

[@RichardHaywardMelbourne]

Incredibly valuable video for learning how to play. It's clear and entertaining.

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thank you so much!

[@alicemoore2036]

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.

[@MeepleUniversity]

Wooot! Thank you so much for stopping by, glad it was fun!

[@ruth7784]

Thank you so much for this! :-) I was finding the rule book overwhelming and things just weren't 'clicking' in my brain.

[@MeepleUniversity]

Glad it was helpful!🙏🙏🙏

[@pixxelwizzard]

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!

[@MeepleUniversity]

🙏 so kind of you, we love you too, thank you for keep poppin in our comments🙏. Hope you enjoy playing!

[@inehoeben4136]

Got this game yesterday and the rulebook was a little bit much for me, but your video explained perfectly! Many thanks!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Glad it helped! Thank you for the visit, hope you enjoy the game!

[@andrewuk2781]

Great tutorial! This really helps to skip the rulebook and get to the game quickly. Well presented and well structured.

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@brandondwaite]

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]

Glad this help, thanks so much for the kind words. Hope you enjoy the game!

[@MrNotfiman]

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]

Hello Mark, thank you so much for your kind words, and taking the time to write here. Glad it has helped you!

[@lucasmccarthy9905]

One of our favorite games! Makes it to the table far more than most in our library.

[@MeepleUniversity]

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

[@lucasmccarthy9905]

@@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!

[@MeepleUniversity]

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

[@carlyfetzer9464]

Thanks so much for this thorough yet concise explanation!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Glad it's useful, our pleasure!

[@mannyuk99]

Beautifully presented and informative. Now the fact that I live in Derbyshire means I have to get this game! 💚

[@MeepleUniversity]

Oh wow, nice! And thank you for the kind words🙏

[@martinlauzon]

Thank you so much! Best tutorial for Obsession on KZbin. Will help refresh our memories before a play.

[@MeepleUniversity]

Hi Martin, thank you so much for your kind words, glad it helps :D Happy holidays!

[@patatedestenebres]

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!

[@MeepleUniversity]

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]

Aren't they Australian?? I thought this theme was England!

[@filipemarques2965]

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?

[@todd5041]

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.

[@budkeegan6927]

Best rules walk-through for Obsession yet-- well done

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thank you so much Bud :)

[@kirksellman1999]

Very helpful. Thanks for helping us learn Obsession.

[@MeepleUniversity]

Our pleasure Kirk. Hope you enjoy the game!

[@mattparkinson8471]

Tarrant always does a great job explaining the rules, thank you as always for making this video. 😊

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thanks so much for the kind words Matt🙏🙏

[@bongoclive7555]

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]

Our pleasure! Hope you enjoy the game too Bongo

[@MyWifeHatesBoardGames]

This was an exceptionally clear walkthrough. Well done!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thank you so much for your kind words 🙏

[@bannystarr]

That was fantastic 👏🏼 explained everything I needed to know. Well organised and very clear to understand. Thank you

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thank you kindly🙏

[@andrewwalsh531]

really good summary.....was waiting for something like this to get the game off the shelf, thanks!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Yass we're glad you get to play it. Hope you enjoy it too. We wish we played it sooner

[@edifanobbonafide]

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.

[@MeepleUniversity]

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👍🙂🙏

[@dirkhoffmann6827]

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]

Thank you so much Dirk! 😃 Woohoo, enjoy the gmae with your wife...while.. maybe have a cup of tea? ;P

[@MirkoCano]

Thanks! this helped me a lot to prepare the game

[@MeepleUniversity]

Our pleasure! Thanks for the kind words 🙏😊

[@MikeGoodwin773]

Excellent rules explanation! It's such a fun, thematic game.

[@MeepleUniversity]

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

[@leochan8996]

Thank you very much. It really helps me to play the game. The rulebook is very hard to read.

[@MrJdecoy]

Great video! There really isn't a straightforward rules teach about this game...Thank you

[@MeepleUniversity]

:) True that. Thank you so much!

[@wichhouse]

This is great! I was just getting ready to relearn for a holiday family game of Obsession this week!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Yasss what a good coincidence 🤣🙏👍. This is the 3rd edition, playes like 2nd edition rules wise. Which edition you have?

[@wichhouse]

@@MeepleUniversity I thought I had the latest edition (2nd printing 2020). I don't see anything on BGG. Was there a new edition released?

[@MeepleUniversity]

3rd edition is basically 3rd print. Rules like 2nd edition, the just fixed some typos, components, not rules related. So you're good👍

[@wichhouse]

@@MeepleUniversity Ah, perfect. Thank you!

[@MeepleUniversity]

@@wichhouse :D

[@lornabocquet7825]

Really helpful video. Saved me digging through the rules. Can’t wait to try it now. Thanks.

[@MeepleUniversity]

Hi Lorna, thank you for your kind words. Excited for you to play!

[@tyn1536]

Great game and great teach as always

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thanks so much Ty🙏

[@MrJdecoy]

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!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Ok feedback taken, we'll see if we can make it happen :). Thank you for the visit

[@pault3836]

You explained this game extremely well

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thank you for the kind words 🙏🙏

[@AlexNguyen]

Lovely detailed explanation!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thank you so much Alex!

[@n20games52]

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.

[@MeepleUniversity]

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👍🙏

[@lucasmccarthy9905]

@@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

[@MeepleUniversity]

Hahah oh brilliant, totally makes the game even more fun. My friend also try the British accent 🤣👍

[@n20games52]

@@MeepleUniversity Of course, welcome to Downton Abbey. LOL!

[@n20games52]

@@lucasmccarthy9905 It's great when a game captures the imagination in this way!

[@LudwigAustin]

WONDERFUL VIDEO !! thanks for doing such a great explanation !!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@evilbleachman]

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!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thank you so much, we're humbled

[@Coyotek4]

Many thanks ... maybe now I can try this on BGA.

[@MeepleUniversity]

Our pleasure. Have fun 🙏👍

[@virgofortissima]

Super clear, thank you!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Hi Shary, glad it helps :) Thanks for the visit

[@stigdu99]

Great rules run through, thank you!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Our pleasure 😍🙏

[@aleksanderfreberg6831]

Brilliant, thx 👌👍

[@MeepleUniversity]

🙏 Thank you!

[@lexodius]

Thanks for the explanation.

[@MeepleUniversity]

:D our pleasure!

[@illykimbo]

Hi and thanks for your presentation. I'm in Italy, the game is unavailable in Amazon, where can I buy It??

[@MeepleUniversity]

Our pleasure! Perhaps check out their website on the video description, they may have links to other shops, or maybe they ship there.

[@terradudley1240]

very helpful! thank you!!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Glad it was helpful! :) Thank you for your kind words!

[@sarahwinters4771]

I'm playing this today. This video was helpful, but the game itself seems quite dull. I hope it's exciting during actual play.

[@MeepleUniversity]

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!

[@MJ-ko1nw]

GREAT JOB! Thanks! :)

[@MeepleUniversity]

Thank you so much MJ

[@XD-rd8zd]

thank you

[@MeepleUniversity]

You're welcome 🙏

[@shlomaster1]

3rd edition? anything different from 2nd edition that was recently released?

[@dalerancourt5693]

Looks the same but the VP cards look bigger

[@MeepleUniversity]

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-Brennan]

Where did you manage to buy this 3rd printing, please?

[@dalerancourt5693]

@@Brendini-Brennan Contact owner Kentapublishing the guys amazing, He will respond and tell you were to get, thats how I got mine recently

[@Brendini-Brennan]

@@dalerancourt5693 Thanks so much - I will try contacting him.... My wife is a Jane Austen superfan! And thank you for creating the excellent review!

[@sherekhangamedev]

Interesting theme!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Hiiii Shere. It is isn't it, we role play the theme a bit too when playing this. :D

[@sherekhangamedev]

@@MeepleUniversity is cool when the mechanics of a game represent well the flavor of the theme, and that gives ambience for role. 😎

[@MeepleUniversity]

So true! Do role play when playing makes the ambience works too :)

[@LadyoftheReach]

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?

[@ThePurplePassage]

Why do they pronounce valet as ballot? The word is derived from French so the 't' is silent and it's pronounced val-ey

[@MeepleUniversity]

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

[@ThePurplePassage]

@@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

[@MeepleUniversity]

@@ThePurplePassage Haha no problems, we got confused at first as well. Thanks so much!!

[@GKEK]

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!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Gaaaaahh Krissy😍😝 sorry to hear that. Awww yes hope you can play with others that likes again soon 🤞🤞🤞

[@bryanep]

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 .

[@shonuffmofo997]

Great rules explanation! Thanks!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Glad it was helpful!