Obsession | Playthrough | With Mike

[@johntesoriero3944]

You give the best instructional videos. I've always told people that Rodney is the best, but these days, I prefer your style which guides me through the literal experience I'm likely to have when I set up the game.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Aw, thanks so much! Glad you find them helpful

[@nztuber]

Thank you! This is really entertaining and helped me to learn the basics of the game (which you make look very appealing). Great production, too.

[@Freyathrith]

Delightful and informative. Thanks!!

[@mwatney9775]

28:02 You already used the Servants' Quarters tile to send the Footman to the Main Gazebo Activity, so you cannot now also send the Cook: neither was Available. This is why it is important to do things in the correct order.

[@mwatney9775]

37:07 The Head Housemaid (pink) is allowed to screen only once per turn. So it is 'either/or' not 'both' guests.

[@descender421]

"I don't think I even need to read your description. Sorry lady!" had me laughing. Great playthrough!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Haha, thanks!

[@zinho73ninguemperguntou]

"I don't believe his past is as bad as they say". Brilliant :D

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks! The culmination of the whole story/ play :)

[@mwatney9775]

40:09 When you hire servants, they go into Expended Service, along with the Butler who did the hiring, not Available. Technically, you should place the Butler's Room tile as your Activity whenever you do this (even as part of a Pass): this doesn't matter in mid-game of course, assuming it has already been flipped.

[@hendrickstrauss3311]

I am so happy another print run is happening this year AND our country will actually see stock! Cannot wait to give it a good play.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Yes! Glad to see this getting out there more.

[@AppleZaider]

What a great playthrough thank you so much for sharing!!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thank you! Hope it was helpful.

[@Haytidaho]

Finally, got it with all expansions (new printing). As an all time downton abbey fan, can't wait to play this :)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Hope you have a blast!

[@lynnbowers4722]

It's a good sign someone is enjoying a game when they start singing😮. This game has been on my want list for awhile. If only money were no object.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I hope it gets wider distribution with the new print

[@stevegeorge7773]

Good play through. One can really get into the reasoning of why one gets a prestige guest for what ever reason. It certainly brings the theme out that is for sure. In regard to Pax Pamir, I would have to say that is one challenging solo automa. Both very good games in their own right I think. I am glad to have both.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Oh yeah, I don't think they are very similar at all, and they are both staying in my house for a while :)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Amazon purchases are temporarily on hold, so find the game here - www.kayentapublishing.com/ - - - - - - 0:00 - Introduction 1:16 - Overview and Set-Up 5:17 - How to Play 11:48 - Season 1 25:53 - Season 2 34:12 - Season 3 41:15 - Season 4 49:04 - Final Scoring

[@bernardgodfrey3499]

Great game, I was lucky enough to get the KS from someone at a decent price. Obsession + Wessex + Promo. Surprising hard to find in Europe. This has become a go to game when I want to chill out. Beware rich american heiresses. I enjoy the decision making and am, of course a huge Downton Abbey fan. I use a couple of house rules to make the solo game a little more competitive. I only look at the first row of the courtship and score everything the automa hand gets from the market. I believe the designer is going to review and tweak some of the solo rule. I'm looking forward to the Upstairs Downstairs expansion. Nice run through. Cheers Mike.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Definitely a fun one, and yeah I saw the designer talking about rebalance, or at least a solo variant to use courtship with upstairs downstairs.

[@winterzee]

At 11:00, my reading of the rules indicates the AI only gets a VP card at courtship if there is a tie or it wins. I don't think it gets one no matter what. (Rules page 14)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

You're right! I got confused by the whole "SP" terminology and whether that referred to the player or the AI. Thanks for the correction... seems like the more logical rule anyway, in retrospect :)

[@davidko9289]

Reminds me quite a bit of Legacy: Testament of Duke de Crecy. The first turn Servant's Quarters was super good. Presumably the expansion has updated solo bots?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

So there are two things for the solo with the expansion (and this is what I messed up, hence my giant score). 1 - The expansion comes with an alternate solo mode, balanced for use with the expansion, that cuts the whole courtship aspect and instead focuses on building the best estate, with a mix of tile types. 2 - The designer is going to post a rebalanced set of solo cards online that will make the point values match up the increased power of the bonus servants from the expansion, if you still want to use courtship.

[@davidko9289]

@@OneStopCoopShop Makes sense. It's nice that the designer is spending the time to make two different, adjusted versions of solo with the expansion.

[@aarondowning5791]

it's nothing like Legacy beyond the theme. Played both quite a bit. Obsession is more replayable.

[@jaybear7272]

Great playthrough Mike! I've been on the look out for this game for months now, but ironically seems impossible to get from any retailers here in the UK at the moment. Not that it matters in the slightest, but just to say that Derby is actually pronounced "Darby". No idea why, seems a totally illogical spelling, but it just is!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Darn you England! First you add an “i” to aluminum, then you pronounce “er” as “ar”!! ;) Thanks for watching!

[@jaybear7272]

@@OneStopCoopShop Yeah British place names can be spelt weirdly (see also: Edinburgh, Leicester, Salisbury). And I always thought it was you guys who took the 'i' out of aluminium!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

@@jaybear7272 oh it certainly was, I'm just being silly :)

[@jaybear7272]

@@OneStopCoopShop i just looked it up, because it's Friday afternoon at work here and I'm a bit bored(!), and turns out you were right the first time! It seems Sir Humphrey Davy, who discovered it, originally called it 'aluminum' (without the 'i'), but then some other British scientists felt the name didn't sound Latin enough so added the 'i' to give it an 'ium' ending. Whereas in America they stuck with Davy's original spelling. Always good to learn something new every day, and I have today!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

@@jaybear7272 my mind is blown!

[@danddjacko]

For the solo game you stated that win or lose the AI gets a VP card. This is incorrect. They only get one if they win or tie

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks!

[@Dexsting]

Thematically.... wouldn't a builder's holiday mean you can't build because they're all on holiday?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Their holiday is building on my estate. I'm harsh like that!!

[@Hybban]

It looks like a fun deck/tableau builder. But I feel like I'd have to watch the rules for all the servants all the time.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Remember that this is with the Upstairs/Downstairs expansion, which adds 4 servants with unique rules. Base game is VERY accessible. You barely need to check the rules at all.

[@pdv457]

Min 28.13 you uses the cook after revealing new guests, should not be allowed

[@nickvandam1214]

Thank you for this great explanation and playthrough!