Revive Board Game | Tutorial and Solo Playthrough

[@frokenulle4870]

I really enjoy your solo playthroughs. Not too long but still shows every part of the game and very well explained. You have very quickly become my favourite "go to" when it comes to learning new solo games, great work!

[@TotallyTabled]

That is a very nice compliment. I really appreciate your kind words and I'm so happy my videos work for you. I hope you continue to enjoy the channel. Thanks, frokenulle!

[@Mockingjay1986]

May I commend you on your clarity of explanation. It’s thorough and compelling and very nicely balanced making it an excellent resource in learning each of the games you present in your playthroughs as well as nuances that they have. Thank you!

[@TotallyTabled]

That is very generous of you, thank you. I'm glad you find my videos helpful. Learning games is the biggest barrier to the hobby, so I just hope I can make it a bit easier for people and maybe a bit fun. Thanks so much for the support!

[@singjazz]

I can’t find anyone who shows the spoilers (advanced rules). Or even what’s other stuff comes in the game. Could you maybe post what comes next? Everyone mentions they are just extra rules but never shows what they are. :(

[@chestersleezer8821]

You never used your faction ability and that is five more disks onto your player board track plus gain more cards. True more cards means maybe dropping down due to playing them but that faction also gets to gain a resource which could help. The object of solo play is try not to hibernate since that costs two drops instead of the one for playing a card.

[@ThePhoenixSlayer]

Yay. Now I have another game on my list that I want but probably can't afford... XD Loved this game. Nice video!

[@TotallyTabled]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video, PhoenixSlayer! There are too many fun games, that's for sure. Thanks!

[@jbo2471]

For the posterity there is now a mautoma available for this game. And it’s really good. It also work with expansion.

[@TotallyTabled]

I'll have to check that out. Thanks for sharing!

[@mvbracing]

Awesome! I just bought this game and your videos make learning new games easy so I was very happy to see you covered Revive!

[@TotallyTabled]

Thank you for your kind comment. I hope my video helps and I hope you enjoy Revive. Thanks for supporting the channel!

[@mpco_12]

Do Mage Knight Shaggy 😊

[@TotallyTabled]

It is on the schedule, I promise. 🙂

[@hiho8084]

Great teach as always! I was intrigued by this game. Nice to know there is a good solo game included.

[@TotallyTabled]

Thanks, HiHo! I've been really happy with this solo mode. I can see it getting a bunch of play on my table.

[@hiho8084]

@@TotallyTabled Getting it for Christmas! [My hubby asked for a few ideas]. Can't wait to try it out. Thanks again!

[@Boardgametherapist]

I love the way you cut into multiple close ups in your videos. Makes for a very clear playthrough. Other playthroughs I’ve seen of this game have been quite difficult to discern the symbols and art. If I may ask, What cameras are you using? And how many cameras? Thanks!

[@TotallyTabled]

Thanks so much for your kind words! The camera I'm using right now is a Canon R6 attached to an Atomos Ninja V for capture, monitoring and to prevent overheating. I only use the one camera mounted to a C-Stand over the table. I record in 4K and then edit on a 1080 timeline so I can create different zoom ins. I then separately record B-Roll and close ups of the cards. Everything is edited in free Divinci Resolve. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching, Boardgametherapist!

[@jazunaplaysboardgames469]

@@TotallyTabled A couple of questions. Does the camera stop every 30 min or so (if so, what do you do about it?) and is the video recorded via Atomos Ninja? Sorry, I'm kinda clueless on tech stuff :P

[@TotallyTabled]

@@jazunaplaysboardgames469 Yeah, I'm happy to help if I can. The specific camera I use, the Canon R6, does shut off after 30 minutes (or less) to prevent overheating when recording in camera. By recording into the Ninja, the camera no longer overheats and can record for any amount of time. I record into an AtomX ssd that is made to fit in the back of the Ninja. I can then easily plug it into my laptop to transfer the data. That is my method. There are cameras where this might not be necessary. Also, a lot of this is because I film 4K. That adds headaches. I'm not an expert and I've largely cobbled together things I already had with a few new things to make it work for me, so this might not be ideal for everyone. Hope that helps!

[@jazunaplaysboardgames469]

@@TotallyTabled Thanks so much! That was very helpful 😊 Just so you know I love your content and channel. I've been a subscriber since you had around 5K subscribers or so I think. Keep up the good work! 😉

[@Anaoa_Official]

This game reminds me so much of Frostpunk! Imagine if it had a sequel just like this one.

[@travisbicklejr]

Just wanna say that your channel is fantastic, and I really appreciate your content! Keep up the great work!

[@ryusuikarate]

Wow. I looked for a playthrough of revive and found this video. It's by far the best solo playthrough of any game I have ever seen. You explain very well but without repeating yourself to death (like others). That keeps the game flowing and makes it very easy to follow. I think I'm gonna go and binge the rest of your videos. Great work!

[@TotallyTabled]

I really appreciate those kind words. I'm glad the video worked for you. I hope you enjoy the rest of the channel as much as you enjoyed this playthrough. I try to make videos on a variety of games of different themes, weights, and styles. My favorite videos are my series of survival playthroughs -- Robinson Crusoe (three vids), This War of Mine, Frostpunk, Final Girl, Halls of Hegra, and Nemesis. I also think Voidfall turned out nicely. If you like Revive, you might also like Darwin's Journey, Castles of Burgundy, and Carnegie. I'm so happy you found the channel! Have a wonderful day!

[@singjazz]

Great watch but you didn’t use the bottom of your player board to move any of those tokens. Wish I could have seen how that worked a bit. Still subscribing though! :)

[@TotallyTabled]

Yeah, sorry about that. I do real playthroughs, so sometimes I don't explore 100% of the game. Thank you so much for the sub! I really appreciate the support and I hope you enjoy the channel.

[@svenbudde7530]

Solo this game is no challenge. First game 108 Points. Second Game 172 Points. 😊

[@TotallyTabled]

You are better at this game than I am! Congrats. Thanks for watching.

[@colessw2]

Hi, I've been going through and watching a couple playthroughs of the games, and getting some myself. But is could see you use card covers, covers for the card board pieces in some games, and during the Robinson Crusoe game you also had the little "wooden" thing on the side to hold all the extra pieces and stuff, and was wondering where what all you use, or websites you use to get all the accessories for better keeping of the game. I know it may be different than what the channel is based around, but a video explaining that would be great, or a link to somewhere that explains it all would.be fantastic too. Thank you for your time! :D

[@TotallyTabled]

I plan to make a video of the accessories I use, because I do get quite a few questions about that. Hopefully soon. The Robinson Crusoe stuff is from a decade ago and I don't remember where I got it. E-Raptor seems to make a similar insert. This one is fairly flimsy and I've only kept a few pieces of it, but they do look nice next to the board. The poker chips I use are Iron Clays from Roxley Games. I use silicon bowls from the Board Game Geek store. I also sometimes use Plano boxes and dollar tree containers to store bits for games. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!

[@stevegeorge7773]

Is there any 'you loose' element to this game? Like in Robinson Crusoe, for a timing challenge. This looks great but it comes across as beat your own score like. I like the card flip mechanic for alternatives and the location map idea. It's neat.

[@TotallyTabled]

Yeah, it is just beat a score, but you can set up a score as a win/loss. This playthrough felt like a loss as I've scored over 100 in previous plays. I definitely find the card play satisfying. Thanks Steve!

[@MrPavarok]

I really enjoyed and appreciated how much effort you made to get this teach down so well. Consider me a new subscriber!!

[@TotallyTabled]

Hey, I appreciate your kind words and thank you for the sub! Hope you enjoy the channel. Have a great day!

[@elqord.1118]

Insanely good playthrough. One of the best formats I have seen. Subbed

[@TotallyTabled]

Thanks so much for the sub! I really appreciate that. I'm glad you enjoyed the playthrough and I hope you like the rest of the videos on the channel! Have a great day.

[@SwordandBoardGames]

You are my favorite playthrough channel, handsdown. I was about to hijack another comment, but I'll just make my own. May I ask what lens you use? 20mm? I wanted to record a playthrough for Revive, as I'm currently enamored, but I'm not sure my 50mm could handle it even with a c stand. While I have you.. what's your lighting setup? I love using Davinci too. Cheers! - Mike

[@TotallyTabled]

That is so nice of you to say. Thank you. I'm just using the R6 kit lens, a 24mm-105mm F4...So full frame sensor with 24mm lens can cover my 4 by 3 foot table really well. As for light, I have a motley assortment of cheap LED studio lights, like a couple Neewer flapjacks and things like that, very carefully positioned to avoid glare in my tiny room. Lately I've been using a Godox SL150 I got cheap, to add some overall illumination. I would love a lens that could get to f2 or f2.8, because lighting is tough at F4. Hope that helps, Mike!

[@SwordandBoardGames]

@@TotallyTabled ah ok, I figured it was something around 20. Thank you!

[@TotallyTabled]

Anytime. 👍

[@olivertremel9869]

Revive looks very interesting. Thanks for that playthrough!

[@TotallyTabled]

Thanks for watching, Oliver. I find it to be a really interesting Euro. Nothing super original here, but a very satisfying combo of fun mechanisms.

[@jean-christopherioux3546]

I'm usually not a fan of beat your own score, but the gameplay seems to stand on its own and still be worth it to Play solo

[@TotallyTabled]

Absolutely. I always say I wouldn't want all solo modes to be like this, but I like it every once in a while when the card play is fun, like in Ark Nova. Thanks for watching!

[@MattHarropActor]

I got this today and am playing it tomorrow, so this playthru helped a lot! Thanks!

[@TotallyTabled]

I'm glad the video helped. I hope you enjoyed your first play. First plays are always unpredictable, but I liked this one immediately. The card play is satisfying. I'm curious how it plays multiplayer. Thanks for watching, Matt!

[@warpo007]

Thanks Shaggy, finally got my copy and this cleared up something i couldn't find. range from pieces, i wasn't sure if you could use the meeples as a point to measure range from.

[@TotallyTabled]

Glad I could help. Hope you enjoy the game. Let us know how your plays go. Thanks!

[@warpo007]

@@TotallyTabled 1st play was a loss, too many mistakes, was also spending too much food on range. just finished a second play and got 'regular victory' with the 1unlock of the campaign. and felt like i accomplished much more. Really have to get the most value out of every card played. those '20 actions' get eaten up pretty quick. No automa or anything to worry about is a nice bonus. Theme is a bit vague but it's there. Could not have done it without your playthrough Shaggy! on a side note i've noticed i enjoy games more where i get value/combos out of each turn, verses upkeep/looking after bots. PS have you got anymore western kingdom games yet? Architects of the West Kingdom has a great twist on the worker placement mechanic, not sure i've seen in anything else.

[@KristinaKristina-q5z]

Thank you, very good playthrough!🎉

[@TotallyTabled]

I appreciate that. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!

[@markcoomey8954]

great play through. Thank you so much!

[@TotallyTabled]

Thanks, Mark! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.