Solo Play Sunday: The Red Cathedral! 🕌

[@emmafradd]

This game is so cosy, I love that it fits inside a small box. Thanks for the video Dave and for donating to a great charity! 🙂

[@BoardGameDave]

Thank you again for the recommendation, Emma! ☺️ And you're right-it is very cozy (or cosy)! 🇦🇺 Love that they were able to fit a grandiose-feeling euro game inside such a tiny box!

[@donnakeferlis1649]

This was perfect for my Sunday morning coffee. I love this game. Now I wanna see you play this with Contractors!

[@BoardGameDave]

I'm glad I could accompany you for your morning coffee! ☕️ I'd love to try the contractors expansion! Do you know if it changes the solo mode at all?

[@donnakeferlis1649]

@@BoardGameDave 🤔 can't quite remember... I played it a while ago... Although I do remember being all "not fair! How come Ivan gets that so easy!" But then again, I always say that to AI's😜

[@BoardGameDave]

@@donnakeferlis1649 Haha, right? I don't get why they get to constantly break the rules and cheat... no wonder they win all the time, right? 🤣

[@refocusongames]

My wife and I love this game! Great play through and presentation! We’re anxious to try the Contractors expansion.

[@BoardGameDave]

Thank you so much for checking out the playthrough! ☺️ I'd like to try the Contractors expansion as well!

[@play-it-or-not]

Dave, a simple tip to not to forget to reroll is to place the die you have moved near the ressource token until the end of your turn.

[@BoardGameDave]

That's not a bad idea! I think I remember that being suggested in other videos/comments-thank you! ☺️

[@Cleansweep38]

Coffee Roaster is a great challenging solo Game

[@BoardGameDave]

I’ve heard good things about that one! ☕️ And it’s solo only! I just added it to my want-to-play/buy lists! ☺️

[@jamesmorgan1967]

お疲れ様でした！よくできました！ Late to the party here, but had to jump in to say I love The Red Cathedral both solo and multi-player. I realized in your playthough that I could take more advantage of the "lose a prestige to gain rubles" free action, especially when decorating. (Thanks for the tip!) I have the Contractors expansion on pre-order. (It's not coming until June because I also ordered a game that's coming out in June and everything will be shipped together.) Don't know if Contractors changes solo play dramatically, but I'd love to see you try it out....or you could do the more advanced side of the player board (where decorations are not immediately available and have to be "unlocked.") Nice game! Really enjoyed this one. (Question: Have you ever played Bargain Basement Bathysphere?)

[@BoardGameDave]

あ、ジェームズさんビデオを見てくれてありがとう！You're not late to the party at all! It's a great little game for sure! ☺️ Yes, I'm pretty sure I'm playing that right as far as the prestige manipulation thing! It took me a play or two to figure out how to take advantage of that! What else did you order along with the Contractors expansion? I'd like to try out the expansion too but haven't committed to buying it, especially since I almost exclusively play this one solo! Like you said, if I want some variability, I could always just use the reverse side of the board, too! Thank again for checking out the video and for the comment, James! (And no, I've never even heard of it! What kind of game is that?) 🤣

[@jamesmorgan1967]

@@BoardGameDave You're definitely playing it correctly as that action can be completed any time during one's turn. It's a great way to generate money in a game where the rubles can be hard to come by! The games that I've ordered: In the Footsteps of Darwin (a quick and breezy game with amazing art that releases in June), Contractors expansion, Nimalia (a puzzly little game that requires you to make difficult choices throughout the game in order to maximize whatever your scoring each round...just added it to my order yesterday), and the aforementioned Bargain Basement Bathysphere (a solo only roll and write game that has a 20-game "campaign" in which you play through three different maps and accrue rewards along the way as you successfully complete missions). Don't know if you like roll and writes or not, but if you do this one might be a good candidate since you play a lot of games solo.

[@jamesmorgan1967]

@@BoardGameDave P.S. 将来に会える機会があれば、ぜひザレッドカテドラルをデイブさんとプレイしてみたい！どう思いますか？　(Omg, the katakana is klling me! 😂)

[@BoardGameDave]

That's good to know that I'm playing that rule correctly! It almost seems like cheating because there are like no restrictions on when you can do that! And you listed a lot of games I've never heard of! I'll have to check them out, James! Thank you for the recommendations! ☺️ それは絶対にやりましょう！ジェームズさんと会えたらいいね！それでカタカナのややこしさがよく知っています！日本人の友達とゲームのことを話す時いっつもアフィーストフォーオーデンとかグレートウウェスターントレールとかへんなのばっかり！🤣

[@adib.7545]

That's really kind of you to donate to a different charity every Sunday

[@BoardGameDave]

Thank you for saying that! ☺️ It incentivizes me to do well and it gives my solo playthroughs more of a sense of purpose, you know? Any recommendations for a future charity? 🤔

[@adib.7545]

Yeah that makes sense 🙂 A charity I really like is Operation Smile. It helps children who are born with cleft lips.

[@BoardGameDave]

@@adib.7545 That sounds like a perfect charity for a future Solo Play Sunday! I'll make a note of it! Thank you! ☺

[@boardgametotears]

So want to try this! Congrats on your shoutout from Quackalope today also.

[@BoardGameDave]

Hey there, Antonio! Thank you so much for this comment-I had no idea where all these subscribers were coming from until I read your comment! 🤣 That was really nice of Jesse to give the channel a shoutout! ☺️ Hope you're doing well and hope to see you soon!

[@KaNawogirusa]

Hi Dave, where did you get those coins, they look nice

[@BoardGameDave]

Oh, yes! I should have mentioned where I got them in the video! They’re the coins for Marco Polo from a Brazilian company called Moedas & Co. I made a whole video about these and the coins they made for A Feast for Odin if you want a closer look! ☺️

[@KaNawogirusa]

@@BoardGameDave awesome thanks!

[@BoardGameDave]

Of course!! ☺️

[@Cleansweep38]

Red Cross has been working overtime with all the natural disasters and the Ukraine/ Russia war. I think they would be a worthy cause.

[@BoardGameDave]

That sounds like a great idea! 🇨🇭 I’ll definitely keep that in mind! Thank you for the suggestion! ☺️