Splendor Duel - Board Game Playthrough and Review

Hey Everyone,
Quick playthrough of Splendor Duel! This is the 2 player only standalone edition of the game Splendor. Spoiler alert - we love it!
Enjoy!
Baley & Wyatt
BGG Complexity - 1.57/5
BGG Ranking - 7.9/10
Players - 2
Playtime - 30 minutes
00:00 Welcome
00:40 Rules: What's new in Duel?
03:34 Gameplay
38:17 I AM THE WINNER!
39:20 Plant Spotlight - Philodendron Silver Sword
40:08 OH SNAP!
42:01 Review and Ranking
#boardgames #splendor #2playergames

[@gozzywozzy485]

Totally agree re the size of the components (esp the cards). It feels like they went from one extreme to the other. After all the noise from the community about the oversized normal sized box that many felt was unecessary for standard Splendor, now for this Duel version they made everything a bit too tiny to fit into a very small travel-size box this time. #lesigh lol - the pendulum swung too far :D

[@botanyandboard]

Totally agree, I just feel like I can't freely shuffle and move the cards. I also don't have huge hands so I'm sure this is more frustrating for others. -Wyatt

[@FrancisPelletier]

14:36 the scroll action is only at the beginning of your turn and it’s only one scroll per turn.

[@botanyandboard]

Aha! I hadn't realized it was only at the beginning. You are correct, you do the optional actions at the beginning and then one of the mandatory actions. It does say you can return one or more privileges to their place above the board, so I think you are allowed to do it more than once. Thanks for watching, and bringing that to my attention! :)

[@FrancisPelletier]

@@botanyandboard actually, I was wrong 😑. It is indeed only at the beginning of your turn that the scroll action can be taken but you may use several scrolls in the same turn. It’s an awesome game. Thanks for the upload.

[@botanyandboard]

@@FrancisPelletier I do love it! We are huge splendor fans, so this was instantly up our alleys.

[@AlexisGolnas]

7:23 Wouldn't you need a second red gem to purchase this card?

[@botanyandboard]

Wyatt response, yes you are correct! I was hoping that Baley cheated 😂 but looks like she stacked her reds and it looked like 1 chip on video. Keep an eye out for her though, especially if I lose!

[@botanyandboard]

😂 you are totally right!! I don't know what I was thinking! But shhh don't tell Wyatt or I'll have to asterisk my win. 😆

[@botanyandboard]

Wyatt response, wait.... I think you're right she did cheat! Thanks @alexandrosgkolnas, you have made my day! Invalid win now lol

[@botanyandboard]

Nooooo @alexandros gkolnas look what you've done! Ahahaha only joking, thanks for watching! 😃

[@AlexisGolnas]

Lol 😃