Tanares Adventures Board Game - Solo Playthrough - The Quest Begins!

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In this video, I play through the beginning scenario of Tanares Adventures. Tanares Adventures is the sequel to Arena The Contest, my personal favorite dungeon crawler campaign game. Tanares features branching storylines, world building, city building, and a dynamic combat system.
Let me know in the comments below what you think of the game, or point out any errors I may have made. Please Like this video and Subscribe to this Channel. Thank you again for watching!
00:00 Introduction and First Room
08:10 Second Room
32:57 Third Room
52:27 Fourth Room
01:14:00 Final Thoughts
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[@AlejandroAguadoMunoz]

Hello! I would suggest adding this video to the Tanares Adventures list. The game is awesome but also a bit overwhelming (specially the status tokens are messy), so this kind of videos are so helpful! Many youtubers prepare unboxing videos, but they do not seem to play the game at all afterwards. Also, you explain the game in a very clear English (it is not my mother tongue), and I really appreciate it too.

[@tabletopforone]

Thank you so much! I must have forgot to add it to the Tanares list. I fixed it 🙂. I'm so glad the videos have helped you. Thank you for your suggestion, comment, and for watching.

[@boman3132]

Great job! Really enjoyed this video looking forward to my first game.

[@danylwong]

this was really helpful...hoping to play soon. The mystic reaper was actually dead, I think you forgot to take spike damage from moving through the spikes. So 4 spike damage, 8 bleed damage, and 8 reaction damage.

[@kevinerskine3299]

Nice job!! I like to try a game, then watch some videos to see what I missed. So this really helped.

[@TritiumJones]

I really enjoyed this! I'm looking forward to more Tanares content.

[@tabletopforone]

Thank you so much. I'm so happy you enjoyed it. Another viewer asked if I would show the solo Comrade system. So, that may be the next video. Then I will have to decide if I want to continue the campaign (which would have spoilers), or do one-off scenarios. We'll see what I come up with. Thanks for watching!

[@p4n95]

Thanks, really appreciate the video, great job all around!

[@tabletopforone]

Thank you so much for watching and for the encouragement! I'm so happy you enjoyed it.

[@jasons.9389]

Great video!!! Just received my game (two huge boxes). Thank you so much! Looking forward to more!!!

[@tabletopforone]

Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the game.

[@user-vk5zn7nb5r]

Really good playthrough!

[@tabletopforone]

Thank you so much! That is very encouraging to me.

[@raptorrancher]

You did a wonderful job.

[@tabletopforone]

Thank you very much!

[@arthurmensing3869]

Great stuff here! I'm getting the all in including ATC. Should I start off with ATC? That was my plan. Keep going with your content. Appreciate it!

[@tabletopforone]

Thank you so much! Arena is my favorite dungeon crawler campaign game. But, Tanares is challenging that spot. You can start with Arena which is a fantastic experience, just know that the rules in combat are different. Either way, I hope you enjoy whichever one you choose!

[@paulharper7185]

Looks really great. I will forget the passives consistently, I know cause I do in PvP also on TTS.

[@tabletopforone]

Thank you so much! Yeah, so much to keep track of. I'd rather miss a benefit than miss something on the enemies. Thank you so much for watching!

[@Phlanx06]

So since the green villain started his turn in the spikes he can't take terrain damage until he exits it and if he were to reenter it or if he ended his turn on the spikes. Make sure to remember those passives, they are very powerful 🙂

[@tabletopforone]

Thank you for the clarification!

[@BLDTHEGAMER]

If you get an opportunity, could you do the tutorial with the solo variant, just to compare. Doesn't even have to be the whole tutorial. Just the last stage would do.

[@tabletopforone]

Thanks for the suggestion! I will definitely consider that.

[@davidarlington1206]

at 40:00 when you rolled that 1, yes, it's an automatic miss, but it still does residual damage. No totally free passes in Arena/Tanares!

[@tabletopforone]

You're absolutely correct. I had misread that rule. I believe I correct it later or in a later playthrough. Thank you so much for catching that and for watching!

[@gruff74]

Thank you for posting this video; was really curious about this game and this playthrough helped me decide on getting this :) Small check question on around minute 31; should the baddy not have reveived an additional 4 damage from walking through the spikes?

[@tabletopforone]

The enemies take spike damage when entering into spikes, ending a turn in spikes, but not leaving them. I hope that helps 🙂 And thank you for watching!

[@allfour1]

Thanks for the playthrough. This is definitely a step up in complexity from Arena but hopefully it looks to make combat and strategies more interesting. There's a whole bunch of things to track and remember but you did a great job of that. I'm a bit worried the skills and villain targeting leading to automatic reactions are unbalanced as you never looked close to failing and a couple of times villains killed themselves which felt odd. Would love to see more gameplay from you but appreciate we want to avoid spoilers. Thanks again.

[@tabletopforone]

So, one thing I didn't cover is what is called the Kemet Hunt. It is an evolving system of difficulty that awards bonus loot based on how efficiently you finish a quest. You "level" up (or level down) the hunt as you go, but each level puts you at more of a disadvantage at the start of/during the quest (i.e. start with one special attack spent). This system is meant to balance out the game as you go. So, in other words, the game rewards good tactical decisions and positioning for the situations I was in, while later balancing that with progressive restrictions. That being said, there is allowance in the rules for what is like a survivor exception for the villains, if you feel it is weird that they would "kill themselves" from reactions or otherwise. I don't have the rules in front of me, but in the targeting section, there is a highlighted variant that explains a "survivor" instinct. However, the scenario I played is really designed in the favor of the player and heroes. The quests following are more balanced, challenging, and possible to fail. They really put some excellent thought into the combat system and the implications of the targeting and movement system. It's fun, dynamic, and makes you feel like each turn matters. Thank you so much for watching!

[@INCDZONE]

when you say line of sight a person could argue that hes behind a character and to left there a wall.

[@tabletopforone]

Yes, that's true, but this game only accounts for walls and doors. On pages 19 and 20, the rulebook illustrates the rules on line of site. Draw an imaginary straight line from one corner of the attacker's square to one corner of the target's square. If that line doesn't touch a wall or door, then you have line of sight. "Obstacles, terrain, barricades, and combatants do not block vision." It's not very thematic or realistic, but those are the rules. Thanks so much for your comment and for watching!

[@jarldjevel6111]

Very didactic and well done playthrough. I appreciate to see the game before receiving it. Question (I don't have the game yet). Aren't you supposed to roll the dice when you perform a reaction attack?

[@tabletopforone]

Thank you so much for the compliment. It really is encouraging. I had originally thought that regarding reaction attacks (perhaps that was originally in Arena), but on page 41 of the Tanares rulebook it says, "Reaction DMG is an effect, not an attack. It is dealt automatically and requires no roll against the inciting enemy's defense." I hope that helps. Thank you so much for watching!

[@jarldjevel6111]

@@tabletopforone thanks for the clarification. There seems to be a lot of differences rule wise between this one and Arena PvE.

[@tabletopforone]

Yes, there are quite a few. When I first dove into Tanares, I thought it would be an easy sidestep from Arena. But, I'm having to learn a new game practically, yet my experience with Arena still confuses my thoughts sometimes. 😆 however, Tanares Adventures is a better system I think, and I'll eventually have it all down. When you approach the game, just approach it as if you don't know anything. That might make it easier to learn.

[@dnsolace]

Thanks very detailed gameplay. I was wondering if you know if this and the next tutorial scenarios are able to be skipped?

[@tabletopforone]

Thank you so much! I do believe you can skip to adventure cards D and E. I'll try to find the info for you.

[@tabletopforone]

So, on page 12 of the City Book, in red it says where the "Campaign Introduction ends." At this point, you'll have access to Adventures D & E (with A & B removed from the game). This is where the "true" campaign begins. Is there a particular reason you want to skip the Introduction? If you haven't played Tanares before (i.e. on Tabletop Simulator), then I very much recommend doing the tutorial quests. There are many changes and additions to the game since Arena The Contest. So, if you don't do the tutorials, it will be more difficult to learn everything you need to play. Just a suggestion. 😁 But, of course, play as you'd like. I do hope you enjoy it!

[@dnsolace]

@@tabletopforone If these tutorials don't really give rewards or develop your character or involve puzzles (and only teaches new mechanics) then I'd rather just watch your playthroughs and dive right in the "true" campaign I think.

[@tabletopforone]

There is story before and in between that set the stage for the campaign. You could of course read those parts and start st D/E. Up to you 🙂

[@sakarilaiho3497]

hmm.. was that "mob" situation when you attacked 26:30 attack? -> villain exposed?

[@tabletopforone]

Yes, I apologize that I missed that (probably more than once in this playthrough). I still miss it sometimes to this day.

[@trav1129]

When you attacked at 21 mins with pew pew. How did you have los on the red one would it it not run through the wall?

[@tabletopforone]

When determining los, if one corner of the square your character on can "see" one corner of the enemy, then los is achieved. In this case, the upper left corner of the character had los to the upper right corner of the enemy without going through the wall. I hope that helps! 🙂

[@kevineng4372]

At 30:45 would the reaver take damage from the spikes while moving on his turn? Killing him on his way to attack the healer ?

[@tabletopforone]

No, I originally thought that, but according to the designer (and the rules) he would not take spike damage here. He only takes it entering into the spikes. So, he would have had to exit and reenter to receive spike damage. Even then, the spike damage would hit first, then part of the bleed and part reaction, then rest bleed. Bleed is residual damage and cannot kill. If I'm wrong on any of that, let me know. Thanks for the great question!

[@kevineng4372]

@@tabletopforone thanks for the reply! I just got my game today so I’ll let you know . The rulebook looks intimidating

[@tabletopforone]

Yeah, there are so many things to track. The game is incredibly fun, but allow yourself to miss things. 😁

[@dougcerulli8826]

Thanks for the video! When you used Mind Strike in the second room, the attack targets two enemies. Should not the red reaper also have reacted and attacked?

[@tabletopforone]

I'll double check the rules when I get home, but I believe they say that the first target of the attack is the only one that gets provoked for the attack.

[@tabletopforone]

Here's the quote from page 41 of the rulebook under Retaliation: "When you make an attack on your Prime Action, the first NOT-Fatigued villain you target must take the next turn." The example below that text also clarifies it further "Villain C is not fatigued, also. However, it was not the first not-Fatigued villain targeted by the attack....therefore, villain C will not retaliate (not even after villain B takes its turn). Does that help? I hope I still got that rule correct in the playthrough. I'll have to check later. Thanks so much for the question and for watching.

[@dougcerulli8826]

Excellent! Thanks for the clarification.

[@ileopsoas88]

I have a question about blast: you played as it doesnt affect the combatant source of the effect, but where in the rule you find it clearly?

[@tabletopforone]

I'm not sure it is clear in the rulebook. In Appendix D, it says "Deal X damage to all enemies in 1 space of the target." I read that as referring to any hero except the target hero. Furthermore, I think of it logically. It's a blast attack, which its epicenter takes the most damage (the target from the initial hit) and then it radiates out to enemies within one space from the center of the blast. I could be wrong. I hope that helps.

[@p0ck3tp3ar]

I quit Arena after five sessions. So many things to keep track of and relay to the players. No visual aids (monster stat cards etc) so I had to constantly tell everyone the stats and all the special rules. Do you think Tanares Adventures would be an improvement for me? I do have it but I'm not even sure if I want to try it.

[@tabletopforone]

I don't know if Tanares would be a good fit for you then. In some ways there is more to track, but the payoff is far more rewarding. The combat is so greatly improved, but it is more complex. I have a few playthroughs on my channel to give you an idea.

[@p0ck3tp3ar]

@@tabletopforone Complexity of combat is not something I'm particularly worried about but I really dislike the troves of rules that vary from quest to quest. In particular: doors/chests/switches/unique room rules/unique room monster rules. I feel like it's difficult to remember all of it so I repeatedly have to look down at the book. I find it to be disrupting to the experience. Would you say Tanares would be worse for me in this regard given this additional info? Thank you.

[@tabletopforone]

It would probably be about the same. For instance, one scenario I played had a miniature move along a track based on how many enemies were on the map. Then where the miniature landed (on floor, spikes, switch, rune, or book) something would happen. It wouldn't be anything easily memorized, and I had to reference the rulebook at the end of every round. It was a clever timing mechanic, but it was less thematic in that case. I hope that helps.

[@p0ck3tp3ar]

@@tabletopforone Thank you. That is a perfect example of what I don't want hehe. I will see if my brother wants to run the game :P

[@DestinyHorizons]

I'd like to ask a rules question: Can Mobbed be combined with Focused? Taking a defense down 6 points?

[@tabletopforone]

No, it cannot in the base rules. Focus is for ranged attacks where no villain is within 3 spaces and you forfeit movement. Mob is for melee attacks where two heroes are adjacent to an enemy but nor to each other. Now, there are some attacks that give you focus automatically. So, I suppose that if your hero is mobbing a villain and uses a ranged attack with auto focus against that villain that you would then get +6 to your roll. However, you would then cite a reaction attack from that villain and suffer damage. I personally would think it's better in that moment to sidestep and attack to avoid reaction damage and still get +3 from the auto focus. Unless of course, you wanted to keep the villain mobbed for the other hero's turn who is part of that mob. I'll double check the rulebook to see if they can stack bonuses in that scenario.

[@tabletopforone]

Ok, so the wording is that mobbing causes the villain to be "exposed." Focus also causes a villain to be "exposed." Exposed is a "condition" that provides -3 defense against enemies. And according to page 26 under Conditions, conditions stack. So the end result of that scenario I mentioned is that the villain would have -6 defense against the ranged attacker for is mobbing and auto-focused. I erroneously said "+6 to the roll" instead of "-6 to defense," even though in most cases the outcome is the same mathematically. I hope that helps. Thanks for the great question!

[@DestinyHorizons]

@@tabletopforone Awesome. Thanks.

[@DestinyHorizons]

@@tabletopforone On another topic, I reached out to the publisher, but did anyone else have this problem. I missing the Gullag character card and I have a blue figure with his hands outstretched with fire in his palms. I don' have any cards for that character. Anyone else missing these?

[@DestinyHorizons]

@@tabletopforone Also are you going to do a video on the city/world maps? I'm completely lost.

[@TheGrumpyMeeple]

27:26 the reaper should have been Mobbed here right?

[@tabletopforone]

Yes, that is correct. Mobbed for the Tank or Brute. But also, the Reaper would not have moved,but sidestepped to avoid reaction damage. My mistakes, sorry!

[@TheGrumpyMeeple]

@@tabletopforone no worries, I’m really enjoying your coverage! I’ve got a channel as well (The Grumpy Meeple) and I’m covering Tanares too, so I know how much there is to juggle. If you ever feel like chatting with someone else about the game, lemme know! We could hop on Discord and record it, more content for both our channels 😀.

[@tabletopforone]

Sure! I'd be happy to collaborate sometime. I sub'd your channel. Thanks so much for watching!

[@BLDTHEGAMER]

Can you play this without Arena?

[@tabletopforone]

I'm afraid not. You need the game board and a variety of tokens and terrain from Arena.

[@BLDTHEGAMER]

@@tabletopforone Thank you.

[@gegge0]

Like i understand the rules for enemy movement. They suck, they move way to stupid in my opinion. Is like fighting enemies with 0 int.

[@tabletopforone]

Yes, that's pretty much right. I think the intention was to make it more of a puzzle than fighting against an intelligent enemy.

[@gegge0]

@@tabletopforone I have pledge to the game at gamefound. So I guess I play with some homebrew rules on the movement. Nice video tho (y)

[@gegge0]

@@tabletopforone Yeah, to set up a fight to gain advantage in the fight. Like you did in the 29th minute or so. But I don't think I liked the movement of monster this way. They expose them self to much damage just to get to their favorite target. The priority should go different maby? But the game look awesome in the other aspect. Have you completed it?

[@Diggilicious]

What's the point of rolling if you hit on a 2+ on a 20 sided dice? Dumb game. Playthrough is good though.

[@erkyboy]

First: 1 Always fails Second: 20 is a critical Third: it's a tutorial, it's supposed to be easy

[@Diggilicious]

@@erkyboy First, does the defense value listed on the card ever change? No? Then the point stands. Doesn't matter if it's an intro scenario or not. Second: U R Dumb.