Teach the Teach - Xia Legends of a Drift System

[@Gmandenton]

Thanks M-3 for simplifying a complex game into teachable bits. I'm running this game tomorrow and I needed a confidence boost.

[@VengeanceMM]

It would be great if you could include a PDF version of your player aid and link it in the description so that we could print it off to use.

[@bertrand391]

Your explanations are all crystal clear. Great player aid. You're doing a fantastic job imo. I just can't help being doubtful about the reason and amount of thumbs down.

[@matthewmelissamakak2615]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you find the video to be helpful and clear. Yeaa people gonna hate lol

[@lastminuteplans]

Mind if you can share the PDF file that has the player guide?

[@rexology_bg]

Great teach. I ended up close to the same after a couple of rough teaches. What do you think about leaving NPCs out for first timers? The people I taught seemed to feel they are more of an annoyance to deal with moving than anything else.

[@matthewmelissamakak2615]

Yea I guess it depends on who you're playing with and how many players you are. But you could totally take out the NPCs and I could see myself doing th same for playing with players who've never played before. I try to get a vibe from the group lol in the end, I think it's a pretty good idea to leave them out!

[@jksalamon]

is it possible to make xia legends of a drift system into a narrative driven story game with user generated content. Has anyone tried that.

[@PrinceGastronome]

What's with the downvotes? Ignore the haters, Matthew!

[@matthewmelissamakak2615]

Haha thank you. I try not to let the downvotes get me down. Commenters like you definitely help :)

[@alanohagan3112]

Haters gonna hate. Just remember, they're still watching so it's all good 👍

[@matthewmelissamakak2615]

@@alanohagan3112 Haha very true!! Thank you :)

[@caseymckay5660]

Is this game even available still? Last I knew it was only on the secondary market

[@matthewmelissamakak2615]

It comes in and out all the time. I don't think it's on the market right now but it tends to come back

[@antoyal]

This is a great idea for a video, and you have given a lot of great tips, OP. Thanks!

[@matthewmelissamakak2615]

Thank you so much!! I'm glad you found the video helpful :)

[@daem0nfaust]

I often do my own player aids, too. It just adds to a faster teach and setup.

[@matthewmelissamakak2615]

Yea sometimes a game is just screaming for it

[@KabukiKid]

One of my favorite games! ^_^ I even just mentioned it on your Top 10 list that dropped today. lol Yeah, this one has a lot going on, so it can be daunting for new players. Good way to teach this one. :-)

[@matthewmelissamakak2615]

It's my number 2 game of all time!! Yea this one is a beast to teach for sure

[@LWildTroll]

Alright, so i'm a bit confused. It says Matthew Melissa, but i only Melissa here. For the next episode, can you please call the both of them ? 😊 Thanks in advance, y'all. 😊

[@matthewmelissamakak2615]

Hey sorry for the confusion! I use both Melissa and Matthew interchangeably as my names and identify as non-binary. My pronouns are he and she. I hope that clears some things up!

[@headovmetal]

Cool Player Aid and Insert! Thanks, Matthew.

[@matthewmelissamakak2615]

Thank you!! And thanks for watching!

[@Dudemon-1]

@@matthewmelissamakak2615 -- Is that player aid available for download?

[@matthewmelissamakak2615]

@@Dudemon-1 It is not, I'm sorry. I haven't put it up on BGG but some parts of it are from other works of BGG users and I pretty much just took screen shots of images from the rulebooks. There will be a video coming out shortly from me that will show the player aids a bit more in depth

[@BABYPOP028]

I have been wanting this game for so long!

[@matthewmelissamakak2615]

It's a great game. I think it's the ultimate sandbox board game

[@user-yr5nv2gv7m]

@@matthewmelissamakak2615 heh it could have the hexagons replaced by procedurally rolling D20 theyre hexagonal halfway up and can be arranged into a grid with 20 variables in each field, by ur experience think it could work in less wargamified kinda space strats? Xia Dice for ultimate space sandbox experience, all the heavy space strats like twilight or eclipse scare tons of potential audience away with horrendous rulebook atop horrendous price

[@matthewmelissamakak2615]

@@user-yr5nv2gv7m Yea the rulebook could have been written a bit better but I would say that you do get a lot in this game for the price tag, though it is expensive

[@tashacraven]

I could have done with this so much! Great video idea

[@matthewmelissamakak2615]

Thank you!! I've got a whole playlist of these kind of videos on The Dice Tower if you're interested in them :)

[@tashacraven]

@@matthewmelissamakak2615 I'll definitely check them out now ^^

[@matthewmelissamakak2615]

@@tashacraven Yay!! I hope you like them!

[@jamestoney6108]

Wow you look like the pilot from Zack Snyder's army of the dead

[@matthewmelissamakak2615]

Haha never seen it but I just looked it up and I freaking love Tig Notaro!!