The Witcher Old World: Unofficial Solo Automa How to Play

This video will teach you how to play against the solo automa that can be found in the BGG files section for printing.
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BGG Geeklist of all the automas I've created:
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[@Dukefanblue2005]

Rules have been submitted to BGG for approval. Once approved they will show up in the files section for the game on BGG. Once rules are approved I will submit cards for approval.

[@waltermak2890]

Looking forward to this! I would have been content with Wild Hunt, Legendary Hunt, and base solo, but this is *next level*! This is up there with the completely revamped solo mode for Masters of the Universe Clash for Eternia. Thanks so much for providing this!

[@IlChatNoir17]

Blown away by the elegance of the design. Superb job. Can’t wait to try it (I still haven’t received my game, so I technically *can* wait, but you know what I mean)

[@gasa5251]

That looks really impressive!! what a labour of love, and thank you for sharing.. now i need to wait for my game to turn up

[@AmateurTravelingFS]

Love this! Have commented on the BGG post with my feedback and wanted to say how much i appreciate your effort here as well!

[@danielmdubois]

Glad to see you're back. Hope you make more videos.

[@califax512]

Great video man! You are extremely talented and I hope devs will recognize this and buy this mode from you or something :p Couple of comments 1) You've mentioned that if the effect says to gain a potion when automa already has 4, it gains nothing. Wouldn't it be better to discard one and gain a bomb instead (if it has less than 4 bombs)? 2) In your mutagen example, will the automa flip the mutagen even if it effectively did nothing? Like raising a shield level when already on max 3) What is the downside of fighting the automa whenever possible? In regular game if the defending player wins - that's +2 card on the future action phase. Since automa doesn't use action cards, is it intended to be a witcher combat target?

[@Dukefanblue2005]

Thanks for the comments and questions! 1. To keep it simple I just kept it that it didnt gain one. Also, not everyone will have the bombs expansion so I also wanted to keep that in mind. 2. Good catch and no. I will need to clarify this in the rules. 3. You can fight the automa if you wish. With that said though its deck packs a punch so if you go after it, especially early, good luck. The downside of continually fighting the automa would be that you are losing out on exploration during Phase II, especially if you keep losing to the automa.

[@geoffdenham5063]

Just picked up the core and played the solo mode. It’s pretty thin so just finished printing out your cards and looking forward to trying. It looks like a solid Automa!

[@kaijuh]

This is the amount of sweat I expect from the boardgaming community. Thank you for your service. Can you add a Google drive link to the files? Thanks

[@Dukefanblue2005]

I've added a link to the Google Drive in the video description. I don't use Drive very often so let me know if it doesn't work.

[@jakubhamrol690]

Dzięki. Pozdrawiam z Polski. Świetny pomysł i realizacja.

[@Dukefanblue2005]

Dziękuję za obejrzenie i mam nadzieję, że ci się spodoba, jeśli będziesz miał okazję w to zagrać.

[@BAD-Canon]

Amazing work

[@prace7812]

Quick question: What kind of card holder are you using (the ones holding the monster cards upright)?

[@Dukefanblue2005]

I found these at a local convention from a woodworker.

[@prace7812]

@@Dukefanblue2005 Damn. Still thanks for the quick answer! :)

[@kerovan14]

Epic Game

[@karolkozowski6651]

A digital version of this automa would be great…;)

[@waltermak2890]

Do you anticipate the cards being updated as expansion compatibility is added? I ran into the problem of printing out automa cards for Masters of the Universe, only to see them get updated/edited a couple of times since the printing. I'll hold off if you think changes will be pending.

[@Dukefanblue2005]

For Skellige and Legendary Hunt I plan on creating new cards that would be shuffled into setup. For mages it would be a whole new deck of Automa cards so no need to reprint the witchers deck.

[@waltermak2890]

@@Dukefanblue2005 Thanks, Mark! (Disregard the BGG question, I asked this there as well). Okay, I'll wait for all of the cards to come out and then print them all out in one go. Really impressed with everything, the cards, the video, the rulebook - it rivals the production quality of MANY paid/official solo modes!

[@tsiolakisalex]

Any chance you will be making a playthrough so we can how the automa plays in real time ?

[@Dukefanblue2005]

Uploading as we speak!

[@kabelstekker]

Would love to try it out... If I only finally receive the game

[@tsiolakisalex]

Gongrats for your work. It is appreciated. Just me being curious here...how many rounds, in average , does the automa needs to reach 4 trophies in normal difficulty ? Thanks in advance

[@Dukefanblue2005]

9. This round number on average is highly specific based on actual play data of two player multiplayer games.

[@tsiolakisalex]

@Carolina Gamer true 👍 and thanks ! Everything is well designed and you have my respect and appreciation!

[@o_6o6ep_b_tpycax97]

This is very cool, if the game appears on TTS, will it be possible to see this add-on there?

[@Dukefanblue2005]

Hm, I would be happy to assist another on making that happen. I just don’t have any idea how to do that.

[@renmaster7319]

What do you do if the Automa action deck runs out?

[@Dukefanblue2005]

Shuffle the level three cards from the discard pile to form a new Automa action deck

[@smokeyxxl]

Does the automa have to end its move on the weakness token or does the token just have to be on the route for it to be taken by the automa?

[@Dukefanblue2005]

It just has to be on the route taken.

[@smokeyxxl]

@@Dukefanblue2005 Thank you. Great work.

[@natepereira405]

Can't wait to play to play this. Would you say 35mm coin containers would be the way to go?

[@Dukefanblue2005]

I’m not quite sure the sizes capsules range from but that might be to big or it’s fine if you don’t mind if they shake a little within the capsule.

[@natepereira405]

No worries. What size would you recommend, based on you saying 30mm were too tight?

[@Dukefanblue2005]

@@natepereira405 after looking online it looks like the only next size up is 35 so you could take a chance on either 30 or 35

[@aidenc9770]

@@Dukefanblue2005 ive seen some 32mm amazon

[@realdealastrology9]

Is this your most ambitious automa to date?

[@Dukefanblue2005]

Hmm, good question. The Azul campaign that I am working on is pretty ambitious. Also the automa I created for Techno Bowl was pretty ambitious. This one is up there though.

[@gregwatt5003]

I think you may have a rule wrong. When fighting a monster the rulebook says that you have to have at least 1 card left in hand in order to win against a monster.

[@Dukefanblue2005]

It’s been a while since this playthrough but if you are the attacker and you deal the final blow with your last card you win.

[@gregwatt5003]

​@Dukefanblue2005 yeah this particular rule is confusing and I'm doing my best to find clarification. I found a couple of youtube video rule explanations I have say that you need to have a card in hand even when attacking to win. But in regards to the 0 card rule/ win scenario ... I think it only applies win the monster is attacking and you have zero cards that you drive the monster away. So your right ... I think lol

[@gregwatt5003]

You stop playing ? Got bored?

[@Dukefanblue2005]

@@gregwatt5003 yep, this is a common question that gets asked a lot on boardgamegeek. Rightfully so since it isn’t as clear in the rules but it has been confirmed by Go On Board as to the ruling.

[@Dukefanblue2005]

@@gregwatt5003 I put a lot of hours into it in a very short amount of time in order to design the solo Automa. Def needed a break.

[@aidenc9770]

do you think 32mm is enough?

[@Dukefanblue2005]

32 should be enough

[@darylfx1]

This video needs chapters