A Feast for Odin + The Norwegians Expansion | Solo Board Game Tutorial and Playthrough

[@darin-ka]

“I don’t even know why you watching this”. Well, firstly for my own entertainment. Your videos bring me joy and relaxation. Secondly you, sir, make even those huge intimidating heavy euro games like Lacerda’s or a Feast for Odin or whatever look approachable and easy enough to learn. Huge thank you for that.

[@TotallyTabled]

Sorry I missed your comment somehow. That is so nice of you, I really do appreciate your kindness. I'm thrilled you enjoyed the video. I've been thinking about making a playthrough of Feast for over a year and a half. So happy to finally have it on the channel. I plan to keep knocking out the classics. Thanks again for bringing me so much joy with your comments.

[@timwanger4491]

Just discovered your channel two weeks ago, but you rekindled my boardgame passion like no other. Played several solo games of Voidfall, Inventions and Frostpunk after watching your playthroughs 🤩 seems like good old Feast for Odin will also see the light of day again pretty soon 😁

[@TotallyTabled]

That's amazing to hear! Thank you taking the time to comment. Honestly, my passion for making videos is fueled by stories like yours. I'm very happy you found the channel and I'm happy I could help in some small way. You've really knocked out a string of heavy hitters as well! All those are high in my favorite solo games ever. Awesome games! I'm finding myself, more and more, drawn back to the classics. Playing A Feast for Odin again was so refreshing. Rosenberg is a genius and this is a masterpiece. Thanks so much, Tim, and happy gaming!

[@emmafradd]

Best. Game. Ever. You crushed it too Shaggi! 🤙🏻 Thanks for the video!

[@TotallyTabled]

Thanks Emma! I'm glad you enjoy the playthrough! Top 5 game of all time for me. Always a blast to play.

[@hiho8084]

Yay! Uwe's best. Thank you for the playthrough! Great as always. This game feels overwhelming at first, like you will never get anything done, but it comes together nicely!

[@TotallyTabled]

I totally agree. Rosenberg's magnum opus. I've never been very good at it, but I so enjoy just trying out a new way of getting tiles and then puzzling out their placement. And the solo game works so well. Just an amazing design. Thanks for checking out the playthrough!

[@coyotemoon722]

​@@TotallyTabled 132 is a good score.

[@chadikewood2342]

Great Playthrough video! And thank you for using a deck other that the A deck :) It was nice to see not the same old cards as most playthroughs.

[@susannaheisenbraun6635]

There is so much I love about this game, and this was a delightful playthrough. I love how this game can shine both solo and multiplayer (like Gingkopolis!). Watching this, I realize how much I love the color palette. Your camera view really showcases the joyful use of primary colors they went for. Denis Lohausen's detailed art is also so great. Thanks for making this!

[@TotallyTabled]

I so agree with everything you said here. It is a colorful, joyful game and that is part of the appeal. It's a masterpiece. Thanks so much for watching my playthrough, Susanna!

[@yupyupyep]

So hyped for this! Love this game

[@TotallyTabled]

Hope you enjoy the playthrough. It's been a top 10 game for me since I first played it probably about 7-8 years ago. So much fun. Thanks for watching!

[@goldy3914]

This a great play through and such clarity. What stands out to me during your scoring is how many points are available via different strategies that you didn’t take. And you still scored so well! This shows the enormous variety in aFFO. Love this game, especially solo.

[@Noobwater]

great little solo game

[@joelsummerell1012]

Thanks for another fun and entertaining playthrough. It's always a pleasure to watch your channel. Struggling with my mental health this year. Thanks for being a bright light in a dark corner of the world. Your channel has provided some much-needed joy and fun. Your channel has done far more good work than you may realise. Thank you again.

[@TotallyTabled]

I'm so glad my videos bring you at least a little joy. I've struggled with mental health issues my entire adult life and this hobby has helped me cope in many ways. I hope my channel can continue to be an entertaining and positive distraction. And thank you for taking the time to write such kind words. It is honestly what keeps me energized to keep making videos. All the best!

[@Nickjs311]

You should make a 2nd channel dedicated to just playing A Feast for Odin

[@TotallyTabled]

Ha, it would have to be a third channel because I've already threatened to start a channel dedicated to Robinson Crusoe. Unfortunately, I can barely manage one channel as it is. :) Thanks so much for checking out the playthrough!

[@Nickjs311]

A Robinson Crusoe channel would be very successful. Your crushing it! Keep it up.

[@Papayaparade]

You do some of the best work. I love watching your playthroughs.

[@TotallyTabled]

That is really kind of you to say. I'm glad you enjoy my playthroughs. The edit for this one was particularly grueling but I'm thrilled you enjoy it. Thank you for watching!

[@NadDew]

i just started playing board games in the last 3 months that being said ... why everyone tell me this game is complicated and i shouldn't play it as beginner?!! this is perfect for me!

[@TotallyTabled]

Sure, I wouldn't recommend this as anyone's first game. But playing heavier games is really a question of -- how much effort is someone willing to put into learning and playing this game? With experience, the effort needed greatly decreases. So before someone tackles A Feast For Odin, I'd love for them to play a worker placement game, a game with multiple phases, a game with various mini games, a polyomino game, a sandboxy game that doesn't hold your hand, etc. A Feast for Odin has a bunch of rules and a bunch of bookkeeping, which can be difficult for new players. But some beginners have a head for board game rules and the energy to tackle these bigger games, and if that is you then 100% jump in. This is one of the best games of all time. Thanks for watching!

[@TheMperor5]

I think the barrel is fish oil. Hence why you get it by fishing.

[@greekfest5042]

Awesome job I will see this for sure

[@TotallyTabled]

I hope you like the playthrough! Thanks!

[@Think_Table]

I have been waiting for this video . Tnx man

[@morgaknightgames]

I have such a visceral recoil response when it comes to any game with a polyomino aspect. I think it probably comes from childhood Tetris trauma, and old school video game inventory management 😅. Whatever the case, I can't bring myself to try them, although I can still enjoy watching others play them. Great video, as always!

[@TotallyTabled]

Ha, that is so funny. I get such the opposite response. Fitting the pieces together fills me with an irrational childlike joy. I especially love that you have to earn the pieces and you can get some wild shapes. I consider filling up your central board in A Feast for Odin to still be one of the most satisfying things in all of board gaming. Oh, that should be a top 10 list! I really appreciate you watching the playthrough despite it triggering childhood trauma. :) Thanks, Morga!

[@morgaknightgames]

@@TotallyTabled All I can say is that brains are weird sometimes. 😆

[@hiho8084]

You are really missing out, but then, I have the opposite reaction from you. It's among my favorite game mechanics. Maybe it's reminiscent of jigsaw puzzles, which I also love...🤔 Feast for Odin is Uwe's finest game, in my opinion. It is unlike Tetris, in that you aren't on that time crunch, where you have to fit a piece before it crashes into place. Maybe that's the trauma? No rush placing the pieces down where you want them.

[@hiho8084]

@@TotallyTabled Yes! The most satisfying game play moments/mechanics Top 10. Can't wait! 👍

[@morgaknightgames]

@@hiho8084 I love puzzles! But puzzles for me are pattern recognition. It could be the time crunch, but I think it's the organizational gotta cram everything into a tiny space part. My brain doesn't see a puzzle at that point, just stress.

[@paulinatolak5128]

What a great playthrough, as always! ❤ I have a game night tonight and I think I have to suggest a good old FFO

[@MrDragonkin]

Excellent result!

[@TotallyTabled]

Thanks! I appreciate you checking out the playthrough!

[@MyParedrus]

Great video as usual! Thank you, sir!

[@TotallyTabled]

I'm glad you enjoy it. Thanks for checking it out!

[@bookaddict777]

A very good game at which I am very bad! Thanks for the video, Shaggy!

[@TotallyTabled]

I'm not great at it either, especially considering how much I've played it. Thanks for watching the playthrough!

[@duaneleavesley3778]

Good job with the video Thanks

[@TotallyTabled]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!

[@jakecrowe3797]

Excellent watch, as always. I just tried playing through “Caverna” again, and I think these styles of games may just not be for me. Although, this does look fun when you play it. Does “A Feast for Odin” feel very different than “Caverna?” Is it worth giving it a shot?

[@LeRoi81]

Emigration trap. You paid a lot of meeples, coins and the points on the ship to get some more points. You could have used the meeples for other strong actions for more points. Funny that you see the 21 points but forget about the massive invest for it.

[@idjester]

thanks for your gameplay... alough I would like this game I just can't play it... some of the mechanics seam like a waste and that drives me crazy.. probably going to sell my copy sometime... but glad you like it..

[@oleksiygolovko9789]

Thank you for the video! It seems you've earned 155 points. Final income should also increase your silver

[@AlbanSoloBoardgames]

Amazing playthrought, just as always 😊 would you consider the Norwegians expansion a must to play solo? or is the base game enough? Thanks!

[@TotallyTabled]

No, it is not a must at all. I played just the base game a ton before picking up Norwegians. Now that I have it I wouldn't play without it, but certainly not needed for your first plays. Thanks for watching!

[@JulianTheLecturer]

Yay my expansion copy came last week so this was perfect timing! First play though and I only got 43 points oh dear! I think that means I don't go to Valhalla!

[@TotallyTabled]

Ha, yeah, it takes several plays to lock into the various strategies. I remember when it felt impossible to fill the main board. Good luck and thanks for watching!

[@Mike_James]

at the end of round 4, on your island board, there are 2 negative point markers left of the crown on the same row as the ore. are they not considered left of that ore for legal placement due to the water space separating them?

[@TotallyTabled]

Those are in line with the exposed income icon, so I would only need to cover those if I cover the income icon. In the case of this island, it is not possible to cover it, so everything is legal. Thanks for watching!

[@Mike_James]

@@TotallyTabled thanks for clarifying!

[@TotallyTabled]

@Mike_James No problem!

[@stevegeorge7773]

0:40 um, this with the mountain strips is incorrect. Your only to show two out of the total available. Each round a new one becomes available, randomly.

[@stevegeorge7773]

And, just realised that your missing one mountain strip, I know that as one is longer than all the rest.

[@TotallyTabled]

It's a variant in the rulebook for solo play to help with the flow of the game.

[@TotallyTabled]

That strip is optional.

[@stevegeorge7773]

@@TotallyTabledoh! I didn’t know that. I think this is a brilliant, brilliant! Game. An Opus piece of divine work IMHO.

[@TotallyTabled]

I totally agree. One of the masterpieces of the hobby. Never gets old. Thanks!

[@Biodelic]

Do the token trays come with the game and if so, with the retail edition?

[@BobLee-df4zh]

Yes the retail version comes with the trays(two in the original and a third in the Norwegians expansion). The game would be pure misery without them.

[@Biodelic]

​@@BobLee-df4zhThank you very much for the info.

[@donnakeferlis1649]

Also, the tiles have to be in a specific order in those trays.

[@misterfigs7871]

The base game is available on Board Game Arena if you'd like to play a digital version before you buy.

[@Biodelic]

@@misterfigs7871 Cheers.

[@coyotemoon722]

This game used to be my #1 but the table space required is just absurd for this game. The BGA implementation is great, but it doesn't have Norwegians

[@TotallyTabled]

It is a table hog for sure. I had trouble fitting everything in camera. I like the BGA implementation once I got used to all the menus. It works. But, like you said, it is hard to go back to base game once you've played with Norwegians. BGA has an expansion problem for many games and really needs to fix that. Thanks for watching!

[@mr.horseshoe2301]

There’s an amazing TTS mod for it. I have the physical game, but I only ever play the TTS version.

[@andrethannhauser6302]

132pts seems like a average to good result. My solo results with the Norwegian so far are: 167 143 142 141 136 133 132 131 131 129 128 123 The game is my #3 of all time, so awesome, especially solo. Every game your sandbox is different and with the expansion, all playstyles seem to be balanced. E.g. I never finished my game with just one additional island filled, and nothing else. I either go for two Islands OR in addition to one island I build several houses....especially the special one you get every game. IMO feading is no issue in this game, it's more like getting all those orange and red tiles on the table. For that, you need a lot of trade or houses or do actions that only give you green/blue/grey tiles. And it's all so thematic. Tile placement is not my favorite mechanisms at all and some players dont like Feast for Odin because of that, BUT here it's sooo thematic what the tiles and actions represent. And after a game you can watch your play area and you can really see by the types of tiles what way you went for (plunderer, traders, homeboy, farmer....)

[@TotallyTabled]

Yeah, I usually go for two islands, but I was having space issues with the filming and decided to try to do other things, things I don't normally do. I meant to get a house and I meant to show off animals and breeding, but the play got away from me and I never did. But, like you say, that is part of the fun. It is sandboxy and trying different strategies is part of why I enjoy it so much. Thanks for watching!