Zhanguo: The First Empire | Solo Board Game Tutorial and Playthrough

This is my solo how-to-play and full solo playthrough of Zhanguo: The First Empire, a new printing of the original that adds a new fantastic solo mode. BGG link: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3....
RULES CORRECTION:
When the solo opponent takes the unification action, they should gain unification tokens based on what their action card shows.
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00:00 Intro
00:30 Setup
02:35 Round One
19:40 Round Two
26:55 Round Three
35:32 Round Four
44:22 Round Five
53:05 Scoring
MUSIC:
The Voyage by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/...
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Thumbnail image is from the cover of the board game Zhanguo by artists Ulric Maes and David Sitbon.
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[@jameslebar9401]

Shaggy, You are the only youtuber I can actively watch doing a lets play / playthrough. The quality of your video's are unparalled. Keep doing what you're doing, youre amazing!

[@TotallyTabled]

Thanks so much! That means a lot. I really appreciate your support. I hope you continue to enjoy the channel for a long time. Thanks for watching.

[@laurencesingh3948]

Another great playthrough! Thanks for the video. I've really enjoyed this one and I caught some mistakes I was making in my plays that will make Li Si more competitive. I appreciate your clear explanations and great quality of gameplay, as usual!

[@TotallyTabled]

Make sure you check out my mistake which I note in the description. Li Si should have had a few more unification tokens here and there. So even more competitive! I've been enjoying this one as well. The solo mode is excellent. Thanks!

[@iandonnell]

This was terrific! Thank you. I appreciate your clean presentation and style. I had first ed. of ZhangGuo but traded it away for lack of players. Might have to snag this edition!

[@TotallyTabled]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for the nice compliments. Hope you have fun with the game if you end up acquiring it. Thanks for watching!

[@pldevlin]

Thank you for this helpful and enjoyable playthrough. Appreciated.

[@TotallyTabled]

I'm glad the video was helpful. Thanks so much for checking out the playthrough!

[@HachetteBoardgamesUSA]

Awesome playthrough!

[@TotallyTabled]

Thanks so much for checking out the video!

[@boardgamer447]

Just been learning this one! It's really good, but that rulebook is a nightmare! 😂

[@TotallyTabled]

It really is a top tier euro game that doesn't get the attention it deserves. This production is very nice compared to the original. Thanks for watching!

[@soloflo]

Haha I saw Paul’s playthrough but he was doing multiplayer and I thought it would be nice to have someone do a solo teach and whaddyaknow!! Shaggy FTW again!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@TotallyTabled]

Awesome! I'm glad the timing worked out. Thanks for checking out the video.

[@maxintech7823]

Thank you for this video and the other ones you made. It's a great work. At least in the last round when you did the core action sailing; you took the action regardless if the card was lower or higher.

[@TotallyTabled]

You get to take the core action regardless. The high/low thing only affects whether you can use the bonuses on the cards in your tableau. Thanks for watching!

[@maxintech7823]

@@TotallyTabled Thank you for the clarification.

[@lasocietedesjeux]

Love that one ! Thanks

[@TotallyTabled]

Thanks for checking out the playthrough! Great game that deserves more attention.

[@Anaoa_Official]

Hey Shaggy, I got an idea! This might be a me problem but, I usually get off the video midway and come back later because I have to do something; so I get lost with the rules. Try outlining the parts of the board/cards or make an icon pop up at the corner of the screen to show how an action/event was legal to do (e.g. how the general was able to move, it's because of this outlined icon right here!) Just a suggestion, though! I know this'll take more effort to do

[@stevekingswell9143]

Thank you

[@TotallyTabled]

Thank you for watching!

[@Biodelic]

While not my cup of tea, game genre / theme wise, this looks beautifully thematic and high quality. I have never heard of it. Is it a retail game or did it result from a campaign? Did you change something in your light setup or on the color correction side? The colors seem to pop and seperate slightly less than usual. Maybe it's just me, in that case my apologies. Edit: Just read your reply to Boardgametherapists question, so ignore that question.

[@TotallyTabled]

Yeah, I lit it a bit more and did a lower contrast to try to match the mood of the game. Thanks for watching!

[@Boardgametherapist]

Was this a Kickstarter? Good looking game!

[@TotallyTabled]

I don't believe it was a kickstarter and it is definitely available at retail. The production and art are fantastic and the gameplay is top tier. One of the top "dry euros" if that is your sort of thing. Thanks for watching!

[@jonsparks3152]

I wish that you had a bit more review of it at the end just because you can’t do a full review of everything.

[@TotallyTabled]

A video with a few of my thoughts about it should be out on Thursday, but basically it is a top 100 game for me and one of my favorite "dry euros." The solo mode is excellent and the production is top notch. Thanks for watching!