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Jim the Board Game Guru
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Registrace 29. 05. 2021
This channel is all about board games. My family and I love board games and I ended up creating this channel as a separation from my first channel that included video games. My daughter is huge into games and she enjoys making videos with me. Please join us in our adventure into different games. We also have monthly giveaways of board games.
Splendor Duel | How-To Play | Board Game Battles Episode 6
Splendor Duel is a 2 player variant of the popular Splendor game with some slight differences. I battle my sister in this episode and show you the components of the game and how to play.
0:00 Intro
1:40 Components / Rules
7:20 Gameplay
0:00 Intro
1:40 Components / Rules
7:20 Gameplay
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Akropolis | How-To Play | Board Game Battle Ep 5
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In this video my sister and I dig into some game play of Akropolis which is a fantastic tile laying game where you build your own town in a puzzle scoring way. 0:00 Introduction 0:52 Component / Rules 10:26 Game play 32:30 End Scoring
King of Tokyo Giveaway | Board Games
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You will need an account on boardgamearena.com in order to register for the tournament. Creating an account should be free. Click on the following link once you have an account to join the tournament. Winner will get the giveaway prize. Please friend me on bga so I can message you if you win. My bga account username is Jim Game Guru. Its the one with the person wearing the mask. Tournament star...
Seastead | How-To Play | Board Game Battle Episode 4
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This episode my sister and I battle in Seastead. A simple strategic 2 player game. We will cover the components and the how-to play. Lets see if I can gain a lead on her. 0:00 Game Components 4:54 Gameplay 28:30 Game Analysis
Keyforge 16 Decks Giveaway | Board Games
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I am giving away 16 Keyforge decks that are still brand new in shrink wrap. There are also enough game tokens for 2 players. Please click the following link to enter and the giveaway will close on 9/3/2022 at 11:59pm EST. woorise.com/jimgameguru/9-3-2022-keyforge-decks
Creature Comforts | How-To Play | Board Game Battles | Episode 3
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Episode 3 of Board Game Battles involves Creature Comforts. A simplistic game that is highly enjoyable and offers a touch of complexity. Its a worker placement / resource management / dice placement type of game. We will cover components, game overview, and how-to play with a playthrough of a few rounds. The game can be played with up to 5 players. It does have a cute woodland theme even though...
Two Fun Games from Mattel | Board Game Battles | Episode 2 | How-To Play
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We have two fun 2 player games from Mattel in Episode 2 of Board Game Battles. You normally dont think of Mattel when it comes to board games but these two games are actually well done. First we battle in Spirits of the Wild and then Voltage in the second game. 0:00 Intro 2:08 Spirits - Overview 6:06 Spirits - Game Battle 22:34 Voltage - Overview 25:19 Voltage - Game Battle
Botanik | Board Game Battle | Episode 1 | How-To Play
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This is the first episode of Board Game Battles with my sister. We go into Botanik. Its a fun 2 player competitive game. 0:00 Intro 1:31 Components / Overview 6:05 Game Battle
Silver Dagger Giveaway | Board Games
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Guess how many small games I have in my cabinet and put the number in a comment on this video to enter the giveaway. The winner is the one who can guess the closest to the correct quantity. The winner will be selected later in the day on Saturday.
Star Realms Giveaway | Board Games
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The March 2022 Giveaway is Star Realms. To enter the giveaway please click the following url: woorise.com/jimgameguru/3-11-2022-star-realms #boardgames #cardgames #giveaway
Majesty | How-To Play | Board Games
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Majesty is a simple game where you have to recruit characters into your kingdom. The person with the most points at the end of the game wins. Lets dig into the components and do a quick how-to play. 0:00 Introduction 1:13 Components / Rules 9:05 How-To Play
Brew Giveaway | Board Games
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This December 2021 Giveaway is Brew. To enter the giveaway please click the following url: woorise.com/jimgameguru/12-30-2021-brew-giveaway #boardgames #cardgames #giveaway
Sapiens | How-To Play | Board Games
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Sapiens is a tile placement game where you have to earn shelter and food points by guiding your tribe through the valley. Your victory points are the weaker of the two. Lets dig in and look at the components and do a howto play overview. #sapiens #boardgames #cardgames
Shifting Stones | How-To Play | Board Games
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Lets dig into this simple game I just picked up that should be good for family game night. Super easy to play and its something that you can get children to play as well. #boardgames #cardgames #shiftingstones
Raccoon Tycoon | How-To Play | Board Games
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One of my favorite types of games are games that have a changing market. There is just something about that mechanic that really draws me in and I know its something that is a bit more of a love hate relationship with most gamers. Lets dig into the components and do a How-To Play. #boardgames #cardgames #raccoontycoon 0:00 Introduction 1:42 Components / Rules 09:50 How-To Gameplay
Rising Sun and Expansions | Unboxing | Board Games
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Rising Sun and Expansions | Unboxing | Board Games
Lost Ruins of Arnak | How-To Play | Board Games
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Lost Ruins of Arnak | How-To Play | Board Games
Forbidden Desert | CO-OP | Board Games | How-To Play
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Forbidden Desert | CO-OP | Board Games | How-To Play
Gonuts for Donuts | How-To Play | Board Games
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Gonuts for Donuts | How-To Play | Board Games
The Grimwood | How-To Play | Board Games
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The Grimwood | How-To Play | Board Games
Spice up your board game with stickers from Levity
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Spice up your board game with stickers from Levity
Gods Love Dinosaurs | How-To Play | Board Games
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Gods Love Dinosaurs | How-To Play | Board Games
Lords of Scotland | How-To Play | Board Games
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Lords of Scotland | How-To Play | Board Games
Mage Knight Ultimate Unboxing | Board Games
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Mage Knight Ultimate Unboxing | Board Games
Dawn of Mankind | How-To Play | Board Games
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Dawn of Mankind | How-To Play | Board Games
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What do you do if one of the outside cards are a nine? How does the other player win? Just by getting rid of their cards at that point?
I'm learning. I am 8.😅
I appreciate the walkthrough, but this video didn't show how to play with either expansion, so the title is a bit misleading.
Sorry. I wasnt trying to mislead. I wanted to show the expansions and how to play the base game. There is only so much space for a video title. That is why I have the title broken up in separators. I will try to be a little more explicit but its difficult based on what you have
I just bought the game and I have a few questions: 1. Can you use the Elf (Reactivate the power of ANY SUPERNATURAL under your control this turn.) to play the Dragon from your combos, then the power of the dragon is now protecting two of your combos instead of one combo? (can it work like that? if so that's an op strat if u get lucky to get both) (edit: same with the nymph) 2. Can the Dragon protect the owl, crow, and setting combos? or no?
You cannot move the dragon and the dragon can only be added to a single set of supernaturals. It cannot protect the other sets since they are of a different type. So the elf + dragon is not a real combo because the dragons ability is a passive one instead of an ability that is triggered when played.
You can get it much cheaper if you shop around! But a really fun enjoyable game and art work is pretty cool :)
Its definitely a hidden gem.
Is one supposed to play with 97 cards from the base game plus 54 from the expansion (151 cards total) or should i replace the point cards from the base game with the point cards from the expansion?
Sorry for late reply. The game is customizable to your hearts desire. You can replace specific point cards or you can play with all cards. Keep in mind that you could dilute the game with alot of cards in the mix. It all depends on how you like to play.
wow, I love the way you explain the rules, quite clear, nice to see all the cards in the deck. good job!
The scoring at the end of this game was incorrect. The blue plant or vegetable tiles should have not counted as points. Any flowers on vegetable or plant tiles are only scored when connecting to a tile of the same color. Not sure how we missed this rule. We played this game several times before this video. Its easy to miss things especially when recording videos. Thanks to tabeaserth for spotting the scoring.
Hallo tolles Spiel 😊 Mir ist aufgefallen , daß bei der Punktezählung am Ende , die Blumen falsch gezählt wurden . Die einzelnen weißen Blumen geben immer einen Punkt . Die drei Blumen auf einer Karte geben nur drei Punkte , wenn sie an einer Karte der selben Farbe angebaut sind .
Thank you. I will add a correctional comment.
This game sucks…
Welcome back! Does your sis have a youtube channel too?
Thanks. I am getting back into the swing of things now. More videos to come. She doesnt have a channel. She is more into bourbon and wine when it comes to content. Maybe I can convince her to do a bourbon channel?? She will be on more videos of mine in the future.
Welcome back!
Thanks. Trying to push out a bunch of content now. Giveaways coming and more games. Let me know if you want to see something specific.
This is very nicely covered. I really appreciate your introduction where you talk about how intimidating the rule book seems to be versus how the game actually works. I had that same reaction when I was trying to figure this game out.
Thx for watching. This game needs more love. I wish more people played it.
Thank you
Can I play instant card during the point cards effect is happening or do we have to wait for the point card effects to end before we can play instant cards
Thank you for this nice playtrough video. I had this game for a while now, but did not get around to play it yet.
You are welcome
Hi, I like your soundd effects.
Are u eliminated when u have 2 same and 1 different disaster card ?
I have to go back and look at the rules cuz its been awhile since I have played but I dont think the type of disaster card matters. I think its just the amount of disaster cards. So you are eliminated when you hit that amount. I will double check later.
@@jimtheboardgameguru ty
@@khanobadi4573 1 of each, or 3 of same.
Confrontation is my middle name
I had to recreate the tournament in bga to give players more time by extending the game durations. Each player will have 5 days worth of time per game instead of 1 turn per day. This should be enough time for each player in different timezones to play. I have updated the link in description.
Your channel needs more love!
Thanks for the great video! Time to go play this bad booi 😎
Great job and super clear instructions! 👍 Thanks!
Great dad-daughter-duo video. Thank you both for sharing how easy to follow and play - I was on Amazon looking for stocking stuffers. Since Halloween is a popular holiday in my grandchildren’s home, this will be perfect. Keep up the videos of how-to-play interactive games. Much needed in this grandparent’s world haha
When I played this with a group the confusion came when we all wanted to play instant cards and the turn order. As everyone plays at the same time it became chaos with everyone trying to invert, add/subtract points from one another, etc... The rules aren't clear.
Yes that can be confusing. The score inversion happens later after score calculations. It should not collide with the instants that modify score with +2 or -2. Unfortunately multiple inversions could take place. I think its up to house rules on the order they are played. You can play them by the order they are revealed by players. This would cause players to need to be quick (or not) when playing them. Some groups play that instants are resolved in the order of the player with lowest card to the one with the highest and repeat if more instants get played.
Is easy the rule, the one that has the less point resolve first then the second.
Congrats to Dropcapp from the Instagram channel for winning this giveaway. I will be having more Giveaways later than will contain Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion, King of Tokyo Dark Edition, and Onitama. Keep your eyes open for more.
Thank you for the content and giveaway :)
Thanks for the chance!
agreed... pure randomness for the market pull is pure genius !
Thanks for explaining the strategy aspect as well. Please do a playthrough, and also a solo video!
Deciding if I should buy this game to play with grandkids and found your video. This is the best explanation and demonstration of how to play this game
Thank you
Hey Jim, just in case you're not already aware of it, there is a recently released expansion called 'Spies, Lies and Supplies' which adds another 3 theaters (Diplomacy, Economics, Intelligence) with cards numbered 1-6, with new tactics, in each theater. There's also a new resource: supplies, which add to the strength value of the theater in which they're played. You can play with either the expansion on its own, combine it with the original game to provide 20 possible 3-theater combos (e.g. Sea-Economics-Air), or play what they call an 'epic' which is the first player to win 3 out of 5 selected theaters. There are also options for 3 or more players. The expansion has received very good reviews. Anyway, thanks for reviewing what in my opinion is a very underrated game.
Wow. That is very cool. I am definitely purchasing that expansion. Thanks for telling me about it.
Do you just add all the card from the expansion to the base and play as it is or are there a fixed number of card each game?
You can add the cards from the expansion and play. There is nothing I have seen about limiting the cards. There are quite a few expansions though. There are 3 of them. So adding all cards from every expansion may be too much.
@@jimtheboardgameguru I see, thank you for answering...
@@jimtheboardgameguru oh yeah, i got one more question about the game, what would be the best number of card for disaster deck and main deck, based on your experiences? Because if i have all the expansion, its get too many cards and becoming too random to play.
@@55DeArc Thats a very tough question to answer because it's all about personal preference and number of players. You will need more cards if you play with 6 players. You may also hate certain cards or like other cards with the same value as cards that you dislike. I would probably stick to the same number of cards used in the base game with 5 - 6 player expansion and pick the cards I liked the best. I really like the cards in the dating disasters expansion. I hope that answers your question.
@@jimtheboardgameguru I see, it does bring some light to my problem. I have been looking for some guide or something for the deck size, because too many card on it will make the game so random and less fun to people got eliminated early because of bad hands. I think I will follow your suggestion, Thank you for answering.
Thank you for this! This was helpful in my decision to buy this for my kids!
I made a mistake at 10:55 by playing an extra turn and then placing down the Laraki.
Should you have placed the werewolf card when you stole it?
I made a mistake at that point. The werewolf should have been moved to the combo area instead of the hand.
@@jimtheboardgameguru ok I was confused lol I just ordered the game and wanted to make sure I didn’t miss something. Anyway man thanks for the video 🤙🏻
Congrats to Lucho AB for getting really close to the exact number and winning the giveaway. There were 187 small games. Only 4 away from their guess of 183.
I’ll go with 99!
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Hey dude, good luck with the life stuff. Always appreciate these! I'll go with 183
Congrats on getting the closest. Please reach out to me at my email jimgameguru@gmail.com so that we can arrange shipment of your prize.
@@jimtheboardgameguru Woohoo, will do! Can't believe I won. And have been wanting to try the Silver series. Thank you!!👍😊🍻
214! (Also, I think I was your 200th subscriber, neat!)
I’m going to guess 197! Thanks!
102 !
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