Wanted to swing by to let you know how much I appreciate your videos (ever since I learned "Empires of the North" from you.) It's not that there aren't other (seriously good) tutorial channels out there, there are. But as the guy who introduces games on almost a weekly basis, for me your way of teaching is simply the most comprehensive. You obviously know this yourself, otherwise you wouldn't actually do it this way, but watching you actually play the game is so valuable. It has happened quite often that I watched a bunch of tutorial videos in preparation of a game night, only to end up realizing that I missed (or misunderstood) some part of the rules explanation and I end up frantically browsing through the manual to find the relevant rules dragging out the explanation or making it needlessly confusing. Your way of teaching just avoids this entirely because any misconception I might have will just be cleared up by watching you play. If I can't find a video from you, I always hope that there is a semi-competently shot "let's play" of the game in question somewhere else but for some games (with hidden information or board game components with small symbols or text) this obviously often fails because people are hiding their cards or the camera doesn't capture everything. So I want to say again, what you do is awesome and relevant. Thank you.
This is great to hear. I know my teaching style with these videos isn't for everyone, but I also think it's a really strong way to solidify rules. Actually seeing them used several times throughout play makes them feel natural and puts rules in the context of other mechanisms which can sometimes be harder to fully understand with a traditional teach. The repetition does make my videos longer than they could be, but I think/hope it's worth it.
I'm sorry I can't afford to be a Patreon at the moment, but my love for board games is going to put me on a personal quest of watching every video you've uploaded, liking and commenting. I'm not a spammer I just love the content you've created! Thank you for what you do!
This is just such a charming little game, a lot of depth to it as well with all the various ways to score and made up rules for further tailoring player engines and decks. In following with your other comments, I also appreciate how thorough you are when covering the rules by illustrating what they look like in the context of a real game being played like that. Really helps us to see how it works and understand it.
Man this tutorial gets me excited to have this game but I have to wait for it to come back in stock, it's too expensive in the aftermarket right now. So cool! Thanks Jon
@@JonGetsGames Just finished watching, and it ended so fast as it was interesting to watch, great video tutorial, also I added game to wishlist on BGG! :)
Thanks for this tutorial Jon! I must admit this game did not draw my attention when it first came out but now I realize it was probably due to poor explanations/reviews from others. Your tutorial on the other hand has definitely sparked my interest and now it’s on my wishlist 😀
Am I the only person who got this game with the pawns in the wrong colour? I've got the skate in the yellow colour and the shovel in the salmon colour. And its just annoying...
Huh, the only issue I bumped into was wishing there was an "=" between the double "any item" icons on certain cards to reinforce that they have to be the same.
JonGetsGames it was more because there is no text on the cards like Terraforming Mars or Underwater Cities. Cards with that much symbology need text help or else you have to spend so much time looking at that player aid and the game then takes 2 hours.
Trae Lenox That much symbology? There isn’t actually a lot of unique symbols in this game. Once you understand a few you understand rest. Not sure how you struggled so much
CORRECTIONS:
You always play with 3 face up cards in the park no matter what the player count is.
Wanted to swing by to let you know how much I appreciate your videos (ever since I learned "Empires of the North" from you.)
It's not that there aren't other (seriously good) tutorial channels out there, there are. But as the guy who introduces games on almost a weekly basis, for me your way of teaching is simply the most comprehensive.
You obviously know this yourself, otherwise you wouldn't actually do it this way, but watching you actually play the game is so valuable. It has happened quite often that I watched a bunch of tutorial videos in preparation of a game night, only to end up realizing that I missed (or misunderstood) some part of the rules explanation and I end up frantically browsing through the manual to find the relevant rules dragging out the explanation or making it needlessly confusing.
Your way of teaching just avoids this entirely because any misconception I might have will just be cleared up by watching you play.
If I can't find a video from you, I always hope that there is a semi-competently shot "let's play" of the game in question somewhere else but for some games (with hidden information or board game components with small symbols or text) this obviously often fails because people are hiding their cards or the camera doesn't capture everything.
So I want to say again, what you do is awesome and relevant. Thank you.
This is great to hear. I know my teaching style with these videos isn't for everyone, but I also think it's a really strong way to solidify rules. Actually seeing them used several times throughout play makes them feel natural and puts rules in the context of other mechanisms which can sometimes be harder to fully understand with a traditional teach. The repetition does make my videos longer than they could be, but I think/hope it's worth it.
@@JonGetsGames It very much is!
My weekly dose of JonGetsGames, exactly what the doctor ordered !
I'm sorry I can't afford to be a Patreon at the moment, but my love for board games is going to put me on a personal quest of watching every video you've uploaded, liking and commenting. I'm not a spammer I just love the content you've created! Thank you for what you do!
No worries Nick, I'm glad you've enjoyed my videos :)
@@JonGetsGames It's also a rarity to get a content creator that replies to almost all of their comments. Thank you for being so genuine!
“We have to live with the decisions that we made.” (37:41) That’s deep...suddenly thinking of all the bad choices I’ve made throughout my life...😕
This is just such a charming little game, a lot of depth to it as well with all the various ways to score and made up rules for further tailoring player engines and decks. In following with your other comments, I also appreciate how thorough you are when covering the rules by illustrating what they look like in the context of a real game being played like that. Really helps us to see how it works and understand it.
Great job, Jon! We really enjoy Fort
"But we have to live with the decisions that we've made." That's a good life reminder. ;) Great playthrough!
Great tutorial! I really should break this one out more often.
You make this incredibly clear. Great job!
Man this tutorial gets me excited to have this game but I have to wait for it to come back in stock, it's too expensive in the aftermarket right now. So cool! Thanks Jon
Jon, thanks for the tutorial! You make it look so easy!
Second, thank you to the patreons for voting for this game! Looks like a great game!
Before even starting watching: YES! I was exited for Fort, thank you for this tutorial! :)
Glad to hear it :) I hope you felt that way after watching it too :P
@@JonGetsGames Just finished watching, and it ended so fast as it was interesting to watch, great video tutorial, also I added game to wishlist on BGG! :)
I'm waiting for merch with " It's worth noting..." on it. Lol
Haha, yeah I do get stuck on certain phrases it seems.
Very interested in this one ! Thanks for the video, I hope a french version will come up soon...
Great video as usual.
Minute 17:45 - why can he follow the private action too? I feel like I missed something.
(But still a great tutorial as always...)
Thanks for this tutorial Jon! I must admit this game did not draw my attention when it first came out but now I realize it was probably due to poor explanations/reviews from others. Your tutorial on the other hand has definitely sparked my interest and now it’s on my wishlist 😀
Same for me, i'm buying it tomorrow because of this video.
So question what if you have 4 cards and put em in yard
Would it still be 3 or more?
Unfortunately, it's been to long since I made this video to remember a rules clarification like this. Sorry!
With the Babyface card could I stole 3 cards from a rival's Yard?
Unfortunately, it's been too long since I played this game to remember the rules enough to answer your question. Sorry about that!
Around the 42min mark you copied a players backpack (3 pizza) and said it goes in the park but put it in the stuff. I think you meant to say stuff.
Want to play this
The sound quality is quite bad.
Am I the only person who got this game with the pawns in the wrong colour? I've got the skate in the yellow colour and the shovel in the salmon colour.
And its just annoying...
Strange, sorry to hear that happened :-\
Played this over the weekend, and the symbology made this game experience so bad
Huh, the only issue I bumped into was wishing there was an "=" between the double "any item" icons on certain cards to reinforce that they have to be the same.
JonGetsGames it was more because there is no text on the cards like Terraforming Mars or Underwater Cities. Cards with that much symbology need text help or else you have to spend so much time looking at that player aid and the game then takes 2 hours.
Trae Lenox That much symbology? There isn’t actually a lot of unique symbols in this game. Once you understand a few you understand rest. Not sure how you struggled so much