Underwater Cities Tutorial & Playthrough - JonGetsGames
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- Here is my Underwater Cities full board game playthrough! This video was voted on by Patreon supporters, if check out / jongetsgames to learn more!
Teaching Timestamps:
1st turn - 1:45
Federation Track explanation - 4:30
Action card explanation - 5:23
Constructing structures - 9:20
Structure upgrading - 12:55
Special cards - 13:43
City construction - 19:56
End of round cleanup - 22:56
Brown metropolis explanation - 26:04
Government contracts - 26:36
Tunnel construction - 35:00
1st production phase example - 58:23
City endgame scoring explanation - 1:18:13
Endgame scoring - 2:30:56
Wrap up - 2:34:37
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CORRECTION:
1:06:17 - Technically when changing eras all players have to discard down to their hand size before anyone takes another turn, NOT at the start of each player's next turn.
Such an underrated channel. IMO you make the best tutorial vids on youtube hands down. .. and believe me, Iv watched a lot of vids from others which are very very good.. but yours are GREAT!
My god, your videos are so well-made... the effort you put into realizing them is incredible, well done! Subscribed :)
Thanks!
@@JonGetsGames They are! Crystal clear sound and picture. Excellent lighting. Smooth script. Very useful bookmarks. Good to understand even for us non-native speakers.
I agree these videos are so well made. I'm a board game designer it would be an honour if you ever made video content for a game I make. I also subbed.
For sure the best channel for gameplays. By far.
Only meant to watch a few minutes to get an idea of the rules - stayed and watched the whole thing!
GREAT playthrough video!
The camera work, the editing, the audio, the pacing, the well thought out teaching method and brilliant presentation. Thank you, JonGetsGames, for doing what you do so dang well!
:D Thanks!
Thank you Jon for putting so much love into this video. I can really tell this was a lot of hard work. I hope it was as fun for you to make as it was for me to watch. You really helped me learn how to play the game. Leaving now in 10 minutes to go play this with my friends! You're the man!
Thanks, I hope you ended up having fun playing it :)
Always love when Jon vs Jon (vs Jon (vs Jon)) ends in a tie or a near tie. Self balancing machine :)
Just watched a second time. Best teach available! Thanks!
Thanks so much. I have to teach this to a group at the board game club this weekend and we are all new to it. It helped a lot.
Best tutorial and playthrough guides on the internet by far. Great production, great attention and most importantly great clarity. Have used Jons guides to avoid reading rulebooks bar a couple of clarifications/references - hooray!
So great to hear, thanks for the kind words :)
Thanks very much for making this video. Like Ken Savage down below, was just going to watch for a few minutes and watched the whole thing. It was really helpful and informative. Thanks again!
Jon. I don't comment on your videos enough. It's been about a year since I played UC, and have a game coming up on Yucata. This was a fantastic way to relearn it. Thank you sir.
I appreciate that, thanks Joel :) I just played UC on TTS last month, I bet playing on Yucata would be much more streamlined since they'd handle all the fiddly mechanics. Good to know that's an option.
Hi Jon. Just wanted to thank you for this video. Clear, compelling and imminently watchable. Not only do you get games, but you make it fun and easy for others to get them as well. Much appreciated and I now can't wait to play the game myself!
Thanks for the kind words, I hope you enjoy this one when you get a chance to play it :)
I bought the game. After, I was looking for your teaching sessions. Next I am ready to get started. 😅Just great 👍🏼
Bravo....you are the only person who makes a difficult game seem easy. Thanks for making these videos.
For this game, your play through is the best one on youtube or any other internet !!!
Thank you !!!
another great runthrough I love the way you explain the game whilst playing, at Spiel this year I was demoing Raiatea, and used much of your methods to get people playing while I was explaining. Thanks again for this!
That's awesome to hear, I'm glad the video helped with demoing :)
I'm only half way through this excellent video. I really need it, since I found the rule book baffling!
Congratulations on your EXCELLENT video!!! It is really beautifully produced, it will help me a lot! A Hi from Brazil!
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
How on earth can 5 people give this a thumbs down?!. Great play through 😃
Hadn't seen any of your videos, but I really liked your style and this video is really well made and helped me learn the game, thank you!
Awesome, thanks!
This was a good playthrough, high quality production!
Yet another awesome tutorial/playthrough. Your style of explaining while playing the game is so much fun to watch! Love these kind of videos. Helps me so much for understanding the rules. Thank you very, very much! :) Subscribed!
GREAT--- great game - by 3rd playthrough it flows SO SMOOTHLY -
you'll have your move planned as someone else finishes their turn...the length shrinks significantly....
looks like i really got a try this one and see if its worth adding to my collection!
Fantastic production, helped me a lot in understanding the game. Reading the rulebook now is going to be a breeze.
Play time is an issue, and my reason for not buying. If it takes you almost three hours to play this, and you’re fast, that’s four hours minimum for anyone else, especially first game, and a long first game means no second game.
My wife and I did our first 2-player today. Took 2.5 hours but seemed MUCH shorter - a mark of a good game - time flies!
Wow, long playthrough...but it was worth it. Great video Jon!
Awesome! I finally understand this game. Thanks!
These videos are such a great resource for learning the game.
Great video. I wish each card had unique artwork though. Too much repetition for me. The game looks like a lot of fun!
I can see what you mean, but artwork is quite expensive and this is a new publisher so I think overall they did a great job of making a great looking game on what was I'm sure a tight budget.
Fantastic playthrough, as always. I get into them like I would with a movie.
That's awesome to hear :)
Fantastic playthrough as usual. Thanks so much for your efforts Jon! I'd heard that a heavy kelp strategy was a surefire winner, so it's great to see such a close race.
This game was the highlight of Essen 2018 for me. I've seen so many complaints about the production quality and artwork but, for me, they're both totally fine and far outweighed by the excellence and enjoyability of the mechanics. Vladimir is on a roll - can't wait to see what he comes up with next!
I read that thread about heavy kelp being overpowered as well. I've gone quite heavy in kelp in two of my plays so far, but haven't cracked 110 points yet and I saw people saying they were getting well over 120 so perhaps they are executing it better than I have been. Either way, I generally try to play the game towards to benefits that I see on the cards as I built out my strategy organically because that's more fun to me and hopefully also competitive.
I was almost convinced to get it, but knowing this could change my mind.
After several plays, does the kelp strategy keep being the winning one or are there multiple routs to victory? Is there the runaway leader problem? I'm concerned now =S.
Came here for a refresh. I didn't notice that at 1:07 ish when you finish the 1st era you mentioned that you have to discard to your hand limit at the start of your turn. But, the rules state that all players need to discard to hand limit before play for that round begins. I assume this is due to an advantage later players would have with some many options after seeing where people have played.
Page 16 in my rules:
Once everyone has discarded down to 3 cards, you are ready to play the
next era with the new deck; or if you have completed the third era, you are
ready for final scoring.
Huh, interesting. Yeah it looks like I got that slightly wrong, assuming it worked the same as at the start of the game. I've added a correction, thanks for pointing this out.
Wow, just Wow what a complicated game.
Looks like a super interesting game...and wow, what a nice playthrough. I really liked the money engine of the orange player (I trigger this to trigger that to trigger that card also...just superb :) ). I was also pleasantly surprised about the good end result of blue despite not having such a visibly good engine.
Overall, this was a really great watch. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your playthroughs!
Thanks for the kind words, I'm with you on how neat that money engine was that Orange was able to put together. I'm looking forward to exploring other combos in the future.
Brilliant work :). Really showed off something of what this game can do. Getting my first play of it tomorrow... now I'm pumped!
(A sort of) AAR: Very enjoyable game! Played with two very competent mates and even with varied strategies all came out within 6 points.
Your playthrough greatly helped me orient to the dual 'worker placement/card action' mechanism from the get go. Having an insight into the flow of the eras and the feast/famine economy proved valuable in me keeping up with my compatriots.
I don't get to play face-to-face as often as I'd like, and your video was definitely facilitating of me getting the most out of one of those occasions. Cheers :).
Great video. Huge help! Thank you.
The card used at 2:14:32 reads "Spend one credit to use one OR two action cards" NOT one credit PER action card.
Ah, good catch! I've added a correction, thanks.
I love your videos. Need more :p
This was super clear! Many thanks!!!
I have been intrigued by this game, thank you for making the video Jon, it's clear and useful. Now just need to get it... :)
Hopefully it's wider release happens soon fro Rio Grande. I'm loving this game... as long as it's 2 or 3 players.
@@JonGetsGames Hopefully yes. Its ok got my wall of shame to tackle first 😁
How was I NOT subscribed earlier....? Double thumbs up for teaching the game. The only problem I have with the game is the chaos of having so many claimed cards - keeping track of advantages that are possible to guide the nuances of each turn. Otherwise excellent game! Thanks for helping us choose to buy it (we did!).
Glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you like the game as much as I have :)
@@JonGetsGames After our first 2-player I was around a 7/10, but after our second play I'm about a 9/10!!!
Great tutorial. You make these so great. Good job.
I love this game!
That was a solid video, Jon. I really enjoyed it!
This is always great to hear :)
Thanks for the playthrough, this is a great help for the buying decision I have to make.
These videos are so good. Love that it just starts and rules and play happen at the same time.
One thing I don’t understand is the use of the term “evaluate” with reference to playing cards. Is it intended to mean “perform” as in perform an action? I think so but am not positive.
You aren't the first person to bring up my usage of "evaluate", sorry for the confusion. My father is British and uses "evaluate" like "perform" as you say, and it's really stuck in my brain as the a term to use. I'm not sure if it's a British specific thing, again sorry for the confusion.
@@JonGetsGames Thanks! I thought so, but wasn't sure if I was missing a step and needed to truly review the card content for some other reason.
22.56 he didn't have to discard, as he drew the card by placing the city
Amazing job bro! Thank you very much! :)
Another excellent playthrough, Jon. PAX Unplugged won't be the same without you :(
Have you ever thought about doing a video where you show your setup for recording your playthroughs? (if you haven't already done so)
I did do a timelapse a couple years ago, long before I had a studio, but the process is still pretty similar. You can see it here: czcams.com/video/vaVf4CXCPz4/video.html . I should really consider making an updated one of those.
Thanks for the video. Excellent work!
Fantastic stuff. Heard about this on your impressions video and was very impressed. Feel as though if this had a bigger distributor it would make an enormous splash (pun intended).
I believe Rio Grande will be doing a much wider release of it, so more people should have a chance to try this amazing game :)
JonGetsGames fantastic news! Seems a game that deserves it!
Great video!
Great play through sir!
Great stuff Jon! Just started, but already loving it ;-)
I saw the high rating for this game, so I came here to see what the hype is all about. It has some of the worst production choices I have ever seen. It looks even worse than terraforming Mars. At least TM has theme. The player boards and rule book are abysmal. The main board almost as bad. The iconitis and bland resource conversion are two gameplay mechanics that need to die a quick death. Do not understand how this gets an average 8 rating. I am watching this video and I’m literally bored out of my mind. Then they released a ‘fix’ with the expansion that costs as much as the main game. So, $150 to have the complete fixed version. Why would anyone support this company or designer? They are both hacks.
I love the game without the expansion and have zero problems with the components.
I've finished reading the rulebook today, and god, this is the second most awful rulebook I have ever seen (Spirits of the rice paddy still holds the crown). Hopefully this video makes things cleaner for me.
Excellent video! Loved you only fully played 1 player, sped up the 2nd one and hidden. Also mistakes at a minimum:-) Really helped to learn the game! You could explain a little less strategy to speed it up further.
Thanks Oliver, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I do try to speed things up where I can, but the strategy talk is important to me since it allows a viewer to feel like they are in the player's seat instead of just watching a game being played next to them.
you could of swapped a steal for a science twice in your last round when you activated two action cards(2:24:35 and 2:25:23)...you would have had to grab a steel instead of a food off the main action but it would have netted you the two points needed to win even with oranges missing point.
Ooo good catch. I missed this entirely, and I certainly should have done that to grab those last 2 points. This is just one of the reasons I did a 2p game instead of 3p, I knew I was at a high risk of missing synergies and interactions.
Ah but that would have cost 4 resources to gain those 2 points, costing another point in the credit conversions, so it's back to a tie!
@@Ogrecrusher Huh, yep that's another good catch, I'm glad Orange appears to still have a legitimate win here :)
You are great....
Which game takes up more table space, Underwater Cities or Dinosaur Island?
I think Dinosaur Island is likely a bit more of a table hog.
Great video as always Jon! I’m just curious why you use the word evaluate, which means to judge or assess the value of something, instead of activate?
My guess is that actions can have different outcomes, in some cases you can partially get what the action offers or not at all. By evaluating the action you determine the final outcome. Sounds like a programmer term :)
@@filiplazov5895 This has come up before in other videos, I have always known "evaluate" to also mean the act of processing something. I was a hobbyist programmer for years back in college, so perhaps this is where that comes from in my brain :)
JonGetsGames yep, the programmer term is “evaluate an expression” which can also be a function ( action) :)
Why does the black assistant have an XWing Pilot uniform on?
Drinking game! Take a sip every time he says "go ahead and". I'm already in the hospital with alcohol poisoning after only watching for 43 minutes. Three words that add absolutely nothing to a sentence. :-P
was this kick-starter game or straight to retail?
This one went straight to retail, and was initially published by a new company called Delicious Games. I believe Rio Grande picked up the rights and will be doing a wider release of the game soon.
Hard to grip what's going on with the theme in detail, got more interesting after watching a while. Game seems great mechanically. But what turns me off is that half the cards are "smuggling", "corruption" and "black market". Because appearantly that's cool? I don't wanna pretend to be that person.
The game is about building/developing to help people according to the rule book, I feel there's a contradiction there. Those cards could easily have been themed in another way, while staying the same mechanically.
This is a really interesting criticism that I hadn't noticed. You make a good point about the thematic disconnect there, at least with how many cards seem to be themed in a "underhanded" way. Personally I don't have an issue with it, but it's interesting to note none the less.
Even after watching this video 3 times and reading the rule book I had to put the game away and will likely never bring it out again. I found it to have WAY too much iconography that is very unintuitive and too many exceptions to remember. I thought this might be on the level of Terraforming Mars in regards to the amount of iconography and complexity. UC has MUCH more stuff to remember.... I just couldn’t do it.... and I am sad. Really want to know how to play but I’m just not getting there. /disappointed
I feel like this game is a slight step down from Pulsar 2849 for Vladimir. I'll still give it a shot, but I hope his next game will be better.
Adding an actual theme is more a step up; This seems to be aimed at Terraforming Mars fans unlike the largely abstract dice-drafting game full of icons.
@@TorIverWilhelmsen Yeah but see, the mechanics trump everything when it comes to deciding which is the better game, and Pulsar comes out on top.
EDIT: for me at least, I shouldn't even have to say it. It's my opinion.
For a game with such a great theme, the overall appearance looks really underwhelming.....Thanks for sacrificng yourself to show it to us.
This is absolutely true. Personally I would have dropped the world map in the background of the main board, and made the player boards with the cities have a more realistic layout. That 3x3 grid is an eyesore.
@@TheFilipFonky Overall I really like the art in the game, but agree that the graphic design of the board is busy and could use a lot of work. Many people seem to dislike the art itself, but for some reason it appeals to me.
Please consider moving off of big tech oligarchs channel of CZcams. Would be happy to subscribe and follow elsewhere.
Great stuff. You do a great job.
games like these need to go straight to pc and ios. too much upkeep to be fun, and a single happy dog or cat would wreak havoc. pass.
E R L Depends on the quality of the app...
My cat is worse when he’s unhappy! Full of spite he is, and will mysteriously develop a need to upturn an entire game like this if you so much a signore him for an hour!
Nah, it's ok.