AGRICOLA | Board Game | 2-Player Playthrough | Farming in the Middle Ages
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Agricola Board Game Full Playthrough 2-Player (Ep 20)
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You folks are one of my favourite channels. More Agricola, Caverna, Ora et Labora, Ark Nova, & Terraforming Mars playthroughs. :) Troyes & Dungeon Petz would also be fantastic.
Thanks a lot Trent! It's great to hear that you like our channel. I haven't played Ora et Labora yet, but definitely want to give it a try. Dungeon Petz is another that is on my list. Vlaada Chvátil and Uwe Rosenberg are two of my favourite designers, so if we get a chance, we'd like to play them for sure. Thanks for the comment!
This is pretty much the best Agricola playthrough out there. Love your channel, please keep making videos!
Rodrigo, thank you very much for your kind comment. It is so nice to hear that people are enjoying our videos, and we are always delighted to get feedback like this that encourages us to keep going. Thank you for the great compliment!
Agreed! awesome to learn. Congrats
@@GabrielDFbhz That’s awesome Gabriel. We’re glad our video helped you! Thanks for letting us know!
@@thecrev9068 Thank you so much Crev Wolf. We're very happy you enjoyed our video!
I absolutely love your channel and I was so happy to see that you have Agricola on your channel! Wooohoo! The best thing about your videos is that you bring up the cards close digitally so they are able to be read clearly! I am able to pause the video, look at them, and understand them better! Thank you!
Please do a How To Play of Tapestry! I own it, but don't really understand how to play!
Thank you both for all the hard work and dedication you do!
Much love from Rhode Island!
Hi Tabby! We're delighted to hear that you like our channel. Thanks a lot for that. Agricola is an amazing game. This video was actually made in the early days of our channel, so it's great to hear that it's still being watched and that you still like it.
We don't have Tapestry at the moment, but we do like Stonemaier Games a lot so hopefully we will get around to it some day.
All the best to you there in Rhode Island!!
Thank you for the easy to understand play through!
Thank you for the comment Julia! We are very happy to hear you enjoyed the video!
Oh wow, for a small channel, you really have good production values and good chemistry. I am now subscribed and look forward to seeing more from you guys!
Jakob, thank you very much for your comment and for subscribing to our channel. We're really happy that you enjoy our videos. We are always trying to improve so hopefully they will keep getting better. Welcome aboard!
This was great. Love how ya'll just got straight to it. Very streamlined and to the point.
Thanks a lot Taco Taco! It's great to hear that you enjoyed our video. Thank you for the kind words.
Thanks for showing Agricola! I am adding a new section to my actual garden so I might get this for a rainy day!
Thank you Ken! Agricola is one of my favourites. It's has a great theme and despite the cuteness, is very deep with a lot of important decisions to make to optimise your farm. I highly recommend it!
This video explained the game better to me then every tutorial on youtube, because iv'e got a sense of the game flow now
That's great, bone! Delighted that we were able to help you out!
Wow! That assistant tiller card really let you run away with the game. I love how their are many paths to victory in this game. Excellent video!
Thanks MrTheBigNoze! We're delighted to hear that you liked the video. Thanks a lot for letting us know. Yes, there are many different strategies you can take in Agricola which is what makes it such a great game!
Just bought the game... first play will be this weekend...your playthrough was invaluable... no waffle!
Hi Chris! We're sure you will have a lot of fun with Agricola. It's a great game. Really glad to hear that our video helped you. Enjoy!
Me and my partner were struggling trying to understand this game, I just bought it randomly and ended up watching this video, you helped us a lot and we love the game, great video by the way subbed
Thanks a lot for the comment Shaun. We're very happy that our video helped you! We really appreciate the sub and welcome aboard. I hope you find other videos on our channel that you like too!
Some small corrections! At 23:00 Pat didn’t need to pay 6 food but just 5 because babies only have to be fed 1 food the first time (but it’s 2 in subsequent harvests).
Also in the harvest before that, Glai reproduced the sheep before feeding the family :) That had no effect since she already had enough food, but in theory, it could have an effect if you didn’t have enough food beforehand and would have to slaughter a sheep and be left with less than 2.
Hi Dan. Thank you for your comment. You are correct - babies do not have to be fed the first time. Also, as you say, the timing of breeding is important. Feeding must be done before breeding. Hope you enjoyed the video!
Well done guys lots of hard work went into making this. Love the zoom onto the cards.
Cheers man! Glad you liked it!
Great video, loved it. Best playthough of agricola. Recently started to play and this video helped a lot. Well done.
Thank you very much Miguel. We're glad that our video helped you to understand Agricola. It is a really great game, and I am sure you will enjoy playing it!
Hi!, congrats for this video, the camera angles really made me understand the game. Also, the final comments are a nice touch. I've just bought my Agricola, i'll give it a try this week. Great video!!
Hi Héctor. We're delighted that you enjoyed the video. Thank you very much for your comment. I'm sure you will enjoy Agricola - it's a great game. Enjoy!!
Thanks to both of you for a very entertaining playthrough of a great game. I really like your channel. Your videos are well-produced, with good lighting, sound, and clear camera angles that show what's happening. I love your post-game commentary.
As to your question regarding general or specialized development, I tend to like a more generalized development, as it provides more flexibility, especially in the later turns.
Hi Keith. Thank you for your very positive comment. We are extremely happy that you are enjoying our channel and the production that goes into the videos.
As you know, in Agricola you lose points for things you do not have on your farm. So, it does seem to make sense to generalise. However, I think that depending on your cards, it can be quite difficult to do everything. Resources can be scarce, so you may not be able to build all the fences, stables and extra rooms you need. Having to feed the family every harvest is a great mechanic too as it means that sometimes, even though a player really wants to take the resources, if he or she does not have enough food then that has to be the priority. Sometimes I find it works to specialise early on, and especially try to get a food engine going. Then later, try to fill in the gaps to avoid negative points.
Very nice playthrough. You make the game seem very easy to play. I like the explanation of your actions and the commentary at the end. Getting ready to try my first game and this was very helpful, one of the best playthroughs of this game.
Mark, thank you very much for your compliment. Agricola is pretty easy to play once you get a round or two under your belt to see how it works. Still, there are lots of options so choosing the right strategy is not so easy. But it is a lovely game, and I am sure that you are going to have fun when you try it. When you actually start playing I'm sure it will go smoothly for you, but if you have any questions feel free to ask here and I'll get back to you as soon as I can! Have fun!
Thank you so much for this! My 9 year old son and I are learning the game and your video helped us out immensely! My son doesn't like to think of "cooking the animals" and tries to use the terminology of "trading the animals in for food" instead! LOL :)
Hi Jason. We are delighted that our video helped you to learn Agricola. Haha - that is very sweet. I hope you and your son enjoy playing the game and trading in the animals for food! All the best to you and your family for the New Year!
This is still my "go to" video when I haven't played Agricola for awhile. Thanks again!
I am going to play this game for the first time and this video really helps. Thanks guys for the play through 🙂
Thank you for your comment Adarsh Thirukappanavar Math. We're delighted that our video helped you out. You are going to have a lot of fun playing Agricola. It is a very charming game with lots of options and a lovely theme. Let us know how it goes for you!
Great playthrough guys. Another great video. Well done
Thank you kindly sir. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
What a fantastic and clear playthrough! Enjoyed it immensely. +1 subscriber here!!
Thank you very much Mercury2wo. Your subscription is very much appreciated. I hope you find some more of our videos that you like!
WOW super clear. What i have been looking for lol
Thank you Troy! We're very happy that you enjoyed the video!
This was fun to watch. My husband and I just started playing Agricola and we love it! Glai, your empty board was making me nervous but you finished well even though you didn't win! Please consider playing another one of Uwe Rosenberg's games for your channel. Btw, I agree with other comments...the video quality is great!
Mrs. Jackson, thank you very much for your kind comment. Agricola is a fantastic game and I am glad you are enjoying it as much as we do. Glai made a strong finish for sure and did well to fill up her empty spaces. I think I was lucky with the synergy of my Occupations and Minor Improvements which gave me a bit of an advantage.
We do have one other Uwe Rosenberg game on our channel - please check out our video of Le Havre! We really like his style so there will be more of him to see here for sure.
Great job 👍 Appreciate the editing, the effort, the graphics
Thank you Ganjielong. We're glad you enjoyed it!
@@AllAboardBoardgames a watch NRB for inspiration :)
just bought agricola and this is the best playthrough i could find. you guys are so cute! and this video is great love the top view and zoom in (unlike some other people who did a playthrough away from the table :/!)
Hi Sara. Thank you very much for your kind comment. We are really happy that you enjoyed our playthrough. Agricola is a really great game. It has a beautiful theme and is very family friendly. It has some great depth and is one of our favourites. I'm sure you will have a lot of fun playing it. Thank you so much for subscribing to our channel and I hope you like the other videos we make too!
THANK YOU! It took me forever trying to figure out the rules but i got it now thanks to your playthrough !
That’s great Glen. Glad our video could help you. Please feel free to ask any questions if you don’t understand anything!
Love the card zoom, very viewer friendly, new fan and subbed cheers guys.
Michael Kavanagh
Hi Michael! Thank you very much for your comment and the subscription. We're delighted you enjoyed the video. Michael Kavanagh is a very Irish name! Are you Irish, or of Irish heritage?
Loved the video!!
Thanks Teddy Robinson! We're delighted you liked it!
Hi, greetings from Italy. Thank you for your outstanding playthrough, exactly what I need! I love your format and Immediately subscribed. I think you channel deserves more attention, maybe you could post your videos on BGG. Just a suggestion. Keep up the good work!
Hi Francesco! I hope all is well with you all in Italy. Thank you very much for your kind comment. We are absolutely delighted to hear that you like our channel, and really appreciate your sub. Welcome aboard! I hope you find other videos here that you like too. We do in fact also release our videos on BGG and that does help some people find us - thanks a lot for that suggestion. We'll keep making videos and trying to improve the quality of our content, and hopefully we can attract more attention and grow as a channel!
The video and content quality absolutely doesn’t match the subscriber and view count. Great play through, super clear, and extremely helpful for a new player.
Thank you very much for your kind comment! It is very encouraging to hear that you are enjoying our videos and to get nice comments like that. We'll keep trying to produce quality videos and hopefully our subscriber and view count will start to grow before too long! Thanks for watching All Aboard!
Avery good played round. my wife and i have had agricola for a long time and we love the game. however, haven't played it in a long time. my wife wanted to play agricola lately but i always refused and we played something else🙈. but after your good video I want to play a round of agricola again🙃. in general you have a very, very good channel.👌🏻 your videos are very well done🙌🏻 for me as a board game fan it is always fun to see new videos of you.👌🏻Thank you😀
Hi Patryk. Thanks a lot for your comment. We're glad our video helped get you back into Agricola. It really is a great game with a very charming theme and lots of strategy. We really appreciate your compliments. Thank you so much for that. I hope we can keep making videos that you like! Enjoy Agricola!
Just learned this game over the weekend! This is hard lol
Hi Justin. Agricola certainly is very deep and it is tough to get a good engine going, but after a few plays you will get it. The hardest thing at the start is to make sure you are not spending all of your actions on just feeding the family. Your starting occupation cards and minor improvements can give you some direction as to what to do. Agricola can often feel as if you are just getting your engine going when the game suddenly ends! But it is a fantastic game all the same!
Great video. I realized I've been playing with a few rules that I had interpreted incorrectly.
Thank you A. Fel. We're happy that our video helped you out!
Great playthrough! The audio static was a little distracting, but still great!
Thanks for this playthrough. If it weren't for this video, I would not have been able to play this game. The instructions aren't the best. I did a mock two-player game, and one player ended with 18 points while the other 33.
Hi Efrain. We're delighted to have been of help to you. The game mechanics aren't too difficult after you play it for a couple of rounds, as you would have seen in your mock game. However, making the right choices and getting a big score is much more difficult and that is what makes Agricola so good. After you get a few games under your belt you will see how different choices will affect your scores and how there are many different ways you can take it. The solo mode is actually pretty good also, and you might try that too as you are learning it. You can do it as a kind of campaign, where you can keep one of the Occupations you played as a permanent Occupation for future games. Your score target increases as each game goes on so you have to be more and more efficient. It is good practice for when you feel comfortable enough to teach your playgroup. When you play with other players, the big difference will of course be that resources are more scarce since you won't have a monopoly on them...
I'm fairly new to gaming, and felt intimidated to buy this game until I watched you play it. Now it looks really fun, and I can't wait to dive into some classic Uwe Rosenberg. Thanks!
Hi Dustin,
Thanks a lot for your comment. Welcome to the hobby! Board gaming is an extremely fun and rewarding pastime. Agricola is one of my favourite games. It has a really nice theme and is very relaxing but full of strategy. I can see how it looks intimidating before playing it but I find that most games turn out to be easy enough to follow once you start playing and get into the rhythm of them. We're delighted that our video helped you to get over the intimidation. We try to make our videos as clear and easy to follow as possible so that you guys can really see how the game works and also feel like you are joining the game. If you have any questions about Agricola when you start playing feel free to post here and I will get back to you as soon as I can! What other games have you played or are you thinking of playing?
@@AllAboardBoardgames My partner and I started with some pretty straightforward stuff like Carcassonne, Pandemic and King Domino. Lately we've been replaying a lot of Wingspan. I'm personally interested in exploring some more classic stuff by Rosenberg, Feld, etc. I recently enjoyed Clans of Caledonia online, but feel like Agricola might be a little more satisfying.
Those are all great games for sure. Uwe Rosenberg is a great designer. I am a big fan of his games. Another one you might try is Le Havre, and Caverna is along the same lines as Agricola! But of course, I recommend that you try Agricola first! Enjoy!
Is Glai Pinay? Mabuhay! Enjoyed this walkthrough and learned the basics more than the manual. You guys have one of the best explainations of boardgames Ive seen. Plus, the production value is way better than the rest. Clean and simple. Thanks and keep them coming!
Hi Adrian! Yes, Glai is indeed Pinay! Are you from the Philippines?
We're delighted that you enjoyed the playthrough, and it's great that our video was of help to you learning the game. It is a fantastic game and I'm sure you will have fun with it. Please let us know how you get on! We really appreciate the comment and thank you for your kind words!
@@AllAboardBoardgames hey guys, yes I’m from Manila. Love the collection. I’ve been collecting some boardgames but not much time to play them. Still waiting for my kids to grow up so I can have playmates, lol. Though my 7 year old son is interested in them. I am currently playing Parks and Nightfall expansion with my 7 year old and 10 year old. Thinking of getting viticulture next but the theme seems to be not interesesting to my kids, so even if I like it have to think twice. Researching Mansion of Madness next and wonder if the family will enjoy it. Have an idea - you can make a video comparing lovecraft games comparing the three Mansion of Madness, Elder Sign and Arkham Horror Card game for people like me who are in the fence which game would best suit their needs/wants. All the best.
@@adrianlim7056 Hi Adrian. Greetings to you in Manila! Glad to hear your son is interested in board games. It will be very good for his mind, as well as fun for you to play with him. I guess they are probably a bit too young to enjoy the wine theme of Viticulture. Have you tried Marvel Splendor? My friend's kid really likes it and the theme works really well for her. The mechanics are fun for adults too! Mansions of Madness is a fantastic game, and it is also fun to play solo. However, it might not be so suitable for young kids. Arkham Horror The Card Game might be a bit too difficult for them too, as well as the theme being a bit too adult. Elder Sign could work though, as it is really just trying to match the symbols on the dice, and is good fun! We would love to get around to making some videos like that at some stage. Thank you for the suggestion!
@@AllAboardBoardgames guys what are your views on arkham horror 3rd edition? Some are saying its a good mix for a boardgame?
@@adrianlim7056 I have heard that it is good, but actually we have only played Arkham Horror The Card Game. I would like to play it though because the card game is so good!
Fantastic playthrough guys! Really like how you zoom into the cards so its nice and clear. The post game analysis was great too :)
Did you guys draft the occupations and minor improvement before starting? Haha
Solar Nova, thank you for your comment. No, we just randomly dealt the Occupations and Minor Improvements when we were setting up the game. I just got lucky with the synergy in my cards!
We're glad you enjoyed the playthrough and thanks a lot for your feedback. Hearing your comments helps us a lot in the direction our channel is going!
@@AllAboardBoardgames hehe looking forward to more content from you guys!!
Highly recommend Farmers of the Moor if you guys like Agricola! My wife and I don't play without the expansion anymore hahaha
Thanks for that advice. I checked it out, and you are right - it looks great. So, now Farmers of the Moor is on the way. We will get around to doing a playthrough with that at some stage too!
What other games do you like, Solar Nova?
Very enjoyable! Just subscribed to your channel.
Are you planning on doing a Castles of Burgandy soon? We own it… but haven’t played yet.
Hi Amanda! Thanks a lot for the sub. We're delighted you enjoyed the video!
We do not have a copy of Castles of Burgundy at the moment, but it is a game we have been looking at so it will probably make an appearance at some stage on our channel. It looks very good!
Hi beshy it's Marianne here nice game well done
Thank you Marianne! Glad you enjoyed it.
Hai. One time you 👀 mani board view for vedio i don't english iknow little🤏 I am tamil nadu ya. Bought very will play. Very nice👍👏
Thank you for your comment!
Shockingly its really hard to find a playthrough with the revised edition, your vid is the clearest i found, the instructions in the box were a shocker. Its not as complex as i thought, shares alot of mechanics with Uwes 'le havre'.
Hi Troy. We're glad our video was of some help to you. The rulebook does look a bit complicated but when you start playing it is actually pretty smooth. It does indeed share a lot of mechanics with Le Havre. Did you get a chance to try playing it yet?
@@AllAboardBoardgames not yet, i will tonight, i bought viticulture and chronicles of crime this week with agricola so agricolas instructions put it last, i like la havre so im sure i will like agricola.
@@tdarben Agricola is great! It is one of my favourite games! Viticulture is another really good game. We did a video of it recently, and we will soon be releasing one with the Tuscany expansion which really adds a lot to the game. We have never tried Chronicles of Crime. How do you find it? Let us know how you get on with Agricola!
@qvistus82 Yes, the game is pretty smooth when you understand how the rules work. The rulebook does indeed need some deciphering though!
I really enjoyed Agricola in the end, im curious about caverna now.. Ive since used your vids to explain two other games that have sat on my shelf too long due to their instructions 'arkham horror and mansions of madness'.
Ang galing naman ni Glai! Roommate ko yan! Hehe
Thank you! We hope you enjoyed the playthrough.
Ok so I've been dabbling with the idea of getting a worker placement game and stone age just isn't doing it for me, this game however I watched loads of videos of how to play and they were all so confusing but your video has changed my mind, I think this will be my first worker placement game.
Great that our video helped you out with that! As regards worker-placement, Agricola would be the first one I would recommend to anyone. It is a fantastic game and one of my favourites. A Feast for Odin by the same designer (Uwe Rosenberg) is excellent too, and I am also a big fan of Lost Ruins of Arnak which incorporates worker-placement with deck-building.
@@AllAboardBoardgames ok thanks for letting me know.
Both feast for Odin and the lost ruins look a little full on at the moment, lots going on!
@@Flip5ide Feast for Odin is definitely a bit complicated, so I think Agricola is probably still the way to go. It does have deep strategy but the mechanics are not so difficult and the game is not so long either.
Great video. Have you already done the top 10 boardgames clip ?
Hi Tawan. No, we are still working on the top 10 video. It should be ready soon so please keep an eye out for it! Thanks for the comment! We are delighted you like the video!
@@AllAboardBoardgames you guys look really good at this game. Just last night I had 1 game of agricola with my girlfriend. Me , End up with 18 points.😩 Also have you guys already try Grand Austria Hotel ? If you haven’t then I wound recommend it. Very good at 2P.
@@TawanWorapol Agricola is a really nice game and very chilled but it is not light and there are a lot of decisions to make throughout the game. You kind of need to diversify a bit because you lose points for not producing any of a particular animal or crop. Balancing your food is also important and if you can get a food engine going early it pays off a lot, rather than having to take food from the Fishing space.
We have not played Grand Austria hotel. Thanks a lot for the recommendation - I will keep an eye out for that one for sure!
Glei could have split her initial pasture with that last wood for an extra point, not that it mattered.
Now that I've discovered your channel, it's been great fun working my way through your content. Of course, for me, an Agricola playthrough by newbs (no offense) is a must-watch, especially since I found you via your "Farmers of the Moor" expansion playthrough, when Glei was obviously more aware of the demands for growth in the early game (not to mention the value of doubled lumber).
It's Glei's innocent mistakes that help make a video like this useful, of course (and your own; i.e. the Hearth can bake multiple grain in one go). Your presentation is clear, there's little or no confusion about how the game is played. I'd love to see you come back to the game after you have a few more sessions under your belts, just to see how your approach to it has changed.
Keep on keeping on! Question: will you ever extend your coverage to 4-player games? I know the pandemic inhibits that greatly if you don't have other gamers in your immediate bubble, but maybe someday. As I'm sure you likely know, Agricola (for instance) is a significantly different experience at higher player counts.
Hi Geoff. We're really happy that you have been enjoying working your way through our videos. I'd be very interested to hear which ones you have liked best!
The Agricola playthrough was really fun for us. We have played it a few times, and have really liked the game (we are by no means experts so no offence taken!). We do try to make our videos clear as we want people to be able to follow what is going on and to feel like they are sitting at the table with us, playing the game.
Maybe at some stage we would be able to extend to 4-player games, but as you say, that is not so easy with the pandemic. It is something that would indeed be great to do after we get over the pandemic though. There are a lot of games that really change with the number of players and that would certainly make for interesting viewing for you guys I believe!
What games apart from Agricola do you like to play?
@@AllAboardBoardgames Hi, Pat, thanks so much for your reply! It's not every day that CZcams creators actually engage with their viewers (which I can understand entirely). To answer your second question first, I tend to prefer worker placement/action selection type games with complex decision trees; my current roster of favorites would include (besides Agricola, still my #1) Snowdonia, Dominant Species, Tzolkin, Hansa Teutonica, Terra Mystica, A Feast for Odin (I'm pretty bad at this one so far), Caverna, Caylus, Kanban. Dungeon Petz (which I haven't played in ages; I'm terrible at it), Village, Gugong, and Concordia, among others. I rarely play 2p, though, mostly 3- or 4-player, so I can't really say how you and Glei might like them (other than Caverna and Dominant Species, which both scale very well to 2p)
As for which of your videos I like best, well, so far both of them...😉...but I will in due course try to catch them all! I like your style of presentation; I think you're doing a great job!
@@MisterG2323 Hi Geoff! Yeah, if people take the time to comment on our videos I like to take the opportunity to chat back. We love playing boardgames, so it is nice to be able to chat about them here and get the insights of other people like yourself who love to play.
I recently got my hands on Caverna and can't wait to play it. Gaia Project is another one that is interesting me, which I hear is very like Terra Mystica so I would like to check both of those out too. A Feast for Odin has also been on my radar for a while - I really like the feel of Uwe Rosenberg's games. Most of the others you mentioned there I am not familiar with but Dungeon Petz and Concordia are games I have considered getting too! So many games I want to get and play, it is very hard to find time for them all!
Thank you very much for the compliment! I hope that we are improving as we go along, so you might find a bit of a dip in quality as you go back, but I hope that you enjoy them anyway!
@@AllAboardBoardgames Ain't it the truth? So many games and so little time! 😄
@@MisterG2323 Absolutely! Well, it’s a good complaint to have so many games to choose from. Pity about the time issue though!
nice gameplay as always ... do u have the revised edition of the game here on the camera?
Thank you Arash. No, this version is the only one we have, although we do have another video with the Farmers of the Moor expansion.
Good work guys. I've seen quite a few negative Agricola reviews, but it seemed pretty playable to me. That said, I'm looking forward to a playthrough of that Twilight Struggle game I saw behind you...
Hey SIrbrastias! Yeah, I have heard some negative things about Agricola but I never really got why. I love the game - the rounds pass by very quickly and so you have to be very strategic in your choices to try to get as much as you can done in limited time. The theme is very relaxing and the components are lovely. Actually it is one of my favourites.
Haha... you noticed Twilight Struggle in there, did you? There will indeed be a video of it coming up. Please just wait a little while because we need to practice it a bit before releasing a video. As you know it is quite complex, and we want to try to make sure we play it well. But we should be ready for it soon so you won't have to wait too long!
Pat, you could have baked bread with your two grain when you took your fireplace, correct? Just learning how to play. Thanks. Great video. You should consider inviting some vaccinated friends over and doing a 4 player walkthrough!
Hi Rick. When I took the Fireplace at 10:48, I could not have baked the bread straight away. Bake Bread is a separate action so in this case I would have had to use the Grain Utilization space with one of my workers to bake. The Stone Oven and the Clay Oven major improvements allow you to take the Bake Bread actions straight away when they are built, but the Fireplace or Cooking Hearth do not allow you to do this. Thanks for the comment. I hope the video is helping you learn to play!
22:25 I think a sheep cannot be exchanged or cooked into food during the harvesting phase. As during the harvesting phase the animals breed. Please check the rules , let me know which one is correct regarding the above aspect.
Hi Abhishek. Glai had a Fireplace which allows her to convert sheep into food at any time so she is allowed to do this.
Why isn't the stone treated as an accumulation space? Doesn't the brown arrow indicate that it should accumulate? After round 10 (and maybe other times also?) the first quarry wasn't replenished and I was wondering if that was intentional.
Hi Curtis. The Eastern Quarry and Western Quarry are indeed both accumulation spaces. At the end of Round 11, we missed them when we were refilling - sorry about that and well spotted! I think we remembered in all of the other rounds. Thanks a lot for your comment and we hope you enjoyed the video!
@@AllAboardBoardgames Okay great, just wanted to make sure that I understood the rules. Thanks for the great content and reply!
@@curto922 No problem! If you have any questions about the rules feel free to ask here, and I will get back to you as soon as I can!
She wasn't able to do well in the game even though she started as a first player. Pretty poor outcome, really.. :D However, the video gave me a good overview of 2 player real time game, since I ordered it quite recently and already played it as a solo variant only. Looking forward to introduce Agricola to my girlfriend too.
Hello Peter. Thank you for your comment. Glai did indeed start as first player but as I mentioned to Mrs Jackson below, I was very lucky with the synergy of my Occupations and Minor Improvements. That gave me a big advantage, especially with filling up the field spaces.
Agricola is fun to play solo, but I think you are in for a treat when you play with your girlfriend! You will not have the same access to all of the actions you want to take, especially resources, so you will have to adjust your strategy accordingly! Please let us know how you get on when you introduce it to her!
@@AllAboardBoardgames When I played solo for the first time I opted to leave out all hand cards as recommended in the rules for beginners and I managed to not only get all my farmyard spaces covered but also get all 5 people into play and upgrade my 4 room house to clay one even wothout the help of MI and occupations. However, I do agree with you that it makes a huge difference when playing with other person, especially regarding the access to resources. And it's not unlikely I can end up with really poor outcome even though I did well in solo. Nevertheless it makes me thrilled to try out the game with my GF and eventually also with our common friends for even more engaging and immersive experience.
As I mentioned in my previous comment I found the video hugely beneficial as a real time gaming experience overview, so thumb up though.
It seemed to me resources were taken too often when they weren't really needed yet, and opponent wasn't about to take them. Better to let the stacks grow a bit more, so it saves you actions. Not saying I'm an expert at all, but it just felt that way.
Hi Monkeyunit! The thing with 2-player Agricola is that resources are scarce, and if you let them build up, the other player will take them for sure, so you need to be careful that you get them when you can. It's difficult to strike the right balance between how much to let them build up and deciding to grab them... having said that, that is what makes the game fun!
hi Pat ams Gail! For two players... do you think i should get the 2p version of Agricola (have you guys tried it yet?) or the original base game? is the original fun enough for 2?
Hi Daniel!
You are lucky! haha... the video that we release today will be the 2 player version, All Creatures Big and Small, so you can have a look and see how it works. We expect to finish editing in about 12 hours. Having said that, I would say to go for the original. It scales nicely to 2 players and is a lot of fun. All Creatures is shorter, so it is good if you don't have so much time and want to get a quick game in. The original is a much deeper game, and for us it is a much more fun experience.
@@AllAboardBoardgames nicee! looking forward to it!! Please give comments if you rather play 2p with that version or this one!
@@danielhaposanmarbun6867 Sorry Daniel, the programme was already recorded so we were not able to add comments, but I do think that the original Agricola is better with 2 players. All Creatures Big and Small is good if you just have a little bit of time and want a fix of Agricola, but the original is so much deeper and a lot more fun. I do like ACB&S though
@@AllAboardBoardgames I've watched your other video. I agree with you, so I'm ordering Agricola! Thank you guys so much for responding.
@@danielhaposanmarbun6867 You're very welcome! Let us know what you think when you play Agricola!
At 3:30-3:32, Pat Cheated
Haha... yeah, grabbed a sheep and put it in my pocket for later! :)
@All Aboard Well when the editor should you the footage wouldn't Glai find out that you took a sheep. Thanks for the quick response, 5 hours after my comment was posted. Also thanks for responding to a viewers comment, not many CZcamsrs do that especially when it is an old video. You were very helpful for tying up the ends of the rules for Agricola so now I can play with my brother. Condsidering I'll be 9 Years, 9 Months you made this very simple.
@@isaacreinsdorf7175 Haha... just joking Isaac. I did not take a sheep. I was just straightening up something on the board. We're very happy to know that our video helped you. Did you play with your brother yet?
What version of Agricola is it?
I believe it is the revised edition of Agricola.
Did she use dutch widmill minor improvement card?
Yes, Glai used it at 24:38.
@@AllAboardBoardgames I mean when did she get 3 food ? I couldnt see in round 12 and 14
@Hasan Özbek Oh I am sorry for misunderstanding your question. Glai didn't take the "Bake Bread" action in the rounds following a harvest, so she did not get the 3 food. Her benefit from the Dutch Windmill was the 2 victory points that were on the card.
How about a Viticulture Playthrough?
Efrain, Viticulture is a game we would be very interested in playing. Thank you for your recommendation. If we get our hands on it we will certainly do a playthrough of it!
@@AllAboardBoardgames - I was able to find a copy of the Collector's Edition for my wife, and I've been watching some playthroughs, but they aren't good.
I remember when companies made the instructions easy to follow.
I see. OK Efrain, I will see if we can buy a copy of the game and try to do a playthrough as soon as we can. Hopefully then our video will be able to help you! :-)
Breeding is after feeding your family is it not ?
Yes Michael, breeding takes place after feeding your family.
Excuse me if i'm being intrusive, but are you Irish Pat?
Yes Matthew, I am indeed. How about yourself?
@@AllAboardBoardgames Yes I am, well technically i'm from up North
@@matthewwinters6179 Ah great! I'm a Portlaoise man myself, but I am living in Japan. It's great to see that people from home are watching! If you don't mind me asking, how did you find our channel?
What kind of games are you into?
@@AllAboardBoardgames found it just browsing some gameplay videos. I enjoy games such as Agricola, Loyang, Viticulture etc.
@@matthewwinters6179 Cheers for that Matthew. Agricola and Viticulture are very nice. I don't know Loyang. Just looked it up and it seems pretty cool. You can never go wrong with Uwe Rosenberg!
is she from the Philippines?
Hi Glick. Glai is indeed from the Philippines. Are you Filipino?
cant occupy the same action as another player and when he traded in his fireplace for a hearth did not pay the clay required. :(
Hi Isaias. Thank you for your comment. Normally you cannot occupy the same action space as another player. However, in this case, Pat had the "Sleeping Corner" Minor Improvement which says that "You can use any "Wish for Children" action space even if it is occupied by one other player's person."
As for the Cooking Hearth, you have a choice of whether to pay the clay cost OR to return the Fireplace. If you return the Fireplace, you do not have to pay the clay cost on top of that.
Hope you enjoyed the playthrough! :)
@@AllAboardBoardgames thanks for the information. I was in a hurry when I left the comment I really wanted to read more as questioning. just purchased it cant wait to play.
@@isaiasguevara3056 You are welcome :) Feel free to ask any questions you have about the game and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Agricola is a great game and I am sure you will have a good time when you play it!
So with urgent wish for children, you don’t need extra rooms to have more people?
No, with Urgent Wish for Children it states specifically that you do not need an extra room! It is a good way to increase your workforce near the end of the game and get the bonus points for family members. Just make sure you can feed them!