How to play Pax Transhumanity in 17 mins (plus example turns)

Errata:
At 19:27 I forgot to move a research worker as part of the research action. (Thanks Pizin.)
Rules I left out of the video:
- When you commercialize an idea card that another player had also syndicated, that player's syndication cube also turns into a patent.
- When you research and discard a card that a player had syndicated, the syndication cube gets returned to their Wealth box.
- If you use a worker that was on a utility (rather than on a barrier), the work is subsidized.
- If another player's worker is on your company, you can use it as if it was your worker.
- When using the import action, you can't move a card that has been syndicated by another player.
- If you've got a future shock cube on the human progress splay, opponents cannot use that card for viability.
00:00 Intro
00:28 Setup
02:33 Using agents (cubes)
04:00 The most important action
06:47 Regimes and game end
10:35 How to play: Actions
15:21 Commercialization impacts
16:58 First four turns

[@ntompkins]

“…each with its own little episode of Black Mirror” 😂 Eklund clearly missed a branding opportunity here. Thank you for this video! I’ve had this on my shelf and failing to learn it for almost 2 years now

[@dalembertian]

It’s amazing how watching a PAX game being played *before* learning how to play it feels like “Calvin Ball”: a totally made up on-the-fly impossible game! 😀 Thanks for this, it did work to give a taste of what this game is about and the main concepts. PT will be my 4th Pax game, you definitely helped to kick start it! 👏🏻

[@Pizin]

Nice video.
My teaching usually takes longer but with more "why do this action". I prefer to explain commercialize as last action, and regime after that.
You could mention double valued patents when paying.
19:27 You forget move your worker down.

[@fishcharlie]

Thanks, I've added that erratum in the video description.

[@135Pandemonium]

Awesome!