There are so many amazing solo board games. Given that this comment was from two months ago I’m hoping that you gave solo board games a shot. Need any recommendations, just ask!
I love how thematic this game is. I've read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea as a kid, I enjoy the references. And it even comes with passages from the novel.
I'm surprised if anyone never read 20,000 leagues under water, it was mandatory in the middle school in my country. That was the book that I enjoyed the most, just start reading and never wanna stop. Btw great playthrough
Hey Colin, I'm glad I could catch this video between two trips. Just coming back from Italy, about to go to Denmark ! As for your question, I would quote Sir Alex Ferguson : "Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles." What use will be your attack bonus if you get destroyed by the incoming warships? None. Great video as usual of course !
Franck!! You sound like a busy man that is for sure, safe travels! I am tracking with you. Thank you very much for the suggestion, Alex sounds like one smart cookie!
Found your videos this week. You do such a great job in your videos. Having read this several times and watching the Disney movie, I had to get this game. I am loving it so far. These videos of yours really help me learn the rules.
I'm so happy I found your gameplay videos. I've tried several other how-to-plays and they were just not grabbing me. After watching this series I finally know how to play this game! XD
I haven't played the war scenario yet. I would, however, suggest that a good defense may be the way to go. you can increase attack by other means. Good luck. I hope your hand heals quickly.
I just got sucked in to watching all of this and didn't even notice how long it was! LOL It looks so fun but I still need to read the rules! I want to jump right into it. Can't wait to watch part two.
That is great to hear!! Enjoy the game, it is one of my all time favorites as this EXACT thing happens to me every time I play it, I got lost in the game so easily!
Ive done a sneak attack on a 2nd hand game site and found the base game, 3 expansions and the cloth bags/map set for 100 bucks I rolled a 10 so Im committed to the sale 😀 Thanks for this video, I’m so keen to have a go
Really digging this game! Thanks for filming and posting. You have probably already made your decision and are filming next episode, but nevertheless, I'll agree with Hybban. You're about to add a stack of warships. You need to prepare for their attacks by strengthening your defense. You have other ways to increase your attack strength. But I have never played before, so what do I know?
Go for the strengthened prow. You'll need every drm to sink those 12 & 13 defense ships. Also, when you drew from the adventure deck I believe you can only draw one jewel [treasure] at a time. That clarification was buried in a forum on BGG.
+Bruce thanks for this!! Just finished recording the 2nd episode. Can you tel me where to look on bgg about the treasure tokens? Seems quite odd... thank you!
I'd say go for the +1 to attacks then try to get a 2nd upgrade shortly after for the defense bonus unless a better upgrade becomes available. Will say I have never played this game so don't be mad if my advice fails miserably...... 😀
Awesome thanks for the suggestion Brad!! Don't worry I have never successfully won anyways :) More in it for the excitement of the game! Thanks for watching!
Definitely. Especially since those extra Warships on the notoriety track, which will be added later as it goes up, tend to be stronger than the default ones in the bag. So grabbing survivability & combat upgrades would be ideal, before pushing your notoriety up so high that the big guns start overwhelming you.
Your notoriety should be 2 higher because of the Capital Ship, correct? That'll put you right on the edge of adding all those warships, I'd increase Defense, avoid hits to keep your crew/hull alive so you can keep wagering them on your attacks.
You are right, I am one away from adding those blue ships already, and will be adding the dark Yellow Ships in Act II. Got you on the defense, I could do that and just keep stalk attacking. . . So many choices! Thanks for watching!
Edit: Oop! You address this in the first, like, 10 seconds of the next video. My bad. I know the video's four years old, but I didn't see any comment mentioning it. You place the black capital ship in your ocean at 27:00, and you replace a hidden ship token. You should actually leave that token there and add in the ship as an extra even if there's not a space to put it in. In the 2e rulebook, that rule's middle of p. 11 in the red outlined box. Thanks for this playthrough, btw! I'm feeling pretty sick today after getting my covid booster, and I'm not up to playing a game of this myself, so it's fun to watch you do it.
Hey Collin, I'm currently deciding between Nemo's War and Gloom of Kilforth for a solo game but really can't decide. Which of those would you recommend as the "best" game that will have the best replayability and overall fun game?
Oof this is a tough one! Two great solo games! If it was me, I'd go Nemo's War and here's why: The motives! Gloom of Kilforth you have the same goal each time, defeat the Ancient One which usually means you need a lot of combat, or combat skills. For Nemo's War since the Motives completely change up what you score the most points on, I have had drastically different games of it every time I play it. Now, I do have the expansion which provides 2 additional Motives, so 4 motives isn't a ton. BUT I still would give the edge to Nemo's War even just with 4 Motives as it changes up the game enough for me to pull it out again and again and again. But in all reality you can't go wrong with either. Good luck deciding!!
Hey Colin, so far it's a definite "back it" for the new Kickstarter. Enjoying your playthrough. One request, in future could you link to the next video in the series?
Hi Colin...loving your walkthroughs..i'm quite addicted to Nemo's war!! I'm a tad confused tho...I can't find anywhere in the rules that you can fight a hidden ship...I was under the impression the ship needs to be revealed before you can fight it???
Hi Carmel! Bairnt has my copy right now, but he is bringing it back on Wednesday, so I will respond then!! Sorry I can't help you right now! Conversely you can always ask on BGG! But I can tell you, you can attack hidden ships, you draw from the bag to reveal them! :)
"Prussia Declares war" - Not sure of this card. Reading the text makes it seem that you can only pass this card if there are Prussian warships in at least one ocean. Otherwise you have to fail it. Seems harsh but I don't think you can remove a hidden ship token from any ocean unless there is a Prussian warship there. At least by failing it you could reduce your notoriety by 2 which is good.
Ohhh bummer, you think so? I will re-look at the card and see if I can find some clarification on BGG and mention it in the next vid. Thanks for the info Stefan!!
OK Stefan, so I think I played this one right. Cards that have statements with "IF" would mean I would have to do something to pass. This card uses the word "THEN" which implies that you do the first step, and regardless of the outcome you can do the second part which is place the card in the Pass section, or Fail it for -2 notoriety. Does that make sense to you?
One Stop Co-op Shop You’re right Colin. I missed the “then” and “or”. So you basically have the choice of passing for the tonnage or failing for the -2 notoriety. Sorry to have worried you....😔
The pass/fail was done correctly, but you should only remove ships on Oceans that have a Prussian warship. Since you had none, no ships should have been removed. This seems to be simulating ships being sunk in battle with the Prussian navy.
One thing nobody's mentioned so far ... when you set up the game, aren't the resource markers (Nemo/Crew/Hull) meant to be at the start (leftmost end) of their tracks? At 00:20, you seem to have them all one spot to the right of that. If you look at the picture of the board in the rulebook, it shows the markers one space to the left of where you have them. If where you have them is correct, what's that DRM to the left of that position for?
16:05 from how I read that card you don't really do anything if there are no Prussian Warships, but you removed a hidden ship token anyway by mistake. I'm almost a year behind on this and someone's bound to have to pointed this out too. 3am... time for bed.
Heh, you actually mention it in the same video exactly after the mistake. I kinda stopped just before that to hit the sack. As much as I wanted to watch the rest of the video I was pretty much half asleep. Bad habit not watching a video fully and making comments that are pretty much pointless XD I had skimmed this game a while back only getting a look at how to play it and it didn't seem too interesting to me but actually played it's a little more interesting. Maybe it's just because I'm watching someone enjoying the game. It's odd, because I bet if I got this game I wouldn't be anywhere near as interested in it as watching someone else playing it and really having fun with it.
HAHA no problemo on the comment and I have heard that about some games. . . If someone else is energetic about the game they are. I personally LOVE this one! So much fun and replayability!!
Great question Steve! So in this game there is no way to guarantee actions like Robinson Crusoe. But because there is so much dice rolling in this game, I feel like the luck can even itself out. Also there are just so many ways to mitigate dice rolls in this game it is insane. But if dice rolling is something you don't enjoy, then I think you will find that Robinson Crusoe is a better choice. Hope that helps!
One of the tests cards you had, you chose the option of gaining +1d3 noterity. You rolled a 4, then said 2 divided by 4 equals 2 noterity. Could you explain that to me? I'm fairly new to board gaming, but I thought 1d3 meant...one three sided die?
Hi Tony! Welcome to board gaming!! OK so I explained that terribly, but think of it this way: if I rolled a 1 or a 2, I would have increased notoriety by 1. If I rolled a 3 or 4, I would increase my notoriety by 2. If I had rolled a 5 or 6, I would have increased my notoriety by 3. This way the d6 is acting like a d3. Make sense?
The Upgrade card "Reinforced Armor" is wrong like BGG. It should be +1 DRM instead of - 1 DRM. But i think the Card is right and the rulebook an the Icon on the board must be wrong. If a warship attacks me (the nautilus) an i have this upgrade, then the attack of the warship will gain -1 DRM. For example: if the attack strength of the warship is 6 and i have the Reinforced Armor, the attack fails when the result is a dice roll of 6, because the warship gets -1 (=5). Or am i wrong ?
I ALWAYS have a hard time remembering which way this goes. . . For reinforced armor, according to the FAQ: • Reinforced Armor (Upgrade) [correction]: This provides a +1 DRM benefit as stated in the rules. Hope that helps!
Hi Colin, I've watched this video many times now throughout the years, and I've gotten so close to purchasing the game. Would you say you still get the urge to play it after all this time? Thanks, I love watching your videos!
@@OneStopCoopShop Thanks so much! I found the more recent video, can't wait to watch it! I'm late to the party as always, haha. But I think I will finally order Nemo's War, it's been nagging me for so long and your enthusiasm has convinced me. I appreciate it!
"I have not read "20000 Leagues Under the Sea" " . What are you ? Some kind of Luddite or English Commoner? LOL. Purists should not let you into Gaming /Sci-fi conventions until you do.😎 Granted this review is 6 years old, but still.
I love that it is a solo board game - I did not even know those existed. I may get back into board games.
Hope you do this game is AMAZING!!
There are so many amazing solo board games. Given that this comment was from two months ago I’m hoping that you gave solo board games a shot. Need any recommendations, just ask!
I love how thematic this game is. I've read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea as a kid, I enjoy the references. And it even comes with passages from the novel.
Awesome and totally agree!
I'm surprised if anyone never read 20,000 leagues under water, it was mandatory in the middle school in my country. That was the book that I enjoyed the most, just start reading and never wanna stop. Btw great playthrough
We didn't read it! Thanks for watching!!
Loved the play through. You convinced me to go in on the Kickstarter running right now!
This one is SO ENJOYABLE! Hope you enjoy your copy when you get it!
Superb playthrough, many thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Amazing exponation of the game, nice narrative skill!!!! Very good video , thank you
Thank you so much!! What a great game!
The camera work is just perfect! The voice and narration are very clear. Thank you for your videos.
Appreciate you watching!!
I am at work now... and now I feel I just need to get home to play this NOW!!
This one is AMAZING!
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Red sky at morning, sailor's warning. So yeah, that was a beneficial draw :).
Great platythrough!
Ha there we go thanks for that!!! Thank you for watching!
Hey Colin, I'm glad I could catch this video between two trips. Just coming back from Italy, about to go to Denmark !
As for your question, I would quote Sir Alex Ferguson : "Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles."
What use will be your attack bonus if you get destroyed by the incoming warships? None.
Great video as usual of course !
Franck!! You sound like a busy man that is for sure, safe travels! I am tracking with you. Thank you very much for the suggestion, Alex sounds like one smart cookie!
The prow looks strong. As you point out, not having torpedo upgrades means it'll apply almost all the time.
Exactly! I think you will like what I end up doing ,just need to edit the vid!
Great video as usual Colin! I love watching it.
Thanks I love this game!!!
Found your videos this week. You do such a great job in your videos. Having read this several times and watching the Disney movie, I had to get this game. I am loving it so far. These videos of yours really help me learn the rules.
Well so glad to help and good luck adventuring the seas!!
I'm so happy I found your gameplay videos. I've tried several other how-to-plays and they were just not grabbing me. After watching this series I finally know how to play this game! XD
Best feedback ever thank you so much for watching and commenting!
I haven't played the war scenario yet. I would, however, suggest that a good defense may be the way to go. you can increase attack by other means. Good luck. I hope your hand heals quickly.
Jim you make a good point! I have ways to increase my attack, but not my defense. Hadn't thought of it that way! Appreciate the help!
I just got sucked in to watching all of this and didn't even notice how long it was! LOL It looks so fun but I still need to read the rules! I want to jump right into it. Can't wait to watch part two.
That is great to hear!! Enjoy the game, it is one of my all time favorites as this EXACT thing happens to me every time I play it, I got lost in the game so easily!
@@OneStopCoopShop I was defeated horribly last night as I started on the war scenario.... Oops! Exploring later it is!!
Haha!! That's a hard one to start with. Explore is better for your first mission!! Good luck out there!
Probably a try before I buy but thanks for the play through!
Great videos, thank you again :)
Thank YOU for watching! Such an amazing game. . .
Ive done a sneak attack on a 2nd hand game site and found the base game, 3 expansions and the cloth bags/map set for 100 bucks
I rolled a 10 so Im committed to the sale 😀
Thanks for this video, I’m so keen to have a go
Whoot that is awesome! Have fun!!
Really digging this game! Thanks for filming and posting. You have probably already made your decision and are filming next episode, but nevertheless, I'll agree with Hybban. You're about to add a stack of warships. You need to prepare for their attacks by strengthening your defense. You have other ways to increase your attack strength. But I have never played before, so what do I know?
Glad you are liking it Wesley!! I have not started recording yet so this is helpful! Can't wait to try this with you in a few weeks!
Good job man
Hi, Colin. Excellent video! I'm just a bit surprised you never read "20.000 leagues under the sea" or seen the movies ;-)
hahaha!! I know I should!!
Go for the strengthened prow. You'll need every drm to sink those 12 & 13 defense ships. Also, when you drew from the adventure deck I believe you can only draw one jewel [treasure] at a time. That clarification was buried in a forum on BGG.
+Bruce thanks for this!! Just finished recording the 2nd episode. Can you tel me where to look on bgg about the treasure tokens? Seems quite odd... thank you!
I'd say go for the +1 to attacks then try to get a 2nd upgrade shortly after for the defense bonus unless a better upgrade becomes available.
Will say I have never played this game so don't be mad if my advice fails miserably...... 😀
Awesome thanks for the suggestion Brad!! Don't worry I have never successfully won anyways :) More in it for the excitement of the game! Thanks for watching!
Definitely. Especially since those extra Warships on the notoriety track, which will be added later as it goes up, tend to be stronger than the default ones in the bag. So grabbing survivability & combat upgrades would be ideal, before pushing your notoriety up so high that the big guns start overwhelming you.
Agreed thanks for the suggestion!!
Your notoriety should be 2 higher because of the Capital Ship, correct? That'll put you right on the edge of adding all those warships, I'd increase Defense, avoid hits to keep your crew/hull alive so you can keep wagering them on your attacks.
You are right, I am one away from adding those blue ships already, and will be adding the dark Yellow Ships in Act II. Got you on the defense, I could do that and just keep stalk attacking. . . So many choices! Thanks for watching!
Edit: Oop! You address this in the first, like, 10 seconds of the next video. My bad.
I know the video's four years old, but I didn't see any comment mentioning it. You place the black capital ship in your ocean at 27:00, and you replace a hidden ship token. You should actually leave that token there and add in the ship as an extra even if there's not a space to put it in. In the 2e rulebook, that rule's middle of p. 11 in the red outlined box.
Thanks for this playthrough, btw! I'm feeling pretty sick today after getting my covid booster, and I'm not up to playing a game of this myself, so it's fun to watch you do it.
Thanks for that and sorry you are feeling sick! Appreciate you watching and commenting!!
Totally random but I am also using an oversized red coffee cup to store my ships in
Nice!!
Great play through! I don't think you remove a hidden ship marker when you fight the capital ship.
You are right! I correct this in the next episode, thank you!!
Hey Collin, I'm currently deciding between Nemo's War and Gloom of Kilforth for a solo game but really can't decide. Which of those would you recommend as the "best" game that will have the best replayability and overall fun game?
Oof this is a tough one! Two great solo games! If it was me, I'd go Nemo's War and here's why: The motives! Gloom of Kilforth you have the same goal each time, defeat the Ancient One which usually means you need a lot of combat, or combat skills. For Nemo's War since the Motives completely change up what you score the most points on, I have had drastically different games of it every time I play it. Now, I do have the expansion which provides 2 additional Motives, so 4 motives isn't a ton. BUT I still would give the edge to Nemo's War even just with 4 Motives as it changes up the game enough for me to pull it out again and again and again. But in all reality you can't go wrong with either. Good luck deciding!!
Hey Colin, so far it's a definite "back it" for the new Kickstarter. Enjoying your playthrough. One request, in future could you link to the next video in the series?
Awesome to hear! Yes I can do that!! Sorry! Also you can go to the playlist and then it will play one after another!
Just started watching this playthrough and wanted to say that it is pronounced Nah-ti-lus. :)
Blasted, is that not what I said? I am so bad at pronouncing things. . . sorry!
Just ordered it and watching this, I really want to play this game now.
I hope you enjoy it! One of my favorites!!
Hi Colin...loving your walkthroughs..i'm quite addicted to Nemo's war!! I'm a tad confused tho...I can't find anywhere in the rules that you can fight a hidden ship...I was under the impression the ship needs to be revealed before you can fight it???
Hi Carmel! Bairnt has my copy right now, but he is bringing it back on Wednesday, so I will respond then!! Sorry I can't help you right now! Conversely you can always ask on BGG! But I can tell you, you can attack hidden ships, you draw from the bag to reveal them! :)
"Prussia Declares war" - Not sure of this card. Reading the text makes it seem that you can only pass this card if there are Prussian warships in at least one ocean. Otherwise you have to fail it. Seems harsh but I don't think you can remove a hidden ship token from any ocean unless there is a Prussian warship there. At least by failing it you could reduce your notoriety by 2 which is good.
Ohhh bummer, you think so? I will re-look at the card and see if I can find some clarification on BGG and mention it in the next vid. Thanks for the info Stefan!!
OK Stefan, so I think I played this one right. Cards that have statements with "IF" would mean I would have to do something to pass. This card uses the word "THEN" which implies that you do the first step, and regardless of the outcome you can do the second part which is place the card in the Pass section, or Fail it for -2 notoriety. Does that make sense to you?
One Stop Co-op Shop You’re right Colin. I missed the “then” and “or”. So you basically have the choice of passing for the tonnage or failing for the -2 notoriety. Sorry to have worried you....😔
No problemo!!!
The pass/fail was done correctly, but you should only remove ships on Oceans that have a Prussian warship. Since you had none, no ships should have been removed.
This seems to be simulating ships being sunk in battle with the Prussian navy.
One thing nobody's mentioned so far ... when you set up the game, aren't the resource markers (Nemo/Crew/Hull) meant to be at the start (leftmost end) of their tracks? At 00:20, you seem to have them all one spot to the right of that. If you look at the picture of the board in the rulebook, it shows the markers one space to the left of where you have them. If where you have them is correct, what's that DRM to the left of that position for?
It starts at full but if you choose to buy your first upgrade you have to spend some resources! So that's what i did in the setup video
@@OneStopCoopShop Ah, I see now, that explains it, thanks!
16:05 from how I read that card you don't really do anything if there are no Prussian Warships, but you removed a hidden ship token anyway by mistake.
I'm almost a year behind on this and someone's bound to have to pointed this out too.
3am... time for bed.
Get to bed! :) Yes I think I mention that in the next video too. MAN I love this game, I need to break this out again!
Heh, you actually mention it in the same video exactly after the mistake. I kinda stopped just before that to hit the sack. As much as I wanted to watch the rest of the video I was pretty much half asleep. Bad habit not watching a video fully and making comments that are pretty much pointless XD
I had skimmed this game a while back only getting a look at how to play it and it didn't seem too interesting to me but actually played it's a little more interesting. Maybe it's just because I'm watching someone enjoying the game. It's odd, because I bet if I got this game I wouldn't be anywhere near as interested in it as watching someone else playing it and really having fun with it.
HAHA no problemo on the comment and I have heard that about some games. . . If someone else is energetic about the game they are. I personally LOVE this one! So much fun and replayability!!
Do you think this game, as opposed to Robinson Crusoe, relies too much on luck of the dice?
Great question Steve! So in this game there is no way to guarantee actions like Robinson Crusoe. But because there is so much dice rolling in this game, I feel like the luck can even itself out. Also there are just so many ways to mitigate dice rolls in this game it is insane. But if dice rolling is something you don't enjoy, then I think you will find that Robinson Crusoe is a better choice. Hope that helps!
One of the tests cards you had, you chose the option of gaining +1d3 noterity. You rolled a 4, then said 2 divided by 4 equals 2 noterity. Could you explain that to me? I'm fairly new to board gaming, but I thought 1d3 meant...one three sided die?
Hi Tony! Welcome to board gaming!! OK so I explained that terribly, but think of it this way: if I rolled a 1 or a 2, I would have increased notoriety by 1. If I rolled a 3 or 4, I would increase my notoriety by 2. If I had rolled a 5 or 6, I would have increased my notoriety by 3. This way the d6 is acting like a d3. Make sense?
One Stop Co-op Shop makes perfect sense. Thanks for the explanation I look forward to more playthroughs of this game.
The Upgrade card "Reinforced Armor" is wrong like BGG. It should be +1 DRM instead of - 1 DRM.
But i think the Card is right and the rulebook an the Icon on the board must be wrong.
If a warship attacks me (the nautilus) an i have this upgrade, then the attack of the warship will gain -1 DRM.
For example: if the attack strength of the warship is 6 and i have the Reinforced Armor, the attack fails when the result is a dice roll of 6, because the warship gets -1 (=5).
Or am i wrong ?
I ALWAYS have a hard time remembering which way this goes. . . For reinforced armor, according to the FAQ:
• Reinforced Armor (Upgrade) [correction]: This provides a +1 DRM benefit as stated in the rules. Hope that helps!
I read that, bit it makes no sence that the warship should get + 1DRM to attack me. it is MY Upgrade Card not the warships Card.
Must .... resist .... urge to buy
Good luck, this one is AWESOME!!!
Ok, i just recently failed my will test. Should get 2nd edition this week-end. Thanks for the videos Colin
My pleasure and enjoy!!
Hi Colin, I've watched this video many times now throughout the years, and I've gotten so close to purchasing the game. Would you say you still get the urge to play it after all this time? Thanks, I love watching your videos!
Yes I do! I even have another playthrough of the game on the channel since I enjoy it so much! It's one I recommend to anyone who loves solo gaming!
@@OneStopCoopShop Thanks so much! I found the more recent video, can't wait to watch it! I'm late to the party as always, haha. But I think I will finally order Nemo's War, it's been nagging me for so long and your enthusiasm has convinced me. I appreciate it!
Yes!! Have a great time there are tons of adventures awaiting you!!
I know they are 2 really different games but would you buy this or roll player with expansion?
For solo this one hands down. For multi player roll player hands down! Hope that helps!
@@OneStopCoopShop ok thank you!
Np!!!
@@OneStopCoopShop hey one more question nemo wars or robinson crusoe? They both look really good and similar i watched both and im not sure 😵
Nemo's War! More ways to mitigate the luck! I feel that Robinson Crusoe is just about beating you down, Nemo's War is more about the adventure!
I started playing this solo dose the second edition have all 3 expansions
Nope you have to buy the expensive separately. Also there is a ks going right now for an ultimate edition!
Wheres the best place to find the expansions i cant find them
Dude stalk vs bold attack explanation was totally confusing
Sorry?
"I have not read "20000 Leagues Under the Sea" " . What are you ? Some kind of Luddite or English Commoner? LOL.
Purists should not let you into Gaming /Sci-fi conventions until you do.😎
Granted this review is 6 years old, but still.