THE MOUNTAIN GAMER: this section is where I shoot and edit tabletop game videos. I do board game reviews, tutorials, playthroughs and "how to play" videos. I also show off some variants & expansions that I have either tweaked or created from scratch. If you like board games, card games, and like to dabble in ways to modify games, then this is the spot for you!
DEAD CAT FILMS: I am keeping this section around because apparently, some people really still like it, lol! It contains indy films that I have written, produced and directed. They were made by me and my friends under the name Dead Cat Films. We were a group of 4 French-Canadian film-makers that made really stupid films (shorts and features) between 2002 and 2008.
My gut reaction is that it won't trigger often enough, eve. In my 3 player game the other night I had something like 12 greenery, one special tile and 5 cities. Someone else had about 6 tiles. And the other, had 7 or so. It should be generation based instead of based on the TR track. It would probably only trigger about 8 or 9 times. Ideally the Ai should build 5 to 12 times. However you would want to handle that. There are 14 generations in the solo game. So... what you would do is build a deck of 14 cards. 5 of them would be "ai builds greenery". 3 of them "build a city". 3 of them "roll a die, use lookup chart". And the last 3 "roll a die, 1-5 it builds a greenery, 6 - 8 it builds a city". Shuffle the 14 card deck. At the start of each odd generation, ai draws one of those cards and does the effect. For the even generations it also uses a card but only after your first turn of that generation. Something like that.
Yeah, that’s pretty good! Let me know if you end up giving it a shot. Usually when I play solo it works out ok - but I think that maybe my play style might not be as much tile-oriented as you. 😅
You got a lot of rules wrong that significantly made everything easier. Nice that you caught some prior, but man did you get others wrong and added small rule additions that made your game easier. I mean, it's okay. Zombicide is supposed to be a very moddable game, but you can't say it's so easy when you set things up to be easy on purpose and by accident, at the same time.
I love the spirit behind all these! Reminds me of the sorts of things we'd come up with for HeroQuest back in the 90s (or what people older than I did with Talisman in the 80s). I'm not sure I'd actually want to play with all these, though, because of the extra book-keeping, game length, and fiddling.
Thanks for the comment. 🙂 I’ve been playing with all of these an honestly it’s really easy to implement. And the more you play with them, the more it just becomes part of the game flow. I guess the Roaming Enemies is the fiddliest… but you can live without those for sure and still have a great time.
Not sure if second edition rules are different on this, but Fatties always spawn with 2 walkers in the original version. It doesn't say that on the card, but it says that in the rulebook under fatties.
hmmm there is some holes for board up but some of them is out of reach course of Rubbles or Closed Doors. are you sure you can place board up tokens on those?
Hello @The Mountain Gamer, at the beginning I would like to thank You very much for the co-op and solo version of the Clank in Space board game. I really like it, because I don’t like the apps and on the other hand, playing co-op with my family seems much better than a standard cooperative game. I wish more rules according to the Clank in Space: Apocalypse and Pulsarcade appear in the future. At this moment I am going to use Your variant with some adjustment to play these solo or in co-op mode. I am after 1st game with my daughter (9 years old) and I have some questions according to the rules of Your variant if You don’t mind: 1. First - according to the Heist List: I understand that the team has to get a proposed number of maj. and min. secrets in total for all players (e.g. 10 min. secrets and 6 maj. secrets for 2 players). Does activated and discarded secrets count to this - e.g. applied Mega Health Boost or Vaporizer. I assume yes, because if every player has limited space to 6 items, it is impossible to get 10 min. secrets + 6 maj. secrets. And what about secrets with victory points discarded by using the Points Lottery - do they count to the final scoring? 2. Second - according to the Heist List as well: To win the game, the players have also to achieve total value of credits. Do You count here spent credits e.g. for market items? What about secrets with credits on them? Should I count them as secrets as well as credits? 3. Third question is related to the exchange mode. You said the players are able to exchange cards and tokens, if they are on the same spot. Do You mean: cards in hand, cards in discard pile, cards in draw pile or all of them. What about the number of cards the players can exchange during the current turn? Do I give all my stumble card to another player who gather many - # Clank cards? 4. The last issue: You said that the players can select, which player will be affected with removing clank ability. Does it work the same if we talk about healing, can we choose who will receive healing? Thank You very much in advance for the reply. Best regards. Martin
Hi Martin, I could never get this variant as balanced as I would like it (for co-op), but I'm glad you're having fun with it. :) Here are answers to your questions: 1) You simply *keep track* of every Secret you've picked up (used or unused, it's all the same). 2) Credits. Here I am referring to Credits that you've got in front of you at game end, ie, Credits you *haven't spent*. I'm basically asking you to hoard some cash. As for Secrets with Credits printed on them, because they actually gave you Credits when you flipped them over, I would NOT consider them as "Credits" at game end. 3) My idea for exchanging cards was "cards from your hand". And, I feel like you can exchange as many as you want, and any Type you want. 4) If your card says "-2 Clank", you can have your friend remove their Clank instead of you. If you want to do the same with Healing abilities, go ahead! It wasn't my intention, but honestly, like I said in the video, I never really tried to get the balance right on the co-op version. So..... feel free to experiment and make it your own. The goal is just for you to *have a good time*. :) Sorry for the late reply, Have fun!
Hello again@@TheMountainGamer , thank You for all the answers. I really like Your variant, I played it a few times solo and I also played it with my children, and it was nice, but some changes came to my mind mainly connected with some balancing of it. I wish to prepare a text file with the rules of Your variant, if You don't mind. Will You be interested in making the proof reading of it :) ? If You will enjoy it we could upload it to e.g. BGG in the files section, together with the cards which were developed by You or to upload it into Your Google drive. Let me know what you think about it. Greetings, Marcin
@@martin_pl_84 Hi again! I'm a bit busy with work these days, but please send your file along and I'll see if I can squeeze it into my schedule. If not, feel free to upload it anyway, and just mention that it's from here "ru-vid.com". Thanks!
Hi@@TheMountainGamer , Ok, I let You know when I finish. There is no need to hurry, so waiting is no problem. I have some minor changes in mind, to make Your variant a little more balanced for different number of players IMO. I'll put that into the document. I'm glad to hear Your opinion. Best regards. Martin.
Hi @TheMountainGamer, I would like to info, that I've sent You link to GDrive with the rulebook of Your variant by an email. Hope to see and feedback from You, of course when You will have some free time. Greetings, Martin
It’s indeed very thematic, and it confirms to me, over and over, that I would not last very long in a wartime situation. As for where to buy… I don’t think it’s very hard to get. Google is your friend. 😉
Fun fact: Zombicide barricade tokens do exist. They were in classic and they were double sided actually. It SIX actions to put up one barricade, but it would block zombies entirely unless they get an extra activation. Plopping down an objective token with just a couple actions sounds WAY easier in comparison.
I believe you forgot to change from a d10 to a d12 since you added two cards, and you were counting the 5th card as the 6th card. 9:22 Still great stuff, will try it out!
I think I'm using the correct die (d10) -- I never change my die mid-game. But you're right, I rolled a 6, that means I should've picked up the 6th card (the Assassin), but instead I grabbed the 5th one (Provocateur). Those kinds of goofs come with trying to play+film+explain... 😅 Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Let me know if you try out the variant.
Hi - just discovered this video. Just to clarify, I can play this game solo as long as I have the app? I read that there is only a solo mode if you adjust the rules, so a bit confused, thanks !
Hi there! With the app, you can play solo; there's no need to adjust the rules. I tend to play with 2 or 3 characters, which is more fun. I also have a lot of house rules to make the game more fun *for my tastes*.
@@TheMountainGamer btw, you were saying that how it is possible that axe just 'end" a.night raid. Imagine you want to visit "neighbours" and release them from their stuff. You open the door and you see charging screening psycho who s swinging axe like a demon himself ... I would just back off and look somewhere else 😂😂😂
Are Narrative Actions in the basic non-advanced game? I've seen nothing in the little I've played of this and no mention is made of the card type whatsoever.
These cards are used in every mode of play, unless specified otherwise - which almost never happens. They have an orange back and they’re labelled Narrative Action. You draw 2 (and keep 2) at the end of every round (right after resolving a Fate card). They are VERY useful !
What happens if I place an advanced fitting next to its relevant regular fitting and later on I uproot the regular fitting. Does the advanced one go away?
I searched for this but couldn’t find an answer. But I would rule that it goes away, as in essence, the Regular Fitting is like the « foundation » on which some advancements were made… so… to me, the two cards are inextricably linked.
1:15:00 I've noticed a few errors you've made. Here's one example. Grisbane did a move action, attacked the Merriod for a second action, finished his move and then searched for a third action.
You’re totally right : Grisbane took a 3rd action by mistake. That kind of goof happens sometimes when you’re filming… It’s like part of your brain is focussed on « making the video », and not 100% on the game. 🤦🏻♂️
@@TheMountainGamer I totally understand. The more rules heavy a game is too, the easier it is to miss something. Overall, you did a really good job of showcasing the app and the solo play of the game. Thank you for posting the videos.
Strategy tip. Leave one minion flesh moulder on the map. This will disallow the game to spawn a whole new flesh moulders group and one minion flesh moulder by himself is just a nuisance, not a real threat.
7:50 Well, yeah. They don't tell you what the steel broadsword does because you are suppose to have the physical game and the tiles and pieces. The app is mostly free, so if they gave you everything with the app, why would anybody buy the game?
Thanks for your comment, but I have to disagree with you somewhat. The app is complimentary to the physical game. Even if the app had more / all of the information listed on some / all of the cards, it wouldn’t render the physical game obsolete. You still need the map tiles, the minis, the dice, etc… I think my criticism at 7:50 is a valid one. It would’ve been extremely easy for them to have a copy of the card pop up, and it would’ve made the experience smoother.
@@TheMountainGamer We are going to have to agree to disagree. I don't need the mini's nor the map pieces. I could use chess pieces to represent the monsters and characters and a chess board with toothpicks to outline the shape of the tiles of the dungeon. I could use pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters to represent the search tokens and such. As you already have a lay out of what is on the dice, I could easily use a 6 sided die with each box you have printed being numbers 1-6. Even the rule book can be found online for free. The only thing that is keeping people from needing the game is what is actually on the individual cards, character sheets, and monster cards...plus the scernario books. With that said, I do agree with you that it would have been nice to list the character, monsters, and equipment stats on the app, I just think if they did that, they'd have to charge for any use of it and none of it would be free. Overall, I think when you buy the physical game, you are getting a free solo play app with it.
Correction: The don't always die when get to 4. Yes, you will always lose them but sometimes they decide to leave the place, taking some of your goods and never come back, which is even worst then just die :D Great video tho
That’s right, when a character’s State goes above 3, sometimes they leave - instead of dying. But that’s still very bad, because the other characters still have to do empathy rolls… 😭
Thanks for your comment! The other thing I would suggest as a House Rule is; when you are on a Location, you may “Look Around” without discarding Exploration cards, the first time you do it. It doesn’t break the game at all - I myself still do this, even though I’m decent at the game. At least this way you get to read some flavor text and immerse yourself in the world without losing some of your precious Exploration cards. 😉
For lower survivor count (less than 6) I usually go with 1 spawn point per 2 survivors, so for this scenario I would have only used 2 zombie spawn markers.
Another thought (for any player count) might be to roll a die for each spawned zombie. If the result is higher than the number of players, that single zombie does not spawn. Might be too random… Will test.
Solo player here so defo like the idea of only playing 4 characters. I might also also houserule that a big bad abomination should be able to tear down barricades for its action if its blocking him getting to adjacent survivors. I know its hard enough with just 4 survivors, but it does seem more realistic to allow them to do that...and yeah Im a glutton for punishment lol
Sounds like a good & thematic idea. But be aware -- even though you lile punishment -- that with only 4 heroes, some scenarios will rip you a new one! Enjoy!😂
So glad to have you back! I really enjoyed the videogame, the tabletop version seems to be quite cool so looking forward to watch the rest of the series. By the way, any chance you will continue with the Descent 2nd edition solo playthrough? Cheers!
Hi! Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you're enjoying the playthroughs for TWOM. As for Descent, I don't think I'll record another playthrough. The one I did was really just to show people how to play. I don't see much point in doing another one... And it's a really long process too... And these videos ain't makin' me rich, if you know what I mean. ;) But I'm glad people are liking them.
At around the 1:09:00 mark cpuld someone explain why the flesh guys wouldnt retreat? They didnt move so then went onto the next action which stated attack then retreat, in my mind they would attack and if they have any movement left (all of it) they would retreat.
Yeah, you're right about that, I think I messed up. The prompt says "Attack the closest Hero, then retreat". So... since they didn't spend any Action to move in any way, they should indeed get the hell out of there right after attacking me. And then they'd be officially done with their activation. Thanks for pointing it out! :)
