WATCH IT PLAYED is hands down our favourite explanation video series on the internet. The host has such a great friendly way of explaining things in the most accessible and easy way possible, with excellent and clear video examples to support it. For example, I just bought this game and watched the set up part of the video alone, then watched the play hrough with my 10 year old which let us start playing in less than 15 minutes with confidence. Thank you, Rodney, for your amazing work. For anyone debating buying the game, we really enjoy the multiple unique twists on Majong (which we didn't own) and the excellent quality of the components. (The tiles are beautiful and perfectly weighted and the artwork for everything is gorgeous.) Setup isn't painful (goes much faster than we thought) and has a ton of variations which we feel will give this a long lifespan.
You sir are the best game play demo'er out there and are my go-to video to watch when I get my games, Thank you for your smile, clarity, and just enough detail to get a game going,!
A little late perhaps, but Horrible Guild, the publisher that worked together with CMON for this game, has also released official rules for a solo mode. They can be downloaded here: www.horrible-games.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/DC_Rulebook_SOLO_v06_180918.pdf
Thanks for the interest. There are loads of games we won't get to feature. Each tutorial video takes about a week to create, so that means we can only do about 45 tutorials a year (and over 1,000 games came out at just Essen last year :) ).
Hello Rodney, excellent job! Let me just tell you... I am italian, and the pronunciation of "Luca Ricci" is something like "Ritchie". It's not like "Ricky" ;-)
I agree with Nathan T. The true game of Mahjong is an excellent game in its own right. It's disappointing that we here in the U.S. know the game of Mahjong as a computer solitaire game. I would love to see a how to play on the actual game! Keep up the good work!
That would be kinda complicated. Which version is Rodney supposed to cover, considering that I alone already know of quite a few versions of the game, depending on the country the game is being played in? American (which has yearly changes)? Japanese (Classical or Modern)? Chinese (Classical or Tournament)? All of these have some changes to the most basic rules and their own tilesets unique to their version of the game.
If you mean the Chinese Classical Ruleset by Hong Kong, then yes. That is the most basic of the Rules. Everything else is basically a variation. Some more radical than others.
Wonderful tutorial as always. Just a note at 8:47 - I think the rulebook states that the game still continues until the player to the right of the first player completes their next turn (and so would go again)?
Thank you kindly :) This is something we checked with the publisher when working on the video - you'll find they confirm it here as well: boardgamegeek.com/thread/1926086/end-game Hope that helps!
@@WatchItPlayed Thank you so so much! It is so thoughtful of you to respond, even when the tutorial is a few years old now. I should have known that you would have checked this thoroughly :)
The rules didn't exactly clarify if using the spirit is a extra action ? Coz I dun see the point of destroying a tile with the tiger card ability and ending my turning but creating more option for my opponents.
For rarer tiles like the blue, black and purple ones, when consolidating we are to place two shrines instead of one. What if I only have one shrine in my stash? Do I then just place 1 shrine on the consolidated tiles?
You'll find this explained here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8ITRAmkMo-0.html - you can place "up to" 2 tiles, so if you have fewer, you just place 1.
Are the pieces the exact number of a set of Majong? I see the 3 suits plus the winds, the seasons and the dragons (so, all the suits of a normal Majong set) but can't figure out their number.
No, that's not something I will be doing. Prices and availability change all the time, and it would be too much to manage across all the videos I create. Easier for you as an individual to look up the prices locally.
