How to Play Agricola 

Ryan, you are fantastic at explaining games; the use of pictures with outlined sections is very effective, the use of humour, the fact that you put the setup at the end ... you’re truly are an inspiration for instructional videos. Just like Race for the Galaxy, this one is another masterpiece of board game teaching. Thank you!

The whole um... “sheep section” was fantastic and hilarious!

I love how you explained it. And it is not boring. :) Thank you

This is an amazing guide, and helps SO MUCH to understand the game!

YES! Okay I don’t know if I’ll ever actually get/play Agricola but now I don’t have to worry about learning it - thanks Ryan!!

Nice! Thanks for the video. I like how you showed the setup at the end instead of the beginning. I haven't seen it fine that way before. Doing it that way helps me understand what's going on a little better.

Fantastic rules teach! The video was very clear and humorous, thanks so much!

This was unbelievably helpful! I recently acquired Agricola and tried to set up for a 'learning game' but we have a toddler who loves to be involved in everything and the whole thing of managing her, learning the rules and explaining them to my partner was a little bit too much. So later when the toddler was in bed, I set up a 2 player game for myself and dabbled a round or two just to learn my way around. That helped, and it certainly made so that most of your video was recognizable. I feel far more confident now that I will be able to teach this game. Thanks!

Definitely one of your funniest how to plays! Thanks!

Thanks for the lesson on Agricola! Very very helpful!

Excellent video! Can't wait to play this. We own only Fields of Arle, but I'm already an Uwe Rosenberg fanboy :D So sad that the local gaming club is closed due to covid.

Whoa dude this is a great guide, thanks for the video.

Great vid! Helps a lot. Thnx!

That might have been the best instructional video that I have ever watched. I'm going to play all of the Uwe Rosenberg farming games in order. I hope that you have videos for the others. Fantastic job - liked and subscribed!

Excellent presentation of the rules! Thanks!

Thank you for your great demonstration and i wish for you a good health , don't forget to watch those lipids sir we need u in the board game world

Great video. You broke down the game rules to something easy to understand!

Good to see this game getting more coverage. I want more people to play against. 14:17 Those aren't ovens. 14:55 That's the first I've ever come across any indication that the 10th Major Improvement can't be obtained. (pg 10 section 2. Major Improvements. Last sentence of the first paragraph "... it may still be bought."

Perfect explanation.

What a nice instruction, so funny and intelligible.

Awesome job!!

29:27 XD Great video. Thnx!

Just Awesome.

I admit that after our group got Caverna, we more or less dropped Agricola completely. The problem with Agricola is that after the end of the game you feel like you just spent 2 hours walking on the edge of a precipice, one false step and you fall to your (scoring) death. Caverna provides a very similar mechanics with a lot less stress. A false step in Caverna is a problem, but you can manage since food sources are more diverse. In Agricola you really have to be careful and attentive to details (the last phrase of the "Oven" cards is a fundamental detail, for example). I also find cave furnishings to work better than cards, which add a randomness aspect which is not really in theme with the game itself. One interesting detail which I don't think you mentioned, is that Agricola plays very differently depending on the number of players. In a 2 player game you can sabotage your opponent, since any point he loses is a point you gain. In 3+ players any attempt at sabotage is more or less a suicide. Increasing the family size has a different priority depending on the number of players: few players and you really want those kids, but when many players are around the board, you risk to end up feeding workers which you can only use for semi-useless actions, so kids are less critical (except for the final scoring).

Thank you for teaching!

I sent you a box fart video of this two days ago on Twitter!

20:30 It had me laughing so hard "I was like oh you get three babys cause you got 6 sheep" But no even better all 6 sheep go into a orgy together and pop one baby out LMAO. Rosenbreg never ever change my man you are a treasure we must keep dear in our hearts.

I certainly did just watch the whole thing 😃

The rules seems understyandable but for me its looking like a really complex game with a lot of ways to play

Man, I DO NOT mean this is an offensive way at all, and I'm sorry if this has been a stress point in your life (I imagine it has since you removed them), but you Xanthelasma spots are so badass to me, I wouldn't be surprised if tattooing that becomes a trend in the next few years. Again, this isn't sarcasm, I think it looks cool as hell. Oh, and thanks for refreshing my memory on how to play this game.

Newbie question: If I use the sheep action, and have the appropriate improvements, can I cook them without putting them into a pasture first?

'It means you'll take the precious and coveted start player... uh ... cylinder' lol

So cooking hearth or fire place are returned once used?

This is like an exact copy of caverna with a different theme

i don't mean to be rude but what's that above your eyes? :/

This or caverna?

I feel like agricola is so good its still underrated despite it being known as a classic

MAN, WHY DOESN'T EVERY HOW TO PLAY VID HAVE SETUP AT THE END?!?!?

Wait I wasn't paying attention start again

Have you tried the family edition? It simplifies a lot of this without really losing the essential features of the game. Main differences are: technically no fences (you gain pasture areas by spending wood), no cards (but improvements like the joinery are tiles that pay for using resources), grain but no vegetables.

Justin Trudeau? 😰

WHAT is on your nose?

I seriously couldn't focus on the video because the whole time I'm just wondering what the heck is on your face, SERIOUSLY!? I NEED TO KNOW! IT HAUNTS ME!!!