This is the only one about the game Friday on RU-vid that did not just talk about non sense, but actually told how the game is played in a good amount of time
I now have 60 board and card games in my collection. I planned to have a regular games night with friends, then COVID happened. I am grateful for solo games. Thank you for this video, which I watched before buying the game. It has just recently arrived and I am eager to play.
Wow, thanks Joan! We have all been impacted in this hobby thanks to this pandemic, but thankfully solo gaming exists and has been a great way to keep playing throughout! You are so welcome, I hope you enjoy the game and we appreciate your kind words 😊
@@travelwithdrawal8067 I now have over 100 board and card games....lol! Some of my solo games or games that offer solo play are: 5 Minute Mystery, Bandido, Calico, Chai, Quiddler, Traffic Jam and Tubyrinth. Good luck with your single player collection.
The main reason I've been able to get into board gaming is through solo play. I actually got started playing Pandemic "two-handed", where I'd just play two characters. Now I'm at the point where I'm playing games as complex as Paladins of the West Kingdom. And I just got my copy of Friday a few days ago and I'm going to play it for the first time right now!
I just ordered this game and then found people complaining about the rule book which made me a bit nervous. But then I found this gem of a video! Thanks, this will help me a lot!
Great video! For some reason, Friday makes me more angry than any other solo game I've got. There was this one time (at band camp) that I almost tipped over a coffee shop table because I was *SO* close to reaching the part where you actually fight the pirates. I'm not sure why....but I hardly ever reach that section of the game. I usually lose my final life tree at the third stage of building the deck.
8:20 Heads up. You can determine when you activate special abilities during the fight, not when you draw them. That's why you exhaust (turn sideways) the card to remind you when you've already used them
Thank you for this! Very clear and well presented! I finally started to pick this game up because of your video and it’s a super fun game to pick up and play a game or two solo every now n then
5:38 extra cards should be placed to the right side of the encounter. But on 5:50 you put it in the left; it's right now not super important, but card combos later will target specifically either the left or the right cards, so best to do this correctly from the start. 7:16 you can do that a bit more efficiently.. 8:18 these "danger" cards (green/yellow/red eyes) I place them UNDER the challenge card deck. It's easier to see the level you're on that way. Also, at the start of the game you need to show the pirates, because your whole strategy will be based upon defeating the pirates! And also worth mentioning is: if you thin your deck so extremely that you create a kind of endless loop, after drawing the last age card there is a new Lose condition added by Friedemann Friese himself, you die of old age, thematically, you never got off the island. So Friday had a surprise for its creator ♪ (that lose by old age condition is missing from the retail copies but should be added in every copy of the game.)
I own this game but have not played it for some time. This video reminded me of the game play and makes me want to play again. I did very much enjoy the game and now look can play it without slogging through the rules set. Thanks!
Great video! You do a great job explaining how to play the game and offer enough examples to see the mechanisms in play. I look forward to checking out your other videos. Sub
Hey Ben, thanks for the awesome explanation. Recently bought this game and just finished reading the instruction booklet, which did seem a bit confusing. Your video makes it super simple to understand. The only thing that I guess is important to make use of (and understand how to use) are the special abilities, which you briefly touched on. I look forward to playing this. I think it's a great addition to anyone's board game collection. Greetings from Cape Town.
Good video, congrats! I have doubts about the 1 below the deck, could you explain me better? whats happens if I draw it on the left side (free card) and what would happen if I draw on the right side?
this game is definitely hard, its not just you. Its definitely up to luck coinciding with your strategy but without a solid strategy, youll always fail so it doesnt feel like its all just RNG
The only difference between level one and two is the number you have to beat on the cards is now the yellow number not the green one (and the third level means you now have to beat the red number) does that make sense?
This game is not for everyone. Avoid this game if any of the following applies: - you are blind - you think solo games are sad and for people without friends, - you have discalculitis Hands down super game, and if you get bored after a few dozen plays you can give it to a friend.
