Terra Mystica Gameplay Runthrough 

I have to teach my board game group tomorrow and I'm stressing lol

Honestly, the original game manual was kinda terrible manual to quicksearch. For instance, Sanctuaries (SA) allow you to found cities with only 3 tiles (still summing 7 power), BUT finding the 2 lines that describe this in the manual is INCREDIBLY hard because it has a very bizarre structure. The symbol in the faction mat is clear after that is understood, but before that... I've had trouble playing with my folks here for this very specific reason and it took me ages (15 minutes) to find that written in the manual. As my memory is terrible to memorize pages and paragraphs, I know that a well structured manual does a lot. The expansion manual is a lot better tho, so I guess it is just a matter of practice.

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wow, that's a small world. i've signed very few games actually (not because i mind, but because most folks don't ask), so that's likely the only one :)

Thanks for the answer, so it is even a greater honor, will have a special place in my collection... keep up the great work, all the best :)

i don't think that restriction exists. i just dug up the rules (boy that was painful) and here's what they say: "sAcrificing power If you do not have enough Power in Bowl III to take a specific Power or Conversion action, on top of your Action, you may move Power tokens from Bowl II to Bowl III and then immediately take the desired Action. However, for each Power token moved in this fashion, you need to remove 1 Power token from Bowl II from the game. From now on, you will irrevocably have to deal with fewer Power tokens in your cycle. (You may not sacrifice Power if you only have 1 Power token in Bowl II.)"

Okayy, Thanks for your reply! Ohh this means I could do more things during the first round! I always thought the first few rounds were kinda slow but now I know I made a mistake :)

Yes, you can if its your little turn in the acion phase you can sacrifice like 6 power token from bowl 2 to move 6 tokens from bowl 2 to bowl 3 and then use the double-pade power aktion. You can scarifice any number from bowl 2 if you can move from bowl 2 to bowl 3. This can be done before or after you're action.

hi there, it's been sooo long since i played this i don't remember specifics, but if you ask at boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica/forums/0 you're sure to get a solid answer fairly quickly since there's so many fans who frequent that forum! :)

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Not sure where the timestamp for it would be, but you gave yourself the bonus for making workers, but didn't give you or Jen the bonus for having made one of the structures that turn. Technically, as you'd both get it, the score relative to each other is the same, but for those of us who use your runthroughs for an idea of how to play the game, not sure if that happens at the end of turn, or per building, or immediately.

@@pizzabutterjellytime this was my question too and I see it never got answered

@@RvBChurch1567 hi there, it's been sooo long since i played this i don't remember specifics, but if you ask at boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica/forums/0 you're sure to get a solid answer fairly quickly since there's so many fans who frequent that forum! :)

@@rahdo haha thanks. I gotta teach this game to my group tomorrow and your video was very helpful

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And you are right, at least statistically. The reasons are four fold (in a 4-5 player context, and this changes a lot for a smaller number of players - to the point some of this observations AREN'T valid for the 2 player context, for the "space on the board" reasons, basically): - While their special ability gives them A LOT of points, it is a bit expensive. It is not a bad ability when compared to all others in the game (specially Auren, which has no ability, which annoys me to no end). It might make up for founding less towns, depending on the game, but it might not. - The standard map is a bit more punitive for the desert and wasteland factions. In other maps this can change dramatically. I can't tell you why, because I'm still not experienced enough in them, but I can say that I experienced slightly better games in the lakes map I forget the name (but this might be an artifact, not an average). - They do not have navigation. This can be huge depending on the game, and connecting your cities. Their shovel upgrades are also limited (and this is less problematic). This makes the use of your special ability quite a bit more annoying. - Their stronghold (SH) is really expensive for what it does. It is not a bad ability, but 4 workers and 10 coins is quite a bit higher than necessary for that and a priest for income. Their starting resources are also a bit short, specially the power (7/5/0) which is among the worst starting power distributions in the game when all factions are considered (the expansion has some factions that are worse off in that regard - but 2 of them have INCREDIBLY broken mechanics, so this is a can of worms I'll avoid, at least in the original expansion) and gaining power is a struggle compared to most factions. Even with all that, it is possible to win with them in a 4-5 player context, but a lot harder than, say, it would be with Darklings and Witches, for instance.

pauly hart That's an interesting statement as I found 7 wonders to be just about the easiest game in my collection to learn and teach. It's just matching symbols...

i guess it was just scoring science MTG that i had a problem with

pauly hart i suppose the first time I played the science scoring was a bit different. But it's really just X^2. Also, I use the scoring app now so it's really easy

+pauly hart You should try Twilight Imperium! :)

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Bill Jensen hehe, back when i filmed this, i would often snack on spoonfulls of peanut butter occasionally during the day. i didn't realize it, but it was making me smack my lips a lot. so i stopped, and not it doesn't happen as much. :)

I didn't notice at all. I remained focused on the gameplay. ;)

Errol Wilde no idea... i'm likely just scattered :)

Rahdo, just want to say I love your runthroughs for their 'scattered' approach- the way you describe your thought processes gives the viewer a taste of the meta, and changing your mind or considering options demonstrates to us the depths of the game. A few mistakes are par for the course in the format your videos take. I think they are great tutorials, not just introductions.

yes4me this game is actually incredibly simple after playing about 2 turns. Coupled it's also just fantastic

good luck! :)