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These types of videos are so engaging and fun just to see how my thought process can be improved. You should definitely make this a series

Honestly I find those videos far more engaging where u actually enter into a game n win(mostly). But this video is also quite beneficial for players as the first settlements r actually what decide the game. POST MORE OFTEN PLS.

This is the video that got me hooked on your content, I love puzzles like these, and this revitalized my love for Catan ( especially since I didn't know about the online format)

Awesome video, I have been waiting for you to make some kind of placement guide and it is great how you explain the thought process behind placements. More videos like this please

In the second board, I would take the 5-9-10. High production plus the best wheat. I would point towards the sheep port

I love your videos because they make me think. I just dive into theorizing and planning for games, mostly just taking to myself out loud what I wanna achieve in the game and enjoy the nail biting feeling it gives me. I feel like I've learned to do this through watching you speak passionately about Catan and teaching us the game for the last, hell, I dunno, three years? Thank you for all the content, man. You made me see and think about Catan so much mure and in a different way, I don't think I would've enjoyed it the same way without it. Bless your kind freaking soul, dude. :) Love feom Slovenia!

Hey Dylan, I really liked this format and I think it's very instructive. The editing was on point as well! Keep posting

This must be an every week series ! It's the most educational way and I think much easier production for you. Keep it up!

Great content as usual D. You got me into more serious strategic analysis of this game. One thing I'd like to point out in terms of resource scarcity is the border tile positioning. When the tiles are on the border or next to the desert (the worst case is the map corner) the resource becomes less available even if it has decent numbers. This is especially true for brick and ore which are crucial and limited by game design.

This was super helpful. Would love to see more of this content

I like the very casual style of this video and I do think it’s better on YT than Instagram. Great vid!

Don’t stop putting the effort! I watch as many vids as I can with this content 🙌🏽

Just started playing cantan less than 3 days ago! It was soo much fun and I picked it up quick. Your videos have helped me accelerate my knowledge! You have my sub!

Your editing is constantly getting better and better. The small details of lighting up the board as you are speaking helps so much! Adore this type of content, especially coming from someone as skilled and knowledgeable as you.

these videos are wonderful! I hope you make more of these quizzes

This was very helpful and fun please post more vids like this!

I 100% would not have thought to take the 6/3/12 sheep brick brick on the second board. But that is by far the best pick. It’s little things like that that make this game and your content so good.

I've been having trouble with figuring out starting placement, and this is really helpful!

I enjoy these as a great way to practice starting. That said, I'd love to see even more games where you play it all the way through. Just an uncut/unedited would be ok so long as we can see more games make it to KZfaq.

Loved the vid, actually got them correct. Gave me more confidence and my progress

Thanks for the video. I like the format where you explain the basics of the game. Just continue as friendly and kind as you are. :)

Speaking as someone who has second guessed themselves into losing many times, this is just what I need.

Love the videos man. Thanks!

Really great explanation! Picked a couple right, but I didn’t know about settlement outs. Thanks for the help!

Just came across your channel, and I really like your videos! Keep up the good work 💪

these videos are great and helpful. I'd love to continue to see more.

Thanks for the videos. Great analysis.

This type of video is so helpful. I love it!

I really like quizzes with initial settlements. So useful. Thanks

Great advice as always. Thanks again!

I like these videos. Got into Catan because of your channel and I still struggle with rationalizing and predicting where others go. GL in nationals

I love you DyLight! Yes these videos are awesome, me and my friends enjoy them a lot.

Wow mate, This was like next-level strategy, great stuff yo

nice video mate I really did learn a lot

Very helpful. I would like to see more of this content.

Love these types of videos. Since so much of the game is about placement

Excellent video. Love the these game theory and teaching videos

Great content as always!

Love it. Thanks for the tips.

Great content man!

this is a really fun idea, pls keep making these videos

Great strategy, I'm enjoying learning!

Good video. I am new to Catan, and while the maths side of things come natural, the strategy not so much. I would love to see more of these insightful videos walking us through the full thought process.

Great as always

Great video DyLighted. Agreed with your placements. On the first one, I'd point to the wheat port though instead of 3:1. Cheers my friend

Great vid dude. Thx a lot!

Great video as always

I haven't played in a while but I predicted correctly in the first board. In the second I went to the 9 5 10 mainly because of the wheat. Glad to see you uploading videos again, keep the coming :)

I love this content, works my brain, especially when I only have little time to watch a video

luv the vid thanks for helping us

Thanks for the videos!

Really like this kind of content! Commenting to share some love and helping you with the algorithm

so very educational..... thanks alot... also for the webpage reccomandation for colonist. Love ya

These types of videos where we discuss where to place is among your best and most important ones tbh

Thanks for the video!

First of all: Love to see content from you.^^ I think theses quizzes are fun before games you payed and analyzed because like that we can see how it plays out too. :) Cool video. 2. 5-9-10 ^^

New follower. I like the puzzles!

These are my favorite types of videos!

Great vid love your content

Another excellent presentation. This type of quiz is really useful. If I could boost my settlement placements, I might win more games. Of course, I still have to learn to beat the player who shan't be named, since he is a real shark.

You're drawing me back to Catan with these vids, thanks for the content. This vid made me realise I am not as terrible or rusty as I thought, although you think much further ahead than I. (Although I usually played Cities and Knights as I liked the extra resource complexity) 1st board - I chose the Left 5-8-10 because of the Ore and space to expand plus the high availability of the Wheat 2nd board - I chose the Right 5-9-10 because best wheat, good port and options for both more sheep and Ore later (didn't consider the Left 3-5-8, you changed my mind here but I'd still go the 5-9-10) I also didn't consider monopolising the Brick, that is a much better choice than the Left port 10-8 for more sheep that I was considering. Although once you showed the other moves that space around the bricks is great.

Loved this

Great info!

i like this video!! please keep going~ thank you for sharing your knowledge! i learnt so much about catan from your videos 🌟

Probably one of the first videos where I got the questions right but also, all of the correct reasons as well :)

I would select 8 grain, 5 wood, 10 sheep. Chosen to block one of two spots that player one will need to get grain and sheep. Also there are more available spots for getting brick and ore. The 5 is also the best wood and the 8 is the best grain.

Great vid!

I just have to say it that I guessed the two spots correctly on 2nd board. Started playing on Colonist just today. Actually celebrated when you said I was right, although my reasoning wasn't completely like yours. Keep it going man!

New suscriber here, loved your videos! I have only one thing to say about the last board: you forgot to mention the weath port.

I really like this video, keep it going

Please do more of this

Very helpful!

Gotcha ! Great content.

more of these!

I know this is a couple of days late, but keep posting things like this to Instagram. Short puzzles with a little practical use is a lot of fun, keeps the brain going, and reminds people of your brand and of the game.

Love these videos, helping me become a better player. Got the first board I am between 8-3-10 sheep wood ore, Or 6-9-3 wheat sheep wood

Loved this video

Great exercise. I got the fist two right, but didn’t see the 6-3-12 spot for second settlement. I thought about going for the 8-10 sheep/wood, but i can see how the spot you said is better.

On the 2nd board I also like the 6/11/3 on this low brick board & can longest road OR largest army based on what's open

Great video!

For the first board, the 8/5/10 brick/ore/sheep is the right call for me because there are 3-4 solid outs with wood and wheat for this spot and also because there's no chance of getting decent ore on a three hex spot without it

i'm actively fighting the algorithm. I love your videos so much, I strive to be as technically sound as you are when playing this game. Thank you

On the second board, I was thinking the 3-4-5. I wouldn't be worried at all about getting sheep on this board. I can almost certainly get a very high producing sheep on my second settlement, and it guarantees decent production of the resources that have a major choke point, wheat, (and to a lesser extent) ore and wood. I'm not sure if I'd point the road left or right though, but I'm leaning towards right. I'd probably want to put my second settlement on the 6-3-12 bricks, but if that wasn't available, probably somewhere else in the brick cluster.

Really nice video!

First position can be really tough for me bc you’re likely to be forced into a coastal spot w/ non-ideal number coordination for your second settlement and it can be tricky to play. However, on the last board the 5/8/3 OWS setup is a definite eye grabber especially being near a 3-1 port. Which is why I’d take it over the 5/6/11. Usually my go to is to look for; •High producing spots •OWS combo •3-1 Port access / coordinated tiles w/ 2-1 port I did notice the brick port at the bottom with all the brick surrounding it, it was a tempting option for me but definitely not first placement worthy w/ the low numbers.

20 min vids like this would be perfect

on the 2nd board I would be very tempted to start on the 8-10-desert spot. I know it's not optimal, but it will be fun to play.

I picked the 5 9 10 on that last board and I actually really loved this quiz video.

Thanks, Dylighted. I am a brand new player thanks to your channel, and I think this video will help me improve.

Fireeeee!!! Yes boom bang pow awesome super good!

i love videos like this

Enjoyed this one! On the 2nd board I had considered the 5-9-10 but discounted it pretty quickly thinking I'd struggle to get either brick or ore for my 2nd pick. Planning it out like that has probably changed my mind and I'd favour it over the 8-5-3 now!

Bit late to the party, but just would like to help with the algorithm by patting myself on the back with solving all the puzzles correctly. Good luck on the vids!

2nd board, as an out to the 5-9-10, I would also consider the 3-4-11 brick-ore-brick spot. It is not strong but you will be the only person with Brick mots likely so they are very valuable and it gets you some ore.

6/9/3 it's near a two ports, a chance for longest road, sheep and wood areas will be heavily contested so you force remaing players to take thoes other spots, and hopefully the 11/6/12 with double brick is left.

Great vid

so informative

Supporting video!

5-4-8 is another good second placement, as we get all 5 resources, and our first placement was close enough to a wheat port to trade away our excess wheat. The wood is also the strongest wood hex in the game