How To Play Eclipse: Second Dawn For The Galaxy (Part 1)

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This covers everything you need to know to start playing your first game! Here's a list of what's NOT covered here that IS covered in Part 2: Pinning, Rare Techs, Grey Planets, Structures, Missiles, Diplomacy, Bankruptcy, the Influence Action, PVP Combat, the Draco, and other miscellaneous rules.
Link to Part 2 that covers the rest of the rules: • How To Play Eclipse: S...
Link to Part 3 that covers the Worlds Afar Expansions: • How To Play The Worlds...
Link to how to setup the game: • How To Setup Eclipse: ...
Link to a full Unboxing of the all-in Kickstarter Pledge: • Unboxing Eclipse: Seco...
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Turn 1
Actions & Activations, Influence, Colony Ships, and Explore
03:28 - Turn 2
Discoveries, Resources, Explore
05:54 - Turn 3
Research, Tech, Upkeep, Money
08:38 - Turn 4
Passing and Start Player tile, Reactions
11:42 - Combat, upkeep, and cleanup phases
14:33 - Round 2, Turn 1
Wormholes, Rings, Explore, Ancient ships
18:39 - Turn 2
Materials, Trade and Build
20:56 - Turn 3
Ship Blueprints, Ship Parts, Upgrade
25:18 - Turn 4
Movement
26:05 - Combat Phase
32:01 - End Game Scoring

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@christalleri1581 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, I have watched countless "how to play" videos and this is the best one I have ever seen. You have a real knack for explaining clearly without overexplaining. You should really consider doing this for more games, you are way better at it than even Rhado who gets thousands of views per video. Thanks for just jumping into the game, its the easiest and best way to learn a new game. Props for you a million times over!

@TheGameLocker 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Chris, I really appreciate it! I love the challenge of explaining complex things in simple terms, and I think this game deserved my best effort :).

@MassDefibrillator 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameLocker How much did you pay for the astroturfing? There's basically the same comment praising the video from two different users on both parts.

@TheGameLocker 3 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure there’s any way I can convince you otherwise, but I did no such thing. I make zero dollars on these videos, spent zero dollars to advertise, and did not solicit anybody for comments. There are two comments that are similar on two of my videos, but these were made independently. I hope these videos speak for themselves, I certainly put a LOT of time into making them for the community :).

@MassDefibrillator 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameLocker Haha, I wouldn't expect you to astroturf for two comments, more likely that you'd just make them yourself. But they are extremely similar, and both the most thumbed up on each video. have a good one.

@christalleri1581 3 жыл бұрын

@@MassDefibrillator I dont know this guy and I can assure you he and I are very different people. I just like his videos, if someone else made a comment that is similar to mine maybe we just have similar opinions. The only real similar thing about them is that we both say we watched lots of "how to play" videos. It couldnt be possible that two people on the internet have watched lots of how to play videos, thats just crazy! Some people...

@mistercookboom1899 Жыл бұрын

14:37 I really like what was done with the lighting in this shot. It really shows how sectors closer to the center are more populated and brighter, while sectors further away are far darker, as if it sits at the far edges of the universe. Its been 2 years, but this video is really great quality.

@TheGameLocker Жыл бұрын

Haha, I wish I could say that was an intentional creative decision, but in fact that was just a limitation of the (lack of) equipment I had at the time :). I only had one dim ceiling light and a desk lamp to film with, so any zoomed out shot like this was kind of tricky with basically just the one desk lamp. Happy it worked well for this one shot though!

@TheBigOne0305 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing video. You presentation style (like covering up the board to focus on the relevant elements) is great!

@Kelfuma 4 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to Part 2. I liked how you covered up the player board so newcomers aren't overwhelmed by information or distracted.

@nathanwhite1052 6 ай бұрын

Please do more teaching videos! Your teaching style is great. You give just a little info at a time to help the learner grasp what is actually going on. Well done!

@TheGameLocker 6 ай бұрын

Thank you sir!

@Boborobo1 4 ай бұрын

This is the greatest teach for eclipse I have found. You explained everything very well while never being boring.

@TheGameLocker 4 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@boardofpuns Ай бұрын

You gotta love how "the easy way" and "part 1" seem a contradiction but the guy delivers! Well done!

@CleaveBuscemi 2 жыл бұрын

I got eclipse for Christmas, I've watched another "how to play" video on it. I've read the rules (the examples in the rulebook are top notch, by the way.), but I decided to watch your video in order to get the rules solidified in my head. I wish I had just watched your video to start! It's so well done, and you are really good at explaining every aspect of the game. Thank you for the time you put into this

@TheGameLocker 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, and Merry Christmas to you!

@mortenrnning4202 4 жыл бұрын

perhaps the best put together "how to play" i've seen. You have a talent for this :) easy subscribe!

@TheGameLocker 4 жыл бұрын

WOW, thank you so much Morten!

@eriklusyne6892 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic tutorial, had eclipse first edition, so long time since I played it, but your rules explenation helped me on the way again. Great job keep it up

@barrygregory8177 4 жыл бұрын

Great video - glad I saw you advertise it in the kickstarter comments.

@hywel4767 3 жыл бұрын

This is such a good video tutorial, literally the best ive seen and ive watched a ton. Thank you so much, you made an intimidating game look simple and basically just sold the game to me. Cant wait to get this thanks again

@blooper1098 4 жыл бұрын

Whoa. This was awesome. Love the coverup technique - game changer!

@BarashAli 3 жыл бұрын

My sincere compliments on this and other "How to play" Eclipse second Dawn for the Galaxy video's! I really hope you do a lot more video's for other games in the future!

@mvbracing 3 жыл бұрын

Just received my copy, awesome how to play video, one of the best I have seen for any boardgame. Thanks for making it.

@GuzForster 3 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic tutorial. Really well-paced and narrated. Amazing job on explaining such a complex game!

@troublealizarin 3 жыл бұрын

This honestly is the best 'how to play' video out there for this game. Amazing job, thank you so much!

@Chris-ro2pu 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best game tutorials I have ever seen!

@conjius 4 жыл бұрын

Beautifully explained, thank you for creating this video

@capo3rdfret 3 жыл бұрын

very much appreciate that not only are you covering the rules, but also basic strategy.

@AegisJosh Жыл бұрын

Great work my dude. You know alot of these walkthroughs on YT is so fast paced. That can be good sometimes but I prefer your style. Well prepared script, clear, calm and methodical. Again, great job!

@F3eed 3 жыл бұрын

Terrific tutorial!! I truly believe that you could be THE competition to Watch It Played!

@nihlify Жыл бұрын

Very nice tutorial. Much appreciate the attempt to scale down the amount of information in steps, makes it much easier to take in for a game like this.

@Groovestonenz 2 жыл бұрын

This has been incredibly helpful, thank you. I used it in conjunction with the rule book (obviously) to run my own solo game with three players, before teaching it to my group. Really great video. Thanks!

@DennisLHubbard 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this "how to" video. Glad you decided to create & post this!!!

@haloslippin6894 7 ай бұрын

What an EXCELLENT video! You do an incredible job of explaining the game and everything is laid out in such a logical order

@erickr404 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the clear and well done explanation!

@TheGameLocker Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@duduoson5278 3 жыл бұрын

Dude. This is the best video on youtube explaining a game, ever.

@Anderson555late 3 жыл бұрын

Really good tutorial that helped me dive into the game quite fast. Short and to the point, thank you sir for your work!

@TheGameLocker 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! I'm so glad it was helpful!

@RidingArgonaut 4 жыл бұрын

This video is really wel made, you get all my respect !

@conversationswithnature3577 3 жыл бұрын

Great video and great game. Played it first time yesterderday. The diversity of tactics is really cool.

@broganirwin864 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you! It was great how you went through a couple of example rounds.

@KMReviews Жыл бұрын

You 100% need to do this for more games. Idk why other videos get so many views, you broke it down perfectly. The way you covered the board so we don’t get distracted and explain slowly and uncover stuff as it matters to what your doing. Brilliant. Do this for twilight imperium if you are brave enough lol.

@TheGameLocker Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! Over the years I hope to do this for more games, right now I'm on a Lord of the Rings LCG kick, but once that's out of my system I'd like to do tutorials for more of my favorite board games :)

@olebrommm 3 жыл бұрын

13 minutes in and im subscribing, great sofar, i like the speed and the info you give. also i like the way you implement the different types of the same rule when it comes to options. rly nice. going to watch the other aswell. im a twilight imperium 4th ed player and im looking into this to see if i need it for shorter evenings :P

@TheGameLocker 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy to hear that it's helpful for you! To start out, you can expect roughly 45 minutes per player, but as your group gets familiar that could go down to about 30 minutes per player, especially if people plan what they're doing on other people's turns.

@AndrewWhise Жыл бұрын

Grest video! At 23:10 a little clarification if some viewers are confused, the shields cancel computers, they do not cancel dice. You add up the attacking ship's total computers then subtract the defending ship's total shields. Then subtract this number from 6, and the attacking ship will HIT with a SINGLE die if that die roll is bigger than or equal to that number.

@xxDeathlord Жыл бұрын

Awesome way to explain complex games, breaking it down and revealing stuff slowly is a great way to teach! Definitely going to steal this idea when I teach others. I only recently picked up complex boardgames in the last year, starting with Jaws of the Lion, and was seeking similar tutorials to that style and you've got it! Definitely am hoping you do these tutorials for more games in the future!

@TheGameLocker Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch! I'm glad it's helpful!

@yankeejer 3 жыл бұрын

I know it has already been said, but this the best instructional video for board games I have ever watched.

@TheDiceman56 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this explanation. I have just purchased this game and at first glance the rule book looks dense and intimidating, yet you explain things so beautifully clear that it shows how easy the rules are for such a busy looking game. I echo the comments of Chris Talleri completely. You have done a fantastic job with this one. Once again, a heart felt thank you. Stay safe.

@TheGameLocker 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Steve! That makes the effort worth it, I hope it helps you get the game to the table more! I would encourage you to go back to the rulebook after your first game and give it a read at least once - it's a fantastic reference and the layout is really easy to follow!

@pyrotelekinesis7253 2 жыл бұрын

This is the absolute best teach of Eclipse Second dawn. I send everyone here ahead of playing.

@TheGameLocker 2 жыл бұрын

SO happy to hear that! That’s the whole purpose I made the video is to help make it easier to get it to the table :)

@jamesingram6775 Жыл бұрын

Playing for the first time tonight, thanks for the tutorial!

@Chris-ro2pu 3 жыл бұрын

Such a great video! You explained it so clearly

@CharlesHepburn2 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much... this video was super easy to follow. Well explained. The black-out sheets over the player board as a teaching aid was genius... I'll remember that.

@Axolotecojo 11 ай бұрын

Best tutorial I have seen of any game, explained every part of the board step by step while playing the game. Great content, subscribed this moment

@TheGameLocker 11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@davidd8271 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video! I’m ready to play tonight

@RaulSemoloni 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent Tutorial, I agree with all about that You most do this for a living !, the best tutorial of Eclipse bar none !

@denizkandemir9744 3 жыл бұрын

Best explanation video for eclipse 👍🏼 good job and thank you very much sir

@aljohnson5601 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely excellent. Very well done! You took a somewhat complex game and explained it very clearly. I also like how you broke it down into 2 videos. I would have a new player watch only the first video and explain the parts in the second video to them as they come up.

@TheGameLocker Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! That was my thought as well, just the essentials up-front :)

@MikeSigsworth 4 ай бұрын

I first watched the RTFM video (because I'd heard of him) but it left me confused and not at all excited to play. I knew I had to watch another video, so yours being second in the list, I took the plunge. Man, I'd like to echo all of the other below sentiments about your ability to teach. Everything was so clear. The way you covered elements of the player board and revealed them when the time was right was a great tactic. I also appreciated how you used a turn-by-turn approach, as opposed to just covering all the possible mechanics. Please do more videos, and do them on similarly complicated games. Can you do Voidfall next?

@TheGameLocker 4 ай бұрын

Much appreciated! I'm glad you like the format - the hard part is I'm a perfectionist, so it takes me hundreds of hours to produce a series like this. In this season of life I do not have the time to dedicate to doing another series like this. I may do one-off "how to play" videos for simpler board games, but Eclipse and the Lord of the Rings LCG may be the only two games I do an in-depth tutorial series for. Thanks again for watching!

@MrChickster12 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks this is exactly what I needed to understand the fundamentals

@sirshakletonfury4833 4 жыл бұрын

Played a few games with my girlfriend. Sat and rewatched this with her b4 starting. Made it really easy to play. Thanks for a really help full video.

@TheGameLocker 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dom! I'm really glad it was helpful!

@implejr 3 жыл бұрын

This is really solid. Thanks.

@Tamahome109 3 жыл бұрын

This video was a godsend!

@Raikoh067 3 жыл бұрын

I came down to the comments to say this is one of the best how to play videos I have ever seen for any game, only to see that's pretty much what everybody else here is saying as well. I went to see what other how to plays youve done, only to see this is your first?! Seriously man, you got something good here. You should make more!

@TheGameLocker 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the positive feedback! I actually bought some new equipment in hopes of doing more How To Play videos in the future, but life with two littles makes that really tough to find time for. Some day :).

@bryanfurytube 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing tutorial. Thanks!

@Flappie82 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your video. We play Eclipse every night and if somebody joins we first let them watch your video. :)

@TheGameLocker 3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! That's EXACTLY what I was hoping for, I'm glad it makes it easier for your group to get this game to the table :)

@dennisa872 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Thanks.

@igloboy Жыл бұрын

exellent jobb exlaning everything!

@TheBddan013 3 жыл бұрын

it's great, we use this video as a toturial and it work great

@ukaszKozio Жыл бұрын

awesome intro, thanks for the hard work put into making it! one comment and suggestion - watching this on a larger screen is so painful for eyes due to depth adjusting slowly and eyes trying to catch up on something really blurry. You can just slide the extra elements close to board level so they'd be almost in focus

@Grimlock77 7 ай бұрын

Very easy to follow (while on a train to play for the first time!) and makes me feel more comfortable hitting the ground running. Except for use of the Legos 😬 That just never sounds right! 😂

@spiozke 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, that's so informative

@michaelmitchell2123 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent excellent how to play video

@TheByteknight 16 күн бұрын

This was excellent.

@lukedewitt4903 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent thank you.

@abnon-tha3088 5 ай бұрын

A very good instructional video and I particularly like the good acting when something 'unexpected' happens! Those dice rolls though - you must have been kicking yourself that luck turned up here rather than in a proper game. No mention of torpedoes, wait I mean rockets, I mean missiles (not that they're really particularly complex to understand) and impulse power generation (the default power generated by cruisers, dreadnoughts and bases. I'm being pedantic though, frankly, as this is such a well-made, structured and presented video as to deserve the attention so far received. Good show.

@TheGameLocker 5 ай бұрын

thanks so much! Yeah one of those dice rolls was totally luck on the first take :D. Also, I cover the other rules in Part 2, so don’t miss that.

@abnon-tha3088 5 ай бұрын

I forgot there was a Part 2! Of course. Very entertaining four-player game of this today in which, playing as Terran Alliance, I picked up (early on) +6 Materials, Hypergrid Source and Nonlinear Drive tokens through exploration. I was able to grab (by saving up Science points) Antimatter Cannon and equip my dreadnoughts with *three* Antimatter Cannons each... I didn't win the game, Victory Point wise, but strolling into the central tile and blowing up the GCDS in one go was tremendously satisfying! 💥💥💥💥

@difiouzz 2 жыл бұрын

We should have a best tutorial oscar and this should win it

@Krystianus76 4 жыл бұрын

Great job

@briangiese2628 4 жыл бұрын

Great Video

@marcohoehener463 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. The lighting could be a bit better (lots of shadows), but it is ok. and you give a great overview of the game

@iceuni963 2 жыл бұрын

If every teacher does what you do, the world will be a better place

@drkflee 4 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! Thanks for your effort!

@LtRogers5 3 жыл бұрын

This is a very professional howto. Very easy to understand. What’s the setup, edit tool etc. to make this

@TheGameLocker 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Camera was a Sony alpha 6000, tripod from amazon, used iMovie on a Mac to edit.

@TheLimestoneCowboy 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant black-out explanation

@paulbrown5937 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. A few notes: -you show gauss shield as one of the basic components. I hope players dont mistakenly think they automatically have it as it does need to be researched -did you mention pinning? I may have missed it

@TheGameLocker 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! For the sake of time I did not introduce ship pinning, that fell into the "10% I don't have time to cover" bucket. I do mention for exploration that you can explore from a ship that is "not engaged with any enemy ships", I chose that explanation rather than introduce the technical term "Pinning". For the Shields, you're right, I thought it would be best to talk about Shields as one of the six basic kinds of ship parts (I didn't include missiles), even though it requires a tech. I chose to play the Orion specifically for this reason, so that I could explain shields easier and show how they work since they're pre-installed on their blueprints. I probably should have taken the extra 5 seconds to explain it's not included with every race. I expect that most players will understand though as soon as they see that the Gauss Shields is a tech that can be researched and connect the dots that way. Cheers!

@SethLadd 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! It really helped us learn the game. One clarifying question: the video says "shields cancel computers" but I think shields just reduce non-6 die rolls. If an attacking ship has zero computers, a defender's shield will still reduce non-6 die rolls, yes? Page 22 of the manual says e.g "gauss shield subtracts 1 from the hit value of each die assigned to it."

@TheGameLocker 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Seth! If an attacking ship has zero computers, then a defender's shields effectively do nothing. Yes, they still *technically* would "reduce non-6 die rolls" as you say, but ships without computers only ever hit on a 6 anyway, so reducing a non-6 die roll doesn't change the outcome at all. That's why I like to explain it as "shields cancel computers", because the only time shields actually do anything is if an attacker has computers. Does that make sense? Please reply if it doesn't, I'm happy to help! Your explanation is technically correct, the rulebook is correct, and I believe I'm also correct ;).

@SethLadd 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameLocker good point, if the attacker doesn't have computers, then shields don't add any additional benefit. Thanks!

@aleksds4704 4 жыл бұрын

Очень интересно рассказываешь правила)

@freakgib Жыл бұрын

i have a question about the blue prints at 21:00 when you look at the cruiser and Dreadnought you see at the bottum middel a small energy sign of 2 at the cruiser and 3 at the Dreadnought does that mean that even if you put a ship part over the nuclear Source that you still have 2 power at the cruiser and 3 power left at the Dreadnought? and if you put nothing on top of it you have 5 power for the Cruiser and 6 for the Dreadnought? After looking closer i see that the interseptor has a small 1 power sign and the starbase has a 3 power sign and no Nuclear Source on the blue print so i assume that i am right and that you always have that minimum of power even if you cover the Nuclear power source tiles?

@TheGameLocker Жыл бұрын

That is correct! Each faction has a different blueprint layout so I believe those small energy attachments are specific to the Orion Hegemony. In an actual game with them, I don't think I've ever covered up the regular source part, since 1-3 energy is not really enough energy to power what you want - it's just a really nice little boost :). Hope that helps!

@libodil 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I've a question concerning the neutron bombs: If I have a ship without missails or cannons, but I have a neutron bombs tech, do I destroy the population while entering an hex without enemy ships? Great material by the way, we oftren use it to check for the rules while playing with friends :)

@TheGameLocker 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting question - I don’t recall anything in the rules saying neutron bombs need a cannon to work, so you should be able to wipe population cubes like that if your ship survives up to that point in the combat phase.

@rupe1589 3 жыл бұрын

Had a question come up in a game and the rules are a little ambigious. After a battle when remaining ships get one shot at the populations cubes, is one cube removed per die rolled or per one pip on a damage die? For example, a blue die does three damage, would that one die removed three population cubes or only one?

@TheGameLocker 3 жыл бұрын

A hit on a blue die would remove three population cubes :). If you're firing at ships, damage on dice CANNOT be split up among multiple targets (unless you have the antimatter splitter rare tech), but when firing at population cubes you CAN split damage among multiple cubes.

@robrob2798 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, great "how to play" tutorial. I will send to me friends to watch before I start to explain them rules:) could you adivise where to buy transparent stands which will suit to ships? regards!

@TheGameLocker 4 жыл бұрын

I think you can buy ship stands from the publisher’s website, lautapelit.fi

@rupe1589 4 жыл бұрын

Still confused a little by combat. The line in the rules that mentions all dice are rolled simultaneously. Does that mean that all ships in a combat, on both sides, have a chance to fire at the same time and then hits are resolved at the end of each round removing ships making for a smaller combat on round two OR is a hit scored and counted immediately upon the completion of dice rolls and ships removed thereby making the retaliaion strike less dice?

@TheGameLocker 4 жыл бұрын

Hey David! The section you are referring to I believe is on p19 of the rulebook, the section titled "Attacking". It says "All dice of all colors [yellow, orange, blue, and red dice] for each ship type are rolled simultaneously". The key phrase there is "for each ship type". This means that all of my dreadnoughts roll at the same time, and all of the ancient ships roll at the same time. If I have two dreadnoughts I don't roll for just one of my dreadnoughts, and then roll for my second dreadnought - they would roll together. I also don't roll at the same time as my opponent, that's why initiative is so important because the faster ship types get to roll first and possibly destroy the opposing ships before they get a chance to roll. Hope that helps! If it still doesn't quite make sense, try watching my Part 2 video where I go through a full combat example. Let me know if you have any other questions!

@sirshakletonfury4833 4 жыл бұрын

Hello. Good video. Thank you. Any chance of a more in depth combat video. I've read the rule book but I'm still unsure how the missiles work and when they fire. Thanks dude

@sirshakletonfury4833 4 жыл бұрын

Just read other comments, assume that missiles are on the 10% video

@TheGameLocker 4 жыл бұрын

@@sirshakletonfury4833 Correct! Missiles and a more in-depth explanation of combat will be in Part 2 :). The short answer is that missiles are the first thing that happen in a battle between two players. Missiles fire in initiative order ONE TIME (defenders break initiative ties), and are affected by computers and shields just like regular cannons. After all missiles are fired, then normal engagement rounds happen just like I showed in this video. Hope that helps!

@sirshakletonfury4833 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. That helps alot. While we're on the subject, do the missiles also fire in combat then. Say like a normal common. They just get an extra shot first in initiative order? Cheers dude, looking forward to the new vid. New sub here.

@TheGameLocker 4 жыл бұрын

@@sirshakletonfury4833 Missiles fire ONCE per combat, before all the regular cannons, and that's it! No more firing missiles after that until the next combat. You basically get to be Han Solo and shoot first before anyone gets a chance to retaliate. In the first edition it was arguably the strongest ship build to just load up a fleet with nothing but missiles and destroy everything. The downside is that if your opponent happens to survive the missile barrage (say, with Hull and Shields), you must rely on cannons to finish off your opponent, but if you have no cannons with your missiles then you become a sitting duck and you have to retreat. They made some balance tweaks to missiles in this new edition of the game: missiles now consume one energy each, and cost more science to research. Computers also no longer grant initiative so having a computers+missile build doesn't make you faster anymore.

@sirshakletonfury4833 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameLocker I've never play 1st edition but couldn't resist this second edition all in on kickstarter. Cant wait to get it to the table once all this isolation stuff blows over in the UK. Thanks again. Brilliant help.

@AkantorJojo 3 жыл бұрын

Hey there, I have two more questions regarding Reactions: 1. Am I allowed to take a reaction on the turn I passed? 2. Does the round end once everyone has passed once? Or does it end one all players in a row, beginning with this sounds start player, have passed? Thanks :D

@TheGameLocker 3 жыл бұрын

Good questions! 1) you are not allowed to take a reaction on the turn you pass. 2) the action phase ends as soon as all players have passed at any point during the round. This means after you have passed once, you are never guaranteed the opportunity to have a reaction after that. I hope that helps!

@AkantorJojo 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameLocker thanks for the quick answer. And you're 100% correct as this is described on page 8 of the English rulebook, which I was pointed toward by BGG and completely missed before XD

@djb3v 2 жыл бұрын

So if you have 3 positron computers at +2 each on your ship and 3 ion cannons are you are only rolling to see if you get misses? Thanks 👍🏻

@TheGameLocker 2 жыл бұрын

It depends on how many shields your opponents have, they might cancel out some of your computers. But yeah, getting lots of computers is a really strong strategy ;)

@djb3v 2 жыл бұрын

TheGameLocker awesome. Thank you.

@trannhat6304 2 жыл бұрын

when I research a rare tech ship part, do I put it on my research board or put it on one of my blueprint?

@TheGameLocker 2 жыл бұрын

Rare techs ALWAYS go on one of your technology tracks, never on a blueprint. After researching the tech, you are then allowed to do a separate upgrade action to put the corresponding ship part tile on your blueprints. The game comes with a whole bunch of ship part tiles that correspond to the rare techs. Remember though, if you find a DISCOVERY that has a ship part on it, those you can put directly on one of your blueprints. Hope that helps!

@timeless.tavern 3 жыл бұрын

Urgent question! If computer +1 makes ORANGE (2 stars) die result 5 = 6 - is it going to make 1 damage or 2 (due to orange die)?

@TheGameLocker 3 жыл бұрын

The stars on the die you're using show you how much damage you inflict on a hit result. Yellow deals 1 damage, orange deals 2, blue 3, red 4. You cannot split up that damage to hit multiple targets (unless you have the antimatter splitter tech that splits the red die), so the orange die would deal 2 damage to one target. Lastly, when attacking population cubes, you CAN split up damage to hit multiple population cubes. All of this is better demonstrated in my Part 2 video. Hope that helps!

@greglott4977 3 жыл бұрын

3:56 I don’t think you get the discovery tile unless you place the influence disk. Pretty sure you don’t even know what it is until you commit influence. As you noted, there’s not much of a reason to influence the sector otherwise.

@TheGameLocker 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Greg! You must be a veteran of the 1st edition, as this WAS a rule in the 1st edition of the game, but this is one of my favorite changes in 2nd edition :). You DON’T need to place influence discs to claim discoveries anymore! This means less tactical bankruptcy, which is a LOT more new-player friendly.

@greglott4977 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameLocker Awesome! Thanks for the reply and keep up the good work.

@ryanbrown9102 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there, After saw more videos and read more reviews, I do must ask you this: Doesn't the randomness or luck element and its influence on the game bother you?

@TheGameLocker 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Joe! This is definitely in the realm of personal opinion, so I'm not sure there's anything I can say to persuade anybody if the random elements in the game bother them. I'm in the camp of thinking that the random elements in the game make it EXCITING. Having an upset victory in combat against all odds is exciting to me. I'm also not the kind of payer that feels like I NEED to win to have a good time. This is far from being an "abstract strategy" game like chess with open information, that's not what it was designed to be. Random elements don't inherently make a game bad, or less skill-based. Think about Poker - LOTS of random elements, tons of skill needed to win. I don't doubt that it will bother some players though, I just won't play Eclipse with those people :). Richard Garfield did a really interesting lecture about "luck versus skill", you should check it out if you're interested: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mrmXZ5NpzpPJe6s.html

@ryanbrown9102 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameLocker Thank you again for another kind and detailed response, and the bonus of the link! - It look very enrichment and I will surely watch it (despite the quality). About Eclipse - It is more economical than area control and therefor I'm afraid people will prefer other games which make them feel as if their time were spent in a more rewarding manner :-/ (Yet, I hope this will change.) If you do have a golden tip for me: What should I tell people for convincing them to give this game a fair chance and not be concern so much from the randomness of the modular board, the different tiles, and the dice in such a long game - then I'm here, to humbly adopt your advice..

@TheGameLocker 4 жыл бұрын

@@ryanbrown9102 I'd say that's a fair statement, Eclipse is at its core a resource management game. But this is not a stodgy euro game with a boring theme, this is a vibrant and exciting space themed resource management game that also lets you customize your own ships and chuck handfuls of dice in combat! That's REALLY fun for me. Eclipse really has a unique mix of economics and resource management along with area control and exploration. It is a 4X game like Twilight Imperium that "scratches the same itch" in less time. It does have some random elements, but there are LOTS of ways to mitigate that (computers improve your combat rolls, Planta/Draco races help your Explore tile draws, you can reject an explored tile if it would "trap" you, and you can pass early to get first dibs on the tech tiles drawn). The safest approach would, of course, be to play someone else's copy before you decide to buy. I think it's ranked in the top 50 best board games on BoardGameGeek for good reason. Hope this helps!

@CBs_Bill_from_Montana 4 жыл бұрын

This really is the best how to play I’ve seen. It would be nice to see you play all the way through a while game (even though there is no one else playing and it’s not a solo game). Good job!

@MissDjoewlie 3 жыл бұрын

Could u tell us which paint u used for the mini's? :)

@TheGameLocker 3 жыл бұрын

I WISH I could paint minis - I paid for the ship wash through the kickstarter campaign ;)

@ubermenschen01 3 жыл бұрын

From the Kickstarter page, there was an upgrade you could pay for to get the minis "washed". A wash is pigment suspended in a clear, watery medium; rather than a solid color, like normal paint, it's mostly clear, tinted with color. To use a wash, just put it on; it's really that simple! The wash will flow into the recesses of the model, and when it dries, will apply the pigment to only those areas. Usually, you use this to make details "pop"; rather than 1 solid color, the details are outlined, and it creates the illusion of shadows or underglow (depending on color choice). Like this: Before wash: www.dakkadakka.com/s/i/at/2008/6/wash_front_01-22151435.jpg After wash: www.dakkadakka.com/s/i/at/2008/6/wash_front_02-22150158.jpg

@MichelC2000 2 жыл бұрын

As all others said, great video. Just played my first game and this helped me firm up my learning game. But, dude, this is an obscene amount of commercial too… 🤮

@olebrommm 2 жыл бұрын

i ws trying to find where this was. but if you explore and do not place a disc for control on the explored system. if you att a later date would like to place a control disc in that system. then the way to do that is by using a INF action? it says you can move them around but not sure if you can take from your board and move them onto the map ?

@TheGameLocker 2 жыл бұрын

You are correct, but there's also another way to do that. Option 1) you CAN take an influence action to move an influence disc from your board onto a valid sector (following all the normal rules for the Influence action, which I explain in my Part 2 video). Option 2), if you have a ship on an empty sector at the end of the combat phase, you may place an influence disc on that sector for free, without spending an influence action. Hope that helps!

@olebrommm 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameLocker thx for the reply :) great game and a great video :)

@olebrommm 2 жыл бұрын

also the timing of when you pick up a discovery tile.. when there is no guardian in the system, do you just get it after placing the tile. or do you need to move a ship in there to get it?

@TheGameLocker 2 жыл бұрын

@@olebrommm When you explore a sector with a discovery and NO ancient ship guarding it, then you take the discovery tile immediately after you place the sector. You do not need to influence the sector to take the discovery.

@stuartshannon8561 Жыл бұрын

Hey boss, wanted to double check this rule. But in combat the attacker decides who gets hit?

@TheGameLocker Жыл бұрын

Yessir, the attacker rolls the dice and then decides which ships to assign the hits to.

@Axolotecojo 11 ай бұрын

It would be greatif you make a "dune: a game of conquest, diplomacy and betrayal" tutorial it's a complex game that could use a good tutorial....

@TheGameLocker 11 ай бұрын

Sadly that is a game I do not own ;)

@TheCesco28 Жыл бұрын

where do you get those ship stands?

@TheGameLocker Жыл бұрын

I got those from the original kickstarter, but they're sold on the publisher's website as well (lautapelit)

@sedraniM 3 жыл бұрын

Does that mean that if you have 2 Dreadnought ships in a Battle, they both share the same Hull?

@TheGameLocker 3 жыл бұрын

Not exactly. Damage cubes are assigned to individual ships (not to the blueprint), and the hull value on my blueprint applies to ALL ships of that type. For example, if my Dreadnaught blueprint has a total hull value of 4, and I have two Dreadnaughts in a battle, then EACH Dreadnaught has 4 hull; this means it would take a total of 10 damage to destroy both ships (5 damage per ship). Does that make sense? I hope that helps, et me know if you need further clarification!

@sedraniM 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGameLocker Yeah that makes sense! Thanks for the reply, i think im ready for my first game! :)

@talcat8031 4 жыл бұрын

Is it hard to keep things straight w out the play mat?

@TheGameLocker 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Trevor! The play mat is a "nice to have", definitely not required. It's got two main benefits - it's great new players to see exactly where the different "rings" are for the sectors (but that's not really hard to explain), and it also allows you to play a balanced 5-player game (you can see the 5-player side in my Setup video).

@peterdifalco6356 8 ай бұрын

Where did you get the mat?@@TheGameLocker

@TheGameLocker 8 ай бұрын

@@peterdifalco6356 I got it from the original kickstarter, but I think you can buy it from the publisher's website

@chrissmith9647 3 жыл бұрын

Where do you get this can’t find it anywhere

@TheGameLocker 3 жыл бұрын

The game should be coming to retail very soon. You should also be able to buy it straight from the publisher: en.lautapelit.fi/product/24681/eclipse---2nd-dawn-for-the-galaxy

@william_lynch Жыл бұрын

Can you only have 5 reputation tiles ?

@TheGameLocker Жыл бұрын

Each faction has a different capacity for reputation tiles they can receive. It should be the white outline, and the yellow outline is for reputation tiles. Hope that helps!

@OlivierSanguy 3 жыл бұрын

At 4:34, I see that you use the B side of the money/science/population tracks. Why?

@TheGameLocker 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Olivier! The B side is horizontal, the A side is vertical. There's no gameplay difference at all, just personal preference based on the shape of your table :)

@OlivierSanguy 3 жыл бұрын

TheGameLocker Thank you for the answer. Just received the game and was wondering if the A or B sides were related with expansions but was not able to spot differences. Now I get it!

@OlivierSanguy 3 жыл бұрын

TheGameLocker By the way, my wife and I did our first play and if I have read the rulebook, she only watched your video. It was a tie and she won because she had more resources. I think, it shows how efficient your video is.

@TheGameLocker 3 жыл бұрын

@@OlivierSanguy Haha, that's fantastic! I'm so glad it helped you both learn the game!