BEST CELTIC GAME EVER | INIS Review and How To

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INIS is a game of ancient Celtic exploration and clashes between rival clans attempting to conquer a newly found island. The mechanics are simple enough to learn and understand in about 10 minutes, but the overall level of strategy is deep, with the subtle nuances of the game revealing themselves once you get past the basics and begin experimenting with multi player clashes and triskel card combinations, especially once the epic tale cards get into the mix. The design and quality of the game is absolutely top notch. The components are unique and oversized, lending a grandeur to the game, and the art style and illustrations are stunning, covering every inch of this masterpiece
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@acomaslip5212 3 жыл бұрын

The lack of cuts in this video is f#cking amazing and refreshing. Just got this one and doing some research to ease the wife in. Thank you.

@frodotheewok 8 ай бұрын

Excellent walkthrough

@MrNotfiman 3 жыл бұрын

Such a great overview of the game, it's rules and components. If you are looking to buy Inis, this review is a must watch. Excellent job. My copy of Inis is on its way as a result of watching this.

@user-kf8sw6jw9w 3 жыл бұрын

It's a Highly enjoyable review, watched it twice, before and after the purchase. The game is perfect - my newbie-colleagues liked Inis very much and we play it on weekends.

@HowToRollDice 3 жыл бұрын

So glad you liked it. Happy to hear you and your friends are enjoying the game. It is a real winner.

@thoi412 10 ай бұрын

Great presentation without being either flashy or dry.

@hugocruz2439 Жыл бұрын

Got the game because of its very unique nature and i just watched your video to have it down before the premier. What a video! I think it is one of the most clear and engaging explanations i have ever seen for a boardgame. Hats off to you

@CartoonMonkeyStudio 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your concise and clear explanation! I'm busting this out tonight for the first time. I think it's going to be incredible. I'll let you know how it goes... cheers man from Oregon!

@joeltrinidad4939 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Just got the game today, and I can't wait to play it. Thanks!

@HowToRollDice 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Oh you're in for a treat.

@Peter-su8fd Жыл бұрын

Great review. Looking forward to playing Inis for the first time later this evening.

@HowToRollDice Жыл бұрын

Hope you like it. I'm a big fan. And thanks for watching.

@adampostlethwaite3558 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve just bought inis today and have watched many videos to learn in preparation. This is easily the best and easiest video to follow and understand ! Thank you and keep up the good work 👍🏻

@TheQrank 5 ай бұрын

I am almost at 14:03 and already have to say thanks for the great explanation!

@rickyviviano1262 3 жыл бұрын

nice review. subbed

@davidmatl9944 2 жыл бұрын

Great video 👍.

@atohms 3 жыл бұрын

You also need to put a sanctuary next to the capital on the same territory when the game starts.

@hxjdjdn6236 Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, amazing video. Clear explanation, thank you 🥰

@HowToRollDice Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it.

@pippen6606 8 ай бұрын

Amazing teach!

@StevenAPowers 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great concise explanation about how to play the game. Would love to see some of the examples you mentioned played out on the board. Also... planning on expanding this with the seasons expansion?

@HowToRollDice 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I do plan on picking up seasons. They have a copy at one of my LGS. Just haven't gotten around to it. I always try to include as many shots of gameplay and components as I can, but the bottle neck is that I simply don't have the time. Since it's just me planning, filming, editing, and uploading, while working a full time job and having a family to take care of, I only have 2 or 3 hours a night to work on videos. As it is, it takes 3 or 4 nights to put things together and publish 1 video a week. So sometimes I just can't cover as much as I want to. Thanks for watching :)

@DandyGuy12 2 жыл бұрын

Great review 🔥

@HowToRollDice 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@oerthling 3 жыл бұрын

Great review (concise, very good rules explanation, nicely presented) and I completely agree with the rating. Inis (AFAIK it's pronounced Inish) is a perfect game and one of my personal favorites.

@HowToRollDice 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it, and I'm happy to hear there are others who love this game as much as I do. I was wondering if it had a more Gaelic pronunciation but rather than make a fool of myself and a mockery of their language, I figured I just take the easy route haha.

@oerthling 3 жыл бұрын

@@HowToRollDice I googled it :)

@HowToRollDice 3 жыл бұрын

"Outstanding Move"

@Aeylos 3 жыл бұрын

Seen quite a few inis reviews and this I think is the best one. There's no way I can find this game in my country so I decided to craft it myself. It is a relatively simple game with not many components and is often rated as one of the best games out there. I'm really looking forward to playing this. Unfortunatelly, I live in Brazil, so we probably won't be seeing other people to play until second semester of 2022.

@HowToRollDice 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And sorry you can't get your hands on a copy. If I ever come across a spare, I'll let you know :)

@michaeljameskeating1348 Жыл бұрын

Celtic mythology just does not get enough love in popular culture

@davidopdebeeck8953 2 жыл бұрын

very clean teach, thx

@HowToRollDice 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

@lystic9392 Жыл бұрын

Your miniatures have crooked spears. If you put them in water that's close to boiling for a bit to let them soften up (like half a minute) (you can also just dip in the spear bit) they will probably straighten out quite a bit. You can very carefully straighten them more by hand. And then put them immediately in cold water. That's what I did and it worked for mine.

@DonVanPelican123 Жыл бұрын

Good tutorial but you take 4 cards out of the action deck when playing with fewer than 4 players. And in a 2 player game, both players end up with 6 action cards total. So there will always only be one action card set aside facedown every draft.

@DanielRedMoon Жыл бұрын

This is one of those RARE cases where looking at a guy explaining a game is as good as him pointing at the bits and pieces on the board with an overhead camera at all times. I appreciate that! NOTE : Have you played Oath? Also, what is your favorite Combat Mechanic and in which Game?

@HowToRollDice Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I haven't played oath, though every single time I see it on the store shelf it calls to me. I just can't get over how big a let down Root was. I'm sure I'll give in one day. Also, Bryant and I just filmed a video on your "Favorite combat machanic" question. Should be up in about a week.

@Projected1 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I have been debating on getting Inis, but I have a very important question: does it play well at 2 players? Again, awesome vid. Instant sub for me

@HowToRollDice 3 жыл бұрын

In my opinion yes, assuming you and your opponent are okay with a bit more of a wargame feel. Obviously the drafting mechanic becomes a bit more straight forward, but because the board scales with the number of players, it keeps things feeling nice and tight, and gets you into the action right away. Thanks so much! Thanks for watching. And thanks for the sub!

@HowToRollDice 2 жыл бұрын

FOLLOW UP! Yes. It's great as 2 player. Can confirm :)

@kaleb4551 2 жыл бұрын

Great video ... Could you tell me the background music by any chance

@Uberskull 4 ай бұрын

A criticism that could be made for this game is that the timing of certain triskel cards is a bit ambiguous. A case in point would be the counter card Geis.

@henrikwakman7776 2 ай бұрын

I do consider it expensive at $70, but it's quite good.

@drew8235 9 ай бұрын

Inis is still my favorite game so far, even after tons of plays I do wish it was playable with 2 people, but it just doesn't play well at all. It's 3-4, best with 4.

@dpiasecki 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite game!

@HowToRollDice 3 жыл бұрын

A fair pick. I am quite a fan myself.

@iamthenutz 3 жыл бұрын

nice video, made me wanna buy this game :), but before i do, can u explain difference between the two different versions(green/blue cover) thx in advance, keep it up!

@HowToRollDice 3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to assume that the Green box that you are seeing is 'Seasons of Inis', which is an expansion for the base game that adds a bunch of new components, some new mechanics, and I believe support for a 5th player. The Blue box is the base game. There was also an earlier box design which shows a female warrior leading a group a explorers on the cover, though I believe that copy is out of print, and the only difference was the box art, the game was identical.

@oerthling 3 жыл бұрын

@@HowToRollDice Could be the very green(plus white/grey) Seasons of Inis expansion or the green/blue/red first edition of Inis. See boardgamegeek.com/boardgameversion/319189/english-first-edition and boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/255588/inis-seasons-inis

@SekaiNoGaijin 3 жыл бұрын

Great channel! One suggestion: it would be cool if you could show the pieces or even gameplay (even if it is not relevant to your talking) while you are talking.

@HowToRollDice 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Moopies! Firstly, thanks for watching and subscribing. Much appreciated. Now do you mean show more game footage than I already do or show all game footage with no talking head (me) parts? I can certainly try to fit in more gameplay (this review was tricky because of how big the game is) but I don't think I'd want to completely remove myself. I like the face to face conversational aspect that it provides, almost like I'm sitting down with you and showing you the game in person, friend to friend.

@SekaiNoGaijin 3 жыл бұрын

How To Roll Dice I just mean more game mixed in. :)

@HowToRollDice 3 жыл бұрын

Totally. My goal is always to get as much footage of gameplay and game components into a review as possible, but it can be a little tricky because I'm working on my own. So I have to rely on handheld and tripod shots and it can be very time-consuming to set up the shot, adjust the lighting, position the game components, etc.. I am planning on capturing some actual gameplay by setting up a tripod in the room with my friends and I playing, I just haven't started that process yet. Hopefully for the next video though.

@SekaiNoGaijin 3 жыл бұрын

How To Roll Dice You are doing great. Keep it up! :)

@desecrationfly 3 жыл бұрын

Pronounced in-ish Great game

@HowToRollDice 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Glad we agree.

@cadiboy04 2 жыл бұрын

Will you still be recommending this as a 2 players game?

@HowToRollDice 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to play several 1v1 games and I'll let you know.

@HowToRollDice 2 жыл бұрын

UPDATE: Great as a 2 player.

@iggyflop3777 3 жыл бұрын

And for 2 players ?

@HowToRollDice 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried 2 player yet, but I will, and I'll let you know.

@iggyflop3777 2 жыл бұрын

@@HowToRollDice very good

@HowToRollDice 2 жыл бұрын

@@iggyflop3777 Great as a 2 player game. Can now confirm.

@iggyflop3777 2 жыл бұрын

@@HowToRollDice Yes thank you, I also confirm.

@zionthedragon8866 3 жыл бұрын

So is this basically the act of humans taking over? The last act based on a certain book, aka the book of invasions? I mean, glad it seems like more actual (irish iron age) celtic, and not post Christianity celtic. Non I know how come as close, other than having celtic Christianity under the guise it's "celtic" when in actuality it's Christianity. Still wished we got more Celtic games like this, MINUS humans. Nice review.

@HowToRollDice 3 жыл бұрын

So I honestly had to look up the 'Books' you were referencing and had no Idea that those existed. Very interesting. From what little I Wiki'ed, it certainly seems like the creator may have drawn inspiration from them, or at the very least been aware of them. Though, clearly from my own experience, they don't exactly take front and center in gameplay, at least not for someone unaware of them. Thanks for the tip though. And thanks for watching. P.S. If you like this game, and want to check out other works by the same Designer, check out Cairn (as in Cairn Stone). Same Designer, also published by Matigot Editions, very differnt style of game (1v1 chess-like) but very enjoyable in my opinion. I'll have a review up on it within a month or 2 I'm sure, but I'll leave you with this: Druidic Rugby Chess.

@zionthedragon8866 3 жыл бұрын

@@HowToRollDice druidic chess? Aw yeah, looking forward to that!!! Huh. The human invasion just gave me da-sha-vue to the irish invasions, which is why I made the connection. Nice that this was taken with some creative liberties!!

@benjaminnadeau7305 Жыл бұрын

It's really 3 to 4 players, 5 with expansion

@HowToRollDice Жыл бұрын

See I've played it plenty with 2 players and I think it's fine. Maybe not optimal, but totally functional. Which I think is true of most games that run 1-4.