Game in a Nutshell - Bitoku (how to play)

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Күн бұрын

[UPDATE]: Small setup correction 05:37 - Jade is a green token, the one shown is sake
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"Game in a Nutshell" is a series of videos designed to teach the board games. In this video we're going to learn how to play Bitoku.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask in the comments below. We highly appreciate your views, feedbacks and subscriptions.
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Index:
00:00 Intro
00:26 Setup
05:54 Gameplay
07:48 Spring
08:43 Summer
10:05 Play a Card
11:14 Game Actions
18:50 Movement Points
22:24 Visit a Forest
23:41 Forest and Building Actions
25:15 Home of the Great Spirit
25:52 Cross the River
26:48 Actions in the Hikaru Hills
28:01 Pass
28:27 Autumn
29:07 Winter
31:39 End of Game & Final Scoring
36:42 2-Player Games

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@Shadrackc 2 жыл бұрын

Best instructor of heavy games on KZfaq in my opinion. Keep it up.

@jimpaek 2 жыл бұрын

I'm always happy when I buy a game and find out you have a tutorial for it

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and thank you for your support. :)

@user-gk2pq1qz1x Жыл бұрын

The 1st thing I look for, so true!

@aleg2490 Жыл бұрын

This is the very best How to Play video I've seen so far. You were answering every question I had just as I thought them, and then all of the ones regarding two player games at the end. Very nice flow, examples and organisation. Whenever there was something being shown here that was different from other videos, I went to check the rules, and here was correct. Well done, I'm glad I found this channel.

@nithrania-gameinanutshell Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. ☺️

@warpo007 2 жыл бұрын

Again, I can't express enough how concise and well explained your teachings are Sir.

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. ☺️

@poberejskii 2 жыл бұрын

incredibly clear and understandable explanation - your channel worth MUCH more attention from all other players!

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! ☺️

@nikosefthymiou6499 Жыл бұрын

Amazing work with the rules, so straightforward! One thing only to add. The dice value at Home of the great spirit does count if there are buildings in that area so you can take their action.

@aliglidden6708 Жыл бұрын

I found your channel via KZfaq suggestion and I must say this was such a wonderful video! Very clear and straight forward. Thanks for taking the time and putting in the effort... really stellar work! I'll be checking out some more videos for sure. 😁

@nithrania-gameinanutshell Жыл бұрын

Thank you. ☺️

@wicked8576 2 жыл бұрын

always happy if I find a how-to-play video from you for a game I am about to play (this time tomorrow with three friends - really looking forward to it now! ^^)! well done as always!

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. ☺️

@wedjatgod 2 жыл бұрын

Very impressive and well done on teaching this beast of a game!

@wichhouse 2 жыл бұрын

You, sir, are a master board game teacher! Great video as always :)

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@thomasrobb1398 Жыл бұрын

Once again, thank you for showing the GAME and not just sitting in front of the camera talking about it. GREAT JOB as usual!

@nithrania-gameinanutshell Жыл бұрын

Thanks. ☺️

@FabioLamberti Жыл бұрын

This tutorial is perfectly clear. Very good job, really.

@MyopicJoy 5 ай бұрын

I just recevied this game last week, and learing becomes so much easier when I know you have a video out there for it! Thank you for yet another simple to follow instructional video

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. ☺️

@lilmuns1 5 ай бұрын

At 43:43 the Brown player says he can move it to any hill across the river. In the rules on pg.10, it says the matching hills, however in a two-player game the two hills on the left or right of the great spirit are connected and the action can be performed in either of the two hills on the same side of the great spirit. The brown player had to cross to hills directly above his forest die.

@MrPhilmaik Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for that excellent video. Helped a lot.

@thomazcunha1338 Жыл бұрын

Tks for the video! Awesome work!!!

@axilleasgarif7514 6 ай бұрын

Nice video. I really understand the game. You analyse the details. Thanks a lot

@Cissewis 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Branislav, your teach is excellent and very helpful!

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. :)

@ShaneandStuff 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic video. I had read the rulebook and then a while passed before I set up the game and I had forgotten a lot already so this video allowed me to relearn what I had already read much easier and now I can play and have the rulebook and player aid I printed off BGG and should be pretty easy. In the end, it's a pretty simple turn action trigger. Play a card and do some stuff or place a die and do some stuff. Thanks so much!

@LinkBunnyO 2 жыл бұрын

Really great video. Concise and clear, thankyou!

@GamingRulesVideos 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video. Well done

@MrNotfiman 2 жыл бұрын

One of the clearest explanations of a game I’ve seen. Excellent video, thank you.

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. ☺️

@spacemonkeypictures Жыл бұрын

Insane explanation makes the game so easy. Thank you

@CG_Hali Жыл бұрын

Amazing explanations as usual!

@rossmccaddon3140 2 жыл бұрын

This is incredible, thank you for such a helpful video.

@ParlorPunch 6 ай бұрын

Wow, that was great. I had nearly given up on understanding this game. Thank you for your hard work on this! The theme still escapes me, though I am intrigued. I'd love to hear an explanation of how all of these actions, components, and mechanics glue together thematically. Maybe the rule book covers that. Anyway, thank you again for making the unapproachable approachable.

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. :)

@jonsinobi 2 жыл бұрын

By far the clearest rule explanation video for Bitoku. Well done!

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. :)

@joshbain8032 Жыл бұрын

Such a well put together tutorial! This has helped me so much to understand the game.

@nithrania-gameinanutshell Жыл бұрын

Thank you. ☺️

@TheRealRichTexan 2 жыл бұрын

This was a great tutorial! Very straightforward and we really appreciate the chapters so we can skip through.

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. :)

@alanhowell7103 2 жыл бұрын

I was a little confused after reading the instructions. Your video cleared everything up for me. You are amazing!!

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. ☺️

@n1kolakis28 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation mate! 👏

@Ateljedigital 2 жыл бұрын

Great teach! Crystal clear, thanks!

@brandonthompson7591 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for teaching me this complex game!

@user-gg2cw5bm3e 2 жыл бұрын

This is a very helpful teaching video! thank you!

@boardgamebaaz7984 Жыл бұрын

Well done man!

@HassanDervish Жыл бұрын

Superb. Very helpful

@kentsang6405 Жыл бұрын

Concise and thorough video! Amazing work

@nithrania-gameinanutshell Жыл бұрын

Thank you. :)

@3838jeroen 2 жыл бұрын

again a very good and clear video. tnx

@Gothbrooks420 Жыл бұрын

That was a fantastic runthrough!!!! Subbed and thank you!

@nithrania-gameinanutshell Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Tim. ☺️

@antgerfitz 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. I've watched a good few over the past few months. First time commenting :) Thanks.

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. ☺️

@martinpaulsen7211 2 жыл бұрын

Dont you start the game with one wood (brown token) and one jade (green token)? You showed a grey sake.

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Ooooh, you're right, I took the wrong one. 😖 Thank you for spotting it, I'll update the descritpion in the video.

@martinpaulsen7211 2 жыл бұрын

Beside of this tiny error your video is great and very well done!

@aaroncassidy738 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Very clear teach

@user-cf8eb5ld4w 2 жыл бұрын

Very clear rule explanation video as always 👍🏻

@dangnh3287 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the detailed rule explanation. It helps me a lot to learn the rules. Honestly, I was dazzled when looking at the rules and game components and couldn't understand by just reading the rule book.

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@VuNguyen-uc7xe 2 жыл бұрын

This video was so helpful to learn the game! Great job!

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it helped. :)

@BoardGameHangover Жыл бұрын

A perfect tutorial! It's so hard to get this game back to the table because of the rules, but you made it so much easier! Thank you!

@nithrania-gameinanutshell Жыл бұрын

Thank you. ☺️

@edifanobbonafide 2 жыл бұрын

Received my Bitoku copy this week. There is no better way to learn the rules than watching this excellent video. Thank you very much for that.

@nithrania-gameinanutshell Жыл бұрын

Thank you. ☺️

@octavus4858 2 жыл бұрын

thank you very much!

@alicescotti94 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very clear :)

@headovmetal 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best how to play for this game! Thank you!

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. ☺️

@SpeedyNic 5 ай бұрын

This tutorial is fantastic. I love complicated games but yesterday after barely finishing 1 round I became frustrated with how confusing the rulebook was and packed it up, already looking at selling it (perhaps a bit of a hot headed reaction :D ). This video has cleared everything up and i'm excited to give it another go. Thanks! Update: Really enjoyed this second playthrough, this video should be linked in the rulebook considering the game is unplayable without it.

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ☺️

@williamstringer1695 Жыл бұрын

You have become my new go to to explain how to play board games.

@nithrania-gameinanutshell Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. ☺️🙏

@AllTheDukes 2 жыл бұрын

Watched several Videos on bitoku understanding only parts of the Game. Then watching yours and asking myself how why I didnt start Here in the First place! :) Awesome explanation as Always. Thank you so much!

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. ☺️

@william4192 2 жыл бұрын

Just subscribed. Excellent.

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. :)

@randalladkins7452 5 ай бұрын

Didn’t see if there was a tie breaker in case of ties at the end game scoring section. Great teach, though!

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! I believe I didn't mention the tie breaker, if it's a draw, it's a draw. :) Anyway, it's very unlikely, and even if it happens you can find the secondary criteria in the rulebook.

@MarekCholostiakow 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I played well without reading the rulebook - thanks to this video!

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that! :)

@windyhillbomber 2 жыл бұрын

This channel should be an automatic subscribe for any serious boardgamer

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such a nice comment. :)

@Arvias Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@robertelliott1950 23 күн бұрын

In winter, when you put the dice back on your board, can they go back in any order? Great video Branislav!

@WorldAquariumSingapore 2 жыл бұрын

Nicee

@OmanshuThapliyal Жыл бұрын

You demystified Bitoku!

@nithrania-gameinanutshell Жыл бұрын

😄😄😄

@boots2asses376 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this tutorial, it’s really helped me with this game! A coupe of questions though; 1. You can only use your pilgrims you have in your spare supply at the top right of the board? 2. How do you unlock more, is it through placing crystals? 3. What is the purpose of hiring a pilgrim? I understand it’s if you want to unlock a dice but if you always draw cards at the start of the round why and you unlock dice when you play a card why would you need to waste a pilgrim? Thanks

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. ☺️ 1. Yes. 2. Yes, correct! 3. If you want to play a forest action (with your die) together with the building action as the first action of your round, you need to unlock that die. This can be strategically very important in some situations.

@nuuqbgg 8 ай бұрын

Give us Shipyard in the Nutshell 😄

@PEELS27 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video! Concerning the pilgrims it is stated in the rulebook that pilgrims may NOT occupy different spaces on the same fork. You mentioned that for a pilgrim of another player it is possible to reach the next space on the fork and it cost only 1 mp. I also looked on BGG and I don't see that rule?

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. :) Here's one of the threads: www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2748239/article/38729457#38729457 Here's another: www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2742945/path-wisdom Hope it helps. :)

@brasilcaps 2 жыл бұрын

I’m confused about the scoring on the cards 34:44:00 This doesn’t get mentioned anywhere on the rule book. I also thought that youre sacrificing them during winter?

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

OK, I mean when you score those Iwakura rock tiles for Yokai cards, you count all the cards - including the ones under your player board. This is stated in the rulebook, p. 15, E 1 (top of the page).

@staaniach21 2 жыл бұрын

Looks nice :) what's your opinion about this game. Also how about sweet spot for number of players

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

I like it a lot! And it worked well in 2p as well as in 4p. Actions are quick so not a lot of downtime even in 4p. I enjoyed all player counts.

@ginnastico1587 2 жыл бұрын

Hello. Congratulations for the video. Is this game suitable for two players? Does it run well and have fun? Thank you.

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. :) Yes, it works really well with 2, actually I like it best at 2.

@HALOX30 2 жыл бұрын

there is one error in the setup on your video. you said to start with 1 wood and one jade but you showed 1 wood and one sake. 1 wood and 1 jade is correct, not what was shown. Also you should have mentioned that putting dice higher then the other dice on an action space is only if you want to maje the game harder as said in the rulebook. That is the hard difficulty. Normal rules state that you can put any dice on those spaces regardless of the value.

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, regarding the setup error there's an update in the description of the video already. However, for those forest actions, at 23:46 I say the value of the die must be *equal or higher*, and that's the standard difficulty of the game (as per the rules in the game box - page 9). You're not allowed to use a die with lower value.

@Arvias Жыл бұрын

Thank you again for the amazing rules video. Are You coming to Essen Spiel?

@nithrania-gameinanutshell Жыл бұрын

Thank you Paul. ☺️ Yes, I will be there Wednesday to Friday. :)

@Arvias Жыл бұрын

@@nithrania-gameinanutshell Is it possible to meet and chat? :)

@nithrania-gameinanutshell Жыл бұрын

Of course! Send me a note to branislav.berec(at sign)gmail(dot symbol)com, and we can arrange the time via whatsupp or messenger or anything. :)

@E4K9 5 ай бұрын

I am going crazy trying to set up a two player game I spent $100 on this and I can't for the life of me figure it out :( does anyone have any videos how to set up/play a 2 player game?

@texascpa 2 жыл бұрын

I believe you are supposed to give each player a rock tile before placing the remaining out on the board.

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

True, I switched the order, but it doesn't have any effect on the game.

@GlennDeBlock 2 жыл бұрын

34:37 count up all the cards you have. But why exactly?

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, it relates to the previous sentence - you score VPs for those rock tiles, and you count those symbols on all your cards (that's what I meant saying "count up all your cards"). I should have said "CHECK all your cards for those symbols". Hope it helps.

@tomaszkowalczuk3961 2 жыл бұрын

2:35 error, Kodama counter schoud be on the fourth space not on the third

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Well, I believe there's no error as it is actually on the 4th space.

@tomaszkowalczuk3961 2 жыл бұрын

@@nithrania-gameinanutshellRules page 4: E: ...for a two player game also place a Kodama counter of a neutral color on the fourth space (marked with an "X")

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, I checked the physical rulebook, also the PDF rulebook file on BGG and I'm sorry I can't find that "X" which marks the 4th spot. I have the 1st printing (got it directly at Essen last year) so maybe you have a newer version of the rulebook but I can't see any "X" marking that spot. So, apologies if it's not right in the video.

@boardgame7pupu 2 жыл бұрын

really like the art, but this is complicated lol

@dddmmm21 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial... but another game with 20% too many rules. The basic card/dice mechanisms seem great... But all those mini games and point salads are unnecessary fat, in what could have been a lean elegant beautiful game.

@nithrania-gameinanutshell 2 жыл бұрын

Fully agree. I like it a lot, but a little too many rules in there.