Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies - How To Play
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Күн бұрынIn this video, we're going to learn how to play Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies! If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to post them in the KZfaq comments below, ensuring you abide by our Code of Conduct: watchitplayed.tv/code-of-conduct.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:39 - The Setup
05:30 - Game Play Overview
06:22 - The Active Player Turn
06:34 - Step 1: Drawing Two Ability Cards
07:20 - Controlling Characters
07:50 - Equipping Abilities
08:50 - Ability Effects
09:18 - Gaining Resources
09:44 - Step 2: Events
10:04 - Damage
10:29 - Statuses
11:16 - Ending The Event
11:44 - Challenges
11:56 - Participating In A Challenge
12:45 - Drawing Fate
13:13 - Character Abilities
13:31 - Using Ability Effects
13:45 - Using Adventure Cards
14:16 - Discarding Ability Cards
14:39 - Evaluating the Challenge Outcome
15:44 - Events That Remain In Play
16:28 - Adding Threat
16:42 - Running Out Of Events
16:55 - Step 3: Actions
17:30 - Passing
17:52 - Action: Camping
19:45 - Action: Travel
20:09 - Obstacles
20:40 - Travelling Of A Page
21:22 - The Journey Map
21:42 - Action: Explore
22:26 - Understanding Storybook Sections
22:52 - Gaining A Quest
23:10 - Quest Keywords
23:37 - Losing And Completing Quests
24:16 - Combat
25:53 - Playing Combat Cards
27:05 - Resolving A Combat Card
27:19 - The Combat Die
27:45 - Assigning Damage To A Target
28:40 - Gaining Synergy
29:08 - Creating Splash Damage
29:45 - Counterattacks
30:38 - Defeating An Enemy
31:35 - End Of The Combat Round
32:06 - End Of Round Abilities
32:35 - Starting A New Combat Round
33:05 - Enemy Abilities And Game Icons
33:20 - Synergy Benefits
33:40 - Adventure Cards During Combat
34:30 - Ending Combat
34:45 - Adjusting Your Combat Deck
35:39 - Fighting Bosses
36:31 - Exploring A Wandering Encounter
38:05 - Action: Fly
39:47 - The Geyser
40:05 - Discovered (or Distant) Locations
41:12 - Action: Repair
41:41 - Recovering From Zero Health
42:35 - The Eugene Coleman Card
43:56 - Using Resources
44:18 - Common Resource Benefits
44:34 - Not An Attack Damage
44:55 - Common Resource Benefits Continued
45:13 - Quest Resource Benefits
45:41 - Rejuvenating Totems
46:08 - Step 4: Ending Your Turn
46:43 - Winning The Game
47:01 - Becoming Defeated
47:53 - Other Game Play Elements
48:25 - Conclusion
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@timboiv1821 7 ай бұрын
I’m so excited to play distant skies! We completed sleeping gods and it was one of my all time favorites, I didn’t want it to ever end. Thanks for the video.
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
You're very welcome - I hope you really enjoy this new offering!
@candle8389 7 ай бұрын
Excellent timing as i await for my copy to arrive! Thank you for another excellent clear and concise how to play video!
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
A pleasure to assist - have a great time playing when you arrive!
@wibiflora8051 7 ай бұрын
Got my copy of the game today! I'm so excited and felt well prepared thanks to this wonderful How to Play - Video! Thanks Rodney!!!
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
You're very welcome - have a great time playing!
@andresgalvez 7 ай бұрын
Yes! So excited for this game. Played the lights out of sleeping gods. Thank you
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
I think you're going to really enjoy this then!
@ScootPhilly 7 ай бұрын
Thanks you for making these great and helpful videos. Yet again you allow me to learn the rules of a game while getting chores done around the house at the same time. Can’t wait to get this game to the table.
@WatchItPlayed 6 ай бұрын
Have a great time adventuring. We just started out campaign :)
@BulletsRubber 7 ай бұрын
Perfect timing Rodney! My copy arrived today. Can't start my campaign for a week though, so time to watch the video a few more times. Brilliant explanation as ever
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
You're very kind - I hope you have a great time playing!
@benleague3115 7 ай бұрын
YAY!!! YAY oh I so hoped they would do a video with you. It is so incredibly helpful! I don't know how we would have done the former game without it!!!!
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
I hope this one is just as helpful in your adventuring!
@kathleenlonergan 7 ай бұрын
Can’t wait for mine to get here!! Thank you Rodney for the fantastic video, as always!
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
I hope you have a fantastic time playing Kathleen!
@JansCarton 7 ай бұрын
Clear, complete, and thoroughly entertaining. Terrific as always!
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Very kind of you to say Jans - glad you enjoyed!
@user-fy6ir2wu8p 7 ай бұрын
My first thought on seeing this was, wow, this video is a nice thanksgiving surprise. My second thought was, wow, Rodney's working on thanksgiving and my final thought was, wait, Rodney is Canadian and probably not celebrating thanksgiving.
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Your thoughts ended up correct :)
@malcolmsleight9334 7 ай бұрын
They have Thanksgiving in Canada, but it's in October.
@derekreading6077 7 ай бұрын
My copy is supposed to arrive tomorrow, so of course this is what I'm watching tonight!! Thanks, Rodney!!
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Hey hey - have a great time playing!
@yogibbear 7 ай бұрын
Ah, I always love it when I sit down to learn a game and Rodney's got me covered! 🥰
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
I hope the video helps - have a great time playing!
@toweypat 7 ай бұрын
Wow, that's an involved game. Looks fun! Thanks for covering it.
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
My pleasure - I appreciate you checking it out!
@olegyd 7 ай бұрын
as usually amazing job thank you. Seems like very big updrade and better system then previous version!
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Thanks! Glad you liked what you saw :)
@loarnchilcote9895 7 ай бұрын
Thank you very much, Mr. Smith! You are the best!
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
So glad you enjoyed!
@klaas5949 6 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for the good explanation Rodney. Very entertaining and detailed video. Keep up the good work! One more project for 2024...
@WatchItPlayed 6 ай бұрын
Dive in! We just did before Christmas :)
@firechickenreviews 6 ай бұрын
As always excellent How to Play video. About to start my first session today :)
@WatchItPlayed 6 ай бұрын
Played my first session of the campaign last week - have a great time!
@wyz1324 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for this one! I can't wait to play it 😁
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@Paul-ro6py 3 ай бұрын
As always thanks for making the video. Realkt helped us get off to a great start. Enjoying the gamw with my 11 year old.
@WatchItPlayed 3 ай бұрын
So glad you've been having a good time playing together!
@elainetyger 7 ай бұрын
I've never played this kind of co-op battle campaign game, but your video makes me think that maybe I could enjoy it
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Very glad you enjoyed what you saw - thanks for checking it out!
@sieghart7156 7 ай бұрын
19:21 I see what you did there... NOICE
@simonvasey3046 7 ай бұрын
I went to the comments for this same reason haha😂😳
@murraymacpherson7528 7 ай бұрын
Just finished a couple of runs of the Primeval Peril game from my pledge and cant wait to get stuck into this main event.
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Have a great time diving in!
@EvoPapaLazarou 7 ай бұрын
Thanks Rodney, just got the game so helps clarify.
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Have a great time playing!
@tacosy2k 7 ай бұрын
Really appreciate you producing this video. I can only imagine how much time goes into one of these.
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@christoffersannerud3618 6 ай бұрын
What would we do without you, Rodney. Amazing video as always 😀. Thanks again.
@WatchItPlayed 6 ай бұрын
Have a great time playing!
@henriwhitehead 7 ай бұрын
Great video! This game looks like a very cool sequel.
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Some new twists on the original!
@oskarhelde6009 6 ай бұрын
Thank you, Rodney! Very helpful. :)
@WatchItPlayed 6 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@kmontzka 7 ай бұрын
The same day I receive an email confirming the address for this game to ship, this tutorial video is posted. Perfect timing! Thank you! (And I was also thrilled to here solo play mentioned instead of only figuring that out on my own ;)
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Hope the game arrives soon and you enjoy playing!
@dvoid665 7 ай бұрын
Great video as always! Just two questions regarding synergy tokens: 1. Do you earn as many synergy tokens as you cover during one attack or is it limited to one per attack? 2. If a character has more than one synergy token and it has a card that has special action that activates with synergy tokens, can that card activate more than once per attack or is it limited to one synergy token per attack?
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
1. One per synergy symbol you cover during the attack. Cover two synergy symbols, gain 2 synergy. 2. If a card as a synergy effect, you can spend 1 synergy token to resolve it. You can't spend 2 and resolve it twice.
@malcolmsleight9334 7 ай бұрын
My copy arrived today. Can't wait to get it on the table with my gaming group.
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
I'm hoping to formally start it next week, if all goes well!
@PoVisko 7 ай бұрын
19:20 Adventure 69 :D
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
That didn't take long!
@marpi30 7 ай бұрын
Wow this looks fun. Feels a bit like your own Mountains of Madness story.
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Very glad you enjoyed what you saw!
@CandiceLikes 6 ай бұрын
Just got this bad boy in the mail! Can’t wait to find the time to play it! Lol
@WatchItPlayed 6 ай бұрын
We just started our campaign, hope you get a chance to as well!
@AshLeonardJ 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video! at 41:03 you remark that distant locations are not only considered adjacent to Sapphire Pass (as indicated in the rulebook) but also to each other. This is not explicitly mentioned in the rulebook an I really appreciate this clarification! Similarly, at 37:21 you clarify that only characters at a given wandering encounter action may spend stamina to participate in its challenge which is implied by the rulebook but not stated outright. Some questions about wandering encounters I had were: 1) must damage be assigned to those characters even if no one spends stamina, 2) how (if at all) are other characters/players restricted from using abilities/adventure cards/discarding ability cards to challenges/actions during wandering encounters?
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Yes, I had discussions with the publisher to clarify those points you mention in the video. I'll have to follow up with them on your other two questions. In the meantime, I would keep an eye on this thread. I believe DJ White has the correct response: boardgamegeek.com/thread/3207265/challenges-wandering-encounters
@AshLeonardJ 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the response!! When following up about WE's can you also ask how status tokens from failed challenges should be assigned during WEs? My presumption is character(s) at the action--regardless of participation because statuses are different in DS and don't need to be assigned to challenge participants first--before other characters but it may be that only characters at that actions may be assigned statuses so I'm not sure @@WatchItPlayed
@WatchItPlayed 6 ай бұрын
@AshLeonardJ Here's what I heard back: *Question 1) When damage is part of a fail result, how is it assigned to characters (particularly characters at the location who didn’t spend stamina to participate in the challenge). Must damage be assigned to those characters even if no one spends stamina?* Answer 1) Damage should be assigned among any characters at the location, even if they didn't spend stamina to participate in the challenge. If they run out of health, the rest is ignored (not distributed among characters at other locations). *Question 2) The same as above, but as it relates to assigning Status Tokens.* Answer 2) Same with status tokens. If all characters at the location already have the specified status, ignore it. *Question 3) How (if at all) are other characters/players restricted from using abilities/adventure cards/discarding ability cards on challenges/actions their standee is not located at during wandering encounters?* Answer 3) For simplicity sake, there are no restrictions in Wandering Encounters when it comes to using character abilities, discarding ability cards, or playing adventure cards if the characters aren't on the same location.
@AshLeonardJ 6 ай бұрын
@@WatchItPlayedwonderful!!!!
@paulkufeldt9665 Ай бұрын
Great video! Where did you get your component organizers from?
@WatchItPlayed Ай бұрын
Thanks! Those are Game Trayz. I believe I picked these ones up from the Board Game Geek Store.
@danielschaublin 7 ай бұрын
On 2:22, I feel like you should get Chaz into a video or a livesteam and play Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies with him. Better yet, make it the entire Watched it Played crew of 6 people, do for a week for a Christmas party or something over 7ish livesteams (or get as much as you can do), and called that a good Christmas of sorts. Why won't want to spend their holidays on an adventure. Otherwise, great tutorial as usual. I didn't ever know they make a spin off game of the base sleeping gods, and I hope they make another game in the franchise in the future. Despite the tutorial being long (and the game being longer due to it being a campaign), we don't get too many long tutorials from you, let alone ones about campaign games often enough.
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Glad to know you enjoyed seeing this one featured here!
@ilirtanku9722 7 ай бұрын
Hey Rodney.Another wonderfull video.Do you know when distant skyes comes in retail?Sleeping gods is a prefered game in our house.We cant wait to take the sequel
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
I'm not sure on that one. I know backers on crowdfunding are now getting their copies, so hopefully soon?
@daem0nfaust 7 ай бұрын
Yoooo more sheeping godsh!!!
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Oh yeah!
@Tyrogandio 7 ай бұрын
You mentioned a different Sleeping Gods tutorial linked in the description, but I can't find the link. Has it not been uploaded yet? Or was it forgetfulness?
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Thank you - that was an oversight on my part. Added now!
@blakwngbrd 7 ай бұрын
Just got my address verification for this, so hopefully it'll be here soon! I'm excited :)
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Here's to a quick delivery!
@Rik77 7 ай бұрын
Well I've learnt a new word! Never seen Moxie before 😂
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
All kinds of learning happening here :)
@CamObscura88 7 ай бұрын
Any chance you’ll do a “how to play” of Primeval Peril as well? Or is it all pretty similar?
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the interest! I talk a bit about that here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e8qkd9inrrvFZnU.html&t=342
@whytemeet 7 ай бұрын
Crazy box spin in the beginning, considering that game weights about 32 metric tons.
@pobvox 7 ай бұрын
I'm not sure if I missed it but when it comes to synergy tokens are you allowed to assign more than one to a character?
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Yeah, you might have missed that - no worries! Characters can have any number of them (but when the tokens run out, you can't assign anymore, but if you would gain a new one when the supply is empty, you can instead relocated a synergy token to another character if you want to).
@jackpotman1984 6 ай бұрын
When playing a long campaign, do you cross out the * and ~ camp spots for the short campaign without effect, or do you skip them?
@WatchItPlayed 6 ай бұрын
Hi Jack, sorry, I didn't cover the details of the variants, and I don't have the game handy to look that up.
@jackpotman1984 6 ай бұрын
@@WatchItPlayed thanks for replying. Found the question on BGG which was answered by Ryan Laukat. You use the spots but ignore the * and ~ icons.
@WatchItPlayed 6 ай бұрын
@@jackpotman1984Thanks for sharing what you found out!
@renmaster7319 7 ай бұрын
If playing solo do you draw 5 combat cards at the start of combat?
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Correct!
@jokkethorn-talpai7347 5 ай бұрын
ive always wondered how many retakes the intro spin takes.. or have it been perfeced over the years and now its just a one shot and done kind of deal, Rodney? :D
@WatchItPlayed 5 ай бұрын
Are you suggesting it's not the first time, every time? *gasp*
@jokkethorn-talpai7347 5 ай бұрын
@@WatchItPlayed maaaaaaybe? ;)
@CulBluVlogs 7 ай бұрын
19:20 = Nice
@timm6274 3 ай бұрын
What about when a storybook says to turn to a page? I read one that said turn to page 6 and there wasn’t a page 6 marked anywhere
@WatchItPlayed 3 ай бұрын
I do my best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card/paragraph effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!
@MCRpartypoison 4 ай бұрын
Hey Rodney, at the very start of my campaign I got into combat with wayy too OP monsters. How exactly should I run away? If I don't attack them at all, do I have to take all hourglass effects? Or is it hourglass effects and give them additional power without dealing it to the characters? So if they start with 4 blue tokens + they have a total of 5 uncovered power - I have to add 5 more tokens to theie card and leave it like that?...Or I return it to the deck without keeping it on the map?
@WatchItPlayed 4 ай бұрын
Sorry, I'm having a bit of trouble following the question. The story should tell you at what point you can leave the combat voluntarily. Before that point you resolve all steps of combat as usual (the video will take you through those steps).
@adiroiban 3 ай бұрын
I think you return the cards to the deck without saving any progress for the monsters. If you don't attack you don't trigger counter attack. You do trigger monster end of round effects once...and then you can run. That's my understanding. Thematically you encounter the monsters, you see what they are capable of and then run. You can also run at the end of a later round in a fight
@simonsanchezj 7 ай бұрын
Today something happened to me. My last character died as a consequence of the counter attack from the attack that killed the last enemy. Do I get to read the consequences of defeating the enemies or it is considered as not defeated
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
Heard back: "In this case, it would count as not defeated, so they would need to return to the map."
@melblack7412 4 ай бұрын
When would you draw new adventure cards?
@WatchItPlayed 4 ай бұрын
The game will instruct you about when to collect them as you play.
@melblack7412 4 ай бұрын
@@WatchItPlayed thanks!
@liamrobinson6226 3 ай бұрын
What is the 4th step of a player turn? 1. Draw ability cards. 2. Event. 3. Action phase. I watched the whole video but cant tell where this 4th step is, the action phase is very long (as its the meat of the game) but i dont want to miss anything. Thank you.
@WatchItPlayed 3 ай бұрын
It's the End of Turn Step. To help highlight that better I've labelled it as that in the index for the video.
@liamrobinson6226 3 ай бұрын
@@WatchItPlayed Thanks a tonne Rodney, cheers from New Brunswick!
@WatchItPlayed 3 ай бұрын
@@liamrobinson6226 A pleasure, fellow Maritimer!
@WatchsNBoots 7 ай бұрын
Is the box empty when you spin it?
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
The mystery is fun, isn't it?
@r2thebeach323 4 ай бұрын
@@WatchItPlayed I just got this game in the mail yesterday, and if you are spinning that box with full contents, then you are the master because that box is HEAVY.
@johnbrown6230 2 ай бұрын
Are receipes permanent or one off?
@WatchItPlayed 2 ай бұрын
Permanent, but once used you don’t get it back until Camp
@ThisNameWasTooLon 7 ай бұрын
13:01 are you sure about this? I think that if you didn't participate in a challenge, the only thing you can do is discard ability cards. Otherwise there would be no point in spending 1 stamina to participate in the first place. page 13. Not being contentious. Just trying to find the correct interpretation.
@WatchItPlayed 7 ай бұрын
I'm as sure as I can be - this is something that I went over with the publisher. The reason to spend Stamina and participate in the first place is you then get to contribute your default and attached skill symbols. If you don't spend Samina, than those symbols are ignored.
@ThisNameWasTooLon 7 ай бұрын
ah..thank you for even replying. I was clearly confused about the rule!@@WatchItPlayed
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