The Climbers - How To Play

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In this video, we're going to learn how to play The Climbers! If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to post them in the KZfaq comments below.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:45 - The Setup
01:53 - Gameplay Overview
02:30 - Moving
04:01 - Block Spaces
04:33 - Ladders
05:36 - Moving a Block
07:01 - Pushing Climbers
07:20 - Blocking Disks
07:46 - Bonus Movement
08:18 - Turn Summary
08:53 - Determining The Winner
09:12 - The Conclusion
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@holgerlanz1431 6 жыл бұрын

Hi there and hi Rodney. First: Rodney, nice work. You did spell my name well (for an american harhar) and made another nice clip. You explained the game very well and I got the chills. Now I speak to you, audience and say: Thanx for the overwhelming feedback. I will be the king of the world!

@WatchItPlayed 6 жыл бұрын

Well, let's start with make a lord or duke, but we'll see what we can do from there :)

@eliasbloodmoon 7 жыл бұрын

Oh, this game is amazing. I played it in the airport on the way home from Gencon, and it was extremely fun. I loved it and definitely think its great for a simple game.

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Glad you've been enjoying the game Tyler!

@wadecallahan6257 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great tutorial, Rodney! I don't think I would have sought this one out otherwise, but it's def on my list now :)

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you taking the time to check it out!

@stevepruneau6561 6 жыл бұрын

This is the simplest craziest game I've ever seen. Lots of replay value indeed. Just enough strategy involved to make things interesting for older folk, and easy enough for everyone to play. Awesome! One could argue that this game doesn't have to be bought however. You can easily make your own. Now I'm curious about the price... ;)

@WatchItPlayed 6 жыл бұрын

It's releasing in October!

@Oepogean 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, Rodney! What an incredibly simple game with levels of complexity and strategy. I really want to play this at a convention now.

@WatchItPlayed 5 жыл бұрын

I hope you get a chance too!

@karohemd2426 6 жыл бұрын

Oh, this is cool and the moniker Simply Complex is perfect.

@fernandamartins1668 5 жыл бұрын

A simple game but very interesting to people with 5 to 99 years old. I am waiting my game next Friday and your video is excelente. Thank you very much

@WatchItPlayed 5 жыл бұрын

I hope you have a great time playing Fernanda!

@markpapenfuss1111 7 жыл бұрын

Cool looking game and, as always, great tutorial.

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark, glad you liked it!

@rockxhero 7 жыл бұрын

Think I might have to use some sort of chit/marker to remember a)which blocks had been moved on a turn, b)who got to a spot 1st (possibly).

@Steevo1977 7 жыл бұрын

Oh man this looks fiendish lol. This looks like it could well be a part of the collection. Cheers Rodney!

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the look of it :)

@patatedestenebres 7 жыл бұрын

thanks for the discover, it seems awesome!

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

A pleasure to share!

@JulienGrenier42 7 жыл бұрын

Can we hope to see Game Play videos of this game?

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Julien, we'll see. I avoid pre-announcing videos in case something changes in my schedule. I don't like to disappoint.

@ChiiOMarteel 7 жыл бұрын

thanks for another great video :D

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Ro!

@rohitramnath5401 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for such a clear video! One quick question... during setup, you are not allowed holes or overhangs when placing blocks, but are those allowed during the game?

@WatchItPlayed 6 жыл бұрын

Good question! You're not allowed to create overhangs during the game either!

@EntroxLicher 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial as always! Huh, “The Climbers”…that could probably make for a good name for a monthly show! Maybe about board games rising in popularity that month? I better get on this idea before someone else thinks of it. 😜

@WatchItPlayed 2 жыл бұрын

INTERESTING IDEA! ;)

@EntroxLicher 2 жыл бұрын

@@WatchItPlayed Shhhhh Rodney, Chaz will hear you! 😝

@rockxhero 7 жыл бұрын

Rodney, according the 1st edition (foreign) version of this game, a player could use the ladders as a bridge (horizontally) rather than just vertically. It may have been a variant (can't recall), but it was an option in the rulebook. I think I'd play it this way, although it doubt it would be very advantageous towards winning, since you're trying to up & can't go down. It could help if a player had become stranded though.

@rockxhero 7 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hd9xosh6utvdeHk.htmlm22s

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Jake, this game has had a number of variants and house rules over the years, so it's understandable that it's going to create some questions when people watch this video. The way it's presented here is what's in the rules, but players are always free to allow for additions like using ladder horizontally if that's how they want to play.

@TakedaYuuki-8SFL 6 жыл бұрын

Hooee... This must have been a fiend to produce this video to constantly change the pieces around. Fantastic work :)

@WatchItPlayed 6 жыл бұрын

It did introduce some challenges :)

@geocaching1452 Жыл бұрын

hi, i think i got all things figured out now, thanks to you realy clear tutorial! i only have 2 more questions... what do you mean by discarting from te game? are ladders a 1 time use, and then they are gone for the intirty of the game? or just discarted from the playfield to make place for other climbers to move around? and what about the blocking disc, is that once per turn or once per game? i am looong forward knowing the answer and both my sons too :) thanks in advance

@WatchItPlayed Жыл бұрын

Hi Geo, when a piece is discarded from the game, it means you won't be able to use that piece again during that game.

@DenisRyan 6 жыл бұрын

I watched this when it first uploaded, but got the game a few months later. I missed the rule that blocking discs are a one time use as well like the ladders. We've been taking them back to hand and playing then at the end of each turn. Wish I'd rewatched this sooner.

@WatchItPlayed 6 жыл бұрын

Now it'll be like playing again for the first time :)

@CoinSpill 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the answer about the blocker! How many times can the ladders be used? Once per turn or once for the entire game?

@WatchItPlayed 6 жыл бұрын

Each may be used once per game.

@lazerr-x5l 6 жыл бұрын

Does the bonus move happen only after someone uses their blocking disk? Or does this bonus move for everyone happen after every full turn?

@WatchItPlayed 6 жыл бұрын

After every full turn.

@CoinSpill 6 жыл бұрын

How many times can you use the blocker disc? Once per turn or once the entire game?

@WatchItPlayed 6 жыл бұрын

Once, and then it is removed from the game.

@Alluvian567 6 жыл бұрын

Is this going to release with these components? Seems like a pretty odd choice to not put the grid on the blocks at all...

@WatchItPlayed 6 жыл бұрын

These are the final components.

@asellers98 5 жыл бұрын

My question is: since you move as much as you can on your turn, the bonus move doesn't actually happen that often? (Since you didn't have anywhere to go before their turn started, you only move if they make that move possible by their moving a block or you use a ladder.) Correct?

@WatchItPlayed 5 жыл бұрын

Correct!

@julianengel492 Жыл бұрын

So do I understand correctly that you can only use the ladders and block once per game per unit?

@WatchItPlayed Жыл бұрын

Yep!

@kyleighmorgan7598 2 жыл бұрын

Wait so is the blocking disc a one time use the same as the ladders?

@WatchItPlayed 2 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@WrathOfNolla 7 жыл бұрын

This looks like my cup of tea. Jenga be damned.

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking this out - and hey, if you want to play Jenga too, you could probably find a variant way to do it with this game :)

@WrathOfNolla 7 жыл бұрын

Any time, Mr. Smith. And until I can get my hands on this, I might just have to jimmy rig something together with my kids' old block sets :)

@rockxhero 7 жыл бұрын

This is the anti-Jenga

@sashavwb300 5 жыл бұрын

how many times can we use the blocking disk?

@WatchItPlayed 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Ayee, you'll find this addressed here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e9B8acKrtL68eac.html&t=463 It's removed from the game after being used. So once per game.

@charlesmarcomitchell5096 Жыл бұрын

I might have misunderstood the rule. Do you keep going until no one can climb higher? Or is it a 1 turn for each player?

@WatchItPlayed Жыл бұрын

Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there. You'll find an index in the description to help you find the section you might be looking for.

@charlesvela7642 2 жыл бұрын

If I use a ladder to get onto a higher block, does it still need to be matching colors with my character?

@WatchItPlayed 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Hope that helps!

@charlesvela7642 2 жыл бұрын

@@WatchItPlayed thank you!

@TheGameBoyGeeks 7 жыл бұрын

I wonder why they changed the rule from the older version that you can move down, as long as you end up higher than the level you started on by the end of your turn (using ladder)? It helps you get out of tough spots!

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I saw that presented online by one of the earlier publishers of the game, but that's not the rule in this edition. Of course players are encouraged to play as they like, if they have a method they prefer.

@meeplesweekly2111 6 жыл бұрын

Holger Lanz so it is illegal to move down or across to the same level ?

@holgerlanz1431 6 жыл бұрын

Very, VERY illegal! So illegal that I will come cross the big water and slap your fingers if you do such things like that. No diagonal moves! NO DIAGONAL MOVES!!! Or I invade USA with my new rules. ... OK, you have already a Führer. This ugly subjekt with the twitter-finger ...

@brianbaker3731 6 жыл бұрын

A How to Play video in under 10 minutes? Is it a new record? :)

@WatchItPlayed 6 жыл бұрын

Probably close, if not :)

@ekurisona663 5 жыл бұрын

when you come back and rewatch one of rodney's how-to-play vidoes but can't upvote it again...

@WatchItPlayed 5 жыл бұрын

Ah, thanks for wanting to though :)

@fizzy965 2 жыл бұрын

I like the look of this but my partner is red/green colour blind. He sees light blue as pink and pink as grey. I'd probably have to change the block colours so they have more contrast somehow. Maybe I can add patterns to some colours.

@WatchItPlayed 2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps a matching symbol on matching colors with a sharpie?

@fizzy965 2 жыл бұрын

@@WatchItPlayed yeh that could work. However it looks as though I'd need to sell a kidney to get the game anyway so I'll probably not be able to get this one. I'm assuming it's out of print lol

@WatchItPlayed 2 жыл бұрын

@@fizzy965 I do see it on the publisher's website: capstone-games.com/board-games/the-climbers/

@fizzy965 2 жыл бұрын

@@WatchItPlayedI'm in the UK and when I select my location it tells me its out of stock sadly. Thank you for the link though, very kind of you. 🙂

@espenfr 6 жыл бұрын

At 4:48 you mention that they need (?) to get back in base contact with the structure to keep moving. My question is if you have to have contact with the "main structure" or if you could keep building on a separated structure if you wanted to?

@WatchItPlayed 6 жыл бұрын

If the towers have been separated, then the piece just has to touch one of the main structures. The intention behind the rule is that you cannot place pieces to “deliberately” separate structures.

@espenfr 6 жыл бұрын

Interesting, thank you once again for your reply, and keep up the good work both answering our questions here (and going the extra mile to double check) and your awesome videos. Greetings from Norway

@ntsmith2000 7 жыл бұрын

I like the simplicity of this game, but I wonder- why don't the blocks have those divisional lines that were overlayed at [4:33]? It may ruin the overall simple aesthetic but wouldn't it have been visually helpful for character/block placement during the game.

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

My guess is that it's a visual thing (maybe even a cost thing). In terms of game play, I think you'll find it doesn't come up, as the blocks themselves are big enough to be easily able to visualize where those spaces would have to be.

@holgerlanz1431 6 жыл бұрын

Disagree totally. I presuppose all gamers that they cn imagine a line or a cross that halves or quarters a block. The same like I presuppose that the players of my game are making their own rule variations. Best regards, Holger

@ericritenour9002 5 жыл бұрын

Is there a solo variant to this game?

@WatchItPlayed 5 жыл бұрын

I don't believe so.

@JonWeber 7 жыл бұрын

The rulebook of the copy I have says turn structure is: 1) move, 2) rotate and/or move a block, 3) move, 4) place blocking disc. Your video makes it seem like you only do 1, 2, and 4. Did I just completely mis-interpret the rules there? It would be the first time... :)

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Jon Weber The video indicates that you can move as much as you like during your turn (assuming you have a valid path), and before, during or after that movement you may move and/or rotate a single block. After any of that you may place your blocking disk if you want to. The rule book doesn't make this as clear as it could have, but don't worry, this was clarified with the publisher before posting.

@JonWeber 7 жыл бұрын

Watch It Played Thanks!

@doylay 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting low tech game. Sadly it sells for $75CDN on Amazon.ca, probably because of the wood. I assume every single block has all 5 playing colours and the neutral colour?

@WatchItPlayed 4 жыл бұрын

I don't recall - would have to pull it out!

@doylay 4 жыл бұрын

@@WatchItPlayed I saw on another video that all 5 playing colours and the neutral are represented on every block. And they are in the same "pattern" on each block.