Great new solo mode. A much more balanced level of difficulty and less random behavior

Yes, try it please

If I still had the game I definitely would! But y’all know how quickly I cull things unless I totally love them. But really glad to hear the community is coming to help with this game. There’s a lot of fun stuff in the box

Wich solo mode is that? The Gingkogawa clan?

@@johnjacobs5190yes, that’s the one!

I was the exact same way Jenna! I was thinking “guess I just suck!” Then I went on BGG and saw other posts complaining about the difficulty level and felt better 😅

@@OneStopCoopShop YEUP! I enjoyed the gameplay but my board game confidence was definitely at an all time low. I definitely think it will shine more in multiplayer.

Agree fully. I don't have major complaints about the game except the extreme swinginess and poor balancing of the solo mode. In competitive I think it's great.

have you tried troyes?

@@DeepFriedDave No, haven't played. Just watched a playthrough.. and wow. I see why people like it. Looks fun.

Thanks!

Agree on all of that

The favorite one I’ve seen is just never resolving extra cards for the AI. They don’t need it!!

Thanks for watching!

It is not allowed in 2-player competitive or in solo. I guess they want to make sure placement options are limited

So you are looking for a solo dice placement game? Cause besides the dice there is almost nothing in common between the games you named 😜

😂Sorry. Still learning. Just looking for a medium-ish weight, fun, solid solo game I could play in roughly 30 minutes. 😎

@@lizcohn7622 some of my favorites that play in that timeframe include: Bullet (Heart or Star set are both great starting points) Warp's Edge (this one is more lightweight than medium, but lots of fun) Resist!/Witchcraft! (same game system, different settings) I don't think you can go wrong with any of those.

Awesome! I have Warp’s Edge and Witchcraft/Resist have been on my radar. Thank you!

I think it was from my randomized starting card, right? Which is then flipped and goes under my board in the bottom row

@OneStopCoopShop , ahhhhh, okay. I think I totally forgot to do that part, so that's why it confused me, hahaha. I put my starting action card in its spot, and then my starting resource card I just put down in my lantern area, but never collected the resources on the back, haha. Thanks for the clarification and the video!

That was my first thought for a variant too. That would probably mean they’d resolve 3-4 fewer cards a game, which might make up the point deficit, and it wouldn’t discourage you from going first anymore

Either this, or let the automa just get 1 point instead of “points equal to round number” for coins and gardener actions.

What did you think of Viscount? Is it so good you don't need another, or so bad you'd rather play co-op?

@@tmcd5049 My bad. Boomer memory bad! lol The game is Viceroy not Viscount. It's been a while since I played it, mainly because I don't care much for beat your own score games. FWI The game has a bidding system which is done pretty well for the solo mode, but I found the AI kept bidding for what I wanted and I had to conclude was cheating! 😂😂 Looks very pretty but the other problem was that I would either forget to put tokens in the bag or would put tokens in from the wrong pile. Otherwise decent enough, and I ought give it a few more tries, but when there are so many dedicated solo/coop games it's not a priority.

@@pencilpauli9442 Was it a hobby world game? With gem parts in the square card corners you'd combine to make a gem in a pyramid? I have this game! Probably why I asked you. I played it with my partner -she made the mistake of winning, probably by a lot, so I lost interest 😉. Didn't play it again, but that's because we got the co-op bug, what with Pandemic & Flash point, Yggdrasil and variants, and have so many games to try. Thanks for reminding me: it would be good for us to revisit that sorry scene again! 😂

@@tmcd5049 haha That's why I prefer solo/coop games! Well that and not having any friends! lol 🎻🎻 Yeah that's the one. I didn't get the add on upgrade to plastic gems because the cardboard tokens look better imho Secretly practice by playing Viceroy solo, and exact revenge! lol

@@pencilpauli9442 Great idea!!! BTW, my comments on the expansion seem to have disappeared: it was deemed to have improved on the swingingness of the original! Could be the cure to both our ills!

That’s a fun coincidence!

Yeah, it worked well and made the difficulty feel more "correct", at least for my skill level.

A quick variant I already thought of (and another commenter also mentioned) is cutting the whole "resolve 2 cards if they flip more than 1" thing. That might be enough to make it winnable ;)

​​@@OneStopCoopShop I like how he assumed you'd figure out a new solo mode... and of course was right! That's what I thought, as you ran through it. The double thing for the automa is baaad news. Plus, the 'who starts first' thing! Personally, I prefer co-ops, but this did pique my interest. Thanks Mike!

@@tmcd5049 yeah, enough people are seeing that as an easy fix that I could almost see it becoming an official variant if enough people raise a fuss on the game's forums :)

@@tmcd5049 No pressure...lol

To be clear, I still enjoy the solo somewhat because it lets me play the game alone, and I enjoy the stuff I'm DOING during MY turn. It's just all the stuff the automa does is frustrating :) My watch is a Seiko my wife bought for me years ago.

@@OneStopCoopShop Beautiful watch. Your wife has great taste. 😁 You could replace the automa with yourself and play against yourself. Then you would doubly enjoy what you do on your turn. 😏

@biodelic actually great point, since there’s no hidden information

​@@Biodelic How do you then establish that you won? In a sense, you win every time, so where's the fun in that?

@@tmcd5049 When you play against yourself, it usually is the path and not the destininy that makes for the enjoyment. Take chess for example. Playing against yourself without favoring one of your selfs is an truely hard exercise but a revealing and fascinating one. The end result is of lesser relevance, seen in the greater whole.