Underwater Cities - A Gaming Rules! review

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5 жыл бұрын

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In this video, I'm going to be telling you what I think about Underwater Cities, designed by Vladimir Suchy and published by Delicious Games
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@GoodOwlGames 5 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy this format Paul. I just don't have the attention span for longer videos. Great video and I've added Underwater cities to my wishlist!

@Nayr090 5 жыл бұрын

I'm excited to get this out on the table, haven't had the chance yet. Good review, thanks!

@SteveLaw 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Paul :) Can’t wait for the rerelease; my order is already in!

@iamglyph1369 5 жыл бұрын

Another thorough and insightful review!

@dman13141314 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review - solidifies it being on my wish list!

@daviddigby6978 5 жыл бұрын

Great review Paul, very informative as well as entertaining. I’ve enjoyed my two plays of the game enough to keep my eyes out for hopefully and improved 2nd printing. I’ve not done well at it yet, which is why I’m keen to play it more!

@paulbryant7595 5 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this one, thanks for teaching and the review.

@furexinc4824 4 жыл бұрын

Love the T-shirt. It's a nice nod to Vladimir. Last Will is one of my favorites. Thanks for the review Paul.

@DaraTeaches 5 жыл бұрын

I love "discard at the beginning of your turn" as a general rule. It grants you additional flexibility to actually react to the moves of your opponents.

@GamingRulesVideos 5 жыл бұрын

and thinking time :)

@tlleitner 5 жыл бұрын

I agree with you regarding the rule book. I think it one of the most well written I’ve seen in some time.

@brandtsanderson4665 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul Underwater Cities was my favorite game of 2018. Appreciate hearing your thoughts as well!

@bookaddict777 5 жыл бұрын

I so want to get my hands on this one!

@Jackanapes7 5 жыл бұрын

Love this game, and very nice review of it. I think they are purple-ish. Maybe when people bring it up, you can just tell them that they are designed to look how purple would look if it was that far underwater. 😁

@wicked8576 5 жыл бұрын

recently bought the game, just read the rule book and am in love with the game even though I have not even played once yet! but tonight I will play a 2-player of it, and I am very much looking forward to it.. is it evening yet? :D

@69robtaylor 5 жыл бұрын

One of my favourites from 2018 too.

@OutOfCuriosity 5 жыл бұрын

Thx for the video. I also like this game very much. Played it with two different groups each once and a few solo games. The game length for the first games is very high which was mentioned by a few players, but I like it none the less. With four players I would say they should all know the game otherwise it gets very long.

@wicked8576 5 жыл бұрын

how is the solo mode? :)

@OutOfCuriosity 5 жыл бұрын

@@wicked8576 I like it. The solo mode is very simple. Certain action spots will be occupied by a dummy player, so they are not available in your current round. The next round the ocuppied action spots are rotated clockwise. Thats it basically, there are some minor tweeks but basically the solo play is a puzzle to collect as much points as possible for the cards you are working with.

@michaelhill2049 5 жыл бұрын

I struggled with the rules but got there in the end.

@JohnQSpartan 5 жыл бұрын

I think it's sad that somehow long play times for a game are now considered negatives. Some of the best game experiences I've ever had have some come from games with long play times. If the game feels right at it's length, then it shouldn't be a negative.

@GamingRulesVideos 5 жыл бұрын

I agree. It's not a negative thing for me, but I know it is for a lot of people.

@clairestacey2824 5 жыл бұрын

I have to agree as well. As I grew in this hobby, I found the best experiences have been in either lighter repeatable games, or heavier more in depth games. People that scoff at a 2 hour game are missing out on a wonderful experience.

@brianturow5986 5 жыл бұрын

Where did you get the t-shirt?

@GamingRulesVideos 5 жыл бұрын

I do a lot of work with CGE and each year, they do special T-Shirts for people. This was from a few years ago. I thought it appropriate :)

@brianturow5986 5 жыл бұрын

Gaming Rules! Ah. Well that explains why when I tried to search google all I found were links to places that sell shirts with elderly people’s picture on them. Great shirt. Will be forever envious.

@nigelgraves174 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, regarding balance in the game: Jeremy Salinas has stated on BGG that the Kelp Farming strategy is overpowered (or at least consistently hard to beat). Would you agree? Another top notch video!

@GamingRulesVideos 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know. I'd need to seriously try it and find out.

@WanderingLunatic 5 жыл бұрын

The summary of the debate on the subject appears to be that kelp is a strong strategy that is easy to pick up for people new to the game, but there are other equally strong strategies. Kinda like going heavy cows in GWT is an obvious 'newbie' strategy.

@kosterix123 3 жыл бұрын

soo expensive...

@marcelcwertetschka-mattasi5467 5 жыл бұрын

You sure that you find the rulebook well written? As I read it the first time in Essen, I was befuddled how messy the rules were structured and they did not explain things in the proper order or layout. It had important rules hidden in sidebars where they talk about a whole different rule. I honestly would not recommend writing rules in this style.

@GamingRulesVideos 5 жыл бұрын

Most rulebooks could be better, I just found this one ok. There was a lot going on, but overall, everything was in there.