Tak - How To Play

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In this video, we're going to learn how to play Tak! 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
00:50 - The Setup
02:43 - Game Play Overview
03:11 - Action: Place
03:33 - Creating Roads
04:09 - Placing Capstone
04:18 - Action: Move
05:30 - Top Pieces
05:48 - Capstones Effects
06:55 - Moving Stacks
08:31 - Capstones On Stacks
09:10 - Winning The Game
10:17 - Calling TAK
10:38 - Scoring Games
11:00 - Optional Scoring Variants
11:42 - Conclusion
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@asaguda 7 жыл бұрын

As someone who's in the middle of reading said book, this excites me.

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@CesarDaSalad 4 жыл бұрын

"Let's say the brown pieces go first" **Screams in chess**

@JohnnyMayHymn 3 жыл бұрын

*mehs in go*

@niconc2 7 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad this game crossed your radar. One of my favorites!

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

I was pleased to be able to check it out too :)

@SwiftIllusionMT 7 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love Tak, so awesome to see a how to play video from you on this that I can share with others now to easily introduce the rules to them :)! Also great work as always on the setups too for instructions that helped concisely discuss multiple related rules (e.g. the capstone flattening stones at 06:10 )

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. I hoped I could cover the various cases that might come up to ensure there's no confusion when playing.

@bandicoot4825 7 жыл бұрын

Great video loved the books and I can't wait to play the game

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Josh!

@juancarlostouzet1366 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation! I want to play this game!

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking out the video!

@JeffMcLeod 5 жыл бұрын

Great video as always! Just got a travel edition of Tak and can't wait to play it!

@WatchItPlayed 5 жыл бұрын

I hope you have a great time with it!

@kategamgee 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great explanation. Just ordered the game (huge fan of the books) and cannot wait to play!!

@WatchItPlayed 2 жыл бұрын

Have a great time playing!

@larryboufre 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic explanations, thank you!

@WatchItPlayed 6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I appreciate that!

@mcmastergi Жыл бұрын

Fantastic game. I love it !! This video explains this "Beautiful Game" very well !! 🤘

@WatchItPlayed Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed!

@DrMcFly28 Жыл бұрын

A beautiful How To Play.

@mikep9965 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and explanation. Thanks!

@WatchItPlayed 4 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Mike!

@AndyZE123 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation! Thank you.

@WatchItPlayed 2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Andy!

@bencastle0830 7 жыл бұрын

Great video! Keep it up!

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

+Dean Doppelr Thank you Dean!

@ZippityDuda31 7 жыл бұрын

I'm suddenly hungry for the brown pieces in Chex Mix...

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Ha! I get that :)

@snowwarden3711 2 жыл бұрын

picked up the small tavern set, its not bad prob a bit pricey but its nice. it came with game and i bough a cloth board for it. great travel version now

@WatchItPlayed 2 жыл бұрын

Have fun playing!

@pearlkonopa6088 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I won this game in a raffle and had never even heard of it before

@WatchItPlayed 5 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the win!

@Bruce_Brown 7 жыл бұрын

Two Questions: Can you move one of your walls on your turn if it is not atop a stack? When initially placing a piece, can you place it anywhere (except on a wall/capstone) or does it have to be an open space? Thanks for all you do!

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Bruce, yep, you can move a stack that includes just a single wall piece. When placing a piece it must be in an empty space. Hope that helps!

@SlowDaddie 7 жыл бұрын

0:29 Anyone else thought it bizarre to hear Rodney say a swear word?

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

I wondered if that might catch peoples attention :)

@judiethenerdshelves 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Good one!

@jhuztein1125 4 жыл бұрын

This is a cool innovation to TicTacToe! The game looks very aesthetically pleasing - can definitely imagine this being played in LOTR haha

@WatchItPlayed 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked what you saw!

@Nova04550 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I don’t think you missed a single rule! Great job.

@WatchItPlayed Жыл бұрын

We try to ensure everything is covered. Thanks for the kind words!

@piper6664 Ай бұрын

Remember the object is to play a elegant game.

@jhinxme101 7 жыл бұрын

You mentioned winning with roads, can you also win by making a complete wall from one side to the other?

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Only flat pieces can form your road from one side of the board to the other.

@oberstpac 5 жыл бұрын

When counting stacks for score once all of the empty spaces are filled, do you only count the stacks that you control with a flat piece on top? What about the stack that you control with a cap Stone or a standing piece on top?

@WatchItPlayed 5 жыл бұрын

Only those with a flat piece on top. Cheers! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fN6HbLGcnZeXaaM.html

@riantran6972 7 жыл бұрын

almost 100k subscibers

@AFallingToaster 7 жыл бұрын

Great video! You did have one motion that could be a bit confusing to new players. At 05:58 you move a stack of pieces underneath a capstone, as opposed to moving a capstone on top of the pieces. Note to new players: you cannot move any piece underneath another piece, only on top. Also, everyone should play online at Playtak.com, as it's a wonderful way to learn the game while you wait for your physical set :)

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, you're right. In doing that I was setting up the example, not making a game move, but it could confuse people if they didn't understand that's what I was doing.

@erikcaine327 2 жыл бұрын

If you are moving a stack that is below the carry limit do you have to leave a piece in its original space, or is the first move free?

@WatchItPlayed 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Erik, I usually try to answer all rules questions on the videos, but I lent my copy of the game to a friend and I don't have the rules handy to check for you.

@macurvello 7 жыл бұрын

Will there be a gameplay video? I remember Luke is good at these abstract games =D

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

We'll see!

@eldiablopotato 6 жыл бұрын

+1 for a gameplay video 😀

@hermanpesina6328 7 жыл бұрын

love the board design but can't say the same for the stones. still gonna buy it tho

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy!

@Leontious 7 жыл бұрын

I love your vids

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Leo - very nice to have you watching!

@joshhendrix5815 7 жыл бұрын

Can you take a single piece and move it onto a stack, then in the same move take that stack and continue to drop off pieces in a straight line?

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

You have to make your movement based on the height of the stack when you first move it (in that case, your first movement was with a stack 1 high, so you'd have to stop after moving 1 space).

@AshLeonardJ 7 жыл бұрын

I love this game and your channel but I can't find anywhere that answers whether capstones count in a flat win. Usually if it goes to a flat win both players have played their cap but it's not impossible to have a situation where one player hasn't. I'm imagining a situation where the winning player is only ahead by one stack and that includes his cap, while the other player has not played her cap. Would that be a win or a tie?Thoughts?

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Leonard, let's take a look at the rules for this one: "Flat Win: If either player runs out of pieces, or if the board is completely full, then the game ends immediately and the player with the most flat stones wins. Count only the flat stones on top of stacks, not those buried within stacks. If this count is tied, then the game is a draw." This would suggest to me, that as stated in the video you only count the stacks with flat stones on top. Meaning capstone stacks are not counted.

@AshLeonardJ 7 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought as well, though the rules also state that "capstones combine the best aspects of standing and flat stones" and that would seem to imply that it is like a flat in every respect, plus some other properties. I know this is a real minutiae. Thanks for responding :)

@eldiablopotato 5 жыл бұрын

If you control a stack of 3x in a 5x5 game; can you take the entire stack and move everything one space (leaving no piece behind)? Seems to be a good tactic to mop up your opponents pieces.

@WatchItPlayed 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can move just one space, leaving nothing behind.

@eldiablopotato 5 жыл бұрын

Watch It Played Thanks!

@anchorweight957 3 жыл бұрын

Question. Can a stack only move and end, in the direction that it went from the start?

@WatchItPlayed 3 жыл бұрын

They move in a straight line, yes.

@anchorweight957 3 жыл бұрын

@@WatchItPlayed Thanks for the speedy reply.

@dragonboyiceking3807 8 ай бұрын

How do standing pieces enter the game? Can they be flattened by anything other than capstones

@WatchItPlayed 8 ай бұрын

When you place a piece, you can either place it upright, or flat. Only capstones flatten upright pieces.

@shadrussell Жыл бұрын

I'm a bit confused. How does a standing piece end up on a stack? Can you place them there? Can they be moved?

@WatchItPlayed Жыл бұрын

You can move a piece onto a stack, including a standing piece (the restriction is that you can't move a piece onto a stack that *already* has a standing piece - unless you're moving your capstone (which knocks over standing pieces, including ones on stacks)).

@giminichristmas6529 4 жыл бұрын

I apologize if someone has pointed this out, but all the rules say that a capstone can be part of a winning road (reads as a flat stone). However if playing points, it does not count as a point.

@WatchItPlayed 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Gimini, it's been a couple years since I shot this, can you provide a time stamp for the section of the video you think is in error?

@9720ryan 7 жыл бұрын

So where can i get this game it seems the kick starter ended and it isnt in retail

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

I prefer not to recommend specific stores, but I've done some googling, and have seen it available for order (not pre-order, but for delivery right away)

@wolverinetravels6193 3 жыл бұрын

Did I miss something? How does the piece become upright? Is that one of your possible moves?

@WatchItPlayed 3 жыл бұрын

Check here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fN6HbLGcnZeXaaM.html

@karohemd2426 7 жыл бұрын

The game looks completely different to the one I imagined when I read the book because IIRC Kvothe mentions multiple colours, not just chess style black and white?

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

I have to confess, as I haven't read the story, I didn't have any preconceived ideas.

@karohemd2426 7 жыл бұрын

However, as Pat was involved in the development, they probably didn't want to make it even more complex because if there is something Kvothe can't figure out after a few attempts it has to be hard as hell. :P

@Lugo428 4 жыл бұрын

Published by who now? I thought this was a family friendly channel. Haha!

@vimalkumar-gb3mh 7 жыл бұрын

GAMEPLAY pls

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Perhaps :)

@SirTyrin 7 жыл бұрын

i have a silly question, is the book any good? lol

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

I haven't read it, so I can't comment, but perhaps others have.

@jhinxme101 7 жыл бұрын

SirTyrin if you like fantasy novels, then the book is fantastic!

@SynRequiem 7 жыл бұрын

SirTyrin The series is called The Kingkiller Chronicles and the first book is called "The Name of the Wind". It's quite good!

@juancarlostouzet1366 7 жыл бұрын

It's a trilogy ("the kingkiller chronicles"), Patrick Rothfuss is currently writting the 3rd book. I enjoyed the first 2 books, they are pretty good if you like fantasy novels.

@RoderickEtheria 7 жыл бұрын

Wait, unless the boards come apart, an 8 by 8 would require at least 4 boards, wouldn't it?

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

For that, you could use a chess board.

@RoderickEtheria 7 жыл бұрын

yeah, that's true.

@jorunholm9060 5 жыл бұрын

Tak is thank you in Danish

@WatchItPlayed 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting to know!

@cameronyu2413 7 жыл бұрын

Is there a reason why you do not say how much you like each of the games you show?

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Cameron, I talk about that here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ppZ8qZt9rcfIfZc.html&t=10m55s

@cameronyu2413 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Your answer makes sense.

@TJTrickster 5 жыл бұрын

9:35 brown wins first in time

@WatchItPlayed 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Tylon, that's not what my rule book says - where do you see that?

@TJTrickster 5 жыл бұрын

@@WatchItPlayed when you picked up the pieces browns road was complete

@WatchItPlayed 5 жыл бұрын

@@TJTrickster Sorry Tylon, I'm not following what you are saying. I'd like to be able to address your comment, but I shot this 2 years ago, so I'd need a full explanation of what you are trying to communicate, not just fragments of what you're getting at.

@TJTrickster 5 жыл бұрын

@@WatchItPlayed when you lifted whites pieces Brown's piece was on top of the stack and his pieces were in a line of flat pieces by leaving Brown's piece on top allow in him to win when you put down the 1st piece at the time whites road is not finished due to a diagonal but Brown's has

@freelance4200 4 жыл бұрын

Actions are considered to complete instantaneously. Although brown was first in the process, the action was not finished until the white's turn was over. So white won.

@dusharingan 3 жыл бұрын

can my cap stone flat my own wall?

@WatchItPlayed 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Eduardo, I'm always happy to help with rules questions, but if the answer is in the video (which it is), than I have to direct you there.

@dusharingan 3 жыл бұрын

@@WatchItPlayed oops! sorry man! i found it here in the video just like you said! thanks for the answer!!

@WatchItPlayed 3 жыл бұрын

Eduardo Tong Ribeiro You bet!

@floatingskul 7 жыл бұрын

Why is the very first shot of the game in this video, the first five seconds, an illegal move on the board?

@WatchItPlayed 7 жыл бұрын

The intro animation is just action shots. The scene is shown later in the video where the audio explains what is happening there. That said, to prevent potential confusion that might be caused if someone stopped watching after the intro, it might have been good to consider a different shot. Something I'll consider in the future.