The generous trait means that you cannot declare ambitions if you don't have guild cards - and even worse: Imagine having one relic guild card and wanting to declare Keeper -> now you have to give the relic card away to someone else. Feastbringer only works if you have tons of guild cards - as soon as you are behind on that you are toast...

I really want MORE arcs in an hour I'm loving them!

Would love more tier lists now that it is out!

Why not fuel cartel so you can mitigate the downside a bit?

Finally played my first game yesterday on TTS. It was a 2 player game on homelands. Funnily since we didn't know what we were doing it went exactly opposite to what you were suggesting. Blue went aggressively into cluster 3 and actually no one went for the fuel planet in 6. And despite material being very hard to get and 4 resources already being on tycoon because of the setup instructions, we kept declaring that ambition. Might have been because fuel cartel showed up early. We kept stealing each other's fuel cartel (and material cartel later on) and it was a photo finish. What an awesome game! Desperate to play more! Thanks for your content that is shedding more light on this intriguing puzzle of a boardgame. Keep it up please

I really enjoyed the brainstorming of ideas at the end and it really shows how robust of a game they've created. Even as an Arcs noob I've watched enough of both of your videos that I can see how these ideas might, in a modular system's friendly way just expand upon the game so much over the years.

this guy is pretty desperate, that's sad...get a life man, Jezuz.

Top which list is number 1: just like Tom said a simple political module for diplomacy for the base game. Number 2: A new guild deck that creates a whole different vibe when playing the game Number3: More leaders and lores

You do the best job explaining your thought process in a pleasing manner. My only complaint is, as a new player, I kinda wish you'd linger on each card long enough that a person can pause and read the description.

I do judge a game by its aesthetics quite a bit and Arcs not having a hex map was a key factor in me getting interested. I think the Trivial Pursuit nature really sets it apart. Kyle's artwork is a huge part as well.

Uff, the bullied you really hard.

I've watched every one of your Arcs videos now, I've really enjoyed the games and your commentary (as well as many of your other arcs content), thanks very much for all of your efforts! I'm looking forward very much to my preordered copy arriving, but I think I will be playing it mostly on TTS. So, I have one question, after tons of experimenting I just can't get the ships to arrange in orderly rows/columns, what is the shortcut/method for that. (Haha...I know it's a super minor weird TTS question, but thanks to anyone who can answer!)

This was fun! Thanks! Request: a video on how to play Arcs on TTS? I'm so confused :(

I think some crazy expansion ideas could work with this setup - something like cooperative/solo expansion ala Spirit Island could work really well. Or a prequel in the Empire's early days, where it is 2 v 1 or something like that

YAY! 3 months of Arcs of videos from SUSD! 1:01:55

i may have missed it in your discussion of the c fates criticism, but imo they play directly into wehrle's ongoing exploration of placing greater importance on how players win and play, and the ubiquitous poker esque uncertainty

Well we are playing for the first time tomorrow. My copy just arrived. Looking forward to it.

Just had a game where the Rebel had Galactic Rifles and it was kinda ridiculous that they could start the game blasting the neighbors of their A and B systems with 5-6 skirmish dice. So that's also a Lore card to keep an eye out for

On the topic of crazy tactics, there was this one game I played with folks on TTS where this one person had an OPPRESSIVE amount of trophies. He declared warlord, and it became clear to the table he was just going to win the game that chapter. The other player didn't have a large fleet because he had been the main target for the warlord's aggression. Meanwhile, I had a nice fleet but circumstances that would make it impossible for me to mount an offensive and contest on trophies. The warlord's fleet was also so scattered that it would take a lot of moves in addition to battles to destroy enough of it. So what did I do? I lined pretty much my entire fleet and I parked it on the other player's most defended system. Waving white flags in space, I offered enough of my fleet to tip the scales and cause a tie for first place on trophies, which also cut off the 5 bonus points the "warlord player" would get if he was first. I didn't win the game according to the Arcs Rulebook or whatever, but c'mon. Felt like a win.

Oh yes. Tom has played more than me indeed. Double declaring warlord so the rest of the table will go after the leader? Thats 4d chess right there

I'd love to see a campaign of Arcs! Can someone please do that? *wink wink*

Great chat!

Discovered your channel through your Arcs videos but this is pretty interesting!

I was thinking along the lines of alternative action cards that a cool fate idea could be one that replaces action cards within a suite. Like a galactic Kahn that replaces all threes with a tax/battle card.

I love Arcs but I think the campaign isn't very fun to me. It feels very railroaded to me (some Fates are very PvE oriented) and the two groups I played with didn't gain much "fun" value for all the rules overhead. Plus it's not as balanced as normal Arcs, some of the fates are plainly stronger than others in goofy ways. I have 30 plays of the normal game. One thing I would like is some sort of defensive option in an expansion. It would be cool if I could coexist with a Rival where we both have cities under occupation or such. Currently ransacking the court is too much of an incentive to really let that pass. Would be cool if there was a Truce/Armistice action that lasted a short while or even like blocks 1 Attack action from a single player. Or the ability to create a barrier between two non-gate lines on the map that blocks a single move action or somesuch. All this would be hard to balance of course and they don't want the game to be defensive, but sometimes it's a little much (Sprinter Drives is a mistake). I would like defense to be a little stronger. (I also just feel bad because I feel pushed to attack my friends first) I'd like new maps, leaders, actions, guild cards. Events that take up a slot next to the guild cards. Who knows where they'll go with this game, it's so fun. I'm kinda not hoping they go with a new campaign though but who knows.

I literally bought ARCS because the base game is laser focused. I am not a "Board Game Player" but might become one due to Arcs and this split project approach.

Amazing rules explanation! Thanks for your efforts, I will be saving this one for whenever I need to refresh my understanding of the rules (after the year or so between each play ;)

That was great. More of this please

Thanks ❤

I have yet to play this game yet, but the critique I always here is the C fates in campaign, which was brought up in the interview too. Was wondering if there is any incentive to not just lose chapter 2 on purpose if the C fates are as strong as everyone feels. Is there a proper response to that complaint?

awesome interview, thanks for all the content, looking forward to more!

"I'm either a genius or a complete idiot." Tom has mastered the art of making *relevant* moves.

Just finished a campaign and can confirm: 3 C Fates is insane. I went Steward>Steward>Overlord but the chaos was just too much with a Gate Wraith and Redeemer in Act 3. The poor Founder didn’t stand a chance.

Alternate action deck? Add Believer cards to base…

I ordered a second full game. Same problem as Tom.

Havent played yet, about thirty minutes in to the video. Seen other videos but no full play through The story about using the ambitions aggressively is the *first* thing I thought of doing. Possibly Setting up an ambition early, letting other people score/fight for it while you capture pieces and build for another ambition later in the game. Freeing up time and space in early game for a point burst later. Again, havent played but really want to try.

Sick!!! Haven’t watched the video yet, but been wanting to hear Tom talk about arcs more! Thanks for the interview!

44:53 What!!! A wishlist already 😂 I agree with Tom. Need a 2nd copy so I can play the campaign and the base at the same time

Tom is really handsome. Each time i see one of his videos I fantasize his clothes away. How I wish to ever share a boardgame table with this good looking handsome piece of meat

Good luck!

When blue took secret order and populist demands why was the ambition marker with zero set on top of his action card? Populist demands does not require you to place it and secret order negates it. I’m confused.

I love watching your videos and learning new strategies for Arcs, my newest favorite game

Thank you vey much for the guide! Very well explained and easy to follow. It has been the best i have found!

In my opinion elder is a weak leader. It relies heavily on your opponents to gain any benefits. A smart opponent will be able to minimize the number of influence you get. The free influence is fine, but only really good if you are able to quickly secure, which is very dependent on specific turn order (and initiative). The lore cards which offer you a defensive buff (like predictive sensors) are not especially synergistic, since they deter your opponent from fighting you even more, which further reduces your ability to benefit. Finally, the drawback against tyrant is very bad for this leader, since your ability will naturally help you to take extra captives (and often the playstyle of elder encourages you to reach out and tax opponents cities)... But you can't win much points on tyrant! All this adds up to a poor leader imo, definitely not worthy of an A grade

For Tycoons Ambition, do you have to have material or fuel in order to activate its prelude action?

i keep cumming back on this video, it is great, great information1!

One question: I can discard my guild cards using its prelude ability even though I can't trigger its effect? This is to just get rid of cards so people won't raid me.

Best tutorial online. Would be a bit better if it was recorded with the real game instead of TTS, but still

This was a really great how to play video. I hope you do one for the campaign expansion, currently there aren't any really good ones for it.