Thanks!

@@Klanosk3 I have one more thing to say. As your videos are very useful, I would like to re-upload them on social media with subtitles of my native language. Do you mind if I'm doing this?

@@lehieu5757 Nope, have a good time!

that is, you have my permission, go ahead

In a scenario like that, sure, depart from the rule, use everything at your disposal. In my own play I certainly use the yellow coin/reserve a card action a lot, but it's mostly when you're the object of defensive moves by other players. The idea in this video is to simplify the game and be good for first-timers or people who want to focus on the conversation rather than bothering too hard about the strategy portion of the game. First timers shouldn't be targeted like that, and this gives a simple scaffold for starting to plan ahead.

If everyone is going guild/nobles with heavy coin defense, it just kinda makes the game slow down for everyone, so I'd buy one or two green cards at the beginning to enable the first yellow card buy. Coin defense as a whole group does a lot to neutralize the more vertical strategies, so you should be ahead on pacing vs the other players. I wouldn't be afraid to spend the yellow chips - they're there to spend. You can also grab the 1 point cards at the green level when they're available. Also, don't reserve cards that you don't have a pathway to buying, even if they're 'good', because that can get you into the situation you described- where there's no coins available and your hand is full and you can't afford anything. If the defense isn't too strong, I like opening by buying one of the 4-2-1 cards by taking three coins three times and yellowing something to get the 4th of the color, which can either be the card you're saving for or whatever you want next, if you see that no one else is going for it/paying attention to you. Best of luck!

You could use 'Wide' to describe a 'horizontal' and 'Tall' to describe 'vertical'. 'Vertical' is quickly reaching up to the more expensive cards, while a 'Wide' strategy builds a strong economic base instead.

Thanks!

You're right - I just used the language I used around the table playing, not the rule language

I like the more "aggressive" strategies for 2 player games, one of the vertical options or the 'all yellows' strategy. For larger games playing I prefer playing defensively, so I like the nobles strategy, or the 'beginner' strategy of just taking the best card available and having the next buy in mind, since the card turnover is much higher. Have fun!

5 player games??

Thanks! I actually find that the vertical strategy is even more effective in 2 -player, with some adaptations. It's important, however, that there are the 7&3-cost 5-pointers or the 7-cost 4-pointers are available at the Blue level in the initial card set, since there isn't as much turnover from other players buying cards. In my games, I'm frequently the target of defensive play by all the other players, who take coins from the piles I need to prevent me from going up to the next card even if I have it reserved in my hand, and most players hold more than one coin, so the reduction in players normally makes the vertical strategy easier for me, even with the smaller coin pool. That said, there are some adjustments that I make when playing just two players. -Since it's just the two of you, defense is easier to make worthwhile and easier to keep track of. Know what they're up to, and if you can get a really good block go for it. The best scenario is where you can see what card they are going for, and the chips they have can't buy any of the other cards in the set. One block of this type is typically decisive, since it can set the opponent back two or three turns. -Use yellow-chips more frequently to make up for the coin pool, since they are not changed by the reduction in players. If a 7-cost 4-point card is your target, you could have a ladder like this: buy two green-level cards in that color, get two coins of the color you're going for, and 3 yellow coins. To open up space in my hand to get the vertical yellows I need, sometimes I'll reserve the green level cards with yellow coins, but then buy them without spending the yellow coins. That way, after you buy the two green-level cards and the 4-pointer, you'll have an empty hand and be ready to go again. -In my experience, two-player games have less turns overall than multi-player games, and so the guild strategy almost never has time to take shape, because it just requires too many buys to get going. I frequently end games with 8-9 cards total in two-player games (sometimes as few as 5-6 total cards, with three blue cards and one or two points from the green or yellow levels) and would recommend avoiding the guilds. Finally, the initial card set is more important in two-player games since less turnover occurs. Because of this, the one-and-one strategy from the foundations video (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pZaKmb2jtsmZZYk.html) is a good option because it responds to the actual choices you have, rather than counting on the cards you need to come up as buys are made. Good luck and have fun!

@@Klanosk3 u explain it so detail, u very good at this game

Thanks! I have only the physical board game, so most likely not for Splendor. But I've been playing quite a bit of Starcraft II, perhaps I'll make some gameplay videos and get them up here.

haha, I sub to them. :) I'm a gold league player at Starcraft and use their guides

It's the nobles strategy. Sorry about the inconsistent language, I call it both things.

You're welcome! Any strategies that you want to see explained?

@@Klanosk3 I just watched the Green/Blue Vertical Strategy video. However in the video you said that the vertical strategy for black, white, red is quite less efficient than blue,green. Could you explain a strategy for black white red, please? (By the way, since i watched your videos, I've always won. ) :) Thank you