Architects of the West Kingdom Gameplay Runthrough

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A video outlining gameplay for the boardgame Architects of the West Kingdom.
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Part I: Gameplay Runthrough
• Architects of the West...
• (static cam) Architect... (static cam)
Part II: Extended Gameplay
• Architects of the West...
• (static cam) Architect... (static cam)
Part III: Final Thoughts
• Architects of the West...

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  • @PurityThruFire
    @PurityThruFire6 жыл бұрын

    I love the art of Mihajlo Dimitrievski.

  • @69robtaylor
    @69robtaylor6 жыл бұрын

    You’re still costing me a fortune rahdo. Shem will be pleased. Kinda cross between pillars of the earth, world without end and raiders of the North Sea. I like all 3 so I’m in.

  • @trepanator6
    @trepanator65 жыл бұрын

    mechanics in this game are so well done and in line with theme. Great game, great art, superb gameplay

  • @pintarfacil8064
    @pintarfacil80645 жыл бұрын

    Just perfect, rahdo. Thanks a lot :-)

  • @EmpressG
    @EmpressG6 жыл бұрын

    The cumulative benefits of the workers reminds me of the influence cubes in Notre Dame

  • @SergeKatz
    @SergeKatz6 жыл бұрын

    As always great review :)

  • @JSFive
    @JSFive5 жыл бұрын

    One imaginary woman at the table was not enough anymore. Welcome Helena! :D

  • @rahdo

    @rahdo

    5 жыл бұрын

    :)

  • @stianhaugen4016
    @stianhaugen40166 жыл бұрын

    Backers from Norway, all copies of Architects of the West Kingdom will be distributed via Grimfield Games! Place your pre-order here: www.grimfield.no/produkt/architects/

  • @gregs_on_tracks
    @gregs_on_tracks5 жыл бұрын

    Came here to learn how to play the game. Ended up learning Klingon instead.

  • @sumho7532
    @sumho75326 жыл бұрын

    Hi Rahdo, again great video. I was wondering if there was a reason you never made a Scythe runthrough. I would have watched it :)

  • @rahdo

    @rahdo

    6 жыл бұрын

    faq.rahdo.com #6 :)

  • @sumho7532

    @sumho7532

    6 жыл бұрын

    rahdo oh ok thats fine :)

  • @AIMInvestorJournal
    @AIMInvestorJournal6 жыл бұрын

    Jen is very quiet. She didn't mind you making all her decisions on her behalf.

  • @rahdo

    @rahdo

    6 жыл бұрын

    faq.rahdo.com #1 :)

  • @manos2495
    @manos24954 жыл бұрын

    Hey Richard! I cant see this game in your rating list. If you were to score it, what would be your score or between which games of your list would be placed? Thank you!

  • @rahdo

    @rahdo

    4 жыл бұрын

    i've only played the prototype, so i can't say exactly, but i'd guess it would be somewhere in the 8.1-8.3 range if i ever tried it again (especially if they got rid of some of the randomness from blind draws)

  • @manos2495

    @manos2495

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@rahdo Thank you :)

  • @kosterix123
    @kosterix1235 жыл бұрын

    Villages of Valeria meets Viticulture Essential Edition.

  • @dreadknot69
    @dreadknot696 жыл бұрын

    Does Raider play good 2p without a dummy player? I'm more inclined towards the viking theme and you've said that it's better with expansions, than this.

  • @rahdo

    @rahdo

    6 жыл бұрын

    yeah, raiders has no dummy player system (which for architects was designed for solo play actually).

  • @Niennia
    @Niennia6 жыл бұрын

    21:36 Rahdo states that Jen has to pay the full 4 coins when she recruits apprentices, but if he explained her unique power correctly, she only has to pay 2 coins as she can ignore all tax.

  • @Niennia

    @Niennia

    6 жыл бұрын

    Similarly 30:45 Rahdo states that Jen could have gone to the Town centre and paid a coin to arrest her own workers, but if she doesn't pay tax, this wouldn't have cost her anything (the 1st time)

  • @Niennia

    @Niennia

    6 жыл бұрын

    Correction: looking at the icon on her player board, it looks like Jen can ignore 1 tax coin? If so, she would pay 3 coins to recruit apprentices.

  • @rayzthegame3828
    @rayzthegame38286 жыл бұрын

    Error not in subtitles @ 32:29 you used jen’s meeple instead helena’s

  • @PauloRenato23

    @PauloRenato23

    6 жыл бұрын

    noted... thanks

  • @EmpressG
    @EmpressG6 жыл бұрын

    Helena Handbasket :)

  • @Dougmysticeye
    @Dougmysticeye6 жыл бұрын

    Is this a reskin if Pillars of the Earth with some tweaks?

  • @TheLastPhoen1x

    @TheLastPhoen1x

    6 жыл бұрын

    Reminded me of the show, but i dont think the game is similar. May be wrong tho.

  • @TorIverWilhelmsen

    @TorIverWilhelmsen

    6 жыл бұрын

    No, it is more a descendant of Raiders of the North Sea, icon-wise. The medieval theme is way more common than PotE.

  • @Dougmysticeye

    @Dougmysticeye

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Tor. When I saw "gather resources and build a Cathedral" I immediate thought of Pillars of the Earth.

  • @XCrawlFan

    @XCrawlFan

    6 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking more of Caylus light.

  • @sleepyazn15
    @sleepyazn156 жыл бұрын

    Does this play well 2 players without the dummy player?

  • @rahdo

    @rahdo

    6 жыл бұрын

    tbh i haven't tried it without the dummy player, but considering how good raiders of the north sea was as a 2p game, i suspect works a-ok!

  • @dreadknot69

    @dreadknot69

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ah! Now that I've read this comment, ignore my previous one asking this very question! Thanks.

  • @dddmmm21
    @dddmmm216 жыл бұрын

    I will back it because I am intrigued by this arrest and take hostage mechanism... But the game does seem to suffer from something that killed Raiders of the North Sea for me, which is the fact which worker placement only just gives you a tiny bit of benefit, so you end up having to take dozens of turns before you can actually do something meaningful and that is physically tiring for me... I prefer when worker actions are a bit more meaningful...

  • @rahdo

    @rahdo

    6 жыл бұрын

    i call these sorts of titles 'baby step' games for the reasons you suggest. not for everyone, to be sure. jen usually dislikes them as well but she found this one palatable

  • @dddmmm21

    @dddmmm21

    6 жыл бұрын

    And who can resist The Mico's art? Hence I am backing it...

  • @bretthamelin8974
    @bretthamelin89746 жыл бұрын

    Damn Shem keeps taking my money

  • @thaun
    @thaun6 жыл бұрын

    This game or raiders of the north sea?

  • @stuartdunn6720

    @stuartdunn6720

    6 жыл бұрын

    Both

  • @rahdo

    @rahdo

    6 жыл бұрын

    with expansions, raiders. without expansions, this

  • @KristoVaher

    @KristoVaher

    6 жыл бұрын

    I personally find Raiders interactions and mechanisms more interesting. Though this doesn't seem to play badly.

  • @georgijaxx1557
    @georgijaxx15576 жыл бұрын

    Missed some brick buddy!

  • @rahdo

    @rahdo

    6 жыл бұрын

    tell me about it! i left a lot of clay on the table! :)

  • @El-GranPipe
    @El-GranPipe6 жыл бұрын

    skipped the black market reset. Regardless of how the Black Market Reset is triggered, the action that caused it should first be resolved. After doing so, the following steps should be taken: 1. All Workers currently in the Black Market are moved to the Prison. 2. The top Small Market Card (left) is turned over and placed on top the Large Market (right). 3. Players with any Black Market Reset based Apprentices may take their actions in any chosen order. 4. All players with 3 or more Workers in Prison lose 1 Virtue. 5. The player, or players with the most Workers in Prison each take 1 Debt Card, placing it “unpaid” side faceup in front of them.

  • @rahdo

    @rahdo

    6 жыл бұрын

    yup, klingon subtitles were a bit late to the party, but this goof is noted now :)

  • @dddmmm21
    @dddmmm216 жыл бұрын

    But can you play a normal 2 player game without Helena?

  • @rahdo

    @rahdo

    6 жыл бұрын

    yup. iirc there's a few tweaks made because there's less worker arresting with only 2p, but yeah the dummy is not required at all... it was developed for the solo game, and just happens to work for 2 :)

  • @dddmmm21

    @dddmmm21

    6 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant!

  • @integralmystery
    @integralmystery6 жыл бұрын

    26 min forgot to take a debt card for having the most workers in prison

  • @PauloRenato23

    @PauloRenato23

    6 жыл бұрын

    It was already noted... Like Rahdo says at the start of the 1st video, please turn on the Klingon subtitles to see where Richard goofs up… Thanks :)

  • @harleygrattan2851
    @harleygrattan28516 жыл бұрын

    What? Jen first player? There's a first!

  • @kosterix123
    @kosterix1235 жыл бұрын

    Camera too swingy for me.

  • @MarlonKruis
    @MarlonKruis6 жыл бұрын

    That's going to be a problem for Jen going back to the States...."she loveeees not paying taxes" President T. does not approve of that Richard :-D

  • @zakkoehler6820

    @zakkoehler6820

    6 жыл бұрын

    No State Income Tax in Washington, just a ridiculously high State Sales Tax especially in Seattle.

  • @jyoung10

    @jyoung10

    6 жыл бұрын

    Zak Koehler Come to Illinois...high property taxes for our bloated, inefficient, corrupt State government, State income tax to pay for the ridiculous pension obligations (due to poor mgmt of state funds), as well as sales tax. It’s paradise I tells ya.

  • @rahdo

    @rahdo

    6 жыл бұрын

    which is why everyone crosses the border to oregon to make big purchases with no sales tax in portland :)

  • @zakkoehler6820

    @zakkoehler6820

    6 жыл бұрын

    What?!?!? People do that? Just kidding I’m guilty since I live in Vancouver.

  • @victorgonzalez2927
    @victorgonzalez29275 жыл бұрын

    You mean 850 AD?🤔

  • @lew12812
    @lew128125 жыл бұрын

    chaos :-( :-( :-(

  • @deepdivemusicreactions
    @deepdivemusicreactions6 жыл бұрын

    enough with KS!

  • @ningaubleotse171

    @ningaubleotse171

    6 жыл бұрын

    Keep in mind, Rahdo doesn't accept money for his playthroughs. He'll only do a vid if he likes a game. With that said ... It is extremely possible that this game, like Raiders of the North Sea before it, will make it into the retail space. And, if you wait you're likely to get the base game for less than what it is now. The only KS "exclusives" in this campaign aren't exclusives. Backers get early access to a few expansion packs "free" for participating in the campaign.

  • @rahdo

    @rahdo

    6 жыл бұрын

    just wait 9 months and watch the video then, and it will be for a retail game instead of a kickstarter game