Brian Boru - How To Play

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In this video, we're going to learn how to play Brian Boru! If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to post them in the KZread comments below, ensuring you abide by our Code of Conduct: watchitplayed.tv/code-of-conduct.
NOTE: During final scoring, for every face-up claim token on the board, all players tied for the most towns in that region score half the number of points shown on that token, rounded down.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:32 - Game Setup
02:30 - Game Play Overview
02:49 - Phase One: Preparation
03:10 - Phase Two: Draft
04:39 - Phase Three: Action Phase
04:49 - Playing A Card
05:42 - Winning A Trick
06:08 - Resolving Cards
07:26 - Card Symbols Explained
10:02 - Controlling A Town
11:17 - Beginning A New Trick
11:39 - Phase Four: Upkeep
11:44 - Upkeep Phase: Marriage
12:15 - Upkeep Phase: Battle
14:22 - Upkeep Phase: Church
15:36 - Upkeep Phase: Claim Regions
16:44 - End Game Trigger
17:55 - Final Scoring
19:31 - Conclusion
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  • @WatchItPlayed
    @WatchItPlayed2 жыл бұрын

    NOTE: During final scoring, for every face-up claim token on the board, all players tied for the most towns in that region score half the number of points shown on that token, rounded down.

  • @lightbulbsun
    @lightbulbsun2 жыл бұрын

    I think that was one of your finest box-spins there at the start. Excellent work.

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you kindly!

  • @vibrio2
    @vibrio22 жыл бұрын

    Always amazed at the clarity of Rodney’s teaching. This game looks like it has tight mechanics with meaningful player choices. I really like the elegant and clean artwork which provides great readability. I’ll pick this one up as soon as possible.

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very kind of you to say (and glad you enjoyed the look of the game!)

  • @ClaudeAndTaylor
    @ClaudeAndTaylor2 жыл бұрын

    This looks sooooo rad!!! It looks like the trick-taking complements the other gameplay aspects super well. Can't wait to try this out

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    This is a game right up your alley Taylor!

  • @OSB911
    @OSB9113 ай бұрын

    Excellent explanation! As another said, very crafty avoiding those names. ;-). And the discarding of the princess...😂

  • 3 ай бұрын

    Many thanks Rodney, your videos are of great help, whenever we are about to choose a new game to purchase, and whenever we want to get the rules right. Just purchased it and like the game. Greetings from Czech Republic (same continent as Ireland ;) ) and thanks again!

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    3 ай бұрын

    So nice of you to say Daniel - greetings back from Canada!

  • @LordoftheBoard
    @LordoftheBoard2 жыл бұрын

    This actually looks really exciting! I love the trick taking aspect. truly never suspected that. Great work again Rodney!

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me either - I liked that twist!

  • @tonygilbert5256
    @tonygilbert52562 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! I know a lot of people don't appreciate the art style on this game, but I love it. Very much up my alley. Same goes for time period games, especially in this period. Fantastic! Can't wait to see reviews and find out MSRP.

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you're enjoying what you're seeing so far Tony!

  • @frankdetank9126
    @frankdetank91262 жыл бұрын

    Here I was cruising the internet, minding my own business and out pops Rodney. "Yo I am teaching another game over here," he hollered very politely. I flip it in reverse, pop the glove department, pull out my bacon rations and watch. At this point, I don't even know what game you're teaching--I'm just here to support you. I give you 5 🥓 way up!

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Five! Very generous Frank!

  • @Tanks.With.Teeth.Malloy
    @Tanks.With.Teeth.Malloy2 жыл бұрын

    Ah this looks super cool. Thank you for your hard work Rodney and everyone at WiP

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Justin, it means a lot to all of us to know you're enjoying. Truly.

  • @litphaniusmcmelloy4275
    @litphaniusmcmelloy42752 жыл бұрын

    I own two games designed by Peer Sylvester: King is Dead and Wir Sind das Volk (with Richard Sivel). Both are SO good. Definitely hyped for this one

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    I've played the first and love it (haven't played the second, but have only heard good things).

  • @georgewsinnott
    @georgewsinnott2 жыл бұрын

    Just got this for Christmas and your video has just tidied up some questions I had after reading the rulebook. Looking forward to playing it tonight! Merry Christmas WiP!!

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    So glad it helped - Merry Christmas to you too!

  • @KiirloNaidel
    @KiirloNaidel2 жыл бұрын

    I love the look of this game, going to pick it up as soon as it's available. Thanks for the teach!

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome Draco!

  • @tannerknox9088
    @tannerknox90882 жыл бұрын

    Heck I’d own this just to say I have a game called “Brian”

  • @vincentj.9057

    @vincentj.9057

    2 жыл бұрын

    “You guys ready to play? Cool I’ll go get Brian.”

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ha!

  • @StoryOfPain
    @StoryOfPain2 жыл бұрын

    i love the artwork!

  • @mrmeeple80
    @mrmeeple802 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic. We have this on pre-order. Even more excited now 😁😁

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hope you have a great time playing it!

  • @mrmeeple80

    @mrmeeple80

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@WatchItPlayed Thanks, Rodney

  • @ballgear39
    @ballgear392 жыл бұрын

    Great review, Rodney. I love the mechanic that combination of trick taking with area control Just order my copy.

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    I hope you have a great time playing Supakit!

  • @GalendilEVEPlayer
    @GalendilEVEPlayer2 жыл бұрын

    Rodney, The rules that came in this game (obviously translated from German) are so obtuse and hard to understand (and missing in places) I would have never played the game properly without your terrific tutorial. Thank You!

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    SO nice to know this was helpful Galendil!

  • @lisahubbert1269
    @lisahubbert12692 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the super clear explanation. We got this game for Christmas and have played three times, but we were missing some subtleties in the rules that are really going to change the game play. It really is a fun game, but will be even better now.

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    So glad this helped will in a few details! Have fun playing :)

  • @henriwhitehead
    @henriwhitehead2 жыл бұрын

    This looks like a really cool game. Great video!

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you kindly Henri!

  • @ericbanks693
    @ericbanks6932 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Rodney. This game looks great.

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate you checking it out!

  • @freek204
    @freek2042 жыл бұрын

    Masterfully avoided having to say the names on the board

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    *whew*

  • @seanmcnallyactor

    @seanmcnallyactor

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@WatchItPlayed Irishman here. if you ever want help with name pronounciations with Irish games id be more than happy to write it out phoenetically for you

  • @markcoomey8954
    @markcoomey89542 жыл бұрын

    Hi Rodney. Your videos are always spot on. Thank you so much. After watching your video multiple times I taught the game to play. Our very first round we played cards face down and revealed simultaneously, and resolved the cards. Something felt wrong so I checked the rules and realised that the start player plays a card face up, followed by the other players in a clockwise manner. I realise your video has to be quick and to the point and I probably connected A to B to make C, but upon watching your video the following day I realise that you did brush over very quickly how cards are played. I know, I realise that you did state that the start player plays a card then follows clockwise, but seen as it's a major part of the card play, it would have been good to be specific and mention face-up. Please don't take this as a harsh criticism of your videos. They are fantastic and again, I really appreciate your hard work that you and your team put into this. I would just like to point out something that tripped me up initially. Brian Boru was a hit with us, as is Watch it played. All the best, MArk

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    No worries at all Mark, a fair point, and sorry that part caused you some trouble.

  • @scyldscefing3913
    @scyldscefing3913Ай бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    Ай бұрын

    You're very welcome!

  • 2 жыл бұрын

    My kind of game. Thanks.

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed what you saw Alain!

  • @PMMagro
    @PMMagro2 жыл бұрын

    A very neat looking game!

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for checking it out Peter!

  • @wargamesontoast
    @wargamesontoast Жыл бұрын

    This game is beautiful and shockingly cheap. I got it for less than £30, new, including postage. Great value and an excellent t game

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    Жыл бұрын

    Great deal!

  • @emmanuelgoldspleen2905
    @emmanuelgoldspleen2905 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome game. Brian Boru was the High King of Ireland. His name is pronounced like "Bree'n" Boru, rather than Brian, as we say in the West.

  • @BlueTorchWeddings
    @BlueTorchWeddings Жыл бұрын

    Rodney is the best on the internet, hands down and hands up

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    Жыл бұрын

    You're too kind - thanks Stephen, glad you're enjoying!

  • @bramdirven4289
    @bramdirven42892 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the explanation (and for all rules explanations for other games). I also have a rules question. During upkeep, when deciding who claims the region tiles, I assume you can claim region tiles from any region that is flipped over? (Even if a town was covered by Vikings and therefore no longer meets the requirements to be flipped). And my actual question, during upkeep when deciding the flipped region tiles, do you only look at the region tiles that are still on the gameboard, or can you 'steal' region tiles from other players when you gain control of that region? Related, do you lose the region tile when you no longer have more towns in that region (in case of a tie), during upkeep, and so return it to the gameboard face up?

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Bram, I think you'll find this addressed here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/o5yY27mHgszeodo.html

  • @VeganCheeseburger
    @VeganCheeseburger2 жыл бұрын

    Admit it, Rodney. You're obsessed with trays!

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    I really do like them! So handy :)

  • @kindertuintm3637
    @kindertuintm36372 жыл бұрын

    When are you doing a video about Mage knight 😉. Would love to see you explane it!

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the interest! I talk a bit about that here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d5ioptevebjHZqQ.html&t=342

  • @kindertuintm3637

    @kindertuintm3637

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@WatchItPlayed OK, understood. Can I just ask if you played it and if you like it?

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kindertuintm3637 I tend to avoid giving personalized recommendations. What I like, someone else might not - but hopefully you see a few games on here that might be what you are looking for!

  • @williammartindale5769
    @williammartindale57692 жыл бұрын

    Hi Rodney! Question: If you’re the majority disc holder, do you have to place a monastery when scoring the church region? I’ve heard the designer say this is an optional placement and that the wrong language was used in the rules translation to English. I think the player still removes all their disks no matter if they place or not. Thanks and great job as always!

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    This is a tough one to answer, as it sounds like the designer and publisher might have had different ideas about the intention. I know this is the ruling based on what was shared and approved by the publisher. If you have a link to the designer's comments, I'd be happy to look at it.

  • @FullMetal625
    @FullMetal6252 жыл бұрын

    The only question I have rules wise is for the final round. Is the final round the one where the princess of Denmark is married or is there another round after that? Other than that, fantastic video, I'm super excited to get a copy and play this!

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Charles, you'll find that covered here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/o5yY27mHgszeodo.html When you get to the end of a round where the deck is empty (so that would be the round that the princess was taken from the deck and put on the board, which is also the round that the princess is married or discarded), the game ends. Have a great time playing!

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Co-ops can be so helpful for introducing people to the hobby too. Takes some of the stress of having to remember all the rules away.

  • @isaaccopeland2
    @isaaccopeland22 жыл бұрын

    This looks like it has some similarites to Inis. Do you know if it was designed by the same people?

  • @PowrThru

    @PowrThru

    2 жыл бұрын

    No it was designed by Peer Sylvester who also designed the King is Dead and Wir Sind Das Volk. Excellent designer imo.

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks to Corey for the assist!

  • @maxducoudray
    @maxducoudray2 жыл бұрын

    I like the way the game is super simple, but with 1,500 tiebreaker rules to remember. 😆

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ha! Yeah, there's quite a few. I would focus on the first 2 and only look the others up if it seems like they might be necessary :)

  • @gersonkphone

    @gersonkphone

    2 жыл бұрын

    Except for the victory tiebreakers, the first place tiebreakers can be generalized to "if there's a tie for first, no change occurs, move to the next step". For ties below first, you get (or lose) the same thing you would have without the tie. The extra bits are the "if you'd end your turn tied on the marriage track, fall back til you're alone or a the bottom" and "if there's a tie for Viking lead during an invasion, the choice of town(s) lost falls to the player(s) losing town(s)"

  • @maxducoudray

    @maxducoudray

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@gersonkphone I was mostly observing humorously. I don’t see it as a real game flaw. It just came off funny in the video.

  • @alexandrederenne2817
    @alexandrederenne28172 жыл бұрын

    Hey Rodney! Great video as always. Regarding end game scoring, it seems you missed the part that face up claim tokens on the board are also scored, each player with most towns in those regions score half of the points shown on that token (rulebook, p. 10).

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very good catch! Adding a note about this. Thank you.

  • @zrazieli
    @zrazieli6 ай бұрын

    Are an individual card's rewards simultaneous or do the occur in the printed order? i.e if my card reward is two coins and an optional 'buy a town for 5 coins,' and I currently have 3 coins, can I spend the two coins I just received as part of the 5 coins I need to take control of a town?

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    6 ай бұрын

    I shot this long enough ago, I don't recall from memory, would you mind providing a time stamp of the section of the video you are referring to?

  • @Clappincardboard
    @Clappincardboard2 жыл бұрын

    When you play the card do you play it face up or facedown???

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    You play your cards face up, one after the other. So you'll see what the players before you had played.

  • @Clappincardboard

    @Clappincardboard

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome thank you!

  • @jakersni9499
    @jakersni94992 жыл бұрын

    The poor Princess of Denmark. She was turned down...Rodney style!

  • @burningphoneix
    @burningphoneix2 жыл бұрын

    I clicked on this video because I listen to this catchy Irish tune called "Brian Boru's March" I have no idea who Brian Boru is.

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well, welcome either way!

  • @jerrywilliams3943
    @jerrywilliams39432 жыл бұрын

    So if a person has no viking tokens do they have the "lowest number of tokens" and the player with the highest puts a viking token on them ?

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    You've got it!

  • @jhowd78
    @jhowd782 жыл бұрын

    does the person that wins the trick take the ring?

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Jeremy! Yep, they will gain the ring, because they will resolve the top action of their card, which always shows this symbol (which causes them to claim the ring): kzread.info/dash/bejne/o5yY27mHgszeodo.html

  • @Rex1987
    @Rex19872 жыл бұрын

    i am getting a Crusader Kings vibe off from this game even if made in a more should we say, casual way :) i mean it features "the tutorial island" of that game, ie Irland. And it focus on politics, marriages and terrain control as well

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    I've wanted to play Crusadar Kings!

  • @FrankMinogue
    @FrankMinogue2 жыл бұрын

    As we have talked about, unfortunately, you lost me at 3 to 4 player. We rarely have three players. Which is really too bad. I know we would love this game. We both love kingdom games and Viking games, and this has a bit of both; not to mention it is based in Ireland which is where our ancestors are from…I was looking forward to this when I saw the other folks in the Watch it Played team talk about it… Oh well, can’t have them all…

  • @WatchItPlayed

    @WatchItPlayed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for checking it out though Frank :)

  • @FrankMinogue

    @FrankMinogue

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@WatchItPlayed Of course. Always happy to support the channel. Plus I wanted to learn about the game anyway. Take care, and have a wonderful holiday, my friend.

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