Excellent video, thanks Rodney! When I want to understand how a game is played your channel is first choice - I don't think any other reviewer does it better: Clearly presented, the right pace and in an order that makes sense.

@WatchItPlayed

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words Simon, that means a lot.

@Keindzjim

7 жыл бұрын

Simon Goodwin i agree!

Just picked this up from Barnes and Noble. My first stop was this channel! Who needs to read directions when we have Rodney!!!

@WatchItPlayed

Жыл бұрын

Have a great time playing Matthew :)

I found this hilarious that this episode came out the same weekend I bought this game at a clearance sale cuz a board game store was closing down. I just bought it cuz the cute girl told me it was her fave game XD

@SuperWolfkin

9 жыл бұрын

Darkendragon You made an excellent decision it's a totally fun game. that I'm trying to play more of.. ya know combat the whole cult of the new syndrome.

I like the idea of constantly having to change your species traits to match what your opponents have. I would probably make all my species carnivores and put up with all my species attacking each other.

Well, any game that wants you to order a pizza is a winner in my book, lol.

@phenning67

7 жыл бұрын

I'm right there with you! 👉👉

@jorunholm9060

5 жыл бұрын

Wer?

@jorunholm9060

5 жыл бұрын

My name is Christian not juron

@jorunholm9060

5 жыл бұрын

Jorun

@jorunholm9060

5 жыл бұрын

Misti Cato weird name (sory)

Rodney, thank you ever so much for this video. I played it for the first time today with my family and you managed to explain the rules far better than I could have done it. Keep up the amazing work.

@WatchItPlayed

6 жыл бұрын

Very kind of you to say!

Just bought Evolution last week. Read the instructions, but it's always great to see actual gameplay, and have questions answered before I even need to ask them! I know it's been out for a while, but thanks for this. Great video!

@WatchItPlayed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, for the kind words! I'm glad that Rodney's tutorial was able to thoroughly demonstrate how the game works. :) -Chaz

Detailed and excellent as always! I can never sit through a video of more than 15min till i saw your videos. Really appreciate the effort!! The first channel i go to if im researching on a new game :)

@WatchItPlayed

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words!

Great choice Rodders. I really like this one - the theme, the originality in the gameplay, and of course the artwork. Great to see you giving this one some love. We like to play this as a family too :)

@WatchItPlayed

9 жыл бұрын

Ricky Royal This has been getting a lot of play at our game group!

Whenever I buy a new board game, I immediately try to find out if your channel has an explanation video for it! It's always nice to have someone else confirm your understanding of something.

@WatchItPlayed

6 жыл бұрын

Always glad to hear how useful someone finds the channel! Thanks for watching!

Rodney, you are an explanation beast! Thank you so much once again!

@WatchItPlayed

8 жыл бұрын

Ah - very nice of you to say. Glad you liked it Andre :)

@Lettucem3n

2 жыл бұрын

@@WatchItPlayed You shall evolve to an explanation GOD

Sir, thanks for letting me watch! My mother introduced me to board games / card games and she is a lover of nature and loves not too complex yet visually and mentally stimulating. So not medieval RPG's or empire building or intense and long strategy like Scotland Yard. This will be just perfect! It is beautiful to look at with smartly designed boards and interesting yet to the point gameplay! Thank you. Most definite purchase. I loved your passion and dedication. Also, cant not mention your methodical and precise approach. Everything is to the T. And to top it all, you describe each nitty gritty. Personally I see myself as quite a curious mind with many queries about the smallest of things especially in games. You dont give me a chance! Your children must be really lucky to have a father like you who not only enjoys board games but is also great at explaining things well and patiently. Touchwood. Lastly, I would like to ask you if I can do anything for you. Not as a formality, just out of gratitude and want to let everyone know about something so good. The only reason Im asking you and not doing it already is that I dont know the steps to be taken. So if you can suggest something, it will be great. You can message me if you like. Dont hesitate. Big or small, let me know, I will try if it is in my reach! Thank you for a wonderful time Sir.

@WatchItPlayed

8 жыл бұрын

Your comments are exceedingly kind. I am thrilled that you've enjoyed the videos so much and I hope the game is a hit with your mother as well. As for help, I'm good for now, but I appreciate the offer. Certainly sharing the videos with those you think might like them, or letting the publishers know you liked them is always nice.

@padmanabhdaga6288

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback. It is actually very well deserving so I didnt do anything not needed. Also Sir, I will share the videos, how may I let the publishers know? Through their website? Please revert

@WatchItPlayed

8 жыл бұрын

+Padmanabh Daga Yes, through websites, social media, etc. Of course, only as you're able and feel,inclined to do so.

@padmanabhdaga6288

8 жыл бұрын

Yes Sir, I currently have examinations. So give me 3-4 days and I will do it for all the games which I watched which are about 5-6. Thanks for your response. Good work always deserves appreciation and recognition. Well done Sir! You were so precise in all your actions and words. You knew what was where and which nitty grittys to mention! Thank you

We used this game as a learning took in my Animal Behavior course. Im watching this now because we have an assignment to modify the game to make it more realistic. Thanks for the great explanations!

@WatchItPlayed

2 жыл бұрын

All the best with the assignment!

great explanation ! as per the game, i am always impresssed by what designers come up with regarding science or a real life scenario. I would call this a "collections" category game, but that's a broad category.

@WatchItPlayed

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed checking out the video - yeah, it's impressive how designers find ways to represent real life in board game mechanics.

So glad you are doing this series. Maybe now people will actually hear about the game. We gave out the TableTop promos, and everyone is like "is this an expansion?"

Thank you Rodney! I like how kind and polite you're while explaining the rules. Keep up with the good work! :D

@WatchItPlayed

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you're enjoying these - thank you :)

From the rulebook, this seemed like a relatively easy game to understand, but I still had a few questions. Your video answered those questions. Thanks for clarifying!

@WatchItPlayed

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Dustin, so glad this was helpful!

I played this for the first time today. It was a ton of fun. I had Cooperative, Foraging, Symbiotic creature. I also had an intelligent, carnivorous, pack hunter. Thanks for the great video.

@WatchItPlayed

8 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome - glad you enjoyed it (and the game!)

@christianbock7038

8 жыл бұрын

Same here. BTW that is the best combination of traits

@christianbock7038

8 жыл бұрын

+Christian Bock For the carnivore

I was on the fence about this game. It looked and sounded interesting, but for some reason I was having trouble finding information about it. This video sold me on it, and I'm going to buy it later today. Thank you very much.

@WatchItPlayed

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed checking it out!

My go-to page for learning any new game. Perfectly explained!

@WatchItPlayed

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Have a great time playing :)

We've eaten six pizzas due to tying so many times... what do we do... all I see is pizza everywhere all is pizza!

@WatchItPlayed

8 жыл бұрын

It's time to step away from the game :)

@chasezach1277

7 жыл бұрын

healz4hire Six pizzas? You need to up those numbers, those are rookie numbers

@jorunholm9060

5 жыл бұрын

8 10 11

This is currently on Kickstarter with the expansion! Worth checking out.

Checking to see how far back I can comment. Seriously, thank you for all of the excellent teaching content.

@WatchItPlayed

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Don ;)

This is a great walk through! I got this for Christmas and this made everything so simple. Thanks so much!

@WatchItPlayed

7 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome - I hope you had fun playing!

I may have missed it, but I don't remember you covering that carnivores cannot attack creatures that are bigger in size than they are. Great review as always, thank you.

@WatchItPlayed

9 жыл бұрын

blipadouzi Yep, you may have missed it. It's mentioned here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3Z-mLaOdqjFqbw.htmlm52s -and specifically, the target must have a smaller body size - it can't attack equal sized either. Thanks for the kind words on the video!

5:07 the most important part of the game

And with this video, I have now kickstarted this game so I could get the base game and the expansion!

@WatchItPlayed

9 жыл бұрын

zifnabdr Hey - I hope you have a great time playing! The expansion looks very neat :)

I think this is my favorite board game yet!

@WatchItPlayed

Жыл бұрын

So nice to know you've been enjoying it!

I've been playing the video game for a year now, it's sooooo fun

@WatchItPlayed

3 жыл бұрын

So glad you've been enjoying this one :)

First off, thank you so much for such well crafted, clear videos! I couldn't stop laughing during the Blood Rage - How To Play because it was so weird to hear such a calm, cheerful voice reminding me that I need rage in order to do anything. Secondly, I feel like North Star Games missed a trick with their last tie-breaker. In keeping with the theme of the game, I feel like the winner should be whomever eats the most of the pizza, and in case of a tie there a second game should be played.

@WatchItPlayed

8 жыл бұрын

+Kenny Barrese Speaking of Blood Rage, just played it last night :) Glad you're enjoying the videos, and good idea with the pizza :)

Very nice video, Rodney. I love the way you explain game mechanics. Keep going with the good work :)

@WatchItPlayed

8 жыл бұрын

+Carlos Alberto Michan Amado Thanks so much Carlos - very nice of you to say!

Order a pizza?! Hahahahaha. I watched this for a club type thing I am in, and that would be funny.

Excellent review!

@WatchItPlayed

6 ай бұрын

Very glad you enjoyed!

This just made the wish list :)

@WatchItPlayed

3 жыл бұрын

Did you get a chance to try it?

Looks like a brilliant game. Definitely going to have to give this a shot. Thanks for the informative video!

@WatchItPlayed

9 жыл бұрын

Jason X Very glad you liked it Jason. Thanks.

every time i find a game im interested in buying i look up reviews and if they get good reviews i look up how-to-play. . . i get giddy when the first thing that pops up is WIP. then i know i'm in for a real treat.

@WatchItPlayed

9 жыл бұрын

superchee2e Hey, thanks for that :) Hopefully we cover some more games you're interested in, in the future!

Awesome review. I am definitely picking this game up!

@WatchItPlayed

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

I like it when designers mix in easter eggs in the rules as joke. Like the ordering the pizza to break ties. The party game Ticked Off says,"if there is a tie the two players must fight to the death ,but away from the table so not to get blood on the board."

@CoercedJab

9 жыл бұрын

I thought he said he was kidding about that..

@jamesburns6603

9 жыл бұрын

Eric Ruiz Nope he said ,"not kidding." I watched the end of the episode again.

Thanks for the help in understanding the game. :) This really helped

@WatchItPlayed

7 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear it!

Another helpful video. Thanks Rodney.

@WatchItPlayed

8 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Thomas!

clear & succinct explanation; cheers!

@WatchItPlayed

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Angel - have fun playing!

Very useful and charming video!

@WatchItPlayed

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

I see they added you to the CoolMiniOrNot expo! Can't wait to meet you and possibly play a game! :D

@WatchItPlayed

9 жыл бұрын

Josef Caruthers You bet - let's play a game!

Great Stuff.😀

@WatchItPlayed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dee Dee!

I must say I've seen some strange first player starter rules and tie breaker rules but I think that takes the cake for tie breaker!

Hey Rodney, are you gonna make a playthrough on this one?

@WatchItPlayed

9 жыл бұрын

Nolife445 Not as likely, due to my current schedule, but I do have some play throughs planned for May!

@jahreddobranic111

9 жыл бұрын

***** Nooooo

@jahreddobranic111

9 жыл бұрын

Jahred Dobranic never mind

fantastic video, clear explanation. just nailed it. cant resist to press likes and subscribe. Big thx from south Korea

@WatchItPlayed

5 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed - welcome to the channel!

Very helpful thanks very much!

@WatchItPlayed

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I'm new to the game, let's see if I understand, for each player's turn, I can only play the cards that I have in hand? Can't I discard a card from my hand and draw a new one? If possible, what is the maximum that could be done?

@WatchItPlayed

Жыл бұрын

Hi Carlos, it's been awhile since I shot this, but if the video doesn't tell you that you can discard cards to draw new ones, then you can't. This would be covered in the video though, so be sure to check it out if you're unsure.

What if my box didnt come with baggies? I just have little food screens for covers instead of baggies.

@WatchItPlayed

6 жыл бұрын

You may have the 3rd Edition of the game as it comes with those screens!

You are such a cool dude! I bet you'd be great to play games with!

@WatchItPlayed

6 жыл бұрын

You're very kind to say so!

Seems fun. Are you going to do a game play video of this one? I'd love to see that.

@WatchItPlayed

9 жыл бұрын

EXPLODINGdesk It's one I would consider for a game play, but my May is going to be pretty packed for video creation, and I have a couple game plays planned out already for that.

Great video! We played for the first time last night and loved it even though we have had the game for 2 years. Question, if you have long neck and cooperation on one species and it gets fed before the food cards are revealed does the species to the right get fed from the food bank also? And if that species gets food and has the cooperation trait does the next one on the right get food from the bank? Like a daisy chain effect if the all have cooperation trait.

@WatchItPlayed

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking out the video! You're exactly right with your answer. If two of them have co-operation, they can each take a food in this situation, all of which is from the same place.

Hooray! Evo! Thanks Rodney, can't wait for the current kickstarter for 2nd edition and its expansion.

@SuperWolfkin

9 жыл бұрын

Etienne Lessard you mean you cant wait for it to finish right? because it's already opened. www.kickstarter.com/projects/1923120194/the-evolution-game-system

@eless066

9 жыл бұрын

Yes that's what I mean. Despite backing it, I still won't have it until August at least. Hence why I can't wait.

@SuperWolfkin

9 жыл бұрын

I'm in the same boat as you... or maybe not actually I have the first edition so I'm just backing for the expansion and the replacement cards. The changes they're making to things like pack hunting are going to be very interesting to the balance.

Thaks Rodney! Will you make an expansión tutorial too?

@WatchItPlayed

9 жыл бұрын

Ariel Claure I don't tend to cover expansions. So many games, so little time!

@ACTBOL

9 жыл бұрын

***** Ups, you are right ;-).

@shrikantsridhar7950

5 жыл бұрын

Would you be able to say at all that you liked this a great deal better with the Expansions?

I’m confused about the turn order. After the first round how many cards do you get on your next turn? Can you play all the cards in your hand on your turn? What order do players let there species eat in? And gay pass the dinosaur? Isn’t it to keep track of who played first or doesn’t everyone get one last turn?

@WatchItPlayed

4 жыл бұрын

Hey George. The number of cards you are dealt each round is explained here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3Z-mLaOdqjFqbw.html You asked if a person can play all the cards in their hand. You'll find that explained here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3Z-mLaOdqjFqbw.html I'd suggest watching the video through again. You might find your questions are answered, and it will save me hunting through the video to find the answers for you. Hope that helps, and have fun playing!

Am I correct in thinking that this second edition removes the "leaf icons" that were present in the upper right corner of cards which have an ability that's triggered during the feeding phase? And that abilities that trigger during the feeding phase are now signified by the border color/design of the card? If so, that seems like a very interesting design decision.

@WatchItPlayed

9 жыл бұрын

PairOfDice Paradise I haven't seen the first edition, but you are right, I don't think there is an icon now.

Played for the first time yesterday and was a lot of fun! Had a question regarding adding new traits to a species that is maxed out on traits already. Do you have to discard a trait BEFORE playing the new face down trait? Or can you choose which trait to replace during the part where everyone reveals? I'm guessing the former since there's no real order to players revealing their new traits.

@WatchItPlayed

2 жыл бұрын

Hey there, I'm always happy to try to help with rules questions, but if the answer is provided in the video, than I have to direct you there. You'll find an index in the description to help you find the section you might be looking for.

Excellent vid! Roughly how long does one game take to play? Your explanations are great! This game looks great it $33 seems steep compared to other games.

@WatchItPlayed

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking out the video! I tend to avoid weighing in on game lengths, as it really does make a big difference who the players are. Some players play fast, some play slow.

Great video!

@WatchItPlayed

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phenning!

Random question: does the warning call last for the entire round or can the carnivore just eliminate the species equipped with warning call to attacked the adjacent species in the same round?

@WatchItPlayed

3 жыл бұрын

I do by best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!

Hi Rodney, excellent video as always. We started playing the climate version, but ran into some issues. With cards that tell you to take food from the food bank, what happens if you have to take more food than your population size allows? Does it go in your bag or do you just not take it? Also with the cards that tell you to take 1 more food token when taking food, if the food is taken from the food bank, is the extra food taken from the food bank or the watering hole?

@WatchItPlayed

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Goldmink, we have a separate video for the Climate version, you'd want to check that one :)

wait you can play right AND left? did they change how species round works? I thought in 1st Edition we had to play one card at a time and then round robin. watering hole has better coloring. The 1st edition you could lose food to the background. Blue better than green in this case.

@WatchItPlayed

9 жыл бұрын

SuperWolfkin I'm not familiar with the first edition, so I can't answer.

I just wanted to see how it worked in real life, because in the app it seems that each round requires a lot of moving and the end of the game seems to have quite a bit of counting for the points

@WatchItPlayed

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking the video out!

With 2nd edition....so you can discard traits from existing species at anytime? Looks to be that way. When you discard those previously used traits you get nothing in return?

@WatchItPlayed

8 жыл бұрын

+Mark Moersfelder There are no specific benefits, outside of allowing your animal to evolve in new ways to adjust to the changing game state.

Great tutorial, very through and taught the game very well. Thanks so much! If you are open to suggestions on your video, I would recommend removing the intro you had at the beginning with your channel name/logo animated as it doesn't add anything to the video and probably kills audience retention. But otherwise, a very good video.

@WatchItPlayed

2 жыл бұрын

Very glad you enjoyed it Cooper! The intro length is an interesting factor. Because I make tutorial videos, I feel the content gets a bit of a pass in that regard - a person who drifts during a 15 second intro, likely isn't going to last for a 17 dense teaching video either, know what I mean? That said, this is one of my older videos and the intro on my newer videos has been changed, and is now 6 seconds, so it turns out we do agree :). Cheers, and have fun playing!

@supercooperstories

2 жыл бұрын

@@WatchItPlayed Thats a great point! Thanks for that explanation and that will help me with my channel too! Thanks again for your video!

can you or do you have to move food from the fat tissue at the beginning of the food turn to your species?

@WatchItPlayed

Жыл бұрын

What is the fat tissue? Sorry, I shot this long enough ago I might need a time stamp to be sure I know exactly what you're referring to.

@wilddreams

Жыл бұрын

@@WatchItPlayed the card that let'S you store food in your creatures fat body that can use it to feed on it

@WatchItPlayed

Жыл бұрын

Ah, got you. I do my best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!

A really easy and funny game👍🏻

@WatchItPlayed

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

@Satan-ss6kj

6 жыл бұрын

Watch It Played 😆😆

OMG just found your channel and WOW I'm hooked. Thank you for the informative, concise rules which are easy to follow. We've been playing Evolution for a while now (since it came out on KS) but have been playing slightly wrong. Will remedy that now! (We haven't been drawing cards to replace traits lost following extinction) Could you please consider doing Betrayal at the house on the hill...? I looked on your channel and I didn't see it there. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betrayal_at_House_on_the_Hill) Thanks!!

@WatchItPlayed

7 жыл бұрын

So glad you've been enjoying the videos Asyoz :) No current plans to cover Betrayal at House on the Hill, but I'll keep that in mind!

Looks fun! I know that body size affects how much meat a carnivore gets from attacking that animal, but is there anything else body size affects? For example, can a level 1 body herbivore/omnivore or carnivore attrack a level 6 herbivore?

@WatchItPlayed

6 жыл бұрын

The body size affects whether or not a creature can be attacked. So in the example you give, unless it has an extra ability that bypasses it's body size, the carnivore with body size 1 could not attack the body size 6 herbivore. Or even another body size 1 herbivore for that matter. You need to be larger!

@lynashmcmash4427

6 жыл бұрын

Ah, that makes sense. Thank you!

Wonderful video. Question - Can you apply a pack hunting trait to a species before applying a carnivore trait? Or does it always need to be the other way around? Does the pack hunting trait alone allow you to attack other species?

@WatchItPlayed

7 жыл бұрын

You can apply Pack Hunting to a species first, but it essentially provides no benefit (because the species must have the Carnivore trait to attack other species). Pack Hunting alone does not turn your species into a Carnivore.

@samjohnson4820

6 жыл бұрын

This was going to be my question: do species become carnivore's as soon as you place a red type card on them, or do you need to specifically use the Carnivore card. Seems like its the latter. Thanks!

Just to be clear (because the rule book also confused me): when a carnivore causes a species to go extinct, the carnivore player takes the extinct animal's remaining food and places it in the carnivore player's bag. Right? The carnivore gets rewarded for the kill.

@WatchItPlayed

7 жыл бұрын

Actually, it's placed in the players bag that went extinct (basically, if you had food on you when you died, you still score for having collected it at one point).

Hi! I have a question Rodney I hope you can help me with, when I evolve a Carnivorous trait, what happens to my non carnivorous traits already in play please? And may I evolve a non-carnivorous trait on a carnivorous animal, Hard Shell and Scavanger for instance, please?

@WatchItPlayed

5 жыл бұрын

You can always put non-carnivorous traits onto a Carnivore. Many of them will continue to function as well, such as Hard Shell. The important rule to remember though is that Carnivores cannot eat plant food. So something like Long Neck would not provide you any food before cards are revealed. Scavenger, on the other hand, would continue to function as it provides meat.

@goldbug371

5 жыл бұрын

thanks a million, always very kind!

nice video. May I have a question? what happens if in the beginning of the game the total number of food cards shows a negative number? in that case it means that no food token goes to the lake? thanks

@WatchItPlayed

7 жыл бұрын

If the total number is a negative value then you must remove that number of food from the pool (if possible). This means there can be 0 plant food available.

@zolix0820

7 жыл бұрын

Watch It Played thank u Rodney! :)

Wait, how many times can a single carnivore attack during a feeding phase?

@WatchItPlayed

9 жыл бұрын

Narsuaq Until it is fed.

@Narsuaq

9 жыл бұрын

***** Thanks. Me and my friend played our first game! It was awesome! :D

@WatchItPlayed

9 жыл бұрын

Narsuaq Happy to help!

I can play this game with my family

@WatchItPlayed

3 жыл бұрын

Have fun playing!

I found the game evolution and it says on the back contents: 6 food screens. I wanted the bags instead. Are there different versions of the game?

@WatchItPlayed

4 жыл бұрын

Possibly, you might need to check with the publisher on that.

Hi, it's a great review , I wanna know Fat tissue card, how it resolve in game, many thanks~

@WatchItPlayed

7 жыл бұрын

Hey there, glad you liked the video. I do tend to avoid trying to answer questions related to specific cards - it gets too hard for me to keep track of all that information across all games, so best to check with the publisher for that kind of detail.

rules question. Okay. so let's say I am playing against Billy. Billy has a herbivore with a population 5 and body size 1. I have a carnivore with population 5 and body size 2. (no traits) There is no food in the waterhole. Billy is first player. Which scenario is correct for the rules? Scenario 1. Billy cant eat. so he goes extinct (population 5 to extinct in one shot) . then its my turn and my carnivore can't eat him because he is extinct, so i go extinct. Or scenario 2. Billy cant eat. so goes down to 4 population. Then its my turn. i Eat him. so he goes down to 3 population. It's Billys turn again. he cant eat because still no food. then he goes down to 2 population. It's my turn, I eat him. He goes down to 1 population. His turn. no food, so he becomes extinct.

@WatchItPlayed

6 жыл бұрын

You won't go extinct from food shortage until after all eating has been completed. So in the situation you describe, Billy would not eat and would simply wait for you to finish eating. You have a body size of 2, so you could eat him twice, reducing his population to 3. Then after all feeding is done, you'd lower every species population down to their fed population level. So Billy would go extinct at this point.

nice video!

@WatchItPlayed

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Binh!

looks like you are playing with the second edition of evolution (first one has a diffrent creature on the front)

@WatchItPlayed

9 жыл бұрын

Ward Nightstone Yes, this is the second edition, which has some new art and clarified card text.

@WardNightstone

9 жыл бұрын

yea i could tel by the box art, btw they announced that if you own the original and back the new Flight expansion on Kickstarter they will send you the updated cards

Hi Rodney, did you get a chance to try the new climate expansion?

@WatchItPlayed

7 жыл бұрын

I just got a copy of it yesterday. Haven't played yet, but cracked the box and read through the rules. It's actually a fully stand alone game.

@asyoz

7 жыл бұрын

I just got mine today, can't wait to see your video for it. Any idea when you might get time to do one?

@WatchItPlayed

7 жыл бұрын

asyoz No plans to feature that one. I don't tend to cover expansions (so many games, so little time).

Thinking about late pledging the latest version - do you think its playable solo?

@WatchItPlayed

8 жыл бұрын

+Torkijo I'm not aware of any solo rules.

Hi

can i place 2 new traits to 1 species? or i can only place 1 new trait to 1 species?

@WatchItPlayed

4 жыл бұрын

You can add as many traits to as many of your species that you have in play as you have cards in hand just as long as you do not exceed 3 traits per species and no duplicates within a single species. When discarding traits from species, you can discard 1, 2, or all 3 traits from a single species in order to attach new traits to that species.

I have a question, please tell me what if I only have 1 species and it becomes extinct, will I be out of the game? (Sorry for my bad writting skill)

@WatchItPlayed

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Minh, I believe if you check the description of the video, you'll find an index, and there is a link there that will take you to the rules on going extinct. Hope that helps.

@minhquantran3714

5 жыл бұрын

@@WatchItPlayed thanks you and by the way, great tutorial !!!!

Seems like I'd really enjoy that game. Might consider getting it...

@WatchItPlayed

3 жыл бұрын

End up getting to try it?

@Akamatsu21

3 жыл бұрын

@@WatchItPlayed Wow, a reply to a 6 year old comment, that's not something you see a lot :D Yeah, I've played it and it's a great game!

How come this one doesn’t have flying and speed like the beginning does?

@WatchItPlayed

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry George, I don’t understand what you’re asking.

@georgelouis6515

4 жыл бұрын

Watch It Played there is a simpler shorter 5 player version called evolution the beginning. I don’t really like that one but it does have the traits flight and speed which the carnivores must also have to attack your species if you’re species has them. That just seems funner. But evolution the beginning doesn’t sound like an add on. It’s a stand alone game. I can’t believe evolution has climb but not speed or flight. Kinda stinks for someone who doesn’t want to buy every version and variant of them game.

@WatchItPlayed

4 жыл бұрын

@@georgelouis6515 That would be a question for the publisher. I just make tutorials to teach how they are played :)

Thanks, Rodney. I found the rulebook much too sparse and vague, lacking important examples. As always, your video was very clear.

@WatchItPlayed

8 жыл бұрын

+Roger Bartels A pleasure to assist Roger!

Plant food stored into Fat - can it become Meat if I add Carnivor trait after? So, is fat - fat ? Or still plant/meat? Thanks

@WatchItPlayed

4 жыл бұрын

Very sorry, but I'm not quite sure I follow the question. I might need you to provide specific card examples.

@user-hh9yl9yf8j

4 жыл бұрын

My bad :) round one: I’m a plant based creature and I store 2 plant food into fat tissue. Round two: I play Carnivore trait on the same creature. Before the food cards are revealed, can I transfer “plant” fat onto the carnivore species board?

@WatchItPlayed

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-hh9yl9yf8j Ah, I understand now. Unfortunately, I avoid getting into card specific interactions on the channel, because I cover so many different games (and I don't have my copy handy to dig out the cards and try to offer my quick thoughts). It makes it hard for me to speak with authority with so many possible combinations of cards, once you get down to that level - in these cases I recommend going to the publisher directly - you may also find the answer on BoardGameGeek where others have asked previously as well. Sorry I couldn't be a more direct help.

Your bags have coloured pictures of the species on it,---i just bought one Evolution and there are just black bags,...why? Was it a kickstarter version you got? Greetings from germany...

@WatchItPlayed

9 жыл бұрын

Sandra G. I wonder if that's a difference between the 1st and 2nd edition (this is the second edition that I'm using).

Watched this and paused at moments to read the rule book. With Rodney's explanation and the player aids, I won't have to read that rule book again....

@WatchItPlayed

7 жыл бұрын

Glad this was a help! Hope you have fun playing :)

Instead of food bag i have a food screen maybe this is an Odder edition?

@WatchItPlayed

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Jorun, do not make multiple posts demanding information. It’s not polite. I do my best to answer all comments, but I’m also busy working on other things. And I don’t answer people who are being rude or demanding.

@WatchItPlayed

5 жыл бұрын

I’ve deleted your other posts. I’m not sure why your edition may be different. Could be that they made changes. I’m not sure.

@jorunholm9060

5 жыл бұрын

My name is cahristian not jorun

@WatchItPlayed

5 жыл бұрын

It won't be possible for me to memorize the actual names of my viewers if it is different than their you tube name, so I'll have to refer to you as Jorun. Either way, that's not really the point of this conversation. I mainly want to discourage you from making multiple posts, one after the other, or from making posts that are demanding. I will always reply as soon as I'm able, if there is a relevant question.

Who else is here because your Biology Teacher thought it would be fun.

@WatchItPlayed

3 жыл бұрын

Good biology teacher!

Huge deck of cards, not a lot of variance in abilities. Seems like strategy-wise, the game would be played the same way each time. So, how's the replayability on this one? When it comes to this theme of game, I would first go to EVO and Dominant Species. How does Evolution stack up against these two?

@WatchItPlayed

9 жыл бұрын

TyphoidBryan I'm not one to review. I will say you might be surprised by just how much variance there is.

what about the gameplay part

@WatchItPlayed

5 жыл бұрын

We don't do a game play for every game we feature - just depends on time and scheduling.

What happens if you run out of food tokens in the food bank before you run out of trait cards?

@WatchItPlayed

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Rachel, does this part address your question: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3Z-mLaOdqjFqbw.html

I really want a draw in this game ...

@WatchItPlayed

9 жыл бұрын

AlexanderTF PIZZA!

Does anyone know where his accent is from?

@WatchItPlayed

8 жыл бұрын

+Ken Knight I do! East Coast of Canada.

@TrineArmstrong

6 жыл бұрын

I was thinking "What accent?" Then I read the comment and saw he was a fellow Canadian. No wonder I didn't notice an accent. Lol

@damienleigh9943

5 жыл бұрын

@@WatchItPlayed Are you a reliable source? 🤔😂

does scavenging allow you to continue to take food beyond your population level?

@WatchItPlayed

7 жыл бұрын

Hey Nic, a species can never have more food than it's population size.