This video literally has it all. Subtle humour that's never destracting from the explanation, awesome helpful animations, all components of playing the game are very clearly depicted and the build up of explaining is done in a way where it's easy to grasp. This is such a good video i'm really impressed. It's exactly what i want in a boardgame explain video. Please never stop making videos and make more like this. I might be getting too excited over a boardgame tutorial video but fuck it, you've earned it. I hope you gain a lot more subscribers. I'm already recommending you to friends if they ask for suggestions.

I've seen a lot of tutorials for Terra Mystica but this one is a truly masterpiece. You've earned a subscriber.

@Zalintis

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think he is underappreciated

I worked as a full-time, professional board game teacher for three years -- this is a fantastic, A+ achievement in teaching Terra Mystica. It's damn near perfect, if a little exhaustive! You really deserve to be proud of this one. Thank you for your hard work.

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

i had help from the Terra Mystica community checking over the script and giving me pointers, because i knew they'd be disappointed if i made too many goofs!

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

@Kevin Milloy You can work in a board game cafe. You can work at a summer camp or community center. You can teach game design at the college or university level. You can work at or run an events company. You can work as a rep for a publisher. You can make KZread videos like i do (although it's not exactly a sustainable living).

@musicbykurt

4 жыл бұрын

@Kevin Milloy Fair question! I was employed at a small board game café / library. I started as a teacher and eventually served as the curator as well. Depending on the administration goals of any given board game café, the experience of teaching there can be either frustrating or wonderful. I was fortunate enough to work at a very play-focused establishment. We were a very close-knit group. I still hold onto a lot of relationships from that time, both customers and former co-workers. As our teacher hinted: I left because I wanted more financial security. These days I still take part in the industry, but only as a reviewer.

Thank you Ryan, the game deserves a video of this quality. The order in which you presented things was well chosen and the teaching time for the base rules is impressively short. Excellent attention to detail as well. I only realised I didn't know some of the smaller rules until I had to teach three completely green players two weeks ago(if only I had had this video then) and I was writing up a short teaching summary while skimming the rule book to make sure I wouldn't forget anything, and I've been playing the game for about a year now. I had no idea you could split up cult spades over multiple hexes, ditto for bonus action spades if you have any leftovers, didn't know you could return a priest from your board to your pool to move up one step on a cult track, etcetera. The only thing I think you missed was the 10-town limit, which until two weeks ago I thought would never be relevant anyway. Turns out it's not that unlikely in a 5-player game after all.

Was looking for a refresher for teaching a new player and watched this! Just an awesome video!! Thank you!! I’ll just send the link, job done!

I saw dozen of guides on YT regarding Terra Mystica rules, but you've done it right. Everything is well explained and in proper order. Thanks.

Fantastic video. The animations highlighting the relevant areas of the playing board being discussed are sooo helpful. Very well done!

@NightsAroundaTable

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Andrei! If you like that style, the rest of my How to Play videos follow suit: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eXyqzdyIccrZqbA.html

Hey man, just wanted to tell you that I like the way you made this explanation. You put efforts to the editing and it's light, friendly and really helped me pay attention and learn it with fun. And it's organized which makes it so helpful, especially for such a complicated game. Thank you

@NightsAroundaTable

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Tom!

This is one complicated game and you nailed it. Superb job and great production value. 4 stars!

well done, just refreshed my memory about terra mystica watching this video! it's really awesome!

Wonderful instructional video. No fluff, just a super tight script and great post editing. A masterpiece in the tutorial field!

@NightsAroundaTable

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Adam! Hit that Share button and tell someone you love on social media.

Love your videos man. Whenever I get to try a new game it’s great when you’ve reviewed them already. You give great explanations and basic walk through on the games.

@NightsAroundaTable

2 жыл бұрын

Well thank you so much!

Whilst, from your tone, I felt like you were presenting to 6-year-olds or puppies, I kept watching because it is hands-down the clearest most helpful how-to-play I've ever seen. Thanks for uploading! I'm going to subscribe and check out your other videos.

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

WHO’S A GOOD BOY??

@mrnnhnz

4 жыл бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable [wags tail and woofs excitedly]

@MattCrawley_Music

4 жыл бұрын

Puppies and 6 year olds can play too

Your tutorials for complex games are really good. Thank you.

A great and very thorough video. Thank you so much. That must have been hard work - but you made it look easy. :)

This is the best teach out there for Terra Mystica. Thank you for helping me get people into my favourite game!

Just one word: GREAT!!! I do enjoy every video you make Ryan. Clear and funny to make a half hour of rules like a breeze

@NightsAroundaTable

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Vurtan!

I love that the setup is at the end! Nothing is worse than slogging through a setup for a board when I just wanna see the play action and concept, but it's still integral to these videos. Plus it gives context for all the pieces that go on the board so is well received on the learning end.

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

Oh man - thanks! Setup-at-the-end is the hill i've chosen to die on.

Very very good video, easily the best one I've watched. You broke the rules down into easy to understand segments. Thanks

@NightsAroundaTable

10 ай бұрын

Thanks wildejedi!

This video was great! thank again so much for your help in learning (or in this case remembering) how to play. Keep up the great work!

@NightsAroundaTable

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Would love to tackle the expansion eventually.

Amazingly explained for me as someone comming back to the rules after some time. Thank you!

Beautiful job, once again. I'm a bit behind but I just picked this up and I'm excited to try it out!

@NightsAroundaTable

8 ай бұрын

Have a good time! i quite like it!

great tutorial and video! subscribed!

Superb video. I’ve just got the game (not opened yet) but think I’ll be re-watching this a number of times. Thanks.

@NightsAroundaTable

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Do you have anyone to play it with? i rely on my family to play games with me now that we're back in lockdown, and it's far from their favourite style of game.

@russellscott1151

3 жыл бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable my partner although I might have to make some strategic losses to keep her playing it ;)

This is so great! Clear and concise and visual. You’re doing such a great job! I’m eager-and only a little nervous-to play this game for the first time, now.

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! i like the game very much, but i shouldn't. There are very few faces in the game... very little personality. Just dumb, boring buildings. But i don't know? It just tickles a part of my brain and i can't quite explain why yet. Maybe i'll do a Find the Fun video on it once i figure that out.

@quibily

4 жыл бұрын

Nights Around a Table Yeah,I think my fondness for Trajan might be a similar situation.

This quite possibly the best instructional video I have ever seen!

@NightsAroundaTable

4 ай бұрын

Ermagerd thernks!

This has been immensely helpful for me. I have a virtual board game meetup coming up where we'll be playing this, but due to us playing remotely, it would be pretty hard for my friend to teach us like he usually does. While I'm unsure I'll win, I'll at least not be the guy asking questions every 6 seconds!

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

Wonderful! Thanks for the great work!

Perfect how-to. Thanks for your hard work!

My favourite game. Great video thanks. I’ve played this game over a dozen time and read the rule book 3 times but you’ve shown me a couple of rules I had misunderstood / forgotten. Thanks again.

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

Holy cow! Which ones?

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

(When i play, i tend to mess up the proximity rule... i award power based on the building going in, instead of the buildings it's next to. Oops.)

@catherinetaylor2014

4 жыл бұрын

The biggest one is the end of round cult bonuses hadn’t realised it was every 2 / 4 steps etc. We were doing as a 1 only 😳😂😳

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah - that’s huge! i think we’ve always messed up that endgame score sharing too.

The Google searches for the past three games I have been learning have lead me to your channel. Castles of Burgundy, Caverna, and now Terra Mystica, not to mention I have A Feast for Odin on the way... crap.. I just mentioned it... Anyways, you have been the most enjoyable Canadian board game tutorialist that I've watched and I can't thank you enough... can't thank you enough?.. really?.. how many thanks are necessary?.. come to think of it Castles of Burgundy may have been that other Canadian fellow... well, maybe just one big THANK YOU will do! Seriously, I really appreciate your videos. Very clear, very thorough, and all around enjoyable. You've got another subscriber. Cheers! 🍻

@NightsAroundaTable

2 жыл бұрын

What a nice comment to wake up to! Thank you so much!

I bought the game because of this video. Thank you

This is the best TM rule video explanation in the world !!! The Gold medal for you if there is olympic for that !! Thank you for your great work !!!

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

The Olympics are cancelled, but thanks so much for your encouragement!

Terra Mystica is the hardest game I have ever tried to learn. I have still never won, but I wish I had watched this video before our first attempt. It was an utter disaster, 5 guys who had never played before spent 4 hours arguing over how to implement the rules. Setup alone took almost an hour. We didn't even finish it, we abandoned it 3/4 of the way through and it took months before it was back on the table. If you have never played this game before, this video should be mandatory viewing. On top of that, I would strongly recommend you only attempt the game if you have at least 1 person in your group who has played multiple times before, otherwise you may never end up appreciating it. It's a very good economic strategy game, but it takes half a dozen or more plays to get your head around it. The video is great, well done.

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Amazing tutorial! Everything about it is perfect.

@NightsAroundaTable

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Katherine! There are a couple of visual errors, but i think it teaches the game well enough.

Great editing, made it easy to see, better than a finger on the screen

@NightsAroundaTable

6 ай бұрын

When you point a finger at a board game, there are four other fingers pointing back at YOU.

I'm going to be playing this with 4 other people who have played before, so this was a nice introduction so I have some sort of idea about what's going on when they re-explain it tomorrow night.

@NightsAroundaTable

2 жыл бұрын

Show them the video! i often show ppl my own videos before we play, because i know the vid will be faster and more complete than a live teach.

Great work sir!

@NightsAroundaTable

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Yes!! Finally! Thanks!!!

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

With pleasure!

Such a good explanation. Thank you! Now I have to decide whether to get Terra Mystica or Gaia Project for solo. Both look fun.

@NightsAroundaTable

29 күн бұрын

i’ve never played Gaia Project, but based on all the comments i’ve received over the years, most players who have played both games seem to prefer it to Terra Mystica. Fans of these games also have great things to say about Age of Innovation.

@johndavidharding

29 күн бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable Thank you! I'll also check out Age of Innovation.

This is so good tutorial!

@NightsAroundaTable

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Xha!

Continually the best at creating hot to game videos. You should do the board game "Root".

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

i’ll add it to my list!

@compilationsnation

4 жыл бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable Awesome, thank you!

Great presentation, Ryan. Thank you. I bought Gaia Project because of the solo option. And while I like the game, I am more interested in the Terra Mystica theme than G.P. It appears that there is a solo (fan made) option for T.M. Any feedback from you (or anyone posting here) if T.M. would be worth it for solo using a fan made option?

Great job at explaining tricky concepts of this game. Cheers 🍻

@NightsAroundaTable

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Harley! This one was challenging. Have you played either of the expansions?

@harleygrattan2851

3 жыл бұрын

The 1st expansion is all good except for the Shapeshifters, they are way too powerful 😠. But the turn order board is a must, as you implied, the other factions are interesting to play with. There’s another expansion called “Merchants of the Seas” I know nothing about this but I would like to see you explain the game.

@NightsAroundaTable

3 жыл бұрын

@@harleygrattan2851 i've been eyeing Merchants for Christmas.

@harleygrattan2851

3 жыл бұрын

Is it worth it? Will you do a video on it?

@NightsAroundaTable

3 жыл бұрын

@@harleygrattan2851 i'm still not sure if doing videos on expansions is worth it for the amount of views they'll get? Games like Catan: Cities & Knights are an exception.

HOLY COW THIS GAME! There's so much. I've been wanting to try it for a long time. I think it's available online somewhere. But I'm scared. :D

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

Yep! You can play it digitally on PC or mobile. There's nothing to be scared about!

@DerekHohls

3 жыл бұрын

Its on BoardGameArena.

what can I say? Thank you, this video is amazing!

Great job thx

Master level teach. Great graphics! Keep em’ coming. Do you have one for Tzolkin!?

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

i do! kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmeulqyQZrLNmJs.html

@jannefidde

4 жыл бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable well then, I subscribe!

Great video. Now we need one for GAIA PROJECT please.

well done

Thanks!

Amazing

you're the best.

Trying to decide on buying. Lots of reviews say Gaia is better blah blah but I don't like space themes. This interests me. May just take the leap!

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

Having not played Gaia yet, i've really been trying to get to the bottom of this. But if you don't like space themes, then this is a no-brainer. Just know that there's a simplified version called Terra Nova that you should evaluate as well, if you're in the market.

Fantastic teaching video. Eight commercial breaks...? Almost breaks it... almost :-)

@NightsAroundaTable

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that, Lasse. KZread automatically ads those based on video length. i can cut them down. How many do you feel there *should* be?

@LassePeterson

2 жыл бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable thanks for the answer. Well, eight is almost unendurable (hopefuly that's an English word). I'm growing more and more tired of all the commercials on KZread. At the same time, I totally understand the deal. I get super cool content “for free”. You get a little something, KZread makes a lot. Anyhow, I think three, four at the most would be ok when I need a rules run-through.

I'd love to see someone do an automa solo tutorial/playthrough. I'm surprised there's not one already.

@NightsAroundaTable

2 жыл бұрын

i'm gearing up for one! Just got my solo copy fairly recently.

@fatowen1988

2 жыл бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable Awesome man! Can't wait to see it!

A mastepiece of an explanation.

@NightsAroundaTable

10 ай бұрын

Gorsh!

I'm confused with the cult track. wouldn't you be able to move up the entire track in one round by moving one space at a time?

@NightsAroundaTable

2 жыл бұрын

Each space up each track costs 1 priest, and (depending on your faction) priests are hard to come by! You can also feed priests to the 4 spaces below each cult track to move more than 1 notch at once, but those spaces are limited. So it’s a race.

Was looking for a way to easily explain TM to some peeps so they can play with me... I'mma just send 'm all this 'ere video, that aughtta do the trick right?

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

'At aughtta straighten' em roight out!

Great video! I only fell asleep once! (Not your fault, though 😄)

@NightsAroundaTable

2 жыл бұрын

i blame the narcolepsy!

@thomashverring9484

2 жыл бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable I blame the long weekend with birthdays (the same in plural due to several days of frolicking), food, and alcohol! I gave Terra Mystica to my GF as an extra present, because I found it at 40% off. That's why I'm reading the rules and watching your video-and falling asleep :^D

@NightsAroundaTable

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomashverring9484 i'm playing a game of it on BGA right now! And awaiting the solo mode to ship from my FLGS. It's fun, but not, like... roller-coaster-fun.

@thomashverring9484

2 жыл бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable I'm not much for roller-coasters :^D

Could you please do a how to play for Fury of Dracula 4th edition? Please oh please?

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

i'll look into it! It's been requested before.

@carlatate7678

4 жыл бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable Swoon!

11:17 I'm confused. "If you're short spades with either of these abilities, you can pay worker cubes to top up to the number of spades you need; BUT if you pay worker cubes, you can't split the spades up into multiple terriforming actions." Isn't using the extra spade to terriform another space considered another terriforming action? And isn't terriforming the extra space part of "either of these abilities"? Also, second question, when you say "the single action that you take on your turn" 12:07, you mean literally I can only take one single action or do you mean I can take each action once per turn?

What are those dots between your eyes? I couldn't look away from them

@NightsAroundaTable

5 ай бұрын

Mesmerizing, aren’t they? Ryan did a thing. Episode 3: Self-Surgery (Xanthelasma removal with Wartner Pen) kzread.info/dash/bejne/gq1spsqaaaTVdpc.html

Ryan do you like Terra Mystica Fire And Ice Expansion?

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

i’ve only played it once, but had a good time with it. The turn order track is a good addition that you can emulate for free in the base game. The new races were interesting... i played Riverwalkers, while my friend MT played one of the volcanic races. They’re unique because they don’t have a home terrain.

@vinclash7763

4 жыл бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable Cool! That's great to hear 👍 Riverwalkers excellent!

@vinclash7763

4 жыл бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable Yes that is very right.

11:22 The mermaids can't transform the brown tile in their homeland with one spade. They need two for that. Should have used the forest tile for the example. 15:31 The updated rules forbid to place the spade -> 2 points round tile in the fifth or last position. (You pointed this out at the end of the video). 23:54 Darklings don't get 2 points for every spade, only for each spade that they got with a priest. 24:27 Giants can only transform a tile in their homeland, not in any other. 26:08 The Nomads sandstorm ability doesn't work on tiles that are adjacent because of a bridge. 26:44 The Fakirs stronghold gives a priest rather than the usual 2 power, it is as irregular as the mentioned stronghold incomes of the Chaos Magicians and Alchemists. Solid video, the markings and switching between the boards to highlight what you mean make this a useful tutorial.

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for these minor corrections after the fact, but this is the kind of thing i was trying to avoid by soliciting feedback on the script weeks ago on BGG, where you yourself said "Skimmed through it and didn't found mayor flaws." i honestly appreciate the feedback, but i'd much prefer to hear it before i've produced the video, since there's nothing i can do to edit a KZread video once it's been published.

@Exkalipoor

4 жыл бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable The first two mistakes couldn't be found in the script, as they are purely visual. The others four were overlooked, but they aren't mayor. They don't misinform the watcher, don't give a wrong impression of the game and shouldn't lead to playing the game wrong. Just reading the class descriptions once in the rule book fix it (which is what every new player should to if they start the game). You can't expect people to proofread your work in their free time to find every tiny flaw for you. Reading the script is less engaging than watching the end result as well. Making a perfect video about a fairly complex board game with its many details, rules, exceptions. respectable amounts of errata and updates isn't easy. It would take more time than it may be worth it.

@NightsAroundaTable

4 жыл бұрын

​@@Exkalipoor i don't expect people to proofread my work in their free time to find every tiny flaw, but that can't possibly be your complaint, since you waited until after the video was published to use your free time to find every tiny flaw anyway! :) It would just have been more encouraging to hear these comment before i put in all the work, instead of after. (And believe me, it was a crazy amount of work!) Still, as you say, the issues you mentioned are minor. i don't know that i've ever played a rules-perfect game of Terra Mystica, and i doubt i ever will.

This game sucks. Makes no sense and is probably broken

@NightsAroundaTable

Ай бұрын

If you dial down your petulance a bit, is there something specific i can help you with?

@coltonbeatty6117

Ай бұрын

​@@NightsAroundaTable I keep trying this game with same faction and just lose immediately

@coltonbeatty6117

Ай бұрын

​@@NightsAroundaTable So no help with that, huh?

@NightsAroundaTable

Ай бұрын

@@coltonbeatty6117 The game takes a couple of hours to play, so what do you mean by "immediately"? Which faction are you trying? And are you playing this with other people, or online? Against humans, or robots?

@coltonbeatty6117

Ай бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable I mean it's obvious pretty soon into the game that there isn't a viable way forward or any big push coming later that could at least put me in serious contention. I play against people as the Giants.