Thanks for this! Helped me get over the hump of that awful looking rule book haha

@TomTeachesGames

4 жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome! It’s such a good game with such a gross rulebook.... so I get it and I’m more than happy to help!

Great video, thanks for doing this. It really helps for the 1st time setup of a solo game. One comment, at around 2:45 when talking about the Corporate Era cards, the Solo rules state to always play with the Corporate cards included. So this may trump the removal of these cards for early plays :)

@TomTeachesGames

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you’re right. I also (intentionally) started with one income for each resource... which you also shouldn’t do for solo. I just wanted a shot at winning if I was gonna be on camera! And you’re welcome! Thanks for taking the time to comment! If you get a solo game in I wanna hear how it goes!

@stevefratus1546

4 жыл бұрын

I actually came to the comments section to say this. Lol.

@woodyshooter

4 жыл бұрын

​@@TomTeachesGames Hey, I tried a sologame (first attempt at terraforming mars) and Im pretty sure im doing something wrong. Solo play is 14 turns basically. 14 turns = 28 actions top. Heat is 19 steps to complete, ocean 9, oxygen 14 so 42 steps total. Ofcourse there are a few cards that give you 2 steps per action... but besides that. How am i gonna do 42 steps of global parameters to complete the game with only 28 actions. Everything cost an action right, playing a card, using an action on a card, trading 8 for 1 plans/heat, standard project? send help

@TomTeachesGames

4 жыл бұрын

Oh man..... I am NOT really a strategizer.... But let me see if I can help a little tiny bit... You said "14 turns = 28 actions top" -- I'm not 100% sure I understand what you mean by that... Like, the way I read that suggests you're only taking 2 actions per turn? In reality you can take as many actions as you want and can afford. Like, once the round starts (you draw cards, and pay to keep some, etc.) then you take as many actions as you want to and have the resources for. So the amount of actions you take each turn is really going to escalate as your production increases.... Am I understanding your question correctly? and/or saying something helpful here?

Does anyone else think he sounds like Jeff Goldbloom?

Solo mode is Corporate Era only meaning that you dont start with 1 production for each resourse type as done in the standard game:/

@TomTeachesGames

6 жыл бұрын

Yup! You are right.... I thought I had put that in the subtitles - but mostly I wanted to have a fighting chance of winning 😂

@DonPers

6 жыл бұрын

Tom Teaches ah yeah you are correct. Didnt read the video description refering to the klingon subtitles. Saw it now. :)

@TomTeachesGames

6 жыл бұрын

It’s all good! I did a crap job advertising those in my early videos....

I didn't think I'd be the type to say this but...damn, I can't believe you shuffle your board game cards that way. I baby my games I guess.

@TomTeachesGames

6 жыл бұрын

😂 That’s totally fair. I baby my games in different ways. I’ve never played a game enough times for the way I shuffle the cards to matter in any noticeable way.....

@mje80x

5 жыл бұрын

I baby em too, but in games with huge amounts of cards, I shuffle shit shit out of them

@stevefratus1546

4 жыл бұрын

Tom Teaches Lol. This is my argument for why I don’t sleeve games.

Thanks for explaining this. The book is shit at explaining city tile placement... Looking at the rule book it says you draw four and combine cost and then start counting...the green tiles are even more confusing.

@TomTeachesGames

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, for such a great game the rulebook was pretty dang hard to follow -- especially for me. Heck, I remember recording this (a while ago) and especially during those parts I would have to read the paragraph explaining whatever, then hurry and record a natural explanation.... then do it again.... and again.... Definitely not natural reading.

Walmart has cheap tackle boxes that work great for organizing pieces for this game and Scythe. Less than $5 and keeps the game tidy

@TomTeachesGames

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Most of my games have Walmart tackle boxes in them. They have two models these days I keep on hand all the time - there used to be a third, but they stopped selling that one, and that has broken my little organizing heart.

@01kmacias

4 жыл бұрын

Tom Teaches I think I purchased the same one! I have one small one with only a few slots - great for resource cubes and another that is customizable. I really like some stuff that comes from companies like broken token, but I can’t justify spending nearly as much on the organizer as I did on the game

My copper cubes came flaky in the box.

You seemed a little high in this video, Tom lol

First sentence of solo variant is use Corporate Era; so everything is wrong.

I feel you should’ve just picked your corporation before looking at your starting draw.

@TomTeachesGames

3 жыл бұрын

You are probably right here...... It's always hard to know exactly how to start these things up, especially where this was such an early video in my KZread-ing.

Where did you buy the trays?

@TomTeachesGames

5 жыл бұрын

I can’t remember the name of the person/company.... but I found them on Etsy.

@EdwardPetersen

5 жыл бұрын

@@TomTeachesGames When you answered this, were you referring to the player boards or the clear plastic containers your gold/silver/copper cubes were in? I found quite a few player boards on etsy, but I haven't found as many trays/containers. I'm not sure which the OP was asking about, but I was wondering about the containers. But boy, am I have a time finding the right words to google. I found that circular one you have there, but I was hoping for something a bit cheaper. On the note of the player boards, some of those are nice looking, and I also see them as imperative as I also knock into the table. But it's tough to spend $30-50 to augment a game that cost me about the same itself. The Game Trayz version looks pretty awesome, though. Maybe if those go on sale or there's a coupon...

@TomTeachesGames

5 жыл бұрын

Oh! Great question. I the player boards were the ones I found on Etsy (Boardgame Boost). The containers I use are a brand called “Geekbox” (and on the logo the “E”s are backwards.) they come in packs of three and I always pick up a few packs from my local game store when I go. At least, I’m pretty sure that’s what I used in the video. It’s what I use the most... And I ALMOST went for the Game Trayz because I freaking love that company too.... but, for me, even though I don’t think the art is that great on the player boards, I like seeing it. I like all of the color and all that crap. So, having the big solid plastic color of the game trayz is what kept me away from those.

@EdwardPetersen

5 жыл бұрын

@@TomTeachesGames I feel the same way about the Game Trayz - both about wishing these were something that mimicked the art of the game, but also that they are a great company that can be trusted to make a great product. So, I'm stuck hemming and hawing because of the price. But I will revisit the Etsy shop. Thanks for the tip on the Geekbox stuff, I will search for that.

@rmsgrey

4 жыл бұрын

As of the release of the recent expansion, Turmoil, there are now official first-party dual-layer player boards for nudge-proof gameplay. As I post, they're out of stock on the Fryx Games website (listed price 160kr, no idea on shipping rates). It may be possible to pick some up second-hand from kickstarter backers who prefer their current solutions, or you could wait for them to come into stock.

I need to learn how to shuffle...

@TomTeachesGames

4 жыл бұрын

Don’t do it! If you do it the wrong way (on camera) there is no recovering from that......

@landscaperben

4 жыл бұрын

@@TomTeachesGames haha. I like your set up video so far, it's great! I want to play TM as a solo game! Thus why I'm watching!

@TomTeachesGames

4 жыл бұрын

Well good! I hope you like it! I modified the rules so I could stand a chance (you normally don’t start with one production everywhere).... but hopefully you’ll enjoy it!

@landscaperben

4 жыл бұрын

@@TomTeachesGames so you start with zero production. I'm not that great at the game so I may just do what you did! The only thing that I don't get is collecting animals and microbes and where they go and how to use them...

@TomTeachesGames

4 жыл бұрын

Ah, okay. I’m not sure how much I do that in the video..... but essentially they become cubes on those cards as they produce. Then some cards might use those cubes or help score points for them. (I say with uncertainty since that video was the last time I played... and I think that was 2 years ago....)

My card was also 13!

@TomTeachesGames

6 жыл бұрын

Nice!!! We’re corporate twins!

Solo game start is wrong. Put first two city tiles and then greenery tiles. Read rules!

@TomTeachesGames

3 жыл бұрын

This is super hard to believe.... but it IS possible for people to read the rules, be super familiar with the rules, and still make a mistake. Thanks for the comment! Be kind :D

@Jak0vas

3 жыл бұрын

@@TomTeachesGames just got this the TR counter for solo is at 14, not 20 which is for 2 players or more I think, thanks for helping understand solo setup.