Robinson Crusoe - 2nd Edition - How To Play

Correction: At 43:02 when discussing a drop in Morale, I should have said "if morale is already at the lowest point on the track (which is -3) it does not sink further, and characters do not suffer wounds because of this."

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00:00 - Introduction
00:59 - The Setup
04:38 - Game play Overview
05:20 - Phase 2: Morale Phase
05:40 - Suffering Wounds
07:12 - Determination Tokens
07:56 - Phase 3: Production
08:25 - Available versus Future Resources
08:45 - Phase 4: Actions Phase
09:43 - Fulfilling Action Requirements
10:50 - Stacking Pawns
12:46 - Explore Action Areas
15:38 - Gathering Action Areas
16:50 - Explore Action Areas
17:46 - Arrange Camp Action
17:56 - Rest Action
18:00 - Scenario Actions
21:28 - Starting Equipment
21:42 - Resolving Actions
21:47 - Resolving Threats
22:30 - Resolving Hunting
25:04 - Resolving Building
28:22 - Resolving Gathering
29:06 - Resolving Exploring
30:05 - Resolving Arranging Camp
30:30 - Resolving Resting
30:42 - The End Of The Action Phase
32:35 - Tokens that Affect Actions
35:41 - Phase 5: Weather
37:45 - Phase 6: Night Phase
39:52 - Spending The Night Phase Outside of Camp
40:27 - Mystery Cards
41:35 - Phase 1: Event Phase
43:34 - Ending The Game
43:52 - Extra Rules
44:39 - Conclusion

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[WatchItPlayed]

Correction: At 43:02 when discussing a drop in Morale, I should have said "if morale is already at the lowest point on the track (which is -3) it does not sink further, and characters do not suffer wounds because of this."

[TheYearbook]

Phew! Got this game last week. Played it once and then watched your video to make sure we did everything right. I think we may have done everything right though because we starved to death.

[wolvz]

Years later I still have to regularly return to this watch it played. It’s not your fault Rodney, your a great teacher, it’s that I only have space for a few games in my head and RC takes up a lot of space to remember. Relearning this has cause me now to completely forget how to play chess. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[calebludrick]

This video was incredibly helpful! This video and the Scythe tutorial convinced me to buy both games, and helped me learn the rules. You guys really set the gold standard for board game tutorial videos. Thanks Rodney!

[Xhawk]

Thanx so much for covering this super tough game Rodney. You are sure to have helped countless people trying to learn this. All the best :)

[DimitrisSarmis]

I think this should have started with "You take a wound, now lets see why".

[sixtysixty]

There are SO many tacky and ill-made board game tutorials out there on this platform, but I honestly have to say that considering this game has SO much going on, this is explained in the most amazing way! Got this for Christmas with NO idea what to do, took 6 hours to complete a round, but hey, we had a great time, and your tutorial was the reason we made it this far in the first place! Merry Christmas everyone!

[meeplelane]

Great video. The game has been set up on my table for 3 days while I’ve waded through the rule book. This video helped a ton!

[CloudBuilderMetba]

This is one of my favorite games that I've played about 20-30 times. I still learned a lot from your video, thank you! Thank goodness for the new rulebook (which I don't have yet) and you of course!

[talesofcardboard]

This video was a mighty undertaking but thanks for doing it. So happy to have it as a reference.

[centrix]

It took two years to watch, but I did it.

[liahdark]

4 years later this video is still so helpful. i just got this game and as soon as i have seen that there is video tutorial marketed on the box i came here. Nice video and very clear and easy to understand

[anthonyparenti]

As always, we can count on Rodney for the best board game how to videos! The easiest way to learn games. We loved playing this one!

[CraigVolpe]

That was pretty brutal watching. So many little details I’m worried I’ll forget when playing. Can’t imagine how much work went into creating the video. Hopefully once I play a little most of the rules will become intuitive and I won’t have to hold so much info in my working memory. Thanks for all your work!

[gbank]

You are so stinkin' professional!!! This is near perfection. Nice job, and thanks again.

[ryusorata]

probably the longest and heaviest explanation you ever did! Great job, awesome

[joshsimons]

Had to come back and watch this tutorial. After a gap of 2 1/2 years of it hitting the table, I pulled it out and played through a game with my 6 and 9 year old. We got a few rules wrong (like playing until everyone was dead instead of just me), but this was good for young ages because of all the open information. Thanks for a great video to help me knock the rust of the ol’ Robinson hinges!

[manonfirejc]

Just received my Collector's Edition from Game Found. The components are very nice. Im currently playing through the introductory scenarios (4 of them). I've watched and or listened to your great how to play several times over the last 3 years 😆 between the Introductory scenarios and Rodney's how to play, this was not too too tough to get into to. Winning/surviving is a whole other thing 😂

[benw.]

I did it! I watched it all! This gargantuan monument to game design is one step closer to being regularly played at my apartment!

Thank you!

[dansmith]

Every time I need to learn how to play a game I come here, and every time I'm glad I did!