Eminent Domain - How To Play

In this video, we're going to learn how to play Eminent Domain! If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to post them in the YouTube comments below.

NOTE: You may look at both sides of the Planet Cards drawn when using the Survey Role, but you must play it face down in your Empire until colonized or conquered.

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00:00 - Introduction
02:09 - Setting Up The Game
05:07 - Action Phase
05:48 - The Role Phase
07:55 - Following And Dissenting
08:45 - Leader Advantages
09:38 - The Clean Up Phase
10:38 - Refilling Your Draw Pile
10:53 - The Objective Of The Game
11:22 - The Survey Card Explained
13:51 - The Warfare Card Explained
15:17 - The Colonize Card Explained
16:51 - Advantages Gained From Planets
17:21 - The Produce/Trade Card Explained
19:10 - The Research Card Explained
19:56 - Technology Cards
21:30 - The Politics Card Explained
22:09 - How The Game Ends
23:26 - How To Determine The Winner
23:54 - Increasing Your Maximum Hand Size
24:04 - Conquering A Partially Colonized Planet
24:23 - When Card Stacks Are Emptied
25:08 - Conclusion

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[martinchalifoux]

I know the video is dated, but you are still so good.
I just bought the game in french and I thought you made a video.
Very good explanation because I find the rulebook not too clear.
Thank you 😊

[dankelly]

I love that start player selection mechanism!! (Player aides where one of them has the START PLAYER on the back.)

[neilwalker]

Just found this game on BGA, great tutorial as usual. Loving the plywood backing and great to see how much it's changed over the years but the content remains the same quality :)

[WardNightstone]

wow this video explains things WAY better then the rule book does

[danlawson]

It's official. You are my official to go to for game play officially.

[lenaliah]

Thank you very much for this video. I couldn't find any "How to play" video in my mother tongue, thanks to you it's absolutely not an issue. It's Crystal clear!

[jdeejohnston]

I heard the word "cerds" so many times.
Thanks for the video!

[bobby]

Pro tip: when playing at home on a black tablecloth, it's a good idea to lightly splatter it with white paint to simulate stars. Then spray paint your ships in a bright color so that they stand out from the background. Next, take a cardboard box and cut out holes so that you can clearly see the table/read the cards. Write "space helmet" on the side of the box so that other players know that you're really serious about this game. After each player completes an action, sa "I wouldn't do that Dave"

[IosifStalin]

Here again….I wanted to revise this game, and Rodney’s here to help. Great!!!

[RayPhay]

I just picked up this game and have only glanced at the rules. However this video has given me a really good idea as to how this game will play. I know that when I get it to the table in the next day or two I will have no problem playing the game. May just need to glance at the rule book here and there.

These instructional videos are so much better then the actual rule books. I like to watch the video and then when I read the rules it all makes since and is pretty much clear. Thanks Rodney.

[rorirants]

SO grateful for these videos!! BGG can be so confusing with the polarized reviews--this is so incredibly helpful! :D

[Minotaur]

Wow... Last Dust video is not even cold and you're already releasing another video about another game...

You're on fire!...

[robertoren]

just for making things easier for me to play with my kids....i'great at reading do a fantastic job!!

[SwordAgainstChaos]

Bought this game last night. Thanks for the excellent explanation of the rules.

[sparrowhawke]

I've had this game in my games library for quite a while but never had a chance to learn how to play it. This video was exactly what my gaming group and I needed.

Many thanks, Rodney~! And keep up the great work~!

[sleepyazn]

How fortunate! You have the best timing! I was just contemplating to back their expansion! You are the best!

[Redskins]

You are quite good at explaining how to play games! Well done!

[NinjatheJoe]

Rodney you have gotten me hooked on almost every game you've shown, keep it up! I look forward to each of these series!

[VyrusTron]

I've heard so much about this game!! I'm glad you showed it in the show. I hope it gets translated and publish in Spain so I can play with my friends!!

[EchoMateria]

Thanks for shooting up a series for this game, it is going to arrive this week by post, hopefully. This will help learn it much, much faster.