Through the Ages - Playthru With Friends!

Today I am joined by my friend Matt to play a full game of Through the Ages: New Story of Civilization with the New Leaders & Wonders expansion! I will start with a brief overview of the game, and then we will teach the rules while we play.

Timestamps:
Introduction - 0:00
Game overview - 1:32
Game start - 4:27
Endgame scoring - 2:57:13
Endgame discussion - 2:58:46

[PauloRenato]

This is my favorite game of all time, it's as close to perfection that you can get!!
Now I only play the app because it does all the upkeep and all the calculations AND it makes it so easy for the player to test out several different ways to play each turn by just resetting the turn to the previous move or all the way to the last time you revealed any new information, being able to do this is GOLD! (This is a thing you can do in the physical game too but it's so much more difficult...

So, the App killed the physical game for me, it's the best implementation I've ever seen and that makes me extremely happy! So John, if you want to play this Async I would be down to play it with you and Matt!

Notes for the Subtitles:
1:03:57 You forgot to get 1 resource from the Roman Roads
2:00:50 You say you had 3 more Ore but you didn't, that triggers at the Start of your Action Phase and at the Start of your Action Phase Maria Theresa was still in your hand
2:51:42 You play Reserves to get 4 resources and instead you give yourself 6
2:55:53 Matt forgot his discount of 2 Resources from Architecture, so he only needed to spend 9 resources instead of 11

[GettingGames]

CORRECTIONS:
55:07 - Matt forgot to spend 1 civil action when playing the Knights card.
1:03:54 - I forgot to gain 1 ore from my Roman Roads.
2:00:45 - This free ore only happens at the start of the action phase, and because Maria was still in my hand at that point I shouldn't have gained these resources.
2:51:16 - I accidentally spent 5 resources instead of 3.
2:51:41 - I accidentally took 6 resources instead of 4.
2:55:44 - Matt forgot to use his Architecture discount, so this should have only cost 9 resources instead of 11.

[BlueZaki]

I am really loving the playthrus with Matt!! :) Thank you and keep em coming!! :)

[timoseppa]

Fantastic. So happy to see one of my favorite games, with new expansions I don't have, with a full playthrough. Awesome.

[samwise]

I love the way you film and edit these playthroughs. It's so much more engaging and easy to follow than just a single camera shot of all the components from above. Great stuff!

[Jindorek]

Wow, i learnt a LOT from this. been playing this for years but we have made so many tiny errors that I never knew about till now. Thank you for this.

[Nuvrin]

Great showcase of the game. I appreciated that you took the time to speed up sliding cards around, moving cubes etc.

[HerbJon]

Man.. I love this design so much. Played like 250 games of 2nd edition and I'm getting this version soon. One of my favourite games of all times. Thank you Vlaada. <3

[desertgamers]

Always enjoy your teach and playthroughs. You are my game teacher of choice. Matt was a nice addition here. Thx guys.

[bushibayushi]

Looove these playthroughs guys, GREAT job!

[AhJong]

Fantastic! I love the in person play through and especially for such a stone cold classic as TTA! As a long time fan of these play throughs, it is really odd to hear Jon’s disembodied voice talking through his tactical considerations as usual but then all of a sudden another voice pierces the expectations! 😂

[darrensmith]

I love this game. I know the length bothers some people, but I think it is one of the things that makes it. It gives time for things to change. You can have an early game where you are resource poor and a late game where it isn't an issue at all… and like have some new problem.

[joshuaallen]

Watching you both pass up monarchy hurt my soul. To be fair, I’m not very good at this game but I would have had to take that.

Loved the playthrough with a friend. Thank you both for doing it!

[heatherhinze]

Enjoyed this playthrough! Thanks for sharing.

[Avyncentia]

I just finished playing a 3-player game of this against myself. Forgot how much I love this game. Looking forward to watching this playthrough!

[finalboss]

Thank you for this. So helpful to see how it plays in real time.

[michaeldarling]

Wow. This was a really great playthrough. Thank you for the expert commentary and the solid overview of the game. Really interesting in buying this one now!

[brianmccarty]

One of the few games I prefer online -- while the steam app is awesome, the BGA implementation is also quite good

[michaelblank]

Thanks again for yet another great detailled playthrough. :-)

[GabrielDFbhz]

Cant believe you played this!
Best game ever!