Tak - How To Play

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

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00:00 - Introduction
00:50 - The Setup
02:43 - Game Play Overview
03:11 - Action: Place
03:33 - Creating Roads
04:09 - Placing Capstone
04:18 - Action: Move
05:30 - Top Pieces
05:48 - Capstones Effects
06:55 - Moving Stacks
08:31 - Capstones On Stacks
09:10 - Winning The Game
10:17 - Calling TAK
10:38 - Scoring Games
11:00 - Optional Scoring Variants
11:42 - Conclusion

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[asaguda]

As someone who's in the middle of reading said book, this excites me.

[CesarDaSalad]

"Let's say the brown pieces go first"
**Screams in chess**

[SwiftIllusionMT]

I absolutely love Tak, so awesome to see a how to play video from you on this that I can share with others now to easily introduce the rules to them :)!
Also great work as always on the setups too for instructions that helped concisely discuss multiple related rules (e.g. the capstone flattening stones at 06:10 )

[nicogamesnow]

I'm so glad this game crossed your radar. One of my favorites!

[juancarlostouzet]

Excellent explanation!
I want to play this game!

[bandicoot]

Great video loved the books and I can't wait to play the game

[mcmastergi]

Fantastic game. I love it !!
This video explains this "Beautiful Game" very well !! 🤘

[AFallingToaster]

Great video! You did have one motion that could be a bit confusing to new players. At 05:58 you move a stack of pieces underneath a capstone, as opposed to moving a capstone on top of the pieces. Note to new players: you cannot move any piece underneath another piece, only on top.

Also, everyone should play online at Playtak.com, as it's a wonderful way to learn the game while you wait for your physical set :)

[HingleMcCringleberry-fd]

0:29 Anyone else thought it bizarre to hear Rodney say a swear word?

[kategamgee]

Such a great explanation. Just ordered the game (huge fan of the books) and cannot wait to play!!

[JeffMcLeod]

Great video as always! Just got a travel edition of Tak and can't wait to play it!

[pearlkonopa]

Thank you. I won this game in a raffle and had never even heard of it before

[snowwarden]

picked up the small tavern set, its not bad prob a bit pricey but its nice. it came with game and i bough a cloth board for it. great travel version now

[Bruce_Brown]

Two Questions:
Can you move one of your walls on your turn if it is not atop a stack?
When initially placing a piece, can you place it anywhere (except on a wall/capstone) or does it have to be an open space?

Thanks for all you do!

[jhuztein]

This is a cool innovation to TicTacToe! The game looks very aesthetically pleasing - can definitely imagine this being played in LOTR haha

[piper]

Remember the object is to play a elegant game.

[Nova]

Wow, I don’t think you missed a single rule! Great job.

[giminichristmas]

I apologize if someone has pointed this out, but all the rules say that a capstone can be part of a winning road (reads as a flat stone). However if playing points, it does not count as a point.

[ZippityDuda]

I'm suddenly hungry for the brown pieces in Chex Mix...

[shadrussell]

I'm a bit confused. How does a standing piece end up on a stack? Can you place them there? Can they be moved?