Kodama - How To Play

In this video, we're going to learn how to play Kodama: The Tree Spirits! 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
00:43 - Setup
02:09 - Gameplay Overview
02:32 - Decree Phase
02:59 - Growing Phase
06:35 - Kodama Phase
06:54 - Ending A Season
07:11 - Key Words
07:37 - Ending The Game
07:45 - Determining The Winner
08:03 - Conclusion

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[landcameras]

When we initially viewed your instructional video, truth be told, we were lost and confused. It all seemed too fast paced and like we'd be lost from the get go! Oh, boy! Were we wrong 🤯.

In fact, we thoroughly loved this game and this video was very helpful. It helped us resolve some issues surrounding our own bias towards games sponsored by Mensa and the like. In closing, in addition to it being a quite enjoyable game, it also facilitated an emotional reprieve from a difficult night of emotion processing. Thank you for this gift, Rod.♥️

[chrishenderson]

Thanks again for you vids, Rodney! We had played this twice and decided to watch your video again to be sure we had not missed anything else, and found one more thing to get the rules right. Now we can play correctly. Much appreciated! :)

[gsyl]

Thanks for clearing up the rules for me. I just got a copy of the other day and now I can't wait to get it to the table.

[EclecticCamel]

Ooo! I got to play this at my game day last weekend! (Someone brought their Kickstarter copy.) Quite a charming little game.

[akaisamurai]

I already played the Kigi and loved it and now seeing it as Kodama is so cool. The addition at the end to take a picture with the cute Kodama is a great way to promote the game in a cool way too. Thumbs up for choosing this game to teach, can't wait for the gameplay video and for Pep and Rodney name all the Kodama, ha.

[TheSlovenmind]

Hope I get my copy before the weekend, , , grrr fingers crossed... I see some arrivals in Canada Ontario... did not understand even effect? or rules at 7:15 or specifically within 2 cards/branches and what it means for gameplay

[MrNemitri]

Wow, this game looks so fun and interesting, building your own tree!

[Mlle_Bleue]

Great video! Love this game, Rodney! I love its previous incarnation Kigi too. Can't wait for my official Kicktarter copy to arrive!

[cenkgonen]

another nice how to play. i like this artwork gameplan its different nice job for Capsicum Games

[MrRubixscube]

at 5:45, you say that you can't score more than 10 points with 1 card and that you can't play there, but the card you're holding only makes you score 8 points (6 from worms, 2 from clouds), or did I miss something about the scoring?

anyway, great video :)

[tharitplubkajohn]

Thank you. You explained this game very clear.

[homelessjoe]

Going to be a play before buying for me, but thanks Rodney for the very precise walk through as usual.

[deistmutt]

Hi again. .. So you said the branch with two end branches with stars, but only the one 'leads away from the trunk' does not count.. what do you mean? How do I determine which is the one 'leading away from the trunk'. Also, with this point system, why would I put that trunk there in the first place if I knew I can't score points? Thanks! Best explanation btw Rodney

[LuisCollazo]

This is an amazing and interesting board game! Super creative

[stevepruneau]

Wow such cute little creatures. I want this game just for the artwork haha.. The gameplay seems quite interesting, and as a filler game, this can enchant any type of player for sure ;) :D Good job finding this one. I never heard of it before this.

[tygeriris]

thanks for this- we had a debate about whether the trunk feature counted in the contiguous scoring line :) (I won!)

[nathannorton]

So do you always score from the tallest branch on down? Or do you score each branch? If you score each branch, the 10 point rule must only apply to a single branch, right? Lastly...you gonna be at Origins this year? I'm looking forward to snagging this there this year! One of my most anticipated!

Sorry for the barrage of questions. Really excited about this game.

[jmerb]

What happens if you cannot place a card? Either because of overlapping or because it would score more than 10 points?

[mattkennicott]

Card 23 says each different feature on end cards is worth 2 points. Do you count those individually or as a whole like if two different end cards have mushrooms is it worth 4 points or 2 points?

[riveness]

So, on attachment to the initial trunk, to score a feature, it must match the feature on the trunk.

So say trunk has a cloud. You play a branch off the trunk that has no clouds, say fireflies only. That is zero points?