Council Of Shadows - How To Play

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In this video, we're going to learn how to play Council Of Shadows! If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to post them in the YouTube comments below. Become a member of the Watch It Played Patreon Team! https://www.patreon.com/c/watchitplayed Watch It Played Merch - get your shirts, mugs and other items! https://watch-it-played.creator-spring.com/ This game's BoardGameGeek Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368954/council-shadows Check out my personal vlog here: @RodneyJSmith Get A BGG Watch It Played Microbadge: https://boardgamegeek.com/microbadge/25384 Email: watchitplayed(at)gmail(dot)com BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/watchitplayed.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watchitplayed/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WatchItPlayed/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/watchitplayed We truly appreciate your views, feedback and subscriptions. 00:00 - Introduction 00:39 - Setup 04:23 - Game Play Overview 05:09 - The Buy Phase 05:40 - Buying AI Cards 06:05 - Using Gemstones 06:42 - Purchase Upgrades 08:45 - The Planning And Ordering Phase 10:17 - Check Consumption 11:29 - Breaking Consumption Ties 12:15 - Energy Reaching Your Consumption 12:46 - Actions And Scoring Phase 13:05 - Action: Collecting Gemstones 13:18 - Action: Upgrading Gemstones 13:29 - Action: Adding Colonies To Planets 13:48 - Planet Limitations 15:10 - Parsec Limitations 15:50 - Action: Collection Resources 17:07 - Action: Discovering New Solar Systems 18:08 - Additional Actions 18:26 - Advancing Your Actions 18:46 - The Assessment 20:53 - Bonus Card Limitations 21:45 - Leveling Up To Level 1 22:49 - Leveling Up To Level 2 23:16 - Leveling Up To Level 3 23:43 - Negative Consumption 24:12 - Ending The Game 24:40 - Final Scoring 25:46 - Determining The Winner 26:05 - Expansions & Solo Play 26:22 - Conclusion #watchitplayed #boardgames #tutorial