Endeavor: Deep Sea Mission 2, Maps & Charts | Playthrough and Review | Bits & Biology

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Welcome to Bits & Biology, a channel about board games from the perspective of a biologist gamer. In this video I play a solo game of Endeavor: Deep Sea, Mission 2: Maps and Charts. The playthrough is followed by my review of the game. Endeavor: Deep Sea is a strategy game where players are leading a scientific research institute focused on ocean research and conservation. Throughout the game you will recruit field experts and use their abilities to explore new locations, investigate dive sites, publish your research, and launch conservation efforts. Player turns in the solo game are the same as those in the multiplayer game, so this video should give you a pretty good idea of how the game plays whether you are playing solo, cooperatively, or competitively. Endeavor Deep Sea Mission 2: Maps and Charts – Only a tiny percentage of the ocean has been mapped; we’re going to try to change that today. Dust off that sonar screen, and see as much of the deep as you can! If you enjoyed the video, please let me know by giving it a thumbs up! 0:00 Introduction 0:55 Overview 2:07 Mission 2 setup 7:10 Requirements to win solo mode Gameplay 8:05 Round 1 preparation 13:41 Round 1 activation (main actions) 16:58 Round 2 preparation 19:30 Round 2 activation (main actions) 25:15 Round 3 preparation 27:31 Round 3 activation (main actions) 33:57 Round 4 preparation 36:05 Round 4 activation (main actions) 44:53 Round 5 preparation 47:16 Round 5 activation (main actions) 49:04 Round 5: 1st action (dive + travel) 50:53 Round 5: 2nd action (travel) 51:10 Round 5: 3rd action (journal) 52:36 Round 5: discussing options 53:15 Round 5: promoting R.O.V. operator 53:40 Round 5: discussing options 54:04 Round 5: 4th action (dive + conservation) 55:27 Round 6 preparation 58:53 Round 6 activation (main actions) 1:07:13 Round 7 preparation 1:12:31 Round 7 activation (main actions) 1:19:40 Thermal vents 1:20:01 Round 7 activation (continued) 1:26:04 Colossal squid 1:26:31 Jellyfish in the ocean food web 1:27:18 Round 7 activation (continued) 1:40:47 Did we win? 1:42:33 How to score multiplayer A bit of biology 1:46:25 Mapping the ocean – The real-world basis for scenario 2 1:50:00 Pictures, yes or no? 1:50:34 Deep-sea mining 1:51:20 Book recommendation 1:52:38 YouTube channel recommendations Review 1:54:12 Review: Overview 1:54:32 Review: Paths to victory 1:56:40 Review: Goals and setbacks (solo & co-op) 1:59:29 Review: Strategies 2:00:36 Review checklist 2:00:36 How many times I’ve played 2:01:48 Some random thoughts 2:04:57 Thoughts that went into purchasing the game 2:06:28 Is it fun at all player counts? 2:07:52 What do you do between turns? 2:08:28 Decisions on your turn 2:09:33 Visual appeal 2:11:15 Relationship between theme and mechanisms 2:13:32 Table presence 2:14:34 Length 2:14:53 Player interaction 2:15:17 Complexity 2:15:59 Luck vs. skill 2:16:28 Is it challenging or easy? 2:17:42 Is it unique? 2:19:00 Rulebook 2:20:21 Value 2:21:46 Final thoughts Let me know you liked the video by giving it a thumbs up! Have you played Endeavor: Deep Sea? What do you think of the game? What other games would you like to see on the channel? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below! Endeavor: Deep Sea on Board Game Geek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367966/endeavor-deep-sea Seabed 2030 https://seabed2030.org/ The Center for Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire https://gis.ccom.unh.edu/portal/home/ Behind the Scenes: Data Collection on E/V Nautilus https://youtu.be/HQTd8ZnPMrY?si=W6v3a0LM-RGUHnYE The diving gondola: a strange elevator to the ocean floor https://youtu.be/kZ1CZh85Ugs?si=8S8fpmi4ENsd5qnf 40 Years of Hydrothermal Vent Exploration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVzBjY8oLkk Hydrothermal vents: Explore a bizarre deep ocean habitat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtV-FP212Uc Brine Pool: Hot Tub of Despair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGLtMWx28hs First Confirmed Footage of a Colossal Baby Squid – and it’s a Baby! https://schmidtocean.org/first-colossal-squid-footage/ NOAA Bathymetric Data Viewer https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/bathymetry/ Guess the Invertebrate | American Microscopical Society https://www.amicros.org/guess-the-invert Check out these YouTube channels! https://www.youtube.com/@MBARIvideo https://www.youtube.com/@EVNautilus ----------------------------- If you like what you see, please subscribe to be notified when new videos are uploaded! My focus is board games that feature anything having to do with biology (e.g., nature, wildlife, plants, ecology, environmental science, etc). Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/vFGpeT8hM4 Follow Bits & Biology on social media: Instagram: @bitsandbiology Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bitsandbiology.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bitsandbiology/ Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BitsandBiology Email for collaborations and partnerships: bitsandbiology@gmail.com