Watch “How to Play Solo Mode of Cryptic Nature,” a how-to-play guide for Cryptic Nature from Merlin's Manor on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by Merlin's Manor on YouTube:
In this video, I teach how to play the solo mode of Cryptic Nature and then play the first few rounds to demonstrate how to play. I focus on teaching how to run the Poacher and the differences between the solo mode and the standard game, but do not go over the general how to play in this video.
The general how to play is included in this video: https://youtu.be/udVE8QTv40o
Notes: Several times, I forgot to do upkeep actions (replenish the market, gain a tile, move assistant over, roll dice) in the moment and catch it later.
When I tried to fix the mistake of placing out the wrong Cryptid (around 25 minutes), I accidentally bought evidence that would not have been available, plus found the Cryptid in the wrong place, but I would have been able to move to the right place with standard movement and then fly to where I finished my turn (effectively being the same situation as flying and then moving).
I also placed the wrong tile when I realized I forgot to place a tile because I thought I forgot to place the Poacher's tile when it was actually my tile I forgot to place.
Timeline:
00:00 Introduction
00:18 Set-up
01:11 How to Play
07:42 Game end
08:31 A few more symbols
10:21 Partial Playthrough
30:46 Outro