Journey Adventure Quest - Playthrough

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Welcome, heroes! Here’s a game play overview of the new board game, JAQ (Journey Adventure Quest) by Triceratops Games, launching on Kickstarter in June 2022! This play through of the game discusses the theme and structure of the game, then shows set up, all 3 journeys played and how to tally the score. How to Play JAQ Now on TTS and How to Follow Us Play the game before the Kickstarter campaign in June through your TTS (Tabletop Simulator) account. Also, to learn more about the game, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or visit our website to hop on our email list to join the best new game on Kickstarter launching this summer! See links below. Game Overview In this overview of the new tabletop game JAQ, heroes gear up and search from dawn to dusk. They level up as spell casters and warriors who hope to defeat evolving monsters (and win their loot), complete adventures, and finish quests. JAQ is for 2-6 players and game play is about 60 minutes. -----Contents of this Video---- 00:22 JAQ overview 00:59 General structure of JAQ board game 02:11 Play through of a game of JAQ 04:28 Totaling points at the end of the game 04:41 How to play JAQ now and connect with us -----Social Media---- https://www.facebook.com/Triceratopsgames https://www.instagram.com/triceratopsgames/ https://www.tiktok.com/@triceratopsgames1 https://www.twitter.com/triceratopsgame https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcVXCk4YvDfC4_cOYtMiMhA JAQ is on Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/triceratopsgames/journey-adventure-quest JAQ is on Board Game Geek! https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357778/journey-adventure-quest ---Video Transcript---- Hey, folks! This is Brandon from Triceratops Games and I'm one of the designers of Journey Adventure Quest or, as we like to call it, JAQ. We have some professionals doing walk-through videos, but until then this should give you a bit of the flavor. So, let's start with a brief overview, and then, I'll show you a sped up game session so you can get the feel of play. Let's do this! In JAQ, players are heroes trying to protect an island by going on journeys to defeat an ever evolving monster. Players draft cards Dawn, Noon, and Dusk each day. Goals include finding equipment, learning spells, and discovering runes, treasure, and other arcane items on the way. To fight the monsters, heroes strive to win public quests and complete secret adventures. The hero with the most points wins! How do they get those? Victory points are gained through gathering items and completing adventures and quests, but heroes must be wary to avoid damage which causes them to lose points. The general structure of the game is that there are three journeys and those journeys are broken into two days each. On each day, players simultaneously draft cards from their hands and put them on their player mats and then pass the hands to the next player. Once all players have drafted onto the three spots on their mats, they play the cards in the order they drafted them. To play cards, heroes pay for them and move them from their boards and onto the appropriate stacks. This cool stacking mechanic lets players build some awesome and entertainingly named pieces of equipment like a "Volcanic Kraken Radiant Grizzly Dream Claw." After two days, they are ready. They hope to fight the monster. Each hero that is stronger and smarter than the monster wins, but they must defend the monster's counter-attack. Then, the heroes get to compete for the loot the monster dropped before the next journey. The monster evolves. A monster card is stacked on top of the existing monster, making it grow bigger and badder just like the equipment and spells. That means the heroes need to level up some more too. After the third monster battle, it's time to count points. So, let's see that in action. Here's a simulated game where I'll show you my hand and actions and the other players activities will happen off screen. Remember that players actually do play simultaneously, so nobody is sitting around and waiting for very long. [Simulated game play starts at 2:11 to 4:30 timestamps.] if you like what you saw, you can play right now by going to tabletop simulator (TTS) and searching for JAQ or Journey Adventure Quest. Send us a note on social media and we'll find a good time to play with you! You can also go to triceratopsgames.com and sign up for updates. We hope to launch our Kickstarter Campaign in June 2022. Please back us! If this is (you watching this video) after the successful campaign, go to our website and find out how to buy a copy! Thanks for (your) interest in JAQ! At Triceratops Games, we believe in fun, strategy, together. All the best and happy gaming!