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Hey there, Cats and Kittens! I've seen a lot of questions about this game going around the space lanes, and I thought it would be a good time to see if I could take a crack at explaining it. I had the very good fortune to be on hand at Kerensky Con when this was accidentally released, and was able to be taught the barebones basics by some of the folks who had a hand in creating it. When I got home, thanks to a local friend, was able to continue to play more and more games to become familiar with it.
There are several sections of the rules that can, admittedly, be challenging to understand at the first brush, and even I found myself getting caught up here and there during the course of getting things down pat. I feel like, with the crazy amount of games we've been playing, that I have an understanding of the rules - so I present them here AS I UNDERSTAND OR INTERPRET THEM. If I get a detail wrong here or there, try not to burn me alive on the cross, yeah? 😂🤗
What I learned at Kerensky was enough to come home and build off of, but it took a lot of trial and error to get to "what makes the most sense to me is..." 💀😂
I mean to say there's a lot of love in this video lmfao
Anyhooz, let's get into the
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro and game setup
1:34 - The Black Market
2:29 - Contracts
2:51 - Encounters
3:27 - Your First Turn
5:29 - Defaulting a Contract
5:42 - The Escape Clause
6:04 - Getting Paid/Making Purchases
6:39 - Beyond Your First Turn
8:42 - Extending Contracts
10:58 - Stealing a Contract
15:12 - Noble Patronage & CENSURE
16:32 - All Other Command Cards
18:27 - WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
21:12 - Dice Manipulation
21:38 - The Close, Mothers
22:31 - Sample Gameplay w/@JasonSkye ambiance