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00:00 - Introduction
01:25 - Game Setup
04:33 - Game Play Overview
05:50 - Taking Actions
06:51 - Communication Limitations
07:36 - Action: Run
08:18 - Action: Intel
08:37 - Clue Tokens
09:26 - Glyphs
09:36 - Action: Gather
11:01 - Traps
12:44 - Action: Regroup
13:22 - Special Character Action
14:14 - End Of Game
15:14 - Running Out Of Time
15:30 - In Peril
17:18 - Nearby Components
17:42 - Campaign Log
18:26 - Secrets
19:12 - Conclusion
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Mostly playthroughs and reviews. The Initiative is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 22 reviews, 11 how-to-play guides, 31 recorded sessions, 3 unboxings, and 5 other videos.
1 - 4 players
30 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
About The Initiative, from BoardGameGeek:
The Initiative - a unique co-operative board game of story, strategy, and code-breaking - lets players take on the role of teenagers in 1994 who have found a mysterious board game called "The Key". Not only will they play The Key, but players will help the teens through a pivotal chapter of their lives by following a series of missions linked together via an interactive comic book.
The game's campaign is broken into a number of chapters, each taking 30-60 minutes to complete and each starting with you reading a page of the comic book. The story advances even if players fail a mission, but winning may provide a reward in the future. Each chapter builds on the knowledge and story from previous chapters, weaving narrative, code-breaking, and mystery into one thrilling game experience.