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Star Trek Ascendancy tutorial (Patreon)

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2023-02-08 21:18:09
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Hey folks! I'll be making this video public on Friday, but since it's done now, I figured I'd give y'all the first look!

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How to Play Star Trek Ascendancy in 23 Minutes

Learn how to play Star Trek Ascendancy in just 23 minutes (Yes I know the timecode says something different. There's a bit of silliness at the front and back) To support RTFM, consider pledging at http://patreon.com/RTFM Want to buy this game? Get it here https://amzn.to/3jK54ve and it'll kick back a few bucks to me (or go to your friendly local game store, that's cool too) Also a good resource to have is this condensed player aid that basically covers all the rules in just a few pages: https://www.orderofgamers.com/downloads/StarTrekAscendancy_v4.pdf 0:00 - Intro 1:36 - Important Info 2:10 - Basic Overview 2:52 - Setup 3:53 - Basic Gameplay 4:22 - Execution Stage Overview 4:58 - Impulse Movement and Exploration 5:58 - Civilization Cards 7:00 - Hazardous Systems 8:14 - Rearranging the Galaxy 9:08 - Warp Speed 10:11 - Trade Agreements 11:15 - Fleets 12:08 - Starbases 12:48 - Advancement Projects 13:31 - Build Phase 15:26 - Space Battles (and combat basics) 16:55 - First Strike and Rerolls 17:30 - Retreats and Tactical Maneuvers 18:25 - Planetary Invasion 20:28 - Attacking NPCs 20:52 - Cultural Hegemony 21:48 - Initiative Stage 22:48 - Recharge Stage 23:25 - Winning 24:21 - Info about expansions 24:50 - Rankings Corrections: None so far! Let me know if there are any rules I got wrong and I'll place them here. Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/rtfmshow Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/rtfmshow Personal Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sheasayswords Want to check out the gaming table I use? https://bandpassdesign.com #tutorial #boardgames #RTFM #rtfmshow

Comments

Anonymous

Great teach! If I ever thought I could get this played, I'd buy all of it in a second, but I'll have to live vicariously through this video instead. Also, I took your rankings as an invitation to do my own...

Anonymous
>>102417697

1. TNG 2. DS9 This is the 1-2 punch of Star Trek. Any list without these two at the top is objectively wrong. 3. VOY Yep, it gets a nostalgia lift for me also. When this was on the air, I liked VOY more than DS9, but I grew out of that opinion in college. 4. SNW I’m not a fan of TOS-era in general (see bottom of this list), but man this is great stuff. Agreed that if it keeps up its current trajectory, it could overtake Voyager. 5. LD I agree that the setup and comedy of the show undercuts the Trek ethos. But it’s still got some good Trek storylines, and it feels very Trek from that perspective. Also, the Lower Decks premise is one I’ve always enjoyed ever since the TNG episode Lower Decks. Without the complaint, this could be 3 or 4, and without the compliment, it would be probably be 7 or 8. 6. PIC This is modern TNG with way better character arcs, but not for any characters from previous shows besides Picard and Seven of Nine, so that only lifts it so much. Outside of that, it’s fun to watch but the story is too obvious at many points. 7. ENT Two things stop this from being lower for me: the Xindi season and the Vulcan arc over most of the series. Everything else is forgettable. (If it hadn’t been canceled, Season 5 might have given us the pay off for all the Temporal Cold War episodes.) 8. DIS This gets credit for having the only usage of the Mirror Universe that I enjoy rather intensely hate (don’t @ me). Other than that, I agree that this show is more flash and feels like it tries too hard to be Trek and just never gets there. 9. PRO I’ve watched Prodigy, and it’s perfectly fine. It’s tailored for kids clearly, and while Holo Janeway is neat, there’s nothing here that you haven’t seen before in a more developed form. 10. TOS Just like 1830 in the 18xx universe for me. I acknowledge it for what it was and what it gave us, but I have no interest in watching it again.

RTFM
>>102417697

Good list! I'm really hoping season 3 of Picard raises that show higher for me. I'm excited about having more TNG characters back, and I do really like the other cast as well, I just did not care for season 2. And yes, the Xindi season was the best Enterprise arc and the Vulcan storylines were interesting, but having rewatched that series recently, I stick with my opinion of "meh."

Anonymous
>>102417697

I’m very hopeful for season 3 of Picard as well! Season 2 felt like they stretched a bit; it wasn’t as tight of a story as the first. And yeah, that’s totally fair on Enterprise.