How to Play Arcs in 27 Minutes

Learn how to play Arcs in just 27 minutes (yes I know the runtime is longer than that, there's a bit of silliness at the front and back) Big thanks to Lord of the Board for guest starring on this video. Check out Sam's excellent channel at    / lordoftheboard   Want to watch a runthrough of Arcs, check it out here:    • Arcs ►►► How does it play?   To support RTFM, consider pledging at   / rtfm   0:00 - Intro 2:13 - Important Info 2:44 - Basic Overview and Setup 6:07 - Cardplay Basics 7:09 - Surpassing, Copying, and Pivoting 8:00 - Changing Initiative and Ending the Chapter 9:20 - Declaring Ambition 11:29 - Influence and Secure Actions 12:32 - Build and Repair Actions / Controlling a System 14:27 - Tax Action 15:13 - Move Action 16:33 - Prelude 18:04 - Guild Card Advanced Rules 18:56 - Battle Action Basics 21:23 - Provoking Outrage 22:40 - Raid Dice 23:40 - Misc Combat Rules 24:17 - Ending a Chapter and Scoring Ambitions 26:37 - End of Chapter Cleanup and Endgame Triggers 27:25 - Leaders and Lore 28:54 - Outro Corrections: So be clear about surpassing, your card only has to be higher than the lead card. When using raid dice, you can only steal from your opponent if you have at least one remaining ship in the system after damage is dealt. Captives and Trophies are returned after all ambitions have been scored, not immediately after scoring Tyrant/Warlord. Twitter:   / rtfmshow   Instagram:   / rtfmshow   Personal Twitter:   / sheasayswords   Want to check out the gaming table I use? https://bandpassdesign.com #tutorial #boardgames #RTFM #rtfmshow