Red Cathedral: Solo Tutorial, Playthrough, and Review

Watch this video to learn how to play a solo game of The Red Cathedral and to see how it works in a sample playthrough. I also include a brief review of what I think of the game and the official solo variant. Want to see a list of all my board game videos? Click here: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklis.... 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:32 Overview 0:06:00 Start of Playthrough 0:06:09 Claim Cathedral Section Action 0:07:02 Limited Supply 0:07:38 Choosing a Banner 0:08:00 Inventory and Storage 0:08:48 Advanced Side of Player Board 0:09:12 Workshop Tiles 0:12:47 Taking Less Than What You're Owed 0:13:47 Overview of Ivan the Bot 0:15:10 How Ivan Takes His Turn 0:17:42 Ivan's First Turn 0:18:15 Visit the Market Action 0:18:49 Moving a Die Extra Spaces 0:23:11 Easily Forgotten Rule 0:27:52 Bot Difficulty 0:33:20 Preview of End Game Scoring 0:40:25 Construct Cathedral Action 1:06:30 Optional Actions You Can Take on Your Turn 1:19:02 Pay 1 Prestige for 2 Rubles 1:21:26 How not to forget to re-roll the dice 1:24:39 House rule solo game to increase difficulty 1:33:20 End Game Scoring 1:34:49 Brief Review