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Ever heard of Pax Pamir? Maybe it’s even sitting on your shelf of shame, waiting for you to finally learn how to play it?

Well, I can tell you: Pax Pamir is absolutely worth discovering, especially if you enjoy strategy games full of intrigue, shifting alliances, and clever power plays.

You probably know designer Cole Wehrle from Root or Arcs. But for many board gamers, Pax Pamir is a modern classic and an all-time favorite.

The game takes place during *The Great Game*. And while Pax Pamir certainly is a great game, the name actually refers to a real geopolitical struggle for influence in 19th-century Afghanistan.

In Pax Pamir, you lead Afghan tribes and form alliances with the British, Russian, or Afghan coalitions. But loyalty is a flexible concept here. After all, you're pursuing your own agenda, and today's allies might become tomorrow's enemies.

Sounds intriguing?

In my latest video, I'll walk you through all the rules of Pax Pamir: Second Edition, step by step, so you can finally get it to the table and start playing!

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Just in time before Christmas Eve, I’ve released an English version of my German video for The White Castle.

Why The White Castle now?

We recently played it for the first time in quite a while, and it reminded me just how much it’s one of my favorite Eurogames of this kind.

That’s also why I went ahead and ordered the Matcha expansion and the Duel version, with the plan to cover both of them in videos soon.

We’ll be trying out a lot of games over the holidays.
What’s going under your Christmas tree, and what will you be playing over the next few days?

In any case, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁

10 months ago | [YT] | 1

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Coming soon: Tutorial Video for Unconscious Mind

Recording is done and the audio is edited – and now it’s clear: the tutorial for Unconscious Mind will be around 30-35 minutes long, which is quite a bit for my channel.

But I’m confident I’ve found a solid way to explain it. Unconscious Mind can feel pretty overwhelming at first – especially when you’re trying to learn the rules and turn them into a clean video script. I’ve added a short bonus chapter to help you get into the game more easily.

As always, my challenge was making the video accessible even to players who don’t usually go for games with a complexity rating of 4+.
I’m super curious to see what you’ll think once it’s out!

I should be able to finish everything in time for SPIEL 🤞🍀

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1 year ago | [YT] | 4

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Next video coming already on thursday - then there's no excuse anymore to not play dice in Kingdom Come: Deliverance (1 & 2) ‪@kingdomcomeRPG‬

Videos from my german channel will be reuploaded here and deleted on "Einfach Losspielen". This will make it way less confusing for my long time viewers. So subscribe to keep updated on all rereleases and new uploads: youtube.com/@boardgameshortcut?sub_confirmation=1

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