XCOM: The Board Game – How To Play

Watch It Played is a series designed to teach and play games. In these episodes we’re going to learn how to play XCOM: The Board Game.

XCOM – Part 2

INDEX XCOM – Part 1
00:00 – Introduction
00:55 – The Setup
03:34 – The App
03:39 – Setting Up The Game In The App
04:08 – Difficulty Levels
06:05 – Game Play Overview
07:22 – Time Phase Overview
07:44 – Starting The Timed Phase
08:05 – Screen and User Interfect Overview
09:25 – New Technology Available
10:04 – XCOM Budget
11:05 – Alien Actions
11:12 – Enemy In The Base
11:31 – Failing to Complete an Alien Action Quickly
12:22 – Assign Research
13:25 – Spending Credits
14:48 – UFOs Detected
15:05 – Crisis
15:34 – Co-operative Philosophy Of Game
17:02 – Choose A Mission
19:13 – Deploy Squad To The Mission
20:21 – Emergency Funding Is Available
21:22 – Deploy Interceptors
22:12 – Defend The Base
22:48 – Deploy Satellites
23:18 – Ending Of The Timed Phase
23:37 – Assets and Tech Cards
25:16 – Creating Elite Soldiers
26:30 – Conclusion

INDEX XCOM – Part 2
00:00 – Introduction
00:52 – Audit The Budget
02:54 – Recruit Soliders & Build Interceptors
03:37 – Resolve The Crisis
05:08 – Resolving Tasks
07:27 – Resolve Research
10:20 – Resolve Orbital Defense
11:37 – Resolve Global Defenses
13:28 – Resolve Base Defense
19:20 – Resolve Mission
21:36 – Update Panic Levels
21:54 – Resolve Final Mission
22:25 – Winning The Game
22:38 – Using Resolution Phase Assets
23:00 – Refresh Units and Cards
23:30 – Return Units To The Reserves
24:28 – How Many UFO’s Are In Orbit
25:09 – Conclusion