How to Play Beyond the Sun in 15 Minutes

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Published 2024-01-31
Learn how to play Beyond the Sun in just 15 minutes (yes I know the runtime is longer than that, there's a bit of silliness at the front and back)

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0:00 - Intro
1:48 - Important Info
2:18 - Overview and Setup
4:25 - Basic Gameplay and Actions
7:05 - Production Phase and Automation
8:39 - Achievements Basics
9:20 - Tech Overview
9:50 - Research and Event Cards
11:07 - Guild Tiles and Actions
11:56 - Private Tech
12:23 - Exploration Overview
13:11 - Movement and System Control
14:54 - Colonizing Systems
16:03 - Endgame and Scoring
17:08 - Outro

Corrections:
When researching a new tech, if the prior techs had different pre-requisites, (e.g. red and yellow) you must choose one type for the new tech to match before drawing cards.

After choosing a tech to research, while the deck is not shuffled, the cards you didn't select are placed on the bottom in a random order.

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All Comments (13)
  • @RTFM
    Thanks for watching! Did I get something wrong? Reply to this comment with a timestamp so I can check it out and make a correction if necessary.
  • @seniorsancho2003
    Wonderful intro and video! Thank you for all you do for the hobby!
  • @SamiPaju
    Not even the fastest plays I’ve had, with everyone experienced at the game, and using BGA to minimise physical movement, been this fast! Big props for achieving a 15min BotS and teaching others the secrets of a speedrun!
  • @user-sx7ju6yv7n
    If you got a triangle beard you would look like the bad guy from the fifth element Enjoyed watching the video. As always your videos are good to watch and good explanations as to how to game works
  • @BmlCom
    Small correction: non chosen technology cards go back random (I would say shuffled) of the appropriate deck (which isn't shuffled).
  • @pillinjer
    CORRECTION: when setting up the the level 2 &3 Event cards, first make sure you take the lightly coloured events and add 4 other events to make a pile. Then shuffle and deal them out.
  • @tyleryoung3158
    I haven’t watched many of your videos, so idk if this has ever come up, but for anyone who has ever seen old SU&SD like me….. Do you live in Quinns’ old apartment?!?! The resemblance is uncanny.