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Come join me for another installment of Let's Play Some $#!7 | LPS$!

Today, we started playing Reigns! I was introduced to it by another YouTuber/Streamer, Jim Stephanie Sterling.
And it made me break my rule, which I compensated for by shortening the stream a little; I skipped break to keep playing.

And I got to a 53-YEAR REIGN! WOOT-WOOT!
Then died when my Military fell and my brother-in-law poisoned me.

Backing up, Reigns is a card game; a card game that provides you with choices that matter.
You are a king, so far, every time. I had a daughter at one point, but I might have died too soon to be able to see her be a queen. If her being a queen was even possible.

When you die, you rule again as the next heir and it tracks how long you rule for. The setting is medieval and your choices affect the Church, the People, the Military, and/or the Economy, each represented by a Cross, Stick Figure, Sword, and Dollar sign. If one is emptied, your reign ends. If one maxes out, your reign ends. The latter was INTERESTING to learn! And made for some interesting choices! The choice system itself is complicated by its simplicity, which I tried explaining to a viewer, but they didn't get it. It's fine. I don't always explain things well.

How you know what your choices affect is represented by dots above the icons; small dot, small effect, and big dot, big effect. What they don't tell you is if the effect is positive or negative. It's a glorified guessing game that had me hooked!

Three problems off the top of my head are, 1) without spoiling some story, they had me execute someone who should have already been dead AND someone died of poison multiple times. And, 2) some choices got repetitive. Why do I need to keep adding fortresses to the castle when there was no indicator of them being destroyed? Or did I miss something? 3) The people you regularly interact with are living WAY too long! The only time there as a replacement was when I had them killed! AM I MISSING SOMETHING?

Completing the compliment sandwich, the game's art style is adorable! And also simple! The music was pretty decent, too. And the achievements were fun to figure out! This is a game I will have no issues with revisiting! Can I beat my record of a 53-year reign? Can I get to 100? We'll see!

And since I don’t know what will happen if I try to start a new game, this is going to be a Stream game going forward.

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The Sunday, October 27, and 636th, Artist Shout-Out goes to Ida Smaga!
Check them out here: https://ko-fi.com/i/IN4N815ACHT

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Starting Soon
9:57 - Welcome Gamers!
12:00 - Artist Shout-Out
14:59 - Game Intro/Launch
16:33 - Reigns
3:13:35 - Artist Shout-Out
3:14:52 - Closing/Just Chatting
3:19:01 - Rendezvous Point Bookshop Plug
3:23:44 - Farewell