Weather Machine - Playthrough & Review

Please let us know if you have any questions about Weather Machine!

As a scientist, this game looks like a lot of my work ... getting funding, publishing etc ... 
I come home to relax and then this is work again 😅

Really awesome video! Very helpful before I played this morning, even more helpful after I played lol. Made a few key mistakes, will do better next time! Thanks.

Seeing this played got me so excited for my copy. Usually, play heavier games with just my wife, like Kanban ev. This one looks like a fun 2p

First of all: Great Review! Thanks
We just started with On Mars at 3 Player and I loved that game so much thanks to your Rules Teach / Playthrough. After, we wanted to start with our next Lacerda and they all felt so different and complicated to On Mars. I dont know why but they were not so smooth for me for any reason.
I think that On Mars and WM are quiet similiar, no? Or what would be your next recommendation if On Mars was great and you want to start with the next Lacerda journey with 3 - 4p?

As always, love the game play and the commentary.

Unrelated to board games - I LOVE Naveen's shirt in this video! It's so cool!! I want to get one. The color and design are fantastic.

Monique is the GOAT in Lacerda games, she's killin' it. Naveen is like ok here we go again 😮‍💨. But great playthrough once again. Because of you 2 i already got 2 lacerda games - Lisboa & Kanban EV - and On mars & CO2 2nd chance are problably my next 2 Lacerda games. and weather machine my 5th game of him. 😅

Monique is incredible, turn 4 = 6 research tokens...impressive...and Naveen's reaction is so authentic lol

Hi and thanks for the video! I can't seem to find the rule that says Lavit counts as another player for counting non science vouchers if his meeple is at the left of the active player just moved scientist. Thanks a lot.
Edit: just noticed is the 2 player variant.

Thanks for this nice playthrough. I bought this fabulous game last weak and watch your game play for second time.

idk, but sometimes TOO MUCH is TOO MUCH...

Great video as usual ! You're the bests when it comes to play Vital Lacerda's game :)
Played the game 3 times with my wife and we started really enjoying it on our third play.
I totally agree with you : not the most complex Lacerda game, but one of the "hardest" to explain as it is complicated to put some theme into explanations. It's a bit punishing as well, especially in the first turns.
We are huge Vital Lacerda fans, but this one isn''t amongst our favorites for these reasons. Still a great game, above a lot of other heavy eurogames in our opinion.

Greetings from France (and sorry for the mistakes as English isn''t my native language :) )

Sooooo…. That bump in views these last two weeks…? That’s probably all just me trying to teach myself the rules. I ended up playing a couple of games two-handed shadowing your first moves just to get the flow of this game. Its fun, but boy are there a lot of tiny steps that you can forget very easily. Tomorrow I will have friends coming over and I will need to teach them this game…. Aaaaaaaaaargh… (I am not Monique!) Thanks for all the help! Great video.

Monique! We have the exact same taste in Lacerda games. Lisboa and Kanban are also my two favorite of his games. So much so that I ended up selling on Mars because I would just rather play one of those other two. Great job as always with the teach and the playthrough. Your videos are invaluable for me in understanding a game before I even get it in my hands. I'm picking up a copy of weather machine in the next week and am very excited to see how it stacks up against the rest. Thank you so much and keep up the great work!

Both of you did not use the funding of the funding tracks which is supposably an instant bonus everytime you make an advancement, if I got it correct. But I will watch it to the end just to make sure and because it is so much fun to watch you both. I just got the game and started studying the rules and am so glad you did this video. Great shout out also that you made a clip for my favorit german channel "Better Board Games" . Greeting from Bavaria.
Oh boy, was I wrong. The hardest part for me so far is to get the machine parts. Where are those? 😵‍💫

Looks fascinating, however, I'm going to hold off on adding any more Lacerda games to my wishlist until I get a chance to play one. On Mars is currently on my shelf of shame, but seeing this video makes me want to get it to the table so I can see if I enjoy his designs or not.

Saw you on Betterboardgames a few minutes ago! You were one of the reasons why backed Weather Machine. And today there is my first playthrough (after solo testing) with three players.
Greetings from germany.😊

Juste recieved my copy of the game and made a solo play. I thunk its impossible to win a solo play, until I've seen Monique playing... O_o

What do you think about adding an other end game condition, similar to the saboteur solo mode, where if a certain amount of level 3 extreme weather are on the board and you immediately just score for your contribution ? Someone mentioned it on bgg and I think it adds a lot of theme and flavor to the game ! Like it is too late and the world is in too much chaos !

Another brilliant video Monique and Naveen! You two are my favourite game vloggers,; you are both very, entertaining ,articulate and genuine..

I just received my Weather Machine kickstarter. I based my purchase a year ago based on your video and the game has lived up to your review.

Keep the videos coming!

Hey guys! Thank you for the video :) if you had to rank the Lacerda games depending of the player count, what would be the best for 1 player, 2P, 3P and 4P ? Thanks in advance!

I hear you guys comment on a good amount of games that you "prefer at specific play counts." So I'm on the hunt for interactive games for my wife and I (as I'm trying to get her more hyped on crunchier games). Do you have any recommendations for really engaging 2 player games? Co-op or competitive?

Also thanks for the review of WM!! This game is heavy! But looks like a lot of fun

I can't believe I backed this game. I must be a masochist! 😛 Honestly I can't wait to play it. It's the teaching of it that terrifies me

This game looks so cool, it feels bad learning about a good kickstarter so late.

My ranking would be 1. Lisboa 2. CO2 Second Chance 3. The Gallerist

I watch 7 time now...

Would love to see you do a new Lacerda ranking that includes Weather Machine, Kanban EV and Alien Invasion.

New to this channel and I’m happy for a handful of Vital’s creations being reviewed before coming out. But actually, I already pledged for a KS copy (lol) and blame Lisboa, The Gallerist and Kanban EV. Vital’s games are just so good. Still have yet to see Vinhos, The Escape Plan and On Mars. There’s also Bot Factory but not sure if it came out already.

Thanks for the play and commentary. As a solo player, Weather Machine is a pass. Still pondering my first Lacerda.

Government-subsidies-founded research... ugh, disgusting. Lacerda is a brilliant designer, but this aspect of the theme is just awful.

I can't afford to watch this video.

I watched your ranking of Vital Lacerda games and had to immediately buy Lisboa and Kanban, I'm not sure I'll financially recover if I watch this one.
😅😅😅

I just noticed Professor Lativ's name backwards is Vital. I love that detail!

This seems the most boring one of his games. Maybe actually playing it will be more exciting.

Love this series!!

I do very much respect Vital Lacerda as one of the most important designers in the board game community, but this game as some of his others are so complex to teach and the board art is so full of things that I'm scared to even understand what is going on! 😅

I appreciate your channel for taking so much time into content on a series, very unique! We enjoy Lisboa and may get Kanban! WM looks beautiful with the art and components!

Meu Deus esse tabuleiro é enorme e cheio de coisas, deve ser um euro bem denso eu amei 😍

I'm writing a Ph.D. paper about climate change and this is 100% completely accurate.

Great teach and great play through as always! Thanks so much for the video! Monique, you are so good at board games! 😆

What a beautiful game, what a great teach and playthrough and what a beautiful couple.

Boring as hell.

May I ask what microphone do you guys use for recording your voice :)

Great timing for this review- the whole world is focused on this issue. Let the nature heal itself.

Great playthrough, as always it is a delight to watch you guys play ^^ also, Naveen you’ve been doing great, but man how Monique got’s the game’s mechanics on lock! You didn’t stand a chance 😅😉

Good one, agree the theme of this game made little sense in regard to the actions being taken.

Hey guys.... really good video... After 2 years in the hobby this will be my first Lacerda's game... PURA VIDA!!! from Costa Rica..