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No pickaxe, plenty of explosives: ambiguousamphibian clocks into Coal LLC

His only upload of the week turns escalating coal quotas into a staffing problem, with one necessary exception to the rules.

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Can I Beat Coal LLC without the Starting Pickaxe?

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2:26The mandatory first day requires mining the minimum coal quota before the pickaxe can go.
3:45He sells the starting pickaxe and begins relying on bombs to extract coal.
9:05A rising quota prompts inventory expansion, dynamite purchases and the hiring of a first miner intern.
13:54Completing Tabatha's quest unlocks a vacuum pipe that simplifies coal delivery.
16:01More interns join the operation, and an underground chest supplies a flamethrower.

The starting pickaxe has to earn its retirement. In "Can I Beat Coal LLC without the Starting Pickaxe?", ambiguousamphibian mines the minimum required coal on the first day, then sells the tool as soon as the game lets him. Only then does the experiment properly begin.

From there, bombs, dynamite and hired miners have to do the work. Rising quotas turn a simple restriction into an increasingly elaborate management exercise, while a quest for Tabatha the Mermaid unlocks a vacuum pipe to make coal delivery easier. A flamethrower found underground offers a less conventional contribution to the mining business.

The week's sole upload has reached roughly 357,000 views and is the channel's busiest video right now. But viewers have found a smaller logistical problem to discuss: the inventory filter. Several comments linger on his complaints about accumulating junk, followed by buying the filter and not putting it to use. Others suggest trying a profession that starts with explosives rather than a pickaxe, a different route into the same predicament.

Across the channel, the week brought about 1.5 million views, with subscribers unchanged. Daily viewing is running somewhat below its usual level. Among nearby gaming channels, James Turner is having a particularly lively day relative to his normal pace, while Oxhorn is quieter than usual.

The restrictions extend beyond the mine, too. "Bannerlord, TRADING ONLY $1,000 Start..." remains the next-busiest upload, followed by "Bitlife, 0% Stat Start...". Remove the useful equipment, limit the income, strip away the stats: ambiguousamphibian's recent menu gives him very little to start with and plenty to work around.

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What viewers say

Him constantly complaining about his inventory, but never buying the filter, then finally buying, but never using it was HILARIOUS.
@Nevir202See it on YouTube
There is a class which starts with a few bombs and cannot use tools, which might be an interesting follow-up.
@trevorsmith470See it on YouTube
The best part of Coal LLC videos are when AA reads Tabitha’s lines
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Thankyou for my bedtime video ❤️
@CraftyYellowRobinSee it on YouTube
Biblically accurate collector swarm
@SquibblesesSee it on YouTube
I enjoy these "I wish I could try something like that, but I don't have time to do it" videos.
@last9upSee it on YouTube
The employees swarm like locusts, or what happens to the cards in computer solitaire.
@davidt4827See it on YouTube