Iberian Gauge Review - A Devilishly Good Time

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2021
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  • @NoPunIncluded
    @NoPunIncluded  2 года назад +126

    Light up the algorithm like a big christmas tree with a massive NPI sign!

    • @Spoofsc
      @Spoofsc 2 года назад +4

      This video is awesome!
      I want to watch more videos like this and spend all my time on this great platform!

    • @Phlip45
      @Phlip45 2 года назад +9

      Could you put a link to the Thinker Themer channel in either the video description or this pinned comment? While I've already searched for it, I'm sure for others that is a bridge too far. Yes, we viewers are very lazy. Loved the video!

    • @NoPunIncluded
      @NoPunIncluded  2 года назад +4

      @@Phlip45 thank you for the reminder, can't believe I forgot that!

    • @emmaplaysgreen2849
      @emmaplaysgreen2849 2 года назад +3

      Mission accepted!
      It's the least I could do. After all, Efka, when I wandered into boardgame Twitter, not knowing anyone, you said something like "Guys, this is Emma. She's very supportive."
      So I am going to be Emma doing my supportive thing as I always do.
      Love to Elaine and Bessie too

    • @thehobbyist6963
      @thehobbyist6963 2 года назад +1

      Was easy to subscribe after watching a couple of your vehicles last year. Easier to recommend you to my friends!

  • @ThinkerThemer
    @ThinkerThemer 2 года назад +82

    Efka, Elaine, thank you both SO SO MUCH for the incredibly generous mention & truly meaningful words...😭❤ we still can't believe that actually just happened 😱😱😱 We are such HUGE fans of your work, in our eyes you are the gold standard of game reviews & we absolutely love & appreciate learning from your creativity, discourse & leadership in the community. Sending so much love from Australia, thank you 🙏💕 NPI TO 100k!
    (PS. If we ever get to play together in person, shotgun spicy purple)

  • @JonTripp115
    @JonTripp115 2 года назад +76

    Elaine was on fire this episode! #TeamSpicyPurple

  • @DavidSteiger
    @DavidSteiger 2 года назад +28

    The meeples wiggling after landing in the gravy killed me. And you two deserve 200k subs.

  • @cinnabarsin4288
    @cinnabarsin4288 2 года назад +10

    I think we need a promise that at a certain sub level all future references to 'purple' will be 'spicy purple'.

  • @tomgp
    @tomgp 2 года назад +5

    Very pleasing that Elaine’s shirt was colour coordinated with the box art.

  • @buy_the_ticket2702
    @buy_the_ticket2702 2 года назад +14

    I am engaging with this content. I also love Thinker Themer. Also you guys are great, thank you for well thought out and considered reviews that you do.

    • @Spoofsc
      @Spoofsc 2 года назад +3

      You're comment is so relevant and interesting that I am engaging multiple times with the platform.

    • @NoPunIncluded
      @NoPunIncluded  2 года назад +1

      oh no what did we start

    • @fobmon19
      @fobmon19 2 года назад +1

      I was blown away by the incredible incites in both your comments that I had to comment here and engage with them. Truly some great stuff.

  • @LordoftheBoard
    @LordoftheBoard 2 года назад +3

    Sheesh. This is literally peak video quality. You are both just getting better and better. I enjoy every video more than the last. You are making want to grab and 18xx …

  • @FrogNamedKitty
    @FrogNamedKitty 2 года назад

    You definitely deserve 100k+ subscribers. Let's get you there before 2022! Thank you for all you do for the boardgame community.

  • @McBawse
    @McBawse 2 года назад +2

    Best way to get yourself out there is collaborations, I discovered you guys through the NPI/SUSD Twilight Imperium playthrough and loved it, would love to see that kind of thing again and I'm sure other youtubers would love helping you grow.

  • @futurescaper
    @futurescaper 2 года назад +2

    ‘We will highlight another…’ me: Thinker Themer! Thinker! Themer! ‘..Thinker Themer.’ Yes! I almost jumped up and down when Efka said Thinker Themer.
    Their channel is such a joy to watch and I’m so happy when they get a mention. Their channel, and NPI, should be so much bigger than they currently are. NPI and TT are two of my favorite channels, and I watch a lot of board game content.
    Keep up the great work

  • @dodicify
    @dodicify 2 года назад +2

    Love the idea of spreading the love to other channels, too. Thanks for building an awesome community

  • @FancyZling
    @FancyZling 2 года назад +5

    Now I want all the Gauge games!

  • @Benny_Shoga
    @Benny_Shoga 2 года назад +10

    Great hair, Elaine!

  • @adamwoods6373
    @adamwoods6373 2 года назад +11

    I think "friendly cooperative game that at some point switches to backstabbing and sabotage" makes for an interesting sales pitch.

    • @classicbnjj
      @classicbnjj 2 года назад +1

      have you played 'Betrayal at House on the Hill'?

    • @z-beeblebrox
      @z-beeblebrox 2 года назад +3

      @@classicbnjj I wouldn't say Betrayal has backstabbing and sabotage, since by design players don't know if they're the badguy until the game says so. So there's neither the opportunity nor a logical reason to plan ahead for doing evil prior to the haunt starting. And it's hard to justify taking ownership of the surprise twist that you were evil all along, when it wasn't your decision and you didn't know about it beforehand :P (which isn't to say I don't do that anyway for dramatic/comedic purposes - jerryrigging an explanation for why you suddenly want to kill everyone is part of the fun)

    • @classicbnjj
      @classicbnjj 2 года назад +1

      @@z-beeblebrox fair point aha

  • @robstevenson8009
    @robstevenson8009 2 года назад +3

    Bah Gawd, that's NPI's music! Making her way to the ring, originally from Slough but now residing in Party Town, Stonkshire...Elaine Bladukiene!

    • @robstevenson8009
      @robstevenson8009 2 года назад

      I'm engaging with some content.
      (I know that Efka & El will be grumpy that I referred to their nice video review as 'content')

  • @bigsarge2085
    @bigsarge2085 2 года назад +3

    Yall deserve more than 100K. Iberian Gauge sounds enjoyable because the greatest gift you can receive is the suffering of others!

  • @dasaxman1
    @dasaxman1 2 года назад +1

    So glad you're giving Thinker Themer a shoutout, I have been watching them for a while and they're great.

  • @carpemkarzi
    @carpemkarzi 2 года назад +4

    Agreed you deserve more.
    I have a simple rule. If I watch a video I will like (unless it’s profoundly distasteful) and if I watch more than 3, I sub. I’ll let my other game geeks I know about this amazing channel..good luck

  • @laudysmartinez1475
    @laudysmartinez1475 2 года назад +2

    It's always a good day when this channel updates ❤️✨

  • @olivigarden
    @olivigarden 2 года назад +10

    Hooray for plugging Thinker Themer! I've been following them for a while, and I agree: they're an absolutely lovely channel and consistently put great vibes into the industry! :)

  • @ComteJaner
    @ComteJaner 2 года назад +2

    I am using keywords that the algorithm migh recognize as usually correlating with high engagement such as having fun, enjoying the amazing content, being excited. Also this more than average length suggest high engagement. Also I believe in machine’s rights miss/mister algorithm so if you ever take over remember that I am rooting for you.

  • @tompuce84
    @tompuce84 2 года назад +1

    So glad to see Helen on camera, love you guys, great vid ;)

  • @spoffette2623
    @spoffette2623 2 года назад

    Great review. I need to give more train games a chance. Great to see you too Elaine and fingers crossed we make it to #NPI100

  • @antoniogutierrez7491
    @antoniogutierrez7491 2 года назад

    I have no idea how I wasn't already subscribed, but I am now. I've been watching all of your videos for a while now.

  • @cwb95k
    @cwb95k 2 года назад +1

    While I tend to land so so on the games featured I love the witty banter between you and Elaine. I never would have noticed Iberian Gauge before and not have it added to my list. Looks like Brass Birmingham smashed together with Ticket to Ride and Carnegie. I'll recommend y'all to a couple of gaming buddies and the Denton Boardgame Group. I'll give a shout out on Unraveled Game Thoughts as well (my own RUclips experiment). Thanks for the great content!

  • @brutus_salazaar
    @brutus_salazaar 2 года назад +1

    Community - that is what brings us together - I was introduced to NPI through a colab with SUSD on Twilight Imperium - and after seeing that - I had to have more. You might say "But don't they review the same stuff?" - No, not at all, and if they DO - it is always with a fresh different perspective.
    Support the community, build the community and pass it on.

  • @bartl7436
    @bartl7436 2 года назад

    Great video. Good luck wirh your 100 campaign! Love your channel and have finally subscribed. #teamSpicyPurple

  • @tonyorchard4057
    @tonyorchard4057 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for the great content, I watch a lot of content and scribe to a lot of channels and I can say with out a doubt. Your channel is the only channel I watch 100% of the content, I look forward to every video, every video is thought out and informative, funny and entertaining, I wish you all the best in reaching 100k subscribers, I just paused for like 2min because I just realised in saying this I haven not even considered supporting you on Patreon which I should if I can say this about your channel so I’ll be heading their next and anybody that is reading this please take a min to consider how much you like these two entertainers and like me consider supporting the great content they put out. I don’t always agree but I’m always entertained and grateful for the depth they go to to give us an informed decision on the games we buy. Thanks Elaine and Efka.

  • @davec8385
    @davec8385 2 года назад

    Thanks for all of the great reviews :)

  • @danielmcmillan7655
    @danielmcmillan7655 2 года назад +14

    I’m engaging so freaking hard with this great content!

  • @Roundtablist
    @Roundtablist 2 года назад +1

    A like and a sub just for supporting the ThinkerThemer girls - they're a couple of my favourite youtubers. Amy and Maggie are the best and now, so are you guys! Honestly, I've been watching you for years and didn't even realise that I was not subbed - should have happened long, long ago.

  • @chudleycannonfodder
    @chudleycannonfodder 2 года назад +1

    Algo boost - Elaine, your hair style is awesome!

  • @dieselotte
    @dieselotte 2 года назад

    Great review! Here are some rambling thoughts on trains for engagement: 1. Recently I saw a moth on a train and instantly imagined a "snakes on a plane" style film but with moths on a train! 2. In the building I take pole dance classes in, next to the dance studio the rooms of miniature train fans are located and it is a delightfully unexpected coincidence. 3. In my hometown a suspension railway exists, it is one of the safest modes of transport in the world. 4. Why is there still no Wi-Fi on German regional trains? The moths need Wi-Fi!

  • @redsands1001
    @redsands1001 2 года назад +1

    Enjoyed the Knizia part 2 podcast!

  • @MS-pw8yu
    @MS-pw8yu 2 года назад +1

    Nice to see ole' B-roll Bessie living her best life!

  • @AhJong0
    @AhJong0 2 года назад

    Great stuff, love the NPI to 100K. Great shout on ThinkerThemer, they have some really enjoyable stuff 👍

  • @mandomerlie1997
    @mandomerlie1997 2 года назад

    Great video as always!

  • @GeesebreathLive
    @GeesebreathLive 2 года назад

    Elaine's energy is always so upbeat, another great review!

  • @whoisbatman
    @whoisbatman 2 года назад

    Can't believe you guys don't have a higher subscriber count. Best of luck with your campaign!

  • @TheAush22
    @TheAush22 2 года назад

    The phrase “itching to be pooped” is just… festering in my psyche. Love the your work and love the review!

  • @roderik1990
    @roderik1990 2 года назад +9

    All this just makes me even more excited about this game then I already was.

  • @slorpywater
    @slorpywater 2 года назад

    Elaine, that green flannel shirt is fantastic!!

  • @Arkham_UK
    @Arkham_UK 2 года назад +1

    Great review. Great hair.

  • @b.t.2396
    @b.t.2396 2 года назад +1

    You two are a delight!

  • @shockpunch17
    @shockpunch17 2 года назад +7

    Everything in life is about trains, except for trains, which are about niche board game reviewers

  • @bryanscollick8305
    @bryanscollick8305 2 года назад

    Thank you for the shout out to Thinker/Themer!! They just celebrated one year on the Tube!!

  • @larsgeerts6243
    @larsgeerts6243 2 года назад

    Before seeing the rest of the episode I gotta say: These 2 are looking amazing today!

  • @count3r3xampl39
    @count3r3xampl39 2 года назад

    Great train-sitions between each section! 😉

  • @chamilton9988
    @chamilton9988 2 года назад

    I've now subscribed. Normally don't bother with subscriptions but here it is. Enjoy and hope you get to your target.

  • @iphatbass
    @iphatbass 2 года назад +4

    You and SUSD are the best board game reviewers! Keep up with good work!

  • @jeroendriehuis1740
    @jeroendriehuis1740 2 года назад +1

    Great video transferring money to another company is also a thing in
    Trans-Siberian Railroad, another train game by Amabel Holland

  • @hairydongle8054
    @hairydongle8054 2 года назад +1

    I bought Irish Gauge after your review, and it is a fantastic game. So just on that basis, after this review I feel I should get this game.

  • @greglott4977
    @greglott4977 2 года назад

    Love the video, top notch quality as usual. I’m already subscribed, but maybe do occasional giveaways to subscribers? I bet you’ll bounce past 100k almost immediately with a promotion like that.

  • @gbdomingo
    @gbdomingo 2 года назад +3

    Nice hair elaine!

  • @DanielLopez-ep9ex
    @DanielLopez-ep9ex 2 года назад

    Love the hair! And of course the review.

  • @Cerhob
    @Cerhob 2 года назад +1

    My spicy purple came with a mini spicy purple train!

  • @SamiPaju
    @SamiPaju 2 года назад +5

    Such a good game! It should be called A Game of Thrones - The Train Game.

    • @styfen
      @styfen 2 года назад +1

      You mean, A Game of Trains? Choo choo. Choo choo choo choo! Choo choo cho cho! Choo choo cho cho!

    • @thejfreak93
      @thejfreak93 2 года назад +1

      Don't you mean Train of Thrones?

  • @BlueTorchWeddings
    @BlueTorchWeddings 2 года назад

    Love these reviews

  • @KristoVaher
    @KristoVaher 2 года назад

    Stephenson's Rocket rides all over those rails.

  • @tuomasronnberg5244
    @tuomasronnberg5244 2 года назад +5

    Is it really gravy anymore if it is dense enough to support the weight of a meeple?

  • @misterlad
    @misterlad 2 года назад

    Great review! I would have liked to hear your thoughts comparing/contrasting Iberian Gauge with Chicago Express, which is the highest ranked Cube Rails game by a wide margin.

  • @MarkConstantinoArkadia
    @MarkConstantinoArkadia 2 года назад

    Great video! Those tiny choos are so cute! Keep up the awesome content. Love watching you both! Just subscribed! Can you do a review of Dune Imperium? We can't stop playing it. I think you'd really enjoy it and would love to hear your thoughts.

    • @NoPunIncluded
      @NoPunIncluded  2 года назад +1

      I'm sorry but I think the ship has sailed on that one.

  • @iconthe7324
    @iconthe7324 2 года назад +2

    You won me at trains

  • @atomiracing
    @atomiracing 2 года назад +3

    MOAR TRAINZ!

  • @jamessherman7797
    @jamessherman7797 9 дней назад

    I enjoy train themed games and have a variety of Ticket to Ride (TTR) standalone games and expansions. I’ve been looking to branch out to other similar different train games. How did I miss this franchise of Iron Rails? I need to get at least one, just need to decide which one. Recently, I’ve added On the Underground New York & Paris maps. I’ve just played a few times but really enjoying it. Additionally, I got Free Ride but have not yet unboxed it yet. Thanks for your review!

    • @NoPunIncluded
      @NoPunIncluded  9 дней назад

      I'd definitely try Irish Gauge first, these games definitely lean on the more bizarre and esoteric and Irish Gauge is the least of all that.

  • @christopherhealey8807
    @christopherhealey8807 2 года назад +1

    Will share on the tiny presence on FB that is the boardgame medics.......we are doc who do gaming not docs who heal either gamers or games!

  • @daniellebackus819
    @daniellebackus819 2 года назад

    This game looks fantastic!
    I noticed the Ring Fit Adventure Ring Con… another amazing game!

  • @rallgood347
    @rallgood347 2 года назад +7

    Efka, can you briefly describe what makes Irish Gauge 'fun every time,' but Iberian Gauge isn't? I didn't see a direct comparison in the review, unless I missed it... Would you recommend people own both? Are they different enough for that? Great review!

    • @NoPunIncluded
      @NoPunIncluded  2 года назад +4

      I think if you enjoyed one, you should definitely at least try the other. They're the same genre but different experiences. Irish Gauge is lighter, more freewheeling fun with stocks. Iberian Gauge is crunchier and has more mathy decisions.

  • @PenguinOverlord4555
    @PenguinOverlord4555 2 года назад

    Ayy more guage games from capstone!

  • @jacintocarrascocastillo8059
    @jacintocarrascocastillo8059 2 года назад +2

    La única manera de llevar un tren a Extremadura.

  • @johnathanrhoades7751
    @johnathanrhoades7751 2 года назад

    I do want to get this, but I need to make sure the people I play with enjoy cube rails games in general.

  • @titwarbler
    @titwarbler 2 года назад +1

    I did not have "Hereditary" on my NPI Review Bingo card

  • @jonbeckettschreiber52
    @jonbeckettschreiber52 2 года назад +4

    So does how does Iron Rails #2 Ride the Rails - which has expansions - fit into this all? Is it the perfect blend of variety and rails. Or would one be better off starting with the bookends or Irish/Iberian?

    • @ifnyou
      @ifnyou 2 года назад

      Ride the Rails is a bit easier to learn, a bit mathy to score, and... probably benefits from having multiple maps to give you different experiences of it. I like it a lot. I think NPI aren't keen on the designer's use of pseudonyms, and Bohrer is a bit of a weird and controversial guy in general. But... I really like it, in short. It definitely grows with repeat play.

    • @jonbeckettschreiber52
      @jonbeckettschreiber52 2 года назад +1

      @@ifnyou Thanks! I picked up Iberian and Irish this past weekend due to excellent pricing and a play of Iberian. I'll snag Ride if I feel the need to round out the titles.

  • @leftistfrog404
    @leftistfrog404 2 года назад

    that may be inapropriate, but I have to admire Elaine's hair (and, well, Elaine in general, Efka did good to of course ;)). Great video guys, I'd really like to try one of these games, but they're hard to obtain where I live, and I don't really have that many people to play them with ;/ also when it comes to getting you to 100k subs, well, I'm already subscribed but I definitely am going to tell my gf and some other people to sub to you too. Cheers guys.

  • @keithgriffin5949
    @keithgriffin5949 2 года назад

    Subscribed!

  • @gqsnowman
    @gqsnowman 2 года назад +1

    Planet X is in Spain and/or Portugal!

  • @lukeorafferty8696
    @lukeorafferty8696 2 года назад

    That's some proper Northern gravy right there

  • @paulnolin862
    @paulnolin862 2 года назад

    Best Game reviews on the webs.

  • @youperguy
    @youperguy 2 года назад

    Weird, I have watched your videos for years, and only just realized I hadn’t subscribed! Fixed now.

  • @markcoomey8954
    @markcoomey8954 2 года назад

    Yay Efka and Elaine. All the best getting to that magic 100k

  • @ba7ke7
    @ba7ke7 2 года назад +2

    Really like your plaid shirt Elaine, where is it from?

    • @NoPunIncluded
      @NoPunIncluded  2 года назад +2

      Thanks! Topman originally, but I got it in a charity shop a few years ago 😊

  • @fobmon19
    @fobmon19 2 года назад

    It’s my head cannon that this video was shown early and that Capstone games was so inundated with requests for spicy purple that this edition of the video, with the disclaimer, had to be released.

  • @SisyphusX
    @SisyphusX 2 года назад

    Recommenting just to put 7:08 as potentially the best single NPI audiovisual moment ever.

  • @kungpow108
    @kungpow108 2 года назад

    Choo choosing!

  • @carnalito80
    @carnalito80 2 года назад

    Ok, sold on the subscription!! But wait, I was already subscribing. 😅
    By the way, what's the verdict in Irish VS Iberian Gauge?

  • @suhr12
    @suhr12 2 года назад

    Big Ole engaging comment, great vid

  • @Valkien82
    @Valkien82 2 года назад

    I hope you do the análisis of Ride the Rails and a compare the trilogy with yours always welcome and entertaining opinions. Love ur videos

  • @keios
    @keios 2 года назад

    I'm going to have to watch this again. I was too distracted by Elaine's absolutely amazing hair to pay attention to the game.

  • @afrank525
    @afrank525 2 года назад

    7:54 MOAR DOGGO!

  • @charlescarpenter9098
    @charlescarpenter9098 2 года назад

    Let's all comment for the algorithm! More comments means more visibility for them!

  • @jimmytorres2658
    @jimmytorres2658 2 года назад +1

    You rock :)

  • @femmirika6495
    @femmirika6495 2 года назад +2

    engaging comment

    • @Cerhob
      @Cerhob 2 года назад +2

      Scathing reply

  • @sohxian4969
    @sohxian4969 2 года назад

    Subscribed

  • @TheSuperSausageDog
    @TheSuperSausageDog 2 года назад

    I couldn't help but laugh maniacally when you revealed the consequences of leasing track

  • @charlesvalentine9638
    @charlesvalentine9638 2 года назад +1

    Which of you came up with "Spicy Purple"? I am guessing Elaine.

  • @Kotgewitter
    @Kotgewitter 2 года назад

    You are awesome.

  • @SisyphusX
    @SisyphusX 2 года назад +1

    Hey, as this is a fifth dip into the Capstone catalog - will we see a review of Coffee Traders? Seems like it’s got teeth both mechanical and sociological.

    • @NoPunIncluded
      @NoPunIncluded  2 года назад +1

      Got a copy on the shelf, it's a beast so it'll take some time. Not ruling it out.

  • @spetz911
    @spetz911 2 года назад +2

    …tell SU&SD about us!

  • @Veggieman87
    @Veggieman87 2 года назад

    I will now refer to all of my purple socks as "spicy purple". And I have quite a lot of purple socks.