Rooting for Laurie is great. Great tactician. Whereas I think Adam overthinks his plays which gets him in trouble. It’s how he lost cosmic encounter in the first “in person” board game club
My brother died 3 weeks ago. He absolutely loved this channel, was a patreon, a big fan, the whole works. It's what made him get into board games this past year, and brought his inner child out (he was 38). He has a stack so high in his room that I won't touch. He often said your hour long uploads were the highlight of his week, and he'd get so excited. I'm absolutely lost without him, but I want to thank you for bringing him so much joy in his final year.
I’m so sorry for your loss, it means the world to hear that your brother enjoyed the channel as much as he did and my thoughts are with you and your whole family
@@truthunwinding I am so very sorry for your loss. Brothers are so special, big brothers in particular. I hope you and your family find some solace during this time, and if you ever need someone to talk to, because sometimes it is easier to tell a stranger when you are sad than someone close to you who is also sad (at least I find it to be the case) please feel free to reach out to me. Again, I am very sorry for what you are going through.
Laurie losing his shit at 52:56 was possibly the best part of the video (Adam getting eliminated being a very close second) His laugh is so wholesome and contagious
Silly Sullivan, they weren't saying "nine" they were saying "nein". Don't do it! Laurie clearly placed a skull, what's wrong with you?? Jesus Sully, you just don't listen... *sigh* poor Brooke. Poor Adam!
The thing is, the sociopath tactic only works if everyone else is playing sensibly. If you have more than one person playing that game then it all falls apart.
Laurie winning Skull to honor is spooky cousin Malakai. And Sully reluctantly defeating Adam is "I'm sorry, I love you", poetic stuff all around. We want more Tilly
Love Skull. Me and my friends play what can be called "Super Skull" in part due to me damaging (how dare I) one of the skull cards as I originally unpacked it so I bought a second box. 1 skull, 6 flowers. Big number, big bidding...
Oh this is a lot of fun. I love the tilt, working out where the skulls are with everyone else, the banter, the drama. Also... Playing a bluffing game with a poker player, people who love causing chaos and Sully (bless him).
I saw Ken perform at 100 Hearts comedy charity gig before Covid and was such a big fan of his that I've spent years trying to find a stand-up comedy gig of his to see live. Then, out of the blue, here he is!
@@emiren Oh no, I've watched that video. He was pissed off for most of early to late game - but was calm enough to play. Here he's just so tilted and defeated. Plus, one has to consider his Win-Loss record. 🤣
Fantastic episode as always! Just wanted to bring attention to something that means Adams resolution might not be fully dead yet. The channel is projected to hit 100k subscribers by the 19th December at which point they have said that they would do another 10 hour stream. That would mean around 10 more chances to win before the end of the year!
Btw I need to let you know you're all great at explaining the rules of the games. I always suck at that, haha. Just keep up the great work, it helps me immensely in dark times.
Number of games Adam won : 3 Number of games Adam lost : 21 Games played total in 2022 : 26 Number of times Adam WILLINGLY chooses yellow: 6 Number of games Adam wins BotC: 3 Number of games Adam's wins in other series: 3 Number of games Sully has broken his resolution to always win: 20 Number of games Laurie has won BotC in 2022: 0 Has Adam played Diplomacy with Dom yet? Yes: No: ✓
Everyone: “SPEED SKULL SPEED SKULL SPEED SKULL” Adam: “Four” Sully: “Alright….. Five!” Dom: “Six…” Everyone turns their cards At least 5 people enjoyed the play. At least 5…. 🤣😂
@@randalladkins7452 Laurie and i think Brooke are both quite good at being the detective in BotC, but they tend to either ally with the wrong person early or don't ally with anyone at all so nobody believes them during the crucial moments.
This is genuinely one of my favorite games. So thankful that you guys got me into this game with the original BGC episode on Skull. Keep up the great work guys!
The funny thing is Adam could easily bid 5 and no one would want stop him. Someone would have to knowingly lose to keep the game going. But instead he just says 6 over and over
Just bought Skull and taught it to my kids (10 and 8). They absolutely love it. And my son thinks Sullivan Brown is the funniest guy on RUclips. We watch the King of Tokyo video over and over just to see his rant about Jon (you stupid idiot!) We love you in St. Louis Sully!
love this amazon review for the game: "It’s a fun game to play but when I noticed a lot of occult symbols all over the game, I decided to through it out." brilliant
tilly hitting sully with that brutal "I feel only pity" for succumbing to peer pressure only to look so shocked when the same happened to them later at 31:00 wass comedy gold XD
Would I be correct in saying Ken picked out Laurie’s skull card in the first game? That little shirt adjustment and aggressive next play were interesting.
@@Kings_Quest Especially this game considering Skull was supposed to happen two weeks ago (it was shown in the vault) but was pushed back for whatever reason so there’s a chance that the recording of this game is atleast a month old at this point.
Hey they finally broke out Skull! Also, I'm digging Tilly's Trinity from Matrix vibe, a vibe we should all aspire to be, early 2000's goth. Also, Ken is AWESOME at this game! Hope to see him in more BGC in the future.
SKULL is a wonderful game (and gorgeous!). I'm really happy to see you guys play this in-person. You should make it something that you bring up a few times a year!
I love this game - watched uncut earlier and have a suggestion: I don’t feel like I really know the new people you have joining. It’d be cool if every now and again someone asks some questions to the group / new people every so often. I know that may disrupt the flow of the game, but I feel like from the uncut version I know nothing about Ken (I’m aware in the shortened version you get the VOs, but since patreons don’t get them I feel like a little something is lost in getting to know people on an individual basis) Otherwise love the work, this isn’t a complaint, just a hopefully helpful suggestion :)
I think we will get to know everyone better the more games they get to play. Poker like games' strategy is to show no emotion so it was an akward introduction
@@Howdyasdo that’s very true, but just a general intro to who they are with like a “what’s your favourite fast food restaurant?” Ala QuizzleMania I think could be beneficial, personally :)
Honestly, I wouldn't have thought that anyone in the video was 30 or above. (Exception for Tilly since she said she was in her 20s). Then again, I have what I call "age blindness", as I always under-guess the ages of people. The current record is like 20 something 😂
I literally just got back from picking up a few small games at a local shop. My impulse buy when I was there? SKULL. What are the odds to find this up when I got back?!
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Uncut is definitely the way to go.
Laurie would win Hide and Seek by going home and letting all the hiders die of starvation or thirst, thus leaving him the winner
I love how all the viewers are just silently agreeing with you
Ah yes, the Cartman Gambit
Inside Laurie's head: Good ol' skull. Nothing beats that!
Well yeah, if it's someone else's skull, it wouldn't be in your head! 😆
This is like watching people try to run through traffic and then being surprised when a car hits them, for an hour straight
Watching Sully being bullied into betting 9 had to be the funniest yet saddest thing I think I've ever seen!
It's not even that. He just can't resist a bit. He's like Roger Rabbit hearing 'Shave and a Haircut'.
@@robertspears7439 Best description of Sully and perfectly shows why I love him. Wish they could read it, know Sully would get a kick out of it.
I won't lie, I kinda lost a little respect for him when he caved..
@@mrpandabitesif ur serious that’s so embarrassing 😭 he’s a comedian and he’s just having fun, not everyone cares about winning
@@mrpandabitesHope you're joking buddy
Laurie showing once again that complete honesty is the best bluff
The look on Sully's face when Laurie flipped his flower and he knew he was the one that was going to kill Adam was priceless.
and it was telegraphed so well with the talking head
And he was giggling like an elf on Adam's grave after he accidentally killed him
Tilly berating Sully for trying to make her feel guilty and yelling at Laurie "why can't you be normal?" Had me dying.
As a person who roots for Adam. Adam really makes it hard to root for Adam. I may move to rooting for Laurie. Strange days.
Rooting for Laurie is great. Great tactician. Whereas I think Adam overthinks his plays which gets him in trouble. It’s how he lost cosmic encounter in the first “in person” board game club
Considering how much his “friends” treat him like crap, it’s kinda hard to root for anyone else.
Except Sully, who is a cinnamon roll.
Boy do I have news for you
@@kalebbeaumontdon’t worry, I’ve moved to rooting for Laurie exclusively 😂
Lolol @@la_sombruh
My brother died 3 weeks ago. He absolutely loved this channel, was a patreon, a big fan, the whole works. It's what made him get into board games this past year, and brought his inner child out (he was 38). He has a stack so high in his room that I won't touch. He often said your hour long uploads were the highlight of his week, and he'd get so excited. I'm absolutely lost without him, but I want to thank you for bringing him so much joy in his final year.
I’m so sorry for your loss, it means the world to hear that your brother enjoyed the channel as much as he did and my thoughts are with you and your whole family
@@sullivanbrown252 thank you. It'd mean everything to him that you reached out.
Oh man, sorry for your loss.
@@arthursimsa9005 thank you. I was his little sister and he was my best friend, so this is tearing me up inside.
@@truthunwinding I am so very sorry for your loss. Brothers are so special, big brothers in particular. I hope you and your family find some solace during this time, and if you ever need someone to talk to, because sometimes it is easier to tell a stranger when you are sad than someone close to you who is also sad (at least I find it to be the case) please feel free to reach out to me. Again, I am very sorry for what you are going through.
Laurie losing his shit at 52:56 was possibly the best part of the video (Adam getting eliminated being a very close second) His laugh is so wholesome and contagious
They thought he was either good or evil, but it turns out he was actually chaotic neutral.
Silly Sullivan, they weren't saying "nine" they were saying "nein". Don't do it! Laurie clearly placed a skull, what's wrong with you?? Jesus Sully, you just don't listen... *sigh* poor Brooke. Poor Adam!
seeing Adam start mildly confident..then unravel and tilt so gloriously...he's taking Jon's role as well now
Watching Sully self destruct when they’re chanting nine. Omfg. 😂😂😂😂
Sully betting 9 because everyone else bullied him into it, and he couldn't help but continue the bit, is peak Sully energy 😂
Adam getting all the way to five only to be foiled by Laurie is the best kinda of storytelling.
So happy to see more of Tilly on NRB she is the best, please keep her forever!
Laurie out here to prove that bluffing in a bluffing game is overrated. Just tell them what you're doing everytime, it'll work out great!
The thing is, the sociopath tactic only works if everyone else is playing sensibly. If you have more than one person playing that game then it all falls apart.
@@stevieinselby It really doesn't. The sociopath method works even with all 6 being sociopaths.
I demand that every game has a Dom J Allen Progress Tracker!
Hate how they bully Sully. Love how he falls to peer pressure
Laurie winning Skull to honor is spooky cousin Malakai. And Sully reluctantly defeating Adam is "I'm sorry, I love you", poetic stuff all around. We want more Tilly
Love Skull.
Me and my friends play what can be called "Super Skull" in part due to me damaging (how dare I) one of the skull cards as I originally unpacked it so I bought a second box.
1 skull, 6 flowers. Big number, big bidding...
Oh this is a lot of fun. I love the tilt, working out where the skulls are with everyone else, the banter, the drama. Also... Playing a bluffing game with a poker player, people who love causing chaos and Sully (bless him).
Ken is evil and a liar; he fits this crew perfectly! Welcome!
First go of second game and Sully goes, “Oh, that’s a skull!” 🤣
okay, you have to watch the rest of the video to really appreciate it, but 1:03:30 is perhaps the greatest moment in NRB history.
You love to see it
"This is what the play 'The Crucible' is about." I love Tilly!
I saw Ken perform at 100 Hearts comedy charity gig before Covid and was such a big fan of his that I've spent years trying to find a stand-up comedy gig of his to see live. Then, out of the blue, here he is!
You can also play skull by just using normal playing cards and red cards are skulls while black cards are flowers (or vice versa)
NRB have been on a roll with new cast members
First Tilly who is great and now Ken who has added a really fun dynamic, loving Ken
This video is a 1h loop of the ''You've activated my trap card !'' meme
"...You're also a sociopath..."
"I know... But, I'm nice about it..."
Quite possibly the saltiest I've seen Adam in all of NRB's videos. 😂😂😂
Then you haven't seem him in BotC when he is the lunatic and is hoaxed into thinking he's a demon!
@@emiren Oh no, I've watched that video. He was pissed off for most of early to late game - but was calm enough to play. Here he's just so tilted and defeated. Plus, one has to consider his Win-Loss record. 🤣
As much as I'd like Adam to win, it's soooo funny to watch him boil over when he loses.
Never promise something you aren't willing to do.
Who is ready for five straight games of Monopoly?
Laurie played exactly how I would and wow lol
Tilly’s bombastic side-eye
If Laurie is ever armed with a skull, fleeing is your only hope for survival
I can't believe the peer pressure worked. That's incredible.
Fantastic episode as always! Just wanted to bring attention to something that means Adams resolution might not be fully dead yet. The channel is projected to hit 100k subscribers by the 19th December at which point they have said that they would do another 10 hour stream. That would mean around 10 more chances to win before the end of the year!
Btw I need to let you know you're all great at explaining the rules of the games. I always suck at that, haha.
Just keep up the great work, it helps me immensely in dark times.
Hope you’re good and find your way out of dark times soon. Take care. X
Number of games Adam won : 3
Number of games Adam lost : 21
Games played total in 2022 : 26
Number of times Adam WILLINGLY chooses yellow: 6
Number of games Adam wins BotC: 3
Number of games Adam's wins in other series: 3
Number of games Sully has broken his resolution to always win: 20
Number of games Laurie has won BotC in 2022: 0
Has Adam played Diplomacy with Dom yet? Yes: No: ✓
Number of games Adam won in Lord of the Board: 1.5. :)
Guys, we might joke about Adam losing all the time, but he's only lost one time more than Sully!
We need these posts to be pinned NRB on the top of the comment section.
You folks have very quickly become my goto for gameplays. Love the chemistry and personalities. Thanks for all the content.
They carry the torch Wil Wheaton was forced to pass on because of G&S getting greedy.
Everyone: “SPEED SKULL SPEED SKULL SPEED SKULL”
Adam: “Four”
Sully: “Alright….. Five!”
Dom: “Six…”
Everyone turns their cards
At least 5 people enjoyed the play. At least 5….
🤣😂
"Why can't you just be normal!?"
Laurie: *Babadook screaming*
….Could Ken be the key to defeating Carley in BOTC? Like a professional poker player in that kind of environment would be insane to watch.
Not sure. He seems about as good as Lori here, and we all know Lori’s BotC record :).
@@randalladkins7452 Laurie and i think Brooke are both quite good at being the detective in BotC, but they tend to either ally with the wrong person early or don't ally with anyone at all so nobody believes them during the crucial moments.
@@wahahabuh I am very curious to see how things change when they start playing live!
This is genuinely one of my favorite games. So thankful that you guys got me into this game with the original BGC episode on Skull. Keep up the great work guys!
Lovely to see Tilly, as usual.
And this game was MADE for Ken, loved to see him.
It only took 2 weeks but WE FINALLY GOT SKULL!!!
The funny thing is Adam could easily bid 5 and no one would want stop him. Someone would have to knowingly lose to keep the game going. But instead he just says 6 over and over
Really happy for the double win by the one with the best tactics. Very well played and a deserved win!
Before they even started, I was wondering, "Why wouldn't you just play a skull every single round?" I now have the answer.
Sully's face turned a color I didn't know was possible for humans.
Just bought Skull and taught it to my kids (10 and 8). They absolutely love it. And my son thinks Sullivan Brown is the funniest guy on RUclips. We watch the King of Tokyo video over and over just to see his rant about Jon (you stupid idiot!) We love you in St. Louis Sully!
What will Ken see when he looks into the mind of Sullivan Beau Brown?
I half expected Sully to go, "You know, Nein is the German word for no. PASS."
Laurie: NOTHING... YOU'VE ALL... LEARNED... NOTHING!!!!!
One of my favorite intro games - but it only works IRL ( it is a game of tells after all)
Let’s see how this plays out!
We finally got skull in person! Let’s go!
Edit: I’m only 12 minutes in and we NEED more Ken on board game club!
love this amazon review for the game:
"It’s a fun game to play but when I noticed a lot of occult symbols all over the game, I decided to through it out."
brilliant
YES!!! I've been wanting you guys to play this game again and now it's in person! Love to see it.
tilly hitting sully with that brutal "I feel only pity" for succumbing to peer pressure only to look so shocked when the same happened to them later at 31:00 wass comedy gold XD
Is it really a game of Skull ☠ if no-one gets their bluff called and turns up their _own_ skull card?
"I'm not sure why you think its gonna have a different outcome."
~ Laurie, probably
Is Tilly battling Laurie for Goth of the left side of the table? It's such a cool vibe she's got going on!
it's more punk to me
Seriously? It’s just a leather jacket.
Are we still running with the "everything is goth" bit?
You're on the spectrum if you're gonna call someone goth over a jacket.
Sully being pressured to bet 9 16:48 - 18:46
34:40 Is Laurie the Cosmic Encounters Tick Tock Race then.
About 10 minutes in and Ken already enraged Adam. Very good
Welcome Ken to the team, hope you feel at home
Wow, well played to the handsome devil!
Love a good Tim Minchin song title to start an episode! I see you Adam.... I see you!!!
Statistically it's so obvious that Laurie will keep putting Skull first until the end of the world 😂 Why do people still flip his card!?
Just got this game, too! It's an absolute blast.
Would I be correct in saying Ken picked out Laurie’s skull card in the first game? That little shirt adjustment and aggressive next play were interesting.
I think this is the week that broke Adam - I think he realises 19 wins in 8 months isn't happening after only 3 in 4 months
I think he is more broken now
aw man really though Carley was on this week , based on her IG Stories , pehaps for the Weekends in-person Clocktower , cannot wait for that .
I hope they got her for at least one episode of BGC as well, I know they film in blocks so it's possible her episodes are just in the future
Remember these are probably pre-recorded
@@Kings_Quest Especially this game considering Skull was supposed to happen two weeks ago (it was shown in the vault) but was pushed back for whatever reason so there’s a chance that the recording of this game is atleast a month old at this point.
The way Sully changes colors is hilarious 🔴
Watching this is like looking at people grabbing the electric fence the 12th time and hoping that THIS time they won't get shocked.
ok that card flick to ken near the start was clean
Hey they finally broke out Skull! Also, I'm digging Tilly's Trinity from Matrix vibe, a vibe we should all aspire to be, early 2000's goth. Also, Ken is AWESOME at this game! Hope to see him in more BGC in the future.
SKULL is a wonderful game (and gorgeous!). I'm really happy to see you guys play this in-person. You should make it something that you bring up a few times a year!
I love this game - watched uncut earlier and have a suggestion: I don’t feel like I really know the new people you have joining. It’d be cool if every now and again someone asks some questions to the group / new people every so often. I know that may disrupt the flow of the game, but I feel like from the uncut version I know nothing about Ken (I’m aware in the shortened version you get the VOs, but since patreons don’t get them I feel like a little something is lost in getting to know people on an individual basis)
Otherwise love the work, this isn’t a complaint, just a hopefully helpful suggestion :)
I think we will get to know everyone better the more games they get to play. Poker like games' strategy is to show no emotion so it was an akward introduction
@@Howdyasdo that’s very true, but just a general intro to who they are with like a “what’s your favourite fast food restaurant?” Ala QuizzleMania I think could be beneficial, personally :)
This game can also be played with jack-->2 cards in a normal deck (king, queen, jack are flowers; 2 is a skull; ace is used as the scorekeeper)
Love to see sully played the skull for greater good
Honestly, I wouldn't have thought that anyone in the video was 30 or above. (Exception for Tilly since she said she was in her 20s).
Then again, I have what I call "age blindness", as I always under-guess the ages of people. The current record is like 20 something 😂
Welcome Ken! You were great!
Of course Laurie always played skulls, he is a goth. Look at those tattoos
so my cat sat on my keyboard and restarted the video, so i played it on 2 speed to find where I was. Sullys laugh on 2 speed is absolutely hilarious!!
I literally just got back from picking up a few small games at a local shop. My impulse buy when I was there? SKULL. What are the odds to find this up when I got back?!
Great to see Adam keep that great run going!
I'm not sure I laughed during a game play video as much as I did this one.
I really like Adam, so I'm not saying this just to be nasty...
... but every mark on the 'loss' column makes me want to see him lose even more lol
timestamps ( for me)
4:39 - end of rules
Ken and Tom are the two most terrifying players in the Board Game Club, to date.
Sully turned so red the more he got bullied omg
1:03:38 watching sully. We already knew what that outcome was gonna be 🤣
I found this channel via Communopoly and weirdly I now only perceive Dom as Stalin. Watching this seemed weird without the moustache and acting.
There has to be something missing, because if you just play your skull and just pass you'll never lose any discs.
I've realised this channel is bad for my wallet... going to be playing a lot of new games at Christmas now!
Another fantastic episode, laughed the whole time nearly!
You guys should play Long Shot the dice game, It would suit you guys perfectly!