Playing a 72 Hr Game of Tag Across Europe - Ep 4

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Комментарии • 1,5 тыс.

  • @tefax5515
    @tefax5515 Год назад +9789

    Love how the delay actually helped Ben because it masked the real departure time of his train 😂

    • @Ace-lu1ti
      @Ace-lu1ti Год назад +60

      @beyond your imagination yes potato wedges

    • @skylarsa
      @skylarsa Год назад +5

      @@tupacamurushakur8512 was it the finale?

    • @tupacamurushakur8512
      @tupacamurushakur8512 Год назад +34

      @@skylarsa no, it ended right before the rest period, I think theres ganna be 1 or 2 more episodes

    • @tupacamurushakur8512
      @tupacamurushakur8512 Год назад +11

      @@skylarsa probably ganna be 1 episode though

    • @matteopro2
      @matteopro2 Год назад +3

      Chad move

  • @mordechaiwolkenbruch7349
    @mordechaiwolkenbruch7349 Год назад +9633

    I love how Ben outsmarts Adam and Sam by being dumber xD

    • @photoo848
      @photoo848 Год назад +905

      I loved how he didn't just go to a supermarket & buy bad profitterolles from the frozen goods aisles

    • @garruksson
      @garruksson Год назад +513

      It's like in poker where the worse player sometimes win huge because they play "wrong".

    • @jacobperron7639
      @jacobperron7639 Год назад +269

      Yeah lmao so many games where making dumb moves works because of sheer unpredictability

    • @Emanuel-by8fv
      @Emanuel-by8fv Год назад +203

      Love how he might actually take the train Sam and adem were on, because he thought they could only get there at 13:30 instead of an hour earlier

    • @kevinmccarthy2793
      @kevinmccarthy2793 Год назад +209

      The greatest swordsman in the world does not fear the second best. He fears the worst because he can't predict what the idiot will do.

  • @Andrew-jv7tc
    @Andrew-jv7tc Год назад +4262

    The most painful part for me was looking up all of the supermarkets in Saint-Quentin on Google Maps where Ben could have bought profiteroles and seeing the Lidl 3 minutes from the station that he could have gone to instead of vetoing the card. It worked out for him in the end, but he gave up too quickly.

    • @photoo848
      @photoo848 Год назад +313

      Same :D
      Though he did bring his best French to the patisserie

    • @user-mu5sl4vh7m
      @user-mu5sl4vh7m Год назад +390

      Problem is, he was looking for pro fitter rolls

    • @TheGerm24
      @TheGerm24 Год назад +317

      That's a good point. I don't think the guys were realizing they could buy pastries in the supermarkets.

    • @mrcritical6751
      @mrcritical6751 Год назад +14

      @@user-mu5sl4vh7m needed to lower his expectations

    • @SergeMatveenko
      @SergeMatveenko Год назад +20

      Also, he could've asked for another traditional desert at the place he visited.

  • @archiejohnston8
    @archiejohnston8 Год назад +3470

    Sam and Adam - ‘He’s playing mind games, he’s gaming the timetables, we’re playing 4D chess, there’s too many variables!!’
    Ben - ‘European towns are so pretty’

    • @kyh148
      @kyh148 Год назад +56

      tbf they are

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Год назад +122

      I think the most important part of the game is appreciating the scenery. It's not going to affect who wins, but I think it's what really matters.

    • @krs_lp7188
      @krs_lp7188 Год назад +88

      @@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 the real treasure is the scenery you saw along the way

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Год назад

      E‎ ‎

    • @mrnecrotic
      @mrnecrotic Год назад

      @@EEEEEEEE E

  • @Octofinite
    @Octofinite Год назад +3283

    Ben has insane population guessing skill!

    • @chrisoddy8744
      @chrisoddy8744 Год назад +172

      Far better than Sam's, that's for sure!

    • @cHrised_01
      @cHrised_01 Год назад +8

      He cheated u npc u can see it from his reaction

    • @pineapplerindm
      @pineapplerindm Год назад +44

      @don't be surprised i will not thank you later

    • @denzy3929
      @denzy3929 Год назад

      U a psychologist by chance?

    • @shrumrii1648
      @shrumrii1648 Год назад +81

      @@cHrised_01 r u high

  • @arifhossain9751
    @arifhossain9751 Год назад +3894

    it took an incredible amount of internal strength to not name this series "Geo-tag"

    • @introop_
      @introop_ Год назад +158

      Or Euro-Tag (Europe tag)

    • @lunied
      @lunied Год назад +478

      Maybe I'm missing something here, but you guys know that the official name for this is "Tag eur it", right?

    • @_kaisetsu_
      @_kaisetsu_ Год назад +8

      @@lunied yeah

    • @omygoodyneyt8238
      @omygoodyneyt8238 Год назад +81

      I mean tag eur it is better in my opinion lol

    • @MAZ_dah
      @MAZ_dah Год назад +2

      @@omygoodyneyt8238 ye like the watch brand

  • @leduncano8508
    @leduncano8508 Год назад +1209

    I love how every “disadvantage” is always an advantage

    • @Sebbir
      @Sebbir Год назад

      Except for the squads. His legs must be burning while running around europe

    • @timnelson8656
      @timnelson8656 Год назад +28

      like when Adam couldn't use his phone?

    • @DanDann
      @DanDann Год назад +1

      @Leducano life lessons.
      but also, Lol @@timnelson8656

  • @Stumptdragon5
    @Stumptdragon5 Год назад +4678

    After this is over, you HAVE to do this again. It's so fun to watch

    • @PCGeines
      @PCGeines Год назад +140

      I'm all in for a championship formula, wherein the winner of this round gets to defend his centurion against two new challengers across other European areas

    • @sqrtof81
      @sqrtof81 Год назад +230

      They should do it around Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Czechia and Germany next time. Those are some of the best and most unique railways in Europe imo.

    • @FAB1150
      @FAB1150 Год назад +93

      @@sqrtof81 with trains that sometimes get big delays. Even more interesting!

    • @zekrom916
      @zekrom916 Год назад +24

      It would be cool if they did it but in Asia or something.

    • @blakkszn
      @blakkszn Год назад +14

      Maybe in east asia, north America or even like mainland Australia

  • @cedoniapeterson9239
    @cedoniapeterson9239 Год назад +1522

    Pro tip for next time: you definitely could have found that dessert in a grocery store!

    • @florianbasier
      @florianbasier Год назад +21

      oh yes, the joy of eating industrial dessert rather than little shop ones...

    • @jatterhog
      @jatterhog Год назад +155

      @@florianbasier in this case I’m sure he wouldn’t have minded store pastries 😂

    • @capitalistpig1967
      @capitalistpig1967 Год назад +3

      @@florianbasier They mean for a future challenge.

    • @user-mu5sl4vh7m
      @user-mu5sl4vh7m Год назад +10

      The PROFITTER ROLLS?

    • @cedoniapeterson9239
      @cedoniapeterson9239 Год назад +39

      @@florianbasier I mean it beats a veto, I wouldn’t recommend it as your first shot lol.

  • @jspihlman
    @jspihlman Год назад +1585

    Ben's strategy of taking trains to smaller towns seems to be paying off.

    • @zachgreen250
      @zachgreen250 Год назад +68

      Sounds like he may be going somewhere they didn't even consider. May not be Brussels or Amiens!

    • @KNR90
      @KNR90 Год назад +37

      The problem is they can track through the entire wait period. All pressure is on the runner. They should only have the last 5-10 minutes to track and plan. They can plan every possible route when the runner can't

    • @zachgreen250
      @zachgreen250 Год назад +1

      @@KNR90 Can they really? I didn't realize that.

    • @KNR90
      @KNR90 Год назад +14

      @@zachgreen250 Seriously? It clearly shows them predicting where the runner is going during that time in order to cut them off

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Год назад +3

      Yeah, that's such a simple strategy but it makes the game so much more complex.

  • @noahroyale7646
    @noahroyale7646 Год назад +507

    Ben’s blind luck is top tier content lol

  • @Duckduckobtusegoose
    @Duckduckobtusegoose Год назад +716

    You could see the adrenaline rush go through Ben’s body when he got that population card right. Just pure elation

    • @shrumrii1648
      @shrumrii1648 Год назад +18

      He took a big risk and it paid off huge in the end! LFG #TeamBen

    • @Duckduckobtusegoose
      @Duckduckobtusegoose Год назад +3

      @@shrumrii1648 he really did!

    • @kjw79
      @kjw79 Год назад +3

      Nice to see him with a big smile and having fun!

  • @MujtabaZafar29792
    @MujtabaZafar29792 Год назад +450

    Sam’s brilliant knowledge of trains is massively offset by his overthinking

  • @yayp12
    @yayp12 Год назад +139

    Sam and Adam are so stressed
    MEANWHILE
    Ben: "Okay little gameplay update. I got a little Pan au Chocolat" ahahhahhaha Cracked me up

  • @The2wanderers
    @The2wanderers Год назад +300

    I love how Ben says "I'm not that smart," proceeds to do super-dumb thing (get on the train that Adam & Sam should have been arriving on), and makes a stunning escape because of it.

    • @drdewott9154
      @drdewott9154 Год назад +25

      Yeah this is some 5D chess with multiverse and time travel level stuff!

  • @averagejoefilmsofficial
    @averagejoefilmsofficial Год назад +2205

    I love this show so much. It’s become a part of my Wednesday routine

  • @Crevulus
    @Crevulus Год назад +732

    There no shows on RUclips, on other streaming services, or on TV that I anticipate more eagerly than this one.

    • @AngelGonzalez-bj6mo
      @AngelGonzalez-bj6mo Год назад +18

      Thats so true, I discovered this channel literally a week ago and this week for this new episode seemed to last for fucking ever

    • @jaredcostello9782
      @jaredcostello9782 Год назад

      I look forward to the nebula notification every week

    • @DarkBraveStuff
      @DarkBraveStuff Год назад

      @@jaredcostello9782 It's literally like one of two reasons I subscribed to Nebula.

    • @jaredcostello9782
      @jaredcostello9782 Год назад

      @@DarkBraveStuff that and real life lores modern conflicts series

    • @hanshyttinen9966
      @hanshyttinen9966 Год назад +4

      It's the Not-So-Amazing Race that we wanted in the first place.

  • @thesirms
    @thesirms Год назад +175

    i like how ben just randomly took a guess at the population and nailed it and the other dude who tried to researched it missed by a mile

    • @broccoli9308
      @broccoli9308 Год назад +14

      More of an educated guess, he knew it was a small-ish town because that's what he selected from the train station in the first place, as per his new strategy.

  • @margentf1
    @margentf1 Год назад +111

    20:02 "It's like three levels of game theory." Trouble is Ben is only operating on one level of game theory!

  • @fluffiddy6515
    @fluffiddy6515 Год назад +221

    This episode was literally “A fool is sometimes harder to read than a wise man.”

    • @airbus7373
      @airbus7373 6 месяцев назад +3

      “Your enemy can’t know what you’re doing if you don’t know what you’re doing” - Sun Tzu, the art of war

  • @Alessio-Zinna
    @Alessio-Zinna Год назад +296

    Im being 100% honest when i say this, Jet Lag is the best channel on youtube right now, you guys are living the dream, i really want to play these games one day with a group of friends it seems so damn fun. thank you guys for making such amazing content

    • @Steinchen43
      @Steinchen43 Год назад +19

      Could be fun to try this on a smaller scale. Get a day pass for public transport in a major city and see how it goes.

    • @Alessio-Zinna
      @Alessio-Zinna Год назад +9

      @@Steinchen43 thats a really good idea actually, much more budget friendly

    • @marvinschmoll2648
      @marvinschmoll2648 Год назад +4

      @@Alessio-Zinna There is actually a company called "Eurail" (or "Interrail" if you are from the EU). For around 200$ (or 200€) you can get a pass that allows you to take pretty much any train within Europe.
      The only thing you need to pay extra are reservations on some high speed rail and some local transport if the local transport company does not partner with Eurail/Interrail.

    • @ChrisHockman
      @ChrisHockman Год назад +7

      @@Steinchen43 my friends did this in Sydney when we were teenagers. We also wanted to go for the record for fastest through the network

    • @gabrielstraus4116
      @gabrielstraus4116 Год назад +2

      @@Steinchen43 Tom Scott did something similar on his second channel (Tom Scott+)

  • @TheVolleyballGuy
    @TheVolleyballGuy Год назад +23

    Week 2: Sam overestimates Adam and Ben's ability to catch up to him.
    Week 3: Adam underestimates Sam and Ben's ability to catch up to him.
    Week 4: Ben doesn't estimate Sam and Adam's ability to catch up to him.

  • @JRobbo13
    @JRobbo13 Год назад +194

    This must be the first time in history that a delayed train has actually helped someone
    Also Ben getting the population guess that close is brilliant!

    • @noefillon1749
      @noefillon1749 Год назад +11

      If you are late to show up at the station it can help you. I'm sure it already helped a lot of people

    • @alexeystulevich3744
      @alexeystulevich3744 Год назад +4

      I think the pop guess was overall mathematically more reliable.
      its not a big city, it wont have huge numbers, and 60k is just in the middle, which covers smaller and bigger pipulations of small towns..
      Looks like luck, but I feel like its math sense B)

    • @Keveloper
      @Keveloper Год назад +1

      @@alexeystulevich3744 Yeah I feel that way too. 60k was my guess for the previous episode where population count game up, but the answer was a few hundred over 75,000.

  • @Jake320
    @Jake320 Год назад +131

    i cannot overemphasize how much i am on team ben after watching this. he is a treasure and he must win.

  • @MrZorx
    @MrZorx Год назад +426

    So excited for this! This is your best series yet imo.

  • @hucklebucklin
    @hucklebucklin Год назад +96

    Ben is just the most relaxed man on Earth if he was running from the law he would be as chill

  • @yugankgupta207
    @yugankgupta207 Год назад +212

    Ben's first run was a bust but the second one is really showing how he learnt n is now playing smart . I guess all the Bad luck of going first is now paying back with good luck

  • @gregoryb6494
    @gregoryb6494 Год назад +36

    Ben is so chill and relaxed as a runner, its so fun

  • @Slame333
    @Slame333 Год назад +11

    I love the dynamics of this series. All of the players have to cooperate with one another as teammates at some point to find the runner, but they also have to quickly switch their mindset as opponents when they’re the runner. It’s great and makes for some interesting interactions.

  • @bananaarmy-robloxandamongu7026
    @bananaarmy-robloxandamongu7026 Год назад +218

    this is the best series ever, i hope you guys never stop!

    • @johansoons8413
      @johansoons8413 Год назад +2

      evrything stops at some point, so.... what u are asking, is surrealistic. at some point we all die :D

    • @garrettcarr8689
      @garrettcarr8689 Год назад +2

      @@johansoons8413 ok buddy

    • @emguag
      @emguag Год назад

      @@johansoons8413 the fuck

    • @boarbot7829
      @boarbot7829 Год назад +1

      This would have been SOOO much better starting is Switzerland, one person ending in Italy, one in Germany and one in France!

    • @boarbot7829
      @boarbot7829 Год назад +2

      This would have been SOOO much better starting is Switzerland, one person ending in Italy, one in Germany and one in France!

  • @minecrafter0505
    @minecrafter0505 Год назад +191

    I love this tag game. And with trains it's much more exciting than the flying challenges (and less bad for the climate, too!). Would love to see more seasons of this, maybe even with more teams.

    • @noefillon1749
      @noefillon1749 Год назад +16

      Yeah, I first found this series and found about the around the world one afterwards. The climate issue was the first thing I thought about when I started watching it. I know they took a plane to go to France in this one but at least they don't promote travelling by plane and they take 2 planes, not 15.

    • @5en_official
      @5en_official Год назад

      Yes! That would be amazing!

    • @Ingenius_
      @Ingenius_ Год назад +16

      @@noefillon1749 to be fair they always offset all of their emissions, 10-fold

    • @noefillon1749
      @noefillon1749 Год назад +17

      @@Ingenius_ Honestly, not emitting in the first place is always better than offsetting their emissions. But that's way better than doing nothing.

    • @minecrafter0505
      @minecrafter0505 Год назад +12

      @@Ingenius_ offsetting emmisions is IMO often misleading, even if 10 fold. Especially without transparency which projects are being invested in with the offset money. It has been proven that many climate offset programs don't capture the amount of CO2 that they claim, even if they don't do it on purpose. Tight control and regulation is almost impossible.

  • @emile7794
    @emile7794 Год назад +8

    I love how chill and wholesome Ben is when he's the runner XD

  • @pokemonmaster0079
    @pokemonmaster0079 Год назад +72

    That impromptu Nebula drop from Sam mid-video was smooth.

  • @eli0uz
    @eli0uz Год назад +12

    16:00 - French here, you could probably get some Profiteroles in any supermarket big enough to have a dessert section

  • @Kriss352
    @Kriss352 Год назад +47

    7:45 Even I - a native French speaker - am not sure if the announcement really was in French 😂

    • @MrAlsachti
      @MrAlsachti Год назад +2

      Same for me. Maybe the audio is just bad.

    • @lannoylouise613
      @lannoylouise613 Год назад +4

      "(...)sont effectué(e)s sur un quai et à l'arrêt. Ne tentez en aucun cas de descendre lorsque le train est en mouvement."
      Mais j'ai dû écouter plusieurs fois pour comprendre ...

    • @Kriss352
      @Kriss352 Год назад +3

      @@lannoylouise613 What, maintenant que tu me l'as dit j'entends que ça c'est limpide ! C'est comme les hallucinations auditives dans les chansons, une fois qu'on te le dit tu entends que ça, sauf que là on a obtenu les vraies paroles merci 😂

    • @starrimoss7377
      @starrimoss7377 Месяц назад

      right i’ve learned french fo 15 years & could not decipher that announcement

    • @dominicpancella3012
      @dominicpancella3012 17 дней назад

      To be fair, French is a difficult language to decipher aurally, what with all the silent letters, elided pronunciation, and homophones.

  • @function2821
    @function2821 Год назад +67

    when Adan realized Ben was going north, we all felt that.

    • @Arthree_
      @Arthree_ Год назад

      Lmao

    • @knghtbrd
      @knghtbrd Год назад +8

      Yeah, but let's face it: We're all rooting for Adam and Ben… Sam's too damned smart about this travel stuff.

    • @termsconditions5033
      @termsconditions5033 Год назад +5

      @@knghtbrd at first i loved Sam but after watching the previous cities i'm always rooting against his big brain plays

  • @Rangothemovie
    @Rangothemovie 8 месяцев назад +3

    Mad props to Adam for how composed he is immediately. Honestly if I’d forgotten to put on my disguise like that it would have killed me all week

  • @hamchurger4566
    @hamchurger4566 Год назад +4

    Bens unpredictability is his true weapon. Adams is his evasion and sam is his knowledge of trains

  • @Fortzon
    @Fortzon Год назад +42

    Ben was so unlucky with the delay yet so lucky because that delay masked his real departure time because when Sam was looking for possible departures, Ben's train had technically already left 20 minutes ago! 😂

  • @mentum1525
    @mentum1525 Год назад +48

    I really think this is you best series yet, just because there are so many more tense moments than there were in Jet Lag for example

  • @cdemr
    @cdemr Год назад +45

    Each week I always forget this series exists and each week I'm pleasantly surprised with a new episode

  • @ChokyoDK
    @ChokyoDK Год назад +89

    Would love to see a Scandinavia/Northern Europe version of this series!

    • @mrnecrotic
      @mrnecrotic Год назад +7

      or easten europe
      or balkan
      or adejkwdkwjdwiefwe

    • @ChokyoDK
      @ChokyoDK Год назад +2

      @@mrnecrotic yeah.
      more areas in Europe would be great

    • @asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791
      @asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791 Год назад +5

      Yes, but defo stay in Europe. A series like this would never work in America, lol.

  • @yaitz3313
    @yaitz3313 Год назад +6

    I like how they might well have gotten even MORE screwed had they just barely made that Persan train. Missing that train by a minute turns out to have been a really lucky break.

  • @gautamborchetiya8658
    @gautamborchetiya8658 Год назад +9

    Absolutely loving this series.
    I think you guys should try doing something like this in South/South-east Asia. You'd not have consistent network coverage, most of the online time tables would be ridiculously inaccurate and nothing would ever leave on time. That would definitely add to the fun 😂😂😂

  • @kitthekat6844
    @kitthekat6844 Год назад +63

    I love this series! The editing is perfect, the game is awesome to watch, the suspence is intense... Thanks for making Jet Lag, guys!

  • @Nameless8_
    @Nameless8_ 7 месяцев назад +5

    I love how Ben inadvertently has become the: "You may have outsmarted me, but I outsmarted you outsmarting me" meme

  • @kookiespace
    @kookiespace Год назад +3

    Ben is such a Himbo and I'm so here for it

  • @julianportes9907
    @julianportes9907 Год назад +21

    This has been the best parody of the game tag I've seen in a while but one change I think would make it fairer is the taggers not being able to see the runner's location during the 45 min the runner has to run. you can check trains and all that stuff but they can't check the runner's location, but other than that, This is really fun to watch.

    • @DaNeusser
      @DaNeusser Год назад

      was too lazy to write my own comment, so I just searched yours ! :)

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican Год назад +47

    Sam and Adam, one stop away: It's over Ben, we have the high ground!
    Gare du Nord: You underestimate my power!
    Considering how much of a maze Gare du Nord is, it's no wonder Game Freak made Lumiose City in Pokémon XY even more of a maze (at least Lumiose City's station is much easier to navigate with only one train service to Kiloude City). After this series, France might as well make pain au chocolat their national dessert (or, dessert breakfast). As for the profiterole, Ben should've went to a supermarket like Lidl. I mean American supermarkets have bakeries and European supermarkets are no exception.

  • @andreanari3341
    @andreanari3341 Год назад +18

    OMG What a wild move by Ben! Powerup + Very accurate guess of the population!

  • @ItsMeBenson
    @ItsMeBenson 8 месяцев назад +1

    “Close the door and look anti-social” good advice for any situation

  • @galliumg8483
    @galliumg8483 Год назад +17

    I love they the delays and setbacks have been the most effective at helping them

    • @iantaakalla8180
      @iantaakalla8180 Год назад

      I guess the master strat is to get away cheaply then amass so much coins for one or two rounds then gun for whatever.

  • @nitasu987
    @nitasu987 Год назад +16

    I just wanna see a tracker of everyone's paths so far I bet it's crazy

  • @MrPizza2000
    @MrPizza2000 Год назад +7

    Idea: City Alphabet
    You have to get to a city starting with every letter in alphabetical order

  • @Iamagoodperson
    @Iamagoodperson Год назад +11

    The editor emphasising the fact that Sam and Adam got the wrong wrote in mind is really funny! Thanks editor. 🤣

  • @1.4142
    @1.4142 Год назад +7

    I'm surprised no one has used the biking option yet. You could bike next to the train tracks to make the chasers think you are on a train, then once they get on choose a different route.

  • @AM-we1es
    @AM-we1es Год назад +49

    I really think the strat for this would be to spam the "double value" power up waaay more, especially early on. They didn't use it even when they were just trying to farm coins

    • @qwerty112311
      @qwerty112311 Год назад +16

      Unless you know they aren’t behind you it’s a big risk. Risking one hour not being able to do anything other than walk is a big deterrent.

    • @AM-we1es
      @AM-we1es Год назад +2

      @@qwerty112311 most challenges are meant to be a time tax more than a veto risk, especially if you're in a large city where you have access to a variety of shops/restaurants/all the other things challenges are based on.
      Plus, that bonus is basically free money if you draw a curse card.

  • @maradupras7278
    @maradupras7278 Год назад +3

    i love how there keeps being situations that should theoretically put the runner at a massive disadvantage, yet they do the exact opposite of that

  • @webster6619
    @webster6619 Год назад +38

    This channel is incredible man, the commitment and dedication that they have I am surprised you aren’t at a million yet!!

  • @kaylaboyd2356
    @kaylaboyd2356 4 месяца назад +2

    Rewatching this for the 4th time, and wanted to compliment yalls editing. The juxtaposition between Ben's light hearted music and the chasers' tense music was perfect.

  • @henrysmith8603
    @henrysmith8603 Год назад +3

    i love that 4 episodes in ‘across europe’ so far has only been within France

  • @autumnbrookesings
    @autumnbrookesings Год назад +9

    Came for John Green, stayed for the train adventure

  • @dasportsfan2122
    @dasportsfan2122 Год назад +1

    Bro that cliffhanger, was SO ANNOYING but has my hyped for next week at the same time

  • @taryth.
    @taryth. Год назад +7

    This series is really amazing with all the suspense, and strategy. In the future, I think the players will get better at determining outcomes due to things like veto periods.
    I think an interesting variation would be if the chasers can split up. It would allow the chasers to cover multiple options, but also potentially allow the new runner to get a bigger head start.

  • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
    @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Год назад +4

    You know what? I've decided that Ben is my favorite. I'm rooting for Team Ben.

  • @jay-tbl
    @jay-tbl 2 дня назад

    god i love the contrast between adam and sam being stressed out of their minds while ben is just enjoying life

  • @AshleySmith-ed7vr
    @AshleySmith-ed7vr Год назад +94

    Great work, one suggestion. I don't think the chasers should be able to follow the runner's location until the 45min lead time is up. They get to formulate a plan while watching them run away. Kinda unfair in my opinion. :)

    • @toddfayne7957
      @toddfayne7957 Год назад +26

      I think once they buy a ticket; they have to go on that route. They had already bought a ticket to the wrong city before they saw he was going elsewhere. The Chasers have the ultimate advantage of the location and presumably infinite budget to chase. Either limit how much they can spend or make them stick to their purchased tix.

    • @hamsterfromabove8905
      @hamsterfromabove8905 Год назад +49

      You're forgetting that's the point. Its meant to be a fun competition. The rules are specifically designed to make it extremely hard for a single runner to escape and just win on their first time as a chaser. The rules are designed to create as many close encounters as possible because its more fun that way.

    • @chrisoddy8744
      @chrisoddy8744 Год назад +4

      @@toddfayne7957 To be fair, when Adam and Ben set off for Dunkirk they still thought that Sam could also go to Dunkirk - they only found out he wasn't doing that while on the train.

    • @johnsnow5125
      @johnsnow5125 Год назад +3

      @@toddfayne7957 the only way to "outsmart" the chaser is going somewhere that has few and infrequent connections, or taking the last train/bus/ferry of the day

    • @boarbot7829
      @boarbot7829 Год назад

      I lost my phone at Gare du Nord!
      Ik that’s not how you spell it.

  • @avgeek3
    @avgeek3 Год назад +8

    I can proudly say this is the channel I get most hyped with when a new video come out.

  • @cbr380
    @cbr380 Год назад +3

    As a french person, I am very pleased that Ben finds our small french towns beautiful :D

  • @Jasmineelaine
    @Jasmineelaine Год назад +2

    "close the door and look anti social"
    story of my life😭
    12:52

  • @ccktravis4128
    @ccktravis4128 8 месяцев назад +1

    The residents of Saint-Quentin better know their town is involved in one of the tensest moments in RUclips history 😂

  • @MeteorPhaZe
    @MeteorPhaZe Год назад +45

    I just started watching your channel a few days ago... love the unique content you make, exactly what I needed!

  • @Joostmhw
    @Joostmhw Год назад +7

    By far the best series so far

  • @EmmettMcFly55
    @EmmettMcFly55 5 месяцев назад +1

    I only just discovered this channel recently, but as I am going through this video series I am really coming to enjoy it. Come for the city travel, stay for the strategizing (or at least that was my take). The amount of thinking that goes into this is really interesting, though it’s too bad that (with some exceptions) it gives you less of an opportunity to look around.

  • @lobonocturno431
    @lobonocturno431 Месяц назад +1

    Adam and Sam losing their brains thinking while Ben is just there eating his pan eu chocolatte.😂

  • @gladegaming5225
    @gladegaming5225 Год назад +32

    My suggestion: When a player gains coins, don’t use the same noise as when they lose coins. Use a low to high pitch effect. P.S. I love your show.

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un Год назад +24

    Sam: I think we have a good shot of catching him right away
    Morgan Freeman: *They didn't catch him right away*
    Gare du Nord fun fact: It is the busiest station outside Japan, serving 700K passengers per day. It's also the third largest station in the world (hence it being a maze). Great to see Ben using his noggin this time around! Going to smaller cities is a solid strategy. Using up his coins to go right to Lille in the first episode was a poor choice instead of going south from Charleville to Longwy and Luxembourg.

  • @ashleyhamman
    @ashleyhamman Год назад +3

    I don't understand how on Earth Adam and Sam thought going for Amien was a good idea. Even if Ben didn't get on the Brussels train, you'd expect behing ahead of him towards his own destination would give them better reaction time to cut him off.

  • @sophiadaschbach2222
    @sophiadaschbach2222 2 месяца назад +1

    This is one of the most underrated channels ever! a series of this quality should have at least 2 mil subscribers

  • @yaakovwaxman4807
    @yaakovwaxman4807 Год назад +6

    Suggestion: Please add a marker to show scale when it shows the map. Sometimes its hard to tell if they're traveling 10 miles or 100 miles

  • @ChokyoDK
    @ChokyoDK Год назад +25

    Love this series and the other series on this channel.
    So well made

  • @evolsirhc123
    @evolsirhc123 Год назад +1

    Your first episode was the first time I stumbled upon your channel, and I’ve been binging these episodes for the past hour! They are so good!

  • @waffle_bars
    @waffle_bars Год назад

    This series is so much fun to watch, and the production and editing is very well done. Thanks for the quality content 👍

  • @davidhunt9692
    @davidhunt9692 Год назад +35

    Literally wishing it was next week so I could watch episode 6. The suspense!!

    • @timnelson8656
      @timnelson8656 Год назад +4

      Did you know you can sign up for a Nebulizer, for just $149 per month and not have to wait?!

    • @pokedude720
      @pokedude720 Год назад +1

      @@timnelson8656 $150 a month?
      They better ship me a Ferrari for that price.

    • @napeng4750
      @napeng4750 Год назад +1

      @@pokedude720 14.99

    • @odod992
      @odod992 Год назад +1

      @@timnelson8656 a year

    • @davidhunt9692
      @davidhunt9692 Год назад +2

      Noticed I said “so I can see episode 6?” Yeah I have nebula. Episode 5 is up there right now and we’re commenting on episode 4

  • @Pyriphlegeton
    @Pyriphlegeton Год назад +2

    This game is so wonderful. Please continue the series!

  • @thombruce
    @thombruce Год назад +3

    Sam and Adam struggling with 4D chess, while Ben makes 8D chess look effortless.

  • @FinnB747
    @FinnB747 Год назад +3

    One thing I like about this series is that Ben is uploading videos as he is travelling. It makes it look more professional to me

  • @stankieekladi5868
    @stankieekladi5868 Год назад +3

    he's going to brussels BOY

  • @berndbeispielmensch
    @berndbeispielmensch Год назад +8

    Depending on the rules, getting a Berliner in Germany might be impossible. You can get them in almost every bakery shop, but only in some regions as "Berliner". There are many other names in different regions.

  • @theveyron164
    @theveyron164 Год назад

    i've been watching all your content forever. decided id finally support via a nebula sub. great job guys. some of my favorite youtube content.

  • @florianbasier
    @florianbasier Год назад +7

    I was trying to remember the P-destinations from Gare du Nord and thought you would end up in Pontoise. Persan-Beaumont is even worse. I grew up there. That's the closest thing to Iowa that Ile-de-France has to offer.

  • @cycythepuzzlesguy
    @cycythepuzzlesguy Год назад +3

    I love this channel so much. Its becoming a part of my calender on Wednesday evening.

  • @phy-co5499
    @phy-co5499 Год назад +4

    As a suggestion for another game across Europe or some other place, you could try playing with the rules of Scotland Yard which is a board game that makes you see your location only for a period of time before hiding again, however this would be too easy for the runner so the better option would be to do it in a smaller area

  • @andrewbrinkworth1420
    @andrewbrinkworth1420 Год назад

    One thing I love, and absolutely appreciate about this channel, is the fact that the subtitles are different colours for each person, and they are done very well so it's easy to knowbwho's talking. Especially since I am almost completely deaf?... Just makes this channel much more enjoyable since alot of videos/channels don't have subtitles at all...

  • @mrnecrotic
    @mrnecrotic Год назад

    omg this is the best channel i found on youtube, keep the series up! cant wait to the next episode! so hyped

  • @moritzgrimmeisen2545
    @moritzgrimmeisen2545 Год назад +4

    Keep it up , love the series

  • @quartz9704
    @quartz9704 Год назад +4

    This has been one of the best series i've ever seen.

  • @garrettcarr8689
    @garrettcarr8689 Год назад +1

    This is a great series, keep up the good work!

  • @martinxxcz2919
    @martinxxcz2919 Год назад +1

    I love this series, its epic and creative idea. Cant wait for the next part!

  • @PassportTwo
    @PassportTwo Год назад +2

    Along with Colin Furze‘s tunnel dig, this is my absolute favorite content coming out on RUclips atm! Keep it up!