I agree. It might be a case of getting used to presenting to a camera on his own (see: every RUclipsr's really old videos) but I feel like he brings a more grounded take on things; a sort of straight man in comparison to the other two.
He's a safe pair of hands in that he's very "Matt & Quinns-like" with his quirky humour and all that. Personally I like that equally as much as the way Kylie offered a new voice & perspective. They've all been great in their own way, really.
First impressions: 1) This was an excellent video that genuinely made me laugh 2) You are too young and it's an outrage. 3) The wizards driven mad by woodwind instruments will be my next ttrpg.
Allrighty today we’ll be reviewing Tom, as always by the classic Su&Sd reviewer mainstays... Comedic timing - 9/10 Relatability - 10/10 Editing - 10/10 Respect for viewers - 9/10 Fancy hair- 1/10 Words per minute - 3/10 Goof factor 7/10 Shots exposing camera equipment through reflective surfaces - 0/10 Shots including knees in frame - 0/10 Consensus- Genuine surprise at the ability on display here, I hope they keep you. Good job buddy.
I will also point out the lack of costume change, but those points can be waved due to the world emergency. I hope this is something to consider later on.
Tom is such a great add to the team!! ^_^ Really like the looks of this, gonna see who I can convince to play it with me over share screen microsoft paint now!
Tom you did wonderful. I wasn't aware of this game so it was great have put on my radar. I will get alot of enjoyment out of it. I am asking myself many of the questions you are asking yourself. Great job on a first solo video. Stay safe!
Tom, I've been a fan of SU&SD since the beginning and this review is as good as any they've ever done. I'm so happy to see The Quiet Year get the kind of coverage it deserves, and you've done it proud. Thanks!
Tom! I've been a fan of SUSD since way back when and I am so impressed that you managed to hit the SUSD note pitch perfect with this! Great vid, great work!
Tom - thank you. After your review of Bunny Kingdom (which I love) and Nemesis (a game that appalls me), I was worried about your proximity to the reference pear. This review was genuine, vulnerable, and incredibly empathetic. Glad to see you on the team.
The rules say: "Whoever started the project gets to tell everyone how it turns out, and update the map to reflect its completion" but my gaming group actually agreed it would probably be more interesting if the way you say it in the video (someone else finishes it) would be true.
@@hobbitgillam we just talk it through and use a free shared drawing app separately. It's me and my fiancee over here, her mother and older brother from afar. I've kept a hard copy of the map as a backup!
Absolutely love that your sourdough starter is named Prince Phillip. Well done, sir. As an aside though, I think someone with less clearly incredible art skills should maybe have been the one to pitch this review...I dunno about anyone else, but trying to live up to the crazy good line work on display here is going to give me some serious performance anxiety.
The sign of good quality content is when I want to stick around and watch even though the game is completely out of my wheelhouse and I will never play it. Still watched all 13:02. Well done new boardboi Tomzzzstar!
Tom, you are such a great addition to the team. It's not a surprise that you were brought on as part of the duo/trio that we grew to love. PS: your drawings are awesome, and also, since Quinns and Matt have showed off their collection, how about a Tom's Vinyl collection (and recommendations) post?
I know I'm a few months late to this review, but I wanted to thank SU&SD -- and especially Tom -- for this great review. I bought this game on this review's recommendation and my friends and I have loved it. It's a great social distancing game and the game's structured approach to "be as creative as a you want!" really has reminded me of what I love about tabletop games and even what I love about tabletop role playing games. So thank you for telling me about this. It's made the past few months a little better. One anecdote I'll add. My friends and I really got hooked on one session we played and now we're making a mini-campaign of it, with each session acting almost like a season of television or an entry in a book series. In this case, all the unanswered plot threads that were left hanging at the end of one session are now what we look forward to seeing resolved the next time we play. The Quiet Year's focus on societies, as opposed to parties, really allows for the metaphorical camera to be pulled back. I wouldn't be surprised if, in a couple of sessions, in-game generations have passed and our initial cast of heroes and villains is wholly replaced and still dealing with the fallout from decisions made years earlier (our story is about a pack of street dogs, so "generations" don't last as long, haha). It's fun to watch, more fun to be a part of, and I can't think of a lot of games or media that even allow for it.
Really enjoyed watching this, even though The Quiet Year is already a firm favourite of mine. Like Tom, I also love it despite my reservations (“it takes too long” is a common issue). It’s a really fun way to be creative with your pals. It works great on Roll20 too - the lacklustre drawing tools make it okay to not be so good at drawing.
I have been following SU&SD for a while and even though Quinn and Matt are awesome and I love them I do believe Tom made an astonishing video. The way he explained the game and related it to the real world situation, the way he expresses, oh my, it was heartwarming,I felt touched. I want to hear more from Tom. This is what I needed to hear today. Quinn and Matt, you made a wonderful choice.
Tom's doing a great job. A worthy addition to the crew! I'll need to see his Special Skill soon though. Dance? Juggling? Speaking in tongues? Fingers crossed for dance...
You mentioned The Quiet Year in your previous review of The Hunted, so I went looking for it. The first article I found was (surprise surprise) on SU&SD. Seems interesting, and it's something I think has a lot of value as far as adding house rules and tailoring it to fit my friends' gameplay preferences. Thank you for the review, it was very timely!
I played this game with a group of friends 2 years ago during a weekend away in a log cabin. It was sooo much fun and I still have the map we used as well. :) Definitely recommend!
That was great! been binging SUSD since isolation started and if you didn't bring it up you'd think you've been at this for years! Great addition to the team. Can't wait for the next review!
After listening to the mcelboys play this game to set up the most recent Ethersea arc, I became enthralled with the system. Immediately I was thinking of how I could adapt the game to be useful for any/all of my fantasy settings, but your example mundane projects of "sort the Tupperware drawer" or "make a sourdough starter" made me realize...oh. Oh, this might be a useful framework to try to add some structure to my life (disabled and effectively still in lockdown bc of it). I can't imagine that it'll last super long, but if anything at all sticks around long enough to be helpful, that's a win in my book.
Tom's quarantine content has really made me appreciate his addition to the team. Even though he didn't like The Hunted I really appreciated that there was someone at SU&SD interested enough to give a GMT game a go. Hope to see more of that, as wargames honestly produce some of the best solo content in board gaming. Thanks for the video Tom, a great solo debut :)
3 points: 1. This looks like a cool game, thanks for pointing it out! 2. Tom's haircut looks good, so props to whoever did that. My wife cut my hair a few days ago and I'm impressed. 3. I didn't know Wavelength was canceled... So sad.
Hold on so what does he mean by Wavelength is banned? I have a physical copy of it from the kickstarter (I'm in the US if that makes a difference), they recently said they are making a Wavelength app to play without a physical copy, and I've played it over Tabletop Simulator. Was the game not meeting some UK/EU regulation or something?
@@jonbrownsey2960 Yeah, I know (text does not convey my implicit sarcasm). I just liked the idea of a board game being officially canceled. If possible, I have a few games I would like to suggest for that if we can get that going.
Broo you've done so well! With established series billed on the power of specific personalities it can be really hard to edit that dynamic, but honestly, you are one amazingly warm and charismatic lad, and I'm excited to see what new stuff you can bring us!
Excellent video. Quinns and Matt did a great job. Really liked Tom's artistic voice in the piece while not straying too far away from the origins of SUSD.
A pleasure to see you stretch your wings and contribute your own personal flair to the SUSD audience. Well done, Sir! I splurged for the deluxe copy of this game with its Tarot-sized cards and little skull contempt tokens when I read another review last year. It's a very reasonable entry RPG-style game for those that are new to the genre. You don't even have to draw well, as the designer has posted some pre-made map sketches to jumpstart your own ideas. Thanks for the video! 🖖
Excellently done! Engaging, informative, and entertaining. Exactly what I've come to associate with SUSD. I wonder what's an effective way of playing this over Discord - in particular the "everyone draws on the same sheet of paper" aspect. I'm sure there's a technological solution, I just don't know what it is.
Many of the existing team-call solutions have a whiteboard feature. Zoom and Teams come to mind, but only because that's what we use at work. FlockDraw might work too?
If you meet via MS Teams, you can share a "drawing" (can be any app being used to draw!) in a way that you allow your mates to take over the screen and then control the mouse and paint/draw on...! Just for example.
YESSSS, more love for RPGs! It's always great to read Cynthias articles on your website, but you did a great job with this one too! I'm looking forward to your next project :)
Here I was telling myself I can take a break from purchasing board games for a while, then I watch your video. Considered me interested haha. Love the video, love concept of the game, and the nifty record collection, to boot. Great work, Tom!!!
For the German audience: there is am German Version out there that is called " Das rubige Jahr". You can download it here for a reasonable price www.system-matters.de
I heard Tom mentioning it in last video and I jumped at it, playing it remotely with two friends two nights ago. In short: I really really liked it, so thanks, already a positive impact on my covid-life!!! Drawing together online is a bit of a mess, I must say... It slows things quite a lot, so we played a shorter version with fewer cards each season and it still took several hours to finish... and the winter even finished on the first card! Also maybe next time I will try to add the soft rule that each player speaks for the "same part of the community" more consistently as the weeks pass and the situation consolidates. We naturally ended up doing that, and it added a bit more friction. Otherwise it is a bit easy to gloss over problems and discussions end up being less influential. Anyway, thanks a lot!
Fantastic work Tom. I played this game at Gen Con a loooong time ago but totally forgot about it! Perfect fit for the right people in *shudders* these trying times.
Our Discord full of Burnt out DMs have decided to try a westmarsh campaign, so we can take turns and keep sessions short, (so we can all enjoy them) and since none of us want to put in the effort to create setting on our own,(not knowing how many sessions anyone might be interested in making it through) we have decided to play the quiet year to create the community that we will be using as the "home port" of our campaign. your video really helped explain it clearly. Thank you for the amusing and informative video.
You're doing great, Tom. First time I saw someone new I was like 'meh' but I guess if you have some things you already like, you don't want it to change. But it's been some time since that and I enjoy your part as well as the rest of the group. Keep up the good work!
Excellent work! Really well done, everything I love about SUSD in your presentation and approach. It's also been nice to have been here all through your development and almost feel part of it! Future of media content is community and you guys are leading it!
I love this game! Actually play it with my entry level English students in college. Is great as a basis for discussing issues of perspective and narrative construction. Really helps to get them talking at the start of a semester, too.
Great video mate. I haven't heard of this, love the idea of creating world's together. I'm guessing this isn't a game you 'win' but a shared experience more similar to an RPG
Car Seat Headrest on vinyl. A huge copy of the Norton Anthology of Criticism (conjuring my comprehensive exam nightmares!) being punished beneath your monitor. Welcome sir!
Based on Tom mentioning The Artifact for all of 1 second in the last vid I went and became a late backer of it on Kickstarter... it does a similar thing to The Quiet Year but very much as a 1 player thing. (PS the new SU&SD team members are wonderful!)
I heard you give this game a quick mention in the last video. Really really glad you did a review of it. This game seems awesome! Especially if you like drawing maps :) Great first video, dude.
Ahh what a nice video. But what really made me happy was the Extinction Rebellion poster on your wall and Ian Banks' Player of Games on your shelf. 10/10 Relatable.
Picked this up straight after watching, so thanks for the recommendation Tom! Loved the experience. We found it works best when everyone understands that the point is to try and tell a good story and not 'win'. I ended up unintentionally taking the role of introducing conflict, while my girlfriend tried to pursue a happy ending for all. This added plenty of tension from the push/pull of our visions for the community. We played the slightly shortened version and this still took a couple of hours. It's a fantastic story generator. Perhaps even a useful tool for writers struggling for inspiration. For those who are interested, this is what our play-through created... We followed a civilisation of cats living in a litter box desert where only ancient stone effigies on their human gods remained. After a sprig of the precious holy catnip was discovered, the civilisation split in two along secular and nonsecular lines. The church deemed it irresponsible to propagate and distribute the herb among the general populace, keeping it for their own prophetic rituals. The general public demanded it be shared via a lottery, allowing lucky winners to experience its euphoric effects. The church was overthrown and exiled from the city. While these disputes were going on, political negotiations had been underway with the residents of a nearby dog settlement and a large band of mice came from the west, seeking refuge from a violent sand storm. As the sand storm neared the city, both the dogs and mice were forced inside the city walls, causing racial tensions to rise due to overcrowding. A dog died from a catnip overdose, rumours spread of a cat's mutilated remains being found outside the city limits, and, after it was discovered that the winter food stores had spoiled (perhaps by someone's design), the decision was made to eat the mouse refugees. It all ground to a halt when the dogs, whose machinations over the past year had been destabilising the cat community, sacked the city while its residents slept, revealing themselves to be part of a secret order known as the Frost Shepherds.
Lovely review. Also, I was literally sitting at the dinner table shouting at the TV: "This IS relatable!" in various intonations. Not only do I think this might be our cup of tea, we were LITERALLY having tea as we were watching the review. COINCIDENCE!?!?! Probably, yeah. Keep up the good work. Also, fun to see books by Iain Banks in the background there. Nice to see another Cultured soul.
The Quiet Year is one of my favourite games, and it's a nice surprise seeing it featured on SUSD. I highly recommend getting the physical edition, it's such a lovely thing to own, it comes in a small burlap sack, fits in a pocket, mmm
Quinss and Matt good choice in choosing Tom he's great.
I agree. It might be a case of getting used to presenting to a camera on his own (see: every RUclipsr's really old videos) but I feel like he brings a more grounded take on things; a sort of straight man in comparison to the other two.
100% agree
Agree. I enjoyed this review. I have enjoyed his podcast bits. Keep up the good work Tom.
He's a safe pair of hands in that he's very "Matt & Quinns-like" with his quirky humour and all that. Personally I like that equally as much as the way Kylie offered a new voice & perspective. They've all been great in their own way, really.
First impressions:
1) This was an excellent video that genuinely made me laugh
2) You are too young and it's an outrage.
3) The wizards driven mad by woodwind instruments will be my next ttrpg.
Allrighty today we’ll be reviewing Tom, as always by the classic Su&Sd reviewer mainstays...
Comedic timing - 9/10
Relatability - 10/10
Editing - 10/10
Respect for viewers - 9/10
Fancy hair- 1/10
Words per minute - 3/10
Goof factor 7/10
Shots exposing camera equipment through reflective surfaces - 0/10
Shots including knees in frame - 0/10
Consensus-
Genuine surprise at the ability on display here, I hope they keep you. Good job buddy.
But his knee was in frame for the entire "like and subscribe" end plate...
I will also point out the lack of costume change, but those points can be waved due to the world emergency. I hope this is something to consider later on.
I mean, he's no Sandworm... But he's still young yet.
That hairstyle may come back in style one day. But it is not this day.
Misread editing as edibility, that is all
I approve of the new labour slave, and shall increase my Patreon subscription to provide for his own piece of toilet paper.
ofc, he's going to need to use both sides.
@@JamesOrr81 well obviously
⚒ LoL
MATEE AND QUINGLES
Once you pop--you just can't stop!
At 9:37 I spent about 20 seconds trying to figure out what any of those games on the shelf were.
Then realized that they're records.
"A bit... weird."
The zoom and the picture and the timing, perfect, hilarious.
Tom is such a great add to the team!! ^_^ Really like the looks of this, gonna see who I can convince to play it with me over share screen microsoft paint now!
You could use aggie.io, it's easier than screensharing paint
Microsoft Whiteboard might be an option as well...
@@saracenthemighty Thanks for that recommendation!
I don't think that Tom sitting in front of his records was a flex but look at some of those, The Avalanches, Car Seat Headrest - it's totally a flex
And R.I.P. Iain M Banks!
@@jfedjrock I thought the 'post-scarcity' suggestion was a reference to Banks, confirmed by seeing the books on the shelf.
Tom you did wonderful. I wasn't aware of this game so it was great have put on my radar. I will get alot of enjoyment out of it. I am asking myself many of the questions you are asking yourself. Great job on a first solo video. Stay safe!
Tom, I've been a fan of SU&SD since the beginning and this review is as good as any they've ever done. I'm so happy to see The Quiet Year get the kind of coverage it deserves, and you've done it proud. Thanks!
Tom! I've been a fan of SUSD since way back when and I am so impressed that you managed to hit the SUSD note pitch perfect with this! Great vid, great work!
Tom - thank you. After your review of Bunny Kingdom (which I love) and Nemesis (a game that appalls me), I was worried about your proximity to the reference pear. This review was genuine, vulnerable, and incredibly empathetic. Glad to see you on the team.
I never comment but I felt compelled to pile on the "Great job, looking forward to more".
The rules say: "Whoever
started the project gets to tell everyone how it turns out, and update the map to reflect its completion" but my gaming group actually agreed it would probably be more interesting if the way you say it in the video (someone else finishes it) would be true.
We just started a game via zoom and we've found that the more interesting way, too.
@@MCKretin How are you playing it on Zoom? I'm tempted to give it a go.
@@hobbitgillam we just talk it through and use a free shared drawing app separately. It's me and my fiancee over here, her mother and older brother from afar. I've kept a hard copy of the map as a backup!
Just use Roll20. Literally built for this.
how do you decide how many turns it takes?
Hahaha owning a skull...featuring some Iain M Banks... the art around your desk... ya live by the SUSD style guide :p looking forward to more!
Absolutely love that your sourdough starter is named Prince Phillip. Well done, sir. As an aside though, I think someone with less clearly incredible art skills should maybe have been the one to pitch this review...I dunno about anyone else, but trying to live up to the crazy good line work on display here is going to give me some serious performance anxiety.
Awesome first video Tom! I may just end up checking this game out
Undoubtedly, the most graceful exit from a video ever.
The sign of good quality content is when I want to stick around and watch even though the game is completely out of my wheelhouse and I will never play it. Still watched all 13:02. Well done new boardboi Tomzzzstar!
Tom, you are such a great addition to the team. It's not a surprise that you were brought on as part of the duo/trio that we grew to love.
PS: your drawings are awesome, and also, since Quinns and Matt have showed off their collection, how about a Tom's Vinyl collection (and recommendations) post?
Good Job on your first review Tom, I hope we'll get to see more of you in the future!
I know I'm a few months late to this review, but I wanted to thank SU&SD -- and especially Tom -- for this great review. I bought this game on this review's recommendation and my friends and I have loved it. It's a great social distancing game and the game's structured approach to "be as creative as a you want!" really has reminded me of what I love about tabletop games and even what I love about tabletop role playing games. So thank you for telling me about this. It's made the past few months a little better.
One anecdote I'll add. My friends and I really got hooked on one session we played and now we're making a mini-campaign of it, with each session acting almost like a season of television or an entry in a book series. In this case, all the unanswered plot threads that were left hanging at the end of one session are now what we look forward to seeing resolved the next time we play. The Quiet Year's focus on societies, as opposed to parties, really allows for the metaphorical camera to be pulled back. I wouldn't be surprised if, in a couple of sessions, in-game generations have passed and our initial cast of heroes and villains is wholly replaced and still dealing with the fallout from decisions made years earlier (our story is about a pack of street dogs, so "generations" don't last as long, haha). It's fun to watch, more fun to be a part of, and I can't think of a lot of games or media that even allow for it.
Really enjoyed watching this, even though The Quiet Year is already a firm favourite of mine. Like Tom, I also love it despite my reservations (“it takes too long” is a common issue). It’s a really fun way to be creative with your pals. It works great on Roll20 too - the lacklustre drawing tools make it okay to not be so good at drawing.
Thanks for this lovely video, Tom. Made my day! Glad you’ve joined the team
I have been following SU&SD for a while and even though Quinn and Matt are awesome and I love them I do believe Tom made an astonishing video. The way he explained the game and related it to the real world situation, the way he expresses, oh my, it was heartwarming,I felt touched. I want to hear more from Tom. This is what I needed to hear today. Quinn and Matt, you made a wonderful choice.
You hit the vibe running, great job :>
Tom's doing a great job. A worthy addition to the crew! I'll need to see his Special Skill soon though. Dance? Juggling? Speaking in tongues? Fingers crossed for dance...
You mentioned The Quiet Year in your previous review of The Hunted, so I went looking for it. The first article I found was (surprise surprise) on SU&SD. Seems interesting, and it's something I think has a lot of value as far as adding house rules and tailoring it to fit my friends' gameplay preferences. Thank you for the review, it was very timely!
I say this as the highest praise: this was very SU&SD 👍
My partner was gutted when Paul left and never thought she'd love SUSD again. Then you came along Tom. She'll be made up by this.
Tom's great but he's no crokinole.
2 things. 1, Tom, how do you have such good drawing skills??? 2, thanks so much for all the great work, you really are a perfect fit into SU&SD
You're a great addition to the team Tom 🤟, thanks for the laughs
I played this game with a group of friends 2 years ago during a weekend away in a log cabin. It was sooo much fun and I still have the map we used as well. :) Definitely recommend!
That was great! been binging SUSD since isolation started and if you didn't bring it up you'd think you've been at this for years! Great addition to the team.
Can't wait for the next review!
Great video, and an especially fantastic first solo video from young Tom. Also, his panicked noise at 7:22 really tickled me
After listening to the mcelboys play this game to set up the most recent Ethersea arc, I became enthralled with the system. Immediately I was thinking of how I could adapt the game to be useful for any/all of my fantasy settings, but your example mundane projects of "sort the Tupperware drawer" or "make a sourdough starter" made me realize...oh. Oh, this might be a useful framework to try to add some structure to my life (disabled and effectively still in lockdown bc of it). I can't imagine that it'll last super long, but if anything at all sticks around long enough to be helpful, that's a win in my book.
Well done Tom. Don't sell yourself short, this was really good and in line with the channels vibe.
Tom's quarantine content has really made me appreciate his addition to the team. Even though he didn't like The Hunted I really appreciated that there was someone at SU&SD interested enough to give a GMT game a go. Hope to see more of that, as wargames honestly produce some of the best solo content in board gaming. Thanks for the video Tom, a great solo debut :)
I'm with everyone else - this dude is genuinely funny and a great addition to the channel. Cheers!
3 points: 1. This looks like a cool game, thanks for pointing it out! 2. Tom's haircut looks good, so props to whoever did that. My wife cut my hair a few days ago and I'm impressed. 3. I didn't know Wavelength was canceled... So sad.
Hold on so what does he mean by Wavelength is banned? I have a physical copy of it from the kickstarter (I'm in the US if that makes a difference), they recently said they are making a Wavelength app to play without a physical copy, and I've played it over Tabletop Simulator. Was the game not meeting some UK/EU regulation or something?
I think he just means that gatherings of more than a couple people are banned right now due to covid, nothing about Wavelength specifically.
@@jonbrownsey2960 Yeah, I know (text does not convey my implicit sarcasm). I just liked the idea of a board game being officially canceled. If possible, I have a few games I would like to suggest for that if we can get that going.
Broo you've done so well! With established series billed on the power of specific personalities it can be really hard to edit that dynamic, but honestly, you are one amazingly warm and charismatic lad, and I'm excited to see what new stuff you can bring us!
Excellent video. Quinns and Matt did a great job. Really liked Tom's artistic voice in the piece while not straying too far away from the origins of SUSD.
Brilliant! Standing ovation 👏👏👏 welcome to the team Tom.
A pleasure to see you stretch your wings and contribute your own personal flair to the SUSD audience. Well done, Sir!
I splurged for the deluxe copy of this game with its Tarot-sized cards and little skull contempt tokens when I read another review last year. It's a very reasonable entry RPG-style game for those that are new to the genre. You don't even have to draw well, as the designer has posted some pre-made map sketches to jumpstart your own ideas.
Thanks for the video! 🖖
When he said "sort out the Tupperware drawer" I felt that ...
Excellently done! Engaging, informative, and entertaining. Exactly what I've come to associate with SUSD.
I wonder what's an effective way of playing this over Discord - in particular the "everyone draws on the same sheet of paper" aspect. I'm sure there's a technological solution, I just don't know what it is.
I am wondering about this as well. Please let us know if you found an answer :) of course, I will do so as well
Many of the existing team-call solutions have a whiteboard feature. Zoom and Teams come to mind, but only because that's what we use at work. FlockDraw might work too?
someone mention aggie.io above, looks like it would definitely work.
If you meet via MS Teams, you can share a "drawing" (can be any app being used to draw!) in a way that you allow your mates to take over the screen and then control the mouse and paint/draw on...! Just for example.
This was amazing, Tom. Absolutely got that SU&SD humour nailed
YESSSS, more love for RPGs! It's always great to read Cynthias articles on your website, but you did a great job with this one too! I'm looking forward to your next project :)
Great video Tom. It’s like you’ve always been a part of SU&SD
Here I was telling myself I can take a break from purchasing board games for a while, then I watch your video. Considered me interested haha. Love the video, love concept of the game, and the nifty record collection, to boot. Great work, Tom!!!
I love the drawings, I hope you include more in your future reviews!
Very nice scoot out of the picture at the end :) I like your editing.
For the German audience: there is am German Version out there that is called " Das rubige Jahr". You can download it here for a reasonable price www.system-matters.de
Hey man I enjoyed this review alot. Informative and entertaining, I hope Tom stays on long term cos I really like his additions to the channel
I heard Tom mentioning it in last video and I jumped at it, playing it remotely with two friends two nights ago. In short: I really really liked it, so thanks, already a positive impact on my covid-life!!!
Drawing together online is a bit of a mess, I must say...
It slows things quite a lot, so we played a shorter version with fewer cards each season and it still took several hours to finish... and the winter even finished on the first card!
Also maybe next time I will try to add the soft rule that each player speaks for the "same part of the community" more consistently as the weeks pass and the situation consolidates. We naturally ended up doing that, and it added a bit more friction. Otherwise it is a bit easy to gloss over problems and discussions end up being less influential.
Anyway, thanks a lot!
Oh wow, some real funny details in the edit there. Really feels in keeping with the tone - cracking job Tom
Fantastic work Tom. I played this game at Gen Con a loooong time ago but totally forgot about it! Perfect fit for the right people in *shudders* these trying times.
Nice video from Tom! I think I have the same record player as you... Officially requesting a run through of your vinyl collection!
Great work Tom! Excellent first video!
Really great job, Tom! That was a wonderful solo video content debut thingy..
Our Discord full of Burnt out DMs have decided to try a westmarsh campaign, so we can take turns and keep sessions short, (so we can all enjoy them) and since none of us want to put in the effort to create setting on our own,(not knowing how many sessions anyone might be interested in making it through) we have decided to play the quiet year to create the community that we will be using as the "home port" of our campaign. your video really helped explain it clearly. Thank you for the amusing and informative video.
This is so great! Love the style and am SUPER interested in this game! Thanks and keep up the great work!
Nice one dude - looking forward to seeing more of your individual content.
Came for the review, stayed for the Iain Banks & record collection. Nice one on all counts Tom!
As someone who just recently set up an elaborate d&d campaign server on discord this seems right up my alley. Thanks for the review. 😃👍
I played this at PAX a few years ago and it was one of the most memorable games I have ever encountered.
Just when I thought I couldn't love Tom more, he goes ahead and wears that t-shirt on his SUSD solo debut. What a legend.
This was a great video... thanks for a look into something that drew me almost immediately.
You're doing great, Tom. First time I saw someone new I was like 'meh' but I guess if you have some things you already like, you don't want it to change. But it's been some time since that and I enjoy your part as well as the rest of the group. Keep up the good work!
Excellent work! Really well done, everything I love about SUSD in your presentation and approach. It's also been nice to have been here all through your development and almost feel part of it! Future of media content is community and you guys are leading it!
I wasn't huge on Tom at the start but after his entry in the Bunny Kingdom review and this review, I'm sold.
I love this game! Actually play it with my entry level English students in college. Is great as a basis for discussing issues of perspective and narrative construction. Really helps to get them talking at the start of a semester, too.
Great video mate. I haven't heard of this, love the idea of creating world's together. I'm guessing this isn't a game you 'win' but a shared experience more similar to an RPG
6:00 "But if you really want, you can have your game on bark, or toilet paper..." Now that's a resource we all have a scarcity of.
Car Seat Headrest on vinyl. A huge copy of the Norton Anthology of Criticism (conjuring my comprehensive exam nightmares!) being punished beneath your monitor. Welcome sir!
Tom, you're a great addition to SUSD. You have a job I certainly envy :) Keep it up
Dude. You're awesome. Keep up the great quality videos. I may not even purchase the game but I'll listen to your rambles all day
Based on Tom mentioning The Artifact for all of 1 second in the last vid I went and became a late backer of it on Kickstarter... it does a similar thing to The Quiet Year but very much as a 1 player thing. (PS the new SU&SD team members are wonderful!)
I heard you give this game a quick mention in the last video. Really really glad you did a review of it. This game seems awesome! Especially if you like drawing maps :) Great first video, dude.
Ahh what a nice video. But what really made me happy was the Extinction Rebellion poster on your wall and Ian Banks' Player of Games on your shelf. 10/10 Relatable.
Very well done. Thank you!
This was a really great first video Tom! Can't wait to try this out, this looks like just my kind of thing.
Picked this up straight after watching, so thanks for the recommendation Tom! Loved the experience. We found it works best when everyone understands that the point is to try and tell a good story and not 'win'. I ended up unintentionally taking the role of introducing conflict, while my girlfriend tried to pursue a happy ending for all. This added plenty of tension from the push/pull of our visions for the community. We played the slightly shortened version and this still took a couple of hours. It's a fantastic story generator. Perhaps even a useful tool for writers struggling for inspiration. For those who are interested, this is what our play-through created...
We followed a civilisation of cats living in a litter box desert where only ancient stone effigies on their human gods remained. After a sprig of the precious holy catnip was discovered, the civilisation split in two along secular and nonsecular lines. The church deemed it irresponsible to propagate and distribute the herb among the general populace, keeping it for their own prophetic rituals. The general public demanded it be shared via a lottery, allowing lucky winners to experience its euphoric effects. The church was overthrown and exiled from the city. While these disputes were going on, political negotiations had been underway with the residents of a nearby dog settlement and a large band of mice came from the west, seeking refuge from a violent sand storm. As the sand storm neared the city, both the dogs and mice were forced inside the city walls, causing racial tensions to rise due to overcrowding. A dog died from a catnip overdose, rumours spread of a cat's mutilated remains being found outside the city limits, and, after it was discovered that the winter food stores had spoiled (perhaps by someone's design), the decision was made to eat the mouse refugees. It all ground to a halt when the dogs, whose machinations over the past year had been destabilising the cat community, sacked the city while its residents slept, revealing themselves to be part of a secret order known as the Frost Shepherds.
Real nice stuff! I'd love to see more videos by Tom
This video was great! And I didn't know about the quiet year, it sounds fantastic. Thank you!
you did a great job tom thanks and welcome to youtube you handsome bastard stay save
Really enjoyed that . Great start dude.
Tom is great! Wonderful addition to SU&SD!
Lovely review. Also, I was literally sitting at the dinner table shouting at the TV: "This IS relatable!" in various intonations. Not only do I think this might be our cup of tea, we were LITERALLY having tea as we were watching the review. COINCIDENCE!?!?! Probably, yeah. Keep up the good work. Also, fun to see books by Iain Banks in the background there. Nice to see another Cultured soul.
The Quiet Year is one of my favourite games, and it's a nice surprise seeing it featured on SUSD. I highly recommend getting the physical edition, it's such a lovely thing to own, it comes in a small burlap sack, fits in a pocket, mmm
Perfectly awkward, just like the rest of us! Congrats on getting the position!
great video, tom! looking forward for more!
Bought! Great video Tom. I love when I get an introduction to something different.
What a beautiful video Tom. I loved it! Keep up all the great work in the future, we're rooting for you!
I'm glad to see that you're putting that Norton Anthology to good use. Mine is currently acting as a doorstop.
Fantastic work man. Content, form, script, edition. Great job!
Great review, Tom. If I didn't know any better (and if you didn't say it yourself), I never would've guessed this was your first solo video.
Nice performance, looking forward to your next solo pieces ;)
Nice video, you are a great addition to the team of SU&SD!