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"No game is objectively bad, but some games are subjectively bad to the entire population of the world" - hahaha good one 🤣

When explaining the rules, always start with the victory conditions and work your way backwards. It lets people anchor the information on why it’s important. Example: You win the game by having 10 victory points. Each town (show the piece) is worth one point; each city is worth two; two points for having the longest road; two points for having the largest army. You buy those things using these 5 resources. Each turn, a person rolls the dice; each tile that has the rolled number produces resources. Each town on those tiles produces one of that resource for its owner even if the owner didn't roll the dice; each city produces two of that resource. Towns and cities stack resource production if there are more than one. On your turn, you spend the resources you earned during everyone's turns.

For me, one of the biggest mistakes is "discussing every single rule beforehand". This may seem odd and may depend on the group, but if you are trying to get a new person into playing a game, you need to simplify and dole out the information on a need to know basis. I always find playing first and then having rules mentioned more useful then hearing every rule from the get go. A perfect example is trying to teach someone Yu-Gi-Oh (I know it's not a card game, but it works). I would start with basic info (how many cards they draw, how much life they have, and that the goal is to reduce opponent to 0). Then, when it's there turn, explain each action in the turn, describe the cards they have in hand, and so on. Then on my turn, I would show them more complex stuff (like special summoning and stuff). I always find that I get better retention from people when I piecemeal the rules rather than info-dumping to them.

Extremely well written, cleanly produced and thoroughly insightful tips. This is top notch content, not just within the niche board-game field, but compared to the whole of YT. Major props.

1. Learn the Rules before the group come to play 00:20 2. Take the (Game Play Time on a Box and * 2) + ((50% if it's the first time being player) + (20% per player ))* 4 for AP Players 01:46 3. Don't Buy Expansions without playing the Core Game First 03:23 4. Player Count - Check BGG Player Counts recommendation as this is more accurate than a publisher possibly doing for marketing reasons 05:43 5. BGG Top 100 is not gospel. It is skewed towards more complex games, not always the most fun for you. 07:35 6. Stop Buying so many Games. You'll buy games just because they are half price, out of print come back in print, spending more time planning games you want and to get than playing them and tend to just be traded off unopened. You'll never be too old to play a game so stop hoarding and start CURATING - get rid of games and switch them in. 09:53 7. Don't rely on your Family and Friends to Play Board Games. Chances are they are not as --obsessed-- committed to play. Go to a Local Game Group - it is nerve wrecking at times but you find people who are likely to be more into what you are. 12:05 8. Don't go to Kickstarter without knowing they are siren songs which sometimes will lure you to your (wallet's) death. Leave it to the experienced/well researched 13:26 9. Don't make people play games they won't like (linked into point 7). 15:38 10. Don't buy a game just because it's based on a theme/IP you like - the Board Game Box is a set of lies designed to sell you the game. 16:49

This is a great video, and great advice! Really enjoyed it!

That "don't rely on friends and family" bit speaks to me. I got into Carcassonne because a guy I dated was a board game geek, and I enjoyed playing it with him. So I bought my own copy when I moved in with my sister. It sits in the closet, untouched for eight of the nine years I've owned it, because my sister hates it.

you are genuinely one of the best youtubers i’ve ever seen. you speak so eloquently, professional, and personally. it really feels like you’re speaking right to me, and that you know everything i’m thinking. great job!

I feel so personally called out and I love this video! The lure for expansions is definitely a struggle I understand. I'd add a number 11: You don't need to own a game you like if you played it at a friend's (or family member's) house. It's tempting, because you legit like the game, but guess what? You can play it with that friend any time you want for free! You don't need to own everything!

Yep guilty of all of these... And just to add to your advice about not buying expansions with the base game, I'd also recommend not buying expansions without the base game.

I just got into solo board games and this is exactly what I needed. Thanks for this video! Love your channel!

First video of yours I watched, I recognized myself and nodded to most of what you said. It's refreshing to see someone trying to get people to join the fun and not to "sell" that you have to be a hardcore gamer.

“I can’t lose another potential gamer to rock climbing. You can’t do both.” I just had to laugh. Rock climbing and playing games are two of my biggest passions.

I watch Rodney Smith in bed while reading rule books especially on days right before I go rock climbing.

I felt called out so many times in this video, in a good way... it was very relatable. Very insightful video. Thanks! So much fun to watch!

Liked and subscribing! You’re so funny and called out the top 10 bad mistakes perfectly! I laughed so hard when you said ‘if you watch KZfaq videos about board games you probably like it more than your friends and family’. Lol! I felt called out - and inspired to join a board game group. Thanks!

I found that the Game of the Year awards in Germany are always a good reference for fun games (I think each of the games you suggested for starting were games of the year in Germany) So you can look for "Spiel des Jahres". Also there is the "Kennerspiel des Jahres" which is aimed at more advanced gamers.

One of the best-written, brutally honest KZfaq videos ever about boardgames! I see below someone mentioned wishing they saw this years ago -- I agree. On top of the wisdom here, I laughed about every 45 seconds (wife and kids kept asking what was going on). Thanks, and keep up the great work.

Thank you for such a warmly humourous video about a hobby I love. I've made a few of these mistakes, although I grew up playing board games such as Acquire, and when I got onto Kickstarter during the pandemic, I had a critical eye and I've got a good satisfaction rate with what I've backed. I have learned not to inflict complex board games on reluctant participants (ha ha ha, the hard way) but one lesson I've learned from this is to let other people introduce board games they find fun to me - this is how I learned about Poetry for Neanderthals and I loved it. It's about audience and purpose. Also, pro-tip: raise your children to enjoy board games using all of these lessons and you will not regret it.

Why did it take me so long to find you? I’ve been struggling all week to find a common sense and HELPFUL voice in the board game community. Most are either hyper critical or meandering messes. Thank you for being you!

This video was painfully accurate. I have made most of these mistakes. AND I really need to make that leap to finding a gaming group. Thanks for making it, and for those of you new to the hobby - take notice!!! This is all so true.

I'm definitely the expansion hoarder. Thankfully, my wife helps with that by refusing to learn more than one new board game a month, which she considers expansions to be. It helps me be more selective about what I bring into our lives.

Definitely knowing your guests' game preferences is important! Some people just cannot think strategically or have a hard time keeping complex rules straight and some may only enjoy family-style creative thinking games (Telestrations is a great one, except we don't use the cards or dice. We just make up whatever we want, which often involves inside jokes). Reflex games are another tricky one, especially with multi-generations. My Dad is very slow at those, as is my younger niece who insists on playing and then gets frustrated when we all are much quicker than her! Cooperative games tend to be divisive, as do games where people are eliminated (Risk, Mafia, etc.)

Amazing points and exemples and top-notch delivery. You're great at this.

I LOVE your videos for 3 reasons: 1) Entertainment - you are hilarious. 2) Content : Always great information 3) Entertainment - you are creative AND hilarious. 4) Content : You are always spot on 5) Excellent content presented in a very entertaining way.

I used to play board games with my friends; we had a good group with 3-4 people. This was in the mid/late 2000s. Unfortunately, one of our friends REALLY LOVED massive games with tons of dice (specifically TI3 and Heroscape). I don't mind them once in a while, but the gradual move from games like Catan and TTR over to those huge games killed our cadence and game night died. I didn't get back into it until recently, because I have kids now and they're starting to get into some things.

Not only was this good advice, but your editing, writing, and delivery is so good lol. Subbed

Amazing! Thank you for this. I needed these answers.

I have just started board gaming this week, and you nailed every mistake I was planning on making. This video alone must have saved me a fortune- monetary and time wise. Thank you very much for making this video based on your years of gaming experience.

This is so amazing and helpful. I just got into board gaming and this was a huge help. I was so close to buying all the expansions for a game (Resident Evil 2) the day after I got it, then waited a few weeks and was so glad I didn't. Great advice!

For some reason youtube recommendations got me here, but I have to say that I really like your style of presentation! (also that patreon reminder was the smoothest in all of youtube!)

One time, a roommate's girlfriend injected herself into our game night. I always try to be friendly and accommodating so I pulled out lama which is super easy to explain and play. She had a really hard time playing by the rules and was constantly playing cards lower than the face up card. After two games of that, I pulled out Tammany Hall thinking that would scare her away. But she wanted to play and was interested after I explained the rules so we played. She wasn't great but she didn't come in last either. I was really shocked. I now ask her if she wants to play the meatier games I bring. I still don't understand how the games that gave her the most trouble are lama and zombie dice...

07:34 A much better "metric" is to read the Comments that go along with the ratings. I usually shy away fron the extremes like 9/10 and 1/2/3 and read comments from 4-8. This usually give me a more descriptive insight into which type of players enjoy the game and which features of the game feel well designed and/or enjoyable to a certain type of player. After this I've bought far fewer games, but I spend more money on expansions for titles I enjoy or to buy a certain game that has proven it's worth on the aftermarket.

The other exception that I would include for some people/groups are (some) expansions that increase the player count. It's worth keeping in mind that player count (as you point out with mistake 4) can substantially change how a game plays. The 5-6 player Catan extension doesn't substantially change how the game plays (aside from making it longer) and having the extra couple of seats might be worth it for your group. On the flip side, Love Letter Premium makes some pretty substantial changes to the base game - the additional seats come at the cost of increased complexity. I used to play board games mostly as part of a club that usually had between 8 and 15 people any given week, so for me Love Letter has generally been a "filler" game - something with short rounds that we can play while waiting for other people to finish a different game. If we had enough people to use the expansion, we'd generally be better served to just play a different game unless we're looking for something to fill the last 10-20 minutes. So extra cards from Premium rarely actually got used by us.

love watching your videos- you crack me up man

I came into this video expecting a low effort thing, but you absolutely blew me away. Every single of the 10 advices is very wise, and the quips throughout were very fun. As a board game player of years myself, I agree with basically all of them. Even though this video is the only work of yours I've seen, I might have to agree with you that yours is probably OBJECTIVELY the best board game channel on KZfaq :)

Your writing is top-notch and the humor is very funny. One of the best videos made by any board game content creator I've seen (and I've watched many). Well done!

All that you said are very true ! Excellent video, great content and humor.

Love your videos - right to the point , good ideas , and funny too !

Here’s a niche mistake that I’ve made and learned to avoid. If I’m introducing a player to a new game or the hobby in general, and the game we’re playing ends in a tie, I ignore the “tiebreaker” rules and let the tie stand. I probably didn’t mention or emphasize the tie breaking procedures in the teach and losing to an obscure rule on the brink of a hard fought tie leaves a sour taste in the mouth of a potential return player. Great video! Being reminded of my past cringe-inducing mistakes was a lot more fun than I would have guessed.

This was brilliant from beginning to end. Excessive purchases and prematurely picking up expansions are two areas I've improved on since joining the hobby. One I'm still struggling with is relying on friends and family to be my primary sources of gaming partners.

Big fan of your writing and delivery. Thank you for a genuinely entertaining BG video.

Thank you for the video! You are very entertaining and are incredibly thoughtful in your approach to board game night. I took some great tips from it.

A chunk of the mistakes I made came from the fact that when I really started getting into tabletop games, most of my friends did as well, including roommates, so it wasn't hard to just sit down and grab one of the games we owned since we didn't need to plan near as much in advance. When I moved out, I had to start actually scheduling things if I really wanted to play a game, so it took me some time to realize that I needed to hit some major brakes on the "investing in board games" train.

When I got into board games, I got Lords of Waterdeep and I invited a few couples over. After an hour or so, I broke out the game and two of my friends were interested, while others rolled their eyes as they saw the D&D IP attached to it. As we played, a few people watched, saw how easy and fun it was and asked if they could play the next game. Providing an atmosphere without pressure was the key and it led to playing other games over the years. I honestly got lucky with that game, but others over the years like King of Tokyo/NY and Camel Up have been huge hits. A good tip is to also display games face-forward that have really nice cover art like Cascadia, PARKS and Mysterium. :) Also, your barcode joke was on point.

Brilliant... Subscribed and looking forward to watching more of your stuff...

Oh my, so true! I am gonna share this video with my group!

My biggest mistake was assuming the top 10 of BGG were the best for me. So wrong.

I've been watching you for years and can totally confirm, your channel is definitely the BEST for newcomers in this hobby. Every time I meet someone who's just entering the hobby, I always point them to your channel. And although our tastes are very different, I always come to you for lighter game advice and reviews.

This video got inside my mind and displayed everything i have done. Ive been playing board games for 10yrs now and all this is sooo true. Great video.. Subscribed

I have been board gaming for almost 7 years and I found every one of your pieces of advice very great and useful even after all this time haha. The expansion one can be hard when I like also making board game insert with my 3D printer to keep my games nice an organized and then if I decide to get the expansion then I would have to remake the insert haha. Maybe I should stop with the inserts too 😂

This would have been so helpful for me about 5 years ago. Really good points and delivered with humour as always. I fell into almost all of the traps. One of my cringiest moments was trying to spin skull as a drinking game (kind of could be but still not really) at about 2am on a cousins weekend away. I didn't confidently know the game well enough, had chickened out of getting it out before we went out to the pub and it went down like a lead balloon. Oh and playing Concordia two player with my sister in law (late on Christmas night) who does enjoy games but why teach lots of new rules at 12 am after a day of excess instead of one she knew. Because I really wanted to play my new game. The Kickstarter hot messes like baddass riders (thank Christ I didn't go for the ultimate all in arsenal box) which was subjectively garbage. I did at least join Warrington board game club pretty early on which was great but did mean I bought about 75% of the games I played when the people there (who own the game) are the ones I'd most likely play with. Thinking you will 'build' your friends and family up to like heavier games is another mistake. Sure to some extent but there is a limit. Treating every social occasion as a chance to play/force games - thankfully I'm past that stage. The wake gag really made me laugh as it's so true. Also another mistake I think is whenever someone says they like X game you tell them about 5 others with the implication being that these are better. Let them like ticket to ride for Fs sake. Good work Jon as always.

As a film critic, THIS is a great video. The host clearly understands the factors that contribute to dissatisfaction and time and again nails the core pitfalls to avoid. I too made them years ago and worry about losing potential new gamers to these issues. Great job.

This is a fantastic video. Probably one of the best I’ve seen for anyone getting into this hobby

This is, officially, the video that earned my subscription. Great stuff (and painfully accurate). I laughed out loud and guiltily groaned in sudden self-awareness in equal portions.

One of your best videos yet, and you’ve done great stuff in the past. Thank you!

Amazing, funny and insightful advice! Nice work! I feel like every newbie should watch this video as part of some sort of board game welcome program! The verbal and role playing illustrations throughout this video are brilliant.

I needed this. Thank you. I literally was about to go ham on board games! This was the calm in the storm in my mind that I needed.

I love the advice about expansions. I'm still tempted by expansions if it's a game I love, but I have to remind myself that purchasing expansions lilly-nilly can prevent you from diving deep into a game and really understanding it... Interesting to think about

Great video, parodies were top notch. We use expansions to increase player count or change a map for a game we always go back to.

For everyone asking, the expansion I would recommend - IF YOU LOVE THE BASE GAME - is the Mother of Dragons expansion for Game of Thrones, because it opens up the game to more player counts.

I have to be honest. This video is so correct in all 10 parts. I recognize way to much of this in my own "board game world". Spending money even on used games I wanted to buy as a kid. And my gaming group only get together a few times a year. So even if I did get to play one game of mine every week, then I would have to play almost three years to get through them all if I choose a new game evey time. I can hear it now when I read my own words. GET RID OF SOME GAMES and GET TO KNOW A NEW BOARD GAME GROUP to play more often. Thanks for a really interesting video. First time I see your video. Subscribing now!😊

Great video, really enjoy the style and content, I also have mixed memories of trying to get the right number of players to play Game of Thrones!!

A lot of these tips actually pertain to other hobbies as well! I wouldn't say I'm too much of a board gamer (Although I love it whenever I do), I have fallen victim to some of these when I introduce a buddy to the world of strategy video games. Good video!

Thanks Jon - brilliant advice. Video of the year so far, and I laughed loudly to a lot of your scenes. I have too many boardgames and suffer from the FOMO. I have started to sell some games now. I play a lot of solo games so that opens up a lot more opportunities for playing, but also opens up a lot more possible games to play, especially as there are so many great solo games around these days… I am trying to be a better consumer this year…

This has to be the best video I've seen in last few years! On point, and 100% true! Humor is exactly my cup of tea also :)

Excellent video. Great advice and well presented 👌 Its good to know that other people have made the same mistakes 😄

sensational content!! I can relate to so many of the stories you shared in this! Gonna have to share this!

Great video! Your list really hits on all the points I've learned over the years, so I don't think there's much to add there. The only thing I will say is something that has helped me in slowing down and having a better success rate with my game purchases: when you see a game you think you want, give it a little bit of time to simmer in your brain. Watch reviews/playthroughs, maybe read through the rules, and think about if and when you would be able to play it. If you're still just as excited about the game after mulling it over for an extended period of time (not hours, but days or weeks - the longer the better), then it may be worth your while! This, of course, is not fool-proof, but it has helped me move beyond games that grab my attention initially but that I end up wavering on over time. If, after this process, you're still on the fence, that gut feeling that's holding you back is telling you something.

Informative, good comedy, well produced. An excellent video I'm excited to share and learn from! :D

Good advice, well presented. Particularly liked the burger metaphor.

Another possible mistake: buying card sleeves for a game you’ll only ever play a few times before moving on to the next game. Is it likely you’ll handle the cards that much that they’ll damage? And for the price of sleeves, you could use that money towards another game.

So much truth in this, I made all these mistakes! I will share it with everyone who wants to start with this hobby. And again - funny, well acted and shot. I would just like to highlight the writing which was top! There were times when I thought: Man, this sentence was great! This must have required some thought. Thank you Jon!

Wow this really spoke to me directly, the part about expansions is totally true so much wasted money on expansions when I didn't really like the base game but I was sold a dream. Nice video!

What a fun video, loved it. Helpful!

So interesting your perspective on crowdfunding. I’m so sorry to hear you’ve had so many duds! We’ve found that when it comes to Kickstarters (especially recently) there are so many options to try the game digitally (table top simulator style) before backing. We’ve only had 5 duds out of 87 projects and that has to do with being selective on what you back (established companies, designers, etc). I think this should be mentioned to not totally discourage Kickstarter but to still be aware of projects that don’t have this.

Don't convince yourself that the setup and put away time saved by buying a game box insert will magically get that game to the table more often. If the game isn't already regularly coming out, foam core and PVA glue won't change that fact.

Great video! Point 3 drew my attention, I think I fell into that trap of buying expansions and I'm trying to get out of it 😊

From adictive to adictive, this was a good advices, thank you for sharing. Great job, really, enjoy it, laught it, and make me smile.

Regarding expansions. If the expansion gives you a direction to start with, they're a big plus. example: There's a card pack in Terraforming Mars that gives you a set of resources to start, which helps give you a direction to start in when you play. I have only played the game with those cards included. They immediately reduce analysis paralysis at the start of the game.

Love this video! One aha moment that I have had recently is that it is okay to have a rotating shelf. It is okay to sell a game now and rebuy it a few years down the road. And maybe I won’t even buy it again because I didn’t miss it much. You don’t have to keep it on your shelf for someday. Second mistake: thinking that the great sale price I see for a game is a now or never again price. I have been gaming long enough to know that most sale prices will happen again. FOMO has lessened quite bit after watching sales for years.

For expansions, only a couple are indeed "need to buys" for the ones I've got. "Xia: Embers of a Forsaken Star" and "Terraforming Mars: Prelude" are the 2 that are really needed to better the game without making it complicated. Expansions that just give you more variability (more stuff) without extra rules are the best to get to keep a game fresh while not harder to teach new people, like: Terraforming Mars: Hellas & Elysium, most promo packs/cards in general, Xia: Missions and Powers, Heroscape terrain/hero/squad expansions, Machi Koro Harbor, PitchCar expansions, etc. Expansions that introduce (many) more rules hardly hit the table because there are so many different games and I play with so many different people, that there will almost always be somebody in the group that hasn't played the game yet before, which means expansions would only make it harder to play for the new person.

Love to see a video about your kickstarters and which ones you got rid off and the ones that stayed.

Great video! I can definitely say I've made some of these mistakes in my time. My biggest one is buying up tons of expansions on Kickstarter, only for them to sit unopened as I fail to even get through the base game. You also made a good point about the BGG ratings. Checking the scores of my top 25 favourite games, only 6 of them are in the top 100 ranked games. 12 of them are lower than 250. 7 of them are lower than 1000, with 2 of them being lower than 8000! And yet I've played some games from the top 100 that I either didn't like or just thought were kind of meh. Some other advice I'd want to give to my younger self would be: *Don't assume that bigger means better.* Many times I've been swayed by games purported to provide long, epic experiences. Whether it's a multi-chapter campaign, a legacy title, or a game built on 4+ sessions, I used to think these were the "real" board games that were worth playing, and all the others were just baby steps to getting there. But through my experience, I can confidently say there's something immensely satisfying about being able to set up a game in 5 minutes, finish it in half an hour, and then decide what to do next. Contrast this with spending half an hour setting a game up, trying desperately to finish a session when the sun starts dipping behind the horizon, needing to make notes or separate components for the follow-up session, and then feeling obliged to play it again as opposed to anything else. To be clear, there are certainly some bigger, longer games that I absolutely love. But there are also plenty of smaller, shorter games that I love too, and there's far less hassle in being able to play those. There was a time when I couldn't fathom a 15 minute game being any good, but experience has taught me otherwise. Any time you buy a game, there's a chance you won't like it. Bigger games tend to be a lot more expensive, so if you take a gamble and lose, you've just wasted tons of money. But if you buy a small game and don't like it, well... that's not so bad. You haven't wasted much money, and you'll probably have an easier time with postage if you decide to sell it one as well. I backed both Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon and Bloodborne: The Board Game on Kickstarter, paying for all kinds of expansions and goodies that I just couldn't resist. I'd be saving money by backing them now instead of buying later, right? Played them with a buddy and we both absolutely *hated* them. All that hype, all that waiting, all that money spent, all that setup, the long gaming sessions that took all day... all for nothing. We tried to like them, kept trying to convince ourselves they were fun, that we were "getting to the good part now", but that part never came and we gave up, exhausted. Those expansion packs will never get played.

Very good wisdom for the gaming community. My favorite lines: "every wake I've been at has tables..." and "thank God, because you'd never be able to finish it.". Well done, well written, and we'll timed. The game time calculus you came up with is great as that's a mistake I make quite often. Another is buying a game I think my wife or son or daughter will like because I'm almost always wrong and have finally arrived at, If I don't like it, I don't buy it. What if the 'hit' I get is from posting a picture of mysterious packages at my door on Facebook for gaming groups? I need Kickstarter to do that Jon! (Jk). Excellent video!

Still watching the video, but this is my first time watching any of your videos, and the line "You could try other channels, but weirdly, when it comes to board game videos, mine are objectively the best" made me laugh enough to subscribe XD

We've been playing more seriously for just a few months, following a move to a new area, both in our late 50's, so many of your points already fit me entirely, if only I'd watched your video earlier, I wouldn't be waiting for 22 kickstarters, have over 120 games on the shelf, and have just the two of us to play games, let alone the other points you've made. I've now subscribed.

Good video! I agree mostly with the list and it's the type I wish I had watched years ago. The only exception is on expansions. If you love a game, I do believe in expansions. Often designers or publishers need to compromise on some of the experience of a game to reach a wider distribution both with lower costs and higher accessibility. Variability is a strong reason for investing in expansions, but I agree that buying a game with it is something someone new to the hobby shouldn't do. Another point is knowing the "weight" of a game on BGG. If I'm playing with fellow experienced gamers, I know that a game weight of 2.5 or below is something we can open from scratch typically then watch a Rodney or other video and get going with some rules references during play. For non-gamers, I'd never do this though and opt to teach a game I'm already familiar with - I won't risk the wrath of the Watch it Played Gods. Over that weight, then if I'm not learning it in advance perhaps even with a solo game then it's got an upfront disclaimer for all involved and more time allotted to the game. 4 points weight in above...forget about it unless I've done full due diligence.

I loved this and can definitely relate! A couple of years in, after checking boardgameprices every day I suddenly realised I was willingly looking to buy games I’d never get at full price, and if I wasn’t going to get them at full price, why do I think they are worth it at half price? The worst one was picking up games at the works - they’d get the odd great game (like Arctic scavengers) but most of the time they were average games - and I could have just saved that cash and put it towards one I’d actually want and know I’d enjoy then a maybe because of my fomo around a bargain! Great video 👍😊

Two of my (small) community libraries have recently begun to buy board games - and one of them allows us to borrow a game for two weeks. As a newbie, i’m so grateful that i have the opportunity to try and play a game before deciding if it's worth spending money on. I could guess some of the mistakes i have done in the 6-7 years as a reader (and booklover) could easily apply to the boardgaming also. Your videos are extremely well written, witty and full of good tips. Thank you so much! The same libraries are hosting game nights and i think i will take up your advice and might attend some of them.

Great video! 😁👌

As someone whose eyes were recently opened to the vast constellations of modern (and classic) board games, I really appreciate the temperance this video inspires.

Actualol: Don't buy expansions for boardgames, buy entirely new boardgames. Also Actualol: Shows boardgame collection with 2 versions of Codenames, 4 versions of Sherlock Holmes, and 5 versions of Pandemic. Edit: Comment intended only as humour, not criticism.

First off, I’m new and enjoying the video. Secondly, 2:27 I find a lot of my board games do fit into the times suggested. Particularly if you only include time playing the game, not set up and put away time. Like you said in a recent video a lot of modern games have things that limit how long a game can be so I think that lends itself to more accurate times.

Thank you for sharing. I can identify me with that a lot. Taking a break from boardgames now with COVID made me see things differently.

This speaks to me on a deep level. In December I decided to not buy a single game for myself in 2022. So far it has given me a whole new view on my collection and the hobby in general.

Man, this is good. This video is not just silly and over the top satire to make fun of boardgame mistakes. It's actually all good advice - rules are not fun, the time on the box is not a promise, the base game is usually enough... Well done, man.

Guilty this video was spot on and such a great reality check. Tough love

This hit so much, hahaha. I just started in the board game hobby and I already have a lot of games I plan on buying. I even have a Kickstarter project that I backed. 😂 Now I'm having second thoughts cause I barely play the game I currently have due to lack of time. But this is a great Eye opener. I won't cancel the backing but I'll do better moving forward. Thank you so much.