"Chess, by Reiner Knizia" may be the nerdiest and greatest gag SU&SD have ever made

Another data point in the "Quinns just loves gambling games" that goes all the way back to the early days of the channel.

I know that travel and Covid make getting together for reviews hard, so wanted to call out how fun it was to have a everyone in on the bit.

I think this is the game where I understood the rules less the longer the review went on. BUt it has wooden horses, so yay!

After Tom's stellar review, it looks like Regular Trucker is already sold out on GameNerdz, with copies selling on the secondary market for 150% the MSRP.

Horse is okay... but is Quinns okay? That was the look of a broken man.

I snorted at Chess by Reiner Knizia.

I think over the course of the past two years, we have all had a moment where we have been Quinns, sitting on the floor, hitting a wooden horse with a hammer and then asking "are you okay?!" to the horse... To the room... To ourselves.

We played it as a two player and thought it was surprisingly fantastic at a low player count. Then we showed it off at gamenight as a 5 player to fairly new gamers, and it was so chaotic and was amazing. Glad to see it getting the attention it deserves. The hype towards the end of the game as horses start finishing is as if we really did have money on the line 😆

Quinns has an absolutely insane number of plants in his apartment. It looks more like the Amazon every time he does a review.

Would love to see a comparison episode with Camel Up, that game rules

Okay i see a pattern here: the reason why personally i enjoyed games like "quacks of quedlinburg" or "capitan sonar" and "the king dilemma" and probably this is basically the lack of turns and everyone is involved at all the time, theres not "oh it's your turn now i can ignore it" and the games being very thematic, crap i have to buy this too! hahaha

I'm convinced: We deserve Quinn's growing a giant bushy moustache.

Great, now it'll be even harder to find this… I already couldn't find a UK retailer who had a copy.

Quinns mentioned it in passing, but this has a surprisingly good solo mode as well, with an AI card that does stuff based on the dice roll and the game conditions.

I just got this game today and my group loves it. It's so thrilling when you are fighting for the finish. It's one of our new top games.

I enjoyed this review and wanted the game before the end. I finally got my copy and have loved betting on these chunky wooden horses!! I don't know what I did without SU&SD!!!

I haven't been THIS instantly sold on a boardgame in a really long time.

Love this! I will note that the recognizability of the old thumbnail style is really helpful. Almost missed this video due to the thumbnail change. Innovation is wonderful, but something that screams "this is an SU&SD review!!" Is quite helpful for us smooth brains.

I love Camel Up and I think I'd love this game too. I love a game where a single dice roll can make EVERYONE pay attention and someone using a special ability can affect everyone at the table, and when it's your turn everyone is watching to see if what you do helps or hurts them. I feel like in this game there's just a bit more you can DO, and that might make it a nice step-up from Camel Up after you've played that one a while, but you can't beat how accessible and hilarious Camel Up is.

How is no one talking about Quinns biting into an un-pealed banana?? This has totally distracted me from the rest of the review!

Love the visual gag of all the Button Shy games from tom's review sitting in the background :)

This is a delightful roll and write party game! I’ve played it twice since it arrived and am so tickled I got it. Nice moustache.

The nice part about retheming this game to be about crypto: you don't even have to change the name.

Utterly visceral physical reaction to that shot of Quinns munching that banana skin and all... I dislike bananas at the best of times, but that just made my skin crawl and every part of me wince.

"Just to get serious for a second, I probably shouldn't have used permanent marker." -- Aspiring Gambling Addict, 2022

Next review, in a month or so, I expect Quinns to still have that mustache.

I had to pause and gag when he ate that banana...

I'm way too excited than I should be about the fact that I have the exact same pair of earphones as Quinns. Also, Long Shot sounds like a brilliant game. Very tempted to buy a copy!

I search for your channel and BAM, a video posted a minute ago 😍

Super Mega Lucky Box is clearly going to be your next favourite Roll and Write along similar lines. Followed shortly by Hadrian's Wall along dissimilar lines. Along with long shot, we probably have the best 3 roll n writes ever..... My copy of long shot TDG should arrive from the states any time now. Can't wait!

I really like Knizia’s horse racing game Winner’s Circle. So this had me tempted on Kickstarter. Review got me to preorder a copy.

Available on Barnes and Noble's website and it comes with an exclusive extra set of horse cards

My copy comes in today, can't wait to show it to my friends!

Appreciate Quinns even taking a moment to consider the incredibly negative connotations of horse racing on the animals and people. Awesome review

I just picked this up Saturday at Barnes & Noble, I really like it! Great suggestion.

I didn't realize Chess was a Knizia game, that's awesome!

I can't belive i slept on this review video. That opening XD

A little surprising that Camel Up was not mentioned in the comparison section

I am so glad a roll and move game is this much fun

I love finding a game in my collection that I think is vaguely obscure, then seeing SUSD already reviewed it.

I played this for the first time last night and had a lot of fun!

How did he take such a clean bite out of that unpeeled banana? Are his teeth made of steel?

"chess by reiner knizia" lmfaoooooo

How does Tom not get credit for most reviews in 10 minutes with his expansions review? Justice for Tom!

I love this game. I've already played it at 2 and 1, and can't wait to try it at much higher player counts soon :)

'The stench of adrenal sweat and economical body-spray.'

If you want more games were you bet on races, try Camel Up. It's similar but you get to drop dice out of a pyramid and the board has a pop up palm tree on it.

Bittersweet. This is an excellent review and I was on board as soon as it came up on the podcast, but I was hoping you wouldn't cover it until it was available on the market. Good luck getting hold of it guys :(

The wooden globe is a true touch of class

The Chess by Reiner knizia took me off guard 🤣🤣🤣

Backed it on Kickstarter, it’s a blast

Don't worry Quins, your the fastest board game reviewer in my heart. :)

2:11 That sound effect is the same one I use for Runescape so I got confused when I checked the game haha

Manila is an excellent worker placement betting game that you bet on which ships will finish first. I am constantly looking for a game to replace it since we have pleyed it out. I think I will have to try long shot the dice game!

In fairness, I think if you hit me with a hammer and then asked me if I was okay, I probably also would not answer. Though I am not sure that I would be okay.

I won Ra at WBC in the mid-2000s, still love that game, and howled at the comparison. Truly funny, my favorite part of a great review. Definitely buying this game, fills the 6+ gamers niche nicely.

loved how silly this episode was! I'll definitely be rewatching this the next time I get high!

"Auf Achse" - the real world Regular Trucker - is actually a fun game!

The only thing that makes this game better is a house rule that if someone buys a horse, they get to rename it to whatever they want, and everyone can only refer to it by the new name.

I lost it at "Chess, by Reiner Knizia"

The people need to know: how long did it take you to get that mustache off?

Good to know even the rest of SU&SD think Tom's reviews are brilliantly unhinged!

10:41 Terry Bogard about to unleash Buster Wolf.

I have the original board game so this is of great interest to me.

Oooooo wooden horses, a lovely dice, a lovely box with a magnetic clasp. Stop stop stop! I’m such a sucker for nice things. That the game also seems really great is the cherry on top of this horsey….cake…?

"Chess by Reiner knizia" love it 😆

Have you SU&SD reviewed this or a very similar game before? I'm getting crazy deja vu and this is the only board game channel i watch. Even the design of the little wooden horses feels familiar :S

This looks fantastic! Can anyone tell me where I can get it?

My god, biting a banana like that for content. banana/10 for commitment.

Smashes horse with hammer. "Are you ok?" No answer. "Results are inconclusive," Quintin "Horse Killer" Smith

Yes, I KNEW there was an asteroid in that sector! Oh wait that sound's from the video...

Outstanding intro 🤣😂🤣

The glue made for the packaging was made from horses.

I have Royal Turf, and really like it. A classic horse betting game by Knizia. I just ordered this one and can’t wait to play it :)

You need to check out Camel Up 2nd edition. Quite a fun racing/gambling game.

wait wait wait. i might actually retheme this for that crypto market. If i do, I'll remember to say "Thank you Shut Up and Sit Down for the thought!"

camel cup is a good racing/betting game, but I think I might trade it in for this game. smaller box is a huge plus

5:48 at the race track, everyone gets a free horse with the loyalty card. The losers are in the burgers...

What a boy indeed, is our Tom

Actually camel cup probably closer in similarity. You bet on camels going around a racetrack.

This sounds like it sits in the same space as Bear Raid, Ryan Courtney's party game of buying and shorting stocks that was recently released from BoardGameTables.

1:42 we need security down here. Crazy person on the loose!

Waiting for this video to mention Camel Cup is like waiting for hell to freeze over It's still hot

I see Quinns has a Pixel, I knew he was a man of culture.

sad that we didnt get a review of Normal Trucker 2, its my favorite game from 20022

Congratz on breaking the world record

quinns you clearly just wanted to sniff the marker

I feel the need to mention QE, an excellent and crazy simple dry-erase-powered auction/economy game. Highly highly recommend.

I love the gee gees

Sooo Camel up second edition with pen and paper?

"Porcupine porcupine porcupine racetrack..."

FACT: Quint makes cake icing analogies in 57% of his reviews.

I think Quinn looks better with a mustache.

but, the banana... skin and all?!

Time travelers. The players are time travelers. It's the only explanation.

A game I am glad it is not available in german, right now. It would be an instant buy😅

Dude could use one or two more houseplants

Had to get rid of that asterisk beside your Oink Games review, huh?

Now this is a roll and write I can get excited about.