10 Controversial Board Games That Got BANNED

There are more than a few board games banned from our table because they SUCK *looks at Monopoly*, but these games all got banned from all the tables in the land for being too CONTROVERSIAL.
00:00 #Intro
01:12 #10. What Shall I Be?
02:10 #9. Serial Killer: The Board Game
03:13 #8. Hart An Der Grenze
03:59 #7. The Sinking of the Titanic Game
04:51 #6. Killer/Assassin
05:39 #5. Reality
06:31 #4. Bombshell
07:23 #3. Gay Monopoly, Ghettopoly & Queue
08:28 #2. Public Assistance
09:20 #1. Juden Raus
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[@silverzombie4477]

“I’ve got the most valuable property, under your skin.” Goddamn, that’s a banger line.

[@kevinprendergast839]

Bars.

[@PAGoTribe1963]

applause dot gif

[@technounionrepresentative4274]

except my body isn't worth more than a few pence

[@MaybeAnnatar]

@@technounionrepresentative4274 That"s not true! Your kidneys will fetch me a great value!

[@chrishowell6469]

Ooo, a banned board games list. This will be crazy. *Finishes video* Oh no...

[@ishoottheyscore8970]

I kind of feel sorry for the Bombshell game - doesn't sound like a great one, but you see kids having a great time with things like Buckaroo and Pop Up Pirate, so it's not as inherently terrible as many of the other ones on the list (or even some of the newer excretion based titles). Just the wrong time of release by the sounds of it

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

There's a PC game called "Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes" where one player has to defuse a bomb by relaying information about it a group who have various manuals they consult.

[@mariahanover9335]

It might seem silly that people thought if you did drugs in a board game you'd want to do them in real life, but in all fairness, playing Catan does turn you into a boring person.

[@IceMetalPunk]

You can't be boring if you're giving your wood to sheep! Just Welsh. ...I'm not even English, I've just watched enough British content/TV for that casual racism to seep into my instinctive responses >_>

[@MaybeAnnatar]

@@IceMetalPunk that's...not a good thing to just acknowledge...

[@John-mf1sz]

@@MaybeAnnatarYou’re right…it’s *great* ! The Welsh are the last group of individuals (maybe Brits) that prejudice is acceptable against. You can’t take that away from us, damn it!

[@Vailskibum]

these board game videos are lit ngl

[@pkness1618]

First reply

[@LeeBreezy]

Oh wow, vailskibum ! Big fan here

[@sarmadhabibkhan3036]

You should check out his wrestling lists too. This man is such a talented KZbinr

[@delulu_girlie]

Vailskibum? What are YOU doing here? 🤨

[@Viking_Luchador]

I once stumbled upon a copy of "Ghettopoly" at a small antique store (that's no longer in business) and initially thought it was just some twisted joke they made themselves. Then the guy started trying to put the game over. Pretty uncomfortable so I got out as quick as I could. My first red flag should've how many things with swastikas he was also selling.

[@CookiesDC]

Oh my god that’s insane. I would have been out of there so fast

[@Viking_Luchador]

😁

[@henrybierman8431]

Do you even speak english

[@kev_whatev]

That Serial Killer game looks like a canceled Ticket To Ride expansion

[@EmmaBonn96]

My girlfriend is a huge fan of the titanic and the history of ships like it I really dig the pointing out of the inaccuracy of when the carpatha arrived She’d appreciate that

[@EdBurke37]

I am engaging with this content.

[@rasmusforchhammer9557]

Yes we are engaging

[@Jubei66666]

I will add to this engagement.

[@garethbattell9989]

More engagments that Valentine's day!

[@thedman-zx1ip]

I enjoy Monopoly, but I also enjoy the cinematic works of Nicholas Cage, so maybe I have a problem

[@dxp5393]

“NO, NOT THE BEES! NOT THE BEES! AAAAH!”

[@harveyholmes9533]

Maybe huh?

[@stephenbarrett8861]

Con Air was great.

[@stefanyordanov2885]

I enjoy "Batman & Robin" the movie, so I can partially relate.

[@JoeyjojoShabadoo7]

Matchstick Men was fantastic

[@ashcharlton7883]

Lovely video, the balance of humour and information was exactly right, and I thought it was good to include the appaling Juden Raus game as a stark reminder of why some games SHOULD be banned, whereas with some of the others the reason for banning them was a bit feeble or even wrong (Gay Monopoly looks great!). I also thought the way you tackled the seriousness of Juden Raus within a humorous article was very tasteful and spot on.

[@nmarples1421]

100k celebration now needs to be Adam playing 10 straight games of monopoly live streamed with different guests thank you

[@KonradWdowiak]

kolejka (pronounced coleyca) is a really great educational game. it's the only one I normally win with my friends, probably because I'm old enough to remember communist Poland and I still subconsciously follow all the rules in real life even nowadays. it helps that I live in London and most of my friends are British, but they love the game!

[@ishoottheyscore8970]

I must admit, it's a game that has fascinated me since I heard about it I think via Shut Up & Sit Down. I hope to play it eventually

[@josephalexander877]

I played it in a college class about the Cold War. Both informative and fun for a casual class

[@majkus]

It's quite popular with our game group. Far from 'Monopoly', one of the things we like about it is that it really isn't much like any other game.

[@Kaddith]

I love this game. I was able to import a number of copies when it first came out for retailers to sell in the US. I wish I had been able to get more. I think it is an important game and should be in any class room that covers the Soviet control of Eastern Europe.

[@seanwilkinson8696]

I'd love to take a crack at it. All those movement squares in the center of the arena-like floor plan, tracks that take you to the back areas for God knows what, and simple meeple-ish tokens stir the urban adventurer inside me.

[@JasonRBeing]

I mainly have played the traditional/stereotypical board games: Monopoly, Battleship, Simon, Life, etc etc. So when I came across your channel, when "Is Monopoly Actually Good" randomly popped up on my recommendations, while watching a History of Disney video, I said YOU ALL would be my go to place for learning about board games I never heard of before.

[@TheRatedOniChannel]

The awesome thing about learning about the board game industry now, is that you can learn about hundreds of amazing games

[@michamisztal4477]

"Kolejka" is still quite popular in Poland, even got an expansion.

[@Wabalin]

In Russia, no one forbade the board game "Kolejka", it was a PR move to sell the game. Some Russian citizens were outraged by just one line in the rules of the board game, but who read them;)

[@michamisztal4477]

@@Wabalin honestly, some PR techniques should also be banned...

[@garryjones1776]

Aaaaa kuhwa Polaku. Nie dla psa, nie dla śmiecia, dla Pana to.

[@ElPantera237]

This channel is slowly becoming my go-to guide to getting board games. I love the Collection Starter series, and this video has turned out to be an informative capsule full of curiosities about the hobby we love so much. Regarding the editing of the videos and the humor used, I can only say KUDOS. I wish you much success and send you good wishes from Mexico. P.S. Topic suggestion for next two Top 10 videos; Underrated board games and overrated board games.

[@HockeyMetalRPG]

We played Assasin in high school in the mid 80s. We had a blast. Even had a full on shootout in the hallways. It stopped after the Assistant Headmaster got shot in the crossfire by one of those plastic zip guns. Ah the memories.

[@danielmiller3596]

I deeply appreciate your venom for monopoly, especially the WHY. That, “if it’s the only experience you have with the medium” part... chef kiss

[@robertgoguen9761]

I’m a little embarrassed to admit this, but I actually own a copy of Titanic 😕 I bought it back in the 70s as a young lad (pre-teen) since I was obsessed with all things Titanic. Let us remember that Life Savers candies and mints were created following the Titanic tragedy.

[@jeffreyscarbroughboardgame2822]

Great game its was rethemed as escape from titanic too

[@Drunkennewt]

The corgi gets a like.

[@devilsrule0635]

I remember playing Lie, Cheat, and Steal when growing up. Where you literally do those things to try to buy votes to win the game... It was made back in the 60s, my parents bought it in Canada or something. I remember them saying it was banned for some time and I haven't seen anyone else with it in their collection.

[@ryan_alexander]

Damn I can't believe Eddie Guerrero stole his gimmick from a board game

[@TheRatedOniChannel]

@@ryan_alexander I was going to comment that XD

[@jeffreyscarbroughboardgame2822]

I have that game its great and youtube banned my video of it i maid about it

[@devilsrule0635]

@@jeffreyscarbroughboardgame2822 wow so it's still banned in some places because of the themes and title. It's crazy, it's a decent game mechanically but also the themes are very strong and deep.

[@jeffreyscarbroughboardgame2822]

@@devilsrule0635 yeah its a fun game too

[@jasperspearl2768]

I think I my grandfather actually has a game piece left over from juden raus. Or its a very similar little wood figure.

[@krishammond272]

Actually have run into Ghetto-opoly on the wild. The university i attended has a Jim Crow Museum that is home to a bunch of different racist memorabilia from the past 100 years or so and uses it as a way to teach about how far we have come as a society, the prejudice black people have had to face, and how far we still have to go. Not a fun day on the town but definitely a learning experience.

[@crypto727]

Just subscribed tonight, never thought I’d love watching lists about board games. But it’s Adam!

[@thing12games44]

I have to say (well…I don’t *have to*…No Rolls Barred is not threatening my family or anything) that your videos are incredibly good. The comedy is spot on, generating real laughs (even with uncomfortable topics). The history you delve into in interesting and told in a captivating way. The presentation is top-tier, and keeps me hooked in. Just a fantastic bit of work by everyone involved. 👍

[@leoalcaraz6153]

Damn that last one….. wow I mean……. Wow; you could have given us a warning Adam

[@wrshprksmyfceoof]

I went to the school in Texas that banned Assassin! We called it mafia and played with nerf guns. I had left school, but my buddy was the one who got the campus shut down, the cops and swat team called, and the game cancelled. Fun times!

[@henrybierman8431]

No way that's real

[@AmbersKnight]

Damn that Juden Raus game just shows how vile attitudes were back then.

[@Ragan31687]

As soon as I heard the title my heart sank. My family was lucky to be out of Europe before the Holocaust. I had never heard of that but I’m not sorry I did. Those who do not learn from History are doomed to repeat it.

[@BibleStorm]

Bit naive to think that racism died when WWII ended.

[@Nja109]

I actually played ghettopoly once...yeah it belongs on this list

[@isaaclemmen6500]

"For trivializing their movement" Sounds like they saw it is as satire that might make someone think twice about their movement.

[@GespaantAnEntspaant]

Yeah, if and when fascists or whatever.. ists are broken down to their core intention, they do look ridicule, don't they? But satire was apparently not the intent from the producers, but some people once decided that it would be a good idea. On the other hand, apparently a lot of people weren't even aware of the deads of the regime. That's why axis powers were intelligent enough to do a lot of schooling, through museums and such. Wasn't it called the marshallplan at some point in time? Or was that more of just economics and legislation?

[@petervanettinger2566]

I think the Nazi did not want word getting out to early for what they had planed in the future. at this point camps had started up and political prisoners were ending up there but the deportation of Jewish people to theses places was just beginning and the general public did not comprehend what was happening. the game had the potential of alerting people to what was going on...

[@AC-ih7jc]

"Sorry, girls! No space for you!" Perfectly sums up what it felt like to be a little girl during the Mercury/Gemini/Apollo days who was a space buff. ...and who also had a last name that *didn't* come from the same countries that the astronauts' surnames came from.

[@richardhogemann8094]

Hi adam as a german i wanted to add that Hart an der Grenze can also be translated as close to the limit meaning it could also be intended to be controversial.

[@TheZornisse]

Thanks as always for another interesting compilation.

[@astrophe-cat]

I have Kolljeka in my collection as one of my favorites. Searched for it for a while and eventually even got a version that included a brief excerpt about how life ( and supermarkets) was during the Gernan Democratic Republic (DDR). I think that was even done in cooperation with a museum.

[@FloloLP]

I was just watching this video, and for a second wasn't paying close attention to it. I heard the name of the last game and was like "I hope I just misheard and he said something in English." Nope. My German ass was hearing correctly.. uff.. But on a more lighter note, I really enjoy your content!

[@tomkirby3281]

A game that came out not too long ago called Killing Lee Garvin was a fundraising attempt to help game designer Lee Garvin. I backed the project for an autographed (by Lee Garvin) copy, but unfortunately, he died before the games were ready. Some copies I think got autographed, but not mine.

[@dallasoleary187]

We could bring board games to school on rainy days & a kid brought the Sinking of the Titanic game. Usually by the time you drew Cabin 1, that part of the boat sank so you couldn't rescue that passenger. Or it was so close to going under you just went to the other side of the boat so that you didn't go under while trying to rescue them.

[@ProdigalGeek]

Wow I need to watch Sully and Brooke yelling "ARE YOU EVIL" at each other for like 10 minutes after that ending

[@JDizaster]

Corgi butts are an acceptable way to wrap up literally any discussion on any topic. Well done.

[@Leartin]

When I was a kid, I loved the game "Fang den Hut" (Catch the hat) where all game pieces were stackable hats and you wanted to get the highest stack possible and bring it home. Pretty sure that's what the last game became when the references were removed :/

[@vmadancemachine2717]

I was somewhat hoping that one of the games would be Bergnein, a card game that has been banned as it referred to the popular German club Berghain and used the image of it's iconic bouncer Sven Marquardt. In the game it is your goal to get past the bouncer and gain entrance to the club which is notoriously hard to do in real life. Maybe for another video.

[@wyrmseyeview26]

Ah, the hilarity of university assassins' games. When I arrived at university and started playing in 2003, you could send "poisoned letters" with talcum powder in, leave "fake bombs" outside people's rooms (lemonade bottles with large disclaimers on), "poison" people's drinks with chillis or the like, and we also used rubber pellet guns, which basically looked like a cheap airsoft gun but were supposed to be decorated so they couldn't be confused with a real gun. All of these were, in my three-year university career, eventually banned by the society - sometimes of our own volition in a response to wider events (e.g. when there was a spate of drink spikings, that caused us to reconsider our own poisonings) but most dramatically when a group of players with pellet guns were arrested by armed police after a bystander called 999 and that led to the end of that. Good times.

[@jeffreyscarbroughboardgame2822]

I haven't seen any of those games in the wildbut I have seen a capital punishment game in the wild which got honorable mention from you when you did the public assistance game

[@mmilcz833]

I remember playing Kolejka with my family, I think my aunt had it. It was pretty popular here in Poland. Didn’t know it was popular enough for it to be banned in Russia though.

[@thinkgeektheory1085]

great video mate ....

[@calboy2]

While I despise monopoly, the idea of Tom of Finland monopoly might make it palatable

[@braddrcrushalot3785]

Someone said to themselves, “hey, I’ll make a fake time bomb to help with this game scenario” and then did it. Wow, just wow! 😩

[@WoodstockProd]

My feed: *gives me this* Me: Adam Blampied talking about boardgames? Didn’t see that one coming

[@archstanton8126]

I worked for a game shop when the Serial Killer Game was about to come out. My boss ordered a few copies, then he got quoted in the local newspaper that he was bringing the game in. Some very bad press indeed. So, he cancelled the order even though they would have all sold. We still sold serial killer trading cards anyway, and other weird stuff, like early 90's hentai and anything Aircel comics printed. Oh, I have a copy of Killer, never did play it, I was collecting GURPS and figured it would fit well with cyberpunk and illuminatti.

[@Tysto]

3:30 [gasp] those suitcases are _darling!_

[@GeniusLad32]

Wait, did you get UpIsNotJump to record that bit at 0:31 for you or is that just a gif of him? I've watched a lot of his videos and I don't think I've ever seen that one before

[@akashdamodaran7433]

In the future Adam, if you want to end on something light hearted, you could just add a clip of our beloved Sully screaming "hot dawg" 😂

[@AceTrainerLupi]

I've actually played "Kolejka" at school once. We were like, 13-14 I think, and we played it during history classes thanks to a Polish Institute of National Rememberance employee who was visiting schools, promoting this game the year it was released. Yes, it was actually made in partnership with Institute and the idea was to show kids in a fun, non-harmful way how hard was life back then (for example, you get a task card with all the products you need to buy for a birthday party or Mother's Day). It was pretty fun too, though since we were 13-14 years old kids, everything would be more fun than history classes. From what I see at Wikipedia, it even got a Game of the Year reward and I'm pretty sure you can still buy it at bigger game shops and bookstores.

[@andycross3783]

Abandon ship was one of my favourite games as a kid. My brother has Bombshell. We still have both.

[@rory4605]

Who else thought of Come Fly With Me's Ian Foot when Adam talked about 'Hart An Der Grenze'?

[@tomkirby3281]

I have a copy (but never played it) of Public Assistance. I doubt that it will ever make it to any game nights I have upcoming. :)

[@jonbrown4221]

I used to play Killer back in High - School. Bombs were banned from our game because of the obvious possibility of things going south quickly.

[@ReaperRedeemer2112]

Blampied has another channel where I can listen to his glorious, wonderful voice? Don't mind if I do.

[@markt1639]

This may be a weird question,but does anyone have the link to the video from Wiener Holocaust Library? I was hoping I could find the video on their KZbin,but sadly I couldn‘t find it

[@rulero4breads]

The Corgi butt is the best part

[@RoomandBoardReviews]

What a great video, really fascinating and didn't know about many of these - but OOOF that Juden Raus even existed is just the worst thing ever. Great content as always!

[@anbuagent12]

I would love some sort of challenge where they force Adam to play monopoly without complaining. That'd be great.

[@jonmel]

If Adam ever finishes last in wrestle league i think his punishment should not be a song but an 6 hour monopoly stream

[@chaosbringer82]

when I saw the thumbnail I assumed Gay Monopoly would be banned for being too Gay. Turns out it was banned for being too Monopoly. Funny old world

[@bostonrailfan2427]

huge shock: a Brit trashing anyone trying to come up with something new from an established success.

[@Tysto]

I thought this would be a laugh, but nearly every one of these was a “holy &#*$” moment.

[@mikewazowski350]

I remember Assassin in high school. We played it for several weeks until the school stopped us from playing it.

[@kirbymasterdeluxe]

Monopoly is a game that many people play wrong, but it’s even worse when you play it right.

[@MS-iv8zu]

Oh oeh I played the Polish queue game last year, with an actual polish girl she recommend and brought it. It was very fun and I won! (Which is rare), no idea it was so controversial.

[@HarleyFirestorm]

You probably are already aware but there is a another serial killer board game about to be released called Quad city killers, where you play competing serial killers who have to murder as many people as possible without getting to much heat from the police to become the apex killer, getting bonuses for the victims fitting the killers MO and using kill kit objects to attack them with, I've ordered mine :).

[@michaellee8816]

Juden Raus is.....oh my lord......

[@coach_troy]

I actually have a copy of that Titanic game. I was thinking of doing a review of it. But that would mean I'd have to play it...

[@MrAlexchappell]

lmao i heard "I'm Adam from no rolls barred" and thought "that sounds too familiar, bet this is Blampied"

[@ErevanLorhalien]

What a great video to engage with

[@JBearwa]

Two Reactions from this. One I am horrified that the #1 game was made. As well as a couple of the other sick ones on the list. And number two, I really want to play gay monopoly!

[@LoBoktj]

Why therre is "Kolejka" shown as example monopoly parody?

[@veerchasm1]

In a related game “Two Guys Moving Furniture” was also banned…

[@l228spn]

Can anyone remember a game where you had to build bridges around the sides of a board, these could be blown up by your opponents.

[@DeltaDemon1]

I have the Sinking of the Titanic. Played it plenty of times when I was young. Never knew it was banned. I almost bought serial killer but it would have come from the States and I did not know if it could get through customs (seeing as it was banned and all). I also have all editions of Killer. It's a really fun game if you don't take it too far.

[@TheRatedOniChannel]

Yeah, the only problem is what mankind does when the phrase 'don't take it too far' is involved in the activity.

[@seansteel328]

I kind of want to play most of these games now 😂 (well, maybe not most, but a few of them do sound like they'd be a hoot)

[@Blue-yi6ij]

I am engaging with this by going : why does Adam know who tom of Finland is,,, are you not telling us something!?

[@saintjynr]

3:30 I can't believe my country is being called out for its corruption in a board games video. Yeah, no, thats fair

[@stuartreed944]

0:31 UpIsNotJump cameo! Nice :)

[@dubbadog4life320]

Was looking for someone else who noticed! You're a legend

[@sarmadhabibkhan3036]

I'd rather eat a bottle of Xanax pills than play Monopoly again

[@guilhermecenciknochenhauer7064]

As a brazilian, It's funny to see the goverment saying that's against corruption

[@Oddthority]

Instead of banning Monopoly from your table, I challenge you to adjust the rules of the game to make it playable

[@heatherzwicker8031]

You mean the both of the original rules it had before it was hijacked?

[@paulocruz1808]

You should do a kickstarter for a game of monopoly in Board Game Club, you'd make bank!

[@jonarias7782]

I may or may not have engaged in a game by Steve Jackson Games back in high school.

[@jeffreyscarbroughboardgame2822]

Also the Titanic game has been rethemed later to escape from the Titanic and I own a copy of escape from the Titanic

[@Cadocdot]

00:32 seeing upisnotjump in another video without it being a collaboration feels weird…

[@jokerislife9522]

It's nice to see Up Is Not Jump in this at 0.32

[@Jacksmusicshack]

I missed Adam's lists so much. He Is the list master 🥰

[@MeonLights]

I'm German and did visit a fair share of holocaust museums and yet the british board game channel educated me about... that one. Oh dear.

[@anomalmitus666]

9:20 when the nazis don’t like your thing then you know it’s wrong

[@jeffreyscarbroughboardgame2822]

Where can I find all these games must have all of these games all these games look like over the amazing games to play

[@XopheAdethri]

Monopoly is how I learned math at 4 years old.

[@forfallenfriends]

I ended up here after watching a show where Rosie got very Cross. Now I don't think Rosie would be one to do a violence but if she did mayhaps do a violence during a board game club I imagine it being hyper violent like Bottom. Possible sketch idea?

[@heatherzwicker8031]

1) Reality is the name of the female condom. 2) Bombshell had a variant in Canada where you roll a bunch of designed dice kept in a decorative plastic munition container and a when certain combination exists, the "explosion" goes off. 3) Without going into details that might get me a ban hammer, Christian Hull has some Australian Monopoly versions that some people will be entertained by, immensely.

[@chesshead]

Flippin eck, that ended dark!

[@pwootton24]

What’s the rent for Under My Skin?