Tom Scott vs Irving Finkel: The Royal Game of Ur | PLAYTHROUGH | International Tabletop Day 2017

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The British Museum

The British Museum

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@britishmuseum
@britishmuseum 6 жыл бұрын
It has been a long time in the making, but you can finally bring back the violence and savagery your family gatherings have been missing over the last few 1000 years. The Royal Game of Ur is now back in the shop! And for the first time in the last 2 millennia (not centuries!) you can play the ADVANCED rules. Also, we brought back the drawer! Buy it here: shorturl.at/Zahgw We will be making more videos about the game and how it was made in the future. Subscribe and hit the notification bell to make sure you don't miss out. Cheers for all your support.
@BigDuke6ixx
@BigDuke6ixx 6 жыл бұрын
£99? Why so expensive?
@lilypower
@lilypower 6 жыл бұрын
Low volume I would guess, because it’s already out of stock! and it doesn’t seem that expensive if it’s actually stone pieces. If it’s plastic then yes.
@bernardbadot7467
@bernardbadot7467 6 жыл бұрын
Why is it so expensive (£99) and why is the stock available so small?
@BigDuke6ixx
@BigDuke6ixx 6 жыл бұрын
@@lilypower well, it's not going to be a stocking filler at that price.
@youalldisgustme
@youalldisgustme 6 жыл бұрын
I was surprised at the price too. Also that they're out of stock so quickly again. @TheBritishMuseum - any idea when this will be in stock again?
@irvingfinkel7945
@irvingfinkel7945 5 жыл бұрын
Hello this is Irving Finkel Love all your comments!
@britishmuseum
@britishmuseum 5 жыл бұрын
Irv - how are you not subscribed to our channel yet? Too busy dreaming of open fields and yogurt?
@hex2388
@hex2388 5 жыл бұрын
Ahem, let me use this opportunity to say the following: I sent a month ago, as a contribution to this video, the spanish subtitles and, having waited what I believe to be a decent amount of time, they haven't been accepted nor activated. I apologize if I'm being kind of rude but I really want them to be available so my family, as well as all the other spanish speakers who don't understand english, can have access and enjoy this content that you, the british museum, took the effort to make. Thank you very much :D Edit: Great, they've been accepted. Thanks, much appreciated.
@casparvoncampenhausen5249
@casparvoncampenhausen5249 5 жыл бұрын
Is it available again?
@bronsonfreeman7358
@bronsonfreeman7358 5 жыл бұрын
Hello Dr Finkel. What do you think of using the name "Aasha" for the game, given that that is the name used by the Cochin Jews for their version and that it seems to be the only historically attested name that we have? Love the videos by the way.
@Nathit76
@Nathit76 5 жыл бұрын
Not fooling me Merlin. I suspect you learned these rules direct from the Sumerians.
@RaidsEpicly
@RaidsEpicly 4 жыл бұрын
I love that Irving Finkel looks EXACTLY like what I'd expect a british museum curator who has resurrected a boardgame from 2600 BC to look like
@georgebowyer5170
@georgebowyer5170 3 жыл бұрын
He also looks exactly like what youd expect a person called Irving Finkel to look like
@kriegguardsman9117
@kriegguardsman9117 3 жыл бұрын
Like a Wizard Gamemaster
@billdoster9415
@billdoster9415 3 жыл бұрын
Like fully expect he was given a choice by a genie: Genie "You can choose only 1: The Ark of the Covenant with all the powers entailed, The Secrets of Stonehenge and it's control of the sun, or a Boardgame-" IF: "BOARDGAME!" Genie: "Hold on I offered-" IF: "DID. I. STUTTA???" *Everyone Liked That*
@Lumegrin
@Lumegrin 3 жыл бұрын
And HIS NAME
@kat41730
@kat41730 3 жыл бұрын
blathers eyebrows :’D
@kaan1361
@kaan1361 4 жыл бұрын
White long beard and hair: ✓ Round glasses: ✓ Old age: ✓ British accent: ✓ Visible wisdom: ✓ Possession of forgotten arcane knowledge: ✓ The arrogance of a mage: ✓ The desire for a competition of somewhat equivalent intelligence: ✓ A tiny drop of madness: ✓ Yep. He's definitely a wizard
@JetFalcon710
@JetFalcon710 4 жыл бұрын
He must absolutely love working in a museum, since he's surrounded with old objects and such
4 жыл бұрын
many internet points to you Mr Kaan Nezih... you're name has a middle earth ring to it as well 🤓
@RelativelyBest
@RelativelyBest 4 жыл бұрын
Irving Finkel is obviously Dumbledore. He's not even trying to hide it.
@gothicguy2138
@gothicguy2138 4 жыл бұрын
No caps
@MrNicePotato
@MrNicePotato 4 жыл бұрын
@@JetFalcon710 He does not work at the museum. He IS the museum
@talamioros
@talamioros Жыл бұрын
these three guys are absolutely fantastic. Tom, Irving, and the caption writer.
@BrazilianAnarchy
@BrazilianAnarchy Жыл бұрын
You can tell the caption writer was having an absolute blast working on this video.
@therandomshow2375
@therandomshow2375 Жыл бұрын
Whoosh signaling a deathblow
@theurbanottoman2096
@theurbanottoman2096 Жыл бұрын
"80's action film montage music. Think Top Gun, but the stakes are higher!"
@DrCruel
@DrCruel 6 ай бұрын
Kudos to the unknown and long forgotten original inventor of this game.
@generalchicken3385
@generalchicken3385 4 жыл бұрын
" I never use mathematics, or statistics, or calculation, or anything at all like that. Because I can't do it. So I just use magic" - The Archmage
@torri776
@torri776 4 жыл бұрын
Finkel DOES resemble Athos from Fire Emblem 7, just with a glasses and he's British. Irony.
@eggmeister6641
@eggmeister6641 4 жыл бұрын
no he uses rng manipulation
@moahammad1mohammad
@moahammad1mohammad 4 жыл бұрын
I too hate mathematics. What a chap
@xathron908
@xathron908 4 жыл бұрын
This really sounds like an MTG flavortext
@lucag6491
@lucag6491 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe the p-value has always been above 0.05? Who knows.
@Syrange13
@Syrange13 4 жыл бұрын
"I'm intrigued to discover that my opponent who looks like a perfectly civilised person is in fact mathematically capable" this guy's fuckin hilarious 🤣🤣
@stareagle5000
@stareagle5000 4 жыл бұрын
@arcangelkrlos So what you saying is he succeeded at being British then?
@TheRealNickG
@TheRealNickG 4 жыл бұрын
@@stareagle5000 epic
@samhous7482
@samhous7482 4 жыл бұрын
Arrogant i would say
@Syrange13
@Syrange13 4 жыл бұрын
@@samhous7482 of course, but tongue in cheek, because the insinuation - that is, anyone with a knowledge of maths is uncivilised - is so ridiculous it couldn't possibly be taken seriously (?)
@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat
@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat 3 жыл бұрын
@@stareagle5000 We've seen Love Island. You can't keep pretending you're all posh and clever any longer. We know about Essex now.
@awildfilingcabinet6239
@awildfilingcabinet6239 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine being known thousands of years in the future, not because you were a famous astronomer or some other scientist, but because you texted your friends your house rules to monopoly
@loocheenah
@loocheenah 4 жыл бұрын
Easy. 1. Live in 2500 BC. 2. Just text something that's uncommonly texted. 3.Oh, and store the text on a good storage device, like baked clay.
@justajogger9517
@justajogger9517 4 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@ericlotze7724
@ericlotze7724 4 жыл бұрын
@@loocheenah Can clay tablets be set up in raid 0 ?
@loocheenah
@loocheenah 4 жыл бұрын
@@ericlotze7724 yes of course, but you need N archeologists to read such RAIBCT (redundant array of baked clay tablets), where N is the number of tablets.
@aryanmn1569
@aryanmn1569 4 жыл бұрын
WoW
@bicarbonat1
@bicarbonat1 Жыл бұрын
The flourishing existence of Irving Finkel, a man who energetically admits to being bad at math and making no use of statistics, is immensely encouraging.
@AndreaSzabo7171
@AndreaSzabo7171 3 ай бұрын
He is pretending to be bad at mathematics To see what May or may not. happens next. 🔢 🤔
@AndreaSzabo7171
@AndreaSzabo7171 3 ай бұрын
How stupid can you get. ? 🙄
@AndreaSzabo7171
@AndreaSzabo7171 3 ай бұрын
🙄
@hamstap85
@hamstap85 2 жыл бұрын
"I'm rather intrigued to discover that my opponent who looks like a perfectly civilized person is in fact mathematically capable..." So much shade thrown in such a deadpan sentence, I love it
@SariusxX
@SariusxX 2 жыл бұрын
rather british behavior, or what I imagine it to be at least. love it too!
@brandonhall1420
@brandonhall1420 2 жыл бұрын
😂
@johnkingsize
@johnkingsize 2 жыл бұрын
The shade was directed at the mathematics department, though.
@-Fermium-
@-Fermium- Жыл бұрын
Mathematicians aren't civilised people.
@grimsladeleviathan3958
@grimsladeleviathan3958 Жыл бұрын
And I feel like that shade was thrown at me lmao. I'm sorry Mr. Irving I'm still trying to learn it 😭
@MrAstrojensen
@MrAstrojensen 3 жыл бұрын
"I'm rather intrigued to discover, that my opponent, who looks like a perfectly civilized person, is, in fact, mathematically capable."
@Stoic_Zoomer
@Stoic_Zoomer 3 жыл бұрын
You'd think it'd be the other way around
@erickruckenberg8716
@erickruckenberg8716 3 жыл бұрын
Seemingly an insult and a compliment in one sentence. It is quite remarkable how often those two traits coincide.
@eldradulthran6482
@eldradulthran6482 3 жыл бұрын
Humanities against STEM, the ancient conflict.
@og8263
@og8263 3 жыл бұрын
Dude was hilarious
@Irregulargremlin
@Irregulargremlin 3 жыл бұрын
Irving gives me the same vibes as sir terry pratchet
@chrisrelhard
@chrisrelhard 6 жыл бұрын
oh my god, he is exactly who i'd imagine if you said "old man who hates maths, deciphered an ancient game's rules, and lures civilians into his lair to decimate them at said game". i love him.
@goldenhearted603
@goldenhearted603 5 жыл бұрын
Isn’t that the plot of yu-gi-oh?
@markuhler2664
@markuhler2664 5 жыл бұрын
@@goldenhearted603 Only if Ancient Sumur had shadow games. Which they very much might have.
@crystalm4324
@crystalm4324 5 жыл бұрын
Here, here!
@bethbartlett5692
@bethbartlett5692 5 жыл бұрын
He's a *"find"* in his own right! ...and - (I wonder if he has a bit of Irish in his British...? - *the Sense of humor, of course* - but then the Jewish are actually the greatest Commedians, - Don Rickles comes to mind. ❤)
@picotrains8064
@picotrains8064 4 жыл бұрын
@@sockington1 Not that Finkle would know. He hates math.
@s011dpineaple
@s011dpineaple Жыл бұрын
Really couldnt stop smiling from the interactions of those 2 people. 2 different generations coming together to enjoy a 4000 yer board game Wonderful!
@Glenn-F-Rice
@Glenn-F-Rice Жыл бұрын
I watched a documentary in which this game was found. Googled it and came and here they are. Amazing
@ChrisBri77on
@ChrisBri77on 7 жыл бұрын
"I'm rather intrigued to discover that my opponent, who looks likes a perfectly civilized person, is in fact mathematically capable" Finkel throwing some serious shade
@atomik7066
@atomik7066 6 жыл бұрын
McKendry2 hi hun x
@definitelynotcharlie4001
@definitelynotcharlie4001 5 жыл бұрын
This is hilarious
@talhatariqyuluqatdis
@talhatariqyuluqatdis 5 жыл бұрын
This is genuinely one of the funniest jokes Ive ever heard but still maintains its classiness
@N0LYF3
@N0LYF3 5 жыл бұрын
"looks like"
@justagamer3133
@justagamer3133 5 жыл бұрын
Fuuckkk This is some matrix glitch shit I read this comment a second earlier when he actually said it.
@holysmokes4493
@holysmokes4493 5 жыл бұрын
"I'm still kind of astonished that there is something that old, just sitting there." That wasn't very nice of you, Tom.
@Orome96
@Orome96 5 жыл бұрын
Brutal
@Anandgovender1
@Anandgovender1 5 жыл бұрын
The number of likes on op is Irving’s age
@thanesgames9685
@thanesgames9685 5 жыл бұрын
Well standing for very long doesn't seem likely...
@Fadilanse
@Fadilanse 5 жыл бұрын
shit this is good
@mynewaccount2361
@mynewaccount2361 5 жыл бұрын
Ah, the ol' youtube switcharoo!
@creditsunknown7974
@creditsunknown7974 2 жыл бұрын
This is the most calm wizard duel ever. Id also like to point out how Finkel and Scott are different opposites of the wizard spectrum
@Metallica4Life92
@Metallica4Life92 2 жыл бұрын
Finkel is definitely a warlock
@tigerguy529
@tigerguy529 2 жыл бұрын
lol, true! Scott is the kind of wizard that studied the arcane for decades through alchemy and sigils and understanding the metaphysical, whereas Finkle is that sort of Gandalf type wizard who speaks in riddles and says things like "magic cannot be learned, only experienced"
@Metallica4Life92
@Metallica4Life92 2 жыл бұрын
@@tigerguy529 i can totally imagine Finkel sitting pensively, smoking his pipe and muttering about the mysteries of mysticism.
@deefman123
@deefman123 2 жыл бұрын
Its how i imagine Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully and Ponder Stibbons would play
@fedyno4reviews
@fedyno4reviews 2 жыл бұрын
Plucky Adept vs Master Wizard
@Anastasis-is-here
@Anastasis-is-here 9 ай бұрын
This is currently on Kickstarter and it managed to get founded. Soon this game will be in the shelves of board game stores all over the world once again.
@Slick_Tails
@Slick_Tails 9 ай бұрын
I just discovered this and backed it with mere hours to spare. Also comes with more advanced rulesets for added strategy. So happy to get to play this game!
@petraz.3812
@petraz.3812 6 ай бұрын
Would you please send me a link?
@Oliepolie
@Oliepolie 7 күн бұрын
Yeah how's that working out 9 months later.
@AlexKS1992
@AlexKS1992 5 күн бұрын
@@OliepolieYou can play it and buy a game online. From what I’ve seen it’s worked out well.
@katiejohnson558
@katiejohnson558 3 жыл бұрын
I came here for Tom Scott and I'm staying for Museum Gandolf
@dope7070
@dope7070 3 жыл бұрын
same
@radarlovedr
@radarlovedr 3 жыл бұрын
Haha, yep
@professional_cynic98
@professional_cynic98 3 жыл бұрын
Tolkien just casually rolling over in his grave
@thornels
@thornels 3 жыл бұрын
Gandalf*
@path1024
@path1024 3 жыл бұрын
@@thornels Thank you. A vein almost burst in my skull.
@TomScottGo
@TomScottGo 7 жыл бұрын
This was such a joy to be part of! Thanks so much to everyone involved :)
@kerplunc9192
@kerplunc9192 7 жыл бұрын
Tom Scott you played very well tom but you cannot beat the master at their own game
@FM-to3gy
@FM-to3gy 7 жыл бұрын
Tom Scott and The British Museum best collaboration.
@WouterWeggelaar
@WouterWeggelaar 7 жыл бұрын
Tom Scott thanks for sending me here Tom, fantastic game, good video. enjoyed every second. I would buy a replica!
@_Egitor
@_Egitor 7 жыл бұрын
Fun people, fun game, fun video. Nice!
@sope18
@sope18 7 жыл бұрын
Tom Scott it was a joy to watch too!
@timpyrules
@timpyrules 4 жыл бұрын
somehow the British Museum managed to snare me to watch a 25min at 1:30 AM about a 4,500 year old board game played by an internet wizard and real life wizard
@lsur5487
@lsur5487 3 жыл бұрын
Same, just at midnight. And man was it entertaining.
@pablolopezgarcia7296
@pablolopezgarcia7296 3 жыл бұрын
12:39 My family has just went to sleep.
@oranganewton
@oranganewton 3 жыл бұрын
1:40am for me
@ThrashThrakis
@ThrashThrakis 3 жыл бұрын
03:53
@mikwar8885
@mikwar8885 3 жыл бұрын
00:24am for me :P
@allyndrethprime
@allyndrethprime Жыл бұрын
Definitely think that the British Museum should make a replica of this again! I would surely purchase it.
@michaelbenoit6048
@michaelbenoit6048 Жыл бұрын
So would I With a drawer to organise-keep the dice and pieces
@dlee9726
@dlee9726 Жыл бұрын
There's a free online version, I love it!
@whisped8145
@whisped8145 Жыл бұрын
The most proper thing for the souvenir shop.
@STaylor127
@STaylor127 Жыл бұрын
I completely agree. My 18 yr old son would love it
@bareakon
@bareakon 3 жыл бұрын
I love Irving's attitude at the start, of "I'mma destroy this fool"
@pardonAgain
@pardonAgain 2 жыл бұрын
He said calmly .
@oscargill423
@oscargill423 2 жыл бұрын
He's a full-on anime villain and it's kinda scaring me Edit: _Markiplier_ villain actually... it has that frantic, protect-your-dignity-at-all-costs energy
@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491
@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491 2 жыл бұрын
but the tiny but was there ..
@XXveny
@XXveny 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe he invented this game...
@adiangrovey
@adiangrovey 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah me too.
@redwolf92
@redwolf92 5 жыл бұрын
Merlin teaching young Arthur on tactical warfare strategies - colourized
@QuesoGr7
@QuesoGr7 5 жыл бұрын
I was thinkin wizard, too. lol
@aaronmontgomery2055
@aaronmontgomery2055 5 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking Merlin and a young official (like tax officer) of Arthur's court.
@rickyhale5237
@rickyhale5237 5 жыл бұрын
That’s exactly what I was thinking! He reminds me of T.H. White’s Merlin.
@meow97
@meow97 5 жыл бұрын
Its very unfortunate that you might be a furry.
@Arglin
@Arglin 5 жыл бұрын
Jev of poo It’s very unfortunate that no one bothered to point it out, *oh wait.*
@die-god-c
@die-god-c 7 жыл бұрын
"I never use mathematics or statistics or calculations or anything at all like that, because I can't do it, so I just hope for the best..." Irving is my spirit museum curator
@Name-di3ku
@Name-di3ku 7 жыл бұрын
I laughed out loud, thank you
@joshuarosen6242
@joshuarosen6242 7 жыл бұрын
Except he does. It's all going on in that clever brain of his. He just doesn't see all the workings out.
@JonatasAdoM
@JonatasAdoM 7 жыл бұрын
+Joshua Rosen At least it works for him
@ninototo1
@ninototo1 6 жыл бұрын
@@joshuarosen6242 True. Many people who claim to not be able to do math actually are perfectly capable and use it on a daily basis.
@JoshSweetvale
@JoshSweetvale 6 жыл бұрын
So much sass.
@koskivaarak
@koskivaarak 9 ай бұрын
Greetings from Finland! I frist came across this video during the pandemic. We made a simple board, used lego bricks as pieces and icecream with sticks one side painted for dice. My teenage sons loved it and it very much helped us get through the lockdown whitout getting any crazier than we already are. 😆 My boys still take the game with them when they go camping, its part of their summer ritual. Thank you!
@QuickUnit
@QuickUnit 4 жыл бұрын
"Sometimes it brings out violence, sometimes it brings out savagery" So basically the monopoly of ancient mesopotamia
@JaxMerrick
@JaxMerrick 4 жыл бұрын
With rules fairly similar to Sorry.
@sauwensvk7589
@sauwensvk7589 4 жыл бұрын
@@JaxMerrick more like "Sorry not sorry, chap"
@ihatetacocasa
@ihatetacocasa 4 жыл бұрын
lol its more sorry
@glitchwolf1384
@glitchwolf1384 4 жыл бұрын
mesopotamopoly.
@DrWhom
@DrWhom 4 жыл бұрын
backgammon more like
@MannyMarvelous
@MannyMarvelous 5 жыл бұрын
are we just gonna ignore the a++ tier meta british humor the editor of the British Museum put into the annotations that are sprinkled throughout the video? the going home kids one was crispy hahaha
@ofrocks
@ofrocks 5 жыл бұрын
i could never see the annotations, even turning annotations on. What am i doing wrong? :/
@Lasergurka
@Lasergurka 5 жыл бұрын
@Shiber Yeah pretty sure Manny means annotation as in the word's definition, not the feature with the same name KZbin used to have
@chadfreakinL
@chadfreakinL 5 жыл бұрын
I certainly did not. I took so many screenshots of this video. "Think top gun but the stakes are higher"
@Funnyvideo-cb4dp
@Funnyvideo-cb4dp 4 жыл бұрын
Hy
@loganferguson6921
@loganferguson6921 4 жыл бұрын
Just made you hit 1,000 likes, congrats
@connerallen642
@connerallen642 4 жыл бұрын
Me: KZbin: Here's a programmer and wizard playing a 4,500 year old board game
@LordOfTheTermites
@LordOfTheTermites 4 жыл бұрын
Sorry will steal it for a writing prompt.
@vampir753
@vampir753 4 жыл бұрын
This sounds suspiciously like the fate of the universe depends on the outcome of this game.
@connerallen642
@connerallen642 4 жыл бұрын
@@vampir753 You've guessed right my friend.
@nikolaiblm1255
@nikolaiblm1255 4 жыл бұрын
Yes he does remind me of a wizard, not gonna lie
@martinkurtz580
@martinkurtz580 4 жыл бұрын
this is what harry potter shouldve been
@ioofmoore5940
@ioofmoore5940 9 ай бұрын
I found this Mr. Finkel by accident and started looking for and watching any of his videos I could. Fascinating subjects, yes. But the humility, humor and the way he holds your interests is wonderful.
@timokampwerth1996
@timokampwerth1996 2 жыл бұрын
This is what a History Scholar needs to be like. Living, breathing, infectious passion for a 4000 year old Boardgame.
@odoggow8157
@odoggow8157 2 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing u don't know who fink is! Probably the greatest living historian a d one of the all time greats! u can put him next to ppl like Einstein and artiistotil
@giovannisantostasi9615
@giovannisantostasi9615 2 жыл бұрын
I would totally take classes on anything from this type of scholar.
@arno-luyendijk4798
@arno-luyendijk4798 Жыл бұрын
And that is exactly the reason why I play Senet and Hnefatafl with my daycare children. Getting them interested in history in a playful way'.
@bronsonmartin4580
@bronsonmartin4580 Жыл бұрын
I would spend days without eating or sleeping learning this game from this man!
@elderlyoogway
@elderlyoogway Жыл бұрын
​@@odoggow8157 artiisthrotilil*
@Bravo-Too-Much
@Bravo-Too-Much 4 жыл бұрын
This guy can confirm it’s 4000 years old because he was 14 years old when the game first came out.
@TeresaTabitha
@TeresaTabitha 4 жыл бұрын
What do you expect from Merlin himself?
@6canadian6winter6
@6canadian6winter6 4 жыл бұрын
Come on guys that’s not nice ... he was probably closer to 7 years old back than
@WeaponOfMyDestructio
@WeaponOfMyDestructio 4 жыл бұрын
Real test is bring the game out of front of Keanu Reeves and see if he already knows how to play it
@heisenbergkierkegaard3982
@heisenbergkierkegaard3982 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly my thought! haha
@kwokkie
@kwokkie 4 жыл бұрын
He probably preordered the game it for early access too
@jamesgeorge7579
@jamesgeorge7579 6 жыл бұрын
I didn't know who this wonderful man was less than 20 minutes ago, he is the perfect combination of old man and aggressive fanboy.
@SandraNelson063
@SandraNelson063 6 жыл бұрын
Dr. Finkel is a national treasure. Utterly brilliant, a total scholar, yet completely able to communicate to other human beings. We would have very little knowledge of ancient history without his efforts. He is a super hero to folks who love history and archaeology.
@munendersingh5631
@munendersingh5631 6 жыл бұрын
7diid
@NeuKrofta
@NeuKrofta 6 жыл бұрын
Guess you guys have never heard of David Fletcher .... Thats too bad
@zebulundocallas
@zebulundocallas 6 жыл бұрын
You mean Gandalf? He is a museum wizard.
@DanteYewToob
@DanteYewToob Жыл бұрын
“I do hope you’re not taking this domination personally…” Well damn! I wasn’t until you said the word ‘domination’! Hahaha Irving is a monster… an absolute mad wizard!
@ddogbritt95
@ddogbritt95 4 жыл бұрын
I love his smack talk "I hope youre not taking this domination personally, it could happen to anybody."
@ulvschmidt7174
@ulvschmidt7174 4 жыл бұрын
"this means WAR.”
@igottasitdownforthisone7768
@igottasitdownforthisone7768 4 жыл бұрын
He's talking wild shit 😂
@bobafettjr85
@bobafettjr85 3 жыл бұрын
15:06 "At the time of filming, Irving's children were unaccounted for..." Whoever wrote these blurbs deserves a raise.
@darthsidious6380
@darthsidious6380 2 жыл бұрын
the blurbs are fantastic
@TalynStormcrow
@TalynStormcrow 2 жыл бұрын
"no belt ranking system has been discovered" got me.
@1e1001
@1e1001 2 жыл бұрын
"make that 8 times"
@karenm8952
@karenm8952 2 жыл бұрын
I assume it was Irving.
@AniMageNeBy
@AniMageNeBy 4 жыл бұрын
Really weird KZbin's algorithm suggested this, but.. it's kinda right: I'm loving it! A young modern wizard against an ancient seasoned wizard, playing a game of 4500 years old.. Unfathomable, and yet so engrossing. I actually think they should bring this game to the market again.
@chrislepera6541
@chrislepera6541 4 жыл бұрын
Just drew up the cuts I need for a wooden set
@jebatman756
@jebatman756 4 жыл бұрын
They actually did, you can buy the replica on The British Museum's website...just found it.
@Reverse-Isekai_Victim
@Reverse-Isekai_Victim 4 жыл бұрын
@@jebatman756 99 pounds is pretty expensive for a board game, though.
@jebatman756
@jebatman756 4 жыл бұрын
Tzyca Tezischia true. But you can find the same design for much cheaper on Amazon. It’s just not gonna be “the official version from the British Museum”. Museum gifts are always overpriced anyway
@Reverse-Isekai_Victim
@Reverse-Isekai_Victim 4 жыл бұрын
@@jebatman756 You have a very good point there. Though if you are a cheapskate like me, you can always make the board and pieces with home supplies, while using coins as analogues for the dice. In fact, that's exactly what I'm gonna do. Cheers mate.
@endlesswanderer1753
@endlesswanderer1753 Жыл бұрын
Only halfway in, I had to play this myself. There's a nifty online version for free you can try out against computer or human opponents. Irving was totally right, that center spot on the board is almost always guarded by the high level opponents. Since you cannot land on an opponent who is on it, they are completely safe. And the moment you go four squares beyond them, you are their target, and the next piece in their army takes their place in the center square watchtower. Had a few games where that center spot seemed to be more important than getting pieces off the board. Very interesting game. Kinda surprised some board game company isn't selling boards, because this is funner to me than backgammon.
@jaynepaige5702
@jaynepaige5702 2 ай бұрын
I loved watching this! I made my own board xx
@johnr797
@johnr797 2 жыл бұрын
Whoever edits these deserves a raise. Never thought the British museum could do such funny captions
@ryanjones7681
@ryanjones7681 2 жыл бұрын
They had me laughing pretty good.
@biosparkles9442
@biosparkles9442 Жыл бұрын
Academics are either the funniest people in the world or have no sense of humour at all, there is no in between
@tptallen4498
@tptallen4498 Жыл бұрын
Good old fashioned tight lipped British humour.
@thlee3
@thlee3 6 ай бұрын
Intern?
@stkrieschel1
@stkrieschel1 4 жыл бұрын
The trash talking at the beginning was just so perfect.
@arg31ify
@arg31ify 4 жыл бұрын
I've never been so intimidated by somone so gentle 😂
@LYLEWOLD
@LYLEWOLD 4 жыл бұрын
and so British
@guscox9651
@guscox9651 4 жыл бұрын
dumbledore is old but he can destroy you without needing a wand
@ReroutedYearAD
@ReroutedYearAD 4 жыл бұрын
Even more so with how he kept talking with the guy so he didn't catch on to him cheating.
@MUHNEED22
@MUHNEED22 4 жыл бұрын
Great Mesopotamiaaaa 🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶
@thereillyboy5907
@thereillyboy5907 4 жыл бұрын
2:52 "im just astonished that theres something that old just sitting there" christ, dont hold back mate. hes only sat in front of you
@henryjdw238
@henryjdw238 4 жыл бұрын
I laughed so hard at this, 👌
@tylerweek8551
@tylerweek8551 4 жыл бұрын
My head hurts now, and I can't breathe.😂
@TanteEmmaaa
@TanteEmmaaa 4 жыл бұрын
i get the joke, but christ had nothing to do with that. ;)
@josh10722
@josh10722 4 жыл бұрын
@@TanteEmmaaa get correct Atheist, this is a christian minecraft server
@iqbalnash5748
@iqbalnash5748 4 жыл бұрын
@@TanteEmmaaa damn so much salt
@TaintedBlood30
@TaintedBlood30 Жыл бұрын
This. Was. Incredible. Hands down my favorite content I’ve consumed this year, 2023. Thank you so much for your relentless passion about preserving history. This was so much fun to watch.
@RBelmont007
@RBelmont007 3 жыл бұрын
that was legitimately one of the most tense gaming moments I've watched in months
@supremechaosbeing2696
@supremechaosbeing2696 3 жыл бұрын
Forget little mac reverse 3-0-ing a joker, this shit hype
@DanielMartin87
@DanielMartin87 7 жыл бұрын
The museum should definitely start selling the game again.
@Herziahan
@Herziahan 7 жыл бұрын
We want it!
@Joshlama
@Joshlama 7 жыл бұрын
+
@katharinelord2702
@katharinelord2702 7 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@dylanmeloy5161
@dylanmeloy5161 7 жыл бұрын
I'd buy it
@MarceldeJong
@MarceldeJong 7 жыл бұрын
I need this game in my life. That was an intense end-game
@nickbortone3D
@nickbortone3D 4 жыл бұрын
this guy is literally eipc... "I'm going to literally wipe the floor with him, it's my game and I work at the british museum" hahahahaha he's great... give him a raise or something
@Super_Boa
@Super_Boa 4 жыл бұрын
Very, very eipc...
@flowerofash4439
@flowerofash4439 4 жыл бұрын
The most eipc thing on earth
@jangonauta
@jangonauta 4 жыл бұрын
you forgot the no funny business part
@ReroutedYearAD
@ReroutedYearAD 4 жыл бұрын
@@jangonauta yeah, but, I'm still trying to do the math on this being a game out of Sumer, but he says it's his game. Didn't know Dumbledore was that old and had time to work at the British Museum and as headmaster of Hogwart's.
@folkestrang2091
@folkestrang2091 4 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed your explenations and deductions during the game, I'd take one.
@Mainbusfail
@Mainbusfail Жыл бұрын
What an honor to play against Mr. Irving Finkel on the oldest board game ever. That was, hands-down, the best video I have watched on YT in a long long time. Thank you gentlemen for sharing this duel with us.
@MrMikado282
@MrMikado282 5 жыл бұрын
A game thousands of years old still results in trash talk and salt, good to see we never change.
@PhantomSavage
@PhantomSavage 6 жыл бұрын
That may be the single most British man to have lived.
@cOr3t3ecks
@cOr3t3ecks 6 жыл бұрын
Not Jeremy Clarkson? Look at his Bentley Continental GT review on top gear when drives it to Budleigh Salterton on Top Gear about umpteen years ago. He's my idea of the quintessential Britt. (combine him with co host James May and you have the anglogasm of Britterey. Words I made up but are self evident as to meaning) Probably what the last true Romans were like. Roman till the end. But you're right, Finkel is awesome.
@Kraniumbrud
@Kraniumbrud 6 жыл бұрын
Jacob Rees-Mogg?
@n0denz
@n0denz 6 жыл бұрын
Oswald Mosley
@BSJDynasty
@BSJDynasty 6 жыл бұрын
i call false, no tweed.
@araxiel2051
@araxiel2051 6 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for him to shout "you're a wizard, Tom!"
@pigpig252
@pigpig252 3 жыл бұрын
"How do you pick up these dice!?" "It's the wasted youth thing" That was such a blink and you'll miss it joke and I love it
@Crystal2193
@Crystal2193 3 жыл бұрын
I don't get it - can you explain?
@sandrat9309
@sandrat9309 3 жыл бұрын
@@Crystal2193 I think the joke is that he spent his youth gambling (and probably getting drunk and other delinquent things), and so wasted his youth
@HiVizCamo
@HiVizCamo 3 жыл бұрын
I thought he may have had a persistent D&D problem in the 70s and 80s, like many did.
@solderbuff
@solderbuff 3 жыл бұрын
@@HiVizCamo , exactly. Because Dungeons & Dragons includes a tetrahedral dice.
@harmonic5107
@harmonic5107 3 жыл бұрын
@@solderbuff if your team has a cleric. I would hope you use them every game 😄
@GMawlawa
@GMawlawa Жыл бұрын
I LOVE THIS! 21:44 he made this game and truly believes the best way to play the game is by playing it not running numbers and testing theories.
@sydneyburckert1016
@sydneyburckert1016 7 жыл бұрын
What I expected- intellectuals discussing history and math What I got- Irving Finkel throwing some sick burns at Tom Scott
@adammullarkey4996
@adammullarkey4996 7 жыл бұрын
IronManIsA Unicorn Why were you expecting math? They're English.
@louisdackombe
@louisdackombe 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@Crimsonedge1
@Crimsonedge1 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but we can tell you're not English. It's called Mathematics. Only the North Americans call it math. We here in the UK shorten it occasionally to maths but math is North American.
@adammullarkey4996
@adammullarkey4996 6 жыл бұрын
"We here in the UK shorten it occasionally to maths." I've almost never heard anyone call it " mathematics" outside of a "math or maths" discussion. I think you can drop the "occasionally."
@zenosebeth4173
@zenosebeth4173 2 жыл бұрын
11:55 I am both impressed and disturbed at how quickly Irving went from quiet gentleman to Bane there
@averongodoffire8098
@averongodoffire8098 Жыл бұрын
Irving knows 2 world ending spells and 4 ancient languages swear words older than most cities and is in constant struggle with his madness to not speak either
@notinsane4165
@notinsane4165 Жыл бұрын
@@averongodoffire8098 ya know what? That's a sentence I expect from someone with the title "god of Fire".
@eyenuh300
@eyenuh300 4 жыл бұрын
The Losing Strategy: Using statistics to figure out the most likely roll, look at all possible outcomes, then move accordingly The Winning Strategy: Don't irritate the Mesopotamian gods
@gadaniya_ot_Natalia
@gadaniya_ot_Natalia 4 жыл бұрын
👍
@lukenukem8028
@lukenukem8028 4 жыл бұрын
Well, he got the 3 he needed! LoL!
@user-yc9cr1tm9m
@user-yc9cr1tm9m 4 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
@greengrer
@greengrer 4 жыл бұрын
That just made me laugh.
@juanjuri6127
@juanjuri6127 4 жыл бұрын
protip no 1: Inanna was the patron goddess of Ur protip no 2: Inanna hated nerds
@Eric_Peters
@Eric_Peters Жыл бұрын
This is so well done. The editing is amazing! Getting jokes out of editing like the "children are unaccounted for" and rock montage is so cool.
@vinciere3594
@vinciere3594 4 жыл бұрын
This is so good. Not just because Tom is great, but so is Irving. They are both legitimately entertaining people. Not to mention the editing is fantastic. Thank you The British Museum.
@alZiiHardstylez
@alZiiHardstylez 4 жыл бұрын
Irving clearly just went back in time with his magical wizard powers and stole this off little Sumerian children.
@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat
@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat 3 жыл бұрын
I would watch the hell out of that. "Irvin Finkel: Time Wizard" The weekly misadventures of Irvin Finkel's archeological quest through time -- stealing artefacts and beating Hammurabi at Ur.
@bepisthescienceman4202
@bepisthescienceman4202 3 жыл бұрын
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat maybe it's like yugioh were every problem is solved in a game of ur
@humanoid144
@humanoid144 3 жыл бұрын
adults would have played it they didnt have tv
@shaderunner8220
@shaderunner8220 3 жыл бұрын
He might've even played a match with Gilgamesh while he was there lmao.
@grampachampa-1901
@grampachampa-1901 4 жыл бұрын
“Do not cite the magic to me, witch. I was there when it was written” but irl
@Daszkal
@Daszkal 4 жыл бұрын
Epic reference
@forgeflarion8362
@forgeflarion8362 4 жыл бұрын
ASLAAAAAAAAANNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@williss1192
@williss1192 4 жыл бұрын
Where is that line from??
@grampachampa-1901
@grampachampa-1901 4 жыл бұрын
williss11 from the chronicles of Narnia
@o.knight-catalinete6934
@o.knight-catalinete6934 4 жыл бұрын
Epiccc m8!
@chennyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
@chennyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy 4 ай бұрын
I’ve watched all of Tom Scott’s videos or so I thought until I stumbled across this. This honestly feels like I just discovered a long lost treasure.
@domesticcat1725
@domesticcat1725 5 жыл бұрын
"Sometimes it brings out violence, sometimes it brings out savagery" Seems like monopoly is older than we thought
@Alaryk111
@Alaryk111 5 жыл бұрын
XD indeed!
@talhatariqyuluqatdis
@talhatariqyuluqatdis 5 жыл бұрын
Lol haha
@placeholder8768
@placeholder8768 5 жыл бұрын
Dreamy Cat uno*
@domesticcat1725
@domesticcat1725 5 жыл бұрын
@@placeholder8768 dos tres tacos
@placeholder8768
@placeholder8768 5 жыл бұрын
Dreamy Cat cinco, seis, scepter?
@flemaster12
@flemaster12 5 жыл бұрын
I love how Irving acts so competitive. It made the video much more enjoyable
@CCheukKa
@CCheukKa 5 жыл бұрын
It's so funny when he says "This civilized person is mathematically capable"
@4navyseal
@4navyseal 5 жыл бұрын
CCheukKa knowledge is power.
@FirstnameLastname-kn5sw
@FirstnameLastname-kn5sw 5 жыл бұрын
An /Apparently/ civilized person. The fact that he is mathematically capable makes him a Muggle... errr I mean a savage!
@funkycosmonaut
@funkycosmonaut 5 жыл бұрын
This is true tho, you might not use all the math you learn directly but the type of thinking and philosophy developed from solving such abstract problems and the breaking down of complex structures into its more basic components is what separates the bottom rung from the top. Its what separates leaders from followers, Abraham Lincoln reading Euclid was a watershed moment and many great people have such a moment in their life, and that's because Math is not about the numbers, its an extension of common sense and reason itself, a man who is not mathematically capable literally has the common sense and reasoning capability of a first century slave or a feral human. And its not a special talent either, its just a choice whether you want to work that already existing muscle in your brain or not. Even amongst creatives and artists the top performers are mathematically capable people, perspective, measurement, proportion etc.
@D4n1t0o
@D4n1t0o 5 жыл бұрын
@@funkycosmonaut See, you write all of that and it sounds perfectly convincing, yet here is this wise old wizard who cannot count above ten on his own proving being good at maths is not everything!
@assassinaria
@assassinaria 5 жыл бұрын
Math is the language of the universe and to not communicate with the universe is crazy.
@christianzinser4032
@christianzinser4032 2 ай бұрын
I am an American living in Cairo now, my dream place since I was 10. Normally, I’d make cheeky comments about your collection of other people’s antiquities. However, you give me pause in my chiding because I find your teaching and delivery very digestible. I applaud you, good Sir. I am now a fan of yours and look forward to many more entertaining episodes. Thank you. 🧐❤️🤓
@carlhamer3762
@carlhamer3762 5 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure why YT recommended Merlin playing an ancient board game to me but I'm not disappointed.
@senaxionaria4732
@senaxionaria4732 4 жыл бұрын
absolutely
@EricGraise
@EricGraise 4 жыл бұрын
Tom Scott: "Why is no one still playing this game?" Me an Intellectual: "Isn't this just ancient Sorry?"
@Sorrowdusk
@Sorrowdusk 4 жыл бұрын
I feel the same
@EmpressTiffanyOfBrittany
@EmpressTiffanyOfBrittany 4 жыл бұрын
With Young King Arthur to boot
@joeychev87
@joeychev87 4 жыл бұрын
I feel the same
@svfutbol20
@svfutbol20 6 жыл бұрын
3000 Years from now, some guy is going to explain Magic the Gathering to a random person
@jedisaber2able
@jedisaber2able 6 жыл бұрын
svfutbol20 I wish I could be there for that
@airkami
@airkami 6 жыл бұрын
"Wow this game sucks. You can totally get mana screwed or mana flooded and then you just lose."
@svfutbol20
@svfutbol20 6 жыл бұрын
#playgreen
@Cal97g
@Cal97g 6 жыл бұрын
Nope - that game is only for incels and virgins and will be of 0 historical significance.
@PatrickCavanaugh0420
@PatrickCavanaugh0420 6 жыл бұрын
@@Cal97g sorry to say but once a game has been around for as long as magic has it already has historical significance in a sense. But you missed the joke lmao or at least maybe I thought the OP meant because magic would be a bitch to try and teach someone a thousand years from now with only broken knowledge of the game.
@aceonfire11
@aceonfire11 4 жыл бұрын
Little known fact: the Romans destroyed this game out of anger at the fact Summarians were trying to sell DLC on day one of launch.
@sazger
@sazger 4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@-A-c
@-A-c 4 жыл бұрын
It was a bloody good racket for about 3000 years too...
@kinnarawanderer
@kinnarawanderer 4 жыл бұрын
Royal Game Of Ur = PUBG Backgammon = Fortnite
@jakubjary9052
@jakubjary9052 4 жыл бұрын
Just one little factual note: Summerians and Romans never meet each other, because Summerians didnt exist when Romans found their empire.
@XLHeavyD999
@XLHeavyD999 4 жыл бұрын
Rofl ... good one. Where those Summarians not secretly from Sweden :)
@zenzn7284
@zenzn7284 Жыл бұрын
wow, so exciting to see you revealing this beautiful games from our ancient to the world...I'm Iraqi and I feel so happy and excited to watch you playing this game. as you said its pretty much like Ludo that we use to play. but watching you reminds me even when my dad and uncle play the Backgammon 😆. very enjoyable video
@MannyBrum
@MannyBrum 4 жыл бұрын
Add Irving Finkel to the list of people I want to play D&D with.
@gubbikiller
@gubbikiller 4 жыл бұрын
add any game at all. he would be rad at the warhammer table too. give the man a robe and we have the top DM for any tabletop
@noahhughes2501
@noahhughes2501 4 жыл бұрын
He is the character
@jimmymcgill2961
@jimmymcgill2961 4 жыл бұрын
No ways not unless you want a min-maxer who only wants combat. He’d be much better suited to Warhammer.
@christianali5431
@christianali5431 4 жыл бұрын
Manny Brum not just play with, the guy could DM an amazing game all about a fantasy world a kin to Mesopotamia.
@Void-cn6rn
@Void-cn6rn 4 жыл бұрын
@@jimmymcgill2961 He was roleplaying *this* game. He decided it was better to appease the Sumerian gods than to calculate the probabilities. That's like the opposite of min-maxing.
@MarkovChains223
@MarkovChains223 2 жыл бұрын
I have never loved a stranger more than I love this old man. Irving is an absolutely *wonderful* experience of a person
@Glenn-F-Rice
@Glenn-F-Rice Жыл бұрын
And the setting in which they played. A glass superdome
@vjara94
@vjara94 Жыл бұрын
I share the same feelings, I would like he to be my grandpa.
@shinigamae21
@shinigamae21 Жыл бұрын
"I can read cuneiform, but mathematics is completely out of my reach" that is a humble sentence yet enlightening at the same time.
@Glenn-F-Rice
@Glenn-F-Rice Жыл бұрын
@@shinigamae21 i cant read the language but i had to give it a try. I rolled out some clay with a soy sauce bottle and chiseled the end of a chopstick. It looked amazing
@Glenn-F-Rice
@Glenn-F-Rice Жыл бұрын
@@vjara94After seeing this video i checked into how they made the colors for the game. Semi precious stones were used
@tatterz__
@tatterz__ 5 жыл бұрын
the rules are literally written in stone.
@hassanalasdy7056
@hassanalasdy7056 5 жыл бұрын
On mud I think
@Tyranitar-hd6hi
@Tyranitar-hd6hi 5 жыл бұрын
the rules really remind me of the game "sorry"
@Codex_0613
@Codex_0613 4 жыл бұрын
@@hassanalasdy7056 he even said "clay" during the explanation
@haideral5104
@haideral5104 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, clay! Stones are rare in central and southern Iraq. And Ur was in south of Iraq
@gfdia35
@gfdia35 4 жыл бұрын
@@haideral5104 well if its 4000 years old its stone now
@Linguistic1
@Linguistic1 2 күн бұрын
Dr. Finkel is a delight. He just exudes museum curator energy. And he says things with such excitement! He's legitimately thrilled to be sharing this information!
@lexpyth0n
@lexpyth0n 7 жыл бұрын
Irving needs his own show, about the esoteric historical stuff he knows. He's very entertaining, I love his wry wit, 19th century appearance and scathing intellect. More!
@johnpenny5638
@johnpenny5638 7 жыл бұрын
Brilliant idea. Knowing today's telly they would find a way of dumbing it down. One can only hope though.
@Jhawk2tall
@Jhawk2tall 6 жыл бұрын
Irving Is like the David attenborough of museum curators
@clarkecorvo2692
@clarkecorvo2692 6 жыл бұрын
i would subscribe for sure!
@Axel1711-c6h
@Axel1711-c6h 6 жыл бұрын
The perk of academia; you are at your best at the age when most people retire.
@MrMMertKorkmaz
@MrMMertKorkmaz 4 жыл бұрын
Even his beard has its own beard. You cannot compete with that.
@daroth7127
@daroth7127 4 жыл бұрын
I believe Lindybeige has him beat.
@MurkyWaters677
@MurkyWaters677 4 жыл бұрын
@@daroth7127 Irving has wizard beard. Nothing beats wizard beard.
@prof.cecilycogsworth3204
@prof.cecilycogsworth3204 3 жыл бұрын
@@daroth7127 A game between those two would worth seeing.
@BarelyNoticeable
@BarelyNoticeable 6 жыл бұрын
Literally two men with the heart and soul of a child play an ancient game against each other in an attempt to bring it back. Best form of modern electronic publicity EVER!
@dry5778
@dry5778 5 жыл бұрын
Thats... literally the Plot of yugioh
@Friddle
@Friddle 5 жыл бұрын
The most british thing ever
@IsaWitch
@IsaWitch 2 ай бұрын
When this video came out I ended up making my own set at home, because I wanted to play it SO BAD. I lost my board in a move a number of years ago. I found it today! I had to revisit this video to show my appreciation! Absolutely fantastic game! Everyone that I have introduced to this game is always skeptical that a game so old would be fun. By the end of their first game they are hooked and craving another round! Thank you for sharing! A game that my family and friends I will be playing for years to come❤️
@Xeno426
@Xeno426 7 жыл бұрын
Irving Finkel is the kind of presenter that is sorely missed in many modern documentaries. So many celebrities that really don't have a deep understanding of what they are presenting rather than academics that know their shit.
@ericmueller6836
@ericmueller6836 7 жыл бұрын
Xeno426 Finkel is just as witty in his books. Wonderful reads.
@aapjew18
@aapjew18 7 жыл бұрын
Except, many of these academics aren't this good at presenting and talking about it in a way that's easy and understandable for the public, it's simply not their expertise. Which is why they often use celebrities or other professional show hosts to do it.
@teethgrinder83
@teethgrinder83 7 жыл бұрын
Xeno426 I've seen him in quite a few modern documentaries-not as presenter but as contributor,especially on BBC4
@alleeum
@alleeum 7 жыл бұрын
He really is both interesting and charming. Very engaging.
@KHouli
@KHouli 7 жыл бұрын
It was awfully merciful of Irving to go easy on Tom and not banish him to the Shadow Realm at the end.
@lunarotimas
@lunarotimas 7 жыл бұрын
Kevin Houlihan dying omg
@joshuahadams
@joshuahadams 7 жыл бұрын
It is conspicuously similar to Maximillion Pegasus and Duel Monsters, isn't it?
@paulharvey2815
@paulharvey2815 6 жыл бұрын
You've activated my trap card
@louisdackombe
@louisdackombe 6 жыл бұрын
Haha! Would love to play a game with him !
@cypherusuh
@cypherusuh 6 жыл бұрын
thats because Tom believe in the hearts of dices
@papacrow.9980
@papacrow.9980 4 жыл бұрын
Note: as a result of this video, me and a dear old band mate of mine have made our own board by scratch, continued to play since then, and thus fallen in love with this game. We want to thank you for bringing this to our attention. We hope to beat either of you in person one day
@arisadefazio7885
@arisadefazio7885 3 жыл бұрын
Buy one from them so they can get a week deserved donation, shithead
@degrind6496
@degrind6496 3 жыл бұрын
@@arisadefazio7885 why this language lmao
@claudiu-mihaipuiu1221
@claudiu-mihaipuiu1221 3 жыл бұрын
@@arisadefazio7885 You replied to a 7 month old comment just to be an asshole.
@Yeeeeoooooooooooliiiiiiiiii
@Yeeeeoooooooooooliiiiiiiiii 3 жыл бұрын
@@arisadefazio7885 swearing doesn’t make you cool
@jakeward3986
@jakeward3986 3 жыл бұрын
@@arisadefazio7885 Dang, so rude.
@Alfa-deer
@Alfa-deer 2 ай бұрын
There’s something very beautiful about Tom, who has taught us all so much, being taught something new A pleasant and uplifting reminder that there’s always so much more out there to discover and share with one another xx
@NateOnTheMicrophone
@NateOnTheMicrophone 5 жыл бұрын
As soon as I heard Irving talk I was like "I am immediately interested and I have to watch this entire video".
@explorateur8159
@explorateur8159 4 жыл бұрын
Same!! Literally what got me engaged
@Wraithninja1
@Wraithninja1 7 жыл бұрын
Playing a mysterious ancient game against a man who (by the look of him) is obviously a powerful wizard? I think your chances of winding up under a terrible curse are well above acceptable levels of risk.
@cometmoon4485
@cometmoon4485 7 жыл бұрын
Here's a plot twist: Tom's playing with a future version of himself!
@MouseGoat
@MouseGoat 7 жыл бұрын
well Tom is clearly a wizard, can't argue against that :D
@OnEiNsAnEmOtHeRfUcKa
@OnEiNsAnEmOtHeRfUcKa 7 жыл бұрын
Not to mention it's four and a half thousand years old. If he's not careful, he'll end up in the Shadow Realm no doubt.
@androth1502
@androth1502 7 жыл бұрын
what's four and a half thousand years old, the game or the curator?
@thehandthatfeedyou
@thehandthatfeedyou 7 жыл бұрын
Androth both of them....
@peterlewerin4213
@peterlewerin4213 4 жыл бұрын
Tom: "I'm still kind of astonished that there is something that old just sitting there in front of me." Rest of the room:
@obliviousotterI
@obliviousotterI 4 жыл бұрын
Tom hes only sixty nine show some manners
@f1r3hunt3rz5
@f1r3hunt3rz5 4 жыл бұрын
@@obliviousotterI Sixty nine? Nice.
@Federico-mj3si
@Federico-mj3si 4 жыл бұрын
Lol, good one
@johnyepthomi892
@johnyepthomi892 4 жыл бұрын
😆😆😆😆😆👍
@nitex9938
@nitex9938 4 жыл бұрын
No joke as soon as I started to read the comment a second later the line Tom said started playing
@evantarracciano4211
@evantarracciano4211 4 ай бұрын
He’s like a grumpy Dumbledore with a sharp sense of humor. What a treasure.
@kagome2123
@kagome2123 5 жыл бұрын
Me: lets play the Royal Game of Ur! Friend: who's Ur? *you've fallen right into my trap*
@TheStardel
@TheStardel 4 жыл бұрын
Dagoth Ur, obviously
@u.v.s.5583
@u.v.s.5583 4 жыл бұрын
A planet is named after Ur!
@maxhaibara8828
@maxhaibara8828 4 жыл бұрын
Ur mama
@semi-useful5178
@semi-useful5178 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheStardel You must listen Dagothwave while you play the game, it is written.
@masteraryon9792
@masteraryon9792 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheStardel DID YOU GET THE FALSE COPY OF THE ROYAL GAME OF UR? HAHAHA
@NiallMor
@NiallMor 4 жыл бұрын
Prof. Dumbledore explains how to play a game.
@exactzero
@exactzero 4 жыл бұрын
@@puj71 Ooh you know him that well huh. kinky
@puj71
@puj71 4 жыл бұрын
@@exactzero Who r u to accuse Me?
@exactzero
@exactzero 4 жыл бұрын
@@puj71 I'm someone who got you to delete your comment.
@davecrupel2817
@davecrupel2817 3 жыл бұрын
@@exactzero i see his comments. So I'd say you're wrong about that one, chum.
@exactzero
@exactzero 3 жыл бұрын
@@davecrupel2817 Awesome burner account.
@shaneben8745
@shaneben8745 4 жыл бұрын
Alternate title: Dumbledore teaches you ancient Wizard chess
@levesteM
@levesteM 4 жыл бұрын
It's more like Backgammon, really
@Jake-rm4be
@Jake-rm4be 4 жыл бұрын
No it guy with interesting things to say and dumbledore play an ancient bored game
@noahstockheimer
@noahstockheimer 4 жыл бұрын
Teaches Sorry more like
@deadlykiwi9289
@deadlykiwi9289 4 жыл бұрын
The fact his personal chess set was used in the movie makes this even better
@De4thInc4rn4te16
@De4thInc4rn4te16 4 жыл бұрын
@@levesteM it's actually more like ludo
@cr103
@cr103 Жыл бұрын
Irving: I'm not going to play an aggressive strategy Also Irving when Tom picks up the dice for his turn "let me just distract you briefly by talking about the board"
@TheBlarggle
@TheBlarggle 4 жыл бұрын
I like that they kept the ancient artifact tablet on the tablet throughout the game. I guess just in case they needed to consult the rules.
@salaltschul3604
@salaltschul3604 4 жыл бұрын
You know someone would refer to the rules!
@k-leb4671
@k-leb4671 3 жыл бұрын
Do you mean on the table?
@ionarevamp
@ionarevamp 3 жыл бұрын
@@k-leb4671 Well technically the tablet was on another tablet which was also on the table so
@sommelierofstench
@sommelierofstench 7 жыл бұрын
i didn't know who irving finkel was before this. he is an instant legend.
@joshuarosen6242
@joshuarosen6242 7 жыл бұрын
He is a great lecturer, witty and erudite. Look up some of his lectures on KZbin.
@zack4president
@zack4president 3 жыл бұрын
I want a twitch channel that features Irving playing this game. Actually I just want more Irving, I dont really care what he does. I just find him incredibly charming and entertaining.
@piecesofstarlight
@piecesofstarlight 2 жыл бұрын
I would watch the hell out of this!
@danielduncan6806
@danielduncan6806 2 жыл бұрын
Irving plays minecraft.
@o.s.h.4613
@o.s.h.4613 2 жыл бұрын
Take a look at his lectures at the Oriental Institute-they’re wonderful
@lizzieyeehaw5016
@lizzieyeehaw5016 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely hysterically funny
@karleyyork9001
@karleyyork9001 2 жыл бұрын
More Irving!
@JulieWallis1963
@JulieWallis1963 Жыл бұрын
This game reminds me of a board game I played as a child. I’m 60 now but as I child I loved a game called *Sorry* that had a similar premise. I only discovered this channel last night, immediately subscribed and this morning find a collaboration with one of my favourite channel presenters. I adore Irving, he has so much personality.
@dolorsitametconsectur
@dolorsitametconsectur Жыл бұрын
It’s still a popular game, I’m still pretty young & played & still do play it every so often.
@Kyrmana
@Kyrmana Жыл бұрын
Mensch ärgere dich nicht but smaller and with a safe space
@NorthernChev
@NorthernChev 3 жыл бұрын
OK, so, now let’s see a video where Irving explains the “more complex” version of the game he alluded too at the beginning.
@jurgen4466
@jurgen4466 3 жыл бұрын
I want that as well!
@svenmencke9
@svenmencke9 3 жыл бұрын
I really would like to see the complex rules either
@giorgitsiklauri840
@giorgitsiklauri840 3 жыл бұрын
*alluded to
@orngjce223
@orngjce223 3 жыл бұрын
According to the Wikipedia page, if you pass over a rosette you put a token into a box, if you land on a rosette you take a token out of the box, and whoever has fewer tokens at the end of the night has to pay the bill.
@Mrityunjay7
@Mrityunjay7 2 жыл бұрын
@@orngjce223 That makes this so much more interesting
@arzelleus
@arzelleus 2 жыл бұрын
Considering the subject matter, the entertainment value in this production is blowing my mind.
@stxejn
@stxejn 6 жыл бұрын
"Come on 4 I need a 4" "If you want a 4 then you're less likely to get it if you say it out loud. Think it in your head and then roll a 4." *Rolls a 4* "...Yes very nice"
@neo-babylon7872
@neo-babylon7872 5 жыл бұрын
Think the Mesopotamian gods wanted to piss off Irving. Like a “Don’t predict what we do thing”
@darthkahn45
@darthkahn45 Жыл бұрын
What an exciting game. Thanks for figuring out how to play it Irving
@matthewchant9425
@matthewchant9425 6 жыл бұрын
i stopped this video to comment the fact that i've only seen irving finkle once, on this video, for one minute and fifteen seconds, and he is already my favourite youtube personality ever.
@talhatariqyuluqatdis
@talhatariqyuluqatdis 5 жыл бұрын
Yuppp
@johnpenny5638
@johnpenny5638 5 жыл бұрын
Me too. Not only a modest genius but a wicked dry sense of humour to go with it.
@ordinacijamariomalnar197
@ordinacijamariomalnar197 5 жыл бұрын
Completely ingenious. Monthy python materiell
@MashPatayta
@MashPatayta 5 жыл бұрын
Came here to say exactly that.
@TheNeilBlack
@TheNeilBlack 4 жыл бұрын
"To date, no belt-based system to indicate a player's skill has been found in any cuneiform text..." The humor in this video is on point.
@souffrantdepine3762
@souffrantdepine3762 4 жыл бұрын
KZbin recommendations: "Hey, you wanna watch a wizard play a programmer in a 4,500 year old game?" Me: "You had my attention.. Now? Now you have my interest."
@kristalcornwell
@kristalcornwell 4 жыл бұрын
no stay wild, best comment of my day lol
@nikosoukkala2648
@nikosoukkala2648 4 жыл бұрын
The quote goes "Gentlemen you had my curiosity ... but now you have my attention". The way you put it doesn't make much sense since attention and interest would pretty much mean the same thing in the context of your comment. Not meaning to be a dick just wanted to point it out
@NStripleseven
@NStripleseven 4 жыл бұрын
"Wizard" lol
@Earthboundmike
@Earthboundmike 4 жыл бұрын
@@nikosoukkala2648 Why? Attention doesn't mean interest. He was on youtube, youtube had his attention. Video caught his interest.
@joaquimlopes257
@joaquimlopes257 4 жыл бұрын
Fantasy movies be like
@bunyslayer
@bunyslayer Жыл бұрын
Haha this whole video was fantastic! Irving Finkel sounds like a lovely man to play against in any game! The humor and the narration text was excellent.
@irontiki551
@irontiki551 5 жыл бұрын
I have two complaints: 1. The curator was far more entertaining than he had any business being, someone should tell him that he's supposed to be stodgy and grumpy 2. The editing of this video was of a much higher quality and much funnier than it had any business being. Be sure that the appropriate managers hear these complaints and further know that I very much want to see this game in wider circulation (which might be to say any circulation at all!)
@ugn669
@ugn669 5 жыл бұрын
" I very much want to see this game in wider circulation" -- 30 bucks at amazon, yw.
@cordeliav3055
@cordeliav3055 5 жыл бұрын
I just purchased from Amazon.
@rex8255
@rex8255 5 жыл бұрын
There are also several versions available for Android, don't know about iPhone.
@Uncle-Shredder
@Uncle-Shredder 5 жыл бұрын
Ha! sarcasm conveyed through written words i applaud ye good sir
@AshtonCoolman
@AshtonCoolman 7 жыл бұрын
Dr. Finkel is one of my new favorite human beings.
@IllBeaAround
@IllBeaAround 7 жыл бұрын
JohnnyNismo its the beard isnt it
@sirdeadlock
@sirdeadlock 7 жыл бұрын
JohnnyNismo Reminds me of Terry Pratchet.
@birdkooistra1329
@birdkooistra1329 7 жыл бұрын
I know ! I have been watching him all morning. (In-between doing stuff)
@YodasPapa
@YodasPapa 7 жыл бұрын
ikr, it only took him about one minute as well
@Tichooon
@Tichooon 7 жыл бұрын
I´ll join this club
@BayLeafff
@BayLeafff 4 жыл бұрын
Honestly what a wonderful character, thank you for bringing this back Irving!
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