Follow The Rules | Things Get Dicey! Board Game Sketch Comedy

[@PaulaDeming]

Thank you to Shea Parker for being in this sketch with me! Check out Shea's work at kzbin.info and also at kzbin.info

[@Andy-Mesa]

I just checked all the rulebooks I've written and in none of them do I specify where to put the gameboard. I sincerely apologize.

[@SeaRaptor]

@@Andy-Mesa YOUR HONOR, WE GOT HIM

[@PaulaDeming]

@@Andy-Mesa Thank you for taking responsibility. This is how we grow.

[@cwb95k]

While I realize She's had few lines...he nailed it! I was fully impressed but the well executed facial expressions and flat responses. Well done!

[@CG_Hali]

@@Andy-Mesa Good! It's useless :P

[@AlfonsoFigueroa]

I love how patient the guy is 😂😂😂

[@daem0nfaust]

Why did you unfold the board? Who said you can unfold the board? What if unfolding the board is actually PART of the gameplay itself???

[@Andy-Mesa]

You joke, but this is actually a thing in Mushroom Eaters. You start with the board folded, and you unfold it as you play.

[@gunnarct]

Indeed! I was going to post something similar! ;-)

[@michaeldunkerton3805]

Where did she get the authority to start reading the rules? Did the rulebook say it was time to start reading the rules?

[@adrianlagunamachuca3371]

Maybe the rule about where to put it was inside

[@57thorns]

@@michaeldunkerton3805 Now we are in legacy game territory.... "don not read this rulebook until a card tells you to".

[@ScytheNoire]

Paula has just ruined every rulebook for me that doesn't tell me to place the board in the center of the table. I now cannot unsee this. :)

[@olivierjodoin2283]

I want Rodney to follow up on this on his next WatchItPlayed video! "The rulebook doesn't mention where to put the board but I contacted the publisher and they said the center of the table is fine or whatever" 😁

[@dapperghastmeowregard]

Arkham Horror: "Place the board in the location most disadvantageous for the investigators."

[@savasyn]

I've always wanted to play Horrified but, as noted, I had no idea where I was supposed to put the board. I see you guys set it up under a table. Did you find an online FAQ or something? I don't see a link in the description. Maybe just an oversight. 🙃

[@fbrume]

That's so much better than my practice of hanging it on the wall.

[@Norm-R]

We had a player balance it on their head. Really seemed like the only logical choice given that we weren't told where it should go.

[@savasyn]

Now THAT is a great idea! Totally trying that next time we find an incomplete rule book! :)

[@FrankMinogue]

Sometimes, I am a rebel…..I place the game board to the side of the table just to throw off the space time continuum.

[@PaulPaulPaulson]

The rulebooks says to put this video in the center of the table and to hit the like button below it

[@RestorationGames]

Ahem _face up_ in the center of the table. We wouldn't want anyone place it facedown by accident.

[@PaulaDeming]

Thank you for your specificity. It is appreciated.

[@aarond.8586]

Yay, Paula’s back!!

[@michaeldunkerton3805]

This video is for all of us who have said, "uh, technically that doesn't happen in this phase yet...(moves the phase tracker)....ok now you can do it."

[@Skarpo89]

I've done this so much, technicalities that doesn't matter right now but could matter in other times

[@whovian223]

You know, I've never seen a rulebook say that the board should be *unfolded* and put in the center of the table. Just that it should be placed at the center of the table.

[@PaulaDeming]

oh no. I've been playing every game wrong. Thank you for pointing out the error of my ways.

[@ahabwolf7580]

I'm glad someone else said it lol.

[@marymamabear5415]

Ha! Shea, you did great...priceless reactions. Paula...hilarious as usual. Love it!

[@gbdomingo]

Shea plays straight man so well. Essential to sell the joke. Good job man!

[@PaulaDeming]

Shea is amazing! Very lucky to have him in this!

[@holdmykidney]

This is great. Reminds me of my favourite thing from the old booklet manuals inside the PlayStation version of Abe's Oddysee. "If we have to explain the controller buttons to you, this game is going to go way over your head."

[@JonTripp115]

I was waiting for you to find one exception where the rule book actually says to put the board on the left side of the table. "SEE?? You would have been WRONG!!"

[@RetroMaticGamer]

I gotta bookmark this for all the Rules Lawyers out there. Sometimes common sense IS supposed to trump the rules.

[@ob1quixote]

I absolutely agree. I want everything spelled out in detail. Not just that, I want every rule to have a number. If the rule book doesn't look like _Star Fleet Battles_ , I'm disappointed.

[@CrystalDax]

It me, thinking of Paula every time I place a game board in the middle of a table for the rest of my life 😂

[@PaulaDeming]

Mission Accomplished

[@SeaRaptor]

As if she wasn't living rent-free there already, any time we crack open a board game... ;)

[@Domyarus]

Ha ha! Another fab vid - thanks for sharing. (I want to see a run through of First Martians following this format!!!! 🤣🤣🤣)

[@Evildata]

Boardgame Psycho : The Movie starring Paula Deming - I need this now!

[@lonecleric]

Note to self: if I ever get a board game published, mention that the board needs to be placed 7.5cm from the north-east corner of the table. Rotate said table as needed.

[@esthermlaw]

I will be looking for that! :D

[@brandtsanderson4665]

Haha. This so great. Well done by all!

[@BoardGameCo]

This was excellently entertaining as always :)

[@eepinpang4407]

This is an actual conversation.

[@beneisen6982]

Now I'm thinking of the silliest place to play a board game. When I was much younger, I recall playing Dungeon! on a couple of chairs (and sitting on the floor) because there was a puzzle on the table.

[@gregashcroft1332]

Great video! Shea's delivery was exactly what I expected from seeing his videos, really good job man!

[@thomasomalley121]

I love this. As a fan of tabletop RPGs, the number of times RAW comes up as if it were gospel…. I think I am gonna share this from now on. Brilliance. Simple Brilliance.

[@Xoopams]

Funny as always. And really nicely filmed. Hope you do a TV seroes one day of "things get dicey"

[@TheDavidPhillips]

Solid, as always. Love having "technicality" arguments with people that don't play games - "does the rulebook SAY that???" And Shea with some legitimate acting chops? Right on, brother.

[@MrVurtan]

Great to see you both doing something together! really really amazing

[@DaveinLedbury]

Brilliant video. I laughed out loud! Thanks!

[@PaulaDeming]

thank YOU for laughing!

[@Muhd_Akmal]

someone please give paula a sitcom

[@CalebWilesMagic]

One of your best ones yet, Paula. Great work!

[@benronaldson3064]

I know a billion people have said this, but I am so impressed with Shea's acting here!

[@RPGImaginings]

This is the most Paula sketch I have ever seen. And I love it.

[@nstiles42]

This gave me flashbacks to when people go online and ask if they can do some extra action, b/c the rules doesn't say they can't (Jackie Chan "what" face here).

[@alanboyle6751]

Really glad I discovered your channel from Time Watch, I know what I'll be binging tonight.

[@PaulaDeming]

wooo!

[@coyotemoon722]

Ironically this is a commentary on both the hilariousness of that first setup instruction, and the fact that sometimes rules are super ambiguous... Lookin' at you First Martians....

[@jennycranston7687]

That ending was perfect!

[@TehEeveeGeneral]

You're such a natural at comedy!

[@ianw0ng]

i have never even placed any board on a table. it's always on the carpet on the floor with all my kids sitting on the carpet around it.

[@mavweirdo]

To avoid spending 20 minutes searching for a tape measure to determine the exact center of the table, we have house ruled to put the board in the middle of the table.

[@PaulaDeming]

genius level house rule

[@MistressMissy]

The game Haleakala can tell you to Mark your scores by moving your scoring markers on the scoring board according to the points you score, but it does not say place board in center of the table.

[@mattfikes9680]

Now I want to know if any rules say to put the board in the upper left portion of the table or something along those lines

[@xorsyst1]

I almost never put the board in the centre of the table, even if the rulebook tells me to. It's usually off to one side a bit. I'm a rebel.

[@SamuelPeg]

Now you've cursed me to look for that indication in every game I play from now on. 🤦‍♂

[@sohailsadaqat6684]

I feel bad for the guy now.

[@leannesilvestro260]

Another gem!! 💎 Paula you’re a comedy genius. But also… I feel seen.

[@stephendavis7327]

My favorite part of this video is the massive anxiety I get from seeing multiple games opened simultaneously.

[@olivierjodoin2283]

Please more collabs with Shea!

[@Messengus]

Paula going full Rachel Bloom is A+

[@RianFL]

Why do you put the games back in the box after play? It's not in the manual. I just keep the boards stacked on top of each other (in the centre of the table).

[@middleclassboardgamer]

Paula Deming is a national treasure.

[@Rpu4]

Forget Dacula and Shining this is the true horror story.

[@PaulaDeming]

truly a nightmare

[@malvinafis6907]

what if the table doesn't have a center? or if it is slightly offset? what do I do?

[@seanmorgan2257]

what if you have a rectangular board and a square table if the rule book says put it in the centre how can you centre it?

[@RichplaysBoardgames]

😂😂😂 I loved this! Things get even more dicey when you don’t even know where to place the cards. 😂

[@TheErnieforss]

I wish she pulled out etherfield. Where do you put that board. Or ruins of arnak, on where you should sit at the table

[@Erril_Ferndal]

Omg! Paula, you are an amazing actor!! So funny! 😄 And the whole video is so professional made! And I love seeing another familiar face in the video, hi Shea! 😄 Thank you sooooo much for this! Amazing guys!

[@christianrodriguez1527]

Whenever you are new player that bought a board game you want to learn the setup for the 1st game and reading every detail is important. Otherwise you will be like Paula, where this piece goes, where should I play this card, etc. Nice video I enjoyed it!

[@madquest8]

This is 100% fact. The rules should also say which way to orient the board, depending on where players are sitting and who is playing a particular faction, if any.

[@Shagratt71]

This is me in real life. Paula, you're an wonderful talent x

[@murrayleach5996]

This was a great one 🤣 Really brought the energy and that's a cool outfit Paula

[@PaulaDeming]

hey thanks!!

[@antgerfitz]

You should post the question the rules section of Horrified on boardgamegeek.

[@sjd83]

But... what about every board game Rodney has ever taught us? Did the rules say to place the board in the centre of the play area? Or did he make assumptions each time? A CAN OF WORMS HAS BEEN OPENED HERE, PEOPLE!!

[@mattes939]

This reminds me how we teach ourselves in our group. It is in good spirit and we are all having fun (at least I hope so).

[@noah28987]

Should of checked the BGG forums to see if the designer had answered any questions about board placement :)

[@Dragonbear82]

Amazing as always.

[@nanorider426]

😆 That was hilarious. Paula and Shea, conga-rats. 🥳

[@st0ox]

If I ever design a board game, the very first line of the errata will say "put the board in the center of the table" and I will apologize for the oversight in the rulebook to clarify this.

[@starshocker]

The rules are made to be broken sometimes, yes yes. So I say let's put the board next to the table.

[@CreakyTableGames]

The poor rulebooks hurt in the making of this production... Fun vid! 😄

[@navmachine]

I totally thought of this video when playing starship captains for the first time this weekend.... where does the board go????

[@Moodman002]

Girl, you are sooo funny!

[@perwesterlund1725]

Looking at the rulebook it seems that the board should be placed in the leftmost 3/5ths of "the playing area" (could be the floor), giving room for decks to the right hand side of it. Whose right? Doesn't say.

[@Pillar_Angel]

I'm gonna get gigs writing rulebooks just so I can tell people to place the board on the ceiling.

[@sarahreed-eurogamergirl]

Rules are hard! lol!

[@hannahbeertz1231]

I feel like such a rebel when I place cards or tokens other than where the rulebook says.

[@AndyCotgreave]

Soooo good. Thank you for putting all our inner demon voices into these sketches. I love 'em.

[@nightcatarts]

Call me a maniac but I like a diagonal board, & I enjoy it when a rulebook allows me to live that maniacal truth. I'm also typing this on a diagonal keyboard and looking at it on a diagonal monitor. Yes, I have neck problems; what's your point?

[@henriwhitehead]

So funny! Great video

[@julionovais6225]

So that's why the rulebook tells you to put the board at the center of the table

[@npckse8508]

For some of us, that video had a painful ring of truth :)

[@postpunkmorticia]

-hurriedly checks twilight imperium rulebook-

[@TeoRandi]

Help! The rulebook doesn't specify *where should the table be placed* !!!

[@charlesvalentine9638]

Was I supposed to face the screen while watching this?

[@michelea2326]

What did the rulebook say?

[@michaeldarling7169]

Introducing the latest in comedy gold: PaulaShea! (SheaPaula?) Either way, great job team!

[@jamescartwright1150]

Always funny Paula, keep em' coming 🙂

[@wadewilson4077]

Look, shes obviously just wants to be the first player! 🤣🤣🤣

[@martinborda48]

What happens if you have two tables? How do you make the choice?

[@tabletalkreviews]

Oooh! This is the rule I've been missing when my friends say I won because I didn't explain all the rules. Having the board 2cm closer to me was key to my success though. :P

[@KitMagnification]

It could go under the couch? 🛋️ We'll never know! 🤷

[@CG_Hali]

Many people watching this video: 'Haha, funny!' Those with OCD or autism spectrum: 'Truth!' Actually, I think of the 'put the board in the center of the table within reach' rule my 'eye rolling rule'. Don't want to spend time on that, wanna set up fast fast fast :P

[@CATPLANET24]

She does have a point, you know! LOL

[@edwardlasso3092]

"So, we can't play on tabletop simulator or boardgame arena because they don't have tables?" :)

[@theunamiable]

I got Final Girl, and found the secret cards (shh). But I put them back, because I assumed the rules would cover when they should appear. No.

[@BoardAtHome]

I think you have a really good point here...

[@heitorcabral5072]

You didn't tell me where to click to like this video. How am I supposed to express my liking of this video without the proper instructions?! 😵