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[@zhwright_]

Upping my tier purely to see the uncut version of this episode. High quality entertainment.

[@mawillix2018]

It's a Sully Post

[@hannah2729]

the entire time i was thinking Jon should just pick a card that's less likely to be assassinated and then the one time he does, Carley still gets him💀

[@dylbrow1005]

Watching Jon slowly descend into seething madness over the course of two hours was a Christmas present I didn't know I wanted, but I so glad to experienced. RIP Jon's santiy.

[@heybudgreatname]

Look all I’m saying is, Laurie is my demon

[@flabreque]

I’m starting to think some of it might have been scripted. We don’t see all the character card picks.

[@brandonvangieson8087]

@@heybudgreatname 😂😂😂

[@IceMetalPunk]

I guess Jon hasn't heard that we don't talk about Bruno (no, no, no)

[@JustJoeBlogs]

Actually annoyed with Jon in this game. He's paid to play the game but then refuses to do anything on most of his turns. As a public figure and community leader of his town, he should be doing more.

[@cottonmouth2343]

Anyone else hoping we get “Welcome to Board Game Club, where the first rule of Board Game Club is never sit cross-legged with your daughter.” for a future intro??

[@cassidydelaney4318]

Absolutely.

[@eliasmg9144]

Don't count the chickens

[@jostauber8620]

what animal shall offer the most coin, because beavers have eaten the most monetary value, if badgers stopped humping the priests from graceland, however finances may accrue, don't count chickens

[@Radman1889]

The first rule of Board Game Club is: Jon always gets assassinated

[@barefootkiwi3026]

@@jostauber8620 Rewatching this and Adam doesn't get enough credit for remembering the whole sentence.

[@derekwilliams1169]

Im so happy Jon kept a level head during this episode of boardgame club.

[@Joel-bh5xd]

I'd be seething, I would gone downstairs to drink something lol

[@jsw973]

​@@Joel-bh5xdbasically what he did lmao

[@aztecwrrior1997]

Level head were we watching the same game here??

[@Christopher_175]

@@aztecwrrior1997 do you know what a joke is?

[@noahclaycameron]

@@Christopher_175✋ I don't

[@lynxerax7011]

''What animal shall offer the most coin, because beavers have eaten the most monetary value, if badgers stop humping the priests from Graceland, however finances may accrue, don't count chickens.'' - the first rule of Board Game Club

[@cybervenom2001]

The answer, of course, is "badgers as long as they aren't humping priests, since chickens don't count and beavers destroy whatever the most monetary value is, assuming the animals mentioned are the country's currency".

[@commander-fox-q7573]

I really hope they make this one of the first rules of board game club in the future lolll

[@Fluff_Noodles]

The law making starts at 58:52 and goes on for around 4 minutes of endless laughter for anyone searching for it.

[@davidmcbeth7146]

T-shirt slogan

[@andrewshanks7053]

After these edicts, I'd love to see the nrb crew play the hen commandments.

[@Septicor]

The only time I ever played Citadels in my life, I also got John Gracied. 4 in a row assassinations. I feel for Jon. I know his plight. That is what I call "justifiable rage".

[@FatCastro]

It feels like its a big problem that could just be solved by giving someone a protection from being assassinated if they are killed last round. For a game like this losing 2-3 turns is devastating.

[@stephenberg6438]

It's one reason I like a lower player count for this game. Everyone picks two characters, so losing one isn't as devastating.

[@flakmagnetStudios]

I had a similar situation on my only game - played against seasoned players, got assassinated at least 4 times. Can't say it made me desperate to play the game again afterwards, but now it's been enough time I might give the game another go now.

[@trevorvanderwoerd8915]

@@FatCastro Jon passed on the Assassin at least 3 times, maybe more. I agree with Carley, if he doesn't want to be assassinated, then be the assassin.

[@slomo9831]

@@trevorvanderwoerd8915 this is only valid IF you can get the assassin. I'll never play this game again!

[@dan.s8230]

To comment on Carley's confusion about why the Warlord can target an assassinated Bishop: the assassinated character is supposed to be skipped in the role call, therefore that card cannot be revealed, so a face-down Bishop can't protect their city.

[@siimtokke3461]

They were playing the 2016 (not 100% sure, maybe the 2021 Revised edition) version. As Carley stated in the original (that is 2000) version the rules didn't allow the Warlord to destroy Bishops' districts even when he was assassinated. Probably that was the reason why they updated that rule. I remember picking Bishop almost every time since then my city was safe.

[@lunarvisions7]

At this point, someone needs to put together a compilation of Jon's top ten unravelings! the last week alone has two strong contenders omg

[@IceMetalPunk]

Tbf, the best part of the BotC unraveling was Isaac's performance as Chaos Goblin #1. "Laurie is my demon."

[@harveyholmes9533]

So I’ve tried to work out the odds of Jon being assassinated in 5 of the last 6 rounds. There’s a 6/8 (75%) chance that someone other than Jon picks the assassin card, then there’s a 1/7 (14%) chance that assassin then picks Jon’s character. That gives a rough 1/10 (10.7%) chance that on any given round Jon is assassinated. The percentage chance of that happening 5 times out of 6 is therefore 0.00751% or 1 in 13,307… so sadly for you Jon I don’t think your historic run did come up in play testing but I totally understand your unravelling now.

[@_Baku]

Depending on how you choose to count it's a bit higher than that - Jon deliberately avoided picking the assassin, so we could say it was in play 6/7 of the time, and if I recall correctly, both Carley and Sully knew the discarded card and neglected to pick it each time, so they had a 1/6 chance of hitting Jon. That gives us a 1/7 overall chance each turn and a 0.0314% or 1 in 3,178 chance of happening at least 5 out of 6 turns. But even being generous with the math, it's still ridiculously unlikely.

[@eliasmg9144]

That's what I love about probability, outliers are really common

[@Moleoflands]

This probability is too simple for the events here. The Assassin and Jon are not picking roles at random. They are making a choice

[@danvernier198]

It's not a game of chance at all though. Jon choosing to send Laurie only the assassin when Laurie was in the lead pretty much guarantees Laurie would assassinate the warlord. There would be no sensible action for Laurie other than to kill the warlord when he was handed the assassin as the last player with the best districts.

[@Kings_Quest]

When choice is deliberate, and therefore not every choice is just as likely and/or how likely a choice is isn't quantifiable, calculating probability is of course impossible

[@hword5notsoofficial803]

Jon literally goes through all 5 stages of grief, progressing with each assassination

[@gingergamer3270]

Not really acceptance though, poor guy 😅

[@TheGreener]

@@gingergamer3270 I believe you missed the last assassination then. You have to accept your wins whichever form they may take.

[@JDizaster]

Board Game Club Quote of the Year: "HE'S GOT A MYTHICAL GATE TO THE OTHER REALM! I'VE GOT A TAVERN!" -Who else but Jon Gracey

[@Lordborg909]

No NRB video would be complete without a total Jon meltdown. This one provides in spades

[@Lordborg909]

@@joekerr1607 but Laurie is Isaac's demon dontchaknow. It was masterfully executed haha

[@MadHymek323]

* Jon's "I'm not going down without a fight!!!" followed by Carley assasinating him instantly, and Blair's subsequent "Dammit. I lost my turn. *snap*" are both really underrated parts of this episode

[@KayAstray]

What a banger Rosie, that truly was THE joke of the day. Forever unbeatable

[@happenable]

Idk how her mind comes up with such innovative, original jokes. Award winning comedian ladies & gentlemen.

[@mister_scott]

You’d think Laurie would come with some good jokes periodically. But no. Rosie’s just too quick.

[@oengus]

Every time my friends and I play this game, there is always a Jon. It's the most entertaining thing ever, until you are the Jon

[@adrianmarquez5462]

in my group its always the same guy. Hes even resorted to picking at random and we still get him. Suffice to say he hats the game

[@eliasmg9144]

It takes talent to be a jon in your group of friends

[@a.harrispoems2738]

King Sullivan “The Assassin King” King By day, he wears a mighty crown directly on his face. The value of satsumas has increased at quite the pace. By night, though, he’s a ninja, with his funny, floppy hair. Karate chopping, ninja stars, King Sully doesn’t care.

[@DanielMumby]

Superb :)

[@ChristopherMarsh]

Jon's Assassinations 09:11 He's definitely not the merchant 49:00 1:03:04 1:09:16 Hattrick!!!! Congrats man 1:25:56 The poor unimportant magician 1:35:03

[@roowdy6721]

Jon Fuckin Killed

[@neveryellowgames]

Thank you for doing this.

[@dungdongus7562]

LMAO

[@eliasmg9144]

Not all heros wear capes

[@bobbym1799]

Awesome

[@magnus0017]

Man, what a string of bad luck for old Pokerface John, but he handled it like a champ. He's a stone hearted player, that one. Tom could learn a thing or two from him. Seriously, episode of the year. ^_^

[@roystonng8642]

Jon getting sniped from every direction is the truest representation of Citadels gameplay. Being fully shut down by every assassination attempt no matter how hard you try to hide is a quintessential experience that everyone who's played this game can relate to.

[@dougie6989]

Almost every BGC i think Sullivan is the MVP (of comedy not of the game) but this episode that crown 100% goes to Jon. I have been in absolute tears thanks to him.

[@josephkarl2061]

"Go on, give us your dosh" Then straight up relieves the king of all their money. That's the kind of thief we all aspire to be 😆

[@lisasyoutubeaccount]

I was like 'citadels, how have I never heard of that??' Turns out I OWN the game, it's just called Machiavelli here in the Netherlands.

[@merijn4440]

Lol, precies wat ik dacht. Het gekke is dat ik Engelse regels heb bij mijn spel geloof ik...

[@sofieschuurman3746]

Yes!! Thank you! I was listening to the rules and just thought: this sounds exactly like machiavelli

[@Mikumikku]

In Germany we call it “ohne Furcht und Adel”

[@daffquess7006]

I like that name better than Citadels

[@ManlyPicnics]

Jon bravely giving his life several times so the other players could win, truly a hero. This episode was bloody hilarious, this is what makes BGC fun to watch, the gang literally just vibing, having weird conversations and mercilessly tearing their friendship apart on a weekly basis.

[@stingersplash]

Extended is 40 minutes longer and definitely worth it! Poor Jon. That's really terrible luck. Also very happy seeing Blair and Rosie back. Been a while.

[@rakuko]

Jon is just... the most entertaining player to watch. what incredible luck!

[@kristoferwisniewski6826]

Watching Jon Gracey breaking down is just sublime.

[@Unyubaby]

I love Carly's reaction when Adam skips over her in the second intro.

[@AshSpringer22]

Thais aged interestedly

[@happenable]

Board Game Club 2022 Stats (YT) Weeks: 51 Games: 81 Laurie: 32-47 Adam: 21-58 Sullivan: 21-58 Brooke: 14-15 Jon: 14-17 Blair: 8-23 Holly: 7-8 Carley: 7-10 Tom: 7-13 Tilly: 6-21 Rosie: 5-23 Dom: 4-14 Isaac: 3-7 Teri: 1-1 Izzy: 1-3 Dan: 1-3 TomSka: 1-3 Ken: 1-8 Isa: 0-1

[@Lsavoleo]

Somebody spiked the coffee this game. Jon started at 'manic' and then pulled the entire board down into straight-up madness. This much laughter was, in fact, a lovely addition the the season~

[@bobthompson654]

Watching Jon go from The old King to a lil baby in a little over an hour is hilarious to watch! One of the best episodes yet.

[@lazypaladin]

Ah yes, my favourite part of BGC; *_The Team breaking down over the English Language and Sentece Structure!_*

[@dylanparrish-subda7141]

This might be the best episode of John’s nail polish game. 💅 Here for it!!!

[@lightningwaitforitakash]

Watching John and Dom unravel is the best thing that happens on NRB 🤣🤣🤣

[@morganrippke7413]

So, similarly to what happened to Jon, we started running a different lineup using the alternative roles: Thief, Wizard, King, Bishop, Merchant, Navigator, Diplomat, and Queen. (Running 2-9). You avoid any of the roles that make a player lose a turn. You might lose your money or a card, but there are some ways to get more money back in a turn, and the game runs smoother overall.

[@Kylobek]

Yeah, having cards that skip you a turn with absolutely no upside is really frustrating design, especially when you can't chose the player. You end up accidentally punching down at the bottom player.

[@Baalslegion07]

Also if you DO in fact start to play strategicly, you basicly always cancel out a single role of the game! You know that the warlord is dangerous, so you will allways kill that guy - might as well not have that card in the game either. The Architect? Sure, slay him and halt fast progression, why have the card in the game at that point? The odds that a single player will be chosen multiple times in a row may be slim at such a table size, but it is possible and still not soim enough to be considered rare. I think this game has an awesome concept, that works perfectly holds up as a concepts but quickly starts tononly barely hold itsrlf together after a single session of it actually being played. Sure, its fun as hell to play, but if you always get skipped or lose money, if its always you, you kinda loose the fun very quickly

[@JoshCreepa]

Feels like something is missing knowing Adam no longer needs to win anymore games for his resolution.

[@ChristopherMarsh]

Ikr I hope they do something similar next year

[@AcornPlays]

Maybe instead of it being an Adam thing, have the player with the worst w/l record have to play their least favourite game or something

[@JoshCreepa]

You guys are evil. I love it.

[@ChristopherMarsh]

@@AcornPlays yeah they shouldn't repeat it

[@lazypaladin]

_...Balls to it, make him play it for April Fools 2023_

[@ThreeRaccoonsInATrenchcoat69]

I love that it took exactly one action in the game for Jon to go off the rails, and I feel like Blair’s “I thought I was the merchant!” was under appreciated! Haha!! (Completely unrelated to this video, but I just watched Laurie’s top ten games video, and I want to know what sort of character he plays in D&D.)

[@Super_Ninja_Pig]

Even without Jon losing his shit, this was already my favourite video on the channel. Non-stop laughter all the way through. Thank you guys for sharing your amazing personalities and laughter with the world.

[@IceMetalPunk]

Jon, the professional writer, failing to understand where verbs go after a subordinate clause, will never not be funny 😂

[@PsionicCommando]

I want a rematch of this, for Jon’s sake. His meltdowns are fun to watch, but I legitimately felt bad for him after the fourth assassination. Also, this reminded me a lot of the game Mascarade.

[@Kings_Quest]

You know what's funny, in the turn starting at around 27:55, when the bit was Adam going for Sully. By picking Architect, a role which he would've known was already picked or discarded, and therefore a role Sully can't have picked, he therefore can't have tried to steal from Sully. Love remains strong, that is, if Adam did this on purpose. Food for thought

[@Jonago.]

In Dutch the game is called Machiavelli, and I love to play it! Excited to see this week's playthrough!

[@ericakriner3205]

Man, I watch BGC religiously, and I love damn near every episode, but this one was truly something special.

[@bad1788]

For what it's worth Jon I recently taught all my friends to play this a few weeks back and they managed to assassinate me for 7 turns in a row.

[@ryanlittlewood1632]

Between this and the last in person clocktower episode. The madness and unravelling of Jon Gracey has been a delight 🤣

[@SESauvie]

The last few months of these have felt less and less like a show and more like friends just playing and it's the greatest thing to see. Also, Jon. I'm sorry.

[@rambler209]

I really feel like this game needs something that gets given to a player when their character is killed, to block them from getting "killed" two rounds in a row.

[@scragar]

It's unlikely to happen, Jon just has terrible luck.

[@MaximusChivus]

​@@scragar It's really not though

[@Badartist888]

Respect to Sully for his Dune knowledge.

[@DanielMumby]

@27:05 "Do you want to live in the prison that you build, or do you want to build me a prison?!" XD

[@feyindecay912]

Saying "you wouldn't have Kings today" in a British Accent was way funnier to me than I would've expected

[@SullySideUp]

Every time Sully shouts "tis I" I keep expecting him to follow it up with "the frenchiest fry"

[@adamlorenz4748]

Carley with the John seeking missiles

[@d3an3k3]

Everyone needs to start calling Laurie, Daddy Laurie from now on 😂

[@Lordborg909]

But.... but Daddy Ben????

[@d3an3k3]

We all love Daddy Ben but with Daddy Laurie we can have Double Daddy

[@philgoad5587]

But Laurie is my demon

[@alharron2145]

Yay Blair returns! Greatly missed. 49:20 I mean, if we count domes, rotundas, cupolas, tholobates, tambour, & similarly round building shapes, you could indeed make a whole city filled to the bring with Big Hot Mamma Honkers (©GnarleyCarley2022)

[@TNAralwaysfun]

Jon is a living legend

[@Morat48]

He's definitely a legend at least.

[@johncampbell8610]

An unraveling jon is the best present I could ask for 😂

[@shalaz1981]

Rosie and John in one episode? YAY! 🥳😅😂🤣🥳

[@ali3ghouse292]

Jon's inability to make sentences at the hour mark was the karma that set him to be repeatedly assassinated. Brill episode

[@Rampshik]

This was definitely among the TOP 5 best episodes this year :D

[@juliandeblock]

Former Law student here. You obviously do count for the chickens if the beavers have eaten a substantial amount of monetary value

[@rasaayennaidoo2377]

Laurie’s Steven the Merchant joke was the most underrated joke of the day.

[@mister_scott]

Next week on BGC: Hungry Hungry Warlords with Rosie Nicholls (chomp chomp chomp). Also playing: Jon Gracey, marginally included. Hilarious episode, NRB!

[@Addy0302]

Jon (after being hit with Apollo's dodgeball): This'll be a long video (4:30) I'm sure these 2 hours felt like 12 to him

[@ThrawnIsAlive]

This has to be one of my favorite episodes of BGC ever! This was so funny! Keep up the incredible work! Merry Christmas.

[@hillrp1]

I really enjoyed the energy in this one. Lots of banter

[@Nogardo]

Christmas came early, NRB is playing my favorite game of all time!!

[@grog3514]

Can you explain why you like this game? Isn't it just random guessing?

[@Nogardo]

@@grog3514 once you’ve played enough and know the ins and outs, it isn’t random at all. See some rookie mistakes in this game, assassin gets too far in the choosing phase and the killing often doesn’t make sense. Not enough king switching going on. Also not enough building destroying going on. But still a very fun episode absolutely.

[@Pimbers89]

I’ve missed Blair! So glad she’s back in this vid 🥹

[@SwampMonstah]

1:06:51 Adam just brought back so many memories of being dragged to Catholic Mass as a child... The urge to not reply "And also with you" every time someone says "May the force be with you" cause near physical pain at times. Lol

[@Jkru12]

If Bruno Mars is brutally murdered we know where to look…🕵️‍♀️I’m looking at you Elfakidor!😂

[@theavenger2378]

The tangerine segment had me in pain from laughing 😂

[@eliasmg9144]

Sully really is a very lovely king

[@shanewilliams9122]

What a great video as always. Love Jon having a breakdown (again). Also VERY EXCITED to watch you guys play The Thing. Bought it at my local FLGS and really have loved it.

[@dunstonlion1342]

I really enjoyed watching John watch everyone else play

[@chaosof99]

SPOILER: I was going to say that Jon dug his own grave that one round by passing the Assassin to Laurie while picking the card Laurie most likely would want to assassinate, but then Jon got assassinated five other times throughout the game and I guess there isn't more to say than "sorry, dude". It was hilarious that the Bane of Jon's Existence, Carley, got him three times even when she didn't mean to. Also, Kudos to Sully. He scored 29 points on five cards, an average of almost six points per card which is just bonkers.

[@LangyMD]

The fact Sully still would have won even if Rosie had destroyed his manor was ridiculous. Our boy built tall.

[@Heckbringer]

I played this game years ago and Jon was a clam peaceful soul compared to how I reacted to a similar experience.

[@danielharris6867]

My word Jon has had a real stellar couple of games with this and the latest BotC. Been missed on this channel feels like he's been gone ages.

[@GhostHunter-lm8tv]

Jon getting killed every round is such a mood. It’s like that for me, but in almost every social deduction game 😢😢

[@PedroCarvalho-tg2nh]

Skipping carley and giving rosie joke of the day is the true joke of the day

[@aricaine5024]

I usually figure out how the games work about a third to half of the way through... I never figured out how this game worked lol. But it was very fun to watch nonetheless, Jon breakdowns are always fun

[@kylerzegocki3673]

PSA: Carley has her own channel called Gnarly Carley Gaming and explains games drunk. It is adorable.

[@TheDarksaphira]

Oh GOD, this is super funny and that second law that was passed was the BEST thing that has ever been said. Sounds like some weird law for sure. Too short still though xD

[@Steveroxyou]

I discovered this channel a couple months ago and I just finally managed to catch up on the latest board game club video. Thanks for making all these amazing videos!

[@EvanC881]

One of the most incomprehensible videos in a long time. 🤣 Loved it

[@scifoncra6376]

even Jon's points add up to 13, the unlucky number lmao

[@specimenseven]

This game looks extremely good and I will definitely have to pick it up soon. Thank you for showing it.

[@Megalodon27_]

I love the dynamics in this group

[@lemiless]

That flipped Hanlon's Razor had me laughing.

[@IceMetalPunk]

I just thought, "Well, the NRB crew certainly has enough of both to go around!" 😂

[@tbnrdukebluecollar2145]

The citadello bit was good but I was distracted by Adam skipping Carly

[@thomaselliott5026]

Carley and Rosie on the same episode? Christmas has come just a little bit early this year.

[@harveyholmes9533]

This episode has real Bullock Park deranged energy

[@AgusSkywalker]

I played an Argentinian version of Citadels called Ave Cesar. The equivalent of the Assassin, the Mercenary, only takes the victim's power, not their entire turn. So if a players gets called, they still play but the Mercenary takes their turn right before them, using their ability, and then the victim plays as if they didn't choose a character. That's much more fair than preventing a player from playing entirely. Also in this version, there is no money, you play buildings by discarding your other cards.

[@grahamd8941]

This was so much fun, like an end of year party

[@BrandonH195]

First, got to see Jon completely unravel in the first day of Blood on the Clocktower. Then the next video you guys post is Jon unraveling over the course of an entire game. BEST. CHRISTMAS. GIFT. EVER.

[@deckie_]

in my language the game is called Machiavelli and I love that name to bits.

[@CherronRiser]

I love all of you guys! I hope you have a wonderful holiday! I also miss like Tom, Issac, and some of the others that have been away.

[@mikeymccool866]

I love Rosie’s brand of wild chaos. So much fun.

[@shalaz1981]

Looking forward to The Thing. Love to see the Norwegian Outpost expansion pack for The Thing get featured one of these episodes.

[@randalladkins7452]

1:03:12 - Definitely getting Eric Summerer level hate for “Citadeeeeellllllss!” from Jon here! 😂

[@auratheva]

No one getting Jon's Thief joke was the real injustice in this game

[@eliasmg9144]

That and not Jon getting assassinated more than 4 times in a row

[@auratheva]

@@magicmurderbag7581 When he had the thief he introduced himself as Garrett, which is the name of the main character from semi-famous game series Thief

[@stixaw]

I love Rosie!