Let's Play MONIKERS! | Overboard, Episode 5

Party games have one job: to be as entertaining as possible. And Monikers may very be one of the most entertaining party games out there.
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[@jamesamala7371]

"gay" "powerbottom" pat: *nods sagely* pat: wait what

[@LuckeVga]

11:33

[@SquirtleSquady]

@@LuckeVga heroic timestamper bless you

[@Torblis]

Omg lol

[@emo6577]

I love watching the faces Pat makes in these videos

[@BMF396]

20:03 he does it again guys what is happening

[@buny4773]

Pat saying "predator" immediately to "people who message teenagers online" made me love him so much. That's right Pat, good answer

[@iluvearth99]

++

[@memequeen7757]

oh sorry i thought he said nick robinson lol my bad

[@moeflamelord6900]

it sounded like attack to me..

[@nachochips8090]

7:10

[@diablotry5154]

This just in! Teenagers who text teenagers are predators

[@indooradult]

Our audience loves powerbottoms. ~ Simone de Rochefort, 2018.

[@BlakeMaloof]

Where is the lie?

[@Apollo9898LP]

she's not wrong tho

[@joshmargolis1424]

"The book of mormon" "No the subject" "Scientology?"

[@chloe102]

I think they said that because South Park also did an infamous episode on Scientology

[@michaeledmunds7056]

Eh, it's basically the same thing

[@hannahmiriam9796]

Unclear if it was fair to put Pat and Simone, two halves of a telepathic Game Ogre, on the same team

[@allison825]

Well, the other team had a powerful gay wizard

[@AlishaHowOwl11]

i love that i can't tell who you're talking about

[@leostar7804]

Alisha How can*

[@profesionalmiser7390]

​@@leostar7804 ? there were zero grammar or spelling mistakes, what?

[@alyssashih2895]

Hannah Miriam dont forget Jenna too

[@elenaprodromou6658]

kudos to the editor(s) for twice the laugh out loud moments. pat’s thinking face right before he said “zodiac killer” was iconic

[@briannah6754]

I think Brian had mentioned the editing was Clayton's job!

[@sharkofjoy]

I rewound that part like five times, genius.

[@southpawYT]

snagged that gif as soon as i saw it

[@PostAttraction]

I had to stop watching for a second to look for a comment on that. The odds of that card, and the camera mans work, and his face was just too perfect to not be highlighted

[@rachelladue1572]

It was so good I paused the video just to find a comment about it

[@Honeey-moth]

Okay but having everyone’s last names and then having both “David” and “Gilbert” flash under Brian’s name was an underrated gag

[@dlac77]

Wow I never noticed that lol

[@lianneye5061]

2:22

[@thomicfee529]

@@lianneye5061 Thank you, humble time lord.

[@MagyarGaben]

A man so nice they named him thrice

[@nickc3657]

A board game where people will shout out “power bottom” is a must-buy for me

[@sethned]

Same

[@lunabrekke8831]

I can't believe y'all didn't use the forbidden fourth, fifth, and sixth rounds: 4) Charades but with only your hands visible (over a couch or something), 5) Charades but with only your head visible, and 6) Charades but with a sheet covering your entire body

[@CampervanCookout]

Luna Brekke absolutely those are the funniest rounds

[@fobmon19]

How does the sheet round work? Is the clue giver being backlight or pressing up against the sheet?

[@octocaht7628]

@@fobmon19 the sheet is draped over you so they only see you as if you were a bad ghost costume miming to them

[@fobmon19]

This is amazing! Thank you so much!!

[@davescrazysocks]

i've also played: Using someone else as a mannequin to demonstrate; only using sounds (no words); charades but using shadow puppets =D

[@alanam7272]

brian: not a to- everyone, immediately: POWER BOTTOM!!!

[@susannam3923]

Every time I see people play this kind of game I'm baffled by how little knowledge I apparently have of pop culture lmao

[@stormagedon3852]

I can't tell if it's because I'm clueless or just not American

[@zawarudo497]

i'm american and it still feels like that to me

[@agatha968]

@@stormagedon3852 for my case it's probably both

[@viktorthecreator4458]

Polygon is like chaotic bisexual achievement hunter

[@thatoneguy9582]

That's it that's the channel

[@clairecohen3178]

The look of confusion on Pat's face as the ladies on the team are ridiculously in sync is amazing. What a wonderful episode!

[@mollymcintosh2090]

ʰᵉʸ ʰᵒʷˢ ᶦᵗ ᵍᵒᶦᶰᵍ ʸᵒᵘʳᵉ ᵃᶰ ᵉᑫᵘᶦᶰᵉ

[@carameldrops6719]

*EquFINE

[@homeworkbreak4237]

It's so good

[@Neshjoe]

god pat guessing the zodiac killer will forever be funny to me

[@MoonCalledShadesri]

simone's weird knowledge of fancy culture shit is so wonderful all the time

[@rachmworth]

Pat's power stances are truly great

[@euphratesk2943]

Rachel Worthington i read this as power bottom stances and was so mad for missing them in the video

[@Void-cn6rn]

That last charades stance is amazing.

[@tobinkaestner]

loving the gill and gilbert timer music

[@mcarlisle3559]

got the likes to 69. blessed

[@satyalee5297]

@@mcarlisle3559 i got 420

[@bgradehorror]

All yelling "POWER BOTTOM!" wow what a mood

[@Onitramm]

adam proudly yelling power bottom is a mood

[@frannyfranson4722]

"If your not a top then your a-" Everyone in excited unison: "A power bottom!"

[@detectivesalamander4865]

tragically, this was polygons last video as tara fired everyone

[@abi_rose]

Detective Salamander polygone but not forgotten

[@laurafrakinroslin]

Gasp! Could this mean. . .!?! All Tara all the time??

[@lensexton5516]

Prettypinkdork it would become exclusively FTL videos

[@laurafrakinroslin]

splaghetti spagletti - I’m ok with that

[@sharkofjoy]

Again

[@Ptylermon]

That sound effect made me super worried for a second that Brian kicked Pat in the face.

[@char9520]

Yeah me too XD

[@salzshakes4895]

The video editing is Clayton's domain, right? There was no credit to him/whoever's responsible anywhere. The editing on this one is just absolutely... (chef's kiss)

[@1994punk]

Pat and Simone's synchronized victory dance is somehow reminiscent of a certain pair of Elven lich siblings

[@ryanriddell5087]

OALPB - Our.Audience.Loves.Power.Bottoms

[@yeetteey3250]

8:17 how everyone went to POWER bottom and not just bottom with the rage of five suns

[@Rebecca-is4hn]

Pat lowkey dresses like an 18 year old lesbian,,, we stan lesbian pat

[@habitual_lover]

Rebecca Casey lesbian pat to the tune of postman pat

[@idontknowdude3021]

And the only difference between his clothes and Brian's is the colour of the shirt...

[@uwillneverknowwho5232]

@@idontknowdude3021 They're both lesbians and as a lesbian I feel represented

[@TwadesOldChannel]

Lowkey??

[@sagecolvard9644]

@@idontknowdude3021 If you go to the most recent post on Brian's channel, you will find he dresses like a 40 year old lesbian. We absolutely stan lesbrian.

[@tristanbender2008]

I liked the way Jenna's Werner Herzog clue inadvertently ended up being "He's a German director who's famous for being." I feel like that's a super Herzog thing to say.

[@discountmythos]

“Someone who texts young teenagers online” “Troll?” “Predator?” “Cyber bully!” Four types of people

[@hanna-jl2ox]

i love the moment i thought to myself "jeff is wearing a different outfit" and then i saw the moment he was zipping up his jacket, and i saw he had his signature shirt on the entire time. u had me fooled, jeff

[@JeffRamos9000]

Not fast enough to sneak it past you, it seems

[@channelpointsparty]

Seeing the video for the fifth time and I just now noticed this!

[@kath8710]

you can tell brian was a theatre kid just based on how he said the one word clues. also his charades looked like one man improv scenes

[@lenacarey2333]

I love Jeff’s look, because it’s very good and fashion forward, but also because it’s noisy when he does charades, and I find it endearing

[@JeffRamos9000]

I like to make noise even when I'm not allowed to

[@amnesiophilia]

Jenna's hair looks progressively more cool with every passing video. I fear the power she is about to unlock.

[@EssentialNPC]

You have 6 likes, give or take.

[@robotiquebleu9619]

“Brian’s good team” reminds me of when my math teacher got her three classes to name themselves (cause 8-1, 8-2, and 8-3 weren’t fun enough) so we went with my friend Lemakiyah’s suggestion and got the name “ Lemakiyah and the rest”

[@AkatsukiEater]

the gradually more and more super sentai adjacent poses happening as simone explains the rules/the scores are tallied is such a powerful thing this series has given us

[@laurafrakinroslin]

I didn’t even notice Pat dabbing because I was looking at Tara petting Simone. Griffin must be so proud that he left the video team in such good hands!

[@michaeltonus3888]

Brian whispering "Hey how's it going, you're an equine." to indicate Horse Whisperer is an underrated moment.

[@MG-xe6js]

Tara: "You're all fired... EVEN THE WINNERS!"

[@cscotch1127]

Underrated: "what do you see when the sun is setting behind you" "Something beautiful"

[@BettyCrockerr]

They missed the opportunity to respond to the "me" prompt with "Powerbottom" every time. Unsubbed.

[@runedoom]

But only Brian would be telling the truth

[@Void-cn6rn]

@@runedoom I feel like this is just false...there are so many powerbottoms on the polygon cast, or at least a lot of them have powerbottom energy.

[@runedoom]

@@Void-cn6rn ok, let me rephrase that. But Brian is the biggest powerbottom of them all.

[@Erikaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Theorising about how people have sex is so fucking weird and inappropriate. You guys are all creeps.

[@dayalasingh5853]

@@runedoom Jeff though

[@illustrativefae2815]

editing on this one is insane y'all, keep up the good good work

[@Thynes77]

Pats constant surprise and confusion is pretty good

[@barnyardhouse]

Is anyone keeping a running tally of how many times Tara has fired everyone

[@cardboard-boxgames9308]

Whoever edited this deserves a fucking award, no joke. It’s edited so so well! I love all the zooms and the team names changing and the slow mo dab replay it’s all so good!

[@kyro8559]

Pat’s power stance during Simone’s charades turn was great

[@jaejae9906]

The lighting and background are perfect here. Great job whoever is in charge.

[@ArdorBlossomFindle]

jenna's leg-on-table game is so strong though

[@Stevonicus]

Power Bottoms and L Ron Hubbard: The Polygon Story

[@skyviu_]

yESS overboard!!!! i wish it was more than a monthly series OTL

[@nerdpiggy]

*hey how’s it going you’re equine*

[@six6142]

It's all eight of my parents

[@Void-cn6rn]

if only...

[@pcg13]

Clayton, this was a work of art.

[@curiousteddie]

Pat and Simone are drift compatible

[@annebeach6630]

As a lover of board/card games I adore overboard. Please make more. Also Pat's zodiac killer face was a big mood.

[@norge0209]

9:00 - Simone got that SO quickly!

[@andsailedcalmlyon]

Man, everyone in this video has a very good look going on. I especially like Simone's outfit and Jenna's undercut+ponytail.

[@balrogdahomie]

4:27 I can’t believe Pat was secretly Bendydoors Cambrianmatch

[@cubalayabandit5591]

The editing of this is so fantastic. Like during the introductions Brian's name said David for a second. And the whole sequence at 4:26

[@bgradehorror]

Also the editing on this ep is so good

[@norge0209]

dr. brim's wild ride Clayton did such a good job!

[@lenacarey2333]

Thank you for all the power bottom representation in this video

[@jaderush4141]

08:29 Just. The way his voice and face don't change at all when he says "a lizard". It's just so matter-of-fact. I am. Dying. And I want this segment to be my ringtone or something, I just desparately need to have it in every single one day of my life.

[@kaeladays]

Is that the Gill and Gilbert theme used as the timer tone???

[@norge0209]

Kaela I knew I recognized it!!!

[@skellyvee]

When Susana blurted out Werner Herzog I ASCENDED

[@viciousandchaotic]

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A PARM DAB

[@wheeler68]

Typical Tofu That's my favorite song from Frozen

[@fizzyclouds6849]

god i'm LOVIN jeff's look in this episode!!!!!!

[@fizzyclouds6849]

i would just like to clarify i mean this in the gay way. thank you and goodnight

[@generaldisclosure2407]

...aka 50 Posture Exercises To Improve Your Life, by Polygon

[@cornaloo]

"grizzly" "what?" "GRi-zzly" "Werner Herzog!" 14:55

[@duncanurquhart5278]

Adam looks like a cocky but very handsome EDM DJ, I demand more of him.

[@balrogdahomie]

Brian is an amazing actor

[@mwmwmwmwmwmmwwmmwmwmwmwmw]

i think this is the first video where i can see how tall these good people are relative to each other, pat's as long as i had imagined

[@lycanthropica]

Patrick Gill dabbing, is this a fever dream?

[@IsaidNIL]

The names popping up at 2:16 were smooth as hell 👌🏾

[@maggieh2770]

god Clayton is SUCH A GOOD EDITOR, I always rewind to go back and rewatch his good good gags

[@TANIMAYTO]

um excuse me where do I get the gil and gilbert ringtone

[@mothguy3536]

"our audience LOVES power bottoms" you're so right

[@shaedbear]

I appreciate that they had the right number of people to, and yet did not, make this a boys-vs-girls competition. Those are always so uncomfortable.

[@sams4706]

those zoom-ins on pat are what makes this the best polygon video in my opinion

[@bridgetmaxine3224]

Adam's damn tongue, and Tara's reaction to it made me laugh out loud. I love this series so much.

[@comfyspecs9058]

Jenna's team: _intense brunnettes_ Brian's team: chaos twinks

[@yoyoyoyoy12341234]

patrick gill was very close to kicking tara right in the face at the end there

[@MrSeagallo]

Heath Greg This is impossible as Pat has very precise control over his kicks

[@ahobbit1273]

22:04 I think Pat’s “what the fuck?!” at Jenna miming a reptilian is the best “what the fuck” I’ve ever heard 😂

[@Kokorisu]

Pat in awe of the smart ladies next to him and still trying his best is a big mood.

[@WordyWooly]

"the astrology murderer" you go simone

[@laurafrakinroslin]

I think the fans must have been extra good this month to be blessed with this much Tara in a single episode

[@RhythmDeamon]

Tara’s sheer terror at anything inappropriate is such an adorable boss energy

[@Kvalln]

love my good polygang

[@W.H.V.]

Polygang! Let ya nuts hang!

[@levyelliot5648]

"our audience loves power bottoms" AS A GAY CAN CONFIRM

[@ekg793]

Jeff's windbreaker really added to the charades portion of the game..

[@linshi2914]

Imagine when Adam says "me" at 12:37 and everyone else yelled "POWER BOTTOM" huehuehuehuehue

[@terror0earth]

The quiet "my foot is stuck" at the beginning

[@mvwinf]

brian trying to look tough at 22:53 is sooooo endearing

[@demolisherman1763]

I like that each round builds on the last as the teams become more accustomed to how the other players will describe each card.

[@TheColorUrple]

4:28 Pat’s powerful blend of creepy funny makes me laugh but only semi-uncomfortably

[@Peachchomp]

I have been so hyped for this episode!!! This is probably my favorite series on polygon :^)

[@moon540]

This is a game my family has been playing for years! We call it the paperslip game, because at the beginning, we all get 5 slips of paper and write down a person or thing - it's extra fun when someone in the room is on one of them. We then shuffle them in a bowl, and have 2 teams just like here, except round 2 and 3 are reversed; round 1 involves explaining without using any of the words on the paperslip, round 2 is miming, and in round 3 everyone knows the roster of things on the paperslips well enough to guess it from only one word. It's terribly fun and I'm glad there's an actual card game of it now!

[@13rjose]

I am loving this editing

[@kiaayo]

Dear god I hope they're playing with the McElroy Expansion.

[@ezislucky]

best moments: 2:22 - everyone's last names under their names, brian's flashes david then gilbert. 4:27 - pats visible thinking for the zodiac killer 8:14 - the whole powerbottom bit part 1 10:27 - dab cam 11:32 - the whole powerbottom bit part 2 15:22 - OH 16:00 - u ruined the bit! 16:33 - don't call it a comeback 18:24 - pat's face as he mimes riding a horse 19:15 - i don't want to talk about this one

[@tylerburney8576]

I love overboard, never stop doing them!