Let's Play THE SHIVERS | Board Game Club

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[@Living_druid0911]

Wow this comment got here so ealy it can before the video I know that you can comment on a video before it’s posted

[@TheRivieraKid]

How nice to see Adam cosplaying as Dom.

[@blakksheep736]

He's even sitting in the place Dom usually sits!

[@loganstrong5426]

​@@blakksheep736 the outfit actually just comes with the seat.

[@conner.j.a.wilson]

How Habible!

[@Peztastic]

It’s a Dom eat Dom world.

[@patrickjohnson1649]

Just needs the Glasses and the Hammers.

[@teodorapetkovic]

It's so good that NRB is paying attention to small details: they found an actual goth to play a goth character!

[@RedRenegadeBlast]

HA

[@sofiipote7]

I cackled

[@alexfirefly1956]

A very visible goth, one might say

[@dripsoup6639]

I understood that reference.

[@buttergiraffe4987]

I wish I understood this 😢

[@teodorapetkovic]

"No more dad jokes" as a mechanic in an RPG is simply genius. Great job Tom!

[@teodorapetkovic]

Holly came in prepared with props and not biting it during her introduction... is this what we call character growth?

[@eliasmg9144]

If only Brighton could have had some character growth too

[@LanceMannion]

@@eliasmg9144 Brighton had some character growth. He went from totally useless to mostly useless.

[@naplockblubba5369]

4:56 I feel like Brighton Shivers is the Saucy Cuthbert of the Shivers family

[@teodorapetkovic]

definitely adds up with the rest of the video!

[@buckysinister]

🤣🤣🤣!

[@xxPenjoxx]

Bwahahaha yes!😂😂

[@adamlorenz4748]

😂😂😂

[@andrewshanks7053]

Poor Brighton. Can't talk to girls, but repeatedly screwed by the dice.

[@darthnoir]

I absolutely adore Tom as a DM/GM/Keeper/Narrator. Tom's ability to set the atmosphere is absolutely fantastic!

[@audio_dreamscape5236]

I only got into the board game hobby about a year ago. I started with Star Wars Age of Rebellion and didn't really know where to go from there. But then I saw Adam's Board Game Masterpiece on Nemesis. The passion that was displayed in that video was enough to get me to not only buy Nemesis, but to watch the Board Game Club videos and purchase more games off the ones I really liked. I was able to get a small group of three of us to start gathering each week to play games using two foldable picnic tables pushed together with a customized felt top wrapped around a plastique sheet so the top was even. This group has now grown to 12 people with an average of 4-6 showing up for the weekly game nights I have. I have never experienced such joy in getting people together. Phones away, genuine human interaction, and hours of laughter and enjoyment. I truly wouldn't change it for the world. I have now finally ordered a legit board game table. The point is, you really have shown me "just how fun, board gaming can be."

[@potato5830]

Absolutely adore this

[@Tessothemorning]

That's really lovely. What a testimonial!

[@Nehu_22]

Wow, what an inspirational story, I want more friends to do this 😢 And money, games aren't cheap were I live

[@ASparkyB]

Everyone's talking about the pop-up delights - and rightfully so, they're delightful - but the real genius of Shivers are the dice. Compressing everything to Works/Kinda Works/Doesn't work simplifies everything so neatly without sacrificing RPG depth. Genuinely considering importing it to something more robust, like DnD. After all: pass/fail/pass but in a funny way is all that really matters.

[@YTAG33]

Including other conditions besides just pass/fail is a good idea for a role playing system. They made it nice and simple to implement here. The Star Wars RPG does that but you have to roll then add and subtract up a bunch of dice to determine if you succeed at an action and separately if something additional happens.

[@thedarkergerkin]

What's that dog you think we should close the borders? :') Laurie killed me with that.

[@janegeland7596]

Literally read this 5 seconds before Laurie said it

[@Ryvaken]

Pretty much any read of the past ten or so years says limiting immigration is a good thing, so listen to the dog.

[@PlaneShaper2]

Adam figuring out what would happen with the chess piece just before Laurie used it, gave some real vibes of Adam figuring out who the demon was during the last vote on BotC but being just a moment too late to make a difference. Also, those dice rolls were really something else :p

[@Brodysseus]

Looks like it'll be a long winter because we've got a short Autumn.

[@cavalyn]

I love the idea that someone asking for space is their "favourite saying" like, "Gee, I sure do enjoy telling people they're crowding me!" lol

[@dougascott]

Why was Adam’s backfire when making a gift for Holly so heartbreaking? 😭

[@rainbowskin3379]

No matter how many times I watch this intro, the masked guy side eyeing the camera and then looking away at the start cracks me up.

[@bluenickman]

Always Mr Mustache with the most happy/welcoming wave

[@liammkirby]

I still want to know what the deal is with the tiled window booth the masked man sits in. Is it entirely private? Why is the decor different to the rest of the pub? It looks like a combination DJ booth / deli counter.

[@harpseal0]

@@liammkirby I think he is a receptionist of some sort

[@teodorapetkovic]

Tom the GM is back!!! This is just delightful

[@joshhale9355]

You know, for being a grown woman, Holly’s pretty good at playing a nerdy teen boy. I kinda really want a second play through with another group, but keep dad joke Adam and emo Laurie in their roles with Tom as DM. Imagine Sullivan and Dom playing this together with Adam and Laurie, pure comedy gold. Rosie is made for a game like this. Please do it again, this was so good.

[@eliasmg9144]

Poor Brighton, he's the annoying character who never appears in the sequels

[@notatallkyle]

“what’s that dog? you think we should close the borders?” priceless

[@mawillix2018]

What's the second one.

[@mawillix2018]

1:21:13

[@notatallkyle]

@@mawillix2018 “What’s that shep? Jordan Peterson’s got some good ideas?”

[@mawillix2018]

@@notatallkyle Thank you.

[@foil767]

Adam is embracing the character of Riley so much that he even dressed similarly!

[@foil767]

Adam's gotta be the king of comfy sweaters

[@margie-pargie3476]

“I think someone’s in the dog!” “The dogs not in the dog?” 😂😂😂 Loved this episode, so fun!

[@lenny-822]

Blair the Dog is absolutely SENDING me! 🤣

[@syeblaize]

This game looks delightful. The popup scenes are beautiful. I wonder how many campaigns are in the box. Not to mention the extra props and effort of Tom.

[@andylogan6464]

The Shivers Core game contains 8 episodes (plus a 9th tutorial episode). The 2 expansions contain 8 more episodes. Bring your own props!

[@OzoneTheLynx]

@@andylogan6464 That is honestly more than I expected. This sounds great!

[@bluenickman]

I’d love to see this played again with different players playing different characters But the odds of anyone with interest seeing this is pretty negligible

[@TimeToGetAlone]

RPGs usually bore me to death, but a game like this proves that simplicity, game players, and theming that isn't high fantasy goes a long way to making the game more relatable.

[@Geraldine671]

I loved this! Adam’s dad jokes throughout the video had me dying! 😂 Tom being the DM was amazing! Overall just an amazing game session/video! 😄

[@EmmaBonn96]

Adam’s dad clock dad joke got me to laugh.

[@agata2787]

That's the most I've seen Tom smile

[@Nehu_22]

I love everytime he smiles or laughs, it looks so genuine, like he really enjoys himself, definitely one of my favorites from NRB alongside Tilly

[@Veggieman87]

This game is beyong charming with its style and presentation, and an excellent way to introduce people (presumably primarily families and/or younger players) into a new genre. And by playing as a precreated character, it's easier for them to "put on" the character and roleplay than if they were tossed into the (relatively) deep end and creating one from scratch.

[@willowpilkington824]

Tom's a brilliant storyteller

[@teodorapetkovic]

44:30 Holly is so bad a t flirting that THE flirting hotline decided to call and be like "yo you need to work on this, mate" ... pure genius!

[@JadeNeoma]

Tom does an amazing job here of demonstrating the principle I use i all my ttrpg games which is ‘the rules should never stand in the way of fun’

[@leah3801]

I would absolutely kill to see Sully play this. You know he'd just have such fun with it

[@JDizaster]

Blair's commitment to the role of Shep is a thing of downright beauty.

[@jessekakaka2791]

Yes Blair!!! Chainsaw man is awesome and Pochita is the cutest. Love the reference

[@anniestrooo]

Thank god I just started my homework…now I have a reason to procrastinate!!!

[@skilledsanta]

So trueee

[@megant9890]

Not gonna lie, I was fully expecting “a smaller, better Blair” at 22:11 😂

[@blakksheep736]

It's always a good time when Tom is in the mix.

[@cinamon9843]

I adore this, IT HAS A MINIATURE OF THE CHARACTERS, WHATS BETTTER its such a cool prop too! Dom did great

[@luigiscazzari4724]

I wasn't expecting such a short Autumn, but I was expecting the power of friendship triumphing at the end. That is what I am referring to.😂

[@thesolacestuff]

Tom got his retribution as a DM from not being invited in Terrorscape

[@AnRPGslime]

I think this is my fav NRB video period. So fucking wholesome and cute and well I just plain love it.

[@orykoth]

Man, this game was absolutely gorgeous and I was dying the whole way through. I needed this, thank you so much for the cheering up. This was such a fun episode.

[@cyborgraptor1778]

"Ice to see you" Icy what you did there. That's cool.

[@funkbot3000]

Tom is the best DM. His storytelling is top tier for sure.

[@chaoticmidnight1783]

Tom: "Your treasure, chocolate coins!" No! Shep, it's a trick! Nooooooo!

[@alicelima2320]

After this one Blair is never beating the furry allegations

[@sofiipote7]

I think sully has taken that spot now

[@Nehu_22]

​@@sofiipote7 They're a couple, they can both be furries 😂

[@DavidRickmann]

@@Nehu_22 Blair != Brooke

[@Nehu_22]

@@DavidRickmann Yeah, I sometimes get them confused apparently 😅 Same with Holly and Rosie, not sure why

[@thewingedporpoise]

​@@Nehu_22 you're not the only one, I'm sure there's a calling Blair Brooke and a calling Brooke Blair compilation out there somewhere

[@mcr00kes]

Father and son - The Shivers - are basically combined the Inspector Gadget of spooky investigations. Thank goodness they also had a Penny and Brain to help them out!

[@IceMetalPunk]

I'm only 10 minutes in, and I'm already laughing my ass off. The cast of characters in this game is a *perfect* comedic recipe with the cast of characters on this channel 😂 I thought I was bad with women, so it's nice of Brighton/Holly to prove that there's always someone worse. I have yet to cause a woman a PTSD flashback while simultaneously nearly setting her aflame 😂 Adam, I'm ashamed of you! No dad joke for shrunken Autumn? "Oh, Autumn, it seems you've run into a... small problem." It was right there! 😁 Blair playing a dog transformed into a human was a thing I didn't know I needed, but I truly did need it.

[@heythisguydoesart]

I backed the kickstarter on this. I have only got to play it once but, was very fun

[@Neintale84]

Shep the action dog, I wouldn't mess with you, felt the pain when you returned to your normal body. I do find tabletop games daunting and have never played one, but that looks like a fun introduction game.

[@CommissarMitch]

10:29 The slow turn makes it perfect

[@ZeroTsar]

Teri is the unsung hero of NRB🤣

[@lexsellsmerch3512]

Yeah The Shivers is everything I hoped when I bought it at Pax! I can’t wait to run this with my board game group now

[@rhyspinot]

Got this on kickstarter but haven't played it yet, you did it well! And I'm sorry, Holly is so adorable it ought to be illegal.

[@OzoneTheLynx]

An "escape room" meets "point & click - adventure" as a boardgame ... this is wild, I love it!

[@FatCastro]

I legit home one day we get a Blades in the Dark game run by Tom. I feel that setting and game would be up his alley.

[@samvisser9408]

Second this ❤

[@Milksword]

Lowkey feel like Brighton Shivers grows up to become Harry Peeps.

[@aldorenteria5105]

What a beautiful episode! From Tom’s story telling, to everyone embracing their characters! This was exciting, hilarious, emotional. This is one of those episodes where everything and everyone just worked!

[@claremarie2652]

This was utterly delightful. 10/10.

[@minnak5413]

YES Tom as a dm again! This is the content I crave. Thank you!

[@Djerun7787]

Adam’s dad joke was fantastic

[@mailenstein4805]

Tom is a great DM

[@cindygrape]

My first thought was Tom has to be the DM after they did him dirty on Terrorscape or next Blood on the Clocktower could get ugly lmao

[@Nehu_22]

At first I thought maybe Adam was gonna be the DM, so I got excited when I saw Tom, I wish I could get DMes by him

[@legendberry1]

I was saw this game advertised online but wasnt sure if it would be fun -- what a great playthrough! the jaws of friendship 😂 I'd love to see it played again.

[@gkap307]

“Lumber-Jack Russell” was so good i wish they’d called it the “Jack of the Day”

[@xxPenjoxx]

Incredible episode this week. Absolutely loved this story. Tom was brilliant as always and everyone got into their roles perfectly ❤

[@olinivory]

More RPG content so soon after Red Dread Redemption? This has made my evening!

[@jaydereszynski3101]

ITS THE BEST TIME OF THE WEEK!!! ITS BOARD GAME CLUB!!’

[@depressoforsale]

This episode surely stands as one of my favourites! amazing job everyone, especially Tom for that masterful DMing. this playthrough would make a perfect animated movie ;)

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

I swear this channel has at least 5 unstoppable personalities, it's AMAZING they all work so well together.

[@shortclub7011]

I loved blair imitating the dog's facial expressions xD Priceless

[@bareakon]

The reaction to finding out she can rub her own belly destroyed me.

[@RolandRigsby]

Its nice to see Blair on No Rolls Barred Please lets have more of her please.

[@MaybeAnnatar]

Had a blast watching this one. This is such a cute intro RPG

[@The_NeonGhost]

I've not been feeling well today. This was the tonic I needed to feel much better. Thanks!

[@Nehu_22]

I hope you get even better ❤

[@margaretwilson8809]

Blair as Shep the dog in a human body had me rolling. I haven't seen anything that funny in years! Great game

[@Hanky.SSCorp]

I'm so thankful for these amazing videos NRB peeps I don't want to compare channels, but this feels like a more home-y version of the Geek and Sundry Table top series back in the day.

[@jean-baptistegrosselin7310]

Great episode ! Would be really glad to see you play the rest of the game !

[@joeltremblay4554]

I saw this game on Kickstarter and constipated backing it but in the end decided it wasn't for me. I still feel that was the right decision but wow you folks are entertaining. I think it takes a special group of people to make role playing work and the combination of this game and it's actors truly made this the best NRB video to date. Thank you, this was amazing

[@Slightquills]

What an adorable game! I love this playthrough so much.

[@shilohmagic7173]

that complication was DELIGHTFUL

[@dougetue4430]

For a person who doesn’t play role playing games- this is one I may be able to manage. Fantastic game!

[@artbookgaming]

Aahhh now I want to see Tom DM a dnd one shot for this crew, this is amazing!

[@AgelessTurtle]

I love this channel so much. ❤ it cheers me up when I’m sad or worried and always makes me laugh. Thanks NRB! I enjoy everyone’s personality and quirks! What a fun group ❤

[@anniestrooo]

DM TOM IS BACKKKK

[@KevinVelghe-sq5wu]

This is such a lovely game! Can't wait when it hits Kickstarter for the second time soon!

[@ottoe517]

Blair mentioning Chainsaw Man! I love her.

[@mikeglasswell-gameplay]

great playthrough. i love the Shivers Stories. it has such a cool table presence

[@R4ggedyM4n]

im really loving these RPG vids

[@Crysarcher]

OH I LOVE THIS! Roleplaying games are always a blast and this was super fun and beautiful to look at! So many amazing moments, Brighton finally getting something to work, Autumns attitude was just like 13 year old girls should, Shep discovering new ways of being! And Riley doing his best to be a good dad! Tom shines as always, master of pacing and npc voices! Very insufferable little lad he brought out. Thank you for introducing this game, I have to get it!

[@scoobyHE]

It's the best time of the week! Love the content. Would love to see you lot play Killer Bunnies

[@Hell_With_Perks]

Never heard of this one! Thumbnail looks interesting though !!

[@plzletmebefrank]

I actually just recently watched Chainsaw Man. And while I think it came up in an earlier episode, I'd forgotten about Blair liking anime. Makes sense.

[@kalvaxus]

1:02:05 Tom's headshake got me right in my core! 😢

[@BenT8K]

20:48 “What’s the Dog? You think we should close the borders 😮” This joke made me spit me spit out my drink 😂

[@leefisher6366]

33:54 - Oh, that seems fishy to me. Hopefully, it's just a red herring - or even better for Brighton, a Piano Tuna.

[@ChurchOfTUPAC]

8:55 I think i just witnessed Blair tranform into Mrs Doyle (from Father Ted) doing an impression of a dog.

[@brodietabernacki2026]

TOMS BACK!

[@Lsavoleo]

1:39:20 Blair opens her mouth to use Hyper Beam and I laughed all the way to the end of the video.

[@JDizaster]

This game seems GD delightful. It reminds me of a point and click PC adventure game, like Monkey Island.

[@andylogan6464]

Good reference, you might be delighted to know that Bill Tiller, who illustrated the Curse of Monkey Island games, also did all the artwork and rooms for The Shivers!

[@thearsenio27]

I’m not one for all of the rpg game videos but this was absolutely awesome

[@legendberry1]

"forearm strength" "no he's only got two". Brighton taking after his father