Lords of Waterdeep | Game the Game

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Who will rule Waterdeep from the shadows? In this week’s Game the Game, host Becca Scott is joined by Joseph Limbaugh, Katie Michels, & Denise Pantoja to play Lords of Waterdeep by Wizards of the Coast. In this immersive strategy game, we delve into the world of Dungeons and Dragons as our players try to outwit each other to become the most powerful lord.
Tabletop games are super fun, but learning the complicated directions and rules can be a challenge. Becca Scott is your game tutor, explaining the game mechanics in an easy to follow way, so you can get to playing the games faster.
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[@silentwhisp4r670]

Wil Wheaton was fantastic at this. Becca Scott is also amazing at this. Let's not hate on Becca for not being Wheaton lol. I highly doubt Becca Scott decided, "Lets remove Wil Wheaton and replace him with me!". Aim that negativity somewhere else

[@brandiboyd4181]

I like Becca as a host & player. I understand why people compare the 2 shows, but they are separate shows. Wil left for his own reasons that had nothing to do with Becca. I do think Tabletop had slightly better production values (it was easier to see the game itself and follow the action ). And I liked the player interviews they would sprinkle in. However I like the higher # of episodes and variety of games on this show.

[@rbd6502]

while i agree with your statement, its totally fine if i hate her for not having Ruel and/or Ivan(only with evil corgi plushie) in this particular episode yes?

[@jeffrainwater4084]

Why not both? =)

[@llokiigaming3725]

I'd just like to see better guests, at least people who are more well known.

[@MannyBrum]

I personally liked the production value of Tabletop but I didn't care for Wheaton as a host. Every episode was either him gloating about how he was going to beat everyone or whining about how bad he was losing. I understand that's his schtick but it gets old quick, and it always came across as genuine and not just faked. Even when he guested on Critical Role his whole bit was the meme about him only rolling 1s. Becca IMO has a much better energy that lends itself to hosting a show.

[@Tiafain]

Loving the chemistry in this episode, and a fun game to play too.

[@natelinhart114]

I love Becca's enthusiasm! Awesome & entertaining playthrough! :)

[@theMCGuiREreview]

I love this game and its expansion. Awesome you did this game on the show! Such a fun worker placement and if your into D&D the artwork and lore really pull you in.

[@waiyisit]

I'm so glad there are accurate captions instead of the auto-generated ones. 💛

[@scottdunn3339]

I wanted to hate on this series for not having Wheaton and was prepared to double down on the hate for playing the same game... can't do it. This was alot of fun, keep it up, peeps.

[@DaDunge]

Yeah I mean I do miss Will and I do miss the formula with the loser's couch and all but Becca is great too. I do feel her guests are to many of geek and sundry's own folks though, I do miss getting mythbusters and Nasa engineers and stuff.

[@harleygrattan2851]

Thanks for playing Lords of Waterdeep. One of my favourites!

[@nightcatarts]

Thank you; this made for a great first time seeing this game.

[@davidcox8015]

@Becca: We don't. 🤣😂🤣

[@shootermanplus1812]

I love this show! Well done on making this show YOUR own and in YOUR own entertaining way! Love Becca and her enthusiasm! Love how happy the guests are to participate! (Especially Katelyn in the last few games!) Keep up the amazing work, and dont let anyone drag you guys down!

[@garandhero]

Great chemistry in this playgroup, thanks for the video, very enjoyable :)

[@hz1249]

I love how the background music matches the theme of this game. Reminds me a lot of my time in Ultima Online :D Thanks for this great round! The chemistry was awesome!

[@19wally81]

48:15 ish Becca misplays her turn by playing an Intrigue card rather than drawing one. just so there's no confusion on what is supposed to happen in this space. (middle space in Cliffwatch Inn) Also, this is one of my favorite board games.

[@MattinatorHax]

#BeccaCheats

[@jamesburns6603]

That is something I wish they would have used a different graphic. It is something I have to explain to new players all the time. Thought on @59 Oliva drew a card instead of playing one, at the Eye's Lair.

[@canuckled]

More Katie Greyhands please

[@Bazman5000]

Omg the chemistry of this grp! More please!

[@trhett87]

I love this game. Lords of Waterdeep and Stone age are games I'm pretty much always up to play.

[@1untamedbrain]

I was huge into Forgotten Realms novels and the DnD campaigns so it's so cool to see you all casually talking about FR lore. Escape from Undermountain was one of the first campaigns I ever played. Just the fact you named Halister Blackcloak gave me a nerdgasm. :)

[@jasonbolding3481]

Waterdeep, the undermountain & the mad mage was a fairly recent setting again. The basis of the most recent season of Adventure League

[@henrydudley5947]

God i love beccas gaming energy so much

[@randallmcaleese5100]

Love the show keep it up!!!!

[@brandiboyd4181]

I love this game!

[@luckman3712]

Pleasee i want to see moreee escape series That is a lot of fun

[@liverob8]

Love that game

[@cuppateia]

Becca only gave Denise 15 points for a quest she was meant to get 17 for towards the end, (15 +2 for the priest she used) which eventually meant she lost where she should have won, which is unfortunate. There were a few mistakes with location effects (Denise received an Intrigue card at Eye's inn when she was meant to play one, and Becca did the opposite at Cliffwatch Inn) and again with scoring - Becca gave herself 7 instead of 8 for her Lord's quests during the final score count for example. But other than that, the video was super fun! I honestly prefer Becca's energy to Wil's and I'm really enjoying her hosting. It's easy for those little hiccups to happen when you're playing and also trying to host at the same time, so it would be useful to have a producer or similar to keep an eye on the little details and make sure everything is being done right. Keep up the great content!

[@sora8827]

Becca, can you PLEASE do more Betrayal Legacy? Ye're nearly there!

[@jonitakala1559]

Great game!

[@sartori69]

Becca and Katie look like they could be sisters

[@DaDunge]

Does it bother someone else that the silver stars effect are in fact gold stars?

[@branboom3342]

I feel like this was mom and dad playing board games with daughter and friend on a giggly sleepover

[@MScotter83]

"Hi, I only just saw this show and need to let you know that I prefer Tabletop."

[@lightning123456]

I don't think the internet will listen to you bud, the comment section is there for a reaction. Whether is be good or bad the producers have to take it into consideration.

[@DaDunge]

Yeah I preferred tabletop too, but things change.

[@iokcs]

becca and katie should always play together

[@akocbibbo]

more becca scott please ;-)

[@darkespiograve110886]

I enjoyed both series tabletop and game the game

[@Thrythlind]

Danilo is pretty awesome. He's in a few of Elaine Cunningham's books. Though he's a Harper too.

[@hammerhiem75]

Very very much a Harper. Spellsinger, swordsman, bard and Mage. a truly 3 dimensional character.

[@nickvandam1214]

Is there a separate video where they explain the under mountain expansion? Is it just more spaces to go to?

[@sorebmidven]

That middle Cliffwatch Inn spot is gain a quest and an intrigue card right? I don't think you're supposed to play one there...

[@bcmaledragon]

That's correct.

[@meggiemm]

correct, wanted to say the same thing!

[@Gladedancer]

Hi Becca, and all you wonderful gamers! I am trying to decide between Champions of Midgard, and Lords of Waterdeep. Which would one recommend trying out first?

[@branboom3342]

You probably decided 4 years ago but for anyone else interested, Champions of Midgard is more luck heavy with the use of dice to resolve combat while Lords of Waterdeep is more of a traditional euro worker placement. I haven't played CoM because LoW appeals to me more and is one of my top games.

[@mattsmith5436]

Also noticed on more than one occasion when some ppl went to the inn in the middle section they played intrigue cards you draw them not play them

[@richardshort2001]

"I like it in the back." - Becca

[@bartconnolly6104]

@1:03 This will no doubt be sampled and replayed in various mixes :)

[@bartconnolly6104]

Also 1:12:42 "You love what I do to you" is so ...dirty girl! :)

[@superdestructo]

The switch from baby-talk to profanity caught me off guard, LOL

[@bigdream_dreambig]

Was there an error at 10:30? The card says "Play at Waterdeep Harbor," but Katie had placed her worker in the Undermountain section. Or does the "Play an Intrigue Card" instruction override this limitation?

[@bigdream_dreambig]

Same happened at 19:26. I must be misunderstanding something...

[@bigdream_dreambig]

And again at 36:00...

[@bigdream_dreambig]

And at 40:15. I'm going to stop noting the instances now because this is getting silly.

[@baronbreakfast4681]

In the base game you only play Intrigue cards at Waterdeep Harbour, so that wording was there to remind players they can’t play the cards whenever they want. The expansion added many more places that you can play Intrigue cards, and the expansion rulebook says to ignore the wording regarding Waterdeep Harbour.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

​@@baronbreakfast4681 Thanks for the clarification! 👍

[@Winterbay]

The cup is not a gauntlet but a goblet :)

[@mattsmith5436]

Around 18ish minutes 2 turns in a row for denise she went to waterdeep harbor she drew an intrigue card she should of played one instead. On her next turn she placed her person on one of the others building she was allowed to yet again play an intrigue card which she did BUT the card she chose specifically stated to play it at waterdeep harbor so there could not okay said card

[@theflan045]

No corruption track. :(

[@AaronShegrud]

tons of chemistry at the table today, quite fun to watch. oh and you should all watch Katie on Dungeon Run (D&D RPG live on caffeine.tv wednesday nights with recordings the next day or so here on KZbin), not sure why they didn't advertise that here... but it's totally awesome

[@kentezzz104]

Why are they playing a Intrigue card at the cliff watch inn when it's take a quest?

[@FurryToraChan]

Ooooh

[@Ragan31687]

Katie completed a Commerce Quest but did not get the 2 bonus Victory Points from her previous Plot Quest. Missing stuff!

[@BoardGamesBel3araby]

@Becca , I have request to make game the game for this games (bang the dice game , resistance , concept) thanks in advance 🙏🏼

[@tenmowizz2104]

Did I actually sit here for one entire hour?

[@FrozenTub3]

1h of watching... Worth for 'I like it in the back' Becca you naughty gal 🙄🤣🤣

[@michaelrobles1000]

i think you guys would love Argent: the consortium

[@s1nb4d59]

To be honest i prefer becca over wheaton,btw is relics and rarities coming back?

[@liondog784]

Does it bother anyone that nobody is going to waterdeep harbor?

[@gregkirby9059]

best quest is the Owl Bear quest

[@saraann8140]

How are they playing the Undermountain expansion? All my web searches say its only computer trash and not tabletop? :/

[@zoltanpusztai3510]

Sara Ann The Undermountain expansion is included in the Scoundrels of Skullport expansion for the boardgame, for PC you can buy it separately.

[@saraann8140]

@@zoltanpusztai3510 Awesome :) Ty ty for the info :)

[@reamick]

Cliffwatch Inn has three separate action spaces, so the money that Joseph put on it should have been placed on only one of them. Becca was wrong about the money being assigned to the Inn as a whole.

[@whothefcukisthis]

1:02:59 - Becca likes it in the back.

[@dehro]

Watching this without having watched the tutorial on how to play the game. I feel moderately bamboozled

[@Cyb3rM1nd]

Same. Part that confuses me most is why do cards have "play at waterdeep harbour" when you don't need to have an agent there to play it?!

[@BYOBando]

Love the episode. But can someone tell me what is happening with Betrayal Legacy?

[@JamesSamson487]

Someone got betrayed...

[@gregputnam7243]

I remember the last time I saw this game, it was someone's birthday

[@kamiinazo2133]

So Becca likes it in the back. Good to know.

[@prfesrfrink]

😂 "Lesbian infused days" 😂😂😂

[@bcmaledragon]

At the 40:10 mark Denise couldn't play the Organised Crime card because it specifically says...PLAY AT WATERDEEP HARBOUR which she wasn't at. Also at the 48:25 mark Becca was suppose to TAKE AN INTRIGUE CARD not play one because that's what that spot does.

[@desenquisse]

100% of intrigue cards say "Play at waterdeep harbor" without exception. Other places to play them were introduced in the expansion (here they have the Undermountain module) and the expansion rulebook says to ignore the waterdeep harbor bit for every location that lets you play Action cards.

[@Nateboyboing]

WOW, that was close!

[@davdidit6]

“ in exchange for me win!” 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@SmaugUKA]

3 Rules Clarifications: 1) You MUST follow an Intrigue Card or Building's requirements in full. You can't stop midway, nothing is optional. The Building says Play 3 Intrigue...you have to play 3 Intrigue. You can't stop after 2. To that end, if you can't meet it's requirements, you cannot place a Meeple there. 2) When Scoring at the end, it goes from Last Place to First Place. It is not done by Play Order. 3) When Scoring, you count up your Gold and Adventurers first, then your Lord.

[@SmaugUKA]

@@Sarculare There's ways around that in the Expansion via Intrigue Cards and Plot Quests. Thus you are able to if you're playing the Expansion. No rules were broken with that.

[@Sarculare]

@@SmaugUKA Ah my bad, missed the plot quest that gave her the ability to do so.

[@History_Buff]

Even though it isn't TableTop I think we can all say "Thank God she isn't the Silver Stars this time!"

[@MattinatorHax]

Is it just me, or did this seem like a really low scoring game of Lords of Waterdeep? Not a criticism, just an observation.

[@SasquatchChief]

MattinatorHax It’s because new players do not realize the power that Waterdeep Harbor provides. In most games the harbor players take advantage of the extra secondary action you take after playing your intrigue card.

[@MarkusWeird]

You don't refill the quest slot whenever you draw a quest. Great video and show !

[@Darkendragon]

*sigh* someone call Felicia day, she needs to teach them how to say silver stars properly :p

[@rbd6502]

who cares about the pronunciation... all they need to know is whether or not the silver stars have flair and the degree of said flair.

[@Darkendragon]

@@rbd6502 you're speaking to a chinese person. pronunciation is 80% of language to us. how you say it can change the meaning. :p this is the same

[@Thrythlind]

The Harpers are basically the IM department from Mission Impossible, they go around and recruit various adventurers to tackle or investigate evil plots and stop them.

[@JB-ym4up]

This scroll will self destruct in 10 seconds.

[@Some_Guy_In_Ohio]

Huh, the "Tabletop" brigade had been slowing down. Maybe doing a game that TT had done brought them back. This is on my "games I'd like to play some time" list. Problem is that my gaming group doesn't care for worker placement and the only FLGS I could feasibly attend doubles as a bar & 'm a nondrinker. Aaaaand someone in the comments answered my question already (the bit about "play in the Harbour".

[@SmaugUKA]

Not just had done, but is considered one of the best if not the best episode of Tabletop in a lot of people's eyes. Plus this is one of the pinnacle Worker Placement games period. Combine those 2 reasons, along with Legendary fucking up Geek & Sundry as a whole, and you get this outcome/response.

[@KatalistProductionsKozzySasha]

How did I just find out about this channel smh

[@TomRauhe]

Please tell me the two in the middle are sisters. They have like the exact same physique

[@Regelos]

We don't

[@mattsmith5436]

At 40ish minutes denise yet again illegally played an intrigue card on the wrong location bc it was her 2nd one she played that said play at waterdeep harbor and she wasn't at waterdeep harbor

[@DaDunge]

1:16:20 Sorry Becca, we don't.

[@HereBeDragonsYT]

We don't.

[@C0SMIC_CLIMAX]

Alright, I don’t wanna seem shitty BUT, I’m genuinely curious how Geek and Sundry is still a thing? They have 2 million subscribers but they rarely break 20k views on any given video. So where do they get their funding? How do keep putting content out? Twitch, Patreon, merch? I don’t get it. So somebody please enlighten me. Again, nothing against them, I’m actually impressed they keep putting stuff out given how few of their subs seem to watch (percentage wise). More power to them.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

This particular series is often sponsored by the (new) games they play. I don't know about the others.

[@scottsmartky]

Felicia sold it to Legendary studios (also own Nerdist) a few years ago so they're probably paying some of the money. They have Alpha which is a monthly subscription service, and they stream on Twitch all the time. Being given all the board games they play is just a drop in the bucket to the costs they incur, but I'd bet they get all their stuff for free which has to help some.

[@SmaugUKA]

Amazing game. I was waiting for this play session. Sadly we all know this won't be as good as the Tabletop episode of the same game. Then again, this series is pretty much Tabletop Lite with less known people and not nearly as funny. It is nice to see the Undermountain Expansion being used though. Easily the best way to play the game.

[@ontable]

Very nice gameplay. The woman is the best :) but we are still in the minority :(

[@dennox1]

Oh it’s all very LA. 😑

[@Osborne4Life]

I miss TableTop.

[@lewdgamerguy2071]

I dont say this to be mean i respect the host, but this is no where near as entertaining as will on tabletop and its no where near as good as Board game Geek was for info

[@mattlowder]

diverse, self-aware, woke, attractive, west coast people playing games almost ironically while being overly dramatic and doing funny voices similar to exactly zero other human beings doing the same activity. does it get any more first world entertainment than this?

[@LifeUntilLove]

Having a dude complain pointlessly that something isn't perfectly tailor to him ? Oh wait, you are fulfilling that so I guess we are good.

[@RioluBlue]

This show was better when it was called Tabletop and hosted by Wil Wheaton!

[@kotoba6091]

too many miss play and if that's not miss play. cheat.

[@SmaugUKA]

This is not funny at all. Straight cringe worthy and they're trying too hard to be funny, especially the Host.

[@OptimisticMoose]

Hi there, you must be new to Becca Scott

[@jmet1lv]

Wow...umm...this show is WACK

[@gothknight6]

Is this Disney Club style show with the over acting and view that all viewers are 5 years old the new offering. This is literally as cringing as Barney. Wil Wheatons Tabletop is far superior.

[@pjm3005]

pale imitation of Wil Wheaton's Table Top.

[@Sarril101]

-Browses trough my old playlists and viewed/liked by me vids, watches the tabletop playlist, ponders if it's still alive and uploading new videos... sees this.- Umm... Nope, No thank you. PS: Cringe PPS: Rip my ears PPPS: Is it just me or it's quite full of overacting? PPPPS: Umm.. how is it that the channel has over 2 million subscribers and not even 20k views? o.o ... I guess what I feel/see is not just my opinion and taste after all..

[@matthewincendi]

I'm here to tell you that you watched something you hate just to say that you really hate it. You really like bringing people down huh? Bringing them down to your own level. And a low one at that.

[@blaidddrwg-ye9dy]

Yeah... No. Unsubbing

[@chrismaxwell3405]

Tabletop was just better.. Mecca shouldn't be hosting. Also first turn when someone went to the inn. Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't you supposed to go left to right? And she went straight into the middle slot?

[@SmaugUKA]

You can go anywhere you want for the Inn. Waterdeep Harbor is the place where you must go in order.

[@stast1255]

Where wil Wheaton? Stop copying table top. If your going copy tabletop at least have wil Wheaton