Monopoly, But THE ROMAN EMPIRE!!

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[@madanotap6492]

I am so on board for more 'Monopoly but we regret giving Dom this much power'

[@breadman_va]

Best thing going rn actually

[@Taluien]

"Holy Roman Empire (of German Nations)" should lend itself to these shenanigans...

[@hamskanks2459]

"Monopoly, But N@ZI GERMANY"

[@AceFurryTrash]

It has been a brilliant series

[@alexkoder1982]

Father Dom, we have a dissenter in our ranks. I believe they are...a Capitalist!

[@joshkaid]

From Stalin to Caligula... Dom might have a SLIGHT megalomania streak.

[@AJSZodiac]

"Slight"

[@QaRajhCreations]

He also played both Nixon and Thatcher, albeit not in Monopoly, but still

[@lanteanboy]

you forgot Mad Scientist Dom.... which is still on the megalomaniacal streak

[@Perfectkid197]

@@QaRajhCreations I remember thatcher but what video was reagan?

[@Mastergeeka]

I’m glad I was sitting down for the shocking revelation.

[@SheepBeard]

Quickly dropping in before watching to pitch "Monopoly, but Dante's Inferno" - each player hops around different circles of hell/deadly sins, and Dom gets to dress up as a hot Satan

[@nugget3687]

So he gets to dress up in his casual at home clothes?

[@TheJillers]

Satan is very much not hot in Dante's inferno... Though he is chained up so there's something there

[@TyrannoLime]

@@nugget3687I came to say the same thing.

[@thanquiltreestrider5549]

Dom needs his beard back.

[@Calcium37]

Come on now...'hot' wasn't optional.

[@michaellee8816]

Continuing the popular series "Dom Allen lives out his dictatorship dreams"

[@andrewferguson6901]

I am fully on board for another riff on this theme in another few months

[@michaellee8816]

@@andrewferguson6901 if they don't do Maonopoly....

[@awmperry]

Next up: Dom Pot, then Adomf, then Idom Amin, Marshall Tidom, Benidom Mussolini, Dom Il Sung, Domnelius Sulla, Manuel Domiega, Mao Zedom...

[@awmperry]

​@@andrewferguson6901Months, weeks... every second Tuesday...

[@threeleggedcat]

Yep, I was about to comment about that, idk if he’s actually an egomaniac or just really good at acting like one, either way it’s entertaining hahah

[@Patichu]

April fools day video idea dom gathers the cast into a room to play monopoly no strings attached but none of the cast know its just standard monopoly and watch the cast slowly lose their mind waiting for the games rules to change

[@arttops2563]

YES!

[@seancallaghan54]

Dom just rolls random dice, looks over a couple of pages, grumbles "hmmm interesting, proceed" while everyone else is playing. Turns out in the end he was just doing a solo RPG adventure on the side

[@kamatsu8]

I feel like that is one of those ideas that sounds funnier than it would actually be

[@slawekstoj1]

or was playing yahtzee

[@glumbortango7182]

Better yet, Dom doesn't tell the cast what the theme is, and everyone has to interpret meaning from his capricious whims, when really he's just messing with them for an hour and a half

[@HairyHorux]

I love that the game ended with historical accuracy, with Caligula being assasinated as a result of a conspiracy between the Senators and the Praetorian guard.

[@E.T.42]

Was hoping for that comment!

[@marks.9448]

and Sullivan getting a horse

[@emilyrln]

@@marks.9448lmao I forgot about that piece of lore 😂

[@links-gut-versifftergrunme1809]

Dom pushing out more creative and interesting versions of Monopoly within a year than Hasbro did in the last 10 years.

[@ashling9073]

I'm pretty sure Sullivan is the one actually making these, given his knowledge of the rules every time.

[@alexharrison2743]

​@@ashling9073in the of the previous episodes I remember them mentioning that they brainstorm the rules together

[@lexicornfell7361]

@@alexharrison2743 This one is clearly Sully's baby, though. He keeps giving the game away by interrupting to explain the historical background.

[@Hirosjimma]

He might've helped making the rules but he's also just a huge (classical) history geek. And being one myself I completely understand the urge to interject whenever an interesting anecdote pops up.

[@alexharrison2743]

@@Hirosjimma he may be a classical history geek, but ngl every one of his facts I knew from Horrible Histories when I was a kid - I don't think they're that niche

[@SESauvie]

The in universe lore of Dom being a descendant of Caligula makes things from the last few years add up and I HATE IT.

[@MastaDRD]

I mean.... do we know it's NOT true....?

[@lexicornfell7361]

Well, kind of, because Roman history would have gone in a very different direction if there had been any Julio-Claudians left after Nero, but they did put themselves about a bit, so they probably had a ton of illegitimate offspring.

[@professorhaystacks6606]

@@MastaDRD We know he had only 2 legitimate children (1 biological, 1 adopted), both of whom were killed. I went and looked it up after he said that. As @lexocoornfell says, he may have had illegitimate children but there's oddly no record of that. There's some suggestion his affairs were mostly homosexual. @lexicornfell7361 If we include Augustus, then there were apparently one or more legitimate female lines that lasted long enough that they vanish from history. Of course whether lines remained legitimate after that would be difficult to say.

[@KevFrost]

One day Dom will say "I want to play a game" and the only thing on the table will be a rusty saw.

[@venti3849]

i need sawopoly now LMAO

[@toasty4000000]

​@@venti3849 A couple weeks ago they posted on their twitter that they're going to be at Saw Con 2024... Tickets are on sale now...

[@SpaceMissile]

@@venti3849 that would actually be really fun I think. _you have my votes!_

[@sabnock31]

Or a revolver with a single bullet.

[@surpriseandterror9698]

Shout out to Jon for trying to Romanize T-Rex as Tyrannosaurus Rexium when Tyrannosaurus Rex IS ALREADY LATIN :V

[@somberhoney]

before I even clicked on this video I was like "I wonder what emperor Dom is gonna choose, I hope it's Caligula" and hot damn did I not expect to be correct lmao

[@baydiac]

I was like "oh, it's got to be Nero, right?" but as soon as he said he was Caligula... "OH NO, OF COURSE! NOOOOOOOOOO!"

[@Kantilvih]

Emperor Dom eh? I know you meant to query which emperor would be chosen by dom, but I keep reading it as you being curious about emperor doms choices going forward

[@Mythikron]

Honestly I was expecting something made-up like Dominus Maximus, but I should've seen Caligula coming lol

[@cathemeraltheenby6840]

I was kinda expecting Nero or Tiberius. Caligula fits well enough though.

[@richardashton6189]

Domitian was also there for the taking. Another ruthless autocrat according to the historians, but probably not quite mad enough for Dom's purposes here

[@343guiltyspification]

31:01 "No, no! I'm just a Libertini against a T-Rex!" Sullivan cried as he was shoved into the arena.

[@thebibble7099]

I love the spite Dom has for people who say the landlords game fact

[@JediMaterShark]

I am so happy this is a series now. Dom running various versions of Monopoly is truly something special.

[@Donolohe]

Welp, while I'm firmly in the camp saying Caligula was largely demonized by his contemporary historiographers (though he indeed had some episodes near the end of his life), this was incredibly entertaining, loved all the little details and a whole thing as large. Just as unhinged as Communopoly was and a great contender for comrade Stalin, "Monopoly, But ..." is an amazing addition to the channel.

[@TallDarknGruesome]

clean shaven baby faced Dom in full "Little Boots" mode gave me a severe case of uncanny valley at the beginning of this episode. Who is this monster, and how did they get such an ill fitting human suit?

[@AJSZodiac]

Im very surprised he didnt say "Friends, Romans....Sully."

[@nate7838]

My favourite thing on this channel is monopoly

[@michelleschaefer683]

My favourite thing on this channel is Dom

[@magicmandan9294]

daddy dom going from beard to no beard was difficult to watch

[@DaThingOnTheDoorstep]

Dom as Caligula is frighteningly fitting.

[@CaitiffFTW]

Dominus Maximus, Imperitor of No Romans Barred, chuckled at Molly's question. That qualifies as a laugh.

[@Keisuki]

Actually, Dom, Monopoly was originally called The Praetorian Game and was a critique of roman history, politics and culture.

[@MercenaryPen]

tales of a previous Greek game named Monopolis are entirely inaccurate

[@Doomclown]

Actually the original Monopoly was burned in a fire.

[@pan-opticon]

getting real Philomena Cunk energy from this intro

[@CrustlessKing]

"Some say that Monopoly's origins trace back to the glory days of the ancient Roman Empire, several centuries before the release of unrelated Belgian techno-anthem, 'Pump up the Jam.'"

[@hyperhero2]

@@CrustlessKing 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@David5thUltra]

“We will dry the river out, and fill it with turds” maybe the single greatest line spoken. 😅

[@hareecionelson5875]

~Thames Water

[@lordhooty639]

i am honestly terrified Dom might do a HP Lovecraft monopoly with sanity attribute

[@aceflare2431]

I'd love to see that. With elder signs hidden in the decks to summon/seal horrors.

[@insertsarcasm]

That would be so cool

[@elemmir]

oh please yes

[@leocitywrestling7029]

it is done

[@apocrypha5363]

"When the lady on the right goes to a stadium in America, where does she sit?" "Row-Z." "Yes, that's her name, but where does she sit?" (She asked for a pun...)

[@QaRajhCreations]

She must be watching baseball then. I wonder who's on first...

[@johnciolfi5085]

Her last name might be Nicholls, but all I see is a dime. There’s your pun.

[@evilbob840]

@@QaRajhCreations What's the name of the guy on first base?

[@QaRajhCreations]

@b840 No, he's on second

[@aval1na28]

@@QaRajhCreations who is?

[@strongerthanever2039]

44:31 And all the time he spent captive, he was reading his poetry to the pirates. The poetry was horrible, but he was a narcissist and belived himself to be a great poet.

[@E.T.42]

By the time he was randomed he had actually become friends with the pirates. So when he returned home, he rounded up a big fleet, captured the pirates and had them all executed. Ah, friendship. 😂

[@THEJPIndustry]

​@@E.T.42you mixed/skipped a few of the facts

[@jcola477]

​@@E.T.42I believe he did promise that he'd do exactly that, though. They just didn't believe him, or thought he was joking.

[@inventor121]

@@jcola477They probably thought he was insane, and they were right but...

[@Dan_Gyros]

Incredible! I can't wait for Napoleon-opoly, Majahapit-opoly, Castro-opoly, Sulemin the Ottomon-opoly! The possibilities are endless!

[@gediminaskucinskas6952]

Napoleon was surprisingly rational. You probably wont get as much of fun game from him as say Mao or say Castro or Suleiman.

[@loganleroy8622]

@@gediminaskucinskas6952 But French Revolution Monopoly would be absolutely insane.

[@5peciesunkn0wn]

@@loganleroy8622 that would be fun. Similar to the Communopoly where you lose a piece and die, then grab another piece until only one is left lol. And you're trying to send each other to the guillotine.

[@carterferris07]

NRB: Viewer discretion is advised Me: DOM WHAT DID YOU DO NOW!!!

[@GamerX13X]

Pls keep up this trend of Dom-onopoly. I love it so much, i never would have expected Romanopoly

[@chickenpoxfordinner]

why does dom nail the roman emperor look so effortlessly

[@happybricky]

Wow, didn't expect Rome would be the twist. I almost choked when I started the video of surprise and excitement.

[@GregoryMom]

@@somecallmetim4490nice bait

[@misterkuul267]

Can't wait for the inevitable "Monopoly, but the French Revolution" where Dom plays Robespierre

[@gengarzilla1685]

Perfect.

[@Qwentar]

"That's not even a Roman word." Latin, Sully. Sullivans laughter is always so ... infectious.

[@thelistener1268]

I absolutely love this series. Dom's evil genius is endlessly enrapturing.

[@wandering.albatross]

Dom and Sullivan are blowing these "Monopoly but" episodes out of the water! Pterieghhie is superb too.

[@emilyrln]

"I have more decrees, Jon" 😂

[@alixver2488]

Monopoly but... and Call of Cthulu! We have been spoilt this weekend.

[@RobertShippey]

Great weekend for the piggies

[@The_Industry]

I saw this, didn't process it fully, and immediately thought "Monopoly but... Call of Cthulu!!" and now I want that exact thing, with madness, and rituals, and all that good shit!

[@5peciesunkn0wn]

We totally need Monopoly but Cthulu.

[@gun8737]

Next up, "Monopoly, but I have put a landmine in the chair you are currently sitting on and unless you win you get blown to bits"

[@RinIsArty]

That's the final episode before he retires from NRB

[@mavericklysander]

I appreciate Sully's little history lessons!

[@Thunderstorm254]

Dom's monopoly rules are always a blast and this will never get old

[@DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993.]

Finally, Caligula as he was meant to be experienced.

[@MediaMogulMA]

We need Monopoly, But Pirates! Monopiracy! Dom can be the British Empire either hunting them down or the ships for everyone to capture

[@jaymarkle2444]

Jon in an "Monopoly but..." video is all my dreams come true

[@haldosprime3896]

I do love the theme of “actual monopoly is awful, and the only way to make it entertaining is to make it a torture game”

[@davidsurtees4439]

Getting rimmer vibes from dom with that horse puppet. "What are we going to do with them mr flibble?"

[@Tconl]

Every monopoly game needs the power combo of Sull & Dom.

[@Giraneon]

11:10 Dom had a missed oppurtunity to say "Rome wasn't built in a day. It was built in 1 day and 2 hours because someone (insert Rosy here) flubbed up the marblework."

[@anniestrooo]

This is my Roman Empire now

[@flabreque]

And Sullivan gets the horse in the end. How fitting!

[@im_living_dead]

Going from bearded Dom in the intro to clean shaven Dom in the game was a hell of a ride 😂😂

[@AdmiralRex]

I love Dom. The first video I watched on NRB was Communopoly one, so he essentially got me into this channel. I've now watched almost every single video, and I'm hungry for more. ALL HAIL DOMINUS MAXIMUS!

[@ccaagg]

This has no right to be so thoroughly historically accurate. This is a genuinely good educational resource on Caligula and I hate it.

[@lukemorgan2197]

1:05 "Researching my genealogy i found..." "...from his genetically inherited madness" 10/10 thats a very clever joke that not evrryone would have gotten

[@magusware8721]

Should brand this as a spinoff series called Domopoly. I hope there are many more to come.

[@shitfartpeepiss]

dom playing caligula makes a lot of sense

[@jwp_cards]

You all had me going crazy with the faint "ice cream truck music" during this episode. lol

[@TheRivieraKid]

Dom's Attenborough impression is fantastic.

[@joshuanelson2124]

Imagine, Dom-poleon. renenacting the napoleonic wars with RISK would be fun. managing supply lines, morale, having special event cards that can screw with everyone and each nation having a special ability. Who knows what can happen with Dom-poleon at the helm.

[@IvJo]

You know you're in for something when a Monopoly video starts with a content warning

[@autumn-vl5ez]

Every time I pop in to watch a new Dom Monopoly video, it gets increasingly insane. Thank you, Dom.

[@daniellamawardi3714]

When rime starts to burn and Jons like "but itll be different this time right" is just endearing to me. Like a bunch if accidental time travellers

[@ashbell1741]

I absolutely love these monopoly games! Dom is a legend. Are we going to get a medieval monopoly or Spanish Inquisition version?

[@bavarianbanshee]

The tweed tie is excellent

[@jacobbush6505]

With all praise - this has been the most enjoyable time I've seen in a while! Sharing so many laughs. (And kudos to Dom for making monopoly feel so fresh!)

[@michaelhutchins1844]

Mr Queebus, Red Dwarf meets No Rolls Barred. Dom would make an excellent Rimmer.

[@kalynxAD]

This has so much "We did it, Patrick, WE saved the city!" vibes to it xD

[@drea7421]

I was gonna be productive, but the Dommunist Party put out a video.

[@nyandmu]

Finally i dont have to interrupt my thinking about the Roman Empire when watching a youtube video

[@everettw.9610]

Hey Dom, did you know monopoly was originally called the landlords game? Did you, Dom? Did you?

[@ragerequiem6323]

We have an emperor named Domitian that he could have used, but he was not good enough for Dom. Caligula though

[@papapok13]

Domitian? The guy who invited his colleagues to frightening dark gatherings where only he knew what was going on, just to display his powers? Nah, can't see the paralels.

[@scottishjedi1522]

Ah yes, Domitian. The guy who once threw a banquet for some Senators where he draped the entire dining hall in black and had a gravestone with each guests name written on sat next to each guest. Domitian then spent the entire meal talking about how much he would love to slaughter the entire Senate to the quaking, terrified guests before saying goodnight, sending them home, and sending the tombstone to them as a ‘gift’. No wonder he was condemned to oblivion for eternity after he was murdered.

[@JohnSmith-dk7rl]

33:16 I feel like this encapsulates the energy of all of Dom’s monopoly

[@luckycat624]

I have never watched you guys before, but the title of this video intrigued me enough that i HAD to check it out. The guy who played Calligula's acting in the first part snagged me in to continue, and the overall vibe of this video gave me a lot of enjoyment! Very Smosh Board AF vibes (this is a compliment) where people are just, enjoying playing a board game together. Poor rosie burning to death while being the strongest member on the board is hilarious. Consider me subscribed, and checking out your guys' other content!

[@SpaceMissile]

40:40 was _devastating_ ahahaha Poor Jonius

[@Kipsyz]

Dom looks like your typical history professor

[@zacharystuits3606]

Dom: Gais julius Ceasar Augustus....Germanicus Me: "oh no, prepare for horse senator"

[@danielfrazier5586]

Dom is so unhinged and I can't get enough of him hosting such fair and easy games like Monopoly.

[@fywolf55]

I think we need to bring fascist monopoly in the next episode

[@johnpork-fq6cj]

i love this is the only channel which fulfills my childhood fantasy of rp in board games. thank you so much i love what u guys do❤

[@fusel5883]

I would actually pay real money to get hold of all the monopoly rules material to download

[@sudenkieppi]

I oh so want to play Communopoly with my friends, it would be absolute chaos and they would all be dying from laughter... and terror.

[@tatumfowler8362]

@@sudenkieppiCommunopoly is available as a mod on Tabletop Simulator!

[@analogue_microwave]

This is brilliant! Molly Rose is so funny 😂

[@ashengiant3916]

Petition for the rules to be made available

[@BaraBrith]

Jumpingin before fully watching. Are we all now collectivley in agreement that Dom has taken over the channel and using it to play out his indulgence power fantasys? Because I'm more than happy to see him cosplay as other historical dictators. Also if no one references "Romanes Eunt Domus" I will be throroghly disappointed

[@snarkbotanya6557]

I'm only just starting the video, but the title alone has my Classics major brain swimming in the happy chemicals. This is gonna be good. EDIT: Consul Queebus has me in stitches. Thank you, Dom, for this _mangificent_ Caligula performance.

[@mdansbyjr]

I love the genuine fear on Sully's face whenever he has to force agreement/laughter with the Imperitor!

[@calook1334]

There were roughly 70 roman emperors. An estimated 37 of them were murdered. OVER HALF OF ALL PEOPLE WHO WORE THE LAUREL WERE MURDERED.

[@Jugaard]

Ah yes, who doesn’t have the Doman Empire living rent free in their heads… it works in writing but saying Dom-an Empire out loud makes it all fall apart🙃

[@owenjames877]

bearded father dom of scholarly wisdom to clean-shaven twunk toga dom was an insane transition that gave me whiplash

[@AC-mi2ed]

Dom is the Evil Genius version of Miss Frizzle and Monopoly is his magic school bus. I love it.

[@thraexgladiator]

Where’s Maopoly, Dom Zedong?

[@Eykha]

is this why men think of the roman empire so often?

[@nicholaspeters9919]

Hell if I know. I’m more interested in the Persian Empire myself.

[@JeaWea]

Can’t wait for Monopoly but feudal!

[@NLTops]

A Roman Emperor expecting not to get assassinated is like a Pig expecting not to get baconated.

[@knylover4565]

Do Monopoly but it takes place during the French revolution

[@augusto288]

Listening to this while passing in front of the colosseum to go to Uni gives it another flavour.

[@eggarts9562]

“MaRgErY GET THE PURPLE BEDSHEETS!!!!” Ten seconds in and I can tell this is going to be amazing

[@hail2tfreeman]

16:02 “That is a pun”😂😂

[@Snuggletoof]

i for one am really enjoying the "Monopoly but Dom made it better" series, bravo

[@Jovasjingels]

Man I think of this Monoploy 5 times a minute

[@2Cerealbox]

You guys know how to capitalize on a success. Smart business peeps.

[@jessicafields1040]

Can we get a round 2??? This was hilarious!