Set 3, Game 4 - No More Jockeys [27.10.20]

No More Jockeys is a game created by Alex Horne, Tim Key and Mark Watson.
✔ HOW TO PLAY
On each turn, players name a person plus a category they fall under. That person and category are then eliminated, and subsequent people must not fall under that category. As more categories are added it gets harder, and eventually impossible, to name anyone new.
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♫ MUSIC
Serenade No.5 in D Major (Mozart)
► VIDEO
Alex Horne + Haiminh Le

[@Erthradar]

Tim Key saying no more penelopes at the beginning is like a smoker going on a nicotine patch.

[@colindoessel6043]

And in 10mins knowing he would of been wanting to use Penelope pit stop

[@RustyBucket2]

Unorthodox strategy from Horne, opting for the pregame relocation. A move not seen often in the game. I don't mind it

[@gladtobeangry]

Controversial play, but he'd had to have woken up his own mum and dad if he wanted to perform the relocation in-game as is customary.

[@rea9138]

I am resigned to the fact that in ten years time, when something mildly inconvenient or interesting happens, my mind will still say “Ah” in the voice of Mark Watson.

[@csurname]

Ah

[@Moozic231]

Fiddly

[@allanahsutton8023]

For me its "if you think about it" or "I dont mind that"

[@Browncjw]

Well now it gets rather fiddly doesn’t it…. Because of all the categories

[@CHELSEAM0NST3R]

For me, it’s when someone does something slightly peculiar, so you say “ oh yeah “ and then mimic what they’ve done, as if everyone had to do it

[@lawrencepurser6792]

I was going off of this game, but with the Harry Styles play appealing to my youth and the ground breaking new rule that has always existed I'm loving it.

[@jpquinn91]

Key's best performance yet. Preventing himself from a mid-game blunder with an early call of 'No more Penelopes'.

[@essentialatom]

Bold to think that would prevent a blunder rather than set one up

[@MusicalJackknife]

@@essentialatom That's probably why they made him name another, so that he'd have to take Ms. Pitstop out of the running officially, else he may have been tempted to play her later :D

[@PaddyRoon7]

He did nearly play Pitstop anyway lol

[@SteRDLK]

Alex Horne: Harry Styles, to get the youth watching Also Alex Horne: David Dickinson, antiques expert

[@Jayk-kz7sh]

Alex did also play Joe sugg though, who is fairly well known among the youth for his youtube channel. Although he may just be remembered for Strictly and for fainting on Bake Off in years to come, so once we all grow up and stop being youth that’s all we’ll remember him by too

[@andrewmurphy5310]

Don't underestimate how much daytime TV students watch.

[@mageless8192]

To be fair to Alex David Dickinson was a large part of my childhood but I think that might be more of a me problem.

[@hanthedudette]

Disappointed from BTL that "No More Shit Names" has replaced the category "No More Boom Boom Names", the iconic category that eliminated Tim Key when he tried to play his own name.

[@MisterAppleEsq]

It was Bang Bang wasn't it?

[@trevorlutz6807]

@@MisterAppleEsq Bang Bang names. And their age-old counterpart, Bloompy Bloompy Bloompy names.

[@whatsagoodusername1364]

When was the first time the phrase "Bang Bang names" used? I only remembered it from the new years game (which happened later than this one).

[@sleachy1981]

it's the classic boom boom bang bang blunder

[@yohini5470]

As a young person, my ears are now pricked. Over.

[@Nabend1402]

Other cards that have not been played: - Name 3 Others - Spell The Name Or Lose The Game - Shoot The Moon: Name someone who's in 5 or more forbidden categories and win instantly

[@paulquaife7974]

You got to prove those 5 rule breaks in 90 seconds though or your out

[@AlexRoseGames]

5 seems too little. All you have to do is name a left handed jobglove consecutive letter bang bang footballer and you're sorted

[@cosy-spam]

Spell The Name Or Lose The Game is so cute

[@BodywiseMustard]

@@paulquaife7974 YOU'RE*

[@pooroldnostradamus]

@@AlexRoseGames Big “all you to do”

[@thisgirlfromderby]

Ah to think back when this game first began in Lockdown 1.0. The sun was out, the clapping was on, and Tim's pink pot plant still had some semblance of life.

[@leileleileleile]

that pink pot plant is not doing well!

[@daconor91]

Nice one Alex for that Harry Styles play! As a young man I cannot tell you how appealing that is to me, and you have secured my viewing commitment to this show indefinitely.

[@stmirren37]

I’m going fucking nuts at the moment.

[@olivergallimore3490]

My feathers have been ruffled.

[@cipherhex]

The frequent usage of the reverse card is indeed going to cause a ruckus down here below the line

[@lawrencepurser6792]

Us below the line folks are loving it.

[@MizSandry]

Horne should have used it to make key go again. Seems valid use of the reverse card 😂

[@norsemark]

"No more people named Penelope". Which, when you think about it, is exactly what you'd expect from Key.

[@perky01]

"I'm gonna go". "Alright, see ya mate" - elicited more of a chuckle than I thought it would.

[@xobxob]

I heartily chuckled

[@sleachy1981]

how much of a chuckle were you expecting it to elicit?

[@bovine365]

Been waiting for a reverse card play. Classic usage

[@freddiewjack]

Can't wait for the +2

[@rowanaboat4523]

I would like to commend the editing for this game, an excellent job when you think about it.

[@twodollars4u]

It makes me uncomfortable when the people above the line look down on us.

[@MR-ew6uw]

When you think about it, playing Tim Henman, who shares initials with the Ted Heath, who stopped being Prime Minister a mere 2 years before Tim Key was born, was the ultimate challenge-bait that no-one noticed...

[@lfcwilli]

After binge watching these I can’t believe I’m now comfortable with them being called watto, Timmy and Hancock/boggle

[@MusicalJackknife]

How do you feel about Glummo?

[@mooie417]

Oooh the reverse card is going to be the downfall of Key at some point in the near future

[@Moozic231]

He'd submit "No more people who've ever played a reverse card" And then later on he'd say "Tim Key".

[@deportivopaname9846]

Happy Year of 'Is it actually an animal?'

[@AlexRoseGames]

I for one am a huge fan of the reverse card. I love when a new rule randomly gets made. The beauty of the reverse card is: it's only good before someone goes out, but it's most potent the further you are into the game. it's a risk to hold onto it but it's most rewarding when you do

[@joehaukemusic]

bit late eh? us lot below the line might have a thing or two to say about that, i'm just sayin.

[@Jayk-kz7sh]

After all this reverse card business, why not throw in some more uno special cards? Maybe we’ll get a game where someone plays a wild draw 4, and will make someone desperately search for an item of a certain color in 30 seconds, or risk having to perform a name another with 3 additional people in their category. Throw an element of chaos to our weekly No More Jockeys matches

[@bananenbarrikade]

Strong and exciting game. I felt immediately ruffled when Key dared to exclude Penelopes as a starting move. Then the reverse card: Fresh and unpredictable, a whole new piece of Pazzazz! Not sure yet how I feel about it but it’s definitely something that keeps us humble folk BTL interested and on the edge. Finally, the phoning each other - top banter, expertly carried out.

[@gabividigal2839]

I continue to hate the Scrabble category but wholeheartedly support Key's shenanigans

[@sammybots]

My feathers are ruffled. Less because of the introduction of the reverse card (a reverse card is always lurking) but more so because Penny Crayon was dredged up from my memory AND THE LAST EPISODE WAS 30 YEARS AGO. I don’t come here to be reminded I’m old.

[@robdale88]

If you really think about it Tim Key is starting to look like a young Henry VIII...

[@danopticon]

“No more people like Steve Bannon” is a sentiment I can get behind.

[@WickedWickedJaymezIsMassive]

Horne went out, but didn't he have his reverse card? Key: "You're out" Horne: "Reverse card, you're out"

[@clintonvickery803]

I would argue that you can write a book without that being your job. Alex got a raw deal this game.

[@AlexRoseGames]

Yeah but you can't be reading those stories on audible or that definitely qualifies as storytelling

[@clintonvickery803]

@@AlexRoseGames definitely storytelling, but I would say it's not his job. It was something he did, but it isn't his career.

[@SeanS102]

@@clintonvickery803 if you get paid for it, surely it's a job, even if it's not your career

[@clintonvickery803]

@@SeanS102 but there is a difference between something being a job that you have done and something being "your job"

[@SeanS102]

@@clintonvickery803 Hmm, does that matter in NMJ? I mean, you could argue it!

[@Kenmoos]

When you stop and have a think about it, this is perfect to listen to whilst filing complaints in your part time job for a furniture company

[@gappy3234]

Are they proposing No More Jockeys Gogglebox? I don't mind that.

[@drwoo6090]

No-one with a cat filter, then?

[@MichaelCoombes776]

"I'm here live, and I'm not a cat" is one of the best "sign ins" ever.

[@pudetouch]

Played this with my friends at our Super bowl party last sunday. I now dont have any friends... Great game!

[@JamesMHIRST]

Posting this after Key's first turn: I have never been more sure that Key will go out playing Pitstop and I don't mind it.

[@VideoNozoki]

The game is so much more exciting when Tim Key really tries. Well done, Tim Key!

[@davidrysdam902]

On the other hand, the game is so much more fun when Tim Key argues that birds, rams and oxen aren't animals.

[@gordonanderson698]

The chalk category should have been 'No More Job Chalk'

[@petergilbert7106]

When you think about it, I don't mind the reversal card. I don't mind it at all. Please.

[@trevorlutz6807]

Pretty Woman 👍

[@woofchowski]

The Reverse Card is like snooker's swan rest. You can spend years watching the sport and have no idea it even exists - but it's there, under the table, ready for an expert to use on a 1 in a million shot.

[@MusicalJackknife]

Never heard of a swan rest (probably because as a Yank I know nothing of snooker) but that led to a very interesting Google search. Thanks!

[@Jambobist]

I believe that was the first playing of the reverse card since the infamous NMJ WC semi-final in Berlin 1973.

[@eec3641]

*job chalk*

[@VideoNozoki]

gymnasts use chalk, shot put throwers, teachers, Thor Bjornsson for World's Strongest Man competitions...

[@bwiechart]

I love opening KZbin on a Friday morning. Don't even wait for the homepage to load, I already know brand new NMJ will be there on the top-left.

[@Anamilkk]

really am quite surprised that lady penelope has never even had a mention in no more jokeys.

[@connorwhite94]

"Get your hands off your head," declared Tim, stroking his beard.

[@IAMPLEDGE]

David Dickenson told stories on Bargain Hunt. Here's an example episode in which he spends a fair chunk of the first 8 minutes telling stories about the location they are filming at. This has been a fairly common, possibly ubiquitous, part of Bargain Hunt for as long as I can remember: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aH3Sl4eAlqmGZqs 26th March 2002 from the grounds of Heddon Hall. He was paid to do it, so it was his job. Also certain antiques he'd be shown in the historic venue would have to be handled whilst wearing gloves. Job gloves. Over.

[@ilkka.k]

When you think about it, the first clues were spoiled already a week ago with the botched uploads. It’s awful, but clearly it’s also lawful.

[@tr1ckster]

My feathers are feeling very ruffled.

[@jonnyharvell1333]

I've noticed that Horne is much more competitive in No More Jockeys than in Bad Golf

[@nuisancepenguin5210]

oh yeah, when I really stop and think about it, as a young person, it's about time my ears were pricked, and I must say, I don't mind it. over.

[@mceajc]

Just when you think the world is settling down, something explosive happens like a reverse card.

[@DavidBhoy1967]

Yay! Always good to see a game pop up on my feed. It’s like a comfortable pair of socks.

[@wrijack]

All of us below the line when those above the line look at us 🙄

[@Shift8YawnsShift8]

Unexpected anarchy in the reverse card going through. Good stuff! I'm glad you're still able to surprise me after all this time

[@xobxob]

So does Horne, when you think about it, have a rollover reverse card for the next game?

[@Izzno]

When you think about it, this is the equivalent of being in the front row BTL.

[@hcoutts297]

Does this put me in the second row then? (Could you please take your hat off, or at least slump a bit. Thanks.)

[@Izzno]

@@hcoutts297 Awfully sorry for that, top hat for NMJ, never the best choice.

[@AlexRoseGames]

We need NMJ notation like Chess notation at the that breaks down each play and which missed violations there were for every name

[@MrAppleGuySnake]

3... Penelope Pitstop??!

[@evfahy7183]

Ah, When you think about it, this is exactly what you want to see after friday morning online lectures. Over.

[@MrJunga]

Is it?

[@evfahy7183]

@@MrJunga i don’t mind it

[@flywithguy_]

When you really think about it, Key is the voice of one of the Unicorns in the Bulb advert

[@indyzouks793]

Whenever that advert comes on my ears prick up like a young person hearing a mention of Harry Styles

[@DeanLaneMusic]

HIYYYAAA!

[@daconor91]

Does he also do the voiceover in the Burger King advert on the radio?

[@DeanLaneMusic]

@@daconor91 yes, and I remember hearing him doing the voiceover for work pensions too, a while ago.

[@HiFolksImAdam]

You're late, I've already had to suffer through most of the working day. I will be making a note of this for your end of year review.

[@godfearingturtle]

Very good episode, thought maybe it came out late but then I remembered I knocked off early. Quite ruffled by the reverse card hitting Alex twice and him not getting to use his before Mark got bumped, although having extra goes means you know the categories better and less likely to get tripped up, Tim don't believe the lies going first isn't best because it also means you go fourth which is fiddly

[@horseloverfat799]

Alex could've used his reverse card when it was down to just him and Tim. At that point it just becomes a "skip" card.

[@gladtobeangry]

When you stop and look at it from below the line, those reverse cards were well played. Always good to see those brought out when they're available. Not exactly sure what the rule is for bringing them in this late in the match though. Does anyone with a copy of the original modern rules care to enlighten me?

[@JanG_GC]

Sorry, I'm missing my copy. I have read and understood the standing orders though!

[@gladtobeangry]

@@JanG_GC you have no authority here, jan g, you have no authority at all!

[@AlexRoseGames]

Came somewhere around the 2007 introduction of the chess clock

[@PaddyRoon7]

Says a lot about Key that I can't tell whether the Tim Henman anecdote was real

[@2neanderthal602]

Better late than never :)

[@davelangford2439]

GET IN!! Great work in this game Key! Also, I think Fraggles is a great collective name for us lot BTL. #TeamKey

[@MrEllOwen]

Ah, the reverse card. *Chekhov’s gun entered the chat* I’m a fan of the hubris, Key, but beware of the reckoning.

[@dustandcobwebs]

Always a treat. Absolutely delightful performance from all of the competitors. Classic no more jockeying with the spicy twist of the reversal card, a wonderful addition that is sure to keep everyone on their toes.

[@catmannersScaryCatLady]

I, when I think about it, really enjoy this.

[@davelangford2439]

If you had to think about whether you enjoy it you probably don't enjoy it that much.

[@meaghandales8472]

Key sabotaged Watson. Did the work in bad faith.

[@redmondsurvivor7222]

Mark's camera flipping to that Beastie Boys music video angle upon his exit. Don't mind that.

[@Conor2400]

I really bloody love this, you know.

[@davelangford2439]

We know

[@AbsoluteTwoddle85]

I for one encourage these additions, like the reverse card, it helps improve the game over time. Nobody would be playing the game 'Snakes' to this day if it wasn't for the little addition of your friend and mine, the humble ladder, seven years after its initial release.

[@Michael-sh1fb]

An unprecedented 1-0-0 scoreline for the 33rd game in a row. A statistical miracle. Sorry for the spoilers

[@samcollins5723]

reverse card ?!?!?! this game keeps evolving

[@jackfriedman6527]

Reverse card? REVERSE CARD? This is a MOCKERY of the purity of the sport, I say! I will not stand for this, gentlemen! Good DAY to you!

[@Dave062YT]

No names score in Scrabble do they?

[@lindsayoakes]

If you add up the score of each letter

[@jburtson]

I for one am excited about the introduction of the reverse card. I think it could have some interesting strategy repercussions.

[@trevorlutz6807]

When you think about it, it could be sort of unfair in the late stages of the game. I predict some heated discussions in the future. This isn’t over. Over.

[@PokerJoker811]

Add enough unique effects like the legally distinct reverse card and you could sell a home game.

[@katiehough2499]

I was 10 when Harry Styles first appeared on X Factor and was put with the other guys to make 1D, consider my interest piqued! A little lost when you started talking about PMs as far back as Thatcher though, maybe more TikTokers and fewer antique dealers going forward. Also: reverse card - I don't mind it, but if I were Horne I'd have played it straight back to Key to let play resume as normal.

[@kimz24]

I could watch these idiots talking to each other for hours and I would never get bored.

[@m_w_a_t]

Just about to sit down for lunch. Couldn't have come at a better time 👍

[@thisgirlfromderby]

Same, I thought I might have to eat this bowl of frosties in silence.

[@riley6646]

ah sorry, is it late uploads friday?

[@seangilbert1417]

Why is this such compelling content? 😭😂😂😂

[@GrayHateborn]

I can see Tim's point, going first isn't as much of a free pass as a non veteran might think. Some of us remember the Claudia Schiffer / gaps between teeth opening in which he technically eliminated himself with the first move. Going first ... fiddly.

[@enki345]

Young person here, been trying to get my friends to start watching NMJ since the first episode, but none of them were interested. Harry Styles and Joe Sugg being played almost won them over this episode but Steve Bannon adding up to 8 in Scrabble lost them again.

[@babyisaacthomas1007]

I love everything Mark says.

[@WickedWickedJaymezIsMassive]

That Key gets a tough go. I'm actually glad the judges accepted the reverse card.

[@rw4578]

A big picture of the famous Duncton!

[@misterquark]

feel like horne suggesting that you could make an argument about sarah cox not wearing all white because she has a red flower in her hair is foreshadowing for next episode's Hulk Hogan Incident

[@makstomate4344]

Did everyone immediately forget the prime minister category? Watson should have won!

[@paulboswell]

Right there with you. At one point Horne says "I'm OK picking a David, then", and I'm shouting at my screen that that was LITERALLY THE WHOLE FIRST NAME OF A RECENT PRIME MINISTER.

[@VideoNozoki]

@@paulboswell : But the category was "shares INITIALS with a Prime Minister in our lifetimes", David is fine as long as their last name doesn't begin with a "C".

[@nathan87]

@@VideoNozoki You're right, Key clearly says "initialS, the first letter of their nameS", although the caption says "first initial" (6:45)

[@VideoNozoki]

@@nathan87 : Oh, I didn't read the caption (just listened to the conversation). But when Key needed "Martin Tyler" to match up with "Margaret Thatcher" (M.T.), I thought it was very clear what he meant (and said). ☆ B.J. , T.M. , D.C. , G.B. , T.B. , J.M. , M.T. , J.C.

[@joehaukemusic]

It's a shame to find out from the NMJ lads that I have a shit name. A shame, if you will.

[@jammyninja]

I think the above the line crew would look favourably on a name that could be pronounced in a number of different ways e.g Hawk, Haw-kuh or interpreting the au in the middle as some kind of Nordic intonation Haü-ke. Over

[@joehaukemusic]

I've heard what you've had to say; and I don't mind it.

[@anngrimm3016]

Forget that polysyllabic prejudice. What you've got is a bang bang name.

[@twilightmist7369]

Remember on Taskmaster when there was that doctor who everyone thought was Alex's dad? At 7:32 Tim says Alex's dad's name is Hugh. The doctor's name was Hugh. And we know Alex's dad was a doctor. If that wasn't Alex's dad, that's a really weird coincidence, and if he was, that's a really weird lie.

[@madcacher1119]

Alex’s dad was a GP. “Hugh” on TM was an anesthetist.

[@twilightmist7369]

@@madcacher1119 Cool thanks! I must have missed that. A weird coincidence!

[@lukobb]

Based on 6:33, if I have to rank the players' tongues it's Horne, Watson, Key. Over.

[@albl247]

That was quite exhausting. Great game well played by all!

[@adammonk89]

When you think about it, this below the line doubting Thomas has been well and truly won over. Over

[@mollyp7559]

This was such fun, thank you for this.

[@YoJesusMorales]

That's a great strategy for someone that self destructs often. You scratch the itch from the beginning.

[@jpy8]

I would argue that David Dickinson, as an auctioneer and antique dealer, is often telling stories about the objects he buys/sells. They all tend to have an interesting history or they wouldn't be particularly valuable.

[@stemann8894]

Lovely lunch time treat!