Obsession 2nd edition with Stephanie

A deep dive into obsession by Steph!
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[@3MBG]

This is stephs video, entirely made by her with very little input from me. She will be along to answer comments via the "op shop romance" account later on.

[@ormhaxan]

Whenever Steph makes a video for this channel, I feel bewildered by just how naturally her persona comes through in everything she does. It's very welcoming. Thanks for the the really cool look into the game.

[@3MBG]

I may be biased, but i find her very easy to love :)

[@astrophe-cat]

She said she is always doing what she is told, so I tell her: Steph, do more videos!!!

[@opshopromance519]

@@3MBG Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww :P

[@esthertaylor5692]

Really loved this video. It was Steph's enthusiasm that led me to buy both Obsession and Marrying Mr Darcy. My husband and I just played our first game of Obsession (base game 2nd edition) and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. We entered into the spirit with the role play as well! Must try with the Upstairs Downstairs expansion next time. Thank you to both of you for all your great videos 💕

[@opshopromance519]

Thanks!

[@2532robh1]

What an amazing talent Stephanie is!! Always love when she is on this already superb channel! A stunning monologue. Bravo!!!!

[@djmurp2]

She’s amazing at this! And mine just arrived, which I ordered because of your review, huzzah!

[@magruch777]

This has been my favorite board game video of 2020 hands down. No questions. Period. Please do more. So many more! And now to pop in my Gosford Park DVD, find my wallet and order Obsession.

[@magruch777]

Game has been purchased. Hopefully here by 2nd week of November. Date set with one of my BFFs for Obsession, wine and bad British accents.

[@kylemitchell5372]

Agreed. My favorite board game video this year.

[@SamuelPeg]

So fun, so natural, so engaging, such contagious passion! I'm looking forward to play this game and watch Gosford Park, thanks!

[@canal924552456t543]

Get this woman more boardgames so she can do more amazing videos!

[@opshopromance519]

He doesn't need much encouragement :P

[@rodrigoquevedo878]

OMG!!! what a video! First I saw 22 minutes and I thought too long...boring...I started to see it and I can not stop!! What a great video, congratulations Stephanie!! Gold metal for you :) Regards from Mexico.

[@petergross7235]

I have to be honest, that I only watched this because it's about Obsession, which is (spoiler) also my #1 game of 2020. Steph did a terrific job, I love her sense of humor. The family boxes inside 2e core box are amazing! I totally agree that I feel spoiled when I am handed my own personal family box when we're setting up to play. I wish the Wessex expansion came with its own meeples, but that is my only single small complaint. Obsession is as close to perfect as I could imagine a game could be for me. Thanks for allowing me to revel in its glory with you Steph! I VOTED! 🇺🇸

[@andrewmoseley9589]

One of the most entertaining, and accurate board game reviews EVER. If I had not already bought the game I would have ordered it straight away. Thanks Stephanie! Such a shame that we live on opposite sides of the globe so I won't ever have the opportunity to experience playing a game of Obsession with you.

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

Very entertaining review! Several big laughs where I got the cleverness of her humor (even though I'm just an American). Oh how I hope my wife will like this game as Stephanie does.

[@kimoro9643]

Yes, more Stephanie please!! I just got this too and was giggling with joy with how beautiful all the components are, love this game so much... great vid 😊

[@mandalayj9952]

Stephanie, you are absolutely lovely and I love your natural ability in making this video feel so authentic and pure. Maybe it is because you remind me of a best friend that recently moved away, though I feel like it is just your charm alone, but your review was just wonderful. I don't know whether or not to say thanks since I now have less money in my wallet but I feel that pinch will ware off once the game arrives (oh, and my Gosford Park dvd since I had long forgotten about that one)!

[@kimberlymartin409]

Yes please more videos with you. You’re a riot. Hugz!

[@mbrochh82]

She's amazing! Super natural persona. No idea how she pulls this off. Really enjoy her videos!

[@timstimbre9762]

Enjoyed this immensely. A confident, funny, well spoken tribute to one of the best boardgames ever to grace the hobby.

[@CarlosRodriguez-ez3ls]

This review is incredibly funny! Stephanie, you must do more videos!!!

[@TheBihike]

Loved, loved, LOVED the video! I so enjoy hearing your views and seeing you on this channel! A game where I always role play the entire game is Last Will. We usually fall off our chairs laughing at the ridiculous stories we make up to loose our thankfully and thoroughly dead uncle''s money. Morbid, but soooo much fun : )

[@3MBG]

I've not played last will, but it sounds like a lot of fun if you can play like that

[@rontalkstabletop]

So I guess she likes this game. More Steph videos, please. More of the everything of this is needed in the community.

[@adolfocouso8521]

Love your videos Steph!!! Your enthusiasm for this game is contagious. I am buying Obssesion!!!

[@dylankistler731]

One of my top board game videos of the year, hands down. Can’t wait to try this one!! Bravo!

[@martinlauzon]

Thank you so much for the very entertaining video. You're just a lot of fun to listen to. I'm also a big fan of Obsession.

[@Supersly666]

The video just oozes with enthusiasm, I love that!

[@AlbertaGnome]

Brilliant video, Stephanie, you are a natural presenter!! Being from another part 🇨🇦 of the Commonwealth, my first association with the purple bag was “Crown Royal!”. The Cadbury font + Crown Royal is quite a top shelf combo. 🙂

[@kylemitchell5372]

You are a joy and delight! This video made my day. I will have to find Obsession and the expansion.

[@stephanie7679]

More Steph! You are such a delight and I completely enjoy every video you participate in creating. Obsession arrived at our house three days ago, and I am working on learning it to play this weekend with my own “useful man” ;) Designer Dan Hallagan has to be one of the nicest guys in the hobby.

[@sarahjoylagunzad6159]

Lovethis review! Because of Steph’s original review of Obsession, it peeked my interest. After watching some play throughs I was sold. Got the complete 2nd edition and all the expansions and I’m thoroughly enjoying it. Thanks for the video recommendations I need to do my homework and watch Gosford Park and Upstairs Downstairs. Love Downton Abby! We need more Steph reviews!! Maybe have a sub channel called “Over 3 min Reviews with Steph.” I would watch through the whole thing because she is just so darn cute and her personality sings through the camera. Keep it up sister! We need more female representation in the hobby!

[@MeepleUniversity]

Steph is just so cool, I fall in love ahhhhh. Also great video. Stella.

[@nmsilvayt]

I so enjoyed your wit & humor!

[@dalerancourt5693]

Just played Obsession, now Obesessed. great game .

[@aonline_abridged]

This was awesome, I really liked your energy and of course your love for the theme.

[@stefantyler]

Loved this video, very much does justice to the theme of obsession :)

[@StephenAslett]

More Steph please!

[@pad92011]

Ok, you have turned me to the dark side! I want this game now! Thanks for a great review I enjoyed it very much.

[@alastairbishop2450]

Great video and hilarious commentary Steph.

[@PeterMarinari]

We need more of these videos, FOR SURE. This was utterly hilarious and it made me desperate to play this game (and also re-watch Gosford Park)

[@meenki347]

Yes, more videos with Steph and longer videos is much better! Thanks

[@vinnieyang5422]

Love the enthusiasm!

[@peterlepicvert]

Love the 3’ videos but I also love your style and humour, super fun to watch and it’s clear to me you have the same passion for getting really into the atmosphere of the board games you play, and a love for the aesthetics of the components. I look forward to seeing more of your videos. With videos like this, long is just fine. ♥️😄

[@3MBG]

Steph would love to do more videos, but between working full time, teaching dance classes and baby wrangling. She just hasn't had the brain space for it. I'll show her this comment though and thank you

[@lord_butterstick]

came to learn more about the game before buying, ended up also buying a movie, thank you Stephanie for keeping the hype game high up

[@dinahbear1624]

I love her review so much, I've watched it just for fun a couple extra times after buying the game! (how did I miss that cheeky STP comment the first times?) Please tell Stephanie she is delightful altogether!

[@JonathanA]

Really loved this! Still not sure about the game, as I'm not a fan of deck builders, but perhaps it is only lightly a deck builder? Steph, you're pretty fun and your enthusiasm is infectious. Hope to see more! I borrowed Through A Glass Darkly from the library, which I think is a similar theme, but haven't opened that beast yet.

[@rackstraw]

More Teffie! I now chuckle every time I play a Pudding in Sushi Go...

[@drasher25]

Please more *thirty* minute videos with Stephanie!

[@3MBG]

She would love to, but with baby and work she's been slammed

[@gbdomingo]

I didnt know the difference of downton abbey and upstairs downstairs. Ty!

[@biffybeans]

Not sure if I’ll ever play this game but I sure enjoyed watching you talk about it! Also a warm ~Thank you!~ from the US.

[@3MBG]

I'll make sure Steph sees this comment :)

[@Chereebers]

Ok Steph, I’ll get it.

[@vgfly4fun]

Omg i had so much fun watching!!! Please make more like these! I have this game on my wishlisrt for quite some time but now it moved to the top. I hope I can get it in Austria.

[@monomundo]

Thank you for sharing your passion for Obsession with us 😊

[@Vadimaster]

One of the best things rules wise is starting with 5 objective cards and discard down throughout the game. Why haven’t more games done this? It gives more options, offers more difficult choices, takes out some luck of the draw (some, since you can still get more). Great idea. Also, this video put this game on my radar. I’ve watched more reviews since and now I have it on pre-order from my FLGS. The retail copies can’t get to Europe soon enough.

[@3MBG]

Its a tool i use in every game with new player where you have to discard objectives at the start of the game. More games should use it.

[@leslieheisner3508]

😂 I loved, loved, LOVED 😍 this whole video!

[@apsaify]

I am really interested in this game because of your previous video. I pledged all in in the last kickstarter of this game, but in the end, I have to drop it because the shipping cost is really expensive

[@adambishop5032]

Steph is amazing!!!

[@bertman4]

Godsford Park is excellent. It was the first time I saw Clive Owen. It has a ridiculous cast that only Robert Altman could pull together.

[@dalembertian]

Love Godsford Park, also inspired by yet another movie, La Règle du Jeu, by Jean Renoir. Not so easy to find these days, but totally worth it too, amazing movie. Teffy, idea for a video one day: the full lineage of these British upstairs/downstairs movies! 😀 Amazing review, BTW, can’t wait to be able to get a copy

[@dalembertian]

Apparently, La Règle du Jeu is on KZbin... 🤦🏻‍♂️😀

[@blueseqperl]

Thank you for reminding us to vote. I'm in the U.S., and plan to vote early tomorrow.

[@user-qp7bi2vr8l]

Come back, come back, you're a Perfect reviewer Steph. (Can I call you Steph?) And it's great to have another reviewer from Godzone to enjoy. Ka kite

[@3MBG]

Kia ora! Steph did some recent reviews on the channel and hopefully will do some more once Anne is a bit older

[@RenbroNL]

I really like legit 2nd editions. And my interests on getting the game definitely goes up when I see one. Coming from a computer game background I've gotten used to getting patches after release. The idea of having a final product before it got tested by the masses is about 20 years old to me, yet here I am back at it. You can only play test so much, with so many people, and take only so much time. Also extremely impressed by the VP pie chart.

[@3MBG]

Many of my fav PC games are 2nd editions, or version 2's. Starcon 2, Fallout 2, Baldurs Gate 2, System Shock 2, so i hear you

[@warlikepoet]

This video is awesome 🤯

[@jacobmartin9679]

Steph is amazing! This video was fantastic. I mean, you’re great too, but...

[@sebastienvivas9319]

Kick ass video Steph! I was wondering, do you think this game would win over a bunch of guys used to playing war games? I keep hearing about how great this game is and I"m wondering if the greatness might overcome whatever qualms we may have with the stark contrast in theme we are use to. Looking forward to more of your work!

[@opshopromance519]

I feel there's definitely some space for emphasising the cutthroat nature of vintage social climbing! A bit less interpersonal interaction though.

[@tychay]

0:55 Impressive! 5:05 The main reason for this change is probably because in EP, you are more likely to already be at rep 6 in late rounds so the effectiveness of the holiday is almost nil for most people. This can be especially true if using Upstairs/Downstairs. 5:45 Another still useful aspect of the separate board is when you have more horizontal room than vertical room. You can slot the estate next to the family board instead of below. This happens a lot in 2 player since you usually put the main boards between you. 8:10 I think solo play rules are in the base game (hence the purple d20). Wessex has the rules/cards for solo EXTENDED play 10:50 Title should be changed to Obsession 2nd edition and Gosford Park with Stephanie! :D 11:10 It's not a murder mystery movie unless Maggie Smith is in it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5TcXnyjbrGsn5I 12:25 Also… a real person! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Forbes_Bonetta

[@opshopromance519]

Awesome, thanks Terry!

[@dczepiel]

I love it, I enjoyed this review a lot, such a shame this game is not available in Poland.

[@3MBG]

Not even an English language version? I know they are a small company so don't do many translations, but the game itself, asides from the rulebook, is pretty light on words

[@hatifnatowie4]

More and more Stephanie !

[@3MBG]

Once life settles down a little after baby is a bit older, I hope she comes back to do more

[@laciemckindle2684]

Stephanie, you are my favorite! Where can I watch all your videos?

[@astrophe-cat]

Stephanie... I am shocked!!! A review of the new edition of Obsession, but you show the old DVD version of Gosford Park? You ARE aware that there is an Anniversary Edition of the film now out with new extras, right?

[@3MBG]

Well, i think i know whats going in the xmas stocking now :)

[@opshopromance519]

THIS IS VITAL INFORMATION

[@astrophe-cat]

Okay, I stand corrected. It's not called Anniversary Edition - just Special Edition. Anyway: Here's the list of extras on it: SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Brand new 2K restoration from a 4K scan, carried out by Arrow films exclusively for this release, supervised and approved by director of photography Andrew Dunn High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by director Robert Altman, production designer Stephen Altman and producer David Levy Audio commentary by writer-producer Julian Fellowes Brand-new audio commentary by critics Geoff Andrew and David Thompson (author of Altman on Altman) Introduction by critic Geoff Andrew Brand new cast and crew interviews recorded exclusively for this release The Making of Gosford Park archive featurette Keeping Gosford Park Authentic archive featurette Q&A Session with Altman and the cast Fifteen deleted scenes with optional Altman commentary Trailer Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matthew Griffin FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Sheila O Malley and an archive interview with Robert Altman

[@opshopromance519]

@@astrophe-cat EXCITE

[@quadparty]

Upstairs, Downstairs did not have a manor house :-P

[@opshopromance519]

DAMMIT GRAEME if anyone was going to spot an error it was you :P

[@quadparty]

@@opshopromance519 I have it on DVD :-)

[@RobertKonigsberg]

Far under up-thumbed. Because of this we watched Gosford Park today. Good call.

[@RobertKonigsberg]

It's exactly like Obsession.

[@opshopromance519]

@@RobertKonigsberg Obsession TECHNICALLY has less murder but now you mention it someone should suggest that for the next expansion ...

[@RobertKonigsberg]

@@opshopromance519 :D A brief chat with Steph on the 3mbg discord: Me: Also, wow, Gosford Park was good. Why didn't the just call Obsession "Gosford Park - The Board Game" with the expansion "Murder and Sex and The Incompetent Inspector" Her: I mean I would obviously be in favour of this.

[@nigelgraves174]

If you like Gosford Park/ Downton Abbey etc, have you ever seen The Forsyte Saga? The original '60s version was okay (AFAIK -- I never saw it) but the 2002 remake with Damian Lewis and Gina McKee was excellent. Great vid, BTW!

[@katarzynakubok1534]

The real question is - did you read original Forsyte Saga? Recommended!

[@opshopromance519]

@@katarzynakubok1534 I will have to check out both!

[@saldagon]

Like to see more of that face on this channel !

[@darrenmaley5436]

More Steph please.

[@darrenmaley5436]

I am now watching Gosford Park. Great film.

[@3MBG]

She would do more if she could, but the life of a pole dancing politician who also has a day job is quite full

[@wfp9378]

Out of stock on Boardgame Atlas and Kayenta. Oh well.

[@3MBG]

Its been super popular, which means it will likely get a reprint