New Year Rant 2025

[@MythicDO]

Long time watcher, rarely ever comment. Just want to let you know that I love your videos and your approach to board game reviews. Never being afraid to give your opinion and always calling out bollocks is why I'll keep watching! Happy 2025!

[@baronvonbowman]

In this flat calm sea of moribundity, in this age of vanilla snowflakery the gaming world needs this lighthouse of humour, expletives and sense. A beacon to all old school gamers such as myself. Never change sir. Happy New Year.

[@braddickinson6045]

Thanks for being a breath of fresh air in a sea of board game channels that are all the same. Never change!

[@JackFrancisco-s6z]

One of the 10% of watchers, mate. Looking forward to Stalker as I was a late pledger after watching your reviews. You're the man!

[@daleprather3026]

Appreciate you! Love your style and your videos. Laughed out loud a few times on this one.

[@stephenkane304]

I just want to add to the plethora of voices here in the comments to say THANK YOU for all of your excellent and honest reviews!! I have been watching your channel's content for many years and love what you do. It's a shame what boardgamegeek has become, especially as it used to genuinely be a place of open discourse regarding our board game hobby, whereas now they openly ban even slightly contrary opinions. Hopefully they will course-correct and return to the welcoming community they once were.

[@ezzagood0]

Happy New Year 🎉 from a fellow Brit living in Sweden. Thanks for all your hard work, it’s really appreciated and congrats on hitting 30k subscribers. Please keep doing what you do as it’s my favourite board game channel. Don’t change anything style-wise, as that’s what makes you unique and ignore all the weirdos. Have a fantastic year and hopefully see you at UKGamesExpo 30th May/1st June.

[@griffsmotorthings]

Thanks!

[@fenirob]

Now 2025 can begin. I am looking forward to playing some of the "oldies" in my collection and a few of the new ones as well. Have a great one. You are the opposite of ARCS. Cheers!

[@paulkoenig988]

Keep up the good work in 2025! This channel is a breath of fresh air. I wished I saw your video before I bought Arcs.

[@snw7]

BGB is definitely my favorite gaming channel on KZbin - love your rants and takes - very refreshing and hilarious.

[@jackgibson7151]

Keep speaking the truth brother! So right about BGG! You are one the best reviewers out there right now and I always look forward to your videos popping up even when you hurt my sensitive little feelings and tell me a game I like is “complete and utter dog shit!” Great advice on all the content creators as well. I really like the Secret Cabal, but I’ve been burned so many times by them telling how great a game is and then it wasn’t! Sometimes they will even say they were wrong about it a year later. I try and do a lot of research anymore before I jump on the latest and greatest.

[@mrbovinejoni569]

RIP AntLab Games. Anthony and Frances are wonderful people. Most anticipated game for next year is Speakeasy. Great year for you, Bollocks. One of my favorite channels in this space. Keep it up!

[@Yossarian.]

I'm an old man of 54 but relatively new to modern board gaming on account of being dad to an 11 year old who happens to like board games. For what it's worth, You are our main go-to when researching games. I agree about arcs. But if you listen to other channels, it's the best game ever. Keep up the good work.

[@gomezthechimp1116]

I played it 3 times and found it really frustrating. I won't be playing it again.

[@Yossarian.]

@gomezthechimp1116 To be fare I only played it once at a friend's house, so i suppose I cant really say i have a genuine dislike or even good reason. My mate only played it to show me how it's not that great. He even said I could have it but I declined.

[@jackclements2163]

54 isn't old mate. 74...84. 94, yeah, but 54, no.

[@travelinwithTODD]

Thanks!🤘

[@travelinwithTODD]

i was going to give you $20.25 but they wouldn't let me. I'll have to mail you the .25 cents. Go buy a new hamster, or a onion, or a cucumber, or a bag of crisps! Much love from the USA!

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Haha! I think this is the biggest super we’ve ever had…thanks mate 👍🏻

[@12600Grey]

Keep it real man! Love your reviews and the funny witty comedy slipped in. Your videos always make me laugh and feel better.

[@thelesserhumungous2927]

Thanks

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Cheers mate….might recommend Spot Goes to the Farm for some light alternative reading

[@sunInterressant]

Your channel is amazing. Please keep doing what you do, exactly the way you do it!

[@deeza85za]

I want arcs, otherwise I’m sending you two cucumbers.

[@ferusgratia]

I’d take it too, but this comment made me laugh. This guy deserves it more.

[@dragonwiz87]

Are they at least bloody?

[@trueseeing]

Rarely comment but thought I'd say that I really appreciate your perspective as a down to earth person as it's increasingly hard to find that in this hobby these days, so keep it up.

[@o0krazyboris0o]

Love your vids, dont change, and im so happy i found this channel because its the *exact* way i want to see boardgames reviewed. No bullshit, no fear mongering, no PC bullshit, just real thoughts with some humor for good measure. Mint

[@josephpilkus1127]

"Don't antagonize anyone; that's my job!" Absolutely love it. Thanks for all you do. Would love to have you visit Philly and attend PAX Unplugged. I've really enjoyed ISS Vanguard and looking forward to The Gilded Realms in 2025.

[@tehnikpaul]

Big fan man, I thoroughly enjoy your geezer style, direct and honest. Currently living on a boat in Wales, so if you wanna send me a present, will be much appreciated. Have a great new year, hope your channel grows an order of magnitude at least.

[@MarkWoodward-n4i]

Here's to a great 2025 for your channel. Your presence is important. BGG is the board gaming equivalent of console gaming's IGN! Despite the many complex and component packed board game delights available, it was Qwirkle in all it's simplicity that was the Christmas hit around our family table. Just need to try and win at least one damn game now!

[@Rainfall19]

I've loved your channel from the first video i came across. Love your no BS, no filter, blunt and honest approach to everything - it's hilarious but also a breath of fresh air and a standout from every other board game dedicated channel. Don't change a thing! Keep up the great work. You deserve many, many, MANY more subscripts and watchers! Looking forward to the most in 2025: I'm turning into a DC nerd, so DCeased-Zombicide and DC United are my top 2 highly anticipated.

[@thehavrecardman5074]

Didn't really buy too much into the Arcs hype myself either but I would still end up liking to at least try it so might as well throw myself into the ring for it just in case it's something I do actually like. Love the content as always and looking forward to what you have coming for 2025! The brutal honesty is definitely something this hobby needs, not sugar coating.

[@RJF007]

Happy New Year! Keep up the brilliant work. Always enjoy watching your videos and love the fact that you have an unadulterated and objective opinion. You said it best to seek out your own info based on what is available. Your site is the first place that I always go for great advice.

[@archip8021]

yeah bgg moderators are absolutely terrible

[@awakecommonman5291]

Bgg = cultural marxists

[@iansutton7416]

I always respected Scarlet Witch's moderation, but all the other moderators have to fall in behind Octavian's castle defence mindset. He's built himself a problem with trying to enforce their socio-political views, alongside the traditional moderation of behaviour. That often creates conflicting impact, and he's incapable of appreciating that, choosing his aggressive moderation in favour of the activists flouting the behavioural rules, but supporting his aggressive moderation of socio-politics. It would be so much simpler if they simply blocked all discussion on socio-political issues, putting their stance as a statement in the final post of any such discussion that emerges. Way less effort for the moderators, and way less need to delete posts / ban people. Instead he's built this cottage industry of deletions and bans, which I can only assume gives him the feeling of 'fighting the good fight'.

[@awakecommonman5291]

Welcome to.... the woke extreme left! Sounds like a new game lol

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Not sure BGG are Communists but there you go…

[@henrikwakman7776]

I have a lifelong ban for no reason besides being bluntly factual. People flagged unpopular scientific probabilities about global population and on my way I was:P

[@dpd128]

Best thing for me in 2024 is finding your channel. Cheers

[@louisequick2939]

Loving the rant. 😂. Looking forward to playing Seti this year which I have just ordered

[@RipTail]

Thank you for saying this about boardgamegeek. I hate them too, especially the moderator Octavian, who is a cancer to that website.

[@jamesholmes1397]

Keep up the good work mate, I really appreciate your honesty in your reviews.

[@ScottnCarol4JC]

As a Texan in America I really appreciate like minded people like you across the pond 👍. Keep doing what you are doing.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Hasn’t Texas always been in America?

[@johnbartula9927]

We have a city named Paris, Texas...so sometimes we have to specify the country. 🙂

[@kristin4463]

@@BoardGameBollocks Once upon a time it was in Mexico.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

And before that it wasn’t in anything 👍🏻

[@esolo114]

​@@BoardGameBollocks pangea

[@tomwhitcombe335]

Enjoyed the Rant. Been stung by the hype this year, too. Games aren't cheap, and investing in one and then not enjoying it feels like a double whammy! Keep up the good work.

[@jasonv8516]

Another great video! I love your channel, thank you for the great content.

[@Warriorking.1963]

Great video, always enjoy your no BS reviews and opinions, keep up the good work, and above all else... *Happy New Year* .

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Really enjoy your channel and would definitely have the courage to say hello if I ever saw you on my side of the pond … and good luck with Arcs as I’m sure I can do without it. :)

[@bretrowlinson]

New viewer this year. I have enjoyed the content, keep it up! Happy New Year from Canada!

[@messymari]

The grumpiness here tickles some little corner of my brain, and I keep coming back! You're like the Andy Rooney of board games (high praise, imo). Looking forward to playing Dune: Imperium and Fields of Arle soon.

[@raduprofeanu6891]

Happy New Year and all the best for 2025!!! I am looking forward to see if i can go through my 85 + games collection twice this year. In terms of new games i am a bit excited by 1848:Spring of Nations but that is it really. Cheers

[@coltonbeatty6117]

How dare you not tremor with anticipation for the soon forthcoming Speakeasy from the one and only Vital Lacerda. It is guaranteed to be only the most exquisite Euroslop.

[@deathnavy]

I hope you have a great new year and I’m happy to see the channel growing! Here’s to some more hopefully great games in 2025

[@chrispatty8953]

I always enjoy your videos. I got to admire someone who tells it as it is. Keep up the good work and I hope you continue to grow. Happy New Year.

[@Dell999950]

Love the channel - thought I saw you briefly at UKGE but it was packed! Please don't change anything you do!

[@Paul-ro6py]

Your channel is always a breath of fresh air. All your hard work can be seen in the production quality and content.

[@timjones990]

Cheers mate, HNY to you too. Great content glad your still enjoying creating it for us. As I've said before I always look to your channel to sense check any future purchase coz ur usually spot on. If I see you at Expo I'll defo pop and say hi.

[@vanzetti7]

Thanks for all your hard work ❤ I had some games come in from Kickstarter and games that I have on my shelf that I’ve been promising myself to master and play. I’m a very slow learner and before I host a board game night I rehearse all week leading up to the night to make the gameplay as smooth as possible. So hopefully it’s just a continuation of that when I can for 2025. I just got the all in pledge of Robinson Crusoe and have been slowly going through that. Just learned Fury of Dracula , Merchants and Mauraders and the variant for Abomination Heir of Frankenstein. Those are the big game nights I hope to hold this year.

[@wiblick]

I finally bought Obsession because of you. You great big influencer you! (not commenting for Arcs don’t want it).

[@stogrady]

Another amazing year of videos! Love you yearly rant and can't wait to see more of your awesome content this year.

[@AndrewDKinsey]

entertaining, have a sub

[@Joe_WS]

Happy New Year. Always a good watch.

[@spellsing]

09:44 Now your talking! Looking forward to that and Happy new year

[@ragnabob]

Cheers man, good points. Happy 2025 to you and yours and hope the channel grows even further

[@Sirpoupadoumax]

Happy new year to you man. Looking forward to your 2025 content. We've enjoyed that you reviewed more recent releases this year and not just relics. And hey, Stalker is still open for late pledge on Gamefound as I type, for those who're keen (hum) on crowdfunded goodies before retail. I hope for you to give a crack at Maladum from BattleSystems in 2025, that is if you can tolerate building their card terrain. This year I've realised that area control without good diplomacy element aren't my cuppa, so I'll be playing more Game of Thrones and Oath to control and backstab all me mates. Happy stabby. Cheers!

[@williamblack6912]

Thumbnail is the best Rumpelstiltskin impression I've seen in a long time.

[@timloblaw6128]

Thanks for sharing your rant. An excellent start to my new year. As always, "see you next Tuesday."

[@marcolai9735]

This was so bloody entertaining!! Looking forward to 2025 and I made a mental note to have hand saniters within reach if i see you at UKGE! I played a demo of Arcs and i quite enjoyed that, so i wouldnt mind taking off you. Happy NYE!

[@michaelhoffmann3266]

Happy New Year from Canada! Just subscribed. May 2025 be filled with less shite games for you and the family. I’m looking forward to Battalion: War of the Ancients, Altay: Dawn of Civilization, Barbarian Kingdoms, Huang, and two Thunder Road expansions, Carnage at Devils Run and Choppe Shoppe.

[@harperrob]

Happy new year! If I see you at UKGE (and my terrible facial recognition allows), I hereby pledge to say hello to you. Have a good one!

[@steeveman]

Happy New Year! You always crack me up! Keep on cracking! Hope that’s not weird to write! 😂

[@simonwadd4038]

I'm always up for free stuff! We have a child just getting into games with us, so we bought a load of things hopefully to suit her this xmas period. Hoping to get some going, and also tempt the other child who struggles past 15 minutes to get into more a bit. Many purchases informed by you of course!

[@MichaelGaskin]

Congrats on 30k! Hope you had a gret Christmas and a fun New Year... I HATE BGG... Nailed it about them.

[@GeordieGenes101]

Happy new year. I bought Robot Quest Arena at last years Expo after watching your review. Love that game. I did keep an eye out for you hoping to bump into you but didn’t end up spotting you. Hopefully I will see you at this years expo to say hi. Love the channel keep up the good work.

[@shayman33]

I'm a big fan and appreciate what your doing.

[@phyberoptyk5619]

Thanks for keeping it real man and happy new year!

[@jonmckenny8039]

Happy New Year. Great content!! Love your reviews, Love your takes, and LOVE your attitude. To all who have issues with your videos, in the words of Father Jack, Feck Off!

[@HahahaSoFunny]

😂😂😂 Happy New Year to you too! Always a laugh had round here.

[@docneale7534]

Funny and interesting, as ever. Happy new year. Haven't watched your Arcs review yet, that's going to be my next port of call. I'm really grateful that you're bringing your opinions to bear in this realm - there's such a load of grey shite out there that it's hard to know what to watch without falling asleep. Thanks for your content - keep on keepin' on.

[@GlenOneN]

Happy New Year. Looking forward to seeing my board game soft launched at the UKGE this year!!

[@netman63129]

Keep up the great work mate! I like the attitude but the main reason I watch is because we have similar tastes in games so if you like a game and I never heard of it, I at least check it out. I maintain a modest collection of favorites (37 at the moment) and more than half are in your Top 100. Unless I missed them, here's a few you should try out...Hansa Teutonica, Parks, Unmatched, and Russian Railroads. Happy gaming!

[@WolfGirl930]

Wish I'd seen you at Games expo I would have said hello for sure !! Happy new year and all the best for 2025. Love the channel and the reviews.

[@waitingforvirtue3080]

Happy New Year from those of us lurking way at the back. I'm looking forward to seeing those Fighting Fantasy reviews, such a big part of my childhood. I'm hoping to look through my small collection of games and move some on that just didn't work for me or are too similar to others I own, i only have about 50 games not including the bonkers amount of Memoir 44 I have (still no DDay reprint) so shouldn't take that long. Keep the good stuff coming matey.

[@notlaw1976]

Happy New Year to you as well pal, and your family too of course. Thoroughly enjoyed your top 100 as well. We were away in the woods, off grid for Christmas, so I've just been going through them over the last few days. Look forward to your thoughts on SETI in the coming months, as that's up there on my wants list, as is Shackleton Base as I love all that space bollocks. I want to get more game time with the family this year, not just at games groups. We had a great time playing games in the lodge over Christmas, so want to keep their interest piqued. Keep it up matey, there's plenty of us middle-aged, grumpy, foul-mouthed fuckers out here that enjoy the shit you make. Some of us are also bitter vegans too, that miss decent gravy haha. All the best.

[@AngelSanchezelqueretrata]

I have not realised when I got into your channel, but i had a blast and you are my channel to go when i want board game fun - happy new year! Madness from a bloody Mexican fan!

[@espressoxtrm]

Happy New Year mate from NZ!! Appreciate your vids and another great rant! Looking forward to playing some great games this year…bloodrage… eclipse a new dawn… Barrage… Nucleum… Empires age of discovery… should be a goody and looking forward to more great vids. Cheers

[@boxfarts3847]

Congrats on 30 000 subscribers. Looking forward to trying out Arydia when it comes shortly. Happy New Years.

[@abranna1]

Thank you for all of your reviews. Keep it up!

[@JJEMcManus]

Thanks for taking the time to do one of these things. And happy new year to you too

[@MarleneSB]

Happy new year all! Looking forward to hearing more recommendations throughout the year and laughing at the outrage at the terrible games too!

[@JoeTheGons]

Happy New Year! I just got into board gaming last year and your channel is one of my most watched. Keep doing what you're doing- we need someone like you.

[@AndreasStenius]

Enjoying watching your content. So not me, but loving every bit of it. 😅 Looking forward to a number games heading my way: Guards of Atlantis II, Algomancy, Shards of infinity, Innovation Ultimate, Chroma Arcana, Xia legends of a drift system, and more… :)😂

[@MassDefibrillator]

Not a weird comment.

[@Ched80]

Happy new year to you too. I'd say you're my favourite boardgame reviewer so keep up the good work. I'd say last year was pretty poor for games in general, I don't know if my tastes are changing, but I definitely enjoyed less of them last year.

[@BarnstormNZ]

I really enjoy your style of reviews. Its great that you do pros and cons since a lot of reviewers wont say anything negative about a game and it feels like a much more honest review.

[@EvilKaz]

Found your channel in 2024 and i like your reviews cos I think we like similar type of games. New Years resolution play board games with my mates, wind em up and have laugh. HNY!

[@1992mrjohnnyp]

Love this channel dude, nice to have a bit more balance in KZbin board game scene

[@PMMagro]

Happy New Year! Looking forward to more waffle both about new-, last years- and old time board games. Played a lot last year but will hoepfully get to play some older games including wargames too 2025.

[@Henni_more]

Happy New Year! Will happily(?) take Arcs from you!

[@Paul-ro6py]

Our thanks as always for all your efforts in keeping it real.

[@sailbot1]

Happy New Year. I plan on playing many good games of Cthulhu Death May Die. Its already become my most played game in my collection at under 2 months since i purchased. Maybe this year, I'll get some good plays in of some older games I've got. Got a 2nd baby due in July so we'll see about that. Also my 3 year old is interested in board games so we've picked up a few HABA games to try with her. Congrats on 30k subscribers! I wouldnt mind picking up that copy of arcs. Id pay shipping.

[@cardbaudit]

Happy New Year fella. Look forward to the Navegador coverage. Got a copy of this waiting to play. I'm surprised Navegador hasn't been re-imagined and sacrificed at the altar of modern audiences.

[@jonridley]

Love the channel 😂 you can give me arcs or not , I’m utterly ambivalent

[@Xombigod]

Your best vid' to date. Thanks for the honest words.

[@adriang6259]

Yeah back at you with the new year wishes. Love the channel, good luck with the growth. Been watching at least for a couple of years. I hardly ever go to BGG if ever at all. Might have asked a rule explanation on one of the forums once. Hopefully never need to go there again. Living in. The great land of Oz, I probably won’t make it to the BG convention over there, I probably won’t even get to the one in Canberra one unless I get a great influx of ca$#.

[@noahwilson422]

Glad to see Arcs get another shoutout on this channel.

[@mordoten]

Thanks for a great channel and keep up the good work! Really enjoy your style.

[@looktothefuture84]

Happy New Year, Mr Bollocks! Keep ignoring the haters and just doing your thing 😉 Hopefilly see you at UKGE this year! Happy to be included in the ARCS giveaway... not fully deterred from giving it a try just yet!

[@robtrounce3543]

Bloody great to meet you this year mate... not so happy about having shaken your hand though.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

It wasn’t my semen…did you go to the Rahdo booth?

[@lndovan4548]

Very much looking forward to Arcs, you make it sound so appealing ❤

[@lootnscoot50]

I’m 50 and I’m just tired of a lot of the drama and hypocrisy. I enjoy the tone and delivery of your channel. I’d be happy to take arcs off your hands, if only to try the game out myself. I actually cancelled my Kickstarter order on the last day just based off a re-read of the early reviews

[@richardhancock1505]

Happy New Year! Always enjoy your colourful comments. Sorry to hear you’re getting some hateful comments. I would definitely say hi if I saw you at Games Expo- hoped to bump into you last year. Expo is what I look forward to the most in the year. I’m not particularly looking forward to many new games although I’d like to get the chance to try Planet Unknown. I know it’s not that new; but it seems to suit the kind of games I like. I hope to play the majority of the games in my collection this year. I keep a track of games I own that I’ve played so I can have a word with myself if I’m hanging on to a box of cardboard and plastic that isn’t doing anything except taking up space in my small house. 😊