Show of the Weekend: Crazy Tower Tabletop Toppling with Dicebreaker!

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[@outsidextra]

What better way to start the weekend than a bitter competition amongst friends? We welcome Wheels along as he shows us new tabletop dexterity game Crazy Tower!

[@slewone4905]

Wheels? OH no, Mike has a friend now!

[@fallenaasimar3878]

This video was wheely good guys I love it when you play board games xD

[@Username159_]

Don't worry about the beatings Wheels. Dicebreaker's vengeance shall be had in the next episode of Oxventure.

[@Sableagle]

Next week, play again, but with two sets, so you have twice as many blocks to get rid of.

[@k8runnels495]

You welcome Wheels to the show by hitting him with a rolled up magazine? Not what i'd call friendly, but it was super fun to watch!

[@fett01]

Ellen: "I will shove this up your nose" There we go. Threats of physical violence. Now we're tabletop gaming

[@Belforhir]

15:49 I missed it and had to rewatch

[@idioticpanther8068]

Luke bringing the dramatic music and Ellen being really cross about it is just the best. After Mouse trap and this, I want more board/building games on the show!

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

CLUE, Trouble, or Pretty Pretty Princess.

[@CindyHelms]

The fact that Ellen was prepped and ready to roll up a magazine to swat Wheels away is just so funny.

[@hell3quin864]

She was also way more heavy handed than Luke. Pets notwithstanding.

[@strongblade]

Strange how Luke used the same magazine that Ellen tossed out of frame as well...

[@hell3quin864]

@@strongblade they both subscribe to the same mag. Otherwise Ellen throwing it right & Luke entering right wouldn't make sense would it?

[@thebudderblock2149]

She is always prepared.

[@revolver265]

On top of that, the way she tosses it in such a perfect floppy parabola off-screen gets me.

[@XXGodlessEntityXX]

One day I want a video of just a studio tour and you all telling us about your first day there. An hour long video, or more, of you all telling us about what led the five of you to creating the literal two channels on KZbin my Husband and I watch and why. We are currently watching all of your posted videos from the first video on the channel again, almost through all of 2017's videos. Will be doing the same for Oxbox as soon as we finish. But if any of you see this, anything about why you guys do what we all love you for, would be and I quote of Jane "So lit."

[@speculativemusings3593]

XXGodlessEntityXX be careful doing that sort of binge here. The two channels often reference each other and split series between them. Just know that you may come across videos that require you to view part 1 or 2 on the other channel.

[@XXGodlessEntityXX]

@@speculativemusings3593 Thank you for the heads-up, we've been watching all of their videos since our son needed nightly diaper changes and bottle feedings, they helped get us through many a night for the last five years.

[@LJay_1985]

Somehow Ellen resists all her cat-like urges to just bat the tower into pieces at every given opportunity. That's dedication.

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

I'm imagining that they had to spend an entire day filming dozens of takes of this video now because the tower kept getting batted away, and this is the only one where they managed to get enough footage for an episode.. Thank you.

[@LJay_1985]

@@neolexiousneolexian6079 They had to promise her several bags of cat treats & ear scritches for being civil. :-)

[@kaushtubhchauhan]

@@neolexiousneolexian6079 there is a reason we didn't have any comments or art and craft section...there simply was not time left after Ellen batting the tower pieces away

[@slewone4905]

Wheels, if you share an HR with Oxbox, you will sadly find out, it's where Jane keeps her Homing rockets. Which ishow Oxbox deals with complaints to HR as well.

[@XXGodlessEntityXX]

How do you think she gets new parts down in the lab? Can't always turn employees into evil versions of themselves.

[@polkarrty]

Also she once threw the HR department into a crocodile lake

[@XXGodlessEntityXX]

@@polkarrty Well, that's only one HR group of employees that we know of anyways.

[@recino2]

HR is an acronym for homing rockets, right?

[@jigsawofalltime]

HR is just now run by newly appointed skeleton army anyways, so any complaints they try to sort will have consequences...

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

7:18 "A coward's choice", said the person who chose yellow instead of green for their blocks and nonchalantly said it's "just the best colour". If Wheels ever shows up wearing a strange ring or holding a strange lantern, be careful.

[@andoryuubushido7191]

I see your point, but you see green is not a creative colour

[@marhawkman303]

@@andoryuubushido7191 Well Luke chose Red which causes your heart to explode and release all of your pent up rage. Ellen chose Violet which causes you to shower everyone with love and affection whether they want it or not.

[@jothamfunclara5135]

Just when I thought Ox-Euro-Breaker was already the best crossover I could think of. Can we have Black Lantern Jane, then?

[@varunchaturvedi2581]

New favourite intro. Also: Poor Wheels.

[@butter_scotch]

Ellen: "I'm gonna shove this in your nose" Whoa Ellen, your competitive streak is showing

[@paulwade5853]

Was gonna like this comment, but then I saw it was at 69 likes, and i'm not one to ruin perfection

[@butter_scotch]

@@paulwade5853 I was thinking that I'm not gonna get anyone likes since it's at 69. You, sir have confirmed it

[@MattSkudlarek]

I thought that was just the hair dye...

[@butter_scotch]

@@MattSkudlarek 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Well done

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

Watch out for Andy making an appearance then.

[@HovektheArtist]

This begs the question, how often does the ducebreaker crew wander into the ox-castle, and attempt to raid janes lab like some kind of quest.

[@travisrolison9646]

Id say its more likely they are imprisoned in the lab and keep escaping and have to be returned.

[@HovektheArtist]

@@travisrolison9646 i thought that was just mike

[@Commanderd2007]

‘Roll a dexterity check to escape Jane’s experiments. You’re going to have to beat a 24’

[@HovektheArtist]

@@Commanderd2007 with disadvantage as her robots have the high ground and element of surprise

[@Commanderd2007]

@@HovektheArtist and there’s a glowing potion that if anyone drinks (fails a wisdom save) they have to roll a D8 to determine what happens. 1: target randomly sneezes fire, 2: target becomes absolutely obsessed that they are a car/chariot, 3: target turns invisible, 4: target aces every lore roll, 5: target turns chaotic evil for a duration, 6: target suddenly knows how to operate a random bit of lab kit. 7 and 8?

[@kaushtubhchauhan]

Gamer network cinematic universe crossover events are getting good.. Of course Ellen wins it ..crazy tracy should be good in crazy tower

[@LessPunkMoreCyber]

Luke easily has the most unnerving “crazy man” stare I’ve ever seen... So... Open. So wide. He sees all. He knows all! Flee! Flee for your lives!

[@seaborgium919]

Helps that his eyes are so pale. Adds to the thousand yard stare.

[@ExhalatiBreat]

Fly, you fools!

[@eathenalbrecht5072]

Flee or he'll throw all your money in a lake

[@wolfsuit_art]

You’d have to be as mad as a frost troll to mess with that stare.

[@Cappy2]

Little did we know that Luke is the decedent of Jack the Ripper who is the decedent of The Muddler

[@Tintin_desi_billa]

"never play crazy towers with a crazy man" Words to live by.

[@Crisjola]

"There's no winnable move!" I'm absolutely pulling that next time I play a game like this with friends (my neck cracks *loudly*) just to freak them out.

[@johnoneil9188]

Infinity War is the most ambitious crossover ever. Ellen:"Hold my sockpuppet goose."

[@Rawkwilder]

18:51 luke disregards any feelings of danger. Flamingos never say die.

[@marhawkman303]

Then the tower falls on them. :p

[@Sableagle]

They also never get past the intro and start singing: "Was many years ago when I left home and came this way."

[@dallydaydream]

Every so often I forget that Ellen isn't the only Oxtra present who is the human epitome of a cat, but thankfully Luke reminds us that he's one too by taking every opportunity to knock things over XD

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

“All boardgames are variants of crazy towers.” *suspiciously side eyes cluedo and monopoly

[@TheLurkingWriter]

Cluedo: a tower of lies. Monopoly: ... I've got nothing.

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

TheLurkingWriter climbing the tower of capitalism?

[@marhawkman303]

@@gruggerduggerhoose Risk 2210 says: EAT NUCLEAR ARMAGEDDON!

[@Sableagle]

Imagine playing Monopoly on a giant board, where you don't buy a property, just pay to play a turn on that Crazy Tower set, and rent is calculated per coloured cube in the stack.

[@marhawkman303]

@@Sableagle Also bidding for property is based on how many puzzle pieces you can stack before it falls over.

[@Iversen83]

Luke: 'I immediately know, that it's not going to work.' Also Luke: continues to do it anyway, Such a Dob.

[@LiamDuke]

"There's no winnable move" *Snaps neck* 😂😂😂

[@Sableagle]

"Good morning, Professor. Strange game. The only winning move is {reformats hard drive}."

[@CaitlinRC]

Yes Dicebreaker! Lure Oxtra to the dark side!

[@slewone4905]

Huh, Oxtra is already in the dark side. Remember Jane!

[@Banquet42]

Lure Dicebreaker to the more chaotic dark side?

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

But.. mousetrap.... Dicebreaker merely adopted the dark side; Oxtra created it!

[@Banquet42]

@@neolexiousneolexian6079 That game of Mousetrap has lead to more chaos than most games of Jumanji.

[@tycol322]

Am I the only one who excepted/hoped it would end with something like this: Andy: Hey Ellen. I was looking over the schedule for... Who is that... wait a minute... Wheels: oh shit... Andy: DICEBREAKER! *chase ensues* Oxbox: D

[@mattball8622]

Wheels! Good to see that the Gamer Network Extended Universe is going strong. This video is 90% pure chaos and I am here for it.

[@theodorepinnock1517]

I'm pretty sure they're all part of the same company.

[@Sableagle]

GNEU? It's not a CAMEL or a KANGAROO. It's a GNEU. Call it BISON or OKAPI and we'll sue!

[@jackwinter5421]

It’s so odd to see how small the purple sofa room is while Luke was removing a block, the white creates an sense of infinite space around the purple sofa. I’m disappointed to find out show of the weekend isn’t shot in some kind of infinite white void!

[@bobpcaramel]

I’m expecting dumbledore to walk past at any moment

[@Tabbyclaw]

So much of what happens in Show of the Weekend can only be possible in a Janet void. It only makes sense.

[@Tinyvalkyrie410]

Tabbyclaw welp I was going to make this exact comment. I now consider you to be my rival for all time. How dare you be clever AND a week earlier than me. That oxtra like should have been miiiine. MINE I SAY. Oh who am I kidding. I simply can’t stay mad at someone with such excellent taste in both internet nerds AND television. Wanna be friends?

[@Icam_here]

it's crazy seeing how these towers were built, this game looks like Wheely good fun

[@varunchaturvedi2581]

Boo.

[@CosmoPlaysGamesChannel]

Man, forget guns and swords... The lethality of a rolled up magazine! Dunno how Wheels survived with both his arms!

[@AdrianColley]

'Tis but a flesh wound.

[@Grim_Sister]

CoSmOtheCoDeR he truly is a brave, brave man. Ellen is known to be dangerous with a magazine

[@dominateeye]

He actually didn't, those are repainted Crazy Tower blocks.

[@callumdonington2227]

I mean, we've all seen Alien right? Never looked at a magazine the same way since

[@AD_Gray]

The amount of cross over between my 3 favourite channels right now is just amazing 😍

[@stevengashler7800]

Luke taking down the whole tower: "don't be a Dob."

[@Amaritudine]

That was a fun surprise, and a novel solution to a lull in major game releases. It'll be neat to see the occasional tabletop interlude again in future :-)

[@bwalker77]

So, that intro... Does Outside Xtra have a recurring problem of Dicebreaker infestation in their office? Wheels was definitely not on his first warning.

[@waterinmyotter6245]

Ellen threatening to shove a block up Luke’s nose; just glad she said nose and not something else.

[@namesnex6160]

“We’re speedrunning this one- wait that’s not what happens” Luke’s put all of my speedrunning experience into one sentence

[@zerin25]

And here I thought Dicebreaker's nemesis was Eurogamer! Never seen Aoife go after them with a rolled-up magazine, and if anyone would resort to violence I would've thought it'd be her!

[@pvtspoon]

That was more fun than I expected. I love how competitive Ellen gets.

[@ltamha]

I love how much wholesome fun you guys have together, it's great to see and really enjoyable to watch.

[@JosephGorndt]

Crazy Tower looks terrific . It's kind of like "The Prisoner's Dilemma: The Game." You can either work together and build a solid floor, or you can screw everyone over and see what happens.

[@JosephGorndt]

Does anyone know a place to purchase this in the US?

[@NisansaDdS]

What happened here is that Wheels was not ready for the chaos of Oxtra. He was lulled to a false sense of security by Johnny and Lolies.

[@cassandramuller7337]

The original, branded name of pick-up-sticks is "Mikado" by the way. look it up

[@kcollier2192]

Don't worry Wheels- your pets were just indoctrinated into FLAMINGOS. They're perfectly safe- until they start their more advanced secret missions training...

[@marhawkman303]

Jane has already taught them to deploy land mines. :p

[@madalice5134]

They'll always be safe because FLAMINGOS never say die.

[@frodobaggins7710]

Ellen and Luke were surprisingly effective with those rolled up magazines. Maybe they trained in case Dicebreaker, Eurogamer or Playstation Access ever broke into their offices

[@marhawkman303]

PSA is a different company. I don't think PSA even uses the same building.... Eurogamer though....

[@snackvet4659]

I love how protective about who seats around the couch and the realionship with their coworkers its so lovely

[@MagTheMercenary]

Ellen showing how motherly she is at 0:57 when making Luke say sorry to Wheels and tugging his arm is the most adorable thing I have seen, I just hope Luke Wheely meant it xD

[@brocksisson7128]

The beef, it has reached Oxtra towers!

[@seanallerdings8147]

It's great to see Wheels and Dicebreaker are doing so well, although I will admit I really miss seeing him on the Total War livestreams.

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

18:50 Is that the Flamingos theme? Never say die, Luke!

[@Sableagle]

That's Iron Maiden right there, that is. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3vWnWCYd5yfo80 Stranger In A Strange Land. See also: 2 Minutes To Midnight, Aces High, Afraid To Shoot Strangers, The Trooper, Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, Number Of The Beast, Wrathchild, Run To The Hills, Tailgunner, Fear Of The Dark. Feel free to play Run To The Hills really loud near some yankees on 4 July.

[@maxvel0city906]

Note to self: if I ever meet Wheels remember to hit him with a rolled up magazine! 😂😋 Seriously tho it's fantastic to have some crossover with Dicebreaker. 👍💜

[@oftenspanx]

Wheal's expression change from estatic triumph, to devastated defeat was simultaneously amazing, sad, and somehow beautiful in it's speed and efficiency.

[@brknglasses2734]

I was ridiculously involved in watching this. CRAZY TOWER IS CRAZY RIVETING!

[@writeonshell]

One minute in and I'm here for this chaotic energy 😂 especially coming straight in from the labyrinth let's play.

[@c.j.w5141]

Luke : despite my long standing rivalry with Ellen I'll give you (wheels) this... Nice to see Wheels has that attack me personality on all channels he's involved with...

[@drewpamon]

It's the beard. Not that beards are a problem, just his.

[@Sableagle]

Imagine it being the other way round! Luke tries to make Ellen play Grandmother's Footsteps, and while he's looking away Wheels leaps onto the sofa, grabs him into a headlock, rolls off the sofa onto the floor out of sight, stands up holding Luke's phone, transfers his entire bank balance to the NSPCC, stoops down to put the phone back and swipe the car keys and then run off, all while Ellen stands there just staring, frozen in terror.

[@alexmavro2]

I'm not sure what made this a 'Show of the Weekend' instead of just a one-off video of them playing Crazy Tower, but I loved it either way!

[@cassandramuller7337]

Luke and Ellen's crazy brand of fun never gets old :P I love you guys

[@toastie1648]

I loved this what a laugh, it would be great to see more like this

[@Darkfiretiger]

I love that the different channels in the network are beginning to crossover more.

[@jordanbishop993]

Luke sounds like a video game boss! He’s so confident he will win even after he’s already been defeated. When presented with board games Oxtra becomes its own video game!

[@vicky248123]

We should get oxboxtra board game videos every time no games are out cause watching you lot interact is comedy gold no matter what you're doing

[@RuptimusPrime]

This is why you guys are my favorite gaming journalists

[@highstanturd3651]

I love table top / board games and now I kinda wish there was a channel of these the outside peeps playing them 🥺

[@colling83]

absolutely adore watching you guys play board games!!

[@scruffymatt42]

I sincerely hope that the next Oxventure begins with Ellen and Luke screaming, "DICEBREAKER!!" and chasing Johnny out of the room, hitting him with rolled up magazines, while Andy, Jane, and Mike just stare in bewilderment.

[@danielcharland1374]

Ellen has the best laugh. Makes me happy and excited with her every time she giggles. :)

[@GenLiu]

I missed that video when it was made, admittedly. That was great, the intro was hillarious and the game fun to watch.

[@fearfulsuggestion]

Luke: “I’m gonna go here.” Wheels: “ a coward’s choice.”

[@Sharman39]

I'm loving these crossovers! I would also love for the OX gang to get stuck into a good engine building board game in a let's play with the Dicebreaker gang!

[@ladyicondraco]

Loved this crossover! Perfect pair to play this game with.

[@DauntlessPanda1986]

I want to see the OX crew take on Dicebreaker in a game of Terror in Meeple City. I feel that it will be chaotic, tense and just generally entertaining

[@AlphaOrion98]

Are you guys implying that you also shoo away Johnny? The dm of your oxventures?

[@allisonpozzo]

Johnny essentially has a working visa to chill with the ox box and xtra crew. Wheely got a temporary one this episode once he explained why he was there. Although he should have applied for it in advance. Could have avoided the savage beatings, lolz

[@whiskeykitty]

That was so much fun! More please!

[@melissacarlock6164]

love it please do more board games love you guys. looking forward to the next oxventure yaaaaaaay

[@jasonjason9270]

I'm thoroughly convinced these guys could made reading the dictionary entertaining.

[@silversalamence10]

I certainly hope Wheels gets his pets back before Jane gets to them.

[@jekebe4858]

Luke: Thanks for watching! Me: Wait... the show's over already? Holy... it's been almost a half hour already and I didn't even notice with all the building (block) tension.

[@goat1373]

I enjoyed watching that more than I expected to tbh

[@michaelmikeymiguel5603]

Wheels, you magnificent bastard! You've done it again

[@michaelmikeymiguel5603]

BTW the music choices are particularly good this week!

[@BKSNKW476660]

I didn't come for this... And I'm not disappointed at all. Thank you guys for making this, it's fantastic to start my day with a laugh.

[@UrvineSpiegel]

You can tell Luke has been going hard in BOTW Master Mode. He instinctively goes for the hardest blocks.

[@steve_redman]

You could be having the worst day ever and as soon as you hear Ellen's laugh you instantly feel better

[@jesssealey6552]

So many hand close-ups, felt like a hand modelling audition. Voting for Ellen :)

[@nicholasgibbons]

I really enjoyed watching this. Thank you :)

[@lozzythecoolone]

This was pure strategic chaos and I adored every bit of it

[@ben.o1156]

Ya really gotta make sure u close your windows tight or you'll be infested with dicebreakers

[@etcdaglish237]

This gives off big "dad and 2 competitive kids play a a fun Saturday board game" vibes

[@davethegoatlord4142]

Consider me sold this is becoming my new mandatory Christmas game.

[@mattgardiner744]

You can see the surprise in Wheels' eyes when the tower falls on him

[@devinmathews1760]

I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for making me laugh a lot over the past few months.

[@theodorepinnock1517]

Wheels was almost right about the sniper thing. When you're firing a weapon, the movement of your body as you breathe moves the weapon up and down, so to keep it steady for the shot, you breathe either in or out all the way, and then hold it, which makes your body more or less perfectly still in that moment.

[@travisrolison9646]

Some will actually use their breathing to move the crosshairs as well. Like aim a little lower and then fire as they breath in and it moves the sight up on target etc

[@PrincessWhoosh]

This was really enjoyable, I'd love to see you guys do more like this with Dicebreaker. It'd make for fun livestreams as well :D.

[@andrewwalsh5616]

Wheels might be THE most adorable person ever ... sorry, Ellen ... and Luke.

[@akmal94ibrahim]

Whoaa, there. Wheels more adorable than Ellen?

[@langdon7x]

I'm crying! Poor Wheels!

[@unknownuser4692]

This was way more tense than it had any right to be man this is show is the best way to start my weekend

[@TransGuyShane]

Its mine and my twins 26th in afew days, for our birthday I've managed to get everyone to agree to go to a board game café. I hope we all have as much fun as you guys just did :P I'd be up for more ox and dicebreaker cross overs :) Sadly can't come to rezzed this time , hopefully next time

[@danejugglas4155]

-"So tell me Luke, how did it feel to lose?" Luke-"well...not great. It didn't feel great...that will be my review"

[@Icam_here]

Hitting someone with a rolled up item is not a great ice breaker with Dicebreaker

[@antreiriukula4015]

Especially nice and varied music use in this episode! Added a lot to the suspense. Maybe more boardgames should come with a sound track like video games?

[@johnsharplin]

Such fun camera work for Producer James/Jon in this episode, looks like a challenge!

[@SirStanleytheStumbler]

ooooh crossover. Excellent mind games Luke.

[@noddler217]

... OK, who else imagined this happening because someone went 'Right, I've got an idea!', stuck their head out the OX studio and shouted 'OI! Dicebreaker!'?

[@Nynzy]

I felt a bit sad that Wheels had no Legman to accompany him during this case!

[@SaintedKarma]

Wheels gets a Beautiful Beard Win 👍