We Tested if Mario Party was more Skill or Luck

skill? luck? or skuck?? lets find out...
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[@sunfire8410]

Brent is not beating the lucky allegation

[@CherryVR73]

How did you come, t10 hours ago

[@Nonblue_]

@@CherryVR73 skill

[@justadragonwithaphone8878]

@@Nonblue_Nah dude @sunfire is not beating the lucky allegations

[@dannydumlet]

@@sunfire8410 I just watched a party crashers video where he pushed no buttons on the mini game and won. Bro is lucky af

[@Makizzy140]

Don’t spoil it

[@Vernias]

thank you for acknowledging my rotation

[@jabber7604]

PERFECT ROTATION

[@SuspiciousTemmie]

PERFECT ROTATION

[@Durchdenwald0]

PERFECT ROTATION

[@luk3to]

PERFECT ROTATION

[@precious3599]

PERFECT ROTATION

[@daverrinaybara9597]

Sophist having nearly every star align for him and Brent sliding in for the victory is simultaneously the most Sophist and Brent moment of all time, surprising absolutely no one.

[@SieMiezekatze]

To the surprise of absolutely nobody

[@marcelohendler5951]

@@daverrinaybara9597 Eevee luck is always making very close, but not enouth, or going the worst way possible

[@saulicereza]

Hey! At least he got more money than Brent in the end!

[@johnmichaeldeguzman1487]

​@@SieMiezekatzeinsert mr crabs face 😂

[@tigerwolfftw]

@@saulicereza he had the potential to win more money but unfortunately couldn't clutch the win.

[@TobiasElFan]

Sophist is the reincarnation of the phrase "To the surprise of absolutely nobody"

[@dayzlove4994]

It is yellow. It only can be yellow. For my true love.

[@SpathiCaptainFwiffo]

And the origin

[@rinabegum-xh3wq]

How did you post your comment a day ago The video was posted 2 hours ago

[@WDinATX]

@@rinabegum-xh3wqMembers get early access

[@Iamhim70]

@@rinabegum-xh3wqFR

[@user-fz5hu9on4c]

“you’re being very loud but it’s very funny” an apt description of TCNicholas III

[@TCNick3]

not wrong tbh also *Nicolas

[@user-fz5hu9on4c]

@@TCNick3 apologies good sir. as a Nick myself, we often forget how some of our fellow Nicks spell the full name (i have the H but you’re still cool without it)

[@NothingButASpider]

​@@TCNick3Apologies Nhichollash

[@fidepulse]

​@@TCNick3hola Nicolás tercero

[@thomasschultz7376]

He plays smash and is loud and somehow this resulted in subscribers.

[@Fyrus]

hey, if you ever need me for 3 minutes of high octane Mario Party gameplay again, just let me know 😎

[@Tyceornagori]

👋

[@AmazingGlaceon935]

Legend has it you've played a little bit of Bowser's Big Blast before.

[@twildflower]

:000 the Hayden Fyrus?????? Appearing in a TCNick Video???? Wow I’m dreaming…

[@cleanseroftheworld]

Or me, I'd be willing to play with yall too

[@RGplush]

How many subs do you have

[@loganmiller7827]

Can't believe Sophist got to play as Daisy in a TCNick3 video

[@iwuedfh]

he blackmailed nick for this to happen

[@thomasmogford6095]

Lmao

[@FilmopolisGaming]

@iwuedfh😂haha

[@King_Sussy]

Can't believe Brent didn't question him," Eevee why are you playing as Daisy, when you should pick WAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!"

[@GrandmasterOshawott]

11:49 And on that day, the Sophisticated Society and the Kingdom of Skill reached a peace treaty

[@AzureRoxe]

A few minutes later, they went straight back to war.

[@Endershock1678]

As Alpharad says, luck is a skill.

[@paulgentili1425]

@@Endershock1678 manipulating luck is a skill lol

[@Endershock1678]

@@paulgentili1425 Unironically, this is what I mean. The skill is knowing how to manipulate RNG and when to take risks with luck. Going for a chance time or a triple to get boo instead of a guaranteed custom for a star paying off is skill.

[@paulgentili1425]

@@Endershock1678 yup, I got that quote from his super mario party video, "everyone wanted me to lose" I think

[@lucasknox4871]

Alpharad is Nagito Komaeda confirmed.

[@isaacrdz846]

@@Endershock1678 probability is an ability

[@Capsirus]

Brent finally got retribution after losing out on $500 to Bowsers Big Blast

[@1216shadow]

Well to be fair. One mechanic I notice about BBB is that the explosion can't be on the same lever two time in a row. So if it has to reset from no explosion pick the one that was left over from last cycle and you'll be safe.

[@augustetempest6692]

Ok, but can we talk about the fact that if Sophist locks in, he gets shit done. He is merely using 1% of his powers while playing with the party crashers, he is letting them win

[@iwuedfh]

TRUE! if you ever watched the party crashers raid boss videos with nick and brent being the raid bosses, you'll see what sophist can really do

[@bezmagica]

I stand by Sophist being equal to Brent. He just prefers to throw 3/4 of the time.

[@iwuedfh]

@@bezmagica i mean he DID once tie with brent in that one mashing minigame i forgot the name of but it was in the nick raid boss video

[@9________9]

It was the one with the toy shyguys, it was epic ​@@iwuedfh

[@iwuedfh]

@@9________9 yes i know that but i don't know the exact name of it

[@el_escualo]

As a proud member of the ZaWarudo clan, seeing our lieutenant duke it out with some of the big names (AND HAVING HIS MAGNIFICENT SUB-20 RUN MENTIONED) makes me insanely happy. VAMOS ZAWA! 🇪🇦 P.S.: After watching the vid, come on, ZaWa, this is the second time you lose on Bowser's Big Blast on Nick's tournaments. You gotta start grinding that minigame, dude, it has lost you way too much money at this point...

[@yaboieileen2836]

Brent snatching the win away in front of everyone is so in character-💀😂

[@ZepMarioBros]

Lots of skill and a little luck

[@phosphorus4]

…At least for the minigames… Not saying the boards are all luck but…

[@CommissarMitch]

"You are being very loud but it is very funny" is a mood

[@TrueReverse74]

Brent built his stats into arcane and dex, he's the ultimate mario party machine and a vet at that. Btw 2 girls knocking on your door calling you loud and funny is too adorable.

[@turboavs-9082]

It’s all skill man. Especially hidden blocks.

[@doyrte]

Bonus stars too

[@OctopusPrince]

You know.. I really think Sophist improved over the years at Mario Party, I’m so glad he got into the finals 🎉

[@cailieisidro5758]

I’m proud he made the achievement too and he still received a lot of money. Just not the most though

[@justadragonwithaphone8878]

Those two girls find this video and become the new members of party crashers

[@GumshoeClassic]

The sword in the stone is out, now the Nick in the apartment is all the rage.

[@789TurquoiseHeartBoi]

WINNER SPOILER!!! It truly feels poetic that Brent has dethroned Eevee as the Manor of Escape King and ironic that he also wins the whole tournament because of luck when skill is his main element and in his nickname. Congrats to the Kingdom of Skill tho💚 Also Eevee's yellow yelling attempts were hilarious💛💛💛

[@cailieisidro5758]

Once again, Sophist was robbed. Although, it was still impressive and intense to see him go against Apple in Bowser’s Big Blast

[@springdude1165]

I'm just really happy to see Eevee get THAT close, even if he sadly didn’t win.

[@cailieisidro5758]

I know he doesn’t have the most money received but at least he gained a lot and made it to the final

[@Draenen]

To the surprise of NO ONE

[@AngryEgg6942]

Sophist when there's money on the line

[@sakazakijin]

Its both, of course. Its just that while the luck can cancel out skill, the skill very rarely cancels out luck. But nothing is canceled out harder than friendships.

[@Comradegato]

Disney ahh quote😭🙏

[@brycj14128]

“Get fuckin good” he says towards the ones that lost in a luck based minigame LMAO Great vid, also someone tell Eevee that he loses Daisy privileges if he can’t do the YELLOWWWWWWWWWWW properly from now on EDIT: Gotta applaud Eevee for winning Mushroom Mixup and Brent coming last in that minigame lmao, history has been made

[@SuspiciousTemmie]

Honestly, the sheer amount wins Brent has under his belt shows that Mario Party is both luck _and_ skill lmao

[@bendusett5183]

Apple and Eevee going at it in Bowsers Big Blast was crazy

[@cailieisidro5758]

For a moment, I thought Eevee was going to win. Although, Apple coming in clutch was pretty awesome to see. In fact, would be surprising if he or Charlie won?

[@personallypeson1007]

Both Brent and Nick need to just embrace that they are lucky like alpharad

[@Endershock1678]

@@personallypeson1007 They sorta have, now they mostly just compete for who is less lucky. That said, Alpharad is luckier than both.

[@bilalgill6722]

Nick's luck has kinda tanked in recent mario party videos tho ngl Brent luck still going strong on the other hand

[@ludwigvangaming1822]

​@@bilalgill6722Brent's luck is very consistent, while Nick's is chaotic.

[@Qxincx]

Then we have sophist, who’s practice anti-alpharad with his luck

[@GlitchanBlack]

@@QxincxHe does have his moments…

[@dattromboneguy]

I'm actually kinda surprised Brent took it there at the end. Not because Brent sucks or anything, but I was sure that Sophist's mini game Manor Of Escape would give the win to Eevee 😂

[@the-building-man]

THE KINGDOM OF SKILL ON TOP THE VERN NATION DID A GOOD EFFORT THE SOPHISTICATED SOCIETY AND THE TCNATION MAKES FANTASTIC VIDEOS (like they just get better n better, Nick is such a fantastic host my GOD)

[@kingme1313]

Hey put some love on the Sophisticated leader! He's the one who almost took King of Skill to his grave lol

[@infinityheart_tm9270]

This is a bad video because Yahiamice was only in it for like 5 seconds.

[@phosphorus4]

You don’t want the TCNation to make videos… 😛

[@Kirby-ri6dh]

My guy. The Vernation didn’t do bad but the Sophisticated Society did a thousands time better. They were just a singular Bowsers Big Blast away from winning the whole thing.

[@zigslotheon]

Can somebody lock Eevee’s guardian demons in the basement next to Nick’s luck and Brent’s Mario Party gods please?!

[@gregm4813]

There's a third element here, besides just Luck and Skill. There's also the Social element. And I'm not just talking "we're all partying and having fun." But even something as simple as "you, Sophist, and Vernias don't consistently triple team King of Skill" is a major element in who wins the game. If y'all did, King of Skill would go from usually winning to usually losing (although he'd probably get pissed and not play the game with y'all anymore). Boo Stealing? Y'all got game-shows going on with 'em. "Who to steal from" definitely involves a strong Social element, and y'all have another way of deciding it besides "numerically optimal" or "go random." And y'alls way is neither sub-optimal nor optimal: it's just how y'all play. And, of course, the ever present, "hey, Nick, you keep saying you love content, why don't YOU go do the Chance Time?" "OK, fine, I will," and then use your Custom Dice to hit chance time. There's little social elements like that that introduce micro-changes to how the game plays out here, there, and everywhere, and said micro-changes aren't simply a facet of Luck of the Dice, or of Skill: they're born of social group dynamics. Like the Luck, the Social element introduces a strong element of unpredictable chaos in the game, the kind that can't simply create a math algorithm for to find the most optimal solution. (I say this as a math guy: look up 'chaos theory' if you don't know what it is all ready). But it's also not Luck-based chaos: how the Social element plays out is dependent on how each individual acts within the group and its dynamics.

[@cailieisidro5758]

I kind of wish your comment got pinned. It was really intriguing to read and I have to agree with you since most people who play Mario Party play with their friends or family

[@onebear6504]

Fire comment! Real neat analysis really! Also to those gonna be replying the whole "ain't readin allat". The *first paragraph already says the main point* . The rest explaining, not for you.

[@Scarotika]

I smiled so much when I saw desbug there omg

[@thenewbksu]

@@Scarotika you know what happened to him?

[@thenewbksu]

You know what happened to him?

[@Scarotika]

@@thenewbksu nah all ik is last time i checked he was dealing with mental health stuff, idk sadly

[@thenewbksu]

@@Scarotika thanks He's my favorite KZbinr so it's sad this happens so often

[@Scarotika]

@@thenewbksu one of my favs too, hopefully he’s doing well tho and everything

[@Sub2neonpg3d]

6:46 it would be funny if the shy guy said "womp womp" when someone died

[@agent2677]

As I saw the camera zooming in towards Vern I knew he was gonna lose and I yelled: NOOOO VERNIAS!!

[@cailieisidro5758]

I knew the camera zoom meant something bad too

[@MaxWeb2599]

Nick after realizing he had BBB without Brent suffering:"you know what that means: DO IT AGAIN!"

[@julianmitchell3035]

To the surprise of absolutely nobody, another Sophist robbery.

[@Alenaexists]

The hidden block clutch and Bowers Big Blast may beg to differ

[@Inabin]

Hidden blocks require immense skill

[@Blitzercyb-MX]

I am outraged that sophisticated eevee did not win, I literally screamed out Sophist in a chant.

[@onebear6504]

He didn't scream yellow the last time ig

[@cailieisidro5758]

He didn’t screamed yellow all the time in Bowser’s Big Blast but the mansion mini game is where he got robbed

[@Sokairu711]

I mean Brent winning the skuck tourny is to the surprise of absolutely nobody - but SOPHIST ALMOST WINNING? Neptune.

[@WDinATX]

Man, I was hoping Sophist could win so we could prove that luck matters in Mario Party but nope. To the surprise of nobody the most skilled player won. 😔 But seriously, imagine if the least skilled Party Crasher won this tournament. It would’ve been peak comedy.

[@cailieisidro5758]

Not just peaked comedy, a very deserved win where Sophist dethrones the king. Either way, the video was mostly intense no matter what

[@Megidramon]

To the suprise of *at the decibel level of a jet engine starting up* ABSOLUTELY NOBODY.

[@CommentPositionInformer]

There is no shot you put Sophist as a competitor for the luck group 💀

[@CreationsFlare]

Unluckiness is a type of luck

[@iwuedfh]

i mean it's either that or sophist gets put in SKILL of all things unless it's bowser's big blast, the most skillful game in mario party

[@CommentPositionInformer]

​@@iwuedfh Plot twist. Sophist won a skill mini game, and Brent took it all with a luck mini game.

[@GlitchanBlack]

@@CommentPositionInformer Sophist did get second though, which is very impressive.

[@LuisApenas068]

I've been rooting for the Party Crashers all the time fr

[@FilmopolisGaming]

Tam is the GOAT editor! He really made the finale of the tournament engaging to watch.

[@linksstruepower7443]

Brent's redemption arc from the 2020 tournament is what I'm here for!

[@789TurquoiseHeartBoi]

The next challenge should be if anyone can be luckier than Alpharad

[@Xivna]

Sophist getting screwed over by luck on the finals Some things never change xD

[@SuperMophie]

Poor Eevee, well the good side of this is he got second on that last minigame so i do give him the prize of second place and proof of him being one of the legendary Party crashers

[@BurBurGerHamCotCotCybercotleta]

How Sophist of that one contestant fella to be able to outdo everyone and win the biggest amount of money, if it wasnt for three mistakes: one where he is plain dumb, one where he got super lucky and then randomly backstabbed (classic Eevster), and the one where he got SUPER unlucky against a suposedly more skilled, than lucky player Man, that dude never changes and I live for that

[@n0ta_cat797]

Mario party is the perfect blend of luck and skill. You could go in and win most of the minigames and have a solid strategy or you could just stumble into victory. the skill elements are balanced in such a way that it definitely gives you an advantage However it doesn't always guarantee you will win.

[@odincruzhiguera7832]

I mean this was the "To the surprise of absolutely nobody" moment of the day, sophist going to the end just to get obliterated and Brent winning against all hardships is our cup of tea Poor Sophist, he needs a W

[@Mr_B4k0n]

Why is Nick suddenly becoming the Nintendo version of Mr.Beast lmao it’s great

[@TKHYDeimos]

I never expected a very serious Sophist swoop in and.... Oh to the surprise of nobody *Mr. Krabs*

[@VOID-gz6jk]

Sophist allowed to play Daisy in one of Nick’s game for the first time in his life😢

[@Beefman.0]

Rip nate for not being lucky or skillful

[@fernando98322]

Can't believe it wasn't YELLOOOOOOOOOW for like six times in a row... Until it wasn't 😔

[@Sylbyteroblox]

18:58 this was the most intense minigame in the whole video

[@lukool1800]

Brent literally speedran the tast minigame, on the second floor he went in a door that put him closer than if he had walked.

[@insan3giraff39]

Eevee is not beating the unlucky allegations And Brent is not beating the lucky allegations

[@4_rol4]

That last Bowser Big Blast game was insane!!!

[@cailieisidro5758]

So true!

[@GlitchanBlack]

Sophist getting second in a Mario Party Superstars tournament is actually very impressive. I guess all that training with Lythero and the other KZbinrs he's collaborated with paid off.

[@TraneMrs]

Taking into account that the guy called King of Skill always wins, I would tell you that the game is skill

[@gbuttersland7757]

As always, I was cheering for Sophist

[@vroomkaboom108]

EEVEE WON THIS IN OUR HEARTS, FELLOW SOPHISTICATED INDIVIDUAL

[@cailieisidro5758]

@vroomkaboom108 Oh boy. While I thought it would be cool to see Sophist win this tournament, I don’t want to see any arguments. I’ve dealt with people complaining with Eurovision 2023 and 2024 on people being upset with the winner but the runner up winning hearts

[@echevy1046]

If its skill, eevee would've won, hes just brent with unlucky.

[@Sketchios]

It’s obviously a game of luck Have you seen eevees gameplay? And seen Brent’s insane RNG?

[@user-mg9sq7vk8f]

It's crazy and funny to see Nick's party crasher friends being challenged in their best friend's game to win. To them, they find the challenge wholesome and worthwhile.

[@Orange-borange]

Surprising sophist didnt say “hey could you pass me a dollar” at the end bro

[@afighterforfriends2996]

🛡 Spoiler Shield 🛡

[@Gaudimann]

When Sophist has Daisy, he is LOCKED IN like crazy! (Hey, that rhymed xD)

[@Rosssssssssssssss]

This is the most tense I've been for a youtube video EVER, especially the Bowser's big Blast

[@Taktaagic]

BRENT WON, THAT’S MY GOATTTTTT Also 8:54 my neurons activated when you said skuck games because I thought you said skunk games for a second, I can’t believe you’d do this to me Nick-

[@fidepulse]

You are our favorite skunk Tak.

[@ezequielhernandezjunior2257]

1:04 nice use of the song

[@dallinhunter7385]

bro gave the shortest TED talk on Mario Party skuck games

[@kairowkuroshi1371]

Brent redeemed himself from the last tournament. Nicely done

[@Thewolfeng]

My man Brent, he delivers the monkey noises no matter the outcome and awesome skills displayed by Applemouth on Bowser's big blast.

[@los-lobos]

Brent: + skill + luck Vernias: + skill - luck The carried Nick3: - skill + luck Sophist: - skill - luck

[@joshuaneal9160]

How the hell did Sophist choke honeycomb that hard. It was a guaranteed win 🤦‍♂️

[@mattsopiratoso790]

Bro, I swear to god. Sophist is on his redemption arc, there is no way .

[@rodrigoortiz7501]

Holy shit. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine Sophist getting that far in a partly luck based competition.

[@darsterz]

this was so intense i was jumping off my seat like 5 times through this, amazing

[@DarkString44]

I love tournament videos like this. Keep up the good work! I love your content!

[@aaronjones6299]

It felt like a real luigi vs waluigi rivalry

[@christianbumstead8462]

Hella cool to see edm (n8ron) make a micro appearance - gotta love when gamers unite with fun content like this 🎉

[@Hanandro-C]

Kind of a fumble to not get alpharad because Brent vs Alpharad wouldve of gone bonkers

[@cailieisidro5758]

And maybe the community would think of Tai Lung’s “Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary!” or “Are you approaching me?”

[@PoppinLala]

Does that mean he has to rename himself King of Skuck? 🤣 Also, does this make up for when Brent could’ve had $500 form that other tournament but Nick choose Bowser’s Big Blast as the very last ‘skill’ game, LMAO

[@MajaVuEdits]

Brent has Evolved from "King of Skill" to "King of Skuck"

[@connormcnulty6377]

Watching someone tie with Brent is terrifying

[@RedButterflyOfDoom]

The maniacal laughter at 11:38 made my day, thank you

[@finnvaneekelen4966]

This might be my fave tcnick3 thumbnail yet

[@zigslotheon]

Not surprised the whole crew reached semis

[@cailieisidro5758]

It would be especially not be surprising if all Party Crashers made it to the final

[@zigslotheon]

@@cailieisidro5758 Vern failed the assignment.

[@cailieisidro5758]

@@zigslotheon Yep

[@Blu_Moon_Owl]

I’d say it’s 60/40 in terms of Luck/Skill

[@AnimeMangaViewer]

Brent giving everyone hope of winning then taking it all away in 2 mini games is a very impressive skill to have 😂

[@montyeggman3075]

To those girls that knocked on Nick's door: Now you what was going on and why the noise was necessary.

[@M-4-V]

This is the only time where Brent won one of these videos and made money

[@B.I.G.TEA707]

Sophist on his channel: *Gets screwed over in bowsers bug blast constantly* Sophist in this tournament: "YELLOW YELLOW YELLOW COMMON YELL-..... OOOH HELL NO!"

[@Bigcheese-mz2tc]

Editor insert a mr krabs face

[@jarnegi]

With Daisy, Sophist had come in so clutch. . . But of course, Brent is luckier, lol! Great vid for my lunch break, Nick. Thanks my dude

[@ryanslawinski9807]

Excellent editing and overall cleanliness. Keep up the great uploads!

[@chaoticwings3436]

I actually can't tell if Brent won because he's lucky or if Sophist's astronomical unluck at the end of contests cost him the win since he was right behind Brent. XD

[@jorgeascanio4313]

KING OF SKILL FOR THE WIN!!!!!!!!!!! 21:40