They turned scrabble into a battle royale (Babble Royale)

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They actually did it...a scrabble-based battle royale.
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[@toddchristiansen1441]

Not knowing how to play Scrabble but still feeling confident offering suggestions is the most NL's Chat thing I can think of.

[@simplyrin210]

Personally I think it’s great that people are excited enough about the game to try and play along

[@ahhhhyes]

@@simplyrin210 getting annoyed at someone for not playing an unplayable move isnt fun its just dumb lmao

[@64MilestotheGallon]

Lol who doesn't know how to play scrabble? Even if they don't initially, you can figure it out pretty fast

[@legion999]

In scrabble you can go off of any word, here it's just the current word

[@Zanaki113]

AYO YAK, PLAY YAK, I SEE YAK, YAKKKKKKK

[@bduddy55555]

The death messages of "You got [word]'d" are by far the best part of this game

[@incription]

i literally got fuck'd on my last game

[@Shrooblord]

you got piece'd

[@super_7710]

JO'd was great I agree

[@dtymnn]

My first game i got tit'd.

[@Kzar5678]

Its gonna be really hard to beat "You got hog'd"

[@druhu4590]

he has not yet mastered the art of trying random bullshit words like a password guesser.

[@UnusGrunus]

he is a man of honor after all

[@RubyYTer]

my password is scrinkly108 (fake)

[@terryjones573]

@@RubyYTer So I shouldn’t bother trying to steal your account with it?

[@RubyYTer]

@@terryjones573 you should (he doesnt know it's actually scrinkly107)

[@Pyxyty]

@@RubyYTer cringe

[@oh_banana]

The give and take of letting a computer confirm Scrabble words is that you can now get away with words like "xerula" without having to be the guy that argues its in the dictionary on Scrabble night

[@jessecw2]

"sorry, the computer recognized it, I'm just playing the game"

[@TheTotallySaneDane]

What is the take? that the machine is god?

[@killermelga]

@@TheTotallySaneDane the take is that you die to xerulah and don't get to argue your way of it

[@PsychShrew]

@@TheTotallySaneDane The take is to have trust in the machine spirit, and praise the Omnissiah

[@kaelinjoel9328]

In the actual game, yu have to provide the definition of the word, not just prove that it's in the dictionary. If you get the meaning wrong, I think you take your tiles back and lose your turn.

[@igam4fun]

winning the game by killing the opponent with the word "tie" is just plain disrespect

[@tsawy6]

I love how NL spends time (mildly) dunkin on hardcore scrabble nerds, but then literally dances when he wins a game

[@Propulus]

Such a dad dance too.

[@DinantZ]

there are no nerds in this game, idk where you see them

[@super_7710]

@@DinantZ the sweats who spend money on the game, inch towards other players thinking they're better than them only to die in their overextending

[@DinantZ]

@@super_7710 bro the guys that normally win in these games just spam letters by chance to form a word...

[@BikoFactory]

NL finding OBLIGE but then freezing up to find any 3 letter words to not get killed is the most NL thing.

[@soggywafulz]

I was yelling at this egg that he had "cite" and "at"

[@spkpersonal4625]

this is actually such a unique idea it's crazy, seeing the letters drop is truly inspirational

[@benlavine6259]

“AB IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN EA” opponent plays “REE”

[@geckogeico2212]

REEEEE

[@Morten.]

24:55 DONT LOOK AT THE KILL FEED

[@corneliaaurelli1603]

HOLY SHIT

[@ninjamorgan100]

Thats actually comedy gold

[@ironminer888]

39:57 is also pretty funny lol

[@DanTodd_]

I C BAJS

[@AniKhang]

Oh my god I snorted

[@thelostcause7983]

Something about a 33 year old man doing a victory dance after winning a scrabble game makes me feel so good

[@MrTDWfan]

I would watch a series of this, just saying

[@jimka385]

Yes, please!

[@CAl3vara]

So NL videos fall into one of two categories for me. Chill games that I can enjoy listening to his thoughts and strategies, and mind destroyingly infuriating videos where I'm screaming at NL and then go play the game myself for two hours to calm down. This is the latter.

[@MeHowdy]

True true so true

[@IktaSol]

So true so true

[@2ScoopsPlz]

True, that's true

[@litapd311]

true true, that's true at least now you don't have to buy anything to show NL how it's done in game

[@pervasivedoubt150]

The CEE blunder got me. He definitely attacked the first player without a plan. Anyway, still appreciate the man’s wit

[@germanas7898]

They guy who said "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" is rolling in his grave right now.

[@chuckbwana69]

The dance at the end had me rolling oml

[@BlackSpiderPro]

I loved how he won with TIE. Hoborvat TIE'D ...

[@Jmdeleeuw-]

This is such a NL game and its actually highly pog.

[@kogu9676]

I'm honestly expecting more content of this game

[@Craonster]

Frustrating to watch him stumble around aimlessly game play is NL game play?

[@kogu9676]

@@Craonster it's a fun game that looks like he'll eventually get the hang off and get really good at. He's good with words generally.

[@leodeleon3990]

Never have i ever thought a battle royal scrabble would be interesting. Thanks NL for juicy content (as always)

[@TheoHiggins]

30:04 "Ducat" staring him in the face but him not seeing it is proof that NL has forgotten everything about Paradox Grand Strategy games PepeHands

[@Epic501]

that was driving me mad

[@SuperNerdEntertainmentShow]

Got to the final 3 in this game, my heart was pounding...I have never played such an intense game of scrabble before...I was never this worried in Fall guys, Fortnite, COD.....man what a rush.

[@jakx2ob]

This seems like the perfect game for NL. It's like the meta between all battle royals evolved to bring to this point.

[@maybeaspider3456]

only if there was a rogue-lite deck-building aspect to the game, NL wouldn't need anything else

[@erehehehse]

he can easily get destroyed by 2 letters meta players. or some bullshit like AA, AAA, AAAA. Yes those 3 "words" are accepted

[@jakx2ob]

@@erehehehse if he sticks to the game he will absorb those words in no time.

[@uiron5755]

@@maybeaspider3456 whoa

[@Pheb_tells_stories]

We didn’t get the customary BR roll of honour rant after he got the win, but we did get an absolutely cracked dance so I’ll allow it.

[@sscswimmer1]

People don't know those words, they're just more willing to put them in and see if it works. There's a bunch of 2 letter words in Scrabble that you basically just need to memorize too

[@fauna575]

"possibly, like, an actual tutorial of any sort could have been advantageous" as if enelle has a history of paying attention to tutorials 🤧

[@Jmdeleeuw-]

That popoff at the end is probably top 2 NL popoffs honestly

[@nanoco1000]

that one guy at 4:43 that built the word TIT above NL's webcam had me in stitches

[@ThatOneIrishFurry]

The rage of NL shouting CEEEEE was very funny

[@WayUpHigh777]

This was simultaneously the most frustrating and most entertaining game I've seen NL play in a while. I don't yell at my screen very often, but watching them build on to the front of his words time and time again, I couldn't help but scream "NL please just pay attention to your flanks man." The ending was so worth it though. Reminds me of his Orange Justice TikTok XD

[@lukesanford9026]

"This is when you go to Hawaii, you get lei'd" is one of the funniest fucking things I have ever heard

[@hunchinrana2123]

THE VICTORY DANCE KILLED ME LMAO I THOUGHT HE WAS TWERKING AT FIRST

[@troygarcia6674]

When I saw this game I knew it was only a matter of time till NL did a video on it lol. Let's go! I'm so pogged to see this

[@AdReNaLiNe9psn]

I miss NL rattling off all the BRs he’s won after his first win in a new BR

[@nathking4427]

All the crosswords coming in clutch for this content

[@Subxenox15]

Dude the inaction was killing me lol...He literally could have played "it" or literally 'anything' to be safe at 19:30, he just kept waiting for the guy to kill him lol

[@LayerInfinity]

eggboy doesn't know that tile is a word apparently

[@kidelliott7122]

This game seems really cool actually. Given NL's lexicon, I'm sure he would absolutely dominate if he played this consistently.

[@RiffRaffish]

I love how quickly NL gets into surgically removing fools.

[@Steezy_Marx]

I love how northern lion’s mental state is always on a steady decline when he reads chat.

[@bleusabertooth]

Wild that a game this perfect for NL actually exists, looking forward to more!

[@JTheMelon]

18:36 "Oh cmon" *nervous laughter*

[@Matthewrents]

For someone so good at crossword puzzles, NL sure does get stunlocked in this game a lot. Gets a kill and watches for 20 seconds as someone tries to kill him instead of just building another word to be safe

[@benfir8920]

You could be doing the same thing as them… there no punishments for just placing letters. There aren’t any scrabble genius

[@adamrigely3607]

Please keep this game in the rotation, it's awesome content 😂

[@mertaliyigit3288]

You didnt win that last game though, you TIE'd the last opponent

[@troygarcia6674]

Lol at first I was like, "Wait, why did he tie?"

[@brandonbyrnes6302]

THAT VICTORY DANCE LETS GOO

[@Silverback-wt5dx]

The guy who did ae, ae, ae, and ai consecutively is my hero

[@ProblmSolvd]

When you were killed by "AIA" it was by a guy who played "DUCAT", which is the exact word you could have made onto his "CAT" and eliminated him just minutes earlier.

[@Subpar1224]

That was super impressive, absolute flex by NL for some of those amazing plays

[@SupremoPete]

Who is the crazy dude who starts with X everytime lol

[@tariqpratt6288]

That’s kinda unique, I’d play!

[@vincentbrancato5146]

A cool idea for this game would be that if you take out a number player, you can "loot" there letters. Just like in a real BR game. Drop equipment and replace with something better. You have a Z and they have a R, pretty obvious trade for example.

[@Firefly256]

Can you pick up loot from people who died in hot zone?

[@MrVovansim]

The mad lad tied for the win.

[@kabkabkab]

I think the best thing about this game is that it gives NL a chance to literally juice me squeeze me

[@alessiobenvenuto5159]

The fact that i know more languages is gonna help me a whole lot if i play this game

[@DrakeShade93]

It's wild that NL thinks he's being beaten by scrabble nerds when the game doesn't seem to penalize you just trying random words. It's the benefit of using those obscure words like an asshole but they aren't gatekept by the pedants, and if he realizes that he'll be cracked. Such a great game for him, he just needs to see past the tilt.

[@funkdungus839]

30:00 fuming at the lack of ducat

[@funkdungus839]

32:50 vindicated

[@MrHalfLoaf]

Call me crazy, but I would watch much more of this.

[@dingus_monster]

the dance at the end made me so happy thank you Ryan for uploading this video

[@markb5249]

I hope we get more of these videos. Kind of a mix of crosswords and video games. Fun to listen to.

[@dmarsub]

Would be awesone if this game had custom game modes where you could play with different word libraries e.g. top 10k common words, so the people who didnt learn e.g. all 104 2 letter words by heart can win consistently as well.

[@SoraNeku]

sorry to break it to you. 2 letter words are the most common words in scrabble

[@Chizzle69420]

You don't really have to "learn" two letter words. They're super quick and easy to just spam down and pray for.

[@TheSquareOnes]

@@SoraNeku Pretty clear from context that they meant common usage in normal human speech and not commonly played in an abstract word game.

[@gerrengardner4490]

"I rate it very highly and..... Uhhhh..... Olea?..... ITS A WORD?"

[@AfterlifeAnubis]

Have now played for about an hour. things ive learned every word you think is a word isnt a word if it helps you win every word you think isnt a word is a word if it helps you lose

[@GR-ip9gx]

Loved this stream. Died during the victory dance. Pure, unfiltered Pog. You love to see it

[@IWkris]

I'm really hoping he plays more of this. Can chatters from twitch confirm? Also love the moonbase reference

[@JobroskiSwaqqman]

When I saw the As jump out of the plane I got a lil hyped. Maybe devs can make different areas like a city. If you have a city themed word or word that originated in a city it would get a bonus

[@j03man44]

Needs to learn the number one lesson online Scrabble, guess and check otherwise you'll never learn what are valid Scrabble words and what aren't

[@thezombiefan777]

There should be a “relevant words” filter, like if isn’t universal we can call a virtual judge and sit awkwardly waiting for a judgement until we die to the hot zone.

[@super_7710]

Scrabble is so dumb. It be like: "XOJIPS: THE PLURAL OF XOJIP"

[@mitchmcgregs2995]

The dance at the end had me pogging

[@StarmanVideo]

New long running Northernlion series just dropped

[@foundedinbullethell7373]

This is the most fun I had watching videos in days

[@Kingbobman69]

Egg is literally a father in his 30's, who could possibly contest his Scrabble power?

[@Scoundr3ll]

Can’t believe I sat down and watched this video the entire way through lmao without pausing

[@lavenderlavender3952]

"Something you get at a Spanish restaur-ANT!" - The Man Who Killed You

[@chocolatecountman]

38:20 as a scottish man I can safely say ane is used in everyday conversation all the time

[@brandonlo4267]

1:01:50 for the best NL dance

[@madxxx7246]

This the best shit I've seen in days, thanks for the stamp

[@edmundfredmund]

@24:55 made me spit out my water. I love that you get [word]'d in this game

[@Lascielesque]

29:55 missed lethal with ducat

[@Yurgaloo]

would've been educat, would need an e to get educate lethal

[@Serdoa]

@@Yurgaloo 30:00 is when the letters above (including the e that at 29:55 is still in the way) get bombed away. At that point he could have put down ducat

[@Yurgaloo]

@@Serdoa Touche, it looks like I missed that. I concede my gamer badge to you good sir/madam

[@peachdore5800]

This is the most frustrated ive ever been watching him.

[@WokuGames]

I NEED AS MUCH OF THIS CONTENT AS POSSIBLE

[@Vincentoist]

19:25 is the most painful thing NL has produced in a while

[@YodasPapa]

It's triple frustration. The fact that "CEE" is an easy kill. The fact that he learned the word 5 minutes ago. The fact that his opponent uses that exact word against him.

[@MegaWeirdalyankovic]

That first A dropping and spelling out ‘ASS’ got me good

[@WaterCat5]

Using the bomb into insta playing a word against someone is super lame. You should not be able to place letters for a few seconds after using a bomb.

[@addjutant1931]

We need more Babble Royale.

[@margo3c541]

14:07 the fact he didn't play gateau pains me to my core

[@gilbertaswell]

great video. shows off how powerful that egghead really is, keep it up

[@jeffreylantz546]

When he didn't play "DUCAT" at 29:58 I slammed my keyboard

[@jeffreylantz546]

The other guy played it later at 33:00 I'm so mad

[@tedCain1]

I legit was so pumped to see NL get #1! this is the type of content I like!

[@eightskulls]

Liked just for the dance at the end. Absolutely pog

[@Spoot1RHGL]

Ending with a tie is absolutly amazing

[@darkquail2003]

when the letters parachuted down i died laughing

[@DONKINDONUTS]

The game is pogged, but something about that menu music gives me mad "fever dream" energy.

[@AniKhang]

19:35 his face of utter disgust is pure gold

[@Afro_Blue]

With no drawback to trying words that don’t work, people are definitely just spamming all their letters to see if any work lol, def the strat when connecting to someone

[@Ihasnotomato]

This is honestly super pogged!

[@00110000]

35:00 YOU GOT NIX'D is sooo good

[@psyoptic]

Chat suggesting invalid word placement is more infuriating than any of NL's bad plays

[@jacob5061]

I disagree since we ain't watching chat. Honestly surprised NL struggled with this I thought he would be pro right away. Maybe with some practice

[@Yatsuzume]

guy in second place on final match must've been confused by the "You Got Tie'd" death message

[@mccole9094]

Automatically one of my fav vids

[@siriusa5298]

The words on the first board gives my high hopes for this

[@ShyGuyOmega]

I lost it when the dude below NL at 18:35 entered his word

[@m0002856]

NL i cant believe youd miss “Netbeg” the accented version of the English word “Nutbag” you fool.