Let's Play TOKYO HIGHWAY! | Overboard, Episode 39

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  • Опубліковано 21 чер 2023
  • Tokyo Highway is the board game of privatized highway systems - and if that doesn't sound fun, you need to WAKE UP. In Tokyo Highway, players take turns placing popsicle stick highways and try to get all their cars on the road. But they only have so many pieces, and once they run out, it's game over. This week on Polygon's tabletop show Overboard, Clayton Ashley, Tara Long, XTina GG and Simone de Rochefort take to the streets, building roads with shaky hands.
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  • @kimsic7949
    @kimsic7949 11 місяців тому +330

    simone: this is beautiful, this is natural
    tara: this is bad, this is ill-advised

  • @tremkl
    @tremkl 11 місяців тому +120

    Tina showed up to work today in a bracelet and an oversized sweater and they’re like “We’ve got the PERFECT game for you to play!”

  • @ameliaporto
    @ameliaporto 11 місяців тому +268

    If anyone stopped me at the street and asked "Is the Polygon team the right asset to a highway architectural infrastructure task force?" I would make them watch this video.

    • @polygon
      @polygon  11 місяців тому +83

      thank you. that's exactly why we made it.

    • @TCM464
      @TCM464 11 місяців тому

      Rhythm Doctor spotted.

  • @skadoosher7747
    @skadoosher7747 11 місяців тому +64

    Simone and Tara acting as the angel and devil on the shoulder as tina struggles is an excellent dynamic.

  • @NickTheDM
    @NickTheDM 11 місяців тому +133

    Whoever did the lofi-beats edit in the middle there is an artist and a genius. Thank you for your service.

    • @polygon
      @polygon  11 місяців тому +65

      All Clayton!

    • @vivaldismurder8779
      @vivaldismurder8779 11 місяців тому +16

      ​@@polygonWe stan our King of Editing!

  • @leosh4388
    @leosh4388 11 місяців тому +24

    'She's hunched perfectly into frame' is such a backhanded comment lol Loved the video, my blood pressure has gone way up though

  • @AngelBeatYunara
    @AngelBeatYunara 11 місяців тому +91

    This was stressful! Not for me, though. This looks wild.

    • @polygon
      @polygon  11 місяців тому +14

      HUSH

  • @elizabethagudelo7179
    @elizabethagudelo7179 11 місяців тому +22

    I love how
    materially simple it is?
    it's just like some wooden pegs and ice cream sticks yet it does so much
    it really feels like a game someone who's never heard of it before could just accidentally invent again for their own amusement and I really appreciate that

  • @bouncyandrea
    @bouncyandrea 11 місяців тому +36

    Overboard is one of my favorite Polygon series thank you so much for putting more love into these! They are the best.

  • @polygon
    @polygon  11 місяців тому +185

    Hi all! We're still waiting for subtitles to process on this one. Sorry for the delay, we'll upload them as soon as they're done! - Simone

    • @rionsanura
      @rionsanura 11 місяців тому +3

      We Appreciate This

    • @dominateeye
      @dominateeye 11 місяців тому +13

      Thanks for uploading them, but they're riddled with errors. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would appreciate getting them proofread.

    • @danatronics9039
      @danatronics9039 11 місяців тому +2

      Still waiting. Is there any way you could enable auto-captions for the time being?

    • @leocoyote6579
      @leocoyote6579 11 місяців тому +2

      @dominateeye exactly. i wish they’d hire my deaf ass to do/fix their subtitles, they still aren’t working at all …

    • @peterchu5609
      @peterchu5609 11 місяців тому +1

      Still rather broken.

  • @Renan_PS-zt8lm
    @Renan_PS-zt8lm 11 місяців тому +214

    This game would be much prettier if each player had their own color instead of everyone being gray.

    • @guppy1291
      @guppy1291 11 місяців тому +57

      Was thinking the same but it makes it more difficult to swap pieces. Someone will have a solution like a colour wheel or a dry erase marker

    • @LS-jj4sy
      @LS-jj4sy 11 місяців тому +34

      At least the columns could be colored. To help the players know their highways

    • @Non-binaryCup
      @Non-binaryCup 11 місяців тому +21

      @@LS-jj4sythose are also traded but there could just be like 15 blue but you only use 10 so instead of trading you take one of the extra and the other player just loses one, could make it harder though especially with varying numbers of players

    • @solarprogeny6736
      @solarprogeny6736 11 місяців тому +38

      the game looks complicated to an onlooker, but that's because you're not *thinking it* like the players are. spatial awareness and memory are engaged for them and so it's less confusing, and i think the stuff they can't remember is meant to make the challenge of rebuilding their mistakes funnier

    • @SirJorb
      @SirJorb 11 місяців тому +10

      It would probably work better digitally, where pieces could just change colors. However, that also would probably remove the whole 'accidentally knocking over pieces' thing, meaning they wouldnt change color in the first place...

  • @AceofRogues
    @AceofRogues 11 місяців тому +42

    So happy with the regular return of Overboard!

  • @ThatCake
    @ThatCake 11 місяців тому +63

    You know its a good video when you get some trademarked Simone anxiety faces

    • @peridotqueen26
      @peridotqueen26 11 місяців тому +9

      Yes! That zoom shot on Simone's face was *chef's kiss*

    • @jamesdominguez7685
      @jamesdominguez7685 11 місяців тому +3

      I had no choice but to make a GIF of that zoom.

  • @rionsanura
    @rionsanura 11 місяців тому +12

    Wholesome Privatized Infrastructure Stream

  • @StrangeAesir
    @StrangeAesir 11 місяців тому +40

    listening to Tara and Simone make me feel like i'm in a family reunion with my aunts.

  • @nya.nyandrew
    @nya.nyandrew 11 місяців тому +47

    Could physically feel myself start anxiety-laugh-wheezing whenever it was xtina's move again

  • @peridotqueen26
    @peridotqueen26 11 місяців тому +9

    Can't wait to show this 3D model-based cautionary tale on the hazards of rogue crane arms to my colleagues in highway research XD

  • @moonbasket
    @moonbasket 11 місяців тому +14

    I love the chill jazz in the background of this video. 10/10

  • @moonbasket
    @moonbasket 11 місяців тому +40

    Clayton, ultimate rules lawyer, saying "I don't care"????

    • @SenorVilla
      @SenorVilla 11 місяців тому +5

      There was too much anxiety going on, he just had to give them a break.

  • @pliable-head
    @pliable-head 11 місяців тому +45

    XTina's extended full panic sequence. friend. are u good. aosdjhgalk
    Also if anyone but Simone won a game about *cars* I would have been sad for her........

  • @ambermiller3751
    @ambermiller3751 11 місяців тому +25

    I love Overboard so much thank you for my life

  • @Michael_Lindell
    @Michael_Lindell 11 місяців тому +204

    Privatized highway systems - Is this late stage Car-pitalism?

    • @julianchristophergeritz2094
      @julianchristophergeritz2094 11 місяців тому +9

      How dare you... make that joke before me?

    • @Ratmo_beewee
      @Ratmo_beewee 11 місяців тому +14

      Highway robbery

    • @aetreides
      @aetreides 11 місяців тому +9

      @@Ratmo_beewee Wow... back to back with the puns... or should I say "bumper to bumper"?

  • @dust6371
    @dust6371 11 місяців тому +2

    Simone's anxiety rubbing off onto everyone else is both something relatable and something very very funny

  • @Tribdinosaur
    @Tribdinosaur 11 місяців тому +6

    I wasn't feeling the game just based on the description, BUT once you all started putting pieces down, it started feeling like a mixture of Jenga, Pick-Up Sticks, and lining up Domino pieces-- I had my knuckles at my mouth in nervousness!

  • @Elvalley
    @Elvalley 11 місяців тому +2

    Less than 20 minutes in and Simone has already morphed into a hunched-up goblin, looking at the "normal people" at their "table" with a mix of awe and terror. Is that what privatized highways do to people?

  • @elitettelbach4247
    @elitettelbach4247 11 місяців тому +2

    The video being extremely stressful to watch but the music being some chill jazz and then lofi beats was an excellent editing choice!

  • @letsgetthisbread2037
    @letsgetthisbread2037 11 місяців тому +9

    obsessed w simone's look this ep

  • @paranoidmarv
    @paranoidmarv 11 місяців тому +8

    The unraveling of xtina.
    Also, the lo-fi beats bit was p. good
    Great video. My dex is too low for this.

  • @moonbasket
    @moonbasket 11 місяців тому +10

    Clayton has nerves of steel playing this. Way to go.

  • @reidtrevar
    @reidtrevar 11 місяців тому +3

    To answer Tara's question, this is very fun to watch

  • @imadethisaccountjusttocomm8064
    @imadethisaccountjusttocomm8064 11 місяців тому +17

    Wow. You've done it. You've actually found a game that's more stressful to watch than Secret Hitler.

  • @badoverwatchhighlights7614
    @badoverwatchhighlights7614 11 місяців тому +1

    the amount of [uncertainty noises] in this episode was truly astounding lmao

  • @Elvalley
    @Elvalley 11 місяців тому +1

    On the one hand, I sometimes tremble so much when even a bit nervous people think I have an issue. On the other hand... I also have that problem. That's why I enjoyed watching Tina play.

  • @JBCoops88
    @JBCoops88 11 місяців тому +5

    Hey Tara, it was fun to watch, don't worry.

  • @sihaooo
    @sihaooo 10 місяців тому +1

    Tina's tactic of airdropping her cars and roads like loose gravel is... something alright

  • @justinehercthehuman
    @justinehercthehuman 11 місяців тому +1

    Never have I been more stressed than watching Tina at 28:00 onwards LMAO

  • @IceCrystalWolf
    @IceCrystalWolf 11 місяців тому +1

    To answer Tara's question, yes, it is fun to watch :D

  • @boinkadoink9538
    @boinkadoink9538 11 місяців тому +11

    Tina’s a lot of fun on this show :)

  • @moonbasket
    @moonbasket 11 місяців тому +5

    Just hype for the people in this video. Can't wait to see the true chaos of Simone, Clayton, Tara and Tina. 10/10

  • @devonbrook
    @devonbrook 11 місяців тому +13

    Spoilers, I guess:
    Awww, wanted Clayton to win but the way everybody (especially poor Simone and Tina) were losing their minds meant we’re the real winners. 😂

    • @Kapkeh
      @Kapkeh 3 місяці тому

      Clayton should actually have won the game. According to the rules, every player should have placed one of their cars on the starting stick. But who cares, it was a funny experience all along.

  • @bookclubish1689
    @bookclubish1689 11 місяців тому +1

    I haven't had an anxiety attack in years but watching this got me shockingly close

  • @AmmoGlitter
    @AmmoGlitter 11 місяців тому +3

    This has almost the exact same energy as a good game of Jenga

  • @ralujk
    @ralujk 11 місяців тому +5

    Apparently you can also run your new bridge UNDER other bridges and place a car if there hasn't been one crossed below the opponent's highway yet too.

  • @naughtypanda4891
    @naughtypanda4891 11 місяців тому +1

    This game really captured my attention for some reason, loved it

  • @cecilyfc
    @cecilyfc 10 місяців тому

    The lo-fi music made my night 😂😂😂

  • @elewiz4181
    @elewiz4181 11 місяців тому +1

    this brought tears to my eyes, happy ones

  • @MartyMango0
    @MartyMango0 11 місяців тому +1

    This was so much fun to watch, but good GOD would I never be able to play it myself. Might have to introduce it to my (large, loud, Italian American) family for the annual Thanksgiving table top game playing though...

  • @kylecoleman6221
    @kylecoleman6221 11 місяців тому +1

    Yes! I love xtina! I'm so glad to see her in a video!

  • @Raika63
    @Raika63 10 місяців тому +1

    In this episode of overboard, we learn that cartels are the most effective means of profiting from a for profit transportation system.

  • @MxyAstro
    @MxyAstro 10 місяців тому +1

    I remember being at Gen Con and seeing a giant version of this game being played with the road sticks being three feet long. It stuck in my mind for over five years until I built a giant version for myself at home. Yard parties and BBQs are so much better when the games are giant! So great to see one of my favorite games being played!

  • @livemynd
    @livemynd 11 місяців тому

    I'm only 3 seconds in and I've already liked the video. Because it's Polygon Overboard!

  • @lpfan7101
    @lpfan7101 10 місяців тому +1

    Tina had such good energy for this one

  • @hugogomez9228
    @hugogomez9228 11 місяців тому +1

    If i were tina i would just start crying

  • @Michael_Lindell
    @Michael_Lindell 11 місяців тому +1

    Highway to the PolyZone!

  • @westie15413
    @westie15413 11 місяців тому +3

    Like Tina, I am the person reading the Wikipedia page for something in the middle of something else

  • @IceCrystalWolf
    @IceCrystalWolf 11 місяців тому +1

    Yay Overboard!

  • @Minihood31770
    @Minihood31770 11 місяців тому +1

    I would definitely accidentally knock the table when it wasnt my turn

  • @Savaniel
    @Savaniel 11 місяців тому +2

    Wait, did I miss episode 39...? Cool game regardless!

  • @averygaron994
    @averygaron994 11 місяців тому

    Tina was adorable this episode. That was so funny

  • @Cleansweep38
    @Cleansweep38 Місяць тому

    Did any of you back the newer version of this game, earlier this year on Kickstarter?
    It has new non slip roads

  • @fortwas
    @fortwas 11 місяців тому

    Man, I love overboard! Watch some cool guys play fun games and learn a bit about the Tokyo highway system! Loved the editing on this as well. Smooth and creative :)

  • @marjiewendt9221
    @marjiewendt9221 11 місяців тому

    I could feel Simone's tension all the way from another country

  • @janickboudreault8571
    @janickboudreault8571 11 місяців тому +6

    I particularly miss Jenna in those videos

  • @killer3544
    @killer3544 11 місяців тому

    Jenga with a touch of the tism

  • @yon_monster
    @yon_monster 11 місяців тому +1

    _Viva la Coopetition Simone!_

  • @mollymcintosh2090
    @mollymcintosh2090 11 місяців тому +4

    what happened to episode 39?

    • @polygon
      @polygon  11 місяців тому +10

      dammit. did we do it again.

  • @boium.
    @boium. 11 місяців тому +1

    10:00 "that's a centimetre." I guess you ment millimetre because a centimetre in this case would be quite large.

  • @chrismanuel9768
    @chrismanuel9768 11 місяців тому

    This was so stressful

  • @Epinardscaramel
    @Epinardscaramel 10 місяців тому

    oooh I wouldn’t do well on a game like that 😅

  • @redsands1001
    @redsands1001 11 місяців тому +2

    Have always been curious about this game. Dexterity can be tricky to get people to play

  • @PatrickBC
    @PatrickBC 11 місяців тому

    I don't know if my anxiety will let me finish this video. I would probably die playing this, i'm pretty sure

    • @PatrickBC
      @PatrickBC 11 місяців тому

      Just finished. Had to watch the end a little bit later. ❤

  • @pingsanguanshua336
    @pingsanguanshua336 11 місяців тому +1

    TINA IS SO CUTE 😖😖

  • @damie9412
    @damie9412 9 місяців тому

    Nice

  • @zu_1455
    @zu_1455 11 місяців тому +1

    Simone 🖤

  • @achillendimond2124
    @achillendimond2124 11 місяців тому +1

    The only thing more chaotic than this game alone is watching it with the playback speed turned up even the slightest bit. I know it’s not really that fast but it feels like they are loving way too fast

  • @billygraffe6579
    @billygraffe6579 8 місяців тому

    hi ii know this is suuuuper late, but tina has a rad as hell jacket

  • @melshadows83
    @melshadows83 11 місяців тому

    This is the second stand-type game

  • @krell.1415
    @krell.1415 11 місяців тому

    Pat voice cameo lol

  • @chileanfoosball876
    @chileanfoosball876 11 місяців тому +1

    I've missed Overboard. Is this the first in a while or have I missed more? Hoping I can find a hidden trove. First time seeing Tina. Great addition to the squad.

  • @demidoggamingchillingo4398
    @demidoggamingchillingo4398 10 місяців тому

    please do a review on rainworld

  • @flo163
    @flo163 11 місяців тому

    missed ur laugh simone 🙏🙏

  • @IceMetalPunk
    @IceMetalPunk 11 місяців тому +1

    "I want to eat these... what if I swallowed one on camera?" Simone, you should totally meet Holly Musgrave from "No Rolls Barred" 😂

  • @LS-jj4sy
    @LS-jj4sy 11 місяців тому +6

    I feel like it would be helpful for the pieces to be colored to avoid confusion

    • @liamw.1313
      @liamw.1313 11 місяців тому +2

      The pieces have to be traded though

  • @johnmulhall0
    @johnmulhall0 11 місяців тому +2

    i miss jenna :(

  • @Epinardscaramel
    @Epinardscaramel 10 місяців тому

    15:45 I thought Tara could put a car on this road?

    • @Epinardscaramel
      @Epinardscaramel 10 місяців тому

      Ah no, everything under was already crossed

  • @robertgibson1156
    @robertgibson1156 11 місяців тому

    I've watched the whole video, and I still don't know how to play. I'm a Civil Engineer.

  • @caseysailor9301
    @caseysailor9301 11 місяців тому

    Polygon have given up and are now just trying to see who can upload the most videos before ineivitably dying of an anxiety induced heart attack.

  • @thesadsausage
    @thesadsausage 11 місяців тому

    Why doesn't Tara get to place two cars on her wild cross adventure into Simone/Clayton territory?

  • @catastropheoverclock
    @catastropheoverclock 11 місяців тому +1

    39:36

  • @saraidai6545
    @saraidai6545 11 місяців тому

    no one tell them how much the pa turnpike costs

  • @leocoyote6579
    @leocoyote6579 11 місяців тому

    damn y’all really need someone to edit your subtitles for you huh

  • @Laf631
    @Laf631 11 місяців тому +1

    How do you know if you knocked over someone's pieces when they're all the same color?

  • @cinnamon_shakes
    @cinnamon_shakes 11 місяців тому

    nice shirt simone,,,, it would be a shame if something,,,,,,,,happened to it,,,,

    • @polygon
      @polygon  11 місяців тому +1

      STOPPPPPPPPPPP

  • @literallythelamest2177
    @literallythelamest2177 11 місяців тому

    yipeee

  • @darkflow192
    @darkflow192 11 місяців тому

    I watch these to pretend I have friends

  • @AgusSkywalker
    @AgusSkywalker 11 місяців тому

    I think you made a rules mistake. As I understand it, you're only supposed to give columns for every column, road or car knocked. You don't give roads.

    • @goodpeople25
      @goodpeople25 11 місяців тому

      True, though that makes less sense in-universe and the rulebook I found online could have clarified better.

  • @imnugget8085
    @imnugget8085 9 місяців тому

    Some guy in japan THESE HIGHWAY SUCK .... AND MY BISS BE MAD IF I DONT MAKEUP SOME TOY IN 40 MINS AND IM GONNA BE LATE FOR WORK!!!!! NO IM GONNA DISHONOR MY FAMIELI... OH WEALLY I JUST GOT A IDEA 💡 (LIGHTBULB) €\》¤¡☆£

  • @user-mz1fe3yj7e
    @user-mz1fe3yj7e 10 місяців тому

    can you make a real set??"?? maybe a few props??

  • @Levoooooooo
    @Levoooooooo 11 місяців тому +1

    first

  • @solarprogeny6736
    @solarprogeny6736 11 місяців тому +2

    Tara was crossing two highways in that first crossing, but she never placed more than one car