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Awesome thank you. I sent you an email and you asked me to do this to make sure it was really me :) Sorry about that. Super super excited. Even my wife, who only plays some games is excited to try some of these!
Thank you to everyone who is enjoying this video! Can I ask for an early Christmas present? That you share this video with your friends, online and off. UA-cam doesn't suggest my videos to new people very much, so I rely on word of mouth. I'm incredibly grateful. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Funny & fantastic video yet again. Got a few more games on my Christmas list now. Looking forward to playing board games with you at London on Board. Keep up the great work!!!
Your multi-personality representation of family Christmas is surprisingly accurate. I'll make sure to bring Codenames to try to keep the Thanksgiving incident from happening again.
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That face at 7:58 is one of my favourite things. Anyone else invested in the dynamics of this family?? I would watch episodes like this with or without boardgames in it!
I'm continuing to enjoy your amusing reviews that are so much more than the standard "here's how this video game works" reviews. Your characters make your videos a joy to watch. Thanks for keeping them coming. May 2017 treat us all a better than 2016.
Me and my family love your review and comedy videos, Jon Purkis! You always hit the spot, especially your christmas episode. Even shared it with my dad. Can't wait for the next episode.
Seriously, favorite board game UA-cam channel for sure. Thanks for continuing to bring quality, hilarious, informative content. I'm always impressed at your creativity and humor :) Have a great holiday season!!
Thanks Jon! My wife and I always get a kick out of your characters. She particularly loves Timmy and it often surprised how realistic he seems. Great job!
+Dwight Stone Thank you! I tried something different in this by mostly separating the sketches from the review. It made it easier to write. I'm glad you think it worked.
Beasts of Balance looks to be an interesting melding of technology and good old fashioned dexterity. THAT'S how you get tablet obsessed kids into boardgaming and social interaction. It's very beautiful looking, too, like a sculpture. Very impressive. Thanks for the ideas.
🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁WHAT A GREAT LIST! THIS WILL BE A FUN NIGHT FOR AND MY FRIENDS THIS SEASON! Thanks ACTUALOL FOR SHARING THIS TO US! VERY CLEVER, WITTY BUT STILL INFORMATIVE SHARING THIS TO ALL MY FRIENDS LATER! I HOPE YOU CAN MAKE THIS SEASON MORE MERRIER FOR US AND AS A NEWBIE HOBBYIST HERE THIS WILL BE A PERFECT GIFT FOR ME AND TO MY FRIENDS THIS SEASON! THUMBS UP ON THIS! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🎁🎁🎁🎁
Onitama has been on my wishlist for a while now. Pandemic Iberia looks like a fun new twist on the series. I'll have to check it out. Another brilliant video. Please keep them coming. They're the highlight of my feed.
Nothing brings the family together for the holidays better than deception and betrayal; I'll be jamming some Dark Moon down my family's throat this year thanks to your video on the game. Thanks!
One of my favorites in your series! I agree that the sketches and reviews flow well by not being connected at all. And your characters are great fun! Always glad to see Timmy!
Great video!! I really enjoyed the mom character, how she wanted everything to be perfect and even has a shedule! I don't know anyone who is this crazy during holiday season but I can relate 😊 going to share this video as well
Board games have been such a blessing for family events over here in the US during this election cycle. I used your previous list to pick up some games for Thanksgiving and we had such a wonderful time.
Splendid, as always. Got my little one Dream House for Christmas, so hope to be playing that! Boxing day she's at dad's so we're whipping out Scythe, finally.
Thanks for all the great game suggestions! I like that you suggest a lot of two-player and family games because for a lot of us, those are always the easiest to get to the table, unless you have a big game group dedicated to long strategy games. Also, poor Timmy :)
Been playing Beasts of Balance for past few days - such good fun! One I'll be getting out for a 20 minute session basically any time anyone visits - it's that much fun!
This is the list I needed. I've recently moved away from my friends back home (who are mostly into euros) and need to expand my collection to include more party games so I introduce my new friends to board games. Great video!
Agree with most of your list, always worth keeping it relatively simple to get even novice gamers involved. Keep up the good work. (fingers crossed for the comp!)
Great Video, and I'm definitely adding Celestia to my Christmas list! Also, your Sons of Anarchy video inspired a few non board gamers I know to take the plunge, so thank you for that too!
Looked you up after you liked a photo of my game shelves on Instagram. My husband and I think you are brilliant and love your content! Thank you for making wonderfully entertaining and informative videos about our favorite hobby. This video alone has introduced us to 6 new games we have never seen or heard of. May you have Happy Christmas!
Loving your work. One thing I particularly appreciated in this one is your understanding of the possessive apostrophe; it's pretty much a lost art these days :)
Hilarious as always-my girlfriend and I started watching your videos with last year's Christmas one and it's safe to say you're our favourite board game UA-camr now. These look like brilliant games for the family, we'll definitely be picking up Happy Salmon for Christmas. Thanks for another great video!
Came across your video when looking for Christmas games suggestions and I'm glad I did, it was funny and informative. Great work. I've subscribed to your channel.
That's brilliant! If you're looking for games to play at Christmas, rather than gifts to give, I'd recommend my other Christmas video too: ua-cam.com/video/J4mAPX-43UA/v-deo.html
Great list, I think I caught you last year around this time with your seasonal recommendations and the characters were a fun interstitial. Codenames being number one I didn't "expect" but completely agreed with when I saw it. It's such a quiet, thinky, consider-your-decision game that I am really surprised that it has NEVER failed to be a winner in so many different social circles and age groups!
Awesome video! This is my favorite game review show out there. Always fun to watch and very informative, I've never been disappointed with your recommendations. Love your wigs. :D
This such a cute and clever way to show us the best board game gifts this season! I really really love your suggestions and hoping to win on you contest! It will be a SUPERB GAME NIGHT with friends if ever ill won! Congrats actualol!
Super funny and helpful! I am impressed that you continue to find new games I've never even heard of, despite spending a lot of time shopping, browsing, and researching board games. Well done!
Love all the content you are creating, would love the great collection you've put together for this giveaway to begin a collection for my local library.
Another great Christmas video! Codenames is definitely on my list to share with my family this year and original Pandemic was a maybe but I'm being edged towards making it a yes after this video. My sister hated ticket to ride - a usual good test for modern board games, so I look for more co-ops and party games with family now and this list has a great mix
Why did your sister hate Ticket To Ride, too complicated or too competitive? Pandemic is obviously a little more involved than a party game. You could always try Forbidden Island as a much simpler co-operative game, but it's less exciting to me.
She liked forbidden desert and I find that harder to win than pandemic... I think she found it a bit complicated and felt like she had no chance to win, despite actually having a really good hand and laying some good tracks. I think if you choose to score at the end like I prefer then it can be hard for a new player to get a sense of how they're doing against others. I think she's not opposed to modern boardgames but being in a team working together makes her happier as we're all talking through the game and our options
Difficult to buy this games and give them away without playing! I think I should give to close friends and family! Love your characters! Even the baby...!
Fantastic video! Not only were the game descriptions spot on, but the intermediate comedy bits were genuinely funny and highlighted the potential pain of forced holiday get-togethers.
Your videos are hilarious. Never would have found Sons of Anarchy without your video and it's my favorite game! Keep up the game reviews they're awesome!
The winner of the competition prize is themaster408! Congratulations! For everyone else, there is still a chance to win prizes in my more recent videos.
Awesome thank you. I sent you an email and you asked me to do this to make sure it was really me :) Sorry about that. Super super excited. Even my wife, who only plays some games is excited to try some of these!
Thank you to everyone who is enjoying this video! Can I ask for an early Christmas present? That you share this video with your friends, online and off. UA-cam doesn't suggest my videos to new people very much, so I rely on word of mouth. I'm incredibly grateful. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Done! Merry Christmas
Will do, for sure!
Actualol already have. I told them the list was good for gift ideas for me
Done!
Funny & fantastic video yet again. Got a few more games on my Christmas list now. Looking forward to playing board games with you at London on Board. Keep up the great work!!!
Your multi-personality representation of family Christmas is surprisingly accurate. I'll make sure to bring Codenames to try to keep the Thanksgiving incident from happening again.
I don't know why I think his conversations with various people is so funny, but it is.
It's surprisingly easy to get invested in the drama between his multiple personalities.
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The gag about the Church of England was genius. Board game analysis and Theological satire, a match made in heaven
Awesome selection! Always impressed by the amount of goofy roles you play in one video.
Your characters are amazing😂. Thanks for sharing your comedy and reviews with us!
+Laura Miguel Thanks Laura! :)
Must agree, sketches and reviews intertwine beautifully!
That face at 7:58 is one of my favourite things. Anyone else invested in the dynamics of this family?? I would watch episodes like this with or without boardgames in it!
Thanks! That's good to hear. It's something I might experiment with next year.
Please do! I'm always excited to see where you'll go with the stories next.
I'm continuing to enjoy your amusing reviews that are so much more than the standard "here's how this video game works" reviews. Your characters make your videos a joy to watch. Thanks for keeping them coming. May 2017 treat us all a better than 2016.
Me and my family love your review and comedy videos, Jon Purkis! You always hit the spot, especially your christmas episode. Even shared it with my dad. Can't wait for the next episode.
Glad to see Onitama getting some love. By far, my favorite game of the year.
Seriously, favorite board game UA-cam channel for sure. Thanks for continuing to bring quality, hilarious, informative content. I'm always impressed at your creativity and humor :) Have a great holiday season!!
Thanks Jon! My wife and I always get a kick out of your characters. She particularly loves Timmy and it often surprised how realistic he seems. Great job!
Awesome! Easily the best flow between reviews and sketch that you've done!
+Dwight Stone Thank you! I tried something different in this by mostly separating the sketches from the review. It made it easier to write. I'm glad you think it worked.
I love that stone quiet look. Best board game reviews. Funnier than shut up and sit down.
I love the effort that goes into these productions!
Beasts of Balance looks to be an interesting melding of technology and good old fashioned dexterity. THAT'S how you get tablet obsessed kids into boardgaming and social interaction. It's very beautiful looking, too, like a sculpture. Very impressive. Thanks for the ideas.
Kingdom Death Monster for my granny Betty.
I love the persistent evangelism you do for the hobby, the presentation style you provide is easily accessible and I cannot get enough of it!
🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁WHAT A GREAT LIST! THIS WILL BE A FUN NIGHT FOR AND MY FRIENDS THIS SEASON! Thanks ACTUALOL FOR SHARING THIS TO US! VERY CLEVER, WITTY BUT STILL INFORMATIVE SHARING THIS TO ALL MY FRIENDS LATER! I HOPE YOU CAN MAKE THIS SEASON MORE MERRIER FOR US AND AS A NEWBIE HOBBYIST HERE THIS WILL BE A PERFECT GIFT FOR ME AND TO MY FRIENDS THIS SEASON! THUMBS UP ON THIS! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🎁🎁🎁🎁
Wow! I cannot agree more :-)
Oooohh... this is the list you are talking about last night! Yes very clever and his list are great! Hoping for our next game night!
Share this to our friends as well guys :-)
Onitama has been on my wishlist for a while now. Pandemic Iberia looks like a fun new twist on the series. I'll have to check it out.
Another brilliant video. Please keep them coming. They're the highlight of my feed.
Sometimes I like watching your characters more than hearing about the games!
Nothing brings the family together for the holidays better than deception and betrayal; I'll be jamming some Dark Moon down my family's throat this year thanks to your video on the game. Thanks!
One of my favorites in your series! I agree that the sketches and reviews flow well by not being connected at all. And your characters are great fun! Always glad to see Timmy!
Beasts of Balance looks like one of those game I (a forty-something year old man) would just unpack and play with the pieces for an hour.
Great video!! I really enjoyed the mom character, how she wanted everything to be perfect and even has a shedule! I don't know anyone who is this crazy during holiday season but I can relate 😊 going to share this video as well
Oh man Sushi Go Party looks like it adds so much more than the original
Board games have been such a blessing for family events over here in the US during this election cycle. I used your previous list to pick up some games for Thanksgiving and we had such a wonderful time.
Beasts of balance looks super cool, the cross between video game and board game is a feature I want to see more utilised.
Happy Salmon looks like a great game. Thanks for this round up!
I enjoy watching you play all of the different people, it makes me smile. I hope you are not pulling from personal experiences.
I didn't realise the comp was still running! I love Timmy so much and would very much like to see more of him. May he never grow old
Splendid, as always. Got my little one Dream House for Christmas, so hope to be playing that! Boxing day she's at dad's so we're whipping out Scythe, finally.
Thanks for all the great game suggestions! I like that you suggest a lot of two-player and family games because for a lot of us, those are always the easiest to get to the table, unless you have a big game group dedicated to long strategy games.
Also, poor Timmy :)
Good acting. Great delivery. Thank you for taking the time to make these special.
Thank you! :D
Most of your reviews/skits are great, but this one in particular nails the awkwardness of holiday family get togethers. Hilarious!
Been playing Beasts of Balance for past few days - such good fun! One I'll be getting out for a 20 minute session basically any time anyone visits - it's that much fun!
Loved the video. Beasts of balance looks quite intriguing for a gift idea, and I had never heard of it!
My kids have been looking forward to your new xmas video. I'll be sure to watch it with them shortly. Thanks for the laughs.
Great writeup! Some of these were on my list already, but a couple of new ones to add for sure.
Those conversations are so relatable! Thanks for the suggestions. I've been looking for games I could play with my boyfriend's non-gamer family.
Another great video. Swiftly becoming one of my favorite channels.
Great list of games! Some expected winners and a few surprises. Way to keep it fresh!
Well done as usual. Your original Sushi go video is how I found your channel in the first place.
Merry Christmas to you too - I'd never heard of that Beasts of Balance game, it looks really cute!
This is the list I needed. I've recently moved away from my friends back home (who are mostly into euros) and need to expand my collection to include more party games so I introduce my new friends to board games. Great video!
I am glad that you like Dream Home! I bought it for my parents and I hope that they will also like it.
Loving the Christmas commentary!
Great video and killer competition
Agree with most of your list, always worth keeping it relatively simple to get even novice gamers involved.
Keep up the good work. (fingers crossed for the comp!)
Bravo John. I always love the production of your videos and that look your mother delivered after the "settling" comment was perfect ;p
Great Video, and I'm definitely adding Celestia to my Christmas list! Also, your Sons of Anarchy video inspired a few non board gamers I know to take the plunge, so thank you for that too!
The best part of this list is that I am an avid board gamer, and only recognized 3 of these. Thanks for putting a couple new games on my radar!
Looked you up after you liked a photo of my game shelves on Instagram. My husband and I think you are brilliant and love your content! Thank you for making wonderfully entertaining and informative videos about our favorite hobby. This video alone has introduced us to 6 new games we have never seen or heard of. May you have Happy Christmas!
Thank you so much! Happy Christmas :)
These group reviews are great. Give a quick glimpse of a lot of things. I havn't watched one yet without getting at least one game on the list
Loving your work. One thing I particularly appreciated in this one is your understanding of the possessive apostrophe; it's pretty much a lost art these days :)
Haha! Thanks! My greatest triumph :D
sushi go party looks like a lot of fun for our groups!
Great recommendations! The look on Timmy after the Santa comment made me laugh pout loud. This channel is appropriately named.
Always a fun time watching your videos. Good luck at the parents house this year!
Loved this series last year (how I discovered you) loved it even more this year! Great job!!!!
I really like this list! I think Happy Salmon would be fun to play with my in-laws.
Great video, I'm definitely picking up celestia and unusual suspects and I totally picked code names for number 1
Your multi reviews are astoundingly informative for the time length, it really is amazing!
Hilarious as always-my girlfriend and I started watching your videos with last year's Christmas one and it's safe to say you're our favourite board game UA-camr now. These look like brilliant games for the family, we'll definitely be picking up Happy Salmon for Christmas. Thanks for another great video!
These stories with your family keep getting funnier!
Watching your Christmas videos is becoming a tradition with our group. Great job!
Thanks for the video! Very informative and hilarious! Never thought a family drama and board game review can be mixed together :)
Jon these videos are fantastic! You are consistently making excellent content and as one of your loyal viewers, thank you!!!
Thanks for the loyalty!
Going to try getting the family to play Sushi Go on Christmas
Came across your video when looking for Christmas games suggestions and I'm glad I did, it was funny and informative. Great work. I've subscribed to your channel.
That's brilliant! If you're looking for games to play at Christmas, rather than gifts to give, I'd recommend my other Christmas video too: ua-cam.com/video/J4mAPX-43UA/v-deo.html
Great list, I think I caught you last year around this time with your seasonal recommendations and the characters were a fun interstitial. Codenames being number one I didn't "expect" but completely agreed with when I saw it. It's such a quiet, thinky, consider-your-decision game that I am really surprised that it has NEVER failed to be a winner in so many different social circles and age groups!
Awesome video! This is my favorite game review show out there. Always fun to watch and very informative, I've never been disappointed with your recommendations. Love your wigs. :D
Love these videos. Think the recurring character roles from one video to the next really makes them something I look forward to.
Always love your picks for these lists, great to see someone talk about games that aren't on everone's radar!
One of the best, funniest buying guides for gifts I've seen! Thanks for making me laugh, and keep on doing what you do!
This such a cute and clever way to show us the best board game gifts this season! I really really love your suggestions and hoping to win on you contest! It will be a SUPERB GAME NIGHT with friends if ever ill won! Congrats actualol!
a new standard for youtube game reviews...even shutupandsit down will need to up their game...thanks for all the work and humor!
Thank you!
man that beast part when you played the kid first time playing the game was amazing. laughed so hard. cheers buddy!
Super funny and helpful! I am impressed that you continue to find new games I've never even heard of, despite spending a lot of time shopping, browsing, and researching board games. Well done!
Thanks for making such a fun video - now I can share this with my friends because it's funny and have them watch a video about board games!
Love all the content you are creating, would love the great collection you've put together for this giveaway to begin a collection for my local library.
That would be cool!
The most creative board game channel on UA-cam!
A great video highlighting new games that most people dont have yet!
Kids at my work would love these games!
Sushi Go was the first game I thought of when I read the title lol. I agree with your first choice! My sister loves that game.
Great video as always Jon, well scripted, funny and informative!
Sounds like some great suggestions. I will have to check them out.
Another great Christmas video! Codenames is definitely on my list to share with my family this year and original Pandemic was a maybe but I'm being edged towards making it a yes after this video. My sister hated ticket to ride - a usual good test for modern board games, so I look for more co-ops and party games with family now and this list has a great mix
Why did your sister hate Ticket To Ride, too complicated or too competitive? Pandemic is obviously a little more involved than a party game. You could always try Forbidden Island as a much simpler co-operative game, but it's less exciting to me.
She liked forbidden desert and I find that harder to win than pandemic... I think she found it a bit complicated and felt like she had no chance to win, despite actually having a really good hand and laying some good tracks. I think if you choose to score at the end like I prefer then it can be hard for a new player to get a sense of how they're doing against others. I think she's not opposed to modern boardgames but being in a team working together makes her happier as we're all talking through the game and our options
Thank you SUSD for bringing me here. Lots of games I didn't knew existed (Usual Suspects looks like a lot of fun)
Great video! I've added a bunch of these to my wishlist. Celestia was a huge hit for our Thanksgiving get together!
Difficult to buy this games and give them away without playing! I think I should give to close friends and family! Love your characters! Even the baby...!
Fantastic video! Not only were the game descriptions spot on, but the intermediate comedy bits were genuinely funny and highlighted the potential pain of forced holiday get-togethers.
Great video as usual. One of the view reviewers providing consistent laughs!
Another great video! Can't wait to get some of these games.
Thanks for all the videos this year. Looking forward to what the new year brings. Happy Christmas!
Your videos are hilarious. Never would have found Sons of Anarchy without your video and it's my favorite game! Keep up the game reviews they're awesome!
Awesome! Glad you're enjoying Sons of Anarchy, it's such an underrated game.
Thanks making these, they're a riot to watch, and I've already bought a few gifts based on past recommendations.
Brilliantly done, man! Fantastically childish in a grown up way! You deserve a lot more subscribers.
Yes please!
Always very entertaining. You're quite good at making a bunch of easy-to-relate-to characters. Dream House looks like lots of fun, too.
Woah. Beasts of Balance looks so cool. Guess I'm entering my first contest, then.