"How did you think death is like a game or a sport?" asks Jenna, incredulously, to BDG, the one person I would rate at this table to believe death is both a game and a sport and it can be WON
Is it really a Polygon video if the question of "is it edible" doesn't cause someone great distress? If Karen was playing this would have been a disaster.
Hali ku I think the difference between “able to be eaten” and “good to eat” is what got him confused bc you can physically put hair in your mouth and swallow but it’s not gonna give you any benefit
Hali ku i mean. i’ve DEFINITELY eaten hair? and it hasn’t like. given me any bad health things but my dog (and mom tbh) just shed a lot and you get kinda used to it being in EVERYTHING. no outfit or meal is complete without dog hair, and at least once a week actual human hair is just. in the food
Glad you enjoy the content, please stop misusing the word serotonin. It's not a "feel good" molecule, that's a misconception that allows pharma to oversell how effective antidepressants are and how much we actually understand about depression. But again, this video was great and I'm glad people enjoy it.
@@maoad_dib Correlation does not imply causation. The most one could posit is that neurons with serotonin receptors are prominent in neural circuits associated with mood regulation. Lots of things are "associated" with happiness, but it's especially problematic to casually use serotonin as a *synonym* for happiness.
"Does Brian deserve one when he's a good boy?? ANSWER THE QUESTION, SIMONE." SENT me, esp when Simone said yes aldkjf;adksf definitely some Valuable information
I really love how Pat’s strategy to throw the werewolves off from guessing him as the seer was to ask “is it a train?” Classic Pat Gill sideways-psychology move.
when pat gave “maybe” for “is it alive?” i Immediately went to “oh it’s undead” and thought i was vibing with simone when she asked if it was supposed to be alive
@@marshalinehamismother eliminates one player from being the werewolf, so if a regular villager is touched by the thing they know they're trustworthy and trying to help? thats what i took away at least
@@marshalinehamismother it tells the player they tapped that they have the role of the Thing. If they tap a villager, they are telling that player they are not a Werewolf. However if the Thing taps a Werewolf, they are telling that Werewolf that they are not a Seer. The Thing (that goes bump in the night) is playing for the villager team.
Round3 spoilers: Brian, Jenna, Pat: *asking really specific questions* Simone: *literally the only person trying to advance the guessing despite being the werewolf*
Spoilerinos Simone pulling the switcheroo and winning the round as werewolf by giving them the answer and then calling Brian as seer was Priceless edit:: added spoiler bit, sorry y’all
i thought they were talking about dugout canoes at first (that's what google gave me when i searched that word meaning) and was so confused, then i assumed it was a trench type of thing (it was the second definition on the list). that was a really confusing round, baseball is not something most people know shit about where i live
As a non-native speaker, I had to look 'dugout' up and only found trenches and canoes, with only one entry about sports. I couldn't follow that round at all.
I love the moment in Round 2 at 16:55, where Brian asks such a specific question that Simone instantly knows he's the Seer, and just thinks 'well, I can help them get the word and immediately steal the win.' And she does. Masterfully.
I feel like we're all glossing over how brilliantly played Brian's "does it grow" question was because that sent them on the whole edible tangent in the first place
Brian tried SO HARD in the second round as the seer, so hard because nobody was following and this made it SO OBVIOUS that he was the seer. I appreciate how much you tried to help Brian 😂😂😂
@@joli1320 Finding out Simone is bi and aro is what helped me realize I'm demiromantic (in addition to demisexual) and bi. Like I already knew I was bi but finding out the demiromantic thing is recent.
Simone asking Patrick "Is it something /*I*/ would eat without shame?" really puts a lot of trust into their relationship and how well they know each other
Genuinely one of the best overboards. Especially Pat's faces at the end, had me dying. Really fun and interesting game, LOVE these hidden role detective games
I thought they meant breakdown, like when a car breaks down. They literally said it had multiple meanings, and I feel like he answered questions based off of every different definition, so we got mixed answers.
My record is four breakdowns in a day. (That's the record for the least amount of breakdowns, not the most, btw. The most is definitely in the hundreds.)
@@somefishhere ah, so instead of falling to the ground in laughter they instead try to claw their own eyes out in agony. Yes. The perfect spell for my warlock. Suffer, you peasents!
Just a headsup, at 18:48 or so they ask if it's a consumer good and the "yes" graphic flashes up but the token handed is "no". Vote this up so people see and don't get confused af.
i thought it was like a dugout canoe, i didn't know what that word was so i googled "dugout word meaning", and i assumed it was a canoe because of the results! then after a few questions i thought "hm no it must be the other definition, the hidden shelter thing". i was so confused, i don't know shit about baseball, i'm not from the US lol
I implore you to play The Chameleon! It’s a hidden role game and honestly one of my favorite games at the moment; the day my family got it we played it for FIVE HOURS straight.
Simone to Brian: _I don't suspect you, I think that you were just enthusiastic_
Is the unspoken history of mistrust finally healed?
No, just a breather between rounds of backstabbing
Leah Started by Werewolf, ended by Werewords. Poetic.
Left827 just goes to show that you should use your words, and not your wolves.
@@left8277 time is a flat circle
Unspoken history of mistrust??
*“dOes BriAn DesErVe OnE if heS a Good BoY???”* Brian asks, mildly distressed
I NEED ASSURANCE
ANSWER THE QUESTION SIMONE
can i get a time stamp?
Owen Bridgers 31:10
Brian deserves everything for being a good boy
"Is it a positive event?" - No
"Is it a bar mitzvah?"
"Is it being born?"
LOLLLL
Both of those are a big mood
the positive event was answered with a maybe though
I didn't even notice lol
"How did you think death is like a game or a sport?" asks Jenna, incredulously, to BDG, the one person I would rate at this table to believe death is both a game and a sport and it can be WON
The game is to go out the most badass way possible, and then haunt your grave, while chanting ominously.
Wait ppl think death is not winnable?
And yet he does not wish to own a crypt
@@chaples_ Death, much like sex-having, is the lose condition. And I never lose.
@@grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic563 impressive, its a chosen in the wild
Is it really a Polygon video if the question of "is it edible" doesn't cause someone great distress? If Karen was playing this would have been a disaster.
Everything is edible if you're brave enough
Why does Patrick think hair is ambiguously edible??? What about hair is remotely edible???
Hali ku I think the difference between “able to be eaten” and “good to eat” is what got him confused bc you can physically put hair in your mouth and swallow but it’s not gonna give you any benefit
@@olivetreewhimsy2016 It might've also given him pause because there are a lot of people who chew on their hair. Like, a LOT.
Hali ku i mean. i’ve DEFINITELY eaten hair? and it hasn’t like. given me any bad health things but my dog (and mom tbh) just shed a lot and you get kinda used to it being in EVERYTHING. no outfit or meal is complete without dog hair, and at least once a week actual human hair is just. in the food
Jenna: "Is it a special treat?"
Brian, vibrating with dramatics: "Does Brian deserve one when he's a good boy??"
ANSWER THE QUESTION SIMONE
31:08
I love that pat either does 4th dimensional chess or just fundamentally misunderstands how a game works.
Of course he does
Or perhaps he just acts like an idiot so that his 4D chess moves can’t be sniffed out...
I feel so represented by him
“Hard to sit on”
@@trungkiennguyen9193 that made me WHEEZE
"Who is the Werewolf?"
"Oh, it's me. Um, Brian."
*cue music*
I laughed so hard
"Is it not supposed to be alive"
Pat: *has existential crisis*
kenz Heck I laughed out loud SO HARD AT THAT
@@JJ-ec9lp Thank you😂
I love how every time Pat is upset or confused as the Mayor, Clayton edits in some stereotypical Italian music. I have no idea what it means, though.
Pat: "Are WE supposed to be alive?" 🤯
@@dominateeye They cannot keep playing that music. I almost died from laughing so hard.
“I’m the werewolf. Brian’s the seer” with no hesitation is a power move
I think the look she gave him when he asked about the adjective thing cemented his fate
should have done the train trick
Not even “Brian’s the seer” just, *”Brian.”*
It was pretty savage, if you ask me. 💥
17:17
Ryan: Is it healthcare related?
Brian: aaaaa,
Freya K he never said positively...
That comma has similar energy to FOLKS,
"can you eat it?"
pat, speedrunning the five stages of grief:
I still have flashbacks to this day
Pls when simone asked if she would eat it without shame
39:59
Also, 41:20
@Coolcatz 2018 "Does it's time on this earth MEAN something!?"
never stop pitting these people against each other in hidden role games, the people demand it
I miss Jeff
@@micyclerace Is he not a Polygon anymore or
@@JiberishMCUTUBE no, he is, i just really like seeing him in hidden role games.
Mikki Black PHEW OKAY, BE STILL MY HEART, JEFF STILL REMAINS
@@JiberishMCUTUBE for now
a breakdown is definitely something someone in that room has experienced, multiple times, on camera, for this audience
Caia Crow multiple someones, I would say
The fact that “is it a train?” was a calculated on purpose move is WILD to me
ickibot he sold it really well!
Classic Burger Trainz move
@@FirstSheep *Chainz
@@arueshalaetablebuildingsociety You have identified the joke
☁️ Because werewolves have a chance to guess who the seer is. If he was too obvious about being a seer they’d guess him and win.
"It's between a breadbox and a car"
People from the US will literally use anything as a measurement except for the metric system
How many spinning wheels is that?
How many standard US flags is that in length?
You're damn right. *Measures in triple A batteries*
So you mean it's like, anywhere between 2.3 and 12.75 bananas ?
Mateus Figueiredo it’s way easier to visualize a breadbox and a car than exactly 12 inches or whatever
Polygon: Overboard really be like “Come Get Yalls Serotonin”
internetlurker true. I saw it in my feed and sighed so loud. I feel better now...
Glad you enjoy the content, please stop misusing the word serotonin. It's not a "feel good" molecule, that's a misconception that allows pharma to oversell how effective antidepressants are and how much we actually understand about depression.
But again, this video was great and I'm glad people enjoy it.
@@InverseAgonist serotonin's relationship with depression is not concrete, but it certainly does affect mood and is associated with happiness...
Finally. It has been too long
@@maoad_dib Correlation does not imply causation. The most one could posit is that neurons with serotonin receptors are prominent in neural circuits associated with mood regulation.
Lots of things are "associated" with happiness, but it's especially problematic to casually use serotonin as a *synonym* for happiness.
“I’m making myself look like the werewolf aren’t I...”
“You’re my number one suspect!”
“Nah, I just believe he’s dumb.”
Ryan: “You thought all of that during the course of the game???” Pat: *deep, somewhat guttural voice* “...YEAH, that’s called anxiety!!”
What the HELL is a Kmart? I assume it’s like a utilities store
KE Clarke a small Midwest grocery store - an off brand Walmart
@@marshalinehamismother kmart sells mainly household stuff and clothes :o we have it in australia too
Sidney Rich thank you
@@thistle_ish not even midwest I've seen commercials for them and I live in the south
"Does Brian deserve it when he's a good boy?" Should be the baseline, opening question every round.
"Does Brian deserve one when he's a good boy?? ANSWER THE QUESTION, SIMONE." SENT me, esp when Simone said yes aldkjf;adksf definitely some Valuable information
+
time stamp?
@@Wokemafia 31:08 !
BRIAN CAN HAVE LITTLE A PIZZA!! (AS A TREAT!!)
@@kellystar3213 he CAN and SHOULD have little a pizza
“Welcome to Polygon’s Overboard. Today we’re playing, “Is It Bigger Than a Breadbox, Is It Smaller Than a Car?””
Link from GMM: "Is it at the dentist's office?"
Pat and bdg have effectively swotched hairstyles since brian started
pat and brian actually just share one wig
@@JSON1C Pat and Brian share a lot of things... Like their total of 8 1/2 Brain cells
@@dslyon26 Brian cells*
@@sheppycoop But they are also Pat's, so I'd call them Gill and Gillbert-Cells.
Not to exclude Pat here, that would be unfair
5/7 comment chain
I really love how Pat’s strategy to throw the werewolves off from guessing him as the seer was to ask “is it a train?”
Classic Pat Gill sideways-psychology move.
Several people in this video: is it edible?
Karen Han, bursting through the door: I CAN EAT IT I JUST WON’T SURVIVE IT
Brennan Lee Mulligan: KAREN'S GOING TO DIE. KAREN, NO... THAT IS THE SUPERCATEGORY
I COULD NOT STOP THINKING ABOUT KAREN LMAO
EVERYTHING IS EDIBLE IF YOU'RE NOT A QUITTER
The secret word is: any plant
EVERYTHING IS EDIBLE IF YOU'RE BRAVE ENOUGH
I really appreciate the squelching sound effects when The Thing taps their neighbor's shoulder
interesting! i did not appreciate that at all 😂
when pat gave “maybe” for “is it alive?” i Immediately went to “oh it’s undead” and thought i was vibing with simone when she asked if it was supposed to be alive
What is the thing meant to do? Like how does it impact gameplay?
@@marshalinehamismother eliminates one player from being the werewolf, so if a regular villager is touched by the thing they know they're trustworthy and trying to help? thats what i took away at least
Oh ok thanks, it just confused me bc idk what they knew about the word
@@marshalinehamismother the thing tells the player beside them that they are not the werewolf
@@marshalinehamismother it tells the player they tapped that they have the role of the Thing. If they tap a villager, they are telling that player they are not a Werewolf. However if the Thing taps a Werewolf, they are telling that Werewolf that they are not a Seer. The Thing (that goes bump in the night) is playing for the villager team.
I enjoy, when it was Pat and Ryan as werewolves, Ryan did such a bad job defending himself, Pat was just like “fuck it, I’m voting for him too.”
"WE HAVE TO FIND THE SIZE, SIMONE!"
“IT HAS A SIZE, SIMONE”
“ARE YOU THE WEREWOLF?”
I misread this as "we have to SEIZE SIMONE" and was just totally accepting of that being something they said
pat's face when simone says "is it not supposed to be alive" i'm CRYING
41:23
13:43 Flashbacks to Karen saying "I can eat it I just won't survive it" in Anomia
Round3 spoilers:
Brian, Jenna, Pat: *asking really specific questions*
Simone: *literally the only person trying to advance the guessing despite being the werewolf*
Sparky Fritz “IT HAS A SIZE SIMONE!”
Nakita Lander “WE HAVE TO FIND THE SIZE SIMONE!”
this was also brian in the last round leading them towards the answer with very specific questions and then pushing really hard for the wrong seer
Be ayas she got confused lol
"That's called anxiety!"
Pat is such a mood. The way he thought that out is how I think things out.
W E A P O N I Z E D
A N X I E T Y
Same!! I was like, yeah, we absolutely think through the whole thing, it's just quicker when we think it than saying it out loud
Right? Like, you just think about everything. So much
Saaaame
"Is it a train?" is one of the best plays I've ever seen
8:15
"is it something someone in this room has experienced" *flash to the end of waluigi unraveled* "uh, yea"
You mean _any_ unraveled?
**consistently asks if it's bigger than a bread box**
Patrick: How big is a bread box????
brian establishing that it's a category of things like THREE TIMES and absolutely outing himself as the seer good lord
"you thought all of that throughout the course of the game?"
"~yeah~.. that's called ANXIETY"
phat mood pat
Spoilerinos
Simone pulling the switcheroo and winning the round as werewolf by giving them the answer and then calling Brian as seer was Priceless
edit:: added spoiler bit, sorry y’all
Galaxy brain plays
the most priceless part was the look straight to camera
Puck Bryn 100% correct, a stellar power move
17:00
spoilies :( first comment in the list, you couldn‘t have known
I've never been more proud of polygon than when brian gets a "close" for guessing fingernails and the *next* question is asking if it's hair
they drop a point from simone thinking that our bodies produce yeast and jenna thinking its a good guess
@@catrinmelldansen actually, our bodies do produce yeast! candida (the yeast in human bodies) grows almost everywhere.
@@catrinmelldansen 1 word
Yeast infection
@@vantablack2847 Isn’t that two words
@@vantablack2847 that's not even a one word
During "dugout" I, too, thought it was a trench. I was VERY confused when someone asked if you go there for fun and Samit said YES
I also thought it meant French and when he said you go there for fun my brain just decided it was for history purposes
THANK YOU
God same. I was so confused when they were going on about sports. I blame myself for being a history student.
i thought they were talking about dugout canoes at first (that's what google gave me when i searched that word meaning) and was so confused, then i assumed it was a trench type of thing (it was the second definition on the list). that was a really confusing round, baseball is not something most people know shit about where i live
As a non-native speaker, I had to look 'dugout' up and only found trenches and canoes, with only one entry about sports. I couldn't follow that round at all.
Not even 5 minutes in and we're already at "describe 'a concept' to me".
me: :(
polygon: *uploads overboard*
me: :)
me: :(
polygon: *uploads*
me: :)
I love the moment in Round 2 at 16:55, where Brian asks such a specific question that Simone instantly knows he's the Seer, and just thinks 'well, I can help them get the word and immediately steal the win.' And she does. Masterfully.
"You thought all of that during the course of the game?"
"Yeaaaaah! That's called anxiety."
big fucking mood Pat
how tf is anxiety deducing game strategy? zoomers try to make every normal behavior a mental illness i swear to god
@@headphonic8 lmaooooo
@@headphonic8 this is even better by the fact that pat isnt a zoomer and is almost certainly older than you
Pat looks like Harry Potter but with anxiety. Best fit so far.
Pat’s response to “is it edible?” made me cry
I feel like we're all glossing over how brilliantly played Brian's "does it grow" question was because that sent them on the whole edible tangent in the first place
Brian tried SO HARD in the second round as the seer, so hard because nobody was following and this made it SO OBVIOUS that he was the seer. I appreciate how much you tried to help Brian 😂😂😂
Bria Singh and the soft and regretful "okay its me..." just... the best part
Oh wow, it's another Singh
Yeah, when he went from very enthusiastic villager to a seriously quiet and helpful seer with three checks
"Is it an orgasm?"
"None of us have experienced it. "
"Thank god."
Huge ace mood lmao
Fun fact: Simone is aromantic (not quite the same as ace but similar)
@@joli1320I didn't know that! This whole thread makes me happy
@@joli1320 omg really? That's so cool, I didn't know that
@@joli1320 Finding out Simone is bi and aro is what helped me realize I'm demiromantic (in addition to demisexual) and bi. Like I already knew I was bi but finding out the demiromantic thing is recent.
@@lindseyherbst9444 :O I didn't lnow she was also bi!!!
ok but can we PLEASE talk about how cute Simone's outfit is in this? A whole look
her and Jenna always look so on point, they're my style goals
I find Simone's general sense of style to be impeccable.
We always stan the queens. Simone and Jenna are killing it :D
They truly goou
ngl Simone is lowkey highkey my Internet personality crush
Simone asking Patrick "Is it something /*I*/ would eat without shame?" really puts a lot of trust into their relationship and how well they know each other
And the firm reply
I heard from an eccentric birdy that they were siblings, but idk im not an expert on polygon lore
@@leahl5007 one year late but they are DEFINITELY not siblings
@@waheey ohhh thankoo for the lore update!
Poor Brian, he got his brain whooped hard during this video. First as the seer, then as the mayor.
he deserves some pizza after this.
brian can have little a pizza as a treat
Or maybe hair
“We’re on the fungus train, right?” - Simone 40:21 will forever be my favorite quote
And Ryan’s incredulous “Are we on the Fungus Train?”
experience ~train~
Simone: "Is it something I'd eat with no shame?"
"No"
Simone: "Okay so it's not days old food"
SAWL: simone assigned worthy of living
julia & 😂😂😂😂
if Karen were playing this game
“Is it edible?”
“YES”
The zoom in on Pat during the internal debate of hair being edible is my new favorite thing.
On “pizza”:
Pat: is it bigger than a car?
Simone: 🤔
Ryan’s fake outrage at being accused of being the werewolf is something else 😂
I think he was genuinely shocked that they disagreed with his understanding of what a breakdown can be
I love how honestly he was able to answer for breakdown. Every single one just depends on what definition of the word you're using
Love the fact that these new guys were introduced by their titles and not their names at all
40:18
Simone: We're on the fungus train right?
Ryan: th- Are we on the fungus train?????
Brian really was doing the most when he was a seer lmao
40:19 Brian's and Ryan's reaction to Simone saying "We're on the fungus train, right?" are too much for me
i spent so much of pat's turn yelling "IS IT SPERM???"
when hair was revealed...........i was so off i'm so sorry
Oh god lol
I had cannibalism in mind lmao
I'd be very confused/worried if I was your neighbour
You know it wasn't sperm because Pat didn't die at "would Simone eat it?"
I was sure it was a fetus
"Simone's racking up a lot of x's"
"I'm an idiot"
loving how brian and jenna have essentially the same hairstyle in this video
I'm now imagining them as a pair of spooky haunted twins in a horror movie and enjoying it VERY much
we are siblings and we have the same hair
yeah and it's the bi cut
@@misscutenar2333 no my trauma
my two polygon crushes, both looking extremely good.
Genuinely one of the best overboards. Especially Pat's faces at the end, had me dying. Really fun and interesting game, LOVE these hidden role detective games
Clayton's editing makes this already wonderful series so god tier
Straight up nearly choked laughing at Pat’s reaction to “is it edible”
'It's a building, that's not dangerous... that's not something you want...'
Simone: So it's not a rollercoaster, basically
Brian was being such a helpful boy as seer that even though he got found out I think he earned some pizza
breakdown
“Is it something that happens daily?”
“no”
me: hmMmmMmMm
He was a Werewolf, he was lying
I thought they meant breakdown, like when a car breaks down. They literally said it had multiple meanings, and I feel like he answered questions based off of every different definition, so we got mixed answers.
My record is four breakdowns in a day. (That's the record for the least amount of breakdowns, not the most, btw. The most is definitely in the hundreds.)
@@everythingcoffee8901 MaN yOu MuSt hAvE a ReAlLy BaD cAr
Simone instantly calling out Brian almost made me choke on my water
Pretending podcasts are conversations with your friends < vicariously playing board games with Polygon staff
"can man make something intangible?" yes, literally every intangible thing.
Exactly. How is that even a question?
4:38 wow, "Ryan's hideous eyes" is my favorite spell from Dungeons & Dragons
That’s a good homebrew instead of Hideous laughter!
@@somefishhere ah, so instead of falling to the ground in laughter they instead try to claw their own eyes out in agony. Yes. The perfect spell for my warlock. Suffer, you peasents!
Original name for Eyebite, true facts
"It has a size!" Is exactly the explanation I expected.
Petition to get "Experience Train" as Polygon merch
"mould is bacteria" hurt my microbiologist soul
40:00 the slow zoom had me DEAD, hilarious editing as usual Clayton
Sylvia Wendelin SAME the face journey w the jaunty tune? perfection
Brian's face at the end of round 2 when Simone lights him on fire is magical
I love that the two sizes used for reference were breadbox and car
I don't even know how big a breadbox is!
NoWindows about as big as a loaf of bread
Don’t forget a shoebox
@@nickywallington9166 little bigger
Just a headsup, at 18:48 or so they ask if it's a consumer good and the "yes" graphic flashes up but the token handed is "no". Vote this up so people see and don't get confused af.
A dugout is a type of consumer good, though. ;)
27:21 pat asking if its indoors or outdoors and brings back the hard to sit on made me so happy
11:27 Brian was saying "You were really fourth dimension chessing that one." not "You were really forced to bench and chest in that one."
The musical queues for Patrick's mayorhood were very beautiful.
"If you liked this one watch all of the other ones"
But but I already watched all of the other ones Halp
watch them again
"Yeaaah! That's called /anxiety/!"
I felt that.
"Oh good, they are moving away from war!" :D (to be fair, as a European I also would have zero idea what a dugout is)
I also thought it was a trench.
bdg is the most obvious seer and I love him so much for it. whatta wholesome beanman
pat asking a non yes or no question and then immediately going "hard to sit on" is just the fucking funniest inside joke
Brian was WAAAY too obvious for that "antique" thing. He helped a bit too much by asking too many, too accurate questions.
Whoever edited this with those squishing sounds for the shoulder tapping, great work. Had to keep rewinding to laugh again.
I'm really glad that Simone and I were on the same page about "dugout" because when they said people wanted to go there I was very confused 😅
i thought it was like a dugout canoe, i didn't know what that word was so i googled "dugout word meaning", and i assumed it was a canoe because of the results! then after a few questions i thought "hm no it must be the other definition, the hidden shelter thing". i was so confused, i don't know shit about baseball, i'm not from the US lol
@@Jukajobs I'm born and raised here and I don't know a think about baseball
"You thought all of that during the course of the game??"
"Yeah! That's called anxietyyy"
I implore you to play The Chameleon! It’s a hidden role game and honestly one of my favorite games at the moment; the day my family got it we played it for FIVE HOURS straight.
"is [a breakdown] something that happens daily?" "no"
Y'all haven't met me then