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Thank you for introducing me to this great negotiation game! I’ve always loved Sheriff of Notingham, but never knew such a great, pure negotiation game existed! Love your content and looking forward to more of your group plays.
I've realized two things about Sully. 1. He is a master negotiator. 2. He is essentially Fancy Joey Tribbiani from Friends in both hilarity and popularity.
Laurie paying people to not talk or deal with Adam was such a teenager thing to do, but it was also the best thing I've seen on BGC! Laurie, is this how you negotiate in real life as well?
Both Sully and Brooke using the phrase "stone-cold bitch" to describe Brooke's concentration voice (even witch Sully making the little "that's what she tells me" joke is really funny. You can kinda tell they had that or a similar conversation before. "I'm not mad at you I was just thinking and it makes me sound really mean" lmao. Which is kinda relatable.
I hope that we get more Chinatown episodes, because this was the perfect level of beautiful, petty, and pure entertainment. I loved every minute of it and cannot think of a better way to spend an hour and a half
To be honest, I absolutely loved this: I was laughing so much at this, and especially at the little feud between Adam and Laurie that ended up coming back to bite Laurie in the backside. Honestly? Even though I have never - to my knowledge at least - played a negotiation game before, especially not Chinatown...this game really makes me want to play it.
Fun fact- Adam and Laurie's feud actually ended up hurting Adam more than Laurie. If Adam had been willing to make peace when Laurie made his offer, he would have gained 150K from the deal, and wouldn't have paid 120K to Sully just to screw over Laurie. That would have changed his final total to 1.05 million, giving him the win as long as ending the feud didn't significantly change the remaining deals of the game. Not that I'm complaining, mind you- Adam refusing the offer was hilarious, and I fully approve of choosing the bit over the win :D.
This might be the most fun in person episode of BGC yet. My roommate and I literally just ordered this game after watching. Master plan man Jon just laughed at the chaos of the bits, saltiness, and bad deals. And laughed his way right to the bank, he'll of a game.
Gotta say, I love Sully's comment about the game at 44:55 . It's astonishingly entertaining, intriguing and simple to play. It makes me want to get a copy of Chinatown!
This was legitimately the most exciting game I’ve seen so far on this channel! The perfect amount of pettiness and negotiation, Jon’s sweeping victory (I thought for SURE that Sully had it in the bag!)
Im from the Philippines and I have an alarm set for 2 AM every Tuesday now since this and Crititcal Role have become my absolute favorite parts of the week. Absolutely amazing, quality entertainment each and everytime. More power to you guys and gals!
I am absolutely loving the series. Have you ever considered doing something like a Board Game Club mini episode or maybe Board Game Club v.s. Where you only have 2 people playing smaller 1v1 games. There are so many great games ideal for 2 players and I think it’d be really cool to show those off (namely Unmatched as it’s on Adams top 10 list). To make it a long episode perhaps you could play multiple smaller games or maybe even get 8 people in and play tournament style? Regardless, love the show and can’t wait to see which games from future episodes I’ll be adding to my collection
Godzilla v Giant Sized Sully, make it happen! "Hallo Tokyo! What's this! You've been very naughty Mr Godzilla! I'm afraid I'm going to have to slap you silly! But first,tea!"
watching Sully negotiate is like watching an episode of Pawn Stars. "you've got 2 spaces, 3 tiles, and a 4 set business to trade? best i can do is ten grand and a firm handshake."
Once again, I stayed up past midnight to watch this. No regrets in the slightest. Thanks you you guys, the board game aisle at the store has become perilous for my wallet.
This was an excellent game, makes me want to buy chinatown. But good Goddamn, When the revealed that the next game was ''Whitehall Mystery'' I could not stop smiling!~ This is gonna be awesome. Thanks for the early Christmas present NRB!
Spoilers. . . . . Congrats Jon! Well played, especially from your strong starting position. Just let the others' egos ruin themselves while you collect a tidy and modest profit. Well done!
I always admire Jon's nails because they are always stunning. This was such an amazing episode of NRB and have been eagerly awaiting a playthrough of Whitehall Mystery so can't wait for it's ep next week. 😊
What has my life become.. Looking forward to tuesdays 19:00 so i can whatch other people play board games? Keep this stuff up guys. Lockdowns are a lot easier this way.
I love the way you guys explain how to play throughout the game as it keeps it flowing but stops it being overwhelming. Also great job on the editing to highlight what’s at stake and being discussed!
Y'all are doing a great job of keeping the anticipation up for each episode. Next weeks game is gonna by hype AF, and I can't wait to see who is going to be the hidden baddie
Humble continuity suggestion - rotate the ceiling mounted "board view" camera 180°. It's can be disorienting to watch the game from the opposite side of the table to Adam & John, but then when we see the birds eye view of the board, it is shown from Adam and John's perspective (which to the viewer is upside down)
Agreed. When we see the board, and Laurie for example, places a token, his hand comes from the top right of screen, which I naturally think is Sully's position
@@thomasw78 @thomasw78 Good point! But in a board game setting, there is always someone playing upside down & I personally find the inconsisency more jarring than the current alternative. But each his own 😀
Does everyone here remember that old series of TH-cam videos? About games you could play on your table top? Hosted by that guy, Phil, I think he was called. Phil Pheaton? BGC reminds me SO much of it and I'm loving it!
This was a very fun playthrough of Chinatown. I discovered NRB over the holidays and have been catching up on all your videos since. You have a great mix of player personalities who add entertainment value beyond the games themselves. Plenty of laughs throughout. Excellent content and games coverage thus far in your brief history. Cheers to all the team and I look forward to all your new videos ahead. You have a new fan in the States!
Hoping you guys play whitehall soon it’s one of my favorite games and i found it from this channel❤️ Update: just reached the end of the video. Jesus christ. Waiting for next week 😊
Okay, the talk of years passing and then Sully's old man voice makes me really want to see a Legacy game series. Which game(s) would you pick, and who would play?
Literally just watched the Whitehall Mystery Masterpiece video again the other day and thinking of buying it for christmas (If I can find the bloody thing online). Can't wait for next week!
You know I feel like this game is missing something, like .....the money is just.. a scoring mechanic. Whoever has the most money at the end wins thing. Well what happens if you also need money to place a shop tile and start with a bit more money? Do you think that would be too much to manage or if that would add something?
I was so tense waiting to see if someone would notice Adam's two unmarked florists and I was so relieved when he finally realized. Of course it didn't make a difference but it's the principle of the thing.
Adam likes to think he’s the protagonist, while he is truly the villain and we are just watching his villain origin story. Laurie and Sully are definitely the protagonists.
I'm happy im able to watch these videos. Yet sad because I have no one in my life who would be willing to play any of these games. I can't even get people anyone I know to do anything without a controller. Even then it is usu a wrestling game or a racing game. Which I'm tired of at this time in my life.
The tiles have numbers on them. The laundry for example had 5s on the corner and the restaurant 6. So a laundry is complete when 5 adjacent tiles are laundries belonging to the same player. Whereas 5 restaurant tiles in the same condition would be incomplete.
Laurie, Adam, Jon and Sullivan are such a great pairing. The only thing that could improve it is Blaire, Dom, Tilly, or literally any random person picked off the street at random.
3:50 Pile shuffling is actually *not* random. If you knew where the cards were before the pile shuffle, you still know where they are after the pile shuffle.
I was worried when they went in person that Brooke wouldn't be able to play as much and I'm so glad to have been wrong. She's super funny but also takes the games just seriously enough to not make it too OTT.
As a direct result of watching this video, I went out and bought Chinatown. It was sort of hard to find, and I paid nearly $100 bucks for it. When it came in the mail, the box was damaged and the instructions were in Japanese. Still, who needs instructions when I've got NRB to cover the rules perfectly.
🎶I know whooo I want to trade with me. I know whooo I want to trade with me. I know whooo I want to trade with me, Trade with meeeeeeeeeee🎶 Great one Sullie
I feel that I’m missing some mechanic that makes the “keep the players’ money secret” rule make complete sense. Unless there’s some way to keep trades secret, the money going to and from every player seems to be open knowledge, which is then just a matter of keeping a count. Is it perhaps that NRB are politely waiting for each other’s trades, instead of the trading phase being a chaotic free-for-all?
I think it gives something for players to do when they are not involved in trade deals and to keep it more flavorful. If you can just know how much someone has, you can pitch deals much easier and it makes the time between rounds more dull. If you need to pay attention and you can't be quite sure what someone has, deals are more tense and the trading phase is more engaging.
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Private discord on which there's many many games of botc going on among the community :D
Thank you for introducing me to this great negotiation game! I’ve always loved Sheriff of Notingham, but never knew such a great, pure negotiation game existed! Love your content and looking forward to more of your group plays.
Massive props to the post production department on adding the flashing squares for us to help along.
I've realized two things about Sully.
1. He is a master negotiator.
2. He is essentially Fancy Joey Tribbiani from Friends in both hilarity and popularity.
Laurie paying people to not talk or deal with Adam was such a teenager thing to do, but it was also the best thing I've seen on BGC! Laurie, is this how you negotiate in real life as well?
@@TeunHam Damn, he's good!
Both Sully and Brooke using the phrase "stone-cold bitch" to describe Brooke's concentration voice (even witch Sully making the little "that's what she tells me" joke is really funny. You can kinda tell they had that or a similar conversation before. "I'm not mad at you I was just thinking and it makes me sound really mean" lmao. Which is kinda relatable.
I hope that we get more Chinatown episodes, because this was the perfect level of beautiful, petty, and pure entertainment. I loved every minute of it and cannot think of a better way to spend an hour and a half
And this one was lacking Rosie!
Sully and dom would be fun
This could easily be played with different combinations of players and be just as entertaining
@@guppy1291as long as my boy Sully is there, I will be there 😂
I have your name and bench more than you
To be honest, I absolutely loved this: I was laughing so much at this, and especially at the little feud between Adam and Laurie that ended up coming back to bite Laurie in the backside. Honestly? Even though I have never - to my knowledge at least - played a negotiation game before, especially not Chinatown...this game really makes me want to play it.
Me too. Its a shame it's so hard to get a hold of
Fun fact- Adam and Laurie's feud actually ended up hurting Adam more than Laurie. If Adam had been willing to make peace when Laurie made his offer, he would have gained 150K from the deal, and wouldn't have paid 120K to Sully just to screw over Laurie. That would have changed his final total to 1.05 million, giving him the win as long as ending the feud didn't significantly change the remaining deals of the game. Not that I'm complaining, mind you- Adam refusing the offer was hilarious, and I fully approve of choosing the bit over the win :D.
Adam getting his "absolutely not!" moment was one of the most satisfying things to see! Still love all you guys though. What a great bit!
This might be the most fun in person episode of BGC yet. My roommate and I literally just ordered this game after watching.
Master plan man Jon just laughed at the chaos of the bits, saltiness, and bad deals. And laughed his way right to the bank, he'll of a game.
Jon going under the radar and pulling a nice sneaky win
Gotta say, I love Sully's comment about the game at 44:55 . It's astonishingly entertaining, intriguing and simple to play. It makes me want to get a copy of Chinatown!
Alright... "Dim Sum? Dim None" killed me. 😂
This was legitimately the most exciting game I’ve seen so far on this channel! The perfect amount of pettiness and negotiation, Jon’s sweeping victory (I thought for SURE that Sully had it in the bag!)
I think I’d be safer with a game of mean girls. The way Laurie and Adam were playing. 😂
The stone cold B part was great with Sully and Brooks commentary.
Also loved the Adam and Laurie rivalry.
Great video!
Im from the Philippines and I have an alarm set for 2 AM every Tuesday now since this and Crititcal Role have become my absolute favorite parts of the week.
Absolutely amazing, quality entertainment each and everytime.
More power to you guys and gals!
A game based around speaking? Let's watch as Adam goes mad while sully bumble fucks his way to victory
I am absolutely loving the series. Have you ever considered doing something like a Board Game Club mini episode or maybe Board Game Club v.s. Where you only have 2 people playing smaller 1v1 games. There are so many great games ideal for 2 players and I think it’d be really cool to show those off (namely Unmatched as it’s on Adams top 10 list). To make it a long episode perhaps you could play multiple smaller games or maybe even get 8 people in and play tournament style? Regardless, love the show and can’t wait to see which games from future episodes I’ll be adding to my collection
I know that it's just camera trickery but the fact that Sully looks about 3 times the size of John is hilarious
Well, Jon does have disproportionately short arms...
Godzilla v Giant Sized Sully, make it happen!
"Hallo Tokyo! What's this! You've been very naughty Mr Godzilla! I'm afraid I'm going to have to slap you silly! But first,tea!"
The way that sully says business is just great
This is my favorite NRB episode. At this point, its like a quaterly ritual to visit this shrine of episode.
watching Sully negotiate is like watching an episode of Pawn Stars. "you've got 2 spaces, 3 tiles, and a 4 set business to trade? best i can do is ten grand and a firm handshake."
49:20 Laurie's mask drop there is my top 3 nrb moments ever
Once again, I stayed up past midnight to watch this. No regrets in the slightest. Thanks you you guys, the board game aisle at the store has become perilous for my wallet.
This was an excellent game, makes me want to buy chinatown.
But good Goddamn,
When the revealed that the next game was ''Whitehall Mystery'' I could not stop smiling!~
This is gonna be awesome.
Thanks for the early Christmas present NRB!
BEST EPISODE EVER 👌 I love all the BGC videos but haven't lol'd anywhere near as much as today. Just wish I had board game friends 😢
There should be more Chinatown episodes in the future, it's perfect for BGC.
Specially with Adam and Laurie's feud continuing in the next episodes 😁
John is such a weasel at this game and I love it - such a good strategy for this game
Yooooo Chinatown! Should be a great episode of Boardgame Club! Yo Laurie, I'm rooting for ya!
Spoilers.
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Congrats Jon! Well played, especially from your strong starting position. Just let the others' egos ruin themselves while you collect a tidy and modest profit. Well done!
Just bought it! Following your recommendation. So if it sucks, you own me 5 buildings and 3 tiles.
Really love this EP, that moment of Adam is priceless. Aslo, nice editing for us to understand whoe get what building, really appreciate that.
I always admire Jon's nails because they are always stunning.
This was such an amazing episode of NRB and have been eagerly awaiting a playthrough of Whitehall Mystery so can't wait for it's ep next week. 😊
1:15:20 had me crying laughing! Love the way this game plays out
What has my life become.. Looking forward to tuesdays 19:00 so i can whatch other people play board games? Keep this stuff up guys. Lockdowns are a lot easier this way.
@@ShiivaWilding Can't find it, you pulling our legs?
@@ShiivaWilding WOHOO!
I aspire to be Laurie levels of pettiness 😂 he is my spirit animal 😂
When I realized that Adam had that space I knew Laurie was in for it, was perfect! Such a fantastic video, had me laughing nearly the whole time
This was tremendous., more Chinatown please. (And more Nemesis! And more Unfathomable!) Really looking forward to Whitehall next week, love that game.
Oh good our king is back, I don’t think we could last 2 weeks without Sully in a video
I love the way you guys explain how to play throughout the game as it keeps it flowing but stops it being overwhelming. Also great job on the editing to highlight what’s at stake and being discussed!
This looks like the most petty game ever. Love it.
Why does lorry’s “feud” always seem to be with Adam every game 🤣
Y'all are doing a great job of keeping the anticipation up for each episode. Next weeks game is gonna by hype AF, and I can't wait to see who is going to be the hidden baddie
Everytime I hear of Chinatown I think of "Big Trouble in Little China" lol
Big Trouble In Little China Remake starring Sullivan Beau Brown as Jack Burton!!
@@neilmcdade608 take my money Now! BOOK IT!
Humble continuity suggestion - rotate the ceiling mounted "board view" camera 180°. It's can be disorienting to watch the game from the opposite side of the table to Adam & John, but then when we see the birds eye view of the board, it is shown from Adam and John's perspective (which to the viewer is upside down)
Agreed. When we see the board, and Laurie for example, places a token, his hand comes from the top right of screen, which I naturally think is Sully's position
But then they either have to play looking at the board upside-down or the viewer has to see the board upside-down from the birds-eye view.
@@thomasw78 @thomasw78 Good point! But in a board game setting, there is always someone playing upside down & I personally find the inconsisency more jarring than the current alternative. But each his own 😀
Brooke's been reading "The Lou Costello Guide to Paying Rent" with that first trade attempt with Laurie.
Best time of the week Sully And Friends! Was really weird last week when Laurie tried to be Sullivan, silly Laurie you can’t be Sullivan. You’re Bald!
And goth
Lol jeez! And they say TH-cam comments are harsh....
This was one of the all time best Board Game Clubs simply due to Jon talking shit in everyone’s ear during every negotiation
45:20 'Big Money' a cover of Bo Burnham's 'What's funny'! Adam's a man of culture!
Jon's strategy: 🍿
Yusss, I have been looking forward to this all week. Thank you!
Does everyone here remember that old series of TH-cam videos? About games you could play on your table top? Hosted by that guy, Phil, I think he was called. Phil Pheaton?
BGC reminds me SO much of it and I'm loving it!
This was a very fun playthrough of Chinatown. I discovered NRB over the holidays and have been catching up on all your videos since. You have a great mix of player personalities who add entertainment value beyond the games themselves. Plenty of laughs throughout. Excellent content and games coverage thus far in your brief history. Cheers to all the team and I look forward to all your new videos ahead. You have a new fan in the States!
I come back to this video every so often to watch it because it's so much fun. Keep hoping for a return to it.
Such a great episode!!! Can't wait for whitehall mysteries!!
I like Jon and Adam together; when they bug each othe, it's funny.
Quote of the Day from Jon: "Any other like... area?-Oh, god, I forgot."
Hoping you guys play whitehall soon it’s one of my favorite games and i found it from this channel❤️
Update: just reached the end of the video. Jesus christ. Waiting for next week 😊
If you can support these guy on patreon. Legit this is the only channel I support on patreon because they make me laugh so hard
Wow 5 minutes into the game and its already descending into chaos. Love it!
Hell yeah! Was expecting you guys to play this one after your glowing review!
I'm dubbing this The Return of Don Blake, since that bit he committed to essentially turned Laurie into a gangster in the best way.
Adam, we know how fun board games can he. We are subscribed after all
Seriously one of the best live session I'd ever seen
The fact that Adam probably could have won had he not gone out of his way to screw Laurie makes it more hilarious
Okay, the talk of years passing and then Sully's old man voice makes me really want to see a Legacy game series. Which game(s) would you pick, and who would play?
Do love a good game of Chinatown. Never disappoints.
We usually keep the lot cards around as "deeds", it's easier to pass them around than just move the tokens on the board.
I've been hoping you'd play this ever since i watched your breakdown of it! Yes!
I’ve been eagerly awaiting this video all week… 😁😁😁
So cool to see everyones faces go flush during certain situations. Great stuff!
Get on board!
Can't wait for white hall, I'm gonna save up for that and chinatown you guys convinced me
That was fantastic. Thanks!
A few new copies have surfaced on Amazon for £42. Get in quick if you want to pick up a copy as they’re few and far between
Ive been lookig forward to you playing this since seeing your video on this game!!
Literally just watched the Whitehall Mystery Masterpiece video again the other day and thinking of buying it for christmas (If I can find the bloody thing online). Can't wait for next week!
You know I feel like this game is missing something, like .....the money is just.. a scoring mechanic. Whoever has the most money at the end wins thing. Well what happens if you also need money to place a shop tile and start with a bit more money? Do you think that would be too much to manage or if that would add something?
Started strong and played well. JWD 1:26:55
I respect sticking with the bit and the grudge all the way even if it lost him the game
I was so tense waiting to see if someone would notice Adam's two unmarked florists and I was so relieved when he finally realized. Of course it didn't make a difference but it's the principle of the thing.
Ah, I see Brooke Bourgeois graduated from the Bug Bunny School of Negotiation with a major in "Wabbit Theathon/Duck Season Flimflammery".
Adam likes to think he’s the protagonist, while he is truly the villain and we are just watching his villain origin story. Laurie and Sully are definitely the protagonists.
I'm happy im able to watch these videos. Yet sad because I have no one in my life who would be willing to play any of these games. I can't even get people anyone I know to do anything without a controller. Even then it is usu a wrestling game or a racing game. Which I'm tired of at this time in my life.
I didn't quite grasp something: What is the difference between a complete 5 and an uncomplete 5?
The tiles have numbers on them. The laundry for example had 5s on the corner and the restaurant 6. So a laundry is complete when 5 adjacent tiles are laundries belonging to the same player. Whereas 5 restaurant tiles in the same condition would be incomplete.
The first rule joke is so clever in this.
Adam's trying to get Laurie's stuff from other people is basically modern day Russia trying to get around sanctions
Very funny. :D Would love to see you guys play "Junta".
Laurie aka the Godfather 😂 edit: and Jon aka the puppetmaster 🤣
Laurie, Adam, Jon and Sullivan are such a great pairing. The only thing that could improve it is Blaire, Dom, Tilly, or literally any random person picked off the street at random.
3:50 Pile shuffling is actually *not* random. If you knew where the cards were before the pile shuffle, you still know where they are after the pile shuffle.
I was worried when they went in person that Brooke wouldn't be able to play as much and I'm so glad to have been wrong. She's super funny but also takes the games just seriously enough to not make it too OTT.
As a direct result of watching this video, I went out and bought Chinatown. It was sort of hard to find, and I paid nearly $100 bucks for it. When it came in the mail, the box was damaged and the instructions were in Japanese. Still, who needs instructions when I've got NRB to cover the rules perfectly.
I would enjoy a 2nd playthrough of Chinatown please.
Now… if anyone knows where you can actually buy this game from, that would be ideal 😵💫😅 fantastic ep this!
UK unfortunately 🤦🏻♂️ seems it’s out of print here
🎶I know whooo I want to trade with me.
I know whooo I want to trade with me.
I know whooo I want to trade with me,
Trade with meeeeeeeeeee🎶
Great one Sullie
Luke spilled the beans that you’ve recorded a BotC. Please tell me we’re getting it as a Christmas present
How are you still getting use out of "Forget it Jake, It's Chinatown"
That was a great play through, so funny.
Have you guys tried Sidereal Confluence? It's my favourite trading/negotiation game personally, it might be terrible to film though!
I feel that I’m missing some mechanic that makes the “keep the players’ money secret” rule make complete sense. Unless there’s some way to keep trades secret, the money going to and from every player seems to be open knowledge, which is then just a matter of keeping a count.
Is it perhaps that NRB are politely waiting for each other’s trades, instead of the trading phase being a chaotic free-for-all?
I think it gives something for players to do when they are not involved in trade deals and to keep it more flavorful. If you can just know how much someone has, you can pitch deals much easier and it makes the time between rounds more dull. If you need to pay attention and you can't be quite sure what someone has, deals are more tense and the trading phase is more engaging.