11 Gifts for Board Gamers (That Aren't Games)

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  • @actualol
    @actualol  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    If you do want to buy someone a game, see my Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide video: th-cam.com/video/QWcknGPezYk/w-d-xo.html

    • @rocketdogsled
      @rocketdogsled 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Any reason the site for those tasty tasty snacks wasn't listed? They looked really good!

    • @Astro-bh7fv
      @Astro-bh7fv 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      also if you do want to buy someone a game, ask them what they want. it may remove the surprise but it's still nicer for them to get what they want for christmas

  • @wilfbiffherb
    @wilfbiffherb 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +392

    On the topic of #3 - a few years ago I was having a generally tough time with life, just hectic and a bit down, and my wife secretly organised a game day for me. She got a close friend who lived an hour away to come stay for the day and night, nd some local friends too. She made a schedule of some of my favourite games, put up bunting and spent all day cooking for us all and bringing us snacks. It was absolutely delightful and once of the best gifts I have ever received

    • @MasonMsotsos
      @MasonMsotsos 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      That is so adorable!! I think #3 (and the similar #11) might be my favourite two on the list

    • @BlamBlamTheMonkey
      @BlamBlamTheMonkey 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Sounds like Heaven on Earth

    • @thinwhitedukereturn
      @thinwhitedukereturn 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      You made me cry

    • @g.joelmoore3283
      @g.joelmoore3283 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thats a keeper of a wife. My best man did the same for my bachelor party. Got a few friends together, we all went out to a game cafe and played all day having fancy coffees and old fashions. So fun. Youre the man Steve!

  • @ratolina
    @ratolina 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    "I don't have a small table - by European Standards. In Texas, it's sold as a foot rest". That, sir, just got me officially subscribed after watching you for weeks now 😂

    • @actualol
      @actualol  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Weeks!? You're a tough nut to crack but I'm glad we got there 🎉

    • @MoonduckPsy
      @MoonduckPsy 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Similar to the significant difference between the Mounties at the Canada-US border asking “How many guns do you have?” vs “How many guns do you have WITH YOU?” …”8” to a Texan is a kid-sized collection. To anyone else, it’s a full size collection.

  • @jhelolopo1411
    @jhelolopo1411 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    "Waste their time rock climbing when they have a perfectly good ladder" Had me

    • @theauthorofoz164
      @theauthorofoz164 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If I had happend to have a drink, I'd have spit-taked directly onto my keyboard. I love dry wit so much.

  • @matthewgoding8890
    @matthewgoding8890 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +90

    This is might be your best video yet. I love how the cost can be extravagant or cost nothing and yet bring the true meaning of giving a gift.

    • @rocketdogsled
      @rocketdogsled 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Seconded. This may be my first TH-cam comment EVER, because you highlighted a few things ( I really hope one can get SENET in the States) I either hadn’t heard of, or hadn’t quite considered. This is a really thoughtful video with serious thought behind it, and a ton of very sly humor. Texas footrest indeed. Please consider doing this again next year!

  • @kholadin
    @kholadin 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    "One works night shifts, one is always wasting their time rock climbing and the third keeps emigrating just to look cool." I feel called out :D

  • @bschuss1
    @bschuss1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    On accessories: If you know someone who owns and regularly plays Gloomhaven but has not yet bought something to organize all the frigging tokens, it's literally the perfect gift. Saves an hour at least every time.

  • @TeXnoFile
    @TeXnoFile 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +82

    i just want to say, from all the boardgameingchannels I watch, I respect your recommendations, opinions, and you as a person the most. Thank you for your time and dedication. Wish you all the best

  • @GoodEnoughParty
    @GoodEnoughParty 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thanks for reminding me we need a toilet brush. I also like the other 11 ideas!

  • @bury342
    @bury342 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

    I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your humor and writing! These videos are a master class!

    • @actualol
      @actualol  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Thank you! 🙂

  • @christophergray7991
    @christophergray7991 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +77

    This list is fantastic!!!! I had no idea what Senet was. I totally want that now.

    • @joemacleod-iredale2888
      @joemacleod-iredale2888 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I’ve been subscribed since I chatted to them at UKGE a couple of years ago and it’s great and doesn’t feel like glorified marketing like many magazines do.

    • @goucho1169
      @goucho1169 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I just bought three copies because of this video! Had no idea about them either!

    • @robscarpelli
      @robscarpelli 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just ordered my subscription. Shipping costs for me are a little step but the magazine looks worth it.

  • @ingowen
    @ingowen 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    9:45 I can also add "Building blocks of tabletop game design" from Geoffrey Engelstein and Isaac Shalev, great book

  • @jflartner117
    @jflartner117 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    LOVE number 11. My wife's gift to me every year for my birthday is to play War of the Ring with me. ♥

  • @secretscarlet8249
    @secretscarlet8249 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    This is a fantastic list. It’s flexible enough to be generic or specific to cater to your gamer and easy to understand by non gamers. Also the jokes are fun 😂

  • @Panamaniac3D
    @Panamaniac3D 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    One of the best things I could want as a board gamer is a nice organizer. Especially for big games or ones with tons of components, it is so nice to have something that helps setup/takedown so I spend more time playing, and helps make the table space cleaner and nicer in game. Those token holders you showed are nice for the general smaller game, but something custom for a game with a lot of pieces, like TI4 or Arnak, is so nice.

  • @gailprentice
    @gailprentice 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Great list, thank you! We use most of the accessories on your list regularly. We also often use dice cups (made for us by our daughter when she was in elementary school), a manual card shuffler (invaluable for cards that are not great quality or hard to shuffle and just for saving wear and tear on any cards - mine is old but indestructible), a big piece of thick craft felt for the table (instead of a big neoprene mat...easy to get, inexpensive, easy to cut to size), and a sand timer to politely put a timed end to analysis paralysis (someone in our family is very prone!).

  • @MrHalstedt
    @MrHalstedt 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I cannot believe I've only just learnt BGA is available on my phone

    • @JupiKitten
      @JupiKitten 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You're not the only one 😅👍🏻

  • @osmargroovy0218
    @osmargroovy0218 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    This video was edited so last minute, the screencap for BGA is from the same day the video was published. They just released Terra Nova there. Happy Parenting, Jon!

    • @actualol
      @actualol  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      It's actually the first TH-cam video that updates its b-roll in real-time, so if you watch it again tomorrow it will have changed to whatever BGA looks like then. If you don't believe me, come back and watch my video to see if I'm right.

    • @SheikYoboddi
      @SheikYoboddi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@actualol I heard it only works if they've liked and subscribed though yeah?

    • @osmargroovy0218
      @osmargroovy0218 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@actualol Cool! I can come back and pause to read the latest Senet articles. Very handy!

  • @MasonMsotsos
    @MasonMsotsos 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    First of all, great list! I'm literally sending the whole list (while highlighting my favourites) to my wife now because you're right, I'm pretty good on the number of games I have, but these would make the gaming nights themselves so much better.
    I also hadn't realized I wasn't subscribed on this account so I hope you get to 100K soon! You're a top channel on youtube

  • @shinypigeongames
    @shinypigeongames 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I recently got one of those felt dice trays from Amazon. I had no idea how luxurious it would make me feel 😲😍

  • @GamegenicSupplies
    @GamegenicSupplies 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Number 5 and 8 are very good ideas indeed - thanks for including our products in your video!😄

  • @danielryan7435
    @danielryan7435 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    First 5 issues of Senet ordered! Had no idea it existed and looks great. Thanks for the great list!

    • @chrisOservais
      @chrisOservais 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Came here to say this as well -- this magazine looks so right up my alley, I can't believe I'd never heard of it. I'll be checking it out as well!

  • @R4mpZs
    @R4mpZs 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Evoking "Reiner Knizia" every time something related to great designers show up, have already became a thing in this chanel

  • @basildza
    @basildza 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "Only gamers have a favourite polygon"
    CGP Grey has entered the chat.

  • @helxis
    @helxis 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Amazing work as always. You just made a bunch of gamers' holidays.

  • @greghinzmann3171
    @greghinzmann3171 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I totally just bought that Scout organizer and those Burgle Bros bits as gifts for myself. 😂

  • @usonian74
    @usonian74 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Thanks for the Senet recommendation! That is going straight on my xmas list...

  • @maachew
    @maachew 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    One I found specially frightening was Vladomir Harkonen from Dune. He is very cold and calculating

  • @EmKAA641
    @EmKAA641 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Tony's Chocolate is my favorite, too (for the taste as well as the more ethical sourcing of their cocoa). Excellent tip among a whole list of great ones!

    • @actualol
      @actualol  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It's the best!

  • @TeamCGS2005
    @TeamCGS2005 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It's always a pleasure when you receive a notification that Actualol has released a new video!

  • @christophersteele2531
    @christophersteele2531 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I subscribed to SENET. Love love love it. I'm new to board gaming and haven't heard of that before. Thanks for opening my eyes to it.

  • @RollAndRate
    @RollAndRate 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    My favorite polygon is indeed the hexagon!

  • @SGTMaitiMaus
    @SGTMaitiMaus 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I’ve watched several of your videos and finally subbed because of this one. What a great list and I hope you meet your 100 K goal!

  • @dominikgarbauer6883
    @dominikgarbauer6883 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    That organiser for Scout is pretty cool. 😍 Great list and as always top notch quality of the video.

    • @Sparticuse
      @Sparticuse 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I got excited when I saw that. I have a little ritual I perform to get the bits back in without lid lift so that would be really nice to have

    • @goucho1169
      @goucho1169 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Just bought this as well!

    • @XCM666
      @XCM666 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I really don't see the need for Scout to be honest. Start with the cards , then make 2 stacks from the Scout and Show tokens to put sideways next to the cards, then dump the rest on top and perhaps give it a little wiggle. Works for me and seems faster than slotting every little token manually.

    • @annalisemeder8894
      @annalisemeder8894 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I literally just impulse-bought Scout 2 days ago and haven't played it yet; kinda cool I immediately happened upon a reference to it, and hoping I manage to get it put back into that teeny tiny box

  • @jloperoni
    @jloperoni 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    For the #7 - it is the same bag of a Cajon (the music instrument)! I got mine from amazon, i call it the saint seiya´s armor.

    • @JK001POPS
      @JK001POPS 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      hahaha!!! clever and funny!

  • @survivingbraindonor
    @survivingbraindonor 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I so enjoy your clever humor. It has to be your superpower?

    • @actualol
      @actualol  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you 🥰 I was bitten by a radioactive comedian.

  • @joshharris5614
    @joshharris5614 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    M&S Very Merry Munch is a must on the snack list

    • @actualol
      @actualol  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I'd never heard of this! Now I will hunt it down with great speed. To M&S!

    • @actualol
      @actualol  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I excitedly told my wife and it turns out we had it last year but didn't get it in the tin so I didn't know the name of it. Excitement diminished. But they have a new variant this year, so excitement replenished!

  • @TheTwistedClarity
    @TheTwistedClarity 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i’ve been lurking for awhile and this video got my subscription. I don’t always agree with the games you like. But I love the humor and passion you have. And you put a TON of work into these videos

  • @StephenAslett
    @StephenAslett 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Well done. The best board game gift giving video I’ve seen this year.

  • @privatkatze9186
    @privatkatze9186 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That rucksack! I'm not sure I'm willing to give up the required dignity. Yet. 😅

  • @mattsmith6558
    @mattsmith6558 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    1:23 Loved the Quintin Smith cameo 😂

    • @actualol
      @actualol  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Justice for other reviewers who wear glasses

    • @privatkatze9186
      @privatkatze9186 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I went back and checked, thinking I missed him. 😂

  • @Cosmitzian
    @Cosmitzian 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    On accesories.. small analog generic counters, the kind with two dials that go to 99.. are fantastic for a lot of games. Screw fiddling with 1, 3, 5 and 10 value money or tokens.

    • @actualol
      @actualol  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Those things are so handy - but I can't help but imagine that I'd lose some precious thematic immersion using them 😁

  • @EmporerDragon
    @EmporerDragon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    To add to #2, there are chocolate versions of board games out there, and while not as complex as their non-edible counterparts, they can still make for a nifty little breather game where people actually look forward to the end of game cleanup.

  • @SilverLuna07
    @SilverLuna07 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Honestly, the big take away for me from this video is the self-reflection. It's not a new thing you've brought to your content, but it definitely is very confronting this time. Yeah, I do feel like nuisance sometimes and I do feel like I'm the one who is more on the obsessed side of things than most of my friends. So it's nice to hear it's not a unique feeling to have!

    • @Shorty140291
      @Shorty140291 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think you're in good company. I do think we're the outliers though. Let's be honest, anyone who collects, plays and then watches TH-cam videos about boardgames and related topics is probably in the obsessed category. Do you have a gaming group you can play with in your area? My wife doesn't mind the occasional game but definitely doesn't want to play as often as I like. I moved to a new area so had no friends who would play with me either. Once I found my boardgame group I've been able to play for hours almost every Monday.

  • @JensEmilMusic
    @JensEmilMusic 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Top notch video! And congratulations on the 100.000 subscribers (at the time of writing, you are at exactly 100.000!)

  • @thomas_bellotto
    @thomas_bellotto 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    absolutely the best board game channel out there, thank you for another great video!

  • @jessem3143
    @jessem3143 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Number 3 would be great for me (board game day). I have two games I've owed for at least 3 years that have never been played because they require 5 players minimum and the best I've ever gotten is 3 other people together at any time

  • @TheKrikk1
    @TheKrikk1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I swear. Board game bag is a godsend. I used to haul my board games in my gym bag, but the boxes got damaged a bit. The bag however not only is more convenient but also makes sure the boxes are safe.
    It does look like a monstrosity though. So no place on fashion show. :D

    • @actualol
      @actualol  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And you could throw away your gym bag because now you're carrying around heavy board games you don't need to go to the gym anymore. 💪

    • @TheKrikk1
      @TheKrikk1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@actualol considering the collection? Yeah I guess so. :D

  • @TeaMonkeyUK
    @TeaMonkeyUK 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love this list, people
    Keep asking me what do I want for Christmas and now i can just send them this video!

  •  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I really like the last suggestion ❤. I really do feel like I'm always annoying people when I ask them to play 😅.

  • @michaziokowski7221
    @michaziokowski7221 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "Foundations of Rome and two other games" will be the unit I will use in my Physics major from now on! It's hilarious that a game can be so big it becomes a unit of volume.

  • @joshuataylor7213
    @joshuataylor7213 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Token holders are not be underestimated. The wife got me a set of 7 hexagonal, resin-printed trays about 3.5 inches wide with magnets along the edges. They get brought out for probably 40% of the games we play and have really helped improve organization and accounting.

  • @mute_cebu_
    @mute_cebu_ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is the best "non-game gifts for board gamers" list that I've seen (at least this year). Good recs.

  • @JakeStaines
    @JakeStaines 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    "Only gamers have a favourite polygon".
    That's not true, mathematicians also have a favourite polygon - and it's also the hexagon.

    • @iank1638
      @iank1638 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      But mathematicians should all be board gamers 😊

    • @abbynall7740
      @abbynall7740 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      As a proud member of both the board game and mathematical communities, I concur. Hexagon is the bestagon.

    • @photoo848
      @photoo848 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@abbynall7740was looking for bestagon representation :)

  • @garishere
    @garishere 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I love this list and since I love buying gifts for myself, I just bought myself four issues of Senet. ❤

  • @rebelsbeautycorner
    @rebelsbeautycorner 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have a pie bag, I use as a game bag. Its basicly a big square shopping bag with cute pies on it. But its works great for board games.

  • @patrickmcardle1920
    @patrickmcardle1920 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That you wrote and delivered the line “That is better than any kind of sex” really cracked me up.

  • @mranonymous5268
    @mranonymous5268 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "And only gamers have a favourite polygon"? You forgot the mathematicians!
    But then again, hexagons *are* the bestagons

  • @piecesofstarlight
    @piecesofstarlight 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "Only gamers have a favourite polygon". Categorically untrue. Everyone KNOWS that Hexagons are the Bestagons. Even bees.

  • @ddobrien1
    @ddobrien1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I nearly passed out when I saw the way you turn pages in books. Shocking.

  • @chrislukas959
    @chrislukas959 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    As a board gamer, this is an excellent list

  • @richardhancock1505
    @richardhancock1505 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Brilliant ideas, well thought out. Thanks

  • @LukeEion
    @LukeEion 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    In line with your #9 the best thing my partner bought me was a inlay that allowed me to be put all my Codenames variations into one box 📦

    • @actualol
      @actualol  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's true love.

  • @nagat0358
    @nagat0358 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "In Texas it's sold as a foot rest" 😂
    Watching from San Antonio. Love the video!

    • @actualol
      @actualol  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I hope I look good on your 100inch TV.

  • @bgt2701
    @bgt2701 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lmao. Didn't see that senet pun comming😂

  • @GwydionAE
    @GwydionAE 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My friends and I found BGA during the height of covid, and it was honestly just what we needed. We had a group of 6 that played every Saturday and sometimes once during the week (with individuals dipping out as needed, but we never had less than 4). As a pretty severe introvert, it was absolutely perfect, with no need to do all the planning needed to house everyone in person (especially with literally all of my friends having different food allergies). Sadly, once things opened back up, we played less and less as people's lives got busy again. Now, none of the others want to play online, and I only play in person with two of the group every few weeks or so, and it's always the same game (Gloomhaven, which I love, but it'd be nice to mix it up). One of our group lives on the other side of the country, so I basically haven't had a chance to hang out with her since.
    All that to say that I'd love your third idea combined with the fourth - a surprise online game day sounds fantastic right about now.

  • @lewisshearer359
    @lewisshearer359 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The quality of your videos are truly excellent. The content is really well thought out and humourous and the production is amazing as well, they're just beautiful things to watch

    • @actualol
      @actualol  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you, that's lovely to hear :)

  • @reversezer0
    @reversezer0 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    this was fantastic. love the wit. cheers.

  • @blindey
    @blindey 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Loved the video. You're always wonderful and entertaining.
    My suggestion, though it is very niche: They don't have it for very many games, but BGG has a series of artist posters for certain popular games that they commissioned. They're pricey, but they're high quality. AND most importantly: It's not just like. Putting the box art on a poster, they made em from the ground up. From what I remember there's Terraforming Mars, Everdell, Pandemic. Lots.

  • @mrnnhnz
    @mrnnhnz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent video John. Thanks for uploading. "...since you can't start a game night at the toilets at work..." Challenge accepted! Oh, and I'm still lol-ing so hard from the adult-with-a-fine-woollen-jumper looking at me like that!

  • @crusador84
    @crusador84 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Love this. Number 11 is always on my Christmas wish list!!!

  • @simplybs9311
    @simplybs9311 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great list, those specialized pieces for games look so good.

  • @GlennKramer
    @GlennKramer 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This video is 10 Stars! I haven’t seen anyone else making videos with this topic. I just spent a lot of money on your ideas 😅 but it was worth it.

  • @israelsosa895
    @israelsosa895 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My biggest takeaway was about BGA. I had never heard of it and I think this will really open me up to new games! Always have trouble syncing with friends to play and this will be huuuge!

    • @rocketdogsled
      @rocketdogsled 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It’s a game changer for playing with friends who live far away - or just that bit too far on weeknights!

  • @marie-noellepaquette7306
    @marie-noellepaquette7306 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I bought Everybody wins after watching your video and my boyfriend was really surprised and loved the idea. We are both reading it. Thank you !

  • @psychoticvenom
    @psychoticvenom 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    "better than any kind of sex" -- dude, I feel depressed now that you said that and I was like "he's not entirely wrong!"

  • @scotthinckley2649
    @scotthinckley2649 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those most willing to play with me and my wife are very casual gamers, so Quacks is right up our alley. Those little cauldrons that HOLD THE INGREDIENT CARDS (what actually tipped us into buying them) actually made me say, "Take my money." They're on order. Great list and fun video. Thanks!

  • @francoguarasci-kc4bu
    @francoguarasci-kc4bu 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is such a great video for so many different reasons. It’s given me some great gift ideas that I can casually drop into conversation with my friends and family. The humour had me tittering a few times. Although I’m worried I may have fallen down an Etsy rabbit hole.

  • @screamingblue7
    @screamingblue7 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Everybody Wins is an EXCELLENT book! It's a great history of board games, not just about the winners but also the runner ups and the other hot games of the time.

  • @PeterPaen
    @PeterPaen 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Be careful with 3 and 11, I once got a Game Night as a gift and it was so bad. It was at a point where I had too many board game time/friends for too little time. So there I was at my gift board game evening, sitting with people who clearly would have liked doing other stuff more. I don't blame them, it was one of the most awkward gaming sessions I've witnessed.
    Also the point of gifting me time to play board games for my birthday was weird for me right from the beginning. Most of my other friends just did that without needing a celebration. They would just come to my board game night without "doing me a favor".
    My recommendation is: If you gift this, don't just gift your time at the Game Night itself, but also before in preparation. Prepare e.g. their favorite food and call it a "Chocolate Cake Game Night". Then it's also a personal gift.

  • @jeremyslather
    @jeremyslather 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    14:06 the cajon drum bag is such a good idea.

  • @michaelibk418
    @michaelibk418 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Came here after some absent time, just reduced my online time wich wasn't that much, 100 000 shines right into my eye. Congratulations John you deserved it.

  • @DumbMuscle
    @DumbMuscle 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For 5 - Really Useful Box 0.07 or 0.14 L boxes are great as both storage solutions and token trays, or the 0.2 and 0.3L boxes will take decks of cards

  • @CareyMcDuff
    @CareyMcDuff 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great suggestions all. Yet another demonstration that you really understand gamers. Happy Holidays!

    • @actualol
      @actualol  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Happy holidays!

  • @21cabbage93
    @21cabbage93 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was such a great innovative idea for a video

  • @annalisemeder8894
    @annalisemeder8894 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "and they're shaped like a hexagon, which is a gamer's favorite polygon"
    I feel seen, and I'm not sure how I feel about it.

  • @violentfrog_
    @violentfrog_ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My wife got me a hockey bag with wheels to move my games. It's heavy, but the wheels compensate and I've used it for 10 years.

  • @annamatthews3551
    @annamatthews3551 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Based on your video: 11 Gifts for Board Gamers we purchased a subscription and some backorders of SENET for ourselves as a holiday gift ;). We just received 2 backorders of the Summer and Autumn 2023 issues and WOW were we impressed. You are absolutely accurate on the content and quality of the publication. Thank You !

  • @astrolabius3857
    @astrolabius3857 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great list. Thanks for your effort.

  • @dexterlee2998
    @dexterlee2998 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’m hoping to be gifted a card shuffler this Christmas. Especially for games lien Clank! and Wingspan!

    • @arthurdent9281
      @arthurdent9281 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I've never found a good one that doesn't mangle cards. If anyone knows of one, I'd love to hear about it!

  • @photoo848
    @photoo848 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    02:55 only gamers have a favorite polygon?
    Hexagons are bestagons!
    This is known well outside of boardgame circles.

  • @leokorobitcin
    @leokorobitcin 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you so much for an interesting list of gifts! Here I discovered Senet magazine and two other books about board gaming. And... I'm going to buy it for myself :D

  • @iCarus_A
    @iCarus_A 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2:55 Hexagons are bestagons! Mathematicians have a favorite polygon too...

  • @somefishhere
    @somefishhere 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Senet is such a great mention, I would have never had known about it without you!

  • @GourmetBurrito
    @GourmetBurrito 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I like rock climbing... and I have a perfectly good ladder...

    • @actualol
      @actualol  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Unbelievable.

  • @LionKing8D
    @LionKing8D 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I see Tony's, I upvote! Great video as always! :)

  • @robertnoall8847
    @robertnoall8847 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The comment about eating a burrito with a knife and fork made me laugh out loud 😂
    Great video!

  • @altecapollyon
    @altecapollyon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing! These types of videos are usually click bait, but this video is spot on. Forwarding it to friends and family right away!

  • @rossjaax
    @rossjaax 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent gift ideas, John. Many were not even expected. The books were really good.

  • @marinkopon
    @marinkopon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This video is super thoughtful

    • @actualol
      @actualol  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You're welcome 🤗