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  • *Morning Mood*

  • Younger James *excessive screaming* I HATE YOUUUU! (bird: what the-!?)

  • Ariana *also excessive screaming*: OH!?! WELL, NEXT TIME, DoN't StEAL mY MoNOpOlY!!!

  • Mom aka peacemaker: Ariana, give James your $200. You landed on his property.

  • Ariana: NO, HE'S IN JAIL! >:(

  • I'M NOT GONNA GIVE MONEY TO A CRIMINAL! (life lesson here kids)

  • Younger James: That not how you- PLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY *pterodactyl scrrech*

  • Sally: Mommy? Why is brother screaming? :(

  • Mom: Shut the f**k Up Sally,

  • you don't get to talk after stealing my last railroad!

  • Younger James: I WISH I WAS NEVER BORN!! (oof)

  • Mom: ME ToO! YOU THINK I WaNTeDd THIS?!? (double oof)

  • (this pain can only be described as one of the pain of all humanity suffering)

  • Pat (from FWA & Life Noggin): Hi! What you all just witnessed

  • is the phenomenon known as Family Game Night

  • Family Game Nightplays an important role

  • in the household dynamic,

  • as studies have shown that families

  • who participate in activities together

  • form closer bonds and stronger relationships (LIES!)

  • with each other.

  • So, try setting aside some time

  • to play board games with your family,

  • and if they beat you...

  • ...cut them out of your life forever. :D (it's that simple!)

  • (well...this is awkward)

  • *laughs* Okay, have fun you guys.

  • I...

  • "like" board games.

  • I guess any game

  • that doesn't involve me getting up and moving around,

  • I'm a huge fan of.

  • Also since I'm bad at... everything,

  • and don't like playing games

  • against someone who's better than me,

  • I really love the games

  • that don't require any type of skill,

  • like the game Chutes & Ladders,

  • which I just learned today

  • has another name called Snakes & Ladders.

  • And I'm going to call it that instead.

  • 'cause I'd rather draw snakes than...

  • ...chutes?????

  • In Snakes and Ladders, you have no free will.

  • You're at the mercy of a single dice...

  • and I love it.

  • While I was looking up walkthroughs for Snakes & Ladders,

  • I quickly learned that this game was made for preschoolers,

  • which is probably why it's so simple.

  • Or how about the game 'Sorry!',

  • which is the most unapologetic game I've ever played.

  • There's some strategy in that game,

  • but most of the time,

  • you're just getting revenge on the players

  • who've wronged you.

  • The creators of 'Sorry!' knew this,

  • because the tagline of the game is:

  • "Sorry!: the Game of Sweet Revenge",

  • which, if you think about it, is a pretty funny oxymoron.

  • Aha! TAKE THIS!

  • ...sorry.

  • I know HOW to play chess,

  • but like most things, I'm not very good at it.

  • Unless I'm playing against someone under the age of 4, ( is Johnny eating shuggr again? No? Ok)

  • I don't want to play that game.

  • Because it shows everyone

  • how bad I am at planning ahead.

  • That's a game that's 100% strategy based.

  • It's like the IQ test of board games.

  • Beating someone in chess

  • will put you more ahead academically,

  • than anyone with a Harvard degree,

  • AND you'll get more babes!

  • However, there is one exception and that is:

  • ''It's okay to lose at chess...

  • ...if you're playing against a computer...

  • even if it's on Easy Mode."..

  • Computers are way better at planning ahead than anyone,

  • because I don't know HOW,

  • but a HUMAN made a computer

  • that can beat the world's best Chess player, (OOF)

  • but the creator of the computer

  • CAN'T beat the world's best Chess player...

  • So I guess that means...

  • It's game over.

  • We tried our best, but we've peaked.

  • Whenever you beat a computer in Chess...

  • it was going easy on you.

  • Imagine if we made a computer

  • that could beat the world's best Snakes & Ladders player.

  • I would pay money to see a Snakes & Ladders championship!

  • And everyone watching knows

  • that the person playing is just some Joe Shmoe

  • that acts like the world's best Snakes & Ladders player,

  • But they're all still excited,

  • and there's real snakes that you get to slide down!

  • That would be amazing!

  • Sign me up. *giggles*

  • While we're on the topic of Chess,

  • I want to tell you

  • about this cool sport I discovered called Chess Boxing.

  • This is an actual competitive sport

  • where two players play Chess for three minutes...

  • ...then box each other for three minutes,

  • and they keep switching between Chess and boxing

  • until someone either gets a checkmate,

  • they run out of time playing Chess,

  • or they K.O the other player. (OOF)

  • I love this sport

  • because it combines two polar opposite games

  • and it's something that anyone can play.

  • "Brains over brawn"? HEH

  • Try saying that after I sucker punch you in the--

  • Oh, that was... that was a good move...

  • I'm gonna punch you so hard in the balls for that!

  • I know I just said I was bad at chess,

  • But if there's any YouTubers

  • who want to challenge me to a Chess Boxing match,

  • I will gladly take you to the ring

  • and we can charge people $12 just to watch.

  • *whisper* and we can end it in a draw, you know,

  • so that way, you won't look bad in front of your fans.

  • So, Battleship.

  • That's another board game

  • and it also got a big Hollywood movie based off of it.

  • I haven't seen it.

  • But, I hope there's a scene

  • where the captain of the ship goes:

  • "Men, fire at...

  • (Captain Thinking.)

  • ...D6?"

  • And then there's an explosion in the distance,

  • and then Rihanna who is actually in that movie says:

  • "SIR! THE ALIENS SENT A MESSAGE!

  • IT SAYS...

  • Miss..."

  • The captain goes, "Hmm..."

  • "Someone write that down so we don't forget."

  • And then, there would be an explosion at the back of their ship (bee doo beer dooo)

  • and alarms start going off,

  • and everyone on board starts freaking out

  • except for the captain.

  • He goes:

  • "Rihanna! Send the aliens a message.

  • Tell them...

  • (Another awkward silence...)

  • ..."hit".

  • Also ask him if they think the situation

  • make a good board game."

  • And if that scene is not in the movie, I hate it.

  • Did anyone else collect a bunch of Pokémon cards,

  • but never knew how to play the game? (Me)

  • I don't think I met a single person

  • who actually knew how to play the card game,

  • which was weird, because in my school,

  • the card game was just as popular as the video games.

  • Kids would always show off

  • their collection of cards and binders,

  • and everyone always wanted

  • the highly coveted shiny Charizard card!

  • You know which one I'm talking about.

  • YOU know which one I'm talking about!

  • *In cute voice* you know which one i'm talkin' 'bout.

  • Unlike Yu Gi Oh, which had dedicated episodes explaining

  • why these five pieces of cardboard were expensive,

  • the shiny Charizard was rare,

  • not because it was good in the game,

  • but because everyone agreed that it looked cool.

  • But then, when you ask someone:

  • Red: "Hey, do you want to play a game?"

  • They would say:

  • Brendan: Okay!

  • I summon my Charizard...

  • ...in Attack Mode!!

  • Does anyone even know

  • how to play the Pokémon card game?

  • I bet none of these guys even know what they're doing.

  • How'd this guy win?

  • He didn't even call UNO!!!

  • I can't be too hard on the Pokémon cards

  • because the card game I like

  • is probably way more complicated than Pokémon.

  • I don't know for sure because, like I said,

  • I don't know how to play the Pokémon card game,

  • but my favorite card game...

  • is Neopets®©™

  • I'm just kidding! That was a joke!

  • ...kind of...

  • I did actually own a lot of Neopet cards.

  • I don't remember exactly how to play...

  • I do remember you have to get 21 points to win,

  • which got me into playing blackjack,

  • but it's okay that I don't remember how to play,

  • because no one else is playing this game.

  • I wanted to find some footage of a Neopet TGC Campionship

  • only to come to the disappointing realization

  • that no Neopets championship exists, which is sad,

  • sooo if there's any YouTubers

  • watching and want to find my Scorchio, square up.

  • Okay, but for real,

  • the card game I like the most is Magic the Gathering.

  • And fun little factoid,

  • all three card games I've mentioned

  • were created by the same company: Wizards of the Coast.

  • Hey, is that a Monopoly reference?

  • I've been playing Magic since 2007

  • and back then, the game was a lot more simple.

  • Look at some of these more recent cards.

  • First, see how many words are on them,

  • And if we flip them over,

  • they merge into an even BIGGER card!

  • What?!

  • If you showed these cards to my 11 year old self,

  • I would have lost my marbles!

  • My favorite thing about magic is when Richard Garfield--

  • I mean Dick Garfield--

  • was first creating the game in 1993.

  • He didn't really have an accurate way of testing the cards

  • to make sure they're all fair and balanced,

  • and he ended up creating

  • some of the most overpowered cards and magic, (BOOM)

  • and players today refer to these cards as The Power Nine!

  • Because there were nine really good ones...

  • which is why every single one of them is banned.

  • Now don't get me wrong,

  • the Power Nine are good cards,

  • but none of them are like, you win the game good.

  • Take this one, for example.

  • Ancestral Recall:

  • all it says is draw three cards

  • or force opponent to draw three cards;

  • which is stupid that they added that last part!

  • Why would you ever give your opponent

  • three more cards to beat you with?

  • Now, I know what you're thinking.

  • Wait.. a slightly better Pot Of Greed,

  • which is a card that allows me

  • to draw two new cards from my deck

  • and place them into my hand

  • is one of the top nine most powerful magic cards?

  • Yeah! Pot of Greed is band too.

  • Games play such an important role in childhood,

  • and here's what they all teach us.

  • In Magic, if you're really good at what you do,

  • no one will invite you to their tournament...

  • Monopoly, white-collar crime is okay...

  • Battleship... just guess and check...

  • Snakes and Ladders, if you see a ladder,

  • climb it immediately...

  • and no one cares about Neopets...

  • Now if you excuse me...

  • I have to show this prison guard my coupon I have

  • that lets me get out of jail anytime I like.

  • And when all is said and done,

  • I thought to myself,

  • "What can I do to help strengthen

  • this weekly tradition of Family Game Night?" (,james: REE I HATE DISS)

  • So, I decided to create my own game

  • based off one of the most scarring events of my childhood.

  • Many of you might recall the traumatic experience

  • my sister and I had with Harry the Moth,

  • and to help me cope,

  • I decided to immortalize this memory

  • by turning it into a card game.

  • Introducing "Can't Catch Harry".

  • I let my Twitter followers decide on the name

  • and they went with this one so good job guys!

  • Here's a sneak peak of some of the cards.

  • I spent a lot of time working on this game,

  • and I know you're gonna like it!

  • We've got a lot of recognizable characters like

  • Mr. Poe...

  • Mom...

  • Satan...

  • and suuuuuuu-andwitch artist.

  • We're launching the game on Kickstarter today,

  • so check out the link in the description

  • to get yourself a copy!

  • We have different reward tiers like

  • holographic cards,

  • golden figurines,

  • and even a custom-made card if you're into that!

  • The reward tiers are only gonna be available for 30 days

  • and given my upload schedule,

  • I don't know if we'll be able to tell you that again.

  • So... I'll post updates on my Twitter AND Instagram.

  • That's right! I got an Instagram.

  • I'm trying to tell you that,

  • uh, to follow me on Instagram.

  • heheh.

  • Thanks for watching,

  • and that's how we're gonna segway into the end card.

  • Uh... also, should I mention the Streamys?

  • Should I... I said,

  • "Hey man, I'm... at the streamys- oh not at the streamys"

  • I got nominated for Streamys."

  • They didn't ask, they didn't say,

  • "Hey, do you want to be...

  • do you want to have to go to this award show?"

  • They just emailed me and said,

  • "Guess what? We nominated you",

  • and I'm just like,

  • "I didn't ASK for this so, uh..."

  • Yeah, that's... that's a thing that happened.

  • I'm probably gonna get ZER0 videos out before then...

  • Actually, I have to get a Halloween one out.

  • So maybe I can get a Halloween video out before the Streamys...

  • …..we'll see, but.....

  • You know, it's... I don't show my face off.

  • What am I doing?

  • Have you ever played 52 card pick 'em up?

  • Have you ever done that?

  • Now pick them up!

  • *shoves cards away*

  • *awkward silence*

  • Thanks, thanks for watching the video!

  • Wear your seatbelt, by the way. (Smol captions by andre w partin)

*Morning Mood*

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