Am I the only person who when they saw the chopsticks thought "that's a good idea"

@PaulaDeming

3 жыл бұрын

it worked pretty well with the cheetos!

@bonnycrew3394

3 жыл бұрын

you've just leveled up!

@figothikos1

3 жыл бұрын

stealing that for the next boardgame night

@MoriMemento117

3 жыл бұрын

My girlfriend invented that technique for us to get around my zero food when playing with cards and cardboard mandate. It works really well in my opinion!

@henriwhitehead

3 жыл бұрын

Oh I immediately decided that I was going to enforce chopsticks with snacks when I saw that clip. This bit has created a monster.

Sliced bread WISHES it was this good.

@mike_heller

3 жыл бұрын

"Who's Rodney Smith?" . . .me=ded

@rockxhero

3 жыл бұрын

@@mike_heller Yeah just who ARE you anyway?!

“Who’s Tom Vasel?” I died.

@EkEMaN91

3 жыл бұрын

Went to Midgard and saw him there. My buddy owned a total of none boardgames then and had no fucking idea why I was freaking out and asked him to play. I then proceeded to humiliate myself in front of Tom Vasel.

@nstiles42

3 жыл бұрын

She skipped over my favorite reviewers: Shut Up & Sit Down. :(

@JonathanBreese

3 жыл бұрын

I had to look up all these references...

@madquest8

Жыл бұрын

@@nstiles42 They used to be funny, but now they are just boring.

My kids totally eat with chopsticks at the gaming table. Their idea, not mine. Couldn't be prouder.

@carltugwell4952

3 жыл бұрын

Phase 5 - Eating and drinking banned from the gaming table.

@benjaminjohnson8377

3 жыл бұрын

Think I’ll be borrowing this idea...

"The rules aren't printed inside the box cover! How do you know how to play?" The face of innoncence was too good

"My favourite game mechanism ... Kickstarter FOMO." *glances at shelf of sha--opportunity* Now I just feel personally attacked.

@olanmills64

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@BWSeraph

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah...this is too true

@big13O

3 жыл бұрын

I lost it at that line

I love how you didn't actually being yourself to touch the cards with cheeto fingers, but cut the clip just as it looked like you were about to. Great video! Also, you're not wrong about that BSG insert.

@PaulaDeming

3 жыл бұрын

hehehe

@SeaRaptor

3 жыл бұрын

That cheeto fingers clip was the ultimate "NOOOOOoooooo" moment.

@damienbarber

3 жыл бұрын

Going for the card with the Cheeto hands had me yelling "Noooooo!" at the computer screen.

@SeaRaptor

3 жыл бұрын

@@damienbarber I was physically recoiling from the screen until it cut away.

@AdamWhitehead111

3 жыл бұрын

I was developing a twitch before that cut...

Everyone asks "Who is Paula Deming?" but nobody asks "How is Paula Deming?"

@adamholt5395

3 жыл бұрын

I'll ask you one better, "Why is Paula Deming?"

@brucehutchinson7139

3 жыл бұрын

"Why is Paula Deming?"

@PaulaDeming

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamholt5395 WHY indeed!

@zwara81

3 жыл бұрын

what is paula deming.

@RazBaz07

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaulaDeming ”Well, Paula… when a man and a woman love each other very much…”

And then there's the hours spent sleeving cards and coming up with organizational solutions for games you may not play for months or ever

“Lacerda games are great, they’re just not heavy enough for me anymore.” Man that had me cracking up.

@Forcsythe

3 жыл бұрын

But have you tried High Frontier?

How you can both effortlessly deliver a self-own about comedy in board game videos AND accurately predict the future (a world where Paula Deming is known and loved by every hobby gamer) is a triumph my friend! Amazing as always.

@PaulaDeming

3 жыл бұрын

this is very kind. and honestly, I'm always surprised anytime anyone knows who I am!

@Subangelis

2 жыл бұрын

I only discovered @@PaulaDeming yesterday.

"Liking a game but not liking how it fits in my shelf" hits me pretty hard 😂

I'm at the point where the game I play the most, by FAR, is Shelf Tetris.

@carla8478

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm gonna need a review video on that, did you find that it was too luck based? ;)

@JosefFerguson

3 жыл бұрын

@@carla8478 oh, definitely not! I would say it's completely deterministic. My success or failure is entirely based on decisions I've made. :)

@pieterpecceu3720

3 жыл бұрын

What happens when you complete a line?

@JosefFerguson

3 жыл бұрын

@@pieterpecceu3720 My downstairs neighbors end up with a half dozen or so boardgames on their kitchen counter.

@PatchworkTweed

3 жыл бұрын

Initially read this as Shelf Tardis ... which sounded really useful as furniture but pretty strange for a game.

Very relatable. I did however wait in vain for the sleeves.

I LOL so hard about the "comedy in board game videos." BRILLIANT

@PaulaDeming

3 жыл бұрын

hehehehe

@murrayleach5996

3 жыл бұрын

Was a great touch

@Forcsythe

3 жыл бұрын

From listening to a recent episode of Sporadically Board featuring Matthew Jude, I gather that this was inspired by actual comments on KZread and/or Facebook.

Having gone from “I’ve heard of Catan and maybe Ticket to Ride and I definitely will never play a game that lasts over an hour” to “an engine builder named wingspan? But I’m just not into airplanes... and what’s a worker placement?” to where I am now in a year or so, I love this. Need to add a phase for designer wannabes for those of us that binged Ludology! 😀

@dylankistler4269

3 жыл бұрын

Binging ludology is a great rite of passage. Double-binging the Mike era is when you know you're way too into card games too.

These aren't jokes, so much as they are documented steps in addiction.

@hanadulsarutobi

3 жыл бұрын

Shh, I'm not ready to deal with it

@nrais76

3 жыл бұрын

"Kids, we're going to spend this summer playing every game we haven't played yet, in case they suck, so I can clear some shelf space for new games. What's that? No, we'll have time! Wait, you go back when? Okay, we might not have time."

"I like this game, but, I don't really like how it fits on my shelf" Ouch.

"Who's Tom Vasel?" totally caught me off guard, genuinely did a LOL at that. Great video! (as per usual)

You missed Phase 5 where you have so many games you have to start the cull. You know more games than house your in, selling games in shrink, selling games in shrink because you just got the second edition, deciding if you are going to keep edition one and two/deluxe version, I played half that game that counts as a play I could sell it without guilt.

@TabletopRebellion

3 жыл бұрын

The answer to this is to buy a bigger house.

@eliecarrier6124

3 жыл бұрын

And actually knowing who Paula Deming is. Woohoo!! I'm level 5!

@Jonaelize

2 жыл бұрын

Second edition? Please, I'm backing/buying Robinson Crusoe a third time.

Stage 7, it’s living in Carcassonne or Le Havre, or… actually, Carcassonne is my home town, I’m so screwed.

@ExcaliburPaladin

3 жыл бұрын

Next stage would be boardgame shop owner.

@paulsmith410

3 жыл бұрын

Alhambra here. Totally know the feeling of delight/dread of your life becoming a boardgame.

Well, that's me at the end finding out who Paula Deming is and how good her sketch comedy is

You could go full circle with an evolutionary step about culling your games and getting back to only 10, then realizing the value of party games again.

When you get your first Kallax shelf, you know you've finally made it a gamer. Huzzah! When you buy your _third_ Kallax shelf, when then you know you have a problem... ;-) Well done!

You missed the "that game is so broken" phase...

The way the napkin dabs were synced to the music was magnificent.

That Dominion moment is absolutely on point! Though it gives you enough opportunity to go to the bathroom or cook a delicious meal. Or give you a depression how bad you are in this game.

While I think that many videos in the board game space that try comedy are cringe-worthy, Paula is just so completely clever and I cannot help but laugh every time. Seriously, her writing is top notch and her timing is excellent.

I was today years old when I learned FLGS stood for “Friendly Local Game Store”. 🤣🤣

@carla8478

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome. :)

@Awesome_Force

3 жыл бұрын

Same here.

"Who's Rodney Smith?" - awesome

"Who's Rodney Smith" had me crying!

This is one of those channels where I like the video before it loads

I love the shout out to Board Game Stats. I use that app to track all my plays ... lol

@damienbarber

3 жыл бұрын

One of the people I play with got upset that I track my plays, so now I have to track them in secret... I may have a problem.

This might be my new favorite Things Get Dicey video!

@PaulaDeming

3 жыл бұрын

yayyyyy

@Subangelis

2 жыл бұрын

Until the next one... then the next one... etc. etc.

@sjtparikh

2 жыл бұрын

@@Subangelis facts.

My favourite hobby is playing games. With little children and a busy life and teenagers who are being less involved and generally being tired I've found that my family has slipped a bit lately in that regard. And when that happens I tend to drift towards my second favourite hobby - buying games. And in that regard I am doing well and don't really need other players to make it happen.

@ublej

3 жыл бұрын

I'm in the same spot myself.....

Her eating and then about to touch the card made my hair stand up like when a girl in an anime gets angry! Haha why isn't Paula super famous???? She's hilarious!

Sleeves, Paula, sleeves! We're not animals. :-)

Lvl 5. Making your own inserts on CNC machine, printing your own 3D figures, painting them, molding your own tokens, making your own expansions, making your own cards, boards, home rules for BGG (they're better than origin ;). Finally playing with all expansions so long that nobody wants to play with you anymore...

"Can we just put it back in the box?" I might have died at this point ^^

Wow... this was like watching my own biography and then a seance of my own future. I'm in step 3 now... great video!

Ok no joke this is instantly my favourite video on the internet hands down

Still watching this 2 years later and laughing every time :D you're gold, Paula.

I really wish there were an alternate "Chapter 4" for "designers" --"Oh, these games I bought from Good Will aren't for playing. I'm just going to cannibalize them for dice and minis." --"I idolize Cole Wehrle...What do you mean, 'Who's Cole Wehlre?'" --"I'm totally down to learn a new game. I've only learned seven so far this week." --"Oof...that was a feel-bad moment." --"I was just reading Jamey Stegmaier's blog, and he says..." --"ugh, I wish I had time to play this, but I'm booked for back-to-back TTS sessions every night this week" and so on...

"Who's Tom Vassel?" GOLD.

Phase 5 is when you see a KZread board game video with Paula, so you just to go the video and click "like" automatically. Cuz, you know you're going to, anyway... and I've never yet been wrong about that. Phase 6 is when you see a KZread video of Paula endorsing the greatness that is... meatloaf.

Sitting here, opening a Kickstarter game that arrived today, nodding along at every single part of this & fondly remembering my descent into madness, buying expansions for games still on my “shelf of opportunity” & FOMO all-in nonsense.

"I wish people would stop trying to put comedy in their board game videos" Bravo

I missed the stage where you refurnish your house to fit your dedicated gaming room with gaming table and wet tissue dispensers-

3:23 Oookay - Backing away and doing a subtle look around for possible exits:)

I love these videos... a couple of moments that resonated with me... 1. The cheeto hands, I was dying watching her reach for the card 2. Destroying components, I am not a legacy gamer and it tore my heart open 3. METAL COINS, I MUST HAVE ALL THE METAL COINS!

There is another stage, After collector, Married, and here go all your games

@JoeyjojoShabadoo7

3 жыл бұрын

There’s actually one more stage, kids. Then you don’t even get to play the ones you have left. 😉😢😭

Its like a window just opened illuminating the world around me I love seeing people as devoted to this hobby as I

Phase Five: "Watch Paula Deming Videos"

Chopstick snacking is where it's at! And I loved this video! 😍I thought I was a gamer but maybe I've sadly gone into collector mode. 😂

I feel attacked! Things are immediately better when you take out the insert.

4:59 never agreed with something more. That was satisfying.

THOSE CHEETO FINGERS GOT ME! LOL! I nearly shouted when you almost touched the (unsleeved) card

Hilarious!! From entering the hobby in just under a year, I guess I still have to be a casual player. But, quickly heading to Gamer..... with a touch of collector.... it's in my DNA. Who's Rahdo?

"Who is Paula Deming?" was the perfect joke to end on for the Collector! Great video! Well done!

Very much identified with the chopsticks. I have “finger chopsticks” that I bring whenever my games leave my house and I won’t be in charge of the snacks. 😂

My favorite video of yours so far. Funny and so relatable. Thanks for doing these videos!

The prequel to Culling Day. Brilliant as always.

This video captured so many moments of undeniable truth that made me smile. I only just discovered this channel but am rapidly becoming a huge fan!

This video is way more accurate than I want it to be! Brilliantly done.

Brilliant, Paula!! You absolutely nailed every phase! Great writing and incredible delivery! Well done!

My fav part is the order of the youtube content creators mirrors my own. First, I consumed a ton of Tom Vassel content in 2016-17, and then Rodney soon after, and then Paula!

Brilliant work! Love how the jokes totally land for anyone in the hobby, and doesn't make sense to everyone else.

Paula - you are awesome… your great videos and really great ideas in having a little fun with this nerdish hobby are a blast! Keep up the good work and stay healthy!

This was so realistic and funny, I couldn't stop laughing. Great work as always!

I basically went from Risk/Monopoly straight to Twilight Struggle at 25 years old with no intermediaries, and goodness I still love that game. Six years later and I've played and bought a bunch of titles. Using sleeves, backing games, providing playtesting support, working with designers to port their titles onto TTS. It's a rabbit hole.

OMG I screamed so loud “Nooooo” at the Cheetos part. Hilarious. Love this. Subscribed!!! You are awesome

Absolute gold, I don't know how you keep outdoing yourself each time but you do. Love your stuff, keep it up!

That was awesome Paula. I think I laughed the whole video through. Great job once again!

Your videos are the best, so funny and so on point. Every one hit the mark. It's always a joy to see a new one hit my feed.

You knocked it out of the park with this one! Well done!! I was in stitches. :P

A true collector knows who Paula Deming is

This video was really well made and very funny! Although I saw the bit about taking the insert out and I did that, and now everything actually fits into the box . . . OH NO WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?!

This video is so true! I'm totally the Collector :D. One of my favorite videos from you, Paula. Love it!

Chop sticks!!!! Why didn't I think of that sooner. I'm stocking up for game nights. Great video as always.

Bravo! I could feel myself going through all those phases :) Love your videos Paula keep up the great work.

Paula you are amazing in all your sketches. They bring a smile to my face every time. Thank you.

@PaulaDeming

3 жыл бұрын

thank you, this makes me smile as well!

I don't play that many board games but even I flinched when she touched that card with the cheese fingers...

This is just brilliant! Thank you!

This video had me in tears. Also if that wall is any indication, your house is absolutely gorgeous!

"I have one of each kind of game, I don't know why you'd need more than that" Oof.

This was my life...literally down to the games she used...Paula just gets it

And subscribed! LOVED the fingers almost touching the cards 😂

The Lacerda line cracked me up ssssoooooo much! You are a genius!!!

This was one of your best yet. Although the metal coins bits hit a little close to the heart for me. 😆

One of your very best. That last line was excellent.

I have personally gone through these stages of the boardgame hobby and you captured each one perfectly! Excellent video as usual, your work is exceptional!

@PaulaDeming

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kent!

This was perfect! Thanks for making my weekend!

I love this! You're so quirky and funny! I wish I could play board games with you Ms. Paula!

When evolution meets perfection ...so hilarious and I understood 99 % of the jokes. Bravo

Brilliant!!! That Lacerda line was the best 😂😂

GOLD!!! I near fell on the floor laughing at the chop sticks, but instantly thought about getting a pair for games room lol.

Absolutely amazing video, wonderful work

Really one of the best videos about board games on the internet. That is not hyperbole! so good

I enjoyed that was included in the board game genre's. Those are definitely the games I play the most.

😂😂😂 Watched it 3x in a row already. About to watch it again...