No Pun Included's Board Game of the Year 2020

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Music:

Ivy-Rose Lyon - Waddayaknow (Instrumental Version)
Nocturnal Spirits - All in Your Eyes

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[lucypatton]

“The breathest fresh of air” this is why I am subscribed

[philhov]

I applaud you for taking the audacious step of choosing a game that wasn't released in 2020 as one of your 50% Game of the Year. The King is Dead hadn't been on my radar, but now it is firmly ensconced on my wishlist. I love your videos.

[VictorKolbe]

Your videos have come a long way since you started the channel - this is one of those where the quality upgrade of just about every aspect is very palpable. Good job.

[ToddGretencord]

Late to the comment party, but just need to tell you guys thanks for this review of King is Dead. I was aware of it before, but didn't realise how interesting it was until your review. I was lucky enough to grab a copy and it has quickly become a favourite with my group. What a gem! Keep up the outstanding work you guys. I really appreciate it.

[seansteel]

NPI's game of 2020:

50% a game from 2019 and 50% a 2nd edition of a reskin. Top work! 😋

[bored_pyro]

The quality of your videos is just fantastic! You got my sub after just minutes of watching my first video of your channel!

[MattzuFF]

I bought The King is Dead based on this review. It was an instant hit with our group. Played thrice straight away. Theme and mechanics work together well to immerse players and inspire plenty of terrible accents around the table. Great review, thank ks.

[chiproush]

I see what you did there...lauded two games with "King" in the title, featured a (THE) Queen album in the background. God save the NPI!

[gjkf]

The king is dead seems like a perfect boardgame for me and my friend. We mostly play 2p and we miss a game like this. It's cheap (on sale at half price right now) but soon going to be printed in Italian so unsure whether or not to wait for the deluxe edition. Decisions, decisions decisions!
As always great games, great review and great video, I hope you are having a good start of 2021!

[kathryndipietro]

"That's A Moray" 🤣🤣🤣 That's good 😆

[shasla-xv]

Wow what a fantastic channel, can’t believe yt algorithm has never recommended it to me despite, wasting so much time watching other bg channels!

[besidethebishop]

The King is Dead is one of my favourite games (played exclusively two-player so far) and the production of this edition is lovely. I'm so glad to see it getting some more attention thanks to this video.

[JELIFISH]

Thank you for bring The King is Dead to my attention. I've been interested in Pax Pamir 2E but I felt it's too complicated for me and my friends. This seems perfect. And the icing on the cake is that the original version of this is the inspiration for Cole Wehrle.

[gqsnowman]

All bow before the mighty house of Smodney-Rith!

[GhERMSOIED]

I am the owner of a VERY small collection. "The King is Dead" was the final game I allowed in, largely thanks to this review. My friends aren't too into board-games, so too many moving parts will overwhelm them, but we're all competitive thinkers, so we need those few parts to do a lot strategically. It needs to be able to seat all four of us when the time arises, and be very fun at 2 people. After 8 months, it's rare that I've played TKiD with more than two people, though I did remake the game-mode that came with the first addition to spice things up. It seems like a real flaw is that TKiD is rather predictable- We know how many cards another player has, we know how many regions are left and how they will turn if left untouched, and we see each-other's courts. It feels like we're trying to bluff with open hands. This is mitigated if turns are timed, but then it feels like the timer is stopping us from playing the game... I think I may need to replace it. We'll trying playing with hidden courts, first.

[thedrunkenpawn]

Awesome episode we’re gonna have to check out these games for sure!

[kylerpolson]

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, thats

[Jeepllama]

Every time I think they made a video I will enjoy, I’m right.

[thefollowingisatest]

"Welsh cubes" is a treat I'll have to try if I ever go there.

[elfoosy]

Just here to say that I was really puzzled by Elaine's choice and investigated further and oh boy thank you so much for putting it on my radar, what an incredible game The King is Dead is!