Let's Play THE THING: INFECTION AT OUTPOST 31 | Board Game Club
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With this being the last of the videos I'm in, I just wanted to thank the No Rolls Barred fam bam for embracing me these last few weeks on Board Game Club. Even though I felt like I was going to cry or vomit for a lot of this last, intense game, I'd do it again in a heart beat. Thanks for having me, ya lovely nerds. It's been an amazing, joy filled ride
Hope you comeback in the nearest time possible
You were great!
So cool to finally see you at the table, you've been amazing
Having you was an absolute delight! I can’t wait until you can come back to the UK!
Hope you come back again soon!!! Hopefully some zoom games atleast. :)
You're a an awesome part of the NRB family
Brooke won the game for them straight up. Adam played extremely well in my mind, and honestly, I thought Jon had won it for them. The strategy of being in the middle and keep on saying "i'll do what I can" felt so suspicious, so well done for Brooke. Truly the Lord of the Board.
Yeah, Adam played pretty really well. When Jon first got suspicious of him I was shocked because I have no idea how he made that read.
I think it was the time he allowed Rosie on the team and a sabotage appeared that screwed him
@@Moleoflands It was the two sabotages in one mission that did it for him. It cast suspicion on one of the middle three. If that hadn't happened they could have got to the end of the game thinking there were only two Things.
Yeah, Jon absolutely said who the 3 Things were, but then started doubting himself afterwards.
the only real hint adam had of him being evil where the fact he NEEDED there not to be 3 tests at the end so there was a mission he had to fail (which ment he had to argue with Thing rose) and also MAYBE the sab he failed (he might not have been able to pass it anyway) so yeah Adam played really well and I personally wouldn't have known for sure
As the "always evil" member of my board game group I do feel for Laurie. Super frustrating when you just get excluded of an assumption earlier on, even if it is true. But there's always vengeance next time :D
He does play the really frustrated at being accused when he is the evil player a lot I've noticed , he is easy to read because in games like this when people suspect he is "evil" and he is , he shuts down completely, this is about the third time I've seen him in this position where he stops having fun.
Usually when he isn't evil and isn't suspected he is one of the main voices.
I love watching these videos, im so drawn in to their gameplans , I almost prefer to know who are evil as they play.
Adam when he is evil will play the long con , he is very good at cheering a win for the good players to make it look like he is on their team , he runs the risk of letting it get to the point he can't stop it by playing the long game , but when he reveals it and he has won , then he is one of the best at it.
I'm in the same category in my group for Among Us. If there's no obvious evidence of the imposter, it's good odds they'll throw me out. :) And one of my tells is getting frustrated at being accused when I'm the imposter. I need to work on that.
See I am the opposite of I am constantly evil but no one ever suspects me and often name me team captain
In my group, I am always the one who is assumed to be evil. The "proof" of my "obvious guilt" is that I can't hold a strait face whenever I am accused.
Thing is... I crack up regardless of being bad or not, and more often than not I am perfectly innocent.
I will say, it does get really frustrating when people decide that the one time they are right somehow justifies the previous dozen wrong guesses.
@@steve10 I kinda notices this in this video, he was very loud to begin with, having fun, jokeing around. the moment he got himself in hot water saying he contributed an axe, and got accused, he shut down, went silent and got sullen and quiet. super big tell.
when they first started playing, someone jokingly accused him and he jokingly said somthing to the effect of "go on, test me, i dare you, lol" Later when he was accused, and was actually guilty, he got angry instead.
Brooke showing even more proof as to why she is the lord of the board
As the creator of the LOTB scepter, I am elated and honored anytime it is featured on screen so I vote for “all of it, forever”
That’s fair! Also you did a great job on it! :)
If anything, it would make a GREAT bonking stick
@@weissbelladonna Thanks!
A vast improvement over the fist trophy thing
@@philwatkins2800 But, the first trophy is gloriously shit.
I literally cheered at my screen when Brooke picked who she picked.
Don't you dare cut a single second of Brooke's entry. She deserves the honor.
dITTO!!!
And Adam, had he been crowned, would make them perform and stand at the beginning and the end. 😏👑
Brooke has cemented her status as Lord of the Board with her fantastic decision making here!
Especially after that epic endgame decision making
Also, they'd better not EVER talk amongst themselves to figure out what the last line of the entry song should be. They must awkwardly mumble their way through it every time!
A Few Minor Rule Mistakes:
- When using the Flamethrower, Jon was meant to privately look at Brooke’s role instead of revealing it to everyone. The only time their role is shown to everyone is if a player is torched with the Flamethrower (and hence eliminated).
- Also, items such as the rope or flamethrower go to the captain of the mission when they are discovered. This captain is meant to keep it for the rest of the game.
Other than that, this was a great session!
The overwhelming joy in Carley, Jon, Sully, and Brooke when the fourth human card was revealed and the good team realized they actually won... It made me so happy! Their victory celebration might be the greatest moment in Board Game Club history. Hell, it might be the greatest moment in No Rolls Barred history.
I think Adam actually does have a 'tell' when it comes to these games. Whenever he is a traitor or betrayer or whatever, he'll often try to hide his suspicious actions by either over-explaining things to muddy the waters or by making very obvious bad plays that he can call mistakes to hide behind if caught.
Agree. There's an old saying: Liars convince, Honest people convey. If you're honest and accused of doing wrong, you just convey the facts. "I'm not a Thing. I played a Knife." Liars try to convince. "I'm not a Thing. I played a Knife. I told you I was going to play a Knife. I mentioned I had a Knife two turns ago. And look there's a Knife in the pile, that's mine." Over-explaining is a classic tell.
@@Phyrre56 I disagree
When in a situation where nobody can be trusted, just saying "it's not me" is meaningless. Why should I believe that person?
His job is literally explaining the game, how is doing his job a tell
@@KyrieFortune Not explaining the game; explaining his actions. In traitor games when Adam is the traitor, you can see several examples of him making an action and going into lengthy explanations of why he did it whenever someone gets suspicious.
@@aformofmatter8913
Late reply,
I think this comes down to that huge amount of desperation saying "I did X, " comes off better then saying "I did X, I told you all I was doing X so I did it, X was something I was planning to do so I did it, I am not evil, I did X"
Especially seeing as your trying to cram that into a short time making it feel rambled, overexplaining your actions is really a 50/50 bet some people see through it others dont.
I love at 27:00 when they chant THING at Sullivan and he just gets giddy without actually recognizing what's happening.
Jon picking an all good team for the last mission even though taking a 5th person was HUGE. Fair play Jon.
Meanwhile everyone gets upset at people using social reads in a social deduction game
@@brooza664 Okay, that's a late reply so I'll late respond. What else are ya gonna do? Getting accused for social read instead of the "evidence" you have for your innocence is pretty much all you can do besides going "ahh ya got me :P". You have to discredit social reads if they're not in your favor.
@@davie1560 one thing that I've found is both a great boon and a huge "burden" for those situations, is having ASD 😂
I may be high function, but it can either work against me, or make things go in my favor 🤣
Brooke: “You can be Blair if you want.”
Everyone: “Shut up, Blair!”
Blair seething every time anyone called her by name. :-)
Daddy Ben is gonna be SO confused 🤣
They missed the chance to yell "Eat shit, Blair".
The fact I was so stressed out watching this episode and I wasn't even playing the game itself I think proves how good the game is.
Adam and Laurie both outed themselves the moment they took a double take on their second blood samples (Laurie's was much more subtle, though). If both samples are the same, it doesn't matter which you discard. So, a double take is a really suspect indicator that they are different cards and you need to check which one you have to discard. They are so so so lucky no one noticed, despite the humans winning ultimately, anyway.
I would fathom that it's a bit of a weakness of this game.
I can feel for Laurie's frustration about feeling shut out of the game, though.
its an easy weakness to fix though - just dont discard any of the cards... its not like the excess human cards matter, you can just turn over all your cards at the end and if any on the chopper have at least one baddie card then baddies win
i never saw laurie do this, but i spoted Adam do this at 33:10 during the first contamination stage. He lent back, looked, then lent forward, then had to lean back and check again, before putting a card back. At that moment i knew he was a thing. Had to be, because as you said, why double take if both cards are human.
@@SharienGaming Can't be done, cause they have a limit to the number of cards, and need to do it twice. Once at stage 2, and once at stage 3. If the thing person gets another thing card, and can't put it back, that effectively means 1 less thing forever for stage 3, cause they still have the second thing card.
You give back all the human cards, and keep the thing cards, cause then in stage 3, there is a higher change of all people staying humans, cause the thing cards were most likely taken and kept in stage 2. But there is still a chance of a new infection from a thing card not already on the board.
@@Jirodyne true, my fix would introduce the possibility for only 1 or 2 things actually coming into the game (due to one person getting more than one card) as a cost for avoiding tells based on having to pick the right card to return
essentially a tradeoff
i suspect they tested both variants during design and chose this one, because the tell likely goes away with experience and they preferred the dynamic where at least 2 things are guaranteed every game and 3 are likely (with the number of players on display in the video)
in general there are a lot of different methods for introducing additional traitors to these games with various tradeoffs (like for example the mingling mechanic from another thing game that looks really cool, but puts the original thing somewhat at the mercy of chance)
its genuinely fascinating what game designers come up with - one of the big attractions of boardgaming =)
Or... when youre done you put them side by side and remember which one was to be handed back
Something I love about this is that the paranoia doesn't decrease once you're "turned."
Because the evil players can't contact one another either, so they have no idea how much they can or can't lean into it.
This video needs a lot more love. I didn’t close my eyes when the Things were revealed and I was still stressed out in the final few minutes. AMAZING !!
There should be a count for joke of the day. And the member with most jokes can be the jester
I would be all for this.
With a special hat you can cash in at any yearly Lord of the Board tournament as either a redemption and mulligan or as a surprise entrance into a game of your choice.
This is perfect! Someone get this pinned 📌
Keep all of Brooke's entry except you should ADD that Adam should pass her the scepter every time.
YES!
Laurie's sympathy worked on me for that final discussion... he looked so sad to be left out of the game!
Fun Fact: This was Keith David’s First Movie Appearance (much like Alan Rickman; he was a Stage Actor before he got his big break), and if you go back and watch his scenes: he’s yelling almost all of his lines because he didn’t realize he didn’t need to project on a Soundstage as much as he would on a Theater Stage.
You can even tell that certain scenes he’s intentionally whispering, because someone told him that he needed to lower his voice…
I accidentally peeked at the first time so I knew that Rosie was a Thing from the start. Might just be my observation, but Laurie's tell is in his body language. When he's guilty as heck, he tends to look relaxed and calm, but when he is innocent he responds way more. Adam was the easiest pick of the three. The moment I noticed he was really trying to win, I knew he was the third Thing. Might be a bit of an act for the camera, but Adam doesn't generally act like someone who wants to share a victory. So when he's really happy about 'winning' in a semi-cooperative team game, you just know something is up.
I was thinking the same thing for Laurie. When he is all in to win as a good guy he will scream, shout and accuse everyone if he has to. Still unfortunate that he couldn't do much about it.
She deserves to have the intro every time, I don’t care what the comment section says
If anything it should be longer
This was one of the most intense endings to a game I've seen so far.
Raise hands if you too think No Rolls Barred should greet Blair--I mean Brooke with ceremony and aplomb every time she enters a game!
One of my favourite episodes to date. The problem with Adam almost guiding the games is that he becomes less detectable as the thing/traitor/etc. as he explains the rules from the perspective of the good side. I don't know if the crew can see past that or whether it actually works to his advantage...
I have to do similar in guiding friend thru games we play, and is obvious that Adam draws a hard line between giving others info they need to play the game and being deceptive within his game-given role
I think Brooke has earned an even LONGER introduction.
Jon was by far the most suspicious character throughout this and I’m so surprised he wasn’t given the Laurie treatment throughout. Was so surprised he was human in the end.
Jon would be accused in clue of being the murderer because of him being suspicious
Never played this game - but I need it. Considering: a.) I love social deduction games; and b.) John Carpenter's The Thing is absolutely one of the best films ever made.
There is newer games on the same theme. Outpost something. Might be easier to find.
@@johansvanborg5870 Also 'Who Goes There', a random kickstarter game based on the book the film gets the plot from.
They've done a reprint so might be available again
There are 3 games I think so far:
-The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31
- The Thing Boardgame (also has a Norweigian Camp add-on available to buy
- Who Goes There?
This is one of Sullivan's favorite games, therefore this is an instant W!.
Love that it came down to the lord of the board and she nailed it with 100% accuracy!
The cheering and yelling at the end... so priceless! I can totally relate! This is exactly how we reacted when we first won as humans, since it's so easy to win playing as the Thing.
I feel so bad for Laurie. He plays these games so well and no one ever trusts him.... true that in this case he was evil but that shouldn't matter.
This is absolutely a thing with social deduction games if you play them a lot with the same people. I have a friend who is perpetually assumed to be on the evil team and as a result, he can't get anything going. When he's on the good team, no one listens to him. When he's on the evil team, no one listens to him. You just have to be a good sport about it.
Another weird dynamic is that no one ever trusts the person who explains the game to new players, I guess the assumption being you are the most experienced with this game at the table so you're probably good at bluffing it and I have to be wary of you.
@@Phyrre56 in my experience the people explaining the game use it as a cover for their nefarious plays
Spread this watching out over a couple days and happy I was able to get through it! This game looks like a blast! This video was so much fun!
The wild thing to me is that Adam managed the long-play the entire game, and the look of sheer disappointment that it didn't pay off despite sewing the seeds of doubt on Jon whenever Jon did it to himself. I was right there with him in disappointment he didn't get picked.
Yeah it's surprising because Adam genuinely acted like a good guy. It was funny seeing Jon unravel trying to figure him out.
When you audibly yell "YES" as they rolled a 4th 2 on a dice. My coworkers were flabbergasted at how loud I was. They wondered what sport I was watching xD
That intro should stay,she deserves it and Adam stop trying to seduce Sullivan ,she won her fair and square
That dubble take adam did as they discarded a card after the first assimilation phase was a giant tell to me, wonder if anyone else noticed it?
this is late because i've only just watched this video, but yes! i was here in the comments seeing if anyone else noticed. when he took that second look at his two blood test cards, i was like "wait... he wouldn't have to double check he was getting rid of the right card if they were both human!"
Board Game Club 2022 stats
Weeks: 21
Games: 36 +1(Fiasco)
Laurie: 12-23
Sullivan: 10-25
Adam: 8-27 (+2 not on Yt)
Carley: 7-4
Brooke: 7-5
Tom: 7-8
Jon: 6-6
Rosie: 4-21
Dom: 3-6
Isaac: 3-7
Blair: 3-11
Isa: 0-1
Ken: 0-4
Tilly: 0-8
Thanks for posting this. Helps everyone know who is the best overall
2 not on YT? I’m guessing Patreon? Will they count?
Lol Carley best stats and only there short time.
@@11th-lemon That's fair
@@dna507 idk. I guess they will be on patreon but his two losses were edited out of YT. So at two instances his board has magically one additional loss there. I have not included it in his stat because someone would have won that game and I don't know who, so I don't have the data
Absolutely fantastic game! When Adam says "It's looking good for the good team" and you can see the video has over half the run time left, you know it's going to be a doozy! That final moment with the chopper picks was simply a surge of adrenaline as if I'd been at the table myself!
While I don't mind our LORD's introduction one way or the other (and after Brooke's game here, she more than deserves it!) I was missing the talking heads in this episode. I hope that they were just cut as a result of the long run time and not taken away entirely, as they make the cuts in the episode while they are still talking seem very sudden.
Could that have been because they didn’t want to give anything away about being human/thing?
That subtle tip of the cap to Scott Steiner in the rules explanation was superb! 141 2/3 chance of me liking the video! Well done, Adam!
I want the introduction of Queen Lord Brooke to be thrice as long!
I also loved the moment where everyone was quite and the tense music played over (a player) making thier choice. Really ramped up the tension
One of the most intense, nerve racking games I have watched on NRB that kept me on the edge of my seat, what an ending!! Thank you for the ride!
That was the most joyous ending to a BGC yet! Especially since my two favorite people were on the winning team! 🙌🏼
When thing 2 was revealed, Laurie has nothing but sabotage in his hands. Whether evil or not Laurie will sabotage.
I think this has to be the best playthrough of The Thing I've seen. So tension filled and everyone really played in top form regardless of their role as Thing or Human. I just recently got my game night group back together last weekend after a pandemic forever and we mostly chose lighter, faster games to sample from my unplayed backlog. But I showed them The Thing and they were all eager to try it next. With October on the way, it will definitely get to the table next time -- completely inspired by this BGC playthrough and the brilliant NRB team. This is one of your strongest and best episodes, and it proves why the NRB roster consistently generates excellent game play and top notch content! Very happy to support you all.
Thanks for playing The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31! 💙
Thank you all for making it! It's a spectacular game!
Watched this over 3 days. Beautifully played by Adam but even smarter for Brooke to figure it out and win the game for the good guys
The Lord of the Board showed up and ruled with a dicey fist. All hail the Lord!
Truly a well-player game from everyone. I honestly didn't know who was on what side and the reveal had me at the edge of my seat. You guys are my favorite board game channel!
I was so convinced Adam was going to be brought on the chopper in the end. That triumphant reaction was brilliant. I literally belly laughed with excitement, that was a fantastic watch.
My biggest reservation with No Rolls Barred is that Laurie gets singled out as being "evil" or the "traitor" a significant amount of the time when he is there. Then when it comes to interaction, he just sits there not being able to engage.
In this instance he was indeed one of them, but for a solid 45 to an hour, he was just sitting there, unable to engage outside of drawing/discarding cards.
That to me, screams failure/fault in the game design. It might very well be a fun game, but, when player exclusion, despite the role, is a prominent thing... I'm not very fond of it.
Have Brooke come out to that intro every single timeee!!!
Play this game again!!!!! This episode was insanely good
That was hands down my favorite Broo-I mean, Blair- moment. The look on her face while everyone else is screaming, what a moment😂
I can't express how much I love this channel.
I don’t know about you all but the best way to watch these is being in the dark along with the players.
A week ago I didn’t even know about this channel and now here I am watching over 2h videos lol
Wow, what a game!!! And please, continue the "Lord of the Board" greetings as long as possible.
Also I was a little bit disappointed not hearing Blair's Ash impersonation.
I have been agonizingly waiting for a new video! Ive been flicking in and out of older videos for the past 48 ish hours looking to see if i could get something fresh, ive been needing an NRB fix since Jenga! Cant wait to see what new board game ill get excited for when i dont have the money/local availability to get it!
This is probably the greatest of y'all videos. Sooo glad I have this game in my collection. The whole play trough was just an adrenaline rush, I couldn't put the phone down.
I've honestly been erring over this game since it was first released after hearing the mixed reviews about it. After watching this vid, I've bought a copy! Thanks!
Wow! What a thrilling finale this episode has!!!
I’ve been patiently waiting for this to post! Let’s go!!
I think she's earned her full intro!
I don’t know what everyone thinks about Brooke’s intro, but I’m going for keep all of it!
wow, that is thrilling. Almost thinking that there be someone turned into a grosteque monster at end of it... like.. Adam would attack one of the humans, Rosie would turn to one while still saying she is not guilty, and Laurie just sit there like a sad but grosteque puppy.
Can't sleep at 1am?
NRB it is 👍
This was so intense. I can't believe they pulled it off! What an amazing game!
Ah, time for the best point of the week - been looking forward to this a lot!
Very strong Dead of Winter vibes with this game. As that's an all time favorite for me, that is a very high compliment indeed
Literally so freaking intense! I loved every min of this game! Thank you so much NRB for another great BGC!! Please continue with the amazing content! Love you all!
Honestly, I am so glad that I saw right at the beginning who the things are, otherwise I'm quite sure the anxiety would have killed me.
So glad I found this channel! I just got Infection at Outpost 31 so watching it being played was really cool and informative.
09:16 “Let’s do what Mac says” was said as a ruse in order to try and disarm MacReady who had a flamethrower on everyone. So, not the mindless yes man you thought he was!
Whoooooo! This is one of my new favorite channels on CZcams! Love from the USA 🇺🇸
Highlight of the week for sure! Always a joy to see a new game be played!
The Blair teasing made me a bit sad, because he’s actually my favorite character in the movie, but I know it’s all in good fun. 😂
Great video! So much tension in the end that I could've fainted haha 😂
Can't wait to see the next game.
omg the sully f u rant with the middle finger to Laurie and Rosie at the end absolutely killed me.
You guys are awesome!! Thanks for all the content.
Awesome game play! You guys rock. Always a great experience!
Genuinely the most stressful board game I have witnessed played between friends. Super fun to watch, but as someone with anxiety issues, I just feel the obligation to put out a little PSA: If you have anxiety and aren't in a good headspace, perhaps consider saving this one for later. It's a wild ride!
That out of the way - I could never in a million years play it myself, but would gladly watch others play it.
I loved the subtle steiner math reference in the rules breakdown. Nicely done Adam.
Ah man, great fun. I think this was my favorite of all the playthroughs.
I always feel lucky to have that box in my collection, The Thing is my favorite game for a party by far
These are my favorite videos to listen to while working. I would like to recommend that you guys play Plunder at some point on the channel. It's a fun pirate game with lots of opportunities for group shenanigans. Plus who doesn't want to hear Adam and Sully talk with a pirate accent?
Ok this is my new favorite. I knew who the Things were and that was still stressful!
WOW, what a game! It was amazing to watch without knowing who was human. The tension was so thick they probably had to edit the fog from the camera 😄
That was genuinely truly incredible… lord…
Fantastically tense at the end! Sully's reaction is even better when played at half speed XD
2 HOURS of BGC? As Luke-Warm Luke Owen would say, "Yes, please!"
Thanks no rolls barred, looks like you have made me purchase another game 😀 can't wait to get it to the table myself
A wonderful playthrough. I can see why it made Sullivan's list.
Also, Brooke is LORD and shall be treated as such! How dare you suggest otherwise, peasants!
my heart was pounding at the end and i knew who it was already i need to play this game
This is one of the best social deduction games out there and one of my favourites. It is also, sadly, one that most of my friends tend to avoid or flat out reject when it's brought up because of how tense it can get. I am seriously glad that you didn't shy away from showing that side of the game here, since it proves that said tension can also bring so much fun and, probably, one of the most thrilling victories in all of gaming.
All I'm going to say about this episode, is that the winner is too good at social deduction games. AND I LOVE THAT!!!
That was so tense! Amazing game!
Great finish to an awesome game! - MVP's = Brooke & Jon (who chose Brooke to be tested resulting in her being the final captain.)