Chaz Marler
@gamenightpicks.com
Making videos on Watch It Played & Game Night Picks to help you find board, card, & tabletop games (new & old) that are worth a 2nd look! 👀
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Reposted by Chaz Marler
If you're planning for a Family Get-Together as we near the end of the year and want to bring some games with you - I've got your back! Here's my list of Top 10 Board Games (with some extras!) for your holiday/family gathering.
youtu.be/7PnXAsEoG64
youtu.be/7PnXAsEoG64
Top 10 Board Games for Family Gatherings
YouTube video by Paula Deming
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If you're planning for a Family Get-Together as we near the end of the year and want to bring some games with you - I've got your back! Here's my list of Top 10 Board Games (with some extras!) for your holiday/family gathering.
youtu.be/7PnXAsEoG64
youtu.be/7PnXAsEoG64
Reposted by Chaz Marler
It was a delight to be at the mercy of Moderator Chris' whimsies once again!
SURPRISE! I’m a guest writer for today’s Lost in the Shuffle, where I’ve teamed with Matthew Jude to inflict a new eBay game on Chaz Marler and Grant Lyon! @gamenightpicks.com
youtu.be/m0mGYNfbGmI?...
youtu.be/m0mGYNfbGmI?...
How Much Would You Pay For These Board Games? - Lost In The Shuffle
YouTube video by Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
It was a delight to be at the mercy of Moderator Chris' whimsies once again!
What would you do with NO board games? Today we explore other hobbies and interests that board gamers have that get them up and away from the table. Watch today's episode at: youtu.be/KE31BCcrdKQ
What would you do with NO board games? - Lost In The Shuffle
YouTube video by Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
What would you do with NO board games? Today we explore other hobbies and interests that board gamers have that get them up and away from the table. Watch today's episode at: youtu.be/KE31BCcrdKQ
Can you tell which board game doesn't fit the category and is the Odd One Out? And while you're at it, WHAT'S THE CATEGORY, ANYWAY?!
Today's episode, at: youtu.be/9larJuwPm_w
Today's episode, at: youtu.be/9larJuwPm_w
Do you know which game doesn't fit? - Lost In The Shuffle
YouTube video by Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Can you tell which board game doesn't fit the category and is the Odd One Out? And while you're at it, WHAT'S THE CATEGORY, ANYWAY?!
Today's episode, at: youtu.be/9larJuwPm_w
Today's episode, at: youtu.be/9larJuwPm_w
Heyhey! Paula is visiting, and we're recording a new batch of Viewer Submitted Trivia. And we need your trivia questions!!
Know something nifty about board games to stump us with? Send us your trivia at: gamenightpicks.com/trivia and get a shout-out in the episode! :D
Know something nifty about board games to stump us with? Send us your trivia at: gamenightpicks.com/trivia and get a shout-out in the episode! :D
November 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Heyhey! Paula is visiting, and we're recording a new batch of Viewer Submitted Trivia. And we need your trivia questions!!
Know something nifty about board games to stump us with? Send us your trivia at: gamenightpicks.com/trivia and get a shout-out in the episode! :D
Know something nifty about board games to stump us with? Send us your trivia at: gamenightpicks.com/trivia and get a shout-out in the episode! :D
It only took me until today to realize that the Bluth's real estate development was also arrested in Arrested Development. That's like a triple play on words there.
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It only took me until today to realize that the Bluth's real estate development was also arrested in Arrested Development. That's like a triple play on words there.
Whose SECOND-best board game picks are best? Today, Paula and I dig into several game categories to discover if the second-base game is ever better than the best.
Make your own picks and join us to find some games at: youtu.be/_2HT6MGJqh4
Make your own picks and join us to find some games at: youtu.be/_2HT6MGJqh4
More SECOND-best board game picks - Lost In The Shuffle
YouTube video by Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Whose SECOND-best board game picks are best? Today, Paula and I dig into several game categories to discover if the second-base game is ever better than the best.
Make your own picks and join us to find some games at: youtu.be/_2HT6MGJqh4
Make your own picks and join us to find some games at: youtu.be/_2HT6MGJqh4
How perceptive are you?
Can you spot the lies peppered within these stories of our favorite board game awards, designers, and conventions? Put your smarts to test against our panel of resident smart alecks in today's video, at: youtu.be/Tf69CeS7Cy8
Can you spot the lies peppered within these stories of our favorite board game awards, designers, and conventions? Put your smarts to test against our panel of resident smart alecks in today's video, at: youtu.be/Tf69CeS7Cy8
Three of these game facts are untrue... can you find the lies? - Lost In The Shuffle
YouTube video by Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
How perceptive are you?
Can you spot the lies peppered within these stories of our favorite board game awards, designers, and conventions? Put your smarts to test against our panel of resident smart alecks in today's video, at: youtu.be/Tf69CeS7Cy8
Can you spot the lies peppered within these stories of our favorite board game awards, designers, and conventions? Put your smarts to test against our panel of resident smart alecks in today's video, at: youtu.be/Tf69CeS7Cy8
Monday we met the 30 candidates, now it's time for the Big Debate to determine the "Officially Definitive Top 10 Two-Player Board Games Of All Time And Space Even In Louisburg, Vermont".
Watch and inevitably disagree with our selections at: youtu.be/_L9wNsaKqTo
Watch and inevitably disagree with our selections at: youtu.be/_L9wNsaKqTo
Ultimate Duel: Top 10 Two-Player Games (Play Nice!) - Lost In The Shuffle
YouTube video by Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Monday we met the 30 candidates, now it's time for the Big Debate to determine the "Officially Definitive Top 10 Two-Player Board Games Of All Time And Space Even In Louisburg, Vermont".
Watch and inevitably disagree with our selections at: youtu.be/_L9wNsaKqTo
Watch and inevitably disagree with our selections at: youtu.be/_L9wNsaKqTo
We're starting with THIRTY 2-player games, and narrowing them down to just the ten best. Today, we meet the 30 candidates. Not all 30 will survive to the next round. Which are your picks?
Watch today's episode at: youtu.be/c1Ubrl3ddgM
Watch today's episode at: youtu.be/c1Ubrl3ddgM
Not all 30 of these Two-Player Board Games will Survive... - Lost In The Shuffle
YouTube video by Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
We're starting with THIRTY 2-player games, and narrowing them down to just the ten best. Today, we meet the 30 candidates. Not all 30 will survive to the next round. Which are your picks?
Watch today's episode at: youtu.be/c1Ubrl3ddgM
Watch today's episode at: youtu.be/c1Ubrl3ddgM
@thingsgetdicey.bsky.social brings us perhaps the best board game short film of the year: youtu.be/9LJqPSgFp3s?...
The Haunting of Dicey House - Things Get Dicey
YouTube video by Paula Deming
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
@thingsgetdicey.bsky.social brings us perhaps the best board game short film of the year: youtu.be/9LJqPSgFp3s?...
If you combine Twilight Imperium 4, it's two expansions, & the Discordant Stars fan-made expansion; there's 60 total factions available.
That results in over 94 MILLION different faction combinations an 8-player game could have.
Can I find 7 friends to call in sick for the next 5,000 years & play?
That results in over 94 MILLION different faction combinations an 8-player game could have.
Can I find 7 friends to call in sick for the next 5,000 years & play?
October 18, 2025 at 5:22 AM
If you combine Twilight Imperium 4, it's two expansions, & the Discordant Stars fan-made expansion; there's 60 total factions available.
That results in over 94 MILLION different faction combinations an 8-player game could have.
Can I find 7 friends to call in sick for the next 5,000 years & play?
That results in over 94 MILLION different faction combinations an 8-player game could have.
Can I find 7 friends to call in sick for the next 5,000 years & play?
Rolling Reggie joins me again to share ten board games that can serve as the "next level" upgrades to some favorite tabletop treats. It's 10 great games to try next on today's Lost In The Shuffle video: youtu.be/gpXfOUK5HdM
10 Great Games to Try Next! - Lost In The Shuffle
YouTube video by Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Rolling Reggie joins me again to share ten board games that can serve as the "next level" upgrades to some favorite tabletop treats. It's 10 great games to try next on today's Lost In The Shuffle video: youtu.be/gpXfOUK5HdM
We're battling it out over another batch of viewer-submitted board game trivia questions! This episode is "exploding" with trivia fun, so bring your best 90's pop music reference and buckle in! youtu.be/Ybh3cnKYCTk
And you can send a trivia question for a future episode: gamenightpicks.com/trivia
And you can send a trivia question for a future episode: gamenightpicks.com/trivia
Did this card game really raise $8M on Kickstarter? - Lost In The Shuffle
YouTube video by Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We're battling it out over another batch of viewer-submitted board game trivia questions! This episode is "exploding" with trivia fun, so bring your best 90's pop music reference and buckle in! youtu.be/Ybh3cnKYCTk
And you can send a trivia question for a future episode: gamenightpicks.com/trivia
And you can send a trivia question for a future episode: gamenightpicks.com/trivia
Reposted by Chaz Marler
Casual Games for Protesters
Simple games for marches, rallies, and occupations.
www.protestgames.org
October 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Reposted by Chaz Marler
I'd really love if someone like @boardgamewire.bsky.social or the like could circle the wagons with publishers and see how much damage (in detail) this is doing. Not meant as a "call out" but more a "call to action". Willing to help in whatever way I can. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump threatens tech export limits, new 100% tariff on Chinese imports starting Nov. 1 or sooner
President Donald Trump says he’s placing an additional 100% tax on Chinese imports starting on Nov. 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff rates close to levels that in April fanned fears of a ste...
apnews.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I'd really love if someone like @boardgamewire.bsky.social or the like could circle the wagons with publishers and see how much damage (in detail) this is doing. Not meant as a "call out" but more a "call to action". Willing to help in whatever way I can. apnews.com/article/trum...
Could this game have been named "Boat Explosion"? We tackle this, and a slew of other silly synonyms, as we compete to decipher a dozen re-titled board games.
Watch and play along at: youtu.be/u-2KV3TXhMU
Watch and play along at: youtu.be/u-2KV3TXhMU
Guess 15 Games Given New Names (Play Along!) - Lost In The Shuffle
YouTube video by Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Could this game have been named "Boat Explosion"? We tackle this, and a slew of other silly synonyms, as we compete to decipher a dozen re-titled board games.
Watch and play along at: youtu.be/u-2KV3TXhMU
Watch and play along at: youtu.be/u-2KV3TXhMU
I never thought I'd see Fred VII get his own figure! 👀
October 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I never thought I'd see Fred VII get his own figure! 👀
We all have board games that we refuse to let get lost in the shuffle. Today, we're each sharing one of our underrated favorites. Which games do you champion?
Watch today's episode at: youtu.be/8sn36LcmRAg
Watch today's episode at: youtu.be/8sn36LcmRAg
Overlooked & Underrated: We Love These Lost Games! - Lost In The Shuffle
YouTube video by Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We all have board games that we refuse to let get lost in the shuffle. Today, we're each sharing one of our underrated favorites. Which games do you champion?
Watch today's episode at: youtu.be/8sn36LcmRAg
Watch today's episode at: youtu.be/8sn36LcmRAg
Today's episode is a great place to start if you're new to either board games, or the Game Night Picks channel.
Because today, we present ten games to introduce new gamers into the hobby. What games would you add to this this list to share with a new tabletop gamer?
Watch at: youtu.be/1t4Q8TG9c9k
Because today, we present ten games to introduce new gamers into the hobby. What games would you add to this this list to share with a new tabletop gamer?
Watch at: youtu.be/1t4Q8TG9c9k
New Gamers: Start Here! 10 games we suggest starting with (and why!) - Lost In The Shuffle
YouTube video by Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise
youtu.be
October 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Today's episode is a great place to start if you're new to either board games, or the Game Night Picks channel.
Because today, we present ten games to introduce new gamers into the hobby. What games would you add to this this list to share with a new tabletop gamer?
Watch at: youtu.be/1t4Q8TG9c9k
Because today, we present ten games to introduce new gamers into the hobby. What games would you add to this this list to share with a new tabletop gamer?
Watch at: youtu.be/1t4Q8TG9c9k
Reposted by Chaz Marler
Hey-o!!!
@rollingreggie.bsky.social Is starting a new podcast so let us support him and check it out! ⬇️
www.youtube.com/channel/UCsV...
He also does a wonderful video highlighting some super cool podcasts. :) ⬇️
youtu.be/Oqut3lPOY1A?...
@rollingreggie.bsky.social Is starting a new podcast so let us support him and check it out! ⬇️
www.youtube.com/channel/UCsV...
He also does a wonderful video highlighting some super cool podcasts. :) ⬇️
youtu.be/Oqut3lPOY1A?...
My Favorite Board Game Podcasts
YouTube video by RollingReggie
youtu.be
October 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Hey-o!!!
@rollingreggie.bsky.social Is starting a new podcast so let us support him and check it out! ⬇️
www.youtube.com/channel/UCsV...
He also does a wonderful video highlighting some super cool podcasts. :) ⬇️
youtu.be/Oqut3lPOY1A?...
@rollingreggie.bsky.social Is starting a new podcast so let us support him and check it out! ⬇️
www.youtube.com/channel/UCsV...
He also does a wonderful video highlighting some super cool podcasts. :) ⬇️
youtu.be/Oqut3lPOY1A?...
Is that YOUR arrow in my back?!
Join Paula and I for the first of a NEW SERIES where we demo several rounds of a game to discover the surprises it has to offer. Today, it's Phantom Epoch: an RPG board game with over 40 missions.
Watch the premiere at: youtu.be/2a7Jc79ZjvE
Join Paula and I for the first of a NEW SERIES where we demo several rounds of a game to discover the surprises it has to offer. Today, it's Phantom Epoch: an RPG board game with over 40 missions.
Watch the premiere at: youtu.be/2a7Jc79ZjvE
Is that YOUR arrow in my back?! A (mostly) cooperative play of Phantom Epoch... - One Good Turn
YouTube video by Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Is that YOUR arrow in my back?!
Join Paula and I for the first of a NEW SERIES where we demo several rounds of a game to discover the surprises it has to offer. Today, it's Phantom Epoch: an RPG board game with over 40 missions.
Watch the premiere at: youtu.be/2a7Jc79ZjvE
Join Paula and I for the first of a NEW SERIES where we demo several rounds of a game to discover the surprises it has to offer. Today, it's Phantom Epoch: an RPG board game with over 40 missions.
Watch the premiere at: youtu.be/2a7Jc79ZjvE
Little Stewart had to have emergency surgery today to remove a centimeter big stone in his bladder. He's doing well and sporting a very fashionable, widw anti-lick collar. I think he's looking forward to snoozing in his bed.
September 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Little Stewart had to have emergency surgery today to remove a centimeter big stone in his bladder. He's doing well and sporting a very fashionable, widw anti-lick collar. I think he's looking forward to snoozing in his bed.
Random thing: if you can track down some of the Star Wars Micro Machines figures, they're yhe perfect size to use as custom units to add to Battle Of Hoth as additional Leaders on the battlefield with special powers and such. :D
September 23, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Random thing: if you can track down some of the Star Wars Micro Machines figures, they're yhe perfect size to use as custom units to add to Battle Of Hoth as additional Leaders on the battlefield with special powers and such. :D