Let's Play DEAD OF WINTER

## ★ ADAM'S CHALKBOARD ★

**Let's Play DEAD OF WINTER** is a video in the Board Game Club series.

"*I haven't got the words for it ... I'm absolutely livid!*"
―Jon
## Notable moments

* The first rule of Board Game Club is "there's no more room in hell, the dead shall walk the earth".
* Can our players *survive the zombie-pocalypse*, or will *their distrust be the death of them all*?
* This is one of those with public/private objectives and possible traitors. Fun fun fun.
* Our theme is 'surviving demonic pigs'. Again. It's starting as a very fun apocalypse.
* We have to feed our survivors and hope they stay alive, in order to keep morale high. We think we should possibly not have invited the zombies in to the colony.
* Adam is Carla, good at finding stuff, and John who can absorb abilities, but has no authority.
* Jon is Mike, a ninja good at stealth, and Jenny who can look at additional cards.
* Sullivan is Daniel, the sheriff with high authority, and Sparky the dog which can minimise bites.
* Jon hates the dog, he thinks it breaks immersion just because it can fire weapons.
* Laurie is Arthur the principal, who gets extra searches at school, and Bev who is a zombie slaying machine looking after the useless survivors.
* Rosie is Gabriel the fireman, who can rescue people, and Rod the truck driver who can move quickly.
* Rosie's got a thing for Gabriel. Less so for Rod.
* As the audience, we get to know the traitor if we want to.
* Sullivan chose the stupid dog over the useful chef. We don't want letters from the RSPCA, so we won't actually leave the dog outside.
* We have 'the tensest die in board gaming'. Surely a grandiose statement like that will never be used against Adam later.
* Adam gets immediately injured, immediately cures it. We're immediately suspicious, but it could very well be the meta.
* Singalonga NRB: 'Maria' (lots of different songs though).
* Adam opens a locker, sees some frightened children and closes the door on them. Fuck off, helpless survivors!
* Laurie: "I'm going to mum the shit out of this apocalypse!"
* Sparky sounds a bit like Sullivan's impression of Michael Caine.
* Jon's turn was exemplary - clear, concise, showing great leadership. Adam's not at all put out by that.
* On the other hand, Jon is unravelling, slightly ahead of schedule. He does that more often when he is not evil. Adam: "It's hard for Jon to fake *actual* outrage, and he's actually outraged right now."
* Jon's primary objective is to get away from Sparky - who is driving a car and burning fuel now. Sparky's coming to the hospital just to see Jon - Adam's now suspicious that Sullivan is just using the bit to hide something. Jon is beyond outraged. Laurie wants to exile Sullivan, but Rosie feels bad for the dog.
* The dog's alive but the Sheriff is bitten and dead. Sullivan's was a terrible turn.
* Sullivan: "An adrenaline shot [for the dog], that will be nice." Adam: "He can fuck things up quicker."
* Jon: "Are we thinking Sully is incompetent or is he hiding evil?" Adam: "Sully is a bit-chaser at heart."
* Adam: "From Laurie's perspective, which is a place I don't like - it's a horrible view, it's a horrible place, feels very chilly..."
* Laurie co-opts the audience to back up his 'let Rod die' position. I couldn't see the voting options (winky face), but I reckon it's the right choice. Rod gets a lovely, if absolutely nonsensical, eulogy and the dog blows a trumpet.
* Rod's posthumously published collection of truckstop erotica is called *7-11 inches*. It'll fly off the shelves. He's replaced by a librarian.
* Rosie's determined Laurie is the traitor - this is mostly a Rod thing, I think. To be fair the most Laurie did is let Rod die.
* Jon is suspicious about Adam's choices now. We're starting to very slightly turn on each other.
* The damn dog has a shotgun. The annoying student now has an annoying guitar. Adam can normally sing fine, so let's assume that was a deliberately horrible impression.
* Nobody can really find the traitor. It's going a bit well. This is a contrast from *Let's Play MYSTERIUM* and *that* one was supposed to be co-operative.
* And the big reveal at about half an hour left in the game. It may be very slightly too late for Adam to kill the game- the colony has genuinely been doing too well and he doesn't seem to be able to get bitten.
* Laurie: "Imagine zombies not being interested in eating you. Imagine being so desperate for their attention and they're just like - nah mate, you know what? You look like dog to us."
* Everyone is feeling so sorry for Adam's failing attacks they've started to wave body parts at him. Rosie: "Maim us! Wound us! Anything! How can we help you to betray us?" It is very wonderful, in an angry puppy kind of way. Endearing and ineffectual.
* Jon: "Honestly, it was the sweetest betrayal. I think he's just a sweet boy, he's trying really hard, he doesn't really understand how the game works, he's not very experienced. So his betrayal was - I thought it was just really lovely. It was really quite Christmassy and festive".
* Exiled Adam's resorting to begging Rosie for books. Laurie and Rosie point out that Adam dying no longer affects colony morale at all. Jon appears to be laughing harder than we've ever seen him. Only Sullivan is trying to get some mercy for Adam. Oh, and he's just changed his mind as well. Hey ho - die, betrayer!
* Adam: "Look, I've made some mistakes in my life ... I just want some books!" Sullivan: "NO! If you wanted some books you'd go to the fucking library! Get away from Sparky, you piece of shit!" Less of a betrayal, more of a teenage mood swing.
* Jon: "Stop, there's been a murder! He's already dead, Rosie!"
* Adam: "If you guys fuck this game for yourselves on the last turn..." "Suck shit, motherfuckers"
* Sullivan: "All the important people won. And Adam was there too".

## Talking Heads

Some talking heads are available this episode, unusual in a long game

## Trivia

* Game introduction and rules are presented by Laurie.
* This episode precedes broadcast of the 2022 Resolutions video, so the roundup doesn't mention the bet. However, once the chalkboard is introduced, this loss is counted.
* An extended version of this episode is available on the No Rolls Barred Patreon.