Let's Play THUNDER ROAD VENDETTA

**Let's Play THUNDER ROAD VENDETTA** is a video in the Board Game Club series.

"*Rather than having two enemies, I could have one - that's just maths!*"
―Tilly
## Notable moments

* The first rule of Board Game Club is "both shiny and chrome".
* Who's *going to end up driving to Valhalla* and who's *going to end up being mediocre*?
* We have a charming little finger rhyme to commemorate the deaths of thousands in this post-apocalyptic nightmare.
* Holly and Adam are the only ones who say they can drive and Holly does not believe him.
* It's good that everyone's talent is rewarded with skillful dice rolling.
* Tilly is Mad Max Fury Turtle - devastating but incredibly slow. Her temper will probably have cooled by the time she catches up to you.
* Sullivan does our first slam. It's not quite a *double* entendre - is it possible to have a *one-and-a-half entendre*? If so, this is one of them. Tilly: "Pleasure being slammed by you. No notes... it's not the first time." It doesn't help when we later start to use the word 'bonking' interchangeably.
* Off camera Rosie spot! Hi Rosie!
* Adam slams Sullivan, but it's relatively sedate so far. We even applaud the end of the first turn.
* Cars hop, we all know that. Holly's prop work is making Adam's skin crawl.
* There's a nonsense bit of business about time stamps and screaming.
* We're still being ever so nice about the slamming. Who ARE these people?
* Holly and Sullivan bond over childhood sayings. Thanks for looking that up, team.
* Holly and Adam settle their differences. Again.
* Oh lord, one of Tilly's cars has a soul. Less a mode of transport now, more a child. Can't take that back. Adam: "You have to drive it into what I'm sure is certain safety." Sullivan [in the baby car voice]: "I can feel pain Tilly!"
* There doesn't seem to be any way that Adam's escaping Sullivan's turn, hard as Adam is trying to co-ordinate. Adam: "At the moment you might not kill me, but if you do - I will dedicate the rest of the game to your destruction."
* Sullivan's trying to be nice, but Adam is suspicious and Tilly's sentient car is sad. And a psychopath, potentially.
* Round 2 and the guns arrive.
* Tilly's smallest car is a ghost car. Sullivan assures her it's not sentient. Whimsical bullshit. Huzzah.
* You do have the think about the different explodeys that are going to get you.
* The car with a soul has started to heckle the players.
* Captain Hubris arrives, bang on time. Works this time, though. And causes a cascade of damage, including to Niall but *not* Harry Styles.
* Sullivan: "Blame him!... I can't control the shrapnel that comes off my body!"
* Holly's chopper is pained and/or angry.
* Tilly's quietly holding on to a grudge. Sullivan reminds her they both had a great time with the slamming. She's not moved, even by the begging. Tilly: "I can't show weakness - not when it's being filmed, Sullivan!"
* The Sexy Legends return!
* We're being so nice still! Adam needs to remind Tilly that they all really do want to destroy one another.
* The 40 minute scream zone, which naturally occurs at 52 minutes in, is deeply unpleasant. Adam thinks that's going to cost subscribers.
* Finally the vindictiveness starts to appear over the horizon - although all we start with is warnings from Adam that he's in danger of getting quite cross: "I've decided to take this game emotionally hostage." Holly won't care if *she* loses, but she would find it amusing if Adam does. Tilly's trying to minimise the breadth of her grudge-causing.
* Adam: "Fuck me! I'm already sad!" Holly: "Oh, is that something I'm supposed to take into consideration in games?"
* Sullivan's getting a bit tactical. Adam's setting traps. Tilly's trying to decide who to hurt.
* Teri spot! Hi Teri!
* We find a mine, finally. And another. That's enough to finish someone off completely.
* Sullivan is delighted at the potential finish line appearing. His tactics may actually be paying off.
* It is a delightful win, though!

## Talking heads

Talking heads are available for this episode.

* 0:07:39 - Sullivan's rude about Adam's driving
* 0:16:52 - Sullivan has a lust for slamming
* 0:19:32 - Adam loves this game and its mix of luck and strategy
* 0:25:21 - For Holly, the beef is never really squashed
* 0:28:47 - Tilly wasn't ready for this level of responsibility
* 0:33:55 - It's not Holly's voice, it's the car
* 0:39:23 - We meet the ghost of Tilly's tiny car
* 0:45:38 - Chopper noises - kinda
* 0:53:22 - Who would Adam most like to slam?
* 0:58:48 - Tilly meets karma
* 0:59:04 - If you come at the king, be sure not to miss
* 1:08:08 - Sullivan's car strategy
* 1:13:42 - We're all lucky Tilly can't drive
* 1:19:26 - Tilly's summary
* 1:24:16 - Sullivan was glad of the help

## Trivia

* Game introduction and rules are presented by Adam.
* An extended version of this episode is available on the No Rolls Barred Patreon.
* This is the first episode of Board Game Club that Laurie has not appeared in (other than the special *Let's Play SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM*) since *Let's Play SNAKE OIL III* in August 2021.
* This was the last publicly broadcast piece of NRB content to feature Adam. His final NRB appearance was on the Patreon-Exclusive No Rolls Barred Plays Blood On The Clocktower episode *Ken-R.B. 2 Electric Boogaloo*. On 12 September 2023 Adam resigned from Trident Digital Media following an ongoing investigation into accusations of misconduct. Adam's statement on his resignation explained that he was stepping back from YouTube to protect his own mental health and those around him.

1. ↑ Fun fact - if you do want to go straight to the screaming, you need to ignore the timestamp given and instead go to 52:20. Then you'll want to go back to 23:18 to get back to where you were.