Let's Play CHINATOWN

**Let's Play CHINATOWN** is a video in the Board Game Club series.

"*Look at how easy it is, when you're not dealing with Adam bloody Blampied!*"
―Laurie
## Notable moments

* The first rule of Board Game Club is "... I forgot it, Jake".
* Who has *got the best gift of the gab*?
* Oh goodie, negotiations. Grudge-ahoy! It's really very tense, all the way through.
* We start with the 1st round, that's novel.
* Little Lord Gerrymander is sifting through his riches.
* Jon: "I'm a middle class white guy, so I'm pretty used to things going my way." The system works, baby.
* Jon's interrupting the high level negotiations between Laurie and Adam. He's not helping, really.
* Of course, now Adam's rejected the deal, we're into more familiar territory - grudge-holding. Laurie: "Counter offer - suck my dick."
* Laurie is no longer a trading option for Adam. He's trying to pay other people to block trade too.
* Jon and Brooke are doing much better - it's an example to us all. Laurie and Adam are bickering about the trade they've already abandoned.
* It's 50:50 whether Brooke was being canny or Brooke.
* Jon: "Future promises aren't binding - how about I replace that with a future promise?" Sullivan: "... that's more vague?" It's not a great offer, to be honest.
* Brooke's buying a friend, or at least avoiding a horrible enemy.
* Despite Laurie's payment, Sullivan did negotiate with Adam, although didn't deal. Laurie's going to pay him not to talk to Adam in the future.
* Adam: "After all this, I kind of respect Laurie more - Sully's a little snake." Laurie's going to burn his shops. Jon is here to remind everyone of their sins.
* Sullivan has the best luck today.
* The thing about the endless Laurie and Adam dance is that they're both very willing participants. For example, Adam: "Jon, for the bit... how much do you want for that florists?"
* Oh the wheelin' and the dealin'. We're trading spaces, we're trading businesses, we're trading money.
	+ Adam: "I don't have 50 thousand."
	+ Sullivan: "I don't believe you."
	+ Adam: "That's true, that's a lie, I do have 50 thousand."
* Muns short for money - we hate it. No matter how much time it saves.
* Brooke: "Jon is a mean man... and I hope his buildings crumble slowly over time."
* Laurie remains very slightly reluctant to trade with Adam. Adam remains very slightly peeved about it. Laurie's trying to assess the value of the feud now.
* Everyone's whispering to everyone else.
* Jon speculated and accumulated.
* Brooke is crazy and mean when she's concentrating. She's attempting to drive extraordinarily hard bargains.
* Laurie won't break anyone's legs if he gets what he wants.
* Jon to Laurie: "I want to see Brooke physically destroy you, in the real world - put you through a wall!"
* Jon and Adam to Sullivan: "Are you HIGH?"
* Sullivan only has bits of paper with numbers on them, to trade. He's offering Laurie a little cuddle. He's really not keen on handing over any cash to anyone.
* Adam on Laurie: "He just wants to say 'absolutely not' and scream it right into my face."
* Laurie's struggling to let go of the grudge - he's a man of his word and beating Adam is his winning. It's different to actual winning, but it's better for him.
* Jon's part peacemaker, part chaos monkey. Like 10%/90% if we're honest.
* Perhaps inevitably, the bit leads to a direct conflict between Laurie's pride and his profit. Adam has perhaps looked *less* smug. There's a very very long lead up to "Absolutely not!" I think Laurie may be secretly delighted.
* The last round is very tense, very swingy and very very mean.
* Even Sullivan is doing a sane deal. Although there is a last minute dog addition we'll gloss over.
* Jon's been running two businesses the whole time, quietly squirrelling away money and encouraging the others to fight.

## Scores

* Sullivan 640K
* Brooke 700K
* Laurie 730K
* Adam 780K
* Jon 950K

## Talking Heads

Talking heads are available this episode.

## Trivia

* Game introduction and rules are presented by Adam.
* An extended version of this episode is available on the No Rolls Barred Patreon.