Let's Play PICTURES

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

"*I'm so excited! Look at everything! It's ... sgrwhhhhh... nice!*"
―Adam
## Notable moments

* The first rule of Board Game Club is "I don't care! Look at our new studio! Look at our new- we're in a new studio! RRRRRRRRRRR!"
* Who will end up *feeling like* *the Mona Lisa* and who will end up *feeling like* *the Mona Lisa*? [That *is* a very clever joke, he's right].
* An entirely new intro to go with a new studio! An important episode in NRB history!
* Giddy Adam is one of the very best Adams. And this is one of the giddiest Adams we've ever had. Quite right too.
* Oh yeah, there's a game in all this. Marvellous one too - lots of scope for bickering and nonsense.
* Hey the -bobs are back for our hellos!
* Jon's happy looking around mime is delightful. Although, he doesn't know enough about *Star Trek* to be referencing it, to be honest. "I'm not a fucking dweeb, am I?" He hasn't seen *Buffy* either. That's disappointing.
* Adam: "I do want to call attention to the fact that Tilly has constructed someone with a gigantic erection". Tilly: "Where?"
* Jon has made a weird poisoned dog - it's the short legs, a known side effect of many poisons.
* Jon: "This game should be called 'Bad Workman' because we all have shitty tools".
* Tilly and Laurie are mind-melding. There's her famous poker face again.
* Laurie to Jon: "This fucking Isle of Doctor Moreau monstrosity you've done is somewhere between lizard and dog..."
* It's good to know that *some* things haven't changed - our inevitable descent into screaming derision arrives bang on schedule. Sullivan takes back his former support of Jon's creation.
* Tilly's the one who benefits in the end. Her look to camera as she records her points amongst the screaming chaos around her is delicious. Although she beefs the reveal, of course.
* Sullivan: "How? How? How? How in the real world?"
* Adam: "I fucking feed on praise ... give me more".
* Tilly's makes sense - but only in multiple dimensions. The fifth dimension is 'vibes'.
* It's always nice to hear a slightly out of tune, hummed version of the Planet Suite.
* Sullivan has made the happiest picture in all the land - it's so good that Jon guesses in song.
* Singalonga NRB: 'Happiness!" "Pictures are doing it for themselves" "Jon and Laurie" "Turn around, dry eyes! (Total Eclipse of the Heart)"
* Oh goody. It's week two of poo habits. Which animal has the happiest poos? Teri denies she was laughing at this - she's claiming to be more amused at something she can't really remember than at the comedy round the table - but we know from old that she finds poo jokes hysterical. Also - hi Teri!
* Tilly gets the applause of the day.
* Adam: "Tilly, I simply can't with you".
* Jon really must try *looking* at the pictures, it can only help.
* And yet again, we claim that we've killed the Sullivan - animals joke. That's, what, 4 times now? We'll see.
* Jon takes so long we start discussing breakfast. It doesn't help, because Jon gets distracted and wants to join in. Nobody can believe Adam had leftover mac and cheese but they skate right past Sullivan's chocolate covered almonds.
* The Laurie Gaggers is the name of either Laurie's punk band or his sex tape. See, we could have had the cover art for the band, couldn't we? But no! we get the cover art for the sex tape. So very many versions. With a variety of tasteful ball gags. Jon: "Nothing says classy like a Faberge egg in your mouth, fully nude".
* Complimenting someone on the fact that they stumbled into a great selection of materials isn't necessarily going to have the effect you intended. Adam's giving a great impression of Jon's dad. And Jon needs to call his parents more often. (Because we're grown adults with a silly job). Adam's trying to get Sullivan to protect him, but it's backfiring.
* Every picture's the monkey by this point.
* Jon to Adam: "I was quite pleased with it, but you ruined it ... get off my dick".
* We're not going to let this go now, Adam's dying slowly and implying threats. Tilly's sucking up to protect her livelihood.
* Oh Tilly. Whoopsie. And we've gone. Laurie: "The electric powered lizard of death... " Sullivan: "Why don't these lizards ever run on time?" On balance, it's probably the right call to go for the spirit of the game rather than the letter.
* It's all coming down to the last round.
* Tilly's done well - she's absolutely tilled it, in fact.
* What would a nega-nativity look like? Laurie: "You didn't even have to have a sex about it". Adam: "All the joys of childbirth, none of the joys of sex."
* Jon's now the only thing between Laurie and his lunch.
* Tilly can only win if Adam completely crashes out and nobody guesses his creation.
* Sullivan only worked Tilly's out when he stopped looking randomly round the room and took a single glance at her pattern. He's made himself a little bit dizzy reproducing that.
* Sullivan repeating "haht haht haht" isn't actually going to change that expression on Adam's face.
* Adam: "Dangerous swimming, you bunch of fucking cretins!"
* Adam's taking it well. It's nice that Tilly's on a streak though.
* OH man, that outro (from 1:23:57) though. We're not quoting it, that wouldn't do it justice. This really does feel like a big deal for the channel - a significant moment in the development and growth of a happy place.

## Scores

* Jon 25
* Sullivan 28
* Laurie 29
* Adam 30
* Tilly 31

## Talking Heads

Talking heads this episode, filmed in a new way!

* 0:05:20 - Jon's not holding out much hope
* 0:12:26 - Laurie's cross already
* 0:13:05 - Tilly has no poker face
* 0:21:29 - What is the difference between a dog and a lizard?
* 0:33:53 - Laurie assesses the media
* 0:47:11 - For Adam, it's all about the points
* 0:57:57 - Sullivan's offering some constructive criticism
* 0:58:15 - Jon's feeling undermined
* 1:11:19 - Serious discussion from Adam
* 1:18:15 - Hot! Hot! Hot!
* 1:21:33 - Adam's furious
* 1:23:39 - How did the winner do it?
* 1:23:56 - Adam talks about the new era of NRB

## Trivia

* Game introduction and rules are presented by Adam.
* This is the first episode after the move to the dedicated NRB studio. The Board Game Club intro is completely updated.
* An extended version of this episode is available on the No Rolls Barred Patreon.