Let's Play WONDERLANDS WAR (Part 1)

## ★ ADAM'S CHALKBOARD ★

**Let's Play WONDERLANDS WAR (Part 1)** is a video in the Board Game Club series.

"*You bet on the person who's best at board games!*"
―Adam
## Notable moments

* The first rule of Board Game Club is "the best way to explain it is to do it".
* Who's going to *end up having a frabulous day* and who will *feast with cabbages and kings*?
* This one is a meaty complex thing - with force building and fighting. There's a lot going on, visually, right from the start. Laurie: "It's the most game." The cast don't understand it yet, either.
* Laurie is the Jabberwock, who poisons things. Holly is Alice, who plays a slightly different game, she moves the other way round the board. Adam is the Cheshire Cat (it's the teeth), who can give shards (bad) to other players instead of taking them . Blair is the Queen of Hearts (of course), who likes fighting and can put supporters in multiple regions. Sullivan is the Mad Hatter (because he likes tea) and can take cards without moving.
* Sullivan was once in a dreadful production of *Alice in Wonderland* - he gives us a blast of the dreadful song he remembers. It's dreadful.
* Sullivan needs to get his lovely lady lumps checked out.
* Sullivan starts by picking up supporters. Laurie starts by poisoning, Holly takes it anyway, so she can have a permanent White Rabbit supporter. Adam starts by upgrading. Blair starts by spreading her supporters.
* Holly and Sullivan are planning a lovely friendly picnic in the meadow.
* Dice hate Laurie. All dice, always. His google search history is 'why dice hate Laurie?'
* Holly's going to the Two Flamingos, which Adam says is a great pub. This tickles Sullivan mightily.
* Weak flamingos can only stand on one leg for a while, then they have to swap.
* Adam: "What does Adam want to do?" Sullivan: "It's a question we've all been asking, ever since your last turn. We've all been asking."
* Kiss my grits! a non-Gracey grits!
* Adam's wondering who to sabotage. Laurie: "Don't, you prick. I will dedicate my entire decision..." Adam: "I know you will."
* Holly: "I'm not interested in the lump game, I'm here for the long game". Really, she's just hiding her lumps.
* Singalonga NRB: 'How many lumps has Laurie got?' 'The Gambler' again
* Sullivan: "What you doing in there? That's my pool... we're swimming." Adam: "Death and destruction ... there's going to be a lot more tears in that pool."
* We're communicating via little noises and disrespecting Blair's turn.
* It's fighting time.
* Sulivan's somewhat regretting not listening to a word Adam said earlier.
* Laurie's trying to reduce Blair's strength before they have to fight again in a later place.
* It's kind of impressive that we've got to about 40 minutes before Adam consults the rulebook.
* Sullivan gets the first madness token of the game. And another. Holly's White Rabbit helps her a lot. It's a brave stand by the Mad Hatter and he does ever so well. Apparently you wash points down with tea.
* There's an outbreak of madness, an epidemic.
* Adam: "I've positioned myself as the villain of the piece somehow." "Always bet on Blampied!... ah, maybe I *am* the villain."
* Laurie: "Why did I put my faith in the player who's the worst at boardgames?"
* A last minute change of battle result and our first Fuck You, Holly Musgrave!
* We all forgot about the madness block rule.
* There's a lot of swinging across the various battles. And we bet on the battles, with very mixed results.
* Back we go to the tea party - Holly picks up Humpty Dumpty. Everyone gets more shards. The battlegrounds start to stack up again.
* And we're set up for the next battle round... We end with a 'coming up' segment.

## Talking Heads

Talking heads are available this episode. Timestamps:

* 6:09 - Sullivan
* 12:00 - Laurie
* 16:37 - Blair
* 20:03 - Laurie
* 21:36 - Adam
* 23:18 - Holly
* 29:13 - Holly
* 38:23 - Holly
* 42:50 - Laurie
* 49:08 - Sullivan
* 52:33 - Sullivan
* 57:35 - Adam
* 1:05:01 - Sullivan
* 1:11:48 - Blair
* 1:14:23 - Holly
* 1:27:34 - Adam

## Trivia

* Game introduction and rules are presented by Adam.
* This is Holly's Board Game Club debut.
* No update to the Chalkboard this time, as the 1st of a 2-part episode.
* A single extended version of this episode and the next is available on the No Rolls Barred Patreon.

1. ↑ Timestamps provided by Peter on the Patreon Discord