Watch it played
Watch it played is a board and card game-related video series created and hosted by Rodney Smith. Originally intended to be used as a resource in a play-by-forum game of Mansions of Madness, the videos received significant views as well as positive feedback. This encouraged the creation of a channel dedicated to teaching and showing the games played.[1]
In each season, Rodney, usually accompanied by his son Luke and his daughter Andrea, will do a full play-through of a selected board game. Instead of reviewing, the show focuses on how the game works, thus allowing viewers to understand it in a practical level, helping them decide for themselves whether or not it would appeal to them. Another key aspect of the show revolves around the interaction with the viewers, usually allowing them to participate in the game by having them submit different choices at the end of each video.[2]
Seasons and games
The show's first episode was uploaded on September 1, 2011. Since then several more episodes have been uploaded, usually with two or more episodes uploaded per week.
| Season | Game |
|---|---|
| 0* | Mansions of Madness |
| 1 | Wrath of Ashardalon |
| 2 | Lord of the Rings: The Card Game |
| 3 | Small World |
| 4 | Dungeon Run |
| 5 | Seven Wonders |
| 6 | Flash Duel |
| 7 | Summoner Wars |
| 8 | What's My Word |
| 9 | Super Dungeon Explore |
| 10 | Space Hulk |
| 11 | Jaipur |
| 12 | Timeline: Inventions |
| 13 | Wits & Wagers |
| 14 | Puzzle Strike |
| 15 | Mice and Mystics |
| 16 | Legendary |
| 17 | Zombicide |
| 18 | Tokaido |
| 19 | Dust Warfare |
| 20 | Eminent Domain |
| 21 | Belfort |
| 22 | The New Science |
| 23 | Descent: Journeys in the dark |
| 24 | The Duke |
| 25 | Dungeon Roll |
| 26 | Bioshock Infinite: The Siege Of Columbia |
| 27 | Goblins drool, Fairies rule |
| 28 | Takenoko |
| 29 | Tomorrow |
| 30 | Kerflip! |
| 31 | Kemet |
| 32 | Tsuro |
| 33 | Keyflower |
| 34 | Roll For It! |
| 35 | Cutthroat Caverns |
| 36 | Relic Expedition |
*Though technically not part of the series, Mansions of Madness was the first game explained and played by Rodney in this public manner.
Fundraiser
On January 5, 2012, a fundraiser campaign for the series was announced. Its main goal was to collect enough money to allow Rodney full dedication to the show for at least a quarter year. The $5000 goal was achieved and surpassed on March 3, 2012.[3] The total amount raised was over $8000.[4]
Plaid Hat Games Partnership
On March 24, 2012, it was announced that the show would partner with Plaid Hat Games (owners of both Dungeon Run and Summoner wars, games played in the series), in order to develop a video rundown of Summoner Wars rules, trying to facilitate and complement the sometimes tedious process of learning a new game.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Gaming Unplugged Since 2000". BoardGameGeek. 2011-08-01. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ↑ "Learn To Play By Watching It Played". Watch It Played. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ↑ "Filler Video E06 - Unbox & Talk". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ↑ Rodney Smith (2012-01-03). "Watch It Played - Board Game Video Series". Indiegogo. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ↑ http://ec.libsyn.com/p/1/7/3/173e6400aa5ea78d/phg_podcast_39.mp3?d13a76d516d9dec20c3d276ce028ed5089ab1ce3dae902ea1d01cb8230d7cc5833cc&c_id=4389976
- ↑ "Filler Video E08 - News & Updates". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
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