Happy Friday Patrons!
Thank you to everyone who asked me questions on here last week - here is my first Q&A video in which I answer some of them.
I'd be interested in your feedback ...
2019-11-08 19:38:43 +0000 UTC
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I want to thank you, all of you patrons for your support over the last two years. You are 100% responsible for me being able to still be making videos. And I am so grateful for you...
2019-11-07 13:44:30 +0000 UTC
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I'm planning to do a Q & A session soon in a different format where I get the questions ahead of time, rather than doing a live video.
Please can you send me any questions you would love ...
2019-10-29 15:56:43 +0000 UTC
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Hello Octobernauts, and a big welcome to the new Patrons that have arrived recently!
Actual Life
It’s been a quiet month for me, as I was so laser-focused on gettin...
2019-10-28 17:51:20 +0000 UTC
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This week, I was a guest on The Dice Tower's podcast "Spaces Between" hosted by Roy Cannaday: @epicgamingnight
2019-10-23 10:39:25 +0000 UTC
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Here is my big Essen video, I've researched and played many Essen games before the convention, and these are the ten that I want to tell you about. A quick overview for each so you can decide if th...
2019-10-21 14:02:03 +0000 UTC
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As promised earlier in the week, here's my best games of the month video. And it's quite the month, because I give out Actualove twice!
Coming up next will be my big Essen video, and I'll hav...
2019-10-03 16:01:22 +0000 UTC
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What was your primary reason for first deciding to support me on Patreon?
Complete the poll and let me know more feedback in the comments. Thank you!
2019-10-03 14:49:50 +0000 UTC
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(The Best of the Month video to accompany this newsletter will be online later this week).
Welcome to the 2nd Actualol newsletter. It's been another month of weddings for me, we went to the w...
2019-09-30 15:00:58 +0000 UTC
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Hello patrons!
I've been experimenting with a new way to do Q&As, and today is my first, rather impromptu test. So if you're free, please come along and ask me questions about anything.
2019-09-06 12:02:25 +0000 UTC
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How did you first hear about Actualol?
2019-09-03 18:54:13 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to the first Actualol newsletter. A way for me to give you even more opinions about even more board games! To ward you off the games not worth your time. And give a mention to some that did...
2019-08-22 12:39:12 +0000 UTC
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Hello, I'm back! With a new video series and a new Actualol newsletter which is exclusive to Patrons at the Actual Her...
2019-08-22 12:39:06 +0000 UTC
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I would love to know, who is your favourite character from my latest newbie video?
2019-07-31 08:46:46 +0000 UTC
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This is a video I've been wanting to make for 4 years. The one I've always wanted to have to show people if they are new to board games. I've rewritten the list and the script many times over the y...
2019-07-29 15:20:18 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone,
I have an update to share with you all!
I want to start thanking ...
2019-07-17 15:11:00 +0000 UTC
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Finally, here is my Top 10 Party Games of last year. What a great year for them it was. Any of those Top 5 could have been number one.
And since playing Don't Get Got again on my Stag weekend...
2019-06-26 16:12:05 +0000 UTC
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Hello Actual Patrons!
I'm sorry for going quiet for a bit, I've been ill lately. I'm back with my post UK Games Expo video, in which I talk about the games I played there, some upcoming games...
2019-06-20 13:34:46 +0000 UTC
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It's UK Games Expo time! In this video, I give an overview of eight games that will be available at UKGE this year. And talk about the eight other games I'm most excited to play there.
Really...
2019-05-25 09:25:59 +0000 UTC
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This month, I have a surprise bit of Actualove to give out to a game. And I give my take on some classics - Blue Moon City, Isle of Skye and Stone Age.
Elsewhere this week, I've been writing ...
2019-05-17 15:27:47 +0000 UTC
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J-LOL is back to rap about board game organisation. And I'm back to go through all the options of how best to store your board game bits, and review the different types of custom inserts you can bu...
2019-05-01 15:13:40 +0000 UTC
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I'm experimenting with a new opening to this video that gives you a quick taste of the games coming up. But since you're lovely Patrons, I'll tell you the games anyway!
Fuji - A innovativ...
2019-04-17 14:40:31 +0000 UTC
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Here's what I think of the family co-op Adventure Island, the abstract Element, the storytelling Farben, the roll and write Ganz Schon Clever, the dancing Funky Chicken, the wand-waving Abra Kazam ...
2019-04-03 15:13:51 +0000 UTC
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The important things in this video are:
1. New backdrop!
2. Jokes!
3. My 15 favourite board games from last year!
2019-03-20 14:53:06 +0000 UTC
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There's some really good games in this one!
The Estates, a cutthroat auction game from Capstone Games
The Quacks of Quedlinburg, the Kennerspiel winning push your luck game from "The Mi...
2019-03-05 14:39:40 +0000 UTC
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I've snuck a book into this video, which I think is worth checking out if you'd like to learn the history behind board games.
I talk about the difference between Through The Desert and ...
2019-02-28 16:14:23 +0000 UTC
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This is all thanks to you. Without your support, I could never have dreamed of making this music video that celebrates our wonderful hobby.
I first dreamt of making this video, over two years...
2019-02-19 13:59:23 +0000 UTC
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Sadly, my music video has been pushed back until next week. But for now, I'm here to talk about Hail Hydra, Men At Work, Reykholt, Bad Bones, God Hates Charades, Incoherent and Santa Maria.
H...
2019-02-13 14:21:48 +0000 UTC
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Narcos: The Board Game is a hidden movement game from CMON based on the Netflix TV series about Colombian drug dealer Pablo Escobar.
In this video, I'll show you how it plays, the inspiration...
2019-01-14 16:00:22 +0000 UTC
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This Saturday, I've hired a venue to shoot my third board game music video. It's my most ambitious yet and I'll have help from a professional videography team, extras, costumes, and a backing track...
2019-01-10 13:47:54 +0000 UTC
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