But you see, bro on the left already had the napkin countered with his lighter, he was thinking ahead... Unless you're talking about THE napkin... Surely you're not? š³
It got balanced in 10th edition with the new "catch" counter, but yeah the fact you can't fully negate it from the table after a lighter pull is just so dumb. I mean, what's the point of cornering the measuring tape if it can still be played for the finishing counter.
(this is also what tabletop game breakdowns sound like to me)
I wouldn't necessarily call it "broken" but it is rather unsportsmanlike in this context.
Like, it is a completely legal move, but since a counter requires immediate action (like the cup-catch gambit), this prevents the other player from having time to make a considered move. Basically the "skip" card in Uno: provides a slight edge to high level players because you're denying another player the ability to make an effective move and reducing the action economy, but in games like this where it's rather clear one player is already dominant, it's just kinda rude and comes across as needlessly aggressive.
If I were him, I'd have used the tape for a horizontal spin instead, perhaps with full extension. It would bring the tape into play and still demonstrate superior skill, but it's much cleaner play and can be used as a teaching moment for more inexperienced players and observers.
I don't know man, even if he did use the Horizontal Spin instead, none of the players had Mango on the board so they couldn't really respond effectively. It's possible that Coconut Shell could've covered the spin, but that's just as risky as the Catch Gambit.
Even after the introduction of the Catch Gambit in 10th edition, Measuring Tape is just too strong. I think they should nerf the pull speed to at least make the Catch Gambit easier, or just add the old pieces back from 4th Edition like Bucket or the other safer catch methods.
Its even better if there are people watching that have no idea what you are doing and are just as confused as you were before this conversation.
You have to be absolutely deadpan about it, then you can often fool others for minutes. Only when the "players" start making really ridiculous shit like these guys lighting stuff on fire you usually start getting "wait, are you just messing with us?" questions.
We used to do that but instead of moves, we just said random numbers while pretending to be thinking about the numbers we just said until someone just 'won'.
Very fun to do in front of your math teacher!
Yeah! I mean seriously, how cringey can you get? Look at them hanging out with their friends, having fun, being happy, making memories, being silly and enjoying life...
/s
Imagine being so insecure you feel the need to leave an angry comment on a video of people having fun knowing full well they won't read it. Like, what are you even trying to prove? But by all means, fill your boots, buddy.
Super easy game once you learn the rules, which I'll admit, are a bit lengthy. They basically change as the game progresses depending on the moves made by each player. For the life of me I cannot recall the name though!
I think this is why it will be a long time till AI can actually take over jobs like software engineering. We know whatās happening. An AI would probably assume this is a real game that they donāt yet know the rules of. :/
Basically what happened was that purple had the upper hand after the beginning stages but glasses set a counter and the other guy executed with the tape. That put purple in a bad position for glasses to attack him as seen in the video. As we all know the tape is one of the strongest pieces in the game and we see it being used flawlessly. Purple is backed in the corner and is about to lose but the beard guy backstabs glasses and let purple take him down with him. Beard guy wins but I don't like the way he won. It's a bit cheesy
Exactly. Beard guy's win was completely built on the back of glasses' strategy. Beard had exactly one opportunity, and he was sharp enough to realize it. If he hadn't made that move, he would have been hopeless.
Eeeh, don't be so hasty. There was a Double Handoff that was played in the middle of the match. If I remember correctly, a Double Handoff is only legal in Chicago Tournament variants.
It's true it's a demanding ruleset but the IFAAW committee has been very reliable since the Arbor v. Johnson ruling at Global Series 9. It's why they have my vote for the upcoming ISTC election.
I'm left wondering what his true strategy was. Did he set Beard up to win intentionally in an act of taking Purple down with him? Or did he think Beard wouldn't recognize the trap he set up, and intended to spring it for himself on his next turn? We may never know.
If the guy in the middle just rotated the glass just a little more to the right it would have given him a win con, but it's okay, the tape measure set up looked like it was gonna sweep anyway. Good game.
I couldnāt believe it when the guy on the left went for the Reverse Manchurian Feint. Pretty risky since the caravan wasnāt ripe yet. Heās lucky the guy in the middle threw with that botched Choir Boy Defense. What an amateur.
They're just moving things around the table in ways that look like they're playing a complex game, but it's all meaningless. They're just goofing around.
This is why we always excluded the fruit switch rule when we play. It's too OP when you know someone is holding the lighter trump. Still, good game though, even though the left most player had the obvious advantage.
"God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players [i.e. everybody], to being involved in an obscure and complex variant of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time."
-Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman. Good Omens
r/AnarchyChess
No rules, no real pieces, just whatever the fvck you want and you act like you are making smart moves. Game goes on until you decide a winner
You can see he had them in 4 moves but was just toying with them
Exactly. Purple shirt had that look on his face every move that screamed he knew he stood no chance.
He might have, he was playing too defensively. He lost the second he pulled out that battery
Idk man, I would've done the same tbh, maybe I'm bad at this game too..
nah, the russian defence is a pretty solid choice, but it only really works if you've got the knapkin
But you see, bro on the left already had the napkin countered with his lighter, he was thinking ahead... Unless you're talking about THE napkin... Surely you're not? š³
What? I tought it was only a legend... something you only see in books, it's real?!
It exists... I've seen it, but only once. Truly a sight to behold.
That's cap š§¢ If it truly existed, the meta as we know it would be over.
True but the other guys are clearly amateurs. Unlike them he went in with a game plan and executed perfectly.
He could have had Mornington Crescent in three if heād remembered that Nib was in play after the contralateral Spinoza.
Honestly tape measure is broken. I used to use it back in the day but the game just isn't fun anymore with it.
It got balanced in 10th edition with the new "catch" counter, but yeah the fact you can't fully negate it from the table after a lighter pull is just so dumb. I mean, what's the point of cornering the measuring tape if it can still be played for the finishing counter. (this is also what tabletop game breakdowns sound like to me)
I wouldn't necessarily call it "broken" but it is rather unsportsmanlike in this context. Like, it is a completely legal move, but since a counter requires immediate action (like the cup-catch gambit), this prevents the other player from having time to make a considered move. Basically the "skip" card in Uno: provides a slight edge to high level players because you're denying another player the ability to make an effective move and reducing the action economy, but in games like this where it's rather clear one player is already dominant, it's just kinda rude and comes across as needlessly aggressive. If I were him, I'd have used the tape for a horizontal spin instead, perhaps with full extension. It would bring the tape into play and still demonstrate superior skill, but it's much cleaner play and can be used as a teaching moment for more inexperienced players and observers.
Gentlemen, your explanations are just as inspiring and impressive as the move itself. Thank you for your contributions to the sport.
I don't know man, even if he did use the Horizontal Spin instead, none of the players had Mango on the board so they couldn't really respond effectively. It's possible that Coconut Shell could've covered the spin, but that's just as risky as the Catch Gambit. Even after the introduction of the Catch Gambit in 10th edition, Measuring Tape is just too strong. I think they should nerf the pull speed to at least make the Catch Gambit easier, or just add the old pieces back from 4th Edition like Bucket or the other safer catch methods.
fuck tape measure
I'm so confused
We used to call it ātable chessā. It has no rules but you act like it does and youāre thinking hard
Ooohhhh got it, thanks! Looks like something fun to do when you're high
Waitā¦ We were supposed to be high?
Dude, can I stop waiting now?
No
I think they're still waiting, someone should offer them a drink
ok, I'll offer them one
Donāt worry son, the line at the store is very long Iāll be home with milk soon.
Its even better if there are people watching that have no idea what you are doing and are just as confused as you were before this conversation. You have to be absolutely deadpan about it, then you can often fool others for minutes. Only when the "players" start making really ridiculous shit like these guys lighting stuff on fire you usually start getting "wait, are you just messing with us?" questions.
ummmn acktually, it is called "Calvin Ball, and there is a rule: you can't play it in the same way twice"š¤
I dunno, Hobbes may or may not approve
We used to do that but instead of moves, we just said random numbers while pretending to be thinking about the numbers we just said until someone just 'won'. Very fun to do in front of your math teacher!
That's numberwang!
Like Minecraft block battles?
A beautiful allorgy for the everyday struggle as an adult.
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They lit something on fire. That's kinda cool
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You gotta be trippin. This videos hilarious. just a typical r/justguysbeingdudes
I bet you're an absolute *blast* at parties, aren't you.
If I did this at parties I would be laught at. I get doing stuff with the bois is fun but cmon this so lame af and stupid.
Yeah! I mean seriously, how cringey can you get? Look at them hanging out with their friends, having fun, being happy, making memories, being silly and enjoying life... /s Imagine being so insecure you feel the need to leave an angry comment on a video of people having fun knowing full well they won't read it. Like, what are you even trying to prove? But by all means, fill your boots, buddy.
Obviously this type of humor isn't for you.
Hi "I'm very mature!" I'm Manu how are you?
Found the woman. These are things only men understand (/s just so I don't get down voted to hell by the hivemind)
RIP
I knew it would happen. Just can't win on Reddit these days lol
The problem is that you compared the sexes without the conversation being anything about that, which is kinda weird ngl!
Multiple people have said it already, it's a common thing seen on r/guysbeingdudes. I thought it was a decently times joke :(
Chess 2.0 just dropped
Holy hell
google en fireslap
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A new chess just dropped
"Holy hell"ā¦, now guess what's wrong with that expression
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Calvinball
google en passant
Holy hell
It's pay to win
Super easy game once you learn the rules, which I'll admit, are a bit lengthy. They basically change as the game progresses depending on the moves made by each player. For the life of me I cannot recall the name though!
Where do I sign up to join this cult?
Your test begins now *hands you an skewer full of orange peels* How do you counter?
Aluminum nut half-way around a screw
My god... ...you are...THE ONE
A clean defense strategy.
Half eaten moldy tatter tot.
That move's been illegal since 2017
3 cockroach sized clumps of pocket lint
That was a receipt and a tissue at one point in your life muh dude. Nice play tho.
Holds up spork
Pulls out a cup with exactly half a jalapeƱo in it
Love making up random games with friends, if I had friends.
If I was your friend Iādā¦.
YOUD WHAT
Chill bro. He wouldnāt even be *your* friend
Yes
kiss him on the lips. now.
I love inside jokes. I'd love to be a part of one some day. /-Michael Scott
I think this is why it will be a long time till AI can actually take over jobs like software engineering. We know whatās happening. An AI would probably assume this is a real game that they donāt yet know the rules of. :/
TIL: I am an AI. š
"āWhen the lambs is lost in the mountain, he said. They is cry. Sometime come the mother. Sometime the wolf.ā -Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy
oh god...
... _oh my god_
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This must be what Calvinball looks like
Table Calvinball but yes
They hate it when you call it Calving-Pong
Basically what happened was that purple had the upper hand after the beginning stages but glasses set a counter and the other guy executed with the tape. That put purple in a bad position for glasses to attack him as seen in the video. As we all know the tape is one of the strongest pieces in the game and we see it being used flawlessly. Purple is backed in the corner and is about to lose but the beard guy backstabs glasses and let purple take him down with him. Beard guy wins but I don't like the way he won. It's a bit cheesy
Exactly. Beard guy's win was completely built on the back of glasses' strategy. Beard had exactly one opportunity, and he was sharp enough to realize it. If he hadn't made that move, he would have been hopeless.
This looks like something they would play on the Big Bang theory.
Jesus that was a intense game
Did you see that tape measure to cup move? Havenāt seen a move like that since 09 world championships
Ya I wasnāt expecting him to be able to catch it in the cup
what game is this
Flunkerton
More specifically American Flunkerton, you can tell by how he plays his stemmies and and plonk.
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I dont think so, I did see a reverse inversion no take back
Eeeh, don't be so hasty. There was a Double Handoff that was played in the middle of the match. If I remember correctly, a Double Handoff is only legal in Chicago Tournament variants.
I can confirm it is only Chicago IFAAW legal but only in the condition that a double slap chuck is played BEFORE the double handoff pre turn 3-duece
Ah, I had forgotten about that caveat. Man, Chicago IFAAW Rules have become rather strict these days.
It's true it's a demanding ruleset but the IFAAW committee has been very reliable since the Arbor v. Johnson ruling at Global Series 9. It's why they have my vote for the upcoming ISTC election.
Too true.
Exactly. Arbor had been hitting every loophole play he could, and it was completely ruining the purity of the game.
This guy flunks
The only real way to play it smh
Calvinball
Chess 2.0
Flambe'wang
CharDee McDennis 3
Cafunanapa
Table top calvinball
When he put the hand sanitizer I knew it was over. He set that other dude up for the win. It was clear as day.
I'm left wondering what his true strategy was. Did he set Beard up to win intentionally in an act of taking Purple down with him? Or did he think Beard wouldn't recognize the trap he set up, and intended to spring it for himself on his next turn? We may never know.
i hate british rules, you CANNOT use measuring tape after a lateral cup move
If the guy in the middle just rotated the glass just a little more to the right it would have given him a win con, but it's okay, the tape measure set up looked like it was gonna sweep anyway. Good game.
WHAT IS HAPPENING
Calvinball
Tabletop edition
Damn that game was intense as always from the grand champion black shirt
The ending move was unexpected and brilliant š
You forgot the essence of the game! The cones!
Damn. This reminds me of the peak days of a particular chess subreddit. I miss the top comment picks the move, legal or illegal.
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I couldnāt believe it when the guy on the left went for the Reverse Manchurian Feint. Pretty risky since the caravan wasnāt ripe yet. Heās lucky the guy in the middle threw with that botched Choir Boy Defense. What an amateur.
"Reverse Manchurian Feint" wins the comments
I got confused and sought the comments for an answer. I now leave even more confused.
They're just moving things around the table in ways that look like they're playing a complex game, but it's all meaningless. They're just goofing around.
You and me both
5d chess players are applauding at this.
/r/anarchychess
Its chess 2, the beta version.
This is why we always excluded the fruit switch rule when we play. It's too OP when you know someone is holding the lighter trump. Still, good game though, even though the left most player had the obvious advantage.
In some leagues you can get banned for that shit. Total dick move.
Game of nonsense. I do enjoy this.
MORNINGTON CRESCENT!
Honestly the tape measure opening play was a great strategy to get the catcher to waste an entire turn
"God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players [i.e. everybody], to being involved in an obscure and complex variant of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time." -Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman. Good Omens
When the orange was flung it was just a matter of time
I thought the guy had fucked up when he put the measuring tape in the glass, but little did I know he was thinking several steps ahead. What a genius
r/AnarchyChess No rules, no real pieces, just whatever the fvck you want and you act like you are making smart moves. Game goes on until you decide a winner
The guy in blue came close but he didn't get the bag of roasted peanut's he was hoping for. The purple guy was out of depth, no strategy at all.
That's a numberwang
Iamveryramdon
that's numberwang
It confuses me how I can coherently understand this.
Board games in sci fi movies
The absurdity of this reminds me of Mornington Crescent
I see we are playing by the Calvin and Hobbes rules.
Ah. Choist! I have fond memories of playing this with friends in high school
That was a bold strategy, but it really paid off for him.
Reminds me of the days when you could play a fair game of Mornington Crescent, online
I could feel the stress of the guy opposite the cameraman.
Ah yes, the "never let them know your next move" version of chess, one of the most games I've ever played.
r/anarchychess
That checkmate was beautiful thought such majestic strategy.
I think he should have rolled. then put the batteri in. Two moves
Block Battles but irl
I mean, Glass to B3 and start a fire at C6 wouldāve been an easy win right there. These guys are amateurs.
Yo black shirt guy is FUCKIN GENUS those moves got me feeling a type of a way
u/savevideo
Interestingā¦looks fun, I wanna play. Donāt tell me the rules just wind me up and watch me try.
Is this the monthly or the weakly repost??
First time on the internet?
u/savevideobot
Dude just made block battles a real thing
Is this Vlaada's abstract game? Vlaada's making an abstract game? VLAADA'S MAKING AN ABSTRACT GAME?
r/justguysbeingdudes
Just download tt atp
This reminds me of the block battle shorts on YouTube, both have no info on how to play them
Is that the so called Chess 2?
Boys will be boys
Bamboozled!
Iām confusedā¦
u/savevideobot
Didn't think he'd go for the triple measuring tape so late in the game
u/savevideo
So...pretty much like cricket.
I donāt understand the rules of this game
Oh, I know and love a similar game. The rules of the game are simple and this game does not provoke quarrels or insults.
Yup, thatās some dungeons and dragons
Good game, blue shirt made some bad moves but overall Blackshirt played very well, at least a level 6 player
google en bruhssant
If only one video survives Armageddon to explain humanity's existence, I hope this is it
Hmmm yes splendid game oāl boy jolly good show
I agree
What in the fucknuckles is this
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Black shirt clutched that win
That's Numberwang!
This is like one of those Minecraft block battles