After 8 and a half years making videos on YouTube, I am delighted to have finally reached 100,000 subscribers! Thank you to all of you for your support, I can honestly say I wouldn't still be making videos if it wasn't for your patronage.
Since milestones like this don't come around very often, I'd like to take th...
2023-12-16 22:01:11 +0000 UTC View PostOh, the weather outside is frightful, but the games are so delightful. Let’s not leave the house ‘til May - let us play, let us play, let us play!
I hope you enjoyed my 11 Gifts for Gamers (That Aren’t Games) video. In this ne...
2023-12-02 15:04:34 +0000 UTC View Post
New video time!
After years of making videos about games at Christmas, I felt it was time to look at gifts for the gamers that already have enough games. So these are my favourite gift ideas for us seasoned gamers.
I hope you enjoy it!
Actually yours,
Jon
2023-11-29 19:08:21 +0000 UTC View PostGood day patrons! Happy Halloween!
I hope you liked my 10 Pitfalls Board Gamers Should Avoid - it’s great to be back making the kind of videos I enjoy after paternity leave. And it’s had a nice response, which is lovely. I’m really hop...
2023-11-02 02:13:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Huzzah! I did it! I made my first video since having a baby. And I'm really proud of it.
This my 10 Pitfalls Board Gamers Should Avoid. It's essentially a part 2 of my Mistakes video, but I wanted to give it a different name so it stood out.
I hope you enjoy it!
Actually yours,
Jon
2023-10-24 17:20:56 +0000 UTC View PostAnd we’re back! Thank you for your paternity leave patience. I hope you’ve enjoyed the Top 100 videos. I’m excited to say that I’ve started work on my next proper Actualol video and I’m ready to continue with the newsletter.
Today, I’ll give my thoughts on the new games The Last Kingdom,
And so here we are! My ten favourite games of all time....for now 😂
I hope you enjoyed this Top 50 series - and that this conclusion provides you some closure. Which games were the biggest surprises? And which are surprised I missed off the entire Top 100?
I've already started work on the next video - which wil...
2023-09-21 18:16:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the penultimate chapter of my Top 50 games. With some games that used to be in my Top 10, but have been ousted in recent years.
See you next time for the final chapter!
Actually yours,
Jon
2023-09-05 17:38:16 +0000 UTC View Post
It's the final countdown! Here is the last part of my Top 100 series - games 60 to 51. The very best of this exclusive list of games that regular YouTube viewers will never know about. This is your secret to keep! When they hound you at conventions or on the street to tell them you must never share the 10 games within this vi...
2023-08-29 15:35:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back for Part 3 of my Top 50 games!
A delightful selection of very new and very old games in this one. Some games I never seem to shut up about, and others which I've been purposely keeping from you so they remain cool and underground *evil laugh*
Sorry to those at Actual Credit level who I may have miss...
Hello patrons! And thank you to the new faces for coming aboard!
A little later than planned (it's been a tough week baby wise 🥱) - here is Part 4 of the patron exclusive Top 100 videos.
See you next week for Part 3 of the Top 50 videos.
Actually yours,
Jon
2023-08-18 15:42:14 +0000 UTC View Post
The countdown continues with part 2 of my Top 50 Board Games of All Time!
Enjoy!
2023-08-08 16:05:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Let's continue with the Top 100 videos! Don't forget to watch Part 1 Here and Part 2 Here.
Part 3 has some older favourites, a collection of two player games I love, and one qui...
2023-08-02 20:34:31 +0000 UTC View PostThank you SO MUCH to all the new patrons who have pledged your support this last week. And as big a thank you, if not bigger (it's not a competition!) to all the existing patrons.
It's a nerve-wracking time of late with becoming a father which means I'm sole breadwinner for a while. So I'm really thankful for your...
2023-08-02 19:07:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Here we go, the first video in my new Top 50 series. It's been four years since I last did this and there's been a lot of change. Old favourites have fallen off the list and there's plenty of new arrivals.
My perspective on what I value in games and how I rank them has changed in those last four years, and it's be...
2023-07-27 20:07:25 +0000 UTC View Post
I can't quite believe it, but I'm finally a dad! Introducing Aurelia Purkis, who arrived on Friday 21st July, at 8lbs 8oz (4kg). After a difficult birth, mother and baby are both thankfully well.
And that means my new Top 50 series can begin. I'll release the first video tomorrow. And I can confirm that the Top 50 vide...
Our baby hasn't arrived yet, which has given me time to edit more of the Top 100 and Top 50 series.
Today is the 2nd part of the Patron exclusive Top 100 videos with an eclectic mix of games.
Enjoy!
Jon
2023-07-17 17:07:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Here we go! My first ever Top 100 games series. This is the first of five Patron exclusive videos to accompany my Top 50 series on the channel.
I'm sorry for the radio silence lately. The plan was (and is) to release my first public Top 50 video once our baby has arrived, so that I'll have content to keep the channel bu...
2023-07-04 16:46:48 +0000 UTC View PostThis week I've been in the studio filming for my upcoming Top 50 series.
And I can reveal that I'll also be making five extra videos only for patrons, to cover the rest of my Top 100 list. I'll share the first one as soon as I get all the filming and editing done.
Have a great weekend!
Jon
Sorry for the double post - this poll will allow multiple choices
As part of my Top 50 Games of All Time video series, I'll be running this year's Patron pledge drive to encourage viewers to become patrons.
And to help me understand what makes people choose to become a patron - I wanted t...
2023-06-19 16:40:45 +0000 UTC View PostHey there actual peeps,
Thanks for watching my 10 Small Games video. Coming up on the channel, I’m going to film my Top 50 games of all time - and actually finish it this time. I’m also planning to do a collection update - I’ve d...
2023-06-06 16:26:31 +0000 UTC View PostI'm off to the UK Games Expo tomorrow, so I'm going to postpone the newsletter until next week, so I can write about all the games I play there.
Are you going to be there? Would you like to get together for a patron meetup? I suggest we meet on Saturday afternoon in the Open Gaming area in the NEC, say 2pm?
Repl...
Hello everyone, it's time for a new video.
These are 10 games that I've been enjoyed over the last year and a bit which come in a small box. It's an eclectic bunch - but they've all given me fun in their own way.
I hope you find it helpful!
Actually yours,
Jon
2023-05-24 11:24:31 +0000 UTC View PostHey there newsletter heads!
Thanks for taking my etiquette video with the spirit it was intended!
I got back yesterday from our biannual gaming convention Lobstercon, so in this newsletter I’ll tell you about the games ...
2023-05-02 16:37:52 +0000 UTC View Post
New video time!
Here's my take on a list of etiquette for board gamers, both at and near the table. With the return of a certain red-haired character to illustrate some points.
I hope you enjoy it - and you can find it in yourself to forgive me on any points we disagree on :)
Actually yours,
Jon
2023-04-19 18:26:46 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy there patrons,
I’ve taken a break from my next video (Etiquette for Board Gamers) to bring you a new newsletter. In this one, I’m sharing my thoughts on Toikado Duo, Rattus: Big Box and HerStory.
The other week I revisited 2023-03-31 16:19:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi patrons!
Sorry for the delay with the newsletter, I promise that all my time and effort was going into my 10 Reasons Board Games Are Better Now video. I’ve been writing it on the side since January and it feels like a weight has lifted to finally ...
2023-03-14 21:35:09 +0000 UTC View PostHey there patrons,
I have some extracurricular news to share with you all - I'm going to be a father! My wife Serena is pregnant and due to give birth in July 🥳
It's been a rocky road to this point, we lost two babies to miscarriage last year, and that has made the last 12 months a very nerve-wracking time. Aft...
2023-02-28 14:56:48 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome winners and losers to another newsletter!
Thank you for watching my Top 10 Games of the Year video. In this newsletter, I will be sharing my next ten favourite games from 2022.
Coming up on the channel, I’m working on something a bit di...
2023-02-03 17:42:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy new video day!
It's time for my Top 10 Board Games of last year. I hope you enjoy it!
See you later this week for the newsletter, where I share my Top 20-11 games of 2022.
Actually yours,
Jon
2023-01-31 18:55:18 +0000 UTC View Post
