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Hello everyone! I'm sorry I haven't been responding to questions over the last 3 days. I've was working round the clock on a sponsored video for GANG WARS, playing thru the solo mode. Please go check out the video, especially if you are interested in an interactive and dynamic mob game. The Gamefound campaign ends in less than a week. 

Also check out my second video on PRIMAL LEGENDS, this time with the Voice of the Storm box. I play on advanced difficulty this time. I'll have a playthrough of the third and final box in November. 

In other news, Pandasaurus Games is taking preorders on their website for a reprint of THE LOOP! Hooray! Now everyone can stop getting upset when I include it in a Top 10 list. :)


OK. I'm exhausted and taking a break for a few days. Thanks so much for everyone's support. Have a fun weekend!

Hello everyone! Tomorrow, I'm dropping a very exciting sponsored playthrough video. I can't tell you the name of the game, but trust me, you want to tune in. For me personally, it is the most interesting project of the year. I'm being financially compensated for the video, so take that into account. Of course, that has no influence on my excitement for this game. I hope you'll check it out tomorrow.

Otherwise, I'm hard at work on about 6 other videos, including my most anticipated solos at Essen, my Top 100 solos of all time, and playthroughs of Neon Hope, Distilled Cocktails, Ada's Dream, Deckers, and Horror on the Orient express. I also have the next in the Totally Decked series coming soon. So much to film and edit, so little time.

I wanted to quickly discuss the current state of YouTube, just in case anyone was unaware. You may have noticed increased viewership counts on recent videos across the platform. Those numbers are basically fake. YT changed what they consider a "view" to now include any interaction with a video even if it is less than a second. The result are viewership numbers that are 2-4 times higher than actual real views.

Of course, nobody is getting paid for these phantom views. Ad revenue is still calculated using what YT calls "dedicated views." Even those counts are misleading. A quarter to a half of those "dedicated views" watch for 30 seconds or less. Yeah, not super dedicated. 

So why is YT doing this? Simple. They want to obscure the fact that viewership and engagement is down, particularly for quality long form videos. Small creators are getting lost in a sea of AI slop, short form trash, and broken algorithms. 

I wanted to make sure everyone understands the truth and isn't misled. If you have creators on YT that are important to you, now is a good time to support them however you can. If you can't afford to contribute monetarily, you can always subscribe, like, hype, comment constructively, share on social media, and contact publishers to let them know about the creator. 

Sorry for the lengthy message. Hope you'll all tune in tomorrow! Thanks!

Oh, and another quick poll, similar to the last one. How interested are you in solo print and play content?

Hello everyone! I've been on vacation and just returned home. Sorry for not responding to your comments. As always, I read every comment even when I don't have time to write back and I am always appreciative of the support. 

I've made videos for many interesting board games since my last post -- Ringyo, Wondrous Creatures, Kingdom Crossing, Diables and the Cursed Cat. I picked my most anticipated solo games from Gen Con. And I ramped up my Totally Decked series with a number of great solo games that only use a standard deck of cards including Lobo, Cardbury, Jacks' Dream, Shadow Solitaire and just today the wonderful Jam Tarts. Please go check out those videos.

I've been having a blast with the Totally Decked series and the viewer response has been overwhelming. These are the most watched and engaged with videos on my channel right now by far. I plan to make this series weekly if I can, so stay tuned for more.

I buried the lede -- Totally Tabled is turning 5 years old! Also, we just hit 40,000 subscribers. I can't believe I've been doing this for so long. I'm contemplating a channel update video where I can discuss everything in detail, including future plans. And perhaps I'll post a celebratory playthrough of Robinson Crusoe. Stay tuned!

I'm also working hard on my Top 10 of 2025 (I promise it is coming) and my Top 100 Solos of all Time video. I'm slowly chipping away and catching up with these and other projects. 

I was sorry to see that Jon from JonGetsGames is ending his channel. I've watched so many of his videos over the last 10 years and he was a huge inspiration for Totally Tabled. I hope Jon finds happiness and success in his future endeavors. 

Now for a simple poll. How interested are you in solo RPG content?

Hello everyone! I just released my first video for NIPPON: GENRO, the new expansion for Nippon: Zaibatsu. This first video is a detailed overview of what comes in the expansion. In an upcoming video I will show an entire solo playthrough using the expansion, so stay tuned for that. The Kickstarter campaign for Nippon: Genro starts tomorrow. 

I've played a bunch of games recently on the channel -- Sweet Lands, Cozy Stickerville, LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking Game, Conservas: Exotic Tides expansion, Food Chain Island, Ancient Realms, and so much more. Please go check these out if you haven't.

The rest of June and early July is going to be very busy with videos about new games and expansions. After I get over this busy period, I'll be back to posting a few Top 10s and continuing my Totally Decked and Totally Digital series, which I'm enjoying so much.

Ok, back to editing for me! Thanks!

Hello everyone! I hope you've enjoyed my coverage of Shackleton Base. I also just released an overview of PASTELES, a solo-only spiritual sequel to Conservas with a novel cloth-folding mechanism. Check those videos out if you haven't. 

I have several topics I want to mention today. I'm experiencing quite a bit of burnout. I take this very seriously, so this month I'm taking measures to get over these feelings by changing up my routine. I find the best way to get rid of burnout is to try new activities. So in May I'm going to focus on the following:

First, Kickstarter is doing a MICRO MAY promotion starting tomorrow where they will highlight microgame campaigns from indie creators. I'll post more about this in a proper video. But I thought I would do my own micro game May by focusing on smaller games this month. 

Second, Steam is hosting their 2026 DECK BUILDER FEST with hundreds of board game adjacent video games on sale and new demos to try. Playing video games is helping my burnout and making videos about these games is a ton of fun. I know most of you aren't interested in this content, so I am planning to post most of these videos to a second channel and keep the Totally Digital series focused on board game adaptations. More news on this soon. 

Lastly, I am going to continue my TOTALLY DECKED series of solo games that only use a traditional deck of cards. I love this series and really enjoy sharing these games. 

I'm also going to try to get a playthrough of Sweet Lands done this month. And I have several Top 10s in the works.

That's the plan! I know many of you aren't interested in these series and would prefer I focus on long playthroughs of heavy games, but I need to take this month off from difficult videos. I hope you understand. 

Thank and have a fun day!

Hello everybody! I hope you have enjoyed the last few videos, including the HOTSHOTS: SECOND EDITION PREVIEW. I'm working on a bunch of new playthroughs, but I wanted to address an issue that keeps coming up -- YouTube ads. 

If you are struggling with too many ads when watching my videos, I am very sorry. I am as frustrated with the situation as you are, and I want to let you know what I plan to do about it.

First, let me explain exactly how I set my YT ads. I don't. YT is supposed to automatically set potential ad spots and then use its magical algorithm powers to make sure viewers don't get too many ads. Obviously, that works for some and not others. It keeps getting worse and worse with every passing month.

I can go in and manually set these ad spots to make sure they are spaced out every 15-20 minutes or so, but again, these are only "potential" spots for ads, not guaranteed. What I have found personally is the algorithm hates these manual spots and is less likely to put ads there, causing my revenue to plummet. 

So what do I do? Keep the auto ad placements and have the videos be unwatchable for some viewers, which I find unacceptable. Or do I risk losing so much revenue that I am unable to make videos for the channel as often, which will cause growth to slow and cost me views and maybe the channel itself?

Both are bad options, but I'm choosing the latter. I am currently in the process of manually setting every potential ad spot on every one of my videos. This will take time, but it should ensure that you are not getting bombarded with ads.

I have a goal to remove mid-roll ads completely, which is why I started memberships on YouTube and Patreon. If I can get monthly financial support from 1% of subscribers, I would be able to remove mid-roll ads for everyone. That is a lofty, long-term goal, I know, but hopefully achievable at some point in the future. 

Until then, I will do my best to mitigate YT's annoying practices as much as I reasonably can.

I would like to gauge how many viewers are affected by this problem. Please take the poll below. Thank you for your understanding!

Hello everybody! Quick update. I just got back from a weeklong family vacation. I hope you enjoyed my TOP 10 CINEMATIC SOLOS list. I've been so busy lately that I had to record and edit the video during vacation. If it sounds or looks different, that's why.

I'm hoping to get back on track with videos this week. I'm working on the next RETAIL RUNDOWN. I meant for this to come out weeks ago, but as I say things have been crazy busy. I'll probably permanently change this series to bimonthly. 

Totally Tabled members on Patreon and YouTube (Totally Tubular tier and higher) get to vote for a playthrough each month. For March they have voted for SWEET LANDS. Obviously, I'll need to do the playthrough in April. Again, very busy. 

Next month I'm also planning: a playthrough of the next ROVE game, another Totally Decked episode, a preview of the new edition of HOTSHOTS, a playthrough of SHACKLETON'S BASE, and more. 

Poll time! If you could only pick one, what improvement would you most like to see from the board game industry as a whole?

Hello everybody! Quick alert. I've been working like crazy on a sponsored video and the first part is coming out tomorrow. I am talking about my playthrough of the new expansion for Voidfall -- VOIDFALL: RESURGENCE by Mindclash Games. 

The Kickstarter campaign launches tomorrow March 17, so if you can please stop by Totally Tabled and check out my video tomorrow, I would be very grateful. As many of you know, Voidfall is one of my favorite games of all time and I am so excited to have this opportunity to show off some of the new features in the expansion.

I'll be playing a new House and new scenario using the new solo/co-op mode called Incursion. In this mode, the Voidborn actually move around the board and skirmish more frequently and unexpectedly. Incursion is a much more dynamic and dangerous form of Voidfall. I can't wait for you all to see it.

The Voidborn also have new ships at their disposal, new crisis cards with new effects, and I'm playing as one of the six new houses -- House Erevon. 

I hope you enjoy the video tomorrow. Thanks so much for supporting the channel!