Chaz Marler

@gamenightpicks.com

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Making videos on Game Night Picks to help you find board, card, & tabletop games (new & old) that are worth a 2nd look! 👀 He/Him

What board gaming experiences do you want to have before you kick the bucket? That's the question we're each answering today, as we share an item from our Board Game Bucket Lists!
Do you know Rolling Reggie's Top 10 Board Games as well as HE does? It's the ultimate quiz about Rolling Reggie's Top 10 board games of all time, which you can play along with!
Tapple Tussle Rematch! It's another round of our custom Tapple challenge, where we give the clues to guess the category. Can you beat us to the answers?
They say a picture's worth a thousand words, but is one worth a thousand BOARD GAMES? Today, we're trying to guess which board games these random photos represent, based on vibes. Can you beat us? (Spoiler: you probably can.)
Today, we're deducing the order that various board game events happened? (And you can play along!) There's big points to be had as we put things in chronological order; with a few even bigger surprises!
It's time to defend my crown 👑 as the reigning champion of All Things Board Game Trivia, against my bitter rival in cardboard questionnaires: Paula Will I increase my winning streak, or crash and burn in an overconfident flameout? Gee, I wonder...
Easily upgrade your game from Monopoly, Clue, Ticket To Ride and other classic favorites to the next step with today's board game recommendations from Chaz, Irik, Paula, Grant, and Matthew!
It's time to build a new board game collection with Grant! A list of 20 Board Game recommendations to start with, on a $500 budget.
Can you find what links five board games? Join us to unravel the common threads tying together several games. The answer isn't always what you think it is!
What’s YOUR favorite hidden gem board game? Whether you’re a seasoned gamer looking for something fresh or new to the hobby and want to avoid the usual hype trains, today's video is packed with overlooked treasures.
Paula and I tie ourselves into knots, trying to determine whether a list of names is the title of a board game designed by Reiner Knizia, or a knot. I don't know what's more surprising: that this is the premise of today's video, or how few of these we actually get right...
My Component Opponent! How many board games do you think you can guess, just by looking at their components? It may be more challenging than you think, as Grant and I discovered in Monday's episode of Lost In The Shuffle.
Do you know board games as well as you THINK you do? Grab a donut and put yourself to the test in our latest board game trivia challenge video.
What's your favorite board game you can play in 10 minutes? Today, Irik, Matthew, Paula and Grant join me to share our go-to games that can take less time to play than it takes to make a really big sandwich.
What's the most obscure board game that you still love to play? Paula and I share our top ten rarest picks in today's episode of "Lost In The Shuffle" - the first of nine new episodes airing in August. Join us for some fun, games, and games about games!
50th Episode of Lost In The Shuffle! I welcome you to join me for a special livestreaming 50th episode of Lost In The Shuffle, starting at 1pm PT, at https://youtube.com/@GameNightPicks! Several segments are planned, including a fun viewer Q&A. Submit your Qs now, ahead of time!
I don't want give any spoilers, BUT... in today's "Lost In The Shuffle" episode, my memories of the Flip The Table podcast, by @tableflipsyou.bsky.social, give me the edge in our "Scrambled Board Game Box Covers" challenge. Cheesy, weird, and obscure board games for the win!
What's the oldest board game in your collection that you still play? In today's video, all five of us: Chaz, Grant, Irik, Matthew, & Paula all share which "vintage" game on their shelf still hits the table.
Tapple Tussle! In today's episode, Paula and I test a custom, 2-player Tapple Challenge, as we race to guess a category of clues. Can you figure out what all these clues have in common before we do?
Birds of a feather enjoy board game trivia together! Today, Paula joins me for a new round of viewer-submitted board game trivia. How much will she win by this time? Wait, what? Apparently, now even *I* am convinced I'm going to lose yet another round to Paula... fantastic.
This is it! Help pick 2024's "Game Of The Year" with us: tournament style!
Picking the best board game of 2024... TOURNAMENT STYLE! Today, meet 16 top games of 2024, competing in our bracket for the title of Best Board Game Of 2024: https://youtu.be/clfZwJLJaQs The head-to-head competition starts Wednesday! Did we miss any? Which game would you throw into the mix as a wildcard?
What are the SECOND-best board games? Everyone has their favorite games, but could you pick the runners-up in various categories? Today, Paula and I attempt to do just that, as we try to pick the board games that AREN'T number one...
Hidden games on your game shelf! Today, Grant and I review several "shelfies" to pick our favorite games and hunt for hidden gems! Do you have any of these games? Which games would you pick that we didn't?
We've got 3 new episodes of "Lost In The Shuffle" for you this week, starting with the return of "Terrible Game Descriptions" today.
Feature Highlight! Game nights on GameNightPicks.com can now specify who will be providing each game. A great option for remote events, oversized games, & events where multiple attendees own the game. GNP is running a Summer Support Drive. Thanks to all helping the site!
For the next 4 weeks, Game Night Picks is running a Support Drive to help cover hosting expenses. The site now has 4,000 users, & if 3% support it, the funding goal will be reached easily. The site is free to use, but still requires server resources. Support Game Night Picks.
The set collapsed. Well, that's neat. Just before hitting record for today's "State Of The Show" show, something occurred that's never happened before. Anybody know a good table repair guy?
Darts Smarts: U.S. Edition! How well do you know your U.S. trivia? But what if that trivia was combined with BOARD GAME trivia? And then a dexterity dart game was thrown into the mix? In today's Lost In The Shuffle episode, test your mental might in just such a scenario!
Among A.I.'s many controversies is whether it really even knows WHAT it's doing, let along WHY it's doing it. In today's Lost In The Shuffle episode, we put this theory to the test by playing a card game created by A.I. Join us to see if the machine actually understands games.
We set up a little experiment, and started a new board game collection on a $500 budget, and ended up with 11 games, plus one surprise! This video is a great starting place for new gamers, and a fun chance to compare how your picks compare to our own.
Board Game Shelf!
Seven new board game trivia questions await to baffle your brain and tickle your temples. Put your wits to the test, and try to beat Paula's* score in today's Lost In The Shuffle episode, at: https://youtu.be/y_hOtRof50I *Let's be honest: Paula is who to beat. Topping MY score takes no effort whatsoever.
How accurate is the estimated play time printed on game boxes? Join Irik & I as we put Patchwork to the time test, to see if we can beat the time limit printed on the box... It's a "Board Game Speed Run", in today's Lost In The Shuffle video.
One for the record books! Will attempting this board game world record cause Grant and I to lose our marbles?! Place your bets! Find out if we're up to the challenge, in today's episode of Lost In The Shuffle.
Paula and I discover a game that's been on my wishlist, two other games dripping with nostalgia, and... possibly a ghost - all in our recent thrift store haul!
Which board games would give you the best chance of surviving a zombie apocalypse? We did the research and the results will surprise you! Join Irik and I in today's episode of "Lost In The Shuffle". The life you save from apocalyptic destruction may be your own.
Get Lost! To celebrate our 30th episode of "Lost In The Shuffle", may I preset some clips from the past few months. Tomorrow is another new episode, where Irik & I discuss how board games could be your best defense in a zombie apocalypse.
To celebrate our 30th Lost In The Shuffle episode, Grant helps me fulfill my dream of being a stand up comedian. Kind of. In a way. Actually, we just read each other a bunch of bad board game jokes Matthew found on the internet. But I think that should still count.
It's time for another round of board game trivia to challenge your brain meats! Join Paula and I in our latest battle of cardboard questions, in today's episode of Lost In The Shuffle!
Scientists have just confirmed: the cover of the 'Til Tuesday album, Voices Carry, has the greatest concentration of 80's ever concentrated into one single image. Gaze upon it only with the understanding that you may develop a penchant for Rubik's Cubes and Garbage Pail Kids.
If you ignore a game's theme, are you technically playing it wrong?
This upgrade takes a simple dice game to the EXTREEEME! (Kind of.) - Lost In The Shuffle
Your next board game may be smaller, cheaper, more efficient to pack, less expensive to ship - and potentially still the same price as what you’re paying now. Fun!
After I recently taught Dice Throne to @grantsgamerecs.bsky.social, I discovered there's something Grant forbids anyone from doing the first time he plays a board game. 😯 I thought it would make an interesting topic of discussion, so it's today's Lost In The Shuffle video.
Could you pick the made-up game from a line up? Today, Paula and I put our theme-sleuthing skills to the test, as we try to determine which games are genuine, and which are gags.
From flying typewriters to heroic cows, we delve into the strange, the bizarre, and the unexpected as we explore Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Join us as we explore gaming topics that would have otherwise been Lost In The Shuffle! Let's explore off-beat tabletop topics, attempt board game challenges, and discover bizarre games from the obscure corners of our game shelves - with Chaz, Paula and friends!
Can you guess these board games using just emojis as clues? Join us as we explore gaming topics that would have otherwise been Lost In The Shuffle! Let's explore off-beat tabletop topics, attempt board game challenges, and discover bizarre games from the obscure corners of our game shelves - with Chaz, Paula and friends!
It's time for another round of board game trivia questions and answers! This episode, we learn the truth about the first Magic The Gathering promo card, and more. Will Paula's confidence be rewarded? Will Chaz finally end the game with points?
Send in your board game trivia questions, and get a shout out in an upcoming episode of Lost In The Shuffle!
Do you know what board game you'd be playing if you played "8-Hour Military Space Zoo"? If you think you can answer this, join Paula and I as we try to guess this and nine more terrible game descriptions in today's episode of Lost In The Shuffle!
Lost In The Shuffle returns on Monday, April 7th with a game of "Bad Game Descriptions". Follow the link to subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss a single one of the 9 new episodes that are coming up in April!