Turning Depression Into A Board Game - TryHards 

Maybe the trauma is so hidden YOU didn’t even know it was there???????

Hey Eddie, grandparadox, looks like a really good game wish I could play it

but did you consider... of the 3 of you, who is the most likely to become a grandpa? we'll see who is winning when your grandchildren hunt you down! :D

@@EVBell-gz8iv but did you consider, one of them could be the grandad, and one could the grandchild playing the long game?

You should publish Grandparadox. I'd buy it.

I mean the challenge was to make a functioning game. A game that consists of nothing but a win condition and no rules to achieving it isn't really 'making a functional game'. Even tag has more rules than that!

Yet another depressed guy here. Read your comment and went full-on hard laughing; this is too accurate! You made my day, so enjoy your like! (odd how a dark description of a depression-based game actually made me happy....weird, isn't it?)

@@AuxFace056 Glad it gave you a laugh, have a good day man!

Black crayon

@@sourwitch2340 win condition is that first one to cry playing wind, happy?

I like how you had to specify fictional

@@the.youtube.of.sam.gotter Yes.

Fictional baby Hitler. You'll get 5 billion people eager for his death.

You obviously haven't seen people drop a penguin off a cliff in Super Mario 64

You clearly havent seen people and Ice Age Baby

In ASDFmovie15 LET THE MUFFIN DIE

PLEASE I WANNA *DIE DIE DIE* *DIE DIE DIE* IT’S MUFFIN TIME I WANNA *DIE DIE DIE*

You have spoken words of *truth*

mine turtle:hello

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Obvs :D

Man I wish I could contribute to TomSka’s depression!

I love you Tom have a great day

yep only the board game ;)

Why do you have a battery?

GrandAD

LOL😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

The grandad actually coming was hilarious 😂😂

Well this is awkward 😓

I saw this comment in advance, and I was still not prepared for the moment when it arrived.

@@falcore91same then I saw the actual grandad😂

@@falcore91 LOL

@mike hunter 🚆

@@toastialian I'm Not like other girls

@@Wiurdo I have- SNAKE ARMS 🐍👩‍🦰🐍

@@toastialian Desmond The Moon Bear 🐻🌙

@@Wiurdo 💀🌙 The End

Actually he mention the possibility of him having ADHD in an old CONTENT video, the Deep Dive one. As far as I know this video is the closets he has done to a follow up on that topic, which is totally cool cause it's not like he is obligated to tell us everything that happens in his life.

@@yilleypi yeah. It was in his internet deep dive I’m glad he’s able to keep some things about his personal life personal. I know he overshares so fans can sometimes tend to feel like he owes them a peek even more into his mental state. It’s good for him he’s keeping things to and/for himself

My late 20s in a nutshell

This is the second time he's accidentally realised he may have ADHD on camera

@@yilleypi TV f88f8i-

You know how strict Ninendo is. He’s gonna die

ya'know the comments are for... commenting on the video right?

@brixk you're welcome! Glad you're so grateful!

"Let's infringe on two copyrights! Killing two birds with one stone!"

@@neonzplayz5060 Elliot: "HAHAHAHA POKEMON REMAKE!" Nintendo: "Shoot 'em down"

sounds about right for a depressed person

I'm beiing called out- haha

relatable

Yeah that’s a feeling

More specific he woke up, felt crazy, got angry, got out of bed, avoided reaching out for help, went back to bed, had another episode, then finally got out of bed at probably noon

honestly knowing that some of my favorite creators enjoy Bo Burnham makes me so unbelievably happy

@@gayairconditioner8977 that username is what I am and what I need rn-

Time stamp?

@@theoriginalstarwalker5700 13:59

@@gayairconditioner8977 i can relate!!

Oh, it me

Fun fact: Both adhd and depression stem from a lack of dopamine

Who wants to make a ADHD group

@@sineadlucas3682 same

@@rettrett6072 Hello, brains!

Mood. But add autism, C-PTSD, and dissociation to the list

I have no idea what Spoon Theory is

@@ivergroves It's a way of explaining mental illness to someone who doesn't experience it. The idea is that everyone starts off with a number of spoons, and throughout the day, doing activities cost you spoons. And if you don't have enough spoons, then you don't have the mental strength to do those activities. For most people, simple tasks like taking a shower, making and eating breakfast, or even just getting out of bed don't coat that many spoons - if any. It's just something they do without thinking about it. But living with mental illness can mean you don't have as many spoons, or doing simple activities can cost way more spoons than usual. So you have to think about what you absolutely need to spend your energy on rather than just going about your day doing everything. If your mental health is particularly bad one day, you might have fewer spoons than usual, and have to prioritize the things that NEED to get done without question (Feeding pets, going to work, etc.) over the things that you really should do but would making doing those other things harder (making breakfast, taking a shower, etc.) It's just a simplified metaphor to represent the toll mental illness can take on people.

@@runic_raptor Interesting! As someone who's very mentally ill, I think it's definitely a cool idea to make a game that goes along like that!

@@runic_raptor just a heads up, spoon theory was originally, uh, coined, i guess? for chronic illness rather than mental unhealth. it happens to also apply well for a number of mental illnesses, especially depression, but it is first and foremost a chronic illness thing :)

genuinely only got the joke when I read it in your comment here

You can't say "Jesus Christ"! That's offensive. Instead, say "Christ on a stick"! It's just as offensive, but it's also funny! Follow it up with a "nailed it" for maximum humor.

@@yosefzanerva806 I thought you were just some religious asshole for a second, but then I read the “It’s just as offensive, but it’s also funny!”. Props from me lol.

@@aname7585 Thanks, bro!

@@yosefzanerva806 it took me a moment to get the “nailed it” part. That is horrible, thank you for the smile

@@hemlo_it_me6874 You're welcome.

yes yes

@@mia.mor1023 oh yes

Yes yes yes

Ja ja ja

Unrelated, but I recognize you from the EW Discord server lmao

Yeah, i genuinely wish both of these could be merch. Depression genuinely looks fun as well as educational.

Check the description guys, there is a printable version of this

@@craigcuozzo6791 I know that, but i don't have a printer and even if i did i wouldn't want to put in the effort to make the cards and boards look as high quality. I'd rather pay a price and have it all done for me.

@@zanemcewen1343 I mean, there are places where you can pay to get that done for you.

@@zanemcewen1343 Pay me ill do it. And by that I mean pay other people to do it and charge you for the convenience

Welcome to our new game: Comorbidity: Because When It Rains, It Pours.

ORORORORO!!! I spend half of my day sleeping! ORORORO!!! Then I sometimes get up and tell you that I am a famous content creatorORORORORO!!! Please don't sleep while driving, dear gam

Didn’t Tom reference Unraveled in his analysis of asdfmovie, also have BDG voice a character in the most recent asdf?

@@alexdavis665 yeah Tom fucking killed him lmao

Not suprising finding you here.

i was not ready for elliot to make this reference

Wait really? It was an Unraveled reference?? I didn't even notice.

Ikr

Unraveled! I came to see if anyone else got the reference

Yes!

THANK YOU! This is partially why I'm in the comments. His name was on the tip of my tongue, all I came up with was Parallelogram lol

bdg's polygon series will live on in my heart :(

I didnt know that I needed a BDG reference today, but my day would've been worse without it

*Cries a little*

Unraveled 3

to be fair, she had a point when she said, "Why couldn't i have just killed him in the war?" It would have been a lot less work

LMAO

Elliot; A game about killing pokemon's TCG formula. Eddie; A game about killing your granddad as a baby. Tom; A game about killing your mental state, and not yourself.

seems about right

KILL GRANDPA! :D

This is extremely interesting but also an extremely sad concept for a board game

That's a really fascinating social experiment. It'd be a terrible game to play, but that anecdotal evidence that suicide isn't something you can just do on a whim is really telling.

@@MrLegendofLP yeah, this too.

I love to play it

I'd enjoy playing it

People don't say it but it's the absolute highlight of the video XD

Love your videos Rebecca

Never

Oh Hey Rebecca !

:)

Yay Miss. becca

Nah it wasn't really a polygon series, it was a Brian series on polygon. It had a vision and had a slow story of bdg.... unraveling... over time( yes I think that was highly intentional)

It's because brian david gilbert (unraveled guy) left polygon

welp i guess he didnt watch the the last one

I loved Unraveled. Hence the part of this where I say "Now that Polygon has _a lack of_ Unraveled". I've also kept up with bdg's work since, all bangers

@@TheNexan_ we like watching birds

I think there are a few dual types in Pokémon TCG, but they’re few and far between and I don’t think they’re even made anymore

@@Tippex_Official Yeah, they do (my fav is steel psychic Jirachi), but the weakness system is so different in the TCG as well. And then there's the "Delta" Pokémon you've surely seen, where they have super weird typings.

@@YuliaLinderoth like steel pikachus and electric gyarados?

@@Tippex_Official Yeah, or electric Charmander

There are actually some dual types in newer editions lol

I love this idea! It adds a second instance of chance to the game and can also make it even more relatable. "Something reminded you of a traumatic, personal event - go back to a sad space". "You helped a stranger - go forward to a happy square". "You overheard some people talking about you - they love what you do! (Progress to a happy square)" "You overheard some people talking about you - they find you moody and inaccessible (Go back to a sad square)"

I love that idea! I've got an idea for a surprise card: Suddenly pineapples.

they could be called swan card, like black and white swans :0 (also I really love this idea, it would add alot to his game)

Cool idea! Those little nuggets in life that can just make your day out of nowhere really should get some acknowledgement. Here's one of those things for me: "A stranger has been really kind to you today!"

I feel like you could also do something where you move to the closest player. E.g. "You found a new friend - Move to the closest player".

i'm not sure if you meant for your comment to come across this way, but by saying "people who ACTUALLY are struggling with depression" it kind of makes it sound like Tom doesn't have experience with depression when he's actually depressed himself! again, i might be misinterpretting but i just wanted to point that out in case you didn't know! /nm /pos

@@Gxylord Good looking out c: But naw I meant more like: There's gonna be people playing this game who /don't/ have depression, so those people without depression probably aren't gonna be too sensitive to (or even think too much about) the material/concepts, but someone WITH depression might feel like "wow.. the win-condition is just 'one person makes it, the others fail'? What kind of message is that to those of us with depression?" kinda thing.

Expansion pack?

@@RandomPhail that’s kind of the nature of a board game based on depression-in games there are winners and losers in board games…that always has to be realized when playing a board game or party game no matter the subject

@@CurtyTails I mean, it doesn't, and they literally provided a potential way for it to be avoided.

Reminder that Elliot has come out on top of every prior episode except for one that was very close.

Honestly, I like the idea of GrandParadox, but it needs a die from 1-3 instead of a straight d6. Other than that, it seems like something that would be fun for a party with a bunch of drunk friends.

@@ianrose6218 go do you make a 3 sided die?

@@mody1670 either make a d6 and label 2 sides the same number. IE all the sides combined would be like this 1,1,2,2,3,3 or if you are playing with a regular die, just treat a roll of 1-2 as 1, a roll of 3-4 as a 2, a roll of 5-6 as a 3

Gen 5 double duck rain teams on suicide watch rn

NOO YOU BROKE THE RULES OF DEPRESSION

That sounds like a great twitter bio

Ikr

Memento Mori dear friend

@@solidmoonbeams8939 Lmao I thought you were the same dude

you can make your own board and print out all the cards. p sure tom put it up for free

Check the description!

Why just neurotypical people? Neurodivergent people can also need it explained.

that's what i was thinking

He would just have to fakemon parody it honestly

You can try Tom's game, he put a link in the description for the board and cards for you to print out. Except you have to get your own player pieces and dice!

Tom’s game sounds legitimately helpful for family members who don’t have depression. Like 5 turns in a row of sadness is a spot on example! Plus people with depression can have their symptoms addressed in such a way that they may burden the subject less than they did prior.

I love Eddie and Tom's games. I would honestly pay money for Grandparadox.

You have been pressured to judge your self worth based on a letter grade, go back a space

The nerd corrected your sentence after a simple Grammer accident,you then ripped his head off in an empty warehouse "Move 5 spaces ahead!"

@@beywheelzhater8930 me everyday

I hear they made a sequel called “Nine to Five: Minimum Wage”.

@@luckyanimationideas2448 He corrected your sentence in a simple grammar accident and you made him disappear in a wood-chipper accident.

Are you okay now? :(

What is the novel called? Also I hope you are ok.

@@supremelordofknives Honestly? I probably should have written "manuscript" instead of novel, seeing as it's unpublished. I ended up putting that manuscript aside because I wasn't in a good enough place to write it. Its title has changed many times during my attempts and by the time I'm in a stable enough place to give it another full attempt, it'll probably change again. If it gets published at some point, I'll try to remember to return to this episode and let you know what its title ends up being.

@Percy Yeah, it taught me an important lesson though. At least, I like to think it did. Instead of using art to help my mental state, I ended up just wallowing in it in an unhealthy way, and it's a fine line to walk between expressing your feelings in art and overindulging in them.

hmm yes the floor here is made out of floor

A year later will be next year

:O hi Seek

Every 60 minutes that passes in Canada, an Hour passes in Australia!

yoo hey! i love ur animations :)

okay well I commented this before he said he just wants to be bo burnham and now I feel like a genius

Well good news it is available for the low low cost of printer paper, he included a digital copy for us

but that didn't happen this time, if anything it was the opposite

@@giggabiite4417 Re-read the comment.

never played it, but I know how to play it

I play it

I’ve had time we’re ive become addicted to making decks and playing it but never actually had friends who play it And even worse my school used to have people play at lunch but the week I buy Pokémon cards they ban them like what luck is that

I actually did. Although it might have gotten more complicated since then, I remember playing it during gen 3

My brother and I used to play

Sorry for bumping this old comment, but I 100% agree. The reason the pokemon TCG is so complicated is partially the cards, but mostly because the game relies on numbers - at its core, that's what pokemon is.

you think that's complicated, ever tried getting into MTG or Yugioh?

The pokémon is accutualy the simpler game out of the big 3 (yu-gi-oh,pokémon tcg and magic the gathering)

For being based on MTG, it's weird how they handled energy. Because it's all based on attachment to the active mon once per turn and you can only start at a Basic, the schoolyard method would just be to build up a tough mon by loading your deck with energies and then steamroll all the baby forms that your oponent can't build up before they get bodied.

You 2 are bots but your comments have so much to do with the video that I'm kind of scared

Yea,I agree, why would I want a board game about killing my grandad when I could easily experience it in real life >:(

Wait what

YAY

I think Elliot spins a wheel and does whatever it lands on. Overkill problem solving, wholesome content, and chaos. In the case of the Banana-nana Man, it landed on the edge of chaos and wholesome. He made multiple songs to see which one worked best. That's overkill But he also did Minecraft livestreaming for charity. That's wholesome BUT THEN he attached a buzzsaw to a power drill that was duct taped to an RC car. That's 100% chaos

​@@shinymainespoon didn't he also attach the "eggplant" to the buzz saw too?

@@Vessick This is true, which also adds to the chaos