Watergate Review - A Tense, Two-Player Treat 

I really hope Tom is more than just an intern. You can never have too much SUSD

I think that was my favourite intro. Like ever

Tom: "Quinn's, you do this for a living. You should be better at it" Quinn's: "Hey!!!" 10/10

Aces Tom. Fun review (and a game I adore).

I adore how awkwardly hilarious it is to have Nixon's photo on the monitor the entire time.

"The Evidence" "Oooooooooh" "The Momentum" "Aaaaaaaah" "The Initiative" **aggressive sneezing**

Tom, this is so so good, you're an absolute natural! Fits so well into everything that we all love about SUSD. The start of this had me bursting out laughing! Game sounds great too, thanks! :)

This intro has officially surpassed Matt and Quinns trying to coordinate pouring a cup of tea.

0:43 Is this the same door where Paul and Quinns waited for X:Wing Miniatures packages? Is everyone in England living in the same house??

God damn Tom's crushing it! Well done, Man!

Its safe to say that Tom has found the SUSD review 'style' Its great fun watching his reviews evolve as the others did over the first two seasons. I can't say I'm tempted by every game they review, but I can happily say that I wait with anticipation for every review video they release.

1:40 Nick's son oh boy I just let my guard down and bam!

As a die-hard Twilight Struggle fan, I was pleasantly surprised to find that this is almost like a TS gateway game, between the cards used for events or ops, the tug of war over resources, and even the theme. Really tremendous game.

Guys i cannot recommend this game enough! play it with everyone, show it to everyone. Its a game ive taught to many people recently on TTS and everyone loves it. Its also fun to watch and can have some holy crap moments and plays in just the right amount of time.

That outro sequence reminds me of old Shut Up and Sit Down and . . . that’s . . . good?

10:03 I don't play boardgames super often, but I watch SUSD because I see a little of myself in them. Thanks for saying that Tom.

Just another comment to reiterate what a great job Tom has done here - excellent stuff!

"Nick's son's" I died.

Tom: me: Is this negging?

that intro was absolutely amazing if I was ever still on the fence about tom he is now officially susd material

Tom! You're a star. And I don't mean it as a self-luminous gaseous spheroidal celestial body

Ok, but can we talk about all the puns I missed? And how this is now my favorite intro? I'm loving Tom Radcliffe more and more.

I like the folding back the game into the box while talking, nice touch

7:41 I like that Tom is actually playing against actual Richard Nixon 😄

I like the intro so much. Honestly, i learned more about this game in 11 minutes than the Dicebreaker review/play

oh my god i wasn't sure about the whole water gate / nick's son joke but when tom said "legally ratifying the need for his organs to be outside his body" i just burst into laughter. bless you.

I learn so much about American history from these games. Thanks SUSD!

I’ve had my eye on this game for a while, and when I saw this I thought I might have missed an old video, but I am pleasantly surprised

I am very glad to have Tom part of SU&SD. A great addition and a great video :)

Solid game drips with theme. Even if you're not into the history of it the back and forth game play is great. This one definitely gets a taco!

This was incredibly funny, good work! Absolutely lost my shit at Nicholas Watergate and the way he then pronounced Nixon lol.

Great video! I loved the nick's son dam thing at the beginning having not heard about the game i was pleasantly confused if this was a game about dams or Nixon for a good portion of the intro. One comment is that the text at the end was covered up by the recommended video cards.

Nothing makes me feel the need to rewrite an entire video script like watching a Shut Up & Sit Down video! A fine video!

Fucking busting a gut with that Gods damned Nixon bit, keep up the great work

0:30 Me for the past three months

Great job, Tom! You're such a great addition to SU&SD!

Sharing this to my friends strictly off the basis of the intro. Hopefully that will watch the entire video and enjoy. Great job Tom!

One of the funniest reviews I've ever watched. Of anything. Ever.

I was NOT expecting that death grips reference

3:33 that sound effect is used in a song from Lisa: The Painful RPG. And then he refers to it as a "white nugget of joy," where Joy is a fictional drug in that game that everyone becomes addicted to. 🤔👀👀🤔

Fantastic video! Great work Tom and everyone involved.

The game's title card wasn't even shown yet, and I got excited (Hollow Knight!) and laughed (at the, err, delivery). Amazing work Tom!

That intro was gold. And don't worry, Tom. We've all been there. They don't call him 'Tricky Dicky' for nothing. hhhwink

I never expected this kind of chaotic energy from a SUSD review!

Brilliant, informative, funny and passionate... You truly have SUSD blood running through your veins! Thanks Tom. 👍

"Nick's sons" ... You are fantastic

The battery died before he could finish... It was planted I say! IT'S ALL A QUINNSPIRACY!

Top job son. I’m proud of you

Definitely agree that tabletop sim is a good way to do "check-ins." I tried War Chest w/ a friend the other day and it was perfect as a background activity for a conversation.

Omg, that intro was amazing. And the review was small and delightful. And so was Tom? Yes!

Thats the first time i clicked on a video 12 seconds after Upload and it makes me happy

Oh wow, brushing my teeth and watching this was a bad idea...Nicholas Watergate almost got me.

Goodness Tom, that was powerful.

Excellent review, you show a lot more emotion in your presentation, you're getting good at this!

Damn... I like Tom's reviewing style! SUSD gets better and better!!! Glad to be a monthly donor... the best board game channel there is.

I think Tom has gotten so much better!! Some of his early videos were at times a bit awkward, but now he is killing it!!!

Had to watch the intro 3 times in a row. Because it is just that good. Keep it up!

Man, you`re really funny. You are a great addition for a channel I love. Good Job!

Don't let the tech keep you down man. Manual focus and peaking are your friends. Also, another great video!

The great goof generator, outdoing itself, everytime.

I like how his desktop wallpaper is a picture of John krazinski

One of the best videos I've seen from SUSD. Hilarious and cleanly executed.

It’s been a long time since I laugh this much at one of these! So have my seal of approval “It is Good”

Best into ever. And I've never written this as a comment for anything before, ever!

Amazing video!! Tom, you have an amazing sense of humor.

@2:40 not just at the end of the round. If during the game, you can get a marker to the 5th space, you take it right away.

This looks similar in feel to Twilight Struggle, except quicker to learn and play. Very crunchy and some strategies look similar (e.g. the threat of a card sometimes being worse than playing it), as well as also being based on real events, so it's great to see another game in such a unique genre.

0:07 death grips reference?

brilliant man! well done, excellent writing, very funny and informative! kudos!

Tom really turned it up to 11 for this intro But you'll have a bit of a hard time convincing the publisher to use your new badge on their box

I really enjoyed the parody of LGR in the intro at 0:13

Damn you SU&SD! You make me laugh so damn much. Thank you for this review!

This game is incredibly good, superbly balanced and very addictive. I've bored everyone at my games club by repeatedly recommending it but everyone who tried it was hooked.

What a great idea/basis for a game, might well have to check this one out. Great video chum !

this is how i knew i would i love this review 0:58, This man, Nicholas Watergate thank you SUSD for always being fun

That cupboard made me feel anxious. Great joke.....it was a joke right? Right?

I really liked this review. I feel silly for saying this but I'm slowly warming to "the new guy" as part of SU&SD😅 I guess it takes time for me to accept new people into the fold😅 keep up the good work Tom!

4:03 If there were no pears already, but the pears increased by 100%, there would still be no pears. Technically it's now with "infinitely more pears". Yes, that is all I have taken away from this video.

3:33 I'd recognise that Delin-moving-a-heavy-box-in-Shenmue-2 grunt anywhere!

0.08 death grips has entered chat

Wow a sneaky Korg Volca FM in the background. I love it :D 1:48

I loved the Nick's son joke.

SUSD is so strange with its rotating cast. It’s like a tv show in that respect.

well done Tom. Thought you were going to do a Dragon Tomb's like spoof there by the intro :).

I've seen games in stores that have the SU&SD badge on the box. If Watergate ever gets reissued, I hope they put the IT IS Good pear on it.

I mean the intro was funny, but 0:59-2:05 had me genuinely laughing out loud

This was a great review--really enjoyed it! Well done Tom! (And probably Quinns and Matt, but mostly Tom!)

Nice Volca FM in the background. 😊 The game looks fun, too. Another fine review from the new talent!

The intro and the 'Game Name" gave me Paul's solo review vibes. Brilliant review.

1:15 I'm already in stitches

Tom is totally TOTALLY rocking it. Keep that man.

I almost spat out my tea at 11:03 hahahahahahahhahaha

Thanks for the mental health and checking in tips, cobber.

Good lord Tom, you've hit your stride something fierce with this review. Incredible work!

Wide Nixon is truly cursed

Bought this game at GenCon 2019, love it, the demonstrators did a great job showcasing the back-and-forth tension. And for us history nerds, the whole second half of the manual is details about the actual Watergate scandal. I must play this again tonight.

Having recently played Watergate, this review is spot on.

For those that want actual idea the name of the scandal came from a hotel and business center in the DC area. At the time of the event, it was the headquarters of Democratic National Committee. The event was a brake in to those offices in particular. There is a good film about this called "All the President's Men" that still is worth watching. Water gate is why somany scandals in Us Politics have the -gate suffix. Also winning an election is something that most people should learn in school, even molding oranges that think that Article 2 of the constitution is essentially a "Get out of Jail free" pass.

Tom is class. Pure, pure class. Edit: oh, and the game looks alright too. Edit 2: and so is Quinns, I guess.

Tom's one of us now, showering with his socks on like a true lad