Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2022-08 to 2026-02.
Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
The outcome of these games is primarily driven by random chance or design imbalances rather than player skill.
4 people · 4 episodes
He believes the outcome of the game is largely determined by luck.
“it's all a game of luck still man”
KSI · Aug 2015 · 5 episodes · 36.8M views on this topicKSI believes the game is fixed due to the perceived difficulty of winning once other players have established properties.
“I think this game is a fix how it fix all guys”
KSI · Dec 2016 · 5 episodes · 11.2M views on this topicJosh believes that once a player passes the first round, the game is heavily influenced by the luck of the rolls.
“it all depends like whatever happens on that round”
KSI · Sep 2015 · 3 episodes · 5.4M views on this topicJoshua Dubois expresses his belief that the game mechanics, specifically the speed dice and the Mr. Monopoly character, have broken the game.
“this is the violation wait so he moves to dare that pink one they move to make the next this is a violation these dice ass is ridiculous it's over you're cheating the system”
KSI · Oct 2015 · 1 episode · 3.4M views on this topicGames with overly complex or fiddly mechanics are inherently frustrating and detract from the enjoyment of the experience.
3 people · 2 episodes
SungWon Cho believes that Mage Knight is a frustrating game due to its complexity and excessive reliance on fiddly mechanics.
“Mage Knight is a type of game I don't like because it's very complex but it's very fiddly and like the one that drive me crazy”
Trash Taste · Nov 2024 · 2 episodes · 3.0M views on this topicConnor finds the card game Uno to be frustratingly long, noting that it stops being fun after the initial five minutes.
“Uno is like fun for like the first 5 minutes and then you have that game that runs on for like way too [ __ ] long and you're just like can can this just ends”
Trash Taste · Jul 2023 · 6 episodes · 7.5M views on this topicGarnt despises Cards Against Humanity because he finds the game's humor constructed and unnatural, effectively stifling genuine conversation.
“I [ __ ] despise Cards Against Humanities and I don't know if I've talked about this before maybe I have mentioned this but I've I think I've reached a breaking point where I can't take this anymore”
Trash Taste · Jul 2023 · 2 episodes · 3.2M views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
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