Hosted by Rodney Smith Created by Rodney Smith Composed by Chaz Charlton | Genre Gaming Language English Motion graphics Diego Melo | |
Watch It Played is a board and card game-related video series created and hosted by Rodney Smith. Originally intended to be used as a resource in a play-by-forum game of Mansions of Madness, the videos received significant views as well as positive feedback. This encouraged the creation of a channel dedicated to teaching and showing the games played.
Contents
- Series and games
- Table Talk
- Pep Talk
- Fundraiser
- Plaid Hat Games partnership
- How games are chosen
- Guest appearances
- References
In each season, Rodney, usually accompanied by his son Luke and his daughter Andrea or co-hosted with his friend Pep MacDonald, will do a full play-through of a selected board game. Instead of reviewing, the show focuses on how the game works, thus allowing viewers to understand it in a practical level, helping them decide for themselves whether or not it would appeal to them. Another key aspect of the show revolves around the interaction with the viewers, usually allowing them to participate in the game by having them submit different choices at the end of each video.
Series and games
The show's first episode was uploaded on September 1, 2011. Since then several more episodes have been uploaded, usually with two or more episodes uploaded per week.
Games marked with a † are featured in one or more videos chronicling a complete play through of the game.
NOTE: Clicking on the primary link will take you to the BoardGameGeek listing for the game. Click the reference number after the title to watch the video from "Watch It Played".
*Though technically not part of the channel, Mansions of Madness was the first game explained and played by Rodney in this public manner.
Table Talk
On April 30, 2013, a new segment was added to the show called Table Talk. In the first video, Rodney poses a question to the viewers about a gaming-related topic. The second video (initially called Table Talk: Talk Back and later shortened to Table Talk Back) consists of responses from the viewers, including written responses and video submissions.
Pep Talk
On December 14, 2016, a new segment was added to the show called Pep Talk. Pep MacDonald covers some basic tips and tricks for general game concepts and strategies related to certain genres of table top games.
Fundraiser
On January 5, 2012, a fundraiser campaign for the series was announced. Its main goal was to collect enough money to allow Rodney full dedication to the show for at least a quarter year. The $5000 goal was achieved and surpassed on March 3, 2012. The total amount raised was over $8000.
Plaid Hat Games partnership
On March 24, 2012, it was announced that the show would partner with Plaid Hat Games (owners of both Dungeon Run and Summoner Wars, games played in the series), in order to develop a video rundown of Summoner Wars rules, trying to facilitate and complement the sometimes tedious process of learning a new game.
How games are chosen
A full explanation is provided in the video from April 15, 2013.
Guest appearances
Rodney has been featured on other media sites around the web. You can find his guest appearances below.