History WebVideo / BoardJames

James has also released a video where he [[MindScrewdriver clarifies]] some of the more confusing aspects of the series which you watch [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE6Gmy2t-Es here]].

The finale of the third season (not "period", as it stands) came out on December 4, 2015, and centered around the board game ''Nightmare'' of the Atmosfear series while incorporating numerous other board games within it. James himself has said that this episode will mark another hiatus for the series just like the ''Dream Phone'' episode, and plans on returning to it in the future. (Additionally, he [[MindScrewdriver clarifies]] some of the more confusing aspects of the episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE6Gmy2t-Es here]].)

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler:Bootsy]] gets offed in this manner in the "Dream Phone" episode.

* ''Mouse Trap''

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: In a moment in ''Shark Attack'' that's either this or {{Corpsing}}, Bootsy winds up his middle finger like a jack-in-the-box, humming "Pop goes the Weasel", causing James and Mike to immediately crack up.

** Mike does eventually play this trope straight. When James get tag-teamed by [[spoiler:Mr. Bucket and the Dream Phone]] in the "Ouija / Domino Rally" episode, Mike appears and kills them off. While impersonating Elvis, no less.

--> '''Board James:''' I'm turning this off. *aproaches TV*

* OverlyLongGag: Bootsy throwing up at the end of the Splat episode lasts over 50 seconds. That's almost ''6 percent'' of the entire episode.

** At the end of Angry Video Game Nerd's 2015 Halloween special, he promises to Board James that he will have a Halloween special after Halloween. Cue 13 Dead End Street released on November 1, 2015.

* LuckBasedMission: Deadly Danger Dungeon. Even playing the fan-retooled version that's [[UnwinnableByMistake actually beatable]] will kill you over and over and over...

** In the "Video Games" episode if you pause the video just right around 1:08 [[spoiler:you can see an image of Mike and Bootsy just as Board James is explaining being trapped for eternity with two ghosts. This foreshadows TheReveal in "Board James Mythology Explained" that they have alredy died, [[RecursiveReality and each death just sends them deeper into an another boardgame]].]]

[[AsHimself Board James]] is a pretty normal guy, a kid at heart who collects a great variety of BoardGames as a hobby, and reviews them. Sometimes Board James does his reviews alone, and from time to time he's joined by his [[VitriolicBestBuds vitriolic best bud]] [[{{Jerkass}} Motherfucker Mike]], who is a bit of a cheater when it comes to playing the games. And when there's a place on the board for an extra player, there's [[TheJinx Bad Luck Bootsy]], an annoying but friendly guy who is prone to ruining the games and who causes nothing but trouble to James, Mike and himself.

It started out as a SpinOff of Rolfe's most famous work ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'', but is now its own series. In its infancy, it followed the same MidReviewSketchShow formula that the AVGN helped popularize, but features a much less ''[[CausticCritic enraged]]'' style of reviewing, often [[CompassionateCritic focusing on the good]]. However, it would eventually carve its own path by developing an [[MythArc overarching plot]] in Season 3 that is [[CerebusSyndrome shockingly dark]], [[JigsawPuzzlePlot complex]], and [[MindScrew surreal]] for a show that started out as goofy and humble as it did.

The show was put on hiatus in April 2013 after the Dream Phone episode. [[WordOfGod According to James]], he had plans on continuing the series with a new season, but had fallen behind due to working on [[Film/AngryVideoGameNerdTheMovie the AVGN movie]]. He promised that more episodes would come, and the promise was fulfilled when the series returned on, of all days, AprilFoolsDay 2015.

The finale of the third season (not "period", as it stands) came out on December 4, 2015, and centered around the board game ''Nightmare'' of the Atmosfear series while incorporating numerous other board games within it. James himself has said that this episode will mark another hiatus for the series just like the Dream Phone episode, and plans on returning to it in the future. (Additionally, he [[MindScrewdriver clarifies]] some of the [[MindScrew more confusing aspects]] of the episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE6Gmy2t-Es here]].)

It started out as a SpinOff of Rolfe's most famous work ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'', but is now its own series. In its infancy, it followed the same MidReviewSketchShow formula that the AVGN helped popularize, but features a much less ''[[CausticCritic enraged]]'' style of reviewing, often [[CompassionateCritic focusing on the good]]. However, it would eventually carve its own path by developing an [[MythArc overarching plot]] in its later seasons that is [[CerebusSyndrome shockingly dark]], [[JigsawPuzzlePlot complex]], and [[MindScrew surreal]] for a show that started out as goofy and humble as it did.

** All of Season 3 sort of play with this trope, usually sticking to the normal video style but then having a conclusion pertinent to the overarching plot at hand.

** "Full House / Urkel Games" and "Video Game Board Games" also count, especially because the episodes that come next are completely darker than any previous episode.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: After playing ''Dream Phone'', James points out that it plays like a mystery game. He goes on to draw parallels between it and [[spoiler:a murder mystery like ''Clue'', which is eventually what the episode turns into]].

''Board James'' is a ComedyHorror Cinemassacre WebVideo series, created by and starring Creator/JamesRolfe. You can find the series [[http://cinemassacre.com/category/boardjames/ here]].

''Board James'' is a [[ComedyHorror]] Cinemassacre WebVideo series, created by and starring Creator/JamesRolfe. You can find the series [[http://cinemassacre.com/category/boardjames/ here]].

''Board James'' is a Cinemassacre WebVideo series, created by and starring Creator/JamesRolfe. You can find the series [[http://cinemassacre.com/category/boardjames/ here]].

* SayMyName: Bad Luck Bootsy?!

** All following episodes sort of play with this trope, usually sticking to the normal video style but then having a conclusion pertinent to the overarching plot at hand.

* ToiletHumor:

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: After playing ''Dream Phone'', James points out that it plays like a mystery game. He goes on to draw parallels between it and [[spoiler:a murder mystery like ''Clue'']].

* GeniusDitz:

* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Spending two years hiding out in an attic has not been good for Board James' sanity.
** What are you talking about? [[spoiler:[[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness He's just as insane as he always was]]!]]

* GrandFinale: [[spoiler:The Dream Phone episode appeared to be this, considering it was the final episode before a long hiatus, but the show continued exactly two years later with the Omega Virus episode. [[WordOfGod James has confirmed]] that he will continue to make new episodes.]]
** Played straighter with the Nightmare episode, which is the final planned episode by James and the season finale. Even still, WordOfGod has stated that it is possible he will make new episodes down the line.

* SillyWalk: Bad Luck Bootsy's funny little jumps, set to sound effects from VideoGame/PunchOut.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Compare a regular ''Board James'' episode to [[spoiler:[[WhamEpisode the Dream Phone episode.]]]]

** Also, it follows a similar MidReviewSketchShow formula the [[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd AVGN]] became famous for.

--->"This is like some kind of crazy acid trip!"

''Board James'' is a Cinemassacre WebVideo series, created and starred by Creator/JamesRolfe, famous for his work as [[WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd the Nerd]] and [[WebVideo/YouKnowWhatsBullshit the Bullshit Man]]. You can find the series [[http://cinemassacre.com/category/boardjames/ here]].

[[AsHimself Board James]] is a pretty normal guy, a kid at heart who collects a great variety of BoardGames as a hobby, and reviews them. Sometimes Board James does his reviews alone, and from time to time he's joined by his [[VitriolicBestBuds vitriolic best bud]] [[{{Jerkass}} Motherfucker Mike]], who is a bit of a cheater when it comes to playing the games. And when there's a place on the board for an extra player, there's [[TheJinx Bad Luck Bootsy]], an annoying but friendly guy who is prone to ruining the games and who causes nothing but trouble to James, Mike and himself. The series also gradually develops a bit of a [[CerebusSyndrome shockingly deep]] [[MythArc overarching plot]] as it goes.

It started out as a SpinOff of WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd, but is now its own series. It follows the same MidReviewSketchShow formula that the [[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd AVGN]] helped popularize, but features a much less ''[[CausticCritic enraged]]'' style of reviewing, often focusing on the good too.

The finale of the third season (not 'period', as it stands) came out on December 4, 2015, and centered around the board game ''Nightmare'' of the Atmosfear series while incorporating numerous other board games within it. James Rolfe himself has said that this episode will mark another hiatus for the series just like the Dream Phone episode, and plans on returning to it in the future. (Additionally, he [[MindScrewdriver clarifies]] some of the [[MindScrew more confusing aspects]] of the episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE6Gmy2t-Es here]].)

* [[spoiler:ColdBloodedTorture: In the "Nightmare and Beyond" episode, James tortures Mike and Bootsy in the graveyard scene by hacking off Booty's limbs one by one with a chainsaw to play Hangman and inserts random objects in Mike. He then cuts open Mike with garden shears and uses a live battery wire to remove the objects in order to play a sick version of Operation.]]

* AcidTripDimension: In the "Ouija/Domino Rally" episode, James finds himself in one after he completes his ritual. A sun and moon are floating around, there's a giant eye in the darkness, and the green Atari Frankenstein that [[CallBack the Nerd blew up with his Super Scope]] is in the corner.
** Even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by James.
-->"This is like some kind of crazy acid trip!"

* AllThereInTheManual: Some of the games reviewed suffer from this.
** The Dragonstrike game has its story explained in a movie-like instructional VHS that came with the game.

* AnimateInanimateObject: Mr. Bucket and [[spoiler:the Dream Phone.]]

* AuthorAppeal: As Mike is a huge fan of Music/ElvisPresley, in the "Ouija / Domino Rally" episode, [[spoiler:he makes his first appearance impersonating Elvis. And he does a pretty spot-on performance, too.]]

* BestialityIsDepraved: Bootsy apparently has a past of lovemaking with animals, with a particular fondness for marine life, and is even seen in bed flirting with the shark in the "Shark Attack" episode.

-->"I saw you blowing a goat last night!"
* BetterManhandleTheMurderWeapon: In the Dream Phone review, [[spoiler:after finding Mike dead, James pulls the knife out of his back.]]

* BoardGames
* BodyHorror: In the ''Operation'' world of the "Nightmare" episode, James reenacts the game by using ''Mike'' as the patient, having put a bunch of foreign objects in Mike's body, [[NightmareFuel as shown by the stitches seen when James pulls the sheet back...]]

* BottomlessPits / SpikesOfDoom : Deadly Danger Dungeon is [[OneHitKill full of them.]]
-->'''Board James:''' That's an instant death. You fell in the spikes.
-->'''Motherfucker Mike:''' But I fell in the spikes already up here.
-->'''Board James:''' [[BiggerIsBetter These spikes are bigger.]]
* BreakingTheFourthWall: In the review of Dragonstrike there's a moment in which James starts acting as if he was playing the game with a bunch of friends and starts assigning characters to each one, he then points out to the camera and claims "And you'll be the wizard!".

* BreatherEpisode: ''Wacky Blasters'' which comes after the ''Ouija / Domino Rally'' episode seems to return to the old format of the show from seasons 1 and 2 [[spoiler:save for a scene where [[{{Foreshadowing}} Mike and Bootsy begin to fade away for a moment.]]]]

* TheCameo: Board James makes a Cameo in the [[WebVideo/{{Kickassia}} TGWTG second anniversary, in which he teaches the characters how to play Risk.]]

** ''VideoGame/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'' appears in the ''Video Games!'' episode. [[spoiler: Complete with James Rolfe switching identity between Board James and the Nerd in the concluding moments...]]
* CatchPhrase: Subverted; the first regular episode ("Dragonstrike") has Board James introduce himself with the phrase "Hey! I'm Board James. [[JustForPun And when Board James is bored, I play some board games]]." This is delivered in such a way that it APPEARS to be his opening catchphrase, but he doesn't say it again until the ''Omega Virus'' episode -- as an IronicEcho, given the circumstances.

* SpinOff: Board James first episode was only called "Board game review" as part of [[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd the Nerd]] videos, but later Board James became its own character.
** Though, not entirely related to Board James, there are the 'Motherfuckin Mondays', a review show with [[AsHimself Motherfucker Mike]] as the lead.