Here are 21 board game YouTubers who take sponsorships, from rules teachers and two-player playthrough channels to reviewers who cover crowdfunded games. A few play card games such as Magic: The Gathering and Marvel Champions. All but No Rolls Barred have fewer than 100,000 subscribers, and 16 are in the US, three in Canada and two in the UK.
21 board game influencers and YouTubers who take sponsorships
| Creator | Subscribers | Avg views | |
|---|---|---|---|
No Rolls Barred@NoRollsBarred · 456KBoard Game Club let's plays of party games, often with guest creators | 456K | 155K | sp•••@no•••.com |
Tabletop Turtle@TabletopTurtle · 32.9Kcouple's cinematic tier lists and top 10s, from co-op to two-player games | 32.9K | 44.4K | ta•••@gm•••.com |
RTFM@rtfm · 59.8Ktimed how-to-play teaches of new games, including Kickstarter prototypes | 59.8K | 12.1K | sh•••@gm•••.com |
Banter and Boards@BanterandBoards · 12.5KJoe's top 10 lists, $100 shopping challenges and weird Monopoly editions | 12.5K | 10.4K | ba•••@gm•••.com |
Tim Chuon@TimChuon · 46Kcinematic gameplay and previews, Gen Con vlogs and TCG booster openings | 46K | 8.3K | in•••@ti•••.com |
Before You Play@BeforeYouPlay · 98.6Kfull teach-and-playthrough videos of new games for two players | 98.6K | 7.7K | be•••@gm•••.com |
Zilla Blitz@ZillaBlitz · 32.4Khistorical board wargames, solo WW2 campaigns and first looks at new editions | 32.4K | 7.7K | go•••@gm•••.com |
Board Game Coffee@BoardGameCoffee · 18.3Kthree-minute rules videos for licensed games such as Transformers and G.I. Joe | 18.3K | 6.9K | Ma•••@bo•••.com |
The Brothers Murph@TheBrothersMurph · 60.1Kcomedy playthroughs of games like Plants vs Zombies and King of Tokyo | 60.1K | 5.2K | th•••@gm•••.com |
The Tabletop Family@TabletopFamily-kelsey · 93.6Kplay-along memory games for families and easy solitaire card games | 93.6K | 4.2K | ad•••@th•••.com |
Board Game Dad@theperfectboardgame · 24Kgames to play with kids aged 4 to 10, and rules overviews | 24K | 4.1K | ad•••@so•••.com |
Nick's Lotus@NicksLotus · 18KMagic: The Gathering Commander deck ideas, deck fixes and table etiquette | 18K | 3.9K | Li•••@gm•••.com |
Game Brigade@GameBrigade · 10.4KKickstarter deep dives before you back, plus anticipated-games lists and collection culls | 10.4K | 3.1K | ga•••@gm•••.com |
Room and Board@RoomandBoardReviews · 20.3Kcrowdfunding critiques, the Crowdfunding Countdown show and full playthroughs | 20.3K | 2.3K | ro•••@gm•••.com |
D20 Woodworking@D20Woodworking · 17.8KMarvel Champions card game news, hero tier lists and Legendary comparisons | 17.8K | 2.1K | d2•••@gm•••.com |
Lone Adventurer@lone_adventurer · 15.8Ksolo playthroughs of adventure card games, dungeon crawlers and gamebooks | 15.8K | 1.9K | lo•••@gm•••.com |
Old Crappy Couch@OldCrappyCouch · 11.5Kunboxings and reviews of new family games and vintage board games | 11.5K | 1.4K | ol•••@gm•••.com |
Never Bored Gaming@NeverBoredGaming · 71.4KKickstarter and Gamefound previews, plus how-to-play videos | 71.4K | 938 | ne•••@gm•••.com |
Dale the Casual Gamer@DaletheCasualGamer · 18Ksolo playthroughs of superhero games like Legendary, Marvel Champions and DCeased | 18K | 898 | da•••@gm•••.com |
Unfiltered Gamer@UnfilteredGamer · 13.6Kboard game reviews, plus Wednesday night live plays and giveaways | 13.6K | 429 | Un•••@gm•••.com |
Beyond Solitaire@BeyondSolitaire · 16.2Kinterviews on games, history and culture, plus solo historical game rankings | 16.2K | 418 | be•••@gm•••.com |
Which creators fit which brands
| If you sell | Start with |
|---|---|
| Party and family games | No Rolls Barred, The Tabletop Family, Board Game Dad (ages 4-10), Old Crappy Couch |
| A Kickstarter or Gamefound campaign | Game Brigade, Room and Board, Never Bored Gaming, RTFM (prototype teaches) |
| Licensed games | Board Game Coffee (Transformers, G.I. Joe), The Brothers Murph (Plants vs Zombies), Dale the Casual Gamer (Marvel, DC) |
| Solo and two-player games | Lone Adventurer, Zilla Blitz (solo wargames), Before You Play (two-player), Tabletop Turtle |
| Card games and TCG accessories | Nick's Lotus (Magic), D20 Woodworking (Marvel Champions), Tim Chuon (booster openings) |
Before you reach out
Lionwake got a prototype teach from RTFM and a Kickstarter preview from Never Bored Gaming, and Game Brigade and Room and Board both make videos on whether to back a campaign. Kickstarter's help center tells project creators that the project URL doubles as the pre-launch page until launch, where viewers can click “Notify me on launch”, and that a launch is a manual click you can't schedule. If your game launches on Kickstarter, put that URL in the brief for videos that go up before launch, and ask creators who publish on launch day to wait for your message that the campaign is live.
Questions people ask
Which YouTubers make official how-to-play videos for board games?
RTFM posted an official tutorial for Stonesaga, and Board Game Coffee posted one for Hell of a Deal. RTFM's titles give each teach's length, from 9 minutes for Speakeasy's solo mode to 29 for the full game.
Who are some board game review YouTubers?
Unfiltered Gamer reviews games such as The Presence and Gods' Will. Old Crappy Couch reviews mass-market games from Hasbro and Play Monster, including a Dr. Seuss edition of Candy Land.
Which board game influencers are in the UK?
No Rolls Barred and Lone Adventurer are based in the UK. Lone Adventurer has made a few solo games of its own, posted on itch.io, and its Shorts average 8,300 views.
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