As they say, and now for something completely different: I spend enough time on YouTube (and a few other streaming sites like Twitch) for it to count as a hobby on its own. There’s always something to discover, whether you want to see a lecture about the heart or track down the Roswell alien autopsy videos, that’s your call.

Of course, you can also look up anything that’s related to cards and bridge. This time, the topic was card and board game parodies.

Here’s what the search unearthed. Add your chosen YouTube video of the week to the comments section!

If Tag Were as Complicated As German Board Games

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Some board games are ridiculously complicated for no reason (and I’ll admit, they aren’t necessarily German when they are…). This CollegeHumor skit shows every board game fan’s worst nightmare: A game with more entirely unnecessary rules than there are pieces.

What if the game of Tag turned into a board game with victory points, style tokens, settlement building, special ability cards and seven different game phases?

Nope.

What’s the most unnecessarily complex board game you’ve ever come across?

Honest Game Night

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Honest Game Night is another video from the CollegeHumor channel: What happens if every awkward thought people had around the board were said out loud instead?

The skit covers a few board game frustrations,  including anger, unnecessary explaining, the “friend who cheats”, the “third wheel” who wasn’t paying attention to the rules and the “awkward board game night host.”

Spot on and worth a watch.

Yu-Gi Oh! Poker Night

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Any Yu-Gi-Oh! fans should appreciate this… From Mashable, here’s what happens when Yu-Gi shows up at a poker game as a “friend from work.” Bonus points for the fact that he talks to his other self, but nobody else at the table can see him.

If Uno Were an Anime

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As an alternative to the poker night scenario, here’s what would happen if the Yu-Gi-Oh! Universe were all playing Uno instead. We’ve covered poker and Uno, but what about bridge?

Annoying Orange

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If you’ve spent enough time on the internet, you’ve become familiar with the Annoying Orange. It’s an orange, and it’s annoying – and it’s right up there with other internet cartoon classics like Happy Tree Friends and Salad Fingers.

Here’s the Annoying Orange take on the Yu-Gi-Oh! Universe. The video starts with archaeologists and, well, oranges.

The video starts with archaeologists and, well, oranges.

If Yu-Gi-Oh! Were Made by EA

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Some multiplayer games make use of paid content that highly outranks a paid player above anyone else – and makes it impossible for “free” players to catch up in terms of experience or available items without the need to pay.

Many gamers consider this an especially unfair advantage when it applies to games they’ve already  paid for – and games publisher EA has come under considerable fire for doing just that.

Here’s the scenario if Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG was entirely reinvented on this business model.

Kaiba draws his magnificent Credit Card – and then purchases a paid deck and a few add-ons that far outranks Yu-Gi’s abilities and cards.