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Subscribers 44.5K

Videos 228

Views 7.6M

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Distraction Makers covers games, game design, board games, art, concept art, and podcasts, with Gavin Valentine and Forrest Imel discussing games. The channel uses a mix of deep-dive discussions and design-focused analysis, with recent videos exploring game design critique, card game ethics, and universes beyond impacts. It publishes content from a base of 44.5K subscribers and averages about 106.4K views per video, with a total of 7.6M views across 228 videos and regular uploads since joining Nov 17, 2020.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Distraction Makers?

Tolarian Community College — 88% match, 1.3M subscribers; Game Maker's Toolkit — 78% match, 1.7M subscribers; Extra Credits — 74% match, 282K subscribers. All three compete with Distraction Makers in the board games, game design, and gaming culture space, covering topics like card games, game design analysis, and industry discussions.

What type of content does Distraction Makers make?

Distraction Makers creates content about games, game design, board games, art, concept art, and podcasts, as evidenced by titles discussing how players interact with games, cEDH, universes beyond, proxying cards, and market bubbles. Upload frequency appears to be multiple videos per week, with each video averaging about 106.4K views.

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