There comes a time in a man's life when the events conspiring against him seem so insurmountable that his very life depends upon appealing for aid to his fellow men.

This isn't one of those times. I haven't been kidnapped by the Russian maffia, mutant radioactive sewer rats aren't attempting to colonise my house by way of the toilet, and I don't need your help in cashing a cheque smuggled out of a third world country by my father, the former minister of defence.

But I do need some help, and if you're someone who: a) has read Game Night; b) liked it; and c) has access to either a video camera, or a camera or phone that can take video - they you can help me.

I want to do a promotional video for Game Night. It will be very simple. Just an introduction by me followed by (hopefully) a bunch of people each holding up a copy of the book and saying - in a few words or sentences - how much, and perhaps why, they like the book. So I need you to film yourself saying that and then email the resulting file (MP4 would be fine) to me. I'll then stitch them all together. I think a montage of you guys will be way more powerful than anything I could say.

Quality doesn't matter. If the resulting film is a mixture of high-quality video camera footage and low-quality phone footage it will only increase its authenticity.

I've created a mock up of where I will use the video (with a test file shot by camera phone with the size hideously kludged) here:

http://www.jonnynexus.com/gamenight/index-ad.html

As you can see, the plan is to put it on the main Game Night page alongside the free preview (so the Amazon links don't get pushed down the page).

What does everyone think? Anyone up for it?

Needless to say, I would be very grateful for any clips that I receive.

Tags: game night