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Episode 58: It's not you...it's me (board games we suck at)
In Chris' second episode of his run he wants to know why we suck at board games, well when we say we we mean us specifically as we can't comment on general gamers. Do we abandon games we suck at? Do we stick with it in the vain hope we'll become better? Listen to our latest episode to find out.
FIRST PLAYER: Chris OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Rob & Dan
In this episode you'll learn: - what the hell desk cycling means and why Chris has been doing a lot of it? no it's not a board game - about Rob's experience of managing stealthy robots in Burncycle by Chip Theory Games - how Dan has gone back to the 90's in the retro-like point and click adventure of Cantaloop by Lookout Games - that White Castle by Devir Games keeps getting mentioned and a lot of love from Adrian - which games the gang ultimately suck at and why
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:05 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:17 - Chris P - No games just desk cycling...what the hell is desk cycling? 2:54 - Rob - Burncycle 3:45 - Dan - Cantaloop 6:33 - Adrian - The White Castle 16:41 - TURN 3 - Main Event: It's not you...it's me 17:20 - Magicians, Dinosaurs, Red Planets & Trading in the Med 25:51 - Adrian can't lie and he can't barter 35:07 - Worker placement makes an evil return for Chris 43:04 - Do you purposely avoid playing these games or would you still be willing to give it a shot 52:09 - What is the turning point which stops you from playing a game full stop 1:06:14 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...be amazing at a game everyone else hates, or rubbish at a game everyone loves 1:09:35 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:17:11 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
In this expansion pack the Whose Turn gang attended the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon 2024 which is a charity board gaming event ran by our very own Dan. This year we return with a similar format of recording snippets as the gang went through the event, have a listen to what they played.
THE PLAYERS: All of us
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - more about the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon - about the games being played at the event - why the hell JP was there when he should have been on holiday - who got lucky on the epic raffle - who was the last person standing this year...
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:16 - TURN 2 - Welcome to the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon 2024 2:08 - 10:36 - Becky returns from her Art Society Live Stream 2:57 - 10:37 - Kerley chatting about Dice Forge and sorting out Adrian's cheekiness 6:14 - 11:40 - Becky chats about Wits & Wagers with Joel from Devon Dice Podcast 7:32 - 12:56 - Chris P checks in after a successful Nemesis game 7:51 - 14:15 - JP & Joshua (JP's son) turn up unexpectedly 9:54 - 16:30 - Becky returns and discusses 10 Clues 11:13 - 16:42 - Chris P talks all about his Zombie afternoon 12:05 - 17:55 - Chris P comes back for more party games 12:29 - 18:03 - JP & Josh return and say goodbye for this marathon 14:37 - 18:50 - Chris chats about Molehill Meadows and announcing the raffle draw 15:04 - 20:17 - The raffle completes with Chris winning a few items 15:21 - 21:15 - Tambo breaks down his experiences so far 18:19 - 22:00 - Becky debriefs on the raffle and Adrian became a Chaser for the evening 19:48 - 23:15 - Adrian & Kerley update on their play on Slay The Spire board game & Adrian debriefs being a Chaser 36:59 - 01:30 - Tambo saying farewell and recalling his Outer Rim experience 38:02 - 01:40 - Chris' experience on Outer Rim 38:43 - 03:55 - Fallout Atomic Bonds co-op and fuelling up on coffee 39:18 - 04:00 - Becky is broken... 40:02 - 04:08 - A fair well from the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon 2024
With our UK Games Expo 2024 content still flowing this expansion pack now focuses on our live show which we recorded on the Friday 31st May in Piazza 4 as well as a handful of interview captured during the show with many of our friends and exhibitors. A massive thank you for all that attended the live show, it was great to see you there and we can't wait to do it all over again next year.
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - all about our live show that we recorded at the UK Games Expo so if you missed it...no worries it's right here - all about the origin of Time Troopers from Lee Miller at Molinarious Games - why JP got cosy with Devon from Lucky Duck Games in the middle of a stock room - about what it takes to be a Luthier with Dave Beck from Paverson Games - why fishing can sometimes yield many regrets with Judson Cowan from Tettix Games - that JP could have chatted to Viktor Peter from Mindclash Games for about another 4 hours - our the educational nature of World Order from Vangelis Bagiartakis and Hegemonic Project Games - about our catch up with Chris Priscott from Unfringed to not talk about zoos this time, but moles instead - all about the latest game from Cardboard Alchemy from Peter Vaughan which is of course Andromeda's Edge
It's our biggest UK Games Expo episode yet and there's so much UK Games Expo content we've had to split it into two parts. Part One is our usual debrief around the table around the show, what we've played, what we've experienced so strap yourself into all of the UKGE goodness.
OUR PLAYERS - Davey, Adrian, Becky & JP
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - that Rob is pretending to be Bilbo Baggins in "There & Back Again: A Rob's Tale" by forgetting his UKGE pass (doh) - Our debrief from our live episode we presented at the show for the first time - how JP's first preview of Ironwood went at Mindclash Games - why Davey keeps going into limos with billionaires in Vampire: The Masquerade - Milan Uprising - that Becky didn't purchase all of the bring & buy this year...well done Becky - how Adrian gets excited for more route planning shenanigans in Terminus - more about the latest hotness and games we've played - that if we met you at the show it's likely we've given you a shout out and thank you for everyone who came and supported us and said hi, it really means loads to us.
Adrian signs off his first player run but allowing us all to get our board gaming gripes off our chests in a second round of great hexpectations. It's time to take off our shoes, jump back onto the chez lounge and dive into the inner conscious minds of our players...you have been warned.
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Becky, Tambo
In this episode you'll learn:
- that JP has been digging a small boxed light game for a change which crossed deck building and an Uno style game in Avant Carde by Resonym - Adrian continues his Sinister Fish trilogy by playing the latest game in the series Moon - Becky decides to not talk about board games but her new found love of Walkabout Mini Golf on the VR (MetaQuest) - Tambo goes back in time to talk dinos in Dinogenics by Ninth Haven Games - that Adrian is giving the group another chance to offload their board gaming woes with a return to great hexpectations
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:52 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:24 - JP - Avant Carde 7:07 - Becky - Walkabout Mini Golf VR...that's not a board game? 11:24 - Tambo - Dinogenics 19:33 - Adrian - Moon 25:40 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Great hexpectations - Return to the chez lounge 26:15 - Getting stuck in roll & move hell in Batman Talisman 33:31 - Dog Park can keep its new tricks 40:57 - There's a Mindclash Game which I think might not be for me 48:33 - I just don't like Uwe Rosenberg games 54:56 - Getting punished in Hallertau by having zero card combos 59:02 - My husband just isn't interested in playing Earth anymore 1:03:17 - I no longer have the capacity to go on lengthy big adventures in my board games 1:11:04 - It feels bad that I don't have a corner of the hobby which feels like mine 1:18:45 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...everyone around the table talked through all of their thought processes or play silent 1:26:35 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:33:09 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
The team are back and sounding fresh with their new podcast recording equipment thanks to our amazing listeners who regularly support the show. Adrian dons his Sith like cloak and tries to turn the players to the Dark Side by taking a board gaming journey in which fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering and suffering leads to the Dark Side...wish us luck...
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Rob & Chris
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn:
- that thanks to our Ko-Fi supporters we've now levelled up our recording equipment...hurray - Rob jumps back into the heavy by learning Anachrony along with Fractures of Time by Mindclash Games - JP revisits a game he's not properly played for 18 months in Annunaki: Dawn of the Gods by Cranio Creations - Chris takes an arrow to the knee in Skyrim The Adventure Game by Modiphius Entertainment - Adrian makes bus routes sound like fun in Get On Board by IELLO - that Adrian is trying to corrupt the rest of the players by discussed games they fear, makes them angry, ones they hate and ones that make them suffer.
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:42 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 3:17 - Rob - Anachrony: Fractures of Time 7:57 - JP - Annunaki: Dawn of the Gods 17:29 - Chris P - Skyrim The Adventure Game 25:12 - Adrian - Get On Board 30:47 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Turned to the Dark Side 32:30 - FEAR leads to... 42:53 - ANGER leads to... 55:09 - HATE leads to... 1:07:52 - SUFFERING leads to the Dark Side 1:21:26 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...With our two finalists from our board game battleground, would you rather force everyone to play one of the finalists every year or banish one from being played 1:28:46 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:38:44 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Adrian takes the mic as first player and celebrates all those little things in board gaming when the publishers get it right. The players around the table recall those little things which make a big difference
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: Dan, Becky & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - Becky just can't get enough of Ark Nova on BGA and can now give Kerley a kicking every now and then - Dan's getting his kids into board gaming with Ticket to Ride First Journey by Days of Wonder - whether sheep are better than cows in the latest Great Western Tail New Zealand by Eggertspiele - more about Adrian's flip & write journeys in Next Station: Tokyo - more about the players round robin experiences of those small things that publishers do which brings a smile to board gamers faces.
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 4:19 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:34 - Becky - Ark Nova on BGA & Opening Dog Park New Tricks 6:05 - Dan - Ticket to Ride First Journey 9:35 - Kerley - Great Western Trail New Zealand 15:24 - Adrian - Next Station Tokyo 19:29 - TURN 3 - Main Event: All the small things... 20:00 - It's a Wonderful World's turn counter 23:24 - Publisher inserts that are actually quite good 28:10 - The player trays in Eclipse Second Dawn 30:41 - When animeeples really elevated Agricola 35:09 - The textured feel of Wingspan's rulebook 38:54 - The squidgy berries and resources in Everdell 41:48 - When games don't just pick standard player colours 46:07 - Transparent cards in Fallout Shelter & Canvas 48:23 - The rubber hats in Viticulture World 50:36 - Adding that second layer to player boards 57:17 - Creating randomness through inventive dice towers 1:01:06 - TURN 4 - Would you rather play a game which was slightly too small or slightly too big 1:05:12 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:05:25 - Dan - Terraforming Mars 1:05:52 - Kerley - Kerley - Heroes of Might & Magic III & Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods 1:07:28 - Becky - JP's Birthday Games Day 1:09:15 - Adrian - Trying an upgraded 3D printer & creating inserts 1:12:27 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Davey gets us over the line with one of his innovative episodes where he pretends to be a genie *Djinn Davey" and grants the gangs board game related wishes...but with consequences.
FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: Becky, Tambo & Dan
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - Becky's take on the new Wyrmspan by Stonemaier Games and how she compares it to Wingspan - that Dan still can't bloody win at Frostpunk by Glass Cannon Unplugged but still comes back for more - about Tambo's duality in Jekyll & Hyde, a head to head trick taking card game by Mandoo Games - about Daveys experiences in the second edition of Great Western Trail by Eggertspiele - that rubbing Djinn Davey's lamp can lead to your board game wishes being manipulated into something far worse
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:37 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:51 - Becky - Wyrmspan 7:50 - Dan - Frostpunk 11:06 - Tambo - Jekyll vs Hyde 15:12 - Davey - Great Western Trail Second Edition 20:06 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Wish upon a faux-pah 20:28 - Wish 1 - What game do you wish would be a travel game? 26:21 - Wish 2 - What type of game do you wish had more games? 29:52 - Wish 3 - What game do you wish would be more affordable? 34:54 - Wish 4 - If you can any designer design any type of boardgame theme & type, who would it be? 36:32 - Wish 5 - Pick a board game to own throughout time & space, what game do you wish you could get hold of but you can't at the moment? 40:47 - Wish 6 - What crowdfunding game would you want to have right now? 46:15 - Wish 7 - What board game do you wish was never invented? 54:31 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...have one wish for yourself with consequences, or infinite wishes with no consequences but can only be for other people that you can't benefit from 57:26 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 57:46 - Davey - Dragons Dogma 2 1:00:32 - Becky - Dog Park New Tricks 1:02:58 - Tambo - Lost Ruins of Arnak Lost Expedition 1:04:31 - Dan - The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon 1:07:21 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Back in late February we attended another convention called the Devon Board Game Weekend which was hosted at the Fox & Hound Country Hotel in Eggesford and jointly ran by the hotel and Meeples Corner.
THE PLAYERS: JP, Adrian & Davey
In this episode you'll learn: - all about the cosy and intermit convention that is Devon Board Game Weekend - JP & Robs misfortunate mistake in hotel room bookings - that there was no rum spilling incidents this year - more about the games we played across the weekend - what makes this convention different to others we've attended
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 4:59 - TURN 2 - The Devon Board Game Weekend 2024 9:53 - Dog friendly atmosphere 11:37 - Dune Imperium Uprising 19:32 - Point City & Tussi Mussie 23:22 - Furnace 25:20 - Ticket to Ride Europe 28:31 - Merlin 34:50 - Dice Forge 40:40 - In the Hall of the Mountain King 44:31 - A brief aside on JP & Robs loveshack 48:06 - Viking See-saw 49:00 - The Gallerist 59:10 - Senjutsu: Battle for Japan 1:04:18 - Cosmoctopus 1:08:22 - Paladins of the West Kingdom 1:15:20 - The Saturday Night Event Dinner 1:23:05 - Imperium: Horizons 1:30:19 - Brass: Lancashire 1:35:24 - War of the Ring The Card Game 1:43:08 - TURN 3 - Final thoughts on Devon Board Game Weekend 2024 1:47:09 - TURN 4 - The Final Turn
Davey returns for another episode but this time we have a general chat about theme in board games, what we like, what we feel there isn't enough of and also what we would change to make some games more appealing
FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Becky & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - all about JP's experiences in Chip Theory Games newest game Wroth, an area control game for people who don't like area control games - that Davey brings his Oodie whilst playing Mythwind by Open Owl Studios - about Unfringed's latest game coming to Gamefound Molehill Meadows and Beckys experiences with the game - that Kerley still winds up JP by calling tricks as spells in Trickerion's big expansion Dalhgaards Academy by Mindclash Games - that due to a bumper "Let's Talk About Hex" segment there isn't a "Would You Rather" this time but it will return next time - about the groups preferences on themes and what they would like to see more of in the hobby
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 6:42 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 6:53 - JP - Wroth 16:52 - Becky - Molehill Meadows 22:44 - Davey - Mythwind 35:12 - Kerley - Trickerion: Dahlgaards Academy 46:37 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Theme Tycoon 47:03 - Discussing our favourite themes in board games 52:07 - Discussing some games which a theme change would make it more appealing 1:03:11 - Themes which we feel haven't been done enough in board gaming 1:17:58 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:18:15 - Becky - A bit of holiday & bringing some old favourites to the table 1:21:33 - Davey - Great Western Trail New Zealand 1:22:11 - JP - Dying Light from Glass Cannon Unplugged 1:23:13 - Kerley - Heroes of Might & Magic III 1:26:06 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
It's time for some more footage from the archives again from Episodes 37 - 42 and some of our expansion packs around that era. In this batch Craig David makes an appearance, Kerley keeps bashing Lacerdas only playing just one of the designs, some behind the scenes Essen nonsense, Rob gets caught watching football whilst recording an episode and ever wondered what the cross over between Star Wars and Coronation Street sounds like? We apologise in advance...
"Welcome back to Whose Turn Is It Anyway, where we explore the latest trends and innovations in the world of board gaming. In today's episode, we dive deep into the intersection of artificial intelligence and board games. From AI opponents to game design, we'll explore how technology is reshaping the way we play and strategize"
In the spirit of the episode the above description was written by ChaptGPT (OpenAI) and welcome back Davey for another run of episodes.
FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: Rob & Adrian
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - how Adrian got on with the not even released Galactic Cruise by Kinson Games - Rob's engine building skills in Furnace by Arcane Wonders - about Davey's compares Beast by Zatu Games to other hidden movement games - about the groups debate on AI within the board game hobby space and the pitfalls and promise that it can offer - that we've replace Would You Rather for this episode to a new segment "O-REAL-E" so can you tell the difference between AI written reviews versus human written ones.
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:01 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:13 - Adrian - Galactic Cruise 8:44 - Rob - Furnace 14:01 - Davey - Beast 21:43 - TURN 3 - Main Event: i-Game 23:58 - Recent news & events happening in the board game industry about AI 28:31 - Deep dive into AI in the board game industry 45:48 - What's the best outcome of AI in the industry 57:21 - TURN 4 - O-REAL-E - AI Reviews vs Human Reviews 1:09:14 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:09:34 - Rob - Watching Dune Part Two & Burncycle 1:15:09 - Adrian - Baycon (hopefully), completing Venom Goblin in Marvel Champions & Moon 1:18:45 - Davey - Great Western Trail 2nd Edition & Imperium: Horizons 1:24:12 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Prepare for a brand new first player as Chris takes the token and brings us his first of three episodes starting with "Does size matter...in board games?".
FIRST PLAYER: Chris OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Adrian
In this episode you'll learn: - all about JP's experiences with Beyond The Suns expansions Leaders of the New Dawn by Rio Grande Games - more about Reiner Knizia's latest release of Cascadero by Bitewing Games and Adrian's thoughts on his game of it - how Marvel Zombies by CMON differs from standard Zombicide in Chris' playthroughs - All about games shapes and sizes, what makes a big game? what makes a small game? and ultimately who cares
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:46 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:02 - JP - Beyond The Sun: Leaders of the New Dawn 10:10 - Adrian - Cascadero 19:50 - Chris - Marvel Zombies 25:42 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Does size matter...in board games? 26:21 - What makes a game big or small? 37:02 - Exploring the smaller games 48:59 - When smaller footprints can feel like a big experience 54:18 - What about games that have bloat or take a while to play 59:27 - Product factoring in the size of the game 1:06:57 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...carry your biggest game around with you once a month or carry your smallest game everywhere you go? 1:16:30 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:23:15 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
It's our second birthday and it's time to celebrate the only way we know how...which is to pitch 40 of our favourite played games of 2023 and battle them together top trumps style to see which one makes it out on top.
THE BIRTHDAY ATTENDEES - JP, Becky, Tambo, Kerley & Dan
In this episode you'll learn: - the groups favourite moments as they reminisce on some great memories of their second year in podcasting - we've changed the ruleset from last year and rebalanced the game...mainly so the gang can stop Too Many Bones from winning - which 40 games make it through the 5 knockout rounds and which one hits the top spot for best game played in 2023
OUR 2023 PLAYED LEGENDS ENTERING THE BATTLEGROUND (40 GAMES) Voidfall, Hoplomachus: Remastered, Lisboa, Too Many Bones, Hallertau, Imperium: Classics, Age of Innovation, Ark Nova with Marine Worlds, Game of Thrones, Hegemony, Tapestry, Anachrony, Perserverance Episode 1&2, Frostpunk, The Witcher Old World, Nucleum, Descent Legends of the Dark, Burncycle, Beast, Star Wars Rebellion, Tiny Epic Dinosaurs, Kapow, Faraway, Furnace, Castles of Burgundy, So Clover!, Smartphone Inc, Viticulture World, Septima, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Terraforming Mars, Ticket to Ride, Civilisation The Board Game (2010), Eclipse Second Dawn of the Galaxy, War of the Ring, Twilight imperium 4th Edition, Frosthaven, Old Kings Crown, Wild Serengeti, White Castle
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:39 - A memento for our good friend Kris 3:35 - TURN 2 - Our favourite moments of our 2nd year of podcasting 15:39 - TURN 3 - Boardgame Battleground - 2023 Combo Edition 20:24 - Round 1 - 40 Games Enter... 1:12:31 - Round 2 - 20 Games Return... 1:19:43 - Round 3 - Quarter Finals - 10 Games Line Up... 1:23:50 - Round 4 - Semi Finals - 5 Games Left... 1:27:17 - Round 5 - The Final - 1v1 Death Match 1:30:25 - TURN 4 - Post Fight Analysis 1:34:00 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn
Pull up a chair at the bar as Tambo plays barkeeper as the team talk about mixing board games with drinking games...what could possibly go wrong.
FIRST PLAYER: Tambo OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Davey
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - about Davey's thoughts in the new Dune Uprising and how different from Dune Imperium it really is - that JP has jumped into the Abyss in Revives latest expansion - that this town isn't big enough for all of us in Tiny Epic Westerns - about our hypothetical conversation of mixing in drinking games with board games with some unique ideas - that we invented a drinking style boardgame called AlphaSlang which has probably been developed elsewhere before...maybe - whether the Whose Turners will choose to play Battlestar Galactica with Starbuck or Twilight Imperium with Seven of Nine
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 4:28 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:48 - Davey - Dune Uprising 14:25 - JP - Revive: Call of the Abyss 22:31 - Tambo - Tiny Epic Westerns 28:10 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Beer games & board games 29:03 - Party games usually works well 39:11 - Is playing dexterity games whilst drinking a good idea? 41:44 - The birth of Alpha-Slang in the heart of Coventry 45:03 - Levelling up the drinking into mid-weight games 55:47 - Do we even dare ourselves to play the heavy games whilst drinking? 1:00:40 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...play Battlestar Galactica with Starbuck or Twilight Imperium with Seven of Nine 1:04:37 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:04:46 - Davey - Star Wars Shatterpoint & Unlimited 1:07:28 - Tambo - Time off work whilst gaming 1:07:52 - JP - Our first LIVE episode recording at the UK Games Expo 2024 1:10:36 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Mansions of Madness was one of the first games which brought Tambo into the tabletop hobby and the Whose Turners don their investigative gear and go exploring some mansions whilst trying to reduce the horror throughout the episode...we'll see if any of them make it through
FIRST PLAYER: Tambo OTHER PLAYERS: Chris P, Becky & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - that Kerley has finally got his own copy of Eclipse Second Dawn of the Galaxy and has finally gotten it to the table - Tambo is trying to control his hunger within Marvel Zombies after playing it with Rob recently - about Becky's addiction to Ticket to Ride on BGA...it's all about them trains - about Chris' 2 day preparation of sorting out his Marvel Champions collection - about the game that started it all for Tambo "Mansions of Madness" and also how well will you do at the mini quiz at the end...no rewinding now ;-) - whether the Whose Turners will choose to play their least favourite game before they play their favourite game or never play their favourite game at all.
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:41 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 0:51 - Kerley - Eclipse Second Dawn of the Galaxy 3:52 - Chris P - Mansions of Madness (swotting for the episode) 5:19 - Tambo - Marvel Zombies 9:06 - Becky - Ticket to Ride on BGA 11:40 - TURN 3 - Main Event: The madness of mansions 14:02 - How Mansions of Madness plays 20:04 - Our favourite scenarios 31:55 - The investigators of Arkham 39:32 - The interesting mechanics of Mansions 48:02 - The potential downsides of the game 52:11 - The investigators are in time...for a Mansions of Madness quiz 59:02 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...always play your least favourite game before your favourite game or never play your favourite ever again 1:06:35 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:06:45 - Becky - The Devon Board Game Weekend & Apirary 1:08:39 - Chris P - Getting more Marvel Champions to the table 1:09:11 - Kerley - The Last Kingdom, Paladins of the West Kingdom & Orleans 1:10:20 - Tambo - Watching "The Creator" on Disney+ 1:11:26 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Convention season has started in 2024 with Full Board Gaming hosted at the TLH Leisure Resort in Torquay. Full Board Gaming is a residential convention where you can game and access the hotels fantastic facilities throughout the weekend, so the Whose Turners have a gaming mini break and you can hear JP & Becky's take on the weekend.
THE PLAYERS: JP & Becky
In this episode you'll learn:
- About the adventures of our first ever Full Board Gaming experience in sunny Torquay, Devon - more about what makes Full Board Gaming different to other conventions - about all of the games that we played (or at least from JP's & Becky's perspective), from epic space games of Voidfall, strong holding other corporations with questionable negotiation in New Angeles, exploring new worlds and researching tech in Beyond the Sun and the evolution of Pass the Pigs (Rolling Heights) and much more...
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:14 - What is Full Board Gaming? 9:51 - TURN 2 - The games of Full Board Gaming 2024 10:06 - Shout outs to our Full Board Gaming friends 14:27 - Letter Jam 15:57 - The White Castle 21:08 - Art Society 25:30 - MEGA Just One & Hoplomachus: Remastered 29:18 - Iglu Pop 33:24 - New Angeles 42:22 - The food and facilities of Full Board Gaming 2024 50:24 - Voidfall 55:07 - More epic space games... 56:42 - An ode to "Only Fools & Horses" 59:30 - Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game 1:01:51 - Rolling Heights 1:07:39 - Reykholt & Beyond the Sun 1:15:34 - Ark Nova: Marine Worlds 1:18:53 - Fancy a game of bowling? 1:22:28 - Lorenzo Il Magnifico 1:29:36 - Becky's epic rewind on Terraforming Mars 1:33:06 - TURN 3 - Final thoughts on Full Board Gaming 2024 1:35:50 - TURN 4 - The Final Turn
It's Tambo's first ever time as first player and brings us all to the fireside to chat about family friendly gaming and what successes and failures we've had when introducing games to our loved ones.
FIRST PLAYER: Tambo OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Rob & Dan
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - all about the JP's first impressions of Imperium: Horizons designed by Nigel Buckle and Dávid Turczi - Dan's still on a Stonemaier kick with plenty of Rolling Realms over the festive period - Rob's been delving into dungeons but this time this one comes in a bag - all about backstabbing and horrible shenanigans in Nemesis and the dreaded Carnomorphs expansion. - our takes on family friendly games, what to do, what not to do - about Rob's excitement to watch Strictly Come Dancing Live and it's not for the dancing - whether you would let your family take control over your gaming hobby and life in this episodes "Would you rather"
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:39 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:51 - Rob - Bag of Dungeon 5:49 - Dan - Rolling Realms 10:29 - Tambo - Nemesis Carnomorphs 18:38 - JP - Imperium: Horizons 26:55 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Keepin gllg it family friendly 32:48 - Family friendly mechanics: Co-op & head to head 36:41 - Family friendly mechanics: Luck & dexterity 46:23 - Family friendly mechanics: Hidden role / accusations 49:26 - Family friendly mechanics: Comfort / living room play 54:58 - Family friendly mechanics: Simpler worker placement 58:31 - Our favourite games to play with our families 1:02:28 - Games we really want to play with our families but haven't approached them yet 1:07:57 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 1:08:06 - Would you rather give all your power to the family on buying, selling, what you play OR never add to your collection again 1:12:26 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:12:38 - The Devon Board Game Weekend 1:14:19 - Tambo - Ironside Gaming Table Update 1:16:31 - JP - Moving house and gaming again 1:19:19 - Dan - Surviving the permafrost in Frostpunk 1:21:06 - Rob - Unboxing Marvel Zombies 1:23:06 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
The Whose Turners take a trip down memory lane and try to dig a little deeper into why we enjoy this hobby so much. Reminiscing about the 80's / 90's and our experiences of a variety of board games shaping the gamers we are today.
FIRST PLAYER: Dan OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Becky
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - that Dan has allowed the 'M' word for this episode as it's a safe space - that Becky has broken Guess Who? and people refuse to play it with her - The eyes on the dinosaurs in Lost Valley of the Dinosaurs were very comical - all about our vintage games that help shape us into the responsible adults today...sure - whether we would bring our past games to the present or our present games to the past in our Would You Rather
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:29 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:38 - Becky - Quadropolis 6:41 - JP - Franchise 12:28 - Dan - Stonemaier Games 19:28 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Board game classics and their influences 21:19 - Becky has broken Guess Who? 23:54 - Lost Valley of the Dinosaurs 29:58 - The Boot Sale Game (Designed by Dan), Dingbats, Blockbusters & Trivial Pursuit 34:00 - Mouse Trap & Kerplunk 35:05 - Bloodbowl, HeroQuest & Space Crusade 40:13 - Pictionary & Articulate 42:26 - Monopoly, Go for Broke, Game of Life & Hotel 47:36 - Risk & Illuminati Events 50:08 - Games from the past we wouldn't touch now 1:01:56 - Games from the past that have had a significant impact 1:09:51 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 1:10:05 - Would you rather go back to bring your classic games to adulthood or games now to your child self? 1:14:56 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:15:12 - Becky - Septima, Photosynthesis & Dice Hospital 1:17:17 - JP - Jumping back into the Lacerdaverse 1:19:03 - Dan - 12 Hour Mini Marathon conventions organised by Dan himself 1:21:06 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Becky takes the lead in interviewing our very special guests and what a way of kicking 2024 off with a bang...we have Mín & Elwen joining us in the studio who are the designers of the fantastic Lost Ruins of Arnak, published by Czech Games Edition.
GUEST PLAYER: Mín & Elwen OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & JP
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - what are Mín & Elwen's favourite games at the moment - how Mín & Elwen got into the designing space and also what their team collaborative process is - some tips and tricks to tackle the solo / co-op campaign of Missing Expeditions - what answers to some of our Niche Number 1's they have
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:16 - TURN 2 - Introducing Mín & Elwen 1:51 - What are Mín & Elwen's favourite games? 8:01 - What brought you into the hobby and designer space? 10:20 - How does your design process work and look like as a team and couple? 15:46 - TURN 3 - Why do you think Arnak has been so popular? 24:41 - What advice do you have in tackling the campaign in Missing Expedition? 30:53 - Niche Number 1's for Mín & Elwen 43:43 - TURN 4 - What are you excited about in the future? 46:32 - Thanking Mín & Elwen 47:42 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn
Happy new year everybody, we know that after a big night out and back to work you'll be hungry for some more bloopers. Well you are in luck as we've dug around the vaults of episodes 31-36 this time which features our old player Ian. Do you fancy listening to poorly sung Sting songs, Becky’s five guys and cheesy bangers and more about Kerley’s dinosaur fetish. Nope didn't think so but that's what you've got. It gets weird again as we present Can I Get A Rewind Volume 6…yep we know volume 6.
Merry Christmas to all of our listeners new & old as we all gather for another "Quiz-mas" where we pull together another board game quiz for 2023. Will the Whose Turners get many right? Will they moan how hard the questions are? Will they have fun regardless? Come and get your pens and paper at the ready and join in.
QUIZ TEAMS Too Many Boney-M's (JP & Rob) Kerley Klaus (Kerley & Becky) Bald'bles (Dan & Tambo) Christmas Spirit Island (Adrian & Davey)
In this episode you'll learn: - What we've been playing in the lead up to Christmas - how we don't like to make the questions easy - that Dan likes to put 110% in making (and performing) his questions - that having 8 Whose Turners on a podcast episode is hard work but a lot of fun - which team takes the Quiz-Mas crown for 2023 and has bragging rights for a whole year
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:32 - TURN 2 - Quiz-Mas 2023 3:23 - Introducing the quiz teams 5:28 - ROUND 1 - Hosted by "Kerley Klaus" - Kerley has been playing Terraforming Mars 7:03 - Round 1: Questions 1-5 11:06 - Becky has been played Tapestry 14:36 - Round 1: Questions 6-10 18:44 - Round 1: Answers 25:06 - ROUND 2 - Hosted by "Christmas Spirit Island" - Adrian has been playing Secret Identity 26:40 - Round 2: Questions 1-5 30:52 - Davey has been playing Monster Hunter The Board Game 34:50 - Round 2: Questions 6-10 38:59 - Round 2: Answers 44:43 - ROUND 3 - Hosted by "Bald'bles" - Dan has been playing a lot of Board Game Arena 47:25 - Round 3: Questions 1-5 50:33 - Tambo has been playing Marvel Champions Evolution Next 52:22 - Round 3: Questions 6-10 55:02 - Question 3: Answers 59:46 - ROUND 4 - Hosted by "Too Many Boney-M's" - JP has been playing The Gig 1:03:58 - Round 4: Questions 1-5 1:08:13 - Rob has been playing Ark Nova & 7 Wonders 1:10:07 - Round 4: Questions 6-10 1:14:11 - Round 4: Answers 1:20:25 - The Quiz-Mas 2023 results are in 1:22:32 - TURN 3 - The Final Turn
This week Dan leads the followers as the Whose Turners open the sacred texts of BoardGameGeek which is a fantastic & free resource for our hobby. The team discuss how they use BGG and their general feelings in and debate various aspects around it, with some slight tangents of course.
FIRST PLAYER: Dan OTHER PLAYERS: Davey, Adrian & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - who wins in a fight between Adrian and his washing line - who has the biggest nose...yep we wondered why this was a thing as well - about Kerley's recent experience with Perseverance Episode 3 - all about BoardGameGeek and it's uses within our hobby
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:24 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:39 - Kerley - Perseverance Episode 3 7:20 - Adrian - Having a break from games 11:04 - Davey - Trolls & Princesses 14:49 - Dan - Anachrony Fractures of Time 18:11 - TURN 3 - Main Event: The Book of BGG 18:52 - What do we primarily use BGG for? 29:05 - Have we used BGG to help us purchase or not purchase a game? 40:38 - What other specific needs have you used BGG for? 44:21 - Our thoughts on the BGG Hotness 48:44 - A chat about the BGG Top 100 56:45 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 57:19 - Would you rather own all the top 100 BGG and never play anything else or never play the top 100 ever and get new releases for free? 1:03:56 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:04:07 - Kerley - Paladins of the West Kingdom 1:06:13 - Davey - New office build and Marco Polo 2 1:07:30 - Dan - Feast For Odin & Bamboo 1:10:14 - Adrian - Diablo the Board Game 1:14:16 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
We're back with more bloopers from more recent episodes Episodes 49 - 54. In this batch Davey struggles in just talking about Hex, we discuss the worst lyric in any song ever, why the word lozenge makes Dan go wild and will Kerley stop scratching himself mid-recording?
"Yo what is up" we have Mark Monk from NinjaGeekGames on the show this time after continuously bumping into each other at conventions. We've finally managed to grab a coffee, sit down to chat about games, games and even more games.
GUEST PLAYER: Mark Monk (NinjaGeekGames) OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Davey
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - that Mark really likes to inject thematic flair into his favourite game...now who's dressing up as Cercei? - how Mark set-up NinjaGeekGames and how it was launched - how Mark was emotionally scarred by watching "The Thing" as a kid - all about Mark's Essen adventures and the games he played and picked up
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:33 - TURN 2 - Introducing Mark Monk from NinjaGeekGames 2:03 - What's Marks favourite game? 7:10 - What is Mark enjoying right now? 16:02 - How did Mark get into the hobby? 23:02 - TURN 3 - What was the genesis of NinjaGeekGames? 27:35 - Where do you get your inspiration for your TikTok videos? 32:58 - The effort in running a channel and socials 37:09 - How was your first Essen experience? 45:55 - What games did you pick up from Essen? 50:40 - An aside with The Thing 54:34 - Are you going back to Essen next year? 59:54 - Mark's Niche Number 1's 1:11:57 - Mark asks us a Niche Number 1 1:17:14 - TURN 4 - What are you excited about in the future? 1:24:27 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn
Our newest player Dan takes the first player token and pitches two main genres of games head to head, mano a mano, a death match to ultimately decide which one is better...i mean it's all subjective but listen anyway.
FIRST PLAYER: Dan OTHER PLAYERS: Chris P, Rob & Tambo
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - that Tambo has been keeping his backstabbing ways in Betrayal at the House on the Hill - Chris P is digging getting back into Descent Legends of the Dark - how Rob faired playing War of the Ring the Card Game with Kerley recently - that Dan has been rinsed by his kids at Patchwork - how the group favour fantasy vs sci-fi themes in games and try to dig into why
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:20 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:31 - Tambo - Betrayal at the House on the Hill 7:09 - Chris P - Descent Legend of the Dark 11:41 - Rob - War of the Ring Card Game 14:14 - Dan - Patchwork & Voidfall 17:46 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Fantasy vs Sci-Fi (The Death Match) 21:40 - What would make you purchase a sci-fi game over a fantasy game or vice versa? 30:18 - What games do you think would work well crossing genre's? 38:03 - Are there mechanics out there that make you pick one theme other the other? 42:18 - What is your favourite sci-fi & fantasy game and which one you like best? 58:03 - The verdict & what would the other Whose Turners say? 59:58 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 1:00:13 - Would you rather have unlimited access to ALL games from a genre and only one from the other genre? 1:08:42 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:08:54 - Tambo - Descent & Anachrony 1:10:26 - Rob - Ashes Reborn Red Rains 1:12:20 - Chris P - Burncycle 1:15:11 - Dan - Septima 1:16:40 - TURN 6 - Final Turn
We've just attended one of our favourite conventions of the year, it's on our doorstep, it's organised by our friends over at Gaming Rules...it's of course GRIDCON. It returns in it's 4th iteration and Davey leads us through this expansion pack to cover what we've all been playing.
Note: Adrian made a mistake on naming Andy when it was Alan on his game of Kutna Hora
THE PLAYERS: Davey, JP, Adrian & Tambo
In this episode you'll learn:
- What the Whose Turners have been playing in a 2 hour special episode...it's no secret there has been loads of games played - JP getting the lowdown on the latest Vital Lacerda prototype "Speakeasy" and sharing his thoughts - Adrian trying out some Essen releases with Kutna Hora, Satori, Faraway and more... - Tambo's first time experience at GRIDCON and his awesome game of Beast - some shout outs to the friendly faces we met and the general atmosphere at this great South West based convention.
It's been a long while but we've rounded up the gang for another episode of Niche Number 1's. Your favourite questions on answering what your favourite game is in very extreme niche circumstances.
FIRST PLAYER: JP OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Becky & Tambo
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - all about Vladimir Suuchy's latest design in Adrian's latest play of Evacuation - Becky's fallen head over heels for the new Mindclash game Septima - that JP has finally broken his Stefan Feld cherry with Castles of Burgundy - that Tambo is digging those tiny epic dinosaurs - what our favourite games are in even more niche number ones for you to chew over - how excited the team are for the upcoming GRIDCON convention happening this week
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 4:14 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:26 - Becky - Molehill Meadows (Shhhh) & Septima 13:21 - Adrian - Evacuation 19:58 - Tambo - Tiny Epic Dinosaurs 24:46 - JP - Castles of Burgundy Special Edition 28:03 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Niche Number 1's - Round 5 29:16 - Favourite game that doesn't have cards 36:40 - Favourite game you should sell but you can't bring yourself to do it 44:13 - Favourite game that you wish you were better at with all your heart 52:18 - Favourite game that gives you the most AP (Analysis Paralysis) 58:38 - Favourite game that WAS worth all the hype 1:06:36 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 1:06:52 - Would you rather play a hyped game only during it's hype or never play a hyped game at all? 1:11:15 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:11:30 - Gearing up for GRIDCON 1:16:10 - Adrian - Smartphone Inc, Earth & Satori 1:16:58 - Tambo - Betrayal at the House on the Hill 1:17:55 - Becky - Acorn token for Septima and more Septima 1:21:33 - JP - Skymines 1:22:16 - TURN 6 - Final Turn
It's time to put on our best behaviours as we review the top 50 rules of board game etiquette as defined by content creator Jon Purkis from Actualol and see how we fair against them. Which rules have you broken in your gaming group?
FIRST PLAYER: JP OTHER PLAYERS: Davey, Rob & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - how you can support the show through Ko-Fi (Coffee) and keep the Whose Turn chat going for years to come - https://ko-fi.com/whoseturnisitanyway - more about the latest hotness with Kerleys overview of Ark Nova Marine Worlds and Davey's play of The Old Kings Crown - more about the oldness with what happened on the latest Game of Thrones event, who backstabbed who, who lost their sh*t, you know the usual - our players take on Actualol's 50 Rules of Board Game Etiquette and where we stand with them all - that the dinosaurs are coming with JP getting his hands on a prototype of Perseverance Episode 3 so more on that later.
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW This episode wouldn't be possible without the hardwork and video written and produced by Actualol. So we want to say a massive thank you for providing a benchmark in etiquette for us to chat through. We encourage to check out the video as it's fantastic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jfbGJV4Tsk
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:00 - You can now support the show on Ko-Fi 4:23 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:38 - Kerley - Ark Nova Marine Worlds 13:57 - JP - Game of Thrones 2nd Edition 21:26 - Davey - The Old Kings Crown 25:47 - Rob - Nearly played Kabuto Sumo 26:58 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Manners Maketh Man 28:26 - Rules 1-5 34:51 - Rules 6-10 40:51 - Rules 11-16 48:31 - Rules 17-20 52:01 - Rules 21-25 56:50 - Rules 26-30 1:02:33 - Rules 31-25 1:05:37 - Rules 36-40 1:10:49 - Rules 41-45 1:15:52 - Rules 46-50 1:19:54 - Closing thoughts 1:20:55 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 1:21:10 - Would you abandon the 50 rules of etiquette to play the best game ever or keep them and play an above average game? 1:25:10 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:25:24 - Rob - Too Many Bones Unbreakable 1:26:47 - Kerley - Netrunner or Septima (whichever gets played) 1:27:21 - Davey - Shatterpoint, Nucleum & 3 Ring Circus 1:28:52 - JP - Perseverance Episode 3 1:29:53 - TURN 6 - Final Turn
After our demo experience in Essen SPIEL this year Davey leads the discussion with Oliver Kiley the designer of the upcoming Pax Illuminaten game by Ion Game Design. Set in 1776 Bavaria you play as an Areopagus, a founding member of the Bavarian Illuminati to spread the forbidden enlightenment thinking into the highest reaches of the Holy Roman Empire.
GUEST PLAYER: Oliver Kiley designer of Pax Illuminaten THE PLAYERS: Davey & JP
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - how Oliver got into tabletop and board game design - how the 4X mechanics usually seen in space colonisation games have been applied in unique ways in Pax Illuminaten - all about Pax Illuminaten, how it plays, the ins and outs and the historical significance based in where the game is set. - all about Oliver's answers to some of our historical Niche Number 1's
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:33 - TURN 2 - Introducing Oliver Kiley the design of Pax Illuminaten 1:41 - Oliver's favourite games 4:19 - How did you get into tabletop gaming & board game design? 9:04 - Discussing Oliver's previous designs with Hegemonic 11:20 - TURN 3 - Deep dive into Pax Illuminaten 11:45 - The origins of Pax Illuminaten 16:58 - The theme and history of the Illuminati 19:48 - What makes a Pax game a Pax game? 24:41 - What is the main gameplay loop of Pax Illuminaten? 39:02 - The event cards and their purpose 45:08 - Decktet influences within Pax Illuminaten 49:57 - There was a concious decision to keep the box small 53:03 - How can people get hold of Pax Illuminaten? 56:47 - Oliver's Niche Number 1's 1:04:25 - TURN 4 - What is Oliver looking forward to? 1:07:45 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn
JP strikes back as "first player" whilst the Whose Turners walk into a cantina on an unknown planet, order some luminous blue milk and sit down to discuss board games set in the most popular sci-fi franchise on the planet.....Star Wars
FIRST PLAYER: JP OTHER PLAYERS: Dan, Rob & Chris P
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - how JP got on with Imperium: Classics after trying the Voidfall designer combo of Nigel Buckle & David Turczi - about Dan's game night with his parents playing Wingspan - that Rob is still enjoying The Witcher: Old World and just can't remove it from his table - Chris is the only one in the world who has finished Gloomhaven (not fact checked) and starting his Frosthaven campaign - about the groups exploration of key Star Wars board games with a view of showcasing them to potential gamers or people in the hobby. - what the team's favourite Star Wars films are, who prefers Jedi or Sith and many "great" hmmmm impressions along the way.
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 3:01 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 3:14 - Dan - Wingspan (with parents) 6:43 - Chris P - Frosthaven 10:34 - Rob - The Witcher: Old World 13:45 - JP - Imperium: Classics 21:13 - TURN 3 - Main Event: This is the way (Star Wars Special) 24:38 - Star Wars: The Queens Gambit 25:56 - Star Wars: Rebellion 31:02 - Star Wars: Imperial Assault 34:59 - Star Wars: Outer Rim 40:39 - Star Wars: The Deck Building Game 45:29 - Star Wars: Love Letter Jabba's Palace 47:43 - Star Wars: X-Wing, Armada, Legion & Shatterpoint 56:09 - Star Wars: Unlimited and a call back to Destiny 1:02:10 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 1:02:32 - Would you rather play a star wars board game as a Jedi / Rebels or Sith / Empire? 1:11:22 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:11:38 - Chris P - Fallout Atomic Bonds 1:13:55 - Dan - Hegemony 1:15:48 - Rob - Too Many Bones Unbreakable 1:19:00 - Burncycle: New Recruits 1:20:31 - TURN 6 - Final Turn
The Vengabus was fuelled up to take the Whose Turners on a road trip to Essen for this years SPIEL 2023 and what a packed show it was. With so many memorable moments this expansion episode is our longest one yet with over 2.5 hours of hot game chat and gaming group moments to share with you all. "Danke fürs Zuhören"
OUR PLAYERS - Becky, JP, Adrian, Kerley & Tambo
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll simply learn about our Essen adventures from arriving Weds 4th October and leaving Sunday 8th October.
Kerley ends his episode run by taking us back to the dawn of time where all we have is the knowledge to make fire, our wits and the urge to play civilization style board games.
FIRST PLAYER: Kerley OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Davey & *NEW PLAYER* Dan
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - that we have a new player Dan joining the Whose Turners - that JP is going solo in his latest round of games including Hoplomachus Victorum - Davey's thoughts on Age of Innovation and how it compares to Gaia Project and Terra Mystica - that long time listener Marcus is taking over the gaming group....or just playing Netrunner with Kerley - all about our takes on civilization style board games, why we like them, what makes them a civ game and much more
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:54 - Introducing our new player Dan 5:59 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 6:08 - JP - Hoplomachus: Victorum 12:23 - Davey - Age of Innovation 19:27 - Kerley - Netrunner 23:14 - Dan - Tapestry 29:13 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Civilizations - Beyond the sword 35:28 - What defines a civilization game? 40:01 - What do we like the most about civ games? 45:29 - What are our favourite civ games? 56:05 - What's our least favourite civ games or mechanics? 1:00:46 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 1:01:06 - Would you rather be rich and powerful in ancient rome or poor in the modern era 1:07:49 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:08:02 - JP - Full games of Voidfall 1:09:24 - Davey - Building his office / games room 1:12:19 - Kerley - Holiday to Florida 1:15:13 - Dan - Starfield and Septima 1:16:37 - Our upcoming Essen Trip 1:19:23 - TURN 6 - Final Turn
In this expansion pack we go deeper underground to explore the mycelium network only to find a brand new board game called Mycelia, designed, developed and produced by Jack Neville from Split Stone Games.
GUEST PLAYER: Jack Neville from Split Stone Games THE PLAYERS: JP & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - How Jack got into board gaming and how it compares to the classic old days of playing Mario Kart - What Jack's favourite games are right now - all about Mycelia: the strategic mushroom game designed and developed by Jack - all about Jack's answers to some of our historical Niche Number 1's
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:35 - TURN 2 - Introducing Jack Neville designer of Mycelia 2:03 - What is Jack's favourite game of all time? 4:38 - What games has Jack been enjoying lately? 7:44 - How did Jack get into the hobby? 11:24 - TURN 3 - An introduction to Mycelia: A strategic mushroom game 12:41 - What made you go for the theme of mushrooms? 17:52 - How does the gameplay loop work? 22:50 - How has the game changed from it's first iteration? 26:54 - How long ago did you start the design? 31:30 - What do you think people will enjoy about the game? 35:06 - How can people get their hands on Mycelia? 36:51 - What is your favourite player count & how does the solo work? 40:23 - When does the crowdfunding run to? 42:36 - Jack's Niche Number 1's 48:28 - TURN 4 - What are you excited about in the future? 52:03 - TURN 5 - Final Turn
No it's not a special about Oasis' back catalogue of songs...Becky ends her run of episode talking about roll / flip & write games, they're accessibility, why they might not be for everyone and also why they are an important staple for the hobby.
FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Dan & Tambo
In this episode you'll learn:
- that Voidfall by Mindclash Games isn't just for competitive play it's also a pretty bloody decent co-operative game as well - that Adrian has been going back in time for a play of Kingsburg by Stratelibri and whether it still holds up today - all about Dan's Devir Games acquisitions like all of them but a particular focus on The White Castle - Becky breaks the rules by mentioning not one but two games, Merchants Cove by Final Frontier Games and also Tenby by Cosy Cub Games - about our groups experiences with roll / flip and write games - that one of our listeners Bob supplied our Would You Rather.. question in for the episode
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:35 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:47 - Tambo - Voidfall Co-op 6:32 - Adrian - Kingsburg 13:57 - Dan - The White Castle 18:40 - Becky - Merchants Cove & Tenby 25:35 - TURN 3 - Main Event: You gotta roll with it 28:44 - Aren't they just a solo game with company? 34:11 - The look and feel of roll and write games 44:24 - Good ones to recommend for new players like Tambo 46:38 - The pros and cons of roll & writes 56:15 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...only play games your not keen with your family OR never play games with your family ever but only play games you love 1:02:16 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:18:49 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Kerley keeps the competitive themes throughout his run with this episode focusing on one of his favourite style of games....the 1v1 games pitching players head to head.
FIRST PLAYER: Kerley OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Tambo & Adrian
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - about Star-Lords helmet...it's not as bad as it sounds - how the Century game series fares with Adrian when they are combined together - how Tambo got on playing Trickerion for the first time - how Viticulture World is as hard as playing Dark Souls, co-operative wine making is tough people - about Kerleys first experience in playing games on Board Game Arena (BGA) - all about our groups position on 1v1 games, why we like them, why people don't and some of our favourites - whether we would rather lose to a bad winner or win against a bad loser
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 3:18 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 3:33 - Adrian - Century Series 10:45 - Tambo - Trickerion 18:23 - JP - Viticulture World 27:11 - Kerley - Board Game Arena 32:14 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Grudge Match 35:09 - What makes a good 1v1 game? 39:45 - What makes a higher player count game work at 2 players? 44:18 - Why do people not like 1v1 games? 49:19 - Kerley's favourite - War of the Ring 54:23 - JP's favourite - Hoplomachus: Remastered 57:02 - Tambo's favourite - Kapow! 59:38 - Adrian's favourites - A mix 1:02:54 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 1:03:20 - Would you rather lose to a bad winner or win against a bad loser? 1:10:21 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:10:36 - JP - A new player is coming.... 1:11:42 - Adrian - Smartphone Inc 1:14:03 - Tambo - Brass Birmingham and Star Wars Rebellion 1:16:36 - Kerley - Backing the new Terraforming Mars Prelude 2 1:21:45 - TURN 6 - Final Turn
We're back again from the archives of episodes 25 - 30 and including some behind the scenes laughs with Kris on the Board Game Battleground episode before he sadly passed away this year. We'll keep churning these out as we continue to make mistakes...which is every episode.
Kerley takes the first player throne for his first time and rounds everyone into the ring to talk about the super middle-weight division of board gaming....the mid-weight game
FIRST PLAYER: Kerley OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Tambo & Becky
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - how the team are excited that Kerley has taken the first player token - JP gives us his thoughts on Voidfall by Mindclash Games after playing it 4 times - Tambo discusses his win in the latest Twilight Imperium game by Fantasy Flight Games - that Kerley has a dinosaur fetish and that Becky doesn't like using her posh Crokinole board in front of people - about our thoughts on mid-weight games, what they are, why we like them and some of our favourites - about the new "would you rather" which is deciding whether we would learn only by video / google OR by the rulebook alone.
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:00 - Shout out to "Shirts & Merch" 3:58 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:12 - Welcome to Kerley's first time as First Player 4:55 - JP - Voidfall 14:46 - Tambo - Twilight Imperium 4th Edition 21:37 - Becky - Crokinole 25:01 - Kerley - Perseverance Episode 2 29:05 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Super middle-weight 31:22 - What is a mid-weight game? 38:42 - What are the biggest advantages of mid-weight games? 44:50 - Do we think the BGG complexity ratings are relevant? 54:46 - What are our top 2 favourite mid-weight games? 1:01:26 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 1:01:44 - Would you rather learn to play a game through video and google during the game or from the rulebook only? 1:09:53 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:10:09 - JP - Imperium: Classics 1:12:34 - Tambo - Twilight Inscription 1:14:07 - Kerley - Ascendancy 1:16:22 - Becky - Orleans 1:21:14 - TURN 6 - Final Turn
Becky winds down her run of episodes to talk about her favourite game, the game that changed everything, the game that's all about that red planet in our solar system...no not the one by Vital Lacerda the other one...Terraforming Mars.
FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Davey & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - Kerley has had a chance to play the new ultimate fantasy 4X game on Kickstarter right now "Ascendancy". Listen to hear his thoughts - JP talks about his 4am Scythe experience at the recent 24 Hour Board Game Marathon - Davey breaks down social economic structures in Hegemony...for 7 hours - Becky devotes an episode to Terraforming Mars which is an important game in our gaming group - about the new "would you rather" which is settling for a complete bad knock off game of Terraforming Mars or a extremely well produced "ok" game.
Becky asks an all important question in the board gaming hobby which is "can your board gaming collection be too big?". Is there a limit, what are the factors that determine whether the collection is too much or too little. Join the Whose Turners for a good chat through all things collections
FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Adrian
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - Becky bags another win against her husband Kerley in Wild Serengeti - JP channels his inner Geralt of Riveria in The Witcher the Old World and shares his initial thoughts. - Adrian finally escapes the Star Wars Unlock series and tells us his thoughts - all about board game collections and whether size matters, also discussing the limiting factors which keeps board game collections the sizes they are. - about the new "would you rather" which is not being able to own a collection and be reliant upon others or only have access to your own small collection of 5 games in 3 Kallax cubes.
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:43 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:56 - Becky - Wild Serengeti 8:09 - Adrian - Star Wars Unlock 14:34 - JP - The Witcher: The Old World 24:10 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Can your board game collection get too big? 29:12 - Collecting is a hobby as much as playing 33:35 - What do we think the magic number is? 40:44 - The limiting factors that contains your collection 45:38 - Having access to games can change your collection sizes 54:46 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 55:07 - Would you rather only play other peoples collections or only play your own collection of 5 games capped at 3 kallax cubes? 1:02:49 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:03:01 - Adrian - Warhammer 40K Epic Series 1:06:40 - JP - Holiday in Florida with family / friends 1:09:25 - Becky - Also holidaying and playing games with family 1:11:55 - TURN 6 - Final Turn
In this expansion pack episode all of the Whose Turners attend The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon in Ilminster, Somerset to see how long they can last gaming 24 hours straight from 9am Saturday to 9am Sunday.
THE PLAYERS: All of us
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - how our first ever LIVE episode went on the live stream - that Dan Apsey not only runs great board gaming events he does voiceovers...just keep listening through - more about the event from the mouths of the Whose Turners recording snippets from Friday evening all the way through to the end on Sunday morning. Who survived, who didn't and whose soul could you see into by the early hours of the morning
The first player crown has been passed to Becky who is pleased to be back for some more gaming chat. This time we talk about those gems in the gaming calendar where we organise all day gaming sessions, the promises, the pitfalls, the plans and the free for alls, we all love a gaming day.
FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: Kerley & JP
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - JP takes a nostalgic trip back to the 80s in Fighting Fantasy Adventures the new Martin Wallace design bringing Deathtrap Dungeon vibes - Kerley's thoughts on Caverna and improving on each play he has with some debates around whether it replaces Agricola or not - all about aspects of all day gaming sessions, what they are, some key pitfalls and recommendations but also why they are an important part of our hobby - about the new "would you rather" which is would you rather play a 4 hours game with snacks / drinks that has constant analysis paralysis or no snacks / drinks with no AP - the Whose Turners next line of games hitting the tables very soon
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 00:02:43 - Podcast Update 00:04:18 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 00:04:25 - JP - Fighting Fantasy Adventures 00:13:49 - Kerley - Caverna 00:22:01 - Hot tubs & Iron Maiden 00:23:50 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Hex, Mugs & Sausage Rolls 00:25:21 - What do we qualify as an all day gaming session? 00:30:19 - What are the key ingredients for a good gaming day? 00:38:48 - How important is food at an gaming day? 00:44:45 - Should an all day gaming session just be with people you know? 00:46:42 - What are the pitfalls in running a gaming day? 00:51:42 - Top recommendations for running a successful gaming day? 00:55:31 - Final thoughts 00:56:30 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 00:56:46 - Would you rather have snacks / drinks for a game night with AP, or no snacks / drinks with no AP? 01:00:43 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 01:00:51 - Kerley - Hallertau, Darwins Journey & Weather Machine (really?) 01:04:23 - Paladins of the West Kingdom, Viticulture World (Asia) & Twilight Imperium 01:09:20 - Becky - Photosynthesis, Port Royal & Becky's Birthday 01:11:03 - TURN 6 - Final Turn
As Adrian prepares to hand over "First Player" to Becky he brings forward a topic of worker placement mechanics and how games have evolved upon that core concept since they became so popular.
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Davey
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - JP's first impressions of the new Mindclash big box game "Voidfall" - Davey apparently is being bullied into buying Hamlet...hmmm sure - Adrian is finally getting through his shelf of opportunity in Paladins - about some of our favourite examples of worker placement mechanics which have unique twists - our nonsense chat about would we rather play games in the heat with sunburn or in a fridge with a cold - that The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon is literally next weekend and we're running a LIVE episode at 22:00 on Saturday 22nd July for the first time. We'll be playing a nice relaxing game of The Resistance: Avalon....hmmmm relaxing sure.
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW The team are still looking forward to the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon this year which is being held at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster on 22nd July at 9am. Get your tickets and more information here - https://www.the24hourboardgamemarathon.co.uk/
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 3:48 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:01 - JP - Voidfall 12:51 - Davey - Hamlet 18:30 - Adrian - Paladins of the West Kingdom 23:36 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Workers Union 24:46 - What do we like about the worker placement mechanic? 29:13 - What don't we like about the worker placement mechanic? 32:29 - Mixing deck building with worker placement in Dune Imperium & Lost Ruins of Arnak 34:53 - Variable workers and multi-layered spaces in Anachrony 37:52 - Bag drawing auctioning in Pillars of the Earth 41:08 - The sheer number of workers in Architects of the West Kingdom 43:49 - Snake placement of Instanbul, Dwellings of Eldervale / Andromeda's Edge 47:00 - The flexibility of Grande workers in Viticulture 50:03 - Dice can be workers too in Bitoku and Perseverance 53:18 - Paying to use your opponents workers in Ora et Labora 56:28 - Rewarding placement and retrieving workers in Raiders of the North Sea 1:00:28 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 1:00:38 - Would you rather play in the heat with sunburn or in a fridge with a cold? 1:05:21 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:05:35 - ALL - The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon 1:08:09 - JP - Our first ever LIVE episode!!!! 1:10:13 - Davey - Visiting a Banksy owned restaurant (we think!!!) 1:10:55 - Adrian - Cracking through his shelf of shame 1:13:33 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
It's the episode that no one has asked for and it's back for it's forth volume where we take clips from episodes 19 - 24 with more cock-up's, silly moments and general nonsense.
You've heard of the film "Gone in 60 Seconds" right? Well this episode is nothing like that, but we do concentrate on games that play under 60 minutes. Adrian continues as our first player to talk about those little gems in our collections and why every gamer should have them.
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & Ian
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - How the new hotness "Earth" is landing within the group - Ian is celebrating a win at Endless Winter recently - Adrian is on a culling mission getting rid of 25% of his collection - all about games that play under an hour and why they are key in anyone's collections - whether we would rather play the same game 8 times or 8 different games in one day - more about the excitement levels for The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon.
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW The team are still looking forward to the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon this year which is being held at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster on 22nd July at 9am. Get your tickets and more information here - https://www.the24hourboardgamemarathon.co.uk/
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:40 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 0:53 - Becky - Earth 2:44 - Ian - Endless Winter 7:55 - Adrian - Culling my collection 14:08 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Game in 60 Seconds 14:28 - Why should you have games that play under an hour? 21:04 - Cubitos, Las Vegas Royale, Barenpark 25:04 - Dominion, 7 Wonders, Camel Up, Netrunner 29:57 - Railroad Ink, Strawopolis, Under Failing Skies 32:31 - Coup, Love Letter, Citadels 34:23 - Furnance, It's a Wonderful World, Roll Player, Dice Hospital, Quadropolis 37:23 - All the Azul's 40:11 - What do we think the main difference between these games and a party game? 42:25 - What do we think are the negatives of games that play shorter? 43:56 - Final thoughts 47:56 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 48:17 - Would you rather play a 1 hour board game 8 times or 8 different games on a gaming day? 51:40 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 51:53 - Becky - The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon 53:40 - Ian - More 24 Hour Board Game Marathon and lighter games 55:08 - Adrian - Getting into roll / flip 'n' writes 57:02 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Our guest episodes continue to "dive deeper" into more board game designers and why they do what they do. We "dredge" up the latest news from Judson Cowan from Tettix Games about one of the hottest new games to hit crowdfunding which is of course Deep Regrets
GUEST PLAYER: Judson Cowan OTHER PLAYERS: Davey & Adrian
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - what favourite games Judson is playing right now - how Judson started Tettix Games and operates it all by himself - what inspired Deep Regrets and also inspiration for the fantastic art style - what answers to some of our Niche Number 1's Judson has
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:46 - TURN 2 - Introducing Judson Cowan 6:13 - Learning more about Tettix Games 8:43 - The unique art style of Deep Regrets 10:40 - The inspiration for the horrific fish in the game 13:00 - "Diving" deeper into Deep Regrets 21:49 - The player interactions in Deep Regrets 24:29 - An aside on Hideous Abomination which is available as an add-on 29:05 - Was it a hard deadline to get prototypes for the UK Games Expo? 31:52 - Some favourite games from Judson 35:59 - Some future design concepts including Fright House 37:41 - TURN 3 - Judson's Niche Number 1's 43:30 - TURN 4 - The Final Turn
Board games aren't just a form or entertainment, they can really develop your real world skills and the Whose Turners come together to chat through which skills they've learnt and put into practice in this 3D world we call life.
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: Becky, Davey & JP
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - The aftermath of the "Rumrush" scandal and did that Dune Imperium copy survive? - What happens when JP hit's his 100th play of Too Many Bones (he's on 73 plays) - How Adrian has been enjoying recreating WW2 scenarios in The War Room - how board games have developed real world skills that have helped us in life, seriously they have - our continuation of our "Would you rather?" questions where board games can't be purchased using normal currency - how excited the team are in attending The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon this year
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW The team are looking forward to the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon this year which is being held at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster on 22nd July at 9am. Get your tickets and more information here - https://www.the24hourboardgamemarathon.co.uk/
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:39 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:58 - Becky - Clank Catacombs 3:43 - Davey - Clank Legacy 6:44 - JP - Riffle & Too Many Bones 12:12 - Adrian - War Room 15:45 - TURN 3 - Real board games, real skills 16:17 - Dealing with failure 21:46 - Dealing with confrontation 26:50 - Learning to win gracefully 31:49 - Risk management & mitigation 35:40 - You never have to settle 41:20 - Negotiation 45:31 - Time management & planning 49:01 - The consumption of detailed information 53:55 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 54:28 - Would you rather have a one in one out system to acquire games or spend board gaming time to acquire games 58:36 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:10:52 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
We're back from our exploits at the UK Games Expo 2023 with another expansion pack episode covering ALL the games (well most of them). Don't let the croaky voices and tiredness fool you, we had the best time ever with most of the podcast team covering the event.
OUR PLAYERS - Becky, JP, Adrian, Kerley & Tambo
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - Becky (Dolly Parton) & JP (Kenny Rogers) did their own version of carpool karaoke which Kerley was thankful to not be in the same car as them - We covered the Thursday preview event for the first time so check out our thoughts and experiences on that - From battle royale shooters in Apex Legends, to drawing Disney characters in Lorcana, writing your own pages in Books of Time or sporing new mushrooms in Mycelia we've played a whole bunch of games during our 3 days at Expo - Our experiences of 2023 and what we liked and didn't like before finally getting some rest from a cracking weekend
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:52 - Meeting some of our listeners 5:07 - TURN 2 - UK Games Expo 2023 5:21 - Travelling up to the Expo 8:16 - Arriving at the Expo & visiting the Press Event (Thurs) 9:36 - Strong Point & MaxxRas 11:14 - The Expo Awards Ceremony 12:34 - The Main Show (Fri-Sun) 12:49 - Dice Realms 14:19 - Earth, Flamecraft & back to Earth 19:42 - Fire Tower 24:28 - Lorcana 28:40 - Mycelia 34:53 - Hegemony 39:38 - Ocean Pods 41:22 - Becky's Granny Trolley & Adrian's Bag Incident 44:35 - Apex Legends 53:27 - Port Royal 57:06 - The Old Kings Crown 1:06:27 - Kung Fu Panda 1:09:00 - Senjutsu: Battle for Japan 1:13:18 - Fateforge & Lost Ruins expansion 1:19:13 - A few demos & All On Board VR Gaming 1:28:11 - Books of Time 1:30:51 - Our individual experiences 1:42:07 - Meeting old friends and new 1:47:03 - The Shop & Drop and the Bring & Buy 1:53:36 - How much for ice cream??? 1:58:00 - TURN 3 - We're off to get some sleep & thank you
Adrian takes to the mic again "like a vandal" as he channels his inner Vanilla Ice in an episode focused all about those clicky clacky chance cubes in Dice Dice Baby.
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Chris & Tambo
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - That JP literally retcons his own Agricola explanation in Episode 27 and goes into more detail after picking up a copy - The group have been enjoying the coronation of our new king, by avoiding it and playing games all day - Adrian's love for tile laying games increases with Glen More II - The gang talk about dice in boardgames, how they're used and their feelings on them - We've scrapped our Badly Hexplained Games and now have a re-occurring "Would you rather section" - Chris is looking forward to a "date night" with Rob when he returns from Scotland - Tambo's new gaming table from Ironside is going to be delivered very very soon
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:24 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:58 - JP - Agricola 8:57 - Chris - Sushi Go 11:02 - Tambo - Clank! Catacombs 14:54 - Adrian - Glen More II Chronicles 21:30 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Dice Dice Baby 21:54 - Our general opinions on dice in games 25:40 - Target Number Dice 33:03 - Action Dice 43:17 - Strength Dice 50:19 - Roll & Move Dice 52:27 - Accounting Dice 56:32 - Other unique ways dice are used 1:01:36 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 1:02:45 - Would you rather have to listen to Vannila Ice for dice games or Poker Face for card games? 1:06:34 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:06:50 - Adrian - UK Games Expo 2023 1:11:16 - Chris - Ashes & Heroquest 1:12:49 - Tambo - Nemesis & Ironside Gaming Table 1:14:41 - JP - Viticulture World 1:16:45 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
GUEST PLAYER: Joe "Fritz" Paull from Oak Lounge Games THE PLAYERS: JP & Davey
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - How Fritz got into the hobby and designed his first game - Fritz recreates the opening scene of the film "Glass Onion: Knives Out" through his crafting skills - A deep dive conversation about Prestige: A City Building Game - JP's experiences of playing Prestige throughout the episode - Fritz's answers to some of our Niche Number 1's
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - An announcement about Prestige 0:28 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:13 - TURN 2 - Introducing Joe "Fritz" Paull 3:36 - How did Fritz get into the hobby? 6:33 - The transition from gamer to designer 9:43 - What's Fritz's favourite game and which ones is he enjoying these days? 15:52 - TURN 3 - Main Interview - Prestige: A City Building Game 17:35 - What made you choose the theme? 21:30 - What made you lean towards semi co-op? 29:42 - How do the unit cards impact the game? 31:38 - Do the tribes work differently? 32:47 - How does the game scale with player count? 34:55 - What's Fritz's favourite aspect of Prestige? 36:46 - How big can the city get? 38:01 - How do the events interact with the game? 40:24 - What's the difficult / accessibility like in the game? 41:35 - How would you explain the art direction in this game? 44:26 - How can our listeners get their hands on Prestige? 45:49 - What kind of gaming group do you play Prestige with? 49:26 - Are there any variants in the game to explore? 50:15 - Fritz's Niche Number 1's 55:31 - TURN 4 - What's coming up? 1:04:33 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn