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Your ears don't deceive you...three years has passed since Rob has secured the first player and he's back to talk all about solo gaming, why we do it, why some of us don't and everything in between.
FIRST PLAYER: Rob OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Kerley
In this episode you'll learn: - JP likes to go "off road" in Restoration Games' version of Thunder Road Vendetta - Kerley's latest adventures into Dungeons and Dragons having been away for a long long time - Rob is collecting all the Hall or Nothing Games with the latest purchase of Kreel Manor - about our experiences with solo gaming, whether we enjoy it, why we don't do it and a chin wag about the subject
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:37 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
3:00 - Kerley - Dungeons & Dragons
12:08 - JP - Thunder Road Vendetta
19:05 - Rob - Kreel Manor
23:16 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Playing with yourself
25:38 - Kerley's flirtation with solo gaming
33:59 - JP's deep delve into solo gaming
41:54 - Using solo modes to help learn games for multiplayer sessions
50:54 - How solo play aligns nicely to campaign style games
1:04:37 - The fulfilment factor has to be worth the payoff
In Becky's last episode of her run she and the gang do a deeper dive on games and mechanisms which have changed the hobby forever.
FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian & Tambo
In this episode you'll learn: - all about the latest T game Tianxia from Board & Dice from Adrian with his recent experiences - whether Nemesis: Retaliation is the best version of the game after Tambo has been un-aliving aliens whilst staying frosty in Awaken Realms latest iteration of the game - that Becky has finally got her copy of Power Vacuum to the table by Keen Bean Studio - about an exploration of games and mechanisms which have fundamentally changed the hobby space
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:09 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
2:20 - Adrian - Tianxia
11:36 - Tambo - Nemesis: Retaliation
22:46 - Becky - Power Vacuum
29:49 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Games that Changed the Hobby
39:31 - Games that brought in mechanics which were never seen
46:52 - The importance of engine & tableau building in games
49:58 - The surge of worker placement games
52:54 - How have story driven & narrative games evolved?
1:00:20 - The impact of Zombicide on the industry within crowdfunding
1:04:56 - Stepping into the modern age with accessibility and asthetics
1:16:45 - Raising the bar in party games to influence wider games
After hearing on social media about how to get new board gamers to play Lacerdas in quick progression Adrian conducts a light hearted thought experiment on how this "could" be achieved through different genres and styles of board games.
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & Tambo
In this episode you'll learn: - that JP has sneaked onto Let's Talk About Hex to chat about his recent play of Andromeda's Edge: Genesis expansion by Cardboard Alchemy - about war and what is it good for by Adrian in Quartermaster General by Griggling Games - whether Becky has lost all hope destroying the one virus (ahem) ring in Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship by Zman Games - that Tambo has gone back to the 90's in Console Wars: The Card Game by Booth Babe Games - all about Adrian's thought experiment about progression through light to heavy board games
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
---AUDIO DISCLAIMER--- Apologies for the audio quality not being as up to scratch on this episode, we've cleaned it up as much as possible.
Prepare for Dr Davey to enter the house as he and the team personifies board games to understand which ones would fair in a variety of situations. Are you confused? Don't worry everyone else was.
FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: Rob, Chris & Tambo
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - How our dungeon crawler loving group members have been dabbling into more thematic games - Dr Davey gets everyone on his "questionable" sofa to see what would happen if board games where people and which games are a good fit for different situations. Is it random...absolutely - Just Three gets an downgrade to Just Two again - The group are looking forward to all of the upcoming conventions and make sure you look out for us at the UK Games Expo this year.
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:34 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:01 - Rob - Civilization New Dawn 2:31 - Chris - Star Wars Outer Rim 3:18 - Tambo - Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion 6:24 - Davey - Dune Imperium 8:50 - TURN 3 - Main Event - Board Game Relations 9:52 - The rules of the episode...there are no rules 10:10 - What game would you take out on a date? 14:36 - What game would you like to be trapped on a desert island with? 19:12 - What game would you use to help you cover up a murder? 23:42 - What game would you take to meet your parents?
We take a bit of a departure from our non serious episodes of late and we focus on the Uwe Rosenberg games that we've played along with our thoughts and why some of those games end up becoming staples within collections and the hobby in general
FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & JP
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - How the team are doing after our sad news of Kris passing away - Davey & JP recall their first play experience on Vital Lacerda's new hotness "Inventions: Evolution of Ideas" - Spoiler Alert: it's great and a massive thank you to Scott from Scott Plays for the teach and previewing it with us - That Davey struggles to say "Caverna" seriously check out the bloopers in a future expansion pack episode - About our groups experiences with Uwe Rosenberg designed games from Arigcola to Atiwa. - Why Uwe games just feel comforting and a general joy to play - Just Two gets an upgrade to Just Three (as there's only three of us on the show) - JP is looking forward to his birthday games day which is any excuse just to play back to back games
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW As mentioned on the show we're supporting the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon this year so if you fancy the challenge, get yourself down there. You can get your tickets right here. https://www.the24hourboardgamemarathon.co.uk/
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:44 - Checking in after our friend Kris has passed away 3:40 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:04 - JP - Skymines 10:32 - Becky - Scout 16:01 - Davey - Inventions: Evolution of Ideas 21:13 - TURN 3 - Main Event - Puzzle by name, puzzle by nature 25:03 - Agricola 27:29 - Caverna 32:06 - Patchwork & Framework 36:38 - Reykholt 39:49 - Feast for Odin 42:26 - Who do we think Uwe games are for? 45:12 - Atiwa & accessibility of this games 50:24 - Discussing our favourites 52:52 - What do you think are the pitfalls are? 59:52 - TURN 4 - Badly Hexplained Games - Just Three Edition 1:01:11 - Just Three - Game 1 1:03:11 - Just Three - Game 2 1:05:51 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:06:11 - Skymines & JP's Birthday Games Day 1:08:01 - JP - My Birthday Games Day 1:10:22 - Becky - Trip to Germany 1:12:56 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
We keep making episodes and we keep messing them up, so this can only mean we've lined up in our 3rd round of bloopers from episodes 13 - 18, including laughing fits and GRIMCON...apparently
THE PLAYERS: All of us
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn...nothing, seriously you should probably skip this and move onto the next main episode
THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED BEFORE OUR RECENT BEREAVEMENT NEWS
Davey's tyrannical reign continues and introduces a light hearted episode of "Would you rather" but centred around our hobby, gaming and all sorts of nonsense. Thanks to lots of people around the community for sending in these tough questions, it was a blast.
FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: Becky, JP & Rob
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - How Rob is now getting deep into Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Pheonixborn - Davey fixes a previous episode mistake by devoting his "Let's Talk About Hex" segment to one of our listeners - How the group are wired up with various "would you rather" questions pitched at them centred around our wonderful hobby - how well the players continue to do with their "Badly Hexplained Games: Just Two" edition - that Davey & JP are getting a sneak preview on Inventions: Evolution of Ideas which is Vital Lacerda's upcoming game...more on this in a future episode
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:57 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:12 - Rob - Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Pheonixborn 6:41 - Becky - Lost Ruins of Arnak 10:50 - JP - Star Wars Rebellion 15:03 - Davey - Thank you Marcus for lending us Atiwa 16:14 - TURN 3 - Would you rather...tabletop edition 17:51 - Would you rather play On Mars on planet earth or Earth on the planet Mars? 19:01 - Would you rather stand on 4 D4's in bare feet or swallow a meeple whole? 21:51 - Would you rather live forever (playing one game) or live for 6 months (play every game)? 26:51 - Would you rather play a game your luc warm about with friends or introduce a new game to strangers? 28:52 - Would you rather have a phenomenal game with a bad rule book, or an ok game with a perfect rule book? 32:29 - Would you rather play Exploding Kittens or explode a kitten? 34:55 - Would you rather go first in a game thats new to you or go last in your favourite game? 36:44 - Would you rather only play one game for a week with your mates or every day with your spouse / family? 40:41 - Would you rather play a character class you hate or teach your favourite character so you can't play it? 43:48 - Would you rather have one big box that stores all games or little boxes all unmarked? 48:13 - Would you rather play Battlestar Galactica with all the cylons or none of the cylons? 49:45 - Would you rather play the same game for the rest of time or play a different game but only once? 53:33 - Would you rather play with sticky sleeves or sticky board after a fizzy drink incident? 55:10 - Wrapping up 56:03 - TURN 4 - Badly Hexplained Games - Just Two Edition 56:51 - Just Two - Game 1 59:04 - Just Two - Game 2 1:01:32 - TURN 5 - The Pen
THIS EPISODE IS DEDICATED TO OUR FELLOW PLAYER, BROTHER AND DEAR FRIEND KRIS WHO WAS TAKEN FROM US SO SHOCKINGLY. REST IN PEACE, YOU WILL BE MISSED...WHILST WE'RE NOT IN A CELEBRATORY MOOD AT THE MOMENT WE FELT IN IMPORTANT TO SHARE KRIS' LAST RECORDING WITH THE TEAM.
We've got the candles, the cake is prepared and it's time to celebrate that the podcast is one years old...so a few of the players join together to celebrate their favourite moments but more importantly we've decided to create a deathmatch of our favourite boardgames played last year in 2022. Let us welcome you to the very first Boardgame Battleground!!!!
THE BIRTHDAY ATTENDEES - JP, Becky, Davey, Ian & Kris
OVERVIEW The Whose Turners come together one year one from since we launched our first episode to celebrate their first birthday in the only fitting way they know how. Invite 35 games in a top trumps deathmatch to see which of their favourite games played last year in 2022 makes it to the top. In this episode you'll learn: - Davey is on commission trying to plug our other episodes on the podcast - The group retell their favourite moments of the podcast so far - That top trumps can be played as a knockout style game (we think!!!!) - about 35 games chosen by the podcast players to enter into the Boardgame Battleground. Which one will make it to the top?
OUR 2022 PLAYED CHAMPIONS ENTERING THE BATTLEGROUND (35 GAMES) ISS Vanguard, Trickerion, On Mars, Lisboa, Too Many Bones, Astra, Zuuli, Terraforming Mars, Lords of Waterdeep, Kings Dilemma, Ark Nova, Anachrony, Eclipse Second Dawn, Nemesis, Civilization 2010, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Dune Imperium, The Weather Machine, Skull King, Twilight Imperium 4e, Marvel Champions, Nemesis Lockdown, Just One, Pandemic Legacy Season 1, Castles of Burgundy, Star Wars Outer Rim, Mansions of Madness 2e, Star Wars Imperial Assault, Fort, Lord of the Rings LCG, Carooka, Wingspan, Scythe, Exploding Kittens, Unfathomable
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - Tribute to Kris 0:46 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:42 - TURN 2 - Celebrating our 1st birthday 3:53 - Becky's favourite moments 5:53 - Ian's favourite moments 7:36 - JP's favourite moments 9:37 - Kris' favourite moments 12:07 - Davey's favourite moments 14:08 - TURN 3 - Boardgame Battleground - 2022 Edition 15:00 - What is the Boardgame Battleground? 16:36 - The 5 key stats of BB 19:16 - The rules teach 22:07 - ROUND 1 - Round of 35 52:20 - ROUND 2 - Round of 17 58:45 - ROUND 3 - Quarter Finals 1:02:07 - ROUND 4 - Semi Finals 1:03:24 - ROUND 5 - The Grand Final 1:05:14 - Post battle analysis 1:06:57 - TURN 4 - Final Turn
Davey steps up to the plate and takes the first player crown once more and decides to have a bit of fun with another round of Niche Number 1's, more favourite games based on weird and unique circumstances.
FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: Becky, JP & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - About the groups experiences at the first Devon Board Game Weekend hosted by Meeples Corner and The Fox & Hound Country Hotel in Devon - Never to mix Dune Imperium and drinking rum, it's not a good combo people - The new round of Niche Number 1's are locked and loaded and ready to be answered - that Just One is a thing of the past as we play Just Two, ok it's the same game but we're guessing boardgames and we have two clues each - JP shared some exciting news about hosting the livestream at the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon this year, check out the details in the links below.
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:05 - TURN 2 - Hex Education - Learn about our adventures at the Devon Board Game Weekend 22:44 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Niche Number 1's - Round 4 23:04 - Favourite game that you have to have an app for? 28:50 - Favourite game that was quickly overshadowed or replaced? 37:41 - Favourite game with a terrible rulebook? 45:20 - Favourite game you though would replace a game but didn't? 49:53 - Favourite game you never win at? 56:55 - Favourite game with terrible components 1:02:16 - TURN 4 - Badly Hexplained Games - Just Two Edition 1:03:30 - Just Two - Game 1 1:06:44 - Just Two - Game 2 1:08:11 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:08:33 - Kerley - Star Wars Rebellion 1:09:49 - Davey - Frosthaven ad Orleans 1:11:11 - Becky - Orleans & Unfathomable 1:11:57 - JP - Hosting the livestream for the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon 1:15:43 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
In this special expansion pack episode we're joined by Matt Prowse the director of Full Board Gaming who specialise in creating gaming conventions and holidays to chat through what it's like setting up your own gaming convention
GUEST PLAYER: Matt Prowse from Full Board Gaming THE PLAYERS: JP & Adrian
OVERVIEW In this episode you will learn: - Who is the better wheeler and dealer - Matt playing the Emirates of Hacan or Del Boy from Only Fools & Horses - What Full Board Gaming events are and why they differ from other conventions - How Matt approaches designing and building conventions to help others who are thinking the same - some of Matt's answers to our Niche Number 1's
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:51 - TURN 2 - Introducing Matt Prowse (Full Board Gaming) 1:47 - What got Matt into the hobby? 4:05 - What are Matt's favourite games right now? 7:39 - What other games does Matt enjoy right now? 9:34 - TURN 3 - Main Interview - How did Full Board Gaming begin? 15:37 - Where is Full Board Gaming's first ever event? 19:29 - What makes Full Board Gaming events different? 27:48 - When is the event in Torquay next year? 29:55 - What are Matt's tips in creating a gaming convention? 34:40 - How do you transfer from running local game nights to conventions? 40:09 - What challenges has Matt faced so far? 41:22 - How do people get tickets to the event next year? 43:45 - Matt's Niche Number 1's 53:16 - TURN 4 - Planning Your Turn - What's coming up for our guest 58:10 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn
Following up from our UK Games Expo meet and greets we've got another belter of an expansion pack with another special guest. This time Jakub the CEO of Glass Cannon Unplugged joins Adrian & JP for a chat around "Engineering Adaptations" of IP's into board games and more about the upcoming title Don't Starve.
GUEST PLAYER: Jakub Wiśniewski PLAYERS: Adrian & JP
In this episode you'll learn: - how Jakub got into the tabletop space and how Glass Cannon Unplugged began - more about the collaborations between GCU & their partners and how they make it a continuing success - more about Don't Starve, their upcoming title launching on Kickstarter in September 2025 - more about their other titles including Apex Legends, Dying Light, Frostpunk and more.
In JP's last run of episodes as first player he gets to chat about expansion theory, not the ever increasing debate about our expansion of the universe but the other main one which is expansions to base board games.
FIRST PLAYER: JP OTHER PLAYERS: Tambo, Becky & Adrian
OVERVIEW It's JP's last episode of his run before handing the first player token to Davey and it's time to talk about JP's reputation in buying expansions and exploring the various types and rationale behind them. In this episode you'll learn: - Adrian's first impressions of Earth which is being delivered to backers very soon (if not already) - How not to win at Endless Winter by JP - Is Batman Talisman just like all other Talisman games? - Becky just loves Clank Catacombs - What are expansions, the various types and some examples along the way - What some of our favourite expansions are out there - That we're going to continuously switch up our listeners question segment to try some new ideas out
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:49 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:01 - JP - Endless Winter 7:43 - Becky - Clank Catacombs 13:40 - Tambo - Batman Talisman 17:16 - Adrian - Earth 23:12 - TURN 3 - Main Event: The "other" expansion theory 25:03 - What is an expansion? 25:46 - The various types of expansions out there 30:06 - When you want more players... 35:08 - Adding more stuff or integrating content into the game... 36:09 - The switching in and out of modules... 40:50 - Fixing up the base games with errata... 42:36 - The big box to store your expansions 43:41 - Why do we get expansions? 53:21 - A quick round on our favourites 1:00:32 - Wrapping up the expansion chat 1:01:47 - TURN 4 - Badly Hexplained Games 1:07:01 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:07:13 - Tambo - Starting the Frosthaven campaign 1:08:37 - Becky - Disneyland Paris & Crokinole 1:11:35 - Adrian - WWE Royal Rumble & After the Empire 1:12:44 - JP - City break to Rome & Vinhos 1:14:39 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Recently a few members of the group have funded a voyage into the Lacerdaverse by getting into the heavy games designed by renowned board game designer "Vital Lacerda" and in this episode we share our entry level experiences.
FIRST PLAYER: JP OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian & Davey
OVERVIEW After the groups last outing in "Great Hexpectations" sharing all of their board game failures, it's time to shift our attention and thoughts about the epic heavy games designed by Vital Lacerda Boardgames focusing on the big box deluxe games published by Eagle-Gryphon Games. In this episode you'll learn: - That Final Destination 8 featured in Davey's kitchen - Just how many flowcharts are in Europa Universalis - Adrian can't get enough of Castles of Burgundy - more about our entry level experiences of The Gallerist, Vinhos, Lisboa, Kanban EV, On Mars, The Weather Machine - We should have tried to find someone with Escape Plan before this episode - What our oldest games we've not played (or for a long time) in our listeners question
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 4:17 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:32 - Adrian - Castles of Burgundy 7:49 - Davey - Mansions of Madness 10:06 - JP - Europa Universalis 16:58 - TURN 3: Discovering the Lacerdaverse 17:15 - Who is Vital Lacerda? 19:34 - Our caveats in our discovery 21:06 - The Gallerist (2015) 28:07 - Vinhos (2016) 34:30 - Lisboa (2017) 42:28 - Escape Plan (2019) - Honourable mention 43:51 - Kanban EV (2020) 51:28 - On Mars (2020) 59:38 - The Weather Machine (2022) 1:08:50 - In summary and the upcoming Invention: Age of Evolution (2023) 1:10:19 - TURN 4 - Question Time: What's the oldest game in our collections that we haven't played (for a long while)? 1:16:34 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:16:46 - JP - Beyond the Sun 1:18:03 - Adrian - Targi 1:19:01 - Davey - Dune Imperium and Darkest Dungeon 1:20:11 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Another expansion pack is upon us and this time JP & Davey grab their cups of tea and sit down with Brendan McCaskell from Open Owl Studios (formally OOMM Games) to talk all about his entry into the industry, how he got started with game design and a chat about their upcoming crowdfund project Stonesaga, a stoneage survival, crafting & exploration in a persistent world.
GUEST PLAYER: Brendan McCaskell from Open Owl Studios THE PLAYERS: JP & Davey
OVERVIEW In this Expansion Pack episode JP & Davey sit down with board game designer Brendan McCaskell who has previously designed Stars of Akarios & Mythwind with Open Owl Studios. In this episode you'll learn: - How Brendan got into the industry through the rise in popularity with battle royale games (PUBG / Fortnite) - the important process in game design about capturing that feeling you want out of a play experience - about the growing trend of becoming less tutorial dependant in gaming - more about Open Owl Studios latest project "Stonesaga" which is live on Kickstarter right now!!! - more about Brendan's niche number 1 answers (Hint: be careful if you play Game of Thrones with Brendan)
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:51 - TURN 2 - Introducing Brendan McCaskell 2:34 - How did you get into the hobby? 7:14 - What games is Brendan enjoying right now? 9:03 - What's Brendan's favourite games? 16:33 - TURN 3 - Main Interview - How did you get into the hobby? 19:11 - The comparison with modern boardgames to couch video games 21:23 - The importance of capturing that "moment" in game design 22:38 - How did OOMM Games start and how did you get involved? 27:12 - Lessons learned on Stars of Akarios and applying them to Mythwind 31:52 - The growing trend where tutorials are becoming phased out 35:13 - How this trend applies to their new game Stonesaga 37:01 - Exploring the next level crafting system in Stonesaga 39:30 - The uniqueness of the games from OOMM Games 40:27 - Stonesaga actions feel intuitive & tactile 42:54 - The minimalist approach to help immersion 44:39 - Telling your story by leaving your mark 48:01 - How big is Stonesaga as a campaign
Have you ever had a gaming moment where it just didn't work, a game you were excited for but fell flat or a game you still love but others just don't like it? We open up our unique board game therapy session to talk through just that.
FIRST PLAYER: JP OTHER PLAYERS: Davey, Becky & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this weeks episode, JP is getting more comfortable being back as first player and opens up our first ever board game therapy session where we all get our gaming moments / dislikes and "hexpectations" off our chests. So join us on the "chez lounge" for some open discussions. In this episode you'll learn: - That Davey has found a great party / trick taking card game in Skull King which sounds fun - how Dr John Seward gets picked on by Dracula - our inner thoughts as we sit on the "chez lounge" of great hexpectations - that Rummikubb triggers Kerley (again!!!) - which game Becky really dislikes which shocks the group - how it can feel sometimes when gaming sessions just don't land - about our board game collection sizes and how we "manage" them from our listeners question
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:55 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:08 - Becky - Welsh Crokinole Tournament 5:05 - Davey - Skull King 8:33 - Kerley - Perseverance 12:34 - JP - Fury of Dracula 20:34 - TURN 3 - Great hexpectations 21:51 - A shock discovery about Viticulture 24:34 - The surprise that Icion didn't work for some 28:02 - The contention in Barrage turns some people off 34:23 - The "lack" of control in Cloudspire 39:36 - Sometimes building windows in Sagrada is "meh" 41:34 - Rummikubb can go f*** itself 43:49 - The positive surprise in Legacies 46:13 - Dwellings of Eldervale was a miss for us 49:09 - The opposing thoughts on Food Chain Magnate 53:31 - Stars aren't always in everyone's eyes with Astra 58:00 - Time travelling for the first time can be...brain melting in Anachrony 1:00:59 - Waiting an age between turns in Monumental 1:03:01 - Diving into Cerebria a second time round sparked good emotions 1:05:39 - Some honourable mentions 1:07:20 - TURN 4 - Question Time: How big are our board game collections and are they stable? 1:16:38 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:16:54 - Kerley - Orleans 1:18:28 - Davey - Lisboa & ISS Vanguard 1:20:16 - Becky - Pandemic & Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra 1:21:50 - JP - Netrunner & Stonesaga 1:25:16 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
As Rob vacates the first player throne JP returns to familiar ground and brings us all into the dystopian future of Netrunner, an asymmetrical card game where a runner (hacker) attempts to hack a shady corporation in order to prevent them scoring their nefarious agendas.
FIRST PLAYER: JP OTHER PLAYERS: Ian & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this weeks episode, JP takes on the mantle of first player once again and along with Ian and Kerley they perform a deep dive into one of their favourite games Netrunner. Prepare to be propelled into the dystopian future and get your hack on. In this episode you'll learn: - That Ian has actually played some more games, at this rate he might make it back in the group - Kerleys kickstarters have all been delivered at once, pretty much - what Netrunner is and why it's an important game for the group - to explore all the corporations and runners in the game along with their thematic and mechanical flavours - What games the group would save from their house if it was on fire
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW NOTE: We are not affiliated with Null Signal Games or FFG but we want to help promote this fantastic game to everyone. You can find out more information below:
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:18 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:44 - Kerley - Scythe 6:10 - Ian - Quoridor 9:50 - JP - Cubitos 16:44 - TURN 3 - Jacking back into Netrunner 19:06 - What is Netrunner? 25:20 - Our groups introduction to Netrunner 28:42 - The death and resurrection of Netrunner 35:12 - Exploring the Corporations 41:08 - Haas-Bioroid (Purple Corp) 42:26 - Jinteki (Red Corp) 43:54 - NBN (Yellow Corp) 45:15 - Weyland (Green Corp) 47:35 - Exploring the Runners 49:07 - Shapers (Green Runner) 50:34 - Criminals (Blue Runner) 52:39 - Anarchs (Orange Runner) 54:22 - The rich deckbuilding experience 57:55 - How can you get started with Netrunner? 59:57 - TURN 4 - Question Time: What single game would you save from your collection which is on fire? 1:03:43 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:03:56 - Kerley - Mosaic, Europa Universalis & Frosthaven 1:09:04 - JP - Hoplomachus Victorum & Remastered 1:11:47 - Ian - Welsh Crokinole Tournament & planning more games in (yeah right!!!) 1:13
You thought Christmas was over but the Whose Turn players have dug into the archives across episodes 7 - 12 and produced another volume of "Can I Get A Rewind" for your listening pleasure. As always it's a load of nonsense...enjoy.
THE PLAYERS: Adrian, JP, Kerley, Rob, Becky, Davey, Tambo, Chris
OVERVIEW In this Expansion Pack episode we've collated our second round of bloopers, cock-ups and absolute nonsense for those that follow the show. The swear-o-meter is in full swing so you've been warned.
In this episode you'll learn...again nothing, absolutely nothing
Rob steps off the iron "first player" throne and explores the world of dexterity games within the hobby and why they are just so accessible for gamers.
FIRST PLAYER: Rob OTHER PLAYERS: Ian, Kris & JP
OVERVIEW In this weeks episode, Rob steps down as first player in his final run to talk all about dexterity games and why they are so accessible for everyone. Also Rob runs us through the groups particular favourites. In this episode you'll learn: - that the group really can't tell their left from their right in Wavelength - Kris' preparation for Twilight Imperium 4th edition is unmatched - JP is gutted after a shocking performance at the last game night - There's such a thing as streaking subbuteo models (apparently - there's no source to validate this) - about the dexterity games we play such as Carooka, Crokinole, Flick 'em Up!, Kubb, Mölkky, Cornhole, FlickFleet, Klask and much more - That Rob hands the first player token back to JP who returns in Episode 21
IT'S CHRISTMASSSSSSSSS!!! We're so happy to bring you our first Christmas Special ever and although Christmas has been and gone, quiz-mas is here to stay. The players unite to put on a festive board game quiz so play along and see how well you do
SANTA'S ELVES: JP, Kerley, Becky, Ian & Davey
OVERVIEW In this Expansion Pack episode Santa's elves are in festive spirits as they produce their first annual "Quiz-Mas" where all 5 players are pitted against each other in a casual "yeah right" board game quiz and also for our listeners to play along with us.
In this episode you'll learn: - An overview of the games we've played in the run up to x-mas - What the hell is a danger dolphin - How competitve Davey gets with quizs (and games) - How much Kerley hates Rummikub - about 5 rounds of board gaming questions with varying difficulty (and quality)
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:23 - Introducing our new trailer 4:11 - TURN 2 - Simply having a wonderful quiz-mas time 5:44 - ROUND 1: JP's Round 6:23 - Endless Winter 9:07 - Heat: Pedal to the Metal 14:20 - Round 1: Questions 17:44 - Round 1: Answers 22:11 - What is JP looking forward to over x-mas? 24:45 - ROUND 2: Kerley's Round 25:02 - Dinosaur Island 29:52 - Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition 34:48 - Round 2: Questions 40:09 - Round 2: Answers 47:22 - What is Kerley looking forward to over x-mas? 48:16 - ROUND 3: Becky's Round 48:23 - Too Many Bones 50:03 - Rock Band 51:42 - Round 3: Questions 56:41 - Round 3: Answers 1:00:01 - What is Becky looking forward to over x-mas? 1:02:04 - ROUND 4: Ian's Round 1:03:38 - Ark Nova 1:05:51 - Zuuli 1:07:38 - Round 4: Questions 1:11:48 - Round 4: Answers 1:16:39 - What is Ian looking forward to over x-mas? 1:19:57 - ROUND 5: Davey's Round 1:20:12 - Weather Machine 1:23:06 - Anno 1800 1:26:30 - Round 5: Questions 1:31:17 - Round 5: Answers 1:34:11 - What is Davey looking forward to over x-mas? 1:35:33 - Quiz-mas is over - How did we all do? 1:38:07 - A tease for our 1st birthday in March 2023 1:39:19 - TURN 3 - The Final Turn
---AUDIO DISCLAIMER--- Apologies for the audio quality not being as up to scratch on this episode, we've cleaned it up as much as possible.
As Rob continues he swears he's not being first player again but still comes back for more, however he brings us a discussion into LCG's (Living Card Games), what they are and what the group enjoys.
FIRST PLAYER: Rob OTHER PLAYERS: Davey, Tambo & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this weeks episode, Rob is pushing to the end of his episode run and chats with the group about LCG's (Living Card Games) and their experiences in how they've led to some great game experiences. In this episode you'll learn: - that Davey can't say Teotihuacan properly - how "ahem" deep various group members are in Marvel Champions - Rob gains great pleasure in destroying his daughter in his latest game of Villainous - A good discussion on the differences between LCG's vs TCG's - A run through of Arkham Horror, Marvel Champions and Lord of the Rings LCG's
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Please check out our BoardGameGeek page and become a fan and subscribe to be notified on when our next episode lands.
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - A small audio quality disclaimer 0:19 - TURN 1 - Player Count 6:25 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 6:41 - Tambo Talisman Batman Super Villains Edition 10:16 - Kerley - Viticulture 13:31 - Davey - Teotihuacan 16:21 - Rob - Villainous 18:54 - TURN 3 - Just hit the east side of the LCG... 19:18 - Arkham Horror LCG 23:36 - What is an LCG? 24:45 - Marvel Champions LCG 33:49 - Lord of the Rings LCG 43:47 - The comparison to TCG's 52:30 - TURN 4 - Question Time: What Fantasy Flight Game should I own? 58:31 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 58:56 - Kerley - Heroes of Might & Magic III & Mosaic 1:01:02 - Davey - Viva Lacerda 1:02:50 - Tambo - ISS Vanguard & Wolverine Deck 1:03:51 - Rob - Journeys of Middle Earth 1:06:52 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
We've got another guest on the show and this time it's the designer of Zuuli, Chris Priscott from Unfringed. Chris joins us to chat through the genesis of Zuuli and also game design in general.
GUEST PLAYER: Chris Priscott from Unfringed.co THE PLAYERS: JP & Becky
OVERVIEW In this Expansion Pack episode JP & Becky meet Chris Priscott the designer of Zuuli to talk about how his design began, whats coming up and who Chris the gamer is. In this episode you'll learn: - How Becky would have elbowed the other players out of the way to be on this episode (spoiler alert - she's a big fan) - What happens to the animals in Zuuli when you can't fit them in your zoo - What's up next for Zuuli fans - more about Chris' niche number 1 answers - that Resident Evil from the 90s has a strong pull for conversation
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:07 - TURN 2 - Introducing Chris Priscott 3:29 - What is Chris' favourite game? 6:01 - What games does Chris enjoy right now? 9:19 - TURN 3 - Main Interview 9:42 - What was the genesis of Unfringed? 13:40 - Was your background in software engineering helpful with the process? 15:12 - What was the most surprising thing in the process in getting Zuuli out to market? 16:48 - Having played Zuuli, what happens to the animals that don't fit in the zoo? 17:58 - What is Zuuli?
22:09 - What's it been like going through crowdfunding and getting the response you have? 26:50 - How deliberate was the child friendly art style? 30:34 - What expert tips can you give Becky to help beat her husband (Kerley) at the game? 33:26 - Will you cover on socials fan made cards & animals? 36:23 - Listeners Questions - What's next from the Zuuliverse? 41:06 - Are you working on anything outside of the Zuuliverse right now? 42:48 - Listeners Questions - How did you find the blind draft when we switched playing with an open draft? 45:45 - Listeners Questions - Do you feel the success of Zuuli puts more pressure on you? 47:47 - Chris' Niche Number 1's - Favourite game you've bought on a whim? 49:45 - Chris' Niche Number 1's - Favourite game that you don't own? 50:34 - Chris' Niche Number 1's - Favourite game with the most useless component? 54:42 - TURN 4 - Planning Your Turn
Adrian is back in the chair for his foray of board gaming podcasts and this time we explore when two games eye each other for the space in your kallax and bring some key struggles that we've had to face.
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Kerley & Tambo
In this episode you'll learn: - how Tambo keeps calm deactivating explosive devices in Bomb Busters by Pegasus Spiele - whether people with low moral fibre (pirates) makes for a fun Tiny Epic game in Tiny Epic Pirates by Gamelyn Games - how Kerley is still talking himself around with the Ark Nova 3Dition - what it's like to experience a heavy "something" and write game with The Anarchy by Garphill Games - about 8 specific space invasions where two games go head to head for the justified position on our shelves.
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
3:38 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
4:21 - Kerley: Too Many Bones & Ark Nova 3Dition
7:41 - Tambo: Bomb Busters
14:55 - JP: The Anarchy
26:36 - Adrian: Tiny Epic Pirates
35:49 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Space Invaders
36:34 - Invasion 1: Furnance & It's a Wonderful World
42:03 - Invasion 2: Dice Throne & Kapow!
46:15 - Invasion 3: Star Trek Captains Chair vs Imperium
51:57 - Invasion 4: Eclipse & Twilight Imperium (4 Player)
59:11 - Invasion 5: Great Western Trail vs Lacromosa
1:06:00 - Invasion 6: Zombicide 2nd Edition vs Marvel Zombies
1:09:29 - Invasion 7: Taverns of Tiefenthal & Cubitos
1:12:56 - Invasion 8: Too Many Bones vs Elder Scrolls BOTSE
As Rob warms up as first player we bring you back another round of Niche Number 1's and we've got a brand new set of obscure and thinky questions.
FIRST PLAYER: Rob OTHER PLAYERS: Becky, Kerley & Adrian
OVERVIEW In this weeks episode, Rob continues the torch of Niche Number 1's which we started all those episodes ago and poses a brand new set of questions to the group. In this episode you'll learn:
- Rob's thoughts on GRIDCON as he missed out on the expansion pack episode - that not all heroes wear capes when Rob loses the tiniest boardgame component at a convention - our group's first thoughts on ISS Vanguard as the Vanguardians of the Galaxy begin their space exploration - which game is our favourite but we don't know why? - what our favourite games are that never hit the table, - which of the games we got rid of we regretted the most, - our favourite game to lure non-gamers into the hobby, - the game we were reluctant to play because of the box art that is now a favourite, - what our favourite games are that puts us in a state of zen, - our thoughts on a listener's question about Kickstarter regret and some of our thoughts on that subject.
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Check out our GRIDCON episode to learn more about the conversion - Click here to listen
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:08 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:22 - Becky - Astra 3:26 - Adrian - 3D Printing 5:20 - Kerley - ISS Vanguard 6:57 - Rob - Fort 9:16 - TURN 3 - Niche Number 1's - Round 3 10:02 - Favourite game you like but you don't know why 17:13 - Favourite game you never get to the table 26:40 - Favourite game you got rid off and wish you hadn't 36:16 - Favourite game to lure non gamers into the hobby 44:50 - Favourite game you were reluctant to play because of the box art 53:36 - Favourite game that puts you in the state of zen 1:03:01 - TURN 4 - Question Time: What kickstarters have you regretted not backing when you see copies arriving 1:12:09 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:12:26 - Becky - Everdell Big Box 1:13:37 - Adrian - A lot of Lacerda & Spirit Island 1:14:29 - Kerley - More ISS Vanguard 1:15:01 - Rob - Building his Lego Ecto 1 & Black Panther 2 1:16:21 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Essen has been and gone but we've got to play many of the hot new releases at GRIDCON 3, a Gaming Rules run convention primarily focused on the playing of games rather than the commercial presence. We have a jam-packed expansion pack episode for you!!!
FIRST PLAYER: N/A OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, JP, Davey & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this week's expansion pack, the group get together to chat about their experiences at GRIDCON 3. The convention based in the South West UK ran by Gaming Rules! In this episode you'll learn:
- Which games we've managed to play on each day and our initial thoughts - That Lacrimosa could do with a "Simply Red" expansion - What everyone's "Game of the Weekend" was - that even the fry up gets a review - how to navigate the bring & buy just like TKMaxx - how personal GRIDCON feels to attend (spoiler it's awesome)
It's a new episode and a new first player with Rob stepping up to the mic to talk about his favourite publisher "Fantasy Flight Games" and to discuss why some of the group have gone through their honeymoon period with FFG
FIRST PLAYER: Rob OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, JP, Chris
OVERVIEW In this weeks episode, Rob takes the mic and debuts his first episode as first player to chat about his favourite publisher and why they aren't other peoples favourites anymore. In this episode you'll learn
- Adrian has finally completed Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (no spoilers) - Chris is needing some players to stop his partner from "having" to play Marvel Champions - JP declares his love for Vital Lacerda as he enters the "Lacerdaverse" - Rob introduces why FFG are his favourite publisher and the group discuss their varying opinions on the publisher - What is the best board game snacks and drinks at game night, find out in our question segment
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:32 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:47 - Adrian - Pandemic Legacy Season 1 8:08 - Chris - Bloodborne The Card Game 12:50 - JP - On Mars 19:18 - Rob - Marvel Champions 20:58 - TURN 3 - Fantasy Flight Games 22:57 - Some of our experiences of FFG 29:04 - The FFG honeymoon period 32:00 - FFG holds a lot of IP's to get new gamers into the hobby 36:05 - There's an opinion that FFG seems to be less exciting for seasoned gamers 42:42 - Are FFG like a comfy pair of slippers? 44:28 - The Keyforge bubble 48:07- Adrian's Star Wars Destiny revival 51:13 - There's so many games Rob's loved playing and introducing people to 52:50 - What do we hope for FFG in the future? 58:38 - The FFG expansion effect 59:39 - TURN 4 - Question Time: What are our boardgame snacks and drinks of choice? 1:07:59 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:08:15 - Chris - Fury of Dracula 1:09:27 - Adrian - GRIDCON, Space Base & Castes of Burgundy 1:12:38 - JP - ISS Vanguard 1:15:28 - Rob - New book series (He Who Fights With Monsters) 1:17:36 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
As Becky prepares to step down from the First Player throne she's devoted an episode to one of her favourite games Battlestar Galactica / Unfathomable to chat through cylons, hybrids and frakking backstabbing gameplay
FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: Rob, Kris & Tambo (JP managed to sneak in for 5 mins)
OVERVIEW In this week's episode, we discuss both Battlestar Galactica (BSG) and Unfathomable and talk about why they are firm favourites on our tables. In this episode you'll learn
- Kris makes a return to the pod since his debut in Episode 1 - More about one of the hot Essen releases Lacrimosa as JP has had a chance to try this out. - Kris has been playing mainly with himself...solo Scythe of course - Becky has saved Ian from exile of the podcast by getting a game of Ark Nova - We finally reveal how Kris has a reputation in setting games up wrong, especially in BSG - A few of the group have been dabbling in crowdfunding with small expansions up to gaming tables - Rob is handed the baton for the next round of episodes
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:23 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:35 - Rob - Too Many Bones 3:38 - Kris - Solo Scythe 6:01 - Tambo - Apollo 7:51 - Becky - Ark Nova 10:50 - JP - Lacrimosa 16:25 - Turn 3 - Main Event - Battlestar Galactica & Unfathomable 18:15 - Initial impressions from the group 20:40 - Kris' Italian Job 22:37 - Kris is notorious for setting up games wrong 25:41 - The variations of characters & abilities 27:15 - The aesthetics of both games 31:39 - It might not be for everyone 35:30 - Do we think you should buy Unfathomable if you own BSG? 41:18 - What would we change about the revamp? 42:40 - TURN 4 - Question Time: What is your single most influence in getting into the hobby and what keeps us coming back? 52:22 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 52:36 - Becky - Astra & Zuuli Expansion 54:10 - Tambo - New Ironside Gaming Table 56:37 - Kris - Civilization 2010, Dog Park and Surfing 58:26 - Rob - All hail King Rob the new first player 59:04 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Some people love teaching board games, some people don't and Becky falls into the latter. In this episode we chat all about the teach, how important it is, and some of the perspectives of the teachers and the players.
FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Adrian & Ian
OVERVIEW In this week's episode, we discuss the part of the game, which is some people's favourite part of gaming, and some people's nightmares; "The Teach". In this episode you'll learn:
- What do you get when you combine the classic game Snake with a Euro? - Becky's excitement in getting her hands on Zuuli - Ian is on strike two for appearing on a board gaming podcast, having not played a game in quite a while. - Whether the responsibility of learning a game is on the teacher or the student. - Some of our experiences in teaching and being taught - That GRIDCON 2022 is approaching and is literally on our doorstep.
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:21 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:32 - JP - Istanbul 6:26 - Adrian - Carnegie 13:24 - Becky - Zuuli 16:53 - Ian - Still hasn't played anything - Strike 2!! 20:47 - TURN 3 - Teaching the Teach 22:47 - Is the responsibility on the learner or the teacher? 29:02 - The player types influence the teach 34:07 - The teach isn't just the first few minutes 37:49 - What about playing learning games or learning rounds 41:30 - It's the hosts responsibility to support new players 44:27 - What resources do we use to support learning games? 47:32 - How can we get new players to accept the first play is a learning game? 48:47 - As a teacher don't quarterback new players 51:51 - Be mindful that it's daunting for new players when they are the only one that doesn't know the game 53:15 - What do you find annoying when teaching games? 57:34 - Some helpful resources to help you improve your teach 58:30 - TURN 4 - Question Time: Is box art important & aesthetics vs gameplay 1:05:20 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:05:32 - Becky - GRIDCON 2022 1:08:41 - Ian - Netrunner & Ark Nova 1:09:44 - JP - We need to talk about Riffle 1:12:09 - Adrian - Viticulture Tuscany Expansion 1:13:59 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Shhhhhh don't tell anyone but we've crawled through the archives up to Episode 6 and created our first volume of a short series of episodes called "Can I Get a Rewind" containing all of our NSFW cock-ups, mistakes and deleted bits from the show.
THE PLAYERS: JP, Kerley, Rob, Becky, Davey, Adrian, Ian & Kris
OVERVIEW In this Expansion Pack episode we've collated our first round of bloopers, deleted bits and definite NSFW cock-ups for your listening pleasure. A couple of disclaimers:
1) The language gets quite salty 2) There is a jump on audio quality because we've clipped our older episodes which suffered from "well" JP's microphone balls up
In this episode you'll learn...nothing really but you can laugh at our expense
Becky returns for another deep dive discussion all about games which stand the test of time and keep us coming back for more, and why that's the case.
FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: Kerley, JP & Ian
OVERVIEW This week's episode is all about games which stand the test of time. Whether they already have, or in our opinion, are still going to be going strong in 10 years. We talk about some of our favourites that fit this category and, more importantly, why that's the case. In this episode you'll learn:
- How you can't build industry without sausages in a game of Anno 1800. - Kerley's excitement of retelling the epic moments of nuking Davey in Civilization 2010 edition. - That Ian still hasn't played much, and really should sort this out if he wants to continue the podcast. - What makes games call us back for more. - What are some of our favourite games that stand the test of time and why - Why do some of us crowdfund and some of us don't, in the question of the week
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:05 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:21 - JP - Anno 1800 7:41 - Kerley - Civilization 2010 13:46 - Becky - Bärenpark 18:16 - Ian - Dreaming about playing Netrunner 22:56 - TURN 3 - Games that stand the test of time 23:35 - What do we think makes games that want to call you back time and time again? 30:04 - The retention of rules helps games to have that status of standing the test of time 34:17 - Group consistency supports games to stand the test of time 36:58 - What other games do we personally feel stand the test of time? 52:12 - TURN 4 - Question Time: Do we routinely back crowdfunding projects and if not, why not? 1:04:05 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:04:17 - JP - Inis 1:06:39 - Kerley - Northgard & Carnegie 1:08:56 - Ian - Netrunner & Ark Nova 1:10:33 - Becky - Astra 1:13:41 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Becky takes to the mic as our new "First Player" to chat about playing games together on the same team (well sometimes).
FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Tambo & Rob
OVERVIEW Becky steals the first player token from Davey to start her run of episodes and focusing on co-operative gaming and it's various forms. In this episode you'll learn:
- Becky nearly walking away from Spirit Island but having a redeeming game where it finally clicked has saved the day - Adrian playing the "NEW" Sabika at Gaming Rules HQ and telling us his thoughts on the game - the various experiences of co-op gaming within the group, why they enjoy it, some problems with it and much more - how the group would survive on a desert island, who's a cannibal and oh and what games they would play - about Tambo's accidental mulligan in Perseverance Chronicle Mode which he's pleased about
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:59 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:10 - Tambo - Codenames 3:35 - Adrian - Sabika (NEW) 9:29 - Rob - Marvel Champions 13:13 - Becky - Spirit Island 15:06 - TURN 3 - Main Event - I get by with a little help from my friends (co-op gaming) 15:25 - The various categories of co-op gaming 16:04 - Gloomhaven 16:42 - Mansions of Madness 17:46 - Pandemic 25:19 - Spirit Island 29:22 - Do we think it changes the dynamics of the group in co-ops? 33:43 - The backstabbing of semi co-ops 36:05 - The ups and downs of being the traitor / villain 42:58 - The negatives of co-ops 52:17 - Do we think there will be more innovation in co-op games? 56:17 - TURN 4 - Question Time: What are our desert island games? 1:02:28 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:02:49 - Rob - Star Wars Outer Rim 1:04:44 - Adrian - The War Room Teaser - Chinese flag stickers have turned up 1:07:33 - Tambo - Perseverance Chronicle Mode Game 2 1:09:34 - Becky - Zuuli 1:13:10 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Davey returns all alive and well to complete his run of episodes as "First Player" to talk about one of his favourite genres in boardgaming "Dungeon Crawlers".
FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: Rob & Chris (New Player)
OVERVIEW Davey is joined by Rob and a new player to the podcast Chris (no not Kris with the K but Chris with the C), to chat through their experiences with dungeon crawler co-op games and why they love them so much. In this episode you'll learn:
- All about our new player to the pod "Chris" and how he relishes co-op games and the occasional turn at being evil - Rob is pushing Carrooka onto everyone he sees and now his mum has taken over the board - Davey provides the shortest description of Anno 1800 - about the differences in the Descent (Journeys & Legend) - how the group have experienced a range of dungeon crawlers but there's still a lot left to try - about "coffeegate" and "pizzagate" when we mix food / drink with board games - and finally who will be taking over as the next "first player" for Episodes 13-16
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:39 - Welcoming Chris 1:51 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:01 - Davey - Anno 1800 2:29 - Rob - Carrooka 7:05 - Chris - Gloomhaven 9:14 - TURN 3 - The Descent into Dungeon Crawlers 9:22 - Introducing Descent 13:51 - Differences in managing a character to now a roster 16:55 - The model quality is fantastic in Legends 18:34 - What are the major differences between Journeys & Legends? 21:49 - The set-up & tare down in the older versions is noticable 22:39 - What draws us to Dungeon Crawlers? 30:32 - An aside with Imperial Assault 35:43 - Zombies are hard to kill, unless they are in Zombicide 40:34 - Our apprehension with Darkest Dungeon 43:35 - What was our first Dungeon Crawler experience? 46:06 - Our favourite moments playing Dungeon Crawlers 50:46 - TURN 4 - Question Time: What is our rules around food & drink at the table? 1:00:06 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:00:21 - Rob - Top Gun Maverick & House of the Dragon 1:03:07 - Chris - She-Hulk & Bloodborne The Card Game 1:06:12 - Davey - Horus Heresy 30k, Barrage & Rurik 1:08:25 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Our expansion packs return with Adam Richards from Punchboard talking all about his love for the hobby, the importance of written media in board gaming and his passion behind why he set-up his website Punchboard.
GUEST PLAYER: Adam Richards from Punchboard THE PLAYERS: JP
OVERVIEW In this Expansion Pack episode JP flies solo and meets Adam Richards from Punchboard to talk about his love for playing, writing and reviewing games in our fantastic hobby of ours
In this episode you'll learn:
- What Adams favourite games are at the moment - How Punchboard began - The importance of writing about how games make you feel in reviews - how solo gaming supports mental health - how Adam fairs at a few of our Niche Number 1's from Round 1
Space Biff - Adam mentions a great review site from Dan Thurot, check it out here - https://spacebiff.com/
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:49 - TURN 2 - Welcoming Our Guest Player 2:56 - What brought Adam to tabletop gaming? 5:09 - What kind of games do you tend to enjoy? 6:41 - What are your favourite games? 8:02 - What's been hitting the table a lot recently for you? 11:06 - TURN 3 - Main Interview 11:16 - What was your motivation behind Punchboard? 15:47 - The importance of writing about how it makes you feel 17:59 - Writing about the industry and mental health 23:10 - Do you get support from publishers to cover their games? 28:15 - Is there a favourite piece of content? 32:41 - Has there been any games you've reviewed that surprised you? 37:28 - Do you test review games with a group or club? 39:29 - Adam's Niche Number 1's 40:30 - Favourite game under £20 44:53 - Favourite games to play at 2 players that also plays at 5 46:40 - Favourite game you're get
It's 1986, the radio is playing your favourite tune and you're in your last week of summer hanging out with your friends trying to be popular. It's time for another expansion pack guest episode where Shawn Hoult from Allies or Enemies joins Adrian & Becky for a nostalgic chat around the Last Week of Summer and also Shakespeare: The Card Game.
GUEST PLAYER: Shawn Hoult from Allies or Enemies PLAYERS: Adrian & Becky
In this episode you'll learn: - all about how Shawn begun his indie publisher journey with Allies or Enemies and how it started off from a YouTube channel - more about their latest game Last Week of Summer which puts you back in the 1980's trying to relive those glory days - more about how Shawn wanted to create the MCU within the world of Shakespeare and succeeds in Shakespeare: The Card Game - what it's like for an indie publisher in getting started, challenges and rewards they face.
Wait a minute where's Davey!!!! JP stands in as Davey is feeling under the weather to continue this episode with the exciting return of Niche Number 1's. Yes they're back for another round.
FIRST PLAYER: Davey (well JP's covering) OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian & Kerley
OVERVIEW Niche Number 1's are back and we're here to talk through another round of obscure categories and what games we link to those categories, these include favourite game with no VP's, favourite game you bought on a whim, favourite game you hated on your first play but then liked and much much more. In this episode you'll learn:
- Adrian has been dabbling in a bit of Raiders of the North Sea for more viking fun and games - Kerley has indoctrinated one of his overseas friend into the hobby in the space of a week - JP has been caused serious amounts of net damage from Jinteki servers in Netrunner (yes it's a thing) - The team run through six new Niche Number ones - And why won't anyone make a board game version of Dizzy The Egg? Surely a missed opportunity here
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:26 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:38 - Adrian - Raiders of the North Sea 8:24 - Kerley - Gugong 13:50 - JP - Netrunner 19:33 - TURN 3 - Main Event - Niche Number 1's - Round 2 21:03 - What's your favourite game that doesn't have VP's? 26:52 - What's your favourite game that you don't own? 34:39 - What's your favourite game that you hated on your first play then liked? 42:45 - What's your favourite game that you've bought on a whim? 47:22 - What's your favourite game without an available expansion? 51:38 - What's your favourite game that has the most useless component? 56:39 - TURN 4 - Question Time: As we get deeper in the hobby do we find ourselves getting more snobby / elitist? 1:05:49 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:06:09 - Adrian - Board gaming birthdays 1:07:03 - Kerley - Kickstarter Releases (Northgard & Europa Universalis) 1:07:58 - JP - Hoplomachus Victorum & Perseverance Chronicle Mode 1:09:39 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Our first player Davey returns and we're going in heavy, well it's difficult to not when you've devoted an episode around one of our favourite publishers "Mindclash Games".
FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this episode our new "First Player" Davey takes us around the world in complex, heavy cardboard that is Mindclash Games. In this episode you'll learn:
- How Beckys recent purchase of Spirit Island is fast becoming a firm favourite in the Kerley household - That JP loves role playing the captain in Unfathomable a bit too much, "Throw him in the brig" - that Davey is finally getting his copy of Clank! Legacy to the table - How we rank the main 4 games from Mindclash (Cerebria, Anachrony, Trickerion and Perseverance) - how we "try" to answer the question of why do we buy board games and not play them
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:55 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:10 - Kerley - Spirit Island 6:49 - JP - Unfathomable 11:47 - Davey - Clank Legacy 15:06 - TURN 3 - Main Event - Mindclash of the Titans 15:16 - Cerebria 18:04 - It's full of terminology 19:38 - It's not going to be for everyone 22:57 - It's one of the most unique games & themes 24:08 - Anachrony 28:17 - Two worker placement areas 30:58 - Fractures of Time expansion 33:11 - Variability & first time players 36:02 - Perseverance 37:56 - Episode 1 39:16 - Episode 2 41:01 - Chronicle Mode 42:06 - Trickerion 45:35 - It's climbing to be one of our favourites 46:22 - Ensuring the trick lifecycle is understood 49:19 - How do we rank the games of Mindclash Games? 51:52 - What is Mindclash Games' DNA? 53:47 - What's coming up next from Mindclash? Septima & Voidfall 58:28 - TURN 4 - Question Time: Why do I buy games and not play them? 1:02:54 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:03:07 - Davey - The Boys & Barrage 1:04:32 - Kerley - Rediscovering Heroes of Might & Magic & On Mars 1:07:21 - JP - Viva La France & Twilight Imperium 1:09:41 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
It's Episode 9 and there is a new first player in town!!! Davey takes the token and dedicates an episode all about the conversion of video games into tabletop board games. Are they generally good, bad or ugly, lets find out.
FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Tambo
OVERVIEW In this episode our new "First Player" Davey takes control of the show to talk all about the development of video games into board games. The bleep machine is on standby. In this episode you'll learn:
- Will JP ever stop buying Chip Theory Games, I think we know the answer - About how Tambo got shanked on his last turn in Nemesis Lockdown - What games we think have had good conversions from the video game world - Which video games adaptations we own in our collection - What other IP's have translated across - About our biggest board game surprise and disappointments
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:37 - An update from our sponsors (well JP) 3:27 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:07 - JP - Burncycle 9:22 - Tambo Nemesis Lockdown 14:36 - Davey - Bitoku 17:43 - TURN 3 - The Cardboard Arcade 20:41 - Boardgames are more accessible now 23:04 - Good conversions - Civilization 26:02 - Good conversions - Doom 28:05 - Not so good conversions - Fallout 31:01 - Big IP's coming - Cyberpunk: Gangs of Night City 36:13 - Big IP's coming - Darkest Dungeon 39:23 - What video game adaptations do we own? 44:36 - What other notable mentions of games are there? 48:32 - They are crossing over more and more 49:56 - TURN 4 - Question Time: Biggest surprise & disappointment 57:02 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 57:22 - Davey - Barrage 58:55 - Tambo - Perseverance Chronicle Mode 1:00:23 - JP - Kanban EV 1:02:02 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Adrian completes his run of episodes before being usurped by Davey. This episode focuses on Wingspan published by Stonemaier Games, but also comes with a warning to not eat those Wingspan eggs. They are not "Mini Eggs".
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & Tambo
OVERVIEW In this episode "First Player" Adrian is joined by players Becky & also our new player to the show "Tambo" to talk about Wingspan published by Stonemaier Games and designed by Elizabeth Hargrave. We learn more about our new player Tambo, how he got into the hobby, and why Wingspan is a firm favourite in the gaming group. In this episode you'll learn:
- What Tambo's favourite games are at the moment and how he earned his reputation of being a board gamer you can't trust - Becky is finally getting through her UKGE haul and gets Takenoko to the table, a game where pandas eat baboons....or is that bamboo. - An overview of wingspan and why the group enjoy the game and how it's a staple in many collections. - Adrian's excitement for some purchases which are on the way with Marvel United X-Men, Suburbia expansions and the Village Big Box announcement.
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:50 - Introducing Tambo 2:02 - What's Tambo's favourite game? 3:39 - What games Tambo is enjoying right now? 5:22 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 5:37 - Becky - Takenoko 8:01 - Tambo - Outer Rim with Unfinished Business 11:34 - Adrian - Concordia 17:19 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Wingspan 21:06 - The mechanics of Wingspan 34:55 - What do we like about the game? 40:28 - Expansions for Wingspan (European, Oceania) 47:33 - TURN 4 - Question Time: How do you choose what games to buy when there are so many? 57:53 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 58:05 - Tambo - Terraforming Mars & HeroQuest 59:11 - Becky - Unfathomable & Lords of Waterdeep 1:00:03 - Adrian - Marvel United X-Men, Suburbia Expansion & Village Big Box 1:03:48 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
We know, we know!!! This week should be Episode 8 however we've had to juggle the schedule a little bit to get another timely expansion pack episode out. This week we are focusing on the fantastic charity event "The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon" where we interview the lead organiser "Dan Apsey"
GUEST PLAYER: Dan Apsey from the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon THE PLAYERS: JP & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this Expansion Pack episode JP & Kerley catch up with Dan Apsey the lead organiser for the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon which is a gaming endurance event to support and raise money for the fantastic charity "Cots for Tots". In this episode you'll learn:
- More about the upcoming event, what it's about, how it works - about some stories from previous events - more about Dan the gamer and his tastes in games - How Dan & Kerley become besties... -...then not (shortest bromance ever)
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:14 - TURN 2 - Welcoming Our Guest Player 2:13 - What's Dan's favourite game? 4:42 - What games is Dan enjoying right now? 7:27 - TURN 3 - Main Interview 10:09 - A side step in how to break Kerley at 4am 13:14 - Getting back to the event & details 16:01 - Places to chill & relax 17:30 - Getting past the COVID disruption 20:34 - Guidance for those who might be apprehensive about the event 21:42 - Boarding is like a religion 22:10 - More about the environment of the event 23:47 - Funny stories from previous events 26:39 - Sustenance to keep you going 27:19 - Ticket details 28:01 - Dan the gamer and inside his mind palace 32:44 - Have you found that you've left videos games behind? 36:45 - Dan's opinions of co-op games 41:04 - App driven games 41:58 - Dan's Niche Number 1 - Favourite game you're getting rid of 45:00 - Dan's Niche Number 1 - Favourite game that needs upgrading 47:41 - Dan's Niche Number 1 - Favourite game under £20 51:02 - TURN 4 - Planning Your Turn - What's coming up for our guest 53:02 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn
We're really cranking out some expansion packs lately and we have another belter for you. In this episode we interview Jackson Pope and Paul Wilcox from Eurydice Games the designers, publishers and manufacturers of FlickFleet.
GUEST PLAYER: Jackson Pope & Paul Willcox from Eurydice Games THE PLAYERS: Davey & Ian
OVERVIEW In this Expansion Pack episode we get our very first games designer, publisher and manufacturer all rolled in one into the show. Davey & Ian learn all about Jack & Pauls genesis of Eurydice Games and their popular two player (soon to be four player) dexterity game FlickFleet. In this episode you'll learn:
- What games Jack & Paul play when they aren't playing FlickFleet - What backers can expect from Xeno Wars, the new standalone expansion which introduces the Hive and Storm as alien races into the mix - How FlickFleet began with wooden food shapes "Launch the lettuce!!!" - How Paul found out that laser cutting and starting fires is all too easy to do - Will Paul be able to use his daughter’s bedroom as additional storage for the Gamefound campaign which is live right now?
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW You can already purchase a copy of Flickfleet core game from Eurydice Games website - https://www.eurydicegames.co.uk/
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:29 - TURN 2 - Introducing Jackson Pope & Paul Wilcox 4:02 - What were your favourite games to play? 5:23 - How was Eurydice Games created? 7:15 - Why the transition from Kickstarter to Gamefound? 8:45 - A reflection on self publishing and manufacturing 10:42 - Talking about Xeno Wars the new expansion for FlickFleet 13:55 - What was the genesis of the idea of FlickFleet? 17:58 - What was the decision to self publish & manufacture? 22:38 - Why is there no lore in FlickFleet? 25:22 - What have been your pitfalls in doing this yourselves? 30:03 - What would you change if you could? 36:08 - What was the inspiration behind the box art? 39:12 - Are you looking to grow the Eurydice Games team? 42:43 - What advice do you have for other self publishers & manufacturers? 49:46 - What's coming up in the Gamefound campaign? 51:49 - What are your favourite mechanics of FlickFleet so far? 59:47 - What's your favourite boardgames outside of FlickFleet? 1:03:30 - TURN 3 - The Final Turn
Adrian now focuses on the hobby within the hobby that is all about the board game bling. Whether it's aesthetic upgrades, functional upgrades or storage our players chat through their experiences in today's show.
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this episode "First Player" Adrian is joined by players Becky & Kerley, to talk all things "Boardjazzle" or boardgame bling. We discuss how we've chosen to improve our games, making them more appealing to the eye, improving gameplay, and storage solutions. Whether you like cutting foam core, designing 3D files or buying upgrades we've got it covered. In this episode you'll learn:
- JP has gate-crashed the episode for a few minutes to chat about his experiences in playing Septima from Mindclash Games. A game on Kickstarter right now!!! -That Adrian returned to Game of Thrones and a discussion on how games can create a negative play experience. - The differences in aesthetic, functional and storage upgrades with great discussions from the group about all three areas. - Answers to our latest listener question, about recommending 2-4 player games for new gamers. - That Becky is excited about her girly holiday and to try out some party games with non-gamers
Our players have released another "Expansion Pack" episode where we sit down with Paul Grogan from Gaming Rules to talk about his channel, experiences as a gamer and much more.
GUEST PLAYER: Paul Grogan from Gaming Rules THE PLAYERS: JP & Adrian
OVERVIEW In this Expansion Pack episode JP & Adrian sit down with our first-ever guest on the show. We couldn't think of a better guest to start us off with than the excellent Paul Grogan from Gaming Rules. In this episode you'll learn:
- What games Paul is enjoying right now and his favourite game of all time. - How Paul's taste in gaming has changed since the '80s. - Paul's top tips for teaching games. - That you should always go for the "shed" strategy. - Paul talks about GRIDCON. Discussing his pre-GRIDCON experiences and the pros and cons of having 40 gamers around for a weekend. - What Paul is excited to cover on his channel soon...
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:45 - TURN 2 - Welcoming Our Guest Player 4:12 - What's your favourite game? 9:16 - What games are you enjoying right now? 18:29 - TURN 3 - Main Interview - How have you found transitioning away from rule book projects? 24:12 - Paul's focus on Patreon content 26:34 - What do you enjoy the most about creating content? 29:05 - How have your gaming tastes changed over the years? 35:24 - Where do you get your nostalgia hit from? 39:00 - How important is it to look back and get classics to the table? 42:02 - Do you struggle to get games which might not look aesthetically pleasing to the table? 46:13 - What are your 101's for teaching board games?
Adrian is now in full swing on his run of episodes and creates the first of many episodes of "Niche Number 1's". A series where we talk about our top games in niche circumstances.
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: Rob, Davey & JP
OVERVIEW In this episode "First Player" Adrian is joined by our other players Rob, Davey & JP to talk about their favourite games in all sorts of niche circumstances. Including; Their favourite game they've lost their sh*t over, favourite game they're getting rid of, favourite game that they like playing at 2 as well as 5 players and much more. In this episode you'll learn:
- Davey's underhand tactics in Perseverance, that breaching the wall on JP backfired on him - Adrian is on the edge about whether he's burning his copy of The Great Wall - Rob tells us his experience of being completely shafted in Dead of Winter through some cracking play from one of our group members - Details about JP's 'unit pusher' - Our thoughts on this episode question - What makes a good co-op game? - The group are excited about UKGE which has already been and gone - Check out our special episode all about our experiences at UKGE 2022
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:49 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:30 - Davey: Las Vegas Royale 3:24 - Rob: Perseverance Episode 1 6:37 - JP: Game of Thrones 12:02 - Adrian: The Great Wall 16:57 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Niche Number 1's - Round 1 17:27 - Favourite game that everybody else hates 25:04 - Favourite game under £20 33:21 - Favourite game that needs upgrading 39:43 - Favourite game that you've lost your sh*t over 49:00 - Favourite games to play at 2 players that also plays at 5 55:17 - Favourite game you're getting rid of 1:04:59 - TURN 4 - Question Time: What makes a great co-op game? 1:10:55 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:11:09 - Davey: UK Games Expo 2022 & Wonderland War 1:11:59 - Rob: More UK Games Expo 1:13:35 - JP: Septima 1:15:31 - Adrian: Dune Imperium & Imperial Assault 1:17:24 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
In our first ever "Expansion Pack" episode a few of the players caught up to chat about their experiences of the recent UK Games Expo 2022.
THE PLAYERS: Davey, JP & Kerley
OVERVIEW SURPRISE!!! You weren't expecting us so soon right? Welcome to our expansion pack episodes which we're releasing outside of our standard fortnightly schedule where you'll find us chatting about conventions or chatting with guests such as content creators, publishers or designers and much much more. In todays expansion episode Davey, JP & Kerley get together after UK Games Expo 2022 and recall their experiences. In this episode you'll learn:
- How we found the UKGE 2022 and our experiences over the weekend - An overview of the demo games we tested and saw at the expo - Whether Becky left any games for others to buy in the Bring & Buy section - The results of the UK Crokinole Championship - How did our players do? - What we didn't enjoyed / what we didn't enjoy at the show - Davey being a business card ninja for the podcast - Becky handing out her room card key to random strangers
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:50 - What are the Expansion Pack episodes? 1:48 - TURN 2 - Our Experience of UKGE 2022? 4:50 - Galactic Era 10:15 - FlickFleet 12:55 - Trayed & Tested (Etsy Store) 14:24 - Marvel Crisis Protocol 21:18 - Lord of the Rings LCG 24:57 - Carooka 26:43 - Crokinole UK Championship 31:26 - Galaxy Trucker 36:06 - Heroes of Might & Magic III 42:33 - Nicodemus 44:15 - Escape the Dark Sector 46:30 - Las Vegas Royale 46:40 - Love Letter Hobbit Edition 47:30 - Lords of Waterdeep 47:40 - Becky loves the Bring & Buy 49:25 - JP didn't buy anything, really!!!! 52:01 - Barrage 55:35 - Bitoku 57:05 - Spirit Island 58:35 - Food is an important part of the experience 1:00:11 - Our stand out moments 1:05:11 - Gaming Rules! Just One charity event 1:10:35 - What didn't we enjoy? 1:19:27 - Our key tips for UKGE 1:25:20 - TURN 3 - A big big thank you
JP finishes off his run by putting the nice guy act on the shelf for a while. Sometimes in our hobby we make up for some shortfalls for the things we adore so today it's time to put our love aside as we "roast" some of our favourite board games.
FIRST PLAYER: JP OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Rob & Davey
In this episode you'll learn: - about Tetris adjacent game Project L by Boardcubator from Adrian - how a game about making board games works with JP and Tabletop Inc by Cotsworld Games - that Rob has gone back to the classics for a bit of Carcassonne by Hans im Glück - how Davey faired as he mans his sub exploring the depths in Endeavor Deep Sea by Burnt Island Games - that whilst we roast out favourite games we do actually really enjoy them so take this episode in the spirit it was intended...a bit of fun
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:03 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
2:16 - Rob - Carcassonne
6:18 - Davey - Endeavor Deep Sea
12:23 - Adrian - Project L
20:51 - JP - Tabletop Inc
27:05 - TURN 3 - Main Event: The board game roast
29:02 - Roasting Gaia Project
35:33 - Roasting Pandemic
42:03 - Roasting Too Many Bones
49:33 - Roasting Descent
53:00 - Roasting Primal
57:38 - Roasting Concordia
1:01:21 - Roasting Lisboa
1:08:03 - Roasting The Witcher: Old World
1:15:47 - TURN 4 - Receive, Sleeve or Leave
1:21:25 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
JP has been kicked off the "First Player" seat and Adrian has secured first player position to start his run of episodes to bring to life the culture all around crowdfunding.
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: Kerley & JP
OVERVIEW In this episode "First Player" Adrian is joined by our other players Kerley & JP to bring to life experiences of Kickstarter / Gamefound crowdfunding projects. In this episode you'll learn:
- JP has made it back from Vegas in one piece and tells us about his solo experience of Under Falling Skies - Adrian time travels back to the 80's to experience HeroQuest - Kerley is still enjoying building zoos and a card engine in Ark Nova - How FOMO is a real thing that is used by companies to drive crowdfund campaigns and everything else in between - the groups thoughts about whether solo modes should be made available in base games as standard - that JP is looking forward to slitting throats in Game of Thrones, Kerley will "hopefully" experience his first UK Games Expo and Adrian to finally try his kickstarter delivery from last year "The Great Wall"
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:22 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:58 - Kerley: Ark Nova 6:37 - JP: Under Falling Skies 10:54 - Adrian: HeroQuest 14:38 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Crowdfund Culture 14:50 - What is crowdfunding? 16:20 - Fear of missing out is a real thing 17:43 - Problems with add-ons 19:13 - Our experiences with crowdfunding 20:34 - You need a lot of patience 21:17 - The initial buzz doesn't always match your feelings at the end 24:25 - We're much more cautious 25:49 - The importance of game design when choosing 28:07 - Be prepared for it to be late 29:31 - The community can shape the project 32:03 - The balance of hype and disappointment 33:16 - Stretch goals - are they good / bad? 36:15 - The crowdfunding cycle 37:35 - UK shipping fun and games 40:27 - Are we continuing to back games? 41:53 - TURN 4 - Question Time: Should solo modes be included as standard in the base game? 48:16 - TURN 5: The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 48:31 - JP: Game of Thrones 50:57 - Kerley: UK Games Expo & Icaion 53:21 - Adrian: The Great Wall 55:33 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
The gaming group have got together to stage an intervention for JP and focus an episode on his favourite game "Too Many Bones"
FIRST PLAYER: JP OTHER PLAYERS: Rob, Davey & Ian
OVERVIEW In this episode "First Player" JP is joined by our other players Rob, Davey & Ian to do a deeper dive into Too Many Bones published by Chip Theory Games. In this episode you'll learn:
- That JP has some owning up to do and get's "confused" around microphone preferences - How Ian got outed in Unfathomable in turn 1 and will he ever not talk about Crokinole - The aftermath of the Splotter experiment that is Food Chain Magnate - Whether JP can list off all the Gearloc characters that have been released as well as the new Unbreakable ones - Why Davey's nickname is called Marty McFly - How excited Rob is to get out of the country and visit the bright lights of Las Vegas
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiUa46KGZD0 - Want to see Too Many Bones played in the bathtub - Chip Theory Games Youtube Channel
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:01 - Who is the new first player? 4:29 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:41 - Ian: Unfathomable 7:35 - Rob: Descent - Legends of the Dark 11:41 - Davey: Food Chain Magnate 16:51 - JP: Perseverance 22:11 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Too Many Bones 22:52 - JP's initial thoughts 23:20 - What is Too Many Bones? 27:07 - A new players viewpoint 32:12 - Why is it expensive? 35:28 - Gearloc roll call 42:08 - Introducing the Unbreakable Gearlocs 45:21 - There's even more bones!! 50:26 - TURN 4 - Question Time: What's your most memorable gaming moment? 57:13 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 57:24 - Davey: Warhammer 40K Tournament 57:55 - Ian: Crokinole UK Championship 59:45 - Rob: Viva Las Vegas!!! 1:01:05 - JP: More Vegas and Champions of Midgard 1:03:45 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
---AUDIO DISCLAIMER--- Let's face it in our earlier episodes our audio isn't up to scratch (it gets better we promise)
This time the group brings the conversation back to the start line outlining why this hobby of board gaming is awesome and some recommendations of where to start.
FIRST PLAYER: JP OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & Adrian
OVERVIEW In this episode "First Player" JP is joined by our other players Becky & Adrian to discuss how to get started in this fantastic hobby of ours. In this episode you'll learn
- That JP's lockdown kickstarters have just started to roll in, bring on those dino's - How Unfathomable compares to Battlestar Galactica - Why people should get into the hobby, what are the benefits from an introverts / extroverts perspective - A series of game suggestions from the group which have worked well in getting new players involved - More about the Splotter experiment that the players are excited to try in Food Chain Magnate
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW - Becky mentioning her meeple component upgrades from The Game Knight UK you can find them on the link below - https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheGameKnightUK