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Whose Turn Is It Anyway?

Loaded Dice Gaming Group

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Frequency: 1 episode/9d. Total Eps: 158

Whose Turn Is It Anyway is a board gaming podcast which invites you into our gaming group. With a rotating first player you can be sure we’re bringing you variety in everything tabletop and board gaming.

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Episode 87: Playing with yourself (solo gaming)

Episode 87

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 • Duration 01:30:27

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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

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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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

1:11:29 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur

1:19:08 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Next?

1:29:06 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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Episode 86: Games that changed the hobby

Episode 86

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 • Duration 01:29:42

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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

Episode 82: Levelling Up

Episode 82

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 • Duration 01:32:06

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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

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Andromeda's Edge: Genesis Gamefound - https://gamefound.com/en/projects/cardboard-alchemy/andromedas-edge-genesis
NinjaGeekGames overview of Andromeda's Edge: Genesis - https://youtu.be/l8aqHuCGD1w?si=Yhmy9iHfHS4tiQLs

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

2:35 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex

3:29 - JP - Andromeda's Edge: Genesis

12:10 - Tambo - Console Wars

17:57 - Becky - Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship

22:49 - Adrian - Quartermaster General

30:17 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Levelling Up

Expansion Pack: UK Games Expo 2023

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 • Duration 01:58:50

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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

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Find out more about the UK Games Expo here - https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/
JP & Adrian we're talking about their game of Apex Legends on Gaming Rules, you can find it here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAgenhGVshQ
We spent the weekend with Dan Apsey from The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon - https://www.the24hourboardgamemarathon.co.uk/

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 Earth19:42 - Fire Tower24:28 - Lorcana28:40 - Mycelia34:53 - Hegemony39:38 - Ocean Pods41:22 - Becky's Granny Trolley & Adrian's Bag Incident44:35 - Apex Legends53:27 - Port Royal57:06 - The Old Kings Crown1:06:27 - Kung Fu Panda1:09:00 - Senjutsu: Battle for Japan1:13:18 - Fateforge & Lost Ruins expansion1:19:13 - A few demos & All On Board VR Gaming1:28:11 - Books of Time1:30:51 - Our individual experiences1:42:07 - Meeting old friends and new1:47:03 - The Shop & Drop and the Bring & Buy1:53:36 - How much for ice cream???1:58:00 - TURN 3 - We're off to get some sleep & thank you

Episode 29: Dice Dice Baby

Episode 29

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 • Duration 01:17:31

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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 & Heroquest1:12:49 - Tambo - Nemesis & Ironside Gaming Table1:14:41 - JP - Viticulture World1:16:45 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

Expansion Pack: Joe "Fritz" Paull's Turn (Prestige: A City Building Game)

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 • Duration 01:05:29

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In this expansion pack we're joined by Joe "Fritz" Paull the designer of Prestige: A City Building Game

UPDATE: Prestige is no longer supported by Oak Lounge Games as of 25th May 2023 and Fritz now has found a new publisher so you can support the campaign in 2024 - check out the link below.
https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/530bc777-f673-4c97-8c3a-739dbaf52e53/landing

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

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
If you want to learn more about Fritz and Oak Lounge Games check out the links below
- Oak Lounge Games Prestige Page - https://www.oakloungegames.com/prestige
- Joe "Fritz" Paull's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fritz.paull/

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 Game17:35 - 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's55:31 - TURN 4 - What's coming up?1:04:33 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn

Episode 28: Board Game Relations

Episode 28

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 • Duration 51:30

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---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.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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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 - TURN 3 - Main Event - Board Game Relations - The rules of the episode...there are no rules - What game would you take out on a date? - What game would you like to be trapped on a desert island with? - What game would you use to help you cover up a murder? - What game would you take to meet your parents?

Episode 27: Puzzle by name, puzzle by nature (Uwe Rosenberg Games)

Episode 27

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 • Duration 01:13:53

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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 - Agricola27:29 - Caverna32:06 - Patchwork & Framework36:38 - Reykholt39:49 - Feast for Odin42:26 - Who do we think Uwe games are for?45:12 - Atiwa & accessibility of this games50:24 - Discussing our favourites52:52 - What do you think are the pitfalls are?59:52 - TURN 4 - Badly Hexplained Games - Just Three Edition1:01:11 - Just Three - Game 11:03:11 - Just Three - Game 21:05:51 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?1:06:11 - Skymines & JP's Birthday Games Day1:08:01 - JP - My Birthday Games Day1:10:22 - Becky - Trip to Germany1:12:56 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

Expansion Pack: Can I get a rewind: Vol 3 (NSFW)

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 • Duration 30:13

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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

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