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It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show It's been a couple of months and JP introduces a special news bulletin on what is happening on the Whose Turn Is It Anyway Podcast. It's a good news / bad news situation, starting with the bad news we're sunsetting the Whose Turn Podcast and we want to thank all of our listeners and supporters over the past 4 years, you've been amazing. Now the good news...your board gaming podcast thirst can still be quenched as JP is launching a brand new podcast on his own called "Just Play" and it is now live. You can find the new podcast on https://www.justplaypod.co.uk/ where Episodes 0 & 1 are there waiting for you. For the first time visually I'll be also podcasting visually on YouTube so you can find the channel right here https://youtu.be/sXBPsw0VMSg Thank you for listening to the show, from all of us at the Whose Turn Is It Anyway Podcast it has truly meant the world. ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show THIS WAS RECORDED LIVE ON 1ST APRIL SO IF YOU WANT TO WATCH THE BATTLEGROUND PLEASE CHECK OUT THE LINKS BELOW As the players gather around for their 4th year of podcasting they begin with some news that was announced on the recent live stream. We'll be taking a podcasting break for the time being so we can rest, re-coup and assess the next steps THE BIRTHDAY ATTENDEES - JP, Rob, Adrian, Davey & Kerley In this episode you'll learn: - more about the recent news as JP and team discuss more about it - 32 games played in 2025 enter the ring and we'll see which ones make it through 5 knockout rounds for best game played. OUR 2025 PLAYED LEGENDS ENTERING THE BATTLEGROUND (32 GAMES) Star Trek Captains Chair, Earthborne Rangers, Cloudspire, Ada's Dream, Slay the Spire: The Board Game, Galactic Cruise, Twilight Imperium 4, Nucleum, Perseverance Ep3, Shackleton Base, Nemesis Retaliation, Company of Heroes 2nd Edition, Endeavour Deep Sea, Primal The Awakening, Flip 7, Ants, Deckers, Kinfire Council, Tiny Epic Game of Thrones, Sidereal Confluence, Elder Scrolls Betrayal of the Second Era, Lisboa, Hegemony, Kreel Manor, Furnace, Apex Legends, Pandemic Legacy: Season 0, Trickerion, Tenby, Cascadia, Ark Nova, Rebirth LINKS YouTube Livestream - https://www.youtube.com/live/CtFNqp509U0?si=fX1YVvHTq760yN-h EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:44 - We have some news!!!! 12:26 - Lets recall some stats of the podcast 16:07 - TURN 2 - Favourite moments of the podcast 27:40 - TURN 3 - Boardgame Battleground 2025 Farewell Edition 37:00 - ROUND 1 FIGHT!!! 1:16:12 - ROUND 2 FIGHT!!! 1:26:33 - ROUND 3 FIGHT!!! 1:29:42 - SEMI FINAL ROUND FIGHT!!! 1:31:39 - FINAL ROUND FIGHT!!! 1:35:15 - TURN 4 - The Final Turn You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show As Dan wraps up his run of episodes we enter the recording not knowing anything about this episode. The reason why is we are have 6 sealed envelopes where we have to have specific conversations whilst identifying who the defectors are in those chats. Sounds strange, it sure is, jump in and check it out FIRST PLAYER: Dan OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Rob & Davey In this episode you'll learn: - about Davey's first experiences with Voidfall: Resurgence by Mindclash Games as we dabble with the new co-op Incursion mode - Dan likes to keep it classic by revisiting Caverna: The Cave Farmers by Lookout Games - how JP has got on with DECKO by Gem Games following our recent interview with Haakon Gaarder - Rob has been donning his inner Hercules as be battles the 12 labors in Envy Born Games latest release - that the team play a social deduction games whilst trying to podcast. With six core topics with the goal in weeding out the defectors lets see who comes out on top. LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW https://www.whoseturn.co.uk/1930456/episodes/18505822-expansion-pack-haakon-gaarder-s-turn-decko - previous Episode on DECKO with Haakon Gaarder https://gamefound.com/en/projects/mrmeeple/meeple - Mr Meeple Geekware campaign as discussed on the show https://www.meeplewood.co.uk/ - Meeplewood Tables as discussed by Davey EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:15 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:28 - Davey - Voidfall: Resurgence 10:11 - Rob - Hercules and the 12 Labors 14:16 - JP - DECKO 23:19 - Dan - Caverna 30:28 - TURN 3 - Main Event: This episode has a win condition 35:11 - Challenge 1: Board gaming food etiquette 45:17 - Challenge 2: How long should a board game session last? 54:17 - Challenge 3: Favourite game to play on holiday 1:05:24 - Challenge 4: Board game accessories - what do we use to pimp up games 1:12:53 - Challenge 5: Wooden, Cardboard or Plastic 1:22:21 - Challenge 6: Your No. 1 favourite game and why 1:31:52 - TURN 4 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:41:49 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Dan has brought along his version of a therapy session as the gang discuss their main board gaming regrets. Whether that's what they've bought, sold, how they acted and much more. Come and join the team and also share your own regrets as we would love to hear about them FIRST PLAYER: Dan OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Becky & Kerley In this episode you'll learn: - that Dan has been to the edge...Thunders Edge in Twilight Imperium by Fantasy Flight Games - Kerley has been playing an upcoming kickstarter Fjordar by Go To Pieces Games - that whilst Becky isn't a fan of fish, she's a fan of Koi by 999 Games - all about the teams board gaming regrets as they go round the table bringing them to life. LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 3:18 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 3:31 - Adrian - Sanctuary 10:52 - Bex - Koi 17:06 - Kerley - Fjordar 22:53 - Dan - Twilight Imperium 4: Thunders Edge 29:34 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Board Gaming Regrets 30:32 - Showing new games that you're done with, 3am Teaches, TI tantrums & a nesting box 42:41 - Buying a game others in the group have, always getting the "all-in" versions of games, big box games that are too much, & MegaCiv 1:00:42 - Buying games we've already sold, got to collect them all, not discovering 4 players TI , selling games that got us in the hobby 1:16:15 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur 1:20:15 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:32:48 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Hang on a minute, where's Davey? Well he's moving house so Dan has moved up his run a little earlier than expected but in this episode he invites a load of guests onto the show, well guests being workers or characters in board games where we have to guess what game they're a part of. Does it make sense? If not don't worry just listen and play along. FIRST PLAYER: Dan OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Becky & Rob In this episode you'll learn: - how Dan has been returning to the moon in Shackleton Base by Sorry We're French - Rob has played the latest Stonemaier Games game of Vantage and lets us know what he thinks - that Becky has been going through the Flatout Games care package with the latest game Nocturne - that JP's all in pledge of Ashes Ascendancy has arrived and tells us all about it - which "guests" have joined us on this episode in the guise of board game workers that we all have to guess, so join in at home LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 4:04 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:17 - Becky - Nocturne 8:53 - Rob - Vantage 17:21 - JP - Ashes Ascendancy 24:21 - Dan - Shackleton Base 31:50 - TURN 3 - Guest Who? 34:59 - Guests One to Five 50:06 - Guests Six to Ten 1:06:51 - Guests Eleven to Fifthteen 1:21:59 - Guests Sixteen to Twenty 1:38:54 - TURN 4 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:47:52 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show It's been a while but we're back with some more nonsense and bloopers including many renditions of Avril Lavigne songs by the gang (we're not sure why), finally we've stitched Davey's jokes up in a blooper rather than the other way round, Adrian thinks he's on work calls rather than podcasting and Kuba from Glass Cannon Unplugged gives our podcast the best review ever. THE PLAYERS: All of us LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A EPISODE CHAPTERS N/A You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Davey invites you to sit down, relax and get that chair into full a full recline as we chat through a top designer list on BGG and our experiences, thoughts on their games. FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Adrian In this episode you'll learn: - how Adrian returned to Magoria in Trickerion: Arcane Arts the latest expansion by Mindclash Games - that JP gets his best "Del Boy" on whilst playing the ultimate trading and negotiation game Sidereal Confluence by Wizkids - how Davey enjoys the player board interactions in Forestry by Pink Troubadour - our experiences of various designers as listed on a BGG list we've gone through and the games we've played. LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Music at 1:20:04 from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!) https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-gienger/blissful License code: JDNVNO5QFO1ZLV7N EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:52 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:12 - Adrian - Trickerion: Arcane Arts 12:12 - JP - Siderial Confluence 23:30 - Davey - Forestry 31:58 - TURN 3 - Recliner Designer 33:31 - Uwe Rosenberg 39:17 - Reiner Knizia 43:54 - Corey Konieczka 46:25 - Stefan Feld 51:46 - Bruno Cathala 54:52 - Eric M.Lang 59:05 - Vlaada Chvatil 1:02:33 - Simone Luciani 1:08:45 - Wolfgang Kramer 1:11:31 - Vital Lacerda 1:14:58 - Martin Wallace 1:16:46 - Alexander Pfister 1:20:16 - David Turczi 1:23:52 - Honourable mentions 1:28:41 - TURN 4 - Haiku: With a Clue 1:33:05 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:40:17 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Our odds are stacked, the chips are flowing around the table and the stakes have never been higher. We join you with another guest episode where we are joined by Haakon Gaarder from Gem Games to talk about his first self published title DECKO, think Poker crossed with deck-building to create unique combos in a race to 60 chips (VP's) GUEST PLAYER: Haakon Gaarder PLAYERS: JP & Dan In this episode you'll learn: - how Haakon entered the board gaming hobby through his London based gaming group - how a Poker / Deck-Builder crossover came to be in Haakon's first self published game called DECKO - how the Jokers in DECKO create some fun and interesting synergies - that the cards in the flop you purchase offer a variety of different powers and you create a unique deck of cool combos and abilities LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW DECKO Gamefound Page - https://gamefound.com/en/projects/gem-games/decko Gem Games Website - https://gemgames.gg/ EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:46 - TURN 2 - Meeting Haakon 0:58 - How did Haakon get into the hobby? 7:17 - What is Haakon's favourite game? 8:56 - What games has Haakon been enjoying recently? 16:13 - TURN 3 - DECKO 19:03 - What is DECKO? 24:45 - What is the gameplay loop in DECKO 27:52 - Can players get eliminated like in real Poker? 30:34 - Discussion around the flop cards, jokers and more 38:19 - Poker that works at 2 players...and up to 5 43:25 - The future of DECKO 47:33 - Experiences of self publishing through Haakon's own company Gem Games 53:42 - How can listeners get a copy of DECKO? 55:44 - TURN 4 - What's Coming Up 57:24 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Happy new year from all of us at Whose Turn Towers, we're starting 2026 with Davey taking the hotseat and of course it's January and we're talking about going to the gym...the board gaming gym of course to get hence at teaching games and demoing games. FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Adrian & Tambo In this episode you'll learn: - that Adrian likes to go toe to toe in the Unmatched series by Mondo Games - about Tambo's Ocean's 11 moments in Burncycle by Chip Theory Games - how the future is reclaimed by flora and fauna as JP explores the world of Earthborne Rangers by Earthborne Games - about Davey's experience of driving cultists away in Kinfire Council by Incredible Dream Studios - to get changed, put things away in the locked and start preparing for the board gaming gym to level up teaching and demoing - that Davey really loves Haiku's in a temporary new segment...maybe (we'll see) LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Music at 1:20:04 from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!) https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-gienger/blissful License code: JDNVNO5QFO1ZLV7N EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 3:58 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:22 - Tambo - burncycle 9:53 - Adrian - Unmatched: Marvel Redemption Row 19:33 - JP - Earthborne Rangers 32:50 - Davey - Kinfire Council 43:32 - TURN 3 - Main Event: The gaming gym 44:00 - The struggle with teaching and playing games 54:13 - Our thoughts around teaching games to others 58:54 - Demoing games and receiving demos 1:11:54 - Final top tips from the gang 1:20:04 - TURN 4 - Haiku: With a Clue 1:24:43 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Next? 1:32:33 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show As Rob takes us home in his final episode of his run its time to get a little uncomfortable...well with being comfortable. Rob talks about the various aspects of the hobby which can make board gamers uncomfortable and the group share stories and times in which they've felt this way and why. FIRST PLAYER: Rob OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Dan & Tambo In this episode you'll learn: - Dan is playing with dinos again as he ventures back into Perseverance Episode 3 by Mindclash Games - Adrian does like a game with bidding / auctioning in Ra by Ravensburger - Tambo goes back in time for some WW2 shenanigans in Company of Heroes by Bad Crow Games - Rob straps into is space truck and tried out the new expansion in Galaxy Trucker: Do What? by Czech Games Edition - about what makes the gang uncomfortable in board gaming and how they have or haven't got over those things over time LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:12 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:25 - Tambo - Company of Heroes 2nd Edition 11:37 - Adrian - Ra 21:45 - Dan - Perseverance Episode 3 27:08 - Rob - Galaxy Trucker Do What? 32:18 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Playing with your comfort levels 34:37 - Getting the teach wrong & large convention noise 42:53 - Approaching tables for games & games outside comfort zones 50:09 - Small talk and forced conversations 58:40 - Possessive over our copies of games 1:05:04 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur 1:10:04 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Next? 1:15:39 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Santa isn't the only one that has been working hard this x-mas eve, Rob has managed to catch Tristan Hall from Hall or Nothing Productions for a cozy fireside chat about his newest crowdfunding project Night of Wolves / Ruined Path double feature. GUEST PLAYER: Tristan Hall PLAYERS: Rob In this episode you'll learn: - how Tristan begun his journey of design by building mods to HeroQuest - more about the active campaign Night of Wolves / Ruined Path which runs until early January 2026 - how Rob explores why he enjoys games from Hall or Nothing Productions and why they are important to him - that it's ok to get rules wrong when you're learning games, the primary objective is enjoying your time. LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Night of Wolves & The Ruined Path Campaign - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tristanhall/night-of-wolves Sublime Dark Pre-Order Link - https://sublime-dark.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Hall or Nothing Website - https://www.hallornothing.net/ EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:46 - TURN 2 - Meeting Tristan 11:27 - What is Tristan's favourite board game? 14:29 - What games hit your table lately? 19:57 - TURN 3 - Night of Wolves / The Ruined Path 32:59 - Discussion around the accessible price point for the games 39:13 - "Don't worry if you get the rules wrong, just have a good time with the game" 47:34 - Tristans passion for the hobby shines through 51:27 - TURN 4 - What's Coming Up 57:39 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Having caught up with the chaps from Paper Fort Games over the convention circuit we wanted to get some proper time to chat with James & Chris from the studio to talk all about their experiences, their lessons and ultimately their upcoming games Terraria & Cult of the Lamb. GUEST PLAYERS: James Faulkner & Chris Kingsnorth PLAYERS: JP & Davey In this episode you'll learn: - about how James & Chris got into the hobby and how Paper Fort Games started - more about the world of Terraria and the challenges of making a true sandbox game as a board game - more about the new and upcoming title Cult of the Lamb also based on the video game IP - that James won't rest until he's converted all the core retro video games from our childhood. LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Website - https://paperfortgames.store/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paperfortgames/ Cult of the Lamb Preview Page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paperfortgames/cult-of-the-lamb-the-board-game Terraria Board Game - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paperfortgames/terraria-the-board-game EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:25 - TURN 2 - Paper Fort Games - Introducing James & Chris 2:31 - How did James get into the hobby & birth of Paper Fort Games 8:38 - How did Chris get into the hobby? 15:14 - What are your favourite games? 17:28 - TURN 3 - Terraria 24:27 - A fish tank sandbox experience 29:05 - How do you put an end to a sandbox game? 38:42 - TURN 4 - Cult of the Lamb 49:09 - A worker placement with teeth 51:27 - Turning retro games into board games 57:34 - TURN 5 - Keeping the community engaged & what's coming up? 1:06:39 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Instead of board games Rob takes us to another part of his hobby space which is Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) and invites his DM and friend of the podcast Stewart to join in on the conversation. Lets hope he rolls a natural 20 people. FIRST PLAYER: Rob OTHER PLAYERS: Becky GUEST PLAYERS: Stewart In this episode you'll learn: - about the new Ada's Dream by Alleycat Games from our guest player Stewart - Rob is enjoying his solo adventures in Star Wars Outer Rim by Fantasy Flight Games - that Tenby is not only a Welsh town in Pembrokeshire but also a pretty good card game - all about why the gang play Dungeons and Dragons, from DM'ing, to playing and all elements around this side of the hobby. LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:03 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:17 - Stewart - Ada's Dream 7:28 - Becky - Tenby 11:20 - Rob - Star Wars Outer Rim 20:17 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Playing with your mind (Dungeons & Dragons) 29:49 - What led Stewart to becoming a DM & why? 32:57 - Beckys first proper D&D experience 35:55 - The reality of prep time for D&D sessions 41:06 - A lot of pitfalls for starting DMs 45:06 - Getting started in creating characters 51:15 - How does a relevative newbie feel going into D&D for the first time 58:04 - D&D can be whatever you want it to be 1:12:54 - What advice would you give a group to start their first sessions? 1:20:12 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur 1:23:49 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Next? 1:29:23 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show We've recently returned from our most local convention which is GridCon 6 ran by Paul Grogan and team from Gaming Rules! Get a coffee, some snacks and strap yourself in as this is our biggest GridCon episode ever as we cover over 30 games & expansions between the players. OUR PLAYERS: Adrian, JP, Davey, Becky OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - about all of our experiences of GRIDCON 6 from Thursday to Sunday with 30+ games covered...wowzers - who we met up with, designers & content creators and also shout outs to our listeners LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 3:37 - TURN 2 - GRIDCON 6: THURSDAY 5:43 - Dutch Resistance: Orange Shall Overcome - Liberation Game Design 12:23 - Lord of the Rings - Fate of the Fellowship - ZMan Games 16:28 - TURN 3 - GRIDCON 6: FRIDAY 17:38 - Tenby - Mighty Boards 18:46 - Kutna Hora: The City of Silver - Czech Games Edition 22:11 - Chrysalis Prototype - Mike Dennis (Ready Steady Play) 28:01 - Clans of Caledonia - Karma Games 33:31 - Tianxia (Sponsored Demo) - Board&Dice 37:08 - Ice & Idols (Sponsored Demo) - Inside Up Games 42:47 - Obsession - Kayenta Games 49:13 - Star Trek Captains Chair with Dávid Turczi - Wizkids 53:25 - Covenant - Devir Games 1:06:30 - Viking Seesaw - itten 1:09:20 - Bomb Busters - Cocktail Games 1:17:20 - TURN 4 - GRIDCON 6: SATURDAY 1:17:27 - The Defence of Procyon III - PSC Games 1:33:48 - Verdant - Flatout Games & Mycelia - Split Stone Games 1:36:42 - Planet - Blue Orange 1:40:25 - Let's Make a Bus Route - Saashi & Saashi 1:43:45 - Railway Boom - Cranio Creations 1:54:50 - Voidfall Resurgence Expansion (Sponsored Demo) - Mindclash Games 2:02:30 - Boss Fighters QR - Pegasus Spiele 2:08:08 - Bean to Bar - analog lunchbox 2:19:11 - Thunder Road Vendetta - Restoration Games 2:25:29 - Ada's Dream - Alley Cat Games 2:35:18 - Emberheart - Mindclash Games 2:44:50 - ***Redacted*** - Eerie Idol Games & On Mars - Eagle-Gryphon Games 2:47:59 - Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock - Perro Loko Games 2:56:26 - TURN 5 - GRIDCON 6: SUNDAY 2:56:34 - Nemesis: Retaliation - Awaken Realms 3:01:46 - EVE: War for New Eden - Titan Forge Games 3:10:18 - Not Once, Not Twice, But Thrice...GridCon Raffle 3:19:00 - Adrian's Light Games Round-Up 3:24:09 - Tag Team - Scorpion Masqué 3:28:05 - TURN 6 - GRIDCON Debrief & Final Turn You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show 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 N/A 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 You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show 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 LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A 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 1:22:31 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur 1:25:08 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:28:42 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show One episode isn't enough to cover the biggest board game show in the world so JP, Davey and our special guest Mark from NinjaGeekGames returns to cover Friday, Saturday and Sunday's highlights. So get ready to jump back in, there's a LOT of games covered. OUR PLAYERS - JP & Davey SPECIAL GUEST - Mark Monk (NinjaGeekGames) LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Gaming Rules Pre-Essen Stream featuring JP - https://www.youtube.com/live/xYcKA9NcANI?si=NgUK6VQfiHViP3Kc Essen Diaries - Missed our vlogs during the event, you can catch them on our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJMkOlbitmc&list=PLKzfzaHJK9iEgvZ1MGW1-d2Lhuu6ZqpHi EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:35 - DAY 2: FRIDAY 46:03 - DAY 3: SATURDAY 1:18:02 - DAY 4: SUNDAY 2:03:08 - TURN 2 - The Final Turn You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show The delicious schnitzel's are calling us over to Germany again for another round of Essen Spiel 2025 and as always we've got you covered with games, experiences and bringing to life the convention. In this first part we cover the journey over including an encounter with "Double Bake Brenda" on Tuesday, Wednesday including the press event and Thursday. Stay tuned for the next part which includes Friday - Sundays shenanigans. OUR PLAYERS - JP & Davey SPECIAL GUEST - Mark Monk (NinjaGeekGames) LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Gaming Rules Pre-Essen Stream featuring JP - https://www.youtube.com/live/xYcKA9NcANI?si=NgUK6VQfiHViP3Kc Essen Diaries - Missed our vlogs during the event, you can catch them on our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJMkOlbitmc&list=PLKzfzaHJK9iEgvZ1MGW1-d2Lhuu6ZqpHi EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 3:08 - TURN 2 - Welcome to Essen SPIEL 2025 16:27 - DAY 0: WEDNESDAY 49:18 - DAY 1: THURSDAY 1:31:58 - TURN 3 - The Final Turn You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Becky takes us back in time when we had our first experiences of tabletop gaming and what our "gateway games" were that brought us in. Has those games defined our tastes, how did we step stone through to games we play today and do we still go back to them. FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Rob & Dan In this episode you'll learn: - more about a Scout like card game called Odin by Helvetiq as Becky explains all - how JP has been trying to stop children from freezing in Frostpunk by Glass Cannon Unplugged and failing miserably - Rob has ventured deeper into the Lacerdaverse with his first impressions of The Weather Machine by Eagle-Gryphon Games - Dan has busted out Nucleum: Australia for the first time and his thoughts - about our gateway games and how they have influenced our journey through the hobby LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW UpgradeMyGame Etsy Store as mentioned by Rob - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/UpgradeMyGame EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 3:58 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:10 - Rob - The Weather Machine 11:31 - Dan - Nucleum Australia 15:07 - JP - Frostpunk 24:01 - Becky - Odin 28:04 - TURN 3 - Main Event: The red carpet roll-out 35:15 - Did our gateway games shape our gaming tastes for today? 44:08 - Have we ever gone back to gateway games after delving into the heavy stuff 48:04 - Can playing gateway games still be rewarding? 1:01:40 - Do we still play our first gateway games? 1:12:13 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur 1:16:56 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:24:35 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Light up the fire, throw a blanket over yourself as it's time to get cozy with non other the queen of cozy, Rozie Pocket from Cozyboardgames. GUEST PLAYER: Rozie Pocket PLAYERS: JP & Becky In this episode you'll learn: - how Rozie started her Cozyboardgames channels on TikTok and Instagram - what are Rozie's favourite cozy games of all time - more about "Murder She Wrote" style D&D sessions...yes this is a thing people - that Rozie really loves frogs, yep frogs - how Rozie's content promotes inclusivity in the hobby and how her journey has led her to working for Cardboard Alchemy. LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW TikTok Channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@cozyboardgames Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cozyboardgames/ EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:01 - TURN 2 - Introducing Rozie 1:46 - How did Rozie get into the hobby? 5:35 - What has been the biggest changes to UKGE over the years? 11:10 - What is Rozie's favourite board game? 15:32 - What games have hit Rozie's table? 21:54 - TURN 3 - Cozyboardgames - How did you get started? 32:55 - What is Rozie's definition of cozy? 39:35 - Discussion around bad teaches impacting likeability 47:03 - If you could give your cozy treatment to any intense games, which ones would they be? 54:07 - If Rozie was a board game character what would her special ability be? 57:24 - TURN 4 - What's coming up for Rozie 1:05:28 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW - Join us on Discord
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