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Any unanswered questions at your gaming table? Ava Foxfort, Tim Clare, and Iain McAllister mull over tabletop conudrums: from etiquette at the table to recommendations, to historical research. These 3 ludological agony aunts will give your queries the attention they deserve.
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Welcome to “But, Why Vikings?”. Each episode your hosts Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, and Iain McAllister will answer a variety of tabletop related questions sent in to them by listeners. From tabletop etiquette to historical mysteries there is no question too esoteric for this group of gaming agony aunts. It’s a rare triumvirate as Tim, Ava, and Iain answer questions about the etiquette in finishing a game that you aren’t entirely enjoying and how to be a good trans ally at the table (and maybe some advice about silly voices in RPGs). Our show notes links to games and sources we mention in running order. Games will have their BGG entry linked to, though we recognise that is not the only source of information on games. Games mentioned John Company Other things mentioned Dr. Emily Friedman Meguey Baker Our Socials Music by Fae Spencer on Pixabay Tim Clare Bluesky Website Ava Foxfort Bluesky Website Iain McAllister Bluesky Website
Welcome to “But, Why Vikings?”. Each episode your hosts Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, and Iain McAllister will answer a variety of tabletop related questions sent in to them by listeners. From tabletop etiquette to historical mysteries there is no question too esoteric for this group of gaming agony aunts. It’s been a while and we are delighted to be back recording answering your ludological questions. One this episode Ava and Iain tackle questions about big box games, second editions, and ice breakers at a hen party! Our show notes links to games and sources we mention in running order. Games will have their BGG entry linked to, though we recognise that is not the only source of information on games. Games mentioned Mottainai Glory to Rome Castle of Burgundy Special Edition Castle of Burgundy original edition Twilight Imperium Lisboa Marvel United Zombicide Barbecubes Tigris & Euphrates Catan Magical Athlete Dune Wiz War Fury of Dracula El Grande Wavelength Monikers Cross Clues Codenames Team 3 Other things mentioned Buttonshy Carl Chudyk 2001: A Space Odyssey Vital Lacerda The Complexity of Depth CMON Cult of the Old Restoration Games Our Socials Music by Fae Spencer on Pixabay Tim Clare Bluesky Website Ava Foxfort Bluesky Website Iain McAllister Bluesky Website
Welcome to “But, Why Vikings?”. Each episode your hosts Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, and Iain McAllister will answer a variety of tabletop related questions sent in to them by listeners. From tabletop etiquette to historical mysteries there is no question too esoteric for this group of gaming agony aunts. Tim and Ava are back from the UK Games Expo with a special themed episode around the convention itself. They answer a question about why you should go to the con in the first place and then move on to discussing how to deal with the sheer scale of the event on a personal level. Our show notes links to games and sources we mention in running order. Games will have their BGG entry linked to, though we recognise that is not the only source of information on games. Games mentioned None this episode, unusual for us Other things mentioned Ava’s piece on Expo Tim’s piece on Expo Dragonmeet Airecon Mind Games Olympiad Knightmare Live The Dark Room Our Socials Music by Fae Spencer on Pixabay Tim Clare Bluesky Website Ava Foxfort Bluesky Website Iain McAllister Bluesky Website
Welcome to “But, Why Vikings?”. Each episode your hosts Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, and Iain McAllister will answer a variety of tabletop related questions sent in to them by listeners. From tabletop etiquette to historical mysteries there is no question too esoteric for this group of gaming agony aunts. Tim and Iain answer a question from a listener about how to help re-onboarding family members when it comes to board games. They also debate the ways to avoid analysis paralysis and talk about our own experiences with it. Our show notes links to games and sources we mention in running order. Games will have their BGG entry linked to, though we recognise that is not the only source of information on games. Games mentioned Wingspan Lacuna Twilight Struggle Carcassone Magical Athlete The Resistance: Avalon Into the Odd Arcs Root Other things mentioned Beyond Cataclysm David Parlett Buridan’s Ass Our Socials Music by Fae Spencer on Pixabay Tim Clare Bluesky Website Ava Foxfort Bluesky Website Iain McAllister Bluesky Website
Welcome to “But, Why Vikings?”. Each episode your hosts Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, and Iain McAllister will answer a variety of tabletop related questions sent in to them by listeners. From tabletop etiquette to historical mysteries there is no question too esoteric for this group of gaming agony aunts. The 3 hosts are back together for the first time since the dawn of this podcast and we have some spicy topics to talk about. We tackle a hypothetical university course on the art of games, and what we would include in the syllabus. We also have a chat about how to manage a board game library and the benefits of doing so. Our show notes links to games and sources we mention in running order. Games will have their BGG entry linked to, though we recognise that is not the only source of information on games. Games mentioned Catan Can’t Stop Acquire El Grande Dominion Puerto Rico Train - Brenda Romero Daybreak Molly House Twilight Struggle Votes for Women The Mind Apocalypse World Blades in the Dark Alice is Missing Bluebeard’s Bride Other things mentioned Games: agency as art The Score The Forge Blackmoor - the pre-D&D setting Iain was trying to remember. When we were Wizards Game Wizards Critical Role Edinburgh Board game library Ancient Robot Games Cards or Die Our Socials Music by Fae Spencer on Pixabay Tim Clare Bluesky Website Ava Foxfort Bluesky Website Iain McAllister Bluesky Website
Welcome to “But, Why Vikings?”. Each episode your hosts Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, and Iain McAllister will answer a variety of tabletop related questions sent in to them by listeners. From tabletop etiquette to historical mysteries there is no question too esoteric for this group of gaming agony aunts. Ava and Tim, the dream team, are back behind the mics for another episode of questions and queries. This time round they tackle mixed priority tables for RPGs and answer a question about humour in games and what makes them laugh Our show notes links to games and sources we mention in running order. Games will have their BGG entry linked to, though we recognise that is not the only source of information on games. Games mentioned Pathfinder Call of Cthulhu Blades in the Dark - Forged in the Dark Vibes - Forthcoming from MacGuffin and Co Out of Sorts Monikers Cosmic Encounter Beyond The Sun Taco Goat Cheese Pizza Jiangnan Other things mentioned Session Zero Our Socials Music by Fae Spencer on Pixabay Tim Clare Bluesky Website Ava Foxfort Bluesky Website Iain McAllister Bluesky Website
Welcome to “But, Why Vikings?”. Each episode your hosts Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, and Iain McAllister will answer a variety of tabletop related questions sent in to them by listeners. From tabletop etiquette to historical mysteries there is no question too esoteric for this group of gaming agony aunts. Ava and Iain are returned from Airecon and have a bunch of convention related questions to ask? What sort of games do you bring to a convention? How do you deal with feelings of being overwhelmed? What are the worst table habits, and can you come up with ways to fix them? Our show notes links to games and sources we mention in running order. Games will have their BGG entry linked to, though we recognise that is not the only source of information on games. Games mentioned Cross Clues Newsboys Dominant Species Magical Athlete Eternal Decks Stationfall Wir sind das Volk!: 2+2 Other things mentioned Essen Gencon Airecon Our Socials Music by Fae Spencer on Pixabay Tim Clare Bluesky Website Ava Foxfort Bluesky Website Iain McAllister Bluesky Website
Welcome to “But, Why Vikings?”. Each episode your hosts Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, and Iain McAllister will answer a variety of tabletop related questions sent in to them by listeners. From tabletop etiquette to historical mysteries there is no question too esoteric for this group of gaming agony aunts. Podcast Daddy Iain McAllister is back along with Ava Foxfort to answer questions about the digital to analogue divide in RPGs, the use of strategy guides, and how, or even if, they record their play stats. Our show notes links to games and sources we mention in running order. Games will have their BGG entry linked to, though we recognise that is not the only source of information on games. Games mentioned 7th sea second edition Kickstarter Absurdia Asher’s Ridge Yazeeba’s Bed & Breakfast Wanderhome Brindlewood Bay - Character Keeper Balatro Other things mentioned Roll20 Iain’s Triangle Agency Review itch.io Agon Character Sheet Bits & Mortar BG Stats Obsidian Our Socials Music by Fae Spencer on Pixabay Tim Clare Bluesky Website Ava Foxfort Bluesky Website Iain McAllister Bluesky Website
Welcome to “But, Why Vikings?”. Each episode your hosts Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, and Iain McAllister will answer a variety of tabletop related questions sent in to them by listeners. From tabletop etiquette to historical mysteries there is no question too esoteric for this group of gaming agony aunts. In this episode Ava and Tim answer a question about how to be a more collaborative player in an RPG and how to go about culling your boardgame collection. Our show notes links to games and sources we mention in running order. Games will have their BGG entry linked to, though we recognise that is not the only source of information on games. Games mentioned Dungeons & Dragons Pathfinder Apocalypse World Twilight Imperium Blood On the Clocktower El Grande Other things mentioned Comedian dies in the middle of a joke Music by Fae Spencer on Pixabay Our Socials Tim Clare Bluesky Website Ava Foxfort Bluesky Website Iain McAllister Bluesky Website
Welcome to “But, Why Vikings?”. Each episode your hosts Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, and Iain McAllister will answer a variety of tabletop related questions sent in to them by listeners. From tabletop etiquette to historical mysteries there is no question too esoteric for this group of gaming agony aunts. In the latest episode of But Why Vikings?, Tim and Ava dive into the etiquette around bringing your games to someone else’s games night, and the role that Boardgame Arena plays in their gaming lives and what impact they think it has had on the hobby. Games mentioned Zombicide Root Carcassone The Gang The Mind Broom Service Le Havre Other things mentioned Saashi and Saashi Boardgame Arena Our Socials Tim Clare Bluesky Website Ava Foxfort Bluesky Website Iain McAllister Bluesky Website
Welcome to “But, Why Vikings?”. Each episode your hosts Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, and Iain McAllister will answer a variety of tabletop related questions sent in to them by listeners. From tabletop etiquette to historical mysteries there is no question too esoteric for this group of gaming agony aunts. In this episode Ava and Iain discuss the assumptions folk can make around game products being in-world objects and how it can alter perception of the experience. They also look at the pitfalls of ‘no-communication’ games and where the wiggle room can be in such titles. Finally they answer a very strange question about consumption. Our show notes links to games and sources we mention in running order. Games will have their BGG entry linked to, though we recognise that is not the only source of information on games. Games mentioned Triangle Agency Adventures of Baron Muchausen Blockbuster video game CBR PNK Something is wrong here Gloomhaven D&D Lovecraftesque Mafia de Cuba Hanabi The Gang The Mind Battlestar Galactica Grizzled Everdell Azul Through the Ages Other things mentioned CATS Our Socials Tim Clare Bluesky Website Ava Foxfort Bluesky Website Iain McAllister Bluesky Website
Welcome to “But, Why Vikings?”. Each episode your hosts Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, and Iain McAllister will answer a variety of tabletop related questions sent in to them by listeners. From tabletop etiquette to historical mysteries there is no question too esoteric for this group of gaming agony aunts. In this episode Ava and Iain address the controversy around using the term ‘Gateway Games’ and look at the games they frequently use to introduce folk to the hobby. Changing tack they also look at how to teach games digitally over platforms like Boardgame Arena Our show notes links to games and sources we mention in running order. Games will have their BGG entry linked to, though we recognise that is not the only source of information on games. Games mentioned Trailblazers Monopoly Hallertau Caverna Agricola Patchwork Into the Odd Spots Gang of Dice Pictionary Risk Can’t Stop King of Tokyo The Mind Monsdrawsity High Tide Other things mentioned Boardgame Arena Tabletop Simulator Music by Fae Spencer on Pixabay Our Socials Tim Clare Bluesky Website Ava Foxfort Bluesky Website Iain McAllister Bluesky Website
Welcome to “But, Why Vikings?”. Each episode your hosts Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, and Iain McAllister will answer a variety of tabletop related questions sent in to them by listeners. From tabletop etiquette to historical mysteries there is no question too esoteric for this group of gaming agony aunts. In this episode Ava and Tim dive into the mail bag and come up with 2 questions from our lovely listeners. They think about hyperfixating on games and how it can affect your relationships as well as the potential benefits of gaming solo. Our show notes links to games and sources we mention in running order. Games will have their BGG entry linked to, though we recognise that is not the only source of information on games. Games mentioned Cottage Garden Warhammer Super Mario Mage Knight Hallertau Nusjford Agricola Oranienburger Canal Le Havre Other things mentioned Monotropism Junji Ito Red Dwarf Our Socials Tim Clare Bluesky Website Ava Foxfort Bluesky Website Iain McAllister Bluesky Website
Welcome to “But, Why Vikings?”. Each episode your hosts Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, and Iain McAllister will answer a variety of tabletop related questions sent in to them by listeners. From tabletop etiquette to historical mysteries there is no question too esoteric for this group of gaming agony aunts. In this episode Iain and Ava tackle questions about organizing your game collection, how to choose a game to play in the fairest way possible, and what to play when you might all be a bit knackered. Our show notes links to games and sources we mention in running order. Games will have their BGG entry linked to, though we recognise that is not the only source of information on games. Games mentioned Hallertau Castles of burgundy Space Alert Space Cadets Escape the Curse of the Temple Terraforming Mars Prelude Expansion Broom Service The Crew The Gang Lords of Vegas Men at Work Trailblazers Scout Ares Expedition Forest Shuffle Dartmoor Expansion Mage Knight Spirit Island Other things mentioned Kallax Gamenightpicks RPG Safety Tools - X Card Airecon Music by Fae Spencer on Pixabay Our Socials Tim Clare Bluesky Website Ava Foxfort Bluesky Website Iain McAllister Bluesky Website
Welcome to the very first episode of “But, Why Vikings?”. Each episode your hosts Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, and Iain McAllister will answer a variety of tabletop related questions sent in to them by listeners. From tabletop etiquette to historical mysteries there is no question to be esoteric for this group of gaming agony aunts. In this first episode we talk about fiddling at the table, getting fun folks into boring themes and places to start with role-playing games. Our show notes links to games and sources we mention in running order. Games will have their BGG entry linked to, though we recognise that is not the only source of information on games. Games mentioned Chess Through the Desert Monikers The Crack List Broom Service Twilight Imperium The Mind The Gang Oath Monopoly Connect 4 Root Concordia Vindication Lords of Waterdeep Flamecraft Kingdom Crossing Three Kingdoms Feast for Odin El Grande D&D Inspectres Blades in the Dark Ironsworn/Starforged Pendragon Lovecraftesque 2nd edition For the Queen Pathfinder Other things mentioned Cult of the Old - Monopoly Burn After Running Free RPG day Dungeons and Drag Queens Music by Fae Spencer on Pixabay Our Socials Tim Clare Bluesky Website Ava Foxfort Bluesky Website Iain McAllister Bluesky Website
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