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It's time to put on our best behaviours as we review the top 50 rules of board game etiquette as defined by content creator Jon Purkis from Actualol and see how we fair against them.  Which rules have you broken in your gaming group?

FIRST PLAYER: JP
OTHER PLAYERS: Davey, Rob & Kerley

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- how you can support the show through Ko-Fi (Coffee) and keep the Whose Turn chat going for years to come - https://ko-fi.com/whoseturnisitanyway
- more about the latest hotness with Kerleys overview of Ark Nova Marine Worlds and Davey's play of The Old Kings Crown
- more about the oldness with what happened on the latest Game of Thrones event, who backstabbed who, who lost their sh*t, you know the usual
- our players take on Actualol's 50 Rules of Board Game Etiquette and where we stand with them all
- that the dinosaurs are coming with JP getting his hands on a prototype of Perseverance Episode 3 so more on that later.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
This episode wouldn't be possible without the hardwork and video written and produced by Actualol.  So we want to say a massive thank you for providing a benchmark in etiquette for us to chat through.  We encourage to check out the video as it's fantastic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jfbGJV4Tsk

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:00 - You can now support the show on Ko-Fi
4:23 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
4:38 - Kerley - Ark Nova Marine Worlds
13:57 - JP - Game of Thrones 2nd Edition
21:26 - Davey - The Old Kings Crown
25:47 - Rob - Nearly played Kabuto Sumo
26:58 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Manners Maketh Man
28:26 - Rules 1-5
34:51 - Rules 6-10
40:51 - Rules 11-16
48:31 - Rules 17-20
52:01 - Rules 21-25
56:50 - Rules 26-30
1:02:33 - Rules 31-25
1:05:37 - Rules 36-40
1:10:49 - Rules 41-45
1:15:52 - Rules 46-50
1:19:54 - Closing thoughts
1:20:55 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
1:21:10 - Would you abandon the 50 rules of etiquette to play the best game ever or keep them and play an above average game?
1:25:10 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:25:24 - Rob - Too Many Bones Unbreakable
1:26:47 - Kerley - Netrunner or Septima (whichever gets played)
1:27:21 - Davey - Shatterpoint, Nucleum & 3 Ring Circus
1:28:52 - JP - Perseverance Episode 3
1:29:53 - TURN 6 - Final Turn

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After our demo experience in Essen SPIEL this year Davey leads the discussion with Oliver Kiley the designer of the upcoming Pax Illuminaten game by Ion Game Design.  Set in 1776 Bavaria you play as an Areopagus, a founding member of the Bavarian Illuminati to spread the forbidden enlightenment thinking into the highest reaches of the Holy Roman Empire.

GUEST PLAYER: Oliver Kiley designer of Pax Illuminaten
THE PLAYERS: Davey & JP

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- how Oliver got into tabletop and board game design
- how the 4X mechanics usually seen in space colonisation games have been applied in unique ways in Pax Illuminaten
- all about Pax Illuminaten, how it plays, the ins and outs and the historical significance based in where the game is set.
- all about Oliver's answers to some of our historical Niche Number 1's

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
If you want to learn more about Pax Illuminaten & Ion  Game Design
- Kickstarter Page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/455725875/pax-illuminaten
- Pax Illuminaten Overview Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=BLGnePeT9yZSDrh8&v=D9DlyTMNWJs&feature=youtu.be
Oliver's BGG Page -https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/41901/oliver-kiley
Ion Game Design Website - https://iongamedesign.com/

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
0:33 - TURN 2 - Introducing Oliver Kiley the design of Pax Illuminaten
1:41 - Oliver's favourite games
4:19 - How did you get into tabletop gaming & board game design?
9:04 - Discussing Oliver's previous designs with Hegemonic
11:20 - TURN 3 - Deep dive into Pax Illuminaten
11:45 - The origins of Pax Illuminaten
16:58 - The theme and history of the Illuminati
19:48 - What makes a Pax game a Pax game?
24:41 - What is the main gameplay loop of Pax Illuminaten?
39:02 - The event cards and their purpose
45:08 - Decktet influences within Pax Illuminaten
49:57 - There was a concious decision to keep the box small
53:03 - How can people get hold of Pax Illuminaten?
56:47 - Oliver's Niche Number 1's
1:04:25 - TURN 4 - What is Oliver looking forward to?
1:07:45 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn

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JP strikes back as "first player" whilst the Whose Turners walk into a cantina on an unknown planet, order some luminous blue milk and sit down to discuss board games set in the most popular sci-fi franchise on the planet.....Star Wars

FIRST PLAYER: JP
OTHER PLAYERS: Dan, Rob & Chris P

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- how JP got on with Imperium: Classics after trying the Voidfall designer combo of Nigel Buckle & David Turczi
- about Dan's game night with his parents playing Wingspan
- that Rob is still enjoying The Witcher: Old World and just can't remove it from his table
- Chris is the only one in the world who has finished Gloomhaven (not fact checked) and starting his Frosthaven campaign
- about the groups exploration of key Star Wars board games with a view of showcasing them to potential gamers or people in the hobby.
- what the team's favourite Star Wars films are, who prefers Jedi or Sith and many "great" hmmmm impressions along the way.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
N/A

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
3:01 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
3:14 - Dan - Wingspan (with parents)
6:43 - Chris P - Frosthaven
10:34 - Rob - The Witcher: Old World
13:45 - JP - Imperium: Classics
21:13 - TURN 3 - Main Event: This is the way (Star Wars Special)
24:38 - Star Wars: The Queens Gambit
25:56 - Star Wars: Rebellion
31:02 - Star Wars: Imperial Assault
34:59 - Star Wars: Outer Rim
40:39 - Star Wars: The Deck Building Game
45:29 - Star Wars: Love Letter Jabba's Palace
47:43 - Star Wars: X-Wing, Armada, Legion & Shatterpoint
56:09 - Star Wars: Unlimited and a call back to Destiny
1:02:10 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
1:02:32 - Would you rather play a star wars board game as a Jedi / Rebels or Sith / Empire? 
1:11:22 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:11:38 - Chris P - Fallout Atomic Bonds
1:13:55 - Dan - Hegemony
1:15:48 - Rob - Too Many Bones Unbreakable
1:19:00 - Burncycle: New Recruits
1:20:31 - TURN 6 - Final Turn

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The Vengabus was fuelled up to take the Whose Turners on a road trip to Essen for this years SPIEL 2023 and what a packed show it was.   With so many memorable moments this expansion episode is our longest one yet with over 2.5 hours of hot game chat and gaming group moments to share with you all.   "Danke fürs Zuhören"

OUR PLAYERS - Becky, JP, Adrian, Kerley & Tambo

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll simply learn about our Essen adventures from arriving Weds 4th October and leaving Sunday 8th October.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
After catching up with loads of people, you can check out their socials and webpages right here.
Paul Grogan (Gaming Rules) - https://www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
Luke Hector (Broken Meeple) - https://www.youtube.com/@TheBrokenMeeple
Joel (Devon Dice Podcast) - https://devondice.co.uk/
Chris Priscott (Unfringed / Zuuli) - https://unfringed.co/
Jack Neville (Split Stone Games) - https://splitstonegames.com/
Mark Monk - https://www.youtube.com/@NinjaGeekGames
Dan Wiseman - https://thedetectivesociety.com/
Will Brasher (Board Game Wizard) who gave us a cracking Galactic Cruise teach - https://www.instagram.com/theboardgamewizard/
Dome Koch - https://www.instagram.com/dome_pay_tribute_to_boardgames/

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:02 - The Vengabus is coming!!!!
18:20 - TURN 2 - Essen SPIEL 2023
18:39 - Elder Scrolls Betrayal of the Second Era
26:32 - Art Society
30:30 - Nemesis Retaliation
33:51 - Accidental queue jumping shenanigans
38:27 - Kabuto Sumo
42:04 - Folded Space Inserts
44:35 - Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods
51:28 - Forest Shuffle
55:25 - Star Wars Unlimited
1:02:58 - Garden Guests
1:10:00 - Pax Illuminatem
1:15:12 - Septima
1:22:37 - Dying Light
1:32:42 - A secret envelope from Chris Priscott (Unfringed - Zuuli designer)
1:36:18 - Heeeeeeeeeeey...aaaaaay...Baby!!!!
1:37:57 - Perseverance Episode 3
1:43:35 - Gay Sauna
1:49:19 - Adrian got star struck
1:54:10 - Nucleum
2:00:24 - Gem Forge
2:04:46 - Catching up with NinjaGeekGames & Davey summoning demons
2:07:09 - Satori
2:09:26 - Galactic Cruise
2:16:30 - Next Station: London
2:20:26 - Missing out on Planta Nubo...for now
2:22:51 - Faraway
2:28:43 - Closing thoughts on the show
2:39:48 - TURN 3 - The Final Turn

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Kerley ends his episode run by taking us back to the dawn of time where all we have is the knowledge to make fire, our wits and the urge to play civilization style board games. 

FIRST PLAYER: Kerley
OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Davey & *NEW PLAYER* Dan

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- that we have a new player Dan joining the Whose Turners
- that JP is going solo in his latest round of games including Hoplomachus Victorum
- Davey's thoughts on Age of Innovation and how it compares to Gaia Project and Terra Mystica
- that long time listener Marcus is taking over the gaming group....or just playing Netrunner with Kerley
- all about our takes on civilization style board games, why we like them, what makes them a civ game and much more

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
N/A

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:54 - Introducing our new player Dan
5:59 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
6:08 - JP - Hoplomachus: Victorum
12:23 - Davey - Age of Innovation
19:27 - Kerley - Netrunner
23:14 - Dan - Tapestry
29:13 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Civilizations - Beyond the sword
35:28 - What defines a civilization game?
40:01 - What do we like the most about civ games?
45:29 - What are our favourite civ games?
56:05 - What's our least favourite civ games or mechanics?
1:00:46 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
1:01:06 - Would you rather be rich and powerful in ancient rome or poor in the modern era
1:07:49 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:08:02 - JP - Full games of Voidfall
1:09:24 - Davey - Building his office / games room
1:12:19 - Kerley - Holiday to Florida
1:15:13 - Dan - Starfield and Septima
1:16:37 - Our upcoming Essen Trip
1:19:23 - TURN 6 - Final Turn

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In this expansion pack we go deeper underground to explore the mycelium network only to find a brand new board game called Mycelia, designed, developed and produced by Jack Neville from Split Stone Games.

GUEST PLAYER: Jack Neville from Split Stone Games
THE PLAYERS: JP & Kerley

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- How Jack got into board gaming and how it compares to the classic old days of playing Mario Kart
- What Jack's favourite games are right now
- all about Mycelia: the strategic mushroom game designed and developed by Jack
- all about Jack's answers to some of our historical Niche Number 1's

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
If you want to learn more about Mycelia and Split Stone Games then check out the links below
- Mycelia Kickstarter Page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/splitstonegames/mycelia-the-strategic-mushroom-board-game
- Split Stone Games Web Page - https://splitstonegames.com/
- Split Stone Games Instagram Page - https://www.instagram.com/splitstonegames/

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
0:35 - TURN 2 - Introducing Jack Neville designer of Mycelia
2:03 - What is Jack's favourite game of all time?
4:38 - What games has Jack been enjoying lately?
7:44 - How did Jack get into the hobby?
11:24 - TURN 3 - An introduction to Mycelia: A strategic mushroom game
12:41 - What made you go for the theme of mushrooms?
17:52 - How does the gameplay loop work?
22:50 - How has the game changed from it's first iteration?
26:54 - How long ago did you start the design?
31:30 - What do you think people will enjoy about the game?
35:06 - How can people get their hands on Mycelia?
36:51 - What is your favourite player count & how does the solo work?
40:23 - When does the crowdfunding run to?
42:36 - Jack's Niche Number 1's
48:28 - TURN 4 - What are you excited about in the future?
52:03 - TURN 5 - Final Turn

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Kerley keeps the competitive themes throughout his run with this episode focusing on one of his favourite style of games....the 1v1 games pitching players head to head.

FIRST PLAYER: Kerley
OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Tambo & Adrian

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- about Star-Lords helmet...it's not as bad as it sounds
- how the Century game series fares with Adrian when they are combined together
- how Tambo got on playing Trickerion for the first time
- how Viticulture World is as hard as playing Dark Souls, co-operative wine making is tough people
- about Kerleys first experience in playing games on Board Game Arena (BGA)
- all about our groups position on 1v1 games, why we like them, why people don't and some of our favourites
- whether we would rather lose to a bad winner or win against a bad loser

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
N/A

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
3:18 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
3:33 - Adrian - Century Series
10:45 - Tambo - Trickerion
18:23 - JP - Viticulture World
27:11 - Kerley - Board Game Arena
32:14 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Grudge Match
35:09 - What makes a good 1v1 game?
39:45 - What makes a higher player count game work at 2 players?
44:18 - Why do people not like 1v1 games?
49:19 - Kerley's favourite - War of the Ring
54:23 - JP's favourite - Hoplomachus: Remastered
57:02 - Tambo's favourite - Kapow!
59:38 - Adrian's favourites - A mix
1:02:54 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
1:03:20 - Would you rather lose to a bad winner or win against a bad loser?
1:10:21 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:10:36 - JP - A new player is coming....
1:11:42 - Adrian - Smartphone Inc
1:14:03 - Tambo - Brass Birmingham and Star Wars Rebellion
1:16:36 - Kerley - Backing the new Terraforming Mars Prelude 2
1:21:45 - TURN 6 - Final Turn

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We're back again from the archives of episodes 25 - 30 and including some behind the scenes laughs with Kris on the Board Game Battleground episode before he sadly passed away this year.  We'll keep churning these out as we continue to make mistakes...which is every episode.

THE PLAYERS: All of us
 
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
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Kerley takes the first player throne for his first time and rounds everyone into the ring to talk about the super middle-weight division of board gaming....the mid-weight game

FIRST PLAYER: Kerley
OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Tambo & Becky

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- how the team are excited that Kerley has taken the first player token
- JP gives us his thoughts on Voidfall by Mindclash Games after playing it 4 times
- Tambo discusses his win in the latest Twilight Imperium game by Fantasy Flight Games
- that Kerley has a dinosaur fetish and that Becky doesn't like using her posh Crokinole board in front of people
- about our thoughts on mid-weight games, what they are, why we like them and some of our favourites
- about the new "would you rather" which is deciding whether we would learn only by video / google OR by the rulebook alone.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Shirts & Merch Etsy Store - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ShirtsAndMerchStudio?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1329895984
Shirts & Merch Kickstarter Campaign - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shirtsandmerch/exclusive-limited-edition-heat-t-shirts
Voidfall playthrough with JP on Gaming Rules - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUU0_ZiKXyM&t=26s
Ascendancy playthrough with Kerley & Adrian on Gaming Rules - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQInaRtWrq8&t=209s

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:00 - Shout out to "Shirts & Merch"
3:58 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
4:12 - Welcome to Kerley's first time as First Player
4:55 - JP - Voidfall
14:46 - Tambo - Twilight Imperium 4th Edition
21:37 - Becky - Crokinole
25:01 - Kerley - Perseverance Episode 2
29:05 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Super middle-weight
31:22 - What is a mid-weight game?
38:42 - What are the biggest advantages of mid-weight games?
44:50 - Do we think the BGG complexity ratings are relevant?
54:46 - What are our top 2 favourite mid-weight games?
1:01:26 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
1:01:44 - Would you rather learn to play a game through video and google during the game or from the rulebook only?
1:09:53 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:10:09 - JP - Imperium: Classics
1:12:34 - Tambo - Twilight Inscription
1:14:07 - Kerley - Ascendancy
1:16:22 - Becky - Orleans
1:21:14 - TURN 6 - Final Turn

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Becky winds down her run of episodes to talk about her favourite game, the game that changed everything, the game that's all about that red planet in our solar system...no not the one by Vital Lacerda the other one...Terraforming Mars.

FIRST PLAYER: Becky
OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Davey & Kerley

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- Kerley has had a chance to play the new ultimate fantasy 4X game on Kickstarter right now "Ascendancy".  Listen to hear his thoughts
- JP talks about his 4am Scythe experience at the recent 24 Hour Board Game Marathon
- Davey breaks down social economic structures in Hegemony...for 7 hours
- Becky devotes an episode to Terraforming Mars which is an important game in our gaming group
- about the new "would you rather" which is settling for a complete bad knock off game of Terraforming Mars or a extremely well produced "ok" game.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Ascendancy Kickstarter Link as mentioned by Kerley - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matthewmeeple/ascendancy-0

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
5:18 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
5:42 - JP - Scythe
13:32 - Davey - Hegemony
18:17 - Kerley - Ascendancy
25:38 - Becky - Dice Forge
28:41 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Martian Tales...a focus on Terraforming Mars
32:12 - "CEO's Favourite Project" - What's the appeal?
42:47 - "Lunar Exports" Our favourite expansion
44:06 - "Deimos Down" The downsides of TM
47:49 - "Spin-Off Department" What do we think about Ares Expedition?
50:57 - "Sponsors" Who do we think it's aimed at?
55:35 - "Search For Life" Our closing thoughts
59:54 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
1:00:11 - Would you rather play knock-off Terraforming Turnips or a beautifully produced OK game?
1:04:23 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:04:36 - Kerley - Darwins Journey & Kerleys Birthday
1:05:53 - Davey - Pagan: Fate of Roanoke & Terra Mystica: Age of Innovation
1:09:13 - JP - Mindclash Bonanza (Voidfall & Septima)
1:12:14 - Becky - Potion Explosion
1:14:57 - TURN 6 - Final Turn

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Becky asks an all important question in the board gaming hobby which is "can your board gaming collection be too big?".  Is there a limit, what are the factors that determine whether the collection is too much or too little.  Join the Whose Turners for a good chat through all things collections

FIRST PLAYER: Becky
OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Adrian

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- Becky bags another win against her husband Kerley in Wild Serengeti
- JP channels his inner Geralt of Riveria in The Witcher the Old World and shares his initial thoughts.
- Adrian finally escapes the Star Wars Unlock series and tells us his thoughts
- all about board game collections and whether size matters, also discussing the limiting factors which keeps board game collections the sizes they are.
- about the new "would you rather" which is not being able to own a collection and be reliant upon others or only have access to your own small collection of 5 games in 3 Kallax cubes.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
N/A

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:43 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
2:56 - Becky - Wild Serengeti
8:09 - Adrian - Star Wars Unlock
14:34 - JP - The Witcher: The Old World
24:10 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Can your board game collection get too big?
29:12 - Collecting is a hobby as much as playing
33:35 - What do we think the magic number is?
40:44 - The limiting factors that contains your collection
45:38 - Having access to games can change your collection sizes
54:46 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
55:07 - Would you rather only play other peoples collections or only play your own collection of 5 games capped at 3 kallax cubes?
1:02:49 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:03:01 - Adrian - Warhammer 40K Epic Series
1:06:40 - JP - Holiday in Florida with family / friends
1:09:25 - Becky - Also holidaying and playing games with family
1:11:55 - TURN 6 - Final Turn

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In this expansion pack episode all of the Whose Turners attend The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon in Ilminster, Somerset to see how long they can last gaming 24 hours straight from 9am Saturday to 9am Sunday.

THE PLAYERS: All of us

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- how our first ever LIVE episode went on the live stream
- that Dan Apsey not only runs great board gaming events he does voiceovers...just keep listening through
- more about the event from the mouths of the Whose Turners recording snippets from Friday evening all the way through to the end on Sunday morning.  Who survived, who didn't and whose soul could you see into by the early hours of the morning

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
- Find our more about the event - https://www.the24hourboardgamemarathon.co.uk
- Youtube Highlights Reel for the 2023 event - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hMUfH5i9QU
- Catch our LIVE episode here - https://youtu.be/8hc_EWZ0L34
-Brian from Always Play Blue - https://alwaysplayblue.com/
-Paul from Gaming Rules - https://www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
- Luke from The Broken Meeple - https://www.youtube.com/@TheBrokenMeeple
-Jimmy from BoardgameJimmy - https://www.instagram.com/boardgamejimmy/
-Ben from No Rolls Barred - https://www.youtube.com/@NoRollsBarred

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - Introducing The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon 2023
2:17 - Friday 21st July - 16:52
4:16 - Friday 21st July - 23:30
7:10 - Saturday 22nd July - 07:50
7:58 - Saturday 22nd July - 08:30
8:59 - Saturday 22nd July - 09:11
10:19 - Saturday 22nd July - 11:30
11:14 - Saturday 22nd July - 13:45
11:58 - Saturday 22nd July - 14:00
12:27 - Saturday 22nd July - 14:15
13:10 - Saturday 22nd July - 15:47
13:45 - Saturday 22nd July - 17:00
15:28 - Saturday 22nd July - 17:20
19:01 - Saturday 22nd July - 18:35
19:59 - Saturday 22nd July - 19:00
20:16 - Saturday 22nd July - 21:39
22:46 - Saturday 22nd July - 22:00 - Introducing Our Live Episode
22:57 - LIVE EPISODE TURN 1 - Player Count
32:31 - LIVE EPISODE TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
44:12 - LIVE EPISODE TURN 3 - Fights of the Round Table & Social Deduction
1:14:14 - LIVE EPISODE TURN 4 - Would you rather?
1:25:46 - LIVE EPISODE TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn (What's Coming Up In The Event)
1:34:14 - Sunday 23rd July - 00:02
1:37:11 - Sunday 23rd July - 00:45
1:38:15 - Sunday 23rd July - 01:00
1:38:40 - Sunday 23rd July - 03:58
1:39:51 - Sunday 23rd July - 06:00
1:41:17 - Sunday 23rd July - 09:05 - The End!!!

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The first player crown has been passed to Becky who is pleased to be back for some more gaming chat.  This time we talk about those gems in the gaming calendar where we organise all day gaming sessions, the promises, the pitfalls, the plans and the free for alls, we all love a gaming day.

FIRST PLAYER: Becky
OTHER PLAYERS: Kerley & JP

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- JP takes a nostalgic trip back to the 80s in Fighting Fantasy Adventures the new Martin Wallace design bringing Deathtrap Dungeon vibes
- Kerley's thoughts on Caverna and improving on each play he has with some debates around whether it replaces Agricola or not
- all about aspects of all day gaming sessions, what they are, some key pitfalls and recommendations but also why they are an important part of our hobby
- about the new "would you rather" which is would you rather play a 4 hours game with snacks / drinks that has constant analysis paralysis or no snacks / drinks with no AP
- the Whose Turners next line of games hitting the tables very soon

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EPISODE CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
00:02:43 - Podcast Update
00:04:18 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
00:04:25 - JP - Fighting Fantasy Adventures
00:13:49 - Kerley - Caverna
00:22:01 - Hot tubs & Iron Maiden
00:23:50 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Hex, Mugs & Sausage Rolls
00:25:21 - What do we qualify as an all day gaming session?
00:30:19 - What are the key ingredients for a good gaming day?
00:38:48 - How important is food at an gaming day? 
00:44:45 - Should an all day gaming session just be with people you know? 
00:46:42 - What are the pitfalls in running a gaming day? 
00:51:42 - Top recommendations for running a successful gaming day? 
00:55:31 - Final thoughts
00:56:30 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 
00:56:46 - Would you rather have snacks / drinks for a game night with AP, or no snacks / drinks with no AP? 
01:00:43 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 
01:00:51 - Kerley - Hallertau, Darwins Journey & Weather Machine (really?) 
01:04:23 - Paladins of the West Kingdom, Viticulture World (Asia) & Twilight Imperium 
01:09:20 - Becky - Photosynthesis, Port Royal & Becky's Birthday 
01:11:03 - TURN 6 - Final Turn

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As Adrian prepares to hand over "First Player" to Becky he brings forward a topic of worker placement mechanics and how games have evolved upon that core concept since they became so popular.

FIRST PLAYER: Adrian
OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Davey

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- JP's first impressions of the new Mindclash big box game "Voidfall"
- Davey apparently is being bullied into buying Hamlet...hmmm sure
- Adrian is finally getting through his shelf of opportunity in Paladins
- about some of our favourite examples of worker placement mechanics which have unique twists
- our nonsense chat about would we rather play games in the heat with sunburn or in a fridge with a cold
- that The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon is literally next weekend and we're running a LIVE episode at 22:00 on Saturday 22nd July for the first time.  We'll be playing a nice relaxing game of The Resistance: Avalon....hmmmm relaxing sure.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
The team are still looking forward to the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon this year which is being held at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster on 22nd July at 9am.  Get your tickets and more information here - https://www.the24hourboardgamemarathon.co.uk/

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
3:48 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
4:01 - JP - Voidfall
12:51 - Davey - Hamlet
18:30 - Adrian - Paladins of the West Kingdom
23:36 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Workers Union
24:46 - What do we like about the worker placement mechanic?
29:13 - What don't we like about the worker placement mechanic?
32:29 - Mixing deck building with worker placement in Dune Imperium & Lost Ruins of Arnak
34:53 - Variable workers and multi-layered spaces in Anachrony
37:52 - Bag drawing auctioning in Pillars of the Earth
41:08 - The sheer number of workers in Architects of the West Kingdom
43:49 - Snake placement of Instanbul, Dwellings of Eldervale / Andromeda's Edge
47:00 - The flexibility of Grande workers in Viticulture
50:03 - Dice can be workers too in Bitoku and Perseverance
53:18 - Paying to use your opponents workers in Ora et Labora
56:28 - Rewarding placement and retrieving workers in Raiders of the North Sea
1:00:28 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
1:00:38 - Would you rather play in the heat with sunburn or in a fridge with a cold?
1:05:21 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?
1:05:35 - ALL - The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon
1:08:09 - JP - Our first ever LIVE episode!!!!
1:10:13 - Davey - Visiting a Banksy owned restaurant (we think!!!)
1:10:55 - Adrian - Cracking through his shelf of shame
1:13:33 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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It's the episode that no one has asked for and it's back for it's forth volume where we take clips from episodes 19 - 24 with more cock-up's, silly moments and general nonsense.

THE PLAYERS: All of us
 
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
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You've heard of the film "Gone in 60 Seconds" right? Well this episode is nothing like that, but we do concentrate on games that play under 60 minutes.  Adrian continues as our first player to talk about those little gems in our collections and why every gamer should have them.

FIRST PLAYER: Adrian
OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & Ian

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- How the new hotness "Earth" is landing within the group
- Ian is celebrating a win at Endless Winter recently
- Adrian is on a culling mission getting rid of 25% of his collection
- all about games that play under an hour and why they are key in anyone's collections
- whether we would rather play the same game 8 times or 8 different games in one day
- more about the excitement levels for The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon. 

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
The team are still looking forward to the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon this year which is being held at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster on 22nd July at 9am.  Get your tickets and more information here - https://www.the24hourboardgamemarathon.co.uk/

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
0:40 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
0:53 - Becky - Earth
2:44 - Ian - Endless Winter
7:55 - Adrian - Culling my collection
14:08 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Game in 60 Seconds
14:28 - Why should you have games that play under an hour?
21:04 - Cubitos, Las Vegas Royale, Barenpark
25:04 - Dominion, 7 Wonders, Camel Up, Netrunner
29:57 - Railroad Ink, Strawopolis, Under Failing Skies
32:31 - Coup, Love Letter, Citadels
34:23 - Furnance, It's a Wonderful World, Roll Player, Dice Hospital, Quadropolis
37:23 - All the Azul's
40:11 - What do we think the main difference between these games and a party game?
42:25 - What do we think are the negatives of games that play shorter?
43:56 - Final thoughts
47:56 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
48:17 - Would you rather play a 1 hour board game 8 times or 8 different games on a gaming day?
51:40 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?
51:53 - Becky - The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon
53:40 - Ian - More 24 Hour Board Game Marathon and lighter games
55:08 - Adrian - Getting into roll / flip 'n' writes
57:02 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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Board games aren't just a form or entertainment, they can really develop your real world skills and the Whose Turners come together to chat through which skills they've learnt and put into practice in this 3D world we call life.

FIRST PLAYER: Adrian
OTHER PLAYERS: Becky, Davey & JP

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- The aftermath of the "Rumrush" scandal and did that Dune Imperium copy survive?
- What happens when JP hit's his 100th play of Too Many Bones (he's on 73 plays)
- How Adrian has been enjoying recreating WW2 scenarios in The War Room
- how board games have developed real world skills that have helped us in life, seriously they have
- our continuation of our "Would you rather?" questions where board games can't be purchased using normal currency
- how excited the team are in attending The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon this year

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
The team are looking forward to the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon this year which is being held at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster on 22nd July at 9am.  Get your tickets and more information here - https://www.the24hourboardgamemarathon.co.uk/

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:39 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:58 - Becky - Clank Catacombs
3:43 - Davey - Clank Legacy
6:44 - JP - Riffle & Too Many Bones
12:12 - Adrian - War Room
15:45 - TURN 3 - Real board games, real skills
16:17 - Dealing with failure
21:46 - Dealing with confrontation
26:50 - Learning to win gracefully
31:49 - Risk management & mitigation
35:40 - You never have to settle
41:20 - Negotiation
45:31 - Time management & planning
49:01 - The consumption of detailed information
53:55 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
54:28 - Would you rather have a one in one out system to acquire games or spend board gaming time to acquire games
58:36 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?
1:10:52 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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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 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

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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 & Heroquest
1:12:49 - Tambo - Nemesis & Ironside Gaming Table
1:14:41 - JP - Viticulture World
1:16:45 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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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 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

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