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Becky takes the lead in interviewing our very special guests and what a way of kicking 2024 off with a bang...we have Mín & Elwen joining us in the studio who are the designers of the fantastic Lost Ruins of Arnak, published by Czech Games Edition.

GUEST PLAYER: Mín & Elwen
OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & JP

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- what are Mín & Elwen's favourite games at the moment
- how Mín & Elwen got into the designing space and also what their team collaborative process is
- some tips and tricks to tackle the solo / co-op campaign of Missing Expeditions
- what answers to some of our Niche Number 1's they have

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Czech Games Edition - https://czechgames.com/
Mín's Designer Page on BGG - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/127822/min
Elwen's Designer Page on BGG - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/127823/elwen

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:16 - TURN 2 - Introducing Mín & Elwen
1:51 - What are Mín & Elwen's favourite games?
8:01 - What brought you into the hobby and designer space?
10:20 - How does your design process work and look like as a team and couple?
15:46 - TURN 3 - Why do you think Arnak has been so popular?
24:41 - What advice do you have in tackling the campaign in Missing Expedition?
30:53 - Niche Number 1's for Mín & Elwen
43:43 - TURN 4 - What are you excited about in the future?
46:32 - Thanking Mín & Elwen
47:42 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn

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Happy new year everybody, we know that after a big night out and back to work you'll be hungry for some more bloopers.  Well you are in luck as we've dug around the vaults of episodes 31-36 this time which features our old player Ian.  Do you fancy listening to poorly sung Sting songs, Becky’s five guys and cheesy bangers and more about Kerley’s dinosaur fetish.  Nope didn't think so but that's what you've got.  It gets weird again as we present Can I Get A Rewind Volume 6…yep we know volume 6.

THE PLAYERS: All of us
 
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Merry Christmas to all of our listeners new & old as we all gather for another "Quiz-mas" where we pull together another board game quiz for 2023.  Will the Whose Turners get many right? Will they moan how hard the questions are? Will they have fun regardless?  Come and get your pens and paper at the ready and join in.

QUIZ TEAMS
Too Many Boney-M's (JP & Rob)
Kerley Klaus (Kerley & Becky)
Bald'bles (Dan & Tambo)
Christmas Spirit Island (Adrian & Davey)
 
In this episode you'll learn:
- What we've been playing in the lead up to Christmas
- how we don't like to make the questions easy
- that Dan likes to put 110% in making (and performing) his questions
- that having 8 Whose Turners on a podcast episode is hard work but a lot of fun
- which team takes the Quiz-Mas crown for 2023 and has bragging rights for a whole year

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:32 - TURN 2 - Quiz-Mas 2023
3:23 - Introducing the quiz teams
5:28 - ROUND 1 - Hosted by "Kerley Klaus" - Kerley has been playing Terraforming Mars
7:03 - Round 1: Questions 1-5
11:06 - Becky has been played Tapestry
14:36 - Round 1: Questions 6-10
18:44 - Round 1: Answers
25:06 - ROUND 2 - Hosted by "Christmas Spirit Island" - Adrian has been playing Secret Identity
26:40 - Round 2: Questions 1-5
30:52 - Davey has been playing Monster Hunter The Board Game
34:50 - Round 2: Questions 6-10
38:59 - Round 2: Answers
44:43 - ROUND 3 - Hosted by "Bald'bles" - Dan has been playing a lot of Board Game Arena
47:25 - Round 3: Questions 1-5
50:33 - Tambo has been playing Marvel Champions Evolution Next
52:22 - Round 3: Questions 6-10
55:02 - Question 3: Answers
59:46 - ROUND 4 - Hosted by "Too Many Boney-M's" - JP has been playing The Gig
1:03:58 - Round 4: Questions 1-5
1:08:13 - Rob has been playing Ark Nova & 7 Wonders
1:10:07 - Round 4: Questions 6-10
1:14:11 - Round 4: Answers
1:20:25 - The Quiz-Mas 2023 results are in
1:22:32 - TURN 3 - The Final Turn

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This week Dan leads the followers as the Whose Turners open the sacred texts of BoardGameGeek which is a fantastic & free resource for our hobby.  The team discuss how they use BGG and their general feelings in and debate various aspects around it, with some slight tangents of course.

FIRST PLAYER: Dan
OTHER PLAYERS: Davey, Adrian & Kerley

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- who wins in a fight between Adrian and his washing line
- who has the biggest nose...yep we wondered why this was a thing as well
- about Kerley's recent experience with Perseverance Episode 3
- all about BoardGameGeek and it's uses within our hobby

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
BoardGameGeek - https://boardgamegeek.com/

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:24 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
2:39 - Kerley - Perseverance Episode 3
7:20 - Adrian - Having a break from games
11:04 - Davey - Trolls & Princesses
14:49 - Dan - Anachrony Fractures of Time
18:11 - TURN 3 - Main Event: The Book of BGG
18:52 - What do we primarily use BGG for?
29:05 - Have we used BGG to help us purchase or not purchase a game?
40:38 - What other specific needs have you used BGG for?
44:21 - Our thoughts on the BGG Hotness
48:44 - A chat about the BGG Top 100
56:45 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
57:19 - Would you rather own all the top 100 BGG and never play anything else or never play the top 100 ever and get new releases for free?
1:03:56 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:04:07 - Kerley - Paladins of the West Kingdom
1:06:13 - Davey - New office build and Marco Polo 2
1:07:30 - Dan - Feast For Odin & Bamboo
1:10:14 - Adrian - Diablo the Board Game
1:14:16 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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"Yo what is up" we have Mark Monk from NinjaGeekGames on the show this time after continuously bumping into each other at conventions.  We've finally managed to grab a coffee, sit down to chat about games, games and even more games.

GUEST PLAYER: Mark Monk (NinjaGeekGames)
OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Davey

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- that Mark really likes to inject thematic flair into his favourite game...now who's dressing up as Cercei?
- how Mark set-up NinjaGeekGames and how it was launched
- how Mark was emotionally scarred by watching "The Thing" as a kid
- all about Mark's Essen adventures and the games he played and picked up

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
NinjaGeekGames Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@NinjaGeekGames
NinjaGeekGames Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@ninjageekgames

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
0:33 - TURN 2 - Introducing Mark Monk from NinjaGeekGames
2:03 - What's Marks favourite game?
7:10 - What is Mark enjoying right now?
16:02 - How did Mark get into the hobby?
23:02 - TURN 3 - What was the genesis of NinjaGeekGames?
27:35 - Where do you get your inspiration for your TikTok videos?
32:58 - The effort in running a channel and socials
37:09 - How was your first Essen experience?
45:55 - What games did you pick up from Essen?
50:40 - An aside with The Thing
54:34 - Are you going back to Essen next year?
59:54 - Mark's Niche Number 1's
1:11:57 - Mark asks us a Niche Number 1
1:17:14 - TURN 4 - What are you excited about in the future?
1:24:27 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn

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Our newest player Dan takes the first player token and pitches two main genres of games head to head, mano a mano, a death match to ultimately decide which one is better...i mean it's all subjective but listen anyway.

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

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- that Tambo has been keeping his backstabbing ways in Betrayal at the House on the Hill
- Chris P is digging getting back into Descent Legends of the Dark
- how Rob faired playing War of the Ring the Card Game with Kerley recently
- that Dan has been rinsed by his kids at Patchwork
- how the group favour fantasy vs sci-fi themes in games and try to dig into why

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:20 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:31 - Tambo - Betrayal at the House on the Hill
7:09 - Chris P - Descent Legend of the Dark
11:41 - Rob - War of the Ring Card Game
14:14 - Dan - Patchwork & Voidfall
17:46 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Fantasy vs Sci-Fi (The Death Match)
21:40 - What would make you purchase a sci-fi game over a fantasy game or vice versa?
30:18 - What games do you think would work well crossing genre's?
38:03 - Are there mechanics out there that make you pick one theme other the other?
42:18 - What is your favourite sci-fi & fantasy game and which one you like best?
58:03 - The verdict & what would the other Whose Turners say?
59:58 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
1:00:13 - Would you rather have unlimited access to ALL games from a genre and only one from the other genre?
1:08:42 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:08:54 - Tambo - Descent & Anachrony
1:10:26 - Rob - Ashes Reborn Red Rains
1:12:20 - Chris P - Burncycle
1:15:11 - Dan - Septima
1:16:40 - TURN 6 - Final Turn

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We've just attended one of our favourite conventions of the year, it's on our doorstep, it's organised by our friends over at Gaming Rules...it's of course GRIDCON.  It returns in it's 4th iteration and Davey leads us through this expansion pack to cover what we've all been playing.

Note: Adrian made a mistake on naming Andy when it was Alan on his game of Kutna Hora

THE PLAYERS: Davey, JP, Adrian & Tambo

In this episode you'll learn:

- What the Whose Turners have been playing in a 2 hour special episode...it's no secret there has been loads of games played
- JP getting the lowdown on the latest Vital Lacerda prototype "Speakeasy" and sharing his thoughts
- Adrian trying out some Essen releases with Kutna Hora, Satori, Faraway and more...
- Tambo's first time experience at GRIDCON and his awesome game of Beast
- some shout outs to the friendly faces we met and the general atmosphere at this great South West based convention.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
What is GRIDCON?
Gaming Rules Youtube Channel

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
0:31 - TURN 2 - Introducing GRIDCON 4
5:08 - Our gaming approach to this years GRIDCON
7:37 - TURN 3 - The games of GRIDCON 4
8:12 - Escape Plan
15:39 - Forest Shuffle
18:38 - Draft & Write Records
24:49 - Faraway
27:59 - Perseverance Episode 3
33:07 - Barrage (including JP's meltdown)
39:12 - Kutna Hora
48:37 - Planta Nubo
56:32 - Cat in a Box
1:02:21 - 20 Strong
1:07:40 - Betrayal of the House on the Hill
1:11:05 - Art Society
1:16:45 - Some Classics: Clank Catacombs, Terraforming Mars & 7 Wonders
1:19:48 - Barcelona
1:26:43 - Voidfall
1:29:21 - Speakeasy (New Vital Lacerda Game)
1:39:39 - Trolls & Princesses
1:42:34 - Beast
1:45:43 - Satori
1:52:48 - Closing thoughts & shout outs
1:57:45 - TURN 3 - The Final Turn

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It's been a long while but we've rounded up the gang for another episode of Niche Number 1's.  Your favourite questions on answering what your favourite game is in very extreme niche circumstances.

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

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- all about Vladimir Suuchy's latest design in Adrian's latest play of Evacuation
- Becky's fallen head over heels for the new Mindclash game Septima
- that JP has finally broken his Stefan Feld cherry with Castles of Burgundy
- that Tambo is digging those tiny epic dinosaurs
- what our favourite games are in even more niche number ones for you to chew over
- how excited the team are for the upcoming GRIDCON convention happening this week

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
4:14 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
4:26 - Becky - Molehill Meadows (Shhhh) & Septima
13:21 - Adrian - Evacuation
19:58 - Tambo - Tiny Epic Dinosaurs
24:46 - JP - Castles of Burgundy Special Edition
28:03 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Niche Number 1's - Round 5
29:16 - Favourite game that doesn't have cards
36:40 - Favourite game you should sell but you can't bring yourself to do it
44:13 - Favourite game that you wish you were better at with all your heart
52:18 - Favourite game that gives you the most AP (Analysis Paralysis)
58:38 - Favourite game that WAS worth all the hype
1:06:36 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
1:06:52 - Would you rather play a hyped game only during it's hype or never play a hyped game at all?
1:11:15 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:11:30 - Gearing up for GRIDCON
1:16:10 - Adrian - Smartphone Inc, Earth & Satori
1:16:58 - Tambo - Betrayal at the House on the Hill
1:17:55 - Becky - Acorn token for Septima and more Septima
1:21:33 - JP - Skymines
1:22:16 - TURN 6 - Final Turn

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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
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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
 
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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
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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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