It's time for some more footage from the archives again from Episodes 37 - 42 and some of our expansion packs around that era. In this batch Craig David makes an appearance, Kerley keeps bashing Lacerdas only playing just one of the designs, some behind the scenes Essen nonsense, Rob gets caught watching football whilst recording an episode and ever wondered what the cross over between Star Wars and Coronation Street sounds like? We apologise in advance...
"Welcome back to Whose Turn Is It Anyway, where we explore the latest trends and innovations in the world of board gaming. In today's episode, we dive deep into the intersection of artificial intelligence and board games. From AI opponents to game design, we'll explore how technology is reshaping the way we play and strategize"
In the spirit of the episode the above description was written by ChaptGPT (OpenAI) and welcome back Davey for another run of episodes.
FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: Rob & Adrian
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - how Adrian got on with the not even released Galactic Cruise by Kinson Games - Rob's engine building skills in Furnace by Arcane Wonders - about Davey's compares Beast by Zatu Games to other hidden movement games - about the groups debate on AI within the board game hobby space and the pitfalls and promise that it can offer - that we've replace Would You Rather for this episode to a new segment "O-REAL-E" so can you tell the difference between AI written reviews versus human written ones.
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:01 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:13 - Adrian - Galactic Cruise 8:44 - Rob - Furnace 14:01 - Davey - Beast 21:43 - TURN 3 - Main Event: i-Game 23:58 - Recent news & events happening in the board game industry about AI 28:31 - Deep dive into AI in the board game industry 45:48 - What's the best outcome of AI in the industry 57:21 - TURN 4 - O-REAL-E - AI Reviews vs Human Reviews 1:09:14 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:09:34 - Rob - Watching Dune Part Two & Burncycle 1:15:09 - Adrian - Baycon (hopefully), completing Venom Goblin in Marvel Champions & Moon 1:18:45 - Davey - Great Western Trail 2nd Edition & Imperium: Horizons 1:24:12 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
It's our second birthday and it's time to celebrate the only way we know how...which is to pitch 40 of our favourite played games of 2023 and battle them together top trumps style to see which one makes it out on top.
THE BIRTHDAY ATTENDEES - JP, Becky, Tambo, Kerley & Dan
In this episode you'll learn: - the groups favourite moments as they reminisce on some great memories of their second year in podcasting - we've changed the ruleset from last year and rebalanced the game...mainly so the gang can stop Too Many Bones from winning - which 40 games make it through the 5 knockout rounds and which one hits the top spot for best game played in 2023
OUR 2023 PLAYED LEGENDS ENTERING THE BATTLEGROUND (40 GAMES) Voidfall, Hoplomachus: Remastered, Lisboa, Too Many Bones, Hallertau, Imperium: Classics, Age of Innovation, Ark Nova with Marine Worlds, Game of Thrones, Hegemony, Tapestry, Anachrony, Perserverance Episode 1&2, Frostpunk, The Witcher Old World, Nucleum, Descent Legends of the Dark, Burncycle, Beast, Star Wars Rebellion, Tiny Epic Dinosaurs, Kapow, Faraway, Furnace, Castles of Burgundy, So Clover!, Smartphone Inc, Viticulture World, Septima, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Terraforming Mars, Ticket to Ride, Civilisation The Board Game (2010), Eclipse Second Dawn of the Galaxy, War of the Ring, Twilight imperium 4th Edition, Frosthaven, Old Kings Crown, Wild Serengeti, White Castle
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:39 - A memento for our good friend Kris 3:35 - TURN 2 - Our favourite moments of our 2nd year of podcasting 15:39 - TURN 3 - Boardgame Battleground - 2023 Combo Edition 20:24 - Round 1 - 40 Games Enter... 1:12:31 - Round 2 - 20 Games Return... 1:19:43 - Round 3 - Quarter Finals - 10 Games Line Up... 1:23:50 - Round 4 - Semi Finals - 5 Games Left... 1:27:17 - Round 5 - The Final - 1v1 Death Match 1:30:25 - TURN 4 - Post Fight Analysis 1:34:00 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn
Pull up a chair at the bar as Tambo plays barkeeper as the team talk about mixing board games with drinking games...what could possibly go wrong.
FIRST PLAYER: Tambo OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Davey
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - about Davey's thoughts in the new Dune Uprising and how different from Dune Imperium it really is - that JP has jumped into the Abyss in Revives latest expansion - that this town isn't big enough for all of us in Tiny Epic Westerns - about our hypothetical conversation of mixing in drinking games with board games with some unique ideas - that we invented a drinking style boardgame called AlphaSlang which has probably been developed elsewhere before...maybe - whether the Whose Turners will choose to play Battlestar Galactica with Starbuck or Twilight Imperium with Seven of Nine
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 4:28 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 4:48 - Davey - Dune Uprising 14:25 - JP - Revive: Call of the Abyss 22:31 - Tambo - Tiny Epic Westerns 28:10 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Beer games & board games 29:03 - Party games usually works well 39:11 - Is playing dexterity games whilst drinking a good idea? 41:44 - The birth of Alpha-Slang in the heart of Coventry 45:03 - Levelling up the drinking into mid-weight games 55:47 - Do we even dare ourselves to play the heavy games whilst drinking? 1:00:40 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...play Battlestar Galactica with Starbuck or Twilight Imperium with Seven of Nine 1:04:37 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:04:46 - Davey - Star Wars Shatterpoint & Unlimited 1:07:28 - Tambo - Time off work whilst gaming 1:07:52 - JP - Our first LIVE episode recording at the UK Games Expo 2024 1:10:36 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Mansions of Madness was one of the first games which brought Tambo into the tabletop hobby and the Whose Turners don their investigative gear and go exploring some mansions whilst trying to reduce the horror throughout the episode...we'll see if any of them make it through
FIRST PLAYER: Tambo OTHER PLAYERS: Chris P, Becky & Kerley
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - that Kerley has finally got his own copy of Eclipse Second Dawn of the Galaxy and has finally gotten it to the table - Tambo is trying to control his hunger within Marvel Zombies after playing it with Rob recently - about Becky's addiction to Ticket to Ride on BGA...it's all about them trains - about Chris' 2 day preparation of sorting out his Marvel Champions collection - about the game that started it all for Tambo "Mansions of Madness" and also how well will you do at the mini quiz at the end...no rewinding now ;-) - whether the Whose Turners will choose to play their least favourite game before they play their favourite game or never play their favourite game at all.
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:41 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 0:51 - Kerley - Eclipse Second Dawn of the Galaxy 3:52 - Chris P - Mansions of Madness (swotting for the episode) 5:19 - Tambo - Marvel Zombies 9:06 - Becky - Ticket to Ride on BGA 11:40 - TURN 3 - Main Event: The madness of mansions 14:02 - How Mansions of Madness plays 20:04 - Our favourite scenarios 31:55 - The investigators of Arkham 39:32 - The interesting mechanics of Mansions 48:02 - The potential downsides of the game 52:11 - The investigators are in time...for a Mansions of Madness quiz 59:02 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...always play your least favourite game before your favourite game or never play your favourite ever again 1:06:35 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:06:45 - Becky - The Devon Board Game Weekend & Apirary 1:08:39 - Chris P - Getting more Marvel Champions to the table 1:09:11 - Kerley - The Last Kingdom, Paladins of the West Kingdom & Orleans 1:10:20 - Tambo - Watching "The Creator" on Disney+ 1:11:26 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
Convention season has started in 2024 with Full Board Gaming hosted at the TLH Leisure Resort in Torquay. Full Board Gaming is a residential convention where you can game and access the hotels fantastic facilities throughout the weekend, so the Whose Turners have a gaming mini break and you can hear JP & Becky's take on the weekend.
THE PLAYERS: JP & Becky
In this episode you'll learn:
- About the adventures of our first ever Full Board Gaming experience in sunny Torquay, Devon - more about what makes Full Board Gaming different to other conventions - about all of the games that we played (or at least from JP's & Becky's perspective), from epic space games of Voidfall, strong holding other corporations with questionable negotiation in New Angeles, exploring new worlds and researching tech in Beyond the Sun and the evolution of Pass the Pigs (Rolling Heights) and much more...
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:14 - What is Full Board Gaming? 9:51 - TURN 2 - The games of Full Board Gaming 2024 10:06 - Shout outs to our Full Board Gaming friends 14:27 - Letter Jam 15:57 - The White Castle 21:08 - Art Society 25:30 - MEGA Just One & Hoplomachus: Remastered 29:18 - Iglu Pop 33:24 - New Angeles 42:22 - The food and facilities of Full Board Gaming 2024 50:24 - Voidfall 55:07 - More epic space games... 56:42 - An ode to "Only Fools & Horses" 59:30 - Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game 1:01:51 - Rolling Heights 1:07:39 - Reykholt & Beyond the Sun 1:15:34 - Ark Nova: Marine Worlds 1:18:53 - Fancy a game of bowling? 1:22:28 - Lorenzo Il Magnifico 1:29:36 - Becky's epic rewind on Terraforming Mars 1:33:06 - TURN 3 - Final thoughts on Full Board Gaming 2024 1:35:50 - TURN 4 - The Final Turn
It's Tambo's first ever time as first player and brings us all to the fireside to chat about family friendly gaming and what successes and failures we've had when introducing games to our loved ones.
FIRST PLAYER: Tambo OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Rob & Dan
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - all about the JP's first impressions of Imperium: Horizons designed by Nigel Buckle and Dávid Turczi - Dan's still on a Stonemaier kick with plenty of Rolling Realms over the festive period - Rob's been delving into dungeons but this time this one comes in a bag - all about backstabbing and horrible shenanigans in Nemesis and the dreaded Carnomorphs expansion. - our takes on family friendly games, what to do, what not to do - about Rob's excitement to watch Strictly Come Dancing Live and it's not for the dancing - whether you would let your family take control over your gaming hobby and life in this episodes "Would you rather"
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:39 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:51 - Rob - Bag of Dungeon 5:49 - Dan - Rolling Realms 10:29 - Tambo - Nemesis Carnomorphs 18:38 - JP - Imperium: Horizons 26:55 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Keepin gllg it family friendly 32:48 - Family friendly mechanics: Co-op & head to head 36:41 - Family friendly mechanics: Luck & dexterity 46:23 - Family friendly mechanics: Hidden role / accusations 49:26 - Family friendly mechanics: Comfort / living room play 54:58 - Family friendly mechanics: Simpler worker placement 58:31 - Our favourite games to play with our families 1:02:28 - Games we really want to play with our families but haven't approached them yet 1:07:57 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 1:08:06 - Would you rather give all your power to the family on buying, selling, what you play OR never add to your collection again 1:12:26 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:12:38 - The Devon Board Game Weekend 1:14:19 - Tambo - Ironside Gaming Table Update 1:16:31 - JP - Moving house and gaming again 1:19:19 - Dan - Surviving the permafrost in Frostpunk 1:21:06 - Rob - Unboxing Marvel Zombies 1:23:06 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
The Whose Turners take a trip down memory lane and try to dig a little deeper into why we enjoy this hobby so much. Reminiscing about the 80's / 90's and our experiences of a variety of board games shaping the gamers we are today.
FIRST PLAYER: Dan OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Becky
OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - that Dan has allowed the 'M' word for this episode as it's a safe space - that Becky has broken Guess Who? and people refuse to play it with her - The eyes on the dinosaurs in Lost Valley of the Dinosaurs were very comical - all about our vintage games that help shape us into the responsible adults today...sure - whether we would bring our past games to the present or our present games to the past in our Would You Rather
EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:29 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:38 - Becky - Quadropolis 6:41 - JP - Franchise 12:28 - Dan - Stonemaier Games 19:28 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Board game classics and their influences 21:19 - Becky has broken Guess Who? 23:54 - Lost Valley of the Dinosaurs 29:58 - The Boot Sale Game (Designed by Dan), Dingbats, Blockbusters & Trivial Pursuit 34:00 - Mouse Trap & Kerplunk 35:05 - Bloodbowl, HeroQuest & Space Crusade 40:13 - Pictionary & Articulate 42:26 - Monopoly, Go for Broke, Game of Life & Hotel 47:36 - Risk & Illuminati Events 50:08 - Games from the past we wouldn't touch now 1:01:56 - Games from the past that have had a significant impact 1:09:51 - TURN 4 - Would you rather? 1:10:05 - Would you rather go back to bring your classic games to adulthood or games now to your child self? 1:14:56 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up 1:15:12 - Becky - Septima, Photosynthesis & Dice Hospital 1:17:17 - JP - Jumping back into the Lacerdaverse 1:19:03 - Dan - 12 Hour Mini Marathon conventions organised by Dan himself 1:21:06 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
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
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
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.
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
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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
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
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
"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
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
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
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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
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.
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
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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
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
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
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
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.
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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
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.
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