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Have you ever wanted to listen to a "Come Dine With Me" special merged with a games day?  Thought not but that is exactly what you have in the second of JP's episodes of this run.  Expect nonsense, expect backstabbing comments, expect drama as we played "Come Game With Me"

FIRST PLAYER: JP
OTHER PLAYERS: Becky, Rob, Tambo

In this episode you'll learn:
- about JP's experience with Undaunted 2200 Calisto and also Undanted Stalingrad by Osprey Games
- that Split Stone Games gets another mention with Becky's take on Mycelia
- how Tambo has become a Starship Captain in his latest game by CGE
- Rob has finally had a proper playthrough of Gloom of Kilforth by Hall or Nothing Games
- what a mashup of "Come Dine With Me" centred around a games day sounds like

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Becky mentions her experiences with The Enchanted Needle which you can find right here - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/EnchantedNeedleThe

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:31 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:44 - Tambo - Starship Captains
7:14 - JP - Undaunted Stalingrad & 2200 Calisto
19:21 - Becky - Mycelia
25:45 - Rob - Gloom of Kilforth
33:52 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Come Game With Me
38:08 - Game Day 1 - Becky's World of Tomorrow
44:28 - Game Day 1 - Scoring
47:25 - Game Day 2 - Tambo's Horror House
51:52 - Game Day 2 - Scoring
54:27 - Game Day 3 - JP's Thunderstruck 80's Arcade
57:51 - Game Day 3 - Scoring
1:00:15 - Game Day 4 - Rob's Gaming Express
1:08:19 - Game Day 4 - Scoring
1:11:24 - The Reveal & Winner
1:16:10 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:21:29 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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THIS WAS RECORDED VIRTUALLY DUE TO ADRIAN'S FOOT INJURY WHICH WAS COVERED IN PART ONE WHICH HAS IMPACTED OUR USUAL QUALITY

You thought we had ran out of Essen chat right? Well fear not we've only just got going as Adrian, JP & Davey return to talk through Saturday and Sunday's shenanigans so expect games, games and more games along with our closing thoughts on the show and will we be returning for 2025?

OUR PLAYERS - Adrian, JP & Davey

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Essen SPIEL Part One - https://www.whoseturn.co.uk/1930456/episodes/15905855-expansion-pack-essen-spiel-2024-part-one

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
3:31 - TURN 2 - Returning back to Essen SPIEL 2024
6:26 - DAY 3: SATURDAY - JP learning David Turczi's secrets...which we can't share
8:47 - Atoll by Albi
18:46 - Monumental Duel by Funforge
28:00 - Men-Nefer by Ludonova
36:04 - Meet & Play event & catching up with other content creators
46:03 - SETI by Czech Games Edition
1:02:56 - Beyond the Horizon by Cranio Creations
1:16:48 - DAY 4: SUNDAY - JP's free day to roam the halls
1:18:54 - Suna Valo by The Game Builders
1:33:46 - Revenant by Mindclash Games
1:55:48 - Kronologic: Paris 1920 by Origames
1:59:40 - Roaring 20's by Deep Print Games
2:03:17 - DAY 5: MONDAY - Travelling Home, Back Stories by La Boîte de Jeu & AI: 100% Human by Explor8
2:07:31 - The awesome people we met during our trip
2:10:57 - TURN 3 - Our wrap up of Essen 2024
2:11:14 - What did we miss out on?
2:14:46 - What lessons did we learn from 2023 into 2024?
2:19:31 - What lessons are we taking into next years Essen 2025?
2:23:07 - Are we going back to Essen 2025?
2:29:45 - Our overall highlights of the show

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THIS WAS RECORDED VIRTUALLY DUE TO ADRIAN'S FOOT INJURY WHICH YOU'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS LATER WHICH HAS IMPACTED OUR USUAL QUALITY

The boys are back in town, Essen that is with part one of their adventures with so much content we've had to cut it in half.  This episode covers the journeys to the show, our experiences across Day 0 (Weds) to Day 2 (Friday) and also discussing what we've learned from ourselves and each other on the trips.  Part two will be along shortly.

OUR PLAYERS - Adrian, JP & Davey

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Gaming Rules Pre-Essen Stream - https://www.youtube.com/live/QKbBw7DZJNs?si=1FAHvGVOLDnyAlgP

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:43 - TURN 2 - Welcome to Essen SPIEL 2024
3:31 - Davey's journey by rail & Postmark Games - Aquamarine
7:31 - JP's & Adrian's journey by car & plane
10:22 - DAY 0: WEDNESDAY - Davey's experience of the press event
15:19 - Davey's 3 games of SETI back to back
17:56 - How does a bed eat a person?
22:29 - DAY 1: THURSDAY - JP supporting Mindclash Games demoing Ironwood & Septima
28:59 - Adrian goes scouting and Duck & Cover catches his eye
31:12 - Pre-order pick ups of Daitoshi, Salton Sea & Civolution
34:09 - More pre-order pick-ups of Faraway expansion, Castle Combo & AI: 100% Human
36:20 - Meeting Tom Heath from Slickerdrips
37:32 - Dead Cells by Scorpion Masqué
45:07 - Ada's Dream by Alley Cat Games
56:38 - JP picks up his Nucleum: Court of Progress pre-order
58:07 - Avatar The Last Airbender: Aang's Destiny by The Op Games
1:05:51 - DAY 2: FRIDAY - Adrian starts the day with a bang
1:08:00 - Terrorscape by Ice Makes Games
1:10:01 - Canopy: Evergreen by Weird City Games
1:11:13 - March of the Ants: Evolved Edition by Weird City Games
1:12:16 - Fall by Little Rocket Games
1:17:47 - Golden Demon - Warhammer painting competition
1:22:58 - Eternitium by Haumea Games
1:29:51 - Endeavor Deep Sea by Burnt Island Games
1:36:38 - Shackleton Base by Sorry We Are French
1:52:19 - Unconscious Mind by Fantasia Games
2:00:54 - TURN 3 - What did learn about ourselves and each other?
2:12:18 - TURN 4 - The Final Turn

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After a bit of a break in our recording schedules JP takes first player again and directs the spotlight internally to our players for a change as voted by our Ko-Fi supporters.  In this episode we go beyond the board gamers and talk about what makes us tick.

FIRST PLAYER: JP
OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Kerley & Chris P

In this episode you'll learn:
- how JP's excitement on going on holiday last episode was replaced with disappointment
- about Adrian's experience with an older but goodie in Underwater Cities by Delicious Games
- how dungeon crawling cubes can be a lot of fun in Dark Tomb: Bloodthorn Island by Kozz Games
- that Kerley is enjoying being mother mushroom in the new Mycelia by Split Stone Games
- about JP's thoughts on the latest release from Leder Games which is of course the box of banter...Arcs
- more about us as your hosts, we put aside the board game chat for a bit and dive more into about our lives

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Adrian mentions the pre-Essen show on Gaming Rules which you can find here - LINK TO SHOW

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
3:49 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
4:06 - Adrian - Underwater Cities
14:18 - Kerley - Mycelia
18:09 - Chris P - Dark Tomb: Bloodthorn Island
21:46 - JP - Arcs
34:21 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Beyond the board gamers
35:47 - What do we all do as jobs whilst we're not making content for you guys?
47:24 - Other than board games what are our other passions?
1:04:06 - Quick fire favourite films & video games
1:17:37 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...wipe your mind to experience your favourite films, games all over again at the cost of 2 years exit of the board game hobby...or not
1:22:28 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:29:31 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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Don't adjust your sets we've handed the mic to one of our listeners to give them a turn on the podcast in this experimental episode.  Please give a warm welcome to Stewart Ennew who actually is part of our Loaded Dice Gaming Group and has been asking us for AGES about doing an episode around solo gaming, so we thought why not give him the mic and run it himself...enjoy

GUEST PLAYER: Stewart Ennew
OTHER PLAYERS: Rob, JP & Tambo

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- that this episode is a bit of an experiment for us
- more about one of our regular listeners and the favourite games they like to play
- some good old fashioned chat about solo games but with the four of us...sort of a paradox really

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
We've mentioned some content creators that help produce content for solo gaming which include:
- Not Bored Gaming - https://www.youtube.com/@NotBoredGaming
- Slickerdrips - https://www.youtube.com/@slickerdrips
- Gaming Rules - https://www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
- Punchboard UK - https://punchboard.co.uk/

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:10 - Welcome to an experiment
3:12 - TURN 2 - Welcoming Stewart & learning about his favourite games
7:01 - TURN 3 - Me, Myself & I - Solo Gaming
8:03 - Why did we start solo gaming and what was my first one?
16:46 - Do we buy games if they don't have solo modes?
20:30 - The different types of solo modes and our favourite examples
32:04 - Have we used apps to help drive solo bots?
34:24 - Some examples of our solitaire only games
40:13 - Are there games we just prefer to solo or really change the multiplayer experience?
51:18 - The importance of solo play in our hobby
56:46 - Have we tried fan made solo modes?
1:08:26 - TURN 4 - Stewart's Niche Number 1's
1:14:59 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn

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Chris wraps up his run by diving deep into when games get storage solutions right...or so very very wrong.

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

In this episode you'll learn:
- how Fire Tower by Goliath Games fuels aggro behaviour in kids
- that Nucleum from Board & Dice gets a second shot at redemption with JP and stays in the collection
- that Kerley actually likes a roll & write game (well a draft & write) in Draft & Write Records by Inside Up Games
- about Chris' continuation of Skyrim: The Adventure Game by Modiphius Entertainment
- on when publishers get inserts right and when they don't included some of our examples
- Kerley's unorthodox storage method akin to storing DVD's in the wrong case...cue sick noises

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
N/A

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:57 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
2:09 - Becky - Fire Tower
6:20 - JP - Nucleum
15:46 - Kerley - Draft & Write Records
19:55 - Chris P - Skyrim Dark Brotherhood Mini Campaign
27:23 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Big Fish, Little Fish, Cardboard Box
28:18 - Eclipse 2nd Edition Faction Trays
29:49 - Septima Deluxe Box
32:05 - Dice Forge Horizontal Only Insert
35:31 - Eagle-Gryphon Games Big Box Games & Art Society Flocked Lining
37:23 - Everdell & Wingspan Big Box Editions
41:07 - The classic FFG trench
44:56 - Some games that fell short on their storage solutions
55:41 - An ode to the Too Many Bones Trove Chest
1:01:35 - Kerley's unorthodox solution
1:03:10 - Folded Space returns again...no we're not sponsored
1:07:15 - TURN 4 - Return of Question Time from our listeners
1:16:43 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:29:29 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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In Chris' second episode of his run he wants to know why we suck at board games, well when we say we we mean us specifically as we can't comment on general gamers.  Do we abandon games we suck at? Do we stick with it in the vain hope we'll become better? Listen to our latest episode to find out.

FIRST PLAYER: Chris
OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Rob & Dan

In this episode you'll learn:
- what the hell desk cycling means and why Chris has been doing a lot of it? no it's not a board game
- about Rob's experience of managing stealthy robots in Burncycle by Chip Theory Games
- how Dan has gone back to the 90's in the retro-like point and click adventure of Cantaloop by Lookout Games
- that White Castle by Devir Games keeps getting mentioned and a lot of love from Adrian
- which games the gang ultimately suck at and why

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
N/A

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:05 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:17 - Chris P - No games just desk cycling...what the hell is desk cycling?
2:54 - Rob - Burncycle
3:45 - Dan - Cantaloop
6:33 - Adrian - The White Castle
16:41 - TURN 3 - Main Event: It's not you...it's me
17:20 - Magicians, Dinosaurs, Red Planets & Trading in the Med
25:51 - Adrian can't lie and he can't barter
35:07 - Worker placement makes an evil return for Chris
43:04 - Do you purposely avoid playing these games or would you still be willing to give it a shot
52:09 - What is the turning point which stops you from playing a game full stop
1:06:14 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...be amazing at a game everyone else hates, or rubbish at a game everyone loves
1:09:35 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:17:11 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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In this expansion pack the Whose Turn gang attended the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon 2024 which is a charity board gaming event ran by our very own Dan.  This year we return with a similar format of recording snippets as the gang went through the event, have a listen to what they played.

THE PLAYERS: All of us

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- more about the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon
- about the games being played at the event
- why the hell JP was there when he should have been on holiday
- who got lucky on the epic raffle
- who was the last person standing this year...

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
- Find our more about the event - https://www.the24hourboardgamemarathon.co.uk

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:16 - TURN 2 - Welcome to the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon 2024
2:08 - 10:36 - Becky returns from her Art Society Live Stream
2:57 - 10:37 - Kerley chatting about Dice Forge and sorting out Adrian's cheekiness
6:14 - 11:40 - Becky chats about Wits & Wagers with Joel from Devon Dice Podcast
7:32 - 12:56 - Chris P checks in after a successful Nemesis game
7:51 - 14:15 - JP & Joshua (JP's son) turn up unexpectedly
9:54 - 16:30 - Becky returns and discusses 10 Clues
11:13 - 16:42 - Chris P talks all about his Zombie afternoon
12:05 - 17:55 - Chris P comes back for more party games
12:29 - 18:03 - JP & Josh return and say goodbye for this marathon
14:37 - 18:50 - Chris chats about Molehill Meadows and announcing the raffle draw
15:04 - 20:17 - The raffle completes with Chris winning a few items
15:21 - 21:15 - Tambo breaks down his experiences so far
18:19 - 22:00 - Becky debriefs on the raffle and Adrian became a Chaser for the evening
19:48 - 23:15 - Adrian & Kerley update on their play on Slay The Spire board game & Adrian debriefs being a Chaser
36:59 - 01:30 - Tambo saying farewell and recalling his Outer Rim experience
38:02 - 01:40 - Chris' experience on Outer Rim
38:43 - 03:55 - Fallout Atomic Bonds co-op and fuelling up on coffee
39:18 - 04:00 - Becky is broken...
40:02 - 04:08 - A fair well from the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon 2024

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Prepare for a brand new first player as Chris takes the token and brings us his first of three episodes starting with "Does size matter...in board games?". 

FIRST PLAYER: Chris
OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Adrian

In this episode you'll learn:
- all about JP's experiences with Beyond The Suns expansions Leaders of the New Dawn by Rio Grande Games
- more about Reiner Knizia's latest release of Cascadero by Bitewing Games and Adrian's thoughts on his game of it
- how Marvel Zombies by CMON differs from standard Zombicide in Chris' playthroughs
- All about games shapes and sizes, what makes a big game? what makes a small game? and ultimately who cares

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
N/A

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:46 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
2:02 - JP - Beyond The Sun: Leaders of the New Dawn
10:10 - Adrian - Cascadero
19:50 - Chris - Marvel Zombies
25:42 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Does size matter...in board games?
26:21 - What makes a game big or small?
37:02 - Exploring the smaller games
48:59 - When smaller footprints can feel like a big experience
54:18 - What about games that have bloat or take a while to play
59:27 - Product factoring in the size of the game
1:06:57 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...carry your biggest game around with you once a month or carry your smallest game everywhere you go?
1:16:30 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:23:15 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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We're back with more bloopers from more recent episodes Episodes 49 - 54.  In this batch Davey struggles in just talking about Hex, we discuss the worst lyric in any song ever, why the word lozenge makes Dan go wild and will Kerley stop scratching himself mid-recording?

THE PLAYERS: All of us
 
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
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No it's not a special about Oasis' back catalogue of songs...Becky ends her run of episode talking about roll / flip & write games, they're accessibility, why they might not be for everyone and also why they are an important staple for the hobby.

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

In this episode you'll learn:

- that Voidfall by Mindclash Games isn't just for competitive play it's also a pretty bloody decent co-operative game as well
- that Adrian has been going back in time for a play of Kingsburg by
Stratelibri and whether it still holds up today
- all about Dan's Devir Games acquisitions like all of them but a particular focus on The White Castle
- Becky breaks the rules by mentioning not one but two games, Merchants Cove by Final Frontier Games and also Tenby by Cosy Cub Games
- about our groups experiences with roll / flip and write games
- that one of our listeners Bob supplied our Would You Rather.. question in for the episode

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
N/A

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:35 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
2:47 - Tambo - Voidfall Co-op
6:32 - Adrian - Kingsburg
13:57 - Dan - The White Castle
18:40 - Becky - Merchants Cove & Tenby
25:35 - TURN 3 - Main Event: You gotta roll with it
28:44 - Aren't they just a solo game with company?
34:11 - The look and feel of roll and write games
44:24 - Good ones to recommend for new players like Tambo
46:38 - The pros and cons of roll & writes
56:15 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...only play games your not keen with your family OR never play games with your family ever but only play games you love
1:02:16 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:18:49 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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Our guest episodes continue to "dive deeper" into more board game designers and why they do what they do.  We "dredge" up the latest news from Judson Cowan from Tettix Games about one of the hottest new games to hit crowdfunding which is of course Deep Regrets

GUEST PLAYER: Judson Cowan
OTHER PLAYERS: Davey & Adrian

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- what favourite games Judson is playing right now
- how Judson started Tettix Games and operates it all by himself
- what inspired Deep Regrets and also inspiration for the fantastic art style
- what answers to some of our Niche Number 1's Judson has

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
- Deep Regrets Kickstarter Page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tettix/deep-regrets-an-unfortunate-fishing-game
- Tettix Games Website - https://tettixgames.com/

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
0:46 - TURN 2 - Introducing Judson Cowan
6:13 - Learning more about Tettix Games
8:43 - The unique art style of Deep Regrets
10:40 - The inspiration for the horrific fish in the game
13:00 - "Diving" deeper into Deep Regrets
21:49 - The player interactions in Deep Regrets
24:29 - An aside on Hideous Abomination which is available as an add-on
29:05 - Was it a hard deadline to get prototypes for the UK Games Expo?
31:52 - Some favourite games from Judson
35:59 - Some future design concepts including Fright House
37:41 - TURN 3 - Judson's Niche Number 1's
43:30 - TURN 4 - The Final Turn

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An important topic for Becky in that we sometimes under appreciate language independent games so this episode is all about that topic.  We discuss games that we feel are language independent, what classifies then and the pros and cons around them.

FIRST PLAYER: Becky
OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Rob

In this episode you'll learn:

- about JP's latest Lacerda which has hit the table in Inventions: Evolution of Ideas by Eagle-Gryphon Games
- that Rob has managed to play some of his UK Games Expo haul in Gloom of Kilforth by Hall or Nothing
- all about the BGA version of Terraforming Mars as Becky tries to level up her plays
- about our views on language independent games and their place in the hobby

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
N/A

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
3:13 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
3:22 - JP - Inventions: Evolution of Ideas
9:17 - Rob - Gloom of Kilforth
14:16 - Becky - Terraforming Mars (BGA)
16:28 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Lost in translation
24:29 - How UX Design is important for language independent games
28:00 - We don't know why Splendor makes Becky angry but Bridgeton definitely doesn't
31:37 - Returning to how procedural structured games helps with language independent games
34:18 - What are some of the drawbacks of language independent games?
39:17 - The benefits to publishers for language independent games
43:42 - Roll / flip and writes lean themselves into this as well
45:14 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...always be able to buy the game syou want second hand and not be able to sell, or always sell at the price but never buy them at the price you want
51:54 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:02:17 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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We can't quite believe it's happened and we're extremely excited to present a very special expansion pack episode where we get to chat with the one, the only Dávid Turczi to mainly geek out about Star Trek Captain's Chair which is coming out later this year

GUEST PLAYER: Dávid Turczi
OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Kerley

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- what are Dávid Turczi's favourite games right now
- how Dávid enjoys a collaborative design experience recently
- to "make it so" in Star Trek Captain's Chair a game designed by Dávid and Nigel Buckle published by Wizkids
- what answers to some of our Niche Number 1's Dávid has

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
- Star Trek Captains Chair BGG Link - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/422541/star-trek-captains-chair
- Dávid Turczi BGG Page - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/76227/david-turczi

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:01 - TURN 2 - Dávid Turczi's Turn
2:29 - Dávid's favourite games of all time
8:32 - Do you favour collaborations in your designs rather than on your own?
17:42 - TURN 3 - Star Trek Captain's Chair
24:20 - The rationale for making it 1-2 players
32:31 - Did it change your way of designing this being such a great Star Trek fan?
39:10 - How can captains from different eras compete against each other thematically?
47:38 - Did you find this design more free compared to it's mechanical predecessor Imperium
53:04 - Leaning into the diversity of Star Trek and gaming
1:01:47 - What's your favourite deck you like playing the most from this box?
1:03:00 - When can we "engage" on picking up a copy?
1:10:01 - TURN 4 - Dávid's Niche Number 1's
1:13:52 - Thanking Dávid
1:14:38 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn

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Guess who's back...back again? It's Becky as she returns as first player to talk about one of her favourite subjects "The second hand market" and the importance of that in the hobby space.

FIRST PLAYER: Becky
OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Rob

In this episode you'll learn:

- about Rob's first experiences on Primal: The Awakening by Reggie Games
- how JP got on with the new Eclipse species in Seekers & Outcasts by Lautapelit
- whether Becky survived the madness that is Mansions of Madness by Fantasy Flight Games
- all about our groups perspectives of second hand games, where we buy them from, what we look for and whether we actually sell them...yes we're looking at you Bex.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:50 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
3:07 - Rob - Primal: The Awakening
9:08 - JP - Eclipse Second Dawn (Seekers & Outcasts)
16:26 - Becky - Mansions of Madness
22:51 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Second hand scores
27:03 - What do we look for in our second hand games?
35:16 - What are our favourite second hand arena?
45:14 - Are we general sellers of our collections?
52:10 - What do we think buyers look for when we sell games?
1:00:15 - Closing thoughts on second hand games
1:02:20 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...Always be able to buy the games you want second hand and not be able to sell, or always sell at the price but never buy them at the price you want?
1:10:43 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:18:09 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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It's time for some more footage from the archives again from Episodes 43 - 48 and some of our expansion packs such as GRIDCON 2023, Christmas and our birthday episode.  In this batch we have an uncontrollable Dan, Kerley, Adrian and Davey trying to get through an episode, some strange twists and turns and Tambo trying to say Hoplomochapus.  As always you've been warned.

THE PLAYERS: All of us
 
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With our UK Games Expo 2024 content still flowing this expansion pack now focuses on our live show which we recorded on the Friday 31st May in Piazza 4 as well as a handful of interview captured during the show with many of our friends and exhibitors.  A massive thank you for all that attended the live show, it was great to see you there and we can't wait to do it all over again next year.

OUR PLAYERS - JP, Rob, Davey, Adrian, Kerley, Becky, Tambo & Dan
 
OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- all about our live show that we recorded at the UK Games Expo so if you missed it...no worries it's right here
- all about the origin of Time Troopers from Lee Miller at Molinarious Games
- why JP got cosy with Devon from Lucky Duck Games in the middle of a stock room
- about what it takes to be a Luthier with Dave Beck from Paverson Games
- why fishing can sometimes yield many regrets with Judson Cowan from Tettix Games
- that JP could have chatted to Viktor Peter from Mindclash Games for about another 4 hours
- our the educational nature of World Order from Vangelis Bagiartakis and Hegemonic Project Games
- about our catch up with Chris Priscott from Unfringed to not talk about zoos this time, but moles instead
- all about the latest game from Cardboard Alchemy from Peter Vaughan which is of course Andromeda's Edge

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Find out more about the UK Games Expo here - https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
0:45 - Welcome to Whose Turn Is It Anyway LIVE at the UK Games Expo
5:27 - INTERVIEW 1 & 2: Molinarious Games (Time Troopers) & Devon Norris (Flames of Fafnir)
14:03 - LIVE EPISODE: Djinn Davey (Section 1)
19:48 - INTERVIEW 3: Dave Beck from Paverson Games (Luthier)
22:07 - LIVE EPISODE: Djinn Davey (Section 2)
31:22 - INTERVIEW 4: Judson Cowan from Tettix Games (Deep Regrets)
34:55 - LIVE EPISODE: Djinn Davey (Section 3)
39:51 - INTERVIEW 5: Mindclash Games (Ironwood)
47:39 - LIVE EPISODE: Battleground Intro & Battles 1-3
56:08 - INTERVIEW 6: Hegemonic Project Games (World Order)
1:00:06 - LIVE EPISODE: Battles 4-7
1:09:59 - INTERVIEW 7: Unfringed (Molehill Meadows)
1:11:55 - LIVE EPISODE: Battles 8-10
1:19:16 - INTERVIEW 8: Cardboard Alchemy (Andromeda's Edge)

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It's our biggest UK Games Expo episode yet and there's so much UK Games Expo content we've had to split it into two parts.  Part One is our usual debrief around the table around the show, what we've played, what we've experienced so strap yourself into all of the UKGE goodness.

OUR PLAYERS - Davey, Adrian, Becky & JP

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- that Rob is pretending to be Bilbo Baggins in "There & Back Again: A Rob's Tale" by forgetting his UKGE pass (doh)
- Our debrief from our live episode we presented at the show for the first time
- how JP's first preview of Ironwood went at Mindclash Games
- why Davey keeps going into limos with billionaires in Vampire: The Masquerade - Milan Uprising
- that Becky didn't purchase all of the bring & buy this year...well done Becky
- how Adrian gets excited for more route planning shenanigans in Terminus
- more about the latest hotness and games we've played
- that if we met you at the show it's likely we've given you a shout out and thank you for everyone who came and supported us and said hi, it really means loads to us.

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Find out more about the UK Games Expo here - https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:55 - TURN 2 - UK Games Expo 2024: Part One
5:52 - THURSDAY: THE PREVIEW SHOW
6:48 - Rock Hard
9:24 - Kiri-Ai: The Duel
12:44 - The Enchanted Needle - Craft Shop
14:05 - Redwood
16:15 - Necropolis
19:19 - Avant Carde
21:13 - Cheeky Nandos & Kerley Cold Showers
28:13 - FRIDAY: DAY 1
29:59 - Ironwood
39:22 - Manic Minute
41:30 - Whose Turn Is It Anyway LIVE!!!! Round Up
45:03 - Bushido
49:59 - Becky's Encounter with Folded Space
52:46 - Our Bring & Buy experiences
57:30 - Deep Regrets
1:07:39 - SATURDAY: DAY 2
1:09:10 - Time Troopers
1:16:59 - Kutna Hora
1:21:41 - DroPolta & Tinderblox
1:25:45 - Rebirth
1:32:05 - Teburu & Vampire: The Masquerade - Milan Uprising
1:43:26 - Luthier
1:50:41 - Tiny Epic Western
1:51:57 - Our annual Las Iguanas traditional visit
1:54:26 - Civolution
2:08:01 - Bag of Dungeon 2
2:09:12 - SUNDAY: DAY 3
2:11:00 - Stocking up on t-shirts from Lonely Red Planet & Shirts & Merch
2:12:58 - World Order
2:22:54 - Rove
2:28:00 - Terminus
2:34:22 - Wrapping up & shout outs
2:40:25 - TURN 3 - The Final Turn

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Adrian signs off his first player run but allowing us all to get our board gaming gripes off our chests in a second round of great hexpectations.  It's time to take off our shoes, jump back onto the chez lounge and dive into the inner conscious minds of our players...you have been warned.

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

In this episode you'll learn:

- that JP has been digging a small boxed light game for a change which crossed deck building and an Uno style game in Avant Carde by Resonym
- Adrian continues his Sinister Fish trilogy by playing the latest game in the series Moon
- Becky decides to not talk about board games but her new found love of Walkabout Mini Golf on the VR (MetaQuest)
- Tambo goes back in time to talk dinos in Dinogenics by Ninth Haven Games 
- that Adrian is giving the group another chance to offload their board gaming woes with a return to great hexpectations

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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:52 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
2:24 - JP - Avant Carde
7:07 - Becky - Walkabout Mini Golf VR...that's not a board game?
11:24 - Tambo - Dinogenics
19:33 - Adrian - Moon
25:40 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Great hexpectations - Return to the chez lounge
26:15 - Getting stuck in roll & move hell in Batman Talisman
33:31 - Dog Park can keep its new tricks
40:57 - There's a Mindclash Game which I think might not be for me
48:33 - I just don't like Uwe Rosenberg games
54:56 - Getting punished in Hallertau by having zero card combos
59:02 - My husband just isn't interested in playing Earth anymore
1:03:17 - I no longer have the capacity to go on lengthy big adventures in my board games
1:11:04 - It feels bad that I don't have a corner of the hobby which feels like mine
1:18:45 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...everyone around the table talked through all of their thought processes or play silent
1:26:35 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:33:09 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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The team are back and sounding fresh with their new podcast recording equipment thanks to our amazing listeners who regularly support the show.  Adrian dons his Sith like cloak and tries to turn the players to the Dark Side by taking a board gaming journey in which fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering and suffering leads to the Dark Side...wish us luck...

FIRST PLAYER: Adrian
OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Rob & Chris

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:

- that thanks to our Ko-Fi supporters we've now levelled up our recording equipment...hurray
- Rob jumps back into the heavy by learning Anachrony along with Fractures of Time by Mindclash Games
- JP revisits a game he's not properly played for 18 months in Annunaki: Dawn of the Gods by Cranio Creations
- Chris takes an arrow to the knee in Skyrim The Adventure Game by Modiphius Entertainment
- Adrian makes bus routes sound like fun in Get On Board by IELLO
- that Adrian is trying to corrupt the rest of the players by discussed games they fear, makes them angry, ones they hate and ones that make them suffer.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:42 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
3:17 - Rob - Anachrony: Fractures of Time
7:57 - JP - Annunaki: Dawn of the Gods
17:29 - Chris P - Skyrim The Adventure Game
25:12 - Adrian - Get On Board
30:47 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Turned to the Dark Side
32:30 - FEAR leads to...
42:53 - ANGER leads to...
55:09 - HATE leads to...
1:07:52 - SUFFERING leads to the Dark Side
1:21:26 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...With our two finalists from our board game battleground, would you rather force everyone to play one of the finalists every year or banish one from being played
1:28:46 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:38:44 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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