It's been a while but we're back with some more nonsense and bloopers including many renditions of Avril Lavigne songs by the gang (we're not sure why), finally we've stitched Davey's jokes up in a blooper rather than the other way round, Adrian thinks he's on work calls rather than podcasting and Kuba from Glass Cannon Unplugged gives our podcast the best review ever.
Davey invites you to sit down, relax and get that chair into full a full recline as we chat through a top designer list on BGG and our experiences, thoughts on their games.
FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Adrian
In this episode you'll learn: - how Adrian returned to Magoria in Trickerion: Arcane Arts the latest expansion by Mindclash Games - that JP gets his best "Del Boy" on whilst playing the ultimate trading and negotiation game Sidereal Confluence by Wizkids - how Davey enjoys the player board interactions in Forestry by Pink Troubadour - our experiences of various designers as listed on a BGG list we've gone through and the games we've played.
Our odds are stacked, the chips are flowing around the table and the stakes have never been higher. We join you with another guest episode where we are joined by Haakon Gaarder from Gem Games to talk about his first self published title DECKO, think Poker crossed with deck-building to create unique combos in a race to 60 chips (VP's)
GUEST PLAYER: Haakon Gaarder PLAYERS: JP & Dan
In this episode you'll learn: - how Haakon entered the board gaming hobby through his London based gaming group - how a Poker / Deck-Builder crossover came to be in Haakon's first self published game called DECKO - how the Jokers in DECKO create some fun and interesting synergies - that the cards in the flop you purchase offer a variety of different powers and you create a unique deck of cool combos and abilities
Happy new year from all of us at Whose Turn Towers, we're starting 2026 with Davey taking the hotseat and of course it's January and we're talking about going to the gym...the board gaming gym of course to get hence at teaching games and demoing games.
FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Adrian & Tambo
In this episode you'll learn: - that Adrian likes to go toe to toe in the Unmatched series by Mondo Games - about Tambo's Ocean's 11 moments in Burncycle by Chip Theory Games - how the future is reclaimed by flora and fauna as JP explores the world of Earthborne Rangers by Earthborne Games - about Davey's experience of driving cultists away in Kinfire Council by Incredible Dream Studios - to get changed, put things away in the locked and start preparing for the board gaming gym to level up teaching and demoing - that Davey really loves Haiku's in a temporary new segment...maybe (we'll see)
As Rob takes us home in his final episode of his run its time to get a little uncomfortable...well with being comfortable. Rob talks about the various aspects of the hobby which can make board gamers uncomfortable and the group share stories and times in which they've felt this way and why.
FIRST PLAYER: Rob OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Dan & Tambo
In this episode you'll learn: - Dan is playing with dinos again as he ventures back into Perseverance Episode 3 by Mindclash Games - Adrian does like a game with bidding / auctioning in Ra by Ravensburger - Tambo goes back in time for some WW2 shenanigans in Company of Heroes by Bad Crow Games - Rob straps into is space truck and tried out the new expansion in Galaxy Trucker: Do What? by Czech Games Edition - about what makes the gang uncomfortable in board gaming and how they have or haven't got over those things over time
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:12 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:25 - Tambo - Company of Heroes 2nd Edition
11:37 - Adrian - Ra
21:45 - Dan - Perseverance Episode 3
27:08 - Rob - Galaxy Trucker Do What?
32:18 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Playing with your comfort levels
34:37 - Getting the teach wrong & large convention noise
42:53 - Approaching tables for games & games outside comfort zones
Santa isn't the only one that has been working hard this x-mas eve, Rob has managed to catch Tristan Hall from Hall or Nothing Productions for a cozy fireside chat about his newest crowdfunding project Night of Wolves / Ruined Path double feature.
GUEST PLAYER: Tristan Hall PLAYERS: Rob
In this episode you'll learn: - how Tristan begun his journey of design by building mods to HeroQuest - more about the active campaign Night of Wolves / Ruined Path which runs until early January 2026 - how Rob explores why he enjoys games from Hall or Nothing Productions and why they are important to him - that it's ok to get rules wrong when you're learning games, the primary objective is enjoying your time.
Having caught up with the chaps from Paper Fort Games over the convention circuit we wanted to get some proper time to chat with James & Chris from the studio to talk all about their experiences, their lessons and ultimately their upcoming games Terraria & Cult of the Lamb.
GUEST PLAYERS: James Faulkner & Chris Kingsnorth PLAYERS: JP & Davey
In this episode you'll learn: - about how James & Chris got into the hobby and how Paper Fort Games started - more about the world of Terraria and the challenges of making a true sandbox game as a board game - more about the new and upcoming title Cult of the Lamb also based on the video game IP - that James won't rest until he's converted all the core retro video games from our childhood.
Instead of board games Rob takes us to another part of his hobby space which is Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) and invites his DM and friend of the podcast Stewart to join in on the conversation. Lets hope he rolls a natural 20 people.
FIRST PLAYER: Rob OTHER PLAYERS: Becky GUEST PLAYERS: Stewart
In this episode you'll learn: - about the new Ada's Dream by Alleycat Games from our guest player Stewart - Rob is enjoying his solo adventures in Star Wars Outer Rim by Fantasy Flight Games - that Tenby is not only a Welsh town in Pembrokeshire but also a pretty good card game - all about why the gang play Dungeons and Dragons, from DM'ing, to playing and all elements around this side of the hobby.
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:03 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:17 - Stewart - Ada's Dream
7:28 - Becky - Tenby
11:20 - Rob - Star Wars Outer Rim
20:17 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Playing with your mind (Dungeons & Dragons)
29:49 - What led Stewart to becoming a DM & why?
32:57 - Beckys first proper D&D experience
35:55 - The reality of prep time for D&D sessions
41:06 - A lot of pitfalls for starting DMs
45:06 - Getting started in creating characters
51:15 - How does a relevative newbie feel going into D&D for the first time
58:04 - D&D can be whatever you want it to be
1:12:54 - What advice would you give a group to start their first sessions?
We've recently returned from our most local convention which is GridCon 6 ran by Paul Grogan and team from Gaming Rules! Get a coffee, some snacks and strap yourself in as this is our biggest GridCon episode ever as we cover over 30 games & expansions between the players.
OUR PLAYERS: Adrian, JP, Davey, Becky OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - about all of our experiences of GRIDCON 6 from Thursday to Sunday with 30+ games covered...wowzers - who we met up with, designers & content creators and also shout outs to our listeners
Your ears don't deceive you...three years has passed since Rob has secured the first player and he's back to talk all about solo gaming, why we do it, why some of us don't and everything in between.
FIRST PLAYER: Rob OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Kerley
In this episode you'll learn: - JP likes to go "off road" in Restoration Games' version of Thunder Road Vendetta - Kerley's latest adventures into Dungeons and Dragons having been away for a long long time - Rob is collecting all the Hall or Nothing Games with the latest purchase of Kreel Manor - about our experiences with solo gaming, whether we enjoy it, why we don't do it and a chin wag about the subject
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:37 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
3:00 - Kerley - Dungeons & Dragons
12:08 - JP - Thunder Road Vendetta
19:05 - Rob - Kreel Manor
23:16 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Playing with yourself
25:38 - Kerley's flirtation with solo gaming
33:59 - JP's deep delve into solo gaming
41:54 - Using solo modes to help learn games for multiplayer sessions
50:54 - How solo play aligns nicely to campaign style games
1:04:37 - The fulfilment factor has to be worth the payoff
In Becky's last episode of her run she and the gang do a deeper dive on games and mechanisms which have changed the hobby forever.
FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian & Tambo
In this episode you'll learn: - all about the latest T game Tianxia from Board & Dice from Adrian with his recent experiences - whether Nemesis: Retaliation is the best version of the game after Tambo has been un-aliving aliens whilst staying frosty in Awaken Realms latest iteration of the game - that Becky has finally got her copy of Power Vacuum to the table by Keen Bean Studio - about an exploration of games and mechanisms which have fundamentally changed the hobby space
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EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:09 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
2:20 - Adrian - Tianxia
11:36 - Tambo - Nemesis: Retaliation
22:46 - Becky - Power Vacuum
29:49 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Games that Changed the Hobby
39:31 - Games that brought in mechanics which were never seen
46:52 - The importance of engine & tableau building in games
49:58 - The surge of worker placement games
52:54 - How have story driven & narrative games evolved?
1:00:20 - The impact of Zombicide on the industry within crowdfunding
1:04:56 - Stepping into the modern age with accessibility and asthetics
1:16:45 - Raising the bar in party games to influence wider games
One episode isn't enough to cover the biggest board game show in the world so JP, Davey and our special guest Mark from NinjaGeekGames returns to cover Friday, Saturday and Sunday's highlights. So get ready to jump back in, there's a LOT of games covered.
OUR PLAYERS - JP & Davey SPECIAL GUEST - Mark Monk (NinjaGeekGames)
The delicious schnitzel's are calling us over to Germany again for another round of Essen Spiel 2025 and as always we've got you covered with games, experiences and bringing to life the convention. In this first part we cover the journey over including an encounter with "Double Bake Brenda" on Tuesday, Wednesday including the press event and Thursday. Stay tuned for the next part which includes Friday - Sundays shenanigans.
OUR PLAYERS - JP & Davey SPECIAL GUEST - Mark Monk (NinjaGeekGames)
Becky takes us back in time when we had our first experiences of tabletop gaming and what our "gateway games" were that brought us in. Has those games defined our tastes, how did we step stone through to games we play today and do we still go back to them.
FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Rob & Dan
In this episode you'll learn: - more about a Scout like card game called Odin by Helvetiq as Becky explains all - how JP has been trying to stop children from freezing in Frostpunk by Glass Cannon Unplugged and failing miserably - Rob has ventured deeper into the Lacerdaverse with his first impressions of The Weather Machine by Eagle-Gryphon Games - Dan has busted out Nucleum: Australia for the first time and his thoughts - about our gateway games and how they have influenced our journey through the hobby
Light up the fire, throw a blanket over yourself as it's time to get cozy with non other the queen of cozy, Rozie Pocket from Cozyboardgames.
GUEST PLAYER: Rozie Pocket PLAYERS: JP & Becky
In this episode you'll learn: - how Rozie started her Cozyboardgames channels on TikTok and Instagram - what are Rozie's favourite cozy games of all time - more about "Murder She Wrote" style D&D sessions...yes this is a thing people - that Rozie really loves frogs, yep frogs - how Rozie's content promotes inclusivity in the hobby and how her journey has led her to working for Cardboard Alchemy.
Becky's back with a bang as an age old topic rears it's head after her turmoil of will we, won't we on the latest Ark Nova 3Dition crowdfunding campaign.
FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Kerley & Adrian
In this episode you'll learn: - that JP finally managed to preview Terraria thanks to Paperfort Games and gives his first impressions - that Kerley likes it oldschool in Chinatown by ZMan Games - Adrian finally managed to get his first of the City Collection series of Hamburg by Queen Games - that Becky has found a dudes on a map game she enjoys in Wroth by Chip Theory Games - about the positives and negatives of expansion / upgrade content for board games and our thoughts on this.
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:08 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
2:26 - JP - Terraria
11:53 - Kerley - Chinatown
17:10 - Adrian - Hamburg
27:37 - Becky - Wroth
33:32 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Add-Ons and Let-Downs
35:42 - Is it morally right for games to be released knowing expansions are already planned?
40:56 - What games have been ruined by expansions?
52:25 - Expansion that make the base game better
57:08 - Which games do we think would be incomplete without it's expansion?
1:01:43 - What's the most extravagant blinging we've done for our games?
1:07:02 - If you had to ban expansions for content or upgrades which would it be?
Guess who's back...back again. Ok it's Chris Priscott from Unfringed who we interviewed back in 2022 when talking about Zuuli. It's been great to catch-up with Chris' successes in the board game industry and how he has been developing more games including the upcoming crowdfunding campaign of Fetching Feathers & D.O.T.
GUEST PLAYER: Chris Priscott PLAYERS: Becky & JP
In this episode you'll learn: - how Zuuli (aka Moving Wild) ended up joining forces with Oink Games for it's international release - more about Chris' new games Fetching Feathers & D.O.T. - about insights from Chris' perspective designing games in the industry - about a tease for his next new game
Adrian takes us into the world of variation in board games. We discuss the various ways and mechanisms that game design does this and whether we personally like them or not and why.
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Rob
In this episode you'll learn: - that we have a new Discord so come and Join us on Discord and say hi - that Adrian has can to Warp 9 in Star Trek Ascendency by Gale Force Nine Games - that the Lacerdaverse is extended to Rob as he plays Lisboa by Eagle-Gryphon Games - JP gets a full playthrough of The Old Kings Crown by Eerie Idol Games
We've just rolled a load of bones in our back-up plan and about to level up because JP get's some time with Josh Weilgus "Ghillie" and Andrew Santoro from Chip Theory Games to talk through all things CTG.
GUEST PLAYER: Josh Weilgus & Andrew Santoro PLAYERS: JP
In this episode you'll learn: - what games got Josh & Andrew into the hobby - How CTG started from it's humble beginnings and how it turned into one of the largest board game publishers in the industry - more about the upcoming Elder Scrolls campaign and what to expect...there's a lot more content people - about the upcoming line-up and campaigns
After hearing on social media about how to get new board gamers to play Lacerdas in quick progression Adrian conducts a light hearted thought experiment on how this "could" be achieved through different genres and styles of board games.
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & Tambo
In this episode you'll learn: - that JP has sneaked onto Let's Talk About Hex to chat about his recent play of Andromeda's Edge: Genesis expansion by Cardboard Alchemy - about war and what is it good for by Adrian in Quartermaster General by Griggling Games - whether Becky has lost all hope destroying the one virus (ahem) ring in Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship by Zman Games - that Tambo has gone back to the 90's in Console Wars: The Card Game by Booth Babe Games - all about Adrian's thought experiment about progression through light to heavy board games
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