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THIS EPISODE IS DEDICATED TO OUR FELLOW PLAYER, BROTHER AND DEAR FRIEND KRIS WHO WAS TAKEN FROM US SO SHOCKINGLY.  REST IN PEACE, YOU WILL BE MISSED...WHILST WE'RE NOT IN A CELEBRATORY MOOD AT THE MOMENT WE FELT IN IMPORTANT TO SHARE KRIS' LAST RECORDING WITH THE TEAM.

We've got the candles, the cake is prepared and it's time to celebrate that the podcast is one years old...so a few of the players join together to celebrate their favourite moments but more importantly we've decided to create a deathmatch of our favourite boardgames played last year in 2022.  Let us welcome you to the very first Boardgame Battleground!!!!

THE BIRTHDAY ATTENDEES - JP, Becky, Davey, Ian & Kris

OVERVIEW
The Whose Turners come together one year one from since we launched our first episode to celebrate their first birthday in the only fitting way they know how.  Invite 35 games in a top trumps deathmatch to see which of their favourite games played last year in 2022 makes it to the top.  In this episode you'll learn:
- Davey is on commission trying to plug our other episodes on the podcast
- The group retell their favourite moments of the podcast so far
- That top trumps can be played as a knockout style game (we think!!!!)
- about 35 games chosen by the podcast players to enter into the Boardgame Battleground.  Which one will make it to the top?

OUR 2022 PLAYED CHAMPIONS ENTERING THE BATTLEGROUND (35 GAMES)
ISS Vanguard, Trickerion, On Mars, Lisboa, Too Many Bones, Astra, Zuuli, Terraforming Mars, Lords of Waterdeep, Kings Dilemma, Ark Nova, Anachrony, Eclipse Second Dawn, Nemesis, Civilization 2010, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Dune Imperium, The Weather Machine, Skull King, Twilight Imperium 4e, Marvel Champions, Nemesis Lockdown, Just One, Pandemic Legacy Season 1, Castles of Burgundy, Star Wars Outer Rim, Mansions of Madness 2e, Star Wars Imperial Assault,
Fort, Lord of the Rings LCG, Carooka, Wingspan, Scythe, Exploding Kittens, Unfathomable

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - Tribute to Kris
0:46 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:42 - TURN 2 - Celebrating our 1st birthday
3:53 - Becky's favourite moments
5:53 - Ian's favourite moments
7:36 - JP's favourite moments
9:37 - Kris' favourite moments
12:07 - Davey's favourite moments
14:08 - TURN 3 - Boardgame Battleground - 2022 Edition
15:00 - What is the Boardgame Battleground?
16:36 - The 5 key stats of BB
19:16 - The rules teach
22:07 - ROUND 1 - Round of 35
52:20 - ROUND 2 - Round of 17
58:45 - ROUND 3 - Quarter Finals
1:02:07 - ROUND 4 - Semi Finals
1:03:24 - ROUND 5 - The Grand Final
1:05:14 - Post battle analysis
1:06:57 - TURN 4 - Final Turn

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