UNLUCKY FROG GAMING

Ben and Josh are joined once again by Iain McAllister of The Giant Brain for the continuation of our UK Games Expo round up!

We hope enjoy listening, 

The Unlucky Frog Team

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Boardgame Console by Wizama

Taiwan Boardgame Design

Games Workshop

Arkham Horror: Paths to Carcosa and Forgetton Age by Fantasy Flight Games

Pathfinder Playtest by Paizo

Holding On: Troubled Life of Billy Kerr by Hub Games

Village Attacks by Grimlord

Board Games Crate

VoteMe by Redwell Games

Old Hellfire Club

In this week's edition of Independence Day Ben is joined by Matt Coward of the University of York. Matt chats with Ben about his current piece of sociological research into the tabletop gaming community, discussing the wider issues of inclusivity and diversity. They also discuss grave robbing, cliche'd themes and games that explore death. 

We hope you enjoy listening!

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Ben and Josh are joined by Iain McAllister of The Giant Brain for their UK Games Expo wrap up episode, part 1! Together they cover Thursday's Press Preview, Friday's Shadespire: Grand Clash, the JollyBoat comedy duo and the plethora of games that they demo'ed, listed below!

We hope you enjoy listening.

The Unlucky Frog Team

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Sins RPG by First Falling Leaf

Ruthless by Alley Cat Games & Roland's Revenge

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions by Playfusion

The Gig by Brain Crack Games

Gladiatores by Bad Cat Games

Towers of The Sun published by Quality Beasts 

Doomsday Bots by Digisprite  

Dare to Dream by Turtle Dream Games

Fallout: Wasteland Warfare by Modiphius Games 

Ice Cool by Brain Games

UK Indie RPG League

Villagers by Sinister Fish Games

JollyBoat

Ominones Hieroglyphs by Yay Games

Legends Untold and Lord of The Hoard by Inspiring Games

Hero Master by The Noble Artist

Shadows of Esteren by Studio Agate

In this week's Independence Day episode Ben is joined by Tom Pike of Themeborne Games to discuss his upcoming Kickstarter campaign for Escape The Dark Castle Expansion Packs, which is due to go live on Friday 1st of June! Listen in to hear about Tom's own gaming history and what brought him to this point. Together they also the need for gateway games, how to manage critical reviews, and how to create expansions that bring new mechanics and elements to a game whilst remaining true to the original game. 

For more information on Escape The Dark Castle and its expansions, check out www.themeborne.com 

Ben's review of Escape The Dark Castle will be available on our blog from Wednesday 30th of May. 

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*This episode contains spoilers for Hunger Games and Game of Thrones*

This week Ben, Josh & Charlotte chat about their upcoming trip to UK Games Expo! Following on from our preview blog post we discuss what we are looking forward to seeing most at the event. We also discuss Games Workshops' announcement for Warhammer Adventures and the divisive nature of the books. 

This week's episode also contains a shoutout to our newest Patron, Tom Mannering, and we explain some of the updates we have made to our patreon goals!

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In this week's Independence Day Episode Ben and Josh are joined by local lad, Owen Duffy, games writer for Tabletop Magazine, The Guardian and Ars Technica. Together they discuss Owen's day to day gaming, plans for UK Games Expo and upcoming board game annual/ guide, The Board Game Book, which is due to hit Kickstarter on Tuesday 5th of June! 

Shownotes

The Board Game Book is a gorgeous hardback book by top gaming authors looking at more than 100 of the year's best games, from family and casual games to strategy epics. Its Kickstarter campaign launches on June 5th, and you can get a copy plus a free PDF, and have your name listed in the acknowledgement pages, for a pledge of £20.

Find out more at:

https://boardgame-book.com/ 

https://twitter.com/BoardGameBook 

https://facebook.com/TheBoardGameBook …

We hope you enjoy listening, 

The Unlucky Frog Gaming

In this week's Independence Day Episode Ben and Josh are joined by local lad, Owen Duffy, games writer for Tabletop Magazine, The Guardian and Ars Technica. Together they discuss Owen's day to day gaming, plans for UK Games Expo and upcoming board game annual/ guide, The Board Game Book, which is due to hit Kickstarter on Tuesday 5th of June! 

Shownotes

The Board Game Book is a gorgeous hardback book by top gaming authors looking at more than 100 of the year's best games, from family and casual games to strategy epics. Its Kickstarter campaign launches on June 5th, and you can get a copy plus a free PDF, and have your name listed in the acknowledgement pages, for a pledge of £20.

Find out more at:

https://boardgame-book.com/ 

https://twitter.com/BoardGameBook 

https://facebook.com/TheBoardGameBook …

We hope you enjoy listening, 

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In this week's episode Ben is joined by guest host Josh...wait...what?! That's right Josh has returned from his hiatus just in time or UK Games Expo!

In this week's episode Ben & Josh discuss the games they have been playing including Gloomhaven, and Magic: The Gathering expansion, Dominaria. They also chat about recent announcements for Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, Asmodee's intended sale and the Award Season in the run up to wards UK Games Expo, Origins Awards and Spiele Des Jahres.

This week's episode see the return of our 'What's In the Box?!' section, although in this instance it is 'What's In The Tube?!'

We hope you enjoy listening!

The Unlucky Frog Team

In this week's episode Ben is joined by guest host Josh...wait...what?! That's right Josh has returned from his hiatus just in time or UK Games Expo!

In this week's episode Ben & Josh discuss the games they have been playing including Gloomhaven, and Magic: The Gathering expansion, Dominaria. They also chat about recent announcements for Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, Asmodee's intended sale and the Award Season in the run up to wards UK Games Expo, Origins Awards and Spiele Des Jahres.

This week's episode see the return of our 'What's In the Box?!' section, although in this instance it is 'What's In The Tube?!'

We hope you enjoy listening!

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In this week's episode we are joined by Erin Dean, videographer and author. Together Erin & Ben discuss her upcoming book, for The Love of Board Games, a collection of interviews with board game designers including: 

-Matt Leacock

-Jonathon Gilmour

-Wolfgang Kramer

-Richard Garfield

-Phil Walker-Harding

They also discuss instances of being star struck including an awkward encounter with Rodney Smith of Watch It Played in a bathroom at AireCon 2018!

Happy listening!

The Unlucky Frog Team