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It's been a couple of months and JP introduces a special news bulletin on what is happening on the Whose Turn Is It Anyway Podcast.

It's a good news / bad news situation, starting with the bad news we're sunsetting the Whose Turn Podcast and we want to thank all of our listeners and supporters over the past 4 years, you've been amazing.  Now the good news...your board gaming podcast thirst can still be quenched as JP is launching a brand new podcast on his own called "Just Play" and it is now live. 

You can find the new podcast on https://www.justplaypod.co.uk/ where Episodes 0 & 1 are there waiting for you.  For the first time visually I'll be also podcasting visually on YouTube so you can find the channel right here
https://youtu.be/sXBPsw0VMSg

Thank you for listening to the show, from all of us at the Whose Turn Is It Anyway Podcast it has truly meant the world.

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THIS WAS RECORDED LIVE ON 1ST APRIL SO IF YOU WANT TO WATCH THE BATTLEGROUND PLEASE CHECK OUT THE LINKS BELOW

As the players gather around for their 4th year of podcasting they begin with some news that was announced on the recent live stream.  We'll be taking a podcasting break for the time being so we can rest, re-coup and assess the next steps

THE BIRTHDAY ATTENDEES - JP, Rob, Adrian, Davey & Kerley

In this episode you'll learn:
- more about the recent news as JP and team discuss more about it
- 32 games played in 2025 enter the ring and we'll see which ones make it through 5 knockout rounds for best game played.

OUR 2025 PLAYED LEGENDS ENTERING THE BATTLEGROUND (32 GAMES)
Star Trek Captains Chair, Earthborne Rangers, Cloudspire, Ada's Dream, Slay the Spire: The Board Game, Galactic Cruise, Twilight Imperium 4, Nucleum, Perseverance Ep3, Shackleton Base, Nemesis Retaliation, Company of Heroes 2nd Edition, Endeavour Deep Sea, Primal The Awakening, Flip 7, Ants, Deckers, Kinfire Council, Tiny Epic Game of Thrones, Sidereal Confluence, Elder Scrolls Betrayal of the Second Era, Lisboa, Hegemony, Kreel Manor, Furnace, Apex Legends, Pandemic Legacy: Season 0, Trickerion, Tenby, Cascadia, Ark Nova, Rebirth

LINKS
YouTube Livestream - https://www.youtube.com/live/CtFNqp509U0?si=fX1YVvHTq760yN-h

EPISODE CHAPTERS

0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

1:44 - We have some news!!!!

12:26 - Lets recall some stats of the podcast

16:07 - TURN 2 - Favourite moments of the podcast

27:40 - TURN 3 - Boardgame Battleground 2025 Farewell Edition

37:00 - ROUND 1 FIGHT!!!

1:16:12 - ROUND 2 FIGHT!!!

1:26:33 - ROUND 3 FIGHT!!!

1:29:42 - SEMI FINAL ROUND FIGHT!!!

1:31:39 - FINAL ROUND FIGHT!!!

1:35:15 - TURN 4 - The Final Turn

You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast

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As Dan wraps up his run of episodes we enter the recording not knowing anything about this episode.  The reason why is we are have 6 sealed envelopes where we have to have specific conversations whilst identifying who the defectors are in those chats.  Sounds strange, it sure is, jump in and check it out

FIRST PLAYER: Dan
OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Rob & Davey

In this episode you'll learn:
- about Davey's first experiences with Voidfall: Resurgence by Mindclash Games as we dabble with the new co-op Incursion mode
- Dan likes to keep it classic by revisiting Caverna: The Cave Farmers by Lookout Games
- how JP has got on with DECKO by Gem Games following our recent interview with Haakon Gaarder
- Rob has been donning his inner Hercules as be battles the 12 labors in Envy Born Games latest release
- that the team play a social deduction games whilst trying to podcast.  With six core topics with the goal in weeding out the defectors lets see who comes out on top.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
https://www.whoseturn.co.uk/1930456/episodes/18505822-expansion-pack-haakon-gaarder-s-turn-decko - previous Episode on DECKO with Haakon Gaarder

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/mrmeeple/meeple - Mr Meeple Geekware campaign as discussed on the show

https://www.meeplewood.co.uk/ - Meeplewood Tables as discussed by Davey

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

1:15 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex

1:28 - Davey - Voidfall: Resurgence

10:11 - Rob - Hercules and the 12 Labors

14:16 - JP - DECKO

23:19 - Dan - Caverna

30:28 - TURN 3 - Main Event: This episode has a win condition

35:11 - Challenge 1: Board gaming food etiquette

45:17 - Challenge 2: How long should a board game session last?

54:17 - Challenge 3: Favourite game to play on holiday

1:05:24 - Challenge 4: Board game accessories - what do we use to pimp up games

1:12:53 - Challenge 5: Wooden, Cardboard or Plastic

1:22:21 - Challenge 6: Your No. 1 favourite game and why

1:31:52 - TURN 4 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?

1:41:49 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn

You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast

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Dan has brought along his version of a therapy session as the gang discuss their main board gaming regrets.  Whether that's what they've bought, sold, how they acted and much more.  Come and join the team and also share your own regrets as we would love to hear about them

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

In this episode you'll learn:
- that Dan has been to the edge...Thunders Edge in Twilight Imperium by Fantasy Flight Games
- Kerley has been playing an upcoming kickstarter Fjordar by Go To Pieces Games
- that whilst Becky isn't a fan of fish, she's a fan of Koi by 999 Games
- all about the teams board gaming regrets as they go round the table bringing them to life.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS

0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

3:18 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex

3:31 - Adrian - Sanctuary

10:52 - Bex - Koi

17:06 - Kerley - Fjordar

22:53 - Dan - Twilight Imperium 4: Thunders Edge

29:34 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Board Gaming Regrets

30:32 - Showing new games that you're done with, 3am Teaches, TI tantrums & a nesting box

42:41 - Buying a game others in the group have, always getting the "all-in" versions of games, big box games that are too much, & MegaCiv

1:00:42 - Buying games we've already sold, got to collect them all, not discovering 4 players TI , selling games that got us in the hobby

1:16:15 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur

1:20:15 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?

1:32:48 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast

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Hang on a minute, where's Davey? Well he's moving house so Dan has moved up his run a little earlier than expected but in this episode he invites a load of guests onto the show, well guests being workers or characters in board games where we have to guess what game they're a part of.  Does it make sense? If not don't worry just listen and play along.

FIRST PLAYER: Dan
OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Becky & Rob

In this episode you'll learn:
- how Dan has been returning to the moon in Shackleton Base by Sorry We're French
- Rob has played the latest Stonemaier Games game of Vantage and lets us know what he thinks
- that Becky has been going through the Flatout Games care package with the latest game Nocturne 
- that JP's all in pledge of Ashes Ascendancy has arrived and tells us all about it
- which "guests" have joined us on this episode in the guise of board game workers that we all have to guess, so join in at home

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS

0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

4:04 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex

4:17 - Becky - Nocturne

8:53 - Rob - Vantage

17:21 - JP - Ashes Ascendancy

24:21 - Dan - Shackleton Base

31:50 - TURN 3 - Guest Who?

34:59 - Guests One to Five

50:06 - Guests Six to Ten

1:06:51 - Guests Eleven to Fifthteen

1:21:59 - Guests Sixteen to Twenty

1:38:54 - TURN 4 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?

1:47:52 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn

You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast

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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.

THE PLAYERS: All of us
 
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
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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.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Music at 1:20:04 from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!)
https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-gienger/blissful
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EPISODE CHAPTERS

0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

0:52 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex

1:12 - Adrian - Trickerion: Arcane Arts

12:12 - JP - Siderial Confluence

23:30 - Davey - Forestry

31:58 - TURN 3 - Recliner Designer

33:31 - Uwe Rosenberg

39:17 - Reiner Knizia

43:54 - Corey Konieczka

46:25 - Stefan Feld

51:46 - Bruno Cathala

54:52 - Eric M.Lang

59:05 - Vlaada Chvatil

1:02:33 - Simone Luciani

1:08:45 - Wolfgang Kramer

1:11:31 - Vital Lacerda

1:14:58 - Martin Wallace

1:16:46 - Alexander Pfister

1:20:16 - David Turczi

1:23:52 - Honourable mentions

1:28:41 - TURN 4 - Haiku: With a Clue

1:33:05 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?

1:40:17 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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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

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
DECKO Gamefound Page - https://gamefound.com/en/projects/gem-games/decko
Gem Games Website - https://gemgames.gg/

EPISODE CHAPTERS

0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

0:46 - TURN 2 - Meeting Haakon

0:58 - How did Haakon get into the hobby?

7:17 - What is Haakon's favourite game?

8:56 - What games has Haakon been enjoying recently?

16:13 - TURN 3 - DECKO

19:03 - What is DECKO?

24:45 - What is the gameplay loop in DECKO

27:52 - Can players get eliminated like in real Poker?

30:34 - Discussion around the flop cards, jokers and more

38:19 - Poker that works at 2 players...and up to 5

43:25 - The future of DECKO

47:33 - Experiences of self publishing through Haakon's own company Gem Games

53:42 - How can listeners get a copy of DECKO?

55:44 - TURN 4 - What's Coming Up

57:24 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn

You can check out JP's new podcast called Just Play right here https://www.justplaypod.co.uk we'd love to have you and also on the new YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast

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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)

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Music at 1:20:04 from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!)
https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-gienger/blissful
License code: JDNVNO5QFO1ZLV7N

EPISODE CHAPTERS

0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

3:58 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex

4:22 - Tambo - burncycle

9:53 - Adrian - Unmatched: Marvel Redemption Row

19:33 - JP - Earthborne Rangers

32:50 - Davey - Kinfire Council

43:32 - TURN 3 - Main Event: The gaming gym

44:00 - The struggle with teaching and playing games

54:13 - Our thoughts around teaching games to others

58:54 - Demoing games and receiving demos

1:11:54 - Final top tips from the gang

1:20:04 - TURN 4 - Haiku: With a Clue

1:24:43 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Next?

1:32:33 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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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

50:09 - Small talk and forced conversations

58:40 - Possessive over our copies of games

1:05:04 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur

1:10:04 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Next?

1:15:39 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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