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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
License code: JDNVNO5QFO1ZLV7N

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

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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

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
N/A

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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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.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Night of Wolves & The Ruined Path Campaign - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tristanhall/night-of-wolves
Sublime Dark Pre-Order Link - https://sublime-dark.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Hall or Nothing Website - https://www.hallornothing.net/

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

0:46 - TURN 2 - Meeting Tristan

11:27 - What is Tristan's favourite board game?

14:29 - What games hit your table lately?

19:57 - TURN 3 - Night of Wolves / The Ruined Path

32:59 - Discussion around the accessible price point for the games

39:13 - "Don't worry if you get the rules wrong, just have a good time with the game"

47:34 - Tristans passion for the hobby shines through

51:27 - TURN 4 - What's Coming Up

57:39 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn

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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.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Website - https://paperfortgames.store/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paperfortgames/
Cult of the Lamb Preview Page -https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paperfortgames/cult-of-the-lamb-the-board-game
Terraria Board Game - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paperfortgames/terraria-the-board-game

EPISODE CHAPTERS

0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

1:25 - TURN 2 - Paper Fort Games - Introducing James & Chris

2:31 - How did James get into the hobby & birth of Paper Fort Games

8:38 - How did Chris get into the hobby?

15:14 - What are your favourite games?

17:28 - TURN 3 - Terraria

24:27 - A fish tank sandbox experience

29:05 - How do you put an end to a sandbox game?

38:42 - TURN 4 - Cult of the Lamb

49:09 - A worker placement with teeth

51:27 - Turning retro games into board games

57:34 - TURN 5 - Keeping the community engaged & what's coming up?

1:06:39 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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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.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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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?

1:20:12 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur

1:23:49 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Next?

1:29:23 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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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

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS

0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

3:37 - TURN 2 - GRIDCON 6: THURSDAY

5:43 - Dutch Resistance: Orange Shall Overcome - Liberation Game Design

12:23 - Lord of the Rings - Fate of the Fellowship - ZMan Games

16:28 - TURN 3 - GRIDCON 6: FRIDAY

17:38 - Tenby - Mighty Boards

18:46 - Kutna Hora: The City of Silver - Czech Games Edition

22:11 - Chrysalis Prototype - Mike Dennis (Ready Steady Play)

28:01 - Clans of Caledonia - Karma Games

33:31 - Tianxia (Sponsored Demo) - Board&Dice

37:08 - Ice & Idols (Sponsored Demo) - Inside Up Games

42:47 - Obsession - Kayenta Games

49:13 - Star Trek Captains Chair with Dávid Turczi - Wizkids

53:25 - Covenant - Devir Games

1:06:30 - Viking Seesaw - itten

1:09:20 - Bomb Busters - Cocktail Games

1:17:20 - TURN 4 - GRIDCON 6: SATURDAY

1:17:27 - The Defence of Procyon III - PSC Games

1:33:48 - Verdant - Flatout Games & Mycelia - Split Stone Games

1:36:42 - Planet - Blue Orange

1:40:25 - Let's Make a Bus Route - Saashi & Saashi

1:43:45 - Railway Boom - Cranio Creations

1:54:50 - Voidfall Resurgence Expansion (Sponsored Demo) - Mindclash Games

2:02:30 -  Boss Fighters QR - Pegasus Spiele

2:08:08 - Bean to Bar - analog lunchbox

2:19:11 - Thunder Road Vendetta - Restoration Games

2:25:29 - Ada's Dream - Alley Cat Games

2:35:18 - Emberheart - Mindclash Games

2:44:50 - ***Redacted*** - Eerie Idol Games & On Mars - Eagle-Gryphon Games

2:47:59 - Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock - Perro Loko Games

2:56:26 - TURN 5 - GRIDCON 6: SUNDAY

2:56:34 - Nemesis: Retaliation - Awaken Realms

3:01:46 - EVE: War for New Eden - Titan Forge Games

3:10:18 - Not Once, Not Twice, But Thrice...GridCon Raffle

3:19:00 - Adrian's Light Games Round-Up

3:24:09 - Tag Team - Scorpion Masqué

3:28:05 - TURN 6 - GRIDCON Debrief & Final Turn

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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

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
N/A

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

1:11:29 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur

1:19:08 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Next?

1:29:06 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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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

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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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

1:22:31 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur

1:25:08 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?

1:28:42 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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