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Adrian now focuses on the hobby within the hobby that is all about the board game bling. Whether it's aesthetic upgrades, functional upgrades or storage our players chat through their experiences in today's show.

FIRST PLAYER: Adrian
OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & Kerley

OVERVIEW
In this episode "First Player" Adrian is joined by players Becky & Kerley, to talk all things "Boardjazzle" or boardgame bling.   We discuss how we've chosen to improve our games,  making them more appealing to the eye, improving gameplay, and storage solutions.  Whether you like cutting foam core, designing 3D files or buying upgrades we've got it covered.  In this episode you'll learn:

- JP has gate-crashed the episode for a few minutes to chat about his experiences in playing Septima from Mindclash Games. A game on Kickstarter right now!!!
-That Adrian returned to Game of Thrones and a discussion on how games can create a negative play experience.
- The differences in aesthetic, functional and storage upgrades with great discussions from the group about all three areas.
- Answers to our latest listener question, about recommending 2-4 player games for new gamers.
- That Becky is excited about her girly holiday and to try out some party games with non-gamers

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
To hear more about our Expo adventures check out our expansion pack episode - https://www.whoseturn.co.uk/1930456/10752624-expansion-pack-uk-games-expo-2022

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:09 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:30 - JP - Septima
8:05 - Kerley - Lords of Waterdeep
11:27 - Becky - Troyes
15:05 - Adrian - Game of Thrones (Again!)
18:53 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Boardgame Bling
19:55 - Aesthetic Upgrades
29:46 - Functional Upgrades
39:41 - Storage Upgrades
51:39 - TURN 4 - Question Time: What can you recommend for new gamers for 2 & 4 player games
1:01:54 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?
1:02:09 - Becky - Just One
1:04:05 - Kerley - Architects of the West Kingdom

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Our players have released another "Expansion Pack" episode where we sit down with Paul Grogan from Gaming Rules to talk about his channel, experiences as a gamer and much more.
 
 GUEST PLAYER: Paul Grogan from Gaming Rules
 THE PLAYERS: JP & Adrian
 
 OVERVIEW
In this Expansion Pack episode JP & Adrian sit down with our first-ever guest on the show. We couldn't think of a better guest to start us off with than the excellent Paul Grogan from Gaming Rules.  In this episode you'll learn:

- What games Paul is enjoying right now and his favourite game of all time.
- How Paul's taste in gaming has changed since the '80s.
- Paul's top tips for teaching games.
- That you should always go for the "shed" strategy.
- Paul talks about GRIDCON. Discussing his pre-GRIDCON experiences and the pros and cons of having 40 gamers around for a weekend.
- What Paul is excited to cover on his channel soon...

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Gaming Rules! Youtube Channel -  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvIWBOfYGXYQQQORhjAJKCQ
Gaming Rules! Patreon - If you would like to help support Paul in creating more excellent content then check out his Patreon page here - https://www.patreon.com/GamingRules

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
 0:45 - TURN 2 - Welcoming Our Guest Player
 4:12 - What's your favourite game?
 9:16 - What games are you enjoying right now?
 18:29 - TURN 3 - Main Interview - How have you found transitioning away from rule book projects?
 24:12 - Paul's focus on Patreon content
 26:34 - What do you enjoy the most about creating content?
 29:05 - How have your gaming tastes changed over the years?
 35:24 - Where do you get your nostalgia hit from?
 39:00 - How important is it to look back and get classics to the table?
 42:02 - Do you struggle to get games which might not look aesthetically pleasing to the table?
 46:13 - What are your 101's for teaching board games?

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Adrian is now in full swing on his run of episodes and creates the first of many episodes of "Niche Number 1's".  A series where we talk about our top games in niche circumstances.

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

OVERVIEW
In this episode "First Player" Adrian is joined by our other players Rob, Davey & JP to talk about their favourite games in all sorts of niche circumstances. Including; Their favourite game they've lost their sh*t over, favourite game they're getting rid of, favourite game that they like playing at 2 as well as 5 players and much more.  In this episode you'll learn:

- Davey's underhand tactics in Perseverance, that breaching the wall on JP backfired on him
- Adrian is on the edge about whether he's burning his copy of The Great Wall
- Rob tells us his experience of being completely shafted in Dead of Winter through some cracking play from one of our group members
- Details about JP's 'unit pusher'
- Our thoughts on this episode question - What makes a good co-op game?
- The group are excited about UKGE which has already been and gone - Check out our special episode all about our experiences at UKGE 2022

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
To hear more about our Expo adventures check out our expansion pack episode - https://www.whoseturn.co.uk/1930456/10752624-expansion-pack-uk-games-expo-2022

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
0:49 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:30 - Davey: Las Vegas Royale
3:24 - Rob: Perseverance Episode 1
6:37 - JP: Game of Thrones
12:02 - Adrian: The Great Wall
16:57 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Niche Number 1's - Round 1
17:27 - Favourite game that everybody else hates
25:04 - Favourite game under £20
33:21 - Favourite game that needs upgrading
39:43 - Favourite game that you've lost your sh*t over
49:00 - Favourite games to play at 2 players that also plays at 5
55:17 - Favourite game you're getting rid of
1:04:59 - TURN 4 - Question Time: What makes a great co-op game?
1:10:55 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?
1:11:09 - Davey: UK Games Expo 2022 & Wonderland War
1:11:59 - Rob: More UK Games Expo
1:13:35 - JP: Septima
1:15:31 - Adrian: Dune Imperium & Imperial Assault
1:17:24 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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In our first ever "Expansion Pack" episode a few of the players caught up to chat about their experiences of the recent UK Games Expo 2022.

THE PLAYERS: Davey, JP & Kerley

OVERVIEW
SURPRISE!!! You weren't expecting us so soon right? Welcome to our expansion pack episodes which we're releasing outside of our standard fortnightly schedule where you'll find us chatting about conventions or chatting with guests such as content creators, publishers or designers and much much more.  In todays expansion episode Davey, JP & Kerley get together after UK Games Expo 2022 and recall their experiences.  In this episode you'll learn:

- How we found the UKGE 2022 and our experiences over the weekend
- An overview of the demo games we tested and saw at the expo
- Whether Becky left any games for others to buy in the Bring & Buy section
- The results of the UK Crokinole Championship - How did our players do?
- What we didn't enjoyed / what we didn't enjoy at the show
- Davey being a business card ninja for the podcast
- Becky handing out her room card key to random strangers

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
The UKGE Website - https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/
The Etsy Store Kerley was talking about - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TrayedAndTested
Carooka - https://www.carooka.com
Gaming Rules! Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvIWBOfYGXYQQQORhjAJKCQ

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
0:50 - What are the Expansion Pack episodes?
1:48 - TURN 2 - Our Experience of UKGE 2022?
4:50 - Galactic Era
10:15 - FlickFleet
12:55 - Trayed & Tested (Etsy Store)
14:24 - Marvel Crisis Protocol
21:18 - Lord of the Rings LCG
24:57 - Carooka
26:43 - Crokinole UK Championship
31:26 - Galaxy Trucker
36:06 - Heroes of Might & Magic III
42:33 - Nicodemus
44:15 - Escape the Dark Sector
46:30 - Las Vegas Royale
46:40 - Love Letter Hobbit Edition
47:30 - Lords of Waterdeep
47:40 - Becky loves the Bring & Buy
49:25 - JP didn't buy anything, really!!!!
52:01 - Barrage
55:35 - Bitoku
57:05 - Spirit Island
58:35 - Food is an important part of the experience
1:00:11 - Our stand out moments
1:05:11 - Gaming Rules! Just One charity event
1:10:35 - What didn't we enjoy?
1:19:27 - Our key tips for UKGE
1:25:20 - TURN 3 - A big big thank you

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JP has been kicked off the "First Player" seat and Adrian has secured first player position to start his run of episodes to bring to life the culture all around crowdfunding.

FIRST PLAYER: Adrian
OTHER PLAYERS: Kerley & JP

OVERVIEW
In this episode "First Player" Adrian is joined by our other players Kerley & JP to bring to life experiences of Kickstarter / Gamefound crowdfunding projects.  In this episode you'll learn:

- JP has made it back from Vegas in one piece and tells us about his solo experience of Under Falling Skies
- Adrian time travels back to the 80's to experience HeroQuest
- Kerley is still enjoying building zoos and a card engine in Ark Nova
- How FOMO is a real thing that is used by companies to drive crowdfund campaigns and everything else in between
- the groups thoughts about whether solo modes should be made available in base games as standard
- that JP is looking forward to slitting throats in Game of Thrones, Kerley will "hopefully" experience his first UK Games Expo and Adrian to finally try his kickstarter delivery from last year "The Great Wall"

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:22 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
2:58 - Kerley: Ark Nova
6:37 - JP: Under Falling Skies
10:54 - Adrian: HeroQuest
14:38 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Crowdfund Culture
14:50 - What is crowdfunding?
16:20 - Fear of missing out is a real thing
17:43 - Problems with add-ons
19:13 - Our experiences with crowdfunding
20:34 - You need a lot of patience
21:17 - The initial buzz doesn't always match your feelings at the end
24:25 - We're much more cautious
25:49 - The importance of game design when choosing
28:07 - Be prepared for it to be late
29:31 - The community can shape the project
32:03 - The balance of hype and disappointment
33:16 - Stretch goals - are they good / bad?
36:15 - The crowdfunding cycle
37:35 - UK shipping fun and games
40:27 - Are we continuing to back games?
41:53 - TURN 4 - Question Time: Should solo modes be included as standard in the base game?
48:16 - TURN 5: The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?
48:31 - JP: Game of Thrones
50:57 - Kerley: UK Games Expo & Icaion
53:21 - Adrian: The Great Wall
55:33 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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The gaming group have got together to stage an intervention for JP and focus an episode on his favourite game "Too Many Bones"

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

OVERVIEW
In this episode "First Player" JP is joined by our other players Rob, Davey & Ian to do a deeper dive into Too Many Bones published by Chip Theory Games.  In this episode you'll learn:

- That JP has some owning up to do and get's "confused" around microphone preferences
- How Ian got outed in Unfathomable in turn 1 and will he ever not talk about Crokinole
- The aftermath of the Splotter experiment that is Food Chain Magnate
- Whether JP can list off all the Gearloc characters that have been released as well as the new Unbreakable ones
- Why Davey's nickname is called Marty McFly
- How excited Rob is to get out of the country and visit the bright lights of Las Vegas

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiUa46KGZD0 - Want to see Too Many Bones played in the bathtub - Chip Theory Games Youtube Channel

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:01 - Who is the new first player?
4:29 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
4:41 - Ian: Unfathomable
7:35 - Rob: Descent - Legends of the Dark
11:41 - Davey: Food Chain Magnate
16:51 - JP: Perseverance
22:11 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Too Many Bones
22:52 - JP's initial thoughts
23:20 - What is Too Many Bones?
27:07 - A new players viewpoint
32:12 - Why is it expensive?
35:28 - Gearloc roll call
42:08 - Introducing the Unbreakable Gearlocs
45:21 - There's even more bones!!
50:26 - TURN 4 - Question Time: What's your most memorable gaming moment?
57:13 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?
57:24 - Davey: Warhammer 40K Tournament
57:55 - Ian: Crokinole UK Championship
59:45 - Rob: Viva Las Vegas!!!
1:01:05 - JP: More Vegas and Champions of Midgard
1:03:45 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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---AUDIO DISCLAIMER--- Let's face it in our earlier episodes our audio isn't up to scratch (it gets better we promise)

This time the group brings the conversation back to the start line outlining why this hobby of board gaming is awesome and some recommendations of where to start.

FIRST PLAYER: JP
OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & Adrian

OVERVIEW
In this episode "First Player" JP is joined by our other players Becky & Adrian to discuss how to get started in this fantastic hobby of ours.  In this episode you'll learn

- That JP's lockdown kickstarters have just started to roll in, bring on those dino's
- How Unfathomable compares to Battlestar Galactica
- Why people should get into the hobby, what are the benefits from an introverts / extroverts perspective
- A series of game suggestions from the group which have worked well in getting new players involved
- More about the Splotter experiment that the players are excited to try in Food Chain Magnate

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
- Becky mentioning her meeple component upgrades from The Game Knight UK you can find them on the link below - https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheGameKnightUK

- JP mentioning UK Crokinole Championship Tickets at the UK Games Expo - https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/180-uk-crokinole-championship-sponsored-by-tracey-boards-masters-of-games/

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With plenty of games hitting the table the group returns for another episode of Whose Turn Is It Anyway? where our players crawl out of their cryo pods onboard the thematic ship Nemesis

FIRST PLAYER: JP
OTHER PLAYERS: Kerley, Adrian & Davey

OVERVIEW
In this episode "First Player" JP is joined by our other player Kerley and our new players Adrian & Davey (James) where we put on our space suits and do a deep dive onboard Nemesis published by Awaken Realms.  In this episode you'll learn:

- more about Adrian getting into the hobby through Pandemic (not the real one, the game)
- more about Davey's obsession with collectable card games and causing many holes in his pockets
- what the hell a Cantaloop is and why JP is excited about it as well as the upcoming new hotness that is Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods
- Our experiences with Nemesis and it's various base game expansions (Aftermath Characters, Carnomorphs & Void Seeders)

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Places to find groups
- Link to Board Game Trading & Chat UK Facebook Group (BGT&CUK) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKboardgametrade
- Adrian mentioning Board Game price comparison site  - www.boardgameprices.co.uk
- JP mentioning UK Crokinole Championship Tickets at the UK Games Expo - https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/180-uk-crokinole-championship-sponsored-by-tracey-boards-masters-of-games/

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Our players return with their first full episode which brings to life the origins of there gaming group whilst offering hints / tips in setting your own groups up.

FIRST PLAYER: JP
OTHER PLAYERS: Ian, Kris 

OVERVIEW
In this episode "First Player" JP is joined by our other players Ian and our new player Kris to discuss all things about setting up gaming groups and what has worked well for them.   In this episode you'll learn:

- that Kris' Battlestar Galactica "incident" is much like Bryn's fishing trip from Gavin & Stacey (UK Show) - Will we ever know what happened?
- JP is becoming more culpable in setting up a cult "ahem" board gaming group by being the reason why Kris is involved in the hobby
- Ian really really loves talking about Crokinole and the upcoming UK Crokinole Championship
- that we need to get questions from our listeners rather than our other "players" in the group, get in touch with the show on our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/WTIIAPodcast or our Instagram page - @whoseturnpodcast

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Places to find groups
- Link to Board Game Trading & Chat UK Facebook Group (BGT&CUK) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKboardgametrade
- Link to Meetup App / Site - Link to Meet-up App / Site - https://www.meetup.com/find/?keywords=board%20games&source=EVENTS&location=gb--Greater%20London--London
- List of Shops, Cafes etc (Provided by BGT&CUK Group) - https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1pB08oBhUM7wB-PYr4H7nVo2AlsU&ll=16.894204125048468%2C40.44419209999999&z=3&fbclid=IwAR3qWbLFHjk7p0ct76B4xl8ZtkiWT8wg1BpWGdWXDmMpmjzVUkgkwq4i77g

Gaming Rules Youtube Channel hosted by Paul Grogan - https://www.youtube.com/c/GamingRulesVideos

Crokinole FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/crokinoleuk

UKGE Crokinole Tickets at the UK Games Expo - https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/180-uk-crokinole-championship-sponsored-by-tracey-boards-masters-of-games/

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Welcome to "Whose Turn Is It Anyway", a podcast all about our gaming group where we talk about board games, gaming culture and much much more. 

FIRST PLAYER: JP
OTHER PLAYERS: Rob, Ian, Becky, Kerley

OVERVIEW
In this intro episode "First Player" JP is joined by our other players "Rob, Ian, Becky & Kerley" to introduce the show and how future episodes will be broken down.  In this episode you'll learn more about our players such as:

- how JP has set-up a board gaming cult and became a catalyst for everyone getting involved in board gaming mainly for selfish reasons
- why Rob really really really loves Captain Sonar "hmmmmmm"
- Ian's recognition that his competitiveness & lack of tactical ability isn't a great combination in games
- why Becky hates the learning process in games
- Kerley's prime directive from being 10 years old to take down his opposition with no mercy

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
First player choosy fingers in app as referenced in the show - Click here to find the app or on the link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tendadigital.chwaziApp&hl=en_GB&gl=US

Ian mentions on the show about rescheduling the UK Crokinole Championship 2022 at the UK Games Expo this year.  You can find more information about by clicking here or on the link - https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/180-uk-crokinole-championship-sponsored-by-tracey-boards-masters-of-games/

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