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It's that time of year again...not Christmas, something even better which is GRIDCON.  In its fifth iteration GRIDCON is a convention based in the South West and ran by Gaming Rules and we just adore this weekend.  JP, Adrian & Kerley take you throughout the weekend and of course all of the games we've played.

OUR PLAYERS: JP, Adrian & Kerley
 
OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- about all of our experiences of GRIDCON 5 from Thursday to Sunday and discuss ALL of the games, well the ones we've played
- why JP is excited to receive Pick-Up chocolate bars from Alex (one of our listeners)
- all about GRIDCON's Star Trek Captains Chair tournament
- who we met up with, designers & content creators and also shout outs to our listeners

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Our interview with Dávid Turczi about Star Trek Captain's Chair -
https://www.whoseturn.co.uk/1930456/episodes/15374756-expansion-pack-david-turczi-s-turn-star-trek-captain-s-chair

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:32 - TURN 2 - GRIDCON 5 (2024)
4:26 - THURSDAY: DAY 0
5:52 - Endeavor Deep Sea
11:38 - FRIDAY: DAY 1
12:44 - Inventions: Evolution of Ideas
18:43 - Back to the Future: Back In Time
20:20 - Terminus & Perch (Sponsored Demos)
30:47 - Star Trek Captain's Chair & Tournament
44:52 - Castle Combo
47:40 - Aquatica
52:57 - Picking up some PICK UPs
54:52 - Revenant (Sponsored Demo)
1:09:03 - Terrorscape
1:16:40 - Micro Macro: The case of the missing map
1:19:28 - SATURDAY: DAY 2
1:21:01 - Dinogenics
1:23:21 - Stress Botics
1:31:19 - Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth
1:34:44 - Kanban EV
1:38:44 - Ticket to Ride
1:39:37 - Rebirth
1:47:36 - Taverns of Tiefenthal
1:48:56 - Huang
1:51:46 - Thunder Road Vendetta
1:58:13 - SUNDAY: DAY 3
1:58:26 - Ironwood (Sponsored Demo)
1:59:10 - Foundations of Metropolis
2:02:46 - Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age (Sponsored Demo)
2:07:07 - Sniper Elite
2:10:39 - Lost Cities
2:13:10 - TURN 3 - GRIDCON Debrief
2:22:41 - The famous GRIDCON raffle
2:26:23 - Final shout outs & friendly faces
2:28:48 - TURN 4 - The Final Turn

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Dan has taken first player and focuses this episode all about luck in board games, are we lovers of it, does it make us sick.  The team don their four leaf clovers, rabbits feet and anything else which will boost their luck stats and head in for another Whose Turn fireside chat.

FIRST PLAYER: Dan
OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Kerley & Tambo

In this episode you'll learn:
- how JP has got on with Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era by Chip Theory Games.  Does it top Too Many Bones?
- our opinions on another Essen release Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age by Board & Dice
- about Tambo's solo experiences of Tiny Epic Dinosaurs by Gamelyn Games
- that we're not done terraforming the big red one with Terraforming Mars: Prelude 2 expansion by FryxGames
- about our experiences in luck within board games and where we fall on having too much or too little in games

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Link to Elder Scrolls: BOTSE Live Stream on Gaming Rules! - https://www.youtube.com/live/dxYAXqhhY9M?si=JOaaXTuX_Zhx8uVE

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:43 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:57 - Tambo - Tiny Epic Dinosaurs Solo & Unfathomable
4:01 - JP - Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era
14:10 - Kerley - Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age
20:39 - Dan - Terraforming Mars: Prelude 2
25:06 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Do you feel lucky...punk?
31:39 - Examples of where luck has gone or not gone your way
40:09 - An aside on push your luck games
43:39 - What is the right amount of luck in games?
1:00:09 - When you lose battles due to luck but it's not the end of the world
1:03:59 - Does the amount of luck decide on whether you will play a game again or not?
1:10:39 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...your favourite board of all time have a deterministic only expansion OR a luck only expansion
1:18:52 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:29:48 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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We're back again with more bloopers, expect the Only Fools & Horses expansion to BSG, Dan gets too personal with Tekken characters and Rob does unspeakable things to chicken (not really!!)

THE PLAYERS: All of us
 
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
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Are you "Team Buttons" or "Team Maximum Effort" when you first play a board game?  We answer this question and dive into the topic on why some board gamers are happy to explore without consequence and why others punish themselves on getting a great first game experience.

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

In this episode you'll learn:
- whether Adrian combo'd any castles in Castle Combo by Catch Up Games
- how Dan got on with his first play of Nucleum by Board & Dice
- more about the "edge" as JP experiences his first play of Andromeda's Edge by Cardboard Alchemy
- that Kerley is re-visting some of his favourites including Perseverance Episode 1 by Mindclash Games
- our take on board gamers who fall into two categories as they approach new games, whether you just there to push buttons and pull levers not worries about the outcomes or punishing yourself for not having the perfect first game.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
3:57 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
4:14 - Adrian - Castle Combo
11:59 - Dan - Nucleum
14:43 - Kerley - Perseverance Episode 1
19:33 - JP - Andromedas Edge
27:44 - TURN 3 - Main Event: You get once chance to make a first impression
29:34 - Team Buttons vs Team Maximum Effort
39:14 - What are the pros & cons of both teams?
48:41 - Do we feel competitiveness and creativity plays a role here?
53:10 - Winning pressure vs teaching pressure
1:00:31 - Demos are different to first play experiences
1:03:54 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...have the perfect first game but never know your score or know your score but have to experience everything the game has to offer
1:11:07 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:22:08 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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Have you ever wanted to listen to a "Come Dine With Me" special merged with a games day?  Thought not but that is exactly what you have in the second of JP's episodes of this run.  Expect nonsense, expect backstabbing comments, expect drama as we played "Come Game With Me"

FIRST PLAYER: JP
OTHER PLAYERS: Becky, Rob, Tambo

In this episode you'll learn:
- about JP's experience with Undaunted 2200 Calisto and also Undanted Stalingrad by Osprey Games
- that Split Stone Games gets another mention with Becky's take on Mycelia
- how Tambo has become a Starship Captain in his latest game by CGE
- Rob has finally had a proper playthrough of Gloom of Kilforth by Hall or Nothing Games
- what a mashup of "Come Dine With Me" centred around a games day sounds like

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Becky mentions her experiences with The Enchanted Needle which you can find right here - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/EnchantedNeedleThe

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:31 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:44 - Tambo - Starship Captains
7:14 - JP - Undaunted Stalingrad & 2200 Calisto
19:21 - Becky - Mycelia
25:45 - Rob - Gloom of Kilforth
33:52 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Come Game With Me
38:08 - Game Day 1 - Becky's World of Tomorrow
44:28 - Game Day 1 - Scoring
47:25 - Game Day 2 - Tambo's Horror House
51:52 - Game Day 2 - Scoring
54:27 - Game Day 3 - JP's Thunderstruck 80's Arcade
57:51 - Game Day 3 - Scoring
1:00:15 - Game Day 4 - Rob's Gaming Express
1:08:19 - Game Day 4 - Scoring
1:11:24 - The Reveal & Winner
1:16:10 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:21:29 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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THIS WAS RECORDED VIRTUALLY DUE TO ADRIAN'S FOOT INJURY WHICH WAS COVERED IN PART ONE WHICH HAS IMPACTED OUR USUAL QUALITY

You thought we had ran out of Essen chat right? Well fear not we've only just got going as Adrian, JP & Davey return to talk through Saturday and Sunday's shenanigans so expect games, games and more games along with our closing thoughts on the show and will we be returning for 2025?

OUR PLAYERS - Adrian, JP & Davey

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Essen SPIEL Part One - https://www.whoseturn.co.uk/1930456/episodes/15905855-expansion-pack-essen-spiel-2024-part-one

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
3:31 - TURN 2 - Returning back to Essen SPIEL 2024
6:26 - DAY 3: SATURDAY - JP learning David Turczi's secrets...which we can't share
8:47 - Atoll by Albi
18:46 - Monumental Duel by Funforge
28:00 - Men-Nefer by Ludonova
36:04 - Meet & Play event & catching up with other content creators
46:03 - SETI by Czech Games Edition
1:02:56 - Beyond the Horizon by Cranio Creations
1:16:48 - DAY 4: SUNDAY - JP's free day to roam the halls
1:18:54 - Suna Valo by The Game Builders
1:33:46 - Revenant by Mindclash Games
1:55:48 - Kronologic: Paris 1920 by Origames
1:59:40 - Roaring 20's by Deep Print Games
2:03:17 - DAY 5: MONDAY - Travelling Home, Back Stories by La Boîte de Jeu & AI: 100% Human by Explor8
2:07:31 - The awesome people we met during our trip
2:10:57 - TURN 3 - Our wrap up of Essen 2024
2:11:14 - What did we miss out on?
2:14:46 - What lessons did we learn from 2023 into 2024?
2:19:31 - What lessons are we taking into next years Essen 2025?
2:23:07 - Are we going back to Essen 2025?
2:29:45 - Our overall highlights of the show

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THIS WAS RECORDED VIRTUALLY DUE TO ADRIAN'S FOOT INJURY WHICH YOU'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS LATER WHICH HAS IMPACTED OUR USUAL QUALITY

The boys are back in town, Essen that is with part one of their adventures with so much content we've had to cut it in half.  This episode covers the journeys to the show, our experiences across Day 0 (Weds) to Day 2 (Friday) and also discussing what we've learned from ourselves and each other on the trips.  Part two will be along shortly.

OUR PLAYERS - Adrian, JP & Davey

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Gaming Rules Pre-Essen Stream - https://www.youtube.com/live/QKbBw7DZJNs?si=1FAHvGVOLDnyAlgP

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:43 - TURN 2 - Welcome to Essen SPIEL 2024
3:31 - Davey's journey by rail & Postmark Games - Aquamarine
7:31 - JP's & Adrian's journey by car & plane
10:22 - DAY 0: WEDNESDAY - Davey's experience of the press event
15:19 - Davey's 3 games of SETI back to back
17:56 - How does a bed eat a person?
22:29 - DAY 1: THURSDAY - JP supporting Mindclash Games demoing Ironwood & Septima
28:59 - Adrian goes scouting and Duck & Cover catches his eye
31:12 - Pre-order pick ups of Daitoshi, Salton Sea & Civolution
34:09 - More pre-order pick-ups of Faraway expansion, Castle Combo & AI: 100% Human
36:20 - Meeting Tom Heath from Slickerdrips
37:32 - Dead Cells by Scorpion Masqué
45:07 - Ada's Dream by Alley Cat Games
56:38 - JP picks up his Nucleum: Court of Progress pre-order
58:07 - Avatar The Last Airbender: Aang's Destiny by The Op Games
1:05:51 - DAY 2: FRIDAY - Adrian starts the day with a bang
1:08:00 - Terrorscape by Ice Makes Games
1:10:01 - Canopy: Evergreen by Weird City Games
1:11:13 - March of the Ants: Evolved Edition by Weird City Games
1:12:16 - Fall by Little Rocket Games
1:17:47 - Golden Demon - Warhammer painting competition
1:22:58 - Eternitium by Haumea Games
1:29:51 - Endeavor Deep Sea by Burnt Island Games
1:36:38 - Shackleton Base by Sorry We Are French
1:52:19 - Unconscious Mind by Fantasia Games
2:00:54 - TURN 3 - What did learn about ourselves and each other?
2:12:18 - TURN 4 - The Final Turn

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After a bit of a break in our recording schedules JP takes first player again and directs the spotlight internally to our players for a change as voted by our Ko-Fi supporters.  In this episode we go beyond the board gamers and talk about what makes us tick.

FIRST PLAYER: JP
OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Kerley & Chris P

In this episode you'll learn:
- how JP's excitement on going on holiday last episode was replaced with disappointment
- about Adrian's experience with an older but goodie in Underwater Cities by Delicious Games
- how dungeon crawling cubes can be a lot of fun in Dark Tomb: Bloodthorn Island by Kozz Games
- that Kerley is enjoying being mother mushroom in the new Mycelia by Split Stone Games
- about JP's thoughts on the latest release from Leder Games which is of course the box of banter...Arcs
- more about us as your hosts, we put aside the board game chat for a bit and dive more into about our lives

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Adrian mentions the pre-Essen show on Gaming Rules which you can find here - LINK TO SHOW

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
3:49 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
4:06 - Adrian - Underwater Cities
14:18 - Kerley - Mycelia
18:09 - Chris P - Dark Tomb: Bloodthorn Island
21:46 - JP - Arcs
34:21 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Beyond the board gamers
35:47 - What do we all do as jobs whilst we're not making content for you guys?
47:24 - Other than board games what are our other passions?
1:04:06 - Quick fire favourite films & video games
1:17:37 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...wipe your mind to experience your favourite films, games all over again at the cost of 2 years exit of the board game hobby...or not
1:22:28 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:29:31 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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Don't adjust your sets we've handed the mic to one of our listeners to give them a turn on the podcast in this experimental episode.  Please give a warm welcome to Stewart Ennew who actually is part of our Loaded Dice Gaming Group and has been asking us for AGES about doing an episode around solo gaming, so we thought why not give him the mic and run it himself...enjoy

GUEST PLAYER: Stewart Ennew
OTHER PLAYERS: Rob, JP & Tambo

OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- that this episode is a bit of an experiment for us
- more about one of our regular listeners and the favourite games they like to play
- some good old fashioned chat about solo games but with the four of us...sort of a paradox really

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
We've mentioned some content creators that help produce content for solo gaming which include:
- Not Bored Gaming - https://www.youtube.com/@NotBoredGaming
- Slickerdrips - https://www.youtube.com/@slickerdrips
- Gaming Rules - https://www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos
- Punchboard UK - https://punchboard.co.uk/

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:10 - Welcome to an experiment
3:12 - TURN 2 - Welcoming Stewart & learning about his favourite games
7:01 - TURN 3 - Me, Myself & I - Solo Gaming
8:03 - Why did we start solo gaming and what was my first one?
16:46 - Do we buy games if they don't have solo modes?
20:30 - The different types of solo modes and our favourite examples
32:04 - Have we used apps to help drive solo bots?
34:24 - Some examples of our solitaire only games
40:13 - Are there games we just prefer to solo or really change the multiplayer experience?
51:18 - The importance of solo play in our hobby
56:46 - Have we tried fan made solo modes?
1:08:26 - TURN 4 - Stewart's Niche Number 1's
1:14:59 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn

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Chris wraps up his run by diving deep into when games get storage solutions right...or so very very wrong.

FIRST PLAYER: Chris
OTHER PLAYERS: Kerley, Becky & JP

In this episode you'll learn:
- how Fire Tower by Goliath Games fuels aggro behaviour in kids
- that Nucleum from Board & Dice gets a second shot at redemption with JP and stays in the collection
- that Kerley actually likes a roll & write game (well a draft & write) in Draft & Write Records by Inside Up Games
- about Chris' continuation of Skyrim: The Adventure Game by Modiphius Entertainment
- on when publishers get inserts right and when they don't included some of our examples
- Kerley's unorthodox storage method akin to storing DVD's in the wrong case...cue sick noises

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:57 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
2:09 - Becky - Fire Tower
6:20 - JP - Nucleum
15:46 - Kerley - Draft & Write Records
19:55 - Chris P - Skyrim Dark Brotherhood Mini Campaign
27:23 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Big Fish, Little Fish, Cardboard Box
28:18 - Eclipse 2nd Edition Faction Trays
29:49 - Septima Deluxe Box
32:05 - Dice Forge Horizontal Only Insert
35:31 - Eagle-Gryphon Games Big Box Games & Art Society Flocked Lining
37:23 - Everdell & Wingspan Big Box Editions
41:07 - The classic FFG trench
44:56 - Some games that fell short on their storage solutions
55:41 - An ode to the Too Many Bones Trove Chest
1:01:35 - Kerley's unorthodox solution
1:03:10 - Folded Space returns again...no we're not sponsored
1:07:15 - TURN 4 - Return of Question Time from our listeners
1:16:43 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:29:29 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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