Whose Turn Is It Anyway?

In the first of a two part podcast Ben, Geraint, and Robin are joined by designer of Dead Of Winter (Plaid Hat Games), and the upcoming Vault Wars (FloodGate Games), Jon Gilmour, to talk about theme in games.

The conversation ran a little long, and so we have split the podcast into two episodes.

Warning! One or both of these episodes may contain exclusive spoilers about Jon’s upcoming work.

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In Episode 15 Nigel, Paul, and Robin are joined by Heavy Cardboard’s Edward Uhler to talk about complexity in board games.

And in a WTiiA first, they might actually come to an agreement about something….

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In the first episode of 2015, Ben and Jacob join Robin to talk about their gaming goals for 2015.

Links:

Boardgamelinks

 

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Taking inspiration from the adage that “there is a book in everybody”, Nigel asks Jacob, Ignacy, and Robin if the same can be applied to gamers, “Is there a board game design in every gamer?”

Links:

Board Game Designer Forum

Board Game Geek

Cardboard Edison

Stonemaier Games

League Of Gamemakers

Hyperbole Games

Daniel Solis

Inspiration To Publication

Further Reading:

The Kobold Guide To Board Game Design by Mike Selinker Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk

The Art Of Game Design: A Book Of Lenses by Jesse Schell Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk

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In Episode 12, Robin is joined by Nigel, Geraint, Rhyannon, Ricky (Box of Delights), and Anthony (Cardboard Jungle) to discuss board game expansions .

Are they necessary? Is the market flooded with them? What makes a good expansion, and what makes a bad one?

We also launch our first competition in conjunction with Cardboard Jungle Podcast, and with thanks to Arcane Wonders and Dice Tower Essentials.

Competition Entries should be sent no later than 30th November 2014 to:

competition[@]whoseturnisitanyway[.]com

(remove the brackets for the correct email address).

Please remember to include your full name, email address, the answer to both the question in this podcast, and the answer to the question on the Cardboard Jungle Podcast (Episode 46: Caught In A Trap) as well as whether you reside in EU or North America.

One winner will be drawn for EU, and one winner will be drawn for North America (including Canada and Mexico). The winners will be contacted directly. The judges decision is final.

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In Episode 11 Robin, Rhiannon and Nate are joined by guests Paul Grogan (@GamingRulesVids) and Efka Bladukas (@NoPunIncluded).

In a recent BoardGameHour, it was suggested that Castles of Burgundy was a “classic” game. This was questioned on Twitter, and a couple of discussions around what classifies a game as “classic” arose. And so, we decided to take a look at classic games, and see if we could agree on  a classic game. Or even on come to a consensus for the definition of the term “classic”.

We also play a new game, “Play, Own, or Burn.” which encourages some tough decisions to be made by the crew.

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In this the last of the Essen related podcasts, Robin, Nate, Amy, Ignacy, Jacob, and Ben reflect on their trip to Essen Spielmesse 2014, which ran from Thursday October 16th – Sunday 19th 2014 in Essen, Germany.

Join them as they talk about what happened at Essen, what games they played, and what other shenanigans they got up to.

Warning this podcast involves Brits abroad!

You may be wondering what happened to the LIVE episode. Due to bad timings, sound issues, and having a lot of fun, we ran out of time to record the live episode. As such, only two Essen episodes exist.

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In this the first of three planned Essen related podcasts, Robin, Nate, Amy, Ignacy, Jacob, and Ben get all geared up ahead of Essen Spielmesse 2014, which runs from Thursday October 16th – Sunday 19th 2014 in Essen, Germany.

Talking about their expectations for the event, what games they are looking forward to, and what other distractions they hope to get up to.

As always there is a thematically linked Good, Bad, and Ugly.

The second part of this series will (hopefully) be recorded LIVE at Essen. The third and final part will be recorded after Essen, and will be our reflection of the event.

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This time Ben, Jacob, and Robin talk about winning games.

How important is it to win a game? Is playing a game all about playing to win, or are there other more important elements? What experiences have we had with sore losers, and bad winners? How important is the role of the parent when raising “gamer children” to teach about winning graciously, and accepting defeat?

The episode closes with another Good, Bad, and Ugly.

 

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In this bumper length episode, Nate, Amy, Geraint, Rhyannon, Ben, Jacob, and Robin talk about their board gaming purchases.

What influences which games they buy? Where to they buy games from? What have they bought recently? What are the next games they have their eyes on?

The Bad news is that, as this is a double length episode, there unfortunately isn’t room for a Good, Bad, Ugly.

The Good news is that it will be back next episode.

The Ugly news is that we were kindly sent a preview copy of a game coming to Kickstarter soon, called Knee Jerk, by Knapsack Games. Although we recorded the crew of this episode playing the game for the podcast, it has not been included in the final edit of the episode as  the content very quickly became very explicit. However the audio files do still exist….

Look for the game of Knee Jerk in an upcoming review on this website, and on Kickstarter soon.

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