Whose Turn Is It Anyway?

It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showHaving 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 KingsnorthPLAYERS: JP & DaveyIn 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 SHOWWebsite - 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-gameEPISODE CHAPTERS0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count1:25 - TURN 2 - Paper Fort Games - Introducing James & Chris2:31 - How did James get into the hobby & birth of Paper Fort Games8:38 - How did Chris get into the hobby?15:14 - What are your favourite games?17:28 - TURN 3 - Terraria24:27 - A fish tank sandbox experience29:05 - How do you put an end to a sandbox game?38:42 - TURN 4 - Cult of the Lamb49:09 - A worker placement with teeth51:27 - Turning retro games into board games57:34 - TURN 5 - Keeping the community engaged & what's coming up?1:06:39 - TURN 6 - The Final TurnSupport the showSUPPORTING THE SHOW- Support us on Ko-FiENGAGING WITH THE SHOWWe want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below:- Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram- Youtube - TikTok- Join us on Discord

It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showInstead 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: RobOTHER PLAYERS: BeckyGUEST PLAYERS: StewartIn 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 SHOWN/AEPISODE CHAPTERS0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count1:03 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex1:17 - Stewart - Ada's Dream7:28 - Becky - Tenby11:20 - Rob - Star Wars Outer Rim20:17 - 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 experience35:55 - The reality of prep time for D&D sessions41:06 - A lot of pitfalls for starting DMs45:06 - Getting started in creating characters51:15 - How does a relevative newbie feel going into D&D for the first time58:04 - D&D can be whatever you want it to be1:12:54 - What advice would you give a group to start their first sessions?1:20:12 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur1:23:49 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Next?1:29:23 - TURN 6 - The Final TurnSupport the showSUPPORTING THE SHOW- Support us on Ko-FiENGAGING WITH THE SHOWWe want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below:- Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram- Youtube - TikTok- Join us on Discord

It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showWe'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 OVERVIEWIn 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 listenersLINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOWN/AEPISODE CHAPTERS0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count3:37 - TURN 2 - GRIDCON 6: THURSDAY5:43 - Dutch Resistance: Orange Shall Overcome - Liberation Game Design12:23 - Lord of the Rings - Fate of the Fellowship - ZMan Games16:28 - TURN 3 - GRIDCON 6: FRIDAY17:38 - Tenby - Mighty Boards18:46 - Kutna Hora: The City of Silver - Czech Games Edition22:11 - Chrysalis Prototype - Mike Dennis (Ready Steady Play)28:01 - Clans of Caledonia - Karma Games33:31 - Tianxia (Sponsored Demo) - Board&Dice37:08 - Ice & Idols (Sponsored Demo) - Inside Up Games42:47 - Obsession - Kayenta Games49:13 - Star Trek Captains Chair with Dávid Turczi - Wizkids53:25 - Covenant - Devir Games1:06:30 - Viking Seesaw - itten1:09:20 - Bomb Busters - Cocktail Games1:17:20 - TURN 4 - GRIDCON 6: SATURDAY1:17:27 - The Defence of Procyon III - PSC Games1:33:48 - Verdant - Flatout Games & Mycelia - Split Stone Games1:36:42 - Planet - Blue Orange1:40:25 - Let's Make a Bus Route - Saashi & Saashi1:43:45 - Railway Boom - Cranio Creations1:54:50 - Voidfall Resurgence Expansion (Sponsored Demo) - Mindclash Games2:02:30 -  Boss Fighters QR - Pegasus Spiele2:08:08 - Bean to Bar - analog lunchbox2:19:11 - Thunder Road Vendetta - Restoration Games2:25:29 - Ada's Dream - Alley Cat Games2:35:18 - Emberheart - Mindclash Games2:44:50 - ***Redacted*** - Eerie Idol Games & On Mars - Eagle-Gryphon Games2:47:59 - Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock - Perro Loko Games2:56:26 - TURN 5 - GRIDCON 6: SUNDAY2:56:34 - Nemesis: Retaliation - Awaken Realms3:01:46 - EVE: War for New Eden - Titan Forge Games3:10:18 - Not Once, Not Twice, But Thrice...GridCon Raffle3:19:00 - Adrian's Light Games Round-Up3:24:09 - Tag Team - Scorpion Masqué3:28:05 - TURN 6 - GRIDCON Debrief & Final TurnSupport the showSUPPORTING THE SHOW- Support us on Ko-FiENGAGING WITH THE SHOWWe want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below:- Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram- Youtube - TikTok- Join us on Discord

It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showYour 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: RobOTHER PLAYERS: JP & KerleyIn 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 subjectLINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOWN/AEPISODE CHAPTERS0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count2:37 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex3:00 - Kerley - Dungeons & Dragons12:08 - JP - Thunder Road Vendetta19:05 - Rob - Kreel Manor23:16 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Playing with yourself25:38 - Kerley's flirtation with solo gaming33:59 - JP's deep delve into solo gaming41:54 - Using solo modes to help learn games for multiplayer sessions50:54 - How solo play aligns nicely to campaign style games1:04:37 - The fulfilment factor has to be worth the payoff1:11:29 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur1:19:08 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Next?1:29:06 - TURN 6 - The Final TurnSupport the showSUPPORTING THE SHOW- Support us on Ko-FiENGAGING WITH THE SHOWWe want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below:- Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram- Youtube - TikTok- Join us on Discord

It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showIn 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: BeckyOTHER PLAYERS: Adrian & TamboIn 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 spaceLINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOWN/AEPISODE CHAPTERS0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count2:09 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex2:20 - Adrian - Tianxia11:36 - Tambo - Nemesis: Retaliation22:46 - Becky - Power Vacuum29:49 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Games that Changed the Hobby39:31 - Games that brought in mechanics which were never seen46:52 - The importance of engine & tableau building in games49:58 - The surge of worker placement games52:54 - How have story driven & narrative games evolved?1:00:20 - The impact of Zombicide on the industry within crowdfunding1:04:56 - Stepping into the modern age with accessibility and asthetics1:16:45 - Raising the bar in party games to influence wider games1:22:31 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur1:25:08 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?1:28:42 - TURN 6 - The Final TurnSupport the showSUPPORTING THE SHOW- Support us on Ko-FiENGAGING WITH THE SHOWWe want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below:- Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram- Youtube - TikTok- Join us on Discord