Richard is joined by Tracey from Chaos Cards, an online retailer that has seen a massive boom in business over the last couple of years due to the popularity of boardgaming, RPGing and Cards. But we want to find out more about Tracey's involvement in the hobby, her LARPing, White Wolfing, Shadowrunning, Call of Cthulhuhuhthuhtulu, and her obsession with getting hold of Arkham Horror.... We then talk about Chaos Cards itself, including the Drawer of Treasure and the opening of their bricks and mo...
Dec 02, 2016•56 min
Richard is joined by Alice Bell, one of the key writers and content creators for Videogamer.com. We thought it was about time to ask her on so she could tell us all about her D&D days, playing Shadowrun, and having to deal with the source of all evil. A tortoise with an attitude and a grudge. We talk Funemployed and Dr. Magnethands and have a chat about why we need boardgames when we have everything Videogames can offer. We really appreciated Alice's time and we hope you enjoy the episode. L...
Nov 21, 2016•1 hr 15 min
Richard is joined by Charles Turner, aka VaderVanOdin, aka Really Genuinely Great Guy to talk through time about his own special relationship with cardboard and lead and the beloved Games Workshop. We delve into sibling rivalry and Heroquest before jumping into his current passion for Talisman and we once again curse Bryan Wade for having to be that guy. We talk about games Vader would like to play and games he would like to give a kick as well. It's an excellent chat and Charles was an excellen...
Nov 16, 2016•1 hr 51 min
Some people deserve no introduction, Nick Jones deserves a ticker tape parade and a holiday named after him. His genuine enthusiasm for supporting podcasts and us smaller content creators knows no bounds, with him being responsible for most of the listening hours we've seen on We're Not Wizards. It made complete sense to get him on the show so we could publicly thank him as well as help him understand the difference between the Red and Blue versions of Pandemic Legacy. We also jump back into Dea...
Nov 07, 2016•1 hr 6 min
WARNING - Contains massive amounts of Scottishness that some listeners may find incomprehensible. Richard is joined by Kevin Young from Inspiring Games in the latest in the series of 'Work in Progress' episodes. We touch on how Kevin got into the hobby, and what inspired him to take it one step further and develop his own Card/ RPG Hybrid 'Legends Untold' Kevin was a whole lot of fun to speak with and we thank him for taking the time out of his busy schedule to come on the show. Website http://w...
Nov 02, 2016•1 hr 16 min
In a much overdue exclusive, we talk to John Harper and Greg Barr, both long term members of the Dunfermline Wargaming and Roleplaying Fellowship. Yes, this is the place where Colin and Richard first met, and where the idea for We're Not Wizards became a reality. This is the club where things just go cardboard and miniature crazy. But every year they run the event called Winter War, which aims to raise some money for worthwhile causes. So tune in as we discuss how they both got into the hobby al...
Oct 25, 2016•1 hr 10 min
Hold on to your hats and scarves and dice as we head into autumn as Richard is joined by David, Amara and Brian from the D&D podcast, A Quest for Magic and Steele. Things start with a six handed clap, before we discuss playing T.I.M.E Stories and then the origins of the Magic and Steele podcast, the characters and of course, general nonsense and tangents just happen. We'd like to thank David, Amara and Brian for coming on to the show and we heartly recommend you give them a listen is you hav...
Oct 20, 2016•1 hr 2 min
In another Friends of the Show episode, we are joined by Bryan Wade, who is here to teach Richard all about the wonderful game of Magic the Gathering. Who is a great guest right up until the Last Minute. Then he is a big DISAPPOINTMENT. We touch briefly on the Adventure Time version of Love Letter. Then Bryan tells us about his go-to game Sheriff of Nottingham before we discuss the confusion often surrounding Netrunner before jumping head first into World of Magic the Gathering. We try to keep t...
Oct 14, 2016•1 hr 20 min
In our latest in our Work in Progress series we are joined by Duncan Molloy, designer for Osprey Games and all round genuinely delighful man. Richard gets all misty eyed as we dive back into both their childhoods and chat Heroquest, the terror of trying to get a perfect run in Pandemic Legacy, before Duncan becomes the detective and tells us about Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective. We then have a chat about Osprey Games, including some of the key games in their catalogue before Duncan tells ...
Oct 09, 2016•1 hr 17 min
In another Friends of the Show special we are joined by the very talented award winning and award nominated and videogame writing (but not singing) and all round good person Kate Gray (pronounced Bob). Kate has written for a number of well known publications and websites and we were really pleased to have her on as a guest to talk all things cardboard. We start with a clap and we carry on from there to talk about what games Kate enjoys before diving into some of the more modern games available o...
Sep 30, 2016•1 hr 4 min
COLIN. Got these to the table - Dungeon Saga - Mantic Games http://www.manticgames.com/games/dungeon-saga-the-dwarf-kings-quest.html YS - http://www.ystari.com/home/games/originals/ys-en/ Ystari Games Get these off the shelf Taj Mahal - Rio Grande Games. http://www.riograndegames.com Galaxy Defenders - http://www.galaxy-defenders.com/index-ok.php Ares / Gremlin Project. Give them a kick - From the Ashes - Expansion for Ember the Card Game. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1118172895/from-the...
Sep 21, 2016•1 hr 38 min
WARNING There are some audio issues in this episode that hopefully don't detract from the interview. Richard was delighted to be joined by Matt Gilbert, the COO of Mantic Games. Mantic Games are a UK based boardgame company that have released a popular range of games including Kings of War, The Walking Dead, Dead Zone, Dreadball, Mars Attack and Dungeon Saga primarily using Kickstarter. Together they talk about Matt's history of boardgames before discussing the Dungeon Saga Kickstarter campaign,...
Sep 19, 2016•1 hr 6 min
In the second of our Work in Progress Episodes we are Joined by Gary Devereaux and Aidan Lorenzo from Underestimated games. We discuss their up and coming Kickstarter Skirmish game Purgatory where they give us a run down on how it works and what to expect if you back the campaign. The Campaign will go live on October 10th. (It looks really rather interesting indeed.) This of course wouldn't be a We're Not Wizards episode if we didn't delve deeper with them and pick the tiny corners of their mind...
Sep 15, 2016•1 hr 1 min
In the first of a new Series, Work In Progress looks at a new Kickstarter project and chats with its creative team. Joining us on this episode is Jim Keifer and his daughter Lucy, who will be talking about their Kickstarter for their moving tile, collaborative tabletop game "Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty's Web" We are more than aware that we have three people on this episode. We also have a special guest in the form of the gardener operating the leaf blower in the background of Jim's audio, so th...
Aug 29, 2016•1 hr 1 min
Do you remember the film Michael Caine starred with Kevin Spacey in the 70s? Or how about how long the gluten free aisle is in Tesco? If Pandemic did advent Calendars, what would happen? This, plus many other important topics are discussed between Richard and Sam Turner from The Staying In Podcast. We also talk about some boardgames, how Sam recently got involved in his six sided habit and much more. Had a massive amount of fun. Hope you enjoy. We also need to warn you that the last 5 minutes of...
Aug 27, 2016•1 hr 34 min
Richard is joined by Eduardo Baraf, boardgame designer and creator of delights such as Heroes and Tricks and Lift Off - Get Me Off This Planet. We were absolutely delighted to have him on the show. We talk about games Eduardo has been enjoying, such as Potion Explosion and mention Scythe, before talking about his latest Kickstarter Campaign - Herbaceous, a flavourful card game all about collecting Herbs with some stunning artwork. Links Of Note Potion Explosion and Scythe http://www.horrible-gam...
Aug 23, 2016•46 min
For our next Friends of the Show Episode, we are joined by Jeremy Greer. Jeremy runs his own podcast Don't Give Up Skeleton, which is based on the stories of fans of the Dark Souls series of games, as well as co-hosting the Dark Insight Podcast, which is a videogame related podcast. Jeremy is new to the boardgaming hobby, so we talk a few games he should consider picking up as a new player including Love Letter, Hive and Survive! Escape from Atlantis. He tells us about his experiences with Marry...
Aug 22, 2016•1 hr 23 min
For our next Friends of the Show Episode, we are joined by fabulous Gary Butterfield who is one half of the Duckfeed.tv network. Along with his co-host Kole Ross, he hosts a number of successful podcasts including the Dark Souls focused Bonfiresidechat, The Retrogame look-back Watch out for Fireballs and the hilarious Abject Suffering. We really appreciate the time Gary gave us and he was great fun to speak with. Gary gives us his thoughts on Codenames, RPG campaigns and we manage to pretty much...
Aug 06, 2016•1 hr 12 min
In our latest Friends of the Show edition, we reach across the pond and have a chat with Jon Gilmour which unearths one of the funniest and interesting stories we've heard about getting into the hobby. We were really pleased he took the time out to talk to us and it's certainly worth a listen. Jon, along with Isaac Vega were responsible for the creation of Dead of Winter, a personal favourite of Richard's. He has been involved in a number of other games which he was happy to talk about as well a...
Jul 17, 2016•1 hr 35 min
In a first of a series we have the rather wonderful Paddy Stardust on to Co-Host with Richard while Colin is off causing all sorts of mayhem. Really grateful for his time and he had plenty to talk about. For those who aren't aware, Paddy is the one of the hosts of the fantastic Twin Humanities podcast. Along with CJ, they spend their time talking about things related to Dark Souls and on the other side, talk about all things wonderful and interesting in the land of Geek. They are bloody wonderfu...
Jul 05, 2016•1 hr 16 min
Colin and Richard Bombard you with wooden disks and sneak around old London town in the search of something which will make this all go away. Got to the Table Letters from Whitechapel - https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/letters-from-whitechapel/ Catacombs - https://elzra.com/catacombs Get them off the shelf YS - http://www.ystari.com/home/games/originals/ys-en/ Dungeon Saga - http://www.manticgames.com/games/dungeon-saga-the-dwarf-kings-quest.html Give Them a Kick Temp Worker Assass...
Jul 02, 2016•1 hr 8 min
In the first of a series of special episodes we speak to Geoffrey Greer, owner of Past Go Games. We talk about his successful Kickstarter campaign with his Solitaire card game Sans Allies. We also find out more about his influences and his design process, and Richard makes potentially the worst analogy about Kickstarter ever. We really appreciate the time Geoffrey gave to make this episode possible. You can order your own copy of Sans Allies at www.pastgo.net/products-sans-allies You can follow ...
Jun 04, 2016•42 min
Join us for some more discussions about coleslaw and it's various uses in your day to day life. This time we Got These to The Table Pixel Tactics http://www.lvl99games.com/games/pixeltactics/ HeavySteam - http://www.greenbriergames.com/main/index.php/project/heavy-steam/ We are getting these off the shelf Letters from Whitechapel - https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/letters-from-whitechapel/ Catacombs - https://elzra.com/catacombs Give these a Kick PWNs - A game of strategic mayhem A...
May 29, 2016•1 hr 23 min
Colin and Richard once again filling your ears with their own brand of entertainment and take on the challenge laid down by Behind the Barricade. Shout Outs MassmoviecideUK Behind The Barricade Staying In Lapsed Gamer Radio Twin Humanities Rusty Quill Gaming Dark Insight Got These to The Table Forge War - Cephalofair Games http://www.cephalofair.com/forge-war Pax Porfiriana - Sierra Madre Games- http://www.sierra-madre-games.com/index_SMG32a.html Rivet Wars - Super Robot Punch - www.rivetwars.co...
May 01, 2016•1 hr 12 min
Colin and Richard throw out their third and now not the last episode. For those interested here are what we talked about.. Shout Outs BoardGraemes MassmoviecideUK Twin Humanities Gamefinity BehindtheBarricade FilmsandSwearing TokuPodcast Got these to the Table Ashes - Rise of the Phoenixborne http://www.plaidhatgames.com/games/ashes YS - Rio Grande http://riograndegames.com/Game/216-Ys Getting off the Shelf Forge War - Cephalofair Games http://www.cephalofair.com/forge-war Pax Porfiriana - Sierr...
Mar 27, 2016•1 hr 7 min
This Episode is the Mother of all Episodes because its Richard's Mum's Birthday as well as Mother's Day this coming weekend. This weeks shout outs are to Massmoviecide UK Godisageek Twin Humanities Dark Insight DadBrosshow We've been playing Mysterium - http://en.libellud.com/games/mysterium Pokemon - http://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-tcg/xy-breakpoint/explore-and-watch/ Getting off the Shelf Forge War http://www.cephalofair.com/forge-war Ashes - Rise of the Phoenixborne - http://www.plaidhatgam...
Feb 27, 2016•57 min
WARNING - Being the first episode, the sound quality wasn't as good as we would have wanted. SO please bear with us. The quality on future episodes is a whole lot better. Listen to the first episode of the We're Not Wizards Podcast. Where we ask you listen to our friends, Mass Moviecide UK, Godisageek, Bonsfireside Chat, Twin Humanities Howtokillanhour. You'll hear us talk about Command and Colours - http://www.gmtgames.com/c-30-commands-colors-napoleonics.aspx Star Wars Armada, - https://www.fa...
Feb 13, 2016•1 hr
