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We’re Not Wizards Tabletop Podcast

We're Not Wizards Tabletop Podcastwww.werenotwizards.co.uk
Welcome to We're Not Wizards. We talk about Tabletop, Board Games, Card Games and sometimes TTRPGs and D and D. We chat about games we've been playing and what we think. We have a huge back catalogue of interviews with people from the tabletop industry. Sometimes there will be audio versions of reviews from our website. Mostly, we're just trying to have fun. make bad jokes and try to entertain. If you like anything we do, remember to give us a rating, or comment on the episode and tell other people we exist. We are many things, but We’re Not Wizards.
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Episodes

Stephanie Jessup - Dibs On Blue - ASL Board Game Tutorials

Stephanie Jessup guested on the show to talk about Dibs on Blue, which is her channel dedicated to producing ASL Tutorials and Playthrough. There will be a full transcript of this episode shortly, which you can find by clicking on the links **here** We learn about accessibility in relation to the deaf community and board games, how Stephanie became involved in ASL and why she doesn't like all the colours apart from blue. Please check out all of the links below. Links of Notes https://twitter.com...

Apr 21, 202056 min

David Turczi - Excavation Earth - The Defence of Procyon - Solo Modes and Kickstarter

David Turczi keeps his social distance as he nips by Wizard Towers to chat about games design, his current Kickstarter Excavation Earth. designing solo modes and The Defence of Procyon III, coming out this week on Kickstarter as well. Check out all his work on the links below. Links of Notes https://boardgamegeek.com/user/TDaver https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mightyboards/excavation-earth https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/267244/defence-procyon-iii https://www.defenceofprocyon3.com/ OUR ...

Apr 19, 20201 hr 8 min

Ross Connell - Even More Games Please - Twitching, Isolating, Putting the intro in the right place..

Ross is back to chat streaming, conventions, missing people and ball polishing.. Links of Notes https://www.moregamesplease.com/ https://www.instagram.com/moregamesplease https://twitter.com/moregamespls https://www.patreon.com/moregamesplease OUR LINKS OF NOTES Apple Podcasts | Our Blog, Reviews, Previews and Thoughts | Our YouTube Channel Our BGG Guild | Board Game Geek Page | Website | Facebook |Twitter | Instagram Buy Some Merch

Apr 13, 202059 min

Joseph Arthur Ellis - Forgotten Waters - Plaid Hat Games

Joseph Arthur Ellis joins us to chat about Plaid Hat's latest game, Forgotten Waters. We also chat about the changing situation at Plaid Hat in relation to the buy back from Asmodee and moving forward, how Joseph moved his jobs within the company, to steering the choppy waters of being in charge of a flagship title. Make sure you check out the links below for more information. Links of Notes https://twitter.com/joepinion https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/101244/j-arthur-ellis https://b...

Apr 11, 202056 min

Ed Jowett - Era: Survival - Expansions into the Unknown 2 - Shades of Vengeance

Ed from Shades of Vengeance keeps on trucking with his Era Universe Kickstarters and so we chat about isolation, getting supplies and missing the banality of every day life. Links of Notes https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-survival-expansions-2 https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/ https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/ https://twitter.com/shades_of_venge https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/29488/shades-vengeance https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8156/Sh...

Apr 07, 20201 hr

Jon Merchant - Squire for Hire - Mystic Runes Core Set 2 - Letiman Games

Jon Merchant joins me to chat about art and games design and his latest game on Kickstarter, Squire For Hire - Mystic Runes Core Set 2, which is the follow up to his successful first Squire For Hire Game. Please check out the campaign in the links below. Links of Notes https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonmerchant/squire-for-hire-mystic-runes-core-set-2 https://www.letimangames.com/ https://www.facebook.com/JonMerchantArt/ https://www.artstation.com/jonmerchant https://boardgamegeek.com/board...

Apr 04, 202051 min

Semi Co-op - Rachel Kremer - Heinze Havinga - Comics, Soldering and Interrupting Cats

Joined by Rachel Kremer and Heinze Havinga from the wonderful Semi Co-op Web Comic to chat about comic creation and installation and ideas and cats. Make sure you check out their work in the links below. Stay safe. Links of Notes https://www.semicoop.com/ https://twitter.com/semicoop https://www.patreon.com/semicoop https://www.facebook.com/semicoop/ OUR LINKS OF NOTES - Connect with US! Apple Podcasts Our Blog, Reviews, Previews and Thoughts Our YouTube Channel Our BGG Guild Board Game Geek Pag...

Mar 28, 202051 min

Ben Harkins - Holi: Festival of Colors - Floodgate Games

Ben Harkins joins us to talk about games design, DJing and all about Holi: Festival of Colors, which is currently on Kickstarter. Give the show a listen and chek out the link in the campaign below. Links of Notes https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/floodgategames/holi-festival-of-colors https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/21756/floodgate-games https://www.facebook.com/FloodgateGames/ https://twitter.com/FloodgateGames https://floodgategames.com/ OUR LINKS OF NOTES - Connect with US! Ap...

Mar 24, 202048 min

Chronicles of Crime - Lucky Duck Games - Tales From The Blog

You can read the original review on https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2019/11/chronicles-of-crime-board-game-review.html We were provided with the copy by Lucky Duck GamesWe were not paid for this article Lucky Duck Games have not guested on the podcasthttps://luckyduckgames.com/games/chroniclesofcrime.htmlhttps://twitter.com/LDuckGames OUR LINKS OF NOTES - Connect with US! Apple Podcasts Our Blog, Reviews, Previews and Thoughts Our YouTube Channel Our BGG Guild Board Game Geek Page Website Fa...

Mar 18, 20209 min

Dr. Elizabeth ”Scout” Blum - Mockingbird Games - Teaching History through Games - Gender History

Joined by Dr. Elizabeth "Scout" Blum, who is a professor at TROY university in Alabama. Specialising in history, we talk about gender roles in history, using games to teach history and using games design as a teaching tool. It's a fascinating discussion and I hope you enjoy it. Please check out the links below so you can keep up to date with Scout. Links Of Notes https://twitter.com/ScoutBlum http://www.mockingbird-games.com/ https://www.troy.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-arts-sciences/...

Mar 17, 20201 hr 7 min

Megacity: Oceania Review - Hub Games - Tales From The Blog

You can read our original review on https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2019/11/megacity-oceania-board-game-review-hub.html We were provided a copy of Megacity Oceania by Coiledspring Games www.coiledspring.co.uk Rory O'Connor from Hub Games has guested on the podcast We were not paid for this review https://www.wearehubgames.com/ OUR LINKS OF NOTES - Connect with US! Apple Podcasts Our Blog, Reviews, Previews and Thoughts Our YouTube Channel Our BGG Guild Board Game Geek Page Website Facebook T...

Mar 16, 20207 min

Episode 373: Az Drummond - Lucky Duck Games - Chronicles of Crime The Millennium Series

BREAKFAST IS THE FEEDBACK OF CHAMPIONS Az Drummond joins us to talk all about Marketing, his new role as Director of Marketing at Lucky Duck Games, the importance of spreading the word before the kickstarter campaign. We touch on fiscal responsibility, stretch goals and why breakfast is the feedback of champions. OH AND CHRONICLES OF CRIME MILLENNIUM, which is on Kickstarter the now, the past and the Future... Links of Notes https://www.instagram.com/thisisazinsta https://www.kickstarter.com/pro...

Mar 14, 20201 hr 16 min

Skulk Hollow Review - Pencil First Games - Tales From The Blog

You can find the original written review on https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2019/11/skulk-hollow-board-game-review-pencil.html We were provided this review copy from Pencil First Games You can visit their website by visiting http://www.pencilfirstgames.com/We were not paid for this Review OUR LINKS OF NOTES - Connect with US! Apple Podcasts Our Blog, Reviews, Previews and Thoughts Our YouTube Channel Our BGG Guild Board Game Geek Page Website Facebook Twitter Instagram

Mar 14, 20209 min

Theurgy Kickstarter Preview - Tales From The Blog

You can find the original review at https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2020/01/theurgy-board-game-by-ministry-of.html https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ministryofmeeples/theurgy BACK HERE https://ministryofmeeples.com/ Theurgy will be coming to Kickstarter in the first quarter of 2020This preview copy of Theurgy was provided by the designerWe were not paid for this article The Ministry of Meeples have not guested on the podcast OUR LINKS OF NOTES - Connect with US! Apple Podcasts Our Blog, R...

Mar 12, 20206 min

Dan Hughes - Content Creator Titan - People We Don’t Like SPECIAL

You can read our original review of Dan Hughes on https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2019/03/dan-hughes.html LINKS OF NOTES https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTl7ZQ4SLkchZr6NblRd7ig http://www.dicetower.com/contributors/dan-hughes https://twitter.com/dghughes28 http://sporadicallyboard.libsyn.com/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/51847/sporadically-board-mike-and-dan https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sporadically-board-with-mike-and-dan/id1435773903?mt=2 https://twitter.com/sporadicb...

Mar 10, 20201 hr 29 min

Bez, Tom Coldron, CATEGORICKELL, and ELL

Richard is joined again by Bez, and Tom Coldron to chat about CATEGORICKELL, the latest entry in the ELL series of card based games. (Formally Wibbell ++) We chat about game creation, being involved in playtesting and why ELL exists. Please check out the campaign below if you would like to find out more. Links of Notes https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bybez/categorickell-a-trivial-tug-of-war-and-many-other-games https://twitter.com/TomColdron http://www.stuffbybez.com/ https://boardgamegeek....

Mar 08, 202055 min

Sea of Legends - Ryan Schapals - Zach Weisman - Guildhall Studios - SPECIAL PIRATE EDITION

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, LOOK, HERE BE A COUPLE O' SCURVY KNAVES ON THE GREAT SHIP 'SPELL SLINGER' TO CHAT ALL ABOUT THEIR GAME 'SEA OF LEGENDS'. SO HOIST THE ANCHOR, SET SAIL AND GET READY FOR THE MOST PAINFUL HOUR OF BAD PIRATE IMPRESSIONS. HERE'S THE TREASURE https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/guildhallstudios/sea-of-legends https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/296238/sea-legends https://www.facebook.com/guildhallstudios/ https://www.seaoflegendsgame.com/ https://twitter.com/guildhallstudio SP...

Mar 02, 202047 min

Carla Kopp - Tumble Town - Weird Giraffe Games

Delight to be joined once again Carla Kopp from Weird Giraffe Games to chat about her achievements so far to date, her growth as a publisher since her entry into the hobby. Tumble Town is available on Kickstarter on the links below and please check out the rest of the games in the Weird Giraffe catalogue. Links of Notes http://weirdgiraffegames.com/TTKS https://twitter.com/WeirdGiraffes https://weirdgiraffegames.com/ https://www.facebook.com/weirdgiraffegames/ https://www.kickstarter.com/profile...

Feb 29, 202057 min

Kingdomino Duel Review - Tales from the Blog..

You can find the original review on https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2020/01/kingdomino-duel-board-game-review.html A copy of Kingdomino was provided to us by Coiledspring GamesYou can visit their website on www.coiledspring.co.uk We were not paid for this review Coiledspring Games has not appeared on the podcast OUR LINKS OF NOTES - Connect with US! Apple Podcasts Our Blog, Reviews, Previews and Thoughts Our YouTube Channel Our BGG Guild Board Game Geek Page Website Facebook Twitter Instagra...

Feb 29, 20206 min

Christian Kang - Take Your Chits - Life, Performance and Oatmeal Dragons

I'm delighted to be joined by Christian Kang. Operator of Take Your Chits, the person responsible for one of my favourite Kickstarter Videos. This is a pretty in depth conversation about creation. I really enjoyed this chat. We don't talk about board games. Fight me. Links of Note https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgvVopSRL_2lRzjLpSji2VQ https://www.instagram.com/takeyourchits https://twitter.com/takeyourchits https://www.youtube.com/takeyourchits OUR LINKS OF NOTES - Connect with US! Apple Podca...

Feb 26, 20201 hr 4 min

Gnomes & Wizards Kickstarter Preview - Tales From The Blog

You can find the original preview piece on.. https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2020/01/wizards-gnomes-kickstarter-board-game.html We were provided a preview copy of Gnomes & Wizards in which we made a contribution to the shipping of the game. We were not paid for this preview.Cavern Wire at time of this article have not appeared on the podcast, but may appear on a future episode.You can visit their site - http://cavernwire.com/The Kickstarter Preview Page is https://www.kickstarter.com/pro...

Feb 25, 20206 min

Blitzkrieg Board Game Review - PSC Games - Tales From The Blog..

Originally on our blog, here is the audio version of our Blitzkrieg Review from PSC Games. You can read the original on https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2020/02/blitzkrieg-board-game-review-including.html OUR LINKS OF NOTES - Connect with US! Apple Podcasts Our Blog, Reviews, Previews and Thoughts Our YouTube Channel Our BGG Guild Board Game Geek Page Website Facebook Twitter Instagram

Feb 23, 20207 min

James Hewitt - Robot Fight Club - Needy Cat Games

I would really like to tell you about the chat that me and James from Needy Cat Games had, but due to obvious jokes, I'm not allowed to talk about it. Especially Kids TV. However, please click on the links below to learn more about the Fabulous Robot Fight Club. Links of Notes https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/needycatjames/robot-fight-club https://twitter.com/needycatgames https://www.needycatgames.com/ https://twitter.com/sophisaurus_rex https://www.facebook.com/needycatgames/ OUR LINKS OF ...

Feb 21, 202058 min

Rob Sparks - Board Game Bud - Tinderblox - Alley Cat Games

Rob Sparks pops into WNW Towers to chat about his on fire Kickstarter TinderBlox which you can back by checking out the links below. We also talk about limiting your design choices by creating for mint tins, punning until we can't pun no more and general very much nonsense. We had fun. Hope you do listening along. Links of Notes Tinderblox & Kittin Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alleycatgames/tinderblox-and-kittin-play-with-fire-and-stack-cats Board Game Bud Instagram: htt...

Feb 19, 202052 min

Rustan Håkansson - Nations, Skylines, Tribes and Designing..

Delighted to be joined by Rustan Håkansson to chat about design, crunch time, roll and write games, video-gaming and what he likes to do when he isn't designing games. It's a very interesting chat. In the next couple of weeks we'll be running a competition to win some promo cards for City Skylines and for Tribes as well!! Yipee!! Links of Notes https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/37300/rustan-hakansson https://twitter.com/rustan_h OUR LINKS OF NOTES - Connect with US! Apple Podcasts Our ...

Feb 17, 202049 min

Antoinette Mason - Board Game Inquisition - Unexpected Tabletop

Antoinette Mason joins us to chat about her channel Board Game Inquisition, and we chat about playing games, making media and finding the time to do both. We also talk a bit about the podcast she runs with Oliver Kinne, who is an awesome person. Make sure you check out all the links to Antoinette's content below as something unexpected might happen.. Links of Notes https://twitter.com/BGInquisition https://boardgameinquisition.com/ https://tabletopinquisition.com/about-us/ OUR LINKS OF NOTES - C...

Feb 16, 202058 min

Mike ’Gentle Ben’ DiLisio - Venetian Blinds, Dice Towers, Surfing

Mike Dilisio is back. And that's all you need to know. Links of Notes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo0lf8qX0GI https://boardgamegeek.com/blogger/7996/mike-dilisio https://twitter.com/michaeldilisio http://sporadicallyboard.libsyn.com/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/51847/sporadically-board-mike-and-dan https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sporadically-board-with-mike-and-dan/id1435773903?mt=2 https://twitter.com/sporadicboard OUR LINKS OF NOTES - Connect with US! Apple Podcasts Our...

Feb 15, 20201 hr 15 min

Jackson Pope - Eurydice Games - Fleeting Flicks with Flick Fleet

Jackson Pope is a very hands on person, so hands on he decided to make the copies of his successful Kickstarter Flick Fleet, completely by hand. Join us as we chat about why you would even do that, how many injuries you can get and why he continues to love doing it with his hands. Links of Notes http://www.eurydicegames.co.uk/games/flickfleet/index.html https://www.facebook.com/eurydicegames/ https://twitter.com/jackson_pope OUR LINKS OF NOTES - Connect with US! Apple Podcasts Our Blog, Reviews,...

Feb 14, 202048 min

10 Gallon Tank - Winsmith Games - David Smith - Travis Winstead

If you want to check out Death by Monsters go to https://www.deathbymonsters.com/ Joined by childhood friends David and Travis, we chat about playing Star Wars, who was Threepio, starting big and knowing your limitations, getting riled up for Kickstarter and what you call a fish with no eyes. Check out the Kickstarter below and back at its ridiculous cheap price.. Links of Notes https://twitter.com/WinsmithGames https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/740608278/10-gallon-tank/ https://www.winsmithg...

Feb 06, 202054 min

Mark Cooke - Hush Hush Projects - Aire of Fog of Con Love..

This Episode is magically powered by AireCon, the Analog Gaming Festival Harrogate Convention Centre - Running from the 13 - 15 March 2020 - Tickets on Sale Now Web - https://airecon.uk / Facebook - facebook.com/aireconukTwitter - twitter.com/aireconuk or @aireconuk / Instagram - instagram.com/aireconuk ====================================================== Join by the delicious monster of all things Hush Hush and Airecon, Mark Cooke is here to chat about being 'The Best Person Who Is Are Best A...

Feb 05, 20201 hr 3 min
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