It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show This week Dan leads the followers as the Whose Turners open the sacred texts of BoardGameGeek which is a fantastic & free resource for our hobby. The team discuss how they use BGG and their general feelings in and debate various aspects around it, with some slight tangents of course. FIRST PLAYER: Dan OTHER PLAYERS: Davey, Adrian & Kerley OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - who wins in a fight between Adrian and his...
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 43
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show "Yo what is up" we have Mark Monk from NinjaGeekGames on the show this time after continuously bumping into each other at conventions. We've finally managed to grab a coffee, sit down to chat about games, games and even more games. GUEST PLAYER: Mark Monk (NinjaGeekGames) OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Davey OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - that Mark really likes to inject thematic flair into his favourite game...now who's dres...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 25 min
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Our newest player Dan takes the first player token and pitches two main genres of games head to head, mano a mano, a death match to ultimately decide which one is better...i mean it's all subjective but listen anyway. FIRST PLAYER: Dan OTHER PLAYERS: Chris P, Rob & Tambo OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - that Tambo has been keeping his backstabbing ways in Betrayal at the House on the Hill - Chris P is digging getting...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 42
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show We've just attended one of our favourite conventions of the year, it's on our doorstep, it's organised by our friends over at Gaming Rules...it's of course GRIDCON. It returns in it's 4th iteration and Davey leads us through this expansion pack to cover what we've all been playing. Note: Adrian made a mistake on naming Andy when it was Alan on his game of Kutna Hora THE PLAYERS: Davey, JP, Adrian & Tambo In this episode you'...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 59 min
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show It's been a long while but we've rounded up the gang for another episode of Niche Number 1's. Your favourite questions on answering what your favourite game is in very extreme niche circumstances. FIRST PLAYER: JP OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Becky & Tambo OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - all about Vladimir Suuchy's latest design in Adrian's latest play of Evacuation - Becky's fallen head over heels for the new Mindclash g...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 41
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show It's time to put on our best behaviours as we review the top 50 rules of board game etiquette as defined by content creator Jon Purkis from Actualol and see how we fair against them. Which rules have you broken in your gaming group? FIRST PLAYER: JP OTHER PLAYERS: Davey, Rob & Kerley OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - how you can support the show through Ko-Fi (Coffee) and keep the Whose Turn chat going for years to co...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 40
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show After our demo experience in Essen SPIEL this year Davey leads the discussion with Oliver Kiley the designer of the upcoming Pax Illuminaten game by Ion Game Design. Set in 1776 Bavaria you play as an Areopagus, a founding member of the Bavarian Illuminati to spread the forbidden enlightenment thinking into the highest reaches of the Holy Roman Empire. GUEST PLAYER: Oliver Kiley designer of Pax Illuminaten THE PLAYERS: Davey &am...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 9 min
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show JP strikes back as "first player" whilst the Whose Turners walk into a cantina on an unknown planet, order some luminous blue milk and sit down to discuss board games set in the most popular sci-fi franchise on the planet.....Star Wars FIRST PLAYER: JP OTHER PLAYERS: Dan, Rob & Chris P OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - how JP got on with Imperium: Classics after trying the Voidfall designer combo of Nigel Buckle &...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 39
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show The Vengabus was fuelled up to take the Whose Turners on a road trip to Essen for this years SPIEL 2023 and what a packed show it was. With so many memorable moments this expansion episode is our longest one yet with over 2.5 hours of hot game chat and gaming group moments to share with you all. "Danke fürs Zuhören" OUR PLAYERS - Becky, JP, Adrian, Kerley & Tambo OVERVIEW In this episode you'll simply learn about our Essen a...
Oct 11, 2023•2 hr 41 min
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Kerley ends his episode run by taking us back to the dawn of time where all we have is the knowledge to make fire, our wits and the urge to play civilization style board games. FIRST PLAYER: Kerley OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Davey & *NEW PLAYER* Dan OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - that we have a new player Dan joining the Whose Turners - that JP is going solo in his latest round of games including Hoplomachus Victorum - Dav...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 38
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show In this expansion pack we go deeper underground to explore the mycelium network only to find a brand new board game called Mycelia , designed, developed and produced by Jack Neville from Split Stone Games . GUEST PLAYER: Jack Neville from Split Stone Games THE PLAYERS: JP & Kerley OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - How Jack got into board gaming and how it compares to the classic old days of playing Mario Kart - What J...
Sep 27, 2023•53 min
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Kerley keeps the competitive themes throughout his run with this episode focusing on one of his favourite style of games....the 1v1 games pitching players head to head. FIRST PLAYER: Kerley OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Tambo & Adrian OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - about Star-Lords helmet...it's not as bad as it sounds - how the Century game series fares with Adrian when they are combined together - how Tambo got on playing T...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 37
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show We're back again from the archives of episodes 25 - 30 and including some behind the scenes laughs with Kris on the Board Game Battleground episode before he sadly passed away this year. We'll keep churning these out as we continue to make mistakes...which is every episode. THE PLAYERS: All of us LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A EPISODE CHAPTERS N/A Support the show SUPPORTING THE SHOW - Support us on Ko-Fi ENGAGING WITH THE SHO...
Sep 13, 2023•29 min
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Kerley takes the first player throne for his first time and rounds everyone into the ring to talk about the super middle-weight division of board gaming....the mid-weight game FIRST PLAYER: Kerley OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Tambo & Becky OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - how the team are excited that Kerley has taken the first player token - JP gives us his thoughts on Voidfall by Mindclash Games after playing it 4 times - Ta...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 36
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Becky winds down her run of episodes to talk about her favourite game, the game that changed everything, the game that's all about that red planet in our solar system...no not the one by Vital Lacerda the other one...Terraforming Mars. FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Davey & Kerley OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - Kerley has had a chance to play the new ultimate fantasy 4X game on Kickstarter right now "Ascend...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 35
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Becky asks an all important question in the board gaming hobby which is "can your board gaming collection be too big?". Is there a limit, what are the factors that determine whether the collection is too much or too little. Join the Whose Turners for a good chat through all things collections FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Adrian OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - Becky bags another win against her husband Ker...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 34
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show In this expansion pack episode all of the Whose Turners attend The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon in Ilminster, Somerset to see how long they can last gaming 24 hours straight from 9am Saturday to 9am Sunday. THE PLAYERS: All of us OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - how our first ever LIVE episode went on the live stream - that Dan Apsey not only runs great board gaming events he does voiceovers...just keep listening through ...
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 44 min
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show The first player crown has been passed to Becky who is pleased to be back for some more gaming chat. This time we talk about those gems in the gaming calendar where we organise all day gaming sessions, the promises, the pitfalls, the plans and the free for alls, we all love a gaming day. FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: Kerley & JP OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - JP takes a nostalgic trip back to the 80s in Fighti...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 33
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show As Adrian prepares to hand over "First Player" to Becky he brings forward a topic of worker placement mechanics and how games have evolved upon that core concept since they became so popular. FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Davey OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - JP's first impressions of the new Mindclash big box game "Voidfall" - Davey apparently is being bullied into buying Hamlet...hmmm sure - Adrian is f...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 32
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show It's the episode that no one has asked for and it's back for it's forth volume where we take clips from episodes 19 - 24 with more cock-up's, silly moments and general nonsense. THE PLAYERS: All of us LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A EPISODE CHAPTERS N/A Support the show SUPPORTING THE SHOW - Support us on Ko-Fi ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW We want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below: - Email Us - BoardGa...
Jul 05, 2023•37 min
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show You've heard of the film "Gone in 60 Seconds" right? Well this episode is nothing like that, but we do concentrate on games that play under 60 minutes. Adrian continues as our first player to talk about those little gems in our collections and why every gamer should have them. FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & Ian OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - How the new hotness "Earth" is landing within the group - Ian...
Jun 28, 2023•58 min•Ep. 31
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Board games aren't just a form or entertainment, they can really develop your real world skills and the Whose Turners come together to chat through which skills they've learnt and put into practice in this 3D world we call life. FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: Becky, Davey & JP OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - The aftermath of the "Rumrush" scandal and did that Dune Imperium copy survive? - What happens when JP h...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 30
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show We're back from our exploits at the UK Games Expo 2023 with another expansion pack episode covering ALL the games (well most of them). Don't let the croaky voices and tiredness fool you, we had the best time ever with most of the podcast team covering the event. OUR PLAYERS - Becky, JP, Adrian, Kerley & Tambo OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - Becky (Dolly Parton) & JP (Kenny Rogers) did their own version of carpoo...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 59 min
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Adrian takes to the mic again "like a vandal" as he channels his inner Vanilla Ice in an episode focused all about those clicky clacky chance cubes in Dice Dice Baby. FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Chris & Tambo OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - That JP literally retcons his own Agricola explanation in Episode 27 and goes into more detail after picking up a copy - The group have been enjoying the coronation o...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 29
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show In this expansion pack we're joined by Joe "Fritz" Paull the designer of Prestige: A City Building Game UPDATE: Prestige is no longer supported by Oak Lounge Games as of 25th May 2023 and Fritz now has found a new publisher so you can support the campaign in 2024 - check out the link below. https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/530bc777-f673-4c97-8c3a-739dbaf52e53/landing GUEST PLAYER: Joe "Fritz" Paull from Oak Lounge Games ...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 5 min
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show ---AUDIO DISCLAIMER--- Apologies for the audio quality not being as up to scratch on this episode, we've cleaned it up as much as possible. Prepare for Dr Davey to enter the house as he and the team personifies board games to understand which ones would fair in a variety of situations. Are you confused? Don't worry everyone else was. FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: Rob, Chris & Tambo OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn:...
May 17, 2023•52 min•Ep. 28
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show We take a bit of a departure from our non serious episodes of late and we focus on the Uwe Rosenberg games that we've played along with our thoughts and why some of those games end up becoming staples within collections and the hobby in general FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & JP OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - How the team are doing after our sad news of Kris passing away - Davey & JP recall their fir...
May 03, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 27
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show We keep making episodes and we keep messing them up, so this can only mean we've lined up in our 3rd round of bloopers from episodes 13 - 18, including laughing fits and GRIMCON...apparently THE PLAYERS: All of us OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn...nothing, seriously you should probably skip this and move onto the next main episode LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A EPISODE CHAPTERS N/A Support the show SUPPORTING THE SHOW - ...
Apr 26, 2023•30 min
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED BEFORE OUR RECENT BEREAVEMENT NEWS Davey's tyrannical reign continues and introduces a light hearted episode of "Would you rather" but centred around our hobby, gaming and all sorts of nonsense. Thanks to lots of people around the community for sending in these tough questions, it was a blast. FIRST PLAYER: Davey OTHER PLAYERS: Becky, JP & Rob OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - How Rob is now ...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 26
It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show THIS EPISODE IS DEDICATED TO OUR FELLOW PLAYER, BROTHER AND DEAR FRIEND KRIS WHO WAS TAKEN FROM US SO SHOCKINGLY. REST IN PEACE, YOU WILL BE MISSED...WHILST WE'RE NOT IN A CELEBRATORY MOOD AT THE MOMENT WE FELT IN IMPORTANT TO SHARE KRIS' LAST RECORDING WITH THE TEAM. We've got the candles, the cake is prepared and it's time to celebrate that the podcast is one years old...so a few of the players join together to celebrate their...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 9 min
