30 Games enter the ring...only 1 will be victorious.  Yes it's that time of the year where we celebrate our 3rd birthday podcasting and we celebrate the only way we know how.  Pitching our favourite played games of 2024 against...

Davey is back as first player after wrestling control from Tambo and remember the good old days of "Pimp My Ride" with Tim Westwood.  Davey channels his inner Westwood along with airhorns in our new version "Davey's Chop Shop" where we tak...

Think of the english countryside, think of a really large garden with a massive white tent, yes you've guessed it it's time for the ultimate board game bakers to join together for the weirdest cross-over of tabletop and bake off in our version ...

We head to the silver screen in this episode to explore board gaming tied to all things films and TV.  Are there any good film / tv related games or are they a cash in, check out our thoughts.FIRST PLAYER: TamboOTHER P...

Brace yourself for more nonsense, some anecdotes of JP's late grandad, Kerley's late to our recordings due to being on the VR and we've coined a new name for Taverns of Tiefenthal.THE PLAYERS: All of us LINKS REFE...

It's a new episode and a new first player, welcome back Tambo taking the first player token.  Tambo takes us on a voyage around board games containing one of his favourite mechanisms...exploration.FIRST PLAYER: TamboOT...

In this episode we ask the important question...do you know what really crunches my cubes? Expect rants, expect us to get riled up about cardboard and remember this is just a bit of fun.  FIRST PLAYER: AdrianOTHER PLA...

Adrian comes back with a classic, it's been over a year since we did a Niche Number 1's episode so it's high time to bring the format back for another round of favourite games in obscure circumstances.FIRST PLAYER: AdrianO...

Adrian takes the first player token and kicks off 2025 with a new episode all about pasted on themes, when they get in the way, when they don't and our general thoughts about them.FIRST PLAYER: AdrianOTHER PLAYERS: Bec...

We want to wish you all a fantastic Christmas to all of our listeners new & old and yes you have guessed it, it's time for another "Quiz-mas".  This year we've done something a little different and recruited a special guest & board...

Dan finishes his run with a retrospective on board gaming in and around 2010 and the evolution of gaming mechanics.  Talking about games which oust other games, our first memories of game mechanics that got us hooked and how they've change...

It's time for another guest episode and this time we've had a sit down chat with Mark Dainty from Not Bored Gaming.  So if you are a fan of solo gaming and want to learn more about Mark's journey within the hobby then check this episode ou...

It's well known that each of us has our own approaches to solo gaming and Dan returns with another episode which dives into the digital side of board gaming.  Do you like board game apps, digital adaptations or even companion apps, the Who...

It's that time of year again...not Christmas, something even better which is GRIDCON.  In its fifth iteration GRIDCON is a convention based in the South West and ran by Gaming Rules and we just adore this weekend.  JP, Adrian & Ke...

Dan has taken first player and focuses this episode all about luck in board games, are we lovers of it, does it make us sick.  The team don their four leaf clovers, rabbits feet and anything else which will boost their luck stats and head ...

We're back again with more bloopers, expect the Only Fools & Horses expansion to BSG, Dan gets too personal with Tekken characters and Rob does unspeakable things to chicken (not really!!)THE PLAYERS: All of us <...

Are you "Team Buttons" or "Team Maximum Effort" when you first play a board game?  We answer this question and dive into the topic on why some board gamers are happy to explore without consequence and why others punish themselves on gettin...

Have you ever wanted to listen to a "Come Dine With Me" special merged with a games day?  Thought not but that is exactly what you have in the second of JP's episodes of this run.  Expect nonsense, expect backstabbing comments, expect...

THIS WAS RECORDED VIRTUALLY DUE TO ADRIAN'S FOOT INJURY WHICH WAS COVERED IN PART ONE WHICH HAS IMPACTED OUR USUAL QUALITYYou thought we had ran out of Essen chat right? Well fear not we've only just got going as Adrian, JP & Davey ...

THIS WAS RECORDED VIRTUALLY DUE TO ADRIAN'S FOOT INJURY WHICH YOU'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS LATER WHICH HAS IMPACTED OUR USUAL QUALITYThe boys are back in town, Essen that is with part one of their adventures with so much content we've h...

After a bit of a break in our recording schedules JP takes first player again and directs the spotlight internally to our players for a change as voted by our Ko-Fi supporters.  In this episode we go beyond the board gamers and talk about ...

Don't adjust your sets we've handed the mic to one of our listeners to give them a turn on the podcast in this experimental episode.  Please give a warm welcome to Stewart Ennew who actually is part of our Loaded Dice Gaming Group and has ...

Chris wraps up his run by diving deep into when games get storage solutions right...or so very very wrong.FIRST PLAYER: ChrisOTHER PLAYERS: Kerley, Becky & JPIn this episode you'll learn:- how Fire Towe...

In Chris' second episode of his run he wants to know why we suck at board games, well when we say we we mean us specifically as we can't comment on general gamers.  Do we abandon games we suck at? Do we stick with it in the vain hope we'll...

In this expansion pack the Whose Turn gang attended the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon 2024 which is a charity board gaming event ran by our very own Dan.  This year we return with a similar format of recording snippets as the gang went throu...