We'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...

Your 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 PL...

In 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 l...

One episode isn't enough to cover the biggest board game show in the world so JP, Davey and our special guest Mark from NinjaGeekGames returns to cover Friday, Saturday and Sunday's highlights.  So get ready to jump back in, there's a LOT ...

The delicious schnitzel's are calling us over to Germany again for another round of Essen Spiel 2025 and as always we've got you covered with games, experiences and bringing to life the convention.  In this first part we cover the journey ...

Becky takes us back in time when we had our first experiences of tabletop gaming and what our "gateway games" were that brought us in.  Has those games defined our tastes, how did we step stone through to games we play today and do we stil...

Light up the fire, throw a blanket over yourself as it's time to get cozy with non other the queen of cozy, Rozie Pocket from Cozyboardgames.  GUEST PLAYER: Rozie PocketPLAYERS: JP & BeckyIn this episode...

Becky's back with a bang as an age old topic rears it's head after her turmoil of will we, won't we on the latest Ark Nova 3Dition crowdfunding campaign.FIRST PLAYER: BeckyOTHER PLAYERS: JP, Kerley & AdrianIn...

Guess who's back...back again.   Ok it's Chris Priscott from Unfringed who we interviewed back in 2022 when talking about Zuuli.  It's been great to catch-up with Chris' successes in the board game industry and how he has been develop...

Adrian takes us into the world of variation in board games.  We discuss the various ways and mechanisms that game design does this and whether we personally like them or not and why.FIRST PLAYER: AdrianOTHER PLAYERS: <...

We've just rolled a load of bones in our back-up plan and about to level up because JP get's some time with Josh Weilgus "Ghillie" and Andrew Santoro from Chip Theory Games to talk through all things CTG.GUEST PLAYER: Josh Weilgus...

After hearing on social media about how to get new board gamers to play Lacerdas in quick progression Adrian conducts a light hearted thought experiment on how this "could" be achieved through different genres and styles of board games.<...

Following up from our UK Games Expo meet and greets we've got another belter of an expansion pack with another special guest.  This time Jakub the CEO of Glass Cannon Unplugged joins Adrian & JP for a chat around "Engineering Adaptatio...

Adrian is back in the chair for his foray of board gaming podcasts and this time we explore when two games eye each other for the space in your kallax and bring some key struggles that we've had to face.FIRST PLAYER: Adrian

It's 1986, the radio is playing your favourite tune and you're in your last week of summer hanging out with your friends trying to be popular.  It's time for another expansion pack guest episode where Shawn Hoult from Allies or Enemies joi...

JP finishes off his run by putting the nice guy act on the shelf for a while.  Sometimes in our hobby we make up for some shortfalls for the things we adore so today it's time to put our love aside as we "roast" some of our favourite board...

Our hobby is full of great games which lets face it sometimes don't see the light of day, either they're not promoted as well as others, they release and disappear or just sometimes gaming groups don't get the opportunity.  We're here to s...

We're back again with another set of mishaps, blunders and cock-ups.  The gang discuss their porn names, dogs setting their tails on fire, the Dune popcorn bucket and much much more.  Welcome to "Can i get a rewind: Vol 12", you've be...

JP takes the stand and the first player token as he returns for his run.  Imagine a fantasy football draft where instead of players being drafted for a team we're drafting board games for an epic weekend at "WhoseCon" (not real).  We ...

In Becky's last episode within her run she takes board gaming to the beach, well on holiday at least as we chat about when the hobby meets travel.  We chat through our tips, some of our favourite travel games and anything else in between.<...

After the business of the UK Games Expo we managed to carve out some time for on our our good friends in the industry and chat to Lee Miller the founder of Molinarius Games to talk about him, the company and their upcoming game Time Troopers wh...

We're in Becky's happy place this episode as she takes us through all things bright & beautiful with a focus on nature themed games.  The gang discuss their favourites and why it gives them the cosy feels.FIRST PLAYER: B...

We're not done with UKGE 2025 and we've got some more goodies for you.  This episode focuses on our live show recorded on Friday 30th May in Piazza 4 (Dice Room) and we've spliced in our interviews with various publishers, designers and ge...

It's the crown jewel of the UK board conventions and we've not long been back from UK Games Expo 2025 and this year sees a lot of changes and the biggest it's ever been.  Check out our first of two episodes covering the show where we talk ...

It's Becky's turn again and in this episode the team discuss their experiences of board gaming conventions, the different types available and generally what to expect from them if you've never been to them beforeFIRST PLAYER: Bec...