Whose Turn Is It Anyway?

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Davey invites you to sit down, relax and get that chair into full a full recline as we chat through a top designer list on BGG and our experiences, thoughts on their games.
FIRST PLAYER: Davey
OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Adrian
In this episode you'll learn:
- how Adrian returned to Magoria in Trickerion: Arcane Arts the latest expansion by Mindclash Games
- that JP gets his best "Del Boy" on whilst playing the ultimate trading and negotiation game Sidereal Confluence by Wizkids
- how Davey enjoys the player board interactions in Forestry by Pink Troubadour
- our experiences of various designers as listed on a BGG list we've gone through and the games we've played.
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Music at 1:20:04 from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!)
https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-gienger/blissful
License code: JDNVNO5QFO1ZLV7N
EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
0:52 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:12 - Adrian - Trickerion: Arcane Arts
12:12 - JP - Siderial Confluence
23:30 - Davey - Forestry
31:58 - TURN 3 - Recliner Designer
33:31 - Uwe Rosenberg
39:17 - Reiner Knizia
43:54 - Corey Konieczka
46:25 - Stefan Feld
51:46 - Bruno Cathala
54:52 - Eric M.Lang
59:05 - Vlaada Chvatil
1:02:33 - Simone Luciani
1:08:45 - Wolfgang Kramer
1:11:31 - Vital Lacerda
1:14:58 - Martin Wallace
1:16:46 - Alexander Pfister
1:20:16 - David Turczi
1:23:52 - Honourable mentions
1:28:41 - TURN 4 - Haiku: With a Clue
1:33:05 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?
1:40:17 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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Our odds are stacked, the chips are flowing around the table and the stakes have never been higher.  We join you with another guest episode where we are joined by Haakon Gaarder from Gem Games to talk about his first self published title DECKO, think Poker crossed with deck-building to create unique combos in a race to 60 chips (VP's)
GUEST PLAYER: Haakon Gaarder
PLAYERS: JP & Dan
In this episode you'll learn:
- how Haakon entered the board gaming hobby through his London based gaming group
- how a Poker / Deck-Builder crossover came to be in Haakon's first self published game called DECKO
- how the Jokers in DECKO create some fun and interesting synergies
- that the cards in the flop you purchase offer a variety of different powers and you create a unique deck of cool combos and abilities
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
DECKO Gamefound Page - https://gamefound.com/en/projects/gem-games/decko
Gem Games Website - https://gemgames.gg/
EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
0:46 - TURN 2 - Meeting Haakon
0:58 - How did Haakon get into the hobby?
7:17 - What is Haakon's favourite game?
8:56 - What games has Haakon been enjoying recently?
16:13 - TURN 3 - DECKO
19:03 - What is DECKO?
24:45 - What is the gameplay loop in DECKO
27:52 - Can players get eliminated like in real Poker?
30:34 - Discussion around the flop cards, jokers and more
38:19 - Poker that works at 2 players...and up to 5
43:25 - The future of DECKO
47:33 - Experiences of self publishing through Haakon's own company Gem Games
53:42 - How can listeners get a copy of DECKO?
55:44 - TURN 4 - What's Coming Up
57:24 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn

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Happy new year from all of us at Whose Turn Towers, we're starting 2026 with Davey taking the hotseat and of course it's January and we're talking about going to the gym...the board gaming gym of course to get hence at teaching games and demoing games.

FIRST PLAYER: Davey
OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Adrian & Tambo
In this episode you'll learn:
- that Adrian likes to go toe to toe in the Unmatched series by Mondo Games
- about Tambo's Ocean's 11 moments in Burncycle by Chip Theory Games
- how the future is reclaimed by flora and fauna as JP explores the world of Earthborne Rangers by Earthborne Games
- about Davey's experience of driving cultists away in Kinfire Council by Incredible Dream Studios
- to get changed, put things away in the locked and start preparing for the board gaming gym to level up teaching and demoing
- that Davey really loves Haiku's in a temporary new segment...maybe (we'll see)
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Music at 1:20:04 from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!)
https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-gienger/blissful
License code: JDNVNO5QFO1ZLV7N
EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
3:58 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
4:22 - Tambo - burncycle
9:53 - Adrian - Unmatched: Marvel Redemption Row
19:33 - JP - Earthborne Rangers
32:50 - Davey - Kinfire Council
43:32 - TURN 3 - Main Event: The gaming gym
44:00 - The struggle with teaching and playing games
54:13 - Our thoughts around teaching games to others
58:54 - Demoing games and receiving demos
1:11:54 - Final top tips from the gang
1:20:04 - TURN 4 - Haiku: With a Clue
1:24:43 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Next?
1:32:33 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
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As Rob takes us home in his final episode of his run its time to get a little uncomfortable...well with being comfortable.  Rob talks about the various aspects of the hobby which can make board gamers uncomfortable and the group share stories and times in which they've felt this way and why.
FIRST PLAYER: Rob
OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Dan & Tambo
In this episode you'll learn:
- Dan is playing with dinos again as he ventures back into Perseverance Episode 3 by Mindclash Games
- Adrian does like a game with bidding / auctioning in Ra by Ravensburger
- Tambo goes back in time for some WW2 shenanigans in Company of Heroes by Bad Crow Games
- Rob straps into is space truck and tried out the new expansion in Galaxy Trucker: Do What? by Czech Games Edition
- about what makes the gang uncomfortable in board gaming and how they have or haven't got over those things over time
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:12 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:25 - Tambo - Company of Heroes 2nd Edition
11:37 - Adrian - Ra
21:45 - Dan - Perseverance Episode 3
27:08 - Rob - Galaxy Trucker Do What?
32:18 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Playing with your comfort levels
34:37 - Getting the teach wrong & large convention noise
42:53 - Approaching tables for games & games outside comfort zones
50:09 - Small talk and forced conversations
58:40 - Possessive over our copies of games
1:05:04 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur
1:10:04 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Next?
1:15:39 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
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Santa isn't the only one that has been working hard this x-mas eve, Rob has managed to catch Tristan Hall from Hall or Nothing Productions for a cozy fireside chat about his newest crowdfunding project Night of Wolves / Ruined Path double feature.
GUEST PLAYER: Tristan Hall
PLAYERS: Rob
In this episode you'll learn:
- how Tristan begun his journey of design by building mods to HeroQuest
- more about the active campaign Night of Wolves / Ruined Path which runs until early January 2026
- how Rob explores why he enjoys games from Hall or Nothing Productions and why they are important to him
- that it's ok to get rules wrong when you're learning games, the primary objective is enjoying your time.
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Night of Wolves & The Ruined Path Campaign - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tristanhall/night-of-wolves
Sublime Dark Pre-Order Link - https://sublime-dark.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Hall or Nothing Website - https://www.hallornothing.net/
EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
0:46 - TURN 2 - Meeting Tristan
11:27 - What is Tristan's favourite board game?
14:29 - What games hit your table lately?
19:57 - TURN 3 - Night of Wolves / The Ruined Path
32:59 - Discussion around the accessible price point for the games
39:13 - "Don't worry if you get the rules wrong, just have a good time with the game"
47:34 - Tristans passion for the hobby shines through
51:27 - TURN 4 - What's Coming Up
57:39 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn
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