This month Rick and Samuel discuss some games we have played recently.  Then we talk about the top 3 games which we first played at the club, which really impressed us!   We talk about -  Ticket to Ride - 25th Anniversary Edition Aquatica Cosmic Frog Oceans 

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Sheffield Board Games club Episode 24

Tom Coldron and Tom Lovewell both attended the UK Games Expo this year so they discuss the games on show and talk about the experience of attending. We talk about lots of games including Die of the Dead (Radical 8 Games) Wee Whimsical Creatures (Stuff by Bez) Magnate (James Naylor) Sandwich Masters (Big Punch Studios) The Pyramid of Khufu (Fenrir Games)  +Plus many more!

Sheffield Board Games Club Podcast Episode 23

Rick talks to the Steel City Snufflegators!  A group of enthusiastic Keyforge players based in Sheffield, I talk to Simon, James and Pete about the game, gaming in Sheffield and their online and offline group. Youtube link https://youtube.com/channel/UCO-Mb2Qm0ETSptY6eejrVpA Podcast link https://anchor.fm/captain-keyforge

Sheffield Board Games Club Podcast Episode 22

Tom Coldron, Tom Lovewell and Rick chat about board games.  We talk about Kickstarters Pilfering Pandas and the Isle of Cats expansion.  We talk about games we have played recently including Search for Planet X, Stuffed Fables, Chronicles of Crime (1900 and 1400!) and The Fugitive.  Then we have a chat about abstract games.

Sheffield Board Games Club Podcast Episode 21

Rick is joined by Tom Lovewell and Tom Coldron. We discuss games we have played recently which include Ticket to Ride, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Tak, Zombie Teenz Evolution, Battletech (Mechwarrior) and Carnegie. We also have a tongue-in-cheek discussion about the worst board games in our collections, and Tom C gives us an impromptu Train Drivers quiz!   http://redwellgames.com/ https://www.sheffieldboardgamers.com/  

Sheffield Board Games Club Podcast Episode 20

This month, Rick is joined by special guest Matt from the Board Game Bollocks Youtube channel.  We talk about the hard work which goes into making videos, and we talk about games we have played recently which are Cyclades, Rococo, Builders Duel and Isle of Cats.  We also chat about our favourite dexterity games. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJpdYc5lit139dzwIqyf3Mgwww.patreon.com/boardgamebollocks Twitter = @bgbollocksEmail = boardgambollocks@gmail.com  

Sheffield Board Games Club Podcast Episode 19

We have a special guest this month, we speak to Nicky Thomas-Davies who is the Board Game Sales and Marketing Manager at Thames and Kosmos UK.  Tom and Rick discuss games we have played, including Pandemic: Hot Zone, Tinners Trail, Star Wars Unlock and Unmatched- Battle of Legends.  We also discuss games where you don't need to share any components.Kosmos social media is @kosmosgamesukWe are on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and occasionally tiktok and Twitch! email games@thamesandkosmos.co.ukhttps://www.thamesandkosmos.co.uk/

Sheffield Board Games Club Podcast Episode 18

Rick, Tom Lovewell and Tom Coldron discuss board games.  We talk about My City, Glasgow, Mysterium Park, Takenoko and Dice Forge.We then have a chat about our favourite board game apps.www.redwellgames.com 

Sheffield Board Games Club Podcast Episode 17

This month Rick is joined by Scott and we discuss board games we have been playing recently.  We talk about Chronicles of Crime, Dinogenics, Tiny Epic Dinosaurs, Majesty and Crown of Emara.We then discuss our favourite 6 player games.

Sheffield Board Games Club Podcast Episode 16

This month we speak to Ellie Dix who runs The Dark Imp.  We talk about how she works to design family friendly games that will also appeal to hobby gamers.  Rick and Tom discuss games we have played recently which are Memoir 44, Magic the Gathering, Chess and Kennerspiel winner The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine.We also have a quick chat about conventions and how they have moved online.https://www.thedarkimp.com/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10630/memoir-44https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284083/crew-quest-planet-nine

Sheffield Board Games Club Podcast Episode 15

This month, Rick is joined by Tom Coldron and Tom Lovewell.  We talk about games we have played recently and Tom L chats to Thibaut Devigne and Zoromeya about their recently released game Houses of Knowledge.  We also discuss the new Spiel Des Jahres nominees and our favourite games from the awards past.BGG Houses of Knowledgehttp://redwellgames.com/https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262712/res-arcanahttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143519/quantumhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188758/gladiatores-blood-roses

Sheffield Board Gamers Episode 14

Rick and Samuel discuss games we have been playing, including Twilight Struggle, Kingdomino, Sobek and Dragonheart.  We also talk about choose your own adventure books.https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12333/twilight-strugglehttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204583/kingdominohttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/67185/sobekhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/66171/dragonheartwww.sheffieldboardgamers.com 

Sheffield Board Games Club Podcast Episode 13

In this episode, Tom Lovewell, Tom Coldron and Rick discuss boardgaming while under lockdown.  Tom L interviews Dave Wetherall while at Airecon and we discuss his games which include High Low Zero, Rockpool and KaleidoCards.  Also, Rick tells us about his plays of Valletta and Tom L talks about Warren Wars.https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218920/vallettahttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/97682/dave-wetherallhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298116/rockpoolhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218262/kaleidocardshttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/268883/warren-wars-living-burrowed-time 

Sheffield Board Games Club Podcast Episode 12

A very special episode today, Rick is joined by Tom Coldron who has a game called Categorickell on Kickstarter and Mark Dainty who runs Not Bored Gaming Youtube channel.We discuss games we have played recently including Taj Mahal, Isle of Cats, Horrified and Nemesis.  Tom then tells us about the Kickstarter game he has designed using the ELL deck (by Behrooz 'Bez' Shahriari).Then Mark tells us about the challenges and rewards of running his own Youtube channel.Tom's Kickstarterhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bybez/categorickell-a-trivial-tug-of-war-and-many-other-games/?ref=kicktraqMark's Gaming Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzUnnog4exRqAm2EK98D69g"Join our Guild on Board Game Geek at: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3610 A haven for board gamers and, more specifically, those of us who like Solo Boardgaming. With reviews, unboxing, discussions, news, playthroughs - you know, the whole banana!! You can also follow us on Facebook at @not bored gaming Remember - If you can't find anyone else to play with, there's nothing wrong with playing with yourself. Email: Notboredgaming@icloud.com"Links to gameshttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/475/taj-mahalhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/281259/isle-catshttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167355/nemesishttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/282524/horrifiedDescription of Categorickell from Kickstarter -"The rebirth of the ELL deck. The first featured game is: CATEGORICKELL!A fast, frantic, tug-of-war for 2-6 players (2 teams), 5-10 minutes, ages 8+Think of a country, starting with S or G! You are racing to do this before the other team! Each time you win, the 'active card' moves closer to you. Keep beating the other team to get it to your side and then score a point!There are 19 suggested categories. Easy ones (e.g. food and drink), harder ones (e.g. musical groups/composers), and meta-categories (e.g. words exactly 5 letters long). Of course, you can also create your own topics if you have specific knowledge. Once, I watched 2 people play a full game, with the category of 'cosmetic products sold by our company'!"

Sheffield Board Games Club Podcast Episode 11

In this episode Samuel, Rick and Tom Lovewell from Redwell Games discuss board games Ethnos, Underwater Cities and Zombie Kids.  Tom and Samuel tell us about playtesting new games and Rick and Samuel tell us about board gaming books The Board Game Book Volume 1 and It's All A Game - A Short History of Board Games.Our question of the week is 'Does everyone love a game but you dislike it?'Board Game Books - http://tiny.cc/9t9nkzhttp://tiny.cc/vw9nkzBgg Links - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206718/ethnoshttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247763/underwater-citieshttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256952/zombie-kidz-evolutionRedwell Games -http://redwellgames.com/

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