After a fantastic few days in the town of Essen, Jacob, Paul, and Robin talk about their Spiel 2015 experiences. Reflecting on their choices for hot games (as revealed on the last podcast), their surprise hits, and their biggest disappointments. They also take a quick look at the Spiel 2015 BGG …

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Episode 26: Essen 2015 Roundup

Our 25th episode is an extended episode, in which we take a look at some of the games coming out at Essen Spielmesse 2015, which runs from October 8th – October 11th 2015 in the town of Essen, Germany. In this episode, Robin and Paul are joined by guest Bill …

Episode 25: Essential Essen Extravaganza

This episode Ben is back, and we are joined by guest Barry Doublet. Amongst other topical items, we discuss the game mechanisms we don’t like, games we like that use mechanisms we don’t like, sliced bread, and whether or not end game scoring is a game mechanism or not. Oh, …

Episode 24: Game Mechanisms We Don’t Like

After a break of nearly two months, and with no guarantee of when the next episode will air, we are back with Whose Turn Is It Anyway? Episode 23: Small Town Cons. Robin, Paul, and Ignacy get together in the lull between Gen Con and Spiel to talk about everything …

Episode 23: Small Town Cons

Ignacy and Paul join Robin to talk about replayability in games. Drawing on their industry experience, and using examples of games that Portal Games has published, and Paul has developed, we discuss different types of replayability, from the perspective of board game players, designers, and publishers. Starting from a core …

Episode 22: Replayability In Games

This week on Episode 21 of Whose Turn Is It Anyway Jacob, Paul and Robin are joined by guest Ryan LaFlamme of The Cardboard Republic to talk about all things Board Game Media. In light of recent reviews (Shut Up Sit Down talking about Cards Against Humanity, and a counter argument from …

Episode 21: Board Game Media

Episode 20 of Whose Turn Is It Anyway rounds the corner, and Rhyannon, Geraint, and Robin are joined by Barry Reynolds from the YouTube channel A Gateway Gamer Runs Through. This time we discuss gaming with your significant other, and play a couple of rounds of Play, Own, or Burn. …

Episode 20: Gaming With Your Significant Other

In Episode 19 Robin, Jacob, and Paul are joined by guest Marty Connell (from Rolling Dice & Taking Names podcast) to talk about licensed games. Is there an upturn in the number of designer games that are being created with a licensed theme? How and why is that? Are licensed …

Episode 19: Licensed Games

In Episode 18 Jacob, Paul, and Robin are joined by guest Richard Mulholland (author of Legacide) to talk about gaming in and outside of your comfort zone. What makes you comfortable, and what makes you uncomfortable, from the types of games you play, to the location in which you play …

Episode 18: Gaming Comfort Zones

In the second part of our podcast about theme in games, Ben, Geraint, and Robin return alongside our guest, designer of Dead Of Winter (Plaid Hat Games), and the upcoming Vault Wars (FloodGate Games), Jon Gilmour. We also play a new game called “In The Defence Of…” in which we welcome contributions from listeners in the …

Episode 17: Theme In Games- Part II

In the first of a two part podcast Ben, Geraint, and Robin are joined by designer of Dead Of Winter (Plaid Hat Games), and the upcoming Vault Wars (FloodGate Games), Jon Gilmour, to talk about theme in games. The conversation ran a little long, and so we have split the podcast into …

Episode 16: Theme In Games- Part I

In Episode 15 Nigel, Paul, and Robin are joined by Heavy Cardboard’s Edward Uhler to talk about complexity in board games. And in a WTiiA first, they might actually come to an agreement about something…. Opinions expressed on this podcast are those of the individual and are not necessarily shared …

Episode 15: Complexity In Games

In the first episode of 2015, Ben and Jacob join Robin to talk about their gaming goals for 2015. Links: Boardgamelinks   Opinions expressed on this podcast are those of the individual and are not necessarily shared or condoned by the other cast members.

Episode 14: Board Gaming in 2015

Taking inspiration from the adage that “there is a book in everybody”, Nigel asks Jacob, Ignacy, and Robin if the same can be applied to gamers, “Is there a board game design in every gamer?” Links: Board Game Designer Forum Board Game Geek Cardboard Edison Stonemaier Games League Of Gamemakers …

Episode 13: Is There A Design In Every Gamer?

In Episode 12, Robin is joined by Nigel, Geraint, Rhyannon, Ricky (Box of Delights), and Anthony (Cardboard Jungle) to discuss board game expansions . Are they necessary? Is the market flooded with them? What makes a good expansion, and what makes a bad one? We also launch our first competition …

Episode 12: Board Game Expansions

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