Whose Turn Is It Anyway?

Episode 92: Guest Who?

It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showHang on a minute, where's Davey? Well he's moving house so Dan has moved up his run a little earlier than expected but in this episode he invites a load of guests onto the show, well guests being workers or characters in board games where we have to guess what game they're a part of.  Does it make sense? If not don't worry just listen and play along.FIRST PLAYER: DanOTHER PLAYERS: JP, Becky & RobIn this episode you'll learn:- how Dan has been returning to the moon in Shackleton Base by Sorry We're French- Rob has played the latest Stonemaier Games game of Vantage and lets us know what he thinks- that Becky has been going through the Flatout Games care package with the latest game Nocturne - that JP's all in pledge of Ashes Ascendancy has arrived and tells us all about it- which "guests" have joined us on this episode in the guise of board game workers that we all have to guess, so join in at homeLINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOWN/AEPISODE CHAPTERS0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count4:04 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex4:17 - Becky - Nocturne8:53 - Rob - Vantage17:21 - JP - Ashes Ascendancy24:21 - Dan - Shackleton Base31:50 - TURN 3 - Guest Who?34:59 - Guests One to Five50:06 - Guests Six to Ten1:06:51 - Guests Eleven to Fifthteen1:21:59 - Guests Sixteen to Twenty1:38:54 - TURN 4 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?1:47:52 - TURN 5 - The Final TurnSupport the showSUPPORTING THE SHOW- Support us on Ko-FiENGAGING WITH THE SHOWWe want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below:- Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram- Youtube - TikTok- Join us on Discord

Expansion Pack: Can I get a rewind: Vol 13 (NSFW)

It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showIt's been a while but we're back with some more nonsense and bloopers including many renditions of Avril Lavigne songs by the gang (we're not sure why), finally we've stitched Davey's jokes up in a blooper rather than the other way round, Adrian thinks he's on work calls rather than podcasting and Kuba from Glass Cannon Unplugged gives our podcast the best review ever.THE PLAYERS: All of us LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOWN/AEPISODE CHAPTERSN/ASupport the showSUPPORTING THE SHOW- Support us on Ko-FiENGAGING WITH THE SHOWWe want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below:- Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram- Youtube - TikTok- Join us on Discord

Episode 91: Recliner designer

It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showDavey 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: DaveyOTHER PLAYERS: JP & AdrianIn 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 SHOWMusic at 1:20:04 from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!)https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-gienger/blissfulLicense code: JDNVNO5QFO1ZLV7NEPISODE CHAPTERS0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count0:52 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex1:12 - Adrian - Trickerion: Arcane Arts12:12 - JP - Siderial Confluence23:30 - Davey - Forestry31:58 - TURN 3 - Recliner Designer33:31 - Uwe Rosenberg39:17 - Reiner Knizia43:54 - Corey Konieczka46:25 - Stefan Feld51:46 - Bruno Cathala54:52 - Eric M.Lang59:05 - Vlaada Chvatil1:02:33 - Simone Luciani1:08:45 - Wolfgang Kramer1:11:31 - Vital Lacerda1:14:58 - Martin Wallace1:16:46 - Alexander Pfister1:20:16 - David Turczi1:23:52 - Honourable mentions1:28:41 - TURN 4 - Haiku: With a Clue1:33:05 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?1:40:17 - TURN 6 - The Final TurnSupport the showSUPPORTING THE SHOW- Support us on Ko-FiENGAGING WITH THE SHOWWe want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below:- Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram- Youtube - TikTok- Join us on Discord

Expansion Pack: Haakon Gaarder's Turn (DECKO)

It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showOur 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 GaarderPLAYERS: JP & DanIn 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 abilitiesLINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOWDECKO Gamefound Page - https://gamefound.com/en/projects/gem-games/deckoGem Games Website - https://gemgames.gg/EPISODE CHAPTERS0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count0:46 - TURN 2 - Meeting Haakon0:58 - 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 - DECKO19:03 - What is DECKO?24:45 - What is the gameplay loop in DECKO27:52 - Can players get eliminated like in real Poker?30:34 - Discussion around the flop cards, jokers and more38:19 - Poker that works at 2 players...and up to 543:25 - The future of DECKO47:33 - Experiences of self publishing through Haakon's own company Gem Games53:42 - How can listeners get a copy of DECKO?55:44 - TURN 4 - What's Coming Up57:24 - TURN 5 - The Final TurnSupport the showSUPPORTING THE SHOW- Support us on Ko-FiENGAGING WITH THE SHOWWe want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below:- Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram- Youtube - TikTok- Join us on Discord

Episode 90: The gaming gym

It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showHappy 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: DaveyOTHER PLAYERS: JP, Adrian & TamboIn 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 SHOWMusic at 1:20:04 from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!)https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-gienger/blissful License code: JDNVNO5QFO1ZLV7NEPISODE CHAPTERS0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count3:58 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex4:22 - Tambo - burncycle9:53 - Adrian - Unmatched: Marvel Redemption Row19:33 - JP - Earthborne Rangers32:50 - Davey - Kinfire Council43:32 - TURN 3 - Main Event: The gaming gym44:00 - The struggle with teaching and playing games54:13 - Our thoughts around teaching games to others58:54 - Demoing games and receiving demos1:11:54 - Final top tips from the gang1:20:04 - TURN 4 - Haiku: With a Clue1:24:43 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Next?1:32:33 - TURN 6 - The Final TurnSupport the showSUPPORTING THE SHOW- Support us on Ko-FiENGAGING WITH THE SHOWWe want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below:- Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram- Youtube - TikTok- Join us on Discord