Get Into Games On Air

Tired and exhausted but with hearts full, we lay bear everything that we experienced at UKGE.  We share our favourite moments, all the new games we have got;  some which were bought and some which we have review.  We talk about the new layout of the halls, discuss the press event and explore everything the Expo had to offer.  

As we celebrate 50 episodes we chat with John from Trywin games and talk about games from prototype to published and how UKGE is for publishers compared to just visiting.

Bonus episode where we try to do justice to our feelings on Mental Health and the board game industry.  All our thoughts are our own and we know these may not reflect that of others.  In a world where you can be anything, be kind.  Spread positivity - enjoy board games and the people who play them.  Remember to stay healthy and we love you all.  

In this episode, we look ahead to UKGE and talk about all the exciting releases at UKGE.  We discuss games we are looking forward to trying and then the ones we might consider buying.  We hope to inspire you all and encourage you to check some of these games out and mostly just join us in our excitement train on the way to Birmingham.  

In this episode - we talk about all our board game meetups.  We discuss the games that are hitting our table and that we are loving at the moment.  We think about how excited we are for UKGE and this time of the year.  And if you listen all the way to the end, you might hear us completely lose our mind.

Today we are joined by the Minigetintogames girls.  Chaos reigns as the children take over the airways.  Like it or not they take after us.  They had fun and that's the main thing.  Enjoy

Today we are talking with Atikin games about their new upcoming game launching on Kickstarter.  A woman of many talents:  she makes games, creates board game adjacent goodies and is a lovely person to spend time with.  We delve into what we have been playing recently and our recent Convention Extension or board game day with our friends.  As always Becky brings the seriousness and Craig.... well make up your own mind lol

This evening we talk about all things Airecon.  The convention scene may have gone to our heads as things get dicey.  We round up our experience and share our plans for 2026.  Enjoy this crazy podcast, where we ramble, disagree and watch Craig's ego grow exponentially as he talks about his escapades with some new games.  The usual stuff really.

Join us as we chat about whats hit our table, general board game chat and some highlights for AireCon including some highlights from the publishers themselves.

Today we are joined by the one and only Boxed meeples, Julian and Libby. Join us as we chat all things Airecon, what we are looking forward to and much much more.  

Apologies for the lateness of this podcast as you can hear I (Craig) have not been feeling great and have only just been able to post. In this episode we chat about our most recent game day for the celebration of both Brad and Becky's birthdays. We played so many new to us games and it was such a great day.

Join us as we chat whats hit our table and about our experience at To Boldly Game a board game convention at the space centre

Join us and one half of meeple2meeple PJ as we chat about best Practice for teaching boardgames, with theme vs mechanics. we also chat geekway mini and much much more.

Today, we dive into the world of Mi-box live.  A Maths sports challenge to rival the likes of Scrabble for spelling.  This brings Maths learning into the sports sphere with its incredibly striking mathletes and track and is a hybrid model involving times tables cards and an app which allows up to 4 players to compete against each other at their own maths level.  This is a maths tool and a game all in one and we really want to shout from the roof tops about this.  

Join Becky and Craig as Craig is well out of his depth talking about boardgames in education and the benefit of gaming for young minds. we are joined by our good friend Mae from Playingtogetherboardgaming on instagram.

Join us for an impromptu Instagram live/podcast mash up as we dive into the hot of the press Everdell Duo.  We talk about our first impressions of the game and how our impression has changed the more we dive into the Duo version of this classic game.  We talk about the components, mechanisms and gameplay.  We explore our likes and dislikes and we invite you to venture into this world with us.  

Join us as we chat about whats hit our table, new year challenges and what we are looking forward to in 2025.   We also chat with Matt from Shirts and Merch our latest podcast sponsor, why not check them out https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ShirtsAndMerchStudio Also check out rent shuffle and roll using code GITG50 for 50% off your first month board game rental. https://rentshuffleandroll.co.uk/    

In the first episode of the New Year 2025, we discuss the previous year and we look back on our very first episode.  We admit to our failings in picking out the key games of 2024.  We talk about how things have changed throughout the year and our hopes and resolutions for the year to come.  Join us as we say goodbye to 2024 and reminisce on some of the highlights.  

Join Becky and Craig as they chat Christmas gaming with some great games to play with all the family this festive period.

In this episode, we are so pleased to be joined by Nick from Boardgamereviewuk.  The man is a legend in my eyes and we wanted to get his opinion on all things reviews.  We take a deep dive into the review process, pitfalls of review, how to stay honest and true to oneself.  We so enjoyed making this one and hope you enjoy it aswell.  

Today, we talk to our good friend Dale, one half of Neurodicey.  We talk about how to get into board gaming, streaming board games and video games, clocktower and lots lots more.  Craig goes off script, Becky forgets her words and Dale is thrown into the deep end with all the questions.  Fun and hilarity ensue as always.  

Today we are joined by the wonderful Austin Harrison from IV Studios to talk about Their beginnings as an animation studio to one of the best Board game design companies. Check out the Tend on Kickstarter 29th October 2024. Click the link to be notified. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ivstudios/tend-0

Today, we talk about everything Boardtober, Becky confesses her inaccuracy with the English language under pressure and we reveal giveaway secret words.  We share our top Halloween themed games and then Craig maybe says more than he should.  Happy Listening. 

This week we dive into all things Party.  We delve into our Top 10 party games.   We talk about our the unenviable task of tidying your Kallax and we discuss the games we have played this week.  We play a couple of rounds of Gamely Games - Soundiculous and Gullible - live on air with hilarious consequences.   All this and much much more.  

In this episode, we talk about new games we have got to the table.  We discuss the Publisher Event at The Dice Box, Leamington Spa and all the feels for Return to the Darktower.  We are off script and rabbiting on.  Oh and also live on video too!

In this episode of the podcast Becky an Craig chat about some of the latest games added to the collection as well as games we have played over the summer. We as each other quick fire questions and give some glowing recommendations.    

Today we are joined by the wonderful Kathrine from No drinks on the table to chat all things Divide and conker, the new game now live on kickstarter.

In todays episode we chat about our yearly gamer get together MollyCon. We chat how to host a games day, what to expect, the pros and the cons. Also hear from some of our friends who attended this years games day.    

Join us as we chat to Mike from Huffnomore about their brand new game coming to kickstarter in October Sakana Stack.    

Join Us as we talk about our favourite Stonemaier games. Including our review for the Scythe: The rise of Fenris campaign expansion and Wingspan Asia.

Join us this week as we chat to Lee from Molinarius Games and Mike the designer of Shoal.  

Joining us on the podcast today is the wonderful Chris from Unfringed things, Designer of zuuli and mole hill meadows.   We chat about what got Chris into games, the game design and publication process and much more.    

Jon Gracey and Viv Egan from Invisible Typewriter join us to chat about their kickstarter campaign for the upcoming trivia game You know it, which is fully funded and has just 10 days left of the campaign. We also chat about Werewolf live and Blood on the clocktower live the incredible stage version of both games, as well as neck tattoos, No rolls barred, board game menus and much much more.   Head to the link to back You know it today: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/youknowit/you-know-it-a-new-party-game And don't forget our wonderful sponsors Rent, shuffle and roll, www.rentshuffleandroll.co.uk use code GITG50 for 50% off your first month of board game rentals.  

Join us as we do whistle stop tour of the four days of ukge recorded  the evening of the final day of ukge so were a little tired. we will go into more depth in future episodes.

Join us as we chat Board gaming with the family with our special guests Brad and Suzy of @Gameswithbeany and @my_shelflife from instagram   We chat taking kids to board game conventions like ukge, getting kids into games and the benefits of boardgames for kids.

Our second part of our ukge preview, this week we go into a deeper dive on all the things that can be enjoyed at ukge.   remember to head to www.rentshuffleandroll.co.uk and use code GITG50 for 50% off your first month rentals

Join us as we discuss all things star wars boardgames, well, not all things but most of them.  

In todays episode we chat about ukge and give some advice if this is your first expo.   This is Part one of our UKGE coverage in later episodes we will go into more detail about events and competitions, as well as publishers and designers being featured at the expo.

Join us as we discuss the works of designer Wolfgang warsch and take a deep dive into his latest title Quacks of quedlingburg: the duel

Today we are Joined By one half of the meeple2meeple podcast PJ aka the cajun gamer, We chat about all the games we played during his stay with us in England including the best game of Obsession. Also find out just why Becky can't take turns.  as always thank you to our sponsors Rent Shuffle and roll   head to www.rentshuffleandroll.co.uk and use code GITG50 for exclusive discounts.

Today we are joined by our good friend James to chat about getting into games, what games brought him into the hobby and our top games that we think are best to introduce to new gamers

Join Us as we Explore the world of Everdell, from Base game through its expansions to Farshore and beyond.    

We are stuck on a desert island, what boardgames have we got to keep us entertained?   What games would you take?   head yo www.rentshuffleandroll.co.uk and use code GITG50  for 50% off your first month of the subscription service.

Today we chat all things Airecon 2024 What we played, who we met and much much more.    

Welcome to get into games on air a podcast about boardgames and the people who play them.   Todays episode we take a look at Boardgame arena the games we love and the games we don't.   remember to head to www.rentshuffleandroll.co.uk and use code GITG50 for 50% off your first month subscription

With Airecon and convention season Fast approaching we thought we would take the time to go through some of our go to games to take with us to conventions, with the added challenge to see just how many we could fit in our backpack/handbag.   Remember to head to www.rentshuffleandroll.co.uk and use code GITG50 FOR 50% OFF your first month.   Also head to our youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/@Getintogamesuk for a special video showing you the games we have chosen 

In this episode we discuss our 2023 airecon trip and what we are looking forward to in 2024. And why this might just be the best convention to go to if youve never been to a board game convention before.   head to www.rentshuffleandroll.co.uk and use code GITG50 for 50% off your first month order.

Today we Celebrate Becky's (mrs getintogames) Birthday by playing some party games!! will you join us?   And dont forget to head over to our sponsor www.rentshuffleandroll.co.uk and use code GITG50 for 50% off your first month.

Welcome to get into games on air a podcast about boardsgames and the people who play them.   In todays episode we speak about some of our favourite 2 player games and games we really enjoy at 2 players. Head Across to our sponsors www.rentshuffleandroll.co.uk and use code GITG50 for 50% off your first month and  www.tinkertowngames.com/GETINTOGAMES for 10% off your purchase

Welcome to get into games on air, a podcast about board games and the people who play them.   In this episode we discuss our current top ten boardgames as ranked using pub meeple.   Dont forget to head to our sponsor www.rentshuffleandroll.co.uk and use code GITG50 for 50% off your first month.

Welcome to Get into games on air, a podcast about boardgames and the people who play them.   In this episode we talk about what hit our table this week, To boldly game a board game convention in the national space centre, and discuss our most over rated and under rated board games. Remember to head over to https://rentshuffleandroll.co.uk/ and use code GITG50 for 50% off your first month.