Whose Turn Is It Anyway?

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

In Episode 11 Robin, Rhiannon and Nate are joined by guests Paul Grogan (@GamingRulesVids) and Efka Bladukas (@NoPunIncluded). In a recent BoardGameHour, it was suggested that Castles of Burgundy was a “classic” game. This was questioned on Twitter, and a couple of discussions around what classifies a game as “classic” …

In this the last of the Essen related podcasts, Robin, Nate, Amy, Ignacy, Jacob, and Ben reflect on their trip to Essen Spielmesse 2014, which ran from Thursday October 16th – Sunday 19th 2014 in Essen, Germany. Join them as they talk about what happened at Essen, what games they played, and what other …

In this the first of three planned Essen related podcasts, Robin, Nate, Amy, Ignacy, Jacob, and Ben get all geared up ahead of Essen Spielmesse 2014, which runs from Thursday October 16th – Sunday 19th 2014 in Essen, Germany. Talking about their expectations for the event, what games they are …

This time Ben, Jacob, and Robin talk about winning games. How important is it to win a game? Is playing a game all about playing to win, or are there other more important elements? What experiences have we had with sore losers, and bad winners? How important is the role …

In this bumper length episode, Nate, Amy, Geraint, Rhyannon, Ben, Jacob, and Robin talk about their board gaming purchases. What influences which games they buy? Where to they buy games from? What have they bought recently? What are the next games they have their eyes on? The Bad news is …

In this episode, Iraklis, Rhiannon, Millie, and Amy join Robin to discuss this episode’s topic; Gaming Groups. We discuss amongst other things; who we play games with, how to find gaming groups within the local area, how events are planned, how game choice is made, how often get togethers happen, and any …

In this special debate episode Rhiannon Ochs and Corey Young (Gravwell) debate the terminology of board game classifications; Ameritrash, and Euros. Following feedback that we received on twitter from Episode 5 (Gamer Evolution)  about the general direction and attitude to various game terminology and opinions of podcast members, we invited Corey Young …

In this episode, we welcome two new members to the WTiiA cast. Jacob Coon, and Ben Maddox join Nigel, Rhiannon and host Robin to discuss this episode’s topic; Gamer Evolution. Where we discuss how have we changed as gamers over time, and what influences the games we choose to play, and how …

In the lead up to the summer vacation period, Robin is joined by Geraint, Amy “the intern”, Nigel, Nate, and Iraklis. As the temperature rises we discuss which games to take with us on vacation, what makes a good vacation game, and other holiday related gaming business. We close the …

In the third episode of Whose Turn Is It Anyway? Robin, Iraklis, Nate, Ignacy, Geraint, and Rhyannon play a short game of Good, Bad, and Ugly, which ends up turning into a full length episode. Crazy! This episode features; Nate Brett, Iraklis, Ignacy Trzewiczek, Geraint Evans, and Rhyannon Smith. It is hosted …