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Yes, my dear friends, Tabletop Games Blog is 5 years today. When I posted my first article, I didn't know where I was going with this and had no idea about the journey the site would take me on. Since then, I published 550 articles, releasing them also in audio format since December 2018, which means there are over 430 podcast episodes available as well. I played hundreds of games, attended many exhibitions, was a guest on a number of podcasts, met lots of people and made many good friends. So let me tell you about the journey so far to celebrate this anniversary with you. Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/04/25/5th-anniversary-looking-back-to-the-beginning-topic-discussion/ Useful Links The very first article "Games nights": https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2018/04/25/games-nights/ About page: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/about/ Das Schwarze Auge: https://ulisses-spiele.de/game-system/das-schwarze-auge/ Dungeons & Dragons: https://dnd.wizards.com/ Digidiced: https://digidiced.com/ My very first review "Le Havre: The Inland Port": https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2018/10/20/le-havre-the-inland-port/ PSC Games: https://www.pscgames.co.uk/ Wren Games: https://wrengames.co.uk/main/ Steeped Games: https://steepedgames.com/ Good Owl Games: https://goodowlgames.com/ First episode of Tabletop Inquisition: https://tabletopinquisition.com/2019/03/11/episode-1-who-are-we/ Tabletop Inquisition: https://tabletopinquisition.com/ Die Spielträumer podcast, episode 54: https://www.spieltraeumer.de/podcast/the-spieltraeumers-54-deckbuilding-deathmatch/ Die Brettagoge podcast, episode 144: https://brettagoge.de/144-von-voegeln-und-hudern-teamteaching/ We're Not Wizards podcast: https://www.werenotwizards.com/e/episode-320-oliver-kinne-tabletop-games-blog/ Brainwaves podcast: https://giantbrain.co.uk/tag/brainwaves/ Essen Spiel: https://www.spiel-messe.com/de/ Slickerdrips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmtyR1piEzGwYR5cfHo_VTQ Gaming Rules: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvIWBOfYGXYQQQORhjAJKCQ Fog of Love: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175324/fog-love Jess Cassidy: https://twitter.com/Boardgame_girl1 Heavy Cardboard: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnuxFrI7_2mBmeay2R5FhXg Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) The following music was used for this media project:Music: Lo-Fi Hip-Hop 03 by WinnieTheMoogFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7848-lo-fi-hip-hop-03License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseArtist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod The following music was used for this media project:Music: Lofi Chill Hip-Hop by WinnieTheMoogFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6347-lofi-chill-hip-hopLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseArtist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod The following music was used for this media project:Music: Lofi by DreamHeavenFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6148-lofiLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseArtist website: https://www.patreon.com/dreamheaven Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ (Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tabletopgamesblog/message
With a climate catastrophe looming on the horizon, more and more people do what they can to try and turn things around or at least do their bit to slowly steer things in the right direction. The board game hobby is no different. More and more games now not only try and raise awareness of environmental issues, but the games themselves strive to be more environmentally friendly or even carbon-neutral. In this article, I want to highlight a handful of projects that do what they can to help the planet. Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2021/11/02/carbon-neutral-games-topic-discussion/ Links Earth Rising: 20 Years to Transform Our World: https://sdrgames.studio/earth-rising/ Stop, Drop & Roll: https://sdrgames.studio/ Hero Time Manufacturing: https://herotime1.com/ Tree Sisters: https://treesisters.org/ YouTube video about carbon offsetting: https://youtu.be/wQPlwd_kkIg UK Government carbon calculator: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/carbon-calculator Carbon Care emissions calculator: https://www.carboncare.org/en/co2-emissions-calculator.html Forests of Pangaia: https://www.pangaia.games/ Tree-Nation: https://tree-nation.com/ Treecelet: https://treecelet.com/ Pilfering Pandas: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2021/05/08/pilfering-pandas-saturday-review/ Wren Games: https://wrengames.co.uk/main/ Kickstarter update about adopting a panda: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrengames/pilfering-pandas/posts/3338932 The Spill: https://www.smirkandlaughter.com/the-spill Smirk & Laughter: https://www.smirkandlaughter.com/ Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ (Photo by Jonas Allert on Unsplash) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tabletopgamesblog/message
Things had gone missing - food, to be precise. Someone was taking bits of food here and there and stashing it away somewhere, hiding it from the eyes of everyone, especially the keepers. It quickly became clear that it wasn't any of the visitors to the zoo, but one of the animals - or a group of animals. The meerkats were acting suspiciously as well and were clearly involved. However, as security camera footage was closely monitored over the coming days, it came as a shock that the zoo had a group of Pilfering Pandas by Wren Games.Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2021/05/08/pilfering-pandas-saturday-review/LinksPilfering Pandas: https://wrengames.co.uk/main/games/pilfering-pandas/Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrengames/pilfering-pandasWren Games: https://wrengames.co.uk/main/BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/330954/pilfering-pandasAssembly review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2018/11/17/assembly/Sensor Ghosts review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/05/11/sensor-ghosts/Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblogKo-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlogPayPal: https://paypal.me/pools/c/8hovaYouKDWebsite: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/
It's sequel time! Rebecca welcomes back Janice Turner of Wren Games to talk about Sensor Ghosts, a sci-fi escape game and sequel to last year's game, Assembly. Special Guest: Janice Turner.
We have our first interview, and our guest is Janice Turner of Wren Games. We ask her our block of fun questions, before we talk about her gaming past, her journey through the tabletop games industry, as well as her gaming present - and a small look into the future. Of course, we also talk about the current Kickstarter campaign for Sensor Ghosts and Assembly: Re-Sequence & Override. Plus we have a very, very special guest to answer one of our questions and to tell us what their favourite game is. You'll have to listen to find out more.
On Today’s episode, we catch up with Janice Turner of Wren Games! By day, Janice is a product and project manager with a background in physics and engineering. We get the lowdown on Janice’s origins as a designer, her process, and her newest game Sensor Ghosts, which is on Kickstarter now! We talk about: CD Adventure, Pandemic, Flashpoint, dreaming up concepts, finding ways to fit in time for design, designing short games, intuitive rules, Kickstarter sounds, the terrifying nature of putting your stuff out there, overcoming the alpha gamer, communication limitations, balancing for player count, figuring out which rules to play with and which to ignore, and memory in games. You can check out Sensor Ghosts here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrengames/sensor-ghosts-and-assembly-2-unique-sci-fi-coop-puzzle-games
Join myself and Janice Turner as we talk about food allergies and being away from home, labelling and packaging and how some restaurants get it right and some need a bit more encouragement. Oh, and we forget to do an intro and we do talk about Sensor Ghosts and the expansion to their first game Assembly and why there isn't enough Stu in podcasts and things in general. Make sure that you consider checking out their Kickstarter campaign below. Links of Notes https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrengames/sensor-ghosts-and-assembly-2-unique-sci-fi-coop-puzzle-games https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/276669/sensor-ghosts https://twitter.com/dravvin https://www.facebook.com/wrengames/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wren-Games-Assembly-Board-Game/dp/B07L14FPV2 https://twitter.com/wrengames http://wrengames.co.uk/main/ ================================================================== If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on APPLE PODCASTS. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405 DROP US A REVIEW HERE.. READ OUR WRITING - https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com WE ARE NOW ON SPOTIFY!! https://open.spotify.com/show/7ooBejoLBsIHoP7IpCtnYZ YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/c/WereNotWizardsTabletopPodcast www.patreon.com/werenotwizards SUPPORT THE SHOW WITH $£ www.werenotwizards.blogspot.com - Read our Reviews https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3334 - Our BGG Guild Board Game Geek https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards Website - www.werenotwizards.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards Twitter.com - http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards Check out our pictures - www.instagram.com/werenotwizards BUY SOME MERCH - https://www.redbubble.com/shop/we're%20not%20wizards#_
Our interview with Janice Turner of Wren Games. Check her game Sensor Ghosts on Kickstarter RIGHT NOW! Time Stamps -01:54 - Origins of Assembly05:39 - Design competitions on BGG 08:09 - Co-op way of life13:12 - Assembly & Sensor Ghosts at higher player counts?18:04 - Sensor Ghosts overview23:31 - Origins of Sensor Ghosts29:06 - Maintaining tension in Co-Op Games32:10 - Theming in Assembly & Sensor GhostsLink to Game - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrengames/sensor-ghosts-and-assembly-2-unique-sci-fi-coop-puzzle-gamesOur Site - https://www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHeraldOur Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551
I'm happy to have Janice from Wren Games on the show to talk about their new Kickstarter for Sensor Ghosts, the follow up game to Assemby https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrengames/sensor-ghosts-and-assembly-2-unique-sci-fi-coop-puzzle-games http://wrengames.co.uk/main/ https://twitter.com/Dravvin https://www.birdscoffeecompany.com/coffees/legends-of-tabletop-legendary-brew Use Code Legends10 to get 10% off your order Theme music created by Brett Miller http://www.brettmillermusic.net/
Join us as we talk to Janice Turner of Wren Games about the sequel to Assembly, Sensor Ghosts! Sensor Ghosts is an abstract puzzle game where you have escaped a dangerous space station but now have to maneuver past an asteroid field to get back to earth, but not without a sample of the deadly virus that killed many people in Assembly! Grab Sensor Ghosts on May 28 on Kickstarter, and if you want a piece of Assembly plus expansions, grab the whole set! Thanks to Janice for coming on to talk and thank you for listening! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Episode_232_Final.mp3
Iain and Jamie are delighted to welcome home their space based roving reporter Janice Turner from Wren Games. The crew cover legal rustling on the Great Western Trail, companies producing less games and Aliens returning to the tabletop. In our Brainstorm we turn to the subject of Kickstarter and seek sage advice from Janice who has been down that road in the not too distant past and has a background in project management. Headlines Indie Game Studios sues Plan B Games https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/88986/indie-game-studiosstronghold-games-sues-plan-b-gam AEG pledges to make Less Games https://www.alderac.com/2019/04/25/publish-fewer-new-games/ Steve Jackson games releases stakeholder report for 2018 http://www.sjgames.com/general/stakeholders/report19.html News Alien films return to the Tabletop https://frialigan.se/sv/startsida/ Asmodee launches Aconyte fiction arm https://www.asmodee.co.uk/news-item/asmodee-announces-fiction-imprint-aconyte/ Steamforged games gains steam https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/43073/steamforged-games-raises-5-million-roughly-6-5-million Origins Award Nominees announced https://www.originsgamefair.com/origins-awards-nominees Another Kickstarter Suspended https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1361678389/devil-ring-age-of-the-war?fbclid=IwAR1iUr3dDIveZN9l3i9Yiu3AanbNFa82jpnKANlBC1WPY_YbrCdvAnhwSGw Previous campaigns https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/player11boardgame/age-of-the-war-devil-invasion-of-the-ring/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/121737448/age-of-the-war-kingdoms-conquest-boardgame/comments Brainstorm Janice's articles https://www.cardboardvault.com/lessons-learned/little-things-add-up-1-standard-costs Outro https://tabletopscotland.co.uk/ Patreon Shoutouts Executive Producers: Lucky Sparrow Games Cafe Become a Patreon Guest Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dravvin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wrengames/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wrengames/ UKGE: Hall 2, Stand 624 Kickstarter Link: www.ks.wrengames.co.uk Website: www.wrengames.co.uk Get in touch iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/brainwaves-board-game-and-tabletop-news-show/id1367090522?mt=2 Twitter - https://twitter.com/thegiantbrain Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/giantbrainuk/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thegiantbrain/ Website - http://www.giantbrain.co.uk/ Email - giantbrainuk@gmail.com
Rebecca talks with Janice of Wren Games (https://wrengames.wordpress.com/), designer of Assembly (https://wrengames.wordpress.com/about/assembly/), about accessibility and developing the game. Pre-orders available at: http://store.wrengames.co.uk Special Guest: Janice Turner.
In this episode, Cathy talks about the games she·s played recently, and she interviews Janice Turner of Wren Games about her new game, Assembly, and winning the first ever Jelly Bean Games Scholarship for Game Designers.
Richard is joined by Janice Turner of Wren Games to chat about their very successful Kickstarter Assembly. So we chat about how her and Stu got started in the hobby, making your first game, dealing with childcare at the UKGE and how you deal with stretch goals when you weren't expecting to be so successful. It's a fun chat and Janice is a brilliant guest and I hope you enjoy it. Remember to check out Assembly in the links below. LINKS OF NOTES https://wrengames.wordpress.com/ https://www.facebook.com/themaidenvoyagebg/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/35301/wren-games https://twitter.com/wrengames https://twitter.com/Dravvin https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrengames/assembly-a-compact-solo-or-cooperative-puzzle-card ========================================== If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on APPLE PODCASTS. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405 DROP US A REVIEW HERE.. READ OUR WRITING - https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com WE ARE NOW ON SPOTIFY!! https://open.spotify.com/show/7ooBejoLBsIHoP7IpCtnYZ YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/c/WereNotWizardsTabletopPodcast www.patreon.com/werenotwizards SUPPORT THE SHOW WITH $£ www.werenotwizards.blogspot.com - Read our Reviews Board Game Geek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards Website - www.werenotwizards.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards Twitter.com - http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards Get us on Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/were-not-wizards Get us through acast - http://www.acast.com/werenotwizards Get us through Podknife - https://podknife.com/podcasts/4048 Check out our pictures - www.instagram.com/werenotwizards BUY SOME MERCH - https://www.redbubble.com/shop/we're%20not%20wizards#_