Dive into the world of gaming with Matt, Rai, and Karen on "The Offline Gamer" podcast! Each month, we explore our latest tabletop and PC gaming adventures, share exciting Kickstarter finds, provide coverage of events like Airecon and the UK Games Expo, and engage in conversations with interesting figures in the UK board game industry. Join us on this interactive journey!
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Episode 95 - Halloween Special 2024 (The Lost Ship)
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In this special Halloween episode, Adam from the Die Rollin' YouTube channel helms a thrilling three-hour journey through The Lost Ship, a bone-chilling adventure from the SHIVER RPG. Set in the icy Arctic Circle, this story follows a military team investigating a lost vessel, only to discover terrifying secrets lurking below deck. With SHIVER’s un…
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Episode 94 - ACWest 2024
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In this episode of The Offline Gamer, Matt and Karen are live from ACWest at the Telford International Center, sharing their experiences at this vibrant convention. From exploring the exhibitor hall and checking out unique accessories to trying out new board games, they’ve packed in plenty of gaming action. Tune in for their thoughts on games like …
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In this episode, Matt is joined by special guest Mill from Dissent Games. Mill shares the journey of creating board games with her co-designer Jess, including their successful Kickstarter campaign for Library Labyrinth and the upcoming Loose in the Library. Mill talks about her background in board gaming, starting with Small World and jumping into …
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Episode 92 - Cat Quilts and Cursed Coin Flips
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Matt celebrates his birthday with Karen as they catch up on the latest in board games, video games, and crowdfunding. They discuss their recent gaming adventures, including highlights like Vampire Survivors, Slay the Spire, Calico, and the newly announced Tomb Raider: The Crypt of Chronos board game. Plus, they dive into a Reddit thread of the mont…
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Episode 91 - UKGE 2024
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In this episode, hosts Matt and Karen dive into their experiences at the recent UK Games Expo. They share highlights from their interactions with other gaming enthusiasts, exhibitors, and designers, and reflect on the community spirit that makes such events special. Join them as they recount memorable moments, offer insights on the latest trends in…
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Episode 90 - UKGE 2024 Preview
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Join us for Episode 90 of the Offline Gamer as we dive into our eagerly awaited UKGE 2024 preview! We've sifted through spreadsheets and maps to bring you our top picks and must-see games at this year's expo. We'll also share our personal tips on navigating the event and making the most of your visit. Plus, don’t miss our exclusive competition hidd…
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Episode 89 - Back to Basics
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In Episode 89, Matt and Karen embrace a casual and standard episode format, steering away from interviews to focus on sharing their recent gaming experiences and news. They discuss their latest adventures in board gaming, highlighting games they've played, conventions attended, and their impressions of newly released or upcoming games.…
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Episode 88 - Ever Excitable AireCon
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This episode we're joined by the Ever Excitable Adam from Die Rollin, and we talk all about our adventures at AireCon 2024 in Harrogate, UK.
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We're back for 2024, and our friend Matty G joins us again to talk about everything he's been up to since we last spoke, travelling the world doing demos for Alley Cat Games.
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Episode 86 - I Wanna Be...
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Karen and Matt discuss the games they played over the past month, including some they tried out at a recent gaming convention as well as old and new favorites. Oh, and Matt's started collecting Pokemon cards. Games discussed: Where Am I? Alive in a Mad Tea Party Creature Comforts Waters Edge Rolling Ranch Wok and Roll Holi Latte Throwdown Pioneer R…
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Episode 85 - Resuming Play
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In this episode, Matt and Karen resume their regular format with a hearty discussion about the various games they've explored since their time at UKGE. With a conversation stretching almost 2 hours, they share their experiences and thoughts on the various games they've played. Tune in to hear about their gaming journey over the past few months in t…
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Episode 84 - Matty G's GenCon Chronicles
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In this latest episode, we're thrilled to welcome our newest roaming reporter, Matty G, fresh from his journey to the US for the iconic GenCon. Here is the link to the Kickstarter we discussed at the beginning of the show from our friend Matt at Shirts and Merch: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shirtsandmerch/exclusive-limited-edition-heat-t-s…
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Episode 83 - UKGE 2023 Wrap Up
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We wrap up our experiences at UKGE 2023, including the games we played, people we saw, and things we spent our money on. Also, Rai has a short announcement to make at the end of the episode.
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Episode 82 - UKGE 2023 Quiz!
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We got together a few friends at UKGE, and threw a little quiz! Thanks to the following for taking part: Scott - Minerva Tabletop Chris - Unfringed Things Phil & Kirsty - Ludus Vulpes Martin - Paper Boat Games Oleta - Ocean City Games
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Episode 81 - UKGE 2023 Preview
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In our annual UKGE preview, we talk about some of the things we're keen to see at the event.
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Episode 80 - Airecon 2023
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Rai is back this month, and joins Matt and Karen as we chat about our experiences attending our first ever Airecon event. Matt and Karen share their first-hand experiences from the convention floor, discussing the hottest new board games they got to play, the bustling trade halls, the open gaming areas, and the overall atmosphere that made Airecon …
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Episode 79 - Ludus Vulpes
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Matt is joined by Kirsty and Phil from Ludus Vulpes, for a nice meandering chat about games! Links: https://www.ludusvulpes.com https://www.youtube.com/c/ludusvulpes https://www.instagram.com/ludusvulpes/ https://www.facebook.com/ludus.vulpes https://twitter.com/ludusvulpes
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Normal service will resume soon, but this week we're joined by Mark Cooke to discuss Airecon 2023 in March, as well as his other roles in the board gaming industry. Links: https://www.airecon.co.uk/ https://www.brighteyegames.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKboardgametrade/
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Where have we been? What's been going on? In this special Christmas message we let you all know why things have been a bit quite on the TOG front lately.
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Bonus Episode - Shiver RPG (The Harvest)
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In a break from our usual episodes, we bring you this special bonus! Adam from Die Rollin ran a special one-shot adventure of the Shiver RPG, launching on Kickstarter soon. Join us as we investigate.. The Harvest. Apologies for any audio issues - I've cleaned it up as best as I can!
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In another mini episode, we're joined by Andrew Prowse of Rogue Artist Creations. We talk about his history of gaming and design, and his latest game SKÅL! which is coming to Kickstarter soon. Links: https://www.rogueartistcreations.com https://www.skalgame.com https://www.facebook.com/rogueartistcreations/ https://twitter.com/rogueacreations https…
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This episode we're joined by James Bradley, creator of The Civitas Universe. Check out Civitas 2230 on Kickstarter now! Links: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thecivitasuniverse/civitas-2230-build-the-cyberpunk-city-of-your-dreams https://thecivitasuniverse.com/ https://www.instagram.com/civitas.universe https://www.twitch.tv/civitasuniverse…
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Episode 75 - UKGE 2022
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A bit later than expected, here's our roundup of UKGE 2022! We talk about the games we saw, the people we chatted to, and the amazing food we ate over the weekend. Here are our games of the show: Matt: Grove from WoksOnStudios Rai: Meadow from Rebel Studio Karen: Meadow from Rebel Studio
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Episode 74 - UKGE 2022 Preview
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It's almost time for UKGE! We have a chat about the show, our lovely map, and we use the Tabletop SPIRIT preview magazine to see what some of the exhibitors are bringing along.
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Episode 73 - A Quick Catch Up
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We have a quick catch-up this month before we start planning for UKGE! Keep your ears open for our preview episode coming in the next couple of weeks. Unfortunately, there's a small issue with Rai's microphone in this episode so apologies for the audio issues.
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Matt is joined in this episode by author Steve Dee, and there's chat about his latest update to his board game book, Ticket to Carcassonne, as well as other projects, and what Steve has been playing recently! Links: https://twitter.com/steve_dee_ttc https://tickettocarcassonne.com
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Episode 71 - Allotment of Awards
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After a short real-life delay, we're back and have a good catch up over what's been going on since the new year. As it's our first show of 2022, it's also time for our Kickstarter Awards!
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Episode 70 - The Crossover Episode
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For our Christmas episode this year we're doing something a little different - Wayne and Jude from the TrekMate podcast join us for a look through lots of Star Trek related games on BoardGameGeek! You can find out more about TrekMate at www.trekmate.org.uk
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Episode 69 – Nice
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It's back to normal this month, and we've got a lot of catching up to do! Matt tells us all about a few months worth of Kickstarters, and Rai details all about their foray into D&D...Από τον qbie and r4i7
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Episode 68 – A Short Trip to Arkosa
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This month we briefly chat about what we've been playing, some terrible Kickstarters, and we're joined by Angela from Toonhammer Games to talk about Arkosa - currently on Kickstarter!Από τον qbie and r4i7
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Episode 67 – UKGE 2021
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It's time for our review of UKGE 2021, and a chat about everything we saw over the course of the weekend!Από τον qbie and r4i7
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In this second part of our preview of UKGE 2021, we talk about what we're excited to see at the show.We hope to see you there!Από τον qbie and r4i7
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In this first part of our preview for UKGE 2021, Matt has a good chat with Richard Denning, one of the founders and directors of UKGE. We talk about the events that led up to the postponement and eventual cancellation of the 2020 show, moving to a virtual event, and what we can expect from the show in 2021.Thanks to Richard for finding an hour in h…
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Episode 64 – A Noble Chat
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In a break from our usual format, Matt is joined by artist, designer, and co-founder of DoodleMeeple Jamie Noble Frier to discuss the Hero Master Kickstarter, what DoodleMeeple is all about, and lots of other random topics to do with gaming.Από τον qbie and r4i7
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Episode 63 – An Ascent into Madness
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Sorry for the delay this month.. illness and University work for Rai took priority! But we're back, and we talk about our usual topics and are joined by good friends Peter and James from Board Game Hub to talk about the upcoming Kickstarter for Tranquility: The AscentΑπό τον qbie and r4i7
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Episode 62 – A Year of Lockdown
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We've been in lockdown for a year! We chat about what we've been playing, and Matt shares some exciting news about an oft-mentioned Kickstarter...Από τον qbie and r4i7
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Episode 61 – Questing for Zines
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Our first 'proper' episode of 2021, and we take a look at Kickstarter #ZineQuest. There's also our usual start of year shenanigans, but without our annual Kickstarter awards due to the fact that we've not played most of what we've received!Από τον qbie and r4i7
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Episode 60 – The Tables Have Turned...
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It's interviewer turned interviewee this episode, as for a change Matt is the one in the spotlight as Bez asks all the questions.Audio taken from 'Bezzy Beats & Boardgame Blether' on 23rd Jan 2021.Από τον qbie and r4i7
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Episode 59 – Is 2020 Over Yet?
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Back to normal this month, before our review of the year coming up in our next episode. What we've been playing is unsurprisingly a certain newly released PC game...Από τον qbie and r4i7
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A short catch-up this week, were we talk about:- Raise Your Game - We raised £500 for charity!- Board Game Smackdown - The Offline Gamer Special!We also welcome back some returning guests, Pete and James from Board Game Hub who talk about (amongst other things) their new game on Kickstarter - Tessera.…
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Episode 57 – Raise Your Game
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It's been a while since we've done a regular episode, so this month we just have a catchup of what we've been playing since last time. Also, Matt is doing a board game Twitch stream at the end of October for the Raise Your Game event run by Dementia UK. For more information see https://justgiving.com/fundraising/qbie…
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Episode 56 – We're 5 Years Old!
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Who'd have thought it, we've been doing this for five years! In this episode we look back over the past five years, as well as borrow a format from another podcast and discuss our top ten board games in our collection.Από τον qbie and r4i7
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It's almost here, the first ever virtual UK Games Expo! We take a look at what we can expect over the weekend of the 21st to 23rd August!Virtually Expo Homepage - https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/virtually-expo/UKGE Awards Shortlist - https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/whats-on/show/awards-shortlist/Από τον qbie and r4i7
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In this episode Matt has a chat with comedian James Cook, probably best known amongst the board game community for his Always Be Rolling, Pandemic Live and Board Game Smackdown shows.Thank you James for taking the time to chat with us, and for more information about James and his various projects visit the following pages:www.jamescookcomedian.comw…
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It's time for another episode of Meeple Mail, where we take a dive into our inbox to see what we've been sent over the past few weeks.Από τον qbie and r4i7
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Episode 52 - Itching To Play...
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Matt's gone a bit crazy backing Kickstarters, and also has around 1700 games to play from the Bundle for Justice and Racial Equality. He's itching to play them... (See what we did there?)Από τον qbie and r4i7
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It's been a month since our last Meeple Mail, so we have a bunch of emails to get through. Let's see what people have been sending us this month.Από τον qbie and r4i7
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Episode 50 - 50th Episode Quiztacular!
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To celebrate our 50th episode, we've decided to put on a quiz! Joining us for this special occasional are some of our friends, but which one of them knows the most about games?Από τον qbie and r4i7
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Episode 49 - Still Stuck Indoors...
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We're still stuck indoors this month, but that's no reason why Matt can't spend lots of cash backing Kickstarter projects he'll be able to play (hopefully) once lockdown is over...Από τον qbie and r4i7
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Our inbox is virtually overflowing! Let's take a look inside in our next episode of Meeple Mail.Από τον qbie and r4i7
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