Episode 22: Great hexpectations

Whose Turn Is It Anyway?

Have you ever had a gaming moment where it just didn't work, a game you were excited for but fell flat or a game you still love but others just don't like it? We open up our unique board game therapy session to talk through just that.
FIRST PLAYER: JP
OTHER PLAYERS: Davey, Becky & Kerley
OVERVIEW
In this weeks episode, JP is getting more comfortable being back as first player and opens up our first ever board game therapy session where we all get our gaming moments / dislikes and "hexpectations" off our chests. So join us on the "chez lounge" for some open discussions. In this episode you'll learn:
- That Davey has found a great party / trick taking card game in Skull King which sounds fun
- how Dr John Seward gets picked on by Dracula
- our inner thoughts as we sit on the "chez lounge" of great hexpectations
- that Rummikubb triggers Kerley (again!!!)
- which game Becky really dislikes which shocks the group
- how it can feel sometimes when gaming sessions just don't land
- about our board game collection sizes and how we "manage" them from our listeners question
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:55 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
2:08 - Becky - Welsh Crokinole Tournament
5:05 - Davey - Skull King
8:33 - Kerley - Perseverance
12:34 - JP - Fury of Dracula
20:34 - TURN 3 - Great hexpectations
21:51 - A shock discovery about Viticulture
24:34 - The surprise that Icion didn't work for some
28:02 - The contention in Barrage turns some people off
34:23 - The "lack" of control in Cloudspire
39:36 - Sometimes building windows in Sagrada is "meh"
41:34 - Rummikubb can go f*** itself
43:49 - The positive surprise in Legacies
46:13 - Dwellings of Eldervale was a miss for us
49:09 - The opposing thoughts on Food Chain Magnate
53:31 - Stars aren't always in everyone's eyes with Astra
58:00 - Time travelling for the first time can be...brain melting in Anachrony
1:00:59 - Waiting an age between turns in Monumental
1:03:01 - Diving into Cerebria a second time round sparked good emotions
1:05:39 - Some honourable mentions
1:07:20 - TURN 4 - Question Time: How big are our board game collections and are they stable?
1:16:38 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?
1:16:54 - Kerley - Orleans
1:18:28 - Davey - Lisboa & ISS Vanguard
1:20:16 - Becky - Pandemic & Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra
1:21:50 - JP - Netrunner & Stonesaga
1:25:16 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

We're LIVE at the UK Games Expo this year and we can't wait to bring one of our episodes to our listeners in person. We're running the show on Friday 31st 13:30 - 14:30 in the Dice Room (Piazza 4).
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https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/1415-whose-turn-is-it-anyway-live-podcast/

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