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Jonathan (JP) Parnaby
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Welcome to Just Play, your board gaming podcast.  Your host JP acts as your Player Two to guide you through the hobby, whether that's talking about games played at the table, chatting with guests in the industry or covering conventions.  Pull up a chair, relax and...Just Play.

  1. 9 hr ago ·  Video

    EP6: 8 great games I'll never play again

    Sometimes great games just don't hit the mark for a variety of reasons and in this episode I pick 8 genuinely good games that fall into that category. IN THIS EPISODE - In the "Just Played" segment JP travels back to 1760 England and tries to make his factory as efficient and profitable as possible in Arkwright: Anniversary Edition by Capstone Games and then travels to the future Scotland for some Rebirth by Mighty Boards - At the "Centre of the table" JP lists games which are great, but haven't hit the mark - JP takes a look at the top 5 trending games in "What's Hot, What's Not" which includes Whisperwood, The Crew: Journey to the Ends of the Earth, Wildscape, Drillers & Hell of a Deal LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - OPENING 00:01:07 - PHASE A: PULL UP A CHAIR 00:04:52 - PHASE B: JUST PLAYED 00:05:03 - Arkwright: Anniversary Edition 00:17:30 - Rebirth 00:23:05 - PHASE C: CENTRE OF THE TABLE 00:24:36 - Ark Nova 00:26:35 - Brass Birmingham 00:27:50 - Spirit Island 00:29:18 - Clank! 00:30:32 - Eclipse: Second Dawn 00:33:10 - Barrage 00:35:20 - Vantage 00:37:21 - Mage Knight 00:40:50 - PHASE D: WHAT'S HOT, WHAT'S NOT 00:46:38 - PHASE E: JUST ABOUT TO PLAY 00:48:36 - PHASE F: THE LAST PLAY Get in touch with the show Support the show GET IN TOUCH Website - https://www.justplaypod.co.uk YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JustPlayPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/justplaypod Discord - Join us on Discord INTRO / OUTRO CREDITS Intro / Outro Music: Getaway by D0d Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/d0d/getaway

  2. 12 Aug ·  Bonus Video

    Just Play With Others: The Success of Tenby Interview (Cosy Cub Games)

    Some games challenge your brain and some warm your heat, every now and then some games manage to do both.  We've got Benjie Talbott from Cosy Cub Games to talk about the meteoric rise of Tenby by Mighty Boards IN THIS EPISODE - Learn about Benjie's early gaming experiences and what he likes to play to unwind - Benjie provides his experience from taking a game design to have it literally fly off the shelves at the UK Games Expo and other stores. - You can learn more about the game of Tenby, it's expansion "Community" and what Benjie's favourite modules are to play LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Watch the episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JtLC8Tetjk Cosy Cub Games Website - https://www.cosycubgames.com/ CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - OPENING 00:00:20 - PHASE A: INTRODUCING BENJIE TALBOTT 00:01:10 - What was the last game Benjie has Just Played? 00:03:02 - What are Benjie's favourite games? 00:06:36 - How did you into the hobby? 00:10:04 - PHASE B: COSY CUB GAMES & TENBY 00:13:05 - The meteoric success of Tenby 00:18:37 - What is Tenby? 00:23:24 - How does the Community Expansion work? 00:25:55 - Why is Tenby a special place for Benjie? 00:27:30 - An aside on Heartbeat the TV Show...yep really 00:29:22 - What's the one mechanism in Tenby that defines the game for you? 00:34:43 - Listener Question - What is your dream bling to have in your game? 00:37:06 - Listener Question - What is Bejies favourite modules to play with in Tenby? 00:38:56 - PHASE C: WHAT'S NEXT FOR COSY CUB GAMES? 00:44:29 - What are you looking forward to? 00:46:33 - PHASE D: WHAT'S HOT, THE LAST PLAY Get in touch with the show Support the show GET IN TOUCH Website - https://www.justplaypod.co.uk YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JustPlayPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/justplaypod Discord - Join us on Discord INTRO / OUTRO CREDITS Intro / Outro Music: Getaway by D0d Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/d0d/getaway

  3. 5 Aug ·  Video

    EP5: Board games that feel like a Black Mirror episode

    What if your favourite game is actually playing you? In a homage to the fantastic TV series Black Mirror JP takes a look at board games that could well feature as an episode in that series.  Expect dark, expect adult themes and lets lean into the dystopia. IN THIS EPISODE - In the "Just Played" segment JP talks about his recent experience with Politik by Black Yeti Games after releasing a Just Play-Through recently on the channel.  Also he loads up, joins a team and takes down other legends in Apex Legends: The Board Game by Glass Cannon Unplugged  - At the "Centre of the table" JP lists games which lean into that Black Mirror vibe.  When researching for this episode there's actually quite a lot more games, what do you think should be included? - JP takes a look at the top 5 trending games in "What's Hot, What's Not" which includes Schadenfreude, Duel of Meloch, Chilvary, Rolling Deep, Container LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Watch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/1I1R5NYSq_k CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - OPENING 00:00:19 - PHASE A: PULL UP A CHAIR 00:05:28 - PHASE B: JUST PLAYED 00:05:56 - Politik 00:17:04 - Apex Legends: The Board Game 00:25:06 - PHASE C: CENTRE OF THE TABLE - Boardgames that belong in a Black Mirror episode 00:27:14 - This War Is Mine 00:29:00 - Kingdom Death Monster 00:31:15 - Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr 00:33:11 - Frostpunk: The Board Game 00:36:19 - New Angeles 00:38:08 - Cerebria: The Inside World 00:39:20 - Nyctophobia 00:40:30 - Deckers 00:41:41 - Nemesis 00:43:18 - PHASE D: WHAT'S HOT, WHAT'S NOT 00:48:28 - PHASE E: JUST ABOUT TO PLAY 00:49:30 - PHASE F: THE LAST PLAY Get in touch with the show Support the show GET IN TOUCH Website - https://www.justplaypod.co.uk YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JustPlayPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/justplaypod Discord - Join us on Discord INTRO / OUTRO CREDITS Intro / Outro Music: Getaway by D0d Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/d0d/getaway

  4. 29 Jul ·  Bonus Video

    Just Play Reunion: Beale Street Board Games (Feat: Rob from Whose Turn Is It Anyway?)

    It's time for something a little different.  JP is away on a work trip to Memphis in the US and joined by Rob formally from the Whose Turn Is It Anyway Podcast, so naturally it felt like a little reunion.  We've brought the mics and thought we share a little of our gaming experiences whilst we visited the "Home of the Blues". IN THIS EPISODE - JP introduces Rob for those who don't know him from the Whose Turn podcast days and for those that do will learn what life has been like since Whose Turn was sunsetted. - We bring back "Let's Talk About Hex" for Rob to update us on what he has been playing including getting 20 Strong by Chip Theory Games, time travelling in Warp's Edge by Renegade Studios and trying to wake some Sleeping Gods by Red Raven Games - We try and bring some of those Memphis Blues to the episode by sharing our gaming experiences and what games we've played across the work trip including hands on the latest Kickstarter Echobound Adventures by Open Owl Studios and Tempest Workshop LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW You can still catch the Whose Turn Is It Anyway Podcast show here - www.whoseturn.co.uk CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - OPENING 00:00:23 - PHASE A: INTRODUCING ROB 00:01:21 - Introducing Rob 00:04:06 - Life after Whose Turn Podcast 00:07:40 - PHASE B: LET'S TALK ABOUT HEX 00:09:17 - Sleeping Gods 00:12:19 - 20 Strong 00:14:24 - Warp's Edge 00:17:21 - PHASE C: BEALE STREET BOARD GAMES 00:21:43 - Kelp: Shark vs Octopus 00:30:26 - Sagrada 00:32:28 - Flamecraft Duals 00:37:31 - Echobound Adventures 00:50:21 - Cosmic Encounter Duel 00:55:24 - Baseball Highlights 2045 01:02:46 - PHASE D: THE LAST PLAY Get in touch with the show Support the show GET IN TOUCH Website - https://www.justplaypod.co.uk YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JustPlayPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/justplaypod Discord - Join us on Discord INTRO / OUTRO CREDITS Intro / Outro Music: Getaway by D0d Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/d0d/getaway

  5. 22 Jul ·  Video

    EP4: Just Play...but not like that

    Let's face it, we love this hobby it provides so many great things, the social interaction, the fun at the table, we wouldn't change it for the world.  However, there are some things about the hobby which make us question our life choices...buckle up we're about to dive into a few of them. IN THIS EPISODE - In the "Just Played" segment JP has now had a full game of Terraria by Paper Fort Games and discusses the fun in getting lost in a 2D sandbox world, and trying to score big in Jackpot: Set The Reel by Dranda Games - At the "Centre of the table" JP talks about what gets on his nerves within the hobby.  Are these just specific to JP or is he on his own? What are some of your pet peeves? - We take a look at the the top 5 trending games in "What's Hot, What's Not" including Altera, Harmonies Expansions, Container and Concordia: Special Edition LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Watch this episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h0CVOGDZEY Watch JP play Terraria on Gaming Rules! Part One - https://www.youtube.com/live/cxhDqZh-QFg?si=-7KCXKyN8eBBSo_H Part Two - https://www.youtube.com/live/y7lx7D4mCxw?si=duLMZLiGK5HsKu0O CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - OPENING 00:00:38 - PHASE A: PULL UP A CHAIR 00:03:16 - Question from our listeners 00:05:31 - PHASE B: JUST PLAYED 00:05:51 - Terraria 00:20:04 - Jackpot: Set The Reel 00:25:35 - PHASE C: CENTRE OF THE TABLE 00:26:56 - Where the hell are you? 00:28:51 - Erm sorry I can't make it now...WHAT!!!! 00:30:53 - Would you kindly stop bending my frickin cards!!! 00:32:03 - Right guys...I need to go 00:33:03 - In your face...have some of that 00:34:35 - Well there's no point carrying on now 00:36:40 - Excuse me...what did you say? 00:37:27 - Whose Turn Is It? 00:38:46 - Oh it's my turn...whoops you didn't want to keep this game did you? 00:41:04 - Erm no thanks, i'll stick to my old favourites 00:41:57 - Where does this go? 00:42:55 - Board game phone zombies 00:44:07 - PHASE D: WHAT'S HOT, WHAT'S NOT 00:49:05 - PHASE E: JUST ABOUT TO PLAY 00:50:52 - PHASE F: THE LAST PLAY Get in touch with the show Support the show GET IN TOUCH Website - https://www.justplaypod.co.uk YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JustPlayPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/justplaypod Discord - Join us on Discord INTRO / OUTRO CREDITS Intro / Outro Music: Getaway by D0d Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/d0d/getaway

  6. 15 Jul ·  Bonus Video

    Just Play With Others: Snowdonia Grand Tour Interview (Naylor Games)

    There's something magical about railways, the routes, the stories and the people that built them.  Snowdonia Grand Tour from Naylor Games captures all of that and then dares to go bigger. IN THIS EPISODE - We meet Jaya Baldwin from Naylor Games and learn about what his favourite games are and what he's been playing lately. - You can learn more about Snowdonia Special Edition and the new Snowdonia Grand Tour with 12 additional scenarios / game boards - We discuss why Snowdonia is a classic and how it has endured over time and also dive into some of the scenarios that can be found in Grand Tour. LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Watch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/E-YnGADRGtE Snowdonia Grand Tour Late Pledge -https://gamefound.com/en/projects/naylorgames/snowdonia-grand-tour Gaming Rules Snowdonia Playthrough - https://www.youtube.com/live/o7ekpuOcqR8?si=QISwSHYOta2X9tiU CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - OPENING 00:00:21 - PHASE A: INTRODUCING JAYA BALDWIN 00:02:28 - What was the last game Jaya has Just Played? 00:06:38 - What is Jaya's favourite game? 00:12:04 - Where did Jaya's design journey start? 00:17:03 - PHASE B: SNOWDONIA & SNOWDONIA GRAND TOUR 00:22:02 - Why did you make the decision to have a different board for each scenarios 00:26:20 - The experience in opening the box 00:28:01 - How has Tony Boydell been involved in this version? 00:31:08 - Why do you think Snowdonia has endured as a modern classic? 00:39:41 - How difficult was it to do a murder mystery scenario into the system? 00:44:19 - What is Jaya's favourite scenario? 00:47:36 - How can you get a copy of Snowdonia Special Edition or Grand Tour? 00:49:15 - PHASE C: WHAT'S NEXT FOR NAYLOR GAMES? 00:51:53 - PHASE D: THE LAST PLAY Get in touch with the show Support the show GET IN TOUCH Website - https://www.justplaypod.co.uk YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JustPlayPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/justplaypod Discord - Join us on Discord INTRO / OUTRO CREDITS Intro / Outro Music: Getaway by D0d Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/d0d/getaway

  7. 8 Jul ·  Video

    EP3: From Punch to Play

    We've all been there right, the game has been ordered, we're all excited and we start punching it all out on the table.  At some point this all needs organising and we're going to have to teach this game to real people who are now relying on you for a good evening of entertainment.  In this episode JP talks about his approach from acquisition to post game analysis. IN THIS EPISODE - In the "Just Played" segment JP gets his cardbox box and becomes Solid Snake in the board game adaptation of Metal Gear Solid by CMON Games and becomes Paul Atreides in Dune: War for Arrakis in the epic 1v1 or 2v2 battle. - At the "Centre of the table" JP talks about his process on preparing for game nights which starts when the game arrives at the front door (providing it's not his wife's Amazon delivery instead) - We take a look at the the top 5 trending games in "What's Hot, What's Not" including Wonderous Creatures, Medico, Concordia, World Order & Excalibur LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Watch this episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QEXCabAKtQ CHAPTERS 00:00:23 - PHASE 1: PULL UP A CHAIR 00:01:00 - What is your latest stance on campaign style games? 00:03:21 - PHASE 2: JUST PLAYED 00:03:36 - Metal Gear Solid: The Board Game 00:13:08 - Dune: War for Arrakis 00:19:29 - PHASE 3: CENTRE OF THE TABLE - From punch to play 00:33:30 - PHASE 4: WHAT'S HOT, WHAT'S NOT 00:38:30 - PHASE 5: JUST ABOUT TO PLAY 00:41:03 - PHASE 6: THE LAST PLAY Get in touch with the show Support the show GET IN TOUCH Website - https://www.justplaypod.co.uk YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JustPlayPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/justplaypod Discord - Join us on Discord INTRO / OUTRO CREDITS Intro / Outro Music: Getaway by D0d Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/d0d/getaway

  8. 1 Jul ·  Video

    Just Play With Others: Echobound Adventures Interview (Tempest Workshop & Open Owl Studios)

    Imagine a world where every decision sends a ripple, a literal echo that shapes the world... that's Echobound Adventures.  In this episode Chris & Isaias from Tempest Workshop pull back the curtain on their latest game being published by Open Owl Studios. IN THIS EPISODE - Learn about Chris & Isaias' favourite games and what they been playing recently - Understand more about the rich world of Echobound Adventures which aims to shake up the exploration / adventuring genre in board games - Meet the four Stewards in the game and how they develop, support each other and grow through your experience - A game with persistence and open decisions, your experience will vastly differ to others. LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Watch this episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoNymPMnMQY Echobound Adventure Crowdfunding Page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/openowlstudios/echobound-adventures Tempest Workshop Website - https://www.tempestworkshop.com/ Open Owl Studios Website - https://openowlstudios.com/ CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - OPENING 00:00:24 - PHASE A: INTRODUCING CHRIS & ISAIAS 00:01:48 - What was the last game Chris & Isaias has Just Played? 00:05:08 - What are Chris & Isaias's favourite games? 00:13:27 - PHASE B: ECHOBOUND ADVENTURES 00:16:07 - Where did the origins of Echobound Adventures come from? 00:22:23 - What is the core gameplay loop? 00:31:36 - The variety & persistence in the gameplay 00:38:39 - Introducing the Stewards 00:42:03 - Creating builds for the Stewards 00:48:15 - What was one of the hardest mechanisms to get right in the game? 00:58:35 - What are the design team excited to learn about the game? 01:03:10 - Thanking Chris & Isaias 01:04:02 - PHASE C: THE LAST PLAY Get in touch with the show Support the show GET IN TOUCH Website - https://www.justplaypod.co.uk YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JustPlayPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/justplaypod Discord - Join us on Discord INTRO / OUTRO CREDITS Intro / Outro Music: Getaway by D0d Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/d0d/getaway

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Welcome to Just Play, your board gaming podcast.  Your host JP acts as your Player Two to guide you through the hobby, whether that's talking about games played at the table, chatting with guests in the industry or covering conventions.  Pull up a chair, relax and...Just Play.

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  • Creator
    Jonathan (JP) Parnaby
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Just Play
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