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The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast The Longest Turn
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The Longest Turn is a podcast about table top board games. We're just a group of friends who love games and enjoy talking about the hobby we love! For each episode, we generally discuss the games we've been playing lately. We'll also focus each episode on a board gaming discussion, an in depth feature review of a game, or a top 5/10 list. We'll also include a variety of other segments discussing all aspects of gaming. We hope you join us!
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Episode 60: Daybreak + Matt Leacock Interview
Welcome to episode 60! In this episode we kick it off with some of the games we've been playing lately. We also interview a legendary designer of cooperative games, Matt Leacock. Then we close out the episode with a feature review of a newer release from Matt Leacock, Matteo Menapace, and CMYK, Daybreak.
Games we've been playing lately:
Witchcraft! - 00:06:48
Sail - 00:20:17
Tikal - 00:26:47
Trekking the World - 00:36:54
Stonespine Architects - 00:45:44
Matt Leacock Interview - 00:54:53
Feature Review - Daybreak:
Game Summary - 01:30:40
Review Discussion - 01:34:37 (Production, Gameplay, etc. - what we like/dislike)
Final Thoughts - 02:01:29
Outtakes - 02:20:29
Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf
Other links, please subscribe: https://linktr.ee/Longestturn
Affiliate codes: GameNerdz, Boardlandia (5% discount)
Rules overview ambience and music is from https://tabletopaudio.com/
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Episode 59: Voidfall + David Turczi Interview
Welcome to episode 59! In this episode we kick it off with some of the games we've been playing lately. We also interview one of our favorite designers, David Turczi. Then we close out the episode with a feature review of one of David's co-designs, Voidfall, by Mindclash Games and Nigel Buckle.
Golden Geek Awards nominations are live, please give us a "Best Podcast" vote at: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame
Games we've been playing lately:
Winter Court - 00:03:04
Everdell - 00:13:54
Star Wars Unlimited - 00:20:26
NMBR9++ - 00:31:05
Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs - 00:36:27
Septima - 00:52:40
Autumn - 01:04:33
David Turczi Interview - 01:11:05
Feature Review - Voidfall:
Game Summary - 01:56:35
Review Discussion - 02:00:32 (Production, Gameplay, etc. - what we like/dislike)
Final Thoughts - 02:43:35
Outtakes - 02:54:13
Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf
Other links, please subscribe: https://linktr.ee/Longestturn
Rules overview ambience and music is from https://tabletopaudio.com/
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Episode 58: Divinus
Welcome to episode 58! In this episode we do a feature review of Divinus, a new legacy game from Lucky Duck Games and Filip Miłuński. We also talk about a lot of games we've been playing lately, enjoy!
Games we've been playing lately:
Unreliable Wizard - 00:02:14
Trekking Through History - 00:11:14
Xylotar - 00:19:37
Splitter - 00:31:35
Kingdom Rush: Elemental Uprising - 00:39:20
Sandbag - 00:48:17
Spots- 00:54:00
Dragonkeepers - 01:03:18
Feature Review - Divinus:
Game Summary - 01:09:29
Review Discussion - 01:12:21 (Production, Gameplay - what we like/dislike)
Final Thoughts - 01:35:51
Outtakes - 01:45:07
Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf
Other links, please subscribe: https://linktr.ee/Longestturn
Rules overview ambience and music is from https://tabletopaudio.com/
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Episode 57: Reiner Knizia Interview!
Welcome to episode 57! We discuss games played lately, all of them Knizia games. We also had the wonderful opportunity to interview Dr. Reiner Knizia, one of the most influential designers of all time!!! Hope you enjoy!
Games we've been playing lately:
Ingenious - 00:06:44
Babylonia - 00:13:06
MLEM Space Agency - 00:18:57
Modern Art - 00:28:48
Lost Cities - 00:38:54
Lost Cities: The Board Game - 00:43:28
Ra: The Dice Game - 00:47:05
Interview with Reiner Knizia - 00:54:03
Things we're excited about:
Darwin's Journey: Oceania Expansion - 01:39:18
Daybreak - 01:41:50
Unfathomable: From the Abyss - 01:44:48
Outtakes - 01:50:06
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Episode 56: Clans of Caledonia
Welcome to episode 56! In this episode we do a feature review of Clans of Caledonia. We also had the fantastic opportunity to interview the designer of Clans of Caledonia, Juma Al-JouJou. Juma shared some insights into Karma Games and his experiences as a designer/publisher. He also talks a lot about the upcoming Clans of Caledonia expansion, Industria. Hope you enjoy!
Upcoming KS Project link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/karma-games/clans-of-caledonia-industria
Games we've been playing lately:
Distilled: Africa and Middle East Expansion - 00:02:52
Lacuna - 00:04:50
Scram! - 00:09:39
Feature Review - Clans of Caledonia:
Rules Summary - 00:14:04
Review Discussion - 00:18:18 (Production, Gameplay - what we like/dislike)
Final Thoughts - 00:39:09
Interview with Juma Al-JouJou - 00:44:37
Things we're excited about:
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix) - 01:25:19
Trekking Through History - 01:26:48
Thunder Road: Vendetta - 01:27:51
Awaken Realms 2024 Announcements - 01:29:29
Star Wars: Unlimited - 01:29:48
Horror on the Orient Express - 01:32:29
Etherstone - 01:32:49
Upcoming Interview in Episode 57, Reiner Knizia - 01:33:33
Outtakes - 01:36:55
Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf
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Rules overview ambience and music is from https://tabletopaudio.com/
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Episode 55: Top 5 Twenty Minute Games
Welcome to episode 55! In this episode we talk about the games we've been playing lately before getting into our top 5 lists of games that can be played in 20 minutes or less. Thanks to Kevin's brother-in-law Matt who filled in as a guest host.
Games we've been playing lately:
Aurum - 00:04:24
Pixies - 00:11:05
Aeon's End: Outcasts - 00:16:06
Lorcana - 00:20:05
Imperial Settlers - 00:26:07
River Valley Glassworks - 00:34:44
Top 5s:
#5 Kevin: Monster Crunch! The Breakfast Battle Game - 00:43:04
#5 Tyler: Qwixx - 00:46:42
#5 Matt: What the Heck? - 00:50:44
#4 Kevin: NMBR 9 - 00:53:35
#4 Tyler: Mindbug - 00:59:51
#4 Matt: Fast paced dice chucking games like Tenzi - 01:04:59
#3 Kevin: Santorini - 01:08:07
#3 Tyler: Sobek 2 Players - 01:11:59
#3 Matt: Animal Upon Animal - 01:14:25
#2 Kevin: What the Heck? - 01:16:19
#2 Tyler: Lovecraft Letter - 01:16:42
#2 Matt: Ticket to Ride: London - 01:18:33
#1 Kevin: Jump Drive - 01:20:27
#1 Tyler: Bonsai - 01:23:11
#1 Matt: Shifting Stones - 01:26:21
Honorable Mentions - 01:29:22
Outtakes - 01:39:54
Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf
Other links, please subscribe: https://linktr.ee/Longestturn
Rules overview ambience and music is from https://tabletopaudio.com/
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Customer Reviews
My go-to Pod for Board Gaming Goodness!
Great cast with various tastes in games.
Really dig the opening segment and the discussions of what the cast is currently playing. They’ve turned me onto so many incredible games.
All done with the perfect amount of humor.
Great Pod with a great community.
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