Whose Turn Is It Anyway?

Loaded Dice Gaming Group

Whose Turn Is It Anyway is a board gaming podcast which invites you into our gaming group.  With a rotating first player you can be sure we’re bringing you variety in everything tabletop and board gaming.

  1. 4D AGO

    Episode 89: Playing with your comfort levels

    It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show As Rob takes us home in his final episode of his run its time to get a little uncomfortable...well with being comfortable.  Rob talks about the various aspects of the hobby which can make board gamers uncomfortable and the group share stories and times in which they've felt this way and why. FIRST PLAYER: Rob OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Dan & Tambo In this episode you'll learn: - Dan is playing with dinos again as he ventures back into Perseverance Episode 3 by Mindclash Games - Adrian does like a game with bidding / auctioning in Ra by Ravensburger - Tambo goes back in time for some WW2 shenanigans in Company of Heroes by Bad Crow Games - Rob straps into is space truck and tried out the new expansion in Galaxy Trucker: Do What? by Czech Games Edition - about what makes the gang uncomfortable in board gaming and how they have or haven't got over those things over time LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:12 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:25 - Tambo - Company of Heroes 2nd Edition 11:37 - Adrian - Ra 21:45 - Dan - Perseverance Episode 3 27:08 - Rob - Galaxy Trucker Do What? 32:18 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Playing with your comfort levels 34:37 - Getting the teach wrong & large convention noise 42:53 - Approaching tables for games & games outside comfort zones 50:09 - Small talk and forced conversations 58:40 - Possessive over our copies of games 1:05:04 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur 1:10:04 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Next? 1:15:39 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn Support the show SUPPORTING THE SHOW - Support us on Ko-Fi ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW We want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below: - Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram - Youtube - TikTok - Join us on Discord

    1h 19m
  2. 12/24/2025 · BONUS

    Expansion Pack: Tristan Hall's Turn (Hall or Nothing Productions)

    It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Santa isn't the only one that has been working hard this x-mas eve, Rob has managed to catch Tristan Hall from Hall or Nothing Productions for a cozy fireside chat about his newest crowdfunding project Night of Wolves / Ruined Path double feature. GUEST PLAYER: Tristan Hall PLAYERS: Rob In this episode you'll learn: - how Tristan begun his journey of design by building mods to HeroQuest - more about the active campaign Night of Wolves / Ruined Path which runs until early January 2026 - how Rob explores why he enjoys games from Hall or Nothing Productions and why they are important to him - that it's ok to get rules wrong when you're learning games, the primary objective is enjoying your time. LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Night of Wolves & The Ruined Path Campaign - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tristanhall/night-of-wolves Sublime Dark Pre-Order Link - https://sublime-dark.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Hall or Nothing Website - https://www.hallornothing.net/ EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 0:46 - TURN 2 - Meeting Tristan 11:27 - What is Tristan's favourite board game? 14:29 - What games hit your table lately? 19:57 - TURN 3 - Night of Wolves / The Ruined Path 32:59 - Discussion around the accessible price point for the games 39:13 - "Don't worry if you get the rules wrong, just have a good time with the game" 47:34 - Tristans passion for the hobby shines through 51:27 - TURN 4 - What's Coming Up 57:39 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn Support the show SUPPORTING THE SHOW - Support us on Ko-Fi ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW We want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below: - Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram - Youtube - TikTok - Join us on Discord

    59 min
  3. 12/17/2025 · BONUS

    Expansion Pack: Paper Fort Games' Turn (Terraria / Cult of the Lamb)

    It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Having caught up with the chaps from Paper Fort Games over the convention circuit we wanted to get some proper time to chat with James & Chris from the studio to talk all about their experiences, their lessons and ultimately their upcoming games Terraria & Cult of the Lamb. GUEST PLAYERS: James Faulkner & Chris Kingsnorth PLAYERS: JP & Davey In this episode you'll learn: - about how James & Chris got into the hobby and how Paper Fort Games started - more about the world of Terraria and the challenges of making a true sandbox game as a board game - more about the new and upcoming title Cult of the Lamb also based on the video game IP - that James won't rest until he's converted all the core retro video games from our childhood. LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Website - https://paperfortgames.store/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paperfortgames/ Cult of the Lamb Preview Page -https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paperfortgames/cult-of-the-lamb-the-board-game Terraria Board Game - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paperfortgames/terraria-the-board-game EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:25 - TURN 2 - Paper Fort Games - Introducing James & Chris 2:31 - How did James get into the hobby & birth of Paper Fort Games 8:38 - How did Chris get into the hobby? 15:14 - What are your favourite games? 17:28 - TURN 3 - Terraria 24:27 - A fish tank sandbox experience 29:05 - How do you put an end to a sandbox game? 38:42 - TURN 4 - Cult of the Lamb 49:09 - A worker placement with teeth 51:27 - Turning retro games into board games 57:34 - TURN 5 - Keeping the community engaged & what's coming up? 1:06:39 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn Support the show SUPPORTING THE SHOW - Support us on Ko-Fi ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW We want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below: - Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram - Youtube - TikTok - Join us on Discord

    1h 7m
  4. 12/10/2025

    Episode 88: Playing with your mind (Dungeons & Dragons)

    It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Instead of board games Rob takes us to another part of his hobby space which is Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) and invites his DM and friend of the podcast Stewart to join in on the conversation.  Lets hope he rolls a natural 20 people. FIRST PLAYER: Rob OTHER PLAYERS: Becky GUEST PLAYERS: Stewart In this episode you'll learn: - about the new Ada's Dream by Alleycat Games from our guest player Stewart - Rob is enjoying his solo adventures in Star Wars Outer Rim by Fantasy Flight Games - that Tenby is not only a Welsh town in Pembrokeshire but also a pretty good card game - all about why the gang play Dungeons and Dragons, from DM'ing, to playing and all elements around this side of the hobby. LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 1:03 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 1:17 - Stewart - Ada's Dream 7:28 - Becky - Tenby 11:20 - Rob - Star Wars Outer Rim 20:17 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Playing with your mind (Dungeons & Dragons) 29:49 - What led Stewart to becoming a DM & why? 32:57 - Beckys first proper D&D experience 35:55 - The reality of prep time for D&D sessions 41:06 - A lot of pitfalls for starting DMs 45:06 - Getting started in creating characters 51:15 - How does a relevative newbie feel going into D&D for the first time 58:04 - D&D can be whatever you want it to be 1:12:54 - What advice would you give a group to start their first sessions? 1:20:12 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur 1:23:49 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Next? 1:29:23 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn Support the show SUPPORTING THE SHOW - Support us on Ko-Fi ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW We want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below: - Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram - Youtube - TikTok - Join us on Discord

    1h 31m
  5. 12/03/2025 · BONUS

    Expansion Pack: GRIDCON 6 (2025)

    It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show We've recently returned from our most local convention which is GridCon 6 ran by Paul Grogan and team from Gaming Rules!  Get a coffee, some snacks and strap yourself in as this is our biggest GridCon episode ever as we cover over 30 games & expansions between the players.  OUR PLAYERS: Adrian, JP, Davey, Becky   OVERVIEW In this episode you'll learn: - about all of our experiences of GRIDCON 6 from Thursday to Sunday with 30+ games covered...wowzers - who we met up with, designers & content creators and also shout outs to our listeners LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 3:37 - TURN 2 - GRIDCON 6: THURSDAY 5:43 - Dutch Resistance: Orange Shall Overcome - Liberation Game Design 12:23 - Lord of the Rings - Fate of the Fellowship - ZMan Games 16:28 - TURN 3 - GRIDCON 6: FRIDAY 17:38 - Tenby - Mighty Boards 18:46 - Kutna Hora: The City of Silver - Czech Games Edition 22:11 - Chrysalis Prototype - Mike Dennis (Ready Steady Play) 28:01 - Clans of Caledonia - Karma Games 33:31 - Tianxia (Sponsored Demo) - Board&Dice 37:08 - Ice & Idols (Sponsored Demo) - Inside Up Games 42:47 - Obsession - Kayenta Games 49:13 - Star Trek Captains Chair with Dávid Turczi - Wizkids 53:25 - Covenant - Devir Games 1:06:30 - Viking Seesaw - itten 1:09:20 - Bomb Busters - Cocktail Games 1:17:20 - TURN 4 - GRIDCON 6: SATURDAY 1:17:27 - The Defence of Procyon III - PSC Games 1:33:48 - Verdant - Flatout Games & Mycelia - Split Stone Games 1:36:42 - Planet - Blue Orange 1:40:25 - Let's Make a Bus Route - Saashi & Saashi 1:43:45 - Railway Boom - Cranio Creations 1:54:50 - Voidfall Resurgence Expansion (Sponsored Demo) - Mindclash Games 2:02:30 -  Boss Fighters QR - Pegasus Spiele 2:08:08 - Bean to Bar - analog lunchbox 2:19:11 - Thunder Road Vendetta - Restoration Games 2:25:29 - Ada's Dream - Alley Cat Games 2:35:18 - Emberheart - Mindclash Games 2:44:50 - ***Redacted*** - Eerie Idol Games & On Mars - Eagle-Gryphon Games 2:47:59 - Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock - Perro Loko Games 2:56:26 - TURN 5 - GRIDCON 6: SUNDAY 2:56:34 - Nemesis: Retaliation - Awaken Realms 3:01:46 - EVE: War for New Eden - Titan Forge Games 3:10:18 - Not Once, Not Twice, But Thrice...GridCon Raffle 3:19:00 - Adrian's Light Games Round-Up 3:24:09 - Tag Team - Scorpion Masqué 3:28:05 - TURN 6 - GRIDCON Debrief & Final Turn Support the show SUPPORTING THE SHOW - Support us on Ko-Fi ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW We want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below: - Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram - Youtube - TikTok - Join us on Discord

    3h 33m
  6. 11/26/2025

    Episode 87: Playing with yourself (solo gaming)

    It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show Your ears don't deceive you...three years has passed since Rob has secured the first player and he's back to talk all about solo gaming, why we do it, why some of us don't and everything in between. FIRST PLAYER: Rob OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Kerley In this episode you'll learn: - JP likes to go "off road" in Restoration Games' version of Thunder Road Vendetta - Kerley's latest adventures into Dungeons and Dragons having been away for a long long time - Rob is collecting all the Hall or Nothing Games with the latest purchase of Kreel Manor - about our experiences with solo gaming, whether we enjoy it, why we don't do it and a chin wag about the subject LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:37 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 3:00 - Kerley - Dungeons & Dragons 12:08 - JP - Thunder Road Vendetta 19:05 - Rob - Kreel Manor 23:16 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Playing with yourself 25:38 - Kerley's flirtation with solo gaming 33:59 - JP's deep delve into solo gaming 41:54 - Using solo modes to help learn games for multiplayer sessions 50:54 - How solo play aligns nicely to campaign style games 1:04:37 - The fulfilment factor has to be worth the payoff 1:11:29 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur 1:19:08 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Next? 1:29:06 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn Support the show SUPPORTING THE SHOW - Support us on Ko-Fi ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW We want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below: - Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram - Youtube - TikTok - Join us on Discord

    1h 30m
  7. 11/12/2025

    Episode 86: Games that changed the hobby

    It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the show In Becky's last episode of her run she and the gang do a deeper dive on games and mechanisms which have changed the hobby forever.  FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian & Tambo In this episode you'll learn: - all about the latest T game Tianxia from Board & Dice from Adrian with his recent experiences - whether Nemesis: Retaliation is the best version of the game after Tambo has been un-aliving aliens whilst staying frosty in Awaken Realms latest iteration of the game - that Becky has finally got her copy of Power Vacuum to the table by Keen Bean Studio - about an exploration of games and mechanisms which have fundamentally changed the hobby space LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A EPISODE CHAPTERS 0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count 2:09 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex 2:20 - Adrian - Tianxia 11:36 - Tambo - Nemesis: Retaliation 22:46 - Becky - Power Vacuum 29:49 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Games that Changed the Hobby 39:31 - Games that brought in mechanics which were never seen 46:52 - The importance of engine & tableau building in games 49:58 - The surge of worker placement games 52:54 - How have story driven & narrative games evolved? 1:00:20 - The impact of Zombicide on the industry within crowdfunding 1:04:56 - Stepping into the modern age with accessibility and asthetics 1:16:45 - Raising the bar in party games to influence wider games 1:22:31 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur 1:25:08 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? 1:28:42 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn Support the show SUPPORTING THE SHOW - Support us on Ko-Fi ENGAGING WITH THE SHOW We want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below: - Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram - Youtube - TikTok - Join us on Discord

    1h 30m

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Whose Turn Is It Anyway is a board gaming podcast which invites you into our gaming group.  With a rotating first player you can be sure we’re bringing you variety in everything tabletop and board gaming.

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