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The Offline Gamer

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!

98 - Episode 95 - Halloween Special 2024 (The Lost Ship)

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98 - Episode 95 - Halloween Special 2024 (The Lost Ship)
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 unique system for horror-inspired tales, prepare for a frightfully good time full of suspense, strategy, and a few ghostly surprises.
Don’t drift off—this is one adventure you’ll want to brave from start to finish!
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 - 3h 03min
97 - Episode 94 - ACWest 2024
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 Chemistry Fluxx, Dawn of Peacemakers, Kavango, Escape from Pompeii, and the memory-challenging Order Overload Cafe.
They also dive into digital games, discussing recent favourites such as Brotato, Writer’s Rush, Tactical Breach Wizards, and Preserve, plus their ongoing obsession with Stardew Valley. Wrapping up, they preview upcoming events like the Meeple People Weekender and reflect on why ACWest and Aircon remain some of their favourite conventions.
Whether you’re curious about the latest tabletop releases or indie video games, this episode has you covered!
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 - 1h 11min
96 - Episode 93 - Mill, Monsters, and Mazes
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 Twilight Imperium, and how the COVID-19 pandemic helped her dive into board game design. They also discuss the process of designing Library Labyrinth, balancing mechanics, and how historical women and mazes became a central part of the game.

The conversation touches on playtesting at conventions, challenges with running a board game café, and the evolution of Loose in the Library, a quicker, competitive version of Library Labyrinth.

Finally, Mill highlights upcoming conventions, including AireCon and her own event, Paradice, while reflecting on how board gaming has built lasting friendships and community connections.

Links:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dissentgames/library-0
https://dissentgames.com/
https://www.instagram.com/dissentgames
https://www.x.com/dissentgames
https://paradice.uk
Sun, 06 Oct 2024 - 34min
95 - Episode 92 - Cat Quilts and Cursed Coin Flips
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 month and spotlight some exciting Kickstarter campaigns. Tune in for all the fun and gaming goodness!
Thu, 22 Aug 2024 - 1h 53min
94 - Episode 91 - UKGE 2024
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 the board game industry, and provide a glimpse into their gaming haul from the expo.
Mon, 17 Jun 2024 - 2h 34min
93 - Episode 90 - UKGE 2024 Preview
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 hidden within the episode—listen in for your chance to win! Ready your player boards and sharpen your strategies; it’s going to be an epic weekend at the UK Games Expo 2024!

Sat, 25 May 2024 - 1h 58min
92 - Episode 89 - Back to Basics
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.

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 - 1h 32min
91 - Episode 88 - Ever Excitable AireCon
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.
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 1h 11min
90 - Episode 87 - Matty G Returns
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.
Mon, 12 Feb 2024 - 54min
89 - Episode 86 - I Wanna Be...
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 Rails Smoke & Mirrors Moving Pictures Tides Achroma Miskatonic University Pilfering Pandas
Sun, 26 Nov 2023 - 1h 12min
88 - Episode 85 - Resuming Play
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 this relaxed and candid catch-up episode.

Link to Adam's YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DieRollin

Games Discussed:
The games discussed in this episode include (in no particular order):
- Codex Naturalis
- Save Snowball
- Damnation: The Gothic Game
- Waulking in Burano: Roll and Write
- Achroma
- Wok and Roll
- Hero Master: An Epic Game of Epic Fails
- Funghi
- Wonder -Woods
- Beacon Patrol
- Scout
- Tokaido Duo
- Cadaver
- The Fox in the Forest Duet
- Lizard Wizard
- Five Tribes
- Ether Wars
- Tao Long
- Momiji
- Vadoran Gardens
- Wild: Serengeti
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 - 1h 41min
87 - Episode 84 - Matty G's GenCon Chronicles
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-shirts
Mon, 04 Sep 2023 - 1h 08min
86 - Episode 83 - UKGE 2023 Wrap Up
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.
Thu, 22 Jun 2023 - 2h 09min
85 - Episode 82 - UKGE 2023 Quiz!
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
Wed, 14 Jun 2023 - 1h 14min
84 - Episode 81 - UKGE 2023 Preview
In our annual UKGE preview, we talk about some of the things we're keen to see at the event.
Tue, 23 May 2023 - 1h 05min
83 - Episode 80 - Airecon 2023
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 2023 a truly memorable event.
https://www.airecon.co.uk/
Wed, 29 Mar 2023 - 1h 01min
82 - Episode 79 - Ludus Vulpes
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
Thu, 02 Mar 2023 - 1h 31min
81 - Episode 78 - Mark Cooke
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/
Thu, 23 Feb 2023 - 32min
80 - The Offline Gamer Christmas 2022 Update
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.
Fri, 23 Dec 2022 - 06min
79 - Bonus Episode - Shiver RPG (The Harvest)
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!

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 - 2h 30min
78 - Episode 77 - The Rogue Artist
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://www.instagram.com/rogueartistcreations/
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 - 35min
77 - Episode 76 - The Civitas Universe
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
Thu, 15 Sep 2022 - 45min
76 - Episode 75 - UKGE 2022
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
Wed, 06 Jul 2022 - 2h 21min
75 - Episode 74 - UKGE 2022 Preview
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.
Mon, 30 May 2022 - 1h 23min
74 - Episode 73 - A Quick Catch Up
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.
Wed, 11 May 2022 - 1h 00min
73 - Episode 72 - Ticket to Carcassonne
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
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 - 44min
72 - Episode 71 - Allotment of Awards
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!
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 - 1h 24min
71 - Episode 70 - The Crossover Episode
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
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 - 1h 51min
70 - Episode 69 – Nice
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...
Sun, 21 Nov 2021 - 1h 18min
69 - Episode 68 – A Short Trip to Arkosa
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!
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 - 1h 27min
68 - Episode 67 – UKGE 2021
It's time for our review of UKGE 2021, and a chat about everything we saw over the course of the weekend!
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 - 1h 03min
67 - Episode 66 – UKGE 2021 Preview Part 2
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!
Sat, 24 Jul 2021 - 51min
66 - Episode 65 – UKGE 2021 Preview Part 1 - Richard Denning
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 his very busy schedule to have a chat to us!
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 - 57min
65 - Episode 64 – A Noble Chat
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.
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 - 1h 18min
64 - Episode 63 – An Ascent into Madness
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 Ascent
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 - 2h 22min
63 - Episode 62 – A Year of Lockdown
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...
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 - 1h 27min
62 - Episode 61 – Questing for Zines
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!
Sun, 14 Feb 2021 - 2h 02min
61 - Episode 60 – The Tables Have Turned...
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.
Sun, 24 Jan 2021 - 2h 35min
60 - Episode 59 – Is 2020 Over Yet?
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...
Fri, 18 Dec 2020 - 1h 25min
59 - Episode 58 – From Tranquility to Tessera
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.
Wed, 18 Nov 2020 - 48min
58 - Episode 57 – Raise Your Game
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
Tue, 13 Oct 2020 - 1h 40min
57 - Episode 56 – We're 5 Years Old!
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.
Tue, 22 Sep 2020 - 2h 05min
56 - Episode 55 – UKGE Virtually Expo 2020 Preview
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/
Mon, 17 Aug 2020 - 57min
55 - Episode 54 – A Chat with James Cook
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.com www.youtube.com/jamescookcomedian www.twitter.com/jamesecook www.patreon.com/boardgamesmackdown And to get his Emoji quiz book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Wasting-Emoji-Quizzes-James/dp/B08BW9KJWM
Tue, 21 Jul 2020 - 57min
54 - Episode 53 – June/July Meeple Mail
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.
Fri, 17 Jul 2020 - 52min
53 - Episode 52 - Itching To Play...
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?)
Mon, 22 Jun 2020 - 1h 18min
52 - Episode 51 - Marvellous Meeple Mail
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.
Thu, 04 Jun 2020 - 51min
51 - Episode 50 - 50th Episode Quiztacular!
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?
Mon, 18 May 2020 - 1h 14min
50 - Episode 49 - Still Stuck Indoors...
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...
Sat, 09 May 2020 - 1h 30min
49 - Episode 48 - More Meeple Mail
Our inbox is virtually overflowing! Let's take a look inside in our next episode of Meeple Mail.
Sun, 26 Apr 2020 - 44min
48 - Episode 47 - Meeple Mail 1
It's our first episode of Meeple Mail, where we take a look at the emails and press releases we get in our mailbox that we often neglect... Let us know what you think of this new addition to our podcast!
Tue, 07 Apr 2020 - 51min
47 - Episode 46 - Under Lockdown
It's been a few weeks since our last episode, so we catch up on everything that's been going on in the world since, and have our usual chat about games.
Tue, 31 Mar 2020 - 1h 35min
46 - Episode 45 - 2019 Kickstarter Awards
It's that time of the year again, we talk about our usual topics but also bring you our top three Kickstarter games of 2019.
Wed, 12 Feb 2020 - 2h 06min
45 - Episode 44 - Top Games of 2019
In this episode, we take a look at Tabletop Gaming Magazine's Top Games of 2019, and despair about how much we're missing out on. We're also joined by a special guest for a few minutes...
Tue, 24 Dec 2019 - 1h 18min
44 - Episode 43 - A Chance and Counter
In this episode, we chat to Steve from Chance and Counters. Matt also talks for quite a while about what he's been playing during the rainy evenings after work, and we take a look at one of the less 'slapped together' satire games currently on Kickstarter.
Sun, 10 Nov 2019 - 2h 00min
43 - Episode 42 - Indoor Tranquility
In this episode, Matt visits the Great Indoors event in Bromsgrove. In addition to our usual talking points we chat to Peter and James about Tranquility, coming to Kickstarter soon.
Thu, 26 Sep 2019 - 1h 18min
42 - Episode 41 - MattFest 2019
We're back, and this month it's a bit of a MattFest as Rai doesn't really have much to talk about...
Sun, 04 Aug 2019 - 1h 23min
41 - Episode 40 - UKGE 2019!
It's that time of the year again, our round-up of what we saw (and ate...) at the UK Games Expo 2019!
Sun, 09 Jun 2019 - 1h 22min
40 - Episode 39 - UKGE 2019 Preview
It's almost time for UKGE 2019! Join us as we chat about what we're looking forward to this year.
Tue, 28 May 2019 - 41min
39 - Episode 38 - Ooops...
A return to our usual format this month, but apologies for the quality of Matt's audio... human error!
Tue, 23 Apr 2019 - 1h 31min
38 - Episode 37 - The 2018 Kickstarter Awards
A lot to get through this month! We bring you our annual Kickstarter awards, and also interviews with some designers from the Birmingham Board Game bash! For links, see https://www.offlinegamer.co.uk
Sat, 16 Feb 2019 - 1h 53min
37 - Episode 36 - Looking Towards 2019
A look ahead to 2019 in both Board and Video games. What are people anticipating? We take a look at some lists to see what we've missed...
Sat, 12 Jan 2019 - 1h 36min
36 - Episode 35 - EGX 2018
This episode we recap our excursion all the way to the NEC in Birmingham for EGX 2018, and get back to some of our usual topics of discussion.
Tue, 27 Nov 2018 - 1h 36min
35 - Episode 34 - Essen Spiel 2018
Our good friend Gareth joins us in this episode to give us his thoughts on Essen Spiel 2018.
Sat, 10 Nov 2018 - 1h 21min
34 - Episode 33 - An Epic 3 Years
It's our three year anniversary! This month we're joined by Jamie Noble Frier to talk about his upcoming Kickstarter 'Hero Master: An Epic Game of Epic Fails', as well as our usual topics of discussion.
Sun, 09 Sep 2018 - 1h 19min
33 - Episode 32 - The Great Indoors 2018
We come to you live from The Great Indoors 2018! (Well, a small room next door...). We're joined by Peter Hazlewood, Vince from Asgard Games UK, and Richard Denning from UKGE/Medusa Games.
Sun, 29 Jul 2018 - 2h 03min
32 - Episode 31 - Board Game Bash!
In this episode we talk about our day at the 3rd Birmingham Board Game Bash, and have chats with some of the designers who were showing off their prototype games at the event. We also take a quick look at the latest gaming news from the E3 show a few weeks ago, as well as our usual topics of discussion!
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 - 1h 50min
31 - Episode 30 - UKGE 2018!
It's that time of the year again! We chat about our experiences at UKGE 2018, along with games we played and some interviews from designers and publishers.
Wed, 06 Jun 2018 - 2h 13min
30 - Episode 29 - The (Delayed) 2017 Kickstarter Awards!
Later than usual, in this shorter episode we bring you our Kickstarter Awards for 2017, as well as discuss some of the projects that have, for whatever reason, not arrived as planned...
Sat, 12 May 2018 - 43min
29 - Episode 28 - We're Back!
It's finally time for Episode 28! We're joined by our old friend Peter Hazlewood to chat about our usual stuff as well as his trip to Airecon, and how things are looking for The Great Indoors 2018.
Sun, 29 Apr 2018 - 1h 26min
28 - Offline Gamer - April 2018 Update
A brief update from Matt on what's been going on the past few weeks, and why things have been so quiet.
Sat, 07 Apr 2018 - 02min
27 - Episode 27 - All Snowed In...
We're stuck in our respective houses this month due to the snow, but we have a chat and bring you an Interview with Simon from Meeple Mayhem in Birmingham.
Mon, 11 Dec 2017 - 1h 32min
26 - Episode 26 - Sorry about that...
We're back after a short break (hence the apologies), and because it's been two months we have a lot to catch up on, so we just have a rambling chat about what we've been upto since the last episode.
Sun, 12 Nov 2017 - 1h 07min
25 - Episode 25 - Two Years Old
We're two years old, and this month in addition to our usual talking points we have an interview with some of the people behind the D20 Board Game cafe in Watford.
Sat, 23 Sep 2017 - 1h 12min
24 - Episode 24 - Ninja Ghost Cat
A slightly shorter episode than usual, but we're back and we chat about our usual topics as well as have an encounter with a rather sneaky and strange feline...
Sun, 13 Aug 2017 - 52min
23 - Episode 23 - Entertaining Expo Experiments
Back to our usual format, in this episode we talk about some of the prototype games we played at UKGE, and also look at some of the big news from E3.
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 - 1h 21min
22 - Episode 22 - UKGE 2017
It's that time of the year again! In this episode we're joined by our friend Gareth to discuss the UK Games Expo 2017.
Wed, 07 Jun 2017 - 2h 19min
21 - Episode 21 - The Calm Before The Storm
This month we're joined by Peter Hazlewood, and we take a look at the upcoming UK Games Expo and The Great Indoors 2017.
Tue, 09 May 2017 - 1h 22min
20 - Episode 20 - Shall We Play A Game?
It's time for another TOGCast! This month in addition to our usual sections we take a look at some upcoming PC games we're looking forward to playing.
Wed, 19 Apr 2017 - 1h 30min
19 - Episode 19 - Zombies, Gods & Dinos, oh my!
Join us this month for our usual chatter, some stuff about charity shops, and a look at a rather serious incident that's happened in our community recently.
Mon, 20 Mar 2017 - 1h 05min
18 - Episode 18 - Table Surfing in the Second City
This month we visit some new board game venues in Birmingham, eat lots of cake, and discuss our usual topics.
Thu, 09 Feb 2017 - 1h 11min
17 - Episode 17 - Our Year In Lists
This month we take our now traditional look back at the last 12 months by going through some lists from BGG and reddit, chat about Kickstarters as usual and also look at what we're still waiting to arrive.
Thu, 19 Jan 2017 - 1h 25min
16 - Episode 16 - Where we didn't back anything...
For a change this month it's just a normal episode with the two of us, as we discuss some news and what's been arriving in our postboxes.
Sun, 04 Dec 2016 - 59min
15 - Episode 15 - Essen Spiel 2016
This month we're joined by our Roving Reporter (A.K.A. Pete), and we discuss his visit to Essen Spiel 2016
Sat, 05 Nov 2016 - 1h 23min
14 - Episode 14 - EGX
This episode is a bit more digital than usual, as we discuss our recent visit to EGX in Birmingham.
Thu, 06 Oct 2016 - 1h 16min
13 - Episode 13 - 1 Year? Sounds Fishy
This month we're joined by Toby Fairclough, and we talk about Fishy Tactics, his latest game which is funding on Kickstarter.
Tue, 30 Aug 2016 - 1h 29min
12 - Episode 12 - The Great Indoors
This episode was recorded at the Great Indoors event in Bromsgrove. We have our usual discussion and we're also joined by Richard Denning from UKGE & Medusa Games.
Sun, 31 Jul 2016 - 1h 10min
11 - Episode 11 - Inspiring Games
This month we’re joined by Kevin Young from Inspiring Games, where we talk about his latest game and his experiences at UKGE.
Fri, 01 Jul 2016 - 1h 17min
10 - Episode 10 - UKGE 2016!
Unsurprisingly our show this month is dominated by talk of the UK Games Expo 2016. We talk about what we got up to, and what we saw and played over the course of the two days we attended.
Sun, 12 Jun 2016 - 1h 12min
9 - Episode 09 - Or is it 60?
In this episode we chat with Andy Clayton, designer of a new game currently on Kickstarter called '60', as well as our usual topics for discussion.
Tue, 03 May 2016 - 53min
8 - Episode 08 - Slightly Delayed...
A episode which is slightly delayed due to illness, but this means we have quite a lot of things to catch up on!
Sun, 17 Apr 2016 - 1h 06min
7 - Episode 07 - Topic? Bah.
Episode 07, in which we couldn't think of a topic but we decided to talk about the Kickstarters that are currently overdue.
Sat, 05 Mar 2016 - 48min
6 - Episode 06 - ..and a look forward to 2016
Join us for Episode 6, as we talk about our usual new purchases and arrivals, and look forward to the year ahead.
Fri, 05 Feb 2016 - 1h 03min
5 - Episode 05 - A Look Back at 2015...
Episode 05 - 'A Look Back at 2015' This month we talk about our usual new Kickstarter arrivals, what we've been playing over Christmas, and take a look back at our first year of tabletop gaming in 2015.
Sun, 10 Jan 2016 - 57min
4 - Episode 04 - All we want for Christmas... is games.
Episode 04 - 'All we want for Christmas... is games.' In this episode we discuss what we want for Christmas, and our usual update on what we've been playing.
Sat, 05 Dec 2015 - 52min
3 - Episode 03 - Zooombies
Episode 03 - 'Zooombies' In this episode we discuss some spooky games ready for Halloween, and also our usual segments of what we've been buying and backing.
Sun, 01 Nov 2015 - 50min
2 - Episode 02 - Battle Sheep
Episode 02 - 'Battle Sheep' Rai discusses her recent trip to EGX, along with our usual selection of recent plays and Kickstarter arrivals.
Sat, 03 Oct 2015 - 50min
1 - Episode 01 - Introductions
Episode 01 - 'Introductions'
Thu, 03 Sep 2015 - 1h 07min

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