We're not Wizards, Tabletop and Board Games Podcast

Richard is joined by Charles Turner, aka VaderVanOdin, aka Really Genuinely Great Guy to talk through time about his own special relationship with cardboard and lead and the beloved Games Workshop. We delve into sibling rivalry and Heroquest before jumping into his current passion for Talisman and we once again curse Bryan Wade for having to be that guy. We talk about games Vader would like to play and games he would like to give a kick as well. It's an excellent chat and Charles was an excellent guest and I emplore you to go follow him on Twitter www.twitter.com/vadervanodin and subscribe to his excellent youtube channel www.youtube.com/vadervanodin as well as listen to him on www.twitter.com/darkinsight Looks as these wonderful show notes!! - (Charles did these) We spoke about most of these - Hero QuestSpace Hulk / Space Crusade!!Some war game between orcs and dwarfsWar hammer 40KTalismanBlood BowlD & D - we did not mention this.MagicMore recent games Vader has playedcatanTalismanBoss Monsters 2Minecraft card gameQwentYugiohTicket to rideVader Wants to getDungeon Saga - http://www.manticgames.com/games/dungeon-saga-the-dwarf-kings-quest.htmlGive it a kickBlood Manor http://www.bloodmanorgame.com/ Legends Untold http://www.inspiringgames.com/ Like what you hear? Then please support us.Facebook -     http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards Twitter.com -  http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards   If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405   Get us on Stitcher -    http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/were-not-wizards   Get us through acast - http://www.acast.com/werenotwizardsCheck out our pictures -www.instagram.com/werenotwizards Music is owned entirely by We're Not Wizards and thanks to DouglasVBEmail us    magic@werenotwizards.com    Remember, we are many things but We're Not Wizards.

Some people deserve no introduction, Nick Jones deserves a ticker tape parade and a holiday named after him. His genuine enthusiasm for supporting podcasts and us smaller content creators knows no bounds, with him being responsible for most of the listening hours we've seen on We're Not Wizards.  It made complete sense to get him on the show so we could publicly thank him as well as help him understand the difference between the Red and Blue versions of Pandemic Legacy.  We also jump back into Dead of Winter because why not? We never spoke about Heroquest, so expect a follow up Retro show in the future.  We really appreciate Nick's time, and all of his continued support.  Links of Note.  Codenames  - http://www.czechgames.com/en/codenames/ Dead of Winter - http://www.plaidhatgames.com/games/dead-of-winter  Love Letter - batman edition - https://www.alderac.com/loveletter/products/batman/ Descent - https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/descent-journeys-in-the-dark-second-edition/ Pandemic Legacy - http://www.zmangames.com/store/p31/Pandemic_Legacy.html Cinelinx boardgame - http://www.cinelinx.com/game/ Joking Hazard - http://store.explosm.net/products/joking-hazard?variant=21647531524 Superpowered Smash Masters https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1078033723/super-powered-smash-masters-0/description Bears vs Babies - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elanlee/bears-vs-babies-a-card-game 5 Minute Dungeon - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wiggles3d/5-minute-dungeon-the-most-fun-you-can-have-in-5-mi Lapsed Gamer Radio https://twitter.com/lapsedgamer  Podly https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/podly-podcasts-with-friends/id1122689993?mt=8 Facebook -      http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards    Twitter.com -     http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards    If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes.   https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405    Get us on Stitcher -     http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/were-not-wizards    Get us through acast -    http://www.acast.com/werenotwizards Check out our pictures - www.instagram.com/werenotwizards Music is owned entirely by We're Not Wizards and thanks to DouglasVB Email us     magic@werenotwizards.com     Remember, we are many things but We're Not Wizards.

WARNING - Contains massive amounts of Scottishness that some listeners may find incomprehensible. Richard is joined by Kevin Young from Inspiring Games in the latest in the series of 'Work in Progress' episodes. We touch on how Kevin got into the hobby, and what inspired him to take it one step further and develop his own Card/ RPG Hybrid 'Legends Untold' Kevin was a whole lot of fun to speak with and we thank him for taking the time out of his busy schedule to come on the show.  Website http://www.inspiringgames.com/legends-untold/ Twitter www.twitter.com/inspiredtribe Youtube Playthrough (Courtesy of Ricky Royal) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8BcV9DE-RU Facebook www.facebook.com/inspiringgames Kickstarter -https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/505428038/legends-untold-as-deep-as-an-rpg-as-fast-as-a-card  Facebook -     http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards    Twitter.com -     http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards    If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes.   https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405    Get us on Stitcher -     http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/were-not-wizards    Get us through acast -    http://www.acast.com/werenotwizards Check out our pictures - www.instagram.com/werenotwizards Music is owned entirely by We're Not Wizards and thanks to DouglasVB Email us     magic@werenotwizards.com     Remember, we are many things but We're Not Wizards.

In a much overdue exclusive, we talk to John Harper and Greg Barr, both long term members of the Dunfermline Wargaming and Roleplaying Fellowship. Yes, this is the place where Colin and Richard first met, and where the idea for We're Not Wizards became a reality. This is the club where things just go cardboard and miniature crazy. But every year they run the event called Winter War, which aims to raise some money for worthwhile causes. So tune in as we discuss how they both got into the hobby all the way through to how we deal with potential Dancer invasions. Links of Note Flashpoint   Pandemic Legacy Onitama  End The Turn Podcast - http://www.endtheturn.co.uk/ www.twitter.com/endtheturn Rails and Sales  Age of War  Bloodwise - https://bloodwise.org.uk/ Fairy bricks -http://fairybricks.org/ DWARF Facebook page  - https://www.facebook.com/dwarfclub www.dwarfclub.com www.twitter.com/dwarf_wargaming YOU CAN DONATE VIA PAYPAL events@dwarfclub.com You can follow John and Greg -  www.twitter.com/the_john_harper www.twitter.com/gregmbarr Facebook -     http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards    Twitter.com -     http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards    If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes.   https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405    Get us on Stitcher -     http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/were-not-wizards    Get us through acast -    http://www.acast.com/werenotwizards Check out our pictures - www.instagram.com/werenotwizards Music is owned entirely by We're Not Wizards and thanks to DouglasVB Email us     magic@werenotwizards.com     Remember, we are many things but We're Not Wizards.

Hold on to your hats and scarves and dice as we head into autumn as Richard is joined by David, Amara and Brian from the D&D podcast, A Quest for Magic and Steele. Things start with a six handed clap, before we discuss playing T.I.M.E Stories and then the origins of the Magic and Steele podcast, the characters and of course, general nonsense and tangents just happen. We'd like to thank David, Amara and Brian for coming on to the show and we heartly recommend you give them a listen is you haven't done so and their podcast is both very accessible and entertaining. Links of Note T.I.M.E Stories - https://www.asmodee.us/en/games/time-stories-core-set-asylum/ DLC Podcast http://5by5.tv/dlc Critical Hit Podcast http://majorspoilers.com/category/critical-hit/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/empiresteele Facebook: www.facebook.com/steelepod Email: pods@steeleempire.com http://theinterview.space/ Facebook -     http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards    Twitter.com -     http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards   

In another Friends of the Show episode, we are joined by Bryan Wade, who is here to teach Richard all about the wonderful game of Magic the Gathering. Who is a great guest right up until the Last Minute. Then he is a big DISAPPOINTMENT. We touch briefly on the Adventure Time version of Love Letter. Then Bryan tells us about his go-to game Sheriff of Nottingham before we discuss the confusion often surrounding Netrunner before jumping head first into World of Magic the Gathering. We try to keep the jargon to the minimum so Richard doesn't get confused and we even ask the ultimate Magic Question - What Magic Card would Brad Pitt buy you if he wanted you to be his friend? At the end of it all, Richard might even be tempted to dive in and sample some Magic.. Please note that while we continue to mention Mr Jeremy Greer in a BAD LIGHT, understand that he is actually a very wonderful and amazing human being and me and Bryan think he is totally NOT THE WORST. Links of Note NetRunner - https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/android-netrunner-the-card-game/ Sheriff of Nottingham can be found http://www.arcanewonders.com/sheriff-of-nottingham Magic the Amateuring can be found on magictheamateuring.com and on Twitter https://twitter.com/MtACast Bryan's Dungeons and Dragons Duckfeed Special http://duckfeed.tv/duckfeedpresents/dungeons-and-dragons-bryans-song You can find Bryan on Twitter - www.twitter.com/wadebryanr The Classic Art Tokens Kickstarter -

In our latest in our Work in Progress series we are joined by Duncan Molloy, designer for Osprey Games and all round genuinely delighful man. Richard gets all misty eyed as we dive back into both their childhoods and chat Heroquest, the terror of trying to get a perfect run in Pandemic Legacy, before Duncan becomes the detective and tells us about Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective. We then have a chat about Osprey Games, including some of the key games in their catalogue before Duncan tells us the tale behind their latest endeavour, rereleasing and updating the classic Escape from Colditz. It's utterly fascinating and told with a real passion and sincerity. Links of Note Pandemic Legacy - http://www.zmangames.com/store/p31/Pandemic_Legacy.html Heroquest  - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeroQuest Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective  - http://www.ystari.com/home/games/originals/shcd-en/ Osprey Games - https://ospreypublishing.com/store/osprey-games/ Escape From Colditz  - https://ospreypublishing.com/escape-from-colditz Twitter - https://twitter.com/ospreygames               https://twitter.com/duncanmolloy Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OspreyGames/ If you

In another Friends of the Show special we are joined by the very talented award winning and award nominated and videogame writing (but not singing) and all round good person Kate Gray (pronounced Bob). Kate has written for a number of well known publications and websites and we were really pleased to have her on as a guest to talk all things cardboard. We start with a clap and we carry on from there to talk about what games Kate enjoys before diving into some of the more modern games available on the market. We then continue into art requests and questions before the police come along and cart us away. We thank Kate for givng us her valuable time and anyone who asked questions for the show. We had a good old chat about these Carcasonne http://www.zmangames.com/carcassonne-universe.html Spyfall        https://www.cryptozoic.com/spyfall Love Letter  https://www.alderac.com/loveletter/ Time Barons http://time-barons.com/index.html#top Secret Hitler  http://www.secrethitler.com/ Funemployed http://urbanislandgames.com/funemployed/ These Wonderful People Asked Us Questions. Nick Jones - @laneit360 Craig - @cr0wing Tino @ BadWild - @badwild Bin Diesel - @minute5072 Jeremy Greer @jggreer Nahkala - @nahkala Joshua Garrity - @combinehunter Peter Allen - @retepallen Arnaud De Bock - @arnaud_debock Links of Note You can find Kate on Twitter www.twitter.com/hownottodraw You can find Toku Podcast on https://twitter.com/toku_podcast Facebook -     http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards    Twitter.com -     http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards   

COLIN. Got these to the table - Dungeon Saga - Mantic Games http://www.manticgames.com/games/dungeon-saga-the-dwarf-kings-quest.html YS - http://www.ystari.com/home/games/originals/ys-en/  Ystari Games Get these off the shelf Taj Mahal - Rio Grande Games.  http://www.riograndegames.com Galaxy Defenders  - http://www.galaxy-defenders.com/index-ok.php  Ares / Gremlin Project. Give them a kick - From the Ashes - Expansion for Ember the Card Game. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1118172895/from-the-ashes-expansion-for-ember-the-magical-car?ref=user_menu http://www.district31.co.uk/ Kill the King https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/332396604/kill-the-king Shout Outs Cinephiles and Cenobites Polyhedron Collider The Monster Closet The Quest for Magic and Steele Dark Insight Mass Moviecide UK Megaten Marathon Auto Advance Text Facebook -     http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards    Twitter.com -     http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards    View us on iTunes -    

WARNING There are some audio issues in this episode that hopefully don't detract from the interview.   Richard was delighted to be joined by Matt Gilbert, the COO of Mantic Games. Mantic Games are a UK based boardgame company that have released a popular range of games including Kings of War, The Walking Dead,  Dead Zone, Dreadball, Mars Attack and Dungeon Saga primarily using Kickstarter. Together they talk about Matt's history of boardgames before discussing the Dungeon Saga Kickstarter campaign, covering what was learned from the challenges they faced and what they have implemented for future Kickstarter projects. They also chat about plans for the future including the release of a Fighting Fantasy series of books, one of which Matt himself wrote.  Richard also gets a bit excited at the prospect of Star Saga, the newest IP from the company. We thank Matt very much for his time. You can find Mantic through the following channels Twitter - https://twitter.com/manticgames Star Saga - https://manticblog.com/2016/09/16/mantic-games-star-saga/ https://manticblog.com/2016/09/16/star-saga-set-launch-kickstarter-september-26th/ Some rules commentary: https://manticblog.com/2016/09/19/star-saga-developing-rules/ Website  - http://www.manticgames.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/manticgames  Facebook -     http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards   

In the second of our Work in Progress Episodes we are Joined by Gary Devereaux and Aidan Lorenzo from Underestimated games. We discuss their up and coming Kickstarter Skirmish game Purgatory where they give us a run down on how it works and what to expect if you back the campaign. The Campaign will go live on October 10th. (It looks really rather interesting indeed.)  This of course wouldn't be a We're Not Wizards episode if we didn't delve deeper with them and pick the tiny corners of their minds, so be prepared to find out about the gritty underbelly of the world of Monopoly collecting and why you don't play as the car.  As well as dealing with a visit to Games Workshop. To find out more about Purgatory please check out their Facebook, Twitter and Website that can be found below. Facebook - www.Facebook.com/purgatoryminiatures Twitter  - www.twitter.com/purgatoryminis Website  - www.purgatory-miniatures.co.uk KICKSTARTER https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1306503490/purgatory Facebook -     http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards    Twitter.com -     http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards    View us on iTunes -    

In the first of a new Series, Work In Progress looks at a new Kickstarter project and chats with its creative team. Joining us on this episode is Jim Keifer and his daughter Lucy, who will be talking about their Kickstarter for their moving tile, collaborative tabletop game "Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty's Web" We are more than aware that we have three people on this episode. We also have a special guest in the form of the gardener operating the leaf blower in the background of Jim's audio, so there the occasional blast of sound in the background. We edited him out where we could, but he still butted in and gave his opinion on Pandemic. The other thing to note is that part of this episode will potentially send you into some kind of nostalgia based haze and Jim tells us about his history working in the industry. Prepare to either be misty eyed. Or just think whut? It's nothing short of fascinating. Links of Note. Kickstarter Campaign -  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/118555799/sherlock-holmes-and-moriartys-web Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/SherlockHolmesandMoriartysWebGame Twitter - www.twitter.com/moriartysweb @MoriartysWeb Instagram - www.instagram.com/moriartysweb Facebook -  

Do you remember the film Michael Caine starred with Kevin Spacey in the 70s? Or how about how long the gluten free aisle is in Tesco? If Pandemic did advent Calendars, what would happen? This, plus many other important topics are discussed between Richard and Sam Turner from The Staying In Podcast. We also talk about some boardgames, how Sam recently got involved in his six sided habit and much more.  Had a massive amount of fun. Hope you enjoy. We also need to warn you that the last 5 minutes of this show are quite frankly so full of scandal this may well be the last episode we release with a friend of the show.. It was so much fun, anything less than controversial would have been frankly unacceptable. Links of Note Staying in can be found at http://stayingin.podbean.com/ You can follow them https://twitter.com/stayinginpod You can follow the Fantastic Sam https://twitter.com/mrsamturner

Richard is joined by Eduardo Baraf, boardgame designer and creator of delights such as Heroes and Tricks and Lift Off - Get Me Off This Planet. We were absolutely delighted to have him on the show. We talk about games Eduardo has been enjoying, such as Potion Explosion and mention Scythe, before talking about his latest Kickstarter Campaign - Herbaceous, a flavourful card game all about collecting Herbs with some stunning artwork.  Links Of Note Potion Explosion and Scythe http://www.horrible-games.com/shop/catalog/potion-explosion/ http://stonemaiergames.com/games/scythe/ Herbacous can be backed here. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ebaraf/herbaceous-a-flavorful-card-game More of Eduardo's games can be found here http://www.pencilfirstgames.com/ You can Follow him here. https://twitter.com/ebaraf You can watch him here! https://www.youtube.com/user/EdoBarafu Facebook -    http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards   Twitter.com -    http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards  

For our next Friends of the Show Episode, we are joined by Jeremy Greer. Jeremy runs his own podcast Don't Give Up Skeleton, which is based on the stories of fans of the Dark Souls series of games, as well as co-hosting the Dark Insight Podcast, which is a videogame related podcast. Jeremy is new to the boardgaming hobby, so we talk a few games he should consider picking up as a new player including Love Letter, Hive and Survive! Escape from Atlantis. He tells us about his experiences with Marrying Mister Darcy and how he dealt with being thrown into his first ever Dungeons and Dragons game.  In short - he loved it. We also have a good old chat about the Dark Souls Boardgame Kickstarter, and what our thoughts are on it. Links of Note You can follow Jeremy on Twitter https://twitter.com/jggreer  Follow Don't Give up Skeleton and Dark Insight https://twitter.com/dguspodcast https://twitter.com/darkinsightpod You can listen to how Jeremy got on with his adventures in D&D http://duckfeed.tv/duckfeedpresents/dungeons-and-dragons-bryans-song You can find out information on Marrying Mister Darcy http://www.marryingmrdarcy.com/ Don't Give Up Skeleton can be found here -http://www.darkinsight.net/dgus/ Dark Insight can be found here -  http://www.darkinsight.net/ Outro Music comes courtesy of http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music Intro Music is from Lords of the Fallen. Facebook -    http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards