It’s time to get schooled! Always wanted to say that and finally I have a good reason because today’s guest on the show is none other than Zoe Bee who’ll teach us about board games as educational tools.Oh but wait, there’s also board game reviews. A hot new release that asks us to save cats (again) - Race to the Raft, a hot old classic that’s got a shiny new coat - Ra, and a hot hidden gem that we finally got around to playing - Obsession.If you’d like to check out our bonus episodes - become a patreon supporter on https://patreon.com/nopunincludedOn to the timestamps:00:00 Cold Open3:01 Audience Correspondence - NPI Geometry8:28 Race to the Raft31:08 Audience Correspondence - Hidden Movement33:24 Ra45:59 Board Game Education with Zoe Bee1:12:47 Obsession: Pride, Intrigue, and Prejudice in Victorian England

It’s time to get schooled! Always wanted to say that and finally I have a good reason because today’s guest on the show is none other than Zoe Bee who’ll teach us about board games as educational tools. Oh but wait, there’s also board game reviews. A hot new release that asks us to save cats (again) - Race to the Raft, a hot old classic that’s got a shiny new coat - Ra, and a hot hidden gem that we finally got around to playing - Obsession. If you’d like to check out our bonus episodes - become a patreon supporter on <a href="https://patreon.com/nopunincluded" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/nopunincluded</a> On to the timestamps: 00:00 Cold Open 3:01 Audience Correspondence - NPI Geometry 8:28 Race to the Raft 31:08 Audience Correspondence - Hidden Movement 33:24 Ra 45:59 Board Game Education with Zoe Bee 1:12:47 Obsession: Pride, Intrigue, and Prejudice in Victorian England

Zoe Bee, Race to the Raft, Ra, Obsession

Everybody always says, “Talk Cardboard is paving the way in board game podcasting!” and this episode it’s certainly true. We have biking, hiking, kayaking, train-ing, and hunting (along routes), which is the most path in any board game podcast ever.On today’s episode we’ll cover the cute but deadly Trailblazers, the old fashioned but sleek Isle of Trains and the gorgeous, voluptuous and strange Beast.If you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.comIf you’d like to check out our bonus episodes - become a patreon supporter on https://patreon.com/nopunincludedOn to the timestamps:6:12 Audience Correspondence: Methods of Teaching Games9:32 Trailblazers29:53 Isle of Trains: All Aboard47:11 Audience Correspondence: Imperial Onions52:26 Beast1:17:15 Elaine hates Hidden Movement games

Everybody always says, “Talk Cardboard is paving the way in board game podcasting!” and this episode it’s certainly true. We have biking, hiking, kayaking, train-ing, and hunting (along routes), which is the most path in any board game podcast ever. On today’s episode we’ll cover the cute but deadly Trailblazers, the old fashioned but sleek Isle of Trains and the gorgeous, voluptuous and strange Beast. If you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.com If you’d like to check out our bonus episodes - become a patreon supporter on <a href="https://patreon.com/nopunincluded" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/nopunincluded</a> On to the timestamps: 6:12 Audience Correspondence: Methods of Teaching Games 9:32 Trailblazers 29:53 Isle of Trains: All Aboard 47:11 Audience Correspondence: Imperial Onions 52:26 Beast 1:17:15 Elaine hates Hidden Movement games

Trailblazers, Isle of Trains: All Aboard, Beast

Sometimes you sit down to play some board games for a future podcast episode and you find yourself not particularly digging any of them? It happens. It’s a thing. It could happen to you. This week it happened to us.Whilst we weren’t especially jazzed about Hamlet, didn’t find Undaunted: Battle of Britain worth the trouble and at least one of us really didn’t get on with Autobahn, that doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t like them either. Or maybe you’ve already played them and disagree - dear listener, you should write in.If you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.comIf you’d like to check out our bonus episodes - become a patreon supporter on https://patreon.com/nopunincludedOn to the timestamps:5:55 Audience Correspondence: Past Games10:21 Undaunted: Battle of Britain33:44 Hamlet46:17 Audience Correspondence: How do you learn games?51:07 Autobahn

Sometimes you sit down to play some board games for a future podcast episode and you find yourself not particularly digging any of them? It happens. It’s a thing. It could happen to you. This week it happened to us. Whilst we weren’t especially jazzed about Hamlet, didn’t find Undaunted: Battle of Britain worth the trouble and at least one of us really didn’t get on with Autobahn, that doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t like them either. Or maybe you’ve already played them and disagree - dear listener, you should write in. If you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.com If you’d like to check out our bonus episodes - become a patreon supporter on <a href="https://patreon.com/nopunincluded" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/nopunincluded</a> On to the timestamps: 5:55 Audience Correspondence: Past Games 10:21 Undaunted: Battle of Britain 33:44 Hamlet 46:17 Audience Correspondence: How do you learn games? 51:07 Autobahn

Undaunted: Battle of Britain, Hamlet, Autobahn

Welcome back, welcome back, it’s like we’ve never been gone. After a brief interruption Talk Cardboard returns to your ears and consequentially to your brains to deliver all the board game that it needs. Today’s brain ticklers include drawing a map of the London Underground in Next Station: London, a dose of helium 3 in Skymines and some good ol’ fashioned resisting in MaquisIf you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.comOn to the timestamps:2:12 Audience Correspondence – Crispy Pancake Foods10:37 Next Station: London28:39 Skymines58:36 Audience Correspondence - Board Game Canon1:08:26 Maquis

Welcome back, welcome back, it’s like we’ve never been gone. After a brief interruption Talk Cardboard returns to your ears and consequentially to your brains to deliver all the board game that it needs. Today’s brain ticklers include drawing a map of the London Underground in Next Station: London, a dose of helium 3 in Skymines and some good ol’ fashioned resisting in Maquis If you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.com On to the timestamps: 2:12 Audience Correspondence – Crispy Pancake Foods 10:37 Next Station: London 28:39 Skymines 58:36 Audience Correspondence - Board Game Canon 1:08:26 Maquis

Next Station: London, Skymines, Maquis

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Sadly, an Interruption

Every Talk Cardboard episode is a journey, and in this episode that journey is competitive card games, competitive card games with engine building and destroying the engine with hard alcohol (not necessarily in that order).Today we’re taking a look at Distilled, an aspirational game about being a small time distillerer in a world of big alcohol, Wordlbreakers: Advent of the Khanate, a magic the gatheringalike card battler that’s punching very far above its weight and Res Arcana, a distillation (no pun intended) of Race for the Galaxy style card engine building with the world’s smolest deck.If you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.comOn to the timestamps:4:14 Audience Correspondence – Past Games23:13 Res Arcana42:25 Worldbreakers: Advent of the Khanate1:03:05 DistilledYou can find the study on game component rolling probabilities here https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/12119/components-dice-tossing-meeples-houses

Every Talk Cardboard episode is a journey, and in this episode that journey is competitive card games, competitive card games with engine building and destroying the engine with hard alcohol (not necessarily in that order). Today we’re taking a look at Distilled, an aspirational game about being a small time distillerer in a world of big alcohol, Wordlbreakers: Advent of the Khanate, a magic the gatheringalike card battler that’s punching very far above its weight and Res Arcana, a distillation (no pun intended) of Race for the Galaxy style card engine building with the world’s smolest deck. If you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.com On to the timestamps: 4:14 Audience Correspondence – Past Games 23:13 Res Arcana 42:25 Worldbreakers: Advent of the Khanate 1:03:05 Distilled You can find the study on game component rolling probabilities here <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/12119/components-dice-tossing-meeples-houses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/12119/components-dice-tossing-meeples-houses</a>

Distilled, Worldbreakers, Res Arcana

Building building building. If you like building (or buildings) you will enjoy at least one of the board games covered in this episode in which you build buildings, buildings and also cars. How's that for a build up? No? Let me construct some clarity.Today we'll talk about Ginkgopolis, a tile laying city building classic hidden gem, Rolling Heights, a city building game where you roll meeples and Horseless Carriage, a car constructing game from famed board game publisher Splotter Spellen. And finally, a real treat, an interview with famed speculative fiction author Adrian Tchaikovsky who reveals which modern board games he wrote into his novels.If you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.comOn to the timestamps:2:49 Audience Correspondence – Past Games18:04 Ginkgopolis34:48 Rolling Heights52:40 Interview – Adrian Tchaikovsky1:08:09 This is the timestamp to avoid the spoilery question (it will make sense when you listen)1:15:53 Horseless Carriage

Building building building. If you like building (or buildings) you will enjoy at least one of the board games covered in this episode in which you build buildings, buildings and also cars. How's that for a build up? No? Let me construct some clarity. Today we'll talk about Ginkgopolis, a tile laying city building classic hidden gem, Rolling Heights, a city building game where you roll meeples and Horseless Carriage, a car constructing game from famed board game publisher Splotter Spellen. And finally, a real treat, an interview with famed speculative fiction author Adrian Tchaikovsky who reveals which modern board games he wrote into his novels. If you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.com On to the timestamps: 2:49 Audience Correspondence – Past Games 18:04 Ginkgopolis 34:48 Rolling Heights 52:40 Interview – Adrian Tchaikovsky 1:08:09 This is the timestamp to avoid the spoilery question (it will make sense when you listen) 1:15:53 Horseless Carriage

Adrian Tchaikovsky, Horseless Carriage, Rolling Heights, Ginkgopolis

Has it been two weeks already? Time flies when you’re reviewing board games. Or when you’re riding whales for that matter. In real life and also in the game! Does it fly when you’re under Soviet occupation or working for Mr. Carnegie? Who’s to say, but we can at least tell you whether the games based on these events and/or entities are any good and/or bad.If you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.comOn to the timestamps:8:57 Wir Sind Das Volk! 30:17 Whale Riders40:38 Audience Correspondence: Fueling Consumerism1:01:12 Carnegie

Has it been two weeks already? Time flies when you’re reviewing board games. Or when you’re riding whales for that matter. In real life and also in the game! Does it fly when you’re under Soviet occupation or working for Mr. Carnegie? Who’s to say, but we can at least tell you whether the games based on these events and/or entities are any good and/or bad. If you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.com On to the timestamps: 8:57 Wir Sind Das Volk! 30:17 Whale Riders 40:38 Audience Correspondence: Fueling Consumerism 1:01:12 Carnegie

Carnegie, Whaler Riders, Wir Sind Das Volk!

Paul Dean

There are many famous Paul Deans in the world, but today we’re only interviewing one of them. Maybe one day we’ll get a chance to talk to some of the others, but honestly, why bother, we already got the best one. We got a chance to talk to Paul about what it’s like having left the board game industry and how he feels about board games right now.This is far from the end though. Brace yourselves because you are entering the land of numbers, voxels and vertices and you can only emerge by listening to us review three abstract board games (which may or may not be card games).If you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.comOur patreon campaign can be found on https://patreon.com/nopunincluded and our pledge drive video can be found on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrhnOHw-akcOn to the timestamps:5:53 Audience correspondence - GWT: Argentina, Aeon Trespass Publisher Write-in, Colour Vision Difference16:06 Wind the Film! (Photograph)31:11 That Time You Killed Me44:16 Intereview Guest: Paul Dean1:19:56 Koi Koi1:43:48 Audience correspondence - Torturing Efka

There are many famous Paul Deans in the world, but today we’re only interviewing one of them. Maybe one day we’ll get a chance to talk to some of the others, but honestly, why bother, we already got the best one. We got a chance to talk to Paul about what it’s like having left the board game industry and how he feels about board games right now. This is far from the end though. Brace yourselves because you are entering the land of numbers, voxels and vertices and you can only emerge by listening to us review three abstract board games (which may or may not be card games). If you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.com Our patreon campaign can be found on <a href="https://patreon.com/nopunincluded" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/nopunincluded</a> and our pledge drive video can be found on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrhnOHw-akc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrhnOHw-akc</a> On to the timestamps: 5:53 Audience correspondence - GWT: Argentina, Aeon Trespass Publisher Write-in, Colour Vision Difference 16:06 Wind the Film! (Photograph) 31:11 That Time You Killed Me 44:16 Intereview Guest: Paul Dean 1:19:56 Koi Koi 1:43:48 Audience correspondence - Torturing Efka

Paul Dean, Wind the Film!, That Time you Killed me, Koi Koi

This episode is jam packed with exciting board games and has a reference to clotted cream - that's right - it's the scone episode! A tasty delicious dessert for your ears full of rich indulgent cardboard. What's especially exciting is that we've got a little bit of everything for everyone - from very light to very heavy, all pretty great in their own ways so if you're looking to enrich your collection - this week is definitely full of good recs. Enjoy!If you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.comOn to the timestamps:4:00 Audience correspondence - Historical Wargames and MILDA MATILDA13:02 Yokai Septet23:23 Audience correspondence - Rulebooks30:10 Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game44:58 Great Western Trail: Argentina1:04:12 Aeon Trespass: Odyssey (first impressions)

This episode is jam packed with exciting board games and has a reference to clotted cream - that's right - it's the scone episode! A tasty delicious dessert for your ears full of rich indulgent cardboard. What's especially exciting is that we've got a little bit of everything for everyone - from very light to very heavy, all pretty great in their own ways so if you're looking to enrich your collection - this week is definitely full of good recs. Enjoy! If you have personal experiences to share about any games discussed in this episode or any topic that's dear to your heart - we’d love to hear from you. Please write to: elaine@nopunincluded.com On to the timestamps: 4:00 Audience correspondence - Historical Wargames and MILDA MATILDA 13:02 Yokai Septet 23:23 Audience correspondence - Rulebooks 30:10 Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game 44:58 Great Western Trail: Argentina 1:04:12 Aeon Trespass: Odyssey (first impressions)

Aeon Trespass: Odyssey, GWT: Argentina, Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game, Yokai Septet

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Enthusiasm & Earnestness

Charming hosts, fun conversation, the games that are games, the podcast that is games

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Talk Cardboard

In today’s episode Elaine and Efka discuss: The Crew - ( 02:53 )Isle of Cats - ( 21:23 )On Mars - ( 39:20 )Board games emulating video games - ( 1:00:35 )If you enjoyed the podcast and would like to leave a comment, visit our podcast home at https://nopunincluded.com/podcast

In today’s episode Elaine and Efka discuss: The Crew - ( 02:53 ) Isle of Cats - ( 21:23 ) On Mars - ( 39:20 ) Board games emulating video games - ( 1:00:35 ) If you enjoyed the podcast and would like to leave a comment, visit our podcast home at <a href="https://nopunincluded.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nopunincluded.com/podcast</a>

Legacy Episodes - Space, Cats, No Turtles

In this episode Elaine and Efka return from Essen Spiel, the biggest board game convention not just in North Rhine-Westphalia, but also the world. Now that we've played some of the exciting releases - it's time to talk about them.Era: The Medieval Age: ( 02:30 )Vast: The Mysterious Manor: ( 13:19 )Expedition to Newdale: ( 27:50 )Maracaibo: ( 43:05 )Mailbag: ( 1:05:06 )

In this episode Elaine and Efka return from Essen Spiel, the biggest board game convention not just in North Rhine-Westphalia, but also the world. Now that we've played some of the exciting releases - it's time to talk about them. Era: The Medieval Age: ( 02:30 ) Vast: The Mysterious Manor: ( 13:19 ) Expedition to Newdale: ( 27:50 ) Maracaibo: ( 43:05 ) Mailbag: ( 1:05:06 )

Legacy Episodes - A Vast Schnitzel Sandwich

There are days when I am convinced of the magical nature of our podcast. Today is one of those days. Somehow we have managed to squeeze three very big games into what amounts just the same length of podcast. From a physics standpoint this is clearly impossible - and let’s face it - telling you how we do it would be giving away a very big industry secret. But by Jove, I think we've got it.Age of Steam: ( 04:35 ) - In theory, reprints of classic games are incredibly exciting because here’s a chance for people to rediscover something that was clearly good enough to be propelled by the industry for that long. In practice, imagine the dread of the reviewer when they realise that maybe this much beloved classic is… well. Let’s just leave it at that for now. You’ll have to listen to the podcast itself for more.Tainted Grail: ( 22:23 ) - Oh no! It’s 7th Continent all over again. But grimdark! Long time viewers will know that that much beloved game did not sit well with these beloved reviewers inspite of its popularity. Is there more to this different spin on the genre of a giant map full of choose your own adventure hotspots and survival mechanisms? That’s what we’re here to talk about.Cloudspire: ( 44:30 ) - Remember when you used to say things like “light as a cloud?” Well, forget about it because Cloudspire comes in at a hefty ten kilograms of neoprene matts, poker chips and custom dice in this voluptuous board game take on the MOBA genre of video games. With a ruleset that prompted this genuine response from your favourite podcast host.Mailbag: ( 1:00:48 ) - Listener Lambert sent in a swarm of questions about our time with Gloomhaven. We were perhaps a touch too brief in answering them, but everything has good reasons.Want to send us a question? Fire it to efka@nopunincluded.comWant to leave a comment? Visit us at http://nopunincluded.com/podcastarchives/episodeseven

There are days when I am convinced of the magical nature of our podcast. Today is one of those days. Somehow we have managed to squeeze three very big games into what amounts just the same length of podcast. From a physics standpoint this is clearly impossible - and let’s face it - telling you how we do it would be giving away a very big industry secret. But by Jove, I think we've got it. Age of Steam: ( 04:35 ) - In theory, reprints of classic games are incredibly exciting because here’s a chance for people to rediscover something that was clearly good enough to be propelled by the industry for that long. In practice, imagine the dread of the reviewer when they realise that maybe this much beloved classic is… well. Let’s just leave it at that for now. You’ll have to listen to the podcast itself for more. Tainted Grail: ( 22:23 ) - Oh no! It’s 7th Continent all over again. But grimdark! Long time viewers will know that that much beloved game did not sit well with these beloved reviewers inspite of its popularity. Is there more to this different spin on the genre of a giant map full of choose your own adventure hotspots and survival mechanisms? That’s what we’re here to talk about. Cloudspire: ( 44:30 ) - Remember when you used to say things like “light as a cloud?” Well, forget about it because Cloudspire comes in at a hefty ten kilograms of neoprene matts, poker chips and custom dice in this voluptuous board game take on the MOBA genre of video games. With a ruleset that prompted this genuine response from your favourite podcast host. Mailbag: ( 1:00:48 ) - Listener Lambert sent in a swarm of questions about our time with Gloomhaven. We were perhaps a touch too brief in answering them, but everything has good reasons. Want to send us a question? Fire it to efka@nopunincluded.com Want to leave a comment? Visit us at <a href="http://nopunincluded.com/podcastarchives/episodeseven" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nopunincluded.com/podcastarchives/episodeseven</a>

Legacy Episodes - Hot Steamy Clouds

In our very first episode we talk about such dangerous games as: Concordia: Venus - bringing you the terror of the mighty Roman Empire and never knowing the right time to tribune. Tiny Towns which is so tiny you won’t even notice it creep up behind you and plunge a 4x4 grid into your back.Arkwright - giving Elaine the heebie jeebies with it’s  theme of British industrialism, a.k.a - what is it that the British have done again?  Gentes the most dangerous kind of game of all - a mediocre euro-game.If you enjoyed this episode, you can always leave a comment at http://nopunincluded.com/podcast

In our very first episode we talk about such dangerous games as: Concordia: Venus - bringing you the terror of the mighty Roman Empire and never knowing the right time to tribune. Tiny Towns which is so tiny you won’t even notice it creep up behind you and plunge a 4x4 grid into your back. Arkwright - giving Elaine the heebie jeebies with it’s theme of British industrialism, a.k.a - what is it that the British have done again? Gentes the most dangerous kind of game of all - a mediocre euro-game. If you enjoyed this episode, you can always leave a comment at <a href="http://nopunincluded.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nopunincluded.com/podcast</a>

Legacy Episodes - Arkwright The Hedgehog

In today’s episode Elaine and Efka discuss: The burgundiest castles from The Castles of Burgundy - ( 02:32 ) Get in tune with each other via Wavelength - ( 18:47 )And conduct a conversation on their favourite mode of transportation via Bus - ( 30:16 )

In today’s episode Elaine and Efka discuss: The burgundiest castles from The Castles of Burgundy - ( 02:32 ) Get in tune with each other via Wavelength - ( 18:47 ) And conduct a conversation on their favourite mode of transportation via Bus - ( 30:16 )

Legacy Episodes - Twentieth Anniversary Edition

Welcome back! If you’ve been enjoying the No Pun Included podcast - get ready for something bigger, longer, better. Episode Ten is a big change and we hope you're ready to fall in love with it all over again.NPI News ( 11:16 )Games We’ve Been Playing ( 19:53 )Efka Grumps about a Game ( 42:10 )Escape Game of the Episode ( 50:39 )Feature Review - Teotihuacan: The City of Gods ( 59:00)

Welcome back! If you’ve been enjoying the No Pun Included podcast - get ready for something bigger, longer, better. Episode Ten is a big change and we hope you're ready to fall in love with it all over again. NPI News ( 11:16 ) Games We’ve Been Playing ( 19:53 ) Efka Grumps about a Game ( 42:10 ) Escape Game of the Episode ( 50:39 ) Feature Review - Teotihuacan: The City of Gods ( 59:00)

Legacy Episodes - Teotihuacan And Changes

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