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THIS WAS RECORDED LIVE ON 1ST APRIL SO IF YOU WANT TO WATCH THE BATTLEGROUND PLEASE CHECK OUT THE LINKS BELOW

As the players gather around for their 4th year of podcasting they begin with some news that was announced on the recent live stream. We'll be taking a podcasting break for the time being so we can rest, re-coup and assess the next steps

THE BIRTHDAY ATTENDEES - JP, Rob, Adrian, Davey & Kerley

In this episode you'll learn:
- more about the recent news as JP and team discuss more about it
- 32 games played in 2025 enter the ring and we'll see which ones make it through 5 knockout rounds for best game played.

OUR 2025 PLAYED LEGENDS ENTERING THE BATTLEGROUND (32 GAMES)
Star Trek Captains Chair, Earthborne Rangers, Cloudspire, Ada's Dream, Slay the Spire: The Board Game, Galactic Cruise, Twilight Imperium 4, Nucleum, Perseverance Ep3, Shackleton Base, Nemesis Retaliation, Company of Heroes 2nd Edition, Endeavour Deep Sea, Primal The Awakening, Flip 7, Ants, Deckers, Kinfire Council, Tiny Epic Game of Thrones, Sidereal Confluence, Elder Scrolls Betrayal of the Second Era, Lisboa, Hegemony, Kreel Manor, Furnace, Apex Legends, Pandemic Legacy: Season 0, Trickerion, Tenby, Cascadia, Ark Nova, Rebirth

LINKS
YouTube Livestream - https://www.youtube.com/live/CtFNqp509U0?si=fX1YVvHTq760yN-h

EPISODE CHAPTERS

0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

1:44 - We have some news!!!!

12:26 - Lets recall some stats of the podcast

16:07 - TURN 2 - Favourite moments of the podcast

27:40 - TURN 3 - Boardgame Battleground 2025 Farewell Edition

37:00 - ROUND 1 FIGHT!!!

1:16:12 - ROUND 2 FIGHT!!!

1:26:33 - ROUND 3 FIGHT!!!

1:29:42 - SEMI FINAL ROUND FIGHT!!!

1:31:39 - FINAL ROUND FIGHT!!!

1:35:15 - TURN 4 - The Final Turn

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As Dan wraps up his run of episodes we enter the recording not knowing anything about this episode. The reason why is we are have 6 sealed envelopes where we have to have specific conversations whilst identifying who the defectors are in those chats. Sounds strange, it sure is, jump in and check it out

FIRST PLAYER: Dan
OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Rob & Davey

In this episode you'll learn:
- about Davey's first experiences with Voidfall: Resurgence by Mindclash Games as we dabble with the new co-op Incursion mode
- Dan likes to keep it classic by revisiting Caverna: The Cave Farmers by Lookout Games
- how JP has got on with DECKO by Gem Games following our recent interview with Haakon Gaarder
- Rob has been donning his inner Hercules as be battles the 12 labors in Envy Born Games latest release
- that the team play a social deduction games whilst trying to podcast. With six core topics with the goal in weeding out the defectors lets see who comes out on top.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
https://www.whoseturn.co.uk/1930456/episodes/18505822-expansion-pack-haakon-gaarder-s-turn-decko - previous Episode on DECKO with Haakon Gaarder

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/mrmeeple/meeple - Mr Meeple Geekware campaign as discussed on the show

https://www.meeplewood.co.uk/ - Meeplewood Tables as discussed by Davey

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

1:15 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex

1:28 - Davey - Voidfall: Resurgence

10:11 - Rob - Hercules and the 12 Labors

14:16 - JP - DECKO

23:19 - Dan - Caverna

30:28 - TURN 3 - Main Event: This episode has a win condition

35:11 - Challenge 1: Board gaming food etiquette

45:17 - Challenge 2: How long should a board game session last?

54:17 - Challenge 3: Favourite game to play on holiday

1:05:24 - Challenge 4: Board game accessories - what do we use to pimp up games

1:12:53 - Challenge 5: Wooden, Cardboard or Plastic

1:22:21 - Challenge 6: Your No. 1 favourite game and why

1:31:52 - TURN 4 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?

1:41:49 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn

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Dan has brought along his version of a therapy session as the gang discuss their main board gaming regrets. Whether that's what they've bought, sold, how they acted and much more. Come and join the team and also share your own regrets as we would love to hear about them

FIRST PLAYER: Dan
OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian, Becky & Kerley

In this episode you'll learn:
- that Dan has been to the edge...Thunders Edge in Twilight Imperium by Fantasy Flight Games
- Kerley has been playing an upcoming kickstarter Fjordar by Go To Pieces Games
- that whilst Becky isn't a fan of fish, she's a fan of Koi by 999 Games
- all about the teams board gaming regrets as they go round the table bringing them to life.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS

0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

3:18 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex

3:31 - Adrian - Sanctuary

10:52 - Bex - Koi

17:06 - Kerley - Fjordar

22:53 - Dan - Twilight Imperium 4: Thunders Edge

29:34 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Board Gaming Regrets

30:32 - Showing new games that you're done with, 3am Teaches, TI tantrums & a nesting box

42:41 - Buying a game others in the group have, always getting the "all-in" versions of games, big box games that are too much, & MegaCiv

1:00:42 - Buying games we've already sold, got to collect them all, not discovering 4 players TI , selling games that got us in the hobby

1:16:15 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur

1:20:15 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?

1:32:48 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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