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Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Wow, have we got an episode for you. Not only are we travelling in time (thematically, not literally)… not only are we discussing the Lithuanian word for ‘yuk’…not only are we escaping a rabbit hole…but we’re also having an argument. Actually, more than one. And Efka says the word ‘’ at some point too. What more could you want?
NPI News ( 03:02 )
Games We’ve Been Playing ( 06:15 )
Tellstones: King’s Gambit ( 06:35 )
Root Digital ( 19:03 )
The Loop: Dr. Foo Strikes Back… Back… Back… ( 24:41 )
Glasgow ( 39:34 )
Mariposas ( 49:21 )
Efka Grumps About a Game ( 1:05:51 ) Meta Narratives
Elaine Ungrumps a Board Game ( 1:12:39 )
Puzzle Deduction one and done Escape Room segment ( 1:17:30 ) In Pursuit of the White Rabbit
Feature Review - The King is Dead - Second Edition ( 1:30:51 )
You can find Elizabeth Hargrave’s website at: https://www.elizhargrave.com/
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Today’s episode is a little different. We recorded this one live as part of Virtually Expo, the online only version of UK Games Expo. Since we had a very strict one hour time slot, we had to truncate our longer format and revert to our previous “here’s three games we played, let’s talk about them” version of the podcast.
Ah, but what games were discussed in this episode you might ask? Here’s a list with some time-stamps that will work perfectly with the video version and will be a little early for the audio one:
Project Elite ( 4:27 )
Escape Room in a Box: Flashback ( 16:43 )
Oath ( 28:26 )
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
If someone had said to me I’d be able to visit a Tokyo fish market, a quaint English village green, New York, and Sherlock Holmes all in one day I’d have thought they were doing a silly. But you can - and from the comfort of your own living room - by listening to our latest podcast episode. And who knows, maybe in the future we’ll really be able to visit all these places in a day - or at least go to the pub again.
NPI News ( 03:03 )
Games We’ve Been Playing ( 08:11 )
Tussie Mussie ( 08:20 )
Vilage Green ( 14:02 )
Tokyo Tsukiji Market ( 22:37 )
Fort ( 36:09 )
Gaslands ( 40:17 )
Highrise ( 53:44 )
Terramara ( 59:11 )
Edge of Darkness ( 01:07:51 )
Games We’re Looking Forward To ( 01:15:26 )
Efka Grumps About a Game ( 01:17:53 ) Ride the Rails
Elaine Ungrumps about a Game ( 01:26:14 )
Puzzle Deduction one and done Escape Room segment ( 01:31:07 ) Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective - The Baker Street Irregulars
Feature Review - Targi & Targi: The Expansion ( 01:42:06 )
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Today’s episode is a treat because Undaunted: North Africa is just about the cleverest game NPI has put their mits on in a very long time.
NPI News ( 04:40 )
Games We’ve Been Playing ( 06:43 ) - including Forgotten Waters, Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, High Rise, Empyreal: Spells & Steam and Sprawlopolis.
Games We’re Looking Forward To ( 36:41 )
Efka Grumps About a Game ( 41:33 ) Plastic inserts
Elaine Says Something Nice About a Game ( 47:25 ) Acquire retooled
Escape Game of the Episode ( 51:46 ) including Unlock: Sherlock Holmes and the Scarlet Thread Murder from Heroic Adventures
Feature Review - Undaunted: North Africa ( 1:02:33)
If you enjoyed this episode, leave a comment below. Unlike our YouTube videos, there’s no other sensible way for you to have a nice chat with us, or maybe even some other listeners. Who knows? You might even find a friend.
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
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)
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
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
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
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 )
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
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.
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