Gaming Rules! New Podcast - Episode 97 - Live Q&A July 2025

Hi! and welcome to the ninety-seventh episode of the Gaming Rules! Podcast.This episode is an audio recording of the Gaming Rules! live YouTube Q&A session from July 2025.  In this episode Paul answers questions posted by members of his Boardgamegeek guild and those posed in the live chat stream during the show.Link to contest⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠https://forms.gle/msHm6M6RUWoUqLrJ8⁠⁠⁠⁠If you would like to submit questions for future shows, please join the BGG guild no ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠2258⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/2258⁠⁠⁠⁠To read Paul's FAQ follow this ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/286003/gaming-rules-paul-grogan-faq⁠⁠⁠⁠If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/gamingrules⁠⁠⁠⁠All the Gaming Rules! YouTube videos can be found following this ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideosTimestamps00:00:00 Countdown & Opening credits00:02:47 Introduction00:04:08 BGG Guild Questions 01:07:39 Live Questions01:57:41 End Credits

Hi! and welcome to the Ninety-sixth episode of the Gaming Rules! Podcast.This episode is an audio recording of the Gaming Rules! YouTube Vlog from June 2025.  Paul discusses the games he played between 28th May 2025 through to 30th June 2025, gives details of his upcoming projects, and delivers a charity donation update.If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a Patreon by following the link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://www.patreon.com/GamingRulesLink to the gaming Rules! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel: https://www.youtube.com/GamingRulesVideosTimestamps00:00:00 Introduction & Opening Credits00:00:50 Colosseum00:04:57 UKGE00:06:24 Gwent00:06:56 Fighting Fantasy Adventures00:07:21 That’s not a hat00:10:37 Gwent00:14:10 Kinfire Chronicles00:17:01 Kinfire Delve00:20:01 Vantage00:25:58 Primal the Awakening00:28:09 Earthborne Rangers00:30:15 Nucleum Energy Research Institute00:35:01 Genial 00:37:25 Perseverance Episode 300:39:23 Tianxia00:43:35 Gaia Project00:46:12 Online Games00:49:50 Other content00:54:19 Upcoming Content01:02:49 Patreon Update01:05:15 Charity Update 01:07:54 End credits

Hi! and welcome to the ninety-fifth episode of the Gaming Rules! Podcast.This episode is an audio recording of the Gaming Rules! live YouTube Q&A session from June 2025.  In this episode Paul answers questions posted by members of his Boardgamegeek guild and those posed in the live chat stream during the show.Link to contest⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://forms.gle/M1swpnG2VV4ZAzSW9⁠⁠If you would like to submit questions for future shows, please join the BGG guild no ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠2258⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/2258⁠⁠⁠To read Paul's FAQ follow this ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/286003/gaming-rules-paul-grogan-faq⁠⁠⁠If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/gamingrules⁠⁠⁠All the Gaming Rules! YouTube videos can be found following this ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos⁠⁠Timestamps00:00:00 Countdown & Opening credits00:02:14 Introduction00:05:08 BGG Guild Questions 01:01:06 Live Questions01:50:17 End Credits

Hi! and welcome to the Ninety-Fouth episode of the Gaming Rules! Podcast.This episode is an audio recording of the Gaming Rules! YouTube Vlog from May 2025.  Paul discusses the games he played between 1st May 2025 through to 27th May 2025, gives details of his upcoming projects, and delivers a charity donation update.If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a Patreon by following the link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://www.patreon.com/GamingRulesLink to the gaming Rules! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel: https://www.youtube.com/GamingRulesVideosTimestamps00:00:00 Introduction & Opening Credits00:00:44 The White Castle00:05:02 The Anarchy00:07:21 S.E.T.I.00:09:23 Terraforming Mars00:12:29 Marrakesh00:16:05 Concordia Digital00:17:22 Mythwind00:22:01 Star Wars Rebellion00:24:47 Star Wars The Card Game00:26:33 Star Wars Outer Rim00:29:31 Agemonia00:31:21 Primal the Awakening00:34:26 Trismegistus00:38:23 Assyria Second Edition00:44:03 The Lord of the Rings Trick Taking Game00:45:20 Monumental Duel00:48:00 Star Trek Captain’s Chair00:50:53 Yinzi Ming00:55:58 Vantage01:00:17 Colosseum01:01:52 Online Games01:09:39 Pathfinder Adventures Digital Card Game01:11:39 Upcoming Content01:14:36 Patreon Update01:15:49 Paul’s Birthday Week01:18:36 Charity Update 01:21:18 Painting01:24:19 UK Games Expo01:26:07 End credits

Hi! and welcome to the ninety-third episode of the Gaming Rules! Podcast.This episode is an audio recording of the Gaming Rules! live YouTube Q&A session from May 2025.  In this episode Paul answers questions posted by members of his Boardgamegeek guild and those posed in the live chat stream during the show.Link to contest⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/S5H2Un1X3XLmVfP97⁠If you would like to submit questions for future shows, please join the BGG guild no ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠2258⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/2258⁠⁠To read Paul's FAQ follow this ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/286003/gaming-rules-paul-grogan-faq⁠⁠If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/gamingrules⁠⁠All the Gaming Rules! YouTube videos can be found following this ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideos⁠Timestamps00:00:00 Countdown & Opening credits00:02:49 Introduction00:06:48 BGG Guild Questions 01:08:26 Live Questions01:37:43 End Credit

Hi! and welcome to the Ninety-Second episode of the Gaming Rules! Podcast.This episode is an audio recording of the Gaming Rules! YouTube Vlog from April 2025.  Paul discusses the games he played between 1st April 2025 through to 30th April 2025, gives details of his upcoming projects, and delivers a charity donation update.Talisman Giveaway form: https://forms.gle/tpFiPazSEvetatgq6SETI Giveaway details are in this video: https://youtube.com/live/eOSkHw6jxQ8If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a Patreon by following the link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://www.patreon.com/GamingRulesLink to the gaming Rules! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel: https://www.youtube.com/GamingRulesVideosTimestamps00:00:00 Introduction & Opening Credits00:01:49 Casus Belli00:08:37 Star Wars Outer Rim00:10:39 Mandalorian Adventures00:13:54 Dungeons and Dragons Dicemasters: Battle for Faerun00:15:51 Nippon00:18:34 Caracas00:18:50 Dune Imperium Uprising00:21:45 Primal the Awakening00:29:23 Netrunner00:31:18 Unfathomable00:35:30 Great Western Trail El Paso00:40:45 League of Six00:43:18 Baycon00:44:31 The Anarchy00:47:57 Men Nefer00:48:29 The Elder Scrolls Betrayal of the Second Era00:51:06 Voidfall00:54:45 Trismegistus The New Edition00:55:38 Stress Botics01:01:03 May Games & SETI Giveaway01:02:38 Online Games01:08:48 Talisman Digital Giveaway01:11:54 Patreon Bonus Ranking Video01:12:10 Upcoming Content01:16:29 Patreon Update01:19:29 Patreon Giveaways01:22:09 Charity Update 01:28:14 End credits

Hi! and welcome to the ninety-first episode of the Gaming Rules! Podcast.This episode is an audio recording of the Gaming Rules! live YouTube Q&A session from April 2025.  In this episode Paul answers questions posted by members of his Boardgamegeek guild and those posed in the live chat stream during the show.Link to contest⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠https://forms.gle/5EGY8saAs4y5CuBx9If you would like to submit questions for future shows, please join the BGG guild no ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠2258⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/2258⁠To read Paul's FAQ follow this ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/286003/gaming-rules-paul-grogan-faq⁠If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠https://www.patreon.com/gamingrules⁠All the Gaming Rules! YouTube videos can be found following this ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠https://www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideosTimestamps00:00:00 Countdown & Opening credits00:03:01 Introduction00:04:15 BGG Guild Questions 01:10:41 Live Questions01:52:44 End Credits

Hi! and welcome to the Ninetieth episode of the Gaming Rules! Podcast.This episode is an audio recording of the Gaming Rules! YouTube Vlog from March 2025.  Paul discusses the games he played between 24th February 2025 through to 31st March 2025, gives details of his upcoming projects, and delivers a charity donation update.Link to the Cancer Research UK fundraiser: ⁠https://tilt.fyi/u73s5Aeo7O⁠Link to Mark Dainty's London Marathon Fundraiser: ⁠https://2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/mark-dainty?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=enthuseIf you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a Patreon by following the link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://www.patreon.com/GamingRulesLink to the gaming Rules! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel: https://www.youtube.com/GamingRulesVideosTimestamps00:00:00 Introduction & Opening Credits00:01:29 Galactic Cruise00:04:35 Avalon the Riven Veil00:08:43 War Room00:11:20 Men Nefer00:13:32 Free Ride USA/Freie Fahrt USA00:16:09 Tower Up00:17:53 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the ring trick taking game00:20:42 Skara Brae00:28:08 Fishing00:30:40 Lord of the Rings Day00:34:42 Agemonia00:37:26 Onward00:41:42 Ganz Schon Clever00:42:19 Flatiron00:43:30 Dune Imperium00:44:22 Project L & Square One00:47:36 Online Games00:50:11 Bonus Q&A with Will Brasher & Cuba Libre00:51:14 Upcoming Content00:56:49 Patreon Update01:00:54 Holiday 01:13:42 Charity Update01:15:05 Galactic Cruise Giveaway Winner01:17:34 Coming up in 202501:20:48 End credits

Hi! and welcome to the eighty-ninth episode of the Gaming Rules! Podcast.This episode is an audio recording of the Gaming Rules! live YouTube Q&A session from March 2025.  In this episode Paul answers questions posted by members of his Boardgamegeek guild and those posed in the live chat stream during the show.Link to contest⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://forms.gle/RXgHH2N2GENjNc5s7If you would like to submit questions for future shows, please join the BGG guild no ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠2258⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/2258To read Paul's FAQ follow this ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/286003/gaming-rules-paul-grogan-faqIf you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  https://www.patreon.com/gamingrulesAll the Gaming Rules! YouTube videos can be found following this ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.https://www.youtube.com/@GamingRulesVideosTimestamps00:00:00 Countdown & Opening credits00:02:17 Introduction00:05:59 BGG Guild Questions 00:53:16 Live Questions01:39:18 End Credits

Hi! and welcome to the Eighty-eighth episode of the Gaming Rules! Podcast.This episode is an audio recording of the Gaming Rules! YouTube Vlog from February 2025.  Paul discusses the games he played between 25th January 2025 through to 23rd February 2025, gives details of his upcoming projects, and delivers a charity donation update.Link to the giveaway fundraiser: https://tilt.fyi/u73s5Aeo7OIf you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a Patreon by following the link ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://www.patreon.com/GamingRulesLink to the gaming Rules! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ channel: https://www.youtube.com/GamingRulesVideosTimestamps00:00:00​ Introduction & Opening Credits00:01:29 An Age Contrived00:03:20 Andromeda’s Edge00:05:20 Full Board Gaming00:07:04 Civolution00:07:52 Evenfall00:08:29 The Fellowship of the Ring Trick-taking game00:10:50 Cabanga!00:12:18 Dro Polter00:14:54 SETI00:15:54 War Room00:19:47 7 Empires00:26:21 Onward00:27:40 Fateforge00:32:57 Caracas00:35:23 Star Wars the Deckbuilding Game00:37:31 Evenfall again00:39:13 Dragons Down00:48:16 Forest Shuffle00:51:53 A.I. 100% Human00:57:22 Tiletum01:05:53 Talisman Digital01:08:18 Exit: The stormy flight01:10:23 Avalon: The Riven Veil01:13:00 Poison01:14:32 Online Games01:21:59 Galactic Cruise Charity fundraiser01:24:28 Upcoming Content01:27:02 OrgaNicer Giveaway01:30:57 Patreon Update01:35:04 Charity Update01:37:38 End credits