Episode 74 Essen Spiel 2023 Preview

Simon is hosting and Wayne is back behind the mic to cover some of our highlights from the biggest games show on the planet! Stay tuned for part two where Tom & Si will discuss a bunch of games in more detail and tell you all about our favourite bits. Follow us on Instagram for pictures of all these games & more, and subscribe to our Youtube channel where Wayne & Matt bring you reviews and interviews every week, with full coverage of Spiel 2024 instagram.com/boardstupiduk/ ⁠Board Stupid - YouTube⁠

The biggest games show of the year is upon us and Tom & Simon are here to discuss their top picks. Narrowing it down to just five titles (plus some honourable mentions) was a tough task, considering there's over a thousand new releases to see! Listen in to hear what we're most excited to see, and let us know your choices in the comments. Follow us on Instagram to see up to the minute photos from the show and tune in to the Youtube channel for in-depth interviews & reviews. Wayne, Simon, Tom & Matteo (@boardstupiduk) • Instagram photos and videos Board Stupid - YouTube

UK Games Expo was an incredible 3 days and we're here to share what we saw, played and bought. There were some incredible titles on show and some absolutely lovely folk to talk to. Same again next year?! Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel for a heap of on-site interviews from Wayne & Matt: Board Stupid - YouTube

Tom & Simon have managed to refine a list of their favourite games of all time! At least, these are what they settled on at time of recording. How does your list compare? Let us know on our Facebook or Instagram pages. Don't forget to subscribe to our Youtube channel for more regular content and follow us on Instagram to see what we've been playing https://www.youtube.com/@boardstupiduk ⁠Wayne, Simon, Tom & Matteo (@boardstupiduk) • Instagram photos and videos

Tom and Simon are back with their top picks of games they want to see at this year's expo. We're really excited to get back to the NEC for an incredible weekend of gaming, we hope to see you there! Small disclaimer: audio gremlins nearly ended this episode but Simon has done his best to recover and re-record what he can. Apologies for any remaining glitches and clunky cuts! Don't forget to subscribe to our Youtube channel for more regular content and follow us on Instagram to see what we've been playing https://www.youtube.com/@boardstupiduk Wayne, Simon, Tom & Matteo (@boardstupiduk) • Instagram photos and videos

2023 has been another great year for board games, and Tom & Simon at Board Stupid 'North' are here to share their top picks. We've played some fantastic titles in the past 12 months and are excited to discuss our favourites, along with some honourable mentions and a brief view of what we're looking forward to in 2024! Don't forget to check out our Youtube channel for Wayne & Matteo's Top 5s, down in Board Stupid 'South', and follow us on Instagram to see all the lovely games we talk about here. Cheers! Wayne, Simon, Tom & Matteo (@boardstupiduk) • Instagram photos and videos Board Stupid - YouTube

Subscribe to us on YouTube! Follow us on Instagram! This week, we played the specter hunting, city protecting, kingdom builder, Haunted Lands! In this episode, we will be diving into the things we liked and breaking down everything that makes it great, because we only play awesome games, and in Haunted Lands; ‘who you gonna call?’ Haunted Lands is a competitive Euro-game for 2-4 players, with beautiful illustrations and amazing meeples. Explore new lands in search of new resources to help develop your community. But beware: Specters from ancient civilizations still dwell in these places, frightening the explorers and making your buildings unusable. As Perceivers, you are the only ones who can communicate with these restless spirits, to try to drive them away from these lands and become the heroes of Kalena!.

This week, We Played - Big Boss. We Played is a series where we talk about an epic board game we played this week. This week, it's the Corporation founding, stock exchanging, merger planning Big Boss! In this episode, we will be diving into the things we liked and breaking down the elements that make it great, because, at the end of the day we only play awesome games, and Big Boss is a surprisingly cutthroat capitalist corporation monster.

This week, We Played - The Fox Experiment. We Played is a series where we talk about an epic board game we played this week. This week, it's the dice chucking, trait collecting, domestication study - the Fox Experiment! In this episode, we will be diving into the things we liked and breaking down the elements that make it great, because, at the end of the day we only play awesome games, and The Fox Experiment most definitely does not accurately emulate selective breeding programmes in a way that the internet would get mad about. If you like our content, go check out the YouTube channel for more!

This week we preview Essen Spiel 2023! We're going to Germany! In this episode we all pick our top five games we're most excited about at this years show as well as plenty of honorable mentions to give YOU, dear listener, the skinny on what to look out for at the mecca of board game conventions.