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This week, We Played - Xia: Legends of a Drift System. We Played is a series where we talk about an epic board game we played this week. This week, it's the bounty-hunting, passenger-shuttling, asteroid-hopping, resource-trading Xia: Legends of a Drift System! 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 d...

This week it’s the October 2021 board stupid monthly review! In this show we talk about our favourite gaming moments of the past month, discuss our pick of the most interesting crowdfunding projects in the world today, the next big thing to take a slice out of our wage packets, and break down the tabletop gaming news stories that tickle our respective fancies. In this episode: Skyrim the board gam...

This week we're digging into the latest in the world of Dungeons and Dragons. It’s been some time since we talked in depth about our love of D&D and there has been a torrent of new releases over the last year that deserve a bit of love and attention If you've got any feedback, comments or questions, stick it in the comments below, we'd love to hear from you. Which books have found their way on...

This week, We Played - Brew. We Played is a series where we talk about an epic board game we played this week. This week, it's the Forest Foraging, Potion Brewing, Creature Training, Dice Drafting - Brew! 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 Brew is a magical sto...

This week it’s the September 2021 board stupid monthly review! In this show we talk about our favourite gaming moments of the past month, discuss our pick of the most interesting crowdfunding projects in the world today, the next big thing to take a slice out of our wage packets, and break down the tabletop gaming news stories that tickle our respective fancies. Come and find us on Facebook and In...

This week, We Played - Century: Spice Road. We Played is a series where we talk about an epic board game we played this week. This week, it's the Spice Collecting, Trade Route-building, Market-manipulating, Century: Spice Road! 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. An...

Hello and welcome to board stupid, the podcast that loves talking tabletop board games, D&D, and other awesome stuff. We Played is a series where we talk about an epic board game we played this week. This week, it's the dice drafting, egg laying, bird spotting Wingspan! In this episode, we will be diving into the things we liked and breaking down the elements that make it great, because, at th...

This week, We Played - Smartphone Inc. We Played is a series where we talk about an epic board game we played this week. This week, it's the Market-manipulating, Tablet-arranging, Phone-producing, Network-building, Surprisingly Cut-throat Smartphone Inc! 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...

Heads up to our favourite listener! Yeah you! Just to say the audio in this episode isn't great, that's due to some technical issues that weren't caught in the recording set up - if you can bear with it, you'll find an entertaining episode that we're proud of. In any case, issue has been fixed for future episodes of the show. This week, We Played Project Elite! We Played is a series where we talk...

This week, We played Raiders of the North Sea! We Played is a series where we talk about an epic board game we played. This week, it's the viking-placing, plunder-collecting, boat-filling, speed-raiding, back-stabbing Raiders of the North Sea! 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 a...

This week, We Played - Ankh gods of egypt! We Played is a series where we talk about an epic boardgame we played this week it's the god worshiping, ancient Egyptian, monument stealing, hex based camel border shafting monster from CMON games, ANKH!! In this episode, we will be diving in to the things we liked and breaking down the elements that make it great, because, at the end of the day we only...

Hello world! Are you still here? Welcome to our return to podcasting, this time with a brand new look, vibe, and a brand new co-host as our team becomes a trio! In this weeks episode we're going to be discussing the impact of the apocalypse on gaming and the tabletop community, we discuss our highlights since the return to being legally able to participate in the hobby we love, games we've bought,...

In this weeks episode we're going to be discussing our top 5 Dungeons and Dragons battlefield control spells! Myself, Eric and Simon have created our top 5 lists, and we're going to be discussing the merits of these spells and why we think they are the most effective or fun battlefield spells in 5th edition.  If you like our content do us a massive favour and give us a 5 star review wherever...

This week, We Played - Root! We Played is a series where we talk about an epic boardgame we played this week. This week it's the ruthless, forest warfare, equal parts adorable and savage, assymetric masterpiece, Root!! In this episode, our special guests Tom and Jason, as well as Simon and Wayne will be diving in to the things we liked and breaking down the elements that make it great, because, at...

In this weeks episode we're delighted to be joined by two guests, Tom and Eric, in order to help us discuss in more detail one of the terms that we use on the show regularly when discussing board games, specifically "theme-gameplay interaction".  We'll be going in discussion on theme versus gameplay mechanics when it comes to board games, which of the two is more important for each of us and...

In this weeks episode we're going to be discussing our top 5 Dungeons and Dragons utility spells! Wayne, Eric and Simon have created a top 5 list of utility spells, and we're going to be discussing their merits, and why we think they are the most useful, interesting utility spells in 5th edition!

In this episode we're going to be talking D&D characters that we have created and played at various points over the past couple years in order to give you an insight in to our character creation process and philosophy, why we chose the things we did, and a little about the charactersation we gave them and the reasons for it. We hope this this will help some of you out possibly struggling with...

I this episode Wayne & Simon break down the rules of combat in D&D, going in to the variety of options at your disposal, and discussing some common, and less commonly used actions, abilities, and exploring the misunderstood rules of combat. We dive in to detail on what each of your options means to you and give examples of how they can be utilised. If you like our content do us a massive f...

This week, We Played - Dinosaur Island! It's our 20th episiode and we've got a bumper one for you! We Played is a series where we talk about an epic boardgame we played. This week, it's the gene splicing, lab researching, guest devouring, 90's neon coloured, Jurassic Park inspired Dinosaur Island! In this episode, we will be diving in to the things we liked and breaking down the elements that make...

This week, we're introducing a special episode of We Played, where we will be talking about a couple of smaller games, ones that you can play quickly and can carry around you - this week it's the firework display creating Hanabi, and the space battling Star Realms. We will be diving in to the things we liked and breaking down the elements that make these games great, just because they're smaller,...

We Played - Fallout! We Played is a series where we talk about an epic boardgame  we played this week, and this week it's post apocalyptic, radroach crushing,  nuka cola drinking, Jet huffing, alt history 1950's, video game IP, Fallout!  In this episode, we will be diving in to the things we liked and breaking down  the elements that make it great, because, at the end of the da...

This week, We Played - Pandemic Iberia! We Played is a series where we talk about an epic boardgame we played this week, and this week it's the disease researching, illness treating, railway building, water purifying cooperative behemoth, Pandemic - Iberia! In this episode, we will be diving in to the things we liked and breaking down the elements that make it great, because, at the end of the day...

In this episode we're going to be talking in detail about the rules of spellcasting in D&D, often thought of as one of the more complicated rule sets, we want to break it down to make it easy to understand and get anyone new to the game comfortable with playing a spellcasting character. We'll be talking about spell effects, spell slots, components, durations and a whole heap more, all wrapped...

This week, We Played - Rising Sun! We Played is a series where we talk about an epic boardgame we played this week, and this week it's the katana clashing, ronin hiring, kami worshiping, political manoeuvring, mythological ancient japan, Rising Sun! In this episode, we will be diving in to the things we liked and breaking down the elements that make it great, because, at the end of the day we only...

In this episode we're going to be talking through some of the common, and some uncommon terms, phrases, and jargon that you might hear during your first few games of D&D and through your progression in to the hobby. There were a few things that quite frankly were gobbledegook for me when I first started playing, so hopefully this list will be useful to you if you've just started playing, are looki...