Episode Fifteen - Iwari

Is The King is Dead so good that we’re really looking at it again? Who knows? Well, you will after listening to our latest podcast. We’re also delving into the ping-tastic world of pinball, learning how to quilt for cats, seeing why the Too Many Bones storage box comes with a strange tap-like artefact, escaping Star Wars, and last but not least teaching you about British 90s pseudo-quiz shows via Iwari. Oh and Efka gets finger-waggingly annoyed as he grumps about yet another thing that pops his balloons..

• NPI News ( 1:08 )

• Games We’ve Been Playing ( 02:48 )

  • The King is Dead ( 03:32 )

  • Super Skill Pinball 4-Cade ( 08:26 )

  • Calico ( 22:57 )

  • Too Many Bones: Undertow ( 33:23 )

• Games We’re Looking Forward To ( 43:51 )

• Efka Grumps a Board Game ( 46:58 ) HeroQuest

• Elaine Ungrumps a Board Game ( 54:21 )

• Puzzle Deduction One and Done Escape Room Segment ( 58:55 ) Star Wars Unlock

• Feature Review - Iwari ( 1:12:10 )

You can find the BGG Distance Gaming Guide at: https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Distance_Gaming_Guide

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Episode Fourteen - The King Is Dead

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 ‘fart’ 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/

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Episode Ten - Teotihuacan and Changes

Welcome back! If you’ve been enjoying the No Pun Included podcast - get ready for something bigger, faster, better. Actually, it’s not faster, it’s comparatively much longer. But much like a Toblerone, it’s better if there’s more of it.

We decided a few months ago that we wanted to change the podcast around and make it more structured and more in line with what we want to get out of it. One of the main changes is that from now on we will feature only one game per episode. I could go on a lot about why and how, but I think it’s best if you just give it a listen and see for yourselves.

• NPI News ( 11:16 ) What is the No Pun Included podcast without No Pun Included? This is the segment that brings all things NPI right to the doorstep of your ears.

• Games We’ve Been Playing ( 19:53 ) - Lament not the absence of multiple reviews per episode as there’s plenty of discussion on what we’ve been playing, and what we’re looking forwatd to, including 18 Chesapeake, Barrage, Undaunted: North Africa and Concordia.

• Efka Grumps about a Game ( 42:10 ) - What a segment. Finally, an outlet for a grumpy man to grump some more. This episode Efka grumps about Paladins of the West Kingdom and Euro Games that prioritise action selection over more variable outcomes.

• Escape Game of the Episode ( 50:39 ) - Did this segment get born out of our desire to have an excuse to play more escape room games? 100% yes, and we’re not ashamed of it. Join us for a discussion on Exit: The Game – Theft on the Mississippi.

• Feature Review - Teotihuacan: The City of Gods ( 59:00)

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Episode Three - Eighteen Sofa Wars

Alert! Alert! The sofas have run amok and it is up to our heroes, Efka and Elaine, to put all the sofa pieces back together. What treasures will we find in the crevices? What hidden board game gems are gathering dust under those pillows?

• Star Wars: Outer Rim ( 03:55 )- How did an ENTIRE galaxy get lost in the folds of our sofa? We will never find out, but at least we can tell you if this Star Wars themed bimble bimbled our fancy.

• Undaunted: Normandy ( 17:44 ) - The definitive accent pillow of today's podcast is this WW2 themed deck builder. And here’s us telling you why we think it's great and… why Efka just doesn't get on with it.

• 1846 ( 34:16 ) - Rounding out our game discussion is the one game that is definitely bigger than any sofa - 1846, which is just one flavour of the multifaceted genre of 18xx games. Find out how we felt about our first sit down onto board gaming's hardest cushions.

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