Episode 30: Real board games, real skills

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Board games aren't just a form or entertainment, they can really develop your real world skills and the Whose Turners come together to chat through which skills they've learnt and put into practice in this 3D world we call life.
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian
OTHER PLAYERS: Becky, Davey & JP
OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- The aftermath of the "Rumrush" scandal and did that Dune Imperium copy survive?
- What happens when JP hit's his 100th play of Too Many Bones (he's on 73 plays)
- How Adrian has been enjoying recreating WW2 scenarios in The War Room
- how board games have developed real world skills that have helped us in life, seriously they have
- our continuation of our "Would you rather?" questions where board games can't be purchased using normal currency
- how excited the team are in attending The 24 Hour Board Game Marathon this year
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
The team are looking forward to the 24 Hour Board Game Marathon this year which is being held at the Shrubbery Hotel in Ilminster on 22nd July at 9am. Get your tickets and more information here - https://www.the24hourboardgamemarathon.co.uk/
EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:39 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:58 - Becky - Clank Catacombs
3:43 - Davey - Clank Legacy
6:44 - JP - Riffle & Too Many Bones
12:12 - Adrian - War Room
15:45 - TURN 3 - Real board games, real skills
16:17 - Dealing with failure
21:46 - Dealing with confrontation
26:50 - Learning to win gracefully
31:49 - Risk management & mitigation
35:40 - You never have to settle
41:20 - Negotiation
45:31 - Time management & planning
49:01 - The consumption of detailed information
53:55 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
54:28 - Would you rather have a one in one out system to acquire games or spend board gaming time to acquire games
58:36 - TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?
1:10:52 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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1. TURN 1 - Player Count (00:00:00)

2. TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex (00:01:59)

3. Becky - Clank Catacombs (00:02:18)

4. Davey - Clank Legacy (00:04:03)

5. JP - Riffle & Too Many Bones (00:07:04)

6. Adrian - War Room (00:12:32)

7. TURN 3 - Real board games, real skills (00:16:05)

8. Dealing with failure (00:16:37)

9. Dealing with confrontation (00:22:06)

10. Learning to win gracefully (00:27:10)

11. Risk management & mitigation (00:32:09)

12. You never have to settle (00:36:00)

13. Negotiation (00:41:40)

14. Time management & planning (00:45:51)

15. The consumption of detailed information (00:49:21)

16. TURN 4 - Would you rather? (00:54:15)

17. Would you rather have a one in one out system to acquire games or spend board gaming time to acquire games (00:54:48)

18. TURN 5 - The Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up? (00:58:56)

19. TURN 6 - The Final Turn (01:11:12)