Season 8

https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2023/02/hey-i-was-wondering-if-i-could-borrow.html 
This is an opinion piece designed to promote discussion around a particular topic and is not intended to highlight the practices of any particular company or individual. Enjoy, get angry or think about it. Entirely up to you. 
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Joined by Pearl and Amar to chat about Cake of Doom, a fabulous gluten fill alien extravaganza designed to fill you plates with fun and dread. 
We chat about the origin of the game, marketing and lots of lovely spreadsheets. 
Links of Notes 
Website, Kickstarter pre-launch, Twitter, Instagram, linktree inc. links to try the game online
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https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2023/01/wayfarers-of-southern-tigris-first.html
This review is based on the retail version of the game provided to us by the designer and publisher. We were not paid for this review. We give a general overview of the gameplay and so not all of the mechanical aspects of the game may be mentioned.
 
The majority of the games that we are play are going to take a reasonable number of sessions and playthroughs to fully understand every possibility that they offer. We hope this write up gives you an idea of whether or not this game is something that you will consider playing or even add to your collection. Our Six Degrees of Expectation have been written to make it easier for you to find out what is important to you as a player. Even if we don't like something, hopefully it helps you to decide if it is something that you should find out more about. We always suggest you check out a gameplay video to give you a better understanding of the game as it is played. 
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https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2023/03/alice-is-missing-is-rpg-introverts-have.html
 
You can find out more about the game by going to https://renegadegamestudios.com/alice-is-missing-pre-order/
You can find out more about the most recent expansion to Alice is Missing on https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/huntersbooks/alice-is-missing-silent-falls 
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https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2023/01/solforge-fusion-review-stone-blade.html
This review is based on the retail version of the game provided to us by the designer and publisher. We were not paid for this review. We give a general overview of the gameplay and so not all of the mechanical aspects of the game may be mentioned.
 
The majority of the games that we are play are going to take a reasonable number of sessions and playthroughs to fully understand every possibility that they offer. We hope this write up gives you an idea of whether or not this game is something that you will consider playing or even add to your collection. Our Six Degrees of Expectation have been written to make it easier for you to find out what is important to you as a player. Even if we don't like something, hopefully it helps you to decide if it is something that you should find out more about. We always suggest you check out a gameplay video to give you a better understanding of the game as it is played. 
 If you would like to support more written pieces on the blog then please consider backing us on Patreon. www.patreon.com/werenotwizards
 
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https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2023/01/mosaic-forbidden-games-board-game-review.html
 
This review is based on the retail version of the game provided to us by the designer and publisher. We were not paid for this review. We give a general overview of the gameplay and so not all of the mechanical aspects of the game may be mentioned.
 
The majority of the games that we are play are going to take a reasonable number of sessions and playthroughs to fully understand every possibility that they offer. We hope this write up gives you an idea of whether or not this game is something that you will consider playing or even add to your collection. Our Six Degrees of Expectation have been written to make it easier for you to find out what is important to you as a player. Even if we don't like something, hopefully it helps you to decide if it is something that you should find out more about. We always suggest you check out a gameplay video to give you a better understanding of the game as it is played. 
 If you would like to support more written pieces on the blog then please consider backing us on Patreon. www.patreon.com/werenotwizards
 
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Jamey Stegmaier joins us on our seventh anniversary to talk about Expeditions, Singing, Tap Dancing, The Doubt surrounding Frank West's Cat ownership. Why Isaac Childres is like George Lucas. And why he's comfortable with the sales and information cycle in relation to boardgames. 
 
LINKS OF NOTES 
https://stonemaiergames.com/games/expeditions/ 
https://www.facebook.com/StonemaierGames 
https://www.youtube.com/c/JameyStegmaier 
 
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Stay Safe, Roll Sixes, Make Something Awful..

Joined by Mark Cooke and occasionally his very good robot impression. We apologise for the occasional break in audio quality in this episode. Maybe they are listening. We hope at least you are listening. 
We chat about COVID and Cons, ticket expectations, We mention Dan Hughes, Ben Maddox and Luke Prior and also who would win in a fight between Watch It Played, BGG, Rahdo and The Dice Tower.  
LINKS OF NOTES 
https://airecon.uk/ 
https://www.facebook.com/aireconuk/ 
https://twitter.com/aireconuk 
 
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Stay Safe, Roll Sixes, Make Something Awful..

Joined once again by the quite lovely Richard Keene to chat about his new Kickstarter Deep Shelf. We also talk about his design practice changes in the face of a pandemic. Marketing a new game, dealing with previewer copies and his next projects. 
Keep an eye on what they are up to by visiting the links below. 
https://www.ninthhaven.com/ 
https://twitter.com/NinthHavenGames 
https://www.facebook.com/Dinogenics/ 
https://ninth-haven-games-webshop.myshopify.com/ 
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deepshelf/deep-shelf-relaunch 
https://www.facebook.com/NinthHavenGames/ 
 
If you would like to support us then please visit and interact with the links below. 
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I'm joined by the Editor of Tabletop Gaming Magazine, CJ Eggett.  We get into the serious subjects of Board Game Media and why they need to be stopped. Why you should be blaming Ben Maddox for everything. What we both think of paid previews. And more importantly, pitching your writing ideas in a winning way that will guarantee both popularity and fame. And I impersonate Ant and Dec. And we talk about exciting games that are exciting. I'm excited. 
 
Links of Note 
https://twitter.com/CjEggett 
https://cjeggett.co.uk/ 
https://twitter.com/TabletopMag 
https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/ 
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You can read the original review by visiting 
https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com/2023/01/on-underground-review-ludicreations.html
This review is based on the retail version of the game provided to us by the designer and publisher. We were not paid for this review. We give a general overview of the gameplay and so not all of the mechanical aspects of the game may be mentioned.
 
The majority of the games that we are play are going to take a reasonable number of sessions and playthroughs to fully understand every possibility that they offer. We hope this write up gives you an idea of whether or not this game is something that you will consider playing or even add to your collection. Our Six Degrees of Expectation have been written to make it easier for you to find out what is important to you as a player. Even if we don't like something, hopefully it helps you to decide if it is something that you should find out more about. We always suggest you check out a gameplay video to give you a better understanding of the game as it is played. 
 If you would like to support more written pieces on the blog then please consider backing us on Patreon. www.patreon.com/werenotwizards
 
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Joined by the wonderful Ross Thompson, who recently moved from Steamforged Games to Cephalofair Games to become their Crowdfunding and Marketing Manager and taking on the might of Marketing such a well respected publisher. 
We chat about his career in the industry, from running a convention to creating communities and helping other to find their own place at the table. Ross of course completely destroys this wonderful build up in the last two minutes of the podcast.. 
You can find him at the following places
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs/ 
https://twitter.com/almostkirk 
https://www.instagram.com/almostkirk 
We talk about 
https://www.gameosity.com/ 
https://luckyduckgames.com/flamecraft 
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