Just Play

JP gets to the mic and recounts the travel day and Day 0 (Press Event) of Essen SPIEL 2026. Get in touch with the show Support the show GET IN TOUCH Website - https://www.justplaypod.co.uk YouTube...

Did you know that Deckers was once a game called Renegade and originally it was themed around historical Anglo-Saxon times. Well JP gets some time with Richard Wilkins (aka Ricky Royal) to talk about his experience in...

Essen SPIEL 2026 is nearly upon us and JP has pulled together his top 12 picks from the preview list. IN THIS EPISODE - JP talks in the "Centre of the Table" about his 12 preview picks for Essen SPIEL 2026 and why...

A listener once asked JP how he felt about asymmetry in board games and it sparked an idea to talk about it, what it means, how he feel about it and would he recommend it for new players. IN THIS EPISODE - We start now...

Ever since JP met Asaf at David Turczi's gaming retreat this year, he's made it his mission to get Asaf from EZBoardGames on the channel for a good old chat about board games and content creation. DISCLAIMER: It appears...

When you struggle nail down a few peoples calendars to play games it's great to have some cracking solo card games to full back on to keep you gaming. Today JP talks about his top 5 solo card games which are just...

It's reunion time again and this time Becky jumps on the show to bring some of that old Whose Turn Is It Anyway magic back again. We talk about belonging at the board game table and put ourselves in the shoes of new...

Sometimes great games just don't hit the mark for a variety of reasons and in this episode I pick 8 genuinely good games that fall into that category. IN THIS EPISODE - In the "Just Played" segment JP travels back to...

Some games challenge your brain and some warm your heat, every now and then some games manage to do both. We've got Benjie Talbott from Cosy Cub Games to talk about the meteoric rise of Tenby by Mighty Boards IN THIS...

What if your favourite game is actually playing you? In a homage to the fantastic TV series Black Mirror JP takes a look at board games that could well feature as an episode in that series. Expect dark, expect adult...

It's time for something a little different. JP is away on a work trip to Memphis in the US and joined by Rob formally from the Whose Turn Is It Anyway Podcast, so naturally it felt like a little reunion. We've brought...

Let's face it, we love this hobby it provides so many great things, the social interaction, the fun at the table, we wouldn't change it for the world. However, there are some things about the hobby which make us...

There's something magical about railways, the routes, the stories and the people that built them. Snowdonia Grand Tour from Naylor Games captures all of that and then dares to go bigger. IN THIS EPISODE - We meet Jaya...

We've all been there right, the game has been ordered, we're all excited and we start punching it all out on the table. At some point this all needs organising and we're going to have to teach this game to real people...

Imagine a world where every decision sends a ripple, a literal echo that shapes the world... that's Echobound Adventures. In this episode Chris & Isaias from Tempest Workshop pull back the curtain on their latest game...