The Offline Gamer

This episode we're joined by the Ever Excitable Adam from Die Rollin, and we talk all about our adventures at AireCon 2024 in Harrogate, UK.

We're back for 2024, and our friend Matty G joins us again to talk about everything he's been up to since we last spoke, travelling the world doing demos for Alley Cat Games.

Karen and Matt discuss the games they played over the past month, including some they tried out at a recent gaming convention as well as old and new favorites. Oh, and Matt's started collecting Pokemon cards.

Games discussed:

• Where Am I? Alive in a Mad Tea Party
• Creature Comforts
• Waters Edge
• Rolling Ranch
• Wok and Roll
• Holi
• Latte Throwdown
• Pioneer Rails
• Smoke & Mirrors
• Moving Pictures
• Tides
• Achroma
• Miskatonic University
• Pilfering Pandas

In this episode, Matt and Karen resume their regular format with a hearty discussion about the various games they've explored since their time at UKGE.

With a conversation stretching almost 2 hours, they share their experiences and thoughts on the various games they've played.

Tune in to hear about their gaming journey over the past few months in this relaxed and candid catch-up episode.

Link to Adam's YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DieRollin

Games Discussed:

The games discussed in this episode include (in no particular order):

- Codex Naturalis

- Save Snowball

- Damnation: The Gothic Game

- Waulking in Burano: Roll and Write

- Achroma

- Wok and Roll

- Hero Master: An Epic Game of Epic Fails

- Funghi

- Wonder -Woods

- Beacon Patrol

- Scout

- Tokaido Duo

- Cadaver

- The Fox in the Forest Duet

- Lizard Wizard

- Five Tribes

- Ether Wars

- Tao Long

- Momiji

- Vadoran Gardens

- Wild: Serengeti

In this latest episode, we're thrilled to welcome our newest roaming reporter, Matty G, fresh from his journey to the US for the iconic GenCon.

Here is the link to the Kickstarter we discussed at the beginning of the show from our friend Matt at Shirts and Merch:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shirtsandmerch/exclusive-limited-edition-heat-t-shirts

We wrap up our experiences at UKGE 2023, including the games we played, people we saw, and things we spent our money on.

Also, Rai has a short announcement to make at the end of the episode.

We got together a few friends at UKGE, and threw a little quiz!

Thanks to the following for taking part:

• Scott - Minerva Tabletop
• Chris - Unfringed Things
• Phil & Kirsty - Ludus Vulpes
• Martin - Paper Boat Games
• Oleta - Ocean City Games

In our annual UKGE preview, we talk about some of the things we're keen to see at the event.

Rai is back this month, and joins Matt and Karen as we chat about our experiences attending our first ever Airecon event.

Matt and Karen share their first-hand experiences from the convention floor, discussing the hottest new board games they got to play, the bustling trade halls, the open gaming areas, and the overall atmosphere that made Airecon 2023 a truly memorable event.

https://www.airecon.co.uk/

Matt is joined by Kirsty and Phil from Ludus Vulpes, for a nice meandering chat about games!

Links:

• https://www.ludusvulpes.com
• https://www.youtube.com/c/ludusvulpes
• https://www.instagram.com/ludusvulpes/
• https://www.facebook.com/ludus.vulpes
• https://twitter.com/ludusvulpes

Normal service will resume soon, but this week we're joined by Mark Cooke to discuss Airecon 2023 in March, as well as his other roles in the board gaming industry.

Links:

• https://www.airecon.co.uk/
• https://www.brighteyegames.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKboardgametrade/

Where have we been? What's been going on?

In this special Christmas message we let you all know why things have been a bit quite on the TOG front lately.

In a break from our usual episodes, we bring you this special bonus! Adam from Die Rollin ran a special one-shot adventure of the Shiver RPG, launching on Kickstarter soon. Join us as we investigate.. The Harvest.

Apologies for any audio issues - I've cleaned it up as best as I can!

In another mini episode, we're joined by Andrew Prowse of Rogue Artist Creations. We talk about his history of gaming and design, and his latest game SKÅL! which is coming to Kickstarter soon.

Links:

• https://www.rogueartistcreations.com
• https://www.skalgame.com
• https://www.facebook.com/rogueartistcreations/
• https://twitter.com/rogueacreations
• https://www.instagram.com/rogueartistcreations/

This episode we're joined by James Bradley, creator of The Civitas Universe. Check out Civitas 2230 on Kickstarter now!

Links:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thecivitasuniverse/civitas-2230-build-the-cyberpunk-city-of-your-dreams

https://thecivitasuniverse.com/

https://www.instagram.com/civitas.universe

https://www.twitch.tv/civitasuniverse

It's almost time for UKGE!

We have a chat about the show, our lovely map, and we use the Tabletop SPIRIT preview magazine to see what some of the exhibitors are bringing along.

We have a quick catch-up this month before we start planning for UKGE! Keep your ears open for our preview episode coming in the next couple of weeks.

Unfortunately, there's a small issue with Rai's microphone in this episode so apologies for the audio issues.

Matt is joined in this episode by author Steve Dee, and there's chat about his latest update to his board game book, Ticket to Carcassonne, as well as other projects, and what Steve has been playing recently!

Links:

https://twitter.com/steve_dee_ttc

https://tickettocarcassonne.com

After a short real-life delay, we're back and have a good catch up over what's been going on since the new year. As it's our first show of 2022, it's also time for our Kickstarter Awards!

For our Christmas episode this year we're doing something a little different - Wayne and Jude from the TrekMate podcast join us for a look through lots of Star Trek related games on BoardGameGeek!

You can find out more about TrekMate at www.trekmate.org.uk