The Royal Society of Gamers

Episode 17: Hungry Mediums in Strasbourg

Episode 16: From Essen Special

The Royal Society has descended upon Essen and we’ve been ...

The Royal Society has descended upon Essen and we’ve been spending money and playing games just so we can bring you this special update. (And maybe a bit because it’s fun…). This episode’s even more shambolic than usual as it was recorded in a hotel room sat on two beds and huddled around the microphone […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Episode 15: Essen D

As the Royal Society prepares to land in Essen (or ...

As the Royal Society prepares to land in Essen (or Dusseldorf, and then get the train to Essen), here’s a podcast all about Essen. Lloyd and Paul along with new host Adam go through their Essen preview lists ranging from short and snappy games such as Hanabi, Rumble in the Dungeon and Love Letter through […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Episode 14: Better Late Than Never

In a small change to the usual format, we have ...

In a small change to the usual format, we have no news this episode but as well as reviews of Panic Station and the Kennerspiel winner Village we do have a report on Game Camp and the UK Games Expo. Plus there’s a new interview segment with Tony Boydell of Surprised Stare Games where we […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Episode 13: Spiel des Jahres Nominees

We have the usual news and updates including a look ...

We have the usual news and updates including a look at some of the Origins award winners, plus reviews of Martin Wallace’s Ankh-Morpork and Reiner Knizia’s Pinguïn Party. Following the nominations for the Spiel des Jahres awards we go into a bit of a discussion about the games and make semi-random (or maybe completely random) […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Episode 12: Pax of Walnuts

A short news section this episode, including a semi-regular Hobbit ...

A short news section this episode, including a semi-regular Hobbit update, and a couple of reviews including the “I am Spartacus” card game Pax and the rondel-in-disguise game Walnut Grove. We discuss the Voice of Experience review contest and we also have the winner of our Hab & Gut competition sponsored by Board Game Guru […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Episode 11: War, Cavemen and Hula Girls

We have a small crop of games that we either ...

We have a small crop of games that we either had a glimpse of or just completed missed from Essen 2011 including Hawaii, Power Grid: First Sparks and Hasbro’s innovative Risk Legacy. There also a ton of news featuring both Hasbro and Hobbit movie tie-ins and a second chance to win a copy of Hab […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Episode 10: New Voices

It’s been a while, but Episode 10 has made it ...

It’s been a while, but Episode 10 has made it out of captivity. We have many many new voices this time around, including Martin Griffiths, Paul Arneil, John Bandettini and Jeff Clark, plus a second episode for Lloyd Boman. And I hang around to press record and stop when appropriate, of course. It may take […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Episode 9: All Change

Hot(ish) on the heels of episode 8 comes episode 9 ...

Hot(ish) on the heels of episode 8 comes episode 9 of the Royal Society of Gamers podcast. We have news of a couple of expansions, expansions and more expansions, some bad puns about Goa, and an update on the latest target for Games Workshop’s lawyers. We also have a change of personnel with one new […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Episode 8: 2011 Wrap-up

We’ve finally done it… Episode 8 of the Royal Society ...

We’ve finally done it… Episode 8 of the Royal Society of Gamers podcast is up and ready to download and listen to. We have news of a couple of reprints, a sequel, and a retired household name. We review the sneaky Nefarious, the mighty Eclipse, and the dicey classic Can’t Stop. Plus in our Treasure […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...