Episode 1: Top 10 games that made me love tabletop

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0100

In a world where there are over 100,000 board games it only takes a special few to make a difference. In this episode JP takes us through his top 10 games that made him fall in love with the hobby.

IN THIS EPISODE
- In our "Just Played" segment JP talks about why it's important to be careful in waking up eternals in Eternal Decks by Tricktakers Games and managing workers in a dystopian future can be tough when they get too intelligent in Euphoria by Stonemaier Games
- At the "Centre of the table" JP takes us through his journey of 10 core games which has helped cement his love for the hobby
- We take a look at the the top 5 trending games in "What's Hot, What's Not" including Lands of Evershade, Dark Pact, Rolling Deep, Eternal Decks (again!!) and World Order

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Watch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/B9GBxCJh_2s

CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - Opening
00:00:21 - PHASE A: PULL UP A CHAIR
00:01:46 - PHASE B: JUST PLAYED
00:02:27 - Eternal Decks
00:12:11 - Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia
00:19:24 - PHASE C: CENTRE OF THE TABLE - Top 10 games that made me love tabletop
00:20:56 - No. 10 - XCOM: The Board Game
00:24:11 - No. 9 - Mansions of Madness 1st Edition
00:26:59 - No. 8 - Star Wars Rebellion
00:30:14 - No. 7 - Scythe
00:32:34 - No. 6 - Lorenzo Il Magnifico
00:35:17 - No. 5 - On Mars
00:37:22 - No. 4 - Anachrony
00:39:30 - No. 3 - Game of Thrones: 2nd Edition
00:41:58 - No. 2 - Imperium Classics
00:46:43 - No. 1 - Too Many Bones
00:50:58 - PHASE D: WHAT'S HOT, WHAT'S NOT
00:56:41 - PHASE E: JUST ABOUT TO PLAY
00:58:23 - PHASE F: THE LAST PLAY

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INTRO / OUTRO CREDITS
Intro / Outro Music: Getaway by D0d
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/d0d/getaway
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Episode 0: Welcome to Just Play

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0100

Welcome to a brand new board gaming podcast called Just Play. I'm your host JP and your "Player Two" guiding you through the hobby. Whether that's talking about the latest hotness, the golden oldies or the joys of board gaming. Grab yourselves a chair, sit back and relax and...Just Play.

IN THIS EPISODE
- We learn more about the host JP and introduces new listeners to the show
- JP talks about why the Whose Turn Is It Anyway Podcast had stopped and why he's gone solo
- The new podcast structure is brought to life
- We want to thank all new listeners and returning listeners from the Whose Turn Is It Anyway Podcast for coming along this journey

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Watch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/sXBPsw0VMSg

CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - Welcome to the Just Play podcast
00:01:29 - Welcome new listeners
00:06:23 - Welcome back Whose Turners
00:11:17 - Breaking down the podcast structure
00:16:04 - Just Play...with others

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Support the show

INTRO / OUTRO CREDITS
Intro / Outro Music: Getaway by D0d
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/d0d/getaway
License code: AOBEG4AFXALEPGNZ