Episode 76: The meeple menagerie

Episode 76: The meeple menagerie

Whose Turn Is It Anyway? · 2025-06-18

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We're in Becky's happy place this episode as she takes us through all things bright & beautiful with a focus on nature themed games. The gang discuss their favourites and why it gives them the cosy feels.

FIRST PLAYER: Becky
OTHER PLAYERS: Kerley & Adrian

In this episode you'll learn:
- All about Adrian's experience with Parks from Keymaster Games
- about Kerleys return to a classic space tech tree game, yep theirs only one it's Beyond the Sun by Rio Grande Games
- about Becky's love for LOTR: Duel for Middle-Earth by Repos Productions
- to take a walk around the meeple managerie as the team walk through nature games and how they fit into the hobby

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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

1:22 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex

1:30 - Adrian - Parks

12:54 - Kerley - Beyond the Sun

17:07 - Becky - LOTR: Duel for Middle-Earth

19:55 - TURN 3 - Main Event: The meeple menagerie

20:18 - Our favourite nature games (Ark Nova, Earth & Everdell)

31:30 - Nature can be cutthroat & the feel of nature games (Photosynthesis)

34:46 - Nature can be forceful (Spirit Island)

38:21 - Educational aspects of nature games

42:13 - An aside with Cascadia and the beauty of nature

47:06 - The theme can soften game play experiences

51:34 - The Span'verse

57:36 - Some games which live on the edge of that nature theme

1:01:44 - TURN 4 - Receive, Sleeve or Leave

1:04:14 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up

1:11:23 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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