Episode 85: The red carpet roll-out

It's your turn...to click here to send us your comments on the showBecky takes us back in time when we had our first experiences of tabletop gaming and what our "gateway games" were that brought us in.  Has those games defined our tastes, how did we step stone through to games we play today and do we still go back to them.FIRST PLAYER: BeckyOTHER PLAYERS: JP, Rob & DanIn this episode you'll learn:- more about a Scout like card game called Odin by Helvetiq as Becky explains all- how JP has been trying to stop children from freezing in Frostpunk by Glass Cannon Unplugged and failing miserably- Rob has ventured deeper into the Lacerdaverse with his first impressions of The Weather Machine by Eagle-Gryphon Games- Dan has busted out Nucleum: Australia for the first time and his thoughts- about our gateway games and how they have influenced our journey through the hobbyLINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOWUpgradeMyGame Etsy Store as mentioned by Rob -  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/UpgradeMyGameEPISODE CHAPTERS0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count3:58 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex4:10 - Rob - The Weather Machine11:31 - Dan - Nucleum Australia15:07 - JP - Frostpunk24:01 - Becky - Odin28:04 - TURN 3 - Main Event: The red carpet roll-out35:15 - Did our gateway games shape our gaming tastes for today?44:08 - Have we ever gone back to gateway games after delving into the heavy stuff48:04 - Can playing gateway games still be rewarding?1:01:40 - Do we still play our first gateway games?1:12:13 - TURN 4 - Connect Four1:16:56 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?1:24:35 - TURN 6 - The Final TurnSupport the showSUPPORTING THE SHOW- Support us on Ko-FiENGAGING WITH THE SHOWWe want your questions so engage with the show through our channels below:- Email Us - BoardGameGeek - Facebook - Instagram- Youtube - TikTok- Join us on Discord