Staying In

00:00 - Our time with Charity Miles continues, and there's still space for you in our #StayingInPod group if you fancy joining us. 04:35 - Into the Inferno is not an easy going watch, Mary Poppins Returns absolutely is, and things get really really real. 19:59 - Feldherr foam is a joy-sparker for tabletop gamers. 27:33 - Mayor Contests in SimCity: Build It keep us coming back for more of this slick city management mobile game. 42:35 - Brass: Lancashire is a game that seems impenetrable, but is actually very elegant, and in-turn is supremely satisfying. 49:44 - Our question this episode is from Neil Bailey, who asks "what game are you most looking forward to in 2019?". Thanks Neil! All that, and the best Revel, with Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), and Peter (@XeroXeroXero). For links to topics covered - http://stayingin.podbean.com Find us on Twitter - @StayingInPod Find us on Facebook - @StayingInPodcast Find us on Steam - http://store.steampowered.com/curator/28314572/ Find us on BoardG

00:00 - Do people do New Year's resolutions any more? 06:58 - Sparking joy in us all is the TV series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. 16:17 - You can get involved with our big challenge this year: raising money for charity, through exercise, via a smashing social good app called Charity Miles. We need your help to hit our target, so please join us! 25:46 - We crack into Escape Room In A Box: The Werewolf Experiment. 30:05 - Flamme Rouge sprints into our hearts while it provides a wonderfully thematic board game take on competitive cycling. 36:00 - We unpick our thoughts on interactive TV show Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. 52:25 - Our pal @MantisMat provides the question for this episode, asking if we have a list of stuff we want to do before we're 40. Thanks Matt! All that, and a whole lot of nihilism, with Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner). For links to topics covered - http://stayingin.podbean.com Find us on Twitter - @StayingInPod Find us on Facebook

00:00 - We start off 2019 with our best foot forward, chatting about cycling naked. 09:13 - Project Highrise from Kasedo Games is a ridiculously compelling, meditative tower management game on PC, mobile, and console. 19:03 - Kris and Sam have been getting their deduction on with Cryptid from Osprey Games. 26:16 - We open our Secret Santa gifts which, as you'll all remember, is a nice thing we often balls up. 37:19 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse will define a new era for what animation can achieve on the big screen. No joke, it's THAT good. 45:50 - Our question from you for this episode is from Richard Simpson who asks whether we keep any Christmas traditions we had as kids. Thanks Richard! All that, and a whole lot of vegetarian curry, with Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner). For links to topics covered - http://stayingin.podbean.com Find us on Twitter - @StayingInPod Find us on Facebook - @StayingInPodcast Find us on Steam - http://store.steam

00:10 - Saint Nicholas Day (hooray!) and Dan's Deep Clean Dentistry (boo). 09:26 - Another cause for celebration is that Peter has finally completed Mass Effect: Andromeda. 20:58 - Kris thinks Spyro Reignited Trilogy is some pretty hot stuff. 31:27 - Fallout 76's nylon bag sure is something. 36:17 - Dragonmeet 2018 was a tabletop RPG fan's dream convention. 47:33 - The ever-so lovely Neil Bailey asks "what is the best Christmas film?". Thanks Neil! All that, and a very Gnasty Gnorc, with Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), and Peter (@XeroXeroXero). For links to topics covered - http://stayingin.podbean.com Find us on Twitter - @StayingInPod Find us on Facebook - @StayingInPodcast Find us on Steam - http://store.steampowered.com/curator/28314572/ Find us on BoardGameGeek - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/41888/staying

00:00 - Krismas Eve (not Christmas Eve!), and the start of Secret Santa preperations, as we do every year. 10:10 - Keyforge: Call of the Archons is here and we have opinions about Richard Garfield's latest for Fantasy Flight. 23:10 - Reminiscing about The Incredible Crash Dummies. 28:00 - Human: Fall Flat is an unmissable, playful, an wonderfully silly comedy game. 34:44 - Killing Eve is Phoebe Waller-Bridge's dark drama with a wry sense of humour, and it is excellent. 42:58 - An update for the Round The Houses Challenge. And then WE CHALLENGE YOU!!!!!!1 50:35 - "Going out to eat, do you choose breakfast, lunch, or dinner?"

00:14 - How to deal with trick-or-treaters AND carol singers. 05:00 - ALEXANDER HAMILTON! And also Hamilton: An American Musical. 20:11 - The fantastic and fascinating Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt exhibit. 31:10 - Does anyone feel like Chicken Tonight anymore? 35:46 - Getting to grips with GRIP: Combat Racing on Nintendo Switch and PC. 48:48 - Discussing the benefits of occupying Australia, thanks to a great question from @Cromerty. And why it's always good to carry a pack of Sesame Snaps with you, with Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner). For links to topics covered - http://stayingin.podbean.com Find us on Twitter - @StayingInPod Find us on Facebook - @StayingInPodcast Find us on Steam - http://store.steampowered.com/curator/28314572/ Find us on BoardGameGeek - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/41888/staying

00:00 - "The talk" and just one of the perils of modern living. 05:37 - Kris has been playing Night in the Woods, and we find out what kind of a Mae he is. 14:37 - Seasonal teas, hot chocolates, and whether Horlicks is an international brand. 19:16 - Istanbul: Digital Edition, and why this straight adaptation of the board game is a winner. 36:44 - Peter's chamomile teas, and a particularly memorable "date". 41:08 - Wolverine: The Long Night is a podcast from Marvel that comes thoroughly recommended. 51:12 - Our listener question this episode comes from @purple_steve who asks us a question about coals, LEGO, and plugs. Plus some farmers who don't like the dark, with bright sparks Kris (@DigitalStrider) and Peter (@XeroXeroXero). For links to topics covered - http://stayingin.podbean.com Find us on Twitter - @StayingInPod Find us on Facebook - @StayingInPodcast Find us on Steam - http://store.steampowered.com/curator/28314572/ Find us on BoardGameGeek - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/41888

00:00 - Appropriate attire for when working from home. 06:07 - Doctor Who Series 11 is here, Jodie Whittaker is at the helm, and this show might just be worth the TV licence fee alone. 19:12 - A very special blanket. 21:41 - Transformers Trading Card Game is either truly wonderful or totally awful, depending on how you approach it. 39:36 - 1 Screen Platformer is the new indie platforming hotness from Return To Adventure Mountain and we've played it early. 48:01 - Big thanks to @Fatboy_Rob, who provides this episode's question, which is... "what's the 'greatest' film of all time?". Plus revelations about tea drinking and T-shirt rubbing, with Kris (@DigitalStrider), Dan (@ThisDanFrost), and Peter (@XeroXeroXero). For links to topics covered - http://stayingin.podbean.com Find us on Twitter - @StayingInPod Find us on Facebook - @StayingInPodcast Find us on Steam - http://store.steampowered.com/curator/28314572/ Find us on BoardGameGeek - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/41888/staying

00:00 - Kris's "discrete toolbox" and "top half jobs". 06:22 - Board game order woes, why the board game industry gets so slapdash so regularly, and the marketing funnel. 14:51 - Abzû, scuba diving, meditative games, and having a little cry at a lottery advert. 30:54 - Marvel's Spider-Man, how Peter Parker and New York are intertwined, and being a comic book hero. 41:50 - Our regular Listener Question comes via e-mail from Rebecca this week, who asks "what's your perfect Sunday?" 49:28 - Yes, you should buy Megaquarium, and no, puns about cheese don't make you big or clever. All that, plus a very special mustard yellow chair, with Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner). For links to topics covered - http://stayingin.podbean.com Find us on Twitter - @StayingInPod Find us on Facebook - @StayingInPodcast Find us on Steam - http://store.steampowered.com/curator/28314572/ Find us on BoardGameGeek - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/41888/staying

00:00 - Charity shop shenanigans and a TV show called Eat Well For Less. 07:31 - Pre-order woes and the "truly fascinating" logistics of shipping physical goods. 11:56 - Halloween and why Dan and Peter really don't like it. 16:38 - Roland Wright... or... roll and write...? ... and his game Welcome To... 18:40 - Richard Garfield's KeyForge: Call of the Archons and why Sam's excited to get his unique decks onto the table. 29:27 - PS Plus and Destiny 2 and co-op gaming loveliness. 37:54 - Peter's favourite game at Gamescom was REKT! For the Nintendo Switch, a combination of Tony Hawks and Rocket League. 43:57 - Sam's exercise-induced asthma, an update on the Around the Houses Challenge™, and Kris's Gaviscon era. 52:14 - Dan's truly incredible party trick. 1:01:33 – A lovely little town called Towcester. All that, plus the floaty elf lad from the Lord of the Rings, with Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner). For links to topics covered - http://sta

0:00 - The Scafell Pike adventure, the nice sights we saw, and the lovely folks we met along the way. 16:10 - Kris has been watching Voltron: Legendary Defender and, you know what? That's alright. 24:25 - Ant-Man and the Wasp is out and we've watched it and it also is alright. 34:00 - Feeling stressed? No? Well play Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes and you soon will be. 49:02 - Our listener question comes from @Alexgol95, who asks us "when will first person cRPGs be more popular?" All that, plus a VERY TIRED MAN, with Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner). For links to topics covered - http://stayingin.podbean.com Find us on Twitter - @StayingInPod Find us on Facebook - @StayingInPodcast Find us on Steam - http://store.steampowered.com/curator/28314572/ Find us on BoardGameGeek - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/41888/staying

00:12 - How to make homemade mud (with Milliput, for Burrows & Badgers miniatures). 03:26 - Things get Napoleonic with Sails of Glory from Ares Games. 17:06 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout is the sixth outing for the film series. Weirdly put together, apparently, but still great, it turns out. 25:31 - Our fantasy football league is going well, but weirdly, so here's a Game Week 1 update. 31:01 - Dan's gone and bought his first graphic novel, which is The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins. 36:35 - Kris and Sam have been on their holidays and they will not shut up about it. 48:09 - Great holiday games? Survive: Escape from Atlantis!, Cobra Paw, Carcassonne, and The Mind, so sayeth Kris and Sam. 51:29 - The Exit: The Game series is great, we've said as much on previous episodes, but Sam's just taken on The Sunken Treasure and Dead Man on the Orient Express, and they come thoroughly recommended. 53:32 - Barbie Horse Adventures or Britney's Dance Beat? That's the question you've asked us, and by

0:00 - Dan's going to be running a fantasy football league, and is hoping you'll take part! Prove him right by heading to fantasy.premierleague.com, nabbing an account, and entering 1089139-244175 as the code to get involved! 5:00 - Kris has gotten himself into a pickle with a christening card. No, we didn't think it was possible either. 13:35 - Should The Mind have won the Spieles des Jahres for 2018? Maybe! Sam certainly makes a good case for it. 22:17 - Yorkshire puddings and toffee sauce, the concept of “post-modern snacking”, and why you need to think like a child to truly appreciate genius. 28:15 - Look, yes, sure, we talk about Civilization V AGAIN in this episode, but it's a good game! Unless you're a complete beginner, which is one of the subjects around that title that we try and tackle. 37:30 - Another subject is how games can encourage you to learn through failure, and why that can work if done well, like in Cities: Skylines. Sam and Peter have been hard at work managing their citizens need

01:06 - We've not talked about it before, but Sam absolutely LOVES vinegar. So much so that he gives his chips a "double soak", which is about as eye-wateringly acidic as you think. 05:24 - What we HAVE talked about before is seasonal playlists for music, and it being Summer, we think Loffee is the perfect accompaniment to this time of year. 10:23 - Kris went to Dortmund and had a lovely time of it, but he discovered two shocking things. 1) that he actually does like beer (when it's accompanied by fruit and / or vodka), and 2) that you can swap out the sausage from “pigs in blankets” for an entirely unexpected ingredient and it's pretty hecking tasty. 16:05 - XCOM 2 is "probably my favourite game" says Sam, and it's got to partly be due to the fact you can name your characters. And on that note... 17:58 - Dan's been playing FTL: Faster Than Light and Sam's been playing Into the Breach, both of which are from Subset Games and in both of which you can re-name your characters (so that's an immediate thumbs

Take me down to time stamp city, where the times are stamped and it's not actually a city; 0:00 - We find out all about a very special carb-based de-stress routine and a very exciting (?) Bristol corner shop. 4:40 - It's back to the late 80s and early 90s for a spot of reminiscing on Seinfeld, as well as Peter's secret favourite subject, Gain Ground, on account of him currently playing SEGA Mega Drive Classics. There's also an explanation of how evolution works that probably has Darwin spinning in his grave. 20:35 - Yeah yeah, E3 2018 is long gone, but by jove Kris wants to talk about Spyro Trilogy Reignited as he's a huge fan of that purple dragon. We also decide that both the Resident Evil 2 Remake and the Final Fantasy VII Remake are poisoned chalices, and relate all this to Gus Van Sant's 1998 remake of Psycho, because we're fancy like that. 32:00 - More E3 chat here, focused on some god tier trolling by certain video game studios, and Dan's love of the look of The Last of Us Part II. We go into the

We're doing time stamps now? How F.A.N.C.Y. 0:00 - We kick things off with hot takes about pomegranate juice and other awful concoctions that only fools and children would make, like blackcurrant and milk, and apple juice with orange juice. There's also a combination that only Kris's brother would make, and you'll find out about that in this section too. 2:50  Then it's off to the UK Games Expo at Birmingham's NEC for “the best convention I've been to” according to Peter, and the first part of our report from the show floor. First up it was By Fire and Sword, a teeny tiny historical wargame that looked like amazingly complicated fun. 14:20 - Then it's on to Wreck & Ruin, a post-apocalytpic vehicle combat board game that is a) pleasantly surprising, b) very accessible, and c) looking for your money on Kickstarter right now. 17:30 - There's a quick excursion by Kris to Lumino City, which pretty quickly gets wrapped up in a conversation about... 20:38 - … Pokémon Quest on Nintendo Switch, and the subj

  Everyone remembers Kuri Kuri Mix, right? Sure you do! Just as well, as we'll refer to it when talking about A Way Out, the latest game from those folks at Hazelight Studios. And on the subject of making a getaway, we've also been playing various entries in the Exit: The Game series, which are essentially tabletop game escape rooms. Elsewhere there's a whole bunch on the Games Media Brit List Awards, which we went along to and where we had a lovely time. A big Staying In Pat On The Back to our pal Adam Rosser from BBC Radio 5 live for his win in the podcast and radio category, and congratulations too to our Kris for managing to eat an entire pizza during the event. We continue to get to grip with our thoughts on Magic: The Gathering Arena, partly in relation to the latest set of Dominaria cards, but also in relation to indestructible horses. And then there's Deadpool 2, an excellent film that you should definitely turn up late to. All this, plus a full ten minutes of discussion about rocks, with Dan (@Th

Kerby is a great street game to play after dark, we all know that. That's obvious. Bushido from GCT Studios is pretty strong too it turns out, as is that God of War jam from Santa Monica Studios. The latest performance of Macbeth by the RSC? That's good too. And so are Anthony Horowitz's The Magpie Murders, Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem, and Frank Herbert's Dune. All the things mentioned? They're all just smashing. But you know what's the best? The absolute BEST? The fact that we managed to get a handful of decent coffee-based dinosaur names thought of within the space of about an hour. Honestly, it's the greatest. So join Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner) for a grand old chat about nice things, plus puns. Something else that's good: transparency. So on this point, we do occasionally use Amazon affiliate links in these descriptions where we think it makes sense. You can find out all about what they are and what they do, right here. And h

Oh good lord, where to begin? You should know straight off the bat that there are huge Avengers: Infinity War spoilers in the last 30 minutes of this episode - which happens to be our longest ever episode! But don't worry, we give you plenty of advance warning before they hit. Seriously though, don't listen to that section if you haven't seen the film yet. Also the language used in this episode is pretty blue at times, as the last few weeks have been... hectic, to say the least. We're experimenting with bleeping the worst of that stuff out from now on, and you'll hear why. What have we been doing? Well, apart from watching Marvel's MCU crossover spectacular and engaging in The Great Cineworld Grift, we've also been on holiday to Salzburg, Vienna, and Budapest, and we'll tell you a bit about what we got up to there. The beta for Magic: The Gathering Arena is currently in-progress and we've netted ourselves access to it, so we've been diving back into the world of slinging spells and walking on planes jus

We do our best to not be absolutely insufferable about our Games Media Brit List nomination in this podcast. Are we successful? Probably not. What else? Oh yes! We've been playing The Battle of Polytopia's multiplayer for months now - since the beta even - and we're ready to talk about how this update adds to our impressions of the single player offering. Be prepared for INTENSE DISCOURSE. On a similar note, there's a load in here about our recent experiences with Civilization V. Things like “how it's a great tool for telling stories with gameplay” and “why we now don't much care for the Aztec people”. We also talk about the perfect games to take with us on an upcoming holiday where we (affectionately) throw Rahdo under the bus, plus why Alex Garland's recent work - Annihilation - should have had a cinema release. All this, plus far too much food thanks to Easter in Slovakia, and using sayings that don't actually exist, with your pals Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner)