Episode 40: Manners Maketh Man

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It's time to put on our best behaviours as we review the top 50 rules of board game etiquette as defined by content creator Jon Purkis from Actualol and see how we fair against them. Which rules have you broken in your gaming group?
FIRST PLAYER: JP
OTHER PLAYERS: Davey, Rob & Kerley
OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- how you can support the show through Ko-Fi (Coffee) and keep the Whose Turn chat going for years to come - https://ko-fi.com/whoseturnisitanyway
- more about the latest hotness with Kerleys overview of Ark Nova Marine Worlds and Davey's play of The Old Kings Crown
- more about the oldness with what happened on the latest Game of Thrones event, who backstabbed who, who lost their sh*t, you know the usual
- our players take on Actualol's 50 Rules of Board Game Etiquette and where we stand with them all
- that the dinosaurs are coming with JP getting his hands on a prototype of Perseverance Episode 3 so more on that later.
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
This episode wouldn't be possible without the hardwork and video written and produced by Actualol. So we want to say a massive thank you for providing a benchmark in etiquette for us to chat through. We encourage to check out the video as it's fantastic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jfbGJV4Tsk
EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:00 - You can now support the show on Ko-Fi
4:23 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
4:38 - Kerley - Ark Nova Marine Worlds
13:57 - JP - Game of Thrones 2nd Edition
21:26 - Davey - The Old Kings Crown
25:47 - Rob - Nearly played Kabuto Sumo
26:58 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Manners Maketh Man
28:26 - Rules 1-5
34:51 - Rules 6-10
40:51 - Rules 11-16
48:31 - Rules 17-20
52:01 - Rules 21-25
56:50 - Rules 26-30
1:02:33 - Rules 31-25
1:05:37 - Rules 36-40
1:10:49 - Rules 41-45
1:15:52 - Rules 46-50
1:19:54 - Closing thoughts
1:20:55 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
1:21:10 - Would you abandon the 50 rules of etiquette to play the best game ever or keep them and play an above average game?
1:25:10 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:25:24 - Rob - Too Many Bones Unbreakable
1:26:47 - Kerley - Netrunner or Septima (whichever gets played)
1:27:21 - Davey - Shatterpoint, Nucleum & 3 Ring Circus
1:28:52 - JP - Perseverance Episode 3
1:29:53 - TURN 6 - Final Turn

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Fejezetek

1. TURN 1 - Player Count (00:00:00)

2. You can now support the show on Ko-Fi (00:01:00)

3. TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex (00:04:23)

4. Kerley - Ark Nova Marine Worlds (00:04:38)

5. JP - Game of Thrones 2nd Edition (00:13:57)

6. Davey - The Old Kings Crown (00:21:26)

7. Rob - Nearly played Kabuto Sumo (00:25:47)

8. TURN 3 - Main Event: Manners Maketh Man (00:26:58)

9. Rules 1-5 (allow drinks, allow food, don't get food on a game, if you spill a drink buy them a game, don't riffle someone else's cards) (00:28:26)

10. Rules 6-10 (Be a humble winner, if you win as a team you can go nuts, don't cheat, the host picks the game, cater games for your guests) (00:34:51)

11. Rules 11-16 (If it's your game you teach the rules, listen to the rules teach, never say "lets just start", a legacy game can carry on without you, don't take ages, don't rush players) (00:40:51)

12. Rules 17-20 (If your colour is taken get over it, if you're late they can start, get off your phones, don't tell people what to do on their turns) (00:48:31)

13. Rules 21-25 (Don't complain when you're losing, you should allow takebacks occasionally, if the teacher misses a rule it's ok, you should always play to win, the goal is important not the winning) (00:52:01)

14. Rules 26-30 (Don't lose sight of what matters, if everyone is hating it then stop, don't immediately say you hate a game someone loves, don't throw tantrums, don't be a snob) (00:56:50)

15. Rules 31-25 (Be honest about how late you will be, it's ok to make fun of card sleevers, don't whine about being attacked, don't rate a game on BGG you haven't played, teachers should remind you of the rules) (01:02:33)

16. Rules 36-40 (It's ok to hate serial winners...jokingly, don't sat a game is broke after a couple of plays, thematic soundtracks gets boring, warn others about difficult gamers, don't brag about your partner) (01:05:37)

17. Rules 41-45 (Don't ask for a new box when dented, don't look up strategy tips on the sly, be realistic about the game length, don't read all story bits yourself, talk through your turns) (01:10:49)

18. Rules 46-50 (You don't have to paint miniatures to enjoy the game, don't introduce house rules, give a game back after 3 months of borrowing it, don't brag about your kids playing difficult games, don't be a king maker) (01:15:52)

19. Closing thoughts (01:19:54)

20. TURN 4 - Would you rather? (01:20:55)

21. Would you abandon the 50 rules of etiquette to play the best game ever or keep them and play an above average game? (01:21:10)

22. TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up (01:25:10)

23. Rob - Too Many Bones Unbreakable (01:25:24)

24. Kerley - Netrunner or Septima (whichever gets played) (01:26:47)

25. Davey - Shatterpoint, Nucleum & 3 Ring Circus (01:27:21)

26. JP - Perseverance Episode 3 (01:28:52)

27. TURN 6 - Final Turn (01:29:53)