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No Pun Included
A Board Game Podcast by No Pun Included
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Aug 8, 2025 • 59min
Hot Streak
Well, Hot Dog! Do we have an episode for you! We peruse the lofty promises of Vantage, try to keep ourselves on track in Railroad Tiles, discuss whether selling doughnuts at night is really worth your time in Taiwan Night Market, and Efka tells us about angry dice you can chuck about in the bath, in Wroth.
But wait! That's not all! The main game on our podium is Hot Streak - which not only has a hot dog, but also a fish, a bear, and HM the Queen herself in a game of racing, falling down, getting back up again, and trying all over again. Phew.
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On to the timestamps:
00:00 Cold Open & Intro
Work in Progress:
00:54 Vantage
19:14 Railroad Tiles
25:01 Taiwan Night Market
28:26 Wroth
Audience Correspondence:
36:19 Gaming Tables
Main Feature:
41:23 Hot Streak

Aug 1, 2025 • 46min
Toy Battle
Pew pew kaboom! That's the sound of every child's living nightmare - their toys coming to life and unleashing an arsenal of deadly weaponry in their bedroom. Many a sleepless night I've had in my youth with this vivid imagery - blood, guts, plastic viscera strewn across my chewbacca rug - which might I add, also comes alive and eats the other toys... anyway, turns out they made my nightmare into a board game and you can now play it.
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On to the time stamps:
0:00 Cold Open
Work In Progress
0:56 The Old King's Crown
6:24 Ensemble
12:19 Haggis
Audience Correspondence
16:14 Trick Taking
Main Feature
27:51 Toy Battle

Jul 18, 2025 • 27min
Holiday Cast: Black Forest
Good news, we're still on holiday. Better news - we're still doing the holiday cast, which means more free podcast more delivered to more you. Moorish! You know what else is moorish? Trees! Just can't get enough of those suckers. And you know where trees live? That's right, in Germany. And you know what Germany has? Autobahns. But also forests.
Apropos of nothing, let's talk about a board game called Black Forest which is about a forest in Germany.
Once again, no timestamps because we're still on holiday and it's still just one game in the episode. You'll be fine.
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Jul 11, 2025 • 19min
Holiday Cast: Moon Colony Bloodbath
Good news, we're on holiday. Better news, we're not leaving you without podcast. It's a smaller episode, yes, but it is Talk Cardboard delivered right to your door, for free! Mmmmm, free podcast, what could be more delicious? Oh, I know, human suffering! If you feel like what you need more in your life is a cardboard simulation of robots slaughtering endless amounts of flesh bags on the moon, Moon Colony Bloodbath has got you sorted.
Not doing timestamps cause we're on holiday. Also, it's just one game. You'll be fine.
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Jun 13, 2025 • 1h 23min
The Old King's Crown
Sharpen your papercuts because it's time to put cards face down in front of you and simultaneously flip them face up! The Old King's Crown is maybe the year's most exciting game and we've got an exciting early scoop!
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On to the time stamps:
0:00 Cold Open
1:40 Intro
Work In Progress
2:08 Emberleaf
11:19 Hot Streak
22:00 Project L
26:24 Survive the Island
Main Feature
31:06 The Old King's Crown

Jun 6, 2025 • 49min
Eternal Decks
Join a lively discussion about board game dynamics, including the strategic depth of 'Barony: Royal Edition' and the emotional highs associated with asymmetric gameplay. Delve into the fascinating mechanics of a card game that revolves around timing and strategy. Discover the emotional rollercoaster of cooperative gameplay in 'Eternal Decks,' where teamwork and decision-making lead to triumphs. Lastly, explore the vibrant aesthetics of cooperative gaming that make it an unforgettable experience. Perfect for any board game enthusiast!

May 23, 2025 • 53min
Sunderfolk
You want me to do what now? Play a board game on the TV? Using my phone? Never!
*shakes fist at cloud*
*shakes more fist at cloud*
*picks up phone and starts playing*
Wait this thing is good! Like, real good. Okay, I guess today we're talking about a board game that's also a video game that's also a phone game. And you're going to listen and you're going to enjoy it.
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On to the timestamps:
00:00 Cold open
01:24 Intro
02:03 'Work In Progress"; Fruit Fight
03:50 Tenby
08:10 Deep Regrets
15:57 Correspondence
20:01 Sunderfolk

May 9, 2025 • 51min
Rival Cities
Why duel with silly weapons when you can duel with whole cities? In Rival Cities, Hamburg and Altona go head to head to see who will be the city anyone's ever heard of. I think you probably know who pulled that off IRL.
But if you'd rather fight with fruit or sausages, fear not because we have those for you too - in our Work in Progress.
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On to the timestamps:
00:00 Cold open
01:41 Intro
05:18 Work in Progress
06:05 Sausage Sizzle
08:17 (Reiner Knizia's) Fruit Fight
14:47 Corps of Discovery
25:46 Correspondence
27:16 Rival Cities

May 2, 2025 • 52min
Ascending Empires: Zed-nith Edition
Get ready to flick your way to victory, or get the flick out of here because it's time to play Ascending Empires: Zenith Edition - a 4X game - but iiiin flicking spaaaaace!
We also have the games we've been playing this week in our new segment: 'Work in Progress', where Elaine compares Eternal Decks to being back at school, and Efka tells us about under-salted negotiations in Moonrakers.
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Eternal Decks tutorials mentioned in the episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT1d_lHw4yM
On to the timestamps:
00:00 Cold open
01:40 Intro
02:10 'Work In Progress"; Eternal Decks
08:09 Joyride
11:52 Moonrakers
16:01 Correspondence
24:44 Ascending Empires: Zenith Edition

Apr 25, 2025 • 52min
Deep Rock Galactic: The Board Game
Have you ever wanted to be a poorly paid miner? What about on an Alien Planet? Whilst being bothered by swarms of beasties? If you answered yes, yes, and yes, then get your drills and ziplines ready for our deep dive into Deep Rock Galactic: The Board Game,
If you answered no, then luckily we also have a whole host of other games we're talking about in our new segment "Work in Progress", where we give a quick look to the games we've been playing this week.
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Onto the timestamps:
00:00 Cold open
01:14 Intro & "Work In Progress" brief
01:34 Nokosu Dice
03:25 Eternal Decks
07:36 Elden Ring: The Board Game
11:34 Flow
17:20 Dune: Imperium - Bloodlines
22:43 Correspondence
23:12 Deep Rock Galactic: The Board Game