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In this episode Elaine and Efka go over Hallertau, a game about rural hop farming, Nidavellir, a game of recruiting a fantasy dwarf army and Beyond the Sun, a game about space. 02:44 - NPI News 04:51 - Hallertau 27:46 - Nidavellir 42:58 - Beyond the Sun

On today's episode we have: Games We’ve Been Playing: Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game ( 7:44 ) Marvel Champions - A Brief Mention ( 11:15 ) Oceans ( 11:50 ) Curious Cargo ( 25:09 ) Under Falling Skies ( 36:20 ) Bonfire ( 43:01 ) Point Salad ( 53:21) Games We’re Looking Forward To ( 58:00 ) Efka Grumps A Game - Cartographers ( 59:22 ) Elaine Ungrumps A Game - Special Grump Edition ( 1:05:34 ) Puzzle Deduction One and Done Escape Room Segment IDVentures - The Unsolved Case of Holmes ( 1:13:53 ) Feature Review - The Search for Planet X ( 1:23:41 ) If you would like to get in touch with us or leave a comment - you can visit our podcast home on https://nopunincluded.com/podcast

For more info on the No Pun Included Podcast - please visit our homepage at https://nopunincluded.com/podcast Timestamps: NPI News ( 1:08 ) Games We’ve Been Playing ( 02:48 ) The King is Dead ( 03:32 ) Super Skill Pinball 4-Cade ( 08:26 ) Calico ( 22:57 ) Too Many Bones: Undertow ( 33:23 ) Games We’re Looking Forward To ( 43:51 ) Efka Grumps a Board Game ( 46:58 ) HeroQuest Elaine Ungrumps a Board Game ( 54:21 ) Puzzle Deduction One and Done Escape Room Segment ( 58:55 ) Star Wars Unlock Feature Review - Iwari ( 1:12:10 )

Wow, have we got an episode for you. Not only are we travelling in time (thematically, not literally)… not only are we discussing the Lithuanian word for ‘yuk’…not only are we escaping a rabbit hole…but we’re also having an argument. Actually, more than one. And Efka says the word ‘’ at some point too. What more could you want? NPI News ( 03:02 ) Games We’ve Been Playing ( 06:15 ) Tellstones: King’s Gambit ( 06:35 ) Root Digital ( 19:03 ) The Loop: Dr. Foo Strikes Back… Back… Back… ( 24:41 ) Glasgow ( 39:34 ) Mariposas ( 49:21 ) Efka Grumps About a Game ( 1:05:51 ) Meta Narratives Elaine Ungrumps a Board Game ( 1:12:39 ) Puzzle Deduction one and done Escape Room segment ( 1:17:30 ) In Pursuit of the White Rabbit Feature Review - The King is Dead - Second Edition ( 1:30:51 ) You can find Elizabeth Hargrave’s website at: https://www.elizhargrave.com/

Today’s episode is a little different. We recorded this one live as part of Virtually Expo, the online only version of UK Games Expo. Since we had a very strict one hour time slot, we had to truncate our longer format and revert to our previous “here’s three games we played, let’s talk about them” version of the podcast. Ah, but what games were discussed in this episode you might ask? Here’s a list with some time-stamps that will work perfectly with the video version and will be a little early for the audio one: Project Elite ( 4:27 ) Escape Room in a Box: Flashback ( 16:43 ) Oath ( 28:26 )

If someone had said to me I’d be able to visit a Tokyo fish market, a quaint English village green, New York, and Sherlock Holmes all in one day I’d have thought they were doing a silly. But you can - and from the comfort of your own living room - by listening to our latest podcast episode. And who knows, maybe in the future we’ll really be able to visit all these places in a day - or at least go to the pub again. NPI News ( 03:03 ) Games We’ve Been Playing ( 08:11 ) Tussie Mussie ( 08:20 ) Vilage Green ( 14:02 ) Tokyo Tsukiji Market ( 22:37 ) Fort ( 36:09 ) Gaslands ( 40:17 ) Highrise ( 53:44 ) Terramara ( 59:11 ) Edge of Darkness ( 01:07:51 ) Games We’re Looking Forward To ( 01:15:26 ) Efka Grumps About a Game ( 01:17:53 ) Ride the Rails Elaine Ungrumps about a Game ( 01:26:14 ) Puzzle Deduction one and done Escape Room segment ( 01:31:07 ) Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective - The Baker Street Irregulars Feature Review - Targi & Targi: The Expansion ( 01:42:06 )

Today’s episode is a treat because Undaunted: North Africa is just about the cleverest game NPI has put their mits on in a very long time. NPI News ( 04:40 ) Games We’ve Been Playing ( 06:43 ) - including Forgotten Waters, Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, High Rise, Empyreal: Spells & Steam and Sprawlopolis. Games We’re Looking Forward To ( 36:41 ) Efka Grumps About a Game ( 41:33 ) Plastic inserts Elaine Says Something Nice About a Game ( 47:25 ) Acquire retooled Escape Game of the Episode ( 51:46 ) including Unlock: Sherlock Holmes and the Scarlet Thread Murder from Heroic Adventures Feature Review - Undaunted: North Africa ( 1:02:33) If you enjoyed this episode, leave a comment below. Unlike our YouTube videos, there’s no other sensible way for you to have a nice chat with us, or maybe even some other listeners. Who knows? You might even find a friend.

Welcome back! If you’ve been enjoying the No Pun Included podcast - get ready for something bigger, longer, better. Episode Ten is a big change and we hope you're ready to fall in love with it all over again. NPI News ( 11:16 ) Games We’ve Been Playing ( 19:53 ) Efka Grumps about a Game ( 42:10 ) Escape Game of the Episode ( 50:39 ) Feature Review - Teotihuacan: The City of Gods ( 59:00)

In today’s episode Elaine and Efka discuss: The Crew - ( 02:53 ) Isle of Cats - ( 21:23 ) On Mars - ( 39:20 ) Board games emulating video games - ( 1:00:35 ) If you enjoyed the podcast and would like to leave a comment, visit our podcast home at https://nopunincluded.com/podcast

In today’s episode Elaine and Efka discuss: The burgundiest castles from The Castles of Burgundy - ( 02:32 ) Get in tune with each other via Wavelength - ( 18:47 ) And conduct a conversation on their favourite mode of transportation via Bus - ( 30:16 )