Just Play With Others: Netherlands Board Game Retreat 2026

JP returns from a rather sweaty weekend in the Netherlands...no not like that, board gaming in 30+ degree heat of course. Every year Dávid Turczi hosts an invite only retreat for friends, family, developers, testers and this is my second year attending. So will I'll divulge any industry secrets, well no because NDA is a real thing but I did get a lot of games played so what an excuse to talk about them. IN THIS EPISODE JP talks more about the event and the fun journeys driving to the Netherlands I joined a variety of content creators including Paul Grogan from Gaming Rules!, Mark Dainty from Not Bored Gaming and Asaf from ‪@ezbgames‬ I talk about the following games including: Star Trek Captains Chair by ‪@WizKidsOfficial‬ (although I can't say which Captains) Andromedas Edge by ‪@CardboardAlchemy‬ Slay the Spire by ‪@contentiongames6212‬ Leviathan Wilds by ‪@mooncrabgames4533‬ Cat In The Box by ‪@BezierGamesInc‬ The Defense of Procyon III by PSC Games Recall by Alion Games World Order by ‪@hegemonicprojectgames771‬ Clans of Caledonia by ‪@karmagames3056‬ LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW N/A CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - OPENING 00:00:18 - PHASE A: PULL UP A CHAIR 00:00:40 - PHASE B: JUST PLAY WITH OTHERS - Netherlands Gaming Retreat 00:01:49 - Who attended the event? 00:03:28 - What was the place like and why was it sweaty? 00:05:04 - The journey to the Netherlands 00:06:17 - Secret games that I can't talk about...seriously JP 00:07:01 - PHASE C: JUST PLAYED AT THE EVENT 00:07:23 - Andromedas Edge 00:12:46 - Slay the Spire 00:18:08 - Leviathan Wilds 00:25:34 - Cat In The Box 00:28:15 - The Defense of Procyon III 00:35:17 - A quick aside for Star Trek Captains Chair 00:35:56 - Recall 00:40:21 - World Order 00:46:58 - Clans of Caledonia 00:51:42 - PHASE D: THE LAST PLAY SUPPORT ME ON KO-FI https://ko-fi.com/justplaypod GET IN TOUCH Website - https://www.justplaypod.co.uk YouTube -    / @justplaypodcast   Facebook -   / justplaypod   Instagram -   / justplaypod   INTRO / OUTRO CREDITS Intro / Outro Music: Getaway by D0d Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/d0d/getaway License code: AOBEG4AFXALEPGNZ