Michael Whelan
Head of Video
Michael "Wheels" Whelan started life in the video game industry working as a community manager and content producer on titles such as the Total War franchise and Sorcery! 4. He was able to integrate his lifelong enthusiasm for tabletop into his job by starting a new series of tabletop livestreams on Total War's marketing channels, before becoming the second talented member of Dicebreaker’s video team in mid-2019.
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The King of the Swingers and the Jungle VIP.
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Magic: The Gathering's uncanny celebrity cameos are the worst part of its great Doctor Who set
Bradley Walsh, Game Show Host.
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Feature: Two players, five minutes, 16 cards, one of the most compelling card games I’ve ever played
Sengoku Ji-buy this now.
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It's the last day of Essen, but there are always more games to be played!
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We roll into a weekend of gaming at the massive Germany tabletop event.
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Get that Friday feeling as we return to Germany's enormous board game fair.
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Join us on the show floor as we give our thoughts on this year's must-see releases.
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Don’t be a bore in MTG Commander: build your next deck to win with weirdness
Winning with something unexpected is far more satisfying that just copying the latest meta.
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Everything we know so far, and some theories of our own as to what comes next.
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7 best Lorcana sapphire cards in The First Chapter
Indigo, out come results.
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8 best Lorcana ruby cards in the The First Chapter
Leave your rivals seeing red.
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7 best Lorcana emerald cards in The First Chapter
Make your opponents green with envy.
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7 best Lorcana amethyst cards in The First Chapter
These violet delights.
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7 best Lorcana amber cards in The First Chapter
Golden picks.
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Prepare for a healthy dose of The Witcher content!
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Cats, casters,currents and cantankerous gods.
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
One bumper edition!
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5 best solo RPGs you can play by yourself
Introspective retrospective.
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Painting, apawthecary and more!
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Masks, magic, marines and music.
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Commander is the best way to play Magic: The Gathering
Bigger is better.
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Playing games Till the Last Gasp.
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Magic, moles and Mancunians.
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Trains, guns and Japanese warfare.
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Dicebreaker’s D&D actual series, Storybreakers, has even more podcast episodes up
Listen to an epic adventure anywhere.
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
There’s magic in the air.
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Tell us what’s on your table.
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Our D&D actual play series Storybreakers is now a podcast!
Catch up with the first season in audio form, or experience it for the first time.
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Tell us what’s on your table.
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Tell us what’s on your table.
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Tell us what’s on your table.
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What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Tell us what’s on your table.
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What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Let us know what’s on your table lately!
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been playing!
Let us know what’s on your table lately!
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Feature: What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’ve been enjoying!
Let us know what’s on your tabletop.
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A half-elf falls from grace in the first episode of our brand new D&D show, Storybreakers
It's a bard knock life.
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Feature: News reporters in a fantasy world: The lore behind our new D&D series Storybreakers
Advantage on Investigation.
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What were the top board games at Essen Spiel 2022? We share our highlights from the convention
From making deals with the devil to crafting treats with adorable dragons.
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Is a hot dog limp or firm? Asking the big questions in party game Wavelength with team Eurogamer!
Before we get In A Bind in the Twister-like card game.
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Watch Dicebreaker play Call of Cthulhu, party games and Pokémonikers at EGX this weekend!
When and where you can catch the team during the London show.
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Go behind the scenes at Gen Con 2022 with our vlog from the US board game convention
Starring Matt, Wheels and Dick's Last Resort.
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Is the newest Warhammer - Warcry worth picking up? Dicebreaker investigates
A starter set for starting fights
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Watch Egyptian gods battle it out in unofficial sequel to Blood Rage
Who will rule The Nile?
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Remember the Game of Life? Dicebreaker dives back into a classic
Taking out loans on takeaways
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Is the D&D movie trailer a critical hit? We react to the big reveal on the Dicebreaker Podcast!
Plus: a new Stranger Things board game from Pandemic Legacy creator, the return of classic MTG cards and everything else we’ve been playing.
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Beat any escape room with these top tips
Unlock your true potential
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Not sure where to start with painting miniatures? Watch our ultimate step-by-step guide!
Join Wheels as he takes you through every step of painting miniatures
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Feature: How an illegal card game launched Mario maker Nintendo
The history of Hanafuda.
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7 detective board games better than Cluedo
Superior sleuthing.
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Can you guess which board games these are from weird AI generated art?
DALL-E the board game quiz show
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Watch Dicebreaker fail at Total Wipeout in real life!
Wheels and Maddie go head to head in Total Wipeout
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We congratulate Olivia Kennedy on her promotion to Video Producer!
After a year of stellar work as Junior Video Producer, Liv gets a promotion
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Fantasy author Joe Abercrombie reveals how to create the perfect RPG world
Wheels and Liv take a masterclass in world building
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It’s grannies versus Cthulhu as we play Brindlewood Bay RPG with Jason Cordova
Wheels, Meehan and Maddie become pensioners and solve crimes
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Medieval mysteries are afoot in old timey detective board game Mortum!
Historical sleuthing has never been so chaotic
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We get a first look at Pokémon TCG Live, the card game’s new digital app!
Join Matt and Liv in an epic Pokémon battle as they take an early access look at the new Pokémon TCG Live
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Best fantasy tabletop RPGs besides Dungeons & Dragons
Excellent escapism.
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Who'd win in a fight: Guardsmen or Orks? We play Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team to find out!
Liv and Wheels battle it out
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What’s worse than D&D being everywhere? Shutting people down for enjoying it
Complaining about the RPG’s popularity can be more harmful than helpful.
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Create the perfect villain for your D&D campaign with these expert tips
Join Wheels and Liv for another RPG discussion as they go over some top tips for RPG antagonists
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We pick our favourite Valentine's Day board games for two - or one - in the Dicebreaker Podcast!
Plus Cthulhu crossovers, NFTs in tabletop and everything we've been playing.
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Plus new Dark Souls RPG details, learning sign language by roleplaying and everything we've been playing.
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How to make an RPG character you won't get bored of
Avoid several levels of roleplay exhaustion
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Dungeons & Dragons 5E combat has a lot of problems - here’s how to fix them
Wheels and Liv discuss some of the problems inherent in D&D's combat with recommendations on how to fix them
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Games of the Year 2021: Wheels on the accessible and tactical Summoner Wars: Second Edition
Second time's the charm.
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10 essential DM tips for Dungeons & Dragons beginners
Get things rolling.
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We recommend the best board games for the holidays on the last live Dicebreaker Podcast of 2021!
It’s a Dicebreaker Podcast Holiday Special!
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What should the next D&D crossover be? We make our case on the Dicebreaker Podcast!
From handsome dragons to bunny bois on the Moon.
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Along with standout solo experiences, food-themed games and the latest Kickstarter success stories.
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Which celebs would make perfect Pokémon cards? We chat 'em all on the Dicebreaker Podcast!
We play the Skyrim board game, Cuphead dice game, sharpen our knowledge for the Trivial Pursuit TV show and look ahead to the return of Atmosfear.
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Don’t forget your Beyblade briefcase.
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We want to hire you for the Dicebreaker video team!
Join Liv and Wheels on the video team and create videos for the Dicebreaker YouTube channel
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The best digital card games that aren’t Hearthstone
From paper to pixels.
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Saying goodbye to the world's biggest Star Realms fan
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Unleashing the greatest terror this Halloween: the Yahtzee chad.
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Join team Dicebreaker at EGX 2021 with live stage shows and online streams
Join Wheels, Liv, Lolies and some special guests at EGX 2021!
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We write the greatest Dungeons & Dragons musical you've never heard on the Dicebreaker Podcast!
Critical one-hit-wonder.
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Inventing the board game sequels that'd don't exist... but should.
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Feature: Why does everyone hate Monopoly? The secret history behind the world’s biggest board game
Chance encounter.
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Does Avatar Legends live up to The Last Airbender? We play the RPG’s quickstart rules to find out!
A 3 part series featuring guest GM Simon Moody.
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5 best travel board games to take on holiday this summer
Carry-on cardboard.
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9 best miniatures games that aren’t Warhammer
Wargaming without the battle.
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5 most exciting board games for tabletop thrillseekers
Searching for non-stop action for your next game night? You’ve found it.
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It's time to decide the ultimate Game of the Year.
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Adventures in the Forgotten Realms’ best gameplay mechanic isn’t new to Magic: The Gathering
Treasure decks are stronger than ever.
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Subscribe today from just £4.99!
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Pokémon, D&D in MTG, Muppet RPGs and much, much more.
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We invent the greatest board games that don’t exist in the first live Dicebreaker Podcast!
New time, new format, same old nonsense.
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4 best out-of-print board games that deserve to come back
Live, Die, Reprint.
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Alongside the success of Wingspan and the jankiness of Betrayal at House on the Hill.
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What are the best parts of bad board games? We discuss in the 50th Dicebreaker Podcast!
Along with our biggest Kickstarter disappointments.
