The Polyhedron Collider Cast

Its time for the largest board gaming convention, which is the Internationale Spieltage (SPIEL) in Essen Germany at the end of this month. This means that episode 195 of the Polyhedron Collider cast is full of the games we are looking forward to hearing more about, playing and demoing.
But that's not all! Several games are heading to crowdfunding as we record. We kick off with Excursions, the new lighter, quicker game in the Galactic Cruise games. We then give honour to the Greek pantheon in For the Gods! Finally we look at the latest video game in board game form in Battle Brothers: The Board Game
As with all our previews, expect some questionable opinions, arguments, and wild speculation.
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 Podcast Contents

00:00:00 Getting Rules Wrong - Tag Team
00:04:22 Excursions
00:18:37 For the Gods!
00:25:42 Battle Brothers: The Board Game
00:36:45 Nemesis: Legacy
00:42:15 Medico
00:44:20 Moytura
00:46:10 Wine And Cheese
00:49:16 Gaudi & The White Castle: Bōeki
00:51:26 La Cosecha
00:52:50 -60° (Sixty Below)
00:55:48 Oil Rock & Opera Magna
01:00:10 Green Gold
01:02:44 Avalon: The Riven Veil
01:03:53 Kingsport Travel Guide
01:06:28 Timespan
01:07:40 Kalypso, Tricky Traps, & Song of the Wildkin
01:10:04 Scoundrels
01:12:18 Endeavor: Deep Sea – Uncharted Waters, The Queen's Dilemma, & Lords of Heaven
 
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In Episode 194 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, the boys from PHC dive into another eclectic collection of tabletop games and roleplaying adventures. This time we're dealing with mysterious supernatural forces, suspicious animals, a card laying engine builder, and the sprawling fantasy universe of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere.
We begin with The Presence, which is coming to Kickstarter for a reprint very soon. Take the role of Victorian ghost hunters and put the spirits to rest. We then look at a Carnivore Did It, a simple but effective game of deduction, provided Rory has the clues right. We then step into the imaginative world of Citizens of the Spark, where various guilds vie for control of the elusive sparks. Finally, we journey into one of modern fantasy's biggest fictional universes with the Cosmere RPG. Based on the interconnected worlds created by Brandon Sanderson, this ambitious roleplaying game promises epic fantasy adventures, powerful characters and plenty of opportunities to explore the wider Cosmere. We discuss the system, setting and what it offers both existing Sanderson fans and tabletop RPG players.
As always, expect board game reviews, RPG chat, strong opinions, questionable theories and the usual Polyhedron Collider banter.
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 Podcast Contents

00:00:00  Sid's Big TV
00:07:02 Rory's Trip to Hachette: Back to Back, Magister, & Birds
00:09:39 Airecon West
00:15:04 The Presence
00:32:48 A Carnivore Did It
00:39.24 Citizens of the Spark
00:48.49 Cosmere RPG
 
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In Episode 193 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, the boys from PHC dive into another round of board game and tabletop RPG reviews. Andy has been to Scotland, and while washing down yet another square slice with a can of Irn Bru he got a good look at Call of Cthulhu: Old Ones Origins, the remake of Forbidden Stars coming from Chaosium. We then have an upfront look of All's Well that Ends, a new Gloomhaven-esque fantasy battler that got our wallets worried at UK Games Expo.
We then hit a couple of lighter games from our friends at Hatchette, with reviews of Space Lab, Akropolis: Athena, and Akropolis: Pantheon.
To round things off, we don our spandex and become superheroes in Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying, the latest TTRPG from Free Leaugue.
As always, expect tabletop game reviews, arguments about custard, strong opinions and the usual Polyhedron Collider nonsense as the boys work their way through another stack of cardboard and dice.
Join the conversation on our [Discord server] and let us know what's been hitting your table this week! 
 Podcast Contents

0:00:00 Tabletop Scotland
00:04:32 Call of Cthulhu: Old Ones Origins https://gamefound.com/en/projects/chaosium/call-of-cthulhu-old-ones-origins
00:11:13 Airecon 2027 https://www.airecon.co.uk/tickets
00:13:34 More Yorkshire Pudding
00:17:42 Plays With Soldiers Painting competition https://fb.me/e/4Kh9dHoBM
Tyneside Games Expo https://www.tynesidegamesexpo.co.uk/
00:19:16 All's Well That Ends https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1144games/alls-well-that-ends
00:31:42 Space Lab
00:38:54 Akropolis: Athena and Akropolis: Pantheon
00:48:22 Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying
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In Episode 192 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, the boys from PHC dive into another eclectic selection of tabletop games. This week we're having parties in the swamps, battling for control of feudal Japan, testing our strategic skills in the ancient world of the Trials of Maya, and discovering the delicate balance of nature in Symbiosis.
As always, expect board game reviews, strategic debate, strong opinions and the usual Polyhedron Collider nonsense as the boys work their way through another stack of cardboard.
Join the conversation on our [Discord server] and let us know what's been hitting your table this week! 
 Podcast Contents

00:00:00 More Yorkshire pudding shenanigans
00:05:35 Feya's Swamp
00:18:47 Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo
00:30:25 Trials Of Maya - https://www.trialsofmaya.com/s/polyhedroncollider
00:43:57 Symiosis
00:48:16 Questions from the mailbag
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In Episode 191 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, the boys are back with another eclectic collection of tabletop board games. This week we're travelling from the depths of space to medieval kingdoms, with artificial intelligence, crazy wrestling and supernatural horror thrown into the mix. Whether you're looking for a new strategy board game, a clever two-player game, a campaign experience, or something a little more unusual, we've got plenty to discuss.
We start with Aberration, a cooperative tower defence style board game set in the Grim hollow world. Next up is Revenant, the second game set in Mindclash's Voidfall universe and winner of our prestigious Definitely Not Sh!t Award at 2025's UK Games Expo. We then explore a couple of significantly lighter two-player games as we delve into Tag Team and Intelliwar: Accession To The Throne. Finally, we explore Kingdom Legacy: Feudal Kingdom a game that combines solo gameplay, deckbuilding and legacy gameplay elements. 
As always, expect plenty of board game reviews, strong opinions, questionable strategic advice and the usual Polyhedron Collider banter.
Join the conversation on our [Discord server] and let us know what's been hitting your table this week! 
 Podcast Contents

00:00:00 We would never survive in a real Mansion of Madness
00:06:37 Aberration
00:15:18 Revenant
00:36:10 Intelliwar: Accession To The Throne
00:46:05 Tag Team
00:55:12 Kingdom Legacy: Feudal Kingdom
 
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