The Polyhedron Collider Cast

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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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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In Episode 190 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, we're celebrating the enduring appeal of classic board game design alongside some hot new games, that kind of feel like games we've played before. From ruthless economic simulations and strategic resource extraction to elegant area control, this week's episode is packed with thoughtful board game reviews, tabletop discussion, and the patented Polyhedron Collider nonsense.
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 Podcast Contents

00:00:00 Charming but inarticulate banter
00:06:55 Mexica
00:17:20 The Bridges of Shangri-La
00:24:35 Container
00:39:00 Drillers
00:56:40 What's in a name?
 
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In Episode 189 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, the boys tackle another diverse collection of tabletop games and for once all the games (bar one) are based around a central theme. 
We kickoff with a remake of a great economic strategy board game, as we review Nippon: Zaibatsu, exploring how this new edition updates the classic Eurogame while retaining the deep strategic gameplay that made the original such a favourite.
Swapping cubes for combat, we dive into Gruntz, the fast-playing tiny abstract wargame that puts tactical decisions front and centre. We chat about building forces, commanding troops, and why you need to take an iron to the pub.
We then head into the forests of Japan with Ringyo, which is on Kickstarter right now. Following a demo at UK Games Expo, we've managed to get a few games in on an early prototype!
Finally, er attempt to build a thriving city without sacrificing sustainability as we play Green City, a very different take from our favourite Fabio Lopiano.
As always, expect lively discussion, honest board game reviews, a few disagreements, and the usual Polyhedron Collider tangents that somehow make perfect sense... eventually.
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 Podcast Contents

00:00:00 Rory's segue challenge
00:03:45 Nippon: Zaibatsu
00:19:49 Gruntz
00:31:44 Ringyō
00:45:16 Green City
00:53:36 How does a game earn its place on the shelf?
01:00:08 App based dungeon crawlers
 
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 Intro and Outro Music: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com).
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