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Official Sheffield Board Gamers Podcast.
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Episode 53 - Airecon 2024
Rick and Tom Coldron chat about boardgames then Tom talks about Airecon 2024 in Harrogate.
Games discussed -
Sheriff of Nottingham
Dixit
Food Chain Magnate
Trajan
Hanamakoji -
Episode 52
Rick is joined by Tom Lovewell and Tom Coldron to chat about the games we have been playing recently. We then talk about our first steps into the gaming hobby.
Games discussed -
Ticket to Ride - Legends of the West (No spoilers!)
Aurum
Chimera
Seasons
Doctor Who - Time of the Daleks
Doctor Who - Battle For The Universe -
Rick and Traceys top 10 board games of all time
Rick lists his top 10 board games of all time. He also goes through Traceys top 10 favourites.
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Episode 0 - Unreleased Clip
Before we started the Podcast, we recorded a few test episodes which were never released. Here is a clip from 'Episode 0' where Sam S, Rick and Tom C chat about games we played - all the way back in 2019!
This is a short mini-episode to celebrate our main full length Podcast reaching 50 epsiodes long. -
Toms Favourite Miniature Games
In this bonus episode, Tom L tells us about the best Skirmish/War/Miniature games currently on the market. He makes some recommendations for all abilities and price levels.
Tom’s top 10 info
If I was buying a miniature game for christmas - what would I buy?Criteria - The rules and dedicated miniatures must be available to buy for Christmas 2023 and it must be a vs style game not a co-op or quest style
Name
Manufacturer
Are there free rules
Starter box price
Starter Force price
In Top 10?
Sports
Subbuteo
Hasbro
Y
£35
£13.50
Blood Bowl
Games Workshop
N
£95
£32
Y
Rumbleslam
TT Combat
Y
£45
£25
Dreadball
Mantic
Y
£50
£25
Overdrive
Mantic
Y
£50
Car Wars
Steve Jackson Games
N
£72
Aero/ space
Wings of Glory
Ares Games
Y
£60
£15-20 per plane
Blood Red Skies
Warlord Games
Y
£60
£35 per squadron
X-Wing
Atomic Mass Games
Y
£70
£24-£48 per unit
Y
Dropfleet Commander
TT Combat
Y
£60
£40 fleet £100 battleforce
Naval
Blood & Plunder, & Oak & Iron
Firelock Games
Y
£50
£25-£35
Cruel Seas, &Victory at Sea, &Black Seas
Warlord Games
N
£60
£100 full fleet
Sails of Glory
Ares Games
Y
£90
£15-30
Dystopian Wars
Warcradle Studios
Y
£95
£32-45
Y
Squad
Dead Man’s hand
Great Escape Games
Y*
£45
£20 per gang
Y
Marvel - Crisis Protocol
Atomic Mass Games
Y
£100
£25-40
Harry Potter - Wizarding Duels
Knight Models
Y
£85
£47
Batman miniatures Game
Knight Models
Y
£95
£50-75
Moonstone
Goblin King Games
Y
£65
£32
Warhammer Underworlds
Games Workshop
Y
£65
£26
Massed
Battles
Warhammer 40,000 & Horus Heresy
Games Workshop
Y
£40-£120
£95
Age of Sigmar
Games Workshop
N
£35-£110
£80
Warmachine/Hordes
Privateer Press
Y
£165
Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game
Games Workshop
Y
£125
£55
Star Wars Legion
Atomic Mass Games
Y
£120
£75 -£150
Kings of War
Mantic
Y
£85
£35/£80/£120
Y
Conquest
Para Bellum Games
Y
£160
£130
Bolt Action
Warlord Games
N
£90
£100
Firefight
Mantic
Y
£95
£75
6-10mm (epic scale)
Monsterpocalypse
Privateer Press
Y
£47
Flames Of War & Team Yankee
Battlefront
N
£50
£70-£90
BattleTech
Catalyst Games Labs
Y
£50-£80
£20-£35
Y
Adeptus Titanicus & Legions Imperialis
Games Workshop
N & Y
£105 / £120
£50-£70
Dropzone Commander
TT Combat
Y
£45
£35
Pike & Shotte& Black Powder Epic
Warlord Games
N
£95-£110
Y
Necromunda
Games Workshop
N
£105
£30
Kill Team
Games Workshop
Y (ish)
£65
£37.50
Deadzone
Mantic
Y
£95
£27.50
Star Wars - Shatterpoint
Atomic Mass Games
Y
£165
£50
Fallout: Wasteland Warfare
Modiphius
Y
£70
£45
Infinity
Corvus Belli
Y
£110
£80
Y
Mythos
Warcradle Studios
Y
N
£39
Wild West Exodus
Warcradle Studios
Y
£94
£39
Carnevale
TTCombat
Y
£65
£25
Malifaux
Wyrd Games
Y
£90
£55
Y
Warcry
Games Workshop
Y
£65
£30
Elder Scrolls
Modiphius
Y
£45
Vanguard
Mantic
N
N
£35
Frostgrave
Osprey Games
N
2x £15
Y
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Speedrunning Video Games
This is an extra bonus episode in celebration of our 50th Anniversary podcast episode. In this mini episode, Rick chats to club member Phil about one of his other hobbies, speedrunning.
Links -
https://tasvideos.org/
https://www.speedrun.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2k69KENvQNc1FTObM5uGlg