Sheffield Board Games Club Podcast sheffieldboardgamers

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 lists his top 10 board games of all time.  He also goes through Traceys top 10 favourites.

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.

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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

We are now 50 episodes old!  Thank you to all our listeners for keeping us going!  In this episode, Rick, Samuel, Tom L and Tom C all chat about the board games we have been playing recently.
Then we chat about our favourite video games.
Games discussed - 
Rome In A Day
Zooloretto
Red Cathedral
Blue Moon City
San Marco
Oathsworn
Meadow
Spots
The L Game
Lewis and Clark
Lords of Waterdeep