The Polyhedron Collider Cast

The Polyhedron Collider Crew
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The Polyhedron Collider Cast Podcast

Three British chaps talk about tabletop gaming of all kinds. Board games, card games, miniatures and more. Each episode we talk about what games we've been playing and our thoughts on them

  1. Episode 153 - Arcs, Draft & Write Records, and Dorfromantik: The Duel

    31 AUG

    Episode 153 - Arcs, Draft & Write Records, and Dorfromantik: The Duel

    Why not buy a board game from our sponsors Kienda: kienda.co.uk/polyhedroncollider Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content In this episode of the Polyhedron Collider Podcast, Steve, Andy, and Rory break the mould and discuss a game on the bleeding edge of the tabletop gaming zeitgeist: Arcs, from Leder Games.  Andy shares his highlights from Airecon North West boardgame convention, and Steve and Rory go on tour with the band in Draft & Write Records (from Inside Up Games) before building rival romanticised county villages in Dorfromantik: The Duel, from Pegasus Spiele. They round off the episode with some questions from the mailbag, including: what game mechanic are you rubbish at but utterly love?  Games Mentioned 00:10:22 Sky Team and Colt Express 00:12:25 Prey Another Day 00:18:12 Draft & Write Records 00:30:05 Arcs 00:53:45 Dorfromantik: The Duel 01:07:35: Games we love but are crap at ⭐Show Sponsor: Kienda When you sign up to an account with Kienda use this link to bag yourself a wee discount and help support the show.  Let's face it, you were going to buy a board game anyway 😉 👥Follow Us on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PolyhedronCollider Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polyhedroncollider Threads: https://www.threads.net/@polyhedroncollider 🎧The latest episode is available to listen on the following pod-cast services: iTunes -  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-polyhedron-collider-cast/id1087398150  Spotify -  https://open.spotify.com/show/1rAPFNc5rE6JURNYakNzA3  Amazon - https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/eba45bc5-0a1d-493c-bbbd-024fe5714147/the-polyhedron-collider-cast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@polyhedroncollider  Player FM -  https://player.fm/series/the-polyhedron-collider-cast  Podbay -  http://podbay.fm/show/1087398150  Or you can add the http://polyhedroncollider.libsyn.com/rss Polyhedron Collider Cast RSS feed to your favourite podcast player   Intro and Outro Music: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ qfgi9tua

    1h 13m
  2. Episode 152 - Castellans, Sky Team, Port Royal: The Dice Game, and Maps Of Misterra

    11 AUG

    Episode 152 - Castellans, Sky Team, Port Royal: The Dice Game, and Maps Of Misterra

    Why not buy a board game from our sponsors Kienda: kienda.co.uk/polyhedroncollider Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content In this jam-packed episode of tabletop gaming chat, we have a few miniature painting brags to get out of the way before we delve into four in-depth board game reviews (sorry if you were hoping for some DIY or BBQ tips in this episode). The dice-drafting, area control game, Castellans gets the Polyhedron Collider treatment, before Steve and Rory wax lyrical about the two-player cooperative game, the Spiel des Jahres game of the year winner Sky Team. We then explore and map new islands in Maps of Misterra, before sailing the high seas in search of booty in Port Royal: The Dice Game. Finally, we delve into the mailbag to talk about AI in board games, and our biggest gaming surprise of the year.  Games Mentioned 00:00:00 Miniature Painting, Star Wars: Imperial Assault and Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth 00:07:01 Castellans 00:19:18 Sky Team 00:27:30 Maps of Misterra 00:41:07 Port Royal and Port Royal: The Dice Game 00:58:26 The Mail Bag ⭐Show Sponsor: Kienda When you sign up to an account with Kienda use this link to bag yourself a wee discount and help support the show.  Let's face it, you were going to buy a board game anyway 😉 👥Follow Us on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PolyhedronCollider Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polyhedroncollider Threads: https://www.threads.net/@polyhedroncollider 🎧The latest episode is available to listen on the following pod-cast services: iTunes -  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-polyhedron-collider-cast/id1087398150  Spotify -  https://open.spotify.com/show/1rAPFNc5rE6JURNYakNzA3  Amazon - https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/eba45bc5-0a1d-493c-bbbd-024fe5714147/the-polyhedron-collider-cast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@polyhedroncollider  Player FM -  https://player.fm/series/the-polyhedron-collider-cast  Podbay -  http://podbay.fm/show/1087398150  Or you can add the http://polyhedroncollider.libsyn.com/rss Polyhedron Collider Cast RSS feed to your favourite podcast player   Intro and Outro Music: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ qfgi9tua

    1h 14m
  3. Episode 151 - Yonder, Cthulhu Death May Die, and Achtung Cthulhu

    21 JUL

    Episode 151 - Yonder, Cthulhu Death May Die, and Achtung Cthulhu

    Why not buy a board game from our sponsors Kienda: kienda.co.uk/polyhedroncollider Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content No, it’s not a Bisto advert, it’s Rory and Steve’s gushing review of Yonder from Sinister Fish[/company], their latest worker placement boardgame from Villagers and Moon designer Haakon Gaarder  - which is currently live on Kickstarter and absolutely worth your time checking out. We then get all Lovecraftian with a lively discussion about Cthulhu Death May Die from CMON (and provided by show sponsor Kienda), its similarities to Mansions of Madness and whether both, or either are any good - are you Team Sid, or Team Rory? We then move to the other end of tabletop gaming as we explore the bonkers, pulpy Achtung! Cthulhu 2D20 Starter Set from Modiphius. Games Mentioned 00:02:30 Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 00:10:12 Yonder  00:29:12 Trickerion - The Role-playing Game  00:33:10 Cthulhu: Death May Die 00:56:32 Achtung! Cthulhu 2D20 Starter Set ⭐Show Sponsor: Kienda When you sign up to an account with Kienda use this link to bag yourself a wee discount and help support the show.  Let's face it, you were going to buy a board game anyway 😉 👥Follow Us on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PolyhedronCollider Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polyhedroncollider Threads: https://www.threads.net/@polyhedroncollider 🎧The latest episode is available to listen on the following pod-cast services: iTunes -  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-polyhedron-collider-cast/id1087398150  Spotify -  https://open.spotify.com/show/1rAPFNc5rE6JURNYakNzA3  Amazon - https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/eba45bc5-0a1d-493c-bbbd-024fe5714147/the-polyhedron-collider-cast YouTube -  Player FM -  https://player.fm/series/the-polyhedron-collider-cast  Podbay -  http://podbay.fm/show/1087398150  Or you can add the http://polyhedroncollider.libsyn.com/rss Polyhedron Collider Cast RSS feed to your favourite podcast player   Intro and Outro Music: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ qfgi9tua

    1h 10m
  4. Episode 150 - Terminus, Sand, Rebirth, and Windmill Valley

    30 JUN

    Episode 150 - Terminus, Sand, Rebirth, and Windmill Valley

    Why not buy a board game from our sponsors Kienda: kienda.co.uk/polyhedroncollider Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content The boys from the Collider are back and they are still reeling from all the board game goodies they picked-up during the UK Games Expo - which means this is a packed episode full of reviews of the latest tabletop games. In fact there is so much to talk about, there really isn’t time to write a joke in this description. In this latest podcast episode we build inner city trains in Terminus, grow tulips in Windmill Valley, trade spices in Sand, and re-terraform Scotland in Rebirth. Games Mentioned 00:04:58 Terminus 00:21:24 Windmill Valley 00:37:34 Sand 01:02:18 Rebirth ✍️ Episode References  Rebirth Pre-Order https://mighty-boards.com/1/56/products/Rebirth ⭐Show Sponsor: Kienda When you sign up to an account with Kienda use this link to bag yourself a wee discount and help support the show.  Let's face it, you were going to buy a board game anyway 😉 👥Follow Us on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PolyhedronCollider Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polyhedroncollider Threads: https://www.threads.net/@polyhedroncollider 🎧The latest episode is available to listen on the following pod-cast services: iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-polyhedron-collider-cast/id1087398150  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rAPFNc5rE6JURNYakNzA3  Player FM https://player.fm/series/the-polyhedron-collider-cast  Podaby http://podbay.fm/show/1087398150  Or you can add the http://polyhedroncollider.libsyn.com/rss Polyhedron Collider Cast RSS feed to your favourite podcast player   Intro and Outro Music: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ qfgi9tua

    1h 17m
  5. Episode 149 - The Best of UK Games Expo 2024

    8 JUN

    Episode 149 - The Best of UK Games Expo 2024

    Why not buy a board game from our sponsors Kienda: kienda.co.uk/polyhedroncollider Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content UK Games Expo 2024 has come to an end, and we are completely knackered! But that won't stop us talking about the amazing board games, tabletop roleplaying games, and miniatures we saw at the Birmingham NEC. Join us as we make some dubious awards! Games Mentioned 00:09:15 The Shelf Dodger: The board game that hit the table before it hits the shelf Aethermon https://aethermon.com/  Boop https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355433/boop  War of the Rings the Card Game  https://www.aresgames.eu/games/war-of-the-ring-line/war-of-the-ring-card-game 00:17:51 The RPG Most Likely to Create a Rules Debate Arkham Horror: The Roleplaying Game https://www.edge-studio.net/categories-games/arkham/  Candela Obscura https://darringtonpress.com/candela/  Mappa Mundi https://www.threesailsstudios.com/mappamundirpg 00:29:15 Instabuy Award Akropolis: Athena https://www.hachetteboardgames.co.uk/web/content/67664 Loot https://www.hachetteboardgames.co.uk/web/content/67664 Courtisans https://www.hachetteboardgames.co.uk/web/content/67664    - Amritsar: The Golden Temple Faraway https://www.hachetteboardgames.co.uk/web/content/67664 Galactic Cruise https://www.drandagames.co.uk/shop Huang https://phalanx.co.uk/games/huang-reiner-knizia-board-game/ 00:40:42 Bling Buy the Same Token https://buythesametoken.com/ Gamer Grass https://gamersgrass.com/ Honey Badger Games https://www.honeybadgergames.co.uk/  Terratop Workshop Dice https://terratopworkshop.com/ 00:51:41 The Game Most Likely to Bankrupt us when it hits Kickstarter Ironwood https://gamefound.com/en/projects/mindclash-games/ironwood  Rove https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/addaxgames/rove Avalon: The Riven Veil https://www.shadowborne-games.com/pages/avalon World Order  https://hegemonicproject.com/games/strategy/world-order/ 01:03:30 The Miniature We Are Scared to Paint Warcrow https://warcrow.com/games/warcrow The Goddess https://www.cerberus-studios.com/miniatures/goddess 01:06:10 Expo Strength Itch Relief: the game we are itching to play again Oranges and Lemons  https://medusagames.co.uk/orangesandlemons.php Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon  https://sorryweare.fr/fr/game/shackleton-base-a-journey-to-the-moon/    Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth  https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/421006/the-lord-of-the-rings-duel-for-middle-earth    SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence https://czechgames.com/en/seti/ Terminus https://insideupgames.com/product/terminus/ 01:16:08 The Polyhedron Collider Definitely Not Shit Award (i.e. the game of the show) Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls (Disney Edition) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/411369/chronicles-of-light-darkness-falls-disney-edition    Horror on the Orent Express: The Board Game https://gamefound.com/en/projects/chaosium/horror-on-the-orient-express-the-board-game This episode is available on  iTunes or your favourite podcast player via our feed http://polyhedroncollider.libsyn.com/rss Intro and Outro Music: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Jon's News Ferret: "NewsSting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Don't forget to visit www.polyhedroncollider.com and YouTube for more great reviews and interviews, or connect with us on Facebook and Twitter and check us out of twitch.tv/polyhedroncollider qfgi9tua

    1h 26m
  6. Live form UK Games Expo 2024

    3 JUN

    Live form UK Games Expo 2024

    Recorded live at UK  Games Expo 2024, the boys talk about the board games that have got their attention from this years show, as well as eclairs, sore losing, and our old mate Ron Dell. Why not buy a board game from our sponsors Kienda: kienda.co.uk/polyhedroncollider Games Mentioned Ada's Dream Terminus Horror on the Orient Express  SETI  Courtisans  Shackleton Base Coffee Rush  Chronicles of Light  Mutagen  Acropolis  Athena  Aethermon  Arkham Horror the RPG  Avalon  Keep on Questing  Ironwood  Galactic Cruise This episode is available on iTunes or your favourite podcast player via our feed http://polyhedroncollider.libsyn.com/rss Intro and Outro Music: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Jon's News Ferret: "NewsSting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Don't forget to visit www.polyhedroncollider.com and YouTube for more great reviews and interviews, or connect with us on Facebook and Twitter and check us out of twitch.tv/polyhedroncollider qfgi9tua

    54 min

  7. 24 MAY

    Episode 148 - The UK Games Expo 2024 Preview

    Why not buy a board game from our sponsors Kienda: kienda.co.uk/polyhedroncollider Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content The UK Games Expo will be hitting the Birmingham NEC between Friday 31 May and Sunday 2 Jun 2024 and to say the boy from PHC are excited is an understatement. In this episode we go through the board games and table top roleplaying games that we are most excited to see, think about our annual miniature painting competition, and talk about the food we plan to eat! Come see us live on Sunday in Piazza 4 - Dice room at 11am. https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/1418-polyhedron-collider-uk-games-expo-live-podcast/  Check out the full geeklist at https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/328923/most-anticipated-games-of-the-uk-games-expo-2024  Find out more about the UK Games Expo at https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/ Games Mentioned 00:13:00 Avalon: The Riven Veil 00:17:54 Ada’s Dream 00:21:04 Undaunted 2200: Callisto 00:26:08 Mutagen 00:28:55 Infinity and Warcrow Adventures 00:31:22 Celestial Affinity 00:35:38 Candela Obscura 00:38:48 Horror on the Orient Express: The Board Game 00:48:37 Terminus 00:56:26 The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth 00:57:29 Rebirth 01:02:10 Sid's Mystery House: Vrahode: Age of Prophecy, Shackleton Base, and SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence 01:11:43 Yonder 01:13:50 The last picks: Courtisans, The Flames of Fafnir, and Sand. This episode is available on  iTunes or your favourite podcast player via our feed http://polyhedroncollider.libsyn.com/rss Intro and Outro Music: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Jon's News Ferret: "NewsSting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Don't forget to visit www.polyhedroncollider.com and YouTube for more great reviews and interviews, or connect with us on Facebook and Twitter and check us out of twitch.tv/polyhedroncollider qfgi9tua

    1h 24m
  8. Episode 147 - Carpe Diem, Salton Sean, and Sea, Salt & Paper

    12 MAY

    Episode 147 - Carpe Diem, Salton Sean, and Sea, Salt & Paper

    Why not buy a board game from our sponsors Kienda: kienda.co.uk/polyhedroncollider Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content The boys from the Collider waste little time in the latest episode of the Collider Cast and get straight to business discussing the clever but hideously ugly Carpe Diem by Stefan Feld on which both Andy and Rory agree upon, for a change. Steve talks us through the deeply satisfying, if not mentally taxing and beautifully pastel Salton Sea from Devir Games. Sid and Rory chime in with their two cents of their experience of that and Sea, Salt and Paper that they'd enjoyed on a work day bunk at the Games Den. The episode wraps with some burning questions from the bag bag, such as Bacon of Sausage Sarnie. Games Mentioned 00:04:12 Carpe Diem 00:19:20 Salton Sea 00:46:32 Sea Salt & Paper 00:58:36 Questions This episode is available on  iTunes or your favourite podcast player via our feed http://polyhedroncollider.libsyn.com/rss Intro and Outro Music: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Jon's News Ferret: "NewsSting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Don't forget to visit www.polyhedroncollider.com and YouTube for more great reviews and interviews, or connect with us on Facebook and Twitter and check us out of twitch.tv/polyhedroncollider qfgi9tua

    1h 20m
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Three British chaps talk about tabletop gaming of all kinds. Board games, card games, miniatures and more. Each episode we talk about what games we've been playing and our thoughts on them

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  • Creator
    The Polyhedron Collider Crew
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2024
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2023 polyhedroncollider.com All Rights Reserved
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