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Episode 041! and it’s the final episode of Cult of the New. Listen to find out why and where I go from here… (more…)

Episode 040! and it’s all about my trip up t’north to Airecon 4 and all the people I spoke to while I was at the Harrogate International Centre. On top of all the Airecon stuff, this episode includes a brief (spoiler free) overview of Unlock!, and of course New Releases, News and Kickstarter Projects. It’s longer than usual but thankfully other people do most of the talking! (more…)

Episode 039! and it’s a Top 10 where I look at my favourite game Mechanisms. This episode also includes a brief overview of Santorini, and of course new releases, Kickstarter projects and UK conventions coming up in April. Excuse the voice, it’s still pretty poor and fades fast… These podcasts are actually quite painful by the end! (working on a fix for that though…) Airecon tickets STILL available here (Not long left to go though!) (more…)

Episode 038! and the first game vs game… vs game! It’s a racing Triple Threat as Jamaica, Thunder Alley and race! Formula 90 do battle. This episode also includes brief overview of games I’ve played recently and of course new releases, news and Kickstarter projects. Airecon tickets STILL available here (more…)

Episode 037! and despite technical issues and my delicate, scratchy throat I managed to talk about my Top 10 Publishers. This episode also includes brief reviews of 4 games from Eagle Gryphon, New Releases, Kickstarters and all the Conventions in March. Airecon tickets STILL available here (more…)

Episode 036! and there are two weeks of episodes packed into 30ish minutes including motivation for your resolutions, my 2017 wishlist, recently played games, new releases, news, a single Kickstarter, convention roundup (including fun facts about Harrogate) and the end topic of a game vs game: Blood Rage vs Scythe. I’m still shaking off a cold so excuse the mispronunciation of a couple of words Airecon tickets available here Julia Buckley Fitness is here (more…)

Episode 035! and it’s another short one with a quick overview of new releases, news, kickstarters and conventions. Then I look at my top 25 games of 2016. Whats are you looking forward to in 2017? Let me know here! and I’ll mention it in the next episode Remember, if you can go to Fangcon, you need to sign up here! (more…)

Episode 034! and it’s a short one stripped down to the basics keeping you up to date with new and future releases, kickstarters and conventions. This is the link to the New Angeles overview I mention. Whats your favourite game of 2016? Let me know here! and I’ll mention it in the next episode Remember, if you can go to Fangcon, you need to sign up here! (more…)

Episode 033! and the first game vs game for a loooong time as I see who wins when I compare Great Western Trail vs The Oracle of Delphi. 2 new releases, 2 very good games, my 2 favourite designers… go head to head. Plus the usual new releases, Kickstarters and news. Excuse the sniffles, low energy and the inability to pronounce my D’s, I had a cold again! (more…)

Episode 032! and the curse of this podcast continues. I’m no longer full of sniffles but I do have a blocked nose and MAJOR tech problems put me in a bad mood just before recording… ITUNES!!!!! Anyway, this is all about my Top 10 Designers, the games they’ve made that I like and what about them that makes me want to play their games. (more…)

Episode 031! and it’s late, I’m so so sorry! Noisy Neighbours, Illness and then locking myself out my own website… it’s been one of those weeks. Anyway, this is all about my trip up north to Bradford for Airecon. There’s also the News and Kickstarters and THREE weeks worth of new releases. Here are links to the sites I talk about on the show… http://www.polyhedroncollider.com/2016/10/airecon-2016-five-games-i-hate-but.html Top 5 Games: I Hate That Everyone Loves https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqGZDO_Z6Z0coo7QJ5wa3wg (more…)

Episode 030b! and it’s part two of two. This week I cover my trip to Essen with travel, food, games, food, hygiene and food. Nothing much more to say! (more…)

Episode 030a! and it’s part one of two. This week has one game I played at Essen but before the show started. Then we have the new releases (not as many this time thankfully!) and a bit of news which is mostly announced games. Then we have some projects from Kickstarter including one sad one and one I backed. No end topic, but next week there will be something extra. Episode 030b, will be all about Essen 2016 and what I saw and played there… So there’s that (more…)

Episode 029! and I attend the UK tabletop Networking Jam in London where designers got together to talk game design (Which is why Jam makes your game better!) I talk about the lack of sights and mildly abusive sounds of London as well as the lovely, intelligent people of the networking event itself and all their very clever prototypes. There are LOADS of new releases and LOADS of Kickstarters and LOADS of announced games… Plan now where that money will go! (more…)

Episode 000! and a starter point to join the show as I talk about me, my blog and this podcast. I also look at what the term ‘Cult of the New’ means with contributions from the Board Game Geek Guild. I then go on to do my Top 25 Games of All Time! Thank you if you’ve been listening previously and ‘welcome’ if you’re new (more…)

Episode 26! and I have a fairly long list of games I’ve played but not spoke about yet so I figured I’d put them all in a Top 10 list! I take a road trip through some Zombies in Cult of the Now, Mention that same game in Cult of the New, Excellence in Cult of the News and Green Fields in The Following… In the Gathering I do a top 10 of the games I’ve played over the last year but haven’t spoken about on the show yet… I needed to clear that list! Sorry for the lack of energy and overly quick talking, it’s been a busy, tiring week here! I’ll be back on it next episode in time for v2  (more…)

Episode 25! and I talk about how I couldn’t Escape the Aliens from Outer Space even when they’re on the shelf. We have a tonne of new releases and plenty of news as companies continue to gobble each other up plus iOS news and a few Kickstarter projects. But this episode is about Gen Con 2016 and all the new stuff your money is going to be devoted to over the next 6 months. (more…)

Episode 24! and I talk about Scythe and why I’m a bit ‘meh’ about it even though it looks AMAZING! We have some Ice Cool new releases, controversy and re-themes in the news, Walking Dead in The Following and exciting news about the future of the podcast at the end of the show. But before that, I finish with my Top 10 iOS games, or you could call it a random list of games you can play on your iOS device that don’t require brain power! (more…)

Episode 23! and I’m awarding this podcast 0 Marks because it doesn’t have a Mark in it. He’s taking a break so it’s just me this time…. It’s a much shorter episode than normal and I did all I could to make sure the audio quality is up to scratch. I talk about a game I played that I mentioned I bought in the last episode. I go on to look at the latest releases, the latest board game news and a few Kickstarters including one quite personal to me. As it’s just me I skipped the end topic but it will be back next time! (more…)

Episode 22! and we cover the news, new releases and future Kickstarters revealed from Origins 2016. We talk about games we played including a couple we hinted at last week, games released at Origins and the coverage from The Dice Tower and Board Game Geek as well as if we would ever go to Origins ourselves. In the Kickstarter segment, Mark gives us Hope, Lairs, Heroes and a confusing board from Japan. (more…)