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Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content Andy has been to Airecon, so not only has he got a truck full of board games to talk about, he's also got lots of dirty street food to discuss, including the lowdown on Race to the Raft, Heat and the new game from Dávid Turczi (aka Big Davey T). Andy then gives the rest of the crew a chance to talk as we discuss Lost Ruins of Arnak and Woodcraft. Games Mentioned 00:20:12 Bots n Pieces 00:26:06 Race to the Raft 00:30:33 Abluxxen and Scout 00:31:28 Dark Ages 00:35:40 Heat 00:36:56 Colourful 00:37:22 Big Davey T’s new game (Tuczi/Luciani) 00:41:32 Lost Ruins of Arnak 00:35:40 Woodcraft 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

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content Back with a heavy portion of board gaming banter, the boys from the PHC talk about food poisoning, brush stealing kittens, Thunderbirds, Weather Machine and Kingdom Death Monster. We then reach into the overflowing mail bag to ponder what we would do with more time and are games getting to nice. Games Mentioned 00:10:57 Thunderbirds Danger Zone: The Game 00:16:48 Weather Machine 00:38:35 Kingdom Death: Monster 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

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content Its back to the regular format, and we kick things off with an in depth look into the D&D OGL debacle, before trying to work out what the hell is going on in Tiletum, and printing money in QE. Games Mentioned 00:12:46 Scythe Expeditions 00:17:16 Sub Terra II 00:25:54 Dungeons & Dragons 00:44:37 Tiletum 01:08:10 QE 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

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content It’s time to gaze into the crystal ball and consult the tarot deck we list the board games and tabletop roleplaying games that we are looking forward to playing in 2023. It is of course an eclectic mix of heavy eurogames, miniature laden dungeon crawls, and fantasy RPGs. Games Mentioned 00:13:40 Age of Comics 00:14:42 La Granja 00:15:49 Bloodstones 00:17:34 Bretwalda 00:19:43 Warcrow Adventures 00:27:40 Dragonbane (aka Drakar och Demoner) 00:35:12 Impression 00:40:02 The Gig and The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era 00:43:48 Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies 00:45:30 Coraquest: Keep on Questing 00:51:29 Voidfall 00:55:59 Holywood 1947 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

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content 2022 has drawn to a close, so the boys from PHC size up their favourite games of the year, or at least their favourite games they've played this year, as all four podcasters can't seem to count. In addition to the best of the best, we also look back at our biggest dissapointments, while Andy tries to award his insert of choice, but gets derailed in the process by Sid. Games Mentioned 00:05:37 Results of the 2022 painting competition 00:13:34 Andy's Insert of Choice Award 00:19:51 Biggest dissapointments 00:24:23 Akropolis 00:31:12 So You've Been Eaten 00:33:17 The King's Dilemma 00:37:47 Sleeping Gods 00:42:30 Dune Imperium: Rise of Ix 00:48:32 Ark Nova 01:01:04 Coriolis 01:08:17 Terracotta Army 01:16:37 Tabbanusi 01:25:00 Sabatour 01:19:50 Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood 01:37:46 Waggle Dance 01:42:45 Game of the Year! 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

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content After a weekend at new Telford games' convention, Poole Party, Anyd regails us about Coffee Traders and Saboteur. Steve and Rory then mine monster guts in So You've Been Eaten, and Rory gives us a hot take on Arborea. We then delve into the mail bag and talk about our gaming bad habits. Games Mentioned 00:13:20 Steamworks 00:14:42 Saboteur 00:17:43 Coffee Traders 00:28:40 Elden Ring 00:32:05 PHC holiday gift guide  00:35:07 So You've Been Eaten 00:50:27 Arborea 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

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content It was Sid's birthday, so to celebrate we played Twilight Imperium, therefore guaranteeing that our future friendships would be ruined! Don't worry, we can still argue over the best position in Terracotta Army and swear at our deck in Northgard: Uncharted Lands. Games Mentioned 00:11:39 Iron Maiden in your CMON games 00:11:52 The Queens Dilemma 00:20:52 Oathsworn into the Deepwood 00:27:14 Twilight Imperium 4th edition 00:55:13 Terracotta Army 01:10:26 Northgard: Uncharted Lands  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

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content The latest episode of board game chat has a distinctly Royal theme, as we talk Kings of Ruin (not Kings of Leon), Kingdom Come Deliverance, and The King’s Dilemma. We also talk about Bonfire but couldn’t stretch the royal analogy far enough. Games Mentioned 00:09:07 Tainted Grail: Kings of Ruin https://gamefound.com/projects/awaken-realms/tainted-grail-kings-of-ruin 00:13:15 ISS Vanguard & Dune: War for Arrakis 00:21:42 Kingdom Come: Deliverance - The Board Game 00:30:12 Army Painter 00:37:56 Bonfire 00:59:07 The King's Dilemma 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

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content Full to the brim with haggis and Irn Bru, the boys return from their adventures North of the Wall. Sid and Andy recount their gaming at Tabletop Scotland, while Rory takes us through current Kickstart Rise and Fall. We then dip into the mailbag to answer questions about long games and our biggest gaming regrets. Games Mentioned 00:10:07 Midhalla from Fyrnwest Games 00:22:03 Stomrlight Miniatures 00:30:25 Planetarium 00:34:45 Rise and Fall 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

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content For some reason, the boys from PHC always struggle to get an episode together over the summer months. Never fear good listener, because we are back with a fresh batch of board game related chat. In this episode we go walking in Parks, appreciate art in The Gallerists and get annoyed at small card game Scout. We also go through our shelves of shame. Games Mentioned 00:07:10 D&D Movie Trailer 00:12:58 Award winners all round 00:15:18 Gen Con 00:19:30 Warmachine mk4 00:23:23 Warcrow 00:25:03 Parks 00:33:54 Scout and Nom 00:47:56 The Gallerist 01:04:30 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

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content We are back to normality (well as much as we can be normal) with our latest episode of podcasting nonsense. In this episode we get all aboard on the Isle of Trains, build a space base in Moon and  scrawl through underground lairs in Paper Dungeons. We then delve into the mailbag and discuss desert island games, organising a gaming group, and fantasy RPG systems. Games Mentioned 00:26:51 Isle of Trains: All Aboard 00:36:21 Moon 00:49:18 Paper Dungeons: A Dungeon Scrawler 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

Its the much anticipated part 2 of our UK Games Expo 2022 debrief.  We visit the moon in First Rat and Moon, vie for control in Old King's Crown, print up some books in Gutenberg, and fight over our Dinner in Paris. Games Mentioned 00:04:18 First Rat 00:15:02 Shadows of the Sun 00:18:56 Old King's Crown 00:26:15 Gutenberg 00:33:00 Dinner in Paris 00:43:21 Atiwa 00:48:44 Moon 00:55:44 Cerberus Miniatures 01:00:26 Questions from the mailbag 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

We're back from a rather excellent UK Games Expo 2022 and we saw so many games that we've recorded two episodes packed to the rafters with board games, RPGs and shiny miniatures. Here is Part 1, where we chat about Korean fried chicken, getting old, and of course, lots and lots of games! Games Mentioned 00:15:57 Crescent Moon 00:24:26 Autobahn 00:27:54 Terracotta Army & Power Core: Call of Cthulhu 00:32:59 Akropolis 00:41:44 Rise & Fall 00:46:17 Bretwalda 00:53:17 Pocket Detective: Season 1 01:00:38 The Detective Society 01:06:20 Amulet of Thrayax 01:13:21 Starship Captains 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

The UK Games Expo is just around the corner, so the boys from PHC take a look at the publishers, events, and most importantly games that are going to be at the show. https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/ Games Mentioned 00:08:21 Waggledance and Termite Towers 00:10:47 Honeybadger Games 00:15:13 Lucky Duck games, Sherlock Detective and Pocket Detective  00:19:02 Amelia’s Secret  00:19:45 Dice Theme Park 00:26:30 Turing 00:28:45 Flick Fleet 00:30:55 Syrinscape 00:36:35 Dinner in Paris: Battle of the Chefs 00:42:43 Board and Dice - Founders of Teotihuacan and   Terracotta Army  00:46:55 Moon 00:51:22 Wardens of Wulvengrad 00:53:40 Free League Ruins of Symbaroum 00:57:02 Dune Adventures in the Imperium Agents of Dune 00:59:40 Batman: Everybody Lies and Gutenburg 01:03:05 Bretwalda 01:05:19 Burncycle 01:09:20 Oltréé 01:01:06 Crescent Moon 01:12:00 Cerberus Studios 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

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content Spelljamming across the universe, on a scary nautilus that frankly looks absurd! Yes we are back with another dose of tabletop gaming banter. We look at upcoming Dungeons & Dragons products, attempt to rid the world of super heroes in The Reckoners, go spelunking in Above and Below and explore some retro solo gaming in Stormweavers. Games Mentioned 00:16:00 D&D Direct 00:24:23 Dark Souls RPG 00:29:09 Viticulture 00:31:37 Wayfares of the South Tigris 00:32:55 Magnate 00:35:45 The Reckoners 00:48:17 Above and Below 01:02:25 Stormweavers 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

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content Fresh from filling his face and playing games at Airecon, Andy takes us through the latest version of Libertalia. We also talk about dice placement in Origins: First Builders and venture into the dark streets of Yarnham in Bloodborne: The Board Game. Games Mentioned 00:14:30 Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest 00:21:57 Bloodborne: The Board Game 00:34:04 Origins: First Builders 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

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content Normality is (kind of resumed) as we talk about some board games that we have been playing (as Andy would put it). We vie for control of Victorian London in Nanty Narking, join Deep Purple for a spot of Galaxy Trucker, and Andy loads his llama in P'achakuna. We also answer questions from the mail bag, well one question, but its quote a big one . Games Mentioned 00:10:41 Nanty Narking 00:28:08 Galaxay Trucker 00:39:24 P'achakuna 00:51:50 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

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content The everlasting month of Januart may have come to an end, but we are still in a New Year mood, as we look forward to the games coming out in 2022 and say what we are most excited to play over the coming year. Games Mentioned 00:08:02 Weather Machine 00:11:12 Bladerunner RPG 00:16:22 Mothership Rpg 00:23:17 Homeworld RPG 00:30:06 Great Western trail New zealand  00:35:55 Dawn of Madness 00:42:23 Storm Weavers 00:49:20 Age of Atlantis 00:55:15 So you’ve been eaten 01:00:57 Rivers of London RPG 01:07:58 Chronos Builder 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

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content 2021 has been and gone and to mark the passing of this gallstone of a year, the Polyhedron Collider chaps go through their usual round up of what the year had to offer in the form of plastic and cardboard. We also discussed some games that didn't set our pants on fire and of course the much-coveted Insert of Choice award from our resident weirdo. Games Mentioned 00:07:20 The games we missed 00:09:50 Andy's Insert of Choice 00:17:24 The Year's Disappointments 00:22:27 Roll Player 00:25:23 The Initiative 00:31:22 Dwellings of Eldervale 00:34:49 Unfathomable 00:42:47 Hadrian's Wall 00:47:55 Who Goes There? 00:58:16 Tinners' Trail 01:02:22 Coriolis 01:09:22 Tainted Grail 01:12:47 Ankh 01:18:22 Oath 01:24:27 Tawantinsuyu 01:30:45 Game of the Year 2021 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

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content Sid is moving house, Steve got a puppy, Rory can't make it, and no ones heard from Jon, so it looks like its the Andy show this week, with the occasional word from Sid and Steve. We briefly cover the latest news, before revisiting Unfathomable, Nemesis and Lords of Hellas. Games Mentioned 00:11:18 Unfathomable 00:16:39 Nemesis 00:31:43 Lords of Hellas 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