The Polyhedron Collider Cast

• Episode 165 - Inventions Evolution of Ideas, Age of Innovation, and Great Western Trail El Paso

  Why not buy a board game from our sponsors Kienda: kienda.co.uk/polyhedroncollider Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content  In Episode 165 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, the crew is back around the virtual tabletop to talk about some of the biggest, brain-burning board games hitting tables right now—and to share some exciting news! We kick things off with a deep dive into Inventions: Evolution of Ideas, the latest crunchy masterpiece from Vital Lacerda. Next up, we explore Age of Innovation, the newest evolution of Terra Mystica, with modular factions, a new innovation mechanic and a whole lot of strategic depth. Finally, we saddle up and ride into Great Western Trail: Argentina, no New Zealand—wait, no—El Paso! Lets just review all the Great Western Trail games! Plus, we’ve got two big announcements: We’ll be recording a LIVE episode at UK Games Expo 2025! Come join us on Friday 3 May, heckle us (gently), and join the fun. https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/2153-polyhedron-collider/ We’ve launched a brand-new Polyhedron Collider Discord server! It’s your place to chat games, ask questions, and hang out with fellow listeners. https://discord.gg/aCh2jGPggh Games Mentioned 00:08:40 Inventions: Evolution of Ideas 00:27:30 Terra Mystica Age of Innovation  00:45:25 Great Western Trail: El Paso ⭐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

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• Episode 164 - Airecon X, Galactic Cruise, and Horrified Greek Monsters

  Why not buy a board game from our sponsors Kienda: kienda.co.uk/polyhedroncollider Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content  ​In Episode 164 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, the PhC team welcomes back Jon for a lively discussion covering recent gaming events and tabletop gaming reviews. The episode kicks off with Andy reporting from Airecon X, the renowned UK board gaming convention in Harrogate, highlighting the best games he played and the infamous food controversy. The crew then delves into a review of Galactic Cruise from Dranda Games, suggesting that we may have already found our game of the year (and its only March)! Following this, they confront mythical monsters in Horrified: Greek Monsters, evaluating how this adaptation of the classic horror game integrates legendary creatures from Greek mythology and anachronistic London punks.​ We then delve into the mail bag for questions on gaming convention cuisine, rulebooks and what makes a game click. Games Mentioned 00:01:09 Airecon X - Black Orchestra, Restless Spirits, Nikojima, Square One 00:19:37 Galactic Cruise 00:39:10 Horrified: Greek Monsters ⭐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

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• Episode 163 - SETI, Slay the Spire, Perch, and House of Fado

  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 Cast, the team dives into a mix of science, board games, and digital adventures. We kick things off with a discussion on SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, exploring the latest big board game from CGE searching the solar system for extraterrestrial intelligence. Shifting gears, we tackle Slay the Spire: The Board Game, a card game translation of the beloved deck-building roguelike, breaking down its strategic depth, replayability, and asking the question what it offers over its digital lineage.   The conversation then moves to Perch a cute but ruthless area control game about flocking birds, and House of Fado, a Gallerist inspired game of enticing punters to your restaurant and promoting musicians. Games Mentioned 00:00:00 Agricola: Dead Harvest, Labyrinth: Chronicles, and This War of Mine: The Board Game – Second Edition  00:08:08 Airecon https://www.airecon.co.uk/ 00:12:52 SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence 00:32:24 Slay the Spire: The Board Game 00:48:15 Perch 00:58:22 House of Fado   ⭐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

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• Episode 162 - My Little Scythe, FlickFleet, Monkey Palace, Cora Quest, In The Footsteps of Darwin, In The Footsteps of Marie Curie

  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 have been visiting some tiny conventions and getting lots of games played. First Rory and Sid take us through board games to play with the wee nippers, with Lego building game Monkey Palace, star fighting dexterity game FlickFleet, and miniature Euro game My Little Scythe. Andy then tells us of his exploits in a more sophisticated setting of a Victorian observatory, going through the luxurious tile laying game that is Foundations of Rome. We round off the reviews with some historical themed games with In the Footsteps of Darwin and In the Footsteps of Marie Curie. Of course the episode ends with questions from the mail bag, where we tackle difficult subjects like tariffs, designer's stinkers and a belting Blind Date question. Its gonna be a lorra lorra laughs Games Mentioned 00:00:32 Polyhedron Collider Live at UK Games Expo - https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/2153-polyhedron-collider/ 00:02:15 Sir Coates Painting Masters - https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/whats-on/sir-coates-painting-masters/ 00:08:36 FlickFleet 00:13:54 Monkey Palace 00:17:14 My Little Scythe 00:20:54 CoraQuest: Keep on Questing 00:30:30 Foundations of Rome 00:36:42 In the Footsteps of Darwin and In the Footsteps of Marie Curie   ⭐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

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• Episode 161 - Inventors of the South Tigris, Fromage, and Rats of Wistar

  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 Cast, the team dives into the latest board game news, reviews, and some seriously unexpected topics, like geese! Tune in as we discuss playing the Warhammer 40k Space Marine VR experience, review a cheese board of games, and design the Dunelm board game. We take a deep dive into the strategic and resource-management game Inventors of the South Tigris, asking is it a worthy end to the South Tigris trilogy. We then take a look at Fromage a quirky worker placement game about making cheese. Is it as rich in flavor as it sounds or does it stink like a ripe Stilton? We round off the cheese theme with the Rats of Wistar, is it a bad game, or are Sid and Rory just bad gamers? Games Mentioned 00:00:34 Untitled Goose Game 00:04:02 Space Marine VR Defenders of Avarax 00:11:07 Inventors of the South Tigris 00:32:36 Fromage 00:46:15 Rats of Wistar 01:07:30 Dunelm the board game   ⭐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

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