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Tuesday. We're into the work week proper. It's lining up to be a busy week. So, distractions are going to be the enemy. And I know that if I want to work without distractions, some gaming podcasts can help. So, let's get to it.

This week on the dial we have: Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 182: Pret-a-Porter, Cloudspire, Foothills, Final Hour, Switch Games; Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Episode 69 Dungeons & Desktops with Shane Stacks and Matt Barton; All Us Geeks Episode 94: The Geeks Need A Bigger Boat; Geeks of the North Episode 85: We don’t need no stinking topic!; Meeples & Miniatures Episode 278: PSC Games: Snog, Marry, Avoid; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 71: Essen 2019 Top Picks; Chance of Gaming Episode 38; 40K Radio Episode 44: Just the Two of Us; Tabletop Talk Episode 43: Malifaux Expert Round Table: Henchmen (with David Brown and Carl Lee); and Lords of the Dungeon Episode 32: Feast of Legends, Mothership, Microtransactions and Dice Mechanisms.

Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 182: Pret-a-Porter, Cloudspire, Foothills, Final Hour, Switch Games

Cloudspire hit the table and about broke it. This game from Chip Theory Games did not disappoint us but it isn’t for the weak when it comes to understanding the nuisances. The core mechanics are easy, but the individual factions are what shine. These individual factions will need practice and patience in order to get good at this game and players will need to be on equal footing. It is one of these games that players that have a constant group will experience the biggest joy because it becomes a chess moves between players. Lot to explore in this game and if you are looking for a new lifestyle game, this might be the one for you.

Pret-a-Porter surprised us for it was not the game we thought it was going to be. We thought it was going to be a crunchy euro that comes down to who managed their enterprise the best. But this game brought out the cutthroat in us and we were doing our best to ensure the other player’s plans were messed up each round. Maybe we made too much out of the backstabbing that was going on, but every round, we heard someone complain about how their whole turn just got messed up.

The card mechanic in Foothills is one of our favorite mechanics and so glad we got this to the table as well. Hard decisions needed to be made and resource management was tight at times. Really enjoy two player games that are quick on the table and Foothills did not disappoint.

Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Episode 69: Dungeons & Desktops with Shane Stacks and Matt Barton

This week, Morrus is joined by Shane Stacks and Matt Barton to talk about their book, Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games! In the news, The World of Farland has a new release, Ulisses North America purchases rights to Space: 1889, new Unearthed Arcana, Wendy’s releases a tabletop RPG, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch!

All Us Geeks Episode 94: The Geeks Need A Bigger Boat

Jeff and Jordan review Jaws, from Ravensburger. Jordan’s mind snaps and we’re left wondering if he’s smelling colors now. And towards the end of the episode, we discuss the 10×10 Challenge we’re starting.

Geeks of the North Episode 85: We don’t need no stinking topic!

Hello geeks,

We are back after a short hiatus, and we have a lot of hobby and gaming banter. We also talk about the Atom City kickstarter by M3Studios, the Halfling Treemen by Warlord Games, the second edition kickstarter of ArcWorlde by Warploque Minitatures, and the Baron Münchhausen bust by Art Miniatures.

So sit back, relax, grab a paintbrush and enjoy the show!

Meeples & Miniatures Episode 278: PSC Games: Snog, Marry, Avoid

In this show host Neil Shuck is joined by regular gaming opponent Dave ‘The Halfling’ Hickman to discuss their recent hobby trials and tribulations. For the main part of the show we review some recent boardgame releases from PSC Games: Battle Ravens, Quartermaster General: The Cold War and Milito.

• 00:00 – Introduction -We find out how Neil got into the gaming hobby
• 06:13 – Confessional – Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently, and to gaze longingly at other shiny toys
• 29:19 – Our Hobby – We talk about our recent gaming and painting.
• 52:34- Snog, Marry, Avoid – We review 3 games from PSC Games and let you know which falls into each category
• 2:01:19 – Outtro – Closing thoughts.

We hope you enjoy the show.

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 71: Essen 2019 Top Picks

It’s almost time for Europe’s largest tabletop gaming convention, and arguably the world’s largest gaming convention. We are of course talking about Spiel in Essen where hundreds of games will be launched demo’d and sold.

With such a huge array of games available, join Steve and Rory as they take you through their top picks of the show.

Chance of Gaming Episode 38

in which we talk about Reaper Bones, 3D printing, what we played and news of the week

40K Radio Episode 44: Just the Two of Us

In this episode Matt and JF come to you sans Ashley who is on sabbatical! But don’t worry, it’s not from 40K Radio. We chat about the latest news in the world of 40K and offer more rampant speculation.

Tabletop Talk Episode 43: Malifaux Expert Round Table: Henchmen (with David Brown and Carl Lee)

Join Craig and his guests David Brown and Carl Lee discuss what it takes to make a strong Malifaux community. These henchmen discuss what they do to foster and grow their meta, how they run events that constantly have high attendance and the best ways to approach a demo game. Are you doing the right things when you show someone new why Malifaux is the best game?

Lords of the Dungeon Episode 32: Feast of Legends, Mothership, Microtransactions and Dice Mechanisms

In episode 32, the gang starts off by talking about the new tabletop role playing game designed and released by Wendy's, Feast of Legends. Then we discuss a new trend in local game stores regarding microtransaction gumball machines providing players with in-game bonuses for their pay to play Dungeons and Dragons games. Then we talk about Mothership, a Sci-Fi Horror Roleplaying Games from Tuesday Night Games. Finally we talk about dice mechanisms and whether or not the impede upon immersion.

Tuesday. I mean, it's not Monday, so it's not all bad, but we're still just right at the beginning of the week. But, it's also the start of October. So we've got that going for us. October and November are my two favorite months, so I'm all for cooler temperatures (though here in Atlanta, "High 90, Low 70" just seems to be what we're going to have until January...) and my two favorite holidays. But before we can get to those, we just need to finish out the week. Let's help things along with our weekly podcasts.

On the dial we have: Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 181: Marvel Champions, Pax Pamir, Eternal, Sorcerer, War Chest Expansion; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 70: Dungeons & Dragons and tabletop RPGs; Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Episode 67: Vast Kaviya for D&D 5e with Mike Myler; Anonymous Tabletop Episode 37: Quit Clownin’ Around!; Tabletop Talk Episode 41: Charles Hoffman (Arcanist) Deep Dive with Matt Lewin; Meeples & Miniatures Episode 27:7Supersystem; The Offline Gamer Episode 42: Indoor Tranquility; The Secret Cabal Express Epsidoe 52: Aeronautica Imperialis Miniatures Games; and The D6 Generation Pip Episode 28: Achievements in Gaming Sept 2019.

Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 181: Marvel Champions, Pax Pamir, Eternal, Sorcerer, War Chest Expansion

Lots of card games were covered in this episode and that includes one of the biggest that will be coming out in the fourth quarter, Marvel Champions from Fantasy Flight Games. Marvel Champions is a coop living card game that pits players against a single villian who has a scheme that will create havoc for the hereos, or just simply rob a bank. A villian has to eat. If you enjoy Living Card Games, get your preorder in. One thing we state on the podcast that needs to be written is that the core set has everything you need to get you playing, unlike the previous LCGs where you had to buy additional copies of the core box to get additional copies of certain cards. Thank you Fantasy Flight for coming to your senses and including all we need in the core set.

War Chest Nobility expansion got an early play. Why is that game so enjoyable to play? Maybe it is the speed of play, the depth of strategy, or the constant battle of the hard decisions that you have to make. If War Chest is making it to the table, then go ahead and plan on this expansion because it gives you more decision points during your play.

Thanks for listening

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 70: Dungeons & Dragons and tabletop RPGs

Grab your pen and pencils, your favourite dice and your silly voices, because it’s time for the Polyhedron Collider boys to talk about tabletop RPGs.

We’ll be covering Andy’s recent Tyranny of Dragons campaign for Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, looking at some tasty Kickstarter roleplaying games and answering your questions about pen and paper RPGs.

Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Episode 67: Vast Kaviya for D&D 5e with Mike Myler

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Mike Myler to talk about his upcoming crowdfunding campaign for Vast Kaviya, a sword and sorcery campaign setting for D&D 5e. In the news, we have wrestling, a dice roll that stopped traffic, new previews for Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder 2^nd Edition, and a lot more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch!

Anonymous Tabletop Episode 37: Quit Clownin’ Around!

Welcome to Anonymous Tabletop Episode 37.

In this episode we welcome the Wappels back to the show, Katie tells Dave to go outside when she insults his “Stink Room”, and Tim gets in trouble with Katie and Cathy when he can’t tell his Kathryns apart.

We then talk about Reapercon and Protospiel, Lathan Skypes in from his bedroom when his car breaks down, and Tim’s wife Nancy tells us that everything sounds sexier if you say it with a French accent.

And last but not least, Geeky Jean does a balancing act, Shut Up and Take My Money gets squishy just in time for Halloween, Celebrity Deathmatch smells a bit funny, and Tim’s Sack tries to find out what you want to be streaming.

Tabletop Talk Episode 41: Charles Hoffman (Arcanist) Deep Dive with Matt Lewin

Join Craig as his guest, Matt Lewin, gives a deep dive into making Charles Hoffman and his crew effective as an Arcanist in Malifaux 3rd edition. He explains what models he brings in, the role they play in scoring points and even gives some ways to counter this hearty crew. Pay attention to the end or Hoffman and his crew will Overcharge your crew and win the day.

Meeples & Miniatures Episode 27:7Supersystem

In this show hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by Patreon backer Neil Hughes. We chat about everything we’ve been up to in the hobby recently, and take an in-depth look at Supersystem.

• 00:00 – Introduction -We find out how Neil got into the gaming hobby
• 29:05 – Confessional – Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently, and to gaze longingly at other shiny toys
• 1:05:20 – Our Hobby – We talk about our recent gaming and painting.
• 1:37:35- Supersystemt – Neil gives us an in-depth look at Supersystem – ostensibly a ruleset for gaming superheroes, but actually with the scope to do so much more.
• 2:36:40 – Outtro – Closing thoughts.

We hope you enjoy the show.

The Offline Gamer Episode 42: Indoor Tranquility

In this episode, Matt visits the Great Indoors event in Bromsgrove. In addition to our usual talking points we chat to Peter and James about Tranquility, coming to Kickstarter soon.

The Secret Cabal Express Epsidoe 52: Aeronautica Imperialis Miniatures Games

In episode Jamie and Aaron give an in-depth look at the new dogflight miniatures Games from Games Workshop, Aeronautica Imperialis: Wings of Vengence.

The D6 Generation Pip Episode 28: Achievements in Gaming Sept 2019

Craig & Russ talk what they've been playing lately: Joan of Arc, Warhammer 40k, & Greedfall along with favorite shows.

Tuesday. The work week is well underway. I'm tired. Not sleeping well. Definitely need pick-me-ups. I've had my Sobe Citrus Energy this morning. I'm listening to Ska music, since it's good and high-energy. So, I might start my regular podcast-listening a little later than usual. But that's alright. You can still go ahead and listen. I don't mind. I'm alright with spoilers, too.

This week on the dial we have: Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Episode 65: Harper’s Tale with Matt Corley; Lords of the Dungeon Episode 31: A Campaign Reborn, The End of the World and Warriors in Role Playing Games; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 69: Ragusa, Barrage, Mournequest, and Pipeline; Tabletop Talk Episode 39: Tara (Outcast) Deep Dive with Owen and Cody; and Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 180: City of the Big Shoulders, Era, Ecos, Blockbuster, Letter Jam, and more.

Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Episode 65: Harper’s Tale with Matt Corley

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Matt Corley to talk about his charity IndieGoGo D&D adventure, Harper’s Tale! In the news, we have the Top 10 Dungeons & Dragons monsters as decided by you, new Pathfinder 2^nd Ed Ancestry previewed, Chuck Tingle launches a new roleplaying game based on his work, Wizards of the Coast previews new D&D Eberron book, and a lot more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch!

Lords of the Dungeon Episode 31: A Campaign Reborn, The End of the World and Warriors in Role Playing Games

The gang decides it's time for a RPG campaign change but this time we're going back to a campaign we played over 4 years ago and discuss how it is getting back into it after such a long hiatus. Then the gang talks about their one shot session of the End of the World role playing game published by Fantasy Flight Games. Then finally the Lords discuss the warrior role, roleplaying and discuss some of their favorite warriors in films and TV.

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 69: Ragusa, Barrage, Mournequest, and Pipeline

Welcome along to another analysis paralysis inducing chat with the boys from Polyhedron Collider, who are cruder than normal in celebration of episode 69 (dude). We analyse the latest tabletop gaming news, talking about the latest events in board games and pen and paper RPGS and then get into some deep and meaningful game chat.

In this week’s episode we talk about Matchify, get in a very quick game of Ragusa and have a rather deep analysis of heavy euros Pipeline and Barrage. We then pop over to Ireland to save the world in Mournequest.

Tabletop Talk Episode 39: Tara (Outcast) Deep Dive with Owen and Cody

Join Craig as his guests (Owen Beste and Cody Hiatt) reveal why Outcast players are putting Tara on the table in Malifaux 3rd edition. They go in-depth on how to maximize the crew's effectiveness. We dig into how to build a crew that will score you points and which pools are ideal for them. Playing against Outcasts? Pay close attention or this crew will bury your chances of winning your next match-up.

Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 180: City of the Big Shoulders, Era, Ecos, Blockbuster, Letter Jam, and more

Tons of games made it to the table. Marty’s family got to play a bunch of them because it is simple to get people to play games when it is 95 degrees outside and the humidity is in the mid 70s. What else would you do but stay inside an enjoy the A/C.

He and I did get in some very good games these past two weeks. City of the Big Shoulders is one that we saw at Gen Con, got excited for when we talked with Raymond Chandler, and kept that enthusiasm going as we played. Ecos got another play and still needs more because there is hidden depth here that must be explored and discovered. Then Era was on the table with all of its bits and pieces. And we finished off the week with Cartographers which was a breath of fresh air in the mark on a piece of paper games that have been coming out.

Back into the regular swing of things as it's Tuesday and that's how weeks work. Monday, you're getting your bearings back in line. Tuesday, you get things done. At least, for me, that's how it goes. And, as always, I'm ready for that weekend. To help get there, I listen to some gaming podcasts.

Today on the dial we have: Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Episode 61: Stealing Rules; Gamers Lounge Episode 155: Rising Sun; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 67: Gen Con News, Undo and Bunny Kingdom; Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 178: Gen Con Live! – With lots of special guests including Stefan Feld!; Lords of the Dungeon 30: What New Dungeons and Dragons Class We’d Create and First Time Game Master Tips; Tabletop Talk Episode 35: Yan Lo (Resurrectionist) Deep Dive with Steve Bynum; Meeples & Miniatures Episode 274: Red Alert Review; and The D6 Generation Pip Episode 25: Marvel Crisis Protocol Early Thoughts.

Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Episode 61: Stealing Rules

This week, Morrus and Peter talk about stealing rules! No, not rules for thieves, but different rules systems perfect for your home game that you can steal from other roleplaying games. In the news, EN World gets an upgrade, Wil Wheaton suing Geek & Sundry, map of Avernus from Dungeons & Dragons Descent into Avernus, Jason Bulmahn makes a minimalist Pathfinder character sheet, and more! Plus another round of Which Would You Rather and a brand new sketch!

Editor’s Note: Morrus has a new puppy named Hudson. He is a good boy, but he is also a puppy and thus chews on things. So there is a lot of random noise in this episode as Hudson chewed on XLR cables, microphone stands, plug leads, and even the leg of the table the microphones were on.

Gamers Lounge Episode 155: Rising Sun

Episode 155 has Bill joined by Benjamin and newbie Lamont. This was Lamont’s first game of Rising Sun by CMON, and they boy’s thought it would be a good time to give it a review.

Listen to a new player’s take on the game and mechanics. Benjamin comes around after not really being taken with the game for the 2 previous plays, and it’s hard to tell if there’s a game Bill doesn’t like.

Please do Enjoy

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 67: Gen Con News, Undo and Bunny Kingdom

The full gang are back and have a bucket load of Gen Con news to go through. We cast our expert* eyes over the latest tabletop gaming and board game news, such as the new Marvel games from Fantasy Flight Games and the announcement of Ankh from CMON.

We then take an in-depth look at single play mystery game Undo from Pegasus Spiele and Bunny Kingdom from Iello and Richard Garfield.

*The Polyhedron Collider team are not classified as experts in any field.

Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 178: Gen Con Live! – With lots of special guests including Stefan Feld!

In this episode, we have a bunch of guests drop by to talk Gen Con and all the great games we saw at the show. Plus a very special interview with designer – Stefan Field.

Lords of the Dungeon 30: What New Dungeons and Dragons Class We’d Create and First Time Game Master Tips

The summer flu strikes again and Jesko is out of commission but the rest of the game sallies forth! First we talk about out first attempt at going back to a campaign we played 3 years ago. Then we take a question from a listener asking us what new Dungeons and Dragons class we would create. And finally in our discuss first time game masters and some tips that will help get you started on the right foot!

Tabletop Talk Episode 35: Yan Lo (Resurrectionist) Deep Dive with Steve Bynum

Join Craig as his guest Stephen Bynum reveals why Resurrectionist players are excited about Yan Lo in Malifaux 3rd edition. His breakdown on the crew will Fortify the Spirit of any Rezzer player. Learn the darkest magics that lead Yan Lo and his crew to victory. For those that play against Yan Lo - pay close attention or Yan Lo will take you down the treacherous path to losing your next match-up.

Meeples & Miniatures Episode 274: Red Alert Review

In this show usual hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by friend and fellow gamer Shaun Randell. As well as finding out more about Shaun and his hobby, he helps us to review Red Alert – the Space Fleet Combat game from PSC Games which uses the Command & Colours rules system

• 00:00 – Introduction – Shaun introduces himself as he tells us about his gaming background
• 24:34 – Confessional – Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently.
• 1:07:09 – Our Hobby – We all talk about our recent gaming and painting.
• 1:34:04 – Red Alert – Mike asks the questions of Neil & Shaun as we give an in-depth review of Red Alert from PSC Games
• 3:16:06 – Outtro – Closing thoughts.

We hope you enjoy the show.

The D6 Generation Pip Episode 25: Marvel Crisis Protocol Early Thoughts

Though we were NEARLY distracted by new Song of Ice and Fire announcements the news from GenCon 2019 that has Craig most excited is Marvel Crisis Protocol. We discuss the new rules and why the game appeals.

It's Gen Con week. That means a ton of stuff going on in the gaming world. Many of you will be headed to Indy to attend. So, while you're in the car, on the train, or on the plane, maybe listen to some gaming podcasts to pass the time, eh? Seems like a good idea to me.

This week on the dial we have: The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 66: Molkky, Gaia Project and 40k TV; 40K Radio Episode 42: The Apocalypse Arrives; Singled Out Episode 92: Talking Yukai With Josh Niemczyk; Singled Out Episode 93: Talking Free Cities Draft Players With Bryce (Part 1); Game Classy Episode 192: Warcry; The Secret Cabal Express Episode 50: The Gen Con 2019 Preview Special; Tabletop Talk Episode 32: Making a Malifaux 3e Growth League; and The D6 Generation Pip Episode 24: Achievements in Gaming July 2019.

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 66: Molkky, Gaia Project and 40k TV

A weekend of celebrating Andy’s 40th has led to a couple of casualties, as the skeleton crew of Andy and Steve man the show. We talk about the latest crazy technology from CMON, the Warhammer TV show in the works, as well as Molkky and Gaia Project.

We then take care of the burgeoning mail back, answering questions on the value of a board game, the evolution of the hadron collider and games to play outside.

40K Radio Episode 42: The Apocalypse Arrives

In this episode we take a quick look at Apcoalypse, talk about Chaos Knights, and do some rampant speculation about what’s on the way for 40k!

Singled Out Episode 92: Talking Yukai With Josh Niemczyk

In this episode Andrew talks to Josh, how he plays Fishermen, and how he uses Yukai in his games.

Singled Out Episode 93: Talking Free Cities Draft Players With Bryce (Part 1)

In this episode Andrew talks to Bryce about the Free Cities Draft players for the Morticians, Famers, Hunters and Butchers.

Game Classy Episode 192: Warcry

The boys go into new AoS and Magic stuff

The Secret Cabal Express Episode 50: The Gen Con 2019 Preview Special

In the 50th episode of The Secret Cabal Express, the whole gang, Jamie, Tony, Chris, Steve and Don, who are rolling out to Gen Con 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana get together to discuss the shenanigans they plan on getting into at the convention, talk about Steve's first time going to Gen Con and what to expect, some advice to new convention attendees and then talk about a giant list of games releasing that they're excited about.

Tabletop Talk Episode 32: Making a Malifaux 3e Growth League

Join Craig as he talks with henchmen and players in Georgia (Wyrd's back yard). They coordinated a growth league and league-ending tournament. Learn how they structured and ran the league for maximum participation and excitement. We even learn some of the crews that brought one player to the podium.

The D6 Generation Pip Episode 24: Achievements in Gaming July 2019

Craig and Russ discuss what they've been playing, painting, & watching lately. Topics include more Joan of Arc, more D&D, more 40k, contrast paints on a massive dragon and summer movies.

Tuesday. The work week's well underway. It's also kinda like a Wednesday for me, since it'll only be a 3-day week. But I know it's Tuesday because 1) I am wearing my Tuesday shirts and 2) I am typing up a Podcast Radio post. So, let's get to it.

Today on the dial we have: Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Episode 54: 13th Age with ASH LAW; Game Classy Episode 190: M3E; Meeples & Miniatures Episode 271: Kings of War; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 64: Wingspan, Villagers and Too Many Bones; Tabletop Talk Episode 27: Marcus (Arcanists) Deep Dive with Steve Bynum; Tabletop Talk Episode 28: Malifaux 3rd Edition: Building a Meta from Scratch; Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 174: Origins Recap, Undaunted: Normandy, Corinth, Southern Fried Gaming Expo; The D6 Generation Pip Episode 22: Joan of Arc Time of Legends Detailed Review; and The Secret Cabal Episode 185: Origins Game Fair, Clans of Caledonia and a Short Topic Extravaganza.

Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Episode 54: 13th Age with ASH LAW

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by ASH LAW to talk about 13^th Age! In the news, new Dungeons & Dragons products released, SLA Industries getting a second edition, new miniatures for Star Trek Adventures and for D&D, and an exclusive announcement from ASH LAW about Ponyfinder! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World, a brand new sketch, and a lot more in this extra-long episode!

Game Classy Episode 190: M3E

In depth review of Malifaux 3rd edition

Meeples & Miniatures Episode 271: Kings of War

In this show usual hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by podcast Patreon backer George Holt to chat about his gaming hobby and discuss his subject of choice

• 00:00 – Introduction – we get to know George’s gaming background
• 21:14 – Confessional – Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently.
• 52:33 – Our Hobby – We all talk about our recent gaming and painting.
• 1:16:57 – Kings of War – Since KoW is George’s current wargaming rules of choice, we take the opportunity to take an in-depth look at how this game works
• 2:30:21 – Outtro – Closing thoughts.

We hope you enjoy the show.

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 64: Wingspan, Villagers and Too Many Bones

It appears, due to an administrative oversight, that only Andy and Steve were available this week. So set yourselves for a more genteel podcast, as the two most distinguished members of the Polyhedron Collider crew talk about the table top games they have been playing this week.

Top of the list of board games are Stonemaier’s Wingspan, Chip Theory’s Too Many Bones and Villagers from Sinister Fish. We also discuss how Steve will be the first to be eaten, when we all get trapped on a desert island.

Tabletop Talk Episode 27: Marcus (Arcanists) Deep Dive with Steve Bynum

Join Craig as his guest, Steve Bynum reveals how he makes Marcus and a Chimera crew effective on the table. Anyone playing (or playing against) Arcanists will benefit from Steve's meticulous analysis. What models does he always take? What modes rarely make his list? How do you beat a Chimera crew?

Tabletop Talk Episode 28: Malifaux 3rd Edition: Building a Meta from Scratch

Join Craig as his guests from the Virginia Beach meta who explain what they did to grow from 3 players in the M3e open beta to over a dozen players, They talk through how you can start a meta in your area or even grow your current meta.

**Note the language in this episode is more adult than we normally have

Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 174: Origins Recap, Undaunted: Normandy, Corinth, Southern Fried Gaming Expo

Marty had a great trip to Origins. There are so many good games coming out and he shares a sample of some that stood out to him.

It is no secret that we went gaga over War Chest last year. It won a Squirrely last year, that is how gaga we were for it. Well, the same designers have returned and this time, they bring us a theme that I enjoy playing in board games, World War II. Specifically, this game is about the invasion of Normandy and the attempt of the Allies to break the German lines. It comes with a scenario book that helps detail the battles that occurred during that phase of the war. It has a theme that I enjoy and a mechanic, deck building, that I enjoy and has strategy incorporating cover, line of sight, and variability with dice. Very excited for this game and look forward to more plays of it in the coming months. Also checking online, preorders are being taking at Miniature Market, so if you are interested, might want to place that preorder.

We played another roll and write, which is now officially known as RnW. It is Corinth from Days of Wonder. This is a simpler RnW but there is a mechanic that haven’t seen in these types of game. If you don’t have a play or you don’t want to use what is given to you during your turn, you can move a traveling merchant and where he stops, you get the bonus at that spot. However, he can’t cross his path again. So, you have to plan accordingly as you plot your path. If you are enjoying the flurry of RnWs, give this one a chance.

With a name like Southern Fried Gaming Expo, we just have to find out more. Marty talks to one of the organizers about the event and what he can expect when he attends as a special guest.

Thanks for listening to the show and we will be back in two weeks.

The D6 Generation Pip Episode 22: Joan of Arc Time of Legends Detailed Review

In classic D6G detailed review style ... Craig and Russ take a deep dive into the mechanics of Joan of Arc Time of Legends from Mythic games.

The Secret Cabal Episode 185: Origins Game Fair, Clans of Caledonia and a Short Topic Extravaganza

The plague patients are joined by Aaron from Lords of the Dungeon and our good buddy Don to about Origins Game Fair froggy voices and all. Then we go back in time two weeks to join the rest of the founders and discuss what games we've been playing. The Origins gang then returns to do a feature review of Clans of Caledonia from Karma Games. Tony T storms back onto the show to give us the best damn tabletop gaming news segment of all time and the show ends with another Short Topic Extravaganza including game recommendations for high theme, high depth and low complexity, what board games would make blockbuster movies and finally what are some of the hidden gem board games we've discovered.

It's Tuesday and I'm back at it. Still just all the tired, but I'm gonna make it through. Though I know it'll be another early night after I get home from the office later. Bed, sweet, sweet bed. But, in the meantime, it's catching up on things, which includes making sure you all have your podcasts to listen to for the day.

This week on the dial we have: Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 172: Hadara, Pandemic Rapid Response, 51st State Allies, Shadowrun 6th Edition; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 63: UK Games Expo 2019; Chance of Gaming Episode 32; Tabletop Talk Episode 24: Albus Von Schtook (Resurrectionist) Deep Dive with Jamie Varney; Tabletop Talk Episode 25: Rasputina (Arcanists) Deep Dive with Robert Singer; The Secret Cabal Episode 184: Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle Earth, Big Trouble in Little China and Replayability; Blue Peg, Pink Peg Episode 148: Journeys in Middle Earth; and The Offline Gamer Episode 40: UKGE 2019!

Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 172: Hadara, Pandemic Rapid Response, 51st State Allies, Shadowrun 6th Edition

While I enjoy Imperial Settlers from Portal, I will admit that 51st State is my favorite of the two. Don’t get me wrong, not saying that one is better than the other, but as I stated in the show, I know that 51st is the easier to teach to people because you only have one deck which is why it will edge out Imperial. Once those I am teaching get the core concepts down, then I can introduce Imperial to them with the multiple races and asymmetric play that it brings to the table. But back to Allies, the next expansion to 51st State. Does the expansion Allies provide anything new and different to the game? Yes it does. It brings ways to eliminate the need to convert resources to the tokens needed to put buildings and deals into play. Which for me, seems to speed up the game play. I think it would be best if this is the only expansion you use in the game so you can take advantage of the cards and not have them buried along with the other expansions. You know how some expansions seem to migrate into the base game? I think Allies will be one of those expansions.

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 63: UK Games Expo 2019

We are back from three (and a bit) days of awesome gaming and meeting awesome people at the UK’s largest tabletop gaming convention. Join us as we discuss coping with the Mondays, being utterly knackered and sampling as many board games as we possibly could at the UK Games Expo 2019.

Yet again we would like to thank the awesome people behind the UK Games Expo for making the best convention yet!

Chance of Gaming Episode 32

In which we draw a winner for the Fat Dragon contest, interview Mike Denson about his game “the last hundred yards” and give away a copy. All that plus what we played and news of the week.

Tabletop Talk Episode 24: Albus Von Schtook (Resurrectionist) Deep Dive with Jamie Varney

Join Craig as his guest, Jamie Varney, reveals how he plays the Resurrectionist master Albus in Malifaux 3rd Edition. He explains which models he hires and when, how to react to the opponent and the scheme and strategy pool. He even divulges ways to beat the crew! A must-listen for any Rezzer player or anyone that plays against them.

Tabletop Talk Episode 25: Rasputina (Arcanists) Deep Dive with Robert Singer

Join Craig as his guest, Robert Singer, reveals how he plays the Arcanist master Rasputina in Malifaux 3rd Edition. He explains which models he hires and when, how to react to the opponent and the scheme and strategy pool. He even divulges ways to beat the crew! A must-listen for any Arcanist player or anyone that plays against them.

The Secret Cabal Episode 184: Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle Earth, Big Trouble in Little China and Replayability

In episode 184 the gang is back for a jam packed episode! Today we review Fantasy Flight's newest app driven board game, Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle Earth and look back at Big Trouble in Little China one year later. Then Tony T gets down and dirty with the best damn tabletop gaming news segment in all of gaming media while the rest of us quack in the background. Then finally we have an in depth discussion about replayability in board games and what it means to us.

Blue Peg, Pink Peg Episode 148: Journeys in Middle Earth

During this week’s episode:

1) The Pegs discuss a great new contest, preview Orignis 2019, and review their recent game plays including Valparaíso, Copenhagen, The Ancient World 2nd Ed. and many more;

2) All the Pegs review the adventure game Journeys in Middle Earth; and

3) Look back at Argent: The Consortium.

The Offline Gamer Episode 40: UKGE 2019!

It's that time of the year again, our round-up of what we saw (and ate...) at the UK Games Expo 2019!

Tuesday. We've made it into the work week proper. And I got my next subscription box from Heatonist, so I had a new hot sauce to try on my wings last night, and it was super-tasty. I realize that doesn't have anything really specific to do with gaming. I just like hot sauce.

Something that does have to do specifically with gaming is giving you some gaming podcasts to listen to while we all make our way to the weekend.

Today on the dial we have: Morrus Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Episode 48: Exploring Saltmarsh Finale: The Styes; Meeples & Miniatures Episode 267: It’s all Greek to me, Part Omega; Geeks of the North Episode 73: Contrast-ing opinions; The Secret Cabal Episode 183: Space Gate Odyssey, Lords of Helas and a Short Topic Extravaganza; Chance of Gaming Episode 31; 40K Radio Episode 40: Adepticon Wrap Up; Anonymous Tabletop Episode 33: Accents and Apologies; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 62: UK Games Expo 2019 Preview; and Game Classy Episode 187: No, WE did it.

Morrus Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Episode 48: Exploring Saltmarsh Finale: The Styes

This week, Morrus and Peter take a look at the final adventure from Ghosts of Saltmarsh, The Styes originally published in Dungeon Magazine #121. In the news, we’ve got a peek at Ghosts of Saltmarsh itself, Bethesda allegedly plagiarizes a D&D Adventure League adventure, the Shadowrun Sixth Edition release schedule, and more! Plus our favorite game in all the world and a brand new listener-submitted sketch!

Meeples & Miniatures Episode 267: It’s all Greek to me, Part Omega

Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are  joined by guest Ralph Plowman for this episode of the show, as they take their second look at gaming in Ancient Greece, this time concentrating on mass battles

• 00:00 – Introduction – This week’s guest, Ralph Plowman, introduces himself
• 19:14 – Confessional – Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently.
• 50:29 – Our Hobby – We all talk about our recent gaming and painting. We once again extol the virtues of Mansions of Madness, discuss our first impressions of Journeys in Middle Earth and Mike reveals the secrets of his basing techniques
• 1:39:25 – Gaming in Ancient Greece, Part II – We chat about mass battle gaming in ancient Greece, reviewing Men of Bronze and Hoplomachia
• 2:50:30 – Outtro – Closing thoughts.

We hope you enjoy the show.

Geeks of the North Episode 73: Contrast-ing opinions

Hello geeks,

This week, we chat about our hobby, the new GW Contrast paints, and the change about Crystal Brush and Golden Demon at Adpticon. After that, we shout out Gunmeister Games (Judgement) and Bad Squiddo Games and send them some flowers. We finally talk about the PI'RATS kickstarter by Punga Miniatures and the new Mushroom Myconid Squad by Grabblecast.

So sit back, relax, grab a paintbrush and enjoy the show!

The Secret Cabal Episode 183: Space Gate Odyssey, Lords of Helas and a Short Topic Extravaganza

In episode 183 the Founders start out by announcing the dates of the Origins and Gen Con meetups, Chris talks about his trip to Michigan and a wardrobe mishap and then we chat about a bunch of the games they've been playing. Then the gang jumps into an overview and review of Space Gate Odyssey from Ludonaute and a look back at Lords of Helas from Awaken Realms with the Cabalists thoughts thrown in. Then Tony T joins the party to give us the best damn tabletop gaming new segment of all time while the rest of the founders chatter in the background. Then finally Steve, Chris and Jamie host a Short Topic Extravaganza featuring games still in shrink, our favorite dragons, gaming with our wives and the music and bands we love and the history of Steve and Jamie's punk rock band, Slow Andy. Then after the episode ends, Jamie gives us a bonus segment playing some Slow Andy tunes with a little talk up between each.

Chance of Gaming Episode 31

In which we talk about old school role playing, tombstone, the Quar, what we played and news of the week!

40K Radio Episode 40: Adepticon Wrap Up

No Matt today, so its just JF and Ashley breaking down the awesome time they had at Adepticon 2019.

Anonymous Tabletop Episode 33: Accents and Apologies

Welcome to Anonymous Tabletop Episode 33.

In this episode some of the crew try to spoil Avengers Endgame without even having seen it yet, Tim alienates yet another game company when he mocks their name, and we learn what happens when Lathan has too much caffeine when he hijacks everyone’s Hobby Update.

Then, we try our hands at an actual review when we look at the new Starfinder Beginner Box from Paizo, break out a game of Utter Nonsense before immediately regretting it, and then spend the rest of the segment profusely apologizing for our horrible attempts at “accents”.

And last but not least, Dave puts his questionable taste buds to the test with some ghost pepper chips, Celebrity Deathmatch decides to go for a spin, and Tim’s Sack looks for a sidekick who’s finally ready for the big time.

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 62: UK Games Expo 2019 Preview

The UK Games Expo is just around the corner, the biggest event in the UK tabletop and board gaming calendar. Andy, Jon and Steve are joined by Rory to go through our top picks for the games we want to see at the show.

The UK Games Expo is the 31st May to 2nd June 2019 at the NEC in Birmingham.

Game Classy Episode 187: No, WE did it

Lot's of gaming talk this cast, including, Golden Demon News, The new contrast paints, and people being arrested for being terrible people.

Tuesday. Welcome to the start of the middle of the week. We made it through Monday. We can make it through today. And we can make it back to the weekend. Some gaming podcasts might help drown out the sound of the office around you and make time go faster. So let's get to it.

This week on the dial we have: Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop Talk Episode 47: Expedition to Saltmarsh – Tammeraut’s Fate; Geeks of the North Episode 72: Podcast derailing 101; Chance of Gaming Episode 30; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 61: Journeys in Middle Earth, Perdition's Mouth and tips for starting Dungeons & Dragons; Tabletop Talk Episode 20: Why Craig (and you) Should be Playing The Other Side; Tabletop Talk Episode 21: Insider Insight - Matt Carter from Wyrd Games; Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 170: Robinson Crusoe Mystery Tales, Res Arcana, Space Base Expansion, Wacky Races, Superfriends; Blue Peg, Pink Peg Episode 146: Tiny Towns; and Lords of the Dungeon Episode 27: Upcoming RPGs We’re Excited About, ACs Luck and Communicating What You Want in Your Games.

Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop Talk Episode 47: Expedition to Saltmarsh – Tammeraut’s Fate

This week, Morrus and Peter take a look at “Tammeraut’s Fate” from Dungeon #106, the next-to-last adventure to be remade for D&D’s Ghosts of Saltmarsh. In the news, a new edition of Shadowrun is coming out this year, the Origins Award Nominees are announced, Paizo is making a Pathfinder Adventure Path for Dungeons & Dragons 5^th Edition (?!?), and more! Plus a brand new sketch and our favorite game in all the world!

Geeks of the North Episode 72: Podcast derailing 101

Hello geeks,

This week, we derail our own hobby segment into various discussions, chatting about Circle of Orboros lists, games to get kids into minis, our state of mind regarding Warmachine, and more. We also talk about the Vanguard Goblins bundle by Mantic, and the AoS Looncurse box by Games Workshop. So sit back, relax, grab a paintbrush and enjoy the show!

Chance of Gaming Episode 30

In which we talk about Stonemaier Games, Dicetowercon plans, sketchy kickstarters, ambiguous primate genitals, plus what we played and news of the week!

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 61: Journeys in Middle Earth, Perdition's Mouth and tips for starting Dungeons & Dragons

Get yourselves comfortable, because it’s a long one today. The boys get the chat well and truly flowing as they discuss the latest news and then get into some in depth talk about the games they have been playing. Steve Journeys in Middle Earth as he plays the latest Lord of the Rings game from Fantasy Flight Games, Steve and Andy tackle demons and cultists in Perditions Mouth and we rustle up some bad puns in Great Western Trail.

We then check out the best way to get into D&D, with some tips for the budding Dungeons and Dragons adventurer and dungeon Master.

Tabletop Talk Episode 20: Why Craig (and you) Should be Playing The Other Side

Michael Cohen, Kevin Calderwood and Joe Girard try to convince Craig that he should be playing The Other Side by Wyrd Games. They make their case based on the game's theme, play mechanics and hobby opportunities.

Tabletop Talk Episode 21: Insider Insight - Matt Carter from Wyrd Games

Craig interviews Matt Carter (game designer at Wyrd Games) who pulls back the curtain and reveals the design team's approach, process, decision making and their goals for Malifaux 3rd Edition. Matt explains where it all started, what early ideas made it to the final game and what ideas were dropped (and why). This is a must listen for anyone playing the new edition of Malifaux. Discover what was going on in the minds of the team that made the game.

Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 170: Robinson Crusoe Mystery Tales, Res Arcana, Space Base Expansion, Wacky Races, Superfriends

Hope everyone has recovered from the onslaught of Avengers Endgame and Game of Thrones battles and ready to get back to board gaming. We are and this episode puts five games on the table for discussion and two Kickstarters we want to bring to your attention.

Res Arcana is one of those games that you might pass by, but it is one you should give a try if you enjoyed the mechanics that are in Century Spice Road. The premise is straight forward in that you must collect resources that allow you to purchase cards that let you convert those resources into other resources that you can then eventually get victory points. But unlike Century or other games like this, there are unique mechanics in impacting other players, player powers, and cards that can help adjust your strategy during the game.

Then we played a game that fits with the theme of doom from the aforementioned shows above, Robinson Crusoe: Mystery Tales. Solid planning and cooperation are even more essential to winning than in the base game because you are carrying forward your success and failures from the previous adventures. They don’t use the term legacy with this expansion, but I believe it is. We wish you luck with your adventures and hope your team doesn’t go insane and come back to hunt you.

Wacky Races and Challenge of the Superfriends takes us back to our childhoods and watching Saturday morning cartoons so nostalgia runs rampant during this segment. Bear with us because we do talk about the games eventually.

Finally, Marty is joined by Vanessa and Adam and they discuss an expansion to one of our favorite titles from last year, Space Base and the new expansion. Straight from AEG:

• The Emergence of Shy Pluto is the first installment of Space Base “Saga Expansions”. This expansion to Space Base is a collection of story-based scenarios that introduce new content to the game via a narrative structure. Not only are new ships added, but new scenarios are included as well. Once the story is completed, it may be replayed or the contents may be added to the Space Base base set.

Spoiler Alert: Vanessa really likes it

Blue Peg, Pink Peg Episode 146: Tiny Towns

During this weeks episode:

1) The Pegs discuss their recent game plays including Hex Roller, Crown of Emara, Morocco and many more;

2) All the Pegs review the pattern making game Tiny Towns; and

3) Look back at Altiplano.

Lords of the Dungeon Episode 27: Upcoming RPGs We’re Excited About, ACs Luck and Communicating What You Want in Your Games

We start the episode by talking about Jesko's first game of the End of the World roleplaying game published by Fantasy Flight Games and transition into talking about Aaron's continuing bad luck with rolling dice. Then we talk about a couple of announcements from this week including Alien The Roleplaying Game and Shadowrun 6th Edition. Then finally we have a discussion about what we want out of roleplaying games and the importance of communicating with your group so that everyone's needs are addressed.

Tuesday. Another day closer to the weekend. And I got a new Goliath die from Kraken Dice yesterday, because I don't have a problem and I can stop whenever I want. #NoSuchThingAsTooManyDice
Anyway, to help speed things along to the weekend, there's always gaming podcasts. As usual, there's a bunch, so let's get into it.

Today on the dial we have: Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Episode #44: U2 Danger at Dunwater; Geeks of the North Episode 70: Grumpisode; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 60: Donning the Purple, Treasure Island and Charterstone; Meeples & Miniatures Episode 265: Salute 2019; Tabletop Talk Episode 18: Why Craig (and you) Should be Playing Warhammer Underworlds; The D6 Generation Pip 17: Emergent Narratives Thanks to Great Mechanics; Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 169: Fifth Annual Screening, Streaming, or Steaming Summer Movie Preview; Blue Peg, Pink Peg Episode 145: Tudor; and The Secret Cabal Episode 181: Kingsport Festival, Civilization A New Dawn and A Short Topic Extravaganza.

Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Episode #44: U2 Danger at Dunwater

This week, Morrus and Peter take a look at the second part of the original Saltmarsh adventures, U2 Danger at Dunwater, in preparation for the release of Dungeons & Dragons Ghosts of Saltmarsh. In the news, we have a new deck of monster cards for D&D, new Acquisitions Inc. art, #DnDSelfie, Shadowrun 30^th Anniversary products, new Star Trek Adventures products, and a LOT more plus Our Favorite Game in All the World, and a brand-new user-submitted sketch!

Geeks of the North Episode 70: Grumpisode

Hello geeks,

This week, we ramble on while Paul is grumpy about model quality and Antoine has more hobby and games done in a week than the last month or two. We then briefly look at the highlights of the Adepticon swagbag. We also talk about the Veteran Stalkers by Puppets War, and Soma Moon Ray by Neko Galaxy. So sit back, relax, grab a paintbrush and enjoy the show!

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 60: Donning the Purple, Treasure Island and Charterstone

After spending his time in the garden, Andy joins Steve to discuss his hooky copy of Terraforming Mars, the latest news and the current crop of games at their table.

They stab the emperor in Donning the Purple, search for lost gold in Treasure Island and provide a spoiler free review of Charterstone, the legacy game from Stonemaier Games. They then cast off the spoiler shackles and have an in depth discussion of the Charterstone game.

Meeples & Miniatures Episode 265: Salute 2019

Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined once again by the Anti-Luff himself, Dave Hickman, for this episode of the show

• 00:00 – Introduction
• 07:57 – A look back at Salute – In a slight change to the show format, we start with a look back at the recent Salute show. It was Dave’s first experience of Salute, and the first time that Neil had attended the show as a ‘punter’ for a number of years – we chat abour our experience and impressions of the UK’s largest wargaming show.
• 1:07:17 – Confessional – Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently.
• 1:39:51 – Our Hobby –We all talk about our recent gaming and painting
• 2:15:35 – Outtro – Closing thoughts.

We hope you enjoy the show.

Tabletop Talk Episode 18: Why Craig (and you) Should be Playing Warhammer Underworlds

Jason Murray (from the Battlemallet podcast) and Jimmy try to convince Craig that he should be playing Warhammer Underworlds by Games Workshop. Jason and Jimmy make their case based on the game's theme, play mechanics and hobby opportunities.

The D6 Generation Pip 17: Emergent Narratives Thanks to Great Mechanics

Craig and Russ discuss the emergent narrative campaign that occurred thanks to the brilliant in game mechanics and background of Song of Ice and Fire from Cool Mini or Not.

Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 169: Fifth Annual Screening, Streaming, or Steaming Summer Movie Preview

The 5th Annual Movie Show with our good buddies Dan Patriss and Chris Kirkman. This is going to be a big summer of movies and we wish we had enough time to cover all the summer releases, but that would be a six hour show. Instead, we only looked at those movies that were nationwide releases, not limited releases. Then we had to take that list and shorten it up even more by voting on them so we could get it down to a manageable amount. There are so many good releases early in the summer that many of the releases in August just didn’t make the cut.

Will give a spoiler here, we didn’t have that many steaming picks this year like in previous years. Hope you enjoy the episode and we will return in our next episode with more gaming discussions.

Blue Peg, Pink Peg Episode 145: Tudor

During this weeks episode:

1) The Pegs discuss their recent game plays including Paladins of the West Kingdom, Donning the Purple, Guardian’s Call and many more;

2) All the Pegs review the action selection game Tudor; and

3) Look back at Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea.

The Secret Cabal Episode 181: Kingsport Festival, Civilization A New Dawn and A Short Topic Extravaganza

Tuesday. We've made it firmly into the work week. Just gotta keep moving forward and we'll once more get back to the weekend. I know I'll be ready for it. To help speed things along, let's listen to some gaming podcasts, shall we?

This week on the dial we have: Game Classy Episode 185: Aderpticon 2019; Geeks of the North Episode 69: [Some of] The Geeks go to Adepticon; Epic Gaming Night Podcast Episode 193: Factions!; Epic Gaming Night Podcast Episode 194: Catching Up; Chance of Gaming Episode 28; Tabletop Talk Episode 14: Viktoria Chambers (Outcasts) in Malifaux 3rd Edition; Tabletop Talk Episode 15: Why Craig (and you) Should be Playing Wild West Exodus; Drive Thru FM Episode 24: Golden Age of Miniature Gaming; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 59: Hanamikoji, High Society and Dinosaur Island; Singled Out Episode 86: Talking Wave 2 Season 4 Captains with Jamie Perkins; Blue Peg, Pink Peg Episode 144: Treasure Island; and The Secret Cabal Episode 180: Wingspan, The Pursuit of Happiness and Our Favorite Game Designers.

Game Classy Episode 185: Aderpticon 2019

Joe went to Adepticon, Steve did not This is there story

Geeks of the North Episode 69: [Some of] The Geeks go to Adepticon

Hello geeks,

This week, Paul and Yaum go over their trip to Adepticon, while Antoine stays mostly silent as he missed the trip... We also talk about the Moonstone Leshavult expansion kickstarter by Goblin King Games. So sit back, relax, grab a paintbrush and enjoy the show!

Epic Gaming Night Podcast Episode 193: Factions!

Roy and Rob talk Factions in board games!

News

• Abomination Heir of Frankenstein
• Tsukuyumi: Full Moon Down
• Game of Thrones: Oathbreaker

What we have been playing!

• (Roy) Game of Thrones: Oathbreaker
• (Rob) Brass: Birmingham, Blood Rage, Leaders of Euphoria
• (Matt) Wingspan, Blood Rage, Leaders of Euphoria, Calimala

Topic: Catching Up

• Just chatting :D

Tuesday. I don't know about you, but my Monday went by super-fast. Mostly because it was crazy busy. As will today be. And likely tomorrow, too. So, while I busily type my fingertips off, I'll be listening to some gaming podcasts along with it.

This week on the dial we have: All Us Geeks Episode 82: The Geeks Do Battle For Rokugan; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 58: Kingdom Rush, Villianous, Space Base; 40K Radio Episode 39: Dave Taylor Returns!; Anonymous Tabletop Episode 31: What a Load of Crap; Chance of Gaming Episode 26; Meeples & Miniatures Episode 263: Warhammer Underworlds; Blue Peg, Pink Peg Episode 14:3Forum Trajanum; Lords of the Dungeon 25: Dungeons and Dragons Campaign Update and The Opening Announce Game Show; Tabletop Talk Episode 8: Yan Lo (Ten Thunders) in Malifaux 3rd Edition; and Geeks of the North Episode 67: Garbage, hobby and news.

All Us Geeks Episode 82: The Geeks Do Battle For Rokugan

We are back with more new content! In this episode, Jeff and Jordan take a look at Battle for Rokugan from Fantasy Flight Games.

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 58: Kingdom Rush, Villianous, Space Base

Jon and Steve are back from a weekend of gaming at Airecon. Andy, however, couldn’t make it and tells us his tale of woe along with a novel method of reducing the size of his board game collection.

We talk about our live show, Family Fortunes and the games we played at Airecon; including Villainous, Space Base, and the digital version of Scythe.

40K Radio Episode 39: Dave Taylor Returns!

In this Episode we are once again joined by Dave Taylor who just successfully delivered his Armies & Legions & Hordes Kickstarter. We find out what his latest project is, what he’s been playing, and just how tough it is to face those pesky Grey Knights in Kill Team. We then discuss his latest project, Terrain Essentials, which is now live on Kickstarter!

Anonymous Tabletop Episode 31: What a Load of Crap

Welcome to Anonymous Tabletop Episode 31.

In this episode we take attendance only to find most of the crew missing, break out Dave’s Grandpa’s old nudie glasses to honor Mike’s excellent mead, and hear that we’re really going places when convention season finally begins.

We then take a look at some truly awful mass market games, make them duke it out March Madness style in a fight to the finish, and succeed in finding a fitting replacement for Tim while he’s out for a colonoscopy.

And last but not least, we invite listeners to our upcoming live Adepticon recording, Celebrity Deathmatch looks to be a bit gamey, and Tim’s Sack gets a tad vocal when it comes to talking drinking games.

Chance of Gaming Episode 26

in which we talk about, Star Wars, ancient accuracy, a new sponsor, Brave Little Belgium, what we played and news of the week.

Meeples & Miniatures Episode 263: Warhammer Underworlds

Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by guest David Mathieson for this episode of the show

• 00:00 – Introduction – We find out some more about David and how he got into the hobby
• 17:57 – Confessional – Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently – it’s been a particularly sinful time in the bunker!
• 1:16:36 – Our Hobby – We all talk about our recent gaming and painting
• 1:50:35 – Warhammer Underworlds – David introduces us to the world of Shadespire and Nightvault, as we review these miniature boardgames from Games Workshop
• 2:54:30 – Outtro – Closing thoughts

We hope you enjoy the show.

Blue Peg, Pink Peg Episode 14:3Forum Trajanum

During this weeks very wild episode:

1) The Pegs discuss their recent game plays including Betrayal Legacy, Raccoon Tycoon, Dragon Castle and many more;

2) All the Pegs review the action selection game Forum Trajanum (weird digression starts at 2 hours and 10 minute, actual review starts at 2 hours and 13 minutes); and

3) Look back at Rising Sun.

Lords of the Dungeon 25: Dungeons and Dragons Campaign Update and The Opening Announce Game Show

Today the Lords start the episode by revealing the winners of the Art and Arcana books and then go into a campaign update for their current Dungeons and Dragons game. Then we announce a new contest for two cabalists who entered the Art and Arcana contest, we play the Opening Announce Game Show in which Jamie sees if the other Lords can figure out what settings the locations from the previous 24 episode's announces come from.

Tabletop Talk Episode 8: Yan Lo (Ten Thunders) in Malifaux 3rd Edition

Join us as we breakdown Yan Lo in the new 3rd Edition of Malifaux by Wyrd games. We talk through his strengths, weaknesses and the key models he can bring to the table. How does a Retainer crew perform? What are their strengths? Weaknesses?

Geeks of the North Episode 67: Garbage, hobby and news

This week, we have a long and rambly hobby segment, followed by a quick preview of the upcoming swamp kickstarter project by out friends at THMiniatures. We also talk about these news items: the Cutiemals: Northern Clans kickstarter project by Greebo Games, the Animal Explorers by RN Estudio, and the Dryad bust by Creepytables.

Hello, Tuesday. It's shaping up to be a busy week, which means that hopefully it'll go by quick. So as I work on gaming stuff, let's also listen to some gaming stuff with some podcasts.

On the dial this week we have: Game Classy Podcast episode 182: Another failed Kickstarter; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 57: Pulsar 2849, Zoocracy, Tiny Towns and a lot more Root; Epic Gaming Night Podcast Episode 189: Top 5 Movies/Tv Shows/Video Games That Need a Board Game; Exploding Dice Radio Episode 12; The Secret Cabal Episode 177: Wendake, Gaslands and Player Interaction; The D6 Generation Pip 13: Captain Con 2019 Event Report; and Geeks of the North Episode 65: Ramblisode.

Game Classy Podcast episode 182: Another failed Kickstarter

Soda Pop is a bust! Zak Sabbath is a douche! and other things too

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 57: Pulsar 2849, Zoocracy, Tiny Towns and a lot more Root

Fresh from a full weekend of gaming at City of Games, the boys from PHC download all the information they can about the games they played.  Jon’s news ferrets find us some juicy Spielberg influenced titbits of tabletop gaming news.  

 

We then proceed to have a good old chin wag about Pulsar 2849, Zoocracy, Tiny Towns and Blood Rage, as well as have another chat about Root.

Topic: Top 5 Movies/Tv Shows/Video Games that need board games!

• Roy

1. The Fifth Element
2. Time Bandits
3. Donnie Darko
4. Willow
5. Ex Machina

• Rob

1. The Matrix
2. Arrival
3. Baby Driver
4. The Office
5. 300

• Matt

1. Blade Runner
2. Redline
3. The Good Place
4. Secret of Kells
5. Edge of Tomorrow

We've made it to Tuesday. The work week's well underway. I hope yours is going well. Mine's certainly been busy enough so far. But that's how things work. Makes for fast days at the office. Something else that helps is listening to some gaming podcasts.

Today on the dial we have: Geeks of the North Episode 63: Kill all the teams; Epic Gaming Night Podcast Episode 186: Underused; The Secret Cabal Episode 176: Dinogenics, Merlin and a Short Topic Extravaganza; Game Classy Episode 181: Not Live from the LVO; and The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 56: Root, Folded Space and the Board Game Bubble.

Geeks of the North Episode 63: Kill all the teams

This week, we talk our latest hobby, Killteam and Captaincon prep. We also talk about some new releases: the Zone Raiders kickstarter project by Fractal Basilisk, Raktagar by Cerberus-studios, and the Genestealer Cults Codex and minis by Games Workshop.

Epic Gaming Night Podcast Episode 186: Underused

Ep. 186: Underused

News:

Century: New World

What we have been playing!

• (Roy) Detective Club
• (Rob) Nothing
• (Matt) Wingspan, Flamme Rouge

Topic: Underused!

• What are some underused themes?
• What are some underused board game mechanics?
• Are there any kinds of components you would love to see in more games?
• Are there any board game accessories more people should use?
• Are there any genres of games that are underused?

• Are there any specific games that you think are underrated and under played?
  • Risk
  • Axis & Allies
  • Wiz-War
  • Specter Ops
  • Guardians
  • Crossfire

 

It's Tuesday, and as far as everyone in Atlanta is concerned, the world is coming to an end. They're predicting some snow, so, of course, everyone is loosing their stinkin' minds. Looking at the forecast, I'm not at all concerned with it. I'm more concerned with people here acting a fool because of what they think might happen, instead of what's actually happening. But anyway, we still have our podcasts to post up, whether you're at home having your bread-milk sandwiches or actually know what to do when driving out there.

This week on the dial we have: Game Classy 180: Return of Warmachine?!; Geeks of the North Episode 61: Hobbysode; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 55: Between Two Dice Hospitals of Mad Detective Ludwig; Drive Thru FM Episode 22: Top 15 Anticipated Games for 2019; Chance of Gaming Episode 123; Anonymous Tabletop Episode 30: Lizards and Lookbacks; Epic Gaming Night Podcast Episode 187: What we want in a Kickstarter; Blue Peg, Pink Peg Bonus Episode: Designer Deep Dive- Comanauts with Jerry Hawthorne; and The Secret Cabal Express Episode 45: Movies and TV Shows We’re Excited About.

Game Classy 180: Return of Warmachine?!

The boys talk about Privateer Press' new boss and whether or not he can save a sinking ship. Also a review of Blackstone Fortress and House on Haunted Hill Legacy.

Geeks of the North Episode 61: Hobbysode

We started recording late this week and didn't have a main topic, so it's an hobbysode! We simply have a longer version of our usual first segment, where we talk about what we are working on while we record, and what we played and painted since the last recording. We also talk about some news items: Malifaux 3rd edition open beta by Wyrd Games, the new Ice Elemental by Mantic Games, and lastly the new Free Folk faction for A Song of Ice and Fire: Miniatures Game by CMON.

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 55: Between Two Dice Hospitals of Mad Detective Ludwig

Call for the ambulance, because the boys from Polyhedron Collider have got a fever for cardboard, as well as a severe case of acquisition disorder. We go through some of the games we have been playing over recent months, including Dice Hospital, Detective, and Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig.

Drive Thru FM Episode 22: Top 15 Anticipated Games for 2019

Drive Thru FM #22 - Top 15 Anticipated Games for 2019 Intro and this month's video reviews (00:00) Reviews (03:43) Auztralia Newton Carpe Diem Beta Colony Top 15 Anticipated Games for 2019 (18:57)

Chance of Gaming Episode 123

In which we expound on the greatness of the film “they shall not grow old” an interview with ElJayPlay and Warline interview plus what we’ve played and news of the weeks..

Anonymous Tabletop Episode 30: Lizards and Lookbacks

Welcome to Anonymous Tabletop Episode 30.

In our milestone 30th episode we reach out to our listeners from the future, find out that exposure to plastic fumes isn’t good for Lathan, and check out what everyone’s been up to in the past 2 months since our last recording.

We then look back at some of our favorite moments from our past episodes, derail a bit to talk about lizardmen and Tim suits, and we finally sell out and hit the big time when we find ourselves with a legitimate sponsor.

And last but not least, Katie surprises us with an unplanned trivia challenge, Celebrity Deathmatch starts out a bit rocky, and Tim’s Sack finally asks us a gaming question that we actually want to answer.

Epic Gaming Night Podcast Episode 187: What we want in a Kickstarter

News:

• Lord of the Rings: Journey in Middle Earth

What we have been playing!

• (Roy) Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea, Spikey Dastards, Catch the Moon, Hail Hydra, Mansions of Madness,
• (Rob) Nothing
• (Matt) Nothing

Topic: What we want in a Kickstarter

Tuesday.

I mean... what more is there to say, really? Except we're already halfway through January. First month of the year's going by pretty quick. Let's hope the week follows suit and we can get back to the weekend. Some gaming podcasts might help that along.

Today on the dial we have: Game Classy Episode 179: Wiffrip; Geeks of the North Episode 59: When games die…; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 54: The Game We are Looking Forward to in 2019; Epic Gaming Night Podcast Episode 185: Anticipated of 2019; Singled Out Episode 81: Talking Season 4 Farmers with Dominic Westerland; The Offline Gamer Episode 36: Looking Towards 2019; and Lords of the Dungeon 23: Feel Bad Moments and Flaws and Hindrances in Your Character.

Game Classy Episode 179: Wiffrip

The boys talk about the new Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay system, The new Call of Cthulhu Starter Set and assorted other things tangentially gaming related.

Geeks of the North Episode 59: When games die…

This week, we have a lengthy chat about our hobby time (or lack thereof) over the holidays. We then talk about some of the options you have when you favourite game dies. We finish the show with a couple of news items: the upcoming Gloomspite Gitz by Games Workshop, and the 54mm version of Launcelot by Twisted Game.

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 54: The Game We are Looking Forward to in 2019

Its 2019 and we have a whole year of exciting new board games to look forward to, so Andy and Steve take us through the tabletop games we are looking forward to playing—and backing on Kickstarter—over the next 12 months.

 

We also discuss getting old, blowing all your board game budget on soft furnishings and announce the highly prestigious “Andy's Insert of Choice Award 2018”.

What we have been playing!

• (Roy) Spacebase
• (Rob) Nothing
• (Matt) AGDQ 2019

Topic Most anticipated of 2019

• What games are you most excited for coming in 2019?
  • Nemesis
  • Metal Gear Solid
  • Hokkaido
  • War of the Worlds
  • Reavers of Midgard
  • Night of the Living Dead
• Are there any kickstarters that should be coming in?
  • Batman
  • Joan of Arc
  • Blood Rage
  • Eclipse Second Edition
  • Cthulhu: Death May Die
  • Trogdor
  • Project L
  • Chronicle X
  • Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea Expansion

Tuesday.

It's Tuesday.

... Tuuuuuuuuuuesday...

Yeah, apparently, I got nothin'. So let's just get to the podcasts.

Today on the dial we have : The Secret Cabal Episode 172: Arkham Horror 3rd Edition, Betrayal at Baldur’s Gate and The Founder’s Guide to Knowing How To Act Right; Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 160: Fireball Island, Victorian Masterminds, Blackstone Fortress; Singled Out Episode 79: Designing Entertainers with Sherwin and Russ; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 52: Deep Sea Adventure, Detective and Dungeons And Dragons; and Geeks of the North Episode 56: To 54mm and beyond.

The Secret Cabal Episode 172: Arkham Horror 3rd Edition, Betrayal at Baldur’s Gate and The Founder’s Guide to Knowing How To Act Right

Chris and Jamie are back from BGGcon and have played a ton of great games they want to tell you about. Then the gang gives an overview and review of Arkham Horror 3rd Edition from Fantasy Flight Games and look back at Betrayal at Baldur's Gate one year later. Tony T throws the best damn news segment ever at your while the rest of the Founders quack in the background. And finally, the guys present the Founder's Guide to Knowing How To Act Right in which they talk about what kind of opponents they like to play against and some stuff that makes them crazy. TIMECODES: Arkham Horror Overview 00:50:22, Arkham Horror Review: 00:57:10, Betrayal at Baldur's Gate: 01:28:15, Founders Update: 01:35:25, The News with Tony T: 01:37:50, The Founder's Guide to Knowing How To Act Right: 02:31:10

Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 160: Fireball Island, Victorian Masterminds, Blackstone Fortress

It has been six years since we started this podcast and there is no stopping us now. We are having such a good time, we are having a ball and so we aren’t going to stop now. And to celebrate the 6th year, we are giving stuff away because based on how Marty assembles a leaf bagger for his mower, this could have been it. He survived and shared his exploits in this episode.

Marty’s is joined by his oldest son, Adam, and they discuss the new Warhammer Quest game Blackstone Fortress. I got an early listen and I hope I get a play of this soon. I am sure he will talk some more about it with all three boys at home over the holidays. Fireball Island was on the table and it is what it is. What do I mean by that? It is a very light game that brought out the laughs. We were cheering more for the marbles than anything else in that game. I am sure as it hits the table more, we will discover some strategy and game play that we missed in the initial plays. Finally, CMON’s new game Victorian Masterminds got some plays. This is also, in my opinion, another light game. Simple and fast to play. I think there is more to this game than we are seeing, but I will say it needs to be played with four people.

Don’t forget about our contests and we appreciate all the support you have shown this year. Looking forward to 2019 where we are already in full planning mode. If you have any helpful suggestions, please send us an email or drop by the BGG guild and post your thoughts.

Singled Out Episode 79: Designing Entertainers with Sherwin and Russ

In this episode Andrew talks to Sherwin and Russ about the two model design seminars that were at Steamcon, and how the Entertainers models were designed there.

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 52: Deep Sea Adventure, Detective and Dungeons And Dragons

Andy is back and finished his house move, and so we are back in action with 300% more waffle. Today’s episode is brought to you by the letter D, as Andy explores Deep Sea Adventure, Steve becomes a grizzled Detective and Jon gives us an update on our Dungeons and Dragons campaigns.

 

Our news ferret tells us about the latest game from Stonemeier and Frosty the Snow Lich.  We also sort through the mailbag, and discuss Paul Grogan’s itch, using cardboard as currency and our top tips for miniature painting.

This week, we welcome back Yaum into the fold, for better or for worse. We chat about our hobby and games, and answer a listener's question about the difference between painting regular 28/32mm game scale miniatures, and larger scales like 54mm and up. We also talk about the new Dwarves vol. 2 kickstarter project by Stonehaven Miniatures, and the current state of Rivet Wars, by Super Robot Punch.

A cold and blustery Monday has turned into a colder and blusterier (sure, we'll say that's a word, why not?) Tuesday. Makes me glad I got all my extra blankets out over the weekend. Seems Nature went, "Thanksgiving's over. Winter now!" It's a good time to curl up next to the fireplace with a cup of hot cocoa and listen to the radio... gaming podcasts on the radio, of course.

This week we have: The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 51: Dinosaur Island and Ravage: Dungeons of Plunder; Chance of Gaming Episode 119; Drive Thru FM Episode 21: BGG.CON 2018; The Secret Cabal Episode 171: Cerebria The Inside World, Yokohama and a Short Topic Extravaganza; Epic Gaming Night Episode 180: Holiday Giving top 5!; Singled Out Episode 78: Steamcon 2018 and Season 4 Trends; Geeks of the North Episode 54: Wet Your Palette; and Guilds of the North Episode 13: New England Team Tournament.

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 51: Dinosaur Island and Ravage: Dungeons of Plunder

Andy is busy moving house, or playing Deep Madness in any empty flat, so it’s just Jon and Steve on this episode and subsequently proceedings are much more relaxed. Pour yourself a drink (we recommend a nice dark beer to sip on) and get cosy as Jon and Steve take you through the latest news, visit Dinosaur Island and delve deep into Dungeons of Plunder.

We also answer questions from the mailbag, which all seem to be directed at Andy – d’oh!

In which we talk about Boardgame Geek Con, failed kickstarters, Keyforge , what we played and news of the week.

Intro (00:00) Reviews Here's Negan (01:53) Cerebria (06:41) KeyForge (12:43) Nemesis (19:58) Some Random (old) Games (23:56) Trajan Combat Commander Cryptid Shadows Amsterdam The Mind Time's Up Recent Favorites Heroes of Terrinoth (33:01) Just One (40:24) Underwater Cities (45:09)

Chris is back from his trip the UK and talks about his games he played with our English Cabalists. Then we feature the newest Mind Clash game, Cerebria The Inside World. Then we take a look back at Yokohama from TMG one year later. After Tony T gives us the greatest news segment in all of board gaming, the gang hosts another short topic extravaganza in which we talk about our shelf of shame and getting better at board games.

What we have been playing!

• (Roy) Flashpoint: Fire Rescue, Keyforge
• (Rob) Animal upon Animal
• (Matt) Charterstone

Hey everyone,

Regularly scheduled posting will be back soon, I promise. We appreciate your understanding during this bit of a rough patch. But the resolution is in sight, and we'll get everything back rolling ASAP. And while I handle various whatnots associated with it, I'm gonna crank some gaming podcasts to help me think of nerdy stuff.

This week on the dial we have: The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 50: Arkham Horror 3rd ed, Deep Madness and Monolith Arena; Chance of Gaming Episode 118; Epic Gaming Night Episode 178: Events & Encounters!; The Secret Cabal Episode 170: Blitz Bowl and Blood Bowl Comparison, The Thing Infection at Outpost 31 and Gimmicks in Board Games; Dungeon Masters Ludus Episode 08: Running Horror Adventures; The Offline Gamer Episode 34: Essen Spiel 2018; and Blue Peg, Pink Peg Episode 134: Essen 2018 & Feudum.

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 50: Arkham Horror 3rd ed, Deep Madness and Monolith Arena

Any other podcast would make a big song and dance about releasing their 50th episode. Not the boys from the PHC, because they weren’t paying attention and didn’t realise they had reached such a prestigious milestone.

Instead they talk about four games that may well make their best of the year lists; Steve gets his arse handed to him by Arkham Horror 3rd Edition, Andy goes into a Deep Madness and Jon tackles Monolith Arena. Andy and Steve then quickly say how much they love Brass (Brarse), while Jon tackles the news and Steve’s delves deep into his sack, mail sack that is.

Chance of Gaming Episode 118

Now with production quality! We talk about SAGA, game sales, BGGcon, what we played plus news of the week

Epic Gaming Night Episode 178: Events & Encounters!

What we have been playing!

• (Roy) Discovery
• (Rob) Wahoo
• (Matt) Nothing

Topic: Events/encounters!

• What are events & encounters in games?
• What are some games that use events & encounters?
• How can different events and encounters add to the story of the game?
• What are some mechanics that can be used in game encounters?
• Do you normally like games that have events and and counters or story moments in them?
• How can events in and counters at theme to a game?
• When can events and encounters be bad in a game?
• What is your favorite game with events or encounters and how did the mechanics play out?

Saturday! Woo! My favorite day of the week. Today, I've got D&D (watch me here if you'd like to see me making a fool of myself :P ). And then, tomorrow, it's been a long time since I really did some baking. I'm thinking I'll make some cayenne pepper dark chocolate brownies and some chili powder chocolate chip cookies. Because that's the type of person I am. Whatever you're doing this weekend, I hope it's awesome. Though I know if you're here now, you're here to check out some reviews.

This week we have: The Bloody Inn: The Carnies Expansion, Processing: A Game of Serving Humanity, Senshi, Evil High Priest, Mesozooic, Volfirion, Countdown Action Edition, Reef, Tokyo Metro, and Codenames XXL.

One Board Family:

The Bloody Inn: The Carnies Expansion Review

The train has pulled into town bringing a load of new characters to your shady French inn. The traveling carnival workers need a place to sleep but they don’t know of the dark secrets that your establishment holds. The Bloody Inn: The Carnies is an expansion for one of our absolute favorite games, The Bloody Inn.

Undead Viking:

Processing: A Game of Serving Humanity Review

Learn to Play:

Senshi Video

In this video I will teach you how to play including: Components,setup, player turn and actions, and end game conditions with scoring. I also included a small game play video towards the end of the video. I will also give you my thoughts and opinions on the game, and would love to hear yours. 

Evil High Priest Video

In this video I will teach you how to play including: Components,setup, phases of a round, end game conditions, and scoring. I will also give you my thoughts and opinions on the game, and would love to hear yours.

theMCGuiRE review:

Mesozooic Review

theMCGuiRE review takes a look at Mosozooic, a new card puzzle game from Z-Man Games. In this title you are building the best dinosaur zoo you can for the most points. If you are able to do that for 3 rounds within the time limit, you win! The game definitely plays out as a puzzle, where you will be moving cards around to form your zoo and in the order that provides the most points.

Volfyirion Review

theMCGuiRE review takes a look at Volfyirion, a brand new card game from Tabula Games that is just hitting kickstarter. We wanted to get a preview of this new game that fits perfectly into their gaming universes (Mysthea - also another successful kickstarter). Wow - I was blown away on how fun this card game really is and all the cool mechanics and pacing of the game! It is going to offer more play modes as well and the base pledge is truly a no-brainer at $10US

Countdown - Action Edition Review

theMCGuiRE review takes a look at Countdown - Action Edition from Dogmight Games and Lindsey Rode. In this title you are either the role of a hostage, villain or the action hero! You better get released or win due to your personal win condition before the bomb goes off! This group deception game offers a few awesome welcomed additions to the game type: up to 15 people are supported, each player has a personalized win condition and each player gets a one time game action.

Polyhedron Collider:

Spirits of the Forest Review

From the box to the insert, from the score pad to the tiles, Spirits of the Forest, is quite simply enchanting.  You’ll quickly read the rulebook – don’t be alarmed, it's multilingual, the rules just about cover two pages and are very, very simple.  You’ll set the game up and take a moment to just look at it, it is, as one has come to expect from Thundergryph Games, very pretty.

Your journey into this colourful and quaint bakerlite world is one of simple purpose, collect the most of each type of spirit that inhabits the forest.  That’s it, nice and simple.  There are 150 in total….no, hang on, that’s Pokemon.  There are nine different spirits to collect and 3 ‘elements’. If you have more than your opponent then you’ll score a point for each one.  If you have none you’ll suffer a 3 point penalty. 

iSlaytheDragon:

Reef Review

Reef is a lovely, although loosely themed, abstract game in which you are trying to build a reef to house marine life. Technically, you are the reef, trying to grow and be beautiful. To build your reef (yourself?), you’ll be playing cards and placing reef bits in order to score points for completed patterns. The goal is to have the most points at the end of the game, which means you are the most beautiful reef, beloved by fish everywhere.

Tokyo Metro Review

TOKYO METRO has you investing in the development of the public transit network of Tokyo with the goal of making the most money. There’s a central map of the Tokyo subway system and an accompanying income track to keep tabs on how much money each line makes.

Each round is divided into 5 phases. The first phase simply refreshes the action card grid, removing the lowermost cards and adding a new row to the top. The next phase is a blind bid to determine turn order for the rest of the round. All bids are paid to the bank and the player who paid most is goes first, the player who played the next highest goes second, and so on. In the movement phase players will move their meeple up to 2 spaces on the grid map. The majority of the action happens in the appropriately named action phase.

Codenames XXL Review

Little did I know that just three years later, Codenames has not only appeared on the shelf at Target, but it has had its own Target-exclusive edition; that Codenames would more-than-crack the top 100 on Board Game Geek (currently sitting at #48 after a fall from the teens); or that my family would become utterly obsessed with the game. Indeed, I have introduced a lot of games to my family over the years, and they’ve enthusiastically tried most of them, but I think they’d be content if all they had was Bohnanza and Codenames.

So releasing a new, giant, “deluxe” version just makes sense. But is bigger better?

Tuesday...

It's... there. I mean, it's hard to hate it, as it's not really the start of the week. All of that loathing goes to Monday. But there's not much else going on with it. It's not the middle of the week, really. It's just... Tuesday. I know Arthur could never really get a handle on Thursdays, but I think Tuesdays are the ones I have the toughest time with. Better listen to some gaming podcasts.

Today on the dial we have: Game Classy Episode 173: We're Back; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 49 - Essen 2018 preview; Drive Thru FM Episode 20: Top 10 Anticipated Essen 2018 Games; Mantic Radio Episode 14; Blue Peg, Pink Peg Episode 133: The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31; The Secret Cabal Episode 169: Eschaton, Folklore the Affliction and a Short Topic Extravaganza; Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 156: Igancy, Monolith Arena, Imperial Settlers Amazons; Singled Out Episode 76: Talking Season 4 Union with Jason Mountain; Geeks of the North Episode 50: Hobby rooms; and Guilds of the North Episode 12: Welcome to Season 4.

Game Classy Episode 173: We're Back

Back with more singing and dancing

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 49 - Essen 2018 preview

It’s that time of the year again were our gaze is directed towards Germany and the Spiel game fair in Essen. We look forward to some of the exciting games being released at the world’s largest board game convention and have a look back at our predictions from last year.

Let the rampant speculation begin!

Drive Thru FM Episode 20: Top 10 Anticipated Essen 2018 Games

Intro (00:00) Reviews Western Legends (03:53) Cryptid (09:02) Unlock! The Adventures of Oz (13:30) Top 10 Anticipated Essen Games (16:45) Bonus - Top 5 from 2013 (37:17)

Mantic Radio Episode 14

Welcome back listeners after a bit of a hiatus.  Chopper is joined today by Ciarran Morris, IT developer and creator of the Dreadball World Rankings website and the lastest Deadzone Outbreak web portal.  Not only has Ciarran been working on web campaign content, he has helped with the development of the campaign rules and the Trident Realms Warband for Kings of War: Vanguard.

Blue Peg, Pink Peg Episode 133: The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31

During this weeks episode:

1) The Pegs discuss their recent gameplays including Endeavor: Age of Sail, Feudalia, The World of SMOG: Rise of Moloch, and more;

2) All the Pegs review two horror themed game The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31; and

3) Look back at Mansions of Madness: Second Edition.

The Secret Cabal Episode 169: Eschaton, Folklore the Affliction and a Short Topic Extravaganza

It's Halloween time and the founders celebrate by talking about a ton of spooky board game! Then they feature the grim themed Eschaton from Archon Games and look back at the creepy adventure Folklore the Affliction from Greenbrier Games. After Tony T scares the wits out of you with his dreaded new segment and the ghoulish gang quacks in the background they host another Short Topic Extravaganza featuring a problem player, underused themed in board games and how to make territory control unique!

Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 156: Igancy, Monolith Arena, Imperial Settlers Amazons

Back to the regularly scheduled show…

Ignacy is here! We love having him on. Not only is he a great designer, but he is funny, and he has some incredible stories to share. If you have some time and want to waste it, go back and listen to previous episodes with Ignacy. You can tell how his command of the English language changes and just how much we digress. It is so sad. We get to talk about his hot game Detective and what is in store for it in the future. We explore his new Essen releases Monolith Arena and Imperial Settlers: Amazons. We go to some dark places and we find out that being a famous designer is not always a great thing.

We also got to play an early release of Monolith Arena and it did not disappoint. I really enjoy when a game meets my expectations. I had hopes that this game would give me the satisfaction Neuroshima Hex and with the monolith, add a layer of strategy and depth that I didn’t realize at first was missing. The game did just that. This is another game that is perfect for that time when you have under an hour to play a game. It is quick to setup and fast to play, once you know the icons.

As always, thanks for listening and please let us know your comments or thoughts.

Singled Out Episode 76: Talking Season 4 Union with Jason Mountain

In this episode Andrew interviews Jason Mountain about Season 4 Union. He talks about who he takes in the guild, and why.

Geeks of the North Episode 50: Hobby rooms

Hello geeks,

In this episode, we chat about hobby rooms: permanent or temporary set-ups, lightning, all that cool stuff. We also talk about Big Child Creative's Black Sailors: Legends of the Jade Sea kickstarter running right now. So sit back, relax, grab a paintbrush and enjoy the show!

Guilds of the North Episode 12: Welcome to Season 4

Welcome to the twelfth episode of Guilds of the North, our Guild Ball spin-off. In this show, we chat about the all new release of Season 4, and go over out first impressions and games with our respectives main guilds, namely the Butchers, Union and Morticians. So sit back, relax, grab a paintbrush and enjoy the show!

The week is underway again. Monday's gone and Tuesday is upon us. Let's see what we can do in order to speed it back up to the weekend. I like to employ podcasts to help the time go by.

Today on the dial we have: Geeks of the North Episode 48: 40k Kill Team first impression; Chance of Gaming Episode 116; Epic Gaming Night Podcast Episode 172: Mark Streed; Blue Peg, Pink Peg Episode 132: SubTerra & Nyctophobia; 40K Radio Episode 32: Talkin’ Titanicus; and The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 48: Keyforge, Trapwords and Monumental.

Geeks of the North Episode 48: 40k Kill Team first impression

This week, we once again pretend to be entertaining, while chatting about our recent painting projects and games. Antoine also gives his initial impression of 40k Kill Team, after playing his first game over the last weekend. On the News side, we talk about the Cutlass rulebook being now free to download (Black Scorpion miniatures), and the new pre-orders from Black Sun Miniatures.

Chance of Gaming Episode 116

We talk about Star Wars, Certifiable Studios, making it in the industry and what we are playing plus news.

Epic Gaming Night Podcast Episode 172: Mark Streed

Roy and Mark talk games!

Blue Peg, Pink Peg Episode 132: SubTerra & Nyctophobia

During this weeks episode:

1) The Pegs discuss their recent gameplays including Western Legends, Fireworks, and Rise of Queensdale, and more;

2) All the Pegs review two horror themed games SubTerra and Nyctophobia; and

3) Look back at Fate of the Elder Gods.

40K Radio Episode 32: Talkin’ Titanicus

In this episode we are joined by the Head Geek from Geek Nation Tours, Teras Cassidy, to talk about Adeptus Titanicus. We discuss how well the game simulates commanding a huge robot of death as well as what we hope to see from the game in the future.

The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 48: Keyforge, Trapwords and Monumental

Steve goes to Tabletop Gaming Live and tells us about the games he played there, including Keyforge and Monumental. Jon takes on the role of new ferret and Andy just distracts us all with his usual nonsense.

Saturday! Woo!

I know some of my friends are down at AWA downtown. I'm currently safely at home, grooving to some Sims 4 while I wait for this evening's D&D session. Gotta go take care of that Strahd murder house, y'all! But I know what you are here for are the reviews I know you so desperately desire. So let's get to it.

Today we have: Super Mario Bros. Party Card Game, Snow Time, D100 Dungeon, Tower of Madness, The Deck of Many Animated Spells, Kariba, Deities Domination, Seal Team Flix, Nanty Narking, Brass, Yellow & Yangtze, Menara, and Quests of Valeria.

theMCGuiRE review:

Super Mario Bros. Party Card Game Review

theMCGuiRE review takes a look at Super Mario Bros. Party Card Game from USAopoly - this is exclusive to certain retailers if you want to pick it up or directly from USAopoly. The game is a fun group party style game and is a lot of fun - lose all your lives and your out!

Snow Time Review

theMCGuiRE review takes a look at Snow Time - a brand new one from Asmodee and Lui-Meme, designed by Frank Meyer. the game offers a pretty smooth experience and a tight end game if all players are close - otherwise if you get your run away players it makes for a very strategic game for the players behind. Game offers awesome artwork and a very simple but elegant design.

D100 Dungeon Review

theMCGuiRE review takes a look at the new version of D100 Dungeon - v. 3 in print! This is offered in three different formats (PDF, soft-back, and hard-back) and available from DriveThroughRPG.com D100 Dungeon is a D&D like experience that you can solo through and follows a rogue like approach. Once you die - its over, start over with a new character. However - play it smart and you will outlive the dungeon. Game offers, a town experience, questing, character building, and a small story line which you can piece together and get creative with. Very well done and simple solo dungeon crawl experience that I would recommend to anyone. It also has tons of room for expanded content!

Undead Viking:

Set a Watch Review

Board Game Quest:

Tower of Madness Review

One of the games I was really looking forward to at Gen Con this year was Tower of Madness. It combined some dice rolling with a really neat tower mechanic that is sure to bring back memories of playing Kerplunk. Comparisons aside, the game looked really fun with it’s massive tower full of plastic tentacles and of course, the Lovecraftian theme. So the question remains, does the gameplay hold up? Let’s find out.

Tower of Madness is a dice rolling game for 3-5 players that takes about 30 minutes to play. The game plays best with 3-4 players.

The Deck of Many Animated Spells: DnD 5E Spell Cards Review

Deck of Many Animated spell cards are a 5^th edition Dungeons and Dragons resource that is both a shorthand reference to spells and other in game effects, and an animation related to that effect.

Dungeons and Dragons fifth edition has streamlined the RPG for experienced dungeon crawlers and new players alike. But the cost of a highly immersive world with literally decades of backstory and fantastic creations is a compendium that no single player can keep straight in their head.

Kariba Review

In Kariba, eight types of animals are each assigned a rank numbered from 1 (the humble mouse) to 8 (the powerful elephant), with each animal assigned their own space around the watering hole in numerical order.

On a player’s turn, they will play 1 or more of a single type of animal from their hand to their position around the watering hole. Then, if there are at least three of those animals in play, they chase away the next weakest animal cards which the player picks up and adds to their scoring pile. The only exception to the rule of the stronger chasing weaker is the mouse, which has the ability to scare away the elephant only (and is the only way elephant cards can be scored). Finally, the player will draw up to refresh their hand and play proceeds. Play ends when the draw deck is empty and all player hands are empty.

At the end of the game, players count up the number of cards in their score pile. The player who scared away the most animals is declared the winner!

Deities Domination Preview

The object of Deities Domination is to increase your tribe’s glory and area until you’ve earned the target victory points. VPs are earned by building villages, shrines, and other buildings, defeating monsters, and gathering tribute from other players.

Each player starts by selecting a god or goddess. Each deity has a couple of special abilities that will effect game play and likely determine the strategy they use throughout the game. The board is randomly generated by placing grasslands hexes together. Players receive base action cards and god power cards, then place two starting villages on the board.

Set a Watch Preview

Today we are looking at Set A Watch, a cooperative game now in funding on Kickstarter. In Set A Watch, players will form a band of adventurers traveling throughout a fantasy kingdom. The game centers around the locations in which you set up camp throughout your journey and clearing out the forest creatures, undead, and evil acolytes that attempt to overwhelm you and your camp.

Set A Watch is a cooperative action selection game for 1-4 players. It plays similarly at all play counts and takes about 45 minutes.

Seal Team Flix Review

If there were a competition for the greatest name for a board game, Seal Team Flix would be a heavy contender for that title. I’m not sure I’ve seen a greater use of a pun in a board game name. But a title does not determine the games worth, so let’s dive into the gameplay and see if Seal Team Flix is worthy of a coveted spot in your game library.

Seal Team Flix is a cooperative, tactical dexterity game for 1-4 players that plays well at all player counts.

Polyhedron Collider:

Nanty Narking Kickstarter Review

In Nanty Narking you’ll be trying to complete your secret objective, which usually involves getting things onto the board, while preventing anyone else from completing there’s. It means that the correct way to play Nanty Narking is like a hawk and keeping a beady eye on every action of your opponents.

 

Being a Martin Wallace game, Nanty Narking is powered by a massive deck of cards and each card gives you a number of actions to play. Generally these cards will allow you to place your agents on the board, take money from the bank and buy buildings. There are also a plethora of other options including assassination, arson and theft, allowing you to further influence the state of the board and generally annoy your opponents.

Brass Review Intro (00:00); gameplay overview (02:47); final thoughts and review (18:06);

 

Yellow & Yangtze Review Intro (00:00); gameplay overview (02:44); final thoughts and review (17:18)

Menara is a cooperative stacking dexterity game for one to four players. Players must complete tasks to build the temple of Menara. If the temple has as many levels as it needs to when the game ends, the players win.

In Quests of Valeria players are guild masters looking to root out and destroy the evils that would peril the kingdom.  Just not personally. Instead, you’ll recruit heroes and champions with special skills worthy of undertaking these adventurous tasks.  Where do you look for them? Why, the local tavern, of course.

You’ll assemble your bold fellowship through a mixture of action selection, card drafting and tableau-building.  This compact design uses two decks of cards exclusively for all game purposes.  Well, there are also a handful of Guild Master cards which are shuffled and one dealt to each player to start the game.  These identify specific types of quests for which you’ll earn bonus points at the end. Players also begin with three Citizen cards in hand.

Monday was everything Monday could really be. Busy, hectic, draining, took forever. I mean, I get why Garfield wasn't a fan. But we made it through. It's Tuesdy (I know because I'm in my Tuesday shirts). The rest of the week stretches ahead of us. Let's see if we can make it go by quicker with some gaming podcasts.

Today on the dial we have: Game Classy 171: The name of that racing game I was talking about was MegaRace; Drive Thru FM Episode 18: Top 10 Things I Learned Painting; Blue Peg, Pink Peg Episode 130: Root; Epic Gaming Night Podcast Episode 170: Restoration with Justin Jacobson; 40K Radio Episode 31: Kill Team; Singled Out Episode 73: Talking WTC Preparation; Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 152: Blitz Bowl, Electric Football and MegaMooseCon; The Cardboard Herald Episode 95: Podcasting 101 with Andrew Birkett and Professor Eddy; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 47: Micro Brew, Nanty Narking and Simulation Theory; The Offline Gamer Podcast Episode 33: An Epic 3 Years; and The Secret Cabal Episode 166: Root and The Secret Cabal Playlists.

Game Classy 171: The name of that racing game I was talking about was MegaRace

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Drive Thru FM Episode 18: Top 10 Things I Learned Painting

Drive Thru FM #18 - Top 10 Things I Learned Painting Intro (00:00) Quest to Mount Doom (06:25) Detective (09:20) Top Things I Learned Painting (15:01)

Blue Peg, Pink Peg Episode 130: Root

During this weeks episode:

1) The Pegs discuss their recent gameplays including Rise of Tribes, Welcome To…, Lucky’s Misadventure, and more;

2) All the Pegs review the asymmetrical combat game Root; and

3) Look back at some of the the games we reviewed Five Years Ago.

Epic Gaming Night Podcast Episode 170: Restoration with Justin Jacobson

Ep. 170: Restoration with Justin Jacobson

Introduce Justin!

Tell us a little bit about yourself And how you got in to gaming?

Woo! Saturday! Woo! Even more woo than Friday! Woo! All the woo!

So, being Saturday, it means it's time for a Review Roundup. So, without further ado, let's get to those reviews I know you all so desperately desire.

Today we have: Machina Arcana, Dark Domains, Guild Master, Bad Maps, Root, Pyramid of Pengqueen, Simulation Theory, Maki Stack, Maiden's Quest, Hannibal & Hamilcar, Drop It, and Space Marine Adventures.

Undead Viking:

Machina Arcana Review

Dark Domains Review

Learn to Play:

Kickstarter Overview of Guild Master

In this video I will be showing you some of the features of Guild Master and giving you my thoughts and opinions on the game and if it is one you should have a look at.

Kickstarter Overview of Bad Maps

In this video I will show you some of the different features of Bad Maps and give you my thoughts and opinions on if this is a game you should check out.

iSlaytheDragon:

Root Review

Root has you controlling one of four different factions vying for some form of control of the woods. How Root plays is also one of its most highly publicized selling points. Every faction is driven by different motivations and functions in vastly different ways.

Every faction is racing to reach 30 points first but will employ their own unique methods to do so. The Marquise de Cats begin the game in power and are keen on turning the forest into an industrial powerhouse. On their turn they will generate resources and choose from a menu of actions that includes moving armies, recruiting soldiers, and constructing new buildings, which is their main avenue for generating points.

Pyramid of the Pengqueen Review

Pyramid of Pengqueen is a hidden movement and deduction game for two to five players. One player is the Pengqueen, trying to prevent the adventurers (other players) from stealing her treasures. The game ends when either one adventurer collects all five of their treasures or the Pengqueen catches the adventurers a certain number of times. That player wins.

Polyhedron Collider:

Simulation Theory Kickstarter Review

Simulation Theory is a board game that seems to think it’s cleverer than it actually is. An RPG inspired take on the matching pairs memory games, Simulation Theory attempts to blend adventure and exploration into a game of virtual realities, where anything is real, and whereas the final game is perfectly functional, the result simply isn’t very exciting.

 

In Simulation Theory you have been thrust into another reality and your goal is simple, get out. To do this you will have to navigate three themed existences; a fantasy world, the sci-fi universe of the arc and a prison. The goal is simple, find one of the two exits from your current reality, either hidden in the treasure deck or guarded by a boss on the main board.

Play with your food! In Maki Stack you’ll race the clock and your opponents to balance plates, bottles, and sushi. Only those with the best balance and correct combination of items will be the sushi master.

Maki Stack is a Dexterity game for 2, 4 or 6 players that plays best with 4.