The Polyhedron Collider Cast

• Episode 169 – Sankoré, Civolution, and Timber Town

  Why not buy a board game from our sponsors Kienda: kienda.co.uk/polyhedroncollider In Episode 169 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, we’re back to the normal format with a jam-packed episode full of cardboard strategy, wooden meeples, and the occasional alcahol related tangent. We’ve got three fresh games on the table—each offering a different flavour of thinky goodness—and we’re ready to break them down. Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa We dive into this beautiful and brain-burning game of knowledge, trade, and influence. Set in medieval Timbuktu, Sankoré blends economic planning with cultural prestige—so naturally, we try to out-teach each other. Civolution What happens when you blend civilisation building with a modular tech tree and evolving asymmetry? Civolution aims to answer that. We dig into the mechanisms, the innovation, and whether it actually feels like building a civilisation. Timber Town Time to grab your axe and get to work! This charming, engine-building game about lumberjacks and town planning took us by surprise. It's a lot deeper than it looks—and yes, we make at least three wood-related puns. So grab a brew, get comfy, and join us for another episode of tabletop talk and trite tangents. 🎧 Don’t forget to join our community on [Discord] and let us know what you think of the games—or tell us what we missed! https://discord.gg/RtC25Vf2qA Podcast Contents 00:02:11 Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa 00:24:50 Civolution 00:45:27 Timber Town 00:54:47 Questions for the mailbag ⭐Show Sponsor: Kienda When you sign up to an account with Kienda use this link to bag yourself a wee discount and help support the show.  Let's face it, you were going to buy a board game anyway 😉 👥Follow Us on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PolyhedronCollider Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polyhedroncollider Threads: https://www.threads.net/@polyhedroncollider 🎧The latest episode is available to listen on the following pod-cast services: iTunes -  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-polyhedron-collider-cast/id1087398150  Spotify -  https://open.spotify.com/show/1rAPFNc5rE6JURNYakNzA3  Amazon - https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/eba45bc5-0a1d-493c-bbbd-024fe5714147/the-polyhedron-collider-cast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@polyhedroncollider  Player FM -  https://player.fm/series/the-polyhedron-collider-cast  Podbay -  http://podbay.fm/show/1087398150  Or you can add the http://polyhedroncollider.libsyn.com/rss Polyhedron Collider Cast RSS feed to your favourite podcast player  Intro and Outro Music: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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• Episode 168 - The Best of UK Games Expo 2025

  Why not buy a board game from our sponsors Kienda: kienda.co.uk/polyhedroncollider In this special post-convention episode of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, we unpack all the chaos and cardboard from UK Games Expo 2025! We hit the NEC halls hard, so hard in fact that our feet are still hurting and Steve caught con-crud, but now we’re back behind the mics with our favourite board games, standout surprises, and best moments from the UK's biggest tabletop gaming event. From epic Euros and frantic family games to unexpected indie darlings and jaw-dropping miniatures and prototypes. We cover a host of new games and present the prestigious Polyhedron Collider awards. Whether you joined us at the Expo or are living vicariously through our ramblings, this episode is your all-access pass to the best of UKGE 2025. 🎧 Tune in, geek out, and let us know what your highlights were over on our Discord server! Podcast Contents 00:09:05 The Shelf Dodger: Under the Mango Tree, Elder Scrolls, Rival Cities, Terrorscape, Tacta 00:18:55 Orbital Blues, Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game, Rivers of London: The Roleplaying Game, Sentai & Sensibility RPG 00:26:05 Fighting Fantasy Adventures, Luthier, Stupor Mundi 00:28:25 Best Bling: AK Playmarkers, Tabletop Dominion 00:34:16 Best Kickstarter: Celestial Affinity, Echoes of Legend, Cubyria: Architects of a Lost City, Kalypso 00:40:46 The Game we are Itching to Play Again: Miskatonic Tales: Journey to Innsmouth, Star Wars: Battle of Hoth, INK, Altay: Dawn of Civilization 00:52:43 Best Miniature: Sir Coates Painting Masters, Two Thin Coats Dark Arts, Infinity, Mammoth Factory, Malediction 01:04:57 Definitely Not Sh!t Award: Revenant For a 10% discount at Tabletop Dominion, go to tabletopdominion.com/POLYHEDRONCOLLIDER or use the code POLYHEDRONCOLLIDER at checkout   ⭐Show Sponsor: Kienda When you sign up to an account with Kienda use this link to bag yourself a wee discount and help support the show.  Let's face it, you were going to buy a board game anyway 😉 👥Follow Us on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PolyhedronCollider Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polyhedroncollider Threads: https://www.threads.net/@polyhedroncollider 🎧The latest episode is available to listen on the following pod-cast services: iTunes -  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-polyhedron-collider-cast/id1087398150  Spotify -  https://open.spotify.com/show/1rAPFNc5rE6JURNYakNzA3  Amazon - https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/eba45bc5-0a1d-493c-bbbd-024fe5714147/the-polyhedron-collider-cast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@polyhedroncollider  Player FM -  https://player.fm/series/the-polyhedron-collider-cast  Podbay -  http://podbay.fm/show/1087398150  Or you can add the http://polyhedroncollider.libsyn.com/rss Polyhedron Collider Cast RSS feed to your favourite podcast player  Intro and Outro Music: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ qfgi9tua

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• Polyhedron Collider Live from UK Games Expo 2025

  Recorded live at UK Games Expo 2025, the boys are excited to talk about the board games, RPGs and everything else that got opur attention during the press preview, as well as, well the usual nonsense you can expect from PhC! Games Mentioned 02:22 Cubyria - Eccentric Design 05:14 Fathom - Paper Fort Games 07:21 Revelation Games - Prowl 10:10 Altay - Ares Games 11:15 Sentai and Sensibility - 9th Level Games 14:49 Abberation & Companion Quest - Ghostfire Gaming 17:04 Celestial Affinity - Cerberus Studios 18:14 Stupor Mundi - Pegasus Spiel 19:52 Luthier - Paverson Games 20:19 Flow - Brain Games & Hachette  21:56 Tacta - The Op Games 21:38 Flippers - Molinarius Games  23:30 Orbital Blues - Soulmuppet Publishing 28:07 The Thinning Veil - Triskelion Games Ltd 27:46 Beyond the Veil - Wrengade Studios 29:00 Aster - Midnight Trading Co. 30:44 SETI: Space Agencies - CGE 32:43 Console Wars: The Card Game - Booth Babe Games 35:31 Locke Battle Mats 37:06 Questions 👥Follow Us on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PolyhedronCollider Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polyhedroncollider Threads: https://www.threads.net/@polyhedroncollider 🎧The latest episode is available to listen on the following pod-cast services: iTunes -  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-polyhedron-collider-cast/id1087398150  Spotify -  https://open.spotify.com/show/1rAPFNc5rE6JURNYakNzA3  Amazon - https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/eba45bc5-0a1d-493c-bbbd-024fe5714147/the-polyhedron-collider-cast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@polyhedroncollider  Player FM -  https://player.fm/series/the-polyhedron-collider-cast  Podbay -  http://podbay.fm/show/1087398150  Or you can add the http://polyhedroncollider.libsyn.com/rss Polyhedron Collider Cast RSS feed to your favourite podcast player  Intro and Outro Music: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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• Episode 167 - The UK Games Expo 2025 Preview

  Why not buy a board game from our sponsors Kienda: kienda.co.uk/polyhedroncollider  Its time to get excited for the biggest event on the UK tabletop gaming calendar – UK Games Expo 2025! With the halls of the NEC soon to be packed with cardboard wonders, we’re here to share all the games, events, and surprises we’re hyped to see. From hot new releases and spicy prototypes to long-awaited expansions and hidden gems, we go through our must-see board games, card games, roleplaying games and miniatures as well the publishers to watch, and the things we absolutely won’t be missing. We also tease our upcoming live podcast recording at the Expo (yes, it's happening!), and how you can join us for the ramshackle chaos.Come join us on Friday 3 May, heckle us (gently), and join the fun. https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/2153-polyhedron-collider/ Expect plenty of speculation, wish list dreams, and possibly a bit of arguing over who gets to demo what first. Laminate your maps, have your coffee holsters ready and let the pre-Expo hype begin!  Let us know what you’re excited to see at UKGE 2025 by joining the chat on our Discord server https://discord.gg/RtC25Vf2qA Games Mentioned 00:09:45 Kinfire chronicles and Kinfire Council - 3A-102 00:14:45 Revenant - 3-1062 00:18:15 Transgalactica - 3-1030 00:21:14 The Hanging Gardens and Micro Macro: Crazy City Park - 2-316 & 416 00:26:58 Fathom - 2-714 00:33:59 Luthier and Class of '89 - 2-764 - Console Wars: The Card Game 00:38:38 Last Week of Summer - 3A-835 00:41:34 Galaxy truckers: DO what - 3-716 00:43:51 Æterna - 3A-402 00:46:05 Fighting Fantasy Adventures 00:48:38 Diluvium - 3A-511 00:51:56 Tag Team - 2-316 & 416 00:55:11 Line of fire: Burnt Moon - 3A-448 00:58:33 Corvus Belli Convention exclusive miniature 00:59:48 Ofrenda - 3A-448 01:01:02 Timber Town - 3-902 01:04:10 Two Thin Coats, The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship, Battle for Hoth 01:06:58 Celestial Affinity 3-802, Terrorscape 01:08:54 Flippers 3-T27 01:10:32 Miskatonic Tales: Journey to Innsmouth 01:11:25 RPG round up: Pendragon: The Grey Knight, Call of Cthulhu Live, Mappa Mundi, Daggerheart 01:13:17 Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan – Kin of the Wild ⭐Show Sponsor: Kienda When you sign up to an account with Kienda use this link to bag yourself a wee discount and help support the show.  Let's face it, you were going to buy a board game anyway 😉 👥Follow Us on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PolyhedronCollider Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polyhedroncollider Threads: https://www.threads.net/@polyhedroncollider 🎧The latest episode is available to listen on the following pod-cast services: iTunes -  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-polyhedron-collider-cast/id1087398150  Spotify -  https://open.spotify.com/show/1rAPFNc5rE6JURNYakNzA3  Amazon - https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/eba45bc5-0a1d-493c-bbbd-024fe5714147/the-polyhedron-collider-cast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@polyhedroncollider  Player FM -  https://player.fm/series/the-polyhedron-collider-cast  Podbay -  http://podbay.fm/show/1087398150  Or you can add the http://polyhedroncollider.libsyn.com/rss Polyhedron Collider Cast RSS feed to your favourite podcast player  Intro and Outro Music: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ qfgi9tua

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• Episode 166 - Rock Hard 1977, Flat Iron, Candela Obscura

  Why not buy a board game from our sponsors Kienda: kienda.co.uk/polyhedroncollider Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content  In Episode 166 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, the gang dives into a mix of worker placement, architecture, victorian horror, and some good old rock and roll. Our fist building block Flat Iron, a 2-player worker placement board game that brings sharp decisions and sizzling tension. Does it have a solid foundation or fall over a dodgy new build. Then we get loud and nostalgic with Rock Hard 1977, a bombastic blend of music, roadies, and 'candy'. It’s all about the rock ‘n roll lifestyle—on a tabletop. Finally, we descend into the dark, arcane world of Candela Obscura, the atmospheric horror RPG from the minds behind Critical Role. We share our thoughts on the setting, the system, and the style—spoiler: we’re intrigued. So tune in for tabletop tales, chaotic banter, and plenty of opinions, as we navigate another stack of games both weird and wonderful. Don't forget We’ll be recording a LIVE episode at UK Games Expo 2025! Come join us on Friday 3 May, heckle us (gently), and join the fun. https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/2153-polyhedron-collider/ We’ve launched a brand-new Polyhedron Collider Discord server! It’s your place to chat games, ask questions, and hang out with fellow listeners. https://discord.gg/RtC25Vf2qA Podcast Contents 00:01:45 Infinity and Army Painter 00:07:02 A new (old) look to polyhedroncollider.com 00:08:47 Polyhedron Live at UK Games Expo 00:11:01 Steve and Rory going to a book signing 00:14:00 Flatiron 00:26:29 Rock Hard 1977 00:48:23 Candela Obscura RPG 01:14:22 Traveller RPG: The Singularity Campaign https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jtas3/traveller-rpg-the-singularity-campaign ⭐Show Sponsor: Kienda When you sign up to an account with Kienda use this link to bag yourself a wee discount and help support the show.  Let's face it, you were going to buy a board game anyway 😉 👥Follow Us on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PolyhedronCollider Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polyhedroncollider Threads: https://www.threads.net/@polyhedroncollider 🎧The latest episode is available to listen on the following pod-cast services: iTunes -  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-polyhedron-collider-cast/id1087398150  Spotify -  https://open.spotify.com/show/1rAPFNc5rE6JURNYakNzA3  Amazon - https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/eba45bc5-0a1d-493c-bbbd-024fe5714147/the-polyhedron-collider-cast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@polyhedroncollider  Player FM -  https://player.fm/series/the-polyhedron-collider-cast  Podbay -  http://podbay.fm/show/1087398150  Or you can add the http://polyhedroncollider.libsyn.com/rss Polyhedron Collider Cast RSS feed to your favourite podcast player  Intro and Outro Music: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ qfgi9tua

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