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It's just another routine day aboard the USCSS Theseus. Oh wait, nope - it's been infested with aliens! Can a squad of brave Colonial Marines clear out the nest and save the day? Highlights include:
- 25% Shed Babies
- Alien tails give me no end of stress
- Mark hasn't ever seen Predator... because it's invisible
- My entire Marine squad = one Alien Queen
- There could be scope for utter bastardry
- I am king of the gun jam
- When you attack a load of aliens and realise you only have a combat knife
- It has lots in common with games we've played before... like... dice
- I think you'll find Ripley does make some tight turns in the APC actually
In this week's minisode, we discuss the merits of making your own board games (in a lovable, childlike way, not a moneygrabbing Kickstarter bastard way). Highlights include:
- Gary Potter is a chavvy Slytherin
- Mark was brought up in a cellar
- You can just put your own face on stuff
- Look out for 'Trains and Potholes' in a game shop near you!
- Made your own game? Want Mark to slag it off? Get in touch!
- Mark is suddenly a Guantanamo Bay expert...
We've signed up with NorTec, and our base is under attack! Can we keep the HQ intact through the waves of alien monstrosities? Highlights include:
- I experience major diagram woes
- We get Patrick on the phone
- We pitch Game Chooser App Mega
- Mark does his best Holographic Museum Woman voice
- Stock up on fodder
- We experience a confluence of effluence
- Gary Potter??
Aliens are dropping out of orbit all over the shop, and Earth's last hope is... us. Basically, kiss the planet goodbye! Highlights include:
- Bunty gets fan mail
- Watch out for Floaters
- Mark ruins the order of things
- I forgot the atmospheric music
- Mark can't tell the difference between figures and tokens
- Our budgeting is a total mess
- We basically lost because of Asia
We join The Consortium and blast back in time to the roaring twenties... Can we stop a temporal fault being created in a French mental asylum? Highlights include:
- Imagine Source Code and Quantum Leap had a baby...
- Also imagine Exit and House Of Danger had a baby...
- Never investigate suspicious grunting
- Watch out for manticores
- Where's the croquet?
- I forgot my cocaine addiction
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