Rick is joined by Samuel and Tom L who have been to the UK Games expo this year.  We also chat about games we've played recently  -

• Web of Spies

Rick and special guest Dom chat about board games.

Dom then give us his top 10 and bottom 10 mechanisms in games!

Games discussed - 

Little Town

Bites

Saga of the Northmen

Ransom Notes

Rick and Tom Coldron chat about boardgames then Tom talks about Airecon 2024 in Harrogate.

Games discussed - 

Sheriff of Nottingham

Dixit

Food Chain Magnate

Trajan

Hanamakoji

Rick is joined by Tom Lovewell and Tom Coldron to chat about the games we have been playing recently.  We then talk about our first steps into the gaming hobby.

Games discussed - 

Ticket to Ride - Legends of the West (No spoilers!)

Aurum

Chimera

Seasons

Doctor Who - Time of the Daleks

Doctor Who - Battle For The Universe

Rick lists his top 10 board games of all time.  He also goes through Traceys top 10 favourites.

Before we started the Podcast, we recorded a few test episodes which were never released.  Here is a clip from 'Episode 0' where Sam S, Rick and Tom C chat about games we played - all the way back in 2019!

This is a short mini-episode to celebrate our main full length Podcast reaching 50 epsiodes long.

In this bonus episode, Tom L tells us about the best Skirmish/War/Miniature games currently on the market.  He makes some recommendations for all abilities and price levels.

Tom’s top 10 info

If I was buying a miniature game for christmas - what would I buy?

Name

Manufacturer

Are there free rules

Starter box price

Starter Force price

In Top 10?

Sports

Subbuteo

Hasbro

Y

£35

£13.50

Blood Bowl

Games Workshop

N

£95

£32

Y

Rumbleslam

TT Combat

Y

£45

£25

Dreadball

Mantic

Y

£50

£25

Overdrive

Mantic

Y

£50

Car Wars

Steve Jackson Games

N

£72

Aero/ space

Wings of Glory

Ares Games

Y

£60

£15-20 per plane

Blood Red Skies

Warlord Games

Y

£60

£35 per squadron

X-Wing

Atomic Mass Games

Y

£70

£24-£48 per unit

Y

Dropfleet Commander

TT Combat

Y

£60

£40 fleet £100 battleforce

Naval

Blood & Plunder, & Oak & Iron

Firelock Games

Y

£50

£25-£35

Cruel Seas, &

Warlord Games

N

£60

£100 full fleet

Sails of Glory

Ares Games

Y

£90

£15-30

Dystopian Wars

Warcradle Studios

Y

£95

£32-45

Y

Squad

Dead Man’s hand

Great Escape Games

Y*

£45

£20 per gang

Y

Marvel - Crisis Protocol

Atomic Mass Games

Y

£100

£25-40

Harry Potter - Wizarding Duels

Knight Models

Y

£85

£47

Batman  miniatures Game

Knight Models

Y

£95

£50-75

Moonstone

Goblin King Games

Y

£65

£32

Warhammer Underworlds

Games Workshop

Y

£65

£26

Massed

Battles

Warhammer 40,000 & Horus Heresy

Games Workshop

Y

£40-£120

£95

Age of Sigmar

Games Workshop

N

£35-£110

£80

Warmachine/Hordes

Privateer Press

Y

£165

Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game 

Games Workshop

Y

£125

£55

Star Wars Legion

Atomic Mass Games

Y

£120

£75 -£150

Kings of War

Mantic

Y

£85

£35/£80/£120

Y

Conquest

Para Bellum Games

Y

£160

£130

Bolt Action

Warlord Games

N

£90

£100

Firefight

Mantic

Y

£95

£75

6-10mm (epic scale)

Monsterpocalypse

Privateer Press

Y

£47

Flames Of War & Team Yankee

Battlefront

N

£50

£70-£90

BattleTech

Catalyst Games Labs

Y

£50-£80

£20-£35

Y

Adeptus Titanicus & Legions Imperialis

Games Workshop

N & Y

£105 / £120

£50-£70

Dropzone Commander

TT Combat

Y

£45

£35

Pike & Shotte

Warlord Games

N

£95-£110

Y

Necromunda

Games Workshop

N

£105

£30

Kill Team

Games Workshop

Y (ish)

£65

£37.50

Deadzone

Mantic

Y

£95

£27.50

Star Wars - Shatterpoint

Atomic Mass Games

Y

£165

£50

Fallout: Wasteland Warfare

Modiphius

Y

£70

£45

Infinity

Corvus Belli

Y

£110

£80

Y

Mythos

Warcradle Studios

Y

N

£39

Wild West Exodus

Warcradle Studios

Y

£94

£39

Carnevale

TTCombat

Y

£65

£25

Malifaux

Wyrd Games

Y

£90

£55

Y

Warcry

Games Workshop

Y

£65

£30

Elder Scrolls

Modiphius

Y

£45

Vanguard

Mantic

N

N

£35

Frostgrave

Osprey Games

N

2x £15

Y

This is an extra bonus episode in celebration of our 50th Anniversary podcast episode.  In this mini episode, Rick chats to club member Phil about one of his other hobbies, speedrunning.

Links -

https://tasvideos.org/

https://www.speedrun.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2k69KENvQNc1FTObM5uGlg

We are now 50 episodes old!  Thank you to all our listeners for keeping us going!  In this episode, Rick, Samuel, Tom L and Tom C all chat about the board games we have been playing recently.

Then we chat about our favourite video games.

Games discussed - 

• Rome In A Day

Rick and Tom Lovewell chat about some of the games we have been playing this month.  Then we talk about the Golden Age of Board Gaming.

Games discussed - 

Lancaster Big Box

Expeditions

Flash Point Fire Rescue

Stone Age