It's been 10 years since Steve, Jon and Andy sat round a table after a few beers and recorded the very first episode of the Polyhedron Collider Cast. In the past 10 years we've reviewed hundreds of board games and tabletop roleplaying games, brought on two new hosts (Rory and Sid) and recorded nearly 200 episodes of ramshackle gaming nonsense.

To celebrate we decided to revisit our favourite games of all time, the games we constantly want to play. So here's to another 10 years!

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Podcast Contents

00:00:00 Welcome and banter 00:04:23 Mansions of Madness: Second Edition 00:08:05 Nemesis, Nemesis: Lockdown, and Nemesis: Retaliation 00:15:48 Pandemic and Pandemic: Legacy 00:22:12 Dungeons & Dragons 00:28:48 7 Wonders Duel 00:32:38 Secret Identity and Stomp the Plank 00:41:16 Trickerion: Legends of Illusion 00:47:34 Star Wars: Rebellion 00:53:20 Galaxy Trucker 00:57:28 Ark Nova 01:02:18 Coriolis: The Third Horizon 01:11:28 Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game and Unfathomable 01:18:30 Kingdom Death: Monster 01:25:15 Tony Towns 01:27:55 Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon

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Andy sits down for a relaxed chat with legendary board game designer Vital Lacerda, designer of amazing games such as The Gallerist, On Mars, and Speakeasy. They chat about influential designers, board games design philosophy, and the true identity of Sandra!

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In Episode 179 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, the hype machine is fully powered up as we list the board games (and tabletop roleplaying games) that we are most excited to play in 2026. From big-name designers and blockbuster Kickstarters to intriguing indie releases and mysterious teasers, we dig into the titles that already have us clearing shelf space.

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Podcast Contents

00:05:26 Bretwalda and World Order

00:09:21 Baghdad: The City of Peace

00:10:23 Revenant

00:13:03 Floe

00:18:21 The Great Library

00:20:00 Earth Express, Developing Earth and Perch Expansion

00:21:06 Kalypso

00:24:12 Kingdom Death: Monster – Campaigns of Death Expansion

00:29:08 Secret Societies

00:34:17 Endeavor: Deep Sea – Uncharted Waters

00:36:03 Untitled Fabio Lopiano and Mandela Fernández-Grandon game

00:37:30 Horror on the Orient Express, Miskatonic Tales, and Avalon: The Riven Veil

00:41:26 Container

00:47:06 STORM: Strategy in Motion

00:51:08 Shackleton Base: Below. Within. Above. and Ark Nova 3rd edition

00:52:36 Brass: Pittsburgh

00:53:27 Dying Light: The Board Game and Silver Coin: Age of Monster Hunters

00:57:09 Merryshire Detective Club RPG and The Pioneer RPG: Explore the Solar System

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It's that time of year again! In this special episode of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, we look back at 2025 and count down the best board games and roleplaying games that hit our tables over the past twelve months.

From heavyweight Euros and razor-sharp two-player duels to narrative epics and unforgettable RPG moments, we break down the games that stood out, surprised us, and refused to leave our gaming tables.

Whether you're building your wish list, arguing with your friends, or just enjoying a bit of end-of-year tabletop reflection, this episode is a celebration of everything that made 2025 a great year to be a gamer.

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Podcast Contents

00:04:00 The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship

00:08:15 Fighting Fantasy Adventures

00:13:37 Andy's Insert of Choice Award - Altay, Luthier, Rival Cities, Leaders

00:16:53 Nemesis Retaliation

00:20:10 Molly House

00:25:16 Star Wars: Battle of Hoth

00:29:03 Ponzi Scheme

00:33:56 Inventions: Evolution of Ideas and House of Fado

00:37:30 Ayar

00:39:59 Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan

00:46:52 Call of Cthulhu: The Sutra of Pale Leaves - Twin Suns Rising

00:51:16 Covenant

00:58:09 The White Castle Duel

01:01:03 Galactic Cruise

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In Episode 177 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, the lads dive into four wildly different games—ranging from cinematic sci-fi terror to cosy druidic engine-building—with all the usual banter, questionable metaphors, and unsolicited opinions.

We start at high altitude with Vantage, the new epic story based exploration game from Jamey Stegmaier and Stonemaier Games. Can we finally have a Stonemaier game that Andy actually likes? We then travel over the Misty Mountains and go full diggy diggy hole in Covenant from Devir, a worker placement game that is tight on actions and full of theme. Things then become calmer (and significantly greener) as we explore The Druids of Edora—a colourful, dice placement game from Stefan Feld. And finally, we head directly into the vents with our smart rifles ready to rock for Nemesis: Retaliation, the latest addition to Awaken Realms' survival-horror series. Expect panic, betrayal, epic alien encounters, and a weirdly sexy alien.

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Podcast Contents

00:02:52 Vantage

00:23:35 Covenant

00:42.27 The Druids of Edora

00:57:55 Nemesis: Retaliation

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Sid and Rory sit down for a chat about some board games that they've been playing with their kids.

00:01:53 Spy Guy Fantasy

00:10:30 Under the Mango Tree

00:17:04 MicroMacro: Kids – Crazy City Park

00:26:36 Flow

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In Episode 176 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, the lads tackle a monster lineup of games covering curses, canals, castles, and cyberpunk chaos. From deep Euros to dicey duels and dystopian roleplay, it's a feast of cardboard, neon and noodles.

Hot from our painting challenge, we start with dark rituals and wicked words of Malediction in this spell-slinging game of grimdark miniature combat. Then it's onto Wroth, the latest offering from Chip Theory games; a dice pool area control game that full of neon colours.

Things calm down (sort of) with the charming card game Canal Houses, all about building along the waterways of Amsterdam. Beautifully thematic, deeply puzzly, and wetter than a typical UK summer.

Next up, we turn the dials and stoke the engines in Steam Power, a game that puts logistics and efficiency at the heart of its design—perfect for anyone who loves their cubes neatly aligned. But we can't help feel we've played it before.

And in The White Castle Duel, Two players enter the castle, one player leaves (hopefully with honour intact). We test the head-to-head version of The White Castle and see if it captures the elegance and crunch of the original.

Finally, we step into the neon rain for the Blade Runner RPG withe the second case file Fiery Angels, diving into a world of mystery, moral choices, and melancholy monologues. Expect less shooting, more brooding.

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Podcast Contents

00:07:15 Malediction

00:14:15 Wroth

00:25:00 Canal Houses

00:30:12 Steam Power

00:40:52 Terra Mystica

00:43:15 The White Castle Duel

00:51:45 Blade Runner RPG: Case File 02 - Fiery Angels

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We may have already put out a Spiel Essen preview list, but in this episode we talk about some games coming to Essen that we have actually played, including a hot of the press review of Ayar: Children of the Sun, the latest euro board game from Fabio Lopiano and Mandela Fernandez-Grandon. We also work as struggling artists in Bohemiums, race across space and try not to get blown up in Galaxy Trucker: Do What?!, and solve ancient maths puzzles in cutesy family game Kingdom Crossing.

But wait, there's more, we also attempt to rule Rome in Æterna, discover the stars in Galileo Galilei, and recreate the one of the most awesome battle scenes in Star Wars Battle for Hoth.

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Podcast Contents

00:11:12 Galaxy Trucker: Do What?!

00:14:46 Kingdom Crossing

00:19:04 Ayar: Children of the Sun

00:40:17 Æterna (Aeturna)

00:50:47 Galileo Galilei

01:01:45 Battle for Hoth

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Spiel Essen 2025 is just two weeks away, so Andy and Steve take us through their top picks for the show, picking out the best board games that have tickled our fancy and that we hope to play in the near future.

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Games Mentioned

00:03:57 SETI: Space Agencies 00:07:44 Trickerion: Anniversary Edition and Revenant 00:08:46 Manhattan Project: Energy Empire 00:12:34 Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock 00:14:52 Breaking Moon 00:18:20 The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth – Allies 00:20:08 The White Castle Duel 00:23:17 Miskatonic Tales: Journey to Innsmouth 00:25:41 Era of Atlantis 00:31:02 Tianxia and Thebai 00:38:30 Ayar: Children of the Sun 00:43:06 Ada's Dream, Baghdad: The City of Peace, and Barbecubes

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In Episode 174 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, we dig into Earth, Leaders, Prowl: Clans & Cunning, and Classified Information—a mix of ecosystems, animal politics, and top-secret espionage, with the usual Collider banter along the way.

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In Episode 174 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, the boys dig into some very different tabletop experiences—from lush engine-building to sneaky strategy and top-secret dossiers.

First is Leaders, quite literally hot off the press from Tabletop Scotland Then we get our hands dirty with Earth, the card-driven tableau builder where ecosystems bloom and combos flourish. We then engage in a little two-player espionage in Classified Information and provoke all out chaos in Prowl: Clans & Cunning

Alongside the reviews, there's the usual Collider mix of banter, tangents, and questionable metaphors (and of course discussions about the best motorway).

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Podcast Contents

00:02:00 Tabletop Scotland 00:05:19 Leaders 00:13:59 The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship 00:17:51 Earth 00:32:50 Classified Information 00:46:38 Prowl: Clans & Cunning

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