A new episode has been added to the database: D's Journal: Kingdom Hearts (Abridged Episode 50)

A new episode has been added to the database: Episode 50: Kingdom Hearts

by Whymme

Two weeks ago I attended TobCon, a yearly convention in London that is purely dedicated to Warhammer FRP. It’s the twenty-something edition now, and I have attended most of them. By now, it has mainly become a yearly gathering of friends; for the next one, I’m looking forward as much to seeing them again as to the actual games.
As for the subject; the single focus on one game and one setting allows people to experiment, to look at the underlighted nooks and crannies of the setting where general scenarios normally don’t go. We’ve had scenarios where the players were witches discussing the fate of a village, where they were Skaven or cultists betraying each other, or mutants with superhero powers.
It’s also nice that players are invested in the game and know the setting. They already know who the gods of the world are, what to expect when a scenario is set in a region like Sylvania or a city like Marienburg, what the general level of magic is, and so on. Players are on the same page and don’t need lengthy introductions, so games can have a flying start.
And because everyone knows the setting and (most of) the published adventures, they also provide inspiration for scenarios. I played in a weekend-long campaign that bared the motivations of councillor Oldenhaller, who featured in the introductory scenario in the first edition of the game, and which also included several other pieces of the setting of that first edition, which had become lost in subsequent ones ( like the Gods of Law). It gave a feeling of nostalgia for those who knew first edition, and I would say that that would have been impossible during a more generic con.
In The Enemy Within campaign, an important piece of background is the unknown fate of an expedition into the Grey Mountains, led by Crown Prince Hergard von Tasseninck. I wrote and ran a scenario of what happened to that expedition. And again, this scenario got some extra weight because the players knew if that expedition, and now got an answer to their questions about it.

Next to these cons, I’ve also visited a few AmberCons (although that was a long time ago). It’s the same story. People who know each other from previous cons, the common background (here mainly provided by the Zelazny books on Amber that are the base of the RPG) allowing for scenarios that investigate, deepen, or parody that background.

If you have a favourite RPG, I can certainly recommend visiting a convention centered on that RPG.

A new episode has been added to the database: Barovia V #9 A Momentary Diversion on the Road to the Old Bone Grinder

by KingChrysanthos

An item RPG Item: Colostle - A Solo RPG Adventure has been added to the geeklist 2026 RPGG Challenge: Play Five RPGs You Have Never Played Before (Each At Least Once)

by Steve Tudor

Youtube Video

[MP3]https://traffic.libsyn.com/polyhedroncollider/193_-_Alls_Wel...|Polyhedron Collider 193 - All’s Well That Ends, Space Lab, Akropolis Expansions, & Invincible RPG[/MP3]

In Episode 193 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, the boys from PHC dive into another round of board game and tabletop RPG reviews. Andy has been to Scotland, and while washing down yet another square slice with a can of Irn Bru he got a good look at Call of Cthulhu: Old Ones Origins, the remake of Forbidden Stars coming from Chaosium. We then have an upfront look of All's Well that Ends, a new Gloomhaven-esque fantasy battler that got our wallets worried at UK Games Expo.

We then hit a couple of lighter games from our friends at Hatchette, with reviews of Space Lab, Akropolis: Athena, and Akropolis: Pantheon.

To round things off, we don our spandex and become superheroes in Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying, the latest TTRPG from Free Leaugue.

As always, expect tabletop game reviews, arguments about custard, strong opinions and the usual Polyhedron Collider nonsense as the boys work their way through another stack of cardboard and dice.

And don’t forget—you can join the discussion over on our https://discord.gg/RtC25Vf2qA.

Games Mentioned
0:00:00 Tabletop Scotland
00:04:32 Call of Cthulhu: Old Ones Origins https://gamefound.com/en/projects/chaosium/call-of-cthulhu-o...
00:11:13 Airecon 2027 https://www.airecon.co.uk/tickets
00:13:34 More Yorkshire Pudding
00:17:42 Plays With Soldiers Painting competition https://fb.me/e/4Kh9dHoBM
Tyneside Games Expo https://www.tynesidegamesexpo.co.uk/
00:19:16 All's Well That Ends https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1144games/alls-well-tha...
00:31:42 Space Lab
00:38:54 Akropolis: Athena and Akropolis: Pantheon
00:48:22 Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying

⭐Show Sponsor: E Toys World
When you sign up to an account with E Toys World use this link [https://www.etoysworld.co.uk/discount/PHC10] to bag yourself a wee discount and help support the show. Let's face it, you were going to buy a board game anyway 😉

For a 10% discount at Tabletop Dominion (the amazing makers of the dice cubes), go to tabletopdominion.com/POLYHEDRONCOLLIDER or use the code POLYHEDRONCOLLIDER at checkout

?Follow Us on Social Media
Facebook
Instagram
Threads

?The latest episode is available to listen on the following pod-cast services:

iTunes
Player FM
Podbay.FM
Spotify
Amazon
YouTube

Or you can add the 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/

by Serpentine_C

Never have, but it sounds fun for the right game/system.

by Serpentine_C

Related Item: Loner: Another Solo RPG - 3rd Edition

Better late than never! Welcome!

by dobrazil

An item Board Game Publisher: Alkonost has been added to the geeklist Solitaire Games on Your Table -- September 2026

by pahoota

Related Item: GURPS The Prisoner

Great find! One of my grail books.

by wildthayne

An item GeekList: Microbadge Links has been added to the geeklist Microbadge Shopping — 100 per Day, Every Day for a Month!?

by mudshark_baby

Related Item: VideoGameGeek News

Crikey. I'd be hard-pressed to say my favourite.

I'd have to think about time-sunk.

Burnout Paradise - X360 - so much variety in gameplay. I loved them all. Bought it again as PS4 for my PS5.

Dirt Rally 2.0 / Codemasters' WRC - PS4/PS5 - I love to rally, so challenging to shave seconds off previous runs of a stage or stages etc.

Left 4 Dead / Left 4 Dead II - haven't played this in years - X360 - but… not only was it incredibly exciting, Adrenalin-pumping but I recall the 4 in your team were made up with NPC/ AI players if you didn't have the full compliment.

This is unlike the current trend of forcing you to play only with human players.

Also each game took us about an hour, I think, which was perfect for a night of fun. And they bloody supported it with either daily/weekly/monthly variants - I can't recall.

Lonely Mountains: Downhill - PS4/5 - very cool to find shortcuts to shave off time on this MTB deathtrap game.

Mirror's Edge - X360 - I have never again experienced anything quite like this parkour game. It is just so smooth. I never finished it because I got stuck in a room with fans in it which I couldn't get past, even in the end with online guides 😢. DICE should have been showered with money and gifts for this. Shame.

Uncharted series - PS4/5 - still not finished them all but love how this made/makes me feel. Back to a time of Tomb Raider but much more open, keeping it simple with a great cinematic story.

I own so many games I still haven't played, that I have enough to play until I die. Hopefully, they will all load and haven't turned to bricks.

Currently playing: - PS5 - Silent Hill f and have Townfall coming this month, I can't wait. I never played SH until f, so not bothered by the controversy of fighting.

I think it's so spooky and keeps me on edge. I'm tempted to get the SH 2 remake to see how they differ.

:M: :B: