Polyhedron Collider Episode 171 - Jackpot Set the Reel, Fathom, Cyclades, and Transgalactica

In Episode 171 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, we blast off into space, dive into the depths, battle for ancient Greek supremacy, and try our luck at the slot machine of strategy—all in one beautifully unhinged episode.

We kick things off with Jackpot: Set the Reel, coming to Kickstarter soon. This quick little card game promises to blend slot machines/fruit machines with strategic card play. Jackpot looks light, but is there enough game behind the glitter? We spin the reels and find out. And what the hell is a puggy! We then explore the depth in Fathom, an entry level board game about exploring the depths and cataloguing its divergent wildlife. Bac to the classics, well sort of, as we go in depth on Cyclades: Legendary Edition, the mythological area-control game full of gods, monsters, tactical auctions, and being a bigger dick than Zeus himself. Does it still hold up? And who summoned a Kraken again? And last of all we go to outer space in Transgalactica, a controversial game of going up tracks and colonising space.

Expect the usual dose of board game insight, over analysis, mild nonsense, and just enough arguing to keep things interesting.

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00:00:00 Osprey Games

00:05:00 Peachy Con

00:05:44 Andy's Birthday Con

00:11:13 Jackpot Set the Reel

00:19:40 Take the Throne

00:20:20 Fathom

00:30:35 Cyclades: Legendary Edition

00:44:12 Transgalactica

Intro and Outro Music: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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