00:00 - Expo Discussion 5:39 - Guild Ball Season 2 29:37 - Geeknson 52:03 - Syrinscape 1:10:39 - Sleeper: Orphans of the Cold War 1:28:38 - Escape The Nightmare 1:42: 55 - The Networks Rejoice, the second coming is here! The second coming of our UK Games Expo coverage podcast that is. We have interviews with, and discussion of, Guild Ball's Season 2, Geeknson gaming tables and accessories, Syrinscape RPG soundscapes, Sleeper's dark tabletop RPG stylings, Escape The Nightmare's uniquely disturbin...
Jun 17, 2016•2 hr 5 min
CONTENTS: Expo Discussion 00:00 Lantern: Lost In the Dark: 13:56 Oligarchy CCG: 37:39 Arcane Blaster Casters: 1:17:22 This week we discuss our experience of the 2016 UK Games Expo and bring forth a mighty collection of interviews and recommendations. We talk about how we found the Expo and highlight some upcoming game releases. These include our game of the show, No Loading Required's, Lantern: Lost in the Dark., which you can find at 13:56. An exciting new CCG by Entropic Games, Oligarchy, whic...
Jun 14, 2016•1 hr 47 min
The Critical Twits caught up with comedian John Robertson, creator of the Dark Room, at the 2016 UK Games Expo for an interview. We talk games, underpants, tattoos, and life in general with this incredibly funny man. Find John Robertson here: http://www.thejohnrobertson.com/ Find us on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Critical_Twits Find the end of the rainbow and defeat the angry leprechaun to win a pot of gold! Your mileage may vary.
Jun 10, 2016•1 hr 35 min
Friend of Podcast, Joe, takes us through some of the tactics and teams needed for hardcore competitive Dice Masters, in preparation for the UK National Championships at the UK Games Expo. You can find our first Dice Masters podcast, an introduction to the game, here: https://soundcloud.com/criticaltwits/ep-23-dice-masters
May 31, 2016•1 hr 9 min
A preview of the UK Games Expo held at the NEC in Birmingham where we discuss the games and events we are most looking forward to, alongside revelations about our anti-social attitudes. We'll be tweeting live on the day through @Critical_Twits , please message us if you would like to meet up and play games on the day or just talk at us. If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a like, subscribe, or check out our YouTube gaming channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUQ1hqKCFruDCWQjTJzhAg
May 24, 2016•1 hr 5 min
We're back with the third round of our Malifaux: Shifting Loyalties campaign log, and this week we're looking at the variant rules, the boards we've built, and linking our campaign to our brand-new Through The Breach tabletop role playing game campaign. Enjoy! Twitter: https://twitter.com/Critical_Twits YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUQ1hqKCFruDCWQjTJzhAg
May 17, 2016•42 min
Brian and Aaron take a long hard look at two player games Hive, Crokinole, and Aeronauts, as well as some video games for two. If you enjoy this podcast, please like, share, and subscribe. Twitter: https://twitter.com/critical_twits
May 10, 2016•1 hr 8 min
We loved Dark Souls 1 and Bloodborne, and most of us hated Dark Souls 2. Only Brian played Demon's Souls, and he knows nothing. So, what do we think of the first part of Dark Souls 3?
May 03, 2016•1 hr 19 min
This week we learn to play Wizkid's Dicemasters with the assistance of our friend Joe. Is the collectable card effort worth the money? We will ever play this again? Importantly, is it fun? If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a like, subscribe, or check out our YouTube gaming channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUQ1hqKCFruDCWQjTJzhAg You can tweet us at www.twitter.com/Critical_Twits
Apr 26, 2016•44 min
Find the first part here: https://soundcloud.com/criticaltwits/critical-twits-podcast-18-malifaux-shifting-loyalties-campaign-pt1 Welcome to the second part of our Malifaux Shifting Loyalties campaign, where we discuss our second round, carnivorous plants, and offer up our tips, tactics and advice! Find our gaming channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUQ1hqKCFruDCWQjTJzhAg
Apr 19, 2016•1 hr 4 min
This week the Critical Twits Weigh and Measure the Playstation 4 exclusive action RPG Bloodborne. Does it hold up after nearly a year? And is it destined to be just a sad, forgotten precursor to Dark Souls 3?
Apr 12, 2016•1 hr 21 min
CThis podcast we compete to recommend games that the other Twits need to play. This episode is a treasure-trove of some of our favourite games and the source of a really awkward argument about jam. Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Critical_Twits Find us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUQ1hqKCFruDCWQjTJzhAg Find us in real life and we will run way. We scare easily, but we'll be back, and in greater numbers...
Apr 05, 2016•1 hr 37 min
Join us for a podcast run-down of the most disappointing moments in gaming. Featuring sadness, upset, and swearing.
Mar 29, 2016•1 hr 11 min
This week we invite our good friends Joe, James, and Rob to join us for the start of our Malifaux: Shifting Loyalties campaign. We're missing Colin but more than make up for it with a detailed explanation of Shifting Loyalties, tales of past campaigns, and a run-through of all the action from the first round of the campaign.
Mar 22, 2016•51 min
This week we discuss three of our favourite puzzle board games; Dimension, Dixit and Mysterium. Prepare for your minds to be blown (or at least gently caressed).
Mar 15, 2016•46 min
This week we Weigh and Measure Batman Arkham Knight and ask, does it make a suitable end for Rocksteady's Batman series? If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a like, subscribe, or check out our YouTube gaming channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUQ1hqKCFruDCWQjTJzhAg
Mar 08, 2016•1 hr 18 min
Games of all kinds are a great way to meet new people, real or fictional. We discuss the ways that different types of game portray, encourage, and reward relationships within them, what they get right, and what they get wrong.
Mar 01, 2016•1 hr 33 min
We left our intrepid anti-heroes in the midst of an explosion. Who will triumph in our blood-soaked Western of betrayal, bullets, and bad, bad bastards? If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a like, subscribe, or check out our YouTube gaming channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUQ1hqKCFruDCWQjTJzhAg
Feb 23, 2016•47 min
A live playthrough of the tabletop roleplaying game Fiasco from Bully Pulpit Games. We build our very own Wild West scenario and watch it all inevitably fall apart. Aaron bullies, Brian schemes, and Colin is surprisingly good at accents.
Feb 16, 2016•1 hr 22 min
Join us as we introduce you to the tabletop roleplaying hobby! Everything you ever needed to get started, and a tonne of tips for those that already have. Plus, in true RPG fashion, we flesh out our meagre backstories for your amusement.
Feb 09, 2016•1 hr 23 min
We run the rule over miniature skirmish/football game hybrid Guild Ball - is it a critical hit or miss? We discuss rules and models, do some chanting, sing a little song and Brian runs a bonus "Banter!" round that was meant to be ironic until he got way too into it. The shame, the shame, shame...
Feb 03, 2016•1 hr 19 min
Welcome to our first comedy special, combining tales from the wastes of Fallout 4 with our own Mutant Radio station and a good old-fashioned singalong at the end.
Jan 26, 2016•36 min
A new irregular segment where we dive in deeper then a lead-lined Jacques Cousteau and give you the comprehensive long view review of a recent game. This time: Fallout 4. We've wandered the waste, recycled a whole load of dirty ashtrays and searched in vain for a story to believe in, just for you. Enjoy!
Jan 19, 2016•1 hr 35 min
Was 2015 a good year for games? Is 2016 worth getting excited about? Will the Twits be able to cope with a doing this live? Will we ever learn to stop overusing rhetorical questions? Tweet us on @Critical_Twits with your favourite games of the last year, and what you're most looking forward to in 2016!
Jan 05, 2016•1 hr 4 min
This week the Critical Twits discuss the Modiphius convention, Dragonmeet! We go gaga for Guild Ball, dig Devil's Run, expound upon X-Corp, admire the Amberden Affair, and ruminate on our next roleplay game (marvellous Mindjammer or lovely Laundry Files). Also, watch out for asthmatic dragons...
Dec 16, 2015•1 hr 24 min
This week we break open the secrets of the Malifaux starter set. We marvel at Colin's ability to handle tiny things, revel in Brian's enthusiam and find out Aaron has learned to love again.
Dec 02, 2015•1 hr 55 min
Part two of the science fiction special, where we talk tabletop RPGs: Star Wars and Paranoia. Critial Twits Top Tips appears to explain how to make combat fun and engaging in role playing sessions. We also discuss what happened to the Halo series and our feelings about Metal Gear Solid 5. We explore Colin's cruelty as dungeon master, feel the emotion humans call sadness at the discovery clone Aaron has never played science fiction based RPGs, while Brian ensures trolls are put in their place.
Nov 23, 2015•1 hr 31 min
*Warning* Spoilers for Risk Legacy from 56 minutes to 1 hour and 14 minutes.*Warning ends* Using technology that would make 1950's sci-fi authors run screaming, we talk about something the same decade would find old hat, boardgames. We discuss Arctic Scavengers, Twilight Imperium, Risk Legacy and Cosmic Encounter. Colin reveals himself as an evil time traveller, who still gets numbers wrong. We forgot to implant the shame gene into Aaron's clone replacement. Brian becomes obsessed with opening b...
Nov 13, 2015•1 hr 33 min
We've found a small place of safety. Please listen to us tell our tales of whether Dark Souls was scarier than Bloodborne. We also discuss Betrayal at House on the Hill and Arkham Horror, hoping that one day a boardgame will make us as scared as we feel right now! Please tweet @Critical_Twits to sate our captor's desires. Thanks to midimagician for Fire Burning Loop noise. Thanks to DiscoveryME for Glitch & Static 01 noise. Thanks to Sea Fury for Monster noise.
Nov 06, 2015•57 min
Have the Twits survived? Listen now to find out! Covering horrific video games of all stripes, and puns. A life-threateningly large number of puns... Thanks to esperri for Chainsaw noise.
Nov 03, 2015•1 hr 3 min
