***Apologies - we uploaded the wrong version of this track earlier in the week. This is the final edit. Sorry for any confusion caused*** We're back for another Board Talk episode! Netrunner has made us fall in love with the cyberpunk world of Android, so what are the board game tie-ins like? We take a look at New Angeles and Android: Mainframe. www.criticaltwits.com www.soundcloud.com/criticaltwits www.facebook.com/criticaltwits www.twitter.com/critical_twits www.youtube.com/c/criticaltwits
Jan 22, 2017•1 hr 9 min
Brian gives us the lowdown on his first tournament, 2016’s Charity Gift. We also give our tournament tips for new players, and discuss Legacy-style expansion Terminal Directive. Quinns’ Netrunner Tournament Story: https://www.shutupandsitdown.com/playmats-netrunner-story/ Peterborough Netrunners: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1379848778942754/ Jamie’s Terminal Directive Article: http://criticaltwits.com/netrunner-campaign-expansion-announced-terminal-directive/ www.criticaltwits.com www.youtub...
Jan 10, 2017•1 hr 7 min
2016 - a cursed year, a blasted year, a year that shall live in infamy for ages to come. But what about the games of 2016? We look at tabletop and video gaming highlights and lowlights from the last year. https://www.criticaltwits.com https://www.soundcloud.com/criticaltwits https://www.youtube.com/c/criticaltwits https://www.facebook.com/criticaltwits https://www.twitter.com/critical_twits
Jan 04, 2017•1 hr 17 min
Wyrd Games have just launched their Kickstarter campaign for their bigger, pre-assembled version of Malifaux, The Other Side. Will we be backing? Find the Kickstarter campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1334239018/the-other-side-9 www.criticaltwits.com www.soundcloud.com/criticaltwits www.youtube.com/c/criticaltwits www.facebook.com/criticaltwits www.twitter.com/critical_twits
Dec 20, 2016•1 hr 25 min
It’s Christmas, and that means games – all the wrong ones. Let us guide you through the best games to play with friends and family this festive season! We discuss our individual top 5 fun, family-friendly games that are suitable to be played with those poor sad people whose gaming experience doesn’t extend beyond Monopoly, Pictionary, and Scrabble. Use this list and you could transform their lives forever – a regular Christmas miracle! https://www.criticaltwits.com https://www.soundcloud.com/cri...
Dec 13, 2016•1 hr 15 min
Stak Bots is a card game based on battling robots - and the PC version is available now on Steam Greenlight. We review the video game version and talk to Tom, the designer at Dogeared Games responsible for the game, and also get a sneaky peek at his new, as-yet unnamed follow up dice game. If you like this video, let us know, we'll do more! You can also find us at: http://www.criticaltwits.com http://www.soundcloud.com/criticaltwits http://www.facebook.com/criticaltwits http://www.twitter.com/cr...
Dec 11, 2016•15 min
On this week's episode we head to London for Modiphius Entertainment's Dragonmeet Gaming Convention, where we learn all about several new and updated RPGs, including SLA Industries, Star Trek Adventures and the Elite Dangerous Roleplaying Game. We interview the minds behind some exciting board games such as the Luchador Mexican Dice Rolling Game, Codinca, Mined Out, Oligarchy, and a neat card game called Downsize where you try to sack all of your employees while still turning a profit! We also v...
Dec 06, 2016•55 min
This month we bring you the latest in board gaming news – we preview the Dragonmeet Convention, Games Workshop’s return to board gaming with Blood Bowl and Space Hulk, AEG’s Pretense and Light and Dark, the Through the Loop RPG Kickstarter and the return of Kingdom Death, AND we discuss Castles of Burgundy and Fury of Dracula. How do we do it? Rum, apparently. Jamie’s Terminal Directive Article: http://criticaltwits.com/netrunner-campaign-expansion-announced-terminal-directive/ The Double Skulls...
Nov 29, 2016•1 hr 19 min
Shadows of Esteren: Dearg Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1176616619/shadows-of-esteren-a-medieval-horror-rpg-dearg Skyler Nichol can be found at: https://twitter.com/azurethorn http://www.criticaltwits.com http://www.soundcloud.com/criticaltwits http://www.youtube.com/c/criticaltwits http://www.facebook.com/criticaltwits http://www.twitter.com/critical_twits
Nov 15, 2016•2 hr 12 min
Who has been murdering the townsfolk of Gaern and mutilating their bodies, and why? Welcome to our actual play of Shadows of Esteren, the medieval Gothic horror roleplaying game. Esteren is currently kickstarting their brand new campaign book and we've been lucky enough to be run through a full game by one of their team. Enjoy! Shadows of Esteren: Dearg Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/117661…orror-rpg-dearg Skyler Nichol twitter.com/azurethorn www.criticaltwits.com @criticaltwits www.y...
Nov 12, 2016•1 hr 59 min
This week The Twits take on a live one-shot playthrough of the comedy tabletop roleplaying game Goblin Quest by Grant Howitt. It's All Hallows' Eve in the Great Battlecamp and the goblins want to throw the best Halloween party ever! from the spookiest decorations to the sexiest costumes. Now the only thing to figure out is where to get the decorations, the food, the drink, oh, and how to invite the coolest guests in the entire Battlecamp? all without getting themselves horribly murdered! https:/...
Nov 01, 2016•1 hr 41 min
We're back with more Malifaux misadventures - this time, we cover the importance of terrain, from what to use, how to set up, how to use it to maximise your gaming fun, to how to build on the cheap. We also recommend some good suppliers of fancy things, you decadent wastrels, you. Things we mentioned: DarkOps Terrain - https://darkops.myshopify.com/ Sarissa Precision - http://www.sarissa-precision.com/ Mars Attacks Brick Ruins (Mantic Games) - http://www.manticgames.com/mantic-shop/mantic-scener...
Oct 25, 2016•1 hr 17 min
Games that were once confined only to the tabletop but can now be found on PC, consoles or your mobile device, such as Stakbots, Agricola, Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, Netrunner and Games Workshop's Blood Bowl and Talisman. Games inspired by the tradition of tabletop gaming such as Hearthstone. And tabletop games that have been enhanced by the inclusion of a digital component such as Arkham Horror, Mansions of Madness and One Night Ultimate Werewolf! http://www.criticaltwits.com http://www.sound...
Oct 18, 2016•1 hr 30 min
We're back with the second part of our ongoing Netrunner feature. Find out how our noobs, Aaron and Brian, are doing, learn all about our favourite cards, bask in our recommendations for other Netrunner content creators and discover how our 100 game challenge is going. Thanks to Alison, friend of podcast, for her amazing voice over for our new intro! The video is here: https://youtu.be/hkI99B-Hjtk Our first actual play video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzoZuF2w0z4 Brian's decks are here: ht...
Oct 11, 2016•1 hr 55 min
The second in our series covering the basics of tabletop role playing games - this week we cover the Dos and Don'ts of DMing, how to plan an effective campaign and the tools available to help you in running your games! Rob joins us to share his experiences in running a variety of RPG sessions and Brian regales us with amusing tales of campaigns gone awry. And remember, shave the weasel! Punch the bard! Syrinscape: https://syrinscape.com/ Roll20: https://roll20.net/ Non-Player-cards: http://nonpl...
Oct 04, 2016•2 hr 4 min
This week Joe and Jamie head to to the annual Eurogamer Expo, EGX, where they discover shiny lights and queues as far as the eye can see! We also have an update for our Android Netrunner challenge as we catch up with Brian's progress to become tournament ready by Christmas. Finally, we discuss Malifaux and Jamie's recent introduction to the game. www.criticaltwits.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUQ1hqKCFruDCWQjTJzhAg www.facebook.com/criticaltwits www.twitter.com/critical_twits
Sep 27, 2016•58 min
This is Board Talk for September 2017, where the Critical Twits kick back and shoot the breeze about what's new in the world of tabletop gaming. We talk about our visit to the The Den Games Cafe (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI33Ds8nxa_BQKSiZXJT8XA), the split between Fantasy Flight Games and Games Workshop, and the effect of Asmodee's ongoing quest to own all board game companies, ever. www.criticaltwits.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUQ1hqKCFruDCWQjTJzhAg www.facebook.com/criticalt...
Sep 20, 2016•1 hr 24 min
We've jacked in, stimmed up, and we're ready to take on Netrunner! This is the first in our ongoing series where we try to go from script kiddies to black hat hackers. Aaron and Brian are total noobs - under the tutelage of Joe and Jamie, can they get themselves tournament-ready by Christmas? Netrunner Database - https://netrunnerdb.com/ Netrunner subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/Netrunner/ Play Online - http://www.jinteki.net/ www.criticaltwits.com www.twitter.com/critical_twits www.faceboo...
Sep 13, 2016•1 hr 23 min
Malifaux is a brilliant tabletop skirmish game - but it can be intimidating to new players. Let us guide you through how to play, what crews and masters are easy to start with, and how to get good! Useful links: Wyrd Forum: http://themostexcellentandawesomeforumever-wyrd.com/ GMort's Crew Box Soulstones: http://gmortschaotica.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/m2e-starter-set-soulstone-values.html A Wyrd Place: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AWYRDPLACE/ Pull My Finger Wiki: https://pullmyfinger.wikispaces....
Sep 06, 2016•1 hr 44 min
The first in our series covering the basics of tabletop role playing games - we start with the players, and offer up our tips on how to create compelling player characters. We take you through how to consider rules, background, and personality, and fuse the three together to create a fun and interesting character to keep you and your gaming group entertained around the role playing table! www.criticaltwits.com www.twitter.com/critical_twits www.soundcloud.com/criticaltwits Mutant Genlab Alpha re...
Aug 30, 2016•1 hr 46 min
This week sees us take a full, in-depth look at Mutant Year Zero: Genlab Alpha, the post-apocalyptic tabletop role playing game (RPG) from Modiphius and Free League/Fria Ligan. We're proud to have our gaming group's DM, and the group's newest member, join us to give their opinions too. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUQ1hqKCFruDCWQjTJzhAg Facebook: www.facebook.com/criticaltwits Twitter: www.twitter.com/critical_twits
Aug 23, 2016•2 hr 10 min
This week we take a look at the modern board game phenomenon that is the deck building game. We look more closely at Rio Grande's Dominion and Arctic Scavengers, TMG's Cthulhu Realms, and AEG's card crafting game Mystic Vale. Please remember to like, share and subscribe if you've drawn enough resource cards for this turn. Check out our website-in-progress: www.criticaltwits.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/critical_twits Facebook: www.facebook.com/criticaltwits YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/chann...
Aug 16, 2016•1 hr 7 min
This week's podcast looks at all the fun you can have with skill-based flicking games, as well as puns on the word "flicking". We check out Brain Games' Ice Cool, Gamewright's Cube Quest, and Repos Production's Terror In Meeple City (formerly known as Rampage). Disclaimer: A review copy of Ice Cool was kindly provided by Brain Games at the UK Games Expo. Check out our website-in-progress: www.criticaltwits.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/critical_twits YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUQ...
Aug 09, 2016•58 min
This month we take a proper look at the seven new masters in Malifaux's upcoming Ripples of Fate supplement - the Guild's Nellie Cochrane, the Ten Thunders' Asami Tanaka, the Resurrectionists' Reva, the Outcasts' Parker Barrows, the Gremlins' Zipp, the Arcanists' Sandeep Desai, and the Neverborn's Titania. We also fill you in on the latest developments in our ongoing Shifting Loyalties campaign. Which master are you most looking forward to? Contents: Intro: 00:00 Nellie: 08:17 Asami: 16:20 Reva:...
Aug 02, 2016•1 hr 17 min
This week we discuss the gaming phenomenon that is Pokemon Go, one of the most popular mobile games ever - but is it actually any good? Let us know what you think in the comments! Twitter: twitter.com/Critical_Twits YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUQ1hqKCFruDCWQjTJzhAg Facebook: facebook.com/criticaltwits
Jul 26, 2016•1 hr 21 min
In this episode we ask: WTF is going on with Games Workshop? We were all huge Games Workshop fans (one of us even managed a GW store) but none of us are active any more - we ask whether it's us or GW that has changed, why, and what could bring us back to the fold. Tweet things at us: www.twitter.com/critical_twits Facebook us: www.facebook.com/criticaltwits Tube our You: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUQ1hqKCFruDCWQjTJzhAg
Jul 19, 2016•1 hr 19 min
We take a long, hard look at the news in this week's podcast and wonder: what would Brexit be like if it was a board game? Let us know what you think in the comments! Twitter: https://twitter.com/critical_twits Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CriticalTwits/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUQ1hqKCFruDCWQjTJzhAg
Jul 12, 2016•40 min
In this week's podcast we take a trip through three of video games' latest haunted houses - Capcom's Resident Evil 7: Beginning Hour, Kitty Horrorshow's Anatomy, and Fullbright Co.'s Gone Home. Spoilers abound, so use the contents to avoid them if needs be! 8:00 – Resident Evil 7: Beginning Hour by Capcom 9-15:45 – Resi Spoilers 21:45 – Anatomy by Kitty Horrorshow 28:25-37:55 – Anatomy Spoilers 39:00 – Indie vs AAA 45:30 – Gone Home by Fullbright Co. 48:00 – 1:08:30 – Gone Home Spoilers 1:11:00 ...
Jul 05, 2016•1 hr 26 min
Join us for our monthly Malifaux podcast rundown for June 2016! This month we're looking at the upcoming Masters for Ripples of Fate, and continue with explaining our choice of Masters in our ongoing Shifting Loyalties campaign. Twitter: twitter.com/critical_twits YouTube: Facebook: facebook.com/criticaltwits
Jun 28, 2016•1 hr 30 min
We went to the UK games Expo, we saw a lot of dice, but did we conquer? Find out here as Friend of Podcast Joe Lewin relives his UK Dice Masters Nationals 2016 experience, and interviews the charming Dice Masters blogger True Mister Six and Dice Masters champion Ben Said Scott. True Mister Six's Dice Master's Blog, Brit Roller Six: https://britrollersix.wordpress.com/ Joe's Guest Blog Post: https://britrollersix.wordpress.com/2016/06/15/special-guest-post-joseph-lewin-from-the-critical-twits-pod...
Jun 21, 2016•1 hr 55 min
