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In Episode 169 of the Polyhedron Collider Cast, we’re back to the normal format with a jam-packed episode full of cardboard strategy, wooden meeples, and the occasional alcahol related tangent. We’ve got three fresh games on the table—each offering a different flavour of thinky goodness—and we’re ready to break them down.
Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa
We dive into this beautiful and brain-burning game of knowledge, trade, and influence. Set in medieval Timbuktu, Sankoré blends economic planning with cultural prestige—so naturally, we try to out-teach each other.
Civolution
What happens when you blend civilisation building with a modular tech tree and evolving asymmetry? Civolution aims to answer that. We dig into the mechanisms, the innovation, and whether it actually feels like building a civilisation.
Timber Town
Time to grab your axe and get to work! This charming, engine-building game about lumberjacks and town planning took us by surprise. It's a lot deeper than it looks—and yes, we make at least three wood-related puns.
So grab a brew, get comfy, and join us for another episode of tabletop talk and trite tangents.
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Podcast Contents
00:02:11 Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa
00:24:50 Civolution
00:45:27 Timber Town
00:54:47 Questions for the mailbag
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Intro and Outro Music: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com).
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