Twenty Minute Tabletop

In this Twenty Minute Tabletop episode, Tom—who missed Pokémon in 1996 and only encountered it through buying cards for his kids—recounts being mistaken for a buyer in a WHSmith queue and helping someone get a limited new box, prompting a deep dive into Pokémon’s darker history. He covers the 1997 “Electric Soldier Porygon” seizure incident and how Porygon was effectively exiled from the anime, other pulled episodes, and unsettling Pokédex entries featuring dead children, curses, and kidnappings. Externally, he explores Uri Geller’s lawsuit over Kadabra, religious and governmental backlash including Saudi fatwas and church card-burnings, and playground myths like “Pikablu.” He then details Pokémon GO’s real-world chaos—robberies, accidents, sensitive-location controversies, minefield warnings, and privacy/CIA-adjacent funding links—before reflecting on global media clashing with local values.Please sub to our new YouTube Channel! - https://www.youtube.com/@twentyminutetabletopRemove Ads & Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/Join our Discord Community : https://discord.com/invite/4jnudHjtk9Tabletop Upgrades Premium Gaming Accessories - https://www.tabletopupgrades.co.ukFoldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgrades

In this episode, Tom and Kev catch up on all their recent gaming!Please sub to our new YouTube Channel! - https://www.youtube.com/@twentyminutetabletopRemove Ads & Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/Join our Discord Community : https://discord.com/invite/4jnudHjtk9Tabletop Upgrades Premium Gaming Accessories - https://www.tabletopupgrades.co.ukFoldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgrades

In this episode Mark of Dungeon Den brings Kev up to speed on the fascinating world of Warhammer Spearhead, a new (ish) format with no list building, just straight-table (coffee) table action.Check out Mark's YouTube Channel here : https://youtu.be/9wyuoq_lXWg?si=ZWtac2L4U5b-ZTgcPlease sub to our new YouTube Channel! - https://www.youtube.com/@twentyminutetabletopRemove Ads & Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/Join our Discord Community : https://discord.com/invite/4jnudHjtk9Tabletop Upgrades Premium Gaming Accessories - https://www.tabletopupgrades.co.ukFoldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgrades

If you suffer from analysis paralysis, this might explain why?Please sub to our new YouTube Channel! - https://www.youtube.com/@twentyminutetabletopRemove Ads & Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/Join our Discord Community : https://discord.com/invite/4jnudHjtk9Tabletop Upgrades Premium Gaming Accessories - https://www.tabletopupgrades.co.ukFoldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgradesCheck out Tom's Sidepod: The Deep Dive Diary

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Tom and Kev on Beachhead 2026 Highlights - Cryptid, Power Grid and Rumbleslam!>> Please sub to our new YouTube Channel! - https://www.youtube.com/@twentyminutetabletop <<Remove Ads & Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/Join our Discord Community : https://discord.com/invite/4jnudHjtk9Tabletop Upgrades Premium Gaming Accessories - https://www.tabletopupgrades.co.ukFoldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgradesCheck out The Fair Weather-Man The Fair-Weather Man: HeroQuest Channel - YouTube

Kev interviews The Fair Weather-Man about HeroQuest, Advanced HeroQuest and other 90s gems. >> Please sub to our new YouTube Channel! - https://www.youtube.com/@twentyminutetabletop <<Remove Ads & Support the Podcast - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TwentyMinuteTabletop/Join our Discord Community : https://discord.com/invite/4jnudHjtk9Tabletop Upgrades Premium Gaming Accessories - https://www.tabletopupgrades.co.ukFoldscapes Wargaming Terrain : https://www.patreon.com/c/tabletopupgradesCheck out The Fair Weather-Man The Fair-Weather Man: HeroQuest Channel - YouTube