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Sun, 27 December 2015

Ep 125 - Year End Review Pt. 2: Trends Intervention & Development; Ask a Hobby Expert: AoS Floating Waterfall Island w/Steve Herner

We talk end of the year news and hobby. Kenny discusses his first game of the Batman miniatures game before we launch into the second part of our epic 2015 review where we look this time at trends in the hobby and how 2015 unfolded for the industry and wide panoply of games. "The Year of Surprises" involved a Games Workshop Intervention and how much change 2015 brought, and where we might be headed. Further, we begin setting up the conversation of community development and the rise of so many new games in the wake of the end of Warhammer 8th ed. Finally, we welcome back a friend of the show...

Ask a Hobby Expert returns with the Holy Hammer himself, Steve Herner coming back on the show to explain his brilliant new piece of AoS terrain: the floating waterfall island for play on top and below.

Holy Wars, Steve Herner - pics of the terrain design and construction

@holyhammerhern

Enjoy!

Direct download: Ep_125_-_Year_End_Review_Pt_2_Trends_Intervention_Development_Ask_a_Hobby_Expert_AoS_.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:58am PDT

Sun, 20 December 2015

Ep 124 - Women in Wargaming w/James Swallow & Ronnie Renton

Women in Wargaming!

We talk news and games played very briefly but are eager to jump right into our topic of the week: Women and Wargaming! This is reflecting the characters and units, not the sex of the player his/herself. We have added more interviews so we will follow this episode up in January or February 2016.

As so many wargames have female characters we highlight some games, the role of female characters in the fluff, and some model choices for your female characters or conversions. We are joined by BL author James Swallow talking Sisters of Battle in 30K - 40K, as well as Garro (now with model!) and his upcoming works. Ronnie Renton of Mantic games joins us next for a great discussion about the wonderful worlds of Mantic Games for female characters in these properties. He's a fantastic guest:)

www.blacklibrary.com

@jmswallow James Swallow

http://jamesswallow.blogspot.co.uk/

Good Reads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/32643.James_Swallow

www.manticgames.com for all their great games

The Dice Bag Lady --

http://thedicebaglady.net/female-miniatures/

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Direct download: ep_124_-_women_in_wargaming.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:08am PDT

Sun, 13 December 2015

Ep 123 - 2015 Year End Review Part 1/3

We talk news, hobby and games played. This episode is the first of a three-parter on 2015 Year End Review. We discuss releases, trends, supporting businesses (terrain, cases, paints, etc.), new games and what was the big news in 2015. Not a month-by-month, just an all-encompassing look at the hobby.

Enjoy!

Direct download: Ep_123_year_end_part_1.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:23am PDT

Sun, 6 December 2015

Ep 122 - Grey Knights w/David Annandale & Ben Counter

We talk news, games played and hobby, as well as in interesting upcoming episode on women (factions/characters) in wargaming. We are then joined by BL authors of Grey Knight fiction to talk the chapter and their stories. David Annandale joins us followed by Ben Counter. Finally Adric discusses bringing Grey Knights to the tabletop and constructing/painting an army.

Enjoy!

@david_annandale

@bencounter

www.blacklibrary.com

Direct download: Ep_122_GK.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:19am PDT