Combat Phase

It's time for our 5th annual Year in Gaming look back at a whopper of a year! Dave Taylor joins us for this year and we have some fun. 

 
Look for a minisode of David Guymer talking his AoS & Shadespire books in 2017 coming next week as a holiday gift while we ring in 2018. Hope you have a great holiday season and we'll see you in 2018!
 
 
Direct download: ep_224_-_2017_Year_in_Gaming.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

Nick Kyme joins us to talk Book 47 of the Horus Heresy: Old Earth

@nickkyme

Direct download: Ep_223_-_Old_Earth_wNick_Kyme.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30pm PDT

We are back a little late this week due to Kenny's illness ravaging his voice. Join us to hear Gav Thorpe's interview part 2 on eldar and Wargamer Shawn gives a fan perspective on eldar books and lore following Gav's interview.

 
www.gavthorpe.co.uk
Wargamer Shawn  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCirv7zjwzoIuzVOVIERJ9pg
Direct download: Ep_222_-_Gav_Thorpe_Pt_2_Eldar.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:02pm PDT

*People Make Mistakes With Chainsaws*

It's a lot of news this week, including our annual batch of Black Friday sales around the world for miniwargaming hobby (and there's a LOT MORE this year!) Dave Taylor will be giving a seminar at Adepticon on crowd funding for businesses so he leads us on a conversation about that, while we do talk about Adepticon which opened registration Friday and gets a little attention itself. 

 

We also chat first impressions on Necromunda from observations and review/store copies of the game. You can pick up your copy of Necromunda as this episode goes live!

 

Enjoy!

Direct download: Ep_221_Crowdfunding_Black_Friday_Sales_Necromunda__Adepticon.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:39am PDT

We are back after a week off and Kenny is off to the Black Library Weekender. Here's part 1 of our interview with Gav Thorpe.

www.gavthorpe.co.uk

www.blacklibray.com

Direct download: Ep_220_-_Lorgar_wGav_Thorpe.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:25pm PDT

We talk the usual intro before Josh Reynolds joins us once again for part 2 of his interview discussing 40K, Fabius, Heresy and mucho about Fantasy and AoS.
Josh - @JMReynolds
 

Time stamp:

00:21:00 - Josh's interview pt 2
Direct download: ep_219_-_Josh_Reynolds_pt_2.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:40pm PDT

Sorry for the late post. We chat news, lots o' news, hobby and games played then announce the winner of a copy of Plague Garden by Josh Reynolds! Speaking of Josh...after Robert hosts a segment on what to do when your game company/property is bought we are FINALLY, after over 3 years of trying, graced by the legend of Fantasy, Josh Reynolds himself. This is part 1 of a series of interviews with Josh. Part 2 will look at AoS & Fantasy.

Until next week! Also, Robert apologizes for recording in a vast underground cave at times :) You can skip ahead if you like by the time stamp below. Part of a rushed recording that was unfortunately delayed.

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When Game IP/companies are bought 21:01 - 50:00

Josh Reynolds Interview 50:00 - 1:43:00

@JMReynolds

www.blacklibrary.com

Ep 170 Tribute to Josh Reynolds AoS  on iTunes or www.combatphase.com 

Direct download: Ep_218_-_Josh_Reynolds_pt_1__When_Your_Game_Co_is_Bought.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:17am PDT

We talk our usual intro then David Annadale joins us to discuss the newest installment of the Horus Heresy: Ruinstorm!

@david_annandale

novapoenfoundation.org

http://davetaylorminiatures.com/

 

 

Direct download: Ep_217_-_Ruinstorm_wDavid_Annandale.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:53pm PDT

Robert leads Dave Taylor and Kenny on a discussion about dis...ooh, shiny! Oh, where was I??? Oh yes, on distractions and project management, Dave reports on the Michigan GT before Zachary Becker returns to tell us about all the exciting things in store for the London GT in 2018!

 
London GT https://www.facebook.com/London40kGT/
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Direct download: Ep_216_-_London_GT__Managing_Projects.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:06pm PDT

We are joined again by Dave Taylor before we conclude Robert's interview with Aaron from Wyrd on game balance, then Justin Hill joins us to chat Cadia Stands! his new BL book.

@Justin_Hill_author 

Direct download: ep_215_-_Cadia_Stands_wJustin_Hill__Wyrd_pt_2.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:21pm PDT

We are joined by the legendary Dave Taylor of *insert so-many-minis here* to talk news, hobby and games played. Robert gives us part 1 of an excellent interview with Aaron Darland, lead designer at Wyrd on game design and balance.

NOTE: Robert's mic was hot and pitchy--sorry. We know. We have a day set aside to practice and set levels but simply did not have the time to rerecord again.

Interview starts at 00:40:00

Enjoy!

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Direct download: Ep_214_-_Game_Balance_wWyrds_Aaron_Darland.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:49pm PDT

Our audio got snatched by mic grots in the Warp but we've redone this and apologize for the 2 day delay. We discuss the new Death Guard Codex and are excited for more codex news, AoS narrative releases and more Black Library author interviews (of course!) to come. 

Enjoy!

Mastering Mortarion: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/09/21/tactical-toolbox-mastering-mortarion-sep21gw-homepage-post-2/

 

Direct download: Ep_213_Death_Guard.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:59am PDT

After we discuss lots of news and some pre-discussion for our Death Guard 40K Codex review next week, we are joined by online gaming personality, Pimpcron, to talk his excellent upcoming event on the beach--Shorehammer!
Enjoy!
 
https://www.facebook.com/shorehammer/?ref=br_rs
Direct download: Ep_212_-_Shorehammer_wPimpcron.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:59am PDT

Robert regales us with his time at Nova Open and all the news that came out of the event. Next, Chris Wraight from Black Library returns to chat about his new Inquisition book, Carrion Throne, and what we can look forward to from him coming down the pipeline.
 
time stamp
00:00 - 01:13 intro, Nova Open news & coverage

01:13 - 01:47 Chris Wraight interview, The Carrion Throne & more!

 
@wraightc
www.blacklibrary.com
Direct download: Ep_211_-_Carrion_Throne_wChris_Wraight__NOVA_open.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:32am PDT

Robert is headed off to NOVA Open so we hit all the news pre-NOVA, including some interesting discussion on game companies closing and the gaming market before BL author Ian St. Martin joins us to discuss his new novel Lucius: The Faultless Blade.
 
Next week we'll gush over the news coming from NOVA Open!
 
Enjoy!
 

Time stamp:

00:00 - 00:36 - intro
00:36 - 01:32 - Ian St. Martin interview - Lucius: The Faultless Blad & more
 
www.blacklibrary.com
@ianrunshispen
 
 
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Direct download: Ep_210_-_Lucius_The_Faultless_Blade_wIan_St_Martin.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:29am PDT

Roberts gives us Gen Con 2017 news this week after several games played by the hosts.


 
Direct download: Ep_209_-_Gen_Con_2017_Review.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:32pm PDT

With GHB 2 for AoS out next week we chat about what's coming and what we're excited for. Guy Haley joins us to chat Dark Imperium novel and a look at the rest of the trilogy (yes, trilogy!) as well as the coming Devastation of Baal.
 
Enjoy!
 

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00:00 - 00:25   intro
 00:25 - 00:53   AoS GHB 2 talk so far
  00:53 - 01:16  Dark Imperium interview w/Guy Haley
 
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Direct download: ep_208_-_GHB_2_Coming_Next_Dark_Imperium_wGuy_Haley.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:02pm PDT

Robbie MacNiven joins us to talk Carcharadons, Dawn of War 3 and what's coming from Black Library. Enjoy!

@robbiemacniven

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Direct download: Ep_207_-_Charchardons_wRobbie_MacNiven.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:04pm PDT

 

After some news, hobby and games played we are joined by Dave Taylor to discuss all the awesome charity auctions available now and John McAvoy tells us how he gets those killer effects on his 30/40K Death Guard, speaking about a Sicarin and a new 40K Plague Marine.

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00:00-00:21 intro

00:21-01:02 Dave Taylor

01:02-01:21 John McAvoy

@deathguardman

 

http://novaopenfoundation.org/


We have lots of news, hobby and games played to discuss. Then David Guymer joins us for another BL author interview to talk his new book Eye of Medusa about the Iron Hands, as well as upcoming works including the Ferrus Primarch novel, AoS work and 40K upcoming works.
 
Time stamp
00:52 - David Guymer interview Eye of Medusa, Ferrus Manus, Coming AoS 
 
@warlordGuymer
https://www.facebook.com/david.guymer.9
www.blacklibrary.com
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Direct download: Ep_205_-_Eye_of_Medusa_wDavid_Guymer.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:46pm PDT

We are celebrating our 100th interview with a Black Library author on the show and tonight's guest is none other than the legendary rising star, Mr. John French, to discuss his new series--the Horusian Wars--starting with Resurrection, out today for pre-order! We chat about his other Horusian Wars stories, Dark Compliance for the Heresy crowd, as well as a look of what's to come... :)

 
time stamp
00:00 - 00:45 - intro
00:45 - 01:33 - interview with John French
 
More interviews are already in the pipeline (several recorded already) so stay tuned for more great Black Library episodes. 
 
@johnshfrench
http://www.john-french.com/
www.blacklibray.com
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Direct download: Ep_204_-_Horusian_Wars_wJohn_French_100th_BL_author_interview.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:42pm PDT

Part 1 of our coverage of Dark Imperium, new 40K. Unfortunately due to scheduling issues Guy Haley's interview will have to be in part 2. We are already a week delayed and needed to get the episode out. 

Enjoy!

Direct download: Ep_203__-_Part_1_Dark_Imperium.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:42am PDT

We celebrate 2 years of AoS on this July 4th! Join us as we walk through its discovery, development, Handbook, community building and the future...

 

Enjoy!

 

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Direct download: ep_202_-_Happy_2nd_birthday_AoS.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:03pm PDT

We talk news, hobby, games played, Heresy telethon and more. Then Graham McNeill comes on to discuss Magnus in his new Heresy novel Crimson King, plus his primarchs novel and other stories connected to the book.

 

interview @ 45 minutes in

@GrahamMcNeill
A Thousand Sons
Thief of Revelations
Lucius: The Eternal Blade
Primarchs - Magnus: Master of Prospero
The Crimson King
 
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Direct download: Ep_201_Magnus_The_Crimson_King.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:06pm PDT

We talk news. Coalescence and pre-Gen Con news, hobby and games played. Tonight we celebrate 200 episodes (WOW!) by walking down 30 years of wargaming and what we mean when we say this is the golden age of wargaming.

 

Enjoy and thanks for your support for 201 weeks! (ep zero)

Direct download: Ep_200_-_A_History_of_Wargaming.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:34am PDT

We talk news, many games as we delayed again unfortunately as we switched recording programs (again...boo!) so here's our Blood Angels special with James Swallow, Andy Smillie, Guy Haley, Darius Hinks (text interview), and Paul Murphy from FtN podcast.
 
Check out all BL books at www.blacklibrary.com !

Darius Hinks interview to be posted on www.combatphase.com soon.
  1. Who are the Blood Angels (BA) to you? [This will include everything from 9th Legion 30K to all successor chapters in 40K so answer what you like, no need to cover everything]
 
I’ve always loved those duality/repression kind of themes you get in gothic literature and I think that’s what makes the Blood Angels so interesting. They’re like Dracula crossed with Dr Jekyll – remote, cerebral, aesthetes, bottling up a wild, terrifying, id that they can’t (maybe don’t want?) to escape.They’re pretty messed up, basically.
 
  1. What do you think the appeal of the BA is for the fanbase?
 
I think it’s that dichotomy that makes them so appealing. They have such a long, complicated history. The Blood Angels revere Sanguinius, of course, but they also know that he’s the source of their great flaw. So how can they best be like him? The Blood Angels are tormented but determined at the same time and I think that’s a great springboard for fiction.
 
 
  1. Talk about Mephiston as a character first. What singles him out as a subject?
 
To my mind, Hades Hive didn’t free Mephiston of all his dangerous Blood Angels duality, it threw fuel onto the fire. I think of him having a dual consciousness – a cool, scholarly side that barely recalls/understands his wild, warp-fuelled excesses in battle (the Mr Hyde part of him). The scholarly side of him needs to understand and harness the wild side, or he'll become a force for destruction rather than good. He’s hoping to be a good guy, and working hard to achieve that goal, but it could go either way.
 
  1. What happens in your novel (avoid major spoilers)?
 
I had a lot of fun exploring Mephiston’s corner of the Blood Angels’ fortress monastery on Baal. A lot of this stuff hasn’t been written about in much detail before and I was lucky enough to work with the (much cleverer than me) Guy Haley. We bounced a few ideas around and, while he thought about Baal and the Arx Angelicum in a wider sense, I delved into the darkest recesses of the Librarium. It’s not all crypts and sacred vaults though – Mephiston and a strike force of Blood Angels get drawn into an internecine bloodbath on a daemon-infested Shrine World and fun times are had by all.
 
  1. Given the exciting advancement of the narrative where do you see Mephiston and the BA in general in the Gathering Storm and what aspects might we hope to see going into 8th edition and beyond, beyond just the Shield of Baal (Tyranids)?
 
If Hades Hive threw fire on Mephiston’s split personality, the Cicatrix Maledictum has added even more fuel to the flames. Mephiston’s got half a foot in the Warp anyway, so a bloody great tear in reality is going magnify things to an insane level. I’m writing more about Mephiston and it’s exciting ramping his problems up to even more extreme levels. Blood of Sanguinius is set before the events of the Gathering Storm, but the next book is set after. If Mephiston can harness this influx of new warp energy he could turn the tide of the war and prove to the rest of his Chapter that they are worthy, that they can defeat their ancient curse and make their long dead daddy proud, but if Mephiston is consumed by the Warp, or if he’s wrong about source of his powers, he could be the final nail in their (admittedly quite fancy) coffin.
 
  1. How was it for you writing a 40K novel? You’ve contributed to Architect of Fate and several amazing Fantasy and AoS books. What stories would you like to tell?
 
It’s always daunting writing Warhammer fiction because you know how much love there is for these characters and what strong opinions people have about how they should be portrayed, but... My favourite part of 40K is the weird stuff that spews from John Blanche’s head: the strange, surreal, twisted, pseudo religious, mythical, gothic, claustrophobic, bloody creepiness of 40K and, writing about a Librarian, specifically Mephiston, was a great excuse to delve into that stuff. It was loads of fun. I’d like to push the horror even further in the next one though. If there was ever a bit of 40K that should be scary to read about, it’s this. I’d like to write something that keeps me awake at night.
 
  1. Did you have any favorite parts of Mephiston?
I always enjoy writing messed-up Chaos daemon scenes, and I managed to squeeze some of that in here. There is a daemon-birth scene that properly freaked me out as a wrote it, so I was particularly pleased with that. Does that sound weird? Am I weird? Why are those people pointing at me and whispering?
 
  1. You brought your unique, dark take on demons and alien entities from Fantasy into Mephiston. How did you envision the opening enemies (the first battle)?
I’m really freaked out by those electron microscope images of dust mites. They’re so bloody horrific and alien. I suppose I was thinking of them. Now I’m thinking about them again. Do they live in eyebrows? I’m getting itchy.
 
  1. We must give a nod to your other BL books. Sigvald won me over and I was so pleased to see your name on the Orion Trilogy. Any fun moments in character development in the World That Was? In your AoS work?
 
Sigvald was such a gift – a thrill-seeking hedonist in such a bonkers a setting. I kind of feel like I should have paid BL for the fun of writing that book. (Don’t tell them though.) My AoS novel was great fun too. At the time of writing, nothing was really pinned down about the Stormcast Eternals or the new Warhammer setting, so I had a lot of leeway to invent stuff. I’d like to do more stuff in the Mortal Realms at some point.
 
  1. Do you have anything coming up we can know about and/or can we expect to read more of your work? (say what you’re allowed, they understand by now how this works)
I’m working on more Mephiston and I think he’ll keep me busy for a while. If the first book does well and BL like the idea, I’d like to do quite a few books about him. Other than that, I’ll just be busy trying to get all these microscopic insects of my skin. I wonder if you can buy a cream for that?
 
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00:00 - 00:32 - Intro
00:32 - 01:20 - James Swallow
01:20 - 01:36 - Andy Smillie
01:36 - 01:55 - Guy Haley
01:55 - 02:20 - Paul Murphy
 
Ep 152 Women in Wargaming
James Swallow jamesswallow.blogspot.co.uk
@jamesswallow
Andy Smillie @andysmillie
Guy Haley @guyhaley
Paul Murphy @warmaster_tpm
www.forgethenarrative.net
 
 

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Direct download: Ep_199__-_Blood_Angels.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:09pm PDT

Paul Murphy of Forge the Narrative joins me as a guest host this week.

We talk GW news from Warhammer Fest, a bit of sad news with the passing of FW's Legend Alan Bligh, and some hobby and games played. Ben Curry of Bad Dice joins me to chat Chaos Dwarfs in AoS (Legion of Azgorh), TGA & his upcoming Blood & Glory event. The Track of Words takes the stage. Check them all out and enjoy!
 
Time stamps
00:00 - 00:27 - intro
00:27 - 01:05 - Ben Curry of Bad Dice: Legion of Azgorh (Chaos Dwarfs) in AoS & Blood & Glory
01:05 - 01:37 - Track of Words
 
RIP Alan Bligh https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/05/27/alan-bligh/
Forge the Narrative forgethenarrative.net
Bad Dice @baddice_podcast
Blood & Glory  http://baddice.co.uk/
Facebook group  https://www.facebook.com/groups/AoSDawiZharr/
TGA tga.community
Track of Words   http://www.trackofwords.com/
Imperial Truth: http://theimperialtruth.com/
 
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Direct download: Ep_198_-_Chaos_Dwarfs_LoA_in_AoS_wBen_Curry__Track_of_Words.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:44am PDT

We talk news about 40K 8th ed reveal of dates and content released today before some hobby and playing of Hordes, Batman, Dystopian Wars and Heresy. First Robert and Kenny give thoughts surrounding the big announcement of 8th ed 40K pre-order June 3rd, in-hand 17th, then Laurie Goulding returns to chat the body of work on Scythes of the Emperor from Black Library. Finally, Vince Venturella graces us again for another Ask a Hobby Expert session on Zenithal highlighting. A bit of background hobbying apparently as we recorded. :)
 
Enjoy!
 
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00:00 - 00:46  - intro, thoughts on 8th ed release reveals
00:46 - 02:03  - Scythes of the Emperor w/Laurie Goulding
02:03 - 02:21  - Ask a Hobby Expert w/Vince Venturella : Zenithal Highlighting
 
@lauriegoulding
Scythes of the Emperor Black Library http://www.blacklibrary.com/Home/Search-Results.html
Scythes - http://the-scythes.com/
Vince's YouTube channel
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg
 
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Direct download: ep_197_-_Scythes_of_the_Emperor_wLaurie_Goulding.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:10pm PDT

We talk news, weekly update with #New40K updates and reflections, hobby and games played. In our discussion we look at game mats for your wargaming hobby, regardless of game. We're joined by Reece at Front Line Gaming to chat about their amazing mats (and more!) after Rob from Gamemats.com, a new mat producer, chats with Kenny. Don't forget to check out the SoCal Open in gorgeous Southern California.
 
As always see below for contacts and discount codes for our listeners and enjoy! 
 
We're aware the last episode was running audio in headphones to only one track so we've fixed that and hopefully the tech gremlins are finally done with us. Internet boosted, new headset/mic, but can't do much if noise on a guest's side. Soon all pre-recorded interviews will be out and all the audio will be current and consistent. We appreciate your patience. :)
 
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00:00 - 00:52  Intro
00:52 - 01:11  Gamemats.com
01:11 - 01:36 Front Line Gaming
 
Front Line Gaming
 
Game Mats.com 
10% off Gamemats.com through June 17th, 2017 with code COMBATPHASE


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eBay: game_mats.

 

We're using eBay as a stopgap until we can work some details out with our shipper for international orders. People can purchase our mats on eBay and we use eBay's Global Shipping Program to deliver. The Buyer gets a quote for shipping to their location before they click the Buy It Now button. We deliver the mat to eBay's Global Shipping Center snd they forward it to the Buyer. 

 

Alternately, international customers can email us at "customerservice@gamemats.com" for a shipping quote. 

 

Retailers can contact us at "retailers@gamemats.com" for retail terms. 

 

Testing retail with a few stores now

 

PrinTerrain - 3D Printable Tabletop Wargame Terrain - will launch soon with a small test launch. We plan to also have some content for the community (blog & video) about 3D printing for tabletop gamers with instruction, printer reviews, tips & tricks, etc.

 

This will launch initially as digital files that people can purchase to print at home. Some items will be available via a "made to order" service.

 
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Direct download: Ep_196_-_Game_Mats.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:53pm PDT

We talk news, more 8th ed 40K analysis discussion, hobby and games played, including SW:Armageddon campaign. Although we have new recording equipment and theoretically faster internet, Mark and Carl join Kenny (interviews before these recording updates) to chat about their experiences playing solo Fyreslayers at SCGT and Ask a Hobby Expert with an extremely talented painter from Italy on how he painted a beautiful Fyreslayers Lodge.
 
 
Time stamps
00:00 - 00:46 - intro
00:46 - 01:30  -Mark
01:30 - 02:09   - Carl
02:09 - 02:25   -Eugenio
 
NJ event https://www.facebook.com/events/123806461511795/
Fyreslayers group on Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1576982465946239/?ref=br_rs
Mark  
Carl 
Eugenio are on the Fabeook group
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Direct download: ep_195_-_Fyreslayers_at_SCGT.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:55pm PDT

We talk news, games played and hobby (Robert wins this week). This week we take a look at the new AoS faction Kharadron Overlords and our first impressions.
 
time stamp - just the intro and the first look at the Kharadon Overlords
 
 
 
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Category:general -- posted at: 1:01pm PDT

The no-longer-cursed episode appears! Though we are working on getting back our usual recording software we had to redo this episode due to a horrible glitch in the replacement software. Trust us, this was a tedious yet kind move. :) We talk news, hobby, games played and then have 3 segments. 1st we look at the release of info on 40K 8th ed with the daily info drops since Saturday and give our (very excited!) thoughts. 
 
Then David Annandale returns to discuss his new epic book Warlord: Fury of the God-Machine. Finally, expert painter Myles of Lil' Legend Studios instructs us on painting all types of Gold. Join us again next week as we look at the new Kharadron Overlords.
 
Enjoy!
 
 
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00:00 - 00:50   intro
00:50 - 01:12 David Annandale on Warlord: Fury of the God-Machine
01:12  - 01:43  Myles of Lil' Legend Studios tells us how to paint all types of Gold!
 
@david_annandale
@lillegendstudio
#New40K  follow on Twitter
Pete @geekjockpete
New 40K website:  https://warhammer40000.com/
www.frontlinegaming.org
 
 
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Direct download: Ep_193_-_8th_ed_Warlord_wDavid_Annandale__Painting_Gold_wMyles.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:25am PDT

We talks GW news plus some Andy Chambers. Kenny and Robert played games, there was much hobby to be had. We discuss the new, exciting Shadow War: Armageddon release then Tyler Mengel joins us to discuss his baller new unofficial battletome project for the Endless Deserts (Tomb Kings).

 
Enjoy!
 
 
Tyler Mengel @mengelminis
Mengel Minis http://www.mengelminiatures.com/
 
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Direct download: ep_192_-_Shadow_War_Armageddon__Endless_Deserts_wTyler_Mengel.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:12am PDT

We talk news, hobby, some AoS games played and then what a 40K-packed episode! First, Guy Haley returns to chat about his tank books (Baneblade, Shadowsword, and e-books) then Paul Murphy from Forge the Narrative joins us for a chat on the evolving 40K narrative and where we are now, and where we think/hope they might be going. 

 
Enjoy!
 
@GuyHaley
Forge the Narrative   http://forgethenarrative.net/
Second Golloch War   https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesecondgollochwar/
 
Combat Phase aims to bring excellent resources  to our listeners around the world. Here are some excellent sources, retailers and more to be sure to check out.
 
Direct download: Ep_191_-_TANKS_wGuy_Haley__40K_Narrative_wPaul_Murphy.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:59am PDT

We talk recent post-Adepticon news/blues, hobby and some games played. Look for our contribution to the global Heresy campaign soon. The long-awaited Black Library audio interview is here, with producer Matt Renshaw and actor John Banks. This is a hoot and very interesting! It even includes a reading of part of The Long Night by Aaron Dembski-Bowden and discussions of what's to come and what could be. Then Tyler from Scruby & Wells joins for a brief chat about the developing community of Age of Sigmar.

 
Enjoy!
 
www.blacklibrary.com search "John Banks"
The Binary Sucession
Pharos
Aenarion
The Path of Heaven
Warlord: Fury of the God-Machine
Eye of Terra
The Tranzia Rebellion
The Soul-severed
Primogenitor
...and so many more!
 
@scrubyandwells
scrubyandwells.com
Direct download: Ep_190_-_BL_Audio_wproducer_Matt__actor_John_Banks.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:46pm PDT

Kenny was a tad tired, less of voice from shouting celebrations at Adepticon and the internet hated us so these edits should fix 97% of all that (I hope). We talk news then really Adepticon--news, notables, links and games played. GW seminars, AoS meetings and more.

 
Interviews are first the fabulous Mr. Eddie Eccles of Warhammer Community (the calmer bloke next to Rob :) ) with tons of great things to say, then Shapeways wins Kenny over, then the awesome retailer Landmine gifts us with his presence before Robert interviews Hyacinth Games. Links below, and as always, ENJOY!
 
 
GW 312 pics from event
www.warhammer-community.com (scroll down for event calendar)
www.shapeways.com
@ministomp
 
 
 
Direct download: Ep_189_-_Adepticon_news_recap_WH_Community__interviews.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:22am PDT

We talk loads of GW news, hobby and games played. TL;dr: Adepticon prep panic final days. Kenny WON his first event, and with old/current pointed Fyreslayers! Robert's Malifaux pales in comparison.
Finally....while many of you make the trip to Chicago for Apdeticon please enjoy this interview with excellent author Peter Fehervari who discusses Genestealer Cults, Fire Caste, Mechanicus stuff and more.
 
Enjoy!!
 
www.blacklibrary.com
Hachisnaxreads blog interview

 

Direct download: ep_188_-_Peter_Fehervari_Genestealer_Cults__Fire_Caste.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:52pm PDT

We talk news, hobby, games played and then guests as Kenny prepares for Adepticon next week.

First (Stay in your lane!!!) Ryan from Radio Free Isstvan joins us to help Heresy fans make lists and play on the table. We range from those reading the books who are TT curious to 40K players dipping into 30K to existing players. It's not all about being competitive--this magnificent manly man can make your list do anything you desire. Check out their weekly Heresy show as well!
 
Then Ian St. Martin discusses his books, a baller 2016 advent Lucius the Eternal audio as we prep for his book Lucius the Faultless Blade coming later this year, with a fun and unique look into the mind of this immortal? degenerate and what we may expect.
 
Enjoy!
Radio Free Isstvan - 
http://RADIOFREEISSTVAN.com/
Ian Sr. Martin @ianrunshispen 
Direct download: Ep_187_-_Lucius_wIan_st_Martin__Heresy_lists_wRyan_K.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:45pm PDT

We talk news, hobby and many games played (Apoc, AoS, Bolt Action). Robert takes us on a journey of 40K Gathering Storm 2: Fracture of Biel-Tan.
Enjoy!

 

Direct download: Ep_186_-_Fracture_of_Biel-Tan.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:24pm PDT

We talk news, hobby and games played. Robert wins this week. Nick Kyme from Black Library joins to discuss Salamanders 30K & 40K, recent, new books and books to come..

Enjoy!
@nickkyme
Direct download: Ep_185_-_Salamanders_30K40K_wNick_Kyme.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:25pm PDT

We talk news, hobby and Holy Wars where Kenny hit game 100 with solo-Fyreslayers this weekend. Steve Herner then discusses the Holy Wars idea as well as Holy Havok coming in Nov. and an exclusive announcement. Then Guy Haley discusses the final book in The Beast Arises 12: The Beheading.

Enjoy!

 

www.holywarsgt.com

@guyhaley

@holywarsgt

@ministomp 

Direct download: Ep_184_-_TBA12_wGuy_Haley__Holy_Wars.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:24pm PDT

We talk lots o' news, hobby and Fyreslayer new points test game then author Nick Horth from GW/Black Library joins us to give us the insider on his stellar new book for AoS setting City of Secrets. Then the return of Ask a Hobby Expert with Vince Venturella on his Hobby Cheating series. 

Enjoy!
 
http://www.blacklibrary.com/aos/whaos-novs/city-of-secrets.html
 
Vince's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg
 
 
www.holywarsgt.com
 
James Swallow - Women in Wargaming 
 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/combatphase/ep_124_-_women_in_wargaming.mp3
Direct download: Ep_183_-_AoS_City_of_Secrets_wNick_Horth.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:14pm PDT

We talk news (HH Weekender & LVO), hobby and games played followed by Robert's continued conversation with Bryan Steele. 

Enjoy!

Direct download: Ep_182.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:19pm PDT

We talk news, hobby and games played as usual. PETA made the most amusing and stupid request of GW this week. We're sure you've seen it already. We prep the last 2 episodes of The Beast Arises with book 11 Shadow of Ullanor by Rob Sanders, joined by the Dark Chaplain again for his take on the book. A few minor audio background noises creeped in but we got almost all the grots out. 
Enjoy!
 
@thedarkchaplain
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/8269938-darkchaplain
http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/forum/76-the-black-library/

 

Direct download: Ep_181_-_TBA_11_shadow_of_ullanor.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:03pm PDT

We talk news, hobby and games played. Kenny played many many games. Including trying Bolt Action finally. We discuss our thoughts on the Fall of Cadia book as far as story, potential, characters, items and rules and new ways of playing.

Bryan Steele then joins Robert for part 1 of his interview. Stay tuned in a few weeks for part 2.

 

Enjoy!

Direct download: Ep_180_-_Fall_of_Cadia_Review__Bryan_Steele_Interview_Pt_1.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:33am PDT

We talk news, hobby and games played. Warhammer-community.com has been on fire! We are joined by Phil Kelly (recorded just before Thanksgiving as you'll hear) who talks about more than just his excellent book, Blades of Damocles, but about the complexities of Tau in general and if this can make ME like Tau, imagine what it will do for the rest of you!

Enjoy!

Direct download: Ep_179_-_Blades_of_Damocles__Tau_wPhil_Kelly.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:20am PDT

We talk intro, Tzaanguary, Warhammer-community.com for the GW stuff. Then we give our wishlists, predictions and companies to watch in 2017. Let's see how horrid we do. :)

Dav Taylor returns for part 2 of his interview. See you next week with Phil Kelly and all about Tau, some game design stuff, and more Tau.

 

Enjoy!

Direct download: Ep_178_-_2017_Predictions__Dave_Taylor_Pt_2.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:24pm PDT

We talk news, hobby, games played and look at our opening 2016 Predictions, wishlists and companies to watch and see how on...or way off we were. Much more content to come just in January. Enjoy!

Direct download: Ep_177_-_2016_Predictions.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:58pm PDT

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