Dead Wargamers Society

Owen and Chris talk have resorted to the lowest levels of shillery and talk about Owen's new game, Sunshard:Embren, which is running a Kickstarter starting on November 19th. In all seriousness, if you liked Dark Age, it's worth giving this game a look. Useful Links: Sunshard:Embren Kickstarter Immanetize Games Website Immanetize Games Discord Dead Wargamers Society Discord

Riot Quest. Riot Quest. Riiiioootttttt Queeeesssstttt. What more needs to be said? Oh, I guess a little bit more! We're back, with a seasonal set of releases rather than appearing in pog form. Why? Beyond not having Privateer Press licensing off the majority of their IPs to Steamforged Games on our Keno cards, because we felt like it. Look forward to some episodes released in clusters as our t...

Come hear the tale of the game with more Marks than the C&C Music Factory. Chris and Owen cover the history of the first three versions of Warmachine/Hordes and discuss our thoughts on the future of the game. Also, there's a surprise at the end. I'm not just teasing that in the typical social media way. Really. I promise; no NordVPN promo. Useful Links: Privateer Press' Website Rio...

Billy: "Mom, I want Space Hulk" Mom: "We have Space Hulk at home" Home: ::Has Legions of Steel:: ***** Chris and Owen recount their time at CaptainCon 2023, playing dead games and talking to live gamers.  Then, they discuss Global Games' tabletop miniature classic, Legions of Steel, better known as Canadian Space Hulk.  Is this the Avril Lavigne of dungeon crawlers?  Tune in to find...

Andrew Galea of Gunmeister Games joins us to talk about the original version of Judgement , a 54 mm scale skirmish wargame.  Recenrly, Judgement underwent a significant set of changes and became Judgement: Eternal Champions , a 32 mm scale wargame played on a hex mat released in conjunction with Creature Caster.  Andrew walks through what's changed, what was left behind in version 1, and...

It's that special time of year when we drink, give thanks, and record somewhat self-indulgent podcasts about broad wargames industry trends.  It's the Dead Wargamers Society 2022 Holiday Special, featuring a special surprise guest.  Is it Tom Cruise?  Tom Hanks?  You'll just have to listen to find out! Some corrections: Owen referenced "DSG Games", when he should have reference...

Vor: The Maelstrom; the other V:tM from the '90s. Vor's a classic, goofy, science fiction wargame that was published by FASA. It's probably their best-known sci-fi wargame that's not Battletech. Chris hasn't played the game, Owen has and he tries to convince him to check it out. Hi-jinks ensue. Somewhere along the way, listener and friend-of-the-podcast Shay gets thrown under a bus. I won't say th...

Reminisce about the Fall of 2020, as we revisit the classic French post-apocalyptic wargame (Eden) that we covered in Episode 2.  It's Halloween season and what's more appropriate than a dead game (spoooOOOoooky) and a sequel?  What's change about our thoughts on Eden in the past two years?  Come find out! Useful Links Escape Board Game Kickstarter: Do a heckin' Eden dungeon crawler...

The long awaited follow-up to our original coverage of AEG's mass battle game set in the Legend of The Five Rings universe, Clan War .   Clan War community champions Brian and Walter join us to provide some feedback and corrections on our original coverage of Clan War .  Will Owen change his opinion about the game?  Will Chris swear off cat girls and anime?  Find out next time...

We're back after a long hiatus!  Owen is in his new home , Chris continues to live in the Land of Taylor Ham, and we have an episode about the mid-2000's sci-fi classic game: Urban War.  Come for the jokes from 2005, stay for the wargaming history lesson. Useful Links: Dead Wargmer's Society Discord Server Dead Wargamer Gazette Subtack Newsletter Scotia Grendel's Urban War Page Seb Games...

Bryan CP Steele racks up his third appearance on DWS to talk about the Kickstarter for Warzone Eternal. Note: On Friday May 27th, Res Nova announced that they were pulling down the Warzone Eternal Kickstarter to refocus their efforts.  Res Nova owner Alex talks about the decision here .  We wish them the best of luck with the project and look forward to backing it once it returns to Kick...

We're back! Our intrepid hosts return after 9 months of solitude. Hear about Chris' visceral hatred of Chicago cuisine because a deep dish pizza went all Al Capone on his finger. Owen's pretty much the same. We're pretty sure that's not in the "pro" column of things. Useful Links: Dead Wargamers Society Community Discord (now with permalink!) Dead Wargamer Gazette - Our Substack Newsletter.  ...

Owen needs to go out and get some smokes.  He'll be right back... Just kidding and in  all seriousness, we're sorry to do this, but Chris and I have a lot of "life" stuff going on right now and need to press pause on the podcast for a few months so we can, collectively, get married, sell a house, and potentially move.  We're planning on being back around Thanksgiving.  In the m...

In the grim past of Games Workshop's intellectual property, there is only (narrative) war(gaming). Avid narrative wargamer and hobby legend Dave Taylor joins us again to talk about the Games Workshop game Inquisitor and the fan movement it sparked called "Inq28".  If you've seen that term around wondered where it came from, this episode is for you. Also, we talk about seafood.  If you're...

What the heck's a Kryomek?  Venerable wargamer David Moffit helps us answer this question, and more like "Was Kryomek a good game?" and "Do Kryomek's taste like chicken?" on this week's episode.   Also, Mr. Moffit discusses his Dark Age Immortals community event.   Come for aliens, stay for the dead games! Useful Links Scotia Grendel Website: Current owners of Kryomek, wit...

"We can get this game picked back up; Blood Bowl did it!" is a refrain most players of dead games have heard before.  But what did the Blood Bowl community do to get GW to pick the up after 7 years of no support?  Nate Beem, president of the NAF (Blood Bowl tournament organization and very large Blood Bowl community) joins us to tell the story of how Blood Bowl became the most famous "re...

Did you know that AEG made a miniature wargame to go with the Legends of the Five Rings collective card game and RPG?  Well, keep it on the down-low. We can't promote this episode too hard or we'll get sued by the Olympics. Come learn about one of Chris' favorite games and an interesting bit of wargaming history. Useful Links: AEG L5R Clan War Facebook Group: Group with all the game's rules a...

The summer of Rackham continues with a discussion on one of our all-time favorite games, Confrontation.  Kyle Gibson, moderator of the Confrontation 3.5 Fanatics Facebook group page and owner of Temple of the West studios, came by to help us give players unfamiliar with Confrontation a quick overview of the game.  He also had some great insights into the potential future for Confrontatio...

Bonus episode! Chris and I started recording episodes that aren't tied to specific dead wargames that we'll release as either bonus episodes or put out in cases where we can't keep to the biweekly schedule for some reason (e.g., in cases of personal emergencies or guests that have to reschedule).  We're calling these episodes "Sideboards", not giving them episode numbers, and using different...

Are you ready to Dust off some older plastic minis and play a pulp sci-fi wargame where monkeys in power armor and space zombies go toe-to-toe?  Sounds like you're ready for some AT-43!  Greg Boisbelaud (ex-Rackham, currently running DUST USA) joins us to talk about this under-appreciated Rackham classic. Sorry for the rough cuts at the end of the episode; we talked for a long time but t...

Welcome to the Cause. Again. We sit down with Derek Osborne of Fifth Angel Studios, which is reviving the dead game MERCS, previously put out by the folks at MegaCon Games.  If you've heard of MERCS but never checked it out, this is a great way to learn more about the game.  For those of you who are already invested in the game, Derek was kind enough to give us some spicy spoilers on thi...

Jellyfish, werewolves, country-pig-men, lend us your ears!  Chris and Owen talk about Wrath of Kings with the game's designer, Michael Shinall.  We lost our last episode with Michael (sorry listeners, you don't get to learn *those* secrets about Dark Age), but we're really happy we got this one in.  Come learn about our second favorite wargame featuring Édouard Guiton's art. Helpful...

The hosts talk about when to take a break from a wargame and about balancing love for older games with keeping an open mind for new experiences.  We promise this won't turn into a self-help series. Then, we discuss an event format we're going to start running called "Dinner and Dead Games".  It's what it says on the tin, but we talk about some nuances there, such as Chris' fondness for c...

Bryan joins us for a second time to talk about his work on Dark Age, a game we may or may not mention in nearly every episode.  Bryan was kind enough to spend some time answering our fan-boy questions about where the background of the game was going when it stopped.  If you're into the oral history of this game's development, this is a must-listen.

Do you like Warhammer Fantasy?  Do you like Necromunda?  Do you wanna eat some warpstone and party like it's 1999?  Do you wanna play War Cry, but hate counting how many dice rolled the same number?  Well, do I have a game for you! The indomitable Ash Barker of Guerrilla Miniature Games fame took the time to talk Mordeim with us and give us the perspective of someone who was a...