20 Sided Gamified Podcast

Friends- please enjoy my chat with Steve Kling from the Historical Game Company, LLC. Steve was an absolute delight to have on the show. Not only is he an accomplished lawyer, but he is also a magnificent game designer (link below), an author and historian in every sense of the word, the subject of a documentary on warfare around St Louis during the American Revolution, and a multi-time moderator...

When Kelly told me about the fact he was working alongside historian Todd Braisted, I used my overlord type power to demand an interview! Thankfully, Kelly obliged. If you like history and the kind of research that goes into putting together a scenario or oob, this is the episode for you! See Todd's bio below. Enjoy the episode!!! Todd Braisted is an author and researcher of Loyalist military stud...

Friends- please enjoy this Friendcast in which the gang talks all things Alien and Sci-Fi wargaming! Given how we all like the Aliens universe in so many different ways, Kelly walked us through a discussion of the newest film (Alien: Romulus), as well as great game of Aliens the board game from Gale Force 9. We had an absolute blast chatting with one another, which includes team members Brian Dewh...

Friends- what happens when you pit two NEW YORK wargamers head to head in the same Zoom space? a great episode- that's what! If you've never heard of Ethan Reiff, here is the low down- He's been wargaming since the 1970s, and moved out to LA to work in Hollywood a number of years ago. His pseudonym on The Miniatures Page, and on is own blogs/pages is the "Mad Guru", a nod to the famous Gunga Din m...

Friends- I hope the week is treating you well! Last weekend, Kelly and I had a lovely conversation with Paul "Pandy" Howells of the UK. He is the owner (along with his wife) of a small indie wargames company called Pandyman Entertainment, which has put out two titles thus far- "Trench Offensive" and "Threat Level: Emergency Response". We connected with Paul at Salute, and based on what we saw from...

Friends- we've all been long overdue for a Friendcast! Please enjoy the conversation between Jared, Kelly, Adam, and James Morris! The impetus for the show was a few kind words from Adam (thomashillwargamers) about James Morris, and a request to get him on the show. A quick glance at James' contribution to the wargaming world- numerous articles for various wargames' magazines, author of Midgard He...

Friends- If you ever wanted to see wargaming work at the highest and most critical level, then you're going to enjoy this episode quite a bit. Gian Gentile is the associate director of RAND Arroyo Center, the United States Army's sole federally funded research and development center for studies and analysis. Gentile is also a senior historian at the RAND Corporation. His r...

Friends- to celebrate of another school year (my 21st), my interview with fellow NASAGAn (North American Simulations and Games Association) JS Bragg will drop at 11:59pm on September 2nd. This was a lovely conversation that ranged from our collective love of NASAGA, Blood on the Clocktower (a truly awesome game), and all the game related work JS has done with his own school, Miami University in Oh...

Friends- Aaron Pace is a Student Support Officer (and I'd argue, a teacher!!!!) from the HopeTown School in Wyong, New South Wales. I met him quite awhile ago through HMGS Next Gen, Inc, as he was asking for a little advice in building a game program. Now- I've had many of these types of conversations in the past, but it's rare that I get to see the finished product! Needless to say, Aaron reached...

Avid Listeners! Please enjoy this conversation with David Brown, author of General d'Armee 2 as well as other titles. If you're interested in learning more about this ruleset, or Napoleonics in general, there is no way I could offer up a better guest. David is well read, well informed, and truly passionate about the period. Kelly and I chatted with David for 60+ minutes and look forward to having...

Friends! I hope you're all well! Please enjoy this rewarding conversation with Major Tom Mouat MBE. I'm going to post his official biography below- but before I do, I have to say that this was one of the more fascinating conversations I've had on the show. Tom is an absolute master of his craft, using both professional and casual wargames to literally defend his country. While most of the conversa...

Podcast Listeners- buckle up your seat belts for this one, as the legendary "Head of the Table" (in my humble opinion) of wargaming is here- Mr. Henry Hyde! Henry was an absolute blast to chat with, so much so that I agreed to do his own "Battlechat" podcast, which has over 100 episodes recorded. Henry has been involved in the hobby for decades, working on wargaming magazines, authoring wargaming...

Friends- Please enjoy our first episode diving into the connection between gaming and positive mental health. Kelly took the lead in interviewing Dr. Amelia Herbst, who specializes in using different types of games to help support people in their own mental health journeys. This is an important concept here at 20SG, as we hope that the show a) demonstrates how powerful games can be to people and b...

Friends- this is a doozy of an episode! Names you should be familiar with- Kelly, Titch, Adam, Brian, and yours truly got together to debrief all the fun we had at Historicon 2024! Some of the topics include the experience we had running our games, the awesome people we met at the con, and absolute fun of our "family and friends" Kings of War game, the weird coincidences Adam experienced in runnin...

Friends- today on the pod we've got the next big thing in wargaming- Freddy Silburn-Slater from the UK. Freddy is a lovely guy and a blast to chat with. We met at Salute (right near the Osprey Publishing booth) and hit it off fairly quickly. He is the author of "A War Transformed: WW1 on the Doggerland Front", which is a super creative, fun game established in a totally unique alternative/weird se...

Friends- Dr. Franklin Rausch of Lander University has been a friend to 20SG even before 20SG was a thing! He is a wonderful educator who seems to be pushing the boundaries of how and why a game based approach can be so valuable to our youngest students to our oldest. Alongside Kelly, we get into it and chat all things education, wargaming, and how those two mediums intertwine. Frank and Kelly also...

Good morning friends! I'm on about 4 hours sleep, sitting at my Northwest Frontier table here on the second floor of the Lancaster Convention Center. Yesterday, Titch and I waxed philosophical about all things Historicon, topics including the dealer area, flea market, wargaming rules, and many other topics. If you don't like profanity- be advised! In my exuberant enthusiasm, I certainly got into t...

Fans of the show- in the words of the immortal Bruce Buffer, we......are......live! From the sold out Lancaster Convention Center.....it's time!!!!!! 5 rounds at the most premier historical wargaming convention in North America! This first episode was recorded around 5pm on Thursday from the new 20SG HQ on the second floor of LCC. It's a great spot. Hugely thankful for having HMGS host us, and we'...

Friends- I'm posting this episode from my lodging space in Lancaster PA- home of Historicon 2024! Kelly, Titch and I got in yesterday and it's been a whirlwind thus far! Now- the first episode I'll be dropping today, for your consumption, is my conversation with John and Greg from Pico Armor. They are one of the best- if not THE best- in the field when it comes to the smallest scale miniatures- 3m...

For our 70th (yes 70th!!!!) episode, we start to get hyped for Historicon 2024 which begins Wednesday, July 17th. The 20SG table will be running beginning Thursday afternoon, and over the course of the con, Kelly, Gavin, Adam and myself will run a total of 7 games. If you're interested in playing, chatting, or you just want to meet the team, swing by to say hello! To get hyped for the con, we devo...

Friends- the tables are turned once again in which a friend of the show takes over the helm! In this episode, part 3 of continuing Friendcast about wargaming projects in 2024, Titch crafted a series of great questions for Jared and Cory about being a game master (GM). We did our best to give quality, thorough answers about what to do and not to do when putting together a game for friends, family,...

Friends- this is a real special one. From the moment I started this podcast, Joe McCullough was one of the folks I wanted to have on as a guest. He is arguably one of the finest contemporary game designers out there right now, penning titles such as Frostgrave, Stargrave, Oathmark, and many others. It was a delight chatting with him about his start in the hobby, his transition to living overseas,...

Friends- for my second posting following the July 4th holiday here in the states, I present to you one of my favorite historical wargames- Bloody Big Battles. It is a phenomenal game for many, many reasons, and to showcase the rules, I brought on the man himself, Chris Pringle! Chris has a long history in the wargaming world, and BBB is one of his finest rulesets. Along with fan and scenario desig...

Only on the 20 Sided Gamified Podcast folks! In this meaty, 2 hour episode, Kelly and I finish our conversation with Ken AKA "The Yarkshire Gamer". However- there is a little bit of a twist. Due to a timing issue on my end (or, was it?) Peter from Baccus Miniatures (owner, rules author, and maker of the finest 6mm figures there are) hopped into the Zoom space and it turns out he knows Ken! Instead...

Friends- Please enjoy our conversation with Ken Reilly, AKA the "Yarkshire Gamer". I first came across Ken's work on his "Yarkshire Gamer" blog, and noticed just how prolific he was when came to his painting and attention to detail. From there, I checked out his podcast, Youtube videos, interviews, and lastly, his work on Instagram. Ken's dedication to miniature gaming is only surpassed by simply...