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We are back with an in depth look at one of Warhammer 40k/30k's more obscure fluff footnotes. The predecessors of the iconic Space Marines, the Emperor's Thunder Warriors. You might be wondering why a generalist gaming podcast might be going down such a specific grim-dark rabbit hole? I am joined by my old buddy, and hobby god, Nick Beattie. He is in the process of creating one of the most impress...

In this episode of the Official Warlord Games Podcast Brad is joined by, prolific contributor to Bolt Action supplements and the author of the Fortress Budapest Campaign Book, Bryan Cook. Together, the guys dig into how to consider and research themes when building a Bolt Action force. This episode is good for the Bolt Action beginner and seasoned veteran alike.

With all of the 9th edition hype flying around, we at Cast Dice thought we would go the other way. Instead of discussing the recently leaked information about Warhammer 40K's next version, we went back to the beginning and spoke to the man who started it all, the legendary, Rick Priestley. In the process of digging into how the world's most popular tabletop game came into being, we explore the ori...

Join as as we revisit one of the great tabletop war game classics, Battletech, The Game Of Armoured Combat. I am joined by longtime listener of the show, Joe and we talk through some of Battletech's rich setting, the game's basic mechanics and its revival in recent years. Strap on your neurohelmet and cooling vest and jack in.

In this episode of the Official Warlord Games Podcast, we are joined by Gabrio, the talented author of the Black Seas ruleset. We discuss Warlord's reopening, the state of the Black Seas game and to tease some incredible sounding future releases for one of Warlord's hottest and cinematic games.

Welcome back to ANOTHER episode of the BTFM Podcast in a WEEK!!! Join us as we celebrate May The 4th week with one of our favourite podcast personalities Dr. Nick "Short Shorts" Gentile to talk about the state of the game, competitive VS narrative play and the upcoming Star Wars Legion hobby magazine BANTHA! It is a ripper of an episode!

Welcome back to the Beyond The First Marker Podcast!

Welcome back to Cast Dice! This week we are joined by legendary hobbyist, and friend of the show, Dave Taylor, a man whose job it is to keep abreast of the gaming industry. We talk at length about the state of the gaming world in the world of social distancing and what that means for us as gamers and for gaming companies, large and small. Believe it, or not, it is not as grim as it sounds! Tune in...

In this episode we are rejoined by one of the greats of modern wargaming, the one and only, Rick Priestley. We discuss the new historical themed lists for Warlords Of Erehwon, game design, fan feedback and the state of gaming in 2020.

Welcome back to Cast Dice! We are rejoined by Jeremy from the San Diego BAR gaming group to revisit Marvel Crisis Protocol, now that the game has been out for a while and now that there is a clear direction in which the game is headed. Tune in true believers!!!

Welcome back to the Official Warlord Games Podcast. We are back this week to check with renown game designer Andy Chambers and along the way touch upon and catch up with 2000AD Gaming and Blood Red Skies. We hope you join us, Andy is ALWAYS an entertaining guest!

Welcome back to the Official Warlord Games Podcast! In the following weeks we will be releasing a series of shorter and more frequent Warlord Cast episodes that revisit games that have not appeared on the show in a while. Unlike the show's normal format, these episodes will not be tied to upcoming releases and will explore the state of the game for many of Warlord's games. Kicking things off, we c...

Welcome back to the Official Warlord Games Podcast! In this, our 20th episode, we talk with the incredibly well-spoken and knowledgable author of the upcoming Stalingrad Campaign book for Bolt Action, Alexander Smith. We speak through the history of the campaign and how that fed into the creation of mountain of new rules, scenarios, new units and theatre selectors that this mammoth book contains....

In these uncertain times, we at Cast Dice, wanted to have a little fun and revisit a nostalgic favourite. Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Find out is Indy is, in fact, any good as an archaeologist, as Brad is joined by one of his oldest friends (who happens to be an honest to God archaeologist and an expert in early tattooing rituals), the incredibly knowledgeable and funny, Aaron Deter-Wolf. Tune and ta...

This week we are rejoined by Anthony Mallet, the author of the Australian tabletop wargame BOT WAR! We talk about the game's many successes over the last year, how to start a company from scratch, the Bot War upcoming kickstarter and the game's expanding universe. It is a big one! We hope you will tune in and join us!

In this episode I am joined by two of the most analytical minds in Bolt Action, Leigh Avery and Al Unicomb as we comb through, and discuss the implications of, the new units presented in the upcoming Bolt Action Campaign Book: Stalingrad.

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I am thrilled to have David Mulder, the main author of the community driven, Bolt Action Vietnam supplement: VC On The Trail on to talk about the development of this ambitious hobby project and how it has developed and been refined over time. VC On The Trail is a community created addition to Bolt Action that allows players to use themed forces to play out the varied conflicts of the Vietnam war....

Welcome back to another episode of Beyond The First Marker! Today we speak with Jordan, the man behind one of our favourite companies, Skull Forge Studios! We speak to Jordan about his influences, Skull Forge's history and what the future holds and in the process we talk a little shop and goob out about the Star Wars Universe and Legion. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we did record...

Please join us as we speak with Patrick Todoroff, the author of the newest book in the Osprey "Blue Book" series of games. Zona Alpha is a skirmish game that takes players on a scavenger hunt through the irradiated wasteland of the near future's quarantine zone. Grab your kolashnikov, a bottle of vodka and your gas mask... Life if cheap in the zone but there is glory and riches to be won!

This week we are joined by Mark Farr and George Asling from Footsore Miniatures and Games to discuss the upcoming expansion to their highly successful game, Mortal Gods. Mortal Gods Mythic takes the normally historical game into the realm of the supernatural and fantastic. It sounds great!

We are back with something different this month; instead of digging into a specific battle or force from the Star Wars universe, we speak with Beau, the TO of the upcoming Invasion Of Kashyyyk, narrative Star Wars Legion event. Find out how they have made this event narrative focussed, beginner friendly and have mixed up unit choices for each faction of the game. It is VERY cool!

I AM THE LAW!!! In this episode action packed episode of Cast Dice, I am rejoined by old friend of the show, John, as we talk al things Dredd! We start by talking about the 2000AD models put out by Warlord games and the materials that they are made of before comparing and contrasting the two Judge Dredd theatrical releases with the original comics. This conversation does go on for quite a while an...

Happy New Year from us at Cast Dice! To celebrate episode 80 of the cast and to celebrate the new year we brought back our old buddy Patch to talk about 2019 in review (from a hobby progress standpoint) and to discuss what we are looking forward to in the year to come.

Happy New Years!!! To celebrate the new year, we are holding the first ever Cast Dive Trivia Challenge! Join us as we ask 50 trivia questions, broken into ten categories from classic gaming to movies to a load of other subject areas all related to things discussed on Cast Dice! Test your knowledge against our panel of all star guests and see if you can beat this year's Cast Dice Trivia Champion!