Cast Dice Podcast

This week I am joined by the legendary game designer himself, Rick Priestley, to discuss his newest game Space Battles: A Spacefarers Guide.

In this episode I am joined by our friend Nick Beattie to chat about what we like about Trench Crusade. We then discuss the local 3rd Edition 40K event that we held here in Melbourne and what we like about that particular version of the game. PLEASE NOTE: This episode is later than it normally would be because Brad had microphone issues and it took longer than usual to edit and get out. We are sor...

We continue our ongoing coverage of the new edition of Bolt Action with a man who knows a lot about the game and who has some experience with the new edition, Bryan Cook, the author of our favourite campaign book, Fortress Budapest.

Please join us for Cast Dice's 7th birthday as we explore the new German National rules from the upcoming Armies Of Germany Bolt Action Third Edition book and as we look at the kinds of lists and what was is them from Melbourne's first big Bolt Action event, Operation Bear.

We are joined by Karl from Crooked Dice to explore the next upcoming Genre Guide for 7TV, our favourite sandbox skirmish game. 7TV Fantasy!

Warlord Games has put out PDF's for the minor power army lists, errata and FAQ's for Bolt Action Third Edition and we are here to cover it.

After getting some more games of Bolt Action Third Edition, Leigh and I discuss some of our big take aways and plans before digging into the player pack for Melbourne's first Third Edition event, Operation Bear 2024.

We have been talking about Bolt Action Third Edition for a while now, but now it is time to bring in the man himself, the game's author, Alessio Cavatore. Please join us as talk about the game's new edition and everything that it brings to the tabletop.

Now that we have had time to play Bolt Action Third Edition and think about our experiences, we are back to discuss our experiences and unpack some of our early takeaways regarding this new edition of the game. In this episode I am joined by Melbourne's own, Leigh Avery and our Scottish friend Alistair Unicomb. We do not agree on all of our opinions but there is a LOT to talk about!

Warlord has done an amazing job of giving us lots of information about Bolt Action Third Edition in its spoiler articles but what if we discussed something that has not been spoiled yet? That's right, today we are talking about what organised play will look like for Bolt Action Third Edition with the man behind the teaser articles himself, Marcus Vine from Warlord Games.

Now that we have the rules and a few of us have had a chance to play Third Edition of Bolt Action, it is time to start talking shop! Today I am joined by our old friend Jordan, from ScaleHistorySLC, to start discussing what the actual game actually feels like on the tabletop.

WE HAVE THE THIRD EDITION RULEBOOK IN HAND! Today, I am very excited to say that we are beyond working off of the teaser articles, we have the full, new edition book. Today we are going to speak with Marcus, one of the final play testers of the game, about the new edition and we get to talk about all the hot topics that everyone has been wondering about. Please join us for this VERY SPECIAL episod...

The Ghost Army Podcast is back with a serious discussion of the Bolt Action Third Edition Vehicles, Morale and No Free Units spoiler articles from Warlord Games. Along the way we spill a few things and Brad might pull out a soapbox at one point... We also tackle listener questions about themed listing and the future of Campaign Books going into the new edition of the game.

This week I am joined by Andy Singleton, the incredibly talented painter and prolific author of the Painting Wargaming Figured books. We talk about this journey as an author, his work as a commission painter, common experiences as a painter that we can all relate to and what he has planned next.

The Warlord spoiler articles about the Third Edition of Bolt Action's shooting phase and machine guns are worrying a lot of established Bolt Action players. Patch, Bryan Cook and Brad take a breath and explain why these changes might just be for the better and share their thoughts, without speculating too wildly.

This week I am joined by Lorne, the Secretary from one of Melbourne's oldest and most established game clubs, the NWA, to discuss the creation of Melbourne's newest game convention, Victorius. Tune in to find out all about it and/or to hear about how you too can work to create a game convention of your own.

The Ghost Army crew is back to discuss the Warlord rules teasers about platoon structures, special rules and a few additional tidbits dropped by Marcus, a Warlord V3 play tester. We dig into what these changes mean for us as a community without going off the deep end of speculation.

With Warlord dropping news of Bolt Action V3's pre-orders going live on Friday and the announcement about the game's eventual release date, we have a lot to discuss. The original Ghost Army Podcast crew: Patch, Bryan Cook (the author of the Fortress Budapest book) and Old Man Morin reunite to break down all the big Bolt Action Third Edition news and dig into how this will affect the Bolt Action co...

We often talk about tournaments as the main type of organised events that allow players to gather and play Bolt Action together, this excludes many other exciting way to enjoy this game with others. Today we speak with the folks behind a fantastic D Day commemorative event that brought like minded gamers together in a new, fun and innovative way.

Our old friend Peter West joins us to explore a pile of game systems that are catching our fancy at the moment. We chat about Bolt Action V3, V Is For Victory, Maschinen Krieger, Mars: Code Aurora, Victoria Miniatures and many, many more. Please join us for this informal, fun dig into the state of the industry.

Months ago, Doug and Ben joined me to discuss our preparations for a new Melbourne Bolt Action event called Small Unit Tactics. We played in and loved the event. Now Small Unit Tactics 2: Bocage to Bagration is upon us. We reunite as a group to once again, discuss our preparations before we charge into the fray.

This week, Anthony from Traders Galaxy visits to discuss the highly anticipated third edition of BOT WAR!

This week I am joined by the Tournament Organiser of this year's Tank Busters event, Ian Underwood. I am also joined by our old friend David Xavier of the Left Handed Panzerfaust Blog, a player, to discuss the tournament.

Warhammer Fantasy Battle 6th edition is often spoken about as the definitive edition of the classic rank and flank game. Today Brad and Nick discuss if 40K has that edition and why it might be 3rd Ed. Join us for this stroll down memory lane as Brad gets over the plague and Nick prepares to run a 3rd Ed event in 2024.

It's time to address the elephant in the room! Warlord Games recently announced an exciting new game for their existing Epic Battles line, Hail Caesar. Today I am joined by Ben Hampshire, one of the main contributors to the project to discuss how the Punic Wars can be played out on the tabletop at an Epic Scale.