Cast Dice Podcast

This week I am joined by, the one and only, Pete West to discuss the legendary German paratroopers in WW2, the Fallschirmjäger. We discuss their history, their gear, where to find their rules in Bolt Action and how to use the "Green Devils" on the tabletop.

This week I am joined by Doug from the Lead Pursuit Podcast to revisit Warlord Games WW2 fighter combat game, Blood Red Skies.

I am joined this week by the great guys over at Valhalla Games to discuss their awesome upcoming, game agnostic, campaign book The Battle for Primosole Bridge. This details a truly amazing battle during the Italian campaign, where elite forces from a pile of nations fought in a conflict that could be called the predecessor to A Bridge Too Far.

In this episode, our old friend Pete West joins us to help Cast Dice celebrate its birthday. Given that it is also the Halloween episode, I thought that it was only appropriate that we talk through the new zombie missions for Stargrave from the new Quarantine 37 expansion book. We also explore Joseph A. McCullough’s newest game of Napoleonic horror, The Silver Bayonet.

It is that magical time of year again when we are joined by our hobby hero, the legendary Rick Priestley, to continue our discussion about the origins of Warhammer 40k and some of your other GW favourites. Do you want to know about how 40K, as we know it, was developed from a WW2 game between second and third editions? Who are the missing two space marine legions? What's the story behind the never...

This week I am joined by the tactical genius, Jael, from The Baconburgers Podcast, to answer a listener question. How would you build a competitive army list in Bolt Action? Rather than listing units and points, we dig into the topic from more of a philosophical standpoint. What is a good starting place and what are important considerations to remember throughout the process?

This week we are joined by, the one and only, Acktar Giraffe to discuss last weekend's successful Bolt Action event in Tasmania, Operation Sudlicht. Acktar, the organiser of the event, and I dig into the nations and lists present, notable take aways, the missions played and a host of other topics. Please join us.

This week we are joined by one of my favourite miniature designers, Jordan from Skull Forge Studios. We cover a lot of ground on a lot of topics and, in the process, learn some pretty exciting things about what is to come!

This week I am joined by two HUGE guests! Mike Hutchinson, the author of Gaslands and A Billion Suns, and Sean Sutter, the author of Relic Blade and Sludge War, come on the show to talk about the benefits of "indi" game design. As part of this discussion, we speak at length about the Blaster Game Anthologies and how, as publications, they give some of the industry's most talented game creators the...

This week I am joined by the legendary author of the Bolt Action Fortress Budapest Book, Bryan Cook, to discuss one of his favourite units/ military forces in World War 2... The French Foreign Legion!

This week I am joined by Chris, from the Full Force Podcast, as we dig into what we know about Renegade Games's newest offering, The G.I.Joe Roleplaying Game. Along way we talk about nostalgia, our shared love of all things Joe and a shed load of other topics. One thing is certain however, we can't wait for this game to come out!

This week I am joined by the Global General Manager from Battlefront Games, my old boss from Games Workshop, John Matthews. We discuss logistics in the Covid era and how game companies are adapting their practices to get your favourite toy soldiers on the shelves of your local friendly game store. We also discuss a great number of other topics that peer behind the curtain of how the industry works...

This week I am joined by Nick Hoen, from the Dwellers Below, and Nick Beattie, from Dudes Talking About Toy Soldiers, to look back at one of the most loved editions of Warhammer Fantasy Battles, 6th Edition. We look at its strengths and its shortcomings and compare it to the editions that followed it.... as we look forward to Games Workshop's upcoming release of "The Old World."

This week I am joined by my good mate Jomane to discuss hobby progress, games that have caught our eye, staying motivated during lockdowns and how hobby can bring your joy. This episode is a little different from others that we have done recently. We hope you dig it!

This week we are joined by "Fast Nick" Gentile to talk about Marvel Crisis Protocol and how it stands as a casual game. We also discuss playing the game using different formats and some of the aspects of the game that we really enjoy.

This week I am joined by the guys from Black Site Studio to discuss their new awesome skirmish game based around combat on Earth's Moon. Tune in to hear all about Lunar!

Welcome back to Cast Dice! This week we travel back in time to explore one of the great tabletop skirmish games set in the "Old West" period, Dead Man's Hand, by Great Escape Games.

Tired of your Bolt Action army looking like everyone else's? Looking for something visually different in a WW2 army? Join us this week as our old buddy Peter West and I dig into some of the better, and lesser, known manufacturers of WW2 models to find viable alternative models that you can use when building major nation forces in Bolt Action. We hope you find inspiration somewhere along the way. W...

Please join me this week as I speak with one of the authors of the brand new game Reign In Hell. The author, Vince Venturella is the host of the YouTube show Warhammer Weekly and has a lot to share about the game design process and this fast, fun and furious skirmish game. Check it out!

This week I am joined by Travis, the man behind one of my favourite YouTube channels, Tabletop CP. Together we dig into an era of gaming never covered on this podcast before, the modern era, when we explore Spectre Operations. Please join us.

Please join us as we chat with Joseph McCullough, the author of one of this year's most anticipated releases, STARGRAVE!

CAST DICE IS BACK WITH A HUGE EPISODE! A few months ago, we spoke with Karl, from Crooked Dice, and Peter, from Edge Hill University, about their upcoming collaboration 7TV Fantasy. Well, the time has arrived, and the game is out! Karl and Peter return this week with Dan, another collaborator on the project, to dig into the huge subject that is fantasy gaming on the tabletop. We also explore what...

For better or worse, organised event/tournament play can have a bad reputation at times. This week we are joined by a veteran of 25 years of event play as well as two players who, up until recently, have never played in an event before. We discuss the ups and downs of event play and we dispel some common misconceptions about tournament play. We hope you enjoy!

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