Fortified Niche

The pod crew faces aliens horrors in the service of Majestic 13 , a solo/co-op skirmish miniature wargame from Snarling Badger Studios. Find the Majestic 13 rules here : https://www.snarlingbadger.com/majestic13 Read the review supplement here: https://www.barreldrill.com/majestic-13-fortified-niche-playtest/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the cre...

The pod hosts lead their ragged congregation to fight for the shrine of Verrotwood , a cultist skirmish game by Mike Crutchett. Find the Verrotwood rules here : https://www.wargamevault.com/product/425504/Verrotwood Read the review supplement here: https://www.barreldrill.com/verrotwood-fortified-niche/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators...

The podcrew is pleasantly surprised when their corporate team building even turns out to be BelloLudi , a historical wargame(s?) by Peter von Dop. Find the BelloLudi rules here : https://www.belloludi.nl Read the review supplement here: https://www.barreldrill.com/belloludi-fortified-niche/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified...

Cassa moves infinite distance in a straight line to interview Brent Spiwey , an indie game creator behind Rogue Planet , Techno Bowl and a few titles we haven't reviewed - yet ! Find the Brent Spiwey's games here : https://bombshell-games.com Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: Barrel Dri...

Podcasters go rooting for mysterious night rocks in Moonstone , the fairytale miniature skirmish game by Goblin King Games. Find the Moonstone rules here : https://moonstonethegame.com/downloads.html Read the blog post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/moonstone-fortified-niche/ Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: Barrel Drill blog Cohost T-shirt store Cassa: Instagram...

Don't let the detector van catch you watching the adventures of Cassa and JcDent on 7TV 2nd Edition , the miniature skirmish game of British spy TV shows by Crooked Dice Game Design Studio. Find the 7TV rules here : https://crooked-dice.co.uk/rules/7tv-2nd-edition/7tv-2nd-edition-downloads/ Read the blog post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/7tv-2nd-edition/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon...

The pod crew layers flak armor under power armor for that sweet 3+ save in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader , a promising new game from Rick Priestley and Games Workshop. Find the Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader rules here : Read our BBS here: https://www.barreldrill.com/warhammer-40000-rogue-trader/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of For...

Put your wizard on a ram and round up some goblins, it's time to face Thud & Blunder , a fantasy skirmish wargame from The Ministry of Gentlemanly Warfare.  Find the Thud & Blunder rules here : https://theministryofgentlemanlywarfare.wordpress.com/thud-blunder/ Read the blog post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/ thud-and-blunder-review / Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://w...

For the first time in Fortified Niche history, the pod makes an interview! JcDent, podcast host, talks to David Phipps , the driving force behind the wildly-good Pulp Alley rules, about game design, inspirations, and the dirtiest word of all - balance .  Listen to the Pulp Alley episode here: https://anchor.fm/fortified-niche/episodes/21---Pulp-Alley-e1m8tik Find Pulp Alley here : http://pulp...

The podcast becomes the franchise owner of the Kittens in Techno Bowl , a retro console throwback American Football game by Brent Spivey!  Find the Techno Bowl rules here : https://bombshell-games.com/techno-bowl/ Read the blog post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/ techno-bowl / The TTS module we used: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2285074854 Follow the creators of...

The podcast duo discovers they have a shared health pool in Rogue Planet , a skirmish game of whatever space adventure you'd like by Brent Spivey!  Find the Rogue Planet rules here : https://bombshell-games.com/rogue-planet/ Read the blog post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/ rogue-planet-review / Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media!     JcDent: Barrel Drill blo...

In the gothic gloom of the distant tomorrow, there is only a return to Grimdark Future , the rules light sci-fi miniature wargame we covered in episode #1 sans any playtesting!  Find everything you need to play Grimdark Future here : https://onepagerules.com/portfolio/grimdark-future/ Read the blog post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/grimdark-future-redux-fortified-niche-playtest/ Follow t...

Lead the disparate forces of mankind (or gorillas) against gothic space robots that are turning entire systems into bitcoin farms in AT-43 , the sci-fi mass-battle wargame from twice-bankrupt Rackham. Yes, we reviewed a dead game!  Find fan-maintained AT-43 resources   here : https://www.orderofgamers.com/games/at-43/ Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media!    ...

Our demon warlord is rounding up some Greys and mounting guns on technicals to withstand the assault of Xenos Rampant , the setting-agnostic sci-wargame from the minds of Daniel Mercey and Richard Cowen! Find Xenos Rampant   here : https://ospreypublishing.com/us/xenos-rampant-9781472852342/ Read the blog post about Xenos Rampant here: https://www.barreldrill.com/ xenos-rampant-playtest / Sup...

The pod boys don't have a Patreon, so they can't afford more than two bullets in Punkapocalyptic , a post-apocalyptic skirmish wargame by Bad Roll Games! Find Punkapocalyptic   here : https://www.badrollgames.com/en/downloads/rules/ Read the blog post about Punkapocalyptic here: https://www.barreldrill.com/ punkapocalytic-fortified-niche / Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social medi...

In space, no one can hear you breach, bang and clear in Space Station Zero , a cooperative space dungeon delver from Snarling Badger Studios! Find Space Station Zero   here : https://www.snarlingbadger.com/spacestationzero Read the blog post about Space Station Zero here: https://www.barreldrill.com/space-station-zero-review/ Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media!   &nbs...

For the one-year anniversary episode of Fortified Niche , the pod-lads sit down to talk about the most amazing pieces of game design they encountered over the 365 days of podcasting about indie wargames. Did your favorite game make the cut? Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media!     JcDent: Barrel Drill blog T-shirt store Cassa: Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfingto...

The pod crew don leather jackets and load sawn-off shotguns to test out This is Not a Test , a post-nuclear skirmish wargame from Worlds End Publishing! Find This is Not a Test   here : https://worldsendpublishing.com/products/this-is-not-a-test-official-rulebook-pdf Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media!     JcDent: Barrel Drill blog T-shirt store Cassa: Instagram...

Time to give those Frenchies/Brits/Colonials a proper thrashing in Muskets & Tomahawks second edition from Studio Tomahawk! Find Muskets & Tomahawks   here : http://www.studio-tomahawk.com/en/mousquets-et-tomahawks/ Read the blog post about Muskets & Tomahawks here : https://www.barreldrill.com/muskets-tomahawks-2e/ Build yourself a Muskets & Tomahawks army here: https://mt.ea...

Open up your HiRealMeetBobBeFrank app and swipe right on that mercenary contract in Reality's Edge by Joseph McGuire and published by Osprey. But don't forget to update your antivirus or someone may hack your knife! Find Reality's Edge   here : https://ospreypublishing.com/reality-039-s-edge Read the blog post about Reality's Edge here : https://www.barreldrill.com/ realitys-edge / Follow the...

Attention, all Nicheneers! Steel your nerves as our fortified duo faces the challenges of Pulp Alley - set by Phipps and Daughter themselves! Will this spell doom for our rebellious reviewers? Will they prevail - and keep their two fists? Only on today's episode of Fortified Niche! Find Pulp Alley here : http://pulpalley.com Read the blog post about Pulp Alley here : https://www.barreldrill.c...

Both summer heat and the Covid pox tried to stop the lads from reviewing Infamy, Infamy! , an excellent large skirmish game by TooFatLardies for refighting the wars between Rome and the Gauls, the British, etc.!  Find Infamy, Infamy! here : https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/infamy-infamy/ Read the blog post about Infamy, Infamy! here : https://www.barreldrill.com/infamy-infamy/ Fol...

The podcasters command their unstoppable hordes of T-55As in Cold War Commander 2nd Edition , a fairly groggy game of modern warfare that actually plays really smoothly!  Find Cold War Commander 2nd Edition here : https://www.pendraken.co.uk/ncwc-2-rules-ncold-war-commander-2-rulebook-6949-p.asp Read the blog post about Cold War Commander 2nd Edition here : https://www.barreldrill.com/cold-wa...

After drawing the Fortified Niche card, Player 1 selects a regiment of podcasters to carry out Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings , a rank-and-flank game where mercenary crossbowmen are shooting at unit of clone spearmen.  Find Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings here : https://www.para-bellum.com/getting-started/ Read the blog post about Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings here : https:/...

The world's greatest detective gets nailed with an RPG as we play Batman Miniature Game , a good skirmish game featuring DC Comics' finest street-level heroes, villains, and mooks.  Find Batman Miniature Game here : https://www.knightmodels.com/en/batman-miniature-game/ Read the blog post about Batman Miniature Game here : https://www.barreldrill.com/batman-miniature-game/ Get the great Batma...