Lead Pursuit Podcast

What is the most controversial, non-political topic on social media today? Hypothetical aircraft in Blood Red Skies, of course! Okay, maybe not THAT controversial, but certainly a hot topic of discussion in the Ready Room. Brett and Doug talk with Roger Gerrish about the work that has been done to integrate some of these hypothetical aircraft into the Blood Red Skies rules. Check out the links bel...

Please don’t hold it against Doug that he temporarily turned the podcast microphone over to Brett! The team gets together to discuss movies that inspire their Aerial Wargaming, along with the usual banter. Maybe you’ll learn more about the members of the team than you wanted to know via their choices for favorite aerial movies!

What could go wrong with two Marines from the Lead Pursuit team interviewing another retired Marine? Listen to Chris and Doug talk with Jay Stout about his latest book “Jayhawk”, covering the experiences of a B-25 pilot in the Pacific during WW2. The fascinating tale starts as he grows up in the pre-war Philippines and covers his flight training and combat flying, and then follows his return when...

More talk of cards, decks and tactics? What is this a podcast about Magic? Even with Brett’s misspeaks, the team covers a lot of ground about Theater, Doctrine and Equipment Cards. (No Brett, there are no “deployment” cards, just cards played at deployment!)

If you enjoyed Kevin Miller’s book Raven One, and just happen to be a wargamer who plays Check Your Six - then the team over at Fight’s On has something for you. A series of Check Your Six scenarios, with some new rules, that covers the events in the Raven One Book. If you want to find their scenario pack, it is here: https://www.fightsonstore.com/product-page/raven-one-campaign They also have a 2...

  

Not getting your Boardgame fix due to COVID? Tired of just playing solitaire games against the AI? Check out the event that the Houston Beer and Pretzels Wargaming club is hosting in association with Board Game Geek’s BGG@Home event. The team chats with Andy Bouffard about his group’s background and previous events, along with this year’s plans for their 10th annual Texas:BROADSIDE. Houston Beer a...

Tired of being a try-hard? Want to learn the difference between Open Deck and Standard Deck play? Well wait no longer - sit down and listen to Brett, Doug and the rest of the team pontificate about card decks and how to manage them. Not that these guys know what they are doing, anyway!

Indigenous warriors, great beasts, and a rule system based on Warlords of Erehwon - what’s not to like about the upcoming release Mythic Americas? The team sits down and talks with the game’s designer, Nelson Martinez, about the pitfalls and peaks of making a fantasy game grounded in indigenous culture.

Celebrating the 50th episode of the Lead Pursuit Podcast with Warlord's Jon Russell only seems right as he's the one who started this whole train wreck! Listen to the team make excuses and blame each other for the terrible idea that has become the Lead Pursuit Podcast - and hopefully you'll have some laughs along the way.

Fancy yourself a game designer? Want to know how simple and easy it is to put the project together? Want someone to tell you how great your mastery of the English language is? Then you WON’T want to listen to this episode where we talk to Benjamin Chee, Editor-in-Chief of at DVG. Benjamin talks about both the trials and the excitement of working as an editor, helping to turn the crazy ideas at DVG...

Aren’t you tired of hearing about Gathering of Eagles? Do you wish you had attended? If you want to get all of the information about GoE, just listen to this episode, and you haven’t missed a thing. Well other than the beer. And playing your opponents in-person. And Doug’s terrible performance as a TO!

Who wouldn’t want to hear about more models? Fancy yourself a 3D printing expert? ROC Works may just be your creative outlet to acquire ALL of the planes! Doug takes some time to sit outside, enjoy the cicadas and chirping birds, all while interviewing Richard Carlisle about his ROC Works project and where it is going over the next few months. go check out their website at http://roc-works.co.uk

Want to know what the upcoming Gathering of Eagles in Indianapolis is going to be like? Well just imagine this podcast, but in person - and with some gaming thrown in! Brett, Doug and Chris all get together this week to give a little bit of the behind the scenes as to what is going to happen at GoE and why you should want to be there.

Brett and Doug talk to Steve Toth about a variety of topics - all related to cool, new Blood Red Skies content. 3D Models in Tabletop Simulator and model printing via Roc-Works are discussed, along with the usual rules and banter from the team. Of course Brett and Steve blather on about their upcoming campaign system - so if you like Dungeons and Dragons with airplanes, you won’t want to miss it!

Somebody had a convention in the middle of the COVID-19 Pandemic? HOW DARE THEY!! Doug and Brett debrief Jon Russell about the Twisted Lords convention that his team just put on in Oklahoma City. Lots of good discussions about how gaming can go forward in-person with the right risk mitigations and the right attitudes. Plus they talk about Big Red Skies, the 1/72nd scale version of the game, and th...

The team talks to Chuck Seegert about the upcoming Zero Leader game from DVG. Of course there are the usual off topic rants, side discussions, and poking fun at other players. At least we edited out all of the Magic jokes for you, already!

Turning their focus to the Battle of Midway, the team talks with Kevin Miller, the author of Silver Waterfall, a historical fiction account of the battle. The team even lets Rob from Fight’s On join them in the interview in an amazing act of generosity! Kevin’s books can be found at https://kevinmillerauthor.com/ and also on Amazon Kindle.

Tournament scene? What Tournament Scene? The LPP team talks with Trevor about the BRS tournament series that his game store is running and his work as a commission painter. Of course he and the team start talking about veteran experiences and boring those of you who came looking for BRS content!

A year of the Lead Pursuit Podcast? What better way to celebrate than for the three members of the team to get together and play their big Malta map with tons of aircraft! The guys debrief the event, what they learned and what they see coming up soon.

Doug continues to run further afield and chats with Kevin and Sarah Verssen, the next generation of the team that is Dan Verssen Games. Between sidebars about cat memes, mac and cheese photos and the usual silliness, they discuss what it is like to build a team of designers and playtesters into a gaming family. Plus there is plenty of information about upcoming games (aviation and otherwise) that...

Tired of hearing the guys talk about dusty old wargames in people’s basements? Want to hear about what a real Naval Aviator had to deal with in air combat? On this episode, the team interviews Dave “Bio” Baranek about his time flying as a Radar Intercept Officer in US Navy F-14s and working as an instructor at the elite Navy Fighter Weapons School - called TOPGUN. To learn more about TOPGUN and Bi...

Oh look, an interview with Andy Chambers! Do you even care what the guys talk about? We didn't think so...

As the lockdown extends, the team manages to find some hobbying to do, even as Brett ditches out on his podcast buddies to play Tabletop Simulator. Doug interviews the team from Fight’s On, producers of aerial gaming terrain and game aids. Rob and Sandy from their team talk about how they started in wargaming, and why an otherwise cool cat who flew fighters (Sandy) would become such a dork as to p...

Tired of being beat by different gamers in the same old scenario 1? Try running a Blood Red Skies campaign, so that the SAME gamer can beat you over and over in a bunch of different scenarios! Listen to our guest, Steve Toth share about the campaign that he and Brett are playing using the Tabletop Simulator mod for Blood Red Skies.