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Hey All, Here is a little update on why there has been no new episode for 4 weeks and what will be happening moving forward.  Fret ye not! We are not going anywhere. 

This week I speak to Leandros of Parabellum Wargames. Parabellum recently fully released their tabletop fantasy game Conquest, The Last Argument of Kings. I mention this throughout the show but one of the overriding features of this tabletop massed battle game is how developed it appears to be on its initial release. Also which is really refreshing is that they went straight to market and did not...

This is a special bonus episode for you guys because why not!   I speak to Caleb from Krakenships. Krakenships is a new company that seeks to fill gaps in fantasy RPG and skirmish model sets. If you are looking for non traditional models as you avatar for your RPG and skirmish games then Krakenships might just be for you. Turtle dudes, cat people, and non traditional wood elves came up in our chat...

This week is the 4th and final episode in our mini series where we go into greater depth in what we feel we mean with the term sustainable gaming. Remember this term was created to try to get to grips with the hobby more and to give us pause for thought in regard to what we get and what we want out of the hobby   to make it the most enjoyable as possible.     If you remember we defined it as 'enjo...

Welcome to another Sustainable Gaming podcast where Mr Fish and I delve a little deeper into the concept. This week we focus on painting regularly and also how the hobby may positively or negatively effect our physical health.  Another great  chat for me personally and I hope you take something from it also.     

This episode I catch back up with Mr Fish as we delve a little deeper into sustainable gaming now we have set the scene in episode 1. We look closer at the idea of not allowing ourselves to buy too much stuff and also how this hobby may positively or negatively effect our personal mental health.  If you want to chat and share your experience then please head over to the Paint All The Minis Faceboo...

This episode is the first of 4 episodes that will be released over the next month on the topic of sustainable gaming. Doing something in a sustainable fashion is something that I am incredibly interested in, along with why people do the things they do, plus also the external and internal   pressures we put on ourselves in our personal and professional lives.     As I have   got into the hobby as a...

This episode I speak to Brent Amberger of the Goobertown Hobbies Youtube Channel. Goobertown Hobbies is a youtube channel I personally really enjoy as there is a lot of thought, depth, and insight included in the videos I have watched. In an age of clickbait and also lots of videos/content that appears to have been put together to over promise and underdeliver I find Brent's videos to be insightfu...

Sustainable Gaming!!! Playing, Painting, Not overspending. Physical, Mental, Social Health. Coming Sept 20 for an entire month our podcast will be given over to talking about this concept of making the hobby work for us. 'Enjoying the hobby and participating in it for the longest time possible, understanding what it is we like about it & what we dont, controlling it, not allowing it to control us....

This episode I talk to Mr Mark Latham a now freelance games designer and writer who has worked on or created a number of games we would have heard of such as The Walking Dead All Out War, The Harry Potter Miniatures Game, and The Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms. Mark also has a very interesting background working with Games Workshop and was clearly involved in shaping key elements that a great many pe...

This episode I speak to Henry Hyde, a gent who has had a long and very interesting pathway in the hobby industry and has participated in a wide variety of roles and responsibilities. Working mostly in written media he has moved with the times and felt the changes in personal preference and technological advances. It was really fun speaking to Henry and I hope you enjoy the chat we had. If you have...

This episode I speak to Jonas Ekman in a Why I love podcast where he talks about all the reasons he loves Open Combat. I will let Jonas talk to you about the details and why he loves it so much but some headlines are that Open Combat straddles skirmish/RPG games and allows you to use any models you have whilst also allowing you to stat them in any way you'd like . I really enjoy the Why I love pod...

This episode I speak to Mike Hutchinson the writer of Gaslands, the post apocalyptic game of vehicular combat and racing, and also the upcoming game A Billion Suns which comes in 2020. I loved talking to Mike as his demeanour, candour, and insight makes for a great chat. Its obvious from our chat that he is a positive & hard working guy and there were so many threads I would have liked to chase do...

This week I talk to Olly Gibson an average Joe just like you and me who enjoys the hobby but also has his YouTube channel Liberum Esse where he posts his thoughts. I will let Olly tell you what this means in due course. The show was a run rambly chat as it should be and covers a wide variety of things. It was great speaking to him and it is people like Olly that have made, will make, and currently...

This week I talk once again to Alessio Cavatore of River Horse Games. I spoke to Alessio back in episode 51 so if you want more info on his personal history then go and check that out. In this episode we talk about what he has been up to since our last chat, we poke about the diverse set of games and activities he has been up to with some huge and well known IP's, and we also talk about what he th...

This week I speak once again to Ronnie Renton of Mantic Games. We have a catch up on his BBQ technique, Dungeon Saga, The Walking Dead: Call to Arms skirmish game (an expansion to the All Out War narrative), along with Kings of War Vanguard & also the announcement of Kings of War third edition. Always fun talking to Ronnie and I hope you enjoy the show. I am no salesman and I am not looking to inf...

This week I speak once again to Joseph McCullough the creator of Frostgrave, Rangers of Shadow Deep,and Oathmark to name just 3. In this show we talk about what has been happening with him since we last spoke in episode 106, we also talk about his opinion on what makes a good game. He highlights the holy trinity that may be at odds with each other. If you haven't heard from Joseph before I recomme...

This week I speak to Stuart of Great Escape Games. Great Escape Games not only offers a wide variety of interesting rule sets such as Dead Man's Hand, a western style skirmish game, Iron Cross, 1914, Seven Days to the River Rhine, all table top war games in a variety of eras, but they also offer miniatures in ranges that may not be offered by other companies in the eras we play. Romanians, Mountai...

This week I speak to Carl Titterington who is just at this very moment releasing his first rule set called Contact Front. Contact Front is a modern skirmish rule set and during the show Carl talks about it and why it may appeal to you if you are into that sort of thing. As with other shows we also delve into Carl's background and his journey towards creating his own rule set, it is one that is var...

This week I speak to Az of Mythic Games where I try to avoid talking about food, but then talk about food, then we talk about his personal history all the way up to his current work with Mythic Games on their recent work such as Time of Legends: Joan of Arc, Solomon Kane, and Reichbusters. We also give an overview of and go into some detail on their most recent game Super Fantasy Brawl. If you lik...

This episode I talk to Joe Veltre of Gods Eye Games and also the Acceptable Casualties Youtube Channel. Joe released his first ruleset Son's of Mars around a year ago, and also talked to me about the Acceptable Casualties previously these can be found in episode 23 and 84, plus if you check out On Geeking part 3 between episode 65 and 66 you can hear Joe and I just goofing around and letting loose...

This episode I talk to Brent Henneberry about all of the reasons why he loves Age of Sigmar. Age of Sigmar needs no introduction but if indeed it does then it is a 28mm scale fantasy tabletop war-game set in lots of different mortal realms. I always enjoy just relaxing whilst painting and shooting the breeze about games people enjoy, I hope you do too!

This episode I talk to B.Bone from Tabletop tactics. Tabletop tactics is a YouTube channel plus a paid service where you can access D&D and Warhammer 40k content. The content they put together is varied with great levels of production quality plus some genuine characters with enthusiasm for what they do. It was interesting hearing about Mr Bone's personal journey and a little insight into the side...

This episode I talk once again to Rich from Too Fat Lardies. Go back to episode 110 to hear about Rich's back story as in this episode we discover Rich's opinion on what he thinks makes a good game. We delve into research, D6's, campaigns and anything else that crops up over the hour or so we talked. It's always fun talking to Rich and he makes engaging and interesting games. Go and check out Too...

This episode I talk to Andy Burdis of Blackjack Legacy. Blackjack legacy is a youtube channel presenting a number of different genre of video such as unboxings, paint tutorials, hobby hints & tricks, scratch builds, and reviews. It was fun talking to Andy as he is a laid back guy and it was interesting hearing his opinion and insight into not only his own activity but also into the hobby industry...