TooFatLardies Oddcast

As Day five arrives, Sidney considers how the look and versatility of maps have influenced his gaming experiences

It's Day 4 of the Advent Calendar and Nick is here to talk to us about the beauty of simplicity and how being simple has helped his game design ethos.  

Rich leaps from the next window of our advent calendar to talk about one of the earliest Lardy game mechanisms, the Fire Table in IABSM.

Sidney brings a hint of class to the Advent Calendar as he waxes lyrical on his favourite historical tome.  How has reading big book influenced the boy from Hull?

In the 2021 Advent Calendar shows, we look at the theme of inspiration in wargaming, be that inspiration for rules, scenarios or just gaming in general.  In this first show, Nick talks about how Shock came to be part of the DNA of Lard 

The gang get together to discuss what they have been up to and to look at forthcoming events as their calendar suddenly bursts back into life.  What will they look forward to as the show circuit grinds back into gear?

The gang assemble to discover that Rich has more in common with Chairman Mao than you might have thought and to field a whole range of questions from Sidney's ridiculously oversized sack.    

The lads join up to discuss their emergence from lockdown, to consider planning when it comes to new projects and the launch their new game show.  

The gang get together to remember a great friend and to discuss the big issue of the day.    

The terrible trio meet up to discuss escape from Stalag lockdown, discuss their current project and to mull over the issue of storing their collections.  

Dave and Rich discuss the nuts and bolts of firing, moving and close combat in this continuing investigation of 'O' Group WWII Rules.

Sid, Nick and Rich get together to discuss all the latest news from Lard Island.  After a recent rule review, Sidney is prompted to ask the big question; "What is a serious wargaming"?  Tune in to find out their conclusions.

Dave and Rich continue with their discussion and here cover the command and control mechanisms within the rules

Dave Brown talks to Big Rich in another discussion about the mechanisms in 'O'Group, here focussing on deployment of forces.  Watch out for our Lard TV accompanying programme which serves as a companion to this issue.

In Part One of their discussion about 'O'Group, game designer Dave Brown meets with Rich to discuss the rules and the basic foundations for the game such as figure scale, ground scale, forces required and his design objectives. 

As we bid farewell to 2020, the lads come together to to discuss their Christmas and talk about 'the big bang moment' when ideas for a new rule set arrive.     

There's a real treat behind the final advent window; a whole Christmas Oddcast where the gang assemble to talk about all things festive.  

Join the Lardies as they open the penultimate window in the Advent Calendar.   This time Rich whips up a feast for three of histories military greats.

Just a few windows open and one of them is opened today as Sidney puts on his apron and rustles up a feast fit for three historical characters. 

As the 21st window of the Lardies Advent Calendar is opened, Nick tells us about his dream battlefield trip.  

As we head towards Christmas we open the 20th window in the Advent Calendar.  Here Rich tells us about the most positive things of 2020.

Its the 19th of December and the Lardies Advent calendar sees another window thrown open to reveal a festive treat.  Today Sidney is visited by the wargames fairy.

Just one week to go until Christmas and we open the 18th window of the Lardies Advent Calendar.  Nick tells us about his hopes a nd fears for historical wargaming in the future.

As another window in the Lardy Advent calendar is opened as Rich tells us about his favourite wargaming army.

Join us for the 16th window of the Lardies Advent Calendar as our very own Dandy Highwayman, Sidney, takes to the field for his favourite historical wargaming location.