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    Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy

    An irregular podcast looking at wargaming, from historical gaming such as Black Powder, Bolt Action and Chain of Command to Scifi and Fantasy with Warhammer 40k and Frostgrave.
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    Episodes (84)

    WSS82 - Talking Miniatures

    WSS82 - Talking Miniatures

    In this episode of the podcast, Guy talks to Warlord’s John Stallard about his book Talking Miniatures. The book is a series of conversations with Games Workshop and Citadel alumni about their time with the company in the 1980s and 1990s.

    The Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy magazine team also discuss the latest news and what they have been up to.

    Links:
    Talking Miniatures
    Caesars’s Gallic Wars (Warlord)
    Lard Magazine 2023 (Too Fat Lardies)
    The British Army 1960 - 1990 (1st Corps)
    Spellbound (BelloLudi)

    WSS81 - Parting Shots

    WSS81 - Parting Shots

    Tucked away at the back of each Wargame Soldiers and Strategy magazine is  ‘Parting Shots’, hints, tips and laughs for the wargamer. Guy recently put out a call on social media for new material for the page. 

    In this episode, on top of the latest hobby news, the team discusses Guy's bulging mail sack and what hits and tips he received. They also reflect on some previous advice that has already appeared in the magazine.

    Links:
    The Silver Bayonet: Canada (Osprey)
    Wargamer's Journal: The Perfect Notebook For Wargaming
    Dead Man's Hand Redux: 2nd Edition Starter Set
    Conquerors and kings (Peter Pig)
    Battleground
    Scouts Out

    WSS80 - Fair Play

    WSS80 - Fair Play

    In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy magazine podcast, as well as all the latest news, Guy talks to Brad Moran, a member of the Bolt Action Alliance, about fair, balanced and fun play games.

    Links:
    Mad Dogs & Englishmen: Far Flung Conflicts, New Zealand
    Kickstarter: Ghouls by Paul Muller (Bad Squiddo Games)
    Kickstarter: 7TV: The 80s Genre Guide (Crooked Dice Games)
    Kickstarter: Dead Man’s Hand Redux (Great Escape Games)

    WSS79 - We Have Ways of Making You Game

    WSS79 - We Have Ways of Making You Game

    In this episode, on top of the latest wargaming news from the newsroom at Bowers Towers, we’ve got a report from Al Murray and James Holland’s We Have Ways Fest. Jasper and Angus talk to Too Fat Lardies Nick Skinner about his experience running Chain of Command at an event not aimed at wargaming.

    Links:
    Colours
    Stargrave: Bold Endeavour (Osprey)
    The Silver Bayonet: Canada (Osprey)
    Bolt Action: Campaign: Case Blue (Osprey)
    With Hot Lead and Cold Steel (Osprey)
    7TV – the cinematic skirmish game

    WSS78 - Holiday Gaming

    WSS78 - Holiday Gaming

    With the summer upon us, the Wargames Soldiers and Strategy team discuss how they take their wargaming on holiday. 

    Jasper also tells listeners why they should participate in the 10th Great Wargaming Survey.

     

    Links:
    The Great Wargaming Survey, 2023
    Black Beards vs Maynard, Firelock Games
    Senussi’s Little Miniature War 1915-1917, Caliber Books
    Blood Red Skies: Wing Commander, Warlord
    Operation Plunder, RKX Miniatures
    The Lost Expedition, Osprey
    Strength and Hour, Too Fat Ladies
    Studio Historia

    WSS77 - The Terrain Tutor

    WSS77 - The Terrain Tutor

    Guy and Chris have been on manoeuvres to Mel the Terrain Tutor's workshop to take some pictures for the magazine. Whilst there, Chris grabbed an interview with Mel.

    The renowned miniature painter Kevin Dallimore kindly agreed to do the front cover for our ‘Rise of the Redcoats’ theme in Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy issue 123. Now, that cover model is being sold on eBay to raise money for the Royal British Legion. You can find all the pictures on Guy's blog.

    The team also discuss the latest news and what they have been up to.

    Links:
    Guy's Blog
    eBay for the Kevin Dallimore figures
    The Terrain Tutor
    Firelock Games
    The Doomed,
    Osprey Games

    WSS76 - Bring out your lead

    WSS76 - Bring out your lead

    What do you do when your wargame cupboard is full?

    In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy podcast, the boys discuss having a clearout and give you some ideas on how to create more space.

    Guy also brings us the latest hobby news.

    Links:
    7TV Dracula, Crooked Dice
    Refighting History, Vol 2: The War of the Austrian Succession, Charles Grant
    The Damned, Wargames Atlantic
    American War of Independence, Brigade Games
    First to Fight: USMC 1942-1945 Vol 1 Guadalcanal Campaign
    The Roaring Lions, Bavaria Miniatures
    Just Lasered

     

    WSS75 - Salute, 2023

    WSS75 - Salute, 2023

    Salute is arguably the largest wargames show in the world. In this episode, Guy and Jasper give their impressions of the show after spending the day there, and Mark tells us about his experiences of running a demonstration game of Strength and Honour at the show.

    As usual, Guy also brings up all the latest wargames news.

    Links
    Tales of Men, Myths and Monsters: Rules for adventures in Greek Mythology, Calibre Books
    French, Franco-Prussian War, Perry Miniatures
    Fireforge Games
    What a Cowboy, Too Fat Lardies
    Blitzkrieg Commander: The Forgotten War
    Partizan

    WSS74 - The Perfect Rules

    WSS74 - The Perfect Rules

    The team tackle what makes the perfect set of rules. In a wide-ranging discussion they toy with the perfect layout for a rule book, favourite dice to use, fancy mechanisms and even the style rules are written.

    Guy also brings us the latest news from Bowers Towers.

     

    Links
    Pike & Shotte Epic Battles, Warlord Games
    What a cowboy, Too Fat Lardies
    Battlegroup Centag, The Plastic Soldier Company
    The Silver Bayonet: The Carpathians, Osprey
    Slingshot Journal, The Society of Ancients
    Crystal Mark, The Plain English Campaign
    WSS Instagram

    WSS73 - Ignorant Armies

    WSS73 - Ignorant Armies

    In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy podcast, Mark poses what our favourite armies might be, what rules do we play with them and whose figures?

    Links
    Pike & Shotte, Warlord
    Speedpaint 2.0, Army Painter
    Combat General, Venture Miniatures
    Resin Plus, Warlord
    Seven Days To The Rhine, Great Escape Games
    Far Distant Ships, Long Face Games
    Black Ops, Osprey
    Sons of Yamato: Imperial Japanese Forces at War
    Hammerhead
    Partizan
    Society of Ancients
    Salute

    WSS69 - A Knight at the Museum

    WSS69 - A Knight at the Museum

    On the back of Jasper and Guy's wargaming Operation Market Garden at the Hartenstein Hotel Airborne Museum in Arnhem, Jasper talks to Kelly McManus and Jared Fishman from HMGS Next Gen Gaming. Kelly works for Dey Mansion, and with Jared's help, he organised a games day at the museum.

     

    Links
    DeyDey Mansion Washington's Headquarters, 1780
    HMGS Next Gen Gaming
    In The Grand Manner
    Hail Caesar
    Rubicon
    Full Spectrum Dominance
    Battlezone
    Forlorn Hope

    WSS67 - Thinking inside the box

    WSS67 - Thinking inside the box

    Jasper hosts this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy Podcast, with Guy, Mark and Chris he discusses the merits of playing 'a game in a box', that is, buying a game with the rules and everything to go with it in one package.

    Also in this episode, Guy talks to Graham Davey, the publisher of the new game 02 Hundred Hours.

    Links:
    02 Hundred Hours (Grey For Now Games)
    The Last Samurai Rebellion (Osprey)
    The Men Who Would Be Kings (Osprey)
    Fighting the Dragon
    Xenos Rampant (Osprey)

    WSS66 - The Butterfly Effect

    WSS66 - The Butterfly Effect

    In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy Magazine podcast, the team discuss the butterfly effect. This is not how a butterfly might flap its wings and cause a typhoon, but rather, how the flitting from project to project and following one's whims leaves us with heaps of unpainted lead as projects flounder.

    In the news this episode One King!, Frostgrave: Fireheart, Panzer Korps supplements Hard Luck Boys and Eisenkreuz,plus the launch of the Great Wargame Survey.

    Links
    Helion, One King!
    Osprey, Frostgrave: Fireheart
    Osprey, Open call for Wargame Submissions
    Hoplite Research, Hard Luck Boys
    Eisenkreuz
    The Great Wargames Survey
    Cavalier 2023