Episode 39 - DieCon After Action Report Total Length: 21 Minutes 26 Seconds This episode though extremely short for a main show is me flying solo talking about the games from DieCon and Flames of War. I go over each game a little and talk about how they went for me, why they went the way they went and some of what I learned in the meantime. In the end it was a good tournament and if you don't want to listen I put up a short Blog Post that released the same day as this if you go have a look for t...
Jun 15, 2019
Extra Episode 22 - Diecon and Flames of War Total Length: 6 Minutes 13 Seconds This week I'm basically duplicating the Blog Post as I talk about going to DieCon, although I elaborate a little more in the podcast about my expectations for the day. Flames of War goodness throughout, sub-optimal and all. Give us a listen! You can download our show from the link above or of course you can find us on i-Tunes as well. If you have any questions you'd like to ask please feel free to leave comments here ...
Jun 01, 2019
Extra Episode 21 - First Game with Dwarfs Total Length: 5 Minutes 56 Seconds For Extra show 21 I'm talking about my first outing with the new 2k Dispossessed list I've put together. I got to fight Sylvaneth which was cool. I also go over a little more explanation of the fight over at the blog in a post so go check that out too. This show really just covers some of the bigger things I think I missed, not really much to listen to but it was just me putting my thoughts out this way. You can downloa...
May 25, 2019
Episode 38 - The other Old Dwarfs Total Length: 33 Minutes 45 Seconds Alone again on this episode as I go over the other old Dwarfs who have been lost either to other alliances or tossed far afield into the compendium. Yes, we're going on Ironweld Arsenal and just old fashioned Duardin this time. Thanks for listening! You can download our show from the link above or of course you can find us on i-Tunes as well. If you have any questions you'd like to ask please feel free to leave comments here o...
May 18, 2019
Extra Episode 20 - Hobby Catch-up Total Length: 6 Minutes 06 Seconds Here I am playing Catch-up for the missed show at the end of April, along with missing blog posts and YouTube vids. I'm just behind and have been busy. This short 5 minute episode is really just that. Me explaining myself and my plans for May and upcoming stuff. Give it a listen, or don't, but thanks for checking it out if you do. You can download our show from the link above or of course you can find us on i-Tunes as well. If ...
May 04, 2019
Episode 37 - Dispossessed Unit Review Total Length: 52 Minutes 43 Seconds All alone this evening and doing a fast edit so unfortunately probably not the best quality recording ever, but should be okay. I take stock of my Dispossessed Army. For me to try and become more effective with this army it requires me to re-think how I'm playing the army and as such I do something that nobody seems to have done any time recently and I discuss and go over the Dispossessed units, their stats and abilities a...
Apr 13, 2019
Extra Episode 19 - D-Day Excitement Total Length: 8 Minutes 47 Seconds Hooray for another extra episode! It's a short one, but I basically get to give a little of my excitement out for playing Flames of War! We're going to be playing a D-Day Scenario from the Normandy Battles book shown above and boy am I looking forward to it. This was definitely something I've been wanting to do since I bought the Open Fire box set over two years ago and we're actually playing it today! The same day this posts...
Mar 16, 2019
Episode 36 - Holy Wars After Action Report Total Length: 58 Minutes 42 Seconds Joined by Chuck again we go over our After Action Reports for the Holy Wars GT and discuss our games, the scenarios and the lists that we encountered. In other words, this show is full of Battle Reports. Unfortunately the Skype gods were not favorable to us this evening and there is some distortion. I've removed as much as I could but its still there and hopefully it doesn't completely ruin it for anyone who listens; ...
Mar 02, 2019
Episode 35 - Holy Wars Prep Total Length: 42 Minutes 50 Seconds Joined by Chuck in preparation for our trip to Holy Wars this weekend we get into discussions of our lists, the massive tournament packet and the just ludicrous amount of rules we're going to have to contend with for Holy Wars. We are excited and I personally can't wait! You can download our show from the link above or of course you can find us on i-Tunes as well. If you have any questions you'd like to ask please feel free to leave...
Feb 23, 2019
Episode 34 - Kings of War and Siege! Total Length: 47 Minutes 52 Seconds I'm once again joined by old co-host of the show Ryan as we get together to experience a siege! Kings of War style. With the Clash of Kings 2019 Rulebook having been released in December, Mantic has provided us with rules to playing out castle sieges in their game and we couldn't be happier for it. So if you're interested in a siege then this is the show for you. You can download our show from the link above or of course yo...
Feb 02, 2019
Extra Episode 18 - 2019 New Years Hobby Resolutions! Total Length: 13 Minutes 53 Seconds 2019 is here, and so are my new years resolutions! This is almost, yes 'almost' a re-hash of my blog post of my hobby resolutions released on the blog on January 5th, but I do add 3 new ones here that aren't going to be counted for or against me at the end of 2019, but that I'm pretty excited to add on to my list of things to accomplish over the course of the year. So, go give it a listen and thanks for cont...
Jan 19, 2019
Episode 33 - 2019 Predictions & Wishlisting Total Length: 1 Hour 5 Minutes 43 Seconds Happy new year everybody! Chuck, John and I get together to talk about what we think the future holds in the year of 2019 for Age of Sigmar in this episode. We keep pretty on topic too, right up until the end when we get into what we wish to see and then it slides slowly off the rails. Anyway, give it a listen and let us know what you think is on the way this year! You can download our show from the link ab...
Jan 05, 2019
Extra Episode 17 - End of Year Resolution Wrap-up Total Length: 8 Minutes 14 Seconds Welcome to the final piece of audio content for 2018. I'm going to talk a little about the end of the year. I've actually got a blog post discussing the same thing dropping next week, but if you listen to this you don't have to bother going over to read it. I basically discuss what my plans had been for 2018 and where I did and did not fall short. I'd say the year was about a 50/50. Thanks for listening! You can...
Dec 22, 2018
The Young Adventurer - The Warlock of Firetop Mountain Part 2 Total Length: 53 Minutes 47 Seconds The main episode this month is dedicated to completing my 10 year olds Fighting Fantasy adventure. We finish The Warlock of Firetop Mountain! Enjoya You can download our show from the link above or of course you can find us on i-Tunes as well. If you have any questions you'd like to ask please feel free to leave comments here on the blog or e-mail [email protected] to reach us that way. Also,...
Dec 15, 2018
Episode 32 - 1,500 Local 40K Total Length: 55 Minutes 15 Seconds Oooh, look out there is a serious lack of edit in this episode. I just didn't want to delay the release any longer since we already recorded it 10 days late so we did our best to not derail too much or have anything that sounded too terrible and you'll be getting very little edit here. Also, we're a bit bellie achie in this one. Well, at least I am but I can admit that. It was a rough day. You can download our show from the link ab...
Nov 25, 2018
Extra Episode 16 - 10% and the race to 100! Total Length: 5 Minutes 15 Seconds Heya everyone! Quick apologies about the cold and how I sound a bit stuffed up in this recording. Okay, way stuffed up but anyway. I'm back with a short episode this month for my extra talking about percentages painted out of your collection, a little mention of inventory and the race to 100 games in a year which for me is amazing! How many games do you play in a year huh? Think about it. Anyway, thanks for popping in...
Nov 13, 2018
Extra Episode 15 - The Young Adventurer - The Warlock of Firetop Mountain Pt. 1 Total Length: 28 Minutes 44 Seconds This months Extra Episode sees an experimental new type of show for me that I really hope you guys enjoy. It was a lot of fun to make, though as most experimental things there are some sound quality issues herein. Please, please let me know what you think, I know my son is looking super forward to some feedback on it. These shows will be known as The Young Adventurer, so I'll proba...
Oct 26, 2018
Episode 31 - FlatCon Wrapup Total Length: 14 Minutes 09 Seconds This months episode clocks in super short as I'm quite busy this month with other things and I just chime in to throw down a wrapup of the 2018 FlatCon events that I went to. A real quick cover of my games and a highlight or two. Or lowlight if you consider the game where I got completely tabled. Anyway, it isn't long but give it a listen. Thanks! You can download our show from the link above or of course you can find us on i-Tunes ...
Oct 17, 2018
Episode 30 - FlatCon Discussions! Total Length: 38 Minutes 48 Seconds In this episode I'm joined by my friend and previous co-host Chuck Jiardina and we discuss his involvement in the Flat-Con Gaming Convention! We pretty much go over all aspects of his involvement, discussing why he got involved, how he decided what events to run and how he got his support for his events. We talk about laying the groundwork for events basically. You can download our show from the link above or of course you can...
Sep 16, 2018
Extra Episode 14 - Siege World 2018 After Action Total Length: 16 Minutes 19 Seconds Since the regular show is running behind by a few days I'm pushing out my September extra Episode today. It is my After Action Report from Siegeworld 2018 going over my lists and the games I played and a quick thought on the tournament at the end. Give it a listen and enjoy. I should have the regular show up hopefully in a couple of days. Thanks again as always! You can download our show from the link above or o...
Sep 15, 2018
Episode 29 - SiegeWorld 2018 Discussion/Pperation Total Length: 1 Hour 08 Minutes 00 Seconds In this episode I'm joined by my good friends Chuck Jiardina and John Gaszak to talk about an upcoming event we'll all be attending in St. Louis, SiegeWorld 2018 ! We go over the Age of Sigmar rules pack that they'll be using as well as give a little talk about our lists and ideas for the events. Like idiots we try to predict where we'll land in the standings, which I'm sure will be wildly inaccurate. Th...
Aug 16, 2018
Extra Episode 13 - Age of Sigmar 2nd Edition Thoughts and Opinions Total Length: 13 Minutes 39 Seconds In this show I talk about my personal thoughts and opinions on the 2nd edition of Age of Sigmar. Good, bad, I give a quick rundown of the high and low points for me. As always, thank you for listening. You can download our show from the link above or of course you can find us on i-Tunes as well. If you have any questions you'd like to ask please feel free to leave comments here on the blog or e...
Aug 16, 2018
Extra Episode 12 - Games of Old Total Length: 10 Minutes 03 Seconds This episode as late as it is, really just updates everyone on kind of where I'm at right now in the hobby. Just a sort of brief update of what I'm playing, what I've been doing and what you can expect in August. Thanks! You can download our show from the link above or of course you can find us on i-Tunes as well. If you have any questions you'd like to ask please feel free to leave comments here on the blog or e-mail thehobbyhe...
Aug 01, 2018
Episode 28 - Unstable Dice Crossover Total Length: 1 Hour 10 Minutes 25 Seconds Co-host Ryan is taking a haiatus from podcasting for a ltitle whilew hich leaves me a bit on my own. So instead of recording my show this month I've recorded with friend John over at The Unstable Dice Podcast and my old co-host from the Waaagh Cast days, Chuck. Hope you enjoy. You can download our show from the link above or of course you can find us on i-Tunes as well. If you have any questions you'd like to ask ple...
Jul 21, 2018
Extra Episode 11 - DieCon Flames of War Total Length: 13 Minutes 24 Seconds Thanks for jumping on board with this Extra June episode. I take 10 or so minutes to talk about my experience and thoughts about the Flames of War Tournament that Jim and I attended on June 9th in Collinsville, IL. at the Die Con games convention. Spoiler, we enjoyed ourselves. Give it a listen and thanks a lot! Thanks! You can download our show from the link above or of course you can find us on i-Tunes as well. If you ...
Jun 18, 2018
