In which Mike and Matt finally finish off the big box game discussion that they have been having with a chat about Epic and its various forms over the years. If I am honest I can't remember what we actually talked about in this episode , other than the fact its about Epic, as it was recorded quite a few weeks ago when we lost in the cricket to Australia at Lords. Of course this was a blessing in disguise as we then went on to beat India, smash the Aussies out of sight in the semi final and then ...
Jul 16, 2019
In which Mike and Matt have a discussion about the wonder that is 7TV as they went to a Pulp based event over the weekend. And yes they did about as well as they normally do but with 7TV thats completely irrelevant as narrative wins the day. So tune in to hear the thrilling adventures of Dr Möbius and his robotic minions along with tales of the nefarious activities of crime boss Vincenzo Moretti. Learn how crime seemingly doesn't pay, how Captain America accidentally fell off a ship and how Matt...
Jul 10, 2019
In which Mike is supposed to be talking to long time game designer Rob Stoddard (http://www.http://www.rob-stoddard.net) about his latest project Conan: Savage Legends which is coming to Kickstarter on the 16th July. To be fair they do talk about Conan, which is an arena based boardgame where you play as one of the legends of the Howard universe along with two companions against you fellow players for riches beyond imaging (read the press release at https://www.s7tabletopgames.com/home/s7-games-...
Jul 08, 2019
In which sneaky Mike and bumbling buffoon Matt get back on track and talk about the wonderful Mordheim, a game which has spawned many imitators despite all its flaws. Its basically Necromunda in the Warhammer World so all the things we talked about in that episode apply here as well, great fun, terrible balance issues - especially if you are playing an ongoing campaign - and one crew that rules over them all in the form of the sneaky sneaky skaven. Thrown into the the episode you get a few name ...
Jul 04, 2019
In which we take a break from our recap of GW 90s games and instead join Mike and a plethora of dodgy sounding people to talk about the ongoing Dungeons and Dragons campaign that they are all playing in. So we are joined by Andy, Cathy, James, Chris and DM Joel as we get a catch up on how the campaign has gone over the last year and what the characters have been up to. Mostly this seems to be Krunk (Mikes character) getting the party into near death situations and then getting them out of it wit...
Jul 02, 2019
In which Mike and Matt (Jim and Bob unfortunately had other commitments) continue with their chat about Games Workshop big box games of the 1990s, today talking about the game which is probably the longest lived of all the content that GW has produced - yes its bloodbowl. From its beginning in 1986 to its current thriving state (the new halfling team is just wonderful) we give a very speedy run through of the history of the game and talk about why it has survived so long. Mike manage to resist g...
Jun 27, 2019
In which Mike and Matt start a series of casts talking about the Games Workshop big box games of the 1990s, which is a depressingly long time ago. The boy Rory wasn't even born when some of these came out which is a way I suppose of the universe letting you know that you are just some sort of piece of navel lint at a cosmic scale. Now there's a downer for today. Still you can cheer yourself up by listening to us. Well its not a punishment is it. Oh it is. Well shouldn't have been naughty then....
Jun 26, 2019
In which Mike and Conrad spend some time finding out whats been happening in Conrads gaming life. Unlike the other two Conrad has still be playing regularly and travelling to events and stuff, things that, as you know, were sadly missing from Matt and Mikes past 18 months. So what do we learn. Well there are games from GW that have really complicated names, Shadespire and its variants are like crack cocaine to gamers, the new Tanelorn venue actually isn't that new and also has a complex backstor...
Jun 21, 2019
In which Mike and Matt make there long awaited return to the podcasting pool. Ok some people wanted us to come back. Well at least one person so this is for him. Yes after over a year away we've actually carved out some time to record something, even if it is basically what we have been writing on the blog for the past few posts. Its like an Audible version. Hope you like it and we are certainly planning on doing more but as with all these things it will be when it will be.
Jun 17, 2019
Something Stirs.
Jun 10, 2019
In which Mike and Matt (oh wait a minute Matt didn't show up so Mike had to go solo) chat with Neil and Paul from Workhouse Games about their forthcoming Kickstarter Project, Awful Orphanage which launches on the 22nd March 2018. This is a game that has been floating around in their heads for the better part of 3 years and unlike many of the games that you see on KS this isn't a big company doing a presale or a small company with unrealistic expectations of being the next Kingdom Death. No, in a...
Mar 12, 2018
In which Mike goes on a little rant and Matt uses a big word. The basics of the rant is to do with the divorce of fluff and gameplay and how that effects performance on the tabletop. Its not about telling people how to play or saying that one way is better than the other but more about making sure that all choices are viable and sensible choices to make.
Feb 26, 2018
In which Mike and Matt shock the world by producing a second episode in a weekend. Today is the tale of their trip to the darkest wilds of Daventry to play in an Epic Armageddon event. Its taken 3 years to get to this point so they were desperate to make the most of it and so excited about how it went that Matt didn't even get out of bed to record the audio. Thats dedication. And now of course you all have the thought of Matt, naked in bed, recording his voice for your pleasure. You aren't getti...
Feb 25, 2018
In which Mike and Matt recount the tale of epic derring do that was Bonescon 2018, which (spoilers) was a great success and hopefully there will be a Butterfly House there next year as well. They also touch upon the Epic tournament that they are heading out to and then get to the meat of the discussion as they talk about the recently released SAGA v2 and how they got on with their first couple of games. Listening back it does seem that Mike likes the sound of his own voice and poor Matt can hard...
Feb 24, 2018
In which Mike is rejoined by Matt (sorry Conrad fans) to talk about whats been happening in the month of January. Its a tale of missed opportunities, possible futures and generally the usual sort of thing from a couple of old geezers who need to keep running to the bathroom every 5 minutes. It does contain a review of possibly the worst tabletop game that we have ever played though and it does get a bit ranty, so if you like that sort of thing then this episode is probably going to be right up y...
Feb 12, 2018
In which Mike gets a classy cohost in the form of the wonderful Conrad. Its been a while since we last heard from him and this episode is a catch up on whats been going on in his gaming life and how he seems, for the moment at least, t have recaptured some hobby mojo. Now I can't promise that we stay totally on topic for the 80 odd minutes of the show, just as I can't promise that Conrad doesn't get a bit silly in places (he is old and senile after all) but hopefully you'll find it worth listeni...
Jan 16, 2018
In which Mike and Matt record the first FD episode in 6 months. 6 months of peace and quiet ruined by a couple of middle aged old men blethering on about playing with toy soldiers. We have a very brief catchup on what happened in the second half of 2017 and then launch into discussion of plans for 2018. Hopefully those plans include more audio shows. But you know what they say about the best laid plans of mice and men...
Jan 05, 2018
In which Mike and Matt do something that you would have thought that they would know better than to do and lay out what the plans they have for the summer. Its like mid year resolutions. Which is frankly a very stupid thing to do. Its especially stupid as if you asked them today what they said they were going to do when they recorded this then I'm pretty sure that they won't be able to remember and will make some sort of excuse so that they can go back and listen.
Jul 27, 2017
In which Mike and Matt talk about Bonescon and specifically the plans for the Fools Daily Butterfly House. Before we get there though we wander through SAGA, a trip to Warhammer World and a brief discussion about monochrome painting techniques. Polyglots, that what we are. Must admit I am very excited about the Butterfly House and hopefully if you are a regular listener to this show you are as well. Fun and Frolics will abound as a shining beacon of hope in the mass of competative gaming. Or it ...
Jul 22, 2017
In which Mike and Matt are joined by James Hewitt, ex GW designer, to talk about his new venture Needy Cat Games. We cover his gaming background, his thoughts on where the industry is at the moment and what its like leaving the safety blanket that working for GW gets you. Obviously us being us the conversation then goes down several different paths, often at the same time as we discover what he's playing at the moment, gaming tropes / mechanics he likes, things like that. Oh and we also find out...
Jul 17, 2017
In which Mike and Matt are joined by the extremely knowledgeable professional movie critic Dom (@dumb_luck89) to talk Spiderman: Homecoming. Unsurprisingly spoilers galore. Seriously, we give away all the big ones so don't listen until you have seen the movie. On the way we touch upon the various Marvel Netflix shows, meander around Legion (if you haven't seen it you should, its fantastic), prove Matt to be the absolute idiot we know he is and generally have a good movie chat for an hour. Indeed...
Jul 12, 2017
In which Mike and Matt are joined by the delightful Bunty (@Elessarion30) and talk movies. Mostly they focus on the excellent Wonder Woman which Matt hasn't seen, then talk Baby Driver and look forward to Homecoming. Thats pretty much it but it goes on for like 90 minutes. They love the sound of their own voices, have you noticed that?
Jul 04, 2017
In which Mike and Matt talk about Daffcon and why the 2017 event was cancelled. This is sad as we hate letting folks down and we did. However we do end on a positive note as we talk about our hopes and dreams for the resurrected multi system Smogcon, though time will tell on that one.
Jun 27, 2017
In which Mike and Matt talk many things, like the heat properties of glass, Test Match Special and of probably most interest to you, the gentle listener, campaigns. Mainly because Matt has had a very good idea about a town called Ascension that we are going to use to tie multiple different games systems together. meanwhile Mike has been writing a more traditional branching campaign for Dragon Rampant and putting together some rules for units to gain (and lose) bonuses depending on how well they ...
Jun 24, 2017
In which Mike and Matt are joined by the crew from Paranoid Miniatures to talk Mythos. Mike and Matt recently had a game (Matt won!!!!!) so we talk about what we found, how we felt the rules worked, miniatures, pretty much everything. What we discovered is that Mike knows nothing about rules writing, that there are ambitious plans for the game (several new factions and additional models for existing ones) as well as narrative campaigns that sound a lot of fun. RIP Brian Cant.
Jun 20, 2017
In which Mike is again joined by a whole host of hangers on and a very special guest in the form of Justin Gibbs from Ninja Division. Justin has come on on the show to talk about the forthcoming Relic Knights (remember that) 2nd Edition that he is currently working on. We cover the basics of RK, what he feels are the USPs of the game and cover the substantial changes that he is making in this edition change over. If you have no idea of what Relic Knights is then Justin also explains that as well...
Jun 15, 2017
In which Mike is again joined by Conrad and Matt. Today Conrad goes off on one and Mike gets carried along with him, probably contradicting himself multiple times. Its come to something when Matt is the one on a podcast who isn't foaming at the mouth. If you ever listened to Grumpy Gamers then this will bring a tear to your eye.
Jun 14, 2017
In which Mike is joined by Conrad and Matt, something that normally brings disaster. The episode is supposed to be about board games but we start off with a long discussion about films specifically the new Arthur movie from Guy Richie. Eventually we do get to the games and discuss The Others, Blood Rage and Splendor amongst others.
Jun 09, 2017
In which Mike and Matt talk spoilers. Not what happens when you leave meat out in the sun to long but what happens when the internet gets overexcited and post pictures of stuff that they aren't supposed to yet - like the new 40k stuff. They touch on movie trailers giving away to much, leaks from NDA programs and much more in a chat that was only supposed to be 10 minutes while they waited for Conrad to work out how to use Skype.
Jun 07, 2017
In which Mike and Conrad talk Warmachine MkIII and the recent Welsh Open. When we spoke to him a while back about the state of WM Conrad was noncommittal to say the least. Has he changed his mind? Is he enjoying the game again? Has he crushed all before him and become the uber champion. You will have to listen to the episode to find out. I know such a tease. Frankly though, if you haven't worked out the answers already then I have a bridge i would like to sell you.
May 31, 2017
