Welcome to Episode 142 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs and Mike Whitaker are joined by rules author Mark Lewis to discuss his set of Ancients rules: Sword & Spear We hope you enjoy the show
Welcome to episode 141 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs chat to Carl Brown and Gavin Thorpe of Second Thunder about their Kickstarter project to produce a print edition of the Open Combat skirmish rules We hope you enjoy the show
Welcome to episode 140 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, hosts Neil Shuck and Mike Hobbs chat with Simon Miller about his fast-paly Ancients mass battle rules: To The Strongest We hope you enjoy the show.
Welcome to episode 139 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs chat to Neil Fawcett of Spartan Games. We talk about the history of the company, chat about some possible developments and then have an in-depth discussion about their new Kickstarter project for modular scenery... ...at which point Neil drops a bit of a bombshell... We hope you enjoy the show!
Welcome to episode 138 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast As we head into 2015, hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs & Mike Whitaker get together to discuss their favourite games of 2014, and also discuss some of their gaming plans for the new year. We hope you enjoy the show.
Yes, You have read it correctly! Just in time for the New Year the View from the Veranda podcast returns for a one-off show. Neil Shuck & Henry Hyde take a look back - in their usual verbal meandering style - at their hobby in 2014, and look forward to the new year. Look out for subject such as VATMOSS, Agincourt, Sci-fi gaming, Waterloo, Scenery building, Sieges, Waterloo and much, much more* We hope you enjoy the show. *Warning: This show may contain references to points systems and banana...
Welcome to episode 137 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast On this show, hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by rules author Robin Fitton, to talk about his sci-fi wargames rules Gruntz, which are aimed specifically at gaming using 15mm scale miniatures. You can find out more information about Gruntz at their website . We hope you enjoy the show.
Welcome to episode 136 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast On this show, hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by the crew from Second Thunder Publishing: Carl Brown & Gav Thorpe, to talk about their new skirmish rules: Open Combat You can purchase the rules from the Second Thunder website We hope you enjoy the show (settle in, this is a long one!)
Welcome to episode 135 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show host Neil Shuck talks to Richard Clarke about the latest offering from Too Fat Lardies: 29, Let's Go! They also chat about what we can expect to see from TFL in the coming year, and also discuss some aspects of the current state of the historical wargames hobby We hope you enjoy the show!
Welcome to episode 134 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs review the game 'Jugula' from Studio Tomahawk & Gripping Beast We hope you enjoy the show!
Welcome to episode 133 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs chat about what hobby-related stuff they've recently been up to, and review the wargames rules 'Donnybrook' We hope you enjoy the show!
Welcome to episode 132 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs and Rich Jones chat about what caught their eye during Gencon, quiz Rich about his playtesting of 'Beyond the Gates of Antares' and review the wargames rules 'Pulp Alley' We hope you enjoy the show! Warlord Games - Beyond the Gates of Antares resources Pulp Alley website Pulp Alley @ Statuesque Miniatures Pulp Alley @ Wargames Vault...
Welcome to Episode 131 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show I speak to rules author Paul Brook about his Dark Age skirmish game: Valhalla. As well as chatting to Paul, I also review the rules. I hope you enjoy the show
Welcome to episode 130 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Whitaker provide an in-depth review of the Steampunk Skirmish rules from Osprey Publishing: In Her Majesty's Name. Before that, we chat about what we've been up to, including an inpromptu mini-review of the new Sword & Spear ancients rules. We hope you enjoy the show! Sword & Spear Rules and Army Lists Iron Man III Charity Painting Marathon In Her Majesty's Name (Osprey) In Her Majest...
Welcome to Episode 129 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs review the rules and models of the new Sci-Fi wargame All Quiet on the Martian Front from Alien Dungeon. We hope you enjoy the show App Bonus Content: App subscribers also get access to a video of some of the models available for the game, assembled andpainted by Mike Hobbs.
Welcome to Episode 128 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, I am joined by Mike Hobbs & Mike Whitaker, and chat about our recent visit to the home of Wyvern Wargamers for the 'Operation Market Larden 2' event. Following that, in celebration the 199th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, Mike Hobbs reviews Flintloque from Alternative Armies We hope you enjoy the show
Welcome to Episode 127 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, I am joined by Mike Hobbs & Mike Whitaker, to catch up on what we've been gaming over the past few weeks. Following that, I interview Teras Cassidy of Geek Nation Tours, and chat to him about all that his company has to offer to the average geek looking for a holiday experience with a difference... We hope you enjoy the show.
Welcome to episode 126 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, hosts Neil Shuck and Mike Hobbs review the Fantasy Pirate skirmish game: Frebooter's Fate We hope you enjoy the show.
Welcome to Episode 125 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast On this show I present several interviews that I recorded during Salute 2014 I hope you enjoy the show
Welcome to episode 124 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, hosts Neil Shuck and Mike Hobbs are joined by guest Ken Whitehurst to talk about his upcoming 6mm Sci-Fi miniatures game: Polyversal. We talk about the origin of the game, it's setting and background, the core rules mechanics and it's philosophy of being able to be played with any 6mm Sci-Fi miniatures. We also discuss Ken's gaming background, Kickstarter projects, podcasts, imminent births and the strange allure of pla...
Welcome to episode 123 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, host Neil Shuck is joined by guests Mat Hart and Richard Loxham to talk about their Kickstarter project to launch a new fantasy sports game based (loosely) on football: Guild Ball. we talk about the origin of the game, some of the core game mechanics, and what the future may have in store. I hope you enjoy the show.
Welcome to episode 122 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, host Neil Shuck is joined by guest Richard Chappell of new company Dead Earth Games to talk about their Kickstarter project to launch a new, post-apocalyptic skirmish wargame: Across the Dead Earth. I hope you enjoy the show.
Welcome to Episode 121 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast On this show, Neil Shuck & Mike Whitaker are joined by guest Jake Thornton to talk about the latest Kickstarter project from Mantic Games: Dreadball Xtreme. Jake explains some of the differences between Dreadball Xtreme and the original game, and discusses the reasons behind it. We also discuss some of the reasons why Kickstarter is being used as a way of publishing this sort of game We hope that you enjoy the show!...
Welcome to episode 120 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, co-hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Whitaker are joined by guest Richard Clarke of Too Fat Lardies to talk about At The Sharp End, the new campaign supplement for Chain of Command, and the new expansion for Dux Britanniarum : Raiders We hope you enjoy the show.
Welcome to Episode 119 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast. In this show, Neil, Mike & Mike discuss their favourite games of 2013, and look forward to some new games for 2014.
Welcome to Episode 118 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast On this show, I am joined once again by game designer Jake Thornton for an in-depth discuss of Deadzone: the sci-fi skirmish game which Jake designed, which is currently being released by Mantic Games I hope you enjoy the show.
Welcome to Episode 117 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast On this show, I am joined by co-host Mike Hobbs as we chat with Steeve Monniere from Chinchilla Games about the relaunch of the fantasy battle game Ex-Illis via a Kickstarter campaign. We talk about the challenges that Chinchilla face in converting a computer-moderated wargame into a more 'traditional' set of wargames rules, and ask what we can expect to see from this game in the future. I hope you enjoy the show....
Welcome to episode 116 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast On this show, I am joined again by Jake Thornton, this time to have an in-depth discussion about God of Battles, the fantasy mass battle rules he has written, published by Foundry. We talk about the rules, backgorund, army ists and the thinking behind why the game mechanics work the way they do. I hope you enjoy the show.
Welcome to episode 115 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast On this show, I talk to game designer Jake Thornton about the rules for Mars Attacks!, the new Kickstarter project from Mantic Games. I hope you enjoy the show!
Welcome to episode 114 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast On this show, I talk with Stuart McCorquadale of Great Escape Games about their Wild West skirmish game, Dead Man's Hand. I also take an in-depth look at the rules. I hope you enjoy the show.
