Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by guest presenter Josh Langley-Shuck for this episode of the podcast. 00:00 - Introduction - We start the show by catching up with what Josh is currently up to. 07:45 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently. 33:22 - Our Hobby / The Meeples Challenge - We talk about our recent gaming and also review Miniature Wargaming: The Movie 1:11:19 - Review - We take an in-depth look at The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game an...
Oct 31, 2018•2 hr 36 min
Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by guest presenter Teras Cassidy of Geek Nation Tours for this episode of the podcast. 00:00 - Introduction - We start the show by catching up with Terras, and find out what the latest offerings from Geek Nation Tours. 17:05 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases, plus we consider if the waiting time for Kickstarters impacts our eventual enjoyment of the games/models we ordered. 58:40 - Our Hobby / The Meeples Challenge - Teras talks a...
Oct 12, 2018•2 hr 49 min
Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by guest presenter Dave Luff for this episode of the podcast. 00:00 - Introduction - As we start the show we share our thoughts on the recent release of the Command & Colors: Ancients video game and discuss the announcement from Devil Pig Games about their financial difficulties. 26:50 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases 54:47 - Our Hobby - Mike talks about painting 2mm miniatures, Dave loses his flesh painting mojo and Neil sha...
Sep 30, 2018•3 hr 8 min
Welcome to Episode 251 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples Crew return from their summer break with a show that looks back at what they have been doing over the summer. Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by guest presenter Dave Luff as they confess their hobby purchases, discuss what games they have been playing and talk about their latest hobby projects. We hope you enjoy the show. If you enjoyed this episode of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast, you may want to become a ...
Sep 12, 2018•2 hr 12 min
Welcome to Episode 250 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this episode the Meeples crew - Neil, Mike & Mike - get together to celebrate the 250th episode of the Meeples & Miniatures podcast! In honour of the occasion, we answer a huge number of questions from listeners that have been given to us via the blog, Facebook and e-mail. Settle yourselves in folks, this is a long one (3 hours!) We hope you enjoy the show. If you enjoyed this episode of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcas...
Jun 27, 2018•3 hr 18 min
Welcome to Episode 249 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this episode Neil Shuck and Mike Hobbs are joined by Dave Luff (yes, he's back!) and Josh Langley-Shuck to chat about their recent visit to the UK Games Expo 2018. We hope you enjoy the show. UK Games Expo website If you enjoyed this episode of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast, you may want to become a supporter of the show, Details can be found on our Donate page , or you may want to visit our Patreon page ....
Jun 14, 2018•2 hr 6 min
Welcome to Episode 248 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this episode the Meeples crew get together and catch up with what they have been up to in the past few weeks, including games they have played and miniatures they have painted. Following that, join them in the confessional as they unburden their souls about what they've been buying recently. Later in the show they take an in-depth look at one of the Welsh Wizard's favourite games of recent months - 7th Continent Finally, we answer...
May 24, 2018•2 hr 15 min
Welcome to Episode 247 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this episode the Meeples crew get together and catch up with what they have been up to in the past few weeks, including games they have played and miniatures they have painted. Following that, join them in the confessional as they unburden their souls about what they've been buying recently. Later in the show they delve into the Meeples Bunker archives to review the WW2 Air Combat game Bag The Hun from Too Fat Lardies Finally, we ...
May 13, 2018•2 hr 31 min
Welcome to Episode 246 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this episode the Meeples crew get together and catch up with what they have been up to in the past few weeks, including games they have played and miniatures they have painted. Following that, join them in the confessional as they unburden their souls about what they've been buying recently. Later in the show, they are joined by Michael Lovejoy from Oathsworn Miniatures. We catch up with what Oathsworn have been up to for the last...
Apr 27, 2018•2 hr 58 min•Ep. 246
Welcome to Episode 245 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this episode the Meeples crew get together and catch up with what they have been up to, hobby-wise, in the past few weeks Later in the show, they are joined by Adrian McWalter from Stand To Games. We catch up with what Adrian and Quinton have been up to in the last year, and discuss their new projects with rules based in the Americas of the 18th and 19th Century We hope you enjoy the show. Stand To Games If you enjoyed this episod...
Apr 13, 2018•2 hr 34 min•Ep. 245
Welcome to Episode 244 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this episode the Meeples crew are joined by Richard Clarke and Nick Skinner from Too Fat Lardies. We catch up with what TFL have been up to over the last year, with the main focus of our discussion being the forthcoming rules for WWII Tank Combat - What a Tanker! We hope you enjoy the show. Too Fat Lardies The TooFatLardies Oddcast What a Tanker Advance Order Bundle If you enjoyed this episode of the Meeples & Miniatures Podca...
Mar 26, 2018•2 hr
Welcome to Episode 243 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together to catch up with what they have been doing over the last few weeks, chatting about the games they have played, the miniatures they have painted a what has found its way into their hobby shopping baskets. For our feature interview, we talk to Joe Selah from Lucid Eye Publications. We find out about how this company started and look at the games and beautiful miniatures that this company produces, includin...
Mar 11, 2018•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 243
Welcome to Episode 242 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together to catch up with what they have been doing over the last few weeks, chatting about the games they have played and the miniatures they have painted. For our feature interview, we talk to Andy Cooper from West Wind Productions/Forged in Battle. We catch up with what they have been up to in the last year (we last interviewed Andy on episode #195) and ask him all about the War & Empire III Kickstarter th...
Feb 24, 2018•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 242
Welcome to Episode 241 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together to catch up with what they have been doing over the last few weeks, chatting about the games they have played and the miniatures they have painted. For our feature interview, we talk to Peter Berry of Baccus 6mm. We catch up with what Baccus has been doing over the past year, and get a preview of what is coming in 2018. We hope you enjoy the show. If you enjoyed this episode of the Meeples & Miniatur...
Feb 10, 2018•1 hr 38 min
Welcome to Episode 240 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together to catch up with what they have been doing over the Christmas period, chatting about the games they have played and the miniatures they have painted. For our feature interview, we talk to Andrew Laing about his new American Football game - Fourth Quarter Football - which is currently funding on Kickstarter We hope you enjoy the show. Fourth Quarter Football - Kickstarter Fourth Quarter Football - Faceboo...
Jan 21, 2018•2 hr 29 min
Welcome to Episode 239 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast As we enter 2018, the Meeples crew get together to talk about what their Top 5 favourite games of 2017. As well as counting down our favourite games, we also talk about our favourite miniatures, best gaming experiences and reveal our biggest gaming disappointments of last year. We hope you enjoy the show.
Jan 10, 2018•1 hr 49 min
Welcome to Episode 238 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast For this bonus episode of Meeples & Miniatures, Neil & Mike are joined by Annie Norman from Bad Squiddo Games. We catch up with what she has been up to in 2017, and get a preview of the Freya's Wrath Kickstarter, which is launching in January. We hope you enjoy the show. Bad Squiddo Games website Running for Peegs If you enjoyed this episode of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast, you may want to become a supporter of the sh...
Dec 26, 2017•1 hr 52 min
Welcome to Episode 237 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to in the past couple of weeks, including games played, miniatures painted and perhaps the odd purchase or two. For the feature part of our show we chat with Karl Perretton from Crooked Dice Game Design Studio. We catch up with what they have been up to and get a glimpse of their future plans, including a project that they have been working on with Peter Wr...
Dec 22, 2017•1 hr 41 min
Welcome to Episode 236 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to in the past couple of weeks, including games played, miniatures painted and perhaps the odd purchase or two. For the feature part of our show we chat with Andy Hoibday , owner of Footsore Miniatures, about their forthcoming game Gangs of Rome. And, whilst he was on the show, Neil also quizzed him about future plans for Test of Honour. We hope you enjoy t...
Dec 09, 2017•2 hr 7 min
Welcome to Episode 235 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to in the past couple of weeks, including games played, miniatures painted and perhaps the odd purchase or two. For the feature part of our show we chat with Mike Hutchinson , author of the new post-apocalyptic racing game rules from Osprey Publishing, Gaslands . We hope you enjoy the show. Osprey Publishing - Gaslands Gaslands website If you enjoyed this e...
Nov 25, 2017•1 hr 57 min
The Meeples crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to in the past couple of weeks, including games played, miniatures painted and perhaps the odd purchase or two. For the feature part of our show we chat with Simon Miller , author of Too The Strongest . We catch up with everything that has been happening with those Ancients rules and also discuss his new sety of English Civil War rules which are due for release next year - For King And Parliament . We hope you enjoy th...
Nov 12, 2017•2 hr 15 min
Welcome to Episode 233 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to. As well as chatting about their gaming, they also discuss the recent Derby Worlds show, the Battle of Britain Kickstarter from PSC Games and The Welsh Wizzard finally reveals all about ' the game that cannot be mentioned '. For the feature part of our show we do something a little different as we chat with James Morris from the Lenton Gamers about the i...
Oct 28, 2017•1 hr 48 min
Welcome to Episode 232 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to, which this time includes Test of Honour , Dire Wolf Rampant, 7th Continent and Arkham Horror: The Card Game. For the feature part of our show, we review Star Wars: Imperial Assault from Fantasy Flight Games We hope you enjoy the show. FFG Imperial Assault website Imperial Assault Campaign Spreadsheet (BoardGameGeek) Sorastro's Star Wars Imperial Assault...
Oct 14, 2017•2 hr 8 min
Welcome to Episode 231 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast Due to the length of this week's feature interview, this weeks show has minimal chat about what we've been getting up to. Instead, we launch into our feature, which is an interview with game designer Jake Thornton . The main aim of the chat is to find out the latest on Mythic Battles: Pantheon and also find out as much as possible about the forthcoming game: Time of Legends: Joan of Arc, which is launching on Kickstarter on the 10th ...
Oct 01, 2017•2 hr 27 min
Welcome to Episode 230 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to, which this week includes Wings of Glory WWI, Conqueror Models Dwarves, Star Wars: Armada and Empires at War buildings. For the feature part of our show this week, we chat with Jon Tuffley from Ground Zero Games. We talk about how he got started in the industry, the birth of the classic games Full Thrust , Dirtside and Stargrunt , and what the company is...
Sep 23, 2017•2 hr 8 min
Welcome to Episode 229 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to, which this week includes Direwolf Rampant , Lord of the Rings miniatures and The Lord of the Rings Card Game . For the feature part of our show this week, we provide an in-depth review of the boardgame The Godfathe: Corleone's Empire - designed by Eric M Lang and published by Cool Mini Or Not. We hope you enjoy the show. Thanks to Firestorm Games for pr...
Sep 18, 2017•1 hr 43 min•Season 2017Ep. 229
Welcome to Episode 228 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to, which this week includes I Ain't Been Shot Mum, Tokaido, Space Hulk: Death Angel and The Hereward Wargames Show . For the feature part of our show, we catch up with Shawn Carpenter from Ambush Alley Games. We chat about their publishing contract with Osprey Publishing, what has been happening since that contract came to an end, and look forward to the r...
Sep 10, 2017•1 hr 49 min
Welcome to Episode 227 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to, which this week includes Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition, 7TV, Imperial Assault and The Trials and Tribulations of attempting to purchase a 15mm Achilles. For the feature part of our show, we talk to Andy Walpole, the Events Manager at Firestorm Games. We chat about what the venue has to offer and try to discover the secrets of its success. We hope you ...
Sep 02, 2017•1 hr 27 min•Season 2017Ep. 227
Events of the last 24 hours have forced us to change the contents of this show at the last minute. The Meeples & Miniatures crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to, which this week includes the boardgames 7th Continent and The Godfather: Corleone's Empire plus The Other Partizan wargaming show. We also chat about some of the recent news announcements from GenCon 50, including Time of Legends: Joan of Arc and Star Wars: Legion . We hope you enjoy the show. Caption...
Aug 26, 2017•1 hr 13 min
Welcome to Episode 225 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples & Miniatures crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to, which this week includes the boardgames Amyitis, Samurai, Nine Worlds and The Godfather: Corleone's Empire plus a visit to Firestorm Games, Cardiff . For the feature part of our show, we chat onve again with rules author Sam Mustafa about his new World War II wargame - Rommel We hope you enjoy the show. Honour Games - Rommel Firestorm G...
Aug 18, 2017•2 hr 3 min•Season 2017Ep. 225
