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The SITREP Podcast

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A podcast dedicated to all things historical wargaming!
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Episodes

Real Time Wargaming, Honoring ClassicWargames and Butterbar to Four Star Talk!

Welcome back operators! In today's show we talk about some brief news and give our thoughts on a recent post on the Spectre Miniatures Facebook page about gaming in real time with the current events. Also, we delve back in the the glory days of Hex and Counter wargaming. Finally we start building the foundation of what will be our particpation career campagin "Butterbar to Four Star". Let us know what you think. Grab your favorite beverage and let's hit it!

Aug 21, 20211 hr 55 minEp. 75

Force on Force Series and SITREP Career Participation Campaign Coming Soon! A possible contest too!

Welcome back! We have an awesome show for you today! We announce Marty's promotion to New Anchor and we talk about miniature games vs board games which leads us to our new and exciting announcement: the SITREP Career Participation Campaign we will be creating where you can join in too! Also, we talk about Force on Force and doing a series exploring the rules and each campaign book. Join us for a great show!

Aug 07, 20211 hr 46 minEp. 74

Wargaming and Conflicts: Which ones are Okay?

So what was supposed to be a short topic of what where they thinking becomes the entire show. Is there certain conflicts that should be taboo? Example "The Troubles" by Compass Games that is soon to be released. *** This one is touchy and we only discuss it with the upmost respect ***

Jul 24, 20211 hr 45 minEp. 73

D-Day Special

Talking about remembering the impact of D-Day not only on WWII but on history. How could you game the battles today? Was there events that should not have happened? We also talk about people we lost and remember as well as military figures we would love to sit down and chat with. News: Battlefront Miniatures - Team Yankee - West Germans https://www.team-yankee.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=7225 Firelock Games - War Stories WW2 RPG https://www.firelockgames.com/firelock-games-historical-world-war-ii-rpg-...

Jun 06, 20211 hr 47 minEp. 70

What Was Your Greatest Influence to Get Into Wargaming? What Are Your Post COVID Plans?

With parts of the world beginning to come out the other side of Covid and vaccinations continuing has your attitude changed towards gaming post Covid and if so how? Who or what was your greatest influence to get into wargaming? How do you pass that excitement on to the next generation? News Links: Grey For Now Games - Test of Honour https://mailchi.mp/3be818e1c0ec/newsculpts Perrys Miniatures - War of the Triple Alliance https://www.perry-miniatures.com/product-category/metal-ranges/war-of-the-t...

May 16, 20211 hr 11 minEp. 69

Live From Little Wars Convention: Friday Special

Join Marty, Chris and Bill live from the Little Wars Convention! This is the first in person convention we have been able to attend since 2019! Bear with us as we work out all the kinks in our equipment as go mobile!

May 01, 202152 minEp. 68

Happy Easter! We Did it! Giving Away Prizes and Games.

Welcome back players! It is Easter weekend and the team has the holiday off, except for SITREP 6 (Bill). I wanted you all to have a nice show and I ramble on about many things including thining the herd (Games and pile of shame). We hit 500 plus subscribers on Youtube and are so close on Facebook! Help spread the word! We will have a prize announcement video coming out on Youtube soon! I also talk about thinning out my collection and offering some give aways. We are recruiting and would love to ...

Apr 04, 20211 hr 3 minSeason 6Ep. 7

LOST EPISODE: Oriskany is Away the Kids Will Play! We Go Off of the Rails...Sort of!

We found the lost episode!!! We promise you will love this one!!! We have lost our minds! Big Jim Oriskany is on leave, so the rest of the team get a little slap happy. We talk about hobby and news and then breakdown games we would like to see cross over from board games to the miniatures table. Also, where does Warlord Games go next with Epic Battles and finally what is the best option for building your terrain? Bobmack3d - 3D Printable US Vehicles of the Vietnam War, for Wargames, in 15mm (1/1...

Mar 21, 20211 hr 11 minEp. 66

Bob Mackenzie, Tanks and Gaming Burnout?

Hello Players! We have a big show for you today! We have two guests inhouse to talk about their Kickstarter. We bring you the latest news and in turn talk about an obscure battle during WWII that we were not familiar with. The conversation takes a turn to how to bring in youg players and adjust complexity of games. Gaz talks about burnout (Say it ain't so!) We finally talk about possible game in a real world setting that is very recent. Links: https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/pre-order...

Mar 08, 20211 hr 49 minEp. 65

Ghost Ops Kickstarter, Entry Games, Collateral Damage; what else can you ask for?

Welcome back PLAYERS! In this episode we are talking with J. from Feral Games Inc. about his next Kickstarter: Ghost Ops Second Strike. We then hear Gaz get all flustered with the news. Big Jim talks about Collateral Damage during games and Marty talks about what is the best way to get new gamers? Bill finishes out the show with Convention updates. In the News: https://www.facebook.com/victrixlimited Vitrix are adding to their 28mm Napoleonic range with some cavalry options. This will allow you ...

Feb 21, 20211 hr 40 minSeason 6Ep. 4

Proxies, Scales and Big Games: What is Your Thoughts?

In todays show we look at over and underrated games, what is your choice? We talk about proxies and their place in gaming along with what is the best scale to play a combined arms game. Of course we bring you the news and much, much more! Absolute Emperor from Osprey Games https://ospreypublishing.com/absolute-emperor Quartermaster 3D - 5 Days to go for their War In Iraq Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/qm3d/war-in-iraq-28mm-modern-warfare-miniature-stls?ref=project_link&fbcl...

Feb 07, 20211 hr 39 minSeason 6Ep. 3

Tanks and Warthogs, What could go wrong? Also Terrain and Home Brewed Rules (Rules Bashing)

Welcome back operators! We are diving into a great show with all kinds of talk and laughs about military wargaming. This week we talk about whats new and we go off on a wide path talking tanks and Warthogs (A10 Thunderbolt IIs, that is). What else could be better to help you get the creative Juices flowing. So grab your cuppa and let's hit it! Spectre Miniatures - Have started to have STL files on their online shop https://www.spectreminiatures.com/collections/stl-files?mc_cid=cbe3fe6696&mc_...

Jan 24, 20211 hr 31 minSeason 6Ep. 2

New Year New Season. Welcome To Season 6: Skirmish vs. Large Scale Battles and Brexit

Join the Command Team as we welcome the new year with exciting topics and news about the war gaming world! We talk about skirmish versus large scale battles, Air Combat gaming as well as how Brexit might affect the smaller wargame companies. We also talk about the latest in news. Lastly, we talk about 3D printing with Quartermaster 3D. Grenzer Games release 15mm Roman Legionnaire STL files https://grenzergames.co.uk/3dprint Footsore North America have a KS in Feb for their Savage Frontier releas...

Jan 11, 20211 hr 42 minEp. 64

Season 5 Episode 14: Eureka we found it! Eureka USA that is.

Hello operators! We are back with the crew to catch up on what's hot and what's not in the gaming world. We are frank about we like and what we don't. There is a lot jam packed into this hour and a half show! Links to today's conversation: Spectre Miniatures - Delta Force https://www.facebook.com/spectreminiatures/ Plastic Soldier Company - Battlegroup - British 8th Army https://www.theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/product/british-eighth-army-platoon/ Firelock Games - Blood & Valor - British 1...

Dec 20, 20201 hr 34 minEp. 63

Season 5 Episode 13: State of the Union Address

This one Bill (SITREP 6) runs solo to have a frank discussion about the state of the podcast. The past, present and future of the podcast and where we would like to go. Bill lays it all out on the table. Let us know your thoughts!

Dec 02, 20201 hr 11 minEp. 62

Veteran's / Remembrance Day Special

We get together to talk about past military adventures and such. We talk about Battlegroup NORTHAG and many other gaming topics. Empress Miniatures VC heads https://www.empressminiatures.com/vc-heads-1-2368-p.asp Perry Miniatures War of the Triple Alliance https://www.perry-miniatures.com/index.php?cPath=23_105&osCsid=f52193788c5840c06612f719e6e73412 North Star Military Figures War of 1812 https://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=290&cat=719&sub=895&page=1 Battlegroup NORTHA...

Nov 16, 20202 hr 4 minEp. 61

Hot Off of the Press! Season 5 Episode 10: The Big Announcement in the News!

We just took this one out of the oven and boy is it hot! We talk all about the news, updates for the channel and the big announcement this week from our friends at On Table Top and Beasts of War! Is the Golden Age of Gaming over? Let us know what you think. #Ontabletop #BoW #OTT #BeastsofWar #WaylandGames

Oct 18, 20201 hr 32 minEp. 59

The What Could Go Wrong Episode Can Go Wrong!

We were in the middle of a terrific episode talking about 13 Days = 13 Hours and were heading into this weeks topic of "Is Historical Wargaming Dying?" When BAM! we loose all power (we learned later a car took out a power pole not far from us.) So You will have to pick up part two on Thursday night!

Sep 06, 202029 minEp. 56

The Winner of the SITREP CUP and our Great Disappointments. Also a contest!

We are back and we congratulate the winner of the first Annual SITREP Cup. God Save the Queen. We also talk about upcoming projects and how to go about game design. We announce our contest and talk about what got game got you excited only to get it home and have second thoughts.

Aug 08, 20201 hr 55 minEp. 54

Season 5 Episode 3: Talking Trash and the First Annual SITREP CUP Challenge! Also, The St Valentines Massacre Gaming Weekend!

We are in the thick of it now! It is the Yanks versus the Brits for the bragging rights and the right to possess the SITREP CUP! We will be replaying a battle from the American War of Independence to see who is victorious! We also talk about our St Valentines Massacre Gaming weekend (we are in Chicago after all) coming in February. Plus much much more!

Jul 11, 20201 hr 36 minEp. 52

Season 5 Episode 2: BIG NEWS and What's Next?

Welcome to the second episode of the 5th Season! We have some big gaming news that you will definitely want to hear and we also talk about our next big project! Get your favorite beverage and paint brush and let's hit it!

Jun 27, 20201 hr 30 minEp. 51
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