We are here to explore the world of historical miniature wargaming. We'll cover, game design theory, rules reviews, showcase new miniatures, and pretty much anything related to historical miniature wargaming. This bi-weekly podcast is hosted by veteran gamers each with 40+ years of experience in the genre.
Tom Castanos, Richard Martinez, Ray Winstead
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Send us a textYou pay good money. You struggle to paint them. You flock your bases. Then on the way to the game.....DISASTER? Ever happen to you?Support the show
Send us a textFriend of the show and rules author Larry Mackey joins us to talk about the release of his new rule set Direct Action!Show NotesPacific Sky GamesSupport the show
Send us a textAuthor Edgar Pabon joins us to talk about gaming with us at Millennium Con and to tell us about what is coming for Blood & Steel.Show NotesBlood & Steel Campaign SystemSupport the show
Send us a textTom and Ray talk about their experiences at this years Texas BROADSIDE! 2024 in Houston. Show NotesHouston Beer and Pretzel WargamingBattleship TexasSupport the show
Send us a textToday we look back at this year's MillenniumCon held in Temple, Texas.Support the show
Send us a textAlan Spencer is back with a recap and explanation of his Italian Wars Campaign. He also graciously sharing their campaign rules with us as well!Show NotesFor a copy of the campaign rules, email us at anythingbutaone.podcast@gmail.comHeart of Texas WargamersTexas BROADSIDE! 2024Support the show
Send us a textWe are still around! We are in the process of converting to a virtual studio. We should be back to schedule in two weeks. In the meantime, we have the results of Heart of Texas Wargamers Italian Wars campaign, announcements about Texas BROADSIDE! 2024, and an interview from Millenium Con with Jon Russell from Warlord Games about what coming soon!Show NotesHeart of Texas WargamersTexas BROADSIDE! 2024Warlord GamesSupport the show
Send us a textHow can you not go back to a topic when an expert wants to chime in! Miles Reidy from Little Wars TV drops in to give us his insight on running a game.Show NotesInternational Kriegsspiel SocietyLittle Wars TVSupport the show
How much better does a referee make a game? Is it a luxury? Support the show
What??? 100 Episodes? How did that happen!? Today's episode deals with how games get new players.Support the Show.
Fair play? Historical flavor? Something in between? We seem as a society to love to complain about the rules we like!Support the Show.
Yep, we are buying in to Epic Hail Caesar! Listen to us justify our weaknesses!Support the Show.
It's not you...it's me. Well, John Hill's Johnny Reb has long been a bone of contention with our group. Today we tell the story.Support the Show.
Is it possible that old hermits like us can play with new folks?Support the Show.
Today we take a peek at both the original Dead Man's Hand and the new Redux from Great Escape Games.Show NotesDead Man's Hand Redux RulesSupport the Show.
With more rule sets coming out covering long time periods, we thought it was time to revisit the subject.Support the Show.
Be the change you want to see in the world! Rather than complaining, today we talk about our favorite vendors to do business with. None of this is paid advertising. These are just folks we shop with and appreciate!Support the Show.
What? We finished a campaign??Support the show
Too many games and too few days? Do months, if not years, pass until you get back to one of your favorite games? How do you balance the games you want to play versus the time you get to play.Support the show
We are half way through our first campaign in our Zulu Wars skirmish game. Show NotesBlood and Steel RulesSupport the show
Today I interview Larry Mackey as we examine why the ranks of wargamers is not more diverse.Support the show
Where do you wargame? The pub? The garage? A custom-made man-cave? Today we examine the types and importance of a place to play.Support the show
This week the gang talks about circling back around to Flames of War and Team Yankee. Re-evaluation or stuck in a rut?Support the show
We have tallied the votes and are ready to reveal what the voters have picked as our next project!Support the show
Taking a short break from gaming, the gang attended the opening night of Ridley Scott's Napoleon. Spoiler Alert! Well.... There are spoilers in the podcast. Napoleon dies!Show NotesI've Got an AngleSupport the show
Today we give our thoughts on the American Civil War rules Altar of Freedom!Show NotesAltar of Freedom RulesHeart of Texas WargamersThe Gaming BlenderHave you ever wanted to design your own video game?Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show
Sam Mustafa, author of Blucher, LaSalle2, Nimitz and many other games joins us in sunny south Texas to test play his latest WWII project in the works.Show NotesHonour GamesSupport the show
If you want to hear three tech troglodytes talk about 3D printing are you ever in luck! Today we examine or limited experience in the medium and how it is changing how we game.Show NotesPiano WargamesLone Star 3D Printing Co.Support the show
You heard us! With War of the Roses in the books, it's time for a new project. Listen to our ideas and tell us which one we should do!Support the show
We recently played our first game of the Perry Brothers second edition of Valor & Fortitude. In this episode we share our thoughts about this free set of rules.Show NotesValour & Fortitude Rules Free DownloadWargames Illustrated Interview with Game Authors Jervis Johnson and the Perry TwinsHelp get our studio up and running!Support the show
It's convention time in Houston, Texas! Andy Bouffard tells us all we need to know about Texas BROADSIDE! 2023!Show NotesTexas BROADSIDE! 2023Battleship Texas YouTube ChannelSupport the show
You always need a new set of rules, right? Aching to paint yet another army? Well what game or time period would it be?Support the show
We actually kinda sorta met our goal! We've played multiple War of the Roses games! It's time for an update.Support the show
There are no words. Thank you so much for listening! We will look back on where we've been and where we might go next.Support the show
Well we may not be on the cutting edge, but after a couple of years we have some thoughts on Contrast and Speed Paints.Support the show
So how is it that after all the Epic bashing we are now painting Epic Pike and Shotte?Support the show
The gang made a pact in January to start 28mm Wars of the Roses. I wonder how that went?Show Notes7th Son Wars of the RosesLance and Longbow Society - Wars of the Roses BannersWar of the Roses Facebook PageSupport the show
We wanted to respond to recent YouTube video that alleged historical games suffer from people not wanting to play "The bad guys."Show Notes7th Son response to the OPSupport the show
It seemed fitting to replay our ESR episode just in time for the release of the Wargaming Company's new line of 10mm miniatures!We will be back in two weeks with a brand new episode!Support the show
Larry works with youth and also has played Arty Conliffe's Crossfire with combat veterans. How "realistic" is it? They also have house rules bringing the rules to the modern era.Support the show
Co-author and rules guru Jim Getz joins us to inflict his revenge on us for abusing his Empire rules!Support the show
Sam makes his return to the show to talk about his new rules Nimitz! We also talk about rule mechanics and theory.Show NotesWhere to get Nimitz (US)Sam's WebsiteSupport the show
Today Tony Concagh joins us from the South London Warlords Wargame Club to tell us all about Salute 50. It's the largest one day game show in Europe!Show NotesHere are links to the show and the South London WarlordsSalute 50South London WarlordsSupport the show
Thirty Years War...English Civil War... Wars of Religion...If you long to model cavaliers and roundheads tune in!Show NotesCromwell MovieSealed Knot SocietySupport the show
How do you rate troops when writing rules or making scenarios? Balancing the game? 100% historical?Support the show
This week we go back to the 90's to play a set of rules from the great Arty Conliffe. How did we miss these back then?Show NotesHere is the Little Wars TV episode we mentionedhttps://youtu.be/e3tvgM3_-UESupport the show
Today we discuss rules that were influential to us in our development as gamers.Support the show
Style points? Rule of Cool? Power house? How do you pick the armies you collect and paint?Support the show
Why aren't there more Great War games? Is the topic too difficult? Is it lost on American audiences?Show NotesWorld War One Movies RankedSupport the show
It's been around since the beginning of games, but are I go, you go games outdated?Support the show
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