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Harold on Games


    • Sep 25, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 52m AVG DURATION
    • 73 EPISODES

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    Podcast #42 Butterfield Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 54:43


    John Butterfield and I talk about flipping counters and some of the games he has been working on, his continued work on Chad Jensen's game Downfall and his new game ON Hells Highway an update of a classic. He also talks about what he looks for is a publisher. https://www.gmtgames.com/p-944-downfall-conquest-of-the-third-reich-1942-1945.aspx https://sdhist.com/ https://sdhist.com/sdhist-con-2022/ https://sdhist.com/conflicts-of-interest-zine/ https://sdhist.com/summit-award/

    Zenobia Award Winners Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 18:12


    Zenobia Award Winners Announced! Over 11 months, 150 applicants to 46 proposals led to these 8 finalists then voted on for the 3 winners. Watch here for the announcement https://youtu.be/IvK6QpPi2D8 Congratulations to all the winners, finalists, participants, volunteers & sponsors!

    The Zenobia Award 2021 announces the 8 Finalists and 2 honorable mentions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 27:31


    The Zenobia Award announces the 8 Finalists for 2021. Also included are 2 Honorable Mentions for Game Play and History. For the complete video and more detailed discussion see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWhv6mU7ghQ https://zenobiaaward.org/

    Podcast #41 SD Hist Con COIN FEST KICKOFF August 7 2021 Gene Billingsley, Voko Ruhnke and others

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 67:46


    We recorded the SD Hist Con COINFEST KICKOFF meeting with GMT President Gene Billingsley, The COIN father Volko Ruhnke and other COIN designers. We discuss COIN history and why the universe of COIN has grown so fast and continues to explode! We check out toward the end to go to our various gaming assignments. Recorded August 7, 2021. The boardgame convention was Virtual on Discord.

    Podcast #40 Ananda Gupta discusses innovation and his work at Riot Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 63:31


    Ananda Gupta Interview From May 2021 SD Hist Con On Line where we discuss innovation in boardgames and his work at Riot Games.

    Podcast #39 SD HIst on line May 2021 Steering Committee Meets!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 72:39


    Join our steering committee for a meeting to discuss what's coming up at the May 2021 SD Hist Con on line. We talk about who will be there and what we learned from the 2020 on line con. I also have a brief discussion with Mark Miklos regarding his latest work - BAR #10 White Plains and his attendance at the convention! SDHIST.com

    Podcast #38 SD HIst November 2021 Herman Butter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 57:55


    We visit with John Butterfield and Mark Herman at the San Diego Historical Games Convention in November of 2020 to discuss their days at SPI and since!

    Podcast #37 SD HIst November 2021 COIN REUNION

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 96:47


    A reunion of COIN game designers including Volko Ruhnke, Mark Herman, Brian Train, Morgane Gouyon-Rety, Bruce Mansfield Mike Bertucelli and me discuss the series and a few great stories about the history and development. Recorded live at the San Diego Historical Games Convention in November of 2020.

    Podcast #36 PART 2 of Harold and Volko interview Lee Brimmicombe-Wood Part 2 of 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 59:44


    PART 2 of 2 Harold and Volko Ruhnke have been playing The Burning Blue designed by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood and published by GMT Games. They interview Lee on his history in Wargaming, what he thinks about The Burning Blue and the other designs. This was also captured on Video and you can see that on Harold's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8k3d4emMK0&t=17s

    Harold and Volko interview Lee Brimmicombe-Wood Part 1 of 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 69:06


    PART 1 of 2 Harold and Volko Ruhnke have been playing The Burning Blue designed by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood and published by GMT Games. They interview Lee on his history in Wargaming, what he thinks about The Burning Blue and the other designs. This was also captured on Video and you can see that on Harold's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4D4xZ0jsQM

    Podcast #34 An interview with Dana Lombardy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 34:56


    Dana Lombardy spends some time with Harold discussing his career and his latest project: MacGowan & Lombardy's THE GREAT WAR fast-playing card game. Available on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/680099836/macgowan-and-lombardys-the-great-war-fast-playing-card-game

    Podcast #33 An interview with the great Rodger B MacGowan Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 74:52


    Podcast #33 Podcast #33 An interview with the great Rodger B MacGowan Part 1 Rodger Mac Gowan has worked on over 500 wargames and designed various game magazines in his career. He is the holder of numerous games industry and hobby awards. Rodger started playing wargames in high school in Oceanside California. His first amateur magazine was titled Arquebus in 1974 and in 1976 Rodger founded Fire and Movement magazine, an independent and professional magazine devoted to reviewing games. Fire and Movement Magazine has won 6 Charles S Roberts Awards for best professional magazine and was included in the Origins/GAMA Hall of Fame in 1999. In 1976 The Avalon Hill Game Company approached Rodger to designed their wargame packaging. Rodger’s first package design for Avalon Hill was “The Russian Campaign in 1976, followed by Squad Leader in 1977, Cross of Iron in 1978, and Flat Top in 1979. Rodger would design the packaging for most of Avalon Hill’s Wargames over the next ten years resulting in over 24 designs along with cover art and interior art for the General Magazine. Along with Avalon Hill, Rodger also created packaging designs for Game Designers’ Workshop, Simulations Canada, Operational Studies Group, Peoples Wargames, Yaquinto Games, Quarterdeck Games, Hobby Japan, 3W Game Company, Australian Design Group and others. In 1990, as Art Director and Senior Vice President, Rodger helped to launch GMT Games. Over the last 30 years Rodger has been in charge of the visual I.D. of GMT Games by designing the game packaging, company and game logos, physical systems for the games, and the marketing image of the company. In 1992 he designed and co-founded C3i Magazine with a focus on GMT Games products and the History of the Board Wargame Hobby. I met with Rodger in Los Angeles and we spent several hours discussing his life, career and the state of the wargaming hobby. This will be the first part of our discussion with the intent of giving you a unique view of the history of the hobby; through Rodger MacGowan’s eyes.

    Podcast #32 Jerry White discusses Skies Above the Reich, Enemy Coast Ahead and his 2 names

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 69:14


    Podcast #32 Jerry White discusses Skies Above the Reich, Enemy Coast Ahead and why he answers to both Jerry and Jeremy.

    Podcast #31 Ananda Gupta discusses pre production Imperial Struggle and other things

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 60:55


    Podcast #31 Ananda Gupta discusses pre production Imperial Struggle, winning, and player engagement profiles.

    Five Pack # 25 Players Aid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 41:42


    Interview with Grant and Alexander from Players Aid blog and YouTube channel!

    Five Pack #24 Riccardo Masini

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 53:36


    Interview with Italian second generation wargamer and writer on wargames.

    Five Pack #23 James Pei

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 42:55


    interview with dominant Card Driven games player James Pei

    Five Pack # 22 Fred Serval

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 36:10


    Interview with Designer of Red Flag Over Paris Designer Fred Serval - available at GMT Games on P500

    Five Pack #21 Brant Guillory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 48:10


    An interview with Podcaster, editorialist and organizer Brent Guillory

    Five Pack #20 Volko Ruhnke and Morgane Gouyon-Rety

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 60:59


    An interview with Designer Volko Ruhnke. See additional podcasts with Volko Ruhnke at: Harold-buchanan – Harold-on-games-podcast-1-with-volko-ruhnke Harold-buchanan – Special-podcast-1-2018-san-diego-historical-games-convention See additional podcasts with Morgane Gouyon-Rety at: https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/podcast-17-morgane-gouyon-rety https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/five-pack-13-morgane-gouyon-rety

    Five Pack #19 Mark Miklos

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 42:37


    Am interview with Designer Mark Miklos

    Five Pack #18 Tom Russel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 30:25


    An interview with Designer Tom Russel. See additional podcast with Tom Russel at: https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/harold-on-games-podcast-11-with-mary-and-tom-of-hollandspiele

    Five Pack #17 Rob Factor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 32:46


    An interview with gamer Bobby Factor

    Five Pack #16 Joel Toppen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 27:00


    An interview with Designer Joel Toppen

    Five Pack #15 Brian Train from Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 44:40


    An interview from Canada with Designer Brian Train. See additional podcasts with Brian Train at: https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/podcast-21-gen-con-insurgency-and-an-interview-with-designer-brian-train-1-of-2 https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/podcast-22-an-interview-with-designer-brian-train-and-his-top-5-list-part-2-of-2

    Five Pack #14 Vesa Arponen from Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 41:49


    An interview from Germany with Designer Vesa Arponen

    Five Pack #13 Morgane Gouyon-Rety from Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 36:27


    An interview with Designer Morgane Gouyon-Rety. See additional podcasts with Morgane Gouyon-Rety at: https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/podcast-17-morgane-gouyon-rety

    Five Pack #12 John Sy from the Philippines

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 33:01


    An interview from the Philippines with John Sy

    Five Pack #11 Volko Ruhnke

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 53:15


    An interview with Designer Volko Ruhnke. See additional podcasts with Volko Ruhnke at: https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/harold-on-games-podcast-1-with-volko-ruhnke https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/special-podcast-1-2018-san-diego-historical-games-convention

    Five Pack #10 David Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 35:59


    An interview with Designer David Thompson

    Five Pack #9 Liz Davidson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 30:26


    An interview with YouTuber Ancients Historian Liz Davidson of Beyond Solitaire https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbSYmhAlOW1RorV_jXmo2w

    Five Pack #8 John Butterfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 27:58


    An interview with Designer John Butterfield

    Five Pack #7 Kimber VanRy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 33:47


    An interview with armature historian Kimber VanRy

    Five Pack #6 Uwe Eickert

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 37:40


    An interview with Academy Games Boss Uwe Eickert See additional podcast with Uwe Eickert at: https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/uwe-eickert-final

    Five Pack #5 Jason Matthews

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 21:46


    An interview with Designer Jason Matthews

    Five Pack #4 Bruce Geryk

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 34:00


    An interview with the Wild Weasel, Bruce Geryk You can listen to his podcast below: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/at9pi-3d612/Wild-Weasel

    Five Pack #3 Jason Carr

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 33:44


    An interview with GMT staff Developer, Jason Carr

    Five Pack #2 Trevor Just

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 25:43


    An interview with gamer Trevor Just

    Five Pack #1 Mark Herman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 50:57


    An interview with Designer Mark Herman. See additional podcasts with Mark Herman at: https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/podcast-14-mark-herman https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/podcast-18-more-mark-herman

    Podcast #30 Douglas Sun discusses his D&D5E/Pathfinder modules, Places by the Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 64:15


    I have been known to visit the glamorous world of RPGs. With time at a premium I appreciate a good predesigned adventure that reduces planning and optimizes for play time. THIS podcast is singular composed with Doug Sun, a talented writer who uses his skills to produce D&D and Pathfinder modules that are fantastic. He has one on kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/660432492/the-paladin-queens-forest-for-dandd-5e-and-pathfinder NOTES AT: http://conflictsimulations.com/2020/03/11/podcast-30-douglas-sun-discusses-his-dd5e-pathfinder-modules-places-by-the-way-notes

    Podcast #29 Rob North discusses his game store Pair A Dice Games and the impact of internet sales

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 56:13


    We are blessed in San Diego with three large game stores and some smaller card stores. The largest of which is Pair a Dice Games in Vista, California. This interview is with the owner and my friend, Rob North.THIS podcast is composed of three parts:1. A discussion of our Wargamers Insurgency plans for 2020 at GenCon and a request for interested parties.2. Some thoughts on podcast frequency and the production process.3. An interview with the owner of Pair a Dice Games , Rob North. We will discuss his 16 years in the industry, what makes the game store business tick, and challenges to its role in the boardgame economy. NOTES at https://wordpress.com/post/conflictsimulations.com/662

    Podcast #28 Stuka Joe discusses his YouTube channel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2019 57:09


    An interview with prolific game reviewer, analyzer and video creator, Stuka Joe. We will discuss his YouTube channel, his interest in games, and his work as a federal prosecutor in Puerto Rico. NOTES: http://conflictsimulations.com/2019/12/22/podcast-28-stuka-joe-discusses-his-youtube-channel-notes

    Podcast #27 Bruno Sinigaglio on Bulge 1965, 1981, Bitter Woods and A Time for Trumpets

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 67:39


    An interview with designer Bruno Sinigaglio. We met at Consimworld Expo this Summer. We will discuss his work updating Avalon Hills Battle of the Bulge 1965 to Battle of the Bulge 1981, his development work on Bitter Woods and his work on the current Time for Trumpets, a Battalion level Bulge game currently on the GMT P500 system at a sweet discount. NOTES: http://conflictsimulations.com/2019/12/06/podcast-27-bruno-sinigaglio-on-bulge-1965-1981-bitter-woods-and-a-time-for-trumpets-notes

    Podcast #26 Dan Mansfield on his YouTube Channel and playing with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Gamers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 36:36


    An interview with fellow gamer Dan Mansfield. We will discuss his YouTube channel Hands on Board Games providing game reviews in American Sign Language, his work in the games industry, and his guidance on gaming with the deaf and hard of hearing. NOTES at http://conflictsimulations.com/2019/12/06/podcast-26-dan-mansfield-on-his-youtube-channel-and-playing-with-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-gamers

    Special Podcast #3 RBM Studios C3i Magazine Podcast - Rodger MacGowan interviews Harold Buchanan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 41:41


    This is the first RBM Studios C3i Magazine Podcast. In this podcast, Rodger MacGowan interviews Harold Buchanan. They discuss Harold's background in the hobby, his game designs Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection, Campaigns of 177 and the upcoming Flashpoint: South china Sea. They also discuss the Harold on Games Podcast and some of what is coming.

    Podcast #25 Joshua Starr on his 18XX Kickstarter double header 1861: Russia / 1867: Canada 2 for 1!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 66:43


    THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with the owner of Grand Trunk Games Joshua Starr. We Discuss his upcoming Kickstarter double header 1861 Russia / 1867 Canada , starting a company to advance accessibility and affordability of 18XX Games and how he can provide two 18xx games in one box for $60.

    Podcast #24 Chris Fasulo on his company Grognard Simulations and the largest Simulations available!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2019 60:32


    THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with game designer Chris Fasulo. We Discuss His company Grognard Simulations, and his work on the largest historical simulations available. NOTES: http://conflictsimulations.com/2019/10/12/podcast-24-chris-fasulo-on-his-company-grognard-simulations-and-the-largest-simulations-available-notes Grognard Sims http://www.grognardsims.com/

    Podcast #23 Trevor Bender on WBC and Labyrinth Forever War

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 44:32


    An interview with game designer Trevor Bender. His recent trip to WBC, how he managed to get Labyrinth the Awakening on the list of tournaments, and his work on Labyrinth: Forever War. Trevor also listed the top 4 games that influenced his expansion work on Labyrinth. http://conflictsimulations.com/2019/09/16/podcast-23-trevor-bender-on-wbc-and-labyrinth-forever-war-notes

    Podcast #22 An Interview with designer Brian Train and his top 5 list Part 2 of 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 42:37


    An interview with insurgency expert, game designer and pantzuka inventor, Brian Train. This will be part 2 of that interview. Brian talks about his time at Burning Man and his top ten most influential games on Insurgency. twitter.com/HBuchanan2 boardgamegeek.com/guild/3303 DETAILED NOTES: conflictsimulations.com/2019/08/14/po…rain-2-parts/

    Podcast #21 Gen Con INsurgency and an interview with designer Brian Train 1 of 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 53:47


    Part 1 is a discussion of my experience at Gen Con and the Insurgency IN INdianapolis. Part 2 is an interview with insurgency expert, game designer and pantzuka inventor, Brian Train. This will be part 1 of that interview. twitter.com/HBuchanan2 boardgamegeek.com/guild/3303 DETAILED NOTES: https://conflictsimulations.com/2019/08/14/podcast-21-gen-con-insurgency-and-an-interview-with-designer-brian-train-2-parts/

    Podcast #20 Consimworld Expo and an interview with John Kranz the founder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2019 43:52


    A discussion of my experience at ConSimWorld Expo in Tempe Arizona - Monster Game Con An interview with John Kranz the founder of ConSimWorld.com and ConSimWorld Expo. https://twitter.com/HBuchanan2 https://twitter.com/consimworld https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3303 http://consimworld.com https://www.destinationhotels.com/tempe-mission-palms DETAILED NOTES: http://conflictsimulations.com/2019/07/13/podcast-20-consimworld-expo-and-an-interview-with-john-kranz-the-founder

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