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Joined by Firelock Games' own Mike Tunez, Dan, Garrett and Joseph get a full update on the goings on at Firelock Games, including updates on Blood & Plunder, Port Royal and Oak & Iron.After getting the exclusive scoop, we have a great conversation on tactics in Blood & Plunder. Swarm lists (many cheap models) have been strong for a long time in Blood & Plunder, but Elite lists (fewer, high cost models) have been placing high at tournaments as well. Fighting against these extremes on the Force Building spectrum can be challenging! With Mike's great insight, we got over some of the strengths and weaknesses of the lists, giving tips and tricks for how to play them and how to counter them.
Join Regulars Garrett Swader, Glenn Van Meter and Tom Mullane for an Interview and overview of upcoming plans for Firelock and the folks at Blood and Pigment. New plastics are discussed as well as what we've been up to since the last record. Listen in and get some minis painted!
The boys are back in town! The NDNG crew went to Historicon 2023 in scenic Lancaster PA. It was a full crew, with Tom, Preston, Scott and Matt gaming and creating mayhem. We have a bunch of guests on the show and we talk about our Firelock Ironman and about wargaming in general. 00:00- Welcome to Historicon 2023 21:20- Wrap up of the Blood & Plunder Tournament, with Mike Tunez and Erich Goebel 46:30- More tourney fun and general gaming with Andrew "FS" Olsen and Matthew "SB" Kirchman
Join Glenn and Tom with special guest Mike Tunez for this supersized episode. We cover new years resolutions, and Mike picks a winner and a loser from the crew. Immediately after, We pick Mike's brain as he spills the beans on all things Firelock. Including new minis, book plans, and more!
Craig interviews Mike Tunez of Firelock Games. They discuss the challenges of small gaming companies dealing with the pandemic, supply line issues, and a new kind of PVC-like material injected molding technology that is allowing these small companies to crank out excellent quality minis, in good numbers, far cheaper than metal, and do it domestically.
The Tailsmen have Mike Tunez on to discuss Firelock's plans for 2022 and he spills all the beans. Glenn, Tyler, and Tom all talk about their last year in the hobby. Who won New Year's Resolutions? What will the promise to do this time? tune in and find out.
Happy 2021! The "Tails-Men" are back to talk all about their favorite games from Firelock Games. With a special guest; Mike Tunez!
Special Episode: The guys are joined by Mike Tunez and they spoil the upcoming Kickstarter for Blood and Valor
Once again we sit down with Mike Tunez, to talk about solo play, upcoming releases (Raise the Black!) and what we've been painting in quarantine.
Comments or Questions? Email me at nick@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter. Mike Tunez is the lead game designer for Firelock Games. Firelock Games has created a number of table top games with titles like: Blood and Plunder, Oak and Iron, and Scurvy Dice, all of which focus on game play involving buccaneers or pirates. They also have created a new game called Blood and Valor which is set during WWI. Mike had previously been on Under the Crossbones (episode 46). In this episode: Mike updates us on what's new at Firelock Games We tease a new kickstarter that is coming soon Nick tells a delightful story about when his then 10 year old nephew got fired from a job at a pool snack bar in Kansas Under The Crossbones is a podcast all about pirate culture. Your host Nick Hoffman (comedian and pirate) interviews the most interesting people in the pirate subculture: Actors, Authors, Historians, Musicians, Artists, Festival Founders, Clothing and Prop Designers, Treasure Hunters, Archaeologists, and more. Our show was previously sponsored by: Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'! http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com Important Websites: Firelock Games www.firelockgames.com Comments or Questions? Email me at nick@underthecrossbones.com Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/209 Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331 Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes. Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbones
Episode 3 of Tails of the Sail, a podcast dedicated to Firelock Games. The boys are joined by Mike Tunez and talk about what is in store for 2020.
So after a long delay the NDNG crew returns to the airwaves. We are live from HMGS's Fall-In 2019. We also add a new voice to the NDNG podcast crew, Scott Roach. In this episode we talk to Mike Tunez, Kai DeVane and Rufus DeVane from Firelock Games and we talk about Blood and Plunder, Oak and Iron and the yet to be released Blood and Valor.
In this episode we sit down with Mike Tunez from Firelock Games to talk about what is in store for Blood and Plunder and Oak and Iron in 2019. The Books we talk about can be found here.
Jammed back episode live from HMGS Historicon 2018. A large NDNG crew is around to talk about a wide range of subjects! Act 1 00:00-00:24Mitch and Tom M talk about the excellent Team Yankee Nationals hosted by NDNG and the guys from Battlefront Act 2 00:24-00:26 Sean updates us on what he has been up to Act 3 00:26-01:20 Glenn and Mitch sit down with Mike Tunez from Firelock Games. We talk about Blood and Plunder and a new game they are working on. If you like B&P you have to listen to this interview! Act 4 01:20-01:44 Wrap up with Mitch, Glenn, Ed and Chris Jackson talking about Team Yankee and Tournaments in general.
Mike Tunez, of Firelock Games, joins us at our favorite donut shop as we discuss some of our favorite books featuring naval combat.
Welcome to the fourth episode of the Combined Arms Podcast, featuring Michael Ovsenik and Geoff Hummel! Our show aims to take a positive look at miniatures wargaming and the larger hobby of tabletop gaming in general. We hope to highlight games, products, and experiences that you may never have otherwise heard of before. In episode four we look at one of our favorite new games, Blood & Plunder. Geoff and Michael cover what stands out about the game and what you may like about Blood & Plunder as well as the miniatures and ships. Then we have an interview with Mike Tunez, creator of Blood & Plunder from Firelock games. Feel free to reach out to us on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CombinedArmsPodcast/ 00:00 - Intro, Hobby Progress 1:24 - Geoff and Mike's thoughts on Blood & Plunder - what we like and what stands out about this great game 2:24 - Interview with Mike Tunez, creator of Blood & Plunder
For extended show notes and more pirate goodies, visit www.UnderTheCrossbones.com It's a big fat juicy one today with two awesome interviews. We'll talk with Mike Tunez of Firelock Games about their new pirate tabletop game Blood and Plunder. And he gives us the lowdown of what it takes to create a game of this magnitude and how they made their Kickstarter for it so outrageously successful. Then we'll talk with David and Serena Reiland about the 1st annual International Pirate Awards - how it began and how you get to vote for your favorite pirate stuff. And we'll dig into their Renaissance Festival Podcast a bit too. Plus comedy from Marc Yaffee and music from Meeta Gajjar Parker. Big thanks to Craig Buddy at History Of Pirates Podcast for simulcasting this episode. Important Websites: Mike Tunez - www.FirelockGames.com David Reiland - http://renaissancefestivalmusic.com/ International Pirate Awards Voting - www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/pirateawards Marc Yaffee - www.LaughWithMarc.com - Marc with a C Meeta Gajjar Parker - https://www.facebook.com/meetamusic/ History of Pirates Podcast - http://www.HistoryOfPiratesPodcast.com You can get my latest comedy special, "Pretty From TheBack"at http://bit.ly/prettyfromtheback Additional Show Notes: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/046 Support the show!: www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support
Mike Tunez of Firelock Games joins us in the third Chair! Up first Mike fills us in on Firelock's first game: Blood and Plunder! Pirate miniature combat. Later we dive into the miniature gaming hotness Craig fell in love with at Adepticon 2016: Arena Rex. All that plus: - Total Fan Girl - Do You Ever Notice - Hollywood minute - App of the Ep - & More If you'd like to discuss the show with us and others in our forum thread: . The following fine organizations help make this show possible: ==Quick Reference== App of the Ep: 48 min - Overwatch Blood & Plunder Preview: 56 min Total Fan Girl: 1 hr 36 min Arena Rex Review: 1 hr 53 min Links Discussed in the show: Craig's Blog: Russ's Blog: Total Fan Girl Blog: Dice Tower Network:
Mike Tunez, the man behind "Blood and Plunder" joins us to talk about what creative works inspire us for the "Age of Sail."