Explore every episode of the podcast Fortified Niche
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 - Blood & Plunder | 03 Sep 2024 | 01:11:29 | |
The pod catches scurvy the old-fashioned way in Blood & Plunder, a 28mm historical skirmish game where the action is on land, sea, and/or boat! Developed by Firelock Games. Find Blood & Plunder rules here: https://www.firelockgames.com/product/blood-plunder-rulebook-pdf/ Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/blood-plunder-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: Cassa: Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show logo by Kristina Amuan Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu | |||
| 63 - Full Spectrum Dominance | 05 Aug 2024 | 01:05:23 | |
The pod tries to use their SAGA dice in Full Spectrum Dominance, a "combined arms wargame for small scales" by Giacomo "The Lazy Forger" Pantalone and Federico Valsecchi. Find Full Spectrum Dominance rules here: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-full-spectrum-dominance-rulebook-262512 Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/full-spectrum-dominance-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: Cassa: Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show logo by Kristina Amuan Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu | |||
| 54 - Looking forward to 2024 | 04 Jan 2024 | 01:15:14 | |
In this highly-irregular episode, the pod looks at what miniature games are coming out in 2024 and measures their own tentative hype levels. Some of the indies we talked about: Hypersteel Nightmare: World of Wrestling: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2779523/wow-world-wrestling/page/1 Firelock 198X: https://twitter.com/RifleInfantry/status/1632905870551003136 Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 53 - SAGA: Age of Magic | 13 Dec 2023 | 00:59:58 | |
The pod uses "We Obey" to get their hearthguards to charge the Four Horsemen in SAGA: Age of Magic by Studio Tomahawk! Find SAGA: Age of Magic rules here: https://www.grippingbeast.co.uk/SRB24_Age_of_Magic_Supplement--product--5849.html Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/saga-age-of-magic-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 52 - Magnagothica: Maleghast | 27 Nov 2023 | 00:49:25 | |
The pod boys astrally project themselves into a metal album cover to play Magnagothica: Maleghast, a skirmish war-game by KSBD's/Lancer's own Tom Bloom. Find Magnagothica: Maleghast rules here: https://tombloom.itch.io/magnagothica-maleghast Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/magnagothica-maleghast-review Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 51 - The Drowned Earth | 15 Nov 2023 | 00:49:33 | |
The pod runs through the jungle, jumps three floors down into the water and guns down a Yuttaraptor while in The Drowned Earth, a post-apocalyptic skirmish game by Olmec Games. Find The Drowned Earth rules here: Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/the-drowned-earth-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 50 - A War Transformed | 30 Oct 2023 | 01:27:35 | |
The pod witch slings some spells over the top and at the Hun in A War Transformed, a WW1 meets the occult skirmish wargame by Frederick Silburn-Slater. The copy came free from Osprey! Find the A War Transformed rules here: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/war-transformed-9781472856258/ Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/a-war-transformed-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 49 - Never Mind the Billhooks Deluxe | 16 Oct 2023 | 01:15:55 | |
The pod finally muster their ward to upload the right episode with Never Mind the Billhooks Deluxe, a small battle/large skirmish ruleset by Andy Callan for refighting the War of the Roses and similar conflicts! Find the Never Mind the Billhooks Deluxe rules here: https://www.nevermindthebillhooks.com Read the accompanying blog post: https://www.barreldrill.com/never-mind-the-billhooks-deluxe/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 48 - The Two-Year Anniversary Nichee Game Awards Episode | 02 Oct 2023 | 00:57:16 | |
EDIT: now with the actual Nichees episode!!! It's the two-year anniversary of Fortified Niche - this can only mean more Nichees awards! Of all the games the crew played in the last 12 months, which were the best? Join us on this trip down the show segment-inspired categories of the Nichee awards! Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 47 - The Doomed | 18 Sep 2023 | 01:13:51 | |
The pod rallies their gang of technofreaks for the hunt in The Doomed, an apocalyptic monster-hunting skirmish wargame by Chris McDowall. The copy came free from Osprey! Find the The Doomed rules here: https://ospreypublishing.com/us/doomed-9781472854254/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 46 - Will Rahman-Daultrey of WIRD Designs/Forbidden Psalm | 05 Sep 2023 | 00:49:01 | |
The podcast's past comes to haunt them as Will Rahman-Daultrey steps out of the shadows to talk about Forbidden Psalm, Dread Nights and career choices that lead to making games about doomed worlds. Follow Will on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saintimp/ Find his works: https://www.forbiddenpsalm.com Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 45 - What a Tanker! | 21 Aug 2023 | 01:00:22 | |
The pod crew is mortified after discovering that panzerschokolade contains no chocolate in What a Tanker!, a light WW2 tank skirmish game from TooFatLardies. Find the What a Tanker! rules here: https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/what-a-tanker/ Read the review supplement here: https://www.barreldrill.com/what-a-tanker/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 62 - The Battlefield: Miniature Modern Warfare | 16 Jul 2024 | 01:02:07 | |
The pod clan scrounges up some dough for AEK-971 season pass in The Battlefield: Miniature Modern Warfare, Brent Spivey's game that mushes together multiplayer FPS and RTS. Find The Battlefield: Miniature Modern Warfare rules here: https://www.wargamevault.com/product/102355/The-Battlefield%3A-Miniature-Modern-Warfare Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/battlefield-miniature-modern-warfare-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! Show logo by Kristina Amuan Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu | |||
| 44 - Dread Nights | 07 Aug 2023 | 00:53:33 | |
The pod realizes all their money was lost due to having three thieves in their warband in Dread Nights, a miniature skirmish game of hunting Victorian horrors, straight from the creators of Forbidden Psalm. Find the Dread Nights rules here: https://www.forbiddenpsalm.com/dread-nights Read the review supplement here: https://www.barreldrill.com/dread-nights/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 43 - Eagles of Empire | 24 Jul 2023 | 00:50:50 | |
The pod-generals learn the entirely wrong lesson about modern warfare in Eagles of Empire, a skirmish wargame about the Franco-Prussian War. Find the Eagles of Empires rules here: https://www.eaglesofempire.com/product-page/eoe-skirmish-rules-drillbook-i-basic-rules-infantry Read the review supplement here: https://www.barreldrill.com/eagles-of-empire/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 42 - Ivan Sorensen of Nordic Weasel interview | 10 Jul 2023 | 01:32:23 | |
Ivan Sorensen of Nordic Weasel Games revealed the secrets of random movement distances to JcDent shortly before taking Modipheus by storm. Real Niche-heads will remember that we reviewed his Five Men at Kursk game a looong time ago! Find the Ivan's thoughts on game design here: https://nordicweasel.posthaven.com Get Nordic Weasel games here: https://www.wargamevault.com/browse/pub/5701/Nordic-Weasel-Games Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 41 - Majestic 13 | 26 Jun 2023 | 01:09:33 | |
The pod crew faces aliens horrors in the service of Majestic 13, a solo/co-op skirmish miniature wargame from Snarling Badger Studios. Find the Majestic 13 rules here: https://www.snarlingbadger.com/majestic13 Read the review supplement here: https://www.barreldrill.com/majestic-13-fortified-niche-playtest/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 40 - Verrotwood | 12 Jun 2023 | 00:52:38 | |
The pod hosts lead their ragged congregation to fight for the shrine of Verrotwood, a cultist skirmish game by Mike Crutchett. Find the Verrotwood rules here: Read the review supplement here: https://www.barreldrill.com/verrotwood-fortified-niche/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 39 - BelloLudi | 29 May 2023 | 00:48:34 | |
The podcrew is pleasantly surprised when their corporate team building even turns out to be BelloLudi, a historical wargame(s?) by Peter von Dop. Find the BelloLudi rules here: Read the review supplement here: https://www.barreldrill.com/belloludi-fortified-niche/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 38 - Brent Spivey interview | 15 May 2023 | 01:16:35 | |
Cassa moves infinite distance in a straight line to interview Brent Spiwey, an indie game creator behind Rogue Planet, Techno Bowl and a few titles we haven't reviewed - yet! Find the Brent Spiwey's games here: Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 37 - Moonstone | 02 May 2023 | 01:08:38 | |
Podcasters go rooting for mysterious night rocks in Moonstone, the fairytale miniature skirmish game by Goblin King Games. Find the Moonstone rules here: Read the blog post here: Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 36 - 7TV 2nd Edition | 17 Apr 2023 | 01:14:32 | |
Don't let the detector van catch you watching the adventures of Cassa and JcDent on 7TV 2nd Edition, the miniature skirmish game of British spy TV shows by Crooked Dice Game Design Studio. Find the 7TV rules here: Read the blog post here: Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 35 - Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader | 01 Apr 2023 | 01:03:08 | |
The pod crew layers flak armor under power armor for that sweet 3+ save in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, a promising new game from Rick Priestley and Games Workshop. Find the Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader rules here: Read our BBS here: Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 61 - Stargrunt II | 11 Jun 2024 | 01:12:32 | |
The pod prepares to ambush a patrol of GEV APCs in Stargrunt II, a science fiction combat game from Jon Tuffley, Ground Zero Games. Find Stargrunt II rules here: https://downloads.groundzerogames.co.uk/sgii.pdf Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/stargrunt-2-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! Show logo by Kristina Amuan Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu | |||
| 34 - Thud & Blunder | 27 Feb 2023 | 00:52:23 | |
Put your wizard on a ram and round up some goblins, it's time to face Thud & Blunder, a fantasy skirmish wargame from The Ministry of Gentlemanly Warfare. Find the Thud & Blunder rules here: Read the blog post here: Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 33 - The David Phipps interview | 13 Feb 2023 | 01:22:24 | |
For the first time in Fortified Niche history, the pod makes an interview! JcDent, podcast host, talks to David Phipps, the driving force behind the wildly-good Pulp Alley rules, about game design, inspirations, and the dirtiest word of all - balance. Listen to the Pulp Alley episode here: Find Pulp Alley here: | |||
| 32 - Techno Bowl | 31 Jan 2023 | 00:50:56 | |
The podcast becomes the franchise owner of the Kittens in Techno Bowl, a retro console throwback American Football game by Brent Spivey! Find the Techno Bowl rules here: Read the blog post here: | |||
| 31 - Rogue Planet | 17 Jan 2023 | 01:12:13 | |
The podcast duo discovers they have a shared health pool in Rogue Planet, a skirmish game of whatever space adventure you'd like by Brent Spivey! Find the Rogue Planet rules here: Read the blog post here: | |||
| 30 - Grimdark Future Redux | 02 Jan 2023 | 00:47:22 | |
In the gothic gloom of the distant tomorrow, there is only a return to Grimdark Future, the rules light sci-fi miniature wargame we covered in episode #1 sans any playtesting! Find everything you need to play Grimdark Future here: Read the blog post here: | |||
| 29 - AT-43 | 14 Dec 2022 | 01:00:56 | |
Lead the disparate forces of mankind (or gorillas) against gothic space robots that are turning entire systems into bitcoin farms in AT-43, the sci-fi mass-battle wargame from twice-bankrupt Rackham. Yes, we reviewed a dead game! Find fan-maintained AT-43 resources here: | |||
| 28 - Xenos Rampant | 28 Nov 2022 | 01:21:51 | |
Our demon warlord is rounding up some Greys and mounting guns on technicals to withstand the assault of Xenos Rampant, the setting-agnostic sci-wargame from the minds of Daniel Mercey and Richard Cowen! Find Xenos Rampant here: Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 27 - Punkapocalyptic | 07 Nov 2022 | 00:58:31 | |
The pod boys don't have a Patreon, so they can't afford more than two bullets in Punkapocalyptic, a post-apocalyptic skirmish wargame by Bad Roll Games! Find Punkapocalyptic here: | |||
| 26 - Space Station Zero | 24 Oct 2022 | 01:01:22 | |
In space, no one can hear you breach, bang and clear in Space Station Zero, a cooperative space dungeon delver from Snarling Badger Studios! Find Space Station Zero here: | |||
| 25 - The One-Year Anniversary Nichee Game Awards Episode | 11 Oct 2022 | 01:37:17 | |
For the one-year anniversary episode of Fortified Niche, the pod-lads sit down to talk about the most amazing pieces of game design they encountered over the 365 days of podcasting about indie wargames. Did your favorite game make the cut? Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! | |||
| 60 - Gaslands: Refueled | 16 May 2024 | 00:54:34 | |
The pod welds a DShK to the roof of a Prius for a race in Gaslands: Refueled, the tabletop miniature wargame of post-apocalyptic vehicular mayhem by Mike Hutchinson. Find Gaslands: Refueled rules here: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/gaslands-refuelled-9781472838834/ Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/gaslands-refueled-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! Show logo by Kristina Amuan Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu | |||
| 24 - This is Not a Test | 26 Sep 2022 | 01:29:41 | |
The pod crew don leather jackets and load sawn-off shotguns to test out This is Not a Test, a post-nuclear skirmish wargame from Worlds End Publishing! Find This is Not a Test here: | |||
| 23 - Muskets & Tomahawks 2E | 12 Sep 2022 | 01:31:14 | |
Time to give those Frenchies/Brits/Colonials a proper thrashing in Muskets & Tomahawks second edition from Studio Tomahawk! Find Muskets & Tomahawks here: | |||
| 22 - Reality's Edge | 29 Aug 2022 | 01:11:06 | |
Open up your HiRealMeetBobBeFrank app and swipe right on that mercenary contract in Reality's Edge by Joseph McGuire and published by Osprey. But don't forget to update your antivirus or someone may hack your knife! Find Reality's Edge here: | |||
| 21 - Pulp Alley | 08 Aug 2022 | 01:15:17 | |
Attention, all Nicheneers! Steel your nerves as our fortified duo faces the challenges of Pulp Alley - set by Phipps and Daughter themselves! Will this spell doom for our rebellious reviewers? Will they prevail - and keep their two fists? Only on today's episode of Fortified Niche! Find Pulp Alley here: Use the ridiculously good Pulp Alley TTS module found here: | |||
| 20 - Infamy, Infamy! | 25 Jul 2022 | 01:00:20 | |
Both summer heat and the Covid pox tried to stop the lads from reviewing Infamy, Infamy!, an excellent large skirmish game by TooFatLardies for refighting the wars between Rome and the Gauls, the British, etc.! Find Infamy, Infamy! here: | |||
| 19 - Cold War Commander 2E | 27 Jun 2022 | 01:04:08 | |
The podcasters command their unstoppable hordes of T-55As in Cold War Commander 2nd Edition, a fairly groggy game of modern warfare that actually plays really smoothly! Find Cold War Commander 2nd Edition here: | |||
| 18 - Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings | 30 May 2022 | 01:10:37 | |
After drawing the Fortified Niche card, Player 1 selects a regiment of podcasters to carry out Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings, a rank-and-flank game where mercenary crossbowmen are shooting at unit of clone spearmen. Find Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings here: | |||
| 17 - Batman Miniature Game | 16 May 2022 | 01:04:04 | |
The world's greatest detective gets nailed with an RPG as we play Batman Miniature Game, a good skirmish game featuring DC Comics' finest street-level heroes, villains, and mooks. Find Batman Miniature Game here: | |||
| 16 - A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game | 03 May 2022 | 00:51:29 | |
Loyalty clashes with intrigue as House Podcast rallies the troops for A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game, the rank-and-flank game based on the books, not the TV series, that has a lot of tricks up its sleeves. Find A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game here: Read the blog post about A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game here: | |||
| 15 - Carnevale 2E | 20 Apr 2022 | 01:01:17 | |
The pod crew whirl, leap, and pirouette into Carnevale Second Edition, the TTCombat game of skirmish fights on the magical Venetian canals. Find Carnevale here: | |||
| 59 - Force of Virtue | 23 Apr 2024 | 00:59:08 | |
The pod rallies honest men for a good and well-paying cause in Force of Virtue, a miniatures skirmish game for the 15th century. Find Force of Virtue rules here: https://masterstrokegames.com/product/pdf-rulebook/ Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/force-of-virtue-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! Show logo by Kristina Amuan Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu | |||
| 14 - Infinity CodeOne | 04 Apr 2022 | 00:57:44 | |
The pod crew combat-jumps into Infinity CodeOne, the high-speed low-drag little brother of the sci-fi skirmish gem Infinity by Corvus Belli.
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| 13 - The Barons' War | 21 Mar 2022 | 00:57:37 | |
The Baron's War by Andy Hobday has all the alternating activations, tokens, and online army builders you could ever want in Medieval England. Grab a sword and skirmish the horde!
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| 12 - Zona Alfa | 08 Mar 2022 | 00:54:23 | |
ZONA ALFA: SALVAGE AND SURVIVAL IN THE EXCLUSION ZONE is referred to as just Zona Alfa by the players of this fairly rules-light skirmish game set in some anomaly-strewn Eastern European Zone. This episode features our new theme by Bevan Tanttu!
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| 11 - Five Men At Kursk | 21 Feb 2022 | 00:56:40 | |
The podcast plays Five Men at Kursk to ask questions like "why does the Sherman not have the 'Ronson' rule?" and "why aren't the Germans outright superior to everyone else?"
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