Explore every episode of the podcast Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy
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| WSS91 - New Editions | 03 Sep 2024 | 00:52:17 | |
In this episode, the team reunites to catch up on all the exciting things they've been up to during the summer. Chris has had a sneak preview of Bolt Action 3. He shares his exclusive first look at the updated rules, and the team dives into a discussion about the pros and cons of new rule versions. Guy also brings us the latest updates from the world of wargaming. Links: | |||
| WSS90 - Caulking with the boys | 29 Jul 2024 | 00:51:32 | |
This episode of the Wargames, Soldiers, and Strategy podcast is a mixed bag. We kick things off with the launch of the Great War Games Survey for 2024. Following up on last month's chat with Joe Bilton, we'll delve back into terrain and Jasper's experiments with the wonder product of decorators' caulking. Additionally, Guy brings us the latest news from the world of wargaming. Links: | |||
| WSS81 - Parting Shots | 07 Nov 2023 | 00:42:16 | |
Tucked away at the back of each Wargame Soldiers and Strategy magazine is 'Parting Shots', hints, tips and laughs for the wargamer. Guy recently put out a call on social media for new material for the page. In this episode, on top of the latest hobby news, the team discusses Guy's bulging mail sack and what hits and tips he received. They also reflect on some previous advice that has already appeared in the magazine. Links: | |||
| WSS80 - Fair Play | 04 Oct 2023 | 00:55:06 | |
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy magazine podcast, as well as all the latest news, Guy talks to Brad Moran, a member of the Bolt Action Alliance, about fair, balanced and fun play games. Links: | |||
| WSS79 - We Have Ways of Making You Game | 14 Sep 2023 | 01:00:24 | |
In this episode, on top of the latest wargaming news from the newsroom at Bowers Towers, we've got a report from Al Murray and James Holland's We Have Ways Fest. Jasper and Angus talk to Too Fat Lardies Nick Skinner about his experience running Chain of Command at an event not aimed at wargaming. Links: | |||
| WSS78 - Holiday Gaming | 02 Aug 2023 | 00:43:06 | |
With the summer upon us, the Wargames Soldiers and Strategy team discuss how they take their wargaming on holiday. Jasper also tells listeners why they should participate in the 10th Great Wargaming Survey.
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| WSS77 - The Terrain Tutor | 05 Jul 2023 | 00:57:19 | |
Guy and Chris have been on manoeuvres to Mel the Terrain Tutor's workshop to take some pictures for the magazine. Whilst there, Chris grabbed an interview with Mel. The renowned miniature painter Kevin Dallimore kindly agreed to do the front cover for our 'Rise of the Redcoats' theme in Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy issue 123. Now, that cover model is being sold on eBay to raise money for the Royal British Legion. You can find all the pictures on Guy's blog. The team also discuss the latest news and what they have been up to. Links: | |||
| WSS76 - Bring out your lead | 06 Jun 2023 | 00:51:19 | |
What do you do when your wargame cupboard is full? In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy podcast, the boys discuss having a clearout and give you some ideas on how to create more space. Guy also brings us the latest hobby news. Links:
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| WSS75 - Salute, 2023 | 01 May 2023 | 00:36:55 | |
Salute is arguably the largest wargames show in the world. In this episode, Guy and Jasper give their impressions of the show after spending the day there, and Mark tells us about his experiences of running a demonstration game of Strength and Honour at the show. As usual, Guy also brings up all the latest wargames news. Links | |||
| WSS74 - The Perfect Rules | 03 Apr 2023 | 00:55:57 | |
The team tackle what makes the perfect set of rules. In a wide-ranging discussion they toy with the perfect layout for a rule book, favourite dice to use, fancy mechanisms and even the style rules are written. Guy also brings us the latest news from Bowers Towers.
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| WSS73 - Ignorant Armies | 07 Mar 2023 | 00:42:33 | |
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy podcast, Mark poses what our favourite armies might be, what rules do we play with them and whose figures? Links | |||
| WSS72 - A New Hope | 09 Feb 2023 | 00:37:42 | |
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy podcast, the team discuss their wargaming goals for 2023. As ever, Guy also tells us what is new in wargaming. Links | |||
| WSS89 - Terrain Talk | 09 Jul 2024 | 01:03:22 | |
In this episode, Jasper brings us some big news about Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy, and we talk to terrain guru Joe Bilton who gives us some hints and tips.
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| WSS71 - Best Laid Plans... 2023 | 03 Jan 2023 | 00:43:58 | |
The Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy team are back with the first episode of 2023. The chaps discuss their plans for 2023. Links
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| WSS70 - The Christmas Quiz | 07 Dec 2022 | 00:49:36 | |
We're closing in on the end of the year, so to change things up, Mark decided to test the depth of the military history knowledge of the WS&S podcast team members. Unfortunately, he only managed to expose the height of their ignorance... Guy also has a round-up of the latest releases that have arrived at Bowers Towers. Links | |||
| WSS69 - A Knight at the Museum | 07 Nov 2022 | 01:03:33 | |
On the back of Jasper and Guy's wargaming Operation Market Garden at the Hartenstein Hotel Airborne Museum in Arnhem, Jasper talks to Kelly McManus and Jared Fishman from HMGS Next Gen Gaming. Kelly works for Dey Mansion, and with Jared's help, he organised a games day at the museum.
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| WSS68 - 3D or Not 3D | 04 Oct 2022 | 01:01:01 | |
In the latest episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy Magazine podcast Guy and Jasper tell us about their Operation Market Garden game in Arnhem with the Too Fat Lardies. In the news, Guy brings us the latest releases and then has a chat with Bob and Brad from bobmac 3d. The team then discuss their experiences with 3D printing. | |||
| WSS67 - Thinking inside the box | 15 Sep 2022 | 00:56:55 | |
Jasper hosts this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy Podcast, with Guy, Mark and Chris he discusses the merits of playing 'a game in a box', that is, buying a game with the rules and everything to go with it in one package. Also in this episode, Guy talks to Graham Davey, the publisher of the new game 02 Hundred Hours. Links: | |||
| WSS66 - The Butterfly Effect | 01 Aug 2022 | 00:45:58 | |
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy Magazine podcast, the team discuss the butterfly effect. This is not how a butterfly might flap its wings and cause a typhoon, but rather, how the flitting from project to project and following one's whims leaves us with heaps of unpainted lead as projects flounder. In the news this episode One King!, Frostgrave: Fireheart, Panzer Korps supplements Hard Luck Boys and Eisenkreuz,plus the launch of the Great Wargame Survey. Links | |||
| WSS65 - Campaigning | 12 Jul 2022 | 00:51:04 | |
Set in France in 1940, Guy and Chris are playing a large ongoing campaign at their club. They explain to Jasper and Angus how they planned it and how it worked and offer some tips for running your own campaign games. Links | |||
| WSS64 - Art of articles | 01 Jun 2022 | 00:37:50 | |
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy podcast, the team discuss what makes a good article for the magazine. Guy gives us his criteria and the twitterverse tells us what they think. References: | |||
| WSS63 - Do we need another set of Napoleonic rules? | 02 May 2022 | 00:51:19 | |
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy magazine podcast on top of the usual news round-up, Guy has a chat with Warwick Kinrade about his new rule set Soldiers of Napoleon. Links: | |||
| WSS62 - A night at the movies | 04 Apr 2022 | 00:48:05 | |
The WSS team in this episode discuss films, how they have influenced our gaming and how they might be used to inspire scenarios. Links: | |||
| WSS88 - Inspiration | 05 Jun 2024 | 00:45:46 | |
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy podcast, the team reflect upon what in the media has inspired them with their gaming. Links: Deathship One | |||
| WSS61 - Winter Painting | 21 Mar 2022 | 00:27:14 | |
Over the winter the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy team have taken part in the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge. With the arrival of spring, the challenge has finally finished. Guy, Jasper, Chris and Angus catch up on what they achieved over the winter months and reveal who had the highest score.
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| WSS60 - Show or No Show | 28 Feb 2022 | 00:31:54 | |
In this episode of the podcast, Guy brings us the latest wargaming news, the boys chat about what they have been up to, their scores on the analogue hobbies painting challenge and the WSS Twitter poll on how gamers felt about wargame shows and game days. Links: | |||
| WSS59 - Guy Don't Surf | 31 Jan 2022 | 00:52:44 | |
In the latest episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy Podcast, Guy is joined by Paul Eaglestone from Empress Miniatures to discuss their new Vietnam ruleset, BOHICA. The boys also catch up on the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge. Links
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| WSS58 - Pendraken and painting challenges | 15 Dec 2021 | 00:54:42 | |
In this episode, Leon from Pendraken tells the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy team about putting on the show Battleground. He also tells us about moving the workshop and the new exciting things they have coming up in 2022. With the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge about to start, Guy, Jasper, Angus, Mark and Chris also discuss their plans. | |||
| WSS57 - Salute 2021 | 17 Nov 2021 | 00:14:01 | |
Guy and WSS regular Chris King headed up to London for Salute, the UK's largest wargame show. Jasper talks to them about their impression of the event. | |||
| WSS56 - Preparations for the Winter Campaign | 08 Nov 2021 | 00:57:00 | |
With winter looming our thoughts shift to the annual analogue hobbies painting challenge. We are joined by Curt Campbell who organises the challenge. We also discuss Warlord Games Epic Battles. Do we need a new scale? Subscribe to the magazine at: Links: | |||
| WSS55 - Guy goes to Partizan | 11 Oct 2021 | 00:42:14 | |
As the world returns to some sort of normality, Guy has been to Partizan. He gives us his show report, and all the latest news. Links | |||
| WSS54 - Field of Glory | 06 Sep 2021 | 00:50:08 | |
Following Jasper's 30km battlefield tour of Arnhem by bike, the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy team discuss the benefits of visiting battlefields. Guy also brings us what is new in the wargaming world. Links | |||
| WSS53 - Expo-sing the facts | 02 Aug 2021 | 00:46:58 | |
In the latest episode the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy magazine podcast Guy has been out and about visiting the UK Games Expo. He gives us his report. Also, it is that time of the year again, the Great Wargaming Survey is now live. You can take part here. Links: | |||
| WSS52 - Is it real or is it fantasy? | 05 Jul 2021 | 00:52:13 | |
In the last episode, the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy team touched upon 'range' as a concept on the tabletop. The guys thought they would revisit the topic and consider how range effects the games we play, from how far we can shoot to fudging the scale of the table. Links | |||
| WSS87 - Salute, 2024 | 07 May 2024 | 00:45:31 | |
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers, and Strategy Magazine Podcast, the team reflects on Salute, the UK's largest wargame show. Rovering reporter Guy brings all the news from the show, and Mark gives us their thoughts. Links | |||
| WSS51 - Favourite Game Mechanics | 07 Jun 2021 | 00:59:04 | |
Is there a game mechanic that you really like? The Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy team discuss what bits of games they look for, and enjoy in a set of wargames rules. Plus from the nerve centre of Bowers Towers, Guy brings us all the latest news. Links Osprey - D-Day: US Sector Crossfire | |||
| WSS50 - Terrain Question Time | 28 Apr 2021 | 00:44:46 | |
In the 50th episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy podcast the boys chat terrain, answering questions sent in from some of Guy's stooges. They also cover the latest news from Osprey, Great Escape Games and take a look at A Taste of Victory. Links
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| WSS49 - 20th Century Boy | 23 Mar 2021 | 00:52:01 | |
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy podcast, we explore if things were better for wargamers in the 'olden days'. Guy has a list of thoughts supplied by a 'friend' which he believes proves things were better in the past. Guy also brings us news of O Group and War on the Ground. Links | |||
| WSS48 - The Magazine | 23 Feb 2021 | 00:56:12 | |
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldier and Strategy podcast the chaps chat about about the magazine, answering some of those questions you might have wondered whilst flicking though it's pages. Plus, Guy brings us all the latest gossip from the newsroom of Bowers Towers. Links | |||
| WSS47 - 7TV, academia and narrative gaming | 28 Jan 2021 | 00:56:21 | |
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy magazine podcast, Guy and Angus talk to Karl Perrotton from cooked dice, Dr Peter Wright and Eddy Price about the development process of Crooked Dice's 7TV fantasy rules, a collaboration with Edge Hill University. Guy also brings us what is new in wargameing. Links
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| WSS46 - Goodbye 2020 | 29 Dec 2020 | 00:40:19 | |
In the last episode of 2020 Guy, Jasper, Mark and Angus discuss their wargaming highlights of 2020. Plus, this year they are all talking part in the analogue painting challenge, they lay out plans for the winter painting season. Links: | |||
| WSS45 - If at first you don't succeed... | 25 Nov 2020 | 00:47:53 | |
From the newsroom in Bowers Towers, Guy updates us on what is new and shiny in the world of wargaming. The chaps are joined by Chris King to discuss their successes and failures when playing wargames online. Links: | |||
| WSS44 - Plastic or Metal? | 27 Oct 2020 | 00:47:52 | |
The Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy team are back to discuss the surprise from the results of the Great War Games Survey, that gamers preferred last over metal miniatures. Links: Saga Age of Hannibal | |||
| WSS43 - Top of the pops... The Great Wargame Survey Results | 22 Sep 2020 | 00:41:05 | |
With the Great War Games surgery 2020 finishing at the end of August the WSS boys are back to discuss the preliminary results, with a surprising change in the top five of favoured wargame genres. Links | |||
| WSS42 - News update | 17 Aug 2020 | 00:22:59 | |
As the WSS team had the virtual pub quiz earlier in the month they never caught up on the news. In this episode Guy fills us in on what is new in the wargaming world. Links Frostgrave 2e | |||
| WSS86 - Painting Mojo | 11 Apr 2024 | 01:06:54 | |
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy podcast, we think about how to get our painting mojo back. Also, Guy and Chris are joined by Troy, the man behind Sonic Sledgehammer Studio on YouTube. Links: | |||
| WSS41 - And the answer is... | 04 Aug 2020 | 00:40:30 | |
The team are back and finally have got round to organising the pub quiz! Joined by quizmaster Chris King, with some questions supplied by Sydney Roundwood, the boys divide into two teams... | |||
| WSS40 - Sculpting with Paul Hicks | 09 Jun 2020 | 01:03:01 | |
Guy, Jasper and Angus return for a new episode. They discuss their recent Kriegsspiel with the Too Fat Lardies (they lost) and we have an interview with sculpting genius Paul Hicks. Get the magazine at: https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/wss-mag Links | |||
| WSS39 - Isolation | 30 Apr 2020 | 00:46:59 | |
In the latest Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy Magazine Podcast the team discuss how they've managed to how to keep gaming in 'lockdown'. Guy and Mark have been playing a Kriegspiel with 'Lardy' Nick using Discord, Angus and Jasper have tried the Table Top Simulator on Steam to play Chain of Command. Links:
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| WSS38 - Old Gems Dusted Down | 27 Mar 2020 | 00:55:26 | |
In this episode of the podcast the boys are joined by Nick Skinner of Too Fat Lardies renown. The topic under discussion is old rule sets, are there any old games that need revisiting? *** Special Offer *** | |||