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Podcast #21 Gen Con INsurgency and an interview with designer Brian Train 1 of 2 Aug 14, 2019

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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 Jul 13, 2019

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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

Podcast #19 Trevor Bender Jun 03, 2019

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THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with game designer Trevor Bender. We will discuss his interest in counterfactual history, his work on Labyrinth: Awakening and his future plans. Check out this video summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCAwSP8w72w Thanks to the Raleigh NC based band Funkuponya for the intro and outro music. Check them out on Facebook, Spotify and iTunes. I will close with a special thanks to Trevor Bender.

Podcast #18 More Mark Herman Apr 20, 2019

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THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with prolific designer, Mark Herman. We will discuss his philosophy of game design and what makes a great game. Thanks to the Orange County California based band The Rayford Bros for a touch of Rock a Billy. Check them out at therayfordbros.com I will close with a special thanks to Mark Herman.

Podcast #17 Morgane Gouyon-Rety Feb 16, 2019

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We open the podcast discussing the recent changes in her life, the design of her COIN game Pendragon and her work in progress, the game Hubris. Thank you for listening. I will publish some notes and references on my web site conflictsimulations.com. Join the Harold on Games guild on Board Games Geek and leave me a comment with your thoughts and ideas. I will close with a special thanks to Morgane. It was a pleasure to see her again.

PART 2 of Podcast #16 Gene Billingsley of GMT Games Part 2 of 2 Feb 06, 2019

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THIS podcast is offered in 2 parts, and is singularly composed of an interview with GMT Games President, Gene Billingsley. We will discuss his work at GMT and also his latest design, Mr President. https://conflictsimulations.com/ Gene Billingsley founded GMT Games in 1990. As Avalon Hill turned to computer games and was eventually sold to Hasbro, Gene built GMT into the new home for board wargamers. He started with some of his own designs. These titles garner instant acclaim. Operation Shoestring was nominated for a Charles S. Roberts Award and Silver Bayonet and Crisis Korea won Charles S. Roberts Awards. I’m sure his current design project, Mr. President, won’t disappoint As the distribution network for boardgames went into retreat in the 1990s, GMT pioneered the preorder system called P500. It remains the best deal in board wargaming. The system allows GMT to thrive in uncertain waters as customers vote their interest in designs and accelerate the production schedule of the most interesting. Customers get 30% off and can cancel at any time. The Company is now the bell weather for conflict gaming, anchored by Gene and his partners Rodger MacGowan, Mark Simonitch, Tony Curtis and Andy Lewis. GMT continues to produce quality games with marquee designers like Mark Herman, Richard Berg, Volko Ruhnke, Chad Jensen, Ted Racier and many others. I spent a couple of days with Gene during his semi annual Weekend at the Warehouse. We discuss everything from college football and his beloved Sooners to how he encourages designers to develop the breadth of offerings GMT has become known for. We start the day with Gene cooking me scrambled eggs at his home in Hanford California. While he claims the recipe is from Richard Berg, I doubt it due to the lack of random events.

Podcast #16 Gene Billingsley of GMT Games Part 1 of 2 Jan 19, 2019

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THIS podcast is offered in 2 parts, and is singularly composed of an interview with GMT Games President, Gene Biillingsley. We will discuss his work at GMT and also his latest design, Mr President. https://conflictsimulations.com/ Gene Billingsley founded GMT Games in 1990. As Avalon Hill turned to computer games and was eventually sold to Hasbro, Gene built GMT into the new home for board wargamers. He started with some of his own designs. These titles garner instant acclaim. Operation Shoestring was nominated for a Charles S. Roberts Award and Silver Bayonet and Crisis Korea won Charles S. Roberts Awards. I’m sure his current design project, Mr. President, won’t disappoint As the distribution network for boardgames went into retreat in the 1990s, GMT pioneered the preorder system called P500. It remains the best deal in board wargaming. The system allows GMT to thrive in uncertain waters as customers vote their interest in designs and accelerate the production schedule of the most interesting. Customers get 30% off and can cancel at any time. The Company is now the bell weather for conflict gaming, anchored by Gene and his partners Rodger MacGowan, Mark Simonitch, Tony Curtis and Andy Lewis. GMT continues to produce quality games with marquee designers like Mark Herman, Richard Berg, Volko Ruhnke, Chad Jensen, Ted Racier and many others. I spent a couple of days with Gene during his semi annual Weekend at the Warehouse. We discuss everything from college football and his beloved Sooners to how he encourages designers to develop the breadth of offerings GMT has become known for. We start the day with Gene cooking me scrambled eggs at his home in Hanford California. While he claims the recipe is from Richard Berg, I doubt it due to the lack of random events.

Podcast #15 Jeff Grossman Dec 08, 2018

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THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with Cuba Libre co-designer , Jeff Grossman. We will discuss his work on Cuba Libre and what he has been doing here at Con Sim World Expo. I will publish some notes and references on my web site www.conflictsimulations.com. Join the Harold on Games guild on Board Games Geek and leave me a comment with your thoughts and ideas.

Special Podcast #2 2018 San Diego Historical Games Convention Nov 30, 2018

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I recorded some of the sounds of the 2018 San Diego Historical Games Convention. The SD Hist Con took place over Veteran’s Day Weekend in November and included special guests Mark Herman, John Butterfield, Ananda Gupta, Morgane Guoyon Rety, and Volko Ruhnke to name a few. In this first segment, Volko kicks off our designer challenge. This year the focus is on the COIN game Pendragon. Along with the games’ Designer Morgane Gouyon Rety Volko takes on 5 games. Each played one of the Barbarian factions and moved between tables to take their turns. We are going to check in with them while they play through this challenge. We will also check in with other players at the convention to see what they are playing and how it is going. I will post a few notes and photos on my website conflictsimulations.com. Thanks to Edgar Malik and his San Diego, California based band Shaolin Signal for the intro and outro music. Check them out Facebook, and You Tube. I will close with a special thanks to the participants of the 2018 SD Hist Con. We are already working on a bigger better event for 2019. Check out the web site at www.sdhist.com or search for us on Face Book. NOTES at: http://conflictsimulations.com/2018/12/08/harold-on-games-special-podcast-2-san-diego-historical-games-convention-notes

Podcast #14 Mark Herman Oct 28, 2018

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THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with prolific wargame designer innovator, and icon Mark Herman. We will discuss what he is working on now that he is once again a full-time game designer. Thank you for listening. It would be greatly beneficial to me of you would post a review on iTunes. I will publish some notes and references on my web site conflictsimulations.com. Join the Harold on Games guild on Board Games Geek and leave me a comment with your thoughts and ideas.

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