Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy

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WSS73 - Ignorant Armies Mar 07, 2023

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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 Pike & Shotte, Warlord Speedpaint 2.0, Army Painter Combat General, Venture Miniatures Resin Plus, Warlord Seven Days To The Rhine, Great Escape Games Far Distant Ships, Long Face Games Black Ops, Osprey Sons of Yamato: Imperial Japanese Forces at War Hammerhead Partizan Society of Ancients Salute

WSS72 - A New Hope Feb 09, 2023

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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 Speed Paints 2.0 (Army Painter) The Doomed (Osprey) A War Transformed (Osprey) Tough Gut (Bolt Action/Osprey) With Hot Lead and Cold Steel (Osprey) Charlie Foxtrot We Have Ways Podcast Salute

WSS71 - Best Laid Plans... 2023 Jan 03, 2023

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The Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy team are back with the first episode of 2023. The chaps discuss their plans for 2023.

Links Phase Line: Black power Red Earth Never Mind the Billhooks Deluxe Atlantic Digital MyMiniFactory Only-Games.co

WSS70 - The Christmas Quiz Dec 07, 2022

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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.

LinksHail Caesar 2nd Edition Wargames Annual 2022 Battlegroup Westwall

WSS69 - A Knight at the Museum Nov 07, 2022

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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.

LinksDey Dey Mansion Washington's Headquarters, 1780 HMGS Next Gen Gaming In The Grand Manner Hail Caesar Rubicon Full Spectrum Dominance Battlezone Forlorn Hope

WSS68 - 3D or Not 3D Oct 04, 2022

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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.

Links: Bobmac3d BelloLudi Pulp (Osprey)

WSS67 - Thinking inside the box Sep 15, 2022

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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: 02 Hundred Hours (Grey For Now Games) The Last Samurai Rebellion (Osprey) The Men Who Would Be Kings (Osprey) Fighting the Dragon Xenos Rampant (Osprey)

WSS66 - The Butterfly Effect Aug 01, 2022

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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 Helion, One King! Osprey, Frostgrave: Fireheart Osprey, Open call for Wargame Submissions Hoplite Research, Hard Luck Boys Eisenkreuz The Great Wargames Survey Cavalier 2023

WSS65 - Campaigning Jul 12, 2022

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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.

LinksHold Fast! Black Sea Lion Rampant Wargaming Campaigns Pendraken

WSS64 - Art of articles Jun 01, 2022

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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: Cold War Commander Vlad's Army Wars of Orcs and Dwarfs

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