72 episodes

An irregular podcast looking at wargaming, from historical gaming such as Black Powder, Bolt Action and Chain of Command to Scifi and Fantasy with Warhammer 40k and Frostgrave.

Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy The History Network

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    • 4.7 • 38 Ratings

An irregular podcast looking at wargaming, from historical gaming such as Black Powder, Bolt Action and Chain of Command to Scifi and Fantasy with Warhammer 40k and Frostgrave.

    Ignorant Armies

    Ignorant Armies

    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

    • 42 min
    A New Hope

    A New Hope

    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

    • 37 min
    Best Laid Plans... 2023

    Best Laid Plans... 2023

    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
     

    • 43 min
    The Christmas Quiz

    The Christmas Quiz

    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
    Hail Caesar 2nd Edition
    Wargames Annual 2022
    Battlegroup Westwall

    • 49 min
    A Knight at the Museum

    A Knight at the Museum

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

    • 1 hr 3 min
    3D or Not 3D

    3D or Not 3D

    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)

    • 1 hr 1 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
38 Ratings

38 Ratings

von saxe de coburg ,

Plastic v Metal

Love the pod but i think they missed the most important point which is the resale value of metal over plastic.
Metal being very much higher £5 to £10 a figure plastic being whatever you can get which usually is not much!!!

TY

Chris

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