Joshing Around in Eä

Josh, Josh and not Josh
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Just three guys, hanging out, having some beers and chatting about Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings, amongst other stuff... Join us for regular episodes in which we recount stories from the tabletop, discuss tactics, get distracted by misunderstood rules, admire painting habits and marvel at the lore Para Bellum creates. If you're looking for poorly thought-through list building strategies and uninformed opinions on scenarios for one of the best miniature wargames on the planet, look no further. "The best London based Conquest podcast" -Aaron, Just Roll Ones

  1. 2d ago

    Ep 38 - LGT preview

    Welcome to Joshing Around in Eä! For the second time in a row we are three mates drinking and chatting about Conquest (minus two)...fingers crossed we'll be back to normal operation soon enough! As always, we're here to discuss Para Bellum's Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings, and this episode felt important to release in advance of the London Grand Tournament 2026... No Joshes around for this episode but they very much get a mention as we share lists and preview the scenarios we're expecting to face. What you'll discover in this episode is how we don't mind experimenting with going against the grain of the global meta, particularly as we try running a list that would definitely not get us anywhere near to the world championships in Chios...literally while they are taking place! Listen in to hear one person's take on the scenarios, what strategies ought to be employed and what to look out for. Rub your hands in glee when you find out what list you'll end up facing if the matchup goes in your favour, and perhaps take away a tiny smidgeon of wisdom along the way. As always, thank you ever so much for being a fantastic listener to our tabletop gaming podcast. If you have any questions you'd like us to wrestle with, or if you have a drink to contribute that we can audibly enjoy, please do get in touch at joshingaroundinea@gmail.com. Also, please consider purchasing our book, The Tabletop Miniature Wargamer's Handbook: An ideal companion for the modern wargamer. Find the ⁠⁠Amazon link⁠⁠ below:⁠⁠ https://amzn.eu/d/5dOUmlZ⁠⁠

  2. Jun 22

    Ep 37 - UK Games Expo review

    Welcome to Joshing Around in Eä! We'd normally be three mates drinking and chatting about Conquest, but today is our first ever SECRET PODCAST! It's absolutely still a podcast about games, specifically about Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings, but this one is something more than our normal tabletop game discussions. Yes, in this episode Josh sneaks his way to a mic by himself, and shares about his time at UKGE. We know it's been some time since our most recent episode and with life stages changing we're finding it hard to carve out the time we need, so this felt like a necessity... Listen in to hear what horrific list Josh took, hear about his matchups and he even ends up talking about painting for a moment so there's a surprise around every corner. As always, thank you ever so much for being a fantastic listener to our tabletop gaming podcast. If you have any questions you'd like us to wrestle with, or if you have a drink to contribute that we can audibly enjoy, please do get in touch at joshingaroundinea@gmail.com. Also, please consider purchasing our book, The Tabletop Miniature Wargamer's Handbook: An ideal companion for the modern wargamer. Find the ⁠⁠Amazon link⁠⁠ below:⁠⁠ https://amzn.eu/d/5dOUmlZ⁠⁠

  3. May 11

    Ep 36 - Getting competitive with a list that only has two units

    Welcome to Joshing Around in Eä! We're just three mates taking a while to get onto drinking grappa...again...and chatting about Conquest... This episode, we procrastinate by talking smack about our professional nemeses, before going all creative about miniatures games that are DEFINITELY NOT Conquest, and to be honest don't exist and most likely never will. But there's always hope! We also go into a battle report and analysis of a sweaty Hundred Kingdoms list facing off against a Spires list containing literally only two regiments. If you want an excuse to always get the advantage for having fewer cards, after listening to this you'll have the exact how-to for precisely that. You'll honestly never look back. As always, thank you ever so much for being a fantastic listener to our podcast. If you have any questions you'd like us to wrestle with, or if you have a drink to contribute that we can audibly enjoy, please do get in touch at joshingaroundinea@gmail.com. Also, please consider purchasing our book, The Tabletop Miniature Wargamer's Handbook: An ideal companion for the modern wargamer. Find the ⁠⁠Amazon link⁠⁠ below:⁠⁠ https://amzn.eu/d/5dOUmlZ⁠⁠

  4. Apr 27

    Ep 35 - 3-player scenarios

    Welcome to Joshing Around in Eä! We're just three mates drinking a lager that looks like a cola and chatting about Conquest... This episode, we talk about how the other factions ought to react to the new trebuchet. Would you rather be pummelled by a barrel of boiling oil, or your own cousin? Or perhaps you'd like to talk about the wrong Warhammer Chaos god...please no hate mail about that, we were tired... Thank you for every listener question that arrives in the inbox, we read them all and are trying to work our way through them! The topic for this episode is a three-way First Blood scenario that was always going to go in only one direction, and it was all Josh's fault. Hear the factions we played with, the way the scenario worked itself out, lessons we learned along the way, and leave ready to run your own three-person game! As always, thank you ever so much for being a fantastic listener to our podcast. If you have any questions you'd like us to wrestle with, or if you have a drink to contribute that we can audibly enjoy, please do get in touch at joshingaroundinea@gmail.com. Also, please consider purchasing our book, The Tabletop Miniature Wargamer's Handbook: An ideal companion for the modern wargamer. Find the ⁠⁠Amazon link⁠⁠ below:⁠⁠ https://amzn.eu/d/5dOUmlZ⁠⁠

  5. Apr 2

    Ep 34 - Trebuchet reactions and City States meme lists in practice

    Welcome to Joshing Around in Eä! We're just three mates drinking a selection of American beers and chatting about Conquest... This episode, we talk about the new Hundred Kingdoms trebuchet! The pre-Archangel dream has become a reality. Conquest has its first siege engine in the form of a catapult surrounded by staff members, and Josh for one is excited by it. We also hear the reports from Josh on his meme list experiments. Expect to leave as an evangelist for Hoplites and many chariots. Unless you're not a City States player, in which case you may find the depression creeping in. As always, thank you ever so much for being a fantastic listener to our podcast. If you have any questions you'd like us to wrestle with, or if you have a drink to contribute that we can audibly enjoy, please do get in touch at joshingaroundinea@gmail.com. Also, please consider purchasing our book, The Tabletop Miniature Wargamer's Handbook: An ideal companion for the modern wargamer. Find the ⁠⁠Amazon link⁠⁠ below:⁠⁠ https://amzn.eu/d/5dOUmlZ⁠⁠

  6. Mar 19

    Ep 33 - First Blood 3.0 first impressions

    Welcome to Joshing Around in Eä! We're just three mates drinking student cider and chatting about Conquest... This episode, we give our first impressions on First Blood 3.0. After having played a couple of games, we have misplayed pretty much every rule and gotten a decent feel for it. The TL;DR version is that we liked it - listen in to find out why, and some lessons we've already started to learn. You'll get our thoughts on narrative play, the state of the current ruleset and how it sits in relation to The Last Argument of Kings. As always, thank you ever so much for being a fantastic listener to our podcast. If you have any questions you'd like us to wrestle with, or if you have a drink to contribute that we can audibly enjoy, please do get in touch at joshingaroundinea@gmail.com. Also, please consider purchasing our book, The Tabletop Miniature Wargamer's Handbook: An ideal companion for the modern wargamer. Find the ⁠⁠Amazon link⁠⁠ below:⁠⁠ https://amzn.eu/d/5dOUmlZ⁠⁠

  7. Mar 12

    Ep 32 - Meme list live creation (2026 update)

    Welcome to Joshing Around in Eä! We're just three mates drinking something incredibly strong that Josh was always bound to dislike and chatting about Conquest... This episode, we spend an embarrassing amount of time talking about ten pin bowling, the amount of urine on pub nuts and much more before not even attempting an intro. You're welcome? Meme lists might be fun to play, or might be boring. They might be interesting, or might make a game more forgettable. They might be ultra competitive, or might get you kicked out of a tournament for not taking things seriously enough. Expect a force grown drone or two to be mentioned. Aside from the greatest story about a stag do to ever appear on a UK-based Conquest podcast, listen in for some daft ideas about Nords, Spires and Hundred Kingdoms. As always, thank you ever so much for being a fantastic listener to our podcast. If you have any questions you'd like us to wrestle with, or if you have a drink to contribute that we can audibly enjoy, please do get in touch at joshingaroundinea@gmail.com. Also, please consider purchasing our book, The Tabletop Miniature Wargamer's Handbook: An ideal companion for the modern wargamer. Find the ⁠⁠Amazon link⁠⁠ below:⁠⁠ https://amzn.eu/d/5dOUmlZ⁠⁠

  8. Feb 26

    Ep 31 - Spires rework: hot-take, deep-dive, review, opinions and experiences

    Welcome to Joshing Around in Eä! We're just three mates drinking something non-alcoholic and chatting about Conquest... This episode, we experiment with something a long time past its sell-by date and then do a deep dive into the recent Spires rework. The too-long-didn't-listen version is...pointless, because this is a podcast. If you've gotten to this page, are halfway through the second paragraph of the show notes and still have no desire to listen to the episode, there is honestly no chance that any wisdom we have to offer, distilled or not, will be of any use to you. What's changed in the rework? What's stayed the same? What does it feel like to play new-look Spires? Is the Decay worth it? Is the Merchant Prince the gamechanger we all dreamed it would be? If you were going to rate it out of 5 or 10, would you prefer going for out of 5 or out of 10? All this and not much more in this episode... As always, thank you ever so much for being a fantastic listener to our podcast. If you have any questions you'd like us to wrestle with, or if you have a drink to contribute that we can audibly enjoy, please do get in touch at joshingaroundinea@gmail.com. Also, please consider purchasing our book, The Tabletop Miniature Wargamer's Handbook: An ideal companion for the modern wargamer. Find the ⁠⁠Amazon link⁠⁠ below:⁠⁠ https://amzn.eu/d/5dOUmlZ⁠⁠

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Just three guys, hanging out, having some beers and chatting about Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings, amongst other stuff... Join us for regular episodes in which we recount stories from the tabletop, discuss tactics, get distracted by misunderstood rules, admire painting habits and marvel at the lore Para Bellum creates. If you're looking for poorly thought-through list building strategies and uninformed opinions on scenarios for one of the best miniature wargames on the planet, look no further. "The best London based Conquest podcast" -Aaron, Just Roll Ones

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  • Creator
    Josh, Josh and not Josh
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    42
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Josh, Josh and not Josh
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