Brushes & Bayonets Podcast

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The Brushes & Bayonets Podcast is a show about historical miniatures wargaming. We want to bring quality, entertaining content to our listeners. We will be covering a wide range of topics within the hobby, including game design, painting miniatures, history, game systems and more.

  1. 10/31/2025

    Scenario Design in Historical Wargames

    After a school related hiatus, Josh and Edward tackle a passion project of theirs - balancing historical battles via different types of win conditions. They talk about taking historical battles from periods like WWII, Napoleonic, Pike & Shot, and Ancients that were lopsided for one side and how to turning them into fun games.

    32 min

  2. 08/06/2025

    Interview with Mark Backhouse

    It is Edward and Josh's pleasure to interview Mark Backhouse, a pillar of the wargaming community about his article writing for Wargames Soldiers & Strategy, his philosophy on game design, and thoughts on smaller scale miniatures.

    52 min

  3. 07/16/2025

    Interviewing Chris McDowall on Wargames & RPGs

    Edward and Josh are ecstatic to be joined by Chris McDowall, RPG & Wargame designer to talk about his new game MAC Attack along with the intersection of playing and designing both wargames and RPGs. We discuss how GMs have made their way into wargames, designing for theme or mechanics first, and where to interject chance vs resource management into games.

    42 min

  4. 06/26/2025

    Wargame Terrain & "Walking the Ground"

    Josh and Edward recorded this episode a bit later than usual... as Edward was traveling to see the Gettysburg and Antietam battlefields. Today on the show, the hosts discuss how terrain matters to wargames, a bit about how the travel experience influenced Edward's thoughts on grand tactical battles, and some techniques for setting up terrain for both historical an ahistorical battles.

    44 min

  5. 05/20/2025

    "Bathtubbing" in Historical Wargames

    On today's episode, Josh and Edward dive into the topic of "Bathtubbing," or when a scenario designer changes the scale of a historical wargame to fit the battle they wish to portray. Your hosts discuss when bathtubbing works well, when it should be avoided, and a different way to think about the wargames rules on your shelf.

    31 min

  6. 05/02/2025

    Tips & Tricks for Convention Games with LWTV Miles

    Join Edward and Josh in learning from Miles of Little Wars TV as he shares his secrets to running a great convention game and how to put on an unforgettable wargaming experience.

    52 min

  7. 04/07/2025

    Running Discord Wargame Campaigns

    Today on the Brushes & Bayonets podcast Josh and Edward are joined by Evan and Patrick, two expert wargaming GMs who together have run the Race to the Dan and Overland campaigns for members of the Little Wars TV discord. Edward and Josh who played in both campaigns peer behind the curtain to figure out how hard it really is to run a campaign, how the listener can start, and learn a bit about what makes this style of campaign so unique among wargaming.

    1h 4m

  8. 03/18/2025

    Army Characteristics in Wargames

    Today on the podcast, Edward and Josh dive into army or national characteristics in wargames. They discuss their uses, merits, and different historical periods that do or do not benefit from their inclusion.

    43 min
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The Brushes & Bayonets Podcast is a show about historical miniatures wargaming. We want to bring quality, entertaining content to our listeners. We will be covering a wide range of topics within the hobby, including game design, painting miniatures, history, game systems and more.

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  • Creator
    brushesbayonets
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Clean
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