Brushes & Bayonets Podcast

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Brushes & Bayonets Podcast

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. APR 7

    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

  2. MAR 18

    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

  3. FEB 6

    Building Wargaming Communities

    Disclaimer: This episode was recorded just before the new year, but Edward got busy with his MBA program and forgot to edit - direct all complaints to him! In today's episode of Brushes and Bayonets, Edward and Josh discuss three different types of wargaming groups they have been a part of, along with how to grow the hobby and bring in new folks to wargaming.

    33 min

  4. 11/21/2024

    Napoleonic Wargaming - Overview of an Era

    Today Edward and Josh begin a new series where they talk about different periods and how to get into wargaming for them. First up is the venerable Napoleonic period, where they talk about why they love the period, what to look out for, what scales to try, and a few rules to consider when jumping in.

    50 min

  5. 10/31/2024

    Discussing the Multiplayer Gettysburg Campaign

    Today on the podcast, it’s our pleasure to welcome Chris on the show, the host of the Gettysburg Campaign which was run on the Little Wars TV discord. Josh interviews him about the rules he came up with to create a full multiplayer campaign with fog of war, lost messages, big battles, and more.

    56 min

  6. 10/15/2024

    A Discussion on Scale

    Today on Brushes & Bayonets, Edward and Josh broach a forbidden subject in miniature wargaming - our thoughts on scales and which we subjectively like best for certain periods. We go from 28mm to 2mm and for each major scale talk about what kind of game we think that size miniatures is best used for.

    1 hr

  7. 09/13/2024

    Writing a Medieval Wargame: Featuring Feldgrau Productions

    Today it is our pleasure to welcome Chris, the man behind Feldgrau Productions on Youtube. Chris was kind enough to join us for a playtest of our in progress Medieval rules called Strategoi. We ask Chris about his favorite scales to paint, why he loves to paint Medieval miniatures, and go on many digressions about playtesting and game design.

    54 min

  8. 07/11/2024

    Leaders in Historical Wargames

    On today's episode of Brushes & Bayonets, Edward and Josh tackle the role of historical leaders in wargames, how they are modeled, and the way in which they factor into scenario design. They also talk about how the concerns of leaders on the battlefield are far divorced from wargamers, and how to bring these two different motivations together. The blog mentioned on today's podcast by Edward is obscurebattles.blogspot.com

    44 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
      16
    • Rating
      Clean
    • Copyright
      © Copyright 2024 All rights reserved.
    • Show Website
      Brushes & Bayonets Podcast

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