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Happy Holidays! This week we  take a light hearted look at the different types of people that play wargames! I'm sure you've encountered them all!

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This week the gang talks about games where army list building is an integral part of the mechanics.

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In this episode we examine the importance of "the look of the game".  Do you play with little works of art or are you lucky to have assembled, bare plastic and metal armies?

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In this episode we interview game designer, author, webmaster Bill Gray.  Bill designed  the outstanding Napoleonic rules Age of Eagles. He has also published the supplements Age of Honor for earlier battles and Age of Valor for warfare up to 1914.

Show Notes

You can find all of Bill's products here

www.ageofeagles.com

He is also a member (and webmaster) of the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, inc.

https://www.hmgs.org/

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In response to Episode 5, Barnaby Ore from Hamilton, Ontario tells us that historical miniature gaming isn't dying at his club. It's thriving.  Meet the Hamilton Tabletop Gaming Society.

Show Notes

You can find out more about this great club at

Hamilton Tabletop Gaming Society

YouTube channel mentioned

Kitchen Wargamers 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2KsvEYTZ87PQfZDwEBuCeQ

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First, a huge thanks to Dinosaur George for the use of his recording studio! The sound improvement is astounding! You can find out more about him at

www.dinosaurgeorge.com

Show Notes

Here are the miniature manufacturers mentioned in this show. Unfortunately a few are no longer in business.

Wizards of the Coast- The War at Sea miniatures Richard mentioned are no longer being produced. They can however be found on eBay and other re-sellers.

Victrix Miniatures - www.victrixlimited.com

Front Rank Miniatures -www.frontfrank.com

Old Glory Miniatures - www.oldgloryminiatures.com

Essex Miniatures - https://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/

Stone Mountain Miniatures - http://www.wargamingminiatures.com/

Minfigs - No longer in production.

Mike's Models - No longer in production

Perry Miniatures - www.perry-miniatures.com

Warlord Games - https://store.warlordgames.com/

Empress Miniatures -https://www.empressminiatures.com/

Rubicon - https://www.rubiconmodelsusa.com/

GHQ Miniatures - https://www.ghqmodels.com/

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In this installment the guys discuss the state of historical miniature wargaming. Is it graying? Is it dying? Or is it just changing?

Show Notes

This episode references a video posted on YouTube by Little Wars TV. Here is the link to the video.

https://youtu.be/9m7JWNd0AYE

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Synopsis

The guys are back with more movies that they have taken inspiration from. In Episode 3 we talked about obscure films. In this episode we go after the big boys! Yo've heard of most of these. but did you like them?

Links

Special thanks to our friends at The Little Corporal for their amazing support. Check out this fantastic online dealer at www.thelittlecorporal.co.uk/

Sharpe's Rifles Series

Waterloo

Midway (2019)

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Last of the Mohicans

The Alamo (1960)

Zulu

Tora Tora Tora

A Bridge Too Far

Gladiator

Cromwell

March or Die

Saving Private Ryan

Band of Brothers

Patton

Apocalypse Now

Full Metal Jacket

Gettysburg

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Synopsis

Has a movie or TV show ever fired you up to paint minis or play a game? In this episode the team talks about the movies, both good and bad, that have made an impact on their gaming. This is the first part of a two part series. Part one deals with lesser known films or forgotten gems.

Links

The Lost Battalion - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287535/

The Duelists - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075968/

Days of Glory - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0444182/

White Queen/White Princess - https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00HY7VU60/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B06XFQTFTZ/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

Braveheart - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573/

Great Waldo Pepper - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073075/

We Were Soldiers - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/

Von Richtofen and Brown - https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0095GEILM/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_rhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0095GEILM/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

The Last Kingdom - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4179452/

Correction

I referred to a YouTube channel as "History Geek" when it is in fact "History Buff". My Bad! This is a great channel! Nick Hodges reviews movies and TV shows for their historical accuracy. Check out his channel  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggHoXaj8BQHIiPmOxezeWA

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In this installment the guys examine why everyone loves to hate Warlord Games. Is it fair? Is it justified? Is it just social media trolling?

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