Fortified Niche

By Fortified Niche

A podcast about the unsung - sometimes unjustly, sometimes very fittingly - miniature wargames.

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How many episodes does Fortified Niche have?

The podcast currently has 82 episodes available.

Fortified Niche episodes:

December 08, 2025 82 - Eisenhower
The pod crew learns to accept battalion-level casualties to keep their divisions rolling forward in Eisenhower, "a tabletop game of the great battles of the European and Mediterranean theatres of the Second World War" by Sam A. Mustafa.

Find the Eisenhower rules here:
https://sammustafa.com/eisenhower
Find the companion post here:
https://www.barreldrill.com/eisenhower-review/
Find the Counterattack on the Mius TTS module here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3620238657
Find the Operation Epsom TTS module here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3624269165

Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:
⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠
Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:
https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social

Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media!
JcDent:
⁠Barrel Drill blog
⁠BlueSky⁠
T-shirt store⁠

Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠
Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠
Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu
...more
1h 20min
November 17, 2025 81 - Burrows & Badgers: Second Edition
The pod is hiring any woodland critter with fire in their belly and a blade in their hand for Burrows & Badgers: Second Edition, a "skirmish game of anthropomorphic characters" by Michael Lovejoy.

Find the Burrows & Badgers: Second Edition rules here:
https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/burrows--badgers-second-edition-9781472864666/
Find the companion post here:
https://www.barreldrill.com/burrows-and-badgers-2e-review/

Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:
⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠
Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:
https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social

Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media!
JcDent:
⁠Barrel Drill blog
⁠BlueSky⁠
T-shirt store⁠

Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠
Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠
Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu
...more
1h 8min
October 14, 2025 80 - The Four-Year Anniversary Nichee Awards Episode
The year saw Fortified Niche and pod crew face many challenges - and a few games! What were the good ones? Did the lads learn anything? Did Jc's audio quality have to be that bad? Can love bloom on the battlefield - or a miniature game podcast survive into the year 2026?

Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:
⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠

Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media!
JcDent:
⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠⁠
T-shirt store⁠
Cassa:
⁠Instagram⁠
Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠
Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠
Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu
...more
49min
September 15, 2025 79 - Hypersteel Nightmare
The pod forgets the concept of infantry as they rush their steel behemoths into the fray in Hypersteel Nightmare, a miniature skirmish game of brutal vehicular combat across the multiverse.

Find the Hypersteel Nightmare rules here:
https://hypersteelnightmare.com/product/hypersteel-nightmare-core-rulebook-pdf-only/
Don't look for the companion post, as this episode was recorded before Chain of Command 2E without me writing a companion. It's far too late for that now.

Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:
⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠
Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:
https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social

Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media!
JcDent:
⁠Barrel Drill blog
⁠BlueSky⁠
T-shirt store⁠
Cassa:
⁠Instagram⁠
Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠
Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠
Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu
...more
1h 22min
June 30, 2025 78 - Chain of Command 2E
The pod says "hello" to Ford and partial-fucking-dice-spend to defeat the Nazis in Chain of Command 2nd edition, the long-awaited update to TooFatLardies' hit World War 2 wargame.

Find the Chain of Command rules here:
https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/chain-of-command-2-pdf-rules-2/
Find the companion post here:
https://www.barreldrill.com/chain-of-command-2e

Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:
⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠
Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:
https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social

Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media!
JcDent:
⁠Barrel Drill blog
⁠BlueSky⁠
T-shirt store⁠
Cassa:
⁠Instagram⁠
Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠
Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠
Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu
...more
1h 45min
June 09, 2025 77 - Malediction
The plod pledges to defend Umberland till their last card and their last echo in Malediction, a deck-building miniature wargame from Loot Studios.

Find the Malediction rules here:
https://malediction.gg/game/
Find the companion post here:
https://www.barreldrill.com/malediction-review-fortified-niche/

Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:
⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠
Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:
https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social

Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media!
JcDent:
⁠Barrel Drill blog
⁠BlueSky⁠
T-shirt store⁠
Cassa:
⁠Instagram⁠
Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠
Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠
Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu
...more
1h 27min
May 19, 2025 76 - ArcWorlde 2E
The pod gets their halfling mercenaries ready for another expedition into the dark woods of ArcWorlde 2nd edition, the "narrative fantasy battle game" from Warp Miniatures!

Find the ArcWorlde rules here:
https://www.warpminiatures.com/pages/arcworlde-rules-downloads
Find the companion post here:
https://www.barreldrill.com/arcworlde-review/

Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:
⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠
Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:
https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social

Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media!
JcDent:
⁠Barrel Drill blog
⁠BlueSky⁠
T-shirt store⁠
Cassa:
⁠Instagram⁠
Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠
Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠
Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu
...more
1h 28min
April 28, 2025 75 - Forgotten Ruin
The pod has been inserted into the temporally-forward AO to improve METT-TC data for successive operations against the Dark Lord in Forgotten Ruin, a solo skirmish "adventure wargame" by Nordic Weasel himself, Ivan Sorensen, published by Modiphius. Yes, it's based on that book series!

Find the Forgotten Ruin rules here:
https://modiphius.net/products/forgotten-ruin-the-adventure-wargame
Find the companion post here:
https://www.barreldrill.com/forgotten-ruin-review

Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:
⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠
Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:
https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social

Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media!
JcDent:
⁠Barrel Drill blog
⁠BlueSky⁠
T-shirt store⁠
Cassa:
⁠Instagram⁠
Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠
Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠
Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu
...more
1h 24min
April 01, 2025 74 - Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition
The pod crew uses their at-will power "Podcasting" to discuss the world's biggest fantasy wargame - Dungeons & Dragons 4E!

Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:
⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠
Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:
https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social

Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media!
JcDent:
⁠Barrel Drill blog
⁠BlueSky⁠
T-shirt store⁠
Cassa:
⁠Instagram⁠
Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠
Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠
Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

...more
1h 5min
March 17, 2025 73 - V for Victory
The pod discusses whether carrying the four-Move order card in your helmet brings good luck as they storm the beaches in V for Victory, a World War 2 miniature game of platoon-on-platoon violence by Studio Tomahawk.

Find V for Victory rules here:
https://www.studio-tomahawk.com/en/v-for-victory/
Find the companion post here:
https://www.barreldrill.com/v-for-victory-review/

Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:
⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠
Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:
https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social

Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media!
JcDent:
⁠Barrel Drill blog
⁠BlueSky⁠
T-shirt store⁠
Cassa:
⁠Instagram⁠
Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠
Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠
Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu
...more
1h 32min

FAQs about Fortified Niche:

How many episodes does Fortified Niche have?

The podcast currently has 82 episodes available.

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