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

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https://www.barreldrill.com/forgotten-ruin-review

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The pod crew uses their at-will power "Podcasting" to discuss the world's biggest fantasy wargame - Dungeons & Dragons 4E!

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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.

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https://www.studio-tomahawk.com/en/v-for-victory/

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The pod operators kinetically insert into the AO to get eyes-on the HVT in the POI in Spectre Operations, the third edition of spec ops miniature rules from Spectre Miniatures.

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https://spectreminiatures.com/pages/spectre-operations

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https://www.barreldrill.com/spectre-operations-review/

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The pods sends another enemy champion to sleep on the red snow in Midgard: Heroic Battles, a (fantasy) rank-and-flank by James Morris that emphasizes heroic deeds.

Find Midgard: Heroic Battles rules here:

https://mogsymakes.net/where-to-buy-midgard-heroic-battles/

Here there be army builders and such:

https://mogsymakes.net/resources-for-midgard-heroic-battles/

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The pod boys load stripper clips with order dice in Bolt Action 3rd Edition, a World War 2 game of clashing platoons by Alessio Cavatore and Rick Priestley.

Find Bolt Action 3rd Edition rules here:

https://eu.warlordgames.com/products/bolt-action-third-edition-rulebook-includes-book-figure

or here:

https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/bolt-action-third-edition-9781472863799/

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https://www.barreldrill.com/bolt-action-3e-review/

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The pod crew respawns together with their destroyed mecha in ignition:core, an anime miniature wargame that is the closest we'll ever get to a Titanfall RTS.

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https://www.ignitioncoregames.com/game-downloads

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https://www.barreldrill.com/ignition-core-review/

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The pod compose their death poems before riding off to fight for the control of Hymukai in Kensei: The Awakening, a game of (fantasy) Japanese warfare from Zenit Miniatures.

Find Kensei: The Awakening rules here:

https://web.zenitminiatures.es/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/kensei_theAwakening_v2-5.pdf

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https://www.barreldrill.com/kensei-review/

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The causes an uproar in the admiralty over whether their super science ships are supersized or not in Dystopian Wars, a tabletop wargame of naval battles from Warcradle Studios.

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https://www.dystopianwars.com/resources

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The wheel has turned once more - time to decide the best without dunking on the rest! It's the Three-Year Anniversary Nichee Awards Episode! Join us as we discuss which games we liked the most - and why - and get lost in nostalgic reverie.

Supplemental episode art provided by friend of the show Karol Blaky, previously seen illustrating our Xenos Rampant supllement:

https://www.instagram.com/karolblaky/

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