Hobby Support Group

By Andy, Ben, Ed and TomLeisure Hobbies

Hobby Support Group episodes

October 30, 2021 Hobby Support Group Episode 27- English Civil War mass battle multiplayer game roundtable review.
Hobby Support Group Episode 27- English Civil War mass battle multiplayer game roundtable review.
Andy is on holiday this week, so Tom is joined by Ed and Ben as we discuss a huge 1000 figure+ 28mm game of Pike of Shotte seven of us played the previous week.
We also chat a lot about our thoughts and ideas for playing a mass multiplayer Napoleonic game at some point in 2022.
1 hr 12 min
October 16, 2021 Hobby Support Group Episode 26 – Competition on time, also just what is it that Tom and Andy look for in a game.
In this episode we chat hobby progress, hobby news, discuss what two games we would play if forced to and have a length chat about what it is that we like in a game. We also announce our 1000 download celebration competition where you can win a copy of Realm of Chaos - The lost and the damned. More info will be out soon about the competition so keep you eyes peeled on the Facebook group - Hobby Support Group
1 hr 42 min
October 02, 2021 Hobby Support Group Episode 25 – Stargrave review, painting boardgame minis and an interview with Ronnie Renton - CEO and founder at Mantic Games
In this episode we chat hobby progress, hobby news, give our review on Stargrave, discuss if boardgame minis should be painted and have a chat with Ronnie Renton founder and CEO of Mantic Games.
1 hr 57 min
September 18, 2021 Hobby Support Group Episode 24 – We chat with 7th Son Martin Brook aka Mr War of the Roses and then Andy and Tom review the Men Who Would be Kings
In this episode we chat hobby progress, hobby news, have a decent chat about the Osprey game The Men Who Would be Kings and the merits of 15mm gaming and then chat all things War of the Roses gaming with Martin Brook of 7th Son and Plastic Crack Podcast fame.
1 hr 57 min
September 04, 2021 Hobby Support Group Episode 23 – Does one genre or setting lend itself better to narrative gaming than others and an intro to terrain.
In this episode we chat varnish, boozy orks the joy of painting horses and the first in a series on terrain.
Tom and Andy chat about a slow fortnight worth of hobby progress, discuss hobby purchases and a short review from tom on a new Matt Varnish he is using, discuss some bits of hobby news, answer a listener question about narrative gaming and chat about some of our basic thoughts on terrain.
2 hr 6 min
August 21, 2021 Hobby Support Group Episode 22 – We play Chain of Command – AKA the Ballad of Slopey Jones
Tom and Andy chat hobby progress, discuss hobby purchases, discuss some bits of hobby news, answer a listener question about narrative gaming and chat about playing Chain of Command for the first time.
1 hr 59 min
August 07, 2021 Hobby Support Group Episode 21 – Time jumps, paint sets and plans
Tom and Andy chat hobby progress, discuss hobby purchases, discuss some bits of hobby news, answer a host question about building a travel paint set and then take a look at what games we want to play during the later 3rdof 2021.
1 hr 33 min
July 24, 2021 Hobby Support Group Episode 20 – We play Keyforge, how to chose a ruleset and looking at the costs of the hobby.
Tom and Andy chat hobby progress, discuss hobby purchases, discuss some bits of hobby news, have a chat about Keyforge (a card game they both play and really enjoy , answer a listener question about choosing which ruleset to buy and then take a look at the costs of the hobby and is it really a never-ending money pit or can you hobby on a budget.
2 hr 2 min
July 10, 2021 Hobby Support Group Episode 19 – Just how do you chose what to play?
Tom and Andy chat hobby progress, discuss hobby purchases, discuss some bits of hobby news, give a brief overview of the tournament they attend, answer a listener question about paint and then take a look at how to choose what games to play when you have an eclectic collection already or are looking to add more games to your hoard.
1 hr 57 min
June 26, 2021 Hobby Support Group Episode 18 – We play a game in person
Tom and Andy chat hobby progress, discuss hobby purchases, discuss some bits of hobby news and then answer a listener question on looking at how to tackle a hobby backlog. After that they chat about a game of Bolt Action they played and reactions to rolling dice together for the fist time in 18 months.
2 hr 5 min

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Join Andy, Ed & Tom three friends who also happen to be middle-aged lifelong gamers which play a lot of table-top games with the odd dalliance into board games, card games, RPG'S and computer games but with a bias towards historical war gaming as they chat all things hobby related.