Lead Pursuit Podcast

If you didn’t join the team on their annual pilgrimage to Adepticon this year, then you missed out on all the fun! Well, at least they “called” it fun, but we all know it was Lead Pursuit buffoonery at its worst. At least they had adult supervision present in the form of Mike Rafferty, Adepticon Historical coordinator, who is debriefed on this episode. Listen to poor Mike have to deal with the Lead Pursuit team and their unending requests, complaints and good ideas for how to make Adepticon even better next year!

What’s this, Doug having a cerebral discussion about wargame design theory with an actual professional wargame designer? Don’t laugh to hard at poor Doug as he attempts to discuss how morale is (or is not) represented in aerial wargames with David Redpath, designer of Bandits 2 and current professional Defense Wargamer. Doug and Dave roam all over the topic, offering both historical examples as well as hypothetical musings, all in an attempt to inform the next generation of game designers on how to remedy a common oversight in Aerial Wargames.

The Georgetown University Wargaming Society video that inspired this episode:

https://youtu.be/c_MZrZTKt6Q

David’s game, Bandits 2 on Wargame Vault:

https://www.wargamevault.com/product/135038/Bandits-2

Need some more Strategic Bombing gaming to work out your frustrations? Well, if you didn’t pick up the 8th Air Force / 20th Air Force games a few years back, now is your chance! Doug talks with the designer, Bob Phaneuf about the Kickstarter for the new editions of these two games.

Well, the team has appeased all of you grognards with their discussion of historical aviation subjects long enough! Time for them to talk about Aeronautica Imperialis and Speesh Marineshhh!

Doug, Brett and Steve talk with Dave, the host of the Heresy-era Aeronautica Imperialis event at Adepticon. Listen to this episode if for no other reason than to hear Steve admit he doesn’t know jack about history!

The Adepticon Schedule can be found here, along with the rules for the Aeronautica Events:

https://www.adepticon.org/

We realize that you find it hard to believe Doug and Steve can actually read - but in this episode they bring you an interview with Mike Peters, one of the authors of the book, Bomb Group. The book chronicles the experiences of the 381st Bomb Group operating out of Ridgewell during the Second World War. Of course Mike is a wargamer as well, so the team manages to get off track plenty of times!

This week the team sits down with Mike and Don from the Adepticon team to talk about what 2023 holds for Historical gaming at Adepticon. Of course the team gets off track and talks about a lot of other stinky gamer topics besides just historical games - so suck it up, buttercup!

Since you heard about it, sign up here for Blue Falcon Hobbies’ Decal of the Month!

https://patreon.com/user?u=85012557

According to our Retail Statistics department, many of you actually listened to what the Lead Pursuit Team suggested for Holiday Buying last year! Either that, or we’re totally making up the fact that we have a Retail Statistics department and that we’ve done any analysis! Either way, tune in to this episode to figure out what to buy those gamers on your list - or the people you really don’t like to game with, but are obligated to purchase a gift for.

Okay, we know Steve isn’t exactly the historical authority here, but that is what guests are for, right? Listen as Brett and Steve talk to someone who actually IS well-versed in the history of the P-40 series of aircraft! Plus the guys will talk about how the P-40 plays and some tactics to pair with it in Blood Red Skies.

In an episode guaranteed to offend every segment of the BRS community, the team takes on how pilots are portrayed in the game. Whether it is how pilot-based traits are extrapolated to airplanes, or Doug and Steve’s discussion of gatekeeping in BRS - there is bound to be something to make you angry. If so, please take it out on the team via social media, and be sure to not like our podcast and to leave us a negative review! Or better yet, just join us in the Blood Red Skies Readyroom on Facebook and insult us to our digital face.

Are you as confused about the new P-38 stats as the LPP team is? Listen to Steve, Brett and Doug break down where the P-38 has been in BRS, and where the new Beta statistics are taking it. Don’t worry, you’ll only be mildly confused listening to these three break it down by stats, traits and gameplay!

Join the team for Crucible X in Orlando on 29 Sept -01 Oct:

https://crucibleorlando.com/

Register for the BRS Tournament at Crucible X here:

https://tabletop.events/conventions/crucible-x/schedule/20