Mentioned In Dispatches

Mentioned In Dispatches

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Mentioned In Dispatches episodes

  • Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 2 ~ From Content to Design with Beyond Solitaire

    16 February 2024 ~

    Liz drops by to talk to Brant & Mike about her upcoming Night Witches game (designed with David Thompson).  Hexes, counters, aircraft and AAA shooting at each other, and managing aircraft damage all combine for a fun little solo/co-op wargaming experience.

    You can always catch past episodes on the “podcast” tab of our site.

    We also talk about some of her other work in the wargaming world, whether it’s additional designs kicking around in her head, or the editing work she’s done for other people.  We also talk a bit about some conventions – BGF, Circle DC, and Origins are all among them.  And yes, Brant does actually play wargames, too.

    References & Links

    • Night Witches on BGG
    • White Tribe AAR
    • Hapsburg Eclipse AAR
    • Buckeye Game Fest 2023 w/ the La Bat games
    • Buckeye Game Fest 2022 w/ the Artemis videos
    • Liz’s channel

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      And you’ll understand the point of this one around the 55 minute mark or so

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      You can find our regiment’s social media on Mastodon, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and even Threads, if we could ever get an auto-post to it.
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      You can support The Armchair Dragoons through our Patreon, also, and find us at a variety of conventions and other events.
      Feel free to talk back to us either in our discussion forum, or in the comments below.

      1 hr 2 min
    • Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 1 ~ Adventure Wargaming

      9 February 2024 ~

      What the heck is an “adventure wargame”?  OK, so we’re not going to get into the parsing of specific definitional details, but we’re going to try to give you a sense of what makes them different than you average wargame and why you might enjoy playing them

      You can always catch past episodes on the “podcast” tab of our site.

      So help us launch season 12 with a discussion of where RPGs and wargames overlap and how you can adapt some of those experience & campaign ideas to your more traditional hex-&-counter wargames down the line.

      Some references?

      • The Drive on Gießen for World at War ’85
      • Striker (RPG rules)
      • Five Parsecs From Home / Five Leagues From the Borderlands
      • The Birthright setting
      • Polyhedron 156 / V for Victory RPG

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        We love your feedback, over on the iTunes page for our podcast or on Spotify, or even Amazon or Castro, drop us a rating and let us know what you think.  Thanks!

        Thank you for visiting The Armchair Dragoons and mounting up with the Regiment of Strategy Gaming.

        You can find our regiment’s social media on Mastodon, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and even Threads, if we could ever get an auto-post to it.
        (We have an Instagram page and it’s really just a placeholder & redirect to our articles.)
        You can support The Armchair Dragoons through our Patreon, also, and find us at a variety of conventions and other events.
        Feel free to talk back to us either in our discussion forum, or in the comments below.

        1 hr 6 min
      • Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 13 ~ Wargamer Gift Guide

        15 December 2023

        So we’re cutting it pretty close to Christmas15 but here are some wide-&-varied suggestions for gifts to put under your favorite wargamer’s tree, with Rocky, Brant, Mike, and Bryan

        Don’t forget, you can always catch up with past episodes on the “podcast” tab of our site.
        And the pics Brant promised about the life counter

        It’s not just games, but a bunch of game accessories and add-ons, protective tools, tracking tools, and more.  And, yeah, we recommend a few games, too.

        A, uh… ‘curated’ version of the different stuff we talked about on the show

        • Ultrapro top-loader map protectors
        • Cube4Me wargame sets
        • Black Oak Workshop Advent-ure calendars
        • Easy Roller dice bags
        • Etsy game counters
        • Board Butler on Kickstarter
        • Gunner-Heat-PC
        • Decisive Campaigns Ardennes Offensive
        • Gift certificates?  We specifically call out both Enterprise Games and Gamer’s Armory
        • Napoleon’s Eagles 2
        • For the People on p500
        • Dragoons logo merch

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          Please gallop on over to the iTunes page for our podcast and give us a rating – whatever you think is fair!

          Even after all these years, we still need a few reviews short of iTunes recommending us in their podcast engine, and every rating helps.  Thanks!

          Thank you for visiting The Armchair Dragoons and mounting up with the Regiment of Strategy Gaming.

          You can find our regiment’s social media on Mastodon, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and even Threads, if we could ever get an auto-post to it.
          (We have an Instagram page and it’s really just a placeholder & redirect to our articles.)
          You can support The Armchair Dragoons through our Patreon, also, and find us at a variety of conventions and other events.
          Feel free to talk back to us either in our discussion forum, or in the comments below.

          The Armchair Dragoons, they’re a hoot,
          In wargaming, they’re absolute.
          On their podcast so grand,
          They conquer the land,
          With dice rolls and strategy, they’re astute!

          1 hr 13 min
        • Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 12 ~ Wargame Design Studio

          8 December 2023

          The fine folks at Wargame Design Studio just recently released their latest game – Thirty Years’ War – in their Musket & Pike series.  Rich stops in with Brant & Jim to talk about their recent releases, the company’s current design plans, and what they’re currently excited about.

          Don’t forget, you can always catch up with past episodes on the “podcast” tab of our site.

          What’s the company’s design and release philosophy – tablets?  Macs?  Steam?  Long-term patching & support?  What’s the breakdown of their different series and how widely are their historical nets cast?  How did they get sychronous online multiplayer functionality “right” 20 years ahead of a bunch of other companies that still haven’t figured it out?  What’s up with the graphics?    Why don’t they announce games until they’re actually launching?  And yes, we cram it all into a 1-hour show.

          Links & References

          • Tim Stone’s interview at Tally-Ho Corner
          • WDS’s news page

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            Please gallop on over to the iTunes page for our podcast and give us a rating – whatever you think is fair!

            Even after all these years, we still need a few reviews short of iTunes recommending us in their podcast engine, and every rating helps.  Thanks!

            Here’s the game that Jim referenced in the show, as they streamed one of the Thirty Years War scenarios

             

            Thank you for visiting The Armchair Dragoons and mounting up with the Regiment of Strategy Gaming.

            You can find our regiment’s social media on Mastodon, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and even Threads, if we could ever get an auto-post to it.
            (We have an Instagram page and it’s really just a placeholder & redirect to our articles.)
            You can support The Armchair Dragoons through our Patreon, also, and find us at a variety of conventions and other events.
            Feel free to talk back to us either in our discussion forum, or in the comments below.

            The Armchair Dragoons, they’re a hoot,
            In wargaming, they’re absolute.
            On their podcast so grand,
            They conquer the land,
            With dice rolls and strategy, they’re astute!

            1 hr 2 min

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