Pushing Cardboard

By Grant Linneberg

Talk about historical boardgames and boardgaming. Tabletop conflict simulation boardgames, from old school hex-and-counter to modern card driven games and beyond. If it's a historical game, a polit

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The podcast currently has 51 episodes available.

Pushing Cardboard episodes:

January 11, 202651 - J.D. Webster and air combat games, Worthington's South Mountain
51 - JD Webster
This episode can be found on pushingcardboard.com, as well as wherever you get your podcasts. (On youtube, it's still audio-only.)
Live unboxing with Stuka Joe
Tiger Wings Kickstarter
Battle Hymn Vol 2 from Compass
Berlin: Fall of the Reich from Revolution
Paul Chernoff reviews SPI's Soldiers
What I want to play in 2026
Mark Miklos and BoAR
Live Cardboard 21 MAPS MAPS MAPS

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2h 10min
November 26, 202550 - Happy Anniversary - Jose Neva - Desert Blitzkrieg
Happy birthday to us! 4 years and 50 episodes!
This episode features an interview with Joe Neva of Neva Wargames as well as a look at Desert Blitzkrieg from Compass Games.
A few things mentioned in this episode:
Live Cardboard #20, looking back and forward
My time at Bottoscon
Rob Bottos interview
Desert Blitzkrieg unboxing
www.nevawargames.com

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1h 14min
October 28, 202549 - Terry Simo - Brief Border Wars 2
49 - Terry Simo | Brief Border Wars 2
This episode can be found on pushingcardboard.com, as well as wherever you get your podcasts. (On youtube, it's still audio-only.)
Small unit tactical Napoleonic game from Lock'n'Load
GMT September newsletter
Free pdf of optional rules for GMT's Wolfpack
New from Osprey- General Orders Sengoku Jidai
GMT finally releasing CCN The Grand Battles?
ATO Annual available for pre-order
Marco Arnaudo retiring from video reviews
Tank Duel gets a free campaign system
John Butterfield's redo of Hell's Highway is happening.
Paths of Glory is on Rally the Troops
Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno is on Rally the Troops
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1h 37min
August 31, 202548 - Jim Owczarski and all things Napoleonic. And a wee flood.
48 - Napoleonics with Jim Owczarski. And a wee flood
This episode can be found on pushingcardboard.com, as well as wherever you get your podcasts. (On youtube, it's still audio-only.)
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Cardboard Central under water
GMT August update
Now available: Against the Iron Ring from Vuca
Brief Border Wars 2 Kickstarter finally announced.
Video version of my interview with Jim Owzcarski
Live Cardboard 13 with Gina Willis
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2h 1min
July 28, 202547 - Beware the Ides of March | Andoni Orive and New Cold War
47 - Beware the Ides of March | Andoni Olive and New Cold War
This episode can be found on pushingcardboard.com, as well as wherever you get your podcasts. (On youtube, it's still audio-only.)
Here's a seelection of things mentioned in this episode:
Alfred Leonardi has died
Dana Lombardy is publishing a 3rd Edition of his Norad game
Ols School Tacctical V5 France on Kickstarter July 22
Form Square announces Donning the Sacred Heart, vol 5 of their Limits of Glory system
Bellica 3G announces An Impossible War
Armchair Dragoons announce dats for their convention, Fall Assembly in Cary, NC from 10-12 October 2025. Registration page is up.
Eric Lee Smith is republishing his classic Civil War 1861-1865 with Revolution Games
GMT newsletter
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1h 21min
June 27, 202546 - Castelnuovo 1539 | Quebec 1759
No interview this month, just news and a look at two games. Castelnuovo 1539 from Draco Ideas and the classic Quebec 1759 from Columbia, which is out in a new 50th Anniversay edition.
This episode can be found on pushingcardboard.com, as well as wherever you get your podcasts. (On youtube, it's still audio-only.)
Castelnuovo 1539 from Draco Ideas is now on Kickstarter
No Retreat Russian Front is now in Early Access on Steam
Kevin Zucker has released a ton of back issues of his Napoleonics magazine for free in pdf format.
My appreciation of and quibbles with the CSR awards
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36min
May 27, 202545 - David Thompson | Supply Lines of the American Revolution Northern Theater
PC 45 - David Thompson | Supply Lines of the American Revolution
An in-depth interview with designer David Thompson, including a focus on his upcoming American Civil War game, and a long look at Amabel Holland's Supply Lines of the American Revolution: Northern Theater.
Here's some links to things in the episode:
Charles S Roberts Awards ballots are live
Combat 3 from Compass
Gettysburg: The First Day from Revolution
Peter McClymont's PunchedCon AAR
Blind Swords Discord Channel
Narvik 1940 from Tactics and Strategy
Off the Line expansions from Mike Nagel
di Simula - Sicilia 1943 Operation Husky
Bellica 3rd Generation's new website
Clever mechanics livestream at Live Cardboard
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2h 4min
April 23, 202544 - Solomons Campaign | Blue vs Gray | Verdun
No interview this time, but a look at three very different games. Something for everyone.
Links:
Live Cardboard #6 Tariff Roundtable
GMT April Newsletter with their detailed response to the tariff situation
Mike Nagel's new Relative Range imprint
MMP pauses the move of their printing to China
Pushing Cardboard website has revamped the Polls section
This episode is available at pushingcard.com and youtube as well as Apple Music Spotify and all good podcast distributors.
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34min
April 02, 202543 - Grant Dalgliesh | Columbia Games | Vae Victis
Enjoy an in-depth interview with Grant Dalgliesh of Columbia Games. We talk about what it was like growing up in the business, and then take a real good dive into their catalogue.
Instead of a look at a single game this episode, I explain what I like about the French magazine, Vae Victis. And of course, plenty of news and general board wargaming chatter.
Links to some things in the episode:
SD Hist East cancelled
Worthington's new Hannibal Hold the Line KS
GMT Mar 20 Newsletter and news about their Spring Sale
Prelude to Leipzig from John Theissen and Hollandspiele announced, as well as a sale on all his titles.
Live Cardboard has been going great guns. Every second Thursday. Recent topics have been Revolution Games, Shelves of Shame, and an overview of WWII tactical games. If you miss them live, you miss participating, but you can still watch them after the fact on my youtube channel
Check out my video overview of Oblique from Hollandspiele
Sound of Drums has already announced a followup to their latest project: Battles of Napoleon Vol II Quatre Bras 1815
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2h 7min
February 26, 202542 - Amabel Holland's Oblique, and an interview with Frank Davis
This episode features an in-depth overview of Amabel Holland's new game on Frederick the Great, Oblique. And we have an interview with legendary designer Frank Davis. Plus news, views, and chatter about the hobby as usual.
I've been busy since last episode, so there's quite a list of links:
My review of Rodger MacGowan's autobiography
GoFundMe page for Rodger MacGowan and C3i
My favourite games played in 2024
My gaming resolutions for 2025
Pushing Cardboard first live show, Live Cardboard and second live show, Live Cardboard 2
Paul Chernoff has another review on the Blitz in the East system, this time its expansion, Scorched Earth
The January GMT Update is out
Neva monthly update
Boardgamearena.com added BAYONETS AND TOMAHAWKS to its stable.
Frank Davis interview in video format
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2h 43min

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