This special episode is an interview with veteran wargame designer Carl Paradis. We mostly discuss his new game, Absolute War, but also touch on his No Retreat series, as well as his plans for future games.

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0:00 Intro
1:00 On the table and over the transom
6:35 Returning to ASL
22:48 Caesar: Rome vs Gaul
33:15 War Diary Magazine
35:15 Blocks

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 NB- I called the B&T map area impulse. It is, of course, point to point. Mea Cupla.

A few end of year lists and a look at Bayonets and Tomahawks.

00:00 Opening chat
03:56 Year end lists
14:26 Bayonets and Tomahawks
25:28 Tip of the hat to #tuesdaynewsday
27:22 Rulebooks

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Our main topics this week are a couple of WWII east front games, but there's plenty of general wargame chatter as well. If you're interested in Absolute War, the new game from Carl Paradis and GMT, there's a fairly detailed description of how it works.

00:00 Feedback
02:58 San Diego HistCon Online
10:10 HoldFast: Russia
15:42 Absolute War
40:30 Battles Magazine
46:33 Final Words

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Introduction of the host and wargaming talk about a few subjects:

Commands & Colors: Ancients

Nemesis: Burma 1944

Vassal Modules

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