The GrogCast, by GrogHeads.com

The GrogCast, by GrogHeads.com episodes:

• 05.25.2018

  GrogCast Season 6 Episode 14 – Walking Backwards Thru History, part 4

  25 May 2018 ~ We’re wrapping up season 6 with another travel back through our wargaming past.  This time we’ve got Craig/Jarhead and Gary/Ardwulf joining to talk about the medieval and Renaissance time periods, and drifting back to the end of...

  
• 05.18.2018

  GrogCast Season 6 Episode 13 – The Kriegspielers

  18 May 2018 ~ So for the past, well…  forever, we’ve had a forum-based Kriegspiel for the battle of Jena-Auerstedt being run in our forums.  The battle is now over and the AARs are trickling out to our site.  But we...

  
• 05.11.2018

  GrogCast Season 6 Episode 12 – Jim Werbaneth Interview

  11 May 2018 ~ Designer / publisher / editor / developer / reviewer / professor / curmudgeon / animal-astronaut trainer Jim Werbaneth swings by for a chat in a unique GrogCast. Recorded on-site at the incomparable The Gamer’s Armory in Cary, NC,...

  
• 05.04.2018

  GrogCast Season 6 Episode 11 – Joel & Bart and the CMANO Novel

  4 May 2018 ~ GrogHeads’ own Airborne Rifles (Joel) and Gunner98 (Bart) discuss their new novel, and the Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations scenarios that inspired it, including their alternate-history timeline that starts to diverge back in 1989, and leads to the...

  
• 04.27.2018

  GrogCast Season 6 Episode 10 – Game Designer Brad Warren

  27 April 2018 ~ Cyrano jumps in to join Brant and interview Brad Warren, designer of the forthcoming game Arms & Ambition, a multiplayer age-of-gunpowder battle royale with a combination of strategic maneuver and political wrangling.  Brad describes the genesis of the...

  
• 04.20.2018

  GrogCast Season 6 Episode 9 – Walking Backwards Thru History, part 3

  20 April 2018 ~ After a few weeks of other discussions, Brant and Craig are back to talk about some of their favorite games through different historical eras, and are joined this week by Doug/panzerde.  The plan was to start at...

  
• 04.13.2018

  GrogCast Season 6 Episode 8 – Zooming In On The Battle

  Lucky Friday the 13th of April 2018 ~ Mirth & Cyrano (aka “Chris” and “Jim”) join us to talk about what they played last week, what they preordered last week, and whether or not “ahistorical” results are desirable in a wargame....

  
• 04.06.2018

  GrogCast Season 6 Episode 7 – Tabletop to Digital and Back

  6 April 2018 ~ Ardwulf returns, and Doug & Jim join to discuss some of the big games we’ve played, along with tabletop games we’d love to see go digital, and vice versa. Games we include?  Case Blue, Kriegspiel, all sorts of...

  
• 03.30.2018

  GrogCast Season 6 Episode 6 – Interview With Brian Train

  30 March 2018 ~ Game Theorist Designer Brian Train joins the GrogCast! There’s a lot of discussion of Brian’s designs over the past 25 years, including longer discussions of Chile ’73, Tupamaro, Colonial Twilight, A Distant Plain, The Scheldt Campaign, Nights of...

  
• 03.23.2018

  GrogCast Season 6 Episode 5 – Walking Backwards Thru History, part 2

  23 March 2018 ~ Brant and Craig dive back into their discussion of favorite games for each different historical era, and are joined by Max HeadroomJim O, who does love him some Napoleonics.  We start at WWI and back up to...

  
• 03.16.2018

  GrogCast Season 6 Episode 4 – Getting the Kids in the Game

  16 March 2018 ~ MetalDog returns, and James Sterrett hops on board for a discussion of getting the kids into the game. What games?  Our weekly “what did you play” is always fun when Dr Sterrett stops by, since he does this...

  
• 03.09.2018

  GrogCast Season 6 Episode 3 – Walking Backwards Thru History, Part 1

  9 March 2018 ~ Our own incomparable Jarhead rejoins the GrogCast as we start at the modern day, and work backwards toward the Civil War, talking about our favorite games for each conflict. As you can imagine, that covers a lot of...

  
• 03.02.2018

  GrogCast Season 6 Episode 2 – Game Graphics and New Expansions

  2 March 2018 ~ Multiple Chrises and the return of Michael as the co-host as season 6 rolls on, talking about expansions to some games we dig, lipstick-on-a-pig graphics, and AARs that will never get finished. We talk about Rommel in the...

  
• 02.23.2018

  GrogCast Season 6 Episode 1 – Kickstarter Projects & Campaign Games

  23 February 2018 ~ The GrogCast is back! The GrogCast is back! The GrogCast is back! The GrogCast is back! (deeeeeeeeeep breath) The GrogCast is back! The GrogCast is back! Did we mention the new GrogCast season is here? Jim O and Vance kick off the festivities with...

  
• 10.20.2017

  GrogCast Season 5 Episode 15 – The Season Finale

  20 October 2017 ~ We wrap up Season 5 of the GrogCast with some discussions of games that just couldn’t scratch that gaming itch, games that need graphics overhauls, and the oldest dice in our collections, along with the required “what...

  
• 10.13.2017

  GrogCast Season 5 Episode 14 – Wargames and Battlefields

  13 October 2017 ~ Wait, no Mirth!?  Hell, we oughta just cancel the show without our co-host! What’s that?  You guys want a GrogCast anyway?  OK, fine.  How about Cyrano and panzerde give us the lowdown on their recent travels to battlefields...

  
• 10.06.2017

  GrogCast Season 5 Episode 13 – Luke Hughes of Burden of Command

  6 October 2017 ~ Mirth co-hosts a rambling discussion with Luke Hughes about the development of the new game Burden of Command and the ideas and inspirations behind the psychological and RPG-like parts of the game. We’ve previously interviewed Luke about the game...

  
• 09.29.2017

  GrogCast Season 5 Episode 13 – Can You Hear Me Now?

  29 September 2017 ~ Holy crap! Yes, Michael – Banzai Cat himself – returns to the show, as he and Mirth join Brant to talk about games that really need their graphics updated, games with superb graphics, and games that do...

  
• 09.22.2017

  GrogCast Season 5 Episode 12 – A Cast of Many

  22 September 2017 ~ Big crowd this week: Staggerwing, Mirth, MetalDog, and Cyrano, so we’ve super-sized this episode for you.  We talk about what we’ve played this week, the weirdest or most obscure game in our collections, what’s next to hit...

  
• 09.15.2017

  GrogCast Season 5 Episode 11 – Northerners

  15 September 2017 ~ Airborne Rifles and Barthheart – from Winterfell and north of the Wall, respectively – hop on to talk about what they’ve been playing lately.  We also spend a few minutes discussing some of the pretty cool military...

  
• 09.08.2017

  GrogCast Season 5 Episode 10 – Ladies in Wargaming

  8 September 2017 ~ We’ve got Beck from Tiny Battles Publishing, and Cor from our Origins crew, to talk about their experiences as women in the wargaming world, and their experiences as new players, changes in the community over time, and...

  
• 09.01.2017

  GrogCast Season 5 Episode 9 – Lessons Learned in Gaming

  1 September 2017 ~ The Sages of GrogHeads – James Sterrett and Doug Miller – join the GrogCast to talk about the lessons learned from wargaming.  We talk about how to plan your operations, and how coordinating all those moving parts...

  
• 08.25.2017

  GrogCast Season 5 Episode 8 – Cardboard & Gunpowder

  25 August 2017 ~ Back from his European adventures, Cyrano returns to talk wargaming the Age of Gunpowder and the Age of Sail. Please pay a visit to our page on iTunes, throw us however many stars you think we deserve, so we...

  
• 08.18.2017

  GrogCast Season 5 – Episode 7 ~ Rookies!

  18 August 2017 ~ Some new voices join us for this episode!  Gary from Ardwulf’s Lair, and bbmike from the GrogHeads forums both make their GrogCast debuts as we talk about the games we played lately, the games we tried to...

  
• 08.11.2017

  GrogCast Season 5 – Episode 6 ~ RPGs (no, the other kind)

  11 August 2017 ~ Brant & Chris diverge from wargaming for a night and hold a discussion on role-playing games. D&D;, and various versions; Star Frontiers; Traveller; what makes a good DM; lots of obscure game references, and who knows what else Please...

  
• 08.04.2017

  GrogCast Season 5 – Episode 5 ~ Virtual Insanity

  4 August 2017 ~ Brant & Craig talk about virtual reality in digital gaming, and then get sidetracked with a discussion of solo boardgames.  We also talk about “adult Disneyland”, AKA “IITSEC.”  And updates from that night’s showing of Red Dawn. Discussed on...

  
• 07.28.2017

  GrogCast Season 5 – Episode 4 ~ The Operational Art of GrogHeads

  28 July 2017 ~ Michael’s MIA again, so Bison and MetalDog are joining Brant to discuss learning curves on computer wargames, moving gamers from casual games into wargames, role-playing collections, and getting replayability out of simpler games. What do we talk about?...

  
• 07.21.2017

  GrogCast Season 5 – Episode 3 ~ THRUST STICKS!

  21 July 2017 ~ Michael returns, and he and Brant discuss some summer gaming, and movies & music for the background during your gaming sessions.  This is a shorter episode, and yes, we should’ve had Gus on it for that very...

  
• 07.14.2017

  GrogCast Season 5 – Episode 2 ~ Naval Gazing

  14 July 2017 ~ Season 5 continues with Brant, and guests Toonces and Mirth.  We discuss Cold Waters, and General Quarters using Topside Miniatures, and naval wargaming just for fun.  We cover some of the headaches of the Total War series, finding...

  
• 07.07.2017

  GrogCast Season 5 – Premiere Episode

  7 July 2017 ~ Kicking off our new season with Cyrano, Panzerde, and Barthheart, the three amigos talk about wargaming in the age of gunpowder, kriegspiel vs hex-and-counter, and some Origins entertainment (yes, we’re still talking about Origins – it was fun, OK?). Don’t...

  
• 01.20.2017

  GrogCast Season 4, Episode IIIIIII

  20 January 2017 ~ The lost/last episode of Season 4 is finally here – just in time for Season 5 to start recording– Chris joins us to talk about Civilization games, and Chris joins us to talk about card games, and they’re not...

  
• 11.22.2016

  GrogCast Season 4, Episode IIIIII

  22 November 2016 ~ Professional Wargamer (no, really, he gets paid to play wargames!) and GrogHeads Central Command crew member James Sterrett swings in for a visit and discusses Star Wars Rebellion, asymmetric warfare, Castle Ravenloft – Darths & Droids comparisons, Civilization 5 expansion packs,...

  
• 11.02.2016

  GrogCast Season 4, Episode IIIII

  2 November 2016 ~ RPG Legend Bruce Heard joins us for a fascinating look at his roundabout journey from young game translator through running an entire product line for TSR to his current self-publishing projects with the World of Calidar.  As usual, we cover...

  
• 10.27.2016

  GrogCast Season 4, Episode IIII

  27 October 2016 ~ The Yoda of GrogHeads, Jim Zabek, returns to the GrogCast for a chat about what we played over the summer and what’s on the table today…  We talk about Scythe, Liberty or Death, summer game groups, mobile digital gaming,...

  
• 10.19.2016

  GrogCast Season 4, Episode III

  18 October 2016 ~ Our first guests of Season 4 are Matthew Kirschenbaum and Pat Harrigan, editors of the fabulous tome Zones of Control, which we previously reviewed.  They give us some insight on how the book came about, the process of pulling it...

  
• 10.04.2016

  GrogCast Season 4, Episode II

  4 October 2016 ~ Season 4 chugs on with Grogs Cyrano and MetalDog joining Banzai_Cat for episode 2 and discussing Kriegspiel, summer gaming, and who-knows-what-else!  Discuss this episode below, or pop into our forums to chat >> Full podcast feed here, and iTunes feed here

  
• 09.27.2016

  GrogCast Season 4, Episode I

  27 September 2016 ~ We’re back with Season 4, as Toonces joins us to talk about our Summer gaming.  Join BayonetBrant and Banzai_Cat (or their alter-egos Brant and Michael) for another season of games, media franchises, military history & current events, and whatever...

  
• 05.19.2016

  GrogCast Origins Previews: Command Post Wargaming

  19 May 2016 ~ We’re continuing our Origins 2016 previews for the Central Command this week with the guys that run the Command Post Wargaming events.  Want to know how these work?  Think the “staff” just makes the commander his coffee?  We’ll teach you the planning...

  
• 04.29.2016

  GrogCast Origins Previews: Enterprise Games

  29 April 2016 ~ We’re continuing our Origins 2016 previews with our Central Command Sponsors and this week Don from Enterprise Games chats with us about their sponsorship deal with GMT Games, that lets us run events for GMT at Origins.  Enterprise Games will have their booth in the...

  
• 04.21.2016

  GrogCast Origins Previews: Proving Ground Games

  21 April 2016 ~ We’re starting our Origins 2016 previews with our Central Command Sponsors, today we visit with the folks from Proving Ground Games about their events at Origins, and what you can find at their booth in the wargaming area. Thanks to Heather...

  
• 04.12.2016

  GrogCast Season 3, Episode X-ooooooo!

  12 April 2016 ~ Just Brant and Michael talking about games.  No guests, no fireworks, nothing fancy.  Just, y’know…  games. <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="

  
• 03.30.2016

  GrogCast Season 3, Episode Nine-ooooooo!

  30 March 2016 ~ Jay and Staggerwing!  Let’s talk games.  Oh, and 3D printing, Debbie Harry, and World of Tanks, aircraft, Civ5-Smoky Skies, and big-box not-quite-Risk games, and Vikings.  Discuss this episode below, or pop into our forums to chat >> Full podcast feed here, and iTunes feed here

  
• 03.27.2016

  GrogCast Season 3, Episode Och-ooooooo!

  27 March 2016 ~ After a vacation hiatus, we’re back, with our first-ever overseas guest.  That’s right, the famous Master of the Stache(r), Bawb the Brummie, is here to join us from the Queen’s own country, and we’re pretty sure he’s not trying to...

  
• 03.10.2016

  GrogCast Season 3, Episode Seven-ooooooo!

  10 March 2016 ~ Yes, we’re running a little late this week.  Forum denizens Mirth and Airborne Rifles join us to talk about After Action Reports that read like Clancy novels, gorgeous (and expensive) tabletop games, and Army guys writing about naval warfare....

  
• 03.01.2016

  GrogCast Season 3, Episode Six-oh!

  1 March 2016 ~ This week’s guest is wargaming artist Tim Allen, of Compass and Victory Point Games’ fame.  Don’t worry, Michael’s not dead; he was on sabbatical with his acting gig.  Brant’s steering the ship, so lord knows where this is going...

  
• 02.24.2016

  GrogCast Season 3, Episode Cinco!

  23 February 2016 ~ It’s still Tuesday somewhere… Baseball expert Christina Kahrl joins us to talk classic Avalon Hill designs, sabermetics, hating Bud Selig, Gringos, and why mom was wrong and you can get a job watching baseball games all day.  Special thanks to Christina for fitting...