The Man Battlestations Podcast

Greg and Andy are joined by Rob for Episode 61 as they take alook at the new print-on-demand game Bismarck Solitare, by Worthington Publishing!

https://www.worthingtonpublishing.com/bismarck-solitaire

Greg and Andy are back with the first episode of the MBS Podcast in the newer, streamlined format. In this episode, they discuss what they have been painting, playing, and watching over the last month. Then, Andy digs into the MBS Community SITREP, and then they finish off with an overview of some exciting new naval wargaming products.

It's the 6th anniversary of the MBS Podcast, and Greg and Andy are back to discuss all that happened in 2021 and what they are looking forward to in 2022!

Links Discussed in the Show:

https://news.usni.org/2021/10/13/sale-of-last-conventional-supercarriers-deals-final-blow-to-museum-hopes

Georgetown Wargaming Society Presentation on War At Sea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtHMc29u15I

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tripleacegames/ironclads-space-battles-in-the-victorian-aether

http://thed6generation.com/d6g-ep-138-firestorm-armada-2nd-edition-review-naval-mulling-mechanics-my-little-pony-ccg

Greg and Andy are back with the latest episode of the MBS podcast! This time around, after catching everyone up on what they've been doing since the last show, Andy walks Greg through a review of FlickFleet by Eurydice Games!

FlickFleet Reveiw: 41 Min

Links Discussed on the Show:

FlickFleet Website: https://www.eurydicegames.co.uk/games/flickfleet/index.html

Neptune's Inferno: https://www.amazon.com/Neptunes-Inferno-U-S-Navy-Guadalcanal/dp/0553385127

A little later than originally planned, Episode 57 of the Man Battlestations Podcast is here! This time, Greg and Andy are joined by Eric "EasyE" Farrington, a game designer with an upcoming naval combat game being published by Osprey. In a wide-ranging interview, Eric shares his insights and thoughts on game design as well as some details on his new game!

Links discussed in the show:

Castles in the Sky Pre-order: https://www.amazon.com/Castles-Sky-Wargame-Battleships-Wargames/dp/1472844963/

Eric's Blog: http://bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/

Wargame Vault page for Eric's Games: https://www.wargamevault.com/browse/pub/11064/Blood-and-Spectacles-Publishing

Delta Vector Blog: http://deltavector.blogspot.com/

Greg and Andy are joined by returning guest Andy B. to discuss Battlefleet Gothic, the classic space combat game set in the Warhammer 40k universe! During the round table, Andy and Andy B. share their thoughts on a number of aspects surrounding the game and its community. Later, they give the game the full MBS review treatment!

BFG Roundtable: 34 Min

BFG Review: 1 Hr 15 Min

Links:

Rules/Resources Threads at Specialist Arms Forum:

https://www.specialist-arms.com/forum/index.php?topic=5203.0

It's time for Episode 55 of the Man Battlestations Podcast! This time around, Greg and Andy are joined by Hendrik Jan Seijmonsbergen, the author of the WW II naval game, Naval War! Later, Greg and Andy are joined by returning guest Rob to do a short tribute to the late, great James D. Hornfischer, author of such outstanding books as Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors. Later, they discuss Rob's Battle of Samar scenario that was recently printed in Wargames, Soldiers, and Strategy magazine. Make sure to check out the links for this episode, there are a lot of great things in there!

Naval War Interview: 52 Min

Rob Discussion: 1 Hr 40 Min

Links:

https://naval-war.com/

https://www.facebook.com/militaryminiature

https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/wss-issue-115-pdf.html

https://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/wss_gws/the-2021-great-wargaming-survey-has-begun/

https://www.amazon.com/Last-Stand-Tin-Sailors-Extraordinary/dp/0553381482

It's the dog days of Summer, and Greg and Andy are back with another hot episode! First up, they interview Rory Crabb, the designer of Naval Command and other games. Then, they discuss Andy's modern naval miniatures project, including he pros and cons of scale selection and what pieces are needed to play a variety of scenarios.

Rory Crab Interview: 32 Min

Modern Naval Minis: 1 Hr 4 Min

Links Discussed in the Show:

Naval Command Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/300684510519557

Rory's Blog: https://rorycrabb.wordpress.com/blog/

Greg and Andy are back for another episode of the MBS Podcast! This time, they revisit a topic the first talked about 3 years ago - Their experiences and thoughts with Kickstarter! Next up, they do a full review of the new edition of Dystopian Wars, by Warcradle Studios.

Kickstarter Update: 42 Min

DW 3.0 Update: 1 Hr 19 Min

Greg and Andy are back with another episode packed full of naval gaming goodness! First up, Andy interviews Claude and Marcus, two History Professors at the US Naval Academy who have started a wargaming initiative to instruct Midshipmen. Next up, Greg and Andy are joined by...another Andy! Andy B. joins our hosts all the way from Texas to review the new hotness from Osprey Games, A Billion Suns!

USNA Interview: 28 Min

A Billion Suns Review: 1 Hr 11 Min

Links Discussed in the Show:

https://www.usna.edu/NewsCenter/2020/08/USNA_MUSEUM,_HISTORY_DEPARTMENT_ESTABLISH_NAVAL_HISTORY_WARGAMING_LABORATORY.php

https://www.usna.edu/Museum/NavyCon.php

http://abillionsuns.space/