Join Rex and Dan as they catch up on the projects that are driving their hobby at present, and Dan recounts the 'Bolt Action Big Bash 2026' local event that was held on 7th June '26, and what the key takeaways are from the event's success that even first- timers or fairly new Event/Tournament Organisers could replicate to help build their communities elsewhere.

EP34: ‘The Battle of Hastings’ Bolt Action event

Join Dan and Rex as we discuss Dan's participation in the Bolt Action wargame event, ‘The Battle of Hastings’. The Battle of Hastings was held in Hastings, New Zealand in 2026 over the Waitangi long weekend.

Firstly, Dan and Rex do a quick hobby catch-up on what they've been up to. After that we hear a blow-by-blow account of Dan's escapades with the Germans against the rest of Western Europe in this early to mid-war bolt-action tournament.

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In this episode, Rex probes Dan for intelligence on his forthcoming Bolt Action event on September 27 & 28 in Christchurch, New Zealand; Operation Spring Awakening.

Dan expands on the event pack and scenarios that will be played and spills the beans on some of the details of the huge prize support he has received from his amazing event sponsors thus far!

Want to hear how the format works, what the scenarios are that will be played or how to register to walk away with a prize that's worth more than your entry fee?!?! Then join Dan and I for this primer on the event and then join us in September!

EP31: Watch on the Waimak Bolt Action wargame event

Join Dan as he tells the story of the ‘Watch on the Waimak’ Bolt Action third edition event held in Christchurch New Zealand in March 2025.

Sounds like it was a fun event full of of interesting Bolt Action twists and turns, great tables and many, many half-tracks, ...and yes Rex is jealous.

Don't miss the, discussion about cavalry rules, will the real cavalry rules please step forward!

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https://www.valhallagames.net/index.php/watch-on-the-waimak-event

Episode 32 wont be far behind.

Rex, Dan and special guest Aaron Russell unpack the 2023 MOAB Bolt Action open in Sydney, Australia, October 2023. Did Rex improve his competitive standing for this year in line with his hobby goals? Did Aaroni manage to pull off *another* tournament win? Was Dan envious that he didn't attend this year? How many hot dogs did we eat? Get it all there in this bumper 2 hour plus episode of Valhalla Games podcast.

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Join Rex and Dan as they give a summary on their hobby goal 2023 progress year-to-date at the three-quarter point.

Have we completed our hobby goals? Have we purchased enough plastic and lead to keep the furnaces of hobby production stoked? Find out her along with news and lots of chat.

We hope you enjoy listening to this and hope it helps you paint a few more figures toward YOUR hobby goals!

Welcome back!

In this episode Dan and Rex are joined by Darren Merritt, the TO of “Operation Shrike”, a Bolt Action event with an exciting format which will be held in Adelaide, Australia, in November 2023.

Join us as Darren- who describes himself as a ‘newbie’ to Bolt Action- talks about what has encouraged him to make the jump from new player to new event organiser, and what it is about the ‘Combat Patrol’ game format that has him and other players excited to play Bolt Action with smaller forces in dynamic games!

We really loved Darren’s enthusiasm and passion to help build his local WW2 wargaming community, and we are sure you will too, so join us and hear the full details and contact information for the event. Enjoy!

Dan & Rex.

Podcast EP27: The Black Death Kickstarter

Join Dan and Rex in this interesting episode as we interview Steffan from Flank March Miniatures about his currently running ‘The black death’ Kickstarter for 3D printable 28mm WW2 Soviet Naval Infantry STL Files.

Soviet Naval Infantry aren’t normally on top of everyone’s list when thinking about a new WWII wargame army, but we found the whole topic hugely interesting, and this podcast has trigged us to order several Osprey books and a whole lot of web research to go along with our little men.

We hope you enjoy our journey into Soviet Naval Infantry, check out the Kickstarter here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flankmarch/black-death

As we progress with painting our sample STL’s Images will show here and will be updated as we continue with our projects:

https://www.valhallagames.net/ep27

(..and sorry about Rex’s audio!, should be fixed next time)

EP26: 80th anniversary of the invasion of Sicily and Italy game day

In this episode of the Valhalla Games podcast Dan and Rex talk about the 80th anniversary of the invasion of Sicily and Italy game day held in Sydney, 18 March 2023.

Will the allies get a foothold in the soft underbelly or will Italy kick them off, back into the Mediterranean? Perhaps more importantly will the Primosole bridge book scenarios and terrain stack up against the expectation of the veteran Bolt Action players of Western front gamers in Sydney Australia?

Game on…

Join Dan and Rex as they go on a rambling journey that somehow turns up a whole heap of nuggets talking about:

- Italian Campaign 80th Ann. Campaign Day Sydney Australia

- Hobby Goals for 2023

- Storage space for your hobby kits and a solution to maximize it

- Display solutions for your collections

...and a heap more!