WSS76 - Bring out your lead

In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers, and Strategy Magazine Podcast, the team reflects on Salute, the UK's largest wargame show. Rovering reporter Guy brings all the news from the show, and Mark gives us their thoughts. Links War game scenarios: The Italian wars battles 1494 - 1559 Hail Caesar Epic Battles: The Punic Wars Bolt Action 3 V For Victory Arnhem Heroes by Empress Miniatures The Silver Bayonet: Egypt: Shadow of the Sphinx WSS Magazine Instagram WSS Magazine Facebook Offensive Miniatures AB Miniatures Eureka Miniatures Bad Squidoo Games Footsore Miniatures Too Fat Lardies Battlefield Accessories Great Escape Games Pendraken Warbases Atlantic Games Sarissa

In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy podcast, we think about how to get our painting mojo back. Also, Guy and Chris are joined by Troy, the man behind Sonic Sledgehammer Studio on YouTube. Links: Sonic Sledgehammer Studio Aly's Brown Liquid Marine Juice Ballads of a Cosmic Frontier Soldiers of Napoleon, Great Battles - Wagram, Campaign Supplement Spectre Operations To The Strongest! Celtic Fringe & Montrose Campaign Book Bring and Battle 

In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy podcast, we discuss 'what is old is new'. Guy talks to Rapid Fire's Colin Rumford and Richard Marsh. Links Rapid Fire Dead Mans Hand Redux (great Escape Games)Frostgrave: Mortal Enemies (Osprey) This Quar's War: Clash of Rhyfles (Wargames Atlantic) A War Transformed (Osprey) Achtung Panzer! (Warlord) Society of Ancients Battle Day

In this Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Podcast episode, Jasper talks to Murray Dahm and Peter Von Dop. Both have penned supplements for Hail Caesar and discuss what it takes to bring history to the tabletop. Links: Gangs of Rome, Footsore Miniatures Wargames Atlantic When nightmares come, Osprey Krautcover Setting the East Ablaze Hail Caesar, Warlord Games

The team returns for the first episode of 2024! Guy brings us an interview with Martin Goddard from Peter Pig, and the boys discuss their projects for the new year. Links: Warpaint: Plains Indian Shield and Horse Decoration Warhammer: The Old World

In this episode of the podcast, Guy talks to Warlord’s John Stallard about his book Talking Miniatures. The book is a series of conversations with Games Workshop and Citadel alumni about their time with the company in the 1980s and 1990s. The Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy magazine team also discuss the latest news and what they have been up to. Links:Talking Miniatures Caesars’s Gallic Wars (Warlord) Lard Magazine 2023 (Too Fat Lardies) The British Army 1960 - 1990 (1st Corps) Spellbound (BelloLudi)

Tucked away at the back of each Wargame Soldiers and Strategy magazine is  ‘Parting Shots’, hints, tips and laughs for the wargamer. Guy recently put out a call on social media for new material for the page.  In this episode, on top of the latest hobby news, the team discusses Guy's bulging mail sack and what hits and tips he received. They also reflect on some previous advice that has already appeared in the magazine. Links: The Silver Bayonet: Canada (Osprey) Wargamer's Journal: The Perfect Notebook For Wargaming Dead Man's Hand Redux: 2nd Edition Starter Set Conquerors and kings (Peter Pig) Battleground Scouts Out

In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy magazine podcast, as well as all the latest news, Guy talks to Brad Moran, a member of the Bolt Action Alliance, about fair, balanced and fun play games. Links: Mad Dogs & Englishmen: Far Flung Conflicts, New Zealand Kickstarter: Ghouls by Paul Muller (Bad Squiddo Games) Kickstarter: 7TV: The 80s Genre Guide (Crooked Dice Games) Kickstarter: Dead Man’s Hand Redux (Great Escape Games)

In this episode, on top of the latest wargaming news from the newsroom at Bowers Towers, we’ve got a report from Al Murray and James Holland’s We Have Ways Fest. Jasper and Angus talk to Too Fat Lardies Nick Skinner about his experience running Chain of Command at an event not aimed at wargaming. Links: Colours Stargrave: Bold Endeavour (Osprey) The Silver Bayonet: Canada (Osprey) Bolt Action: Campaign: Case Blue (Osprey) With Hot Lead and Cold Steel (Osprey) 7TV – the cinematic skirmish game

With the summer upon us, the Wargames Soldiers and Strategy team discuss how they take their wargaming on holiday.  Jasper also tells listeners why they should participate in the 10th Great Wargaming Survey.   Links: The Great Wargaming Survey, 2023 Black Beards vs Maynard, Firelock Games Senussi’s Little Miniature War 1915-1917, Caliber Books Blood Red Skies: Wing Commander, Warlord Operation Plunder, RKX Miniatures The Lost Expedition, Osprey Strength and Hour, Too Fat Ladies Studio Historia