In episode 24 we speak with Jason Weiser of Military Miniatures magazine about why certain periods attract more players than others.  We discuss our thoughts on why WW2 & Napoleonics always claim the top spots in popularity.  Also, which period regularly comes in at number three in the top five periods, what other periods are in the top 5, and why do they fluctuate in and out of the top 5.  

Military Miniatures Magazine is conducting a charity auction to benefit the International Rescue Committee which is currently working closely with those displaced by the conflict in Ukraine.  They are looking for donations items that would be of interest to wargamers (i.e., figures, rules, terrain, etc.) that they can auction off on their forum site. The auction will be held on the Military Miniature Forum (linked below) from April 1 to 30. For questions or to participate, contact Jason@militaryminiature.com. To check out their forum, head over to http://militaryminiature.com/forum.

Some of the Manufacturers/Publishers mentioned in this episode:

·         Military Miniature Magazine: https://militaryminiature.com/

·         Peter Pig: www.peterpig.co.uk

·         Baccus 6mm: www.baccus6mm.com

·         Firelock Games: www.firelockgames.com

·         Khurasan Miniatures: https://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/

·         Mortem et Gloriam: https://mortem-et-gloriam.co.uk/meg/

·         May ‘40 Miniatures: www.may40miniatures.com/

·         Gringo 40’s: www.gringo40s.com/

·         Empress Miniatures: www.empressminiatures.com/

·         Too Fat Lardies: https://toofatlardies.co.uk/

·         Brookhurst Hobbies: https://brookhursthobbies.com/

We found out about HMGS-PSW’s show, Desert Wars a bit late to promote prior to the show but if anyone listening attended this show, we’d love to hear more about it for the future.  HMGS-Pacific South West’s website is www.hmgspsw.org

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Hosted and produced by Gary Grimes and Collin Grimes.  Original theme music written and performed by Brian Stolfa 

In this episode we speak with Jon Yuengling about Naval Wargaming.  This show was taped last October but due to some technical issues I am only now able to get this out.  When you listen you will hear some major gaps and breaks due to the vagueries of the internet, which I apologize for but I really wanted to get this out since we really enjoyed speaking with Jon.  The main technical glitch as a loud screech that ran through the entire taping but thanks to some assistance from Tim Edmonds (a work collegue and technical guru) we were at least able to eliminate that.  

Some of the Manufacturers/Publishers mentioned in this episode:

NAVAL RULES

·         Navel Thunder: Battleship Row (Naval Thunder: Battleship Row - Steel Dreadnought Games | Wargame Vault)

·         Command at Sea & Harpoon: (THE ADMIRALTY TRILOGY)

·         Cruel Seas, Black Seas & Victory at Sea: (Warlord Games Store – Warlord Games Ltd)

·         Kiss Me Hardy: (Kiss Me Hardy – TooFatLardies)

·         General Quarters: (Home (odgw.com))

·         Seekrieg: (The Official SEEKRIEG Website)

·         Shipwreck: (Shipwreck - Vandering Publications | Wargame Vault)

·         Sail and Steam Navies: (Sail and Steam Navies - David Brandon | Wargame Vault)

NAVAL MINIATURES

·         GHQ (Products – GHQ Models)

·         Langton (Langton Miniatures (rodlangton.com))

·         Panzerschiffe (Panzerschiffe 1:2400 scale model warships)

·         NavWar (Welcome to Navwar - NAVWAR)

·         PeterPig (peterpig)

·         Thoroughbred (Home | Thoroughbred Models (square.site))

·         Bay Area Yards (Bay Area Yards | Facebook)

Other Fun Stuff

·         Pony Wars (Baccus 6mm)

·         O Group (Reisswitz Press – TooFatLardies)

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Hosted and produced by Gary Grimes and Collin Grimes.  Original theme music written and performed by Brian Stolfa 

In this episode Collin and I talk about inspiration; what motivates us to try a period or game.  As we hadn’t published in a while and discovered we had an evening free at the same time we decided to get back in the saddle and put out a very rough and not very well thought out episode.  We hope you enjoy this episode and excuse us for the lack of preparation as well as my rum inspired fatigue.  

Some of the Manufacturers/Publishers mentioned in this episode:

·         Empress Miniatures (Empress Miniatures)

·         Peter Pig (peterpig)

·         Baccus (Baccus 6mm)

·         Old Glory (Old Glory Miniatures)

Please consider helping the people impacted by the current war in Ukraine with a donation.  Any amount is appreciated.  Below is a list of reputable charities to consider but it is not an an exhaustive list by any means.

Some charities helping Ukrainians

•      International Committee of the Red Cross -  https://www.icrc.org/en/where-we-work/europe-central-asia/ukraine

•      Médecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders - https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/countries/ukraine

•      UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) - https://www.unrefugees.org/what-we-do/

•      CARE - https://my.care.org/site/Donation2?df_id=31071&mfc_pref=T&31071.donation=form1&s_src=172220UCFM00&s_subsrc=FY22UkraineCrisisFundMO

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