Welcome to Episode 161 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

In this show, hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs talk to Andy Cooper from West Wind Productions and rules designer Antony Spencer about the new Ancients rules from Forged in Battle: War & Empire.

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Welcome to episode 160 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

In this show, hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs & Mike Whitaker get together to chat about what's been going on in their gaming hobby.

In the main part of the show, we interview Mark Lewis and Stuart McCorquodale about the second edition of the Sword & Spear ancients rules, which have just been published by Great Escape Games.

As well as speaking about these rules, we find out what we can expect from the upcoming fantasy version of Sword & Spear, which will be released in 2016.

We hope you enjoy the show.

Welcome to Episode 159 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

This episode is hosted by Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs and Mike Whitaker.

In the first half of the show, we chat about the aftermath of Hereward Wargames show, and then catch up with what we've been doing, hobby-wise.

Then, we talk to Karl Perrotton and Graham Dawson of Crooked Dice. We chat about how the company got started, what they produce, and get the details on the 2nd Edition of 7TV, which is due out shortly.

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Welcome to Episode 8 of the View from the Veranda Podcast

This show was first published in May 2012

Welcome to Episode 7 of the View from the Veranda Podcast

This show was first published in July, 2011

Welcome to Episode 158 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

This is definitely a show of two halves

In part 1, Neil Shuck & Dave Luff take a trip to St. Albans for a day of gaming with all things Too Fat Lardies. They chat to Richard Clarke, Nick Skinner and Sidney Roundwood about the latest develpoments at TFL, and share some of their thoughts about the day.

In part 2, Neil Shuck and Mike Hobbs meet up with Mike Whitaker at Hereward Wargames Show, and chat to all sorts of people about gaming.

We hope you enjoy the show

Welcome to Episode 157 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

On this show, hosts Neil Shuck and Mike Hobbs chat to Annie Norman (aka The Dice Bag Lady) about all sorts of stuff, including Bad Squiddo Games.

We also chat to Stuart McCorquadale about the Iron Man painting challenge.

Iron Man Charity Painting Challenge

Bad Squiddo Games

We hope you enjoy the show

Welcome to Episode 156 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

On this show, hosts Neil Shuck and Mike Whitaker chat to Stuart McCorquadale and Darryl Morton from Great Escape Games about their new fast-play World War II rules: Iron Cross

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Welcome to Episode 155 of the Meeples & miniatures Podcast

On this show, hosts Neil Shuck,Mike Hobbs & Mike Whitaker review the new Fantasy Warband rules from Osprey Publishing set in the frozen magical city of Frostgrave

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Welcome to Episode 154 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

From Grande Armee to Blucher...and beyond

In this show, hosts Neil Shuck and Mike Hobbs are joined by rules designer Sam Mustafa, to chat about his rules and his approach to gaming and rules design. We also discover what he's currently working on...which may come as a surprise!

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Welcome to Episode 153 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

In this show, hosts Neil Shuck and Mike Hobbs are joined by Richard Scott & Waynes Richards of Otherworld Miniatures, and Karl Perrotton of Crooked Dice, to chat all about Otherworld Fantasy Skirmish, a set of wargaming rules rules for small warbands.

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Welcome to Episode 152 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

In this show, hosts Neil Shuck and Dave Luff review The Great War, the World War I boardgame designed by Richard Borg and published by PSC Games.

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Welcome to Episode 151 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

In this show, hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Whitaker & Mike Hobbs welcome back Neil Fawcett of Spartan Games, along with game designer Derek Sinclair, to talk about Halo Fleet Battles - The Fall of Reach.

We chat about the design concepts of the game, and have a step-by-step discussion of the game mechanics. As well as that, we also have a brief chat about the forthcoming Halo Ground Combat game.

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Note: this is a 'live' unedited sh

Welcome to Episode 150 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

In this show, hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs, Mike Whitaker & Dave Luff celebrate 150 episodes of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast, and respond to a host of listener questions - and even have a surprise guest!

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Note: this is a 'live' unedited show, and as such may contain the odd expletive or comment which you would not normally hear on this show...

Welcome to Episode 149 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

In this show, hosts Neil Shuck and Mike Whitaker chat with Colin Phillips from Radio Dish-Dash about their modern skirmish rules, Skirmish Sangin, and also discuss the upcoming release of Maalintii Rangers and Outbreak

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In this show, hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs and Mike Whitaker review Firestorm Planetfall - the sci-fi mass battle game from Spartan Games

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Welcome to episode 147 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

This show brings you a number of interviews from the recent UK Games Expo in Birmingham, England.

We chat to:

Surprised Stare Games, Mantic Games, Warmacre, Prodos games, East Street Games, JakeThornton, PSC Games, Warwick Kinrade and Steamforged Games

We hope you enjoy the show

Welcome to episode 146 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

In this show I speak to Rusti Gregory of Crossover Miniatures about his current Kickstarter to produce a new set of 28mm scale miniatures and rules for a new game: UFO Squad.

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Welcome to episode 145 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

In this show we speak to Andy Cooper of West Wind Productions. 

We chat about the last two Kickstarter projects that Westwind have run: Empire of the Dead: Requiem and War & Empire, and look forward to their new project - Secrets of the Third Reich II.

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Welcome to Episode 144 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

This show contains several interview recorded during Salute 2015, including contributions from Too Fat Lardies, Hawk wargames, S[artan Games, West Wind Productions and many others

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Welcome to Episode 143 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

In this show we review Star Wars: Armada, the new fleet combat game set in the Star Wars universe from Fantasy Flight Games

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Welcome to Episode 142 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

In this show hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs and Mike Whitaker are joined by rules author Mark Lewis to discuss his set of Ancients rules: Sword & Spear

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Welcome to episode 141 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

In this show, hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs chat to Carl Brown and Gavin Thorpe of Second Thunder about their Kickstarter project to produce a print edition of the Open Combat skirmish rules

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Welcome to episode 140 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

In this show, hosts Neil Shuck and Mike Hobbs chat with Simon Miller about his fast-paly Ancients mass battle rules: To The Strongest

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Welcome to episode 139 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

In this show, hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs chat to Neil Fawcett of Spartan Games.

We talk about the history of the company, chat about some possible developments and then have an in-depth discussion about their new Kickstarter project for modular scenery...

...at which point Neil drops a bit of a bombshell...

We hope you enjoy the show!

Welcome to episode 138 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast

As we head into 2015, hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs & Mike Whitaker get together to discuss their favourite games of 2014, and also discuss some of their gaming plans for the new year.

We hope you enjoy the show.