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Your hosts James and Mike, with the occasional guest, look at the Canadian wargames scene. We're interested in miniature wargaming, board (hex and counter) games, and how Canadian military history inspires some of our projects. We hope to help tell the stories of a small but dynamic hobby scene in a big country.
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Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
In the first half, we convene a bona fide panel of some of our favourite grognards to talk about a burning question, why are there so many Napoleonic rules sets out there, with more arriving every year, and why are they still being written?
The conversation focuses on Naps, but could easily be ported to a discussion about ancients, WW2, etc. At the very least, what should we legitimately expect of a new rules set? Is it a vanity project, published by someone who simply doesn't like other peoples' games, or does it offer some new mechanism or insight? Should wargames authors at the very least have to tell us what are the assumptions behind their rules? It's a fascinating, lively and wide ranging conversation.
In the second half, James and Mike natter about Napoleonic wagon and artillery parks and how logistics never goes out of style, DBA as a guide to understanding the ancient world, and some of the great games to be seen at LardEh in May.
Our Guests:
Tom Castanos, Anything But a One Podcast: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/nax6w-dfdf2/Anything-But-a-One%21-Adventures-in-Historical-Miniature-Wargaming-Podcast
Jim Owczarski ( @TheGascon )
https://www.armchairdragoons.com/podcast/
Jim's YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6hA1_EvjQQGYdlMGLoYfA
Glenn Pearce, Napoleonic Miniatures War-game Society of Toronto:
https://www.facebook.com/Napoleonic-Miniatures-Wargame-Society-of-Toronto-100470888212245/
Don Perrin:
Books Mentioned:
Nigel Stillman and Nigel Tallis, Armies of the Ancient Near East, 3000 BC - 539 BC, WRG 1984 (OOP)
Arthur W. Gullachsen, An Army of Never-Ending Strength: Reinforcing the Canadians in NW Europe, 1944-45. UBC Press, 2021.
Our Closing March:
The Great Little Army (Quick March of the Canadian Army).
https://youtu.be/SVPj_yBLw1M
Contact Us:
Canadian Wargamer Podcast Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/canadianwargamerpodcast
Mike: madpadre@gmail.com
@MarshalLuigi
www.madpadrewargames.blogspot.com
James:
@JamesManto4
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Another interesting episode. Thanks again for the time putting this together.
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
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