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  We talk news, hobby and games played. Lots of GW news (of course). Robert then leads us into a discussion about expectations and what makes different types of gamers happy with their products.   The Wall o' Wonder returns! Seventh Sea     Enjoy!

*Primarch reveal at the end!* We talk news, hobby and games played. The Horus Heresy Weekender was going on as we recorded so quite a bit of news in here as well. Kenny played his first AoS game with his new Fyreslayers from their Battletome as well, so have a listen and revel in the Fyre and Slaying! Then, Kenny relays some news coming from the Weekender. Go check out your source of choice, but here's some suggestions below.   Then Zachary Becker comes and talks to us about the London 40K GT, bringing a 40K tournament back to London after 20 years. Check it out and go have a cracking (

Warhammer 9th Age   We talk news, hobby and games played. New games and some Wulfen rumors discussion Len joins us to give an overview on 9th Age for those of us who haven’t had a chance to read all the new stuff. Enjoy!   @TK_Lenny   http://www.the-ninth-age.com/

We talk news (Fyreslayers, AoS Chaos, podcasts), games played and hobby. Robert joins Kenny where the Mid-Atlantic is pounded by a freak blizzard while Northern Sweden is graced with but a mere dusting of flurries:)    This is the first of 12 book clubs as Combat Phase does coverage of the 12-book series The Beast Arises. Each month we aim to cover the current release before the next book hits the shelves. We hope to have the author on for each of the books. We know who authors each book in the series at this point except books 10 & 11. Naturally, there are SPOILERS but each book is a quick read, with audio books at 6.5 hours.   Give us a listen and let us know what you thought about the book. Hit us up on Twitter @combatphasepodc or www.facebook.com/combatphase   Enjoy!  

We talk some quick news about AoS Fyreslayers and totally forgot to mention the return of a fav podcast The Independent Characters in news (sorry). Next comes the usual hobby and games played. Kenny's explorative adventure in gaming forums continues. Then it's time to talk Age of Sigmar...6 months after the release.   Please visit our guest podcasts. First Dan and Wayne from Heelanhammer then Davy and Eric from Mortal Realms. Tell us where AoS is for you, now, half a year later.   Enjoy!   www.heelanhammer.com Comp: http://heelanhammer.com/clash/ @heelanhammer @WayneKemp13   Mortal Realms http://mortalrealms.blogspot.com @stonemonkgamer @red_zeke @mortalrealms   Resources AoS http://www.scrollbuilder.com/ www.ageofsigmar.org https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...t?pref=2&pli=1

We talk news (Plastic SLAYERS!), hobby and games played. Then Robert launches us into our hopes and wishlist for 2016 across this growing hobby of ours... it is indeed a great time for miniwargaming! Next we give our predictions for the hobby in 2016 as well some game companies to watch this year. Enjoy!  

Year End Review Part 3/3 - Review & Analysis on All Non-GW Games.   Happy New Year! We talk news, hobby and games played. Kenny tried out 30K Iron Hands for the first time. Then we finish up our 2015 review with this very informative review and analysis on all the non-GW companies and games. Have a listen and share your thoughts on our Facebook page. www.facebook.com/combatphase.   Come back next week to start 2016 with Combat Phase. Stay tuned in January 2016 for more great episodes: Contemporary Age of Sigmar, Warhammer 9th Age, and our coverage of the The Beast Arises series from Black Library! Most of the authors will be joining us on these coverage episodes.   Enjoy!   With a new year, we have new contests. Please leave us a review on iTunes to raise the visibility of the show and to have a chance to win a prize:) Hey, it's the best way to support the show and make us happy  

Ep 125 - Year End Review Pt. 2: Trends Intervention & Development; Ask a Hobby Expert: AoS Floating Waterfall Island w/Steve Herner   We talk end of the year news and hobby. Kenny discusses his first game of the Batman miniatures game before we launch into the second part of our epic 2015 review where we look this time at trends in the hobby and how 2015 unfolded for the industry and wide panoply of games. "The Year of Surprises" involved a Games Workshop Intervention and how much change 2015 brought, and where we might be headed. Further, we begin setting up the conversation of community development and the rise of so many new games in the wake of the end of Warhammer 8th ed. Finally, we welcome back a friend of the show...   Ask a Hobby Expert returns with the Holy Hammer himself, Steve Herner coming back on the show to explain his brilliant new piece of AoS terrain: the floating waterfall island for play on top and below.   Holy Wars, Steve Herner - pics of the terrain design and construction @holyhamm

Women in Wargaming! We talk news and games played very briefly but are eager to jump right into our topic of the week: Women and Wargaming! This is reflecting the characters and units, not the sex of the player his/herself. We have added more interviews so we will follow this episode up in January or February 2016.    As so many wargames have female characters we highlight some games, the role of female characters in the fluff, and some model choices for your female characters or conversions. We are joined by BL author James Swallow talking Sisters of Battle in 30K - 40K, as well as Garro (now with model!) and his upcoming works. Ronnie Renton of Mantic games joins us next for a great discussion about the wonderful worlds of Mantic Games for female characters in these properties. He's a fantastic guest:)     www.blacklibrary.com @jmswallow James Swallow http://jamesswallow.blogspot.co.uk/ Good Reads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/32643.James_Swallow   www.manticgames.com for all their great games   The

We talk news, hobby and games played. This episode is the first of a three-parter on 2015 Year End Review. We discuss releases, trends, supporting businesses (terrain, cases, paints, etc.), new games and what was the big news in 2015. Not a month-by-month, just an all-encompassing look at the hobby.   Enjoy!

We talk news, games played and hobby, as well as in interesting upcoming episode on women (factions/characters) in wargaming. We are then joined by BL authors of Grey Knight fiction to talk the chapter and their stories. David Annandale joins us followed by Ben Counter. Finally Adric discusses bringing Grey Knights to the tabletop and constructing/painting an army. Enjoy! @david_annandale @bencounter www.blacklibrary.com  

We talk news, Black Friday sales and deals still current. Then we are joined by two great podcasts covering Kings of War. Our message is simple: KoW IS an active game with a great and growing community and you CAN get a game. First Rob from Counter Charge podcast talks some aspects of the hobby while Matt from Kings of Cascadia (formerly Dimensional Cascade) discusses others. Enjoy! Counter Charge Podcast https://twitter.com/countercharge15Kings of Cascadia http://kingsofcascadia.com/ https://twitter.com/cascadepodcastFacebook group: KoW fanatics https://www.facebook.com/groups/403267653139331/

We talk news, hobby and games played. Robert and Kenny discuss the new GW Betrayal at Calth box set (not game mechanics yet) first impressions. Kenny went to the fan-made Convention Secundus and Warhammer World. BL authors Rob Sanders and David Annandale discuss their novels The Honoured The Unburdened which complement the fluff in the box set.  Enjoy! www.blacklibrary.com www.adepticon.org  

Happy Veterans Day to all who have served! We talk news, games played and hobby. Horus Heresy Betrayal of Calth is out! In honor of a halloween show, which is sadly late (sorry), Robert walks us through the inclusion of the wonderful world of zombies in your games.  Enjoy! www.adepticon.org www.speltid.se

We talk news (GW posted the teaser trailer for the boxed set Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth), hobby and games played. Then Robert leads us into a discussion about the rise of scifi and fantasy culture and how that translates to the gaming world. It is indeed a good time to be a nerd/geek/gamer/whatever! :) Enjoy!

We say FW open day by accident. Robert's research failed to pull the correct name, since we took from faulty sources ourselves. Definitely nothing to do with age/senility. For sure...   We talk news, games played for us both *yay!* hobby and look at 1) 40K Open Day, closing at the time of this recording, check out pics and news on Imperial Truth Facebook page; and 2) Kenny is looking for a site, channel, podcast, interpretive dance troupe, whatever to present episodic and entertaining pieces of Warmahordes fluff to those without all the books and who want to at least stay up on the evolving metaplot as new books come out. If you have something, please let us know.   Fredde Bergström comes on to talk about the ever-growing Facebook group 30K Sweden has branched out beyond Sweden -- worldwide -- and is a great venue for all games looking at HH before spending any money to those seeking all levels of the hobby to those needing expert level advice or organizing events. Check it out! Convention Secundus Nov 13-15,

We talk news, games played and hobby. Then we start a new segment we hope to revisit with listener submissions/questions  and the long list we still have. In the spirit of the old comic book franchise "What If?" Combat Phase looks at how one would bring to the tabletop cross-overs or your favorite battles from history, fantasy or sci-fi. Want to play that cool battle from your favorite movie? We explore the models and game system you could use!   Please share your thoughts and ideas for the next Combat Phase What If.    Enjoy

We talk news, games played, hobby and Kenny talks about the Fantasia Fanatic event in Sweden. After our normal intro stay tuned for coverage of the event, including roving coverage, interviews and all the people who beat me...which is everyone. Sorry, could not get awards audio as my Swedish was not that good:) Welcome to our first official sponsor: Kings Hobbies and Games http://www.kingshobbiesandgames.com/   Fantasia www.speltid.se The Iron Moot http://ironmoot.se/

We talk news, games played and hobby updates. Kenny is prepping for a last-minute inclusion in the Fantasia Fanatic in Sweden where he will play Trollbloods in 6 Warmachine/Hordes games. We talk about gaming clubs in Sweden vs. the U.S. or what we know about UK clubs from podcasts. It's interesting to think about what vocabulary is used and replaced in other countries... We do a mid-year (kinda) check in on the hobby progress we pledged and semi-failed. Robert has some work to do. Enjoy

Lucky number 113.  And Robert is still at the editing controls.  Kenny is still in Sweden and it's getting to him.  We talk some news, some games played and then we serve up a heap of interviews from Mike "Shades" Schaefer from the NOVA Open.  Finally we close out the show with the return of Ask A Hobby Expert who shares some building foundations with Kenny.