Combat Phase

THIS IS THE BIG ONE! We talk news, hobby, Kenny recaps the local Madison, WI Horus Heresy Weekender which was AWESOME! and then Robert leads us in a discussion about what we really wish was available to purchase for our hobby. In this case, mostly types of battle-ready terrain. Then *SPOILER* BL Author David Guymer returns to talk the final Gotrek & Felix chapter, set in End Times: Slayer. There are spoilers but we do NOT reveal the big spoiler of the fate of these charactrers at the end. Pick up the book hard copy or ebook at www.blacklibray.com and enjoy!  

We talk news, rumors, games played and hobby then are joined by Mr. Justin of Secret Weapon Miniatures joins us to discuss all the hobby resources he toils day and night to create for us. Then segment Ask a Hobby Expert, this week with Steve Herner talking using a tablescapes board as game table, display board, customizable for many different uses for your hobby needs. Some GREAT tips on the jungle, wetlands and ruins.  Wall o' Wonder: Top Secret S.I.   http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/ www.holywarsgt.com

We catch up on some projects for upcoming games. Robert played some Dark Age, Kenny is painting Death Guard 30K. We muse about the hobby and some odd ramblings. Enjoy!

We talk Adepticon and Kenny rubs Robert's face in how much fun he had at Adepticon.  Kenny recaps his End Times tournament games and we talk new Skitarii. Brandon Palmer from GMM Studios talks his Golden Throne display and even a surprise for next year--hear it here first! Our first of a new segment Ask a Hobby Expert debuts with Holy Hammer Hern himself, Steve Herner, talking making a display board: Mountains, shrines, dwarfs. The show closes with some brief audio clips from Adepticon--what was playable. Audio may be a bit up and down at end so adjust accordingly if you have to. Enjoy! Gmmstudios.net @holyhammerhern Steve Adepticon album on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/combatphase    

We talk news and games played then launch into two interviews with guests, first Allen Boltgun Blount from Ohiohammer Network talks his upcoming event at Oh-Con. Check it out and join us! Then John Gaszak from Unstable Dice fame talks his End Times event running this week at Adepticon. Waffles, are also tainted. Enjoy! Oh-Con  http://ohcon.squarespace.com/ Adepticon www.adepticon.org Unstable Dice http://www.unstabledice.com/ Boltgun's Battles https://www.facebook.com/boltgunshq  

We talk news and rumors (New Bloodthirster, Archaon End Times), hobby and games played and then Kenny recaps his Holy Wars GT experience last week and plays audio: TO Steve Herner, Zach Shelley, Chris Yu of Garagehammer.  Wall o' Wonder: Ravenloft Enjoy! See Holy Wars photos at our Facebook page album https://www.facebook.com/CombatPhase/photos_stream?tab=photos_albums www.holywarsgt.com  

We talk news and rumors, games played and hobby. As Kenny's voice goes out (yay!), Robert leads us in a discussion about using special characters in wargaming and how we make those decisions and how if affects our gaming experience.   The Wall o' Wonder RETURNS! Deadlands   Enjoy!

Ep 86 - Warhammer Fantasy Book Club - End Times: Rise of the Horned Rat with Guy Haley   We trudge through the gloom of winter or rumors or some unholy combination of both to bring you the light of hobby. First, Blood Bowl! because, who doesn't love Blood Bowl? Then making his 3rd or 4th? appearance on the show is renown author Guy Haley to talk the 4th novel in the End Times main series as we continue. Rise of the Horned Rat fills in much of what the campaign book: Thanquol does not in great detail. Pick up the book in print or e-book format from Black Library, tear through it madly then join us for this club.   Enjoy!   www.blacklibrary.com https://guyhaley.wordpress.com/

We talk news, lots of news across several games!, then hobby and games played. Robert leads our feature looking at a multitude of miniwargames based on licenses and some pros and cons and how this can grow the hobby with new blood. Enjoy!

We are joined by our good-natured Canadian friend, Adam, of the soothing voiced profligate Canadian podcaster fame to talk why, given all the rumors and hate and internet rage, is (still) the best time to play Warhammer.

We talk news, games played and hobby. Kenny talks about his first ever Apocalypse game. 30,000 points! Also, keeping with 30K, Matt joins us to coach those of us who like the Horus Heresy but are somewhat confused about which models exactly to buy and how to make a list, given the numerous options.   Enjoy!

We talk news, hobby, games played, campaigns and then Gav Thorpe joins us for a Warhammer Fantasy Book Club and we cover Doom of Dragonback and the End Times novel 3: The Curse of Khaine. Great interview. There was some mic peaking at times but I've hopefully cut most of that out. You'll live. Enjoy!   https://mechanicalhamster.wordpress.com/ www.blacklibrary.com

We talk news, hobby and games played. Kenny is now in 4 leagues (yay!). Yann Folange joins us as the creator of his new game Skidmarks which will be going live on Kickstarter next month.  https://www.facebook.com/skidmarksgame Enjoy!

We're back! Happy New Year! We talk news, hobby, games played, including some time spent on our big Combat Phase December megabattle (Warhammer End Times, this year). Next we explore starting hobby projects for the year and give some tips and lessons learned. This could be for an army goal, event game, league, community event, tournament or convention, or just whatever you want.   Enjoy!

In this final installment of our 3-part series we give our thoughts on the hobby over the past year. Themes, business practices, media for games, fan support, etc. We rank our top 5 game systems played in 2014, our goals and (more realistic) resolutions anc close with the happy hobby wishlist.   We'll be taking next week off for the holidays and are recording at our megabattle on Dec. 28th so thanks everyone and have happy holidays and happy new year!   Enjoy!

We launch right into part 2 of the 2014 Year in Review (May - December). Next week we will have part 3/3 where we deliver our thoughts and best/worst of the year as well as hobby goals and resolutions for 2015. Will we keep them??? Probably not.   Enjoy!

We have some brief news, Kenny did a 5000 pt Storm of Magic game then two days later tried out the new Warhammer magic rules - recapped. We launch into a hefty year in review across the entire hobby. We look at how we received our games, formats, materials, release schedule, kickstarter, digital, mini board games, harbingers of things to come we didn't see at the time... January - April 2014 There will be a part 2 and possibly 3.   Enjoy!

We talk news, Adepticon, hobby, games played and will be played, and discuss some still going Black Friday sales options for miniwargamers. Then we have a sudden surprise drop-in guest Adam (Voxxman) Tremblay from our favorite good-natured northern neighbor, Canada, to talk hobby inspirations from all walks of life. I mean, all!   Enjoy!

We talk news, hobby and games played. Our conversation tonight is addressing the debate on when Kickstarter is no longer a Kickstarter. That is, has the function and use of KS turned into pre-sales and how is this affecting alternative model lines vs. self-contained games? We look at the evolution of mini wargaming with crowd funding and discuss where it is now, lessons learned, and predictions. Worry not; it's not all negative, some back and forth.    Share your thoughts on your Kickstarter experiences with us on Facebook or Twitter.   Enjoy!

We talk news, hobby and games played. Kenny recaps quickly his team 40K tournament experience at GameHole Con then we are joined by Black Library author, Chris Wraight, to talk his fantasy, 40K and Horus Heresy Novels. Enjoy!