Combat Phase

We talk news, hobby, games played and Robert brings us up to speed on his amazing 24 hours of gaming marathon last week for Extra Life charity. Next we play the audio from David Guymer on his latest book for the Warhammer End Times: Kinslayer. Kenny has Glottkin at time of this posting but you'll have to wait until next week to hear about it, muhahaha! Note: audio at beginning of Guymer interview was on old machine so there is a switch after about 5 minutes to much clearer and slightly louder audio, FYI. Don't abandon ship just yet.   Enjoy!

We talk news, hobby, games played and discuss living card games. David Guymer from Black Library joins us for a Warhammer Fantasy Book Club to discuss Headtaker, the skaven character novel. Loved it! You go read-laugh now!   Enjoy-like!  

We talk news of nurgle and end times and hobby before games played includes Kenny's wrap-up of Screw City GT 3,000 Pts. Monster Mash! Then we are joined by Shawn Hook (40K group) and Ben Cone of WiscoDice (Fantasy) to talk advice on keeping a gaming group engaged and growing with the millions of factors affecting game play interests these days. Skype wanted to garble the end of Conesy's audio so we ended before that. Then Kenny plays about 25-30 mins of audio from Screw City which includes post-game interview with round 1 opponent Sean Troy who won best general and a few chats along the way. **Audio may be loud briefly at beginning of new file so FYI.   Enjoy!

We talk news, hobby, games played and launch into a discussion on tournament legal, limitations and saying screw all that and make it your game, even if you feel like the scene is pushing you in a direction you don't care for. Wall o' Wonder: Gama World

We talk news and a sick Robert finally keeps his trap shut once in a while:) Kenny recounts this past weekend's End Times: Nagash megabattle with 16,000 pts of awesome.   Enjoy!

We talk news, games played, hobby and then explore list building for any game as a means of gratification aside from playing. Do you make lists to be creative but refrain from buying every model that comes out? Let us know. Then Robert educates us on the very important Extra Life coming up again this year in October.    Enjoy!

We talk impulse buying, FLGS new orders and stocking and customer rewards then launch into a discussion about dead games and getting a little life out of them. Wall of Wonder: The Hills Rise Wild!   Enjoy!

We talk news, games played and hobby then we are back with 2014's conversions across the hobby. The fine gentlemen below join us with different tips, resources and inspirations for you. Enjoy! links Cory Lenigar  http://thearmoredrock.wordpress.com/ Steve Foote http://innsmouthgamingclub.wordpress.com/ Mike Butcher http://mikebutcher-thebutchersbill.blogspot.com/ Steve Herner http://fromthetabletop.blogspot.com/  

Ep 65 - NOVA Open 2014 report On a dark and stormy night (no, really!) we talk news, hobby progress and Robert regales us with news of the amazing 2014 NOVA Open in the DC area. Wall of Wonder returns: Trinity Battleground     Enjoy!  

We talk news (mostly the End Times for Warhammer), hobby progress and games played. Kenny asks your advice about timed games and deploying a horde army without sacrificing the insane number of bodies. Robert has a wonderful interview with Octavius Villar from Play it Painted talking about his show, Ninja goodness and how the internet has impacted the hobby (the good stuff, not the flame wars and bitching).  Kenny is joined by BL author David Annandale again to discuss most recent Horus Heresy 30 novel, Damnation of Pythos. Enjoy!

We talk news, Nagash! and the End Times (though WD leaks came a day after recording), then Robert fills us in on Gen Con news and shrinks Kenny's head about Gen Con and crowds of gamers.   Enjoy! Photo credit: stolen from online (thanks!) www.shutupandsitdown.com  

Note: Nagash news broke after we recorded so look for more next week. We talks news, hobby progress, games played and launch into a revealing discussion about armies we have not yet played against. Ran out of time to do Warmachine/Hordes so that's for a future episode.   Let us know what armies you actually haven't played against (or played if you're a veteran).   Enjoy!

We talk hobby progress, games played, news and launch into the great debate: can one play a miniwargame without appreciating the fluff?  Alex Huntley of Warploque Miniatures joins us from the UK to talk about his exciting new game and unique designs of AreWorlde.  Enjoy! www.warploqueminiatures.com www.facebook.com/warploqueminiatures  

We talk news, hobby and games played before we are joined by Chris Brandt, the mastermind behind Nova Open in DC-metro area who preps us for this amazing con.     Enjoy!

A very special Combat Phase intervention We talk news, games played, hobby and launch into our feature on coping with bad dice luck like Kenny is perpetually plagued with. Also ending sentences in a preposition. Robert helps Kenny to soldier on and actually helpful tips emerge from the conversation. If you have poor dice luck, this is the segment for you! Wall o' wonder: Frag Enjoy!

We talk games played and news surrounding an interesting controversy and thus are putting campaigns discussion off so we can play Sanctus Reach and give some feedback. Kenny interviews a gaming group on thoughts on 7th ed so far from game stor owner, hobby community organizers and current and returning players. Robert is joined once again by the fascinating and busy Chris Birch from Modiphius about many projects including Achtung! Cthulhu. Enjoy!

We revisit the Monogamer vs. Omnigamer/Game whore discussion again where Kenny represents those of us having to choose playing maybe only a few games due to time constraints or availabilty or whathaveya.  As we try to close the show we get distracted by Robotech and future Robotech possibilities.   Wall o Wonder: Star Wars RPG (current)   Enjoy!  

We talk the evolution of Chaos in the Warhammer and Warhammer 40K universe over the past decades. Chaos has made a corrupting impact on our lives in the GW mini tabletop game, RPG, fiction, video games and even a motion picture. From the pulpy big hear and nose chains to a darker corrupting force fueling hordes of Northmen to the subtle, sinister menace being unveiled in the Horus Heresy, we love our Chaos.   Check it out, reminisce and share your thoughts with us on Facebook. Enjoy!   Wall: Inferno

We talk ... ourselves and our updates for all our new listeners joining us over the past few months. Robert clarifies some Ork News. Kenny reports his time at Blood in the Sun 4 this past weekend and we have 5 audio brief intereviews with some players at BitS4.  Next we are joined by Maht and Matt prepping us for Malifaux event extraveganza at Nova Open 2014 coming this summer. Thanks and as always, enjoy!

We talk Privateer Press and Ork news then look at the range of wargaming publications, finally giving our review of White Dwarf Weekly and Warhammer:Visions, as well as No Quarter, Ravage and a few others. Wall: Warhammer Invasion (card game) Contest winner announced.   Note: Participate in contests to win free stuff...there's no excuse not to! *wags finger* Also, see our page on Facebook www.facebook.com/combatphase