This week I speak to Stuart of Great Escape Games. Great Escape Games not only offers a wide variety of interesting rule sets such as Dead Man’s Hand, a western style skirmish game, Iron Cross, 1914, Seven Days to the River Rhine, all table top war games in a variety of eras, but they also offer miniatures in ranges that may not be offered by other companies in the eras we play. Romanians, Mountain Italian Alpini, Greek Mountain troops to name 3 such ranges from the WW2 era.
Read MoreThis week I speak to Carl Titterington who is just at this very moment releasing his first rule set called Contact Front. Contact Front is a modern skirmish rule set and during the show Carl talks about it and why it may appeal to you if you are into that sort of thing. As with other shows we also delve into Carl’s background and his journey towards creating his own rule set, it is one that is varied and interesting. It was great to get to know Carl a little better and if Contact Front sounds interesting then go and have a nose about and see what you can rustle up!
Read MoreThis episode I talk to Joe Veltre of Gods Eye Games and also the Acceptable Casualties Youtube Channel. Joe released his first ruleset Son’s of Mars around a year ago, and also talked to me about the Acceptable Casualties previously these can be found in episode 23 and 84, plus if you check out On Geeking part 3 between episode 65 and 66 you can hear Joe and I just goofing around and letting loose, if you like that sort of thing that is. In this episode Joe and I talk about his new rule set Steel & Steed which is a Medieval Knights and Tournament rule set which features jousting, mounted combat, as well as grand melee on foot and mounted, along with archery. I won’t spoil the chat by talking about it here but it was fun talking to Joe about his work, got the cogs in my brain whirring about how I could interact with it. I wish Joe all the best with the rules and hope it is a great success.
Read MoreThis episode I talk to Brent Henneberry about all of the reasons why he loves Age of Sigmar. Age of Sigmar needs no introduction but if indeed it does then it is a 28mm scale fantasy tabletop war-game set in lots of different mortal realms. I always enjoy just relaxing whilst painting and shooting the breeze about games people enjoy, I hope you do too!
Read MoreThis episode I talk to B.Bone from Tabletop tactics. Tabletop tactics is a YouTube channel plus a paid service where you can access D&D and Warhammer 40k content. The content they put together is varied with great levels of production quality plus some genuine characters with enthusiasm for what they do. It was interesting hearing about Mr Bone’s personal journey and a little insight into the side of Tabletop Tactics we might not usually hear about. Thank you Mr Bone for taking some time to talk to us.
Read MoreThis episode I talk once again to Rich from Too Fat Lardies. Go back to episode 110 to hear about Rich’s back story as in this episode we discover Rich’s opinion on what he thinks makes a good game. We delve into research, D6’s, campaigns and anything else that crops up over the hour or so we talked. It's always fun talking to Rich and he makes engaging and interesting games. Go and check out Too Fat Lardy games to see if you agree.
Read MoreThis episode I talk to Andy Burdis of Blackjack Legacy. Blackjack legacy is a youtube channel presenting a number of different genre of video such as unboxings, paint tutorials, hobby hints & tricks, scratch builds, and reviews. It was fun talking to Andy as he is a laid back guy and it was interesting hearing his opinion and insight into not only his own activity but also into the hobby industry as a whole.
Read MoreThis episode I talk to Colin from Dish Dash Games. Colin has created a number of skirmish and small force tabletop games that have a strong narrative aspect and lend aspects from his love of RPGs. As we talk you will hear about the games but the 2 most prominently featured are Skirmish Sangin, a modern skirmish game set in Afghanistan, and Ultra Combat Normandy, a platoon sized game set in WW2. Colin was originally from England but moved to New Zealand and his experience of creating games in that area and how technology has allowed him to distribute his work is interesting to hear. As with all of the episodes it is great just to listen to someones insight and hear about their journey, especially someone who balances a full time job & a hobby that not only fulfils themselves but also benefits us all by giving us great games to play, thanks Colin and keep it up!
Read MoreThis week I speak to Zack Meredith about his journey into 3d sculpting, and his range of ten chibi style miniatures he uses for his RPG games. I wont spoil the journey but Zack currently has models he has made available from Thingyverse & also a Kickstarter campaign that if you are listening to close to May 17 2019 you may just be able to catch. I have put a link on the description. It was interesting hearing about Zacks’ journey and insight and I really respect his attitude to create something he wanted but couldn’t find, he has a great attitude.
Read MoreThis week I speak to Tim Korklewski author of Ragnarok, heavy metal combat in the Viking age. Ragnarok is released May 30th 2019 so if after the show it has tickled your fancy then do a wee internet search for it, or follow our link in the description and get amongst it. As always on the show we delve into Tim’s back story along with talking about the core and key mechanics for Ragnarok and also the Morpheus engine that Tim has created which hints at many more games to come.
Read Moregame and the upcoming Assassins Creed game. Triton Noir is a company formed by Thibaud in Montreal Canada, their first game V Commandos was kick-started & off the back of that Assassins Creed Brotherhood of Venice, which sees an evolution and refinement of the V Commandos dynamic, came to Kickstarter recently and saw over 1.3 million Canadian dollars pledged. The late pledge is open until November 2019 so I encourage you to take a look at the game if you haven’t already. Paint All The Minis is an independent entity and that is my opinion, just my opinion alone but anything I felt that was missing in V Commandos, which is fantastic by the way and you should check that out too, has been addressed by the Assassins Creed game. Thibaud came across as an intelligent, kind, open, and enthusiastic person and it is always a delight to find someone behind something you love is such a great person too. I wish Thibaud all the best in the future and I cant wait to see what he comes up with next.
Read MoreThis week I speak to Seb Lavigne. Seb is an amazing painter and is currently a studio painter for Mythic Games, you have probably seen his work for Time of Legends: Joan of Arc, Solomon Kane, or Reichbusters. You may have also seen his work on Moonstone from Goblin King Games which was featured recently on the podcast. We cover his personal history and chat over anything interesting that came up along with some more painting focused questions on his preferences and experience.
Read MoreThis week I speak to Robert Nelson who has been playing tabletop games for a good number of years. We talked about his first experiences of tabletop games & then also what motivated him to get involved creating a local gaming club & how he has been involved with this on and off for over 25 years. Ribble Warriors is the name of this club and it would be my local gaming club if I was living in the UK right now so I have been interested in following along with their activities and I hope I can meet them and get to know them in the future. Gaming clubs really interest me and it was great listening to Robert’s experience and insight into them. I thank him for taking time to talk to me and I am keen to speak to more people like Robert in the future, so if you are involved in your local gaming club then you can fire me a message.
Read MoreThis episode I talk to Dan about all of the reasons why he loves Moonstone. You may remember in episode 123 I spoke to Tom Greenway about his personal history and also Moonstone from a creators standpoint. As you know Paint All The Minis is about generating and sharing goodwill in the hobby community and it has been great to put together 2 Moonstone podcasts to try to get more people aware of this game as it is one I have a genuine interest in. It is always great when you have an interest in something and when you look a little closer it only pulls you further in. Tom seems a really genuine and positive person. Moonstone is innovative and engaging. I wish the game all the best and it has been great learning more about it over the last 6 - 8 weeks.
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