The PODCAST now known as "Mentioned in Dispatches" !

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Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 8 ~ Behind the Kickstarter Scenes
So we welcome back Tim Densham of Catastrophe Games and Jeff Tidball of Prolific Games & Left Justified Studios to give us the inside scoop on prepping that campaign, pricing it out, the comms plan, the execution of a crowdfunding campaign, and what happens after it all ends.

https://www.armchairdragoons.com/podcast/mid-s11e8/

[JudgeDredd]

Am I able to get these podcasts on Alexa?
Got it 

[bayonetbrant]

Am I able to get these podcasts on Alexa?
Got it 

uh....  yes?   

[TTC]

not that this is going to solve you problem, but I'm wondering if you can play the podcast from it's browser page.

if so, then your machine is capable of parsing the file, and it's a different problem

It'll play through the browser, but it won't download into Castro.

But not to be a podcast snob, for lots of good or not-so-good reasons, I use my podcast app for all of my podcast listening.

I am happy to report that, after not being able to listen to last season's episodes on Castro, this season's feed is working.

However, now that I work from home and no longer commute 6 hours round trip to Fort Stewart most weeks, my podcast inbox is getting quite full.

[bayonetbrant]

Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 9 ~ The Annual Compass Catalog Cavalcade of Whimsy
Brant, Mike, Mike, and (eventually) Jim take their time going through the catalog and pick out the games they want, the ones they have, and the ones they’re trying to figure out the raison d’etre.

https://www.armchairdragoons.com/podcast/mid-s11e9/

[bayonetbrant]

Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 10 ~ The Circle of Wargaming Life
History doesn’t always repeat, but it does often rhyme.  Brant, Liz, and Jim dig into some wargaming history to talk about the things that were going around and are now coming back around.

https://www.armchairdragoons.com/podcast/mid-s11e10/

[bayonetbrant]

Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 12 ~ Wargame Design Studio
The fine folks at Wargame Design Studio just recently released their latest game – Thirty Years’ War – in their Musket & Pike series.  Rich stops in with Brant & Jim to talk about their recent releases, the company’s current design plans, and what they’re currently excited about.

https://www.armchairdragoons.com/podcast/mid-s11e12/

[bayonetbrant]

Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 13 ~ Wargamer Gift Guide

We wrap up season 11 with our gift guide for wargamers!

Thanks to everyone for hanging with us on Mentioned in Dispatches this year, and we'll see you next season as we close in on 150 episodes!    🤠


https://www.armchairdragoons.com/podcast/mid-s11e13/

[bayonetbrant]

Season 12 is here!

Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 1 ~ Adventure Wargaming
What the heck is an “adventure wargame”?  OK, so we’re not going to get into the parsing of specific definitional details, but we’re going to try to give you a sense of what makes them different than you average wargame and why you might enjoy playing them

https://www.armchairdragoons.com/podcast/s12e1/

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[jack nastyface]

Re: S12E1 Adventure Wargames...

FWIW...some Napoleonic RPG titles include:

• Privateers and Gentlemen by FGU (naval)
• In Harm's Way  by Better Mousetrap Games (naval)
• Duty and Honor by Omnihedron games (infantry)
• Beat to Quarters by Omnihedron games (naval)
• 95th by Two Hour Wargames (skirmish wargame with RPG element)
• Song of Drums and Shakos by Ganesha Games (skirmish with RPG element)

For Adventure Wargame / RPGs outside of this era, one could also add:

• Long Rifle game by THW if you want to do 7 years war in North America
• Flashing Blades (FGU) for your 3 Musketeers stuff.

and a whole host of  Pirate-y stuff (Yarrrr!)

[bayonetbrant]

Thanks!  we figured there were some out there, but they weren't right at the top of mind

[bayonetbrant]

Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 2 ~ From Content to Design with Beyond Solitaire
Liz drops by to talk to Brant & Mike about her upcoming Night Witches game (designed with David Thompson).  Hexes, counters, aircraft and AAA shooting at each other, and managing aircraft damage all combine for a fun little solo/co-op wargaming experience.

https://www.armchairdragoons.com/podcast/s12e2/

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Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 3 ~ Hollandspiele & Amabel Holland
Amabel is back!  One of our favorite designers comes back to the pod to talk about what's going with Hollandspiele & tell a few tales of designing off-the-wall games.

https://www.armchairdragoons.com/podcast/s12e3/

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Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 4 ~ If I Had A Million Dollars
Endowed faculty chairs.  The giant Blue Panther-tron Dr Seuss Grog-Print-O-Matic game printer to bring back old-school out-of-print wargames.  Hire some goddamn editors!  Supported play programs.  Bling out the games!  Can you tie into a much-loved media license to bring in a ready-made audience?

https://www.armchairdragoons.com/podcast/s12e4/