Graciously taking time out of their military and academic schedules, we have Dr James Sterrett and CPT Red Powell returning to us from Ft Leavenworth, Kansas, to talk about the wargame design track as a part of the MMAS program at the Command & General Staff College.
- Dr Sterrett has previously talked with us about the MMAS program on our podcast.
- CPT Powell dropped by our site last Fall to discuss his studies.
- Dr Sterrett & I have previously had dueling columns about “games” vs “sims” (around the 58-minute mark or so)
This time around, we talk about how CPT Powell ended up in the program. He also shares a variety of details around his project, which involves building a battalion-level team of leaders, and then testing that team in a tactical environment. Our summation doesn’t do it justice; listen to him explain it!
CPT Powell also gives us the low-down on his involvement with the US Army Esports team, and the recent WH40K event in Las Vegas. And to answer the question we asked on the podcast, yes, you can but your own replica Army Esports team jersey. You can also connect with the Esports team here on their Discord server.
There’s also a callout to Luke and the gang over at Burden of Command and the similarities between his game, and what CPT Powell is working on.
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Jim is back as he & Brant talk about alt-history and the differences between that, sci-fi, and general nuttiness.
We talk about A Very British Civil War, Mississippi Banzai, Deadlands, Roarke’s Drift, BattleTech, Cactus Throne, Space 1889, Bioshock & Fallout, France 1940, Dust, and so many more.
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Oh yeah, and as promised, a few of the videos from the now-semifamous game of Persian Incursion at Origins, with Jim in command (note, these were a side-story at the end of the podcast, and not really connected to the main thrust of the discussion around alt-history games)
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Gary of Ardwulf’s Lair joins us for a discussion of several recent conventions: Winterfest, Winter Offensive, and CompassCon
Gary’s also got a darned spiffy Patreon started now, that you can help offset some of his production costs for his YouTube channel.
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And the discussion of James Bond flicks is here.
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Doug & Jim join us to talk about Hollandspiele’s Horse & Musket series, on which Doug is the developer. We talk about researching the orders of battle, why the period is so fascinating, the occasional goofs that designers can make, and how a word processor is a weapon of mass destruction, among other things.
However, we also spend the first 25 minutes or so trying to figure out (1) what the heck is going on with the “Avalon Hill” imprint under its current corporate overlords, and (2) why it bothers us so much.
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Let’s launch season 4 with the (loooooong-awaited) arrival of LNLP’s new World At War ’85 games from their Kickstarter campaign.
We talk about what’s in the box, compare it against the original series, and what we loved, hated, and admired.
Gameplay, graphics, the box of 1000 charts, and yes, we’re pretty sure Mirth was playing his own drinking game beforehand….
(ed note – the Kickstarter for the game actually ended in March of 2019, not back in 2018 like we said on the show. Clearly the wait for this game addled our brains, as we were waaaaaay to anxious to get it!)
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We wrap up season 3 with a look a 80s retro games, and what’s on sale/pre-order for your holiday dollars.
Much love for Hunt For Red October, Tank Duel, and W@W’85. Less love for Air War. Some people need to get over driving more than 5 minutes for a game. And the Hollandays Sale was a perfectly clever name.
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