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DW 3.0 ORBAT Overview: Union

DW 3.0 ORBAT Overview: Union

I’ve got what I hope to be the first in a series of ORBAT deep-dives posted! First up is the Union.

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MBS Podcast: Episode 58

MBS Podcast: Episode 58

Greg and Andy are back with the latest episode of the MBS podcast! This time around, after catching everyone up on what they’ve been doing since the last show, Andy walks Greg through a review of FlickFleet by Eurydice Games! … Continue reading

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MBS Podcast: Episode 57

MBS Podcast: Episode 57

A little later than originally planned, Episode 57 of the Man Battlestations Podcast is here! This time, Greg and Andy are joined by Eric “EasyE” Farrington, a game designer with an upcoming naval combat game being published by Osprey. In … Continue reading

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MBS YouTube: DW 3.0 ORBAT Updates (October 2021)

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Thoughts on Point Systems

Thoughts on Point Systems

Greetings! This is one of those posts that I occasionally make that isn’t explicitly about naval gaming per se. Instead, the topic at hand, point systems, is more of a general wargame/game design type of discussion. However, I promise that … Continue reading

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MBS Podcast Episode 56

https://manbattlestations.libsyn.com/episode-56 Greg and Andy are joined by returning guest Andy B. to discuss Battlefleet Gothic, the classic space combat game set in the Warhammer 40k universe! During the round table, Andy and Andy B. share their thoughts on a number … Continue reading

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MBS Podcast Episode 55

It’s time for Episode 55 of the Man Battlestations Podcast! This time around, Greg and Andy are joined by Hendrik Jan Seijmonsbergen, the author of the WW II naval game, Naval War! Later, Greg and Andy are joined by returning … Continue reading

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Modern Naval Gaming Project

Modern Naval Gaming Project

Hello! This is going to be something of a long-delayed introduction to a project that I discussed on Episode 54 of the MBS Podcast. Since about 2019 I’ve been working on collecting and painting a modern naval force to use … Continue reading

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MBS Podcast Episode 54

It’s the dog days of Summer, and Greg and Andy are back with another hot episode! First up, they interview Rory Crabb, the designer of Naval Command and other games. Then, they discuss Andy’s modern naval miniatures project, including he … Continue reading

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A Base Affair

DISCLAIMER: The information in this post is intended to assist former customers of the now-defunct Corsec Engineering with constructing stands and model adapters that are compatible with the Omni-Stand system for their own personal use. I make no claims to … Continue reading

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