Episode 39

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Man Battlestations

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Episode 39 of the MBS podcast is here! This time, Andy has an interview with Ryan, one of the developers for an exciting new spaceship mass-combat game titled This Great War of Ours! Later, Greg and Andy discuss the pros and cons of two-player starter sets for miniatures games, and list off some of their favorites.

Interview with Ryan: 53 Min

2-Player Starter Sets: 1 Hr 48 Min

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Episode 38

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Man Battlestations

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Set Condition 1 Throughout the ship! Greg and Andy are back for Episode 38 of the MBS Podcast, and this time it’s a Battlestar Galactica blowout! First up, Andy interviews Andrea, one of the main designers for the new Battlestar Galactica Starship Miniatures Game. Later, Greg and Andy do a full review of the game.

Interview with Andrea Angiolino: 39 Min

BSG Starship Miniatures Review: 1Hr 15 Min

=Links Discussed In the Show=

BGG Battlestar Galactica Miniature Game Page

Ares Games Page

 

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Hurricane Season Scenario 6

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Ruckdog
Hurricane Season Scenario 6

Prologue

FSA-occupied Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

The bulk of the Baton Rouge trundled along the well-worn patrol route,exhaust smoke enveloping the land ship like a morning fog.  General Tume had always enjoyed the mountains, and the Sierra Maestras were no exception.  He briskly walked along main deck, crew snapping salutes as he passed, he returned the gesture with a chuckle: “I thought we had agreed on no-salute Sunday.  Carry on.” Continue reading →

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2019 Naval Gaming Predictons

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Ruckdog
2019 Naval Gaming Predictons

Happy New Year! With the arrival of 2019, it’s time for me to roll out my naval gaming predictions for the year. As with previous years, I’ll be making a total of 6 predictions, which I’ll then re-visit at the end of the year to see how I did. Here goes nothing!

Andy’s UCM San Francisco Class Cruiser (DFC)

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2018 Predictions Outcome

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Ruckdog
2018 Predictions Outcome

The final days of 2018 are here, which means it will soon be time for me to post my naval gaming predictions for 2019. Before we get to that, I must first re-visit my predictions from 2018, and see how I did!

Scott’s Sub Attack

Scoring

As is customary, I will be scoring my predictions using the following system:

  • Prediction Completely Accurate: 2 Points
  • Prediction Partially Accurate: 1 Point
  • Prediction was WRONG!: 0 Points

Now, granted, since I’m also the one doing the grading there is room for all manner of shenanigans to creep in! However, I’d like to think that I’m relatively honest when I take a look at my predictions from previous years. To give you an idea, I typically get a score of around 50%-66%. If I were inclined to cheat, you’d think that my scores would be a lot higher, right?!

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Episode 37

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Man Battlestations

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Better late than never, Episode 37 of the MBS Podcast has arrived! Greg and Andy start of the show with a look back at the events of 2018. Later, they take a look at some of the generic conventions that they most associate with naval miniature games.

2018 Year in Reveiw: 47 Min

Generic Conventions: 1 Hr 36 Min

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Episode 36

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Man Battlestations

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Avast! It’s time for Episode 36 of the MBS Podcast! First up, Greg and Andy interview Mike from Firelock Games about his company’s latest game, the age of sail fleet combat game called Oak & Iron. Later, they dive beneath the sea with a bunch of drunken Gnomes and review the boardgame Red November by Fantasy Flight Games!

Oak & Iron Interview: 47 Min

Red November Review: 1 Hr 33 Min

=Links Discussed In the Show=

HMS Vivacious

Firelock Games

Oak & Iron Kickstarter

Red November

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Episode 35

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Man Battlestations

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Greg and Andy are back earlier than expected for Episode 35 of the MBS podcast! First up is a review of the game 5150 Star Navy by Two Hour Wargames. Later, Greg and Andy dig into how Electronic Warfare is portrayed in Space Naval Games!

5150 Star Navy Review: 58 Min

Electronic Warfare: 1 Hr 23 Min

=Links Discussed In the Show=

Battleship Texas Foundation

Star Trek TNG Honest Trailer

Two Hour Wargames

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DW 3.0: Gameplay First Impressions

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Ruckdog
DW 3.0: Gameplay First Impressions

I’ve finally managed to play my first game of the DW 3.0 Beta! My friend Matt, with whom I recently played through the Hurricane Season campaign with, and I met up last night to try our hand at War Cradle’s latest revision. The standard disclaimers apply; since this is a Beta test, any specific rules that I discuss below are subject to change before the game’s release, so keep that in mind. For those keeping score at home, we were playing with Version 0.03 of the Beta rules, dated 14 September 2018.

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DW 3.0 Beta Updates Reaction

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Ruckdog
DW 3.0 Beta Updates Reaction

Greetings! In my last post on the Dystopian Wars (DW) version 3.0 beta, I put together a brief overview of the major differences between older versions of the game and the first version of the 3.0  rules that Warcradle has shown us. As I mentioned at the time, many of those rules are subject to change as the open beta progresses, and that’s exactly what’s happened; earlier this week, a fairly lengthy list of changes was put out via the official DW Facebook page. Some of these changes are fairly minor, but some others are rather significant. So, with that in mind, here are my thoughts on what I think are the most impactful changes. I’m not going to go through every single change in this post; the full list here, but you can find it copied to the MBS forums if you are interested. Let’s dig in!

Landlubber’s FSA Heavy Battleship

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