WSS Podcast 101 - From our own correspondents
In this episode of the Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy podcast, we’re handing things over to our global correspondents for a series of reports on the wargaming scene in their regions. Find out what’s popular, what’s new, and what’s drawing players to the tabletop from Europe to Australia and beyond.
Links:
- Great Wargames Survey
- Bolt Action, Warlord Games
- Konflikt 47, Warlord Games
- Hail Caesar, Warlord Games
- Wargames Atlantic
- Frostgrave 10th Anniversary Edition, Osprey
- The Baron’s War, Wargames Atlantic
- Trench Crusade
- Blood Bowl, Games Workshop
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I live in New Jersey, USA, and enjoy your podcasts for a number of reasons, one of which is the view of and what is happening in the wargaming hobby in other parts of the world. As such, I really enjoyed WSS101’s “From Our Own Correspondents” feature. As you say, the trends locally, what’s hot and what is not, by your correspondents cannot be more than a snapshot of a snapshot. In response to the encouragement to listeners to provide input, let me offer a snapshot of a snapshot of a snapshot: The fragmentation of the local player communities caused by the numerous rules options available is a reality in the group I have played with the last three decades. We used to play almost nothing but BIG battles using Napoleon’s Battles, a “big battle” home version of DBA, Fire & Fury, Shako, and then FOG. The latter three are still played regularly and some players are into ADLG. Some players are exploring various rules that cater to Large Skirmish games i.e. The Barons’ Wars, Lion Rampant, TMWWBK and several of TFL’s products. Those into WW2 have been using Command Decision (whatever the latest edition). Chain of Command has increased the interest in WW2. Bolt Action was tried a few times but didn’t stick. A few years ago we talked a lot about 3D printing, making the invest of time and money etc, but being a generally “mature crowd” 3D prints are acquired from, mainly, Etsy. A few will buy a STL file here and there and have that printed by a local pro printer. Metal figures remain “king”. Another trend in our mature crowd is that we are buying less stuff and even talking about selling some of our treasures.