Anything But a One! Adventures in Historical Miniature Wargaming
We are here to explore the world of historical miniature wargaming. We'll cover, game design theory, rules reviews, showcase new miniatures, and pretty much anything related to historical miniature wargaming. This bi-weekly podcast is hosted by veteran gamers each with 40+ years of experience in the genre.
Episode 116: MEGA Down Under!
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Tonight I speak with Rueben Larson from the Gentleman's Wargame Club in Melbourne, Australia. They are gearing up for year three of their convention MEGA, the Melbourne Gaming Show!
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MEGA The Melbourne Gaming Show
MEGA on Facebook
No Dachi, No Dice Rules
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Episode 115 New Rules and Preventing Cheese Moves with Sam Mustafa
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We have likely all done it but we mostly hate moves in games that are not the "spirit of the rules" but are not expressly forbidden. Game designer Sam Mustafa joins us the talk about that, asymmetrical units, and his forthcoming game Scourge of Princes!
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Sam's reading list
Paul Lockhart, Denmark and the Thirty Years War
Keith Roberts, Cromwell's War Machine: the New Model Army
Trevor Royle, Civil War: the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
<...Episode 114: Are you Historical Enough?
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How much history is too much in a game? How about if it isn't historical enough? What is your "happy medium?"
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Episode 113: Writing Rules and Gamer Diversity with Larry Mackey
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Larry Mackey is the author of Direct Action which will be available soon from Pacific Sky Games. We talked about thinking your manuscript is ready and breaking barriers in gaming.
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Episode 112: Christmas Wishes
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The gang gets together one last time is 2025 to talk about what they want for Christmas!
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Episode 111: Port Royal
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Int's never to soon to start reviewing rules, right? I mean two turns and you should be an expert! The gang talks about their first VERY early impressions of Port Royal by Firelock Games.
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Episode 110: Return of the Nerds and Millennium Con
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After far too long off, the team is back and at Millennium Com in Temple Texas! Thanks to all of you who have stuck with us! This episode was recorded in a noisy hotel room so sorry for the sound quality.
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Episode 109: Breaking Bad...The Miniatures Edition
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You pay good money. You struggle to paint them. You flock your bases. Then on the way to the game.....DISASTER? Ever happen to you?
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Episode 108: Direct Action Author Larry Mackey
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Friend of the show and rules author Larry Mackey joins us to talk about the release of his new rule set Direct Action!
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Pacific Sky Games
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Episode 107: Blood and Steel Update with Edgar Pabon
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Author Edgar Pabon joins us to talk about gaming with us at Millennium Con and to tell us about what is coming for Blood & Steel.
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Blood & Steel Campaign System
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Episode 106: Texas BROADSIDE! 2024 Recap
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Tom and Ray talk about their experiences at this years Texas BROADSIDE! 2024 in Houston.
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Houston Beer and Pretzel Wargaming
Battleship Texas
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Episode 105: MillenniumCon Recap
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Today we look back at this year's MillenniumCon held in Temple, Texas.
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Episode 104: Italian Wars Campaign with Heart of Texas Wargamers
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Alan Spencer is back with a recap and explanation of his Italian Wars Campaign. He also graciously sharing their campaign rules with us as well!
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For a copy of the campaign rules, email us at
anythingbutaone.podcast@gmail.com
Heart of Texas Wargamers
Texas BROADSIDE! 2024
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Episode 103: A Very Quick, Very Texas Update
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We are still around! We are in the process of converting to a virtual studio. We should be back to schedule in two weeks. In the meantime, we have the results of Heart of Texas Wargamers Italian Wars campaign, announcements about Texas BROADSIDE! 2024, and an interview from Millenium Con with Jon Russell from Warlord Games about what coming soon!
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Heart of Texas Wargamers
Texas BROADSIDE! 2024
Warlord Games
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Episode 102: Referees Revisited With Miles from Little Wars TV
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How can you not go back to a topic when an expert wants to chime in! Miles Reidy from Little Wars TV drops in to give us his insight on running a game.
Show Notes
International Kriegsspiel Society
Little Wars TV
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Episode 101: Referees
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How much better does a referee make a game? Is it a luxury?
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Episode 100: Getting New Gamers
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What??? 100 Episodes? How did that happen!? Today's episode deals with how games get new players.
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Episode 99: What Do We Want from Game Rules?
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Fair play? Historical flavor? Something in between? We seem as a society to love to complain about the rules we like!
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Episode 98: Epic Punic Wars and the Virtues of Down Sizing
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Yep, we are buying in to Epic Hail Caesar! Listen to us justify our weaknesses!
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Episode 97: Deep Dive - Our Discomfort with Johnny Reb
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It's not you...it's me. Well, John Hill's Johnny Reb has long been a bone of contention with our group. Today we tell the story.
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Episode 96: New Blood
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Is it possible that old hermits like us can play with new folks?
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Episode 95: Dead Man's Hand Redux
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Today we take a peek at both the original Dead Man's Hand and the new Redux from Great Escape Games.
Show Notes
Dead Man's Hand Redux Rules
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Episode 94: Revisiting One Size Fits All Rules
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With more rule sets coming out covering long time periods, we thought it was time to revisit the subject.
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Episode 93: Favorite Vendors
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Be the change you want to see in the world! Rather than complaining, today we talk about our favorite vendors to do business with. None of this is paid advertising. These are just folks we shop with and appreciate!
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Episode 92: Blood and Steel Campaign Conclusion and Thoughts
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What? We finished a campaign??
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Episode 91: The Grass is Always Greener...
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Too many games and too few days? Do months, if not years, pass until you get back to one of your favorite games? How do you balance the games you want to play versus the time you get to play.
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Episode 90: House Rules
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LET'S GET READY TO RUMMBBBLE!
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Episode 89: Blood and Steel Campaign Update
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We are half way through our first campaign in our Zulu Wars skirmish game.
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Blood and Steel Rules
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Episode 88: Where is the Diversity Among Wargamers?
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Today I interview Larry Mackey as we examine why the ranks of wargamers is not more diverse.
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Episode 87: A Place to Play
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Where do you wargame? The pub? The garage? A custom-made man-cave? Today we examine the types and importance of a place to play.
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Episode 86: The Return to Flames of War (Yea...we know)
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This week the gang talks about circling back around to Flames of War and Team Yankee. Re-evaluation or stuck in a rut?
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Episode 85: Our Next Project: The Votes Are In!
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We have tallied the votes and are ready to reveal what the voters have picked as our next project!
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Episode 84: Napoleon back on the Silver Screen
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Taking a short break from gaming, the gang attended the opening night of Ridley Scott's Napoleon. Spoiler Alert! Well.... There are spoilers in the podcast. Napoleon dies!
Show Notes
I've Got an Angle
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Episode 83: Altar of Freedom
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Today we give our thoughts on the American Civil War rules Altar of Freedom!
Show Notes
Altar of Freedom Rules
Heart of Texas Wargamers
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Episode 82: Playtesting a New Project with Sam Mustafa in Studio!
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Sam Mustafa, author of Blucher, LaSalle2, Nimitz and many other games joins us in sunny south Texas to test play his latest WWII project in the works.
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Honour Games
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Episode 81: 3D Printing
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If you want to hear three tech troglodytes talk about 3D printing are you ever in luck! Today we examine or limited experience in the medium and how it is changing how we game.
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Piano Wargames
Lone Star 3D Printing Co.
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Episode 80: Help Us Pick Our Next Project!
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You heard us! With War of the Roses in the books, it's time for a new project. Listen to our ideas and tell us which one we should do!
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Episode 79: Our Thoughts of Valour & Fortitude
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We recently played our first game of the Perry Brothers second edition of Valor & Fortitude. In this episode we share our thoughts about this free set of rules.
Show Notes
Valour & Fortitude Rules Free Download
Wargames Illustrated Interview with Game Authors Jervis Johnson and the Perry Twins
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Episode 78: Texas BROADSIDE! 2023 with Andy Bouffard
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It's convention time in Houston, Texas! Andy Bouffard tells us all we need to know about Texas BROADSIDE! 2023!
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Texas BROADSIDE! 2023
Battleship Texas YouTube Channel
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