The developers from Oak & Iron went right back to work on how they can improve their game as COVID-19 shut down most of the country. Normally the shuttering of local game stores would put game improvements on hold since no one is playing. However, the team at Firelock looked at how they can leverage technology and allow players to play this brand-new game in a safe environment. The Firelock team leveraged online “sandbox” platforms to allow players to enjoy the game despite being locked down and got to see what needed tweaking and what the community wanted to see added to the game.

NDNG BattleVault Episode 14 – New Ideas for Building the Flames of War and Team Yankee Community

We welcome Sean back to show!  Sean and I interview Forrest Harris from Knuckleduster Miniatures to talk about his old west Kickstarter called Gunfight Royale.

Happy 2021! The “Tails-Men” are back to talk all about their favorite games from Firelock.  With a special guest; Mike Tunez!

By Mitch Reed

One thing I have learned from playing and covering this hobby is that gamers always have an opinion and are never shy to share it. For the titles I have worked on I dread the comments on social media on things that were omitted or the fact we did not write the game just for them.

While I have never seen Paul Neher make any disparaging comments, he has done what I recommend all gamers to do; create your own game. Paul’s Hounds of War ruleset did something that can make all gamers happy, a set of rules that allows the gamer to create whatever type of skirmish fight they want and include whichever capabilities they desire.

I have been a fan of Academy Games well before I met Uwe Eickert, their CEO from playing their series. I got to meet Uwe at Connections 2019 and interviewed him for a podcast and I was impressed with his approach as a game developer. While Academy games does not have dozens of titles, every game in their inventory is a masterpiece that all gamers will enjoy. Their game which covers the space race, is yet another hit in their catalog.

Today we have a special podcast for you. We sit down with Jon Russell from Warlord Games and we ask him all about the new Epic Battles for Black Powder.

NDNG BattleVault Episode 13 – Bagration German Deep Dive.

By Mitch Reed

Recently sent me some of their brand-new and I got around to finishing them just in time to make sure that they land on your holiday wish list. I usually do not collect too much terrain in 15mm however after recently getting a mat that looks like a torn-up battlefield, I decided to take this project on. Past buildings from Battlefront were usually one to three-story affairs made of resin and came pre-painted, these plastic kits are huge and very well done with five floors to expand your table upwards.

Glenn, Tyler and Tom talk about what they’ve been up to since the kickstarter for “Raise the Black” Ended. Tom and Glenn plan their next bet to motivate each other to keep painting. And Tyler and Glenn help walk us through the next two scenarios in their strategy tutorial series (Control the Field and Take and Hold).