Yarkshire Gamers Reet Big Wargames Podcast

• Episode 67 - Listener Phone In

  Hello everyone and welcome to my first ever Wargamers phone in ! I'm joined on the show by 8 different guests for 8 very different conversations about different aspects of our wonderful hobby, in order of appearance we have. 1. Gary Wills - we talk about the War of the First Coalition or the Revolutionary Wars and his book Throwing Thunderbolts about the period https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/throwing-thunderbolts-a-wargamers-guide-to-the-war-of-the-first-coalition-1792-1797.php   2. Dex McHenry joins me to discuss the importance of using correct terminology when discussing wargames (like The Dark Ages)   3. Neil Armstrong bravely joins the show to talk about contrast paints !   4. Simon Stokes talks about how Wargaming the Dark Ages can be fun.   5. Sam and James from Warfulcrum join me to discuss "1918" a set of WW1 rules covering the final year of the First World War, which they have in development. https://www.patreon.com/WarFulcrumGames1918   6. Then its time for Rhys Humphrey to talk about his Ashdown 871 Big Project   7. Then Harvey joins us from Vermont in the USA so he can blame a certain Yorkshire based Podcast on two huge projects he has become involved with.   8. My final guest is Chris Gosney who discusses filming Solo Wargaming for his YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@CrustyColonel18/videos    Hope you enjoyed this new format, do please leave a like and review wherever you listen to this is really helps broaden the audience. If you fancy being a guest on the next phone in (if there is one) drop me an email to [email protected] and I'll be in touch for the next phone in. I will be back on the 24th February to talk about Pavia on its 500th Anniversary. Until Next Time, Sithee Regards Ken The Yarkshire Gamer

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• Episode 66 - Lorenzo Sartori - Wargaming in Italy, Dadi & Piombo

  Hi there, Welcome to the first episode of 2025 and today I combine two of my favourite things in life Wargaming and Italy. My guest is Lorenzo Sartori who runs the Italian based wargames publishers Dadi & Piombo. Lorenzo has been publishing a magazine of the same name for over 25 years, along with various sets of rules and books relating to wargaming, including the very popular Impetus Rules. I chat to Lorenzo about his Wargaming History, as I do with all my guests before moving on to discussing the hobby in Italy in general before finishing off discussing the magazine and his rules. The magazine is available via the website below, https://www.dadiepiombo.it/ I love talking to wargamers from around the world about this wonderful hobby that unites so many of us. Thanks for listening and I'll see you again soon. Regards Ken The Yarkshire Gamer

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• Episode 65 - Brews in the Binyard Xmas Special 2024

  Welcome back to the Yarkshire Gamer Podcast with our usual Xmas Special with the Brews in the Binyard Boys, Alex Sotheran from Storm of Steel and Iain McDonald from Flags of War. In what is now tradition I butcher a Xmas song at the start of the show so get ready for a version of Fairy Tale of New York which you have never heard before ! The show ended up being 4 hours long, but lets face it, you've got plenty of spare time over Xmas, stick some earbuds in and pretend to be asleep after a festive meal. We tackle weighty subjects like, what the f.... is Trench Crusade about, why historians can't make their minds up (again), Crisp Butties, the demise of Twitter, Warlord Games French Lancer horse legs and most importantly which is the best Fish and Chip Shop in Skipton. Whether you digest it in a oner or in several more digestible parts, I hope you enjoy it as much as we did recording it. I hope to be back in the new year with the regular mix of guests, until then have a great Xmas and a Happy New Year and may all your Pike Blocks be massive ! Until Next Time, Sithee Regards Ken The Yarkshire Gamer  

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• Episode 64 - Andy Johnson - Soldier, Gamer, Author

  Hi everyone, Welcome back to the first, long form "normal" Podcast for a while and todays guest is Andy Johnson. Andy was born in York which gets a big tick in a box on this show ! and in the first part of the show we chat about Andys Wargaming life and the old Little Soldier Shop on Gillygate in his home town. Section 2 covers Andys extensive military career in the Coldstream Guards and how wargaming was used as a learning tool throughout his service. Its then the usual quiz etc before we move on to talk about Andys books and his Utube Channel "Brave Men Died Here". I really enjoyed reading my guests books and they are highly recommended. Books avaliable via the link below Amazon.co.uk: Andy Johnson: books, biography, latest update YouTube Channel is here Brave Men Died Here UK - YouTube Back in a couple of weeks when I hope to be interviewing Lorenzo Sartori editor of the Italian Wargaming Magazine Dadi & Piombo  Regards Ken The Yarkshire Gamer

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• Episode 63 - Paul Thompson - EWM Catch Up & the WW2 German Raid on the UK

  Hi everyone, This was planned initially as a bit of a catch up episode with a number of guests but I wasn't able to get all the  interviews done and I've been away myself so rather than have this lying around for weeks I've put my catch up with Paul out as an individual episode. Paul was my guest on Episode 43 and we chatted in depth on that occasion about Early War Miniatures and at the start of this show we chat for half an hour about what is going on at EWM and how they managed to cope with The Great Wargames Website Wobble of 24, something that affected many companies in the UK. We then move onto, what for me is one of the most fascinating stories I've ever covered on this show, the German raid on the coast of the Isle of Wight in 1943, an event which occurred just round the corner from where Paul lives and works. An amazing amount of work has gone on since we last spoke and Paul fills us in on the information that has come to light recently. The story isn't complete yet but its been a privilege to be party to the information as its come out and I look forward to hearing more. My next guest will be author Andy Johnson who has written a number of historical novels set in different eras, the WW2 and Wars of the Roses books have been on my reading pile recently. Andy has also done a bit of gaming as well as having a career in the military, so there will be plenty to chat about. Its important for me to keep the Podcast fresh and entertaining (for me as well) and with that in mind I've got a couple of different types of shows (in addition to the current, wargamer, brews in the binyard and historian styles) in the pipeline and I hope to announce those in the near future. So sit back and enjoy my chat with Paul and I'll see you again next time. Sithee Regards Ken The Yarkshire Gamer

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