Podcasts – Wargaming Recon

This contains the fixed podcast episode.  Use THIS one, and not the old one.  Apologies for the error and inconvenience.   Peter Saloom kicks off the episode with his 2024 goals for tabletop gaming.  Jonathan discusses using the SMART criteria.  SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-based.  Jonathan’s goals serve as starting points to engage with larger change. Pete’s Goal Double the number of hours spent gaming in 2024. Jonathan’s Goals Find a good home for the Yamashiro Mountain Fort terrain (by Things from the Basement) by the end of 2024.  If you’re interested in it, contact Jonathan. Jonathan wants to divest of tabletop gaming items that aren’t used or won’t be used.  This will clear physical and mental space so that other projects can be accomplished. Bring my family to one gaming convention by June 2024. Jonathan’s girls are getting to be of the age where they’re interested in what their Dad does when Dad goes out to gaming events.  This is an opportunity to expose them to new places, people, and hobbies that may be of interest to them.  It also fits a core value of the podcast by attempting to grow the hobby. Play 1 solo wargame by Thanksgiving 2024. Jonathan has multiple GMT games still in shrink wrap.  Many are from the P500 program.  Instead of constantly purchasing new games, Jonathan wishes to play what Jonathan already has. You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following: Facebook Twitter Reddit Join our Patreon community and provide support to Wargaming Recon starting from just $1 per month, which is less than a paintbrush. Credits Our theme song is “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel. The podcast logo was created by Peter Bryant. Audio editing was done by Joshua Shoobridge. Show notes for this episode were written by Jonathan J. Reinhart. This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Disclosure This post may contain affiliate links, and I may receive commissions or bonuses from your interactions with those links. Wargaming Recon pays tribute to Andrew, a cherished listener whose invaluable support inspired the show’s name. Let us observe a collective moment of silence to honor Andrew’s memory. We deeply mourn the loss of Adrian, a longstanding co-host of Wargaming Recon. Please join us in a moment of silence as we remember Adrian’s contributions and the impact he had on the show.

This contains the BROKEN podcast episode.  Click HERE for the fixed one.Apologies for the error and inconvenience. Peter Saloom kicks off the episode with his 2024 goals for tabletop gaming.  Jonathan discusses using the SMART criteria.  SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-based.  Jonathan’s goals serve as starting points to engage with larger change. Pete’s Goal Double the number of hours spent gaming in 2024. Jonathan’s Goals Find a good home for the Yamashiro Mountain Fort terrain (by Things from the Basement) by the end of 2024.  If you’re interested in it, contact Jonathan. Jonathan wants to divest of tabletop gaming items that aren’t used or won’t be used.  This will clear physical and mental space so that other projects can be accomplished. Bring my family to one gaming convention by June 2024. Jonathan’s girls are getting to be of the age where they’re interested in what their Dad does when Dad goes out to gaming events.  This is an opportunity to expose them to new places, people, and hobbies that may be of interest to them.  It also fits a core value of the podcast by attempting to grow the hobby. Play 1 solo wargame by Thanksgiving 2024. Jonathan has multiple GMT games still in shrink wrap.  Many are from the P500 program.  Instead of constantly purchasing new games, Jonathan wishes to play what Jonathan already has. You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following: Facebook Twitter Reddit Join our Patreon community and provide support to Wargaming Recon starting from just $1 per month, which is less than a paintbrush. Credits Our theme song is “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel. The podcast logo was created by Peter Bryant. Audio editing was done by Joshua Shoobridge. Show notes for this episode were written by Jonathan J. Reinhart. This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Disclosure This post may contain affiliate links, and I may receive commissions or bonuses from your interactions with those links. Wargaming Recon pays tribute to Andrew, a cherished listener whose invaluable support inspired the show’s name. Let us observe a collective moment of silence to honor Andrew’s memory. We deeply mourn the loss of Adrian, a longstanding co-host of Wargaming Recon. Please join us in a moment of silence as we remember Adrian’s contributions and the impact he had on the show.

In this episode Jonathan is joined by Peter Saloom to talk about Carnage 26. Carnage was held Oct 27-29, 2023 at Killington Grand resort in Killington Vt. Jonathan, Robert Dunn, and Peter Saloom all attended Carnage on behalf of Wargaming Recon.  Jonathan & Peter discuss the games played by all three people. Robert: Fri 1:00 PM: Learn to Play Star Wars Shatterpoint Sat 1:00 PM: Alpha Strike, Battle at Caph Sat 7:00 PM: Blade Runner RPG: Electric Dreams. Run by Jake Babineau Sun 8:00 AM: Pathfinder Society RPG Jonathan: Sat 1:00 PM: Carnage in San Miguel. Run by Mark McKinley and played on side of the witches. Sat 7:00 PM: Capt. Benson vs Hanghai Raiders, run by Mike Paine. Peter: Friday 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM: Ran 2 games of Shadow of the Sacred Hills adventure in in the Deadlands setting. Saturday 1:00 PM: Carnage in San Miguel. Run by Mark McKinley and played on side of the witch hunters. (Yes, against Jonathan) Saturday 7:00 PM: 13th Annual Dominion Tournament.  (Buy Dominion from this affiliate link) There was a live recording on Saturday morning of Wargaming Recon. If you have not listened to our last episode, then you can listen to episode 297 here. Everyone stayed onsite at Killington Grand Resort.  We talk about the hotel experience and how it compares to other convention hotels. There is even a general discussion of favorite and least favorite parts of the convention. If you have any thoughts about this years Carnage, we would love to hear from you at jonathan@wargamingrecon.com, or you can reach out through any other our social media. If you want to see any of the Wargaming Recon crew, they can be found at TotalCon 2024 on Feb 22-25 at the Best Western Royal Plaza in Marlboro, Mass. The next Redemption Con Game Night will be 6pm EST December 21, 2023 at Redemption Rock Brewery. You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following: Facebook Twitter Reddit Join our Patreon community and provide support to Wargaming Recon starting from just $1 per month, which is less than a paintbrush. Credits Our theme song is “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel. The podcast logo was created by Peter Bryant. Audio editing was done by Joshua Shoobridge. Show notes for this episode were written by Robert Dunn. This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Disclosure This post may contain affiliate links, and I may receive commissions or bonuses from your interactions with those links. Wargaming Recon pays tribute to Andrew, a cherished listener whose invaluable support inspired the show’s name. Let us observe a collective moment of silence to honor Andrew’s memory. We deeply mourn the loss of Adrian, a longstanding co-host of Wargaming Recon. Please join us in a moment of silence as we remember Adrian’s contributions and the impact he had on the show.

This episode was recorded LIVE at Carnage 2023 in Killington, Vermont.  Jonathan is joined by co-hosts Robert Dunn and Peter Saloom. The trio sit down and talk about miniatures agnostic gaming. Peter and Robert begin by defining what minis agnostic gaming is.  We talk about our thoughts about this type of game and what sort of pros and cons you might have trying out games of this type. Peter’s game of choice is Song of Blades and Heroes by Ganesha Games and you can find more about it here. Robert’s game of choice is the solo game by Modiphius Publishing and Nordic Weasel Games call five Parsecs from Home, and you can see about the game here. We would love to know what your thoughts are about minis agnostic games and if you have any personal favorites. You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following: Facebook Twitter Reddit Join our Patreon community and provide support to Wargaming Recon starting from just $1 per month, which is less than a paintbrush. Credits Our theme song is “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel. The podcast logo was created by Peter Bryant. Audio editing was done by Joshua Shoobridge. Show notes for this episode were written by Robert Dunn. This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Disclosure This post may contain affiliate links, and I may receive commissions or bonuses from your interactions with those links. Wargaming Recon pays tribute to Andrew, a cherished listener whose invaluable support inspired the show’s name. Let us observe a collective moment of silence to honor Andrew’s memory. We deeply mourn the loss of Adrian, a longstanding co-host of Wargaming Recon. Please join us in a moment of silence as we remember Adrian’s contributions and the impact he had on the show.

In this episode Jonathan is joined by co-host Robert Dunn. Robert writes the show notes.  He has been on the podcast before and travels with Jonathan to conventions. Jonathan and Robert get into a very long talk about what they think about the multitude of eras available in our wargame hobby. They use the list that from the Wargaming, Soldiers and Strategy magazine’s Great Wargaming Survey 2023.  The survey has been ongoing for about 10 years now. We do take a few liberties on how we organized some of the eras, but we talk about all of them; we did almost miss Pike and Shotte, but we caught it before the end. We recap our favorite eras and add the one era that we would add to our collection if we could.  We would love to hear your favorite eras to play in and hope you reach out through social media or email. Before we end we talk about our upcoming trip to Carnage 26 on October 27-29 at the Killington Grand Resort in Killington, Vermont, USA. Preregistration will be over by the time this podcast is live but you can still register onsite. The Wargaming Recon crew will be doing a live recording on Saturday October 28 from 10am-11am in the Roundabout. Our topic is going to be figure (or miniature) agnostics rules. If you are at the convention come by the live recording or say “Hi” if you happen to see us around. For more info on Carnage 26 For info on the Great Wargaming Survey You can find our Mech on our website You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following: Facebook Twitter Reddit Email: jreinhart@gmail.com Join our Patreon community and provide support to Wargaming Recon starting from just $1 per month, which is less than a paintbrush. Credits Our theme song is “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel. The podcast logo was created by Peter Bryant. Audio editing was done by Jonathan J. Reinhart. Show notes for this episode were written by Robert Dunn. This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Disclosure This post may contain affiliate links, and I may receive commissions or bonuses from your interactions with those links. Wargaming Recon pays tribute to Andrew, a cherished listener whose invaluable support inspired the show’s name. Let us observe a collective moment of silence to honor Andrew’s memory. We deeply mourn the loss of Adrian, a longstanding co-host of Wargaming Recon. Please join us in a moment of silence as we remember Adrian’s contributions and the impact he had on the show.

In this episode Jonathan is joined by Peter Saloom to talk about two recent 1-Day gaming events called Leveled Up and the Hobby Bunker Games Day. Leveled Up is part of Redemption Con and might sound familiar to our listeners. Peter talks about about the turn out and the games played along with other details if you are interested in attending next time. The other event is the Hobby Bunker Games Day. The pair talk about the new location and the new playing space. Jonathan and Peter discuss how this event stands out from others and what games they played. One game that was played is Devil in San Miguel. Jonathan explains the details and how it is related to Devil in the Wilderness. Jonathan made a YouTube video of the game played at the Hobby Bunker Games Day. You can see the video here. If you want to see the Wargaming Recon team in the future you can find can find us at Carnage 26.  Carnage is October 27-29 at the Killington Grand Resort in Killington, Vermont. There will even be a live podcast  recording at the convention that you can participate in. The recording is event #273 and will be on Saturday October 28 at 10am. Peter is also running some 2 Deadlands RPG’s that you can also check out at events #77& #78 Carnage 26 Website Event signup If you want to stay up to date with Peter you can find him at the following: Facebook (as Peter Bostwick) Redemption Convention FB page You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following: Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Join our Patreon community and provide support to Wargaming Recon starting from just $1 per month, which is less than a paintbrush. Credits Our theme song is “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel. The podcast logo was created by Peter Bryant. Audio editing was done by Joshua Shoobridge. Show notes for this episode were written by Robert Dunn. This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Disclosure This post may contain affiliate links, and I may receive commissions or bonuses from your interactions with those links. Wargaming Recon pays tribute to Andrew, a cherished listener whose invaluable support inspired the show’s name. Let us observe a collective moment of silence to honor Andrew’s memory. We deeply mourn the loss of Adrian, a longstanding co-host of Wargaming Recon. Please join us in a moment of silence as we remember Adrian’s contributions and the impact he had on the show.

In this episode Jonathan is joined by Peter Saloom. You might remember Peter since he was on recently and was talking about growing community at Redemption Rock Brewing in Worcester, Massachusetts. Peter is a published writer with the Stingers & Spores setting in the Savage Worlds RPG ruleset. Peter starts off by describing the Savage Worlds rules and what about them drew him to using those rules for his own adventures. Peter walks us through his writing process and where his ideas and inspirations come from. Jonathan asks about what adventures he loves and what makes them special for him. Peter moves on to the adventures that he has written, which ones have been published and how people can get them on DriveThruRPG. Peter is published through Twitchy Butcher Studios LLC; and Calvin Thomas is the owner and creator of their products. DriveThruRPG(affiliate Ink) Peter’s Adventure(affiliate link) If you want to stay up to date with Peter you can find him at the following: Facebook(as Peter Bostwick) Redemption Convention FB page You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following: Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Join our Patreon community and provide support to Wargaming Recon starting from just $1 per month, which is less than a paintbrush. Credits Our theme song is “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel. The podcast logo was created by Peter Bryant. Audio editing was done by Joshua Shoobridge. Show notes for this episode were written by Robert Dunn. This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Disclosure This post may contain affiliate links, and I may receive commissions or bonuses from your interactions with those links. Wargaming Recon pays tribute to Andrew, a cherished listener whose invaluable support inspired the show’s name. Let us observe a collective moment of silence to honor Andrew’s memory. We deeply mourn the loss of Adrian, a longstanding co-host of Wargaming Recon. Please join us in a moment of silence as we remember Adrian’s contributions and the impact he had on the show.

In this episode Jonathan is joined by counselor, author and professor; Dr. Allan Hunter. He has written 12 books including The Sanity Manual (affiliate link), Life Passages: Writing Exercises for Your Life Journey (affiliate link), and From Coastal Command to Captivity: The Memoir of a Second World War Airman (affiliate link).  Dr. Hunter has a PhD in Literature from Oxford and Jonathan had him as a professor in college. Last time he was on the podcast they talked about how tabletop gaming can help those living with anxiety and depression. See: Episode 245. This time they talk about toxicity and and what it looks like. Jonathan and Dr. Hunter cover some of the notable examples of toxicity in the tabletop gaming community. The big three that they cover are the Satine Phoenix incident; the Wizards of the Coast potential change to the Open Game License; and the Wyrmwood Gaming allegations.  They will discuss the negative catalysts of each and healthy ways people can move forward having lived through such awfulness. The will then talk about how, and if, trusting them again would be possible. There is even talk about forgiveness and how it can help with healing and if it is right for someone to consider forgiveness.  It is highly likely that all these incidents are are not unique, and Dr. Hunter offers some potential red flags to look for in order to protect yourself. If you would like to contact Dr. Allan Hunter; you can find him at the following locations: Website Amazon (affiliate link) YouTube You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following: Facebook Twitter Email Join our Patreon community and provide support to Wargaming Recon starting from just $1 per month, which is less than a paintbrush. Credits Our theme song is “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel. The podcast logo was created by Peter Bryant. Audio editing was done by Jonathan J. Reinhart. Show notes for this episode were written by Robert Dunn. This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Disclosure This post may contain affiliate links, and I may receive commissions or bonuses from your interactions with those links. Wargaming Recon pays tribute to Andrew, a cherished listener whose invaluable support inspired the show’s name. Let us observe a collective moment of silence to honor Andrew’s memory. We deeply mourn the loss of Adrian, a longstanding co-host of Wargaming Recon. Please join us in a moment of silence as we remember Adrian’s contributions and the impact he had on the show.

In this episode Jonathan is joined by Robert Dunn to talk about Huzzah! Con 2023.  Huzzah was held in South Portland, Maine during the weekend of May 19-21, 2023. Robert writes the show notes for each episode over the past few years.  He is an invaluable member of the team and a friend. Robert and Jonathan talk about Huzzah! Con and give some details about the convention for those who might be interested in attending in the future.  Jonathan had some medical issues and sadly was unable to attend at the last moment. Thankfully Robert was there and reports back on the games he played.  He shares his thoughts about this year’s convention. The pair even spend some time talking about the hotels and local food options. This leads to a few issues that have not fully been cleared with the ongoing supply chain issues. Robert talks about some of his convention purchases and what games he is playing currently. If you attended Huzzah this year and have any other thoughts or comments about your experience then share them with Jonathan and the rest of Wargaming Recon community on any of the below listed social media links.  Robert does not really use any social media, but if you want to reach out to him you can reach out through Jonathan’ email address, also listed below. You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following: Facebook Twitter Email Join our Patreon community and provide support to Wargaming Recon starting from just $1 per month, which is less than a paintbrush. Credits Our theme song is “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel. The podcast logo was created by Peter Bryant. Audio editing was done by Jonathan J. Reinhart. Show notes for this episode were written by Robert Dunn. This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Disclosure This post may contain affiliate links, and I may receive commissions or bonuses from your interactions with those links. Wargaming Recon pays tribute to Andrew, a cherished listener whose invaluable support inspired the show’s name. Let us observe a collective moment of silence to honor Andrew’s memory. We deeply mourn the loss of Adrian, a longstanding co-host of Wargaming Recon. Please join us in a moment of silence as we remember Adrian’s contributions and the impact he had on the show.

This week Jonathan is joined by Kos, the CEO of W.R.K.S. Games. W.R.K.S Games is the publisher of Jordenheim, and now Katana-Ra. The pair jump right in to talking about their new game Katana-Ra and what it is; and the development behind it.  Katana-Ra is a Japanese inspired cyberpunk RPG and Kos talks about the inspiration and how it is different from other games in the genre like Cyberpunk and Shadowrun. Kos talks about the different formats available once the game is released and where to find it. W.R.K.S Games also creates accompanying video games to their games. Kos talks about the status of BloodBond Into the Shroud for Jordenheim and where you can get a copy. He them moves over to talking about the game Shinobi Rising, and how it will be associated with Katana-Ra. This game is not our yet; but you get a sneak peak from Kos. Kos and Jonathan get involved in quite the talk about AI art and how it is being used currently and how W.R.K.S. is using it, as opposed to traditional art assets. Kos and Jonathan do talk about controversy around AI created art. If you would like to follow W.R.K.S. Games you can find them at the following places online: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Discord  You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following: Facebook Twitter Email Support Wargaming Recon through Patreon. It costs as little as $1 per per month. That is less than a cup of coffee. Credits “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel is our theme song.  Peter Bryant designed our podcast logo.  Joshua Shoobridge edited the audio.  Robert Dunn wrote the show notes for this episode. This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Disclosure This post may contain links to products or services with which I have an affiliate relationship. I may receive commissions or bonuses from your actions on such links. Wargaming Recon is dedicated to the memory of long time listener Andrew who helped to give the show its name. I ask all listeners to join me in a moment of silence in Andrew’s honor. Wargaming Recon is mourning the loss of long time co-host Adrian. Please take a moment of silence for Adrian.

In this episode Jonathan is joined by Peter Saloom. Peter helped found a gaming community at Redemption Rock Brewing in Worchester, Massachusetts; and he is also the president of a 2nd generation family business. Peter talks about his gaming origins and how it has led him to building his local gaming community. The pair talk about community building and why it can mean different things to different people. They also talk about why it is important and how it can benefit the everyday gamer. One of the obstacles encountered is gatekeeping. Gatekeeping can exist in any aspect of gaming and it can be imposing and can feel impenetrable. Peter gives his advice on how to prevent the formation of; and how to dismantle any existing gatekeeping. New players are the lifeblood of any group. Jonathan and Peter discuss the real or imagined barriers that exist when trying to join a gaming community. Jonathan recalls Jonathan’s experience with the fact that many gamers may view new social experiences as challenging and what can be done to make the community more accessible to new players. Even though a group may be very welcoming and open for new players; the location still has a massive impact on how the group functions. Peter and Jonathan discuss what places are great for finding or building a gaming community. And why the list goes beyond the game store. In an effort to help out Peter’s local gaming community, there is Redemption Convention at Redemption Rock Brewing Company. Peter goes over the all the details and tells you why you should attend. If you want to stay up to with Peter, his club and Redemption Con you can find out more at the links below: Facebook Redemption Rock Brewing Company You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following: Facebook Twitter Email Support Wargaming Recon through Patreon. It costs as little as $1 per per month. That is less than a cup of coffee. Credits “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel is our theme song.  Peter Bryant designed our podcast logo.  Joshua Shoobridge edited the audio.  Robert Dunn wrote the show notes for this episode. This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Disclosure This post may contain links to products or services with which I have an affiliate relationship. I may receive commissions or bonuses from your actions on such links. Wargaming Recon is dedicated to the memory of long time listener Andrew who helped to give the show its name. I ask all listeners to join me in a moment of silence in Andrew’s honor. Wargaming Recon is mourning the loss of long time co-host Adrian. Please take a moment of silence for Adrian.

This is the second of two live episodes recorded at TotalCon 2023. In this episode Jonathan is joined by Joerg Bender. Joerg is the owner of Things From the Basement; the company that makes beautiful MDF tabletop wargaming terrain. The Plan Joerg is given the $5,000 extreme gaming makeover challenge. He has $5,000 pretend dollars to spend on a makeover.  He cannot go over the $5,000 and it has to be used to enhance or makeover his gaming experience. Jonathan and Joerg talk about the general plan for the makeover, and what aspects Joerg wants to improve. Joerg goes into detail about what he likes to play and and what he wants to keep with his current gaming situation. The Gear: Joerg’s plan is to upgrade his play space with the Jasper board game table with many of the accessories. Joerg finds that the accessories really make the table for him. The topper helps him leave a game set up allows him to pause for dinner. The wine glass and cup holders keep the drinks off the table during play; and preventing the dreaded spillage. Joerg is also going to add even more accessories to his table, but you will have to listen to hear about even more addons. This is all part of a beautiful dark walnut colored wooden table. The table starts at $959USD and after the extras and shipping, the table costs an impressive $1,842USD. Even though Joerg makes MDF terrain, he still likes having resin terrain around. This is the next part of his makeover.  Joerg is planning on getting the Altburg range of terrain from Tabletop World. The terrain is high quality resin terrain for 28-32mm gaming.   If you want to know more about the items on Joerg’s list then see the below links: Jasper Boardgame Table Tabletop World If you want to stay up to date with The happenings of Things From the Basement Facebook Website You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following: Facebook Twitter Email Support Wargaming Recon through Patreon. It costs as little as $1 per per month. That is less than a cup of coffee. Credits “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel is our theme song.  Peter Bryant designed our podcast logo.  Joshua Shoobridge edited the audio.  Robert Dunn wrote the show notes for this episode. This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Disclosure This post may contain links to products or services with which I have an affiliate relationship. I may receive commissions or bonuses from your actions on such links. Wargaming Recon is dedicated to the memory of long time listener Andrew who helped to give the show its name. I ask all listeners to join me in a moment of silence in Andrew’s honor. Wargaming Recon is mourning the loss of long time co-host Adrian. Please take a moment of silence for Adrian.

This episode was recorded live at TotalCon 37 on February 25, 2023. Jonathan was joined by Peter Bryant for this live recording. Peter is the co-owner of Solarian Games and the game designer behind the new Razer RPG system. Jonathan quizzes Peter on his gaming origins and why this makes him a good game designer. Getting down to the main portion of the episode, Jonathan and Peter talk about Razor and how it will work as an RPG framework. Peter discusses why the system exists and what it does that other rules systems do not do; as well as what genres of games Peter thinks will work with the rules system. Peter goes into some deep discussions on some specifics with the Razor system.  He covers character creation and what the gameplay experience for the players should be. He talks about how the unique mechanics and features help to blend player choice and the narrative structure. Jonathan asks Peter about the challenges and obstacles that were faced while designing the system and how the Razor system will fit into the modern RPG environment. Since Peter is the co-owner of Solarian Games; the pair cover the other projects and Jonathan focuses on Cube of Death and when it is expected to be available for public release. If you are interested in finding out more about Solarian Games and what Peter is working on; just go to the following links to learn more. Facebook Twitter Website You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following: Facebook Twitter Email Support Wargaming Recon through Patreon. It costs as little as $1 per per month. That is less than a cup of coffee. Credits “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel is our theme song.  Peter Bryant designed our podcast logo.  Joshua Shoobridge edited the audio.  Robert Dunn wrote the show notes for this episode. This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Disclosure This post may contain links to products or services with which I have an affiliate relationship. I may receive commissions or bonuses from your actions on such links. Wargaming Recon is dedicated to the memory of long time listener Andrew who helped to give the show its name. I ask all listeners to join me in a moment of silence in Andrew’s honor. Wargaming Recon is mourning the loss of long time co-host Adrian. Please take a moment of silence for Adrian.

In this episode Jonathan is joined by Alex Berner and Chase Harris of Pocket Bard. Alex is the composer and CEO of Pocket Bard. Chase is the Lead Developer and Interactive Audio Lead. The trio talk about what Pocket Bard is and how it can enhance your own RPG or tabletop gaming experience. Diving into the origin story for Pocket Bard; Alex and Chase talk about how their app is different from the other apps/software out there and what makes Pocket Bard special. Currently Pocket Bard is in open beta on iOS and Android and Alex and Chase tell you how to get involved and what the next steps are for the app. Since Alex and Chase are making a music app for RPG’s; one would hope that they play games also. Jonathan questions them on their gaming pedigree. If you want to know more or want to download a copy of Pocket Bard then you can find them at the following locations: iOS Android Facebook Discord YouTube Instagram Twitter You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following: Facebook Twitter Email Support Wargaming Recon through Patreon. It costs as little as $1 per per month. That is less than a cup of coffee. Credits “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel is our theme song.  Peter Bryant designed our podcast logo.  Joshua Shoobridge edited the audio.  Robert Dunn wrote the show notes for this episode. This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Disclosure This post may contain links to products or services with which I have an affiliate relationship. I may receive commissions or bonuses from your actions on such links. Wargaming Recon is dedicated to the memory of long time listener Andrew who helped to give the show its name. I ask all listeners to join me in a moment of silence in Andrew’s honor. Wargaming Recon is mourning the loss of long time co-host Adrian. Please take a moment of silence for Adrian.

In this episode Jonathan is joined by Andrew Hartland.  Andrew is the Gaming Coordinator for CaptainCon and a NASA engineer. Andrew talks about what he does as the Gaming Coordinator before talking about CaptainCon itself. CaptainCon is February 3-5, 2023 in Warwick, RI and is full of RPG’s, Miniatures and Board games. Andrew goes into detail on the number of events and attendees and tells us all why we need to add this convention to your convention cycle. Jonathan and Andrew talk about games they are playing and what they look forward to in games at conventions. Having a NASA engineer on the podcast; Jonathan has to talk about space and NASA. DISCLAIMER: CaptainCon is a sponsor of Wargaming Recon, but that does not exert any editorial control. If you would like to keep up with CaptainCon you can follow them at the following locations online: Facebook Website Instagram Twitter You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following: Facebook Twitter Email Support Wargaming Recon through Patreon. It costs as little as $1 per per month. That is less than a cup of coffee. Credits “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel is our theme song.  Peter Bryant designed our podcast logo.  Joshua Shoobridge edited the audio.  Robert Dunn wrote the show notes for this episode. This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Disclosure This post may contain links to products or services with which I have an affiliate relationship. I may receive commissions or bonuses from your actions on such links. Wargaming Recon is dedicated to the memory of long time listener Andrew who helped to give the show its name. I ask all listeners to join me in a moment of silence in Andrew’s honor. Wargaming Recon is mourning the loss of long time co-host Adrian. Please take a moment of silence for Adrian.