Summary: Wargaming With Kids Jonathan shares tips for adults hoping to get kids into wargaming. These are also useful for wargaming parents looking to find a wargaming event at which their child can play. Simplify the rules Fun is the goal Durability is important BONUS: Whenever you see the name Mike Paine as a GM at a game day or a convention you NEED to sign up to play in Mike’s games. He is a superstar GM and he’s fantastic with kids. He always says that his games are for kids and adults who will play nicely with kids. Whenever I see his name at a con I immediately sign up for his stuff. Plus he’s an all around nice guy. Mailbag Via e-mail: Listener Shae e-mailed asking about WWII wargaming options for their 11 year old son. They also said “I do hear a similar refrain from other guys when I worry that they might not want a kid participating in their game-‘who will the next generation be if we don’t help them get interest in wargaming and make it fun?'” Via our Facebook page: Frequent guest Aaron Bostian said “Hearing Mr. Hyde talk on your show always seems to define everything I like about tabletop miniature gaming.” Listener Dave shared photos of a 2mm portable wargaming setup on the page. This created a lot of comments. Listener Michael commented about the 2mm portable wargaming saying “The more I look at these the more I consider dropping to 2mm…blast you guys” Do you have questions, comments, or constructive feedback? Then please share it with us on Facebook, Twitter, or via e-mail at cwfgamecast@wargamingforums.com. iTunes Reviews Stevbee from Canada left a 4 star review titled Great Stuff! saying “A great podcast full of a variety [of] good quality information.” Josh Weaver from the UK left a 4 star review titled Cheers saying “Thanks fo ran excellent podcast! I’ve only recently discovered the podcast and I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the quality of the cast and the dedication to improving that quality…all in all a great podcast! Happy gaming” We’re up to 10 ratings with an average score of 4.3 stars! Please take the time to REVIEW the show on iTunes. It helps others to find our show and it also helps to grow the hobby. Thank you to those who have rated and reviewed us. Do You Like Wargaming Recon? If you like what you hear and you use iTunes to get our content we ask a favor of you. Please consider reviewing us on iTunes. iTunes is one of the most popular ways for listeners to find podcasts. Why not help a potential new listener find our show and help grow the hobby? Review us on iTunes Announcements Over the years I’ve had a variety of guests on the show. Now I need to know who YOU want me to have on the show. Please CONTACT ME with who you want me to get on the show. If you can share their contact information or an introduction that is even better. Henry Hyde, editor of Miniature Wargames with Battlegames AND author of The Wargaming Compendium has released a new product. The Wars of the Faltenian Succession compiles his 12 part series (originally published in Battlegames magazine) into one PDF. It has color photos, live links to external websites and other pages in the pdf. Please BUY The Wars of the Faltenian Succession. Henry is donating 1 GBP from each sale to the Combat Stress charity. Henry’s new storefront is LIVE! To further help Jonathan has a mission for each of you. He will make a donation to Combat Stress for every single sale he generates. How does this work? BUY The Wars of the Faltenian Succession (3.5 GBP, $5.99 USD) Tell me you bought the compilation because I mentioned it on the show I make a donation to Combat Stress Isn’t that easy? Three simple steps and every one of us wins. You get a fantastic product. Henry gets to see how much people like his work. Combat Stress receives donations from Henry and from mys[...]
