Summary: Holiday Gift Guide 2014 with Aaron Bostian The Holiday Gift Guide 2014 aims to make it easier to shop for the special wargamers in our lives. In general shopping can be stressful and doubly so for wargamers. Special guest Aaron Bostian returns to the show to join Jonathan in creating this year’s list. If you’re unfamiliar with the Holiday Gift Guide we hope you will enjoy this episode. Don’t hesitate to peruse the gift guides for past years at: Holiday Gift Guides. Under $20 Jonathan’s List Ultimate General: Gettysburg-$14.99 Steam 1/72 scale Plastic models-$7.50 HaT Industrie & The Hobby Bunker in Malden, Mass. Cards Against Humanity-$25 Amazon (affiliate link) Aaron’s List Paper Model Buildings-FREEE Dave Graffam Models on WargameVault (affiliate link) Fantasy Flight Games Dice Bags-$7.99 and up Amazon (affiliate link) Keep Calm and Focus on Wargaming T-shirt-$16.99 CafePress Under $50 Jonathan’s List The Wargaming Compendium by Henry Hyde-$38.35 Amazon (affiliate link) 1775 Rebellion board game by Academy Games-$51.65 Amazon (affiliate link) D-Day Dice by Valley Games-$33 Amazon (affiliate link) Aaron’s List Star Wars: Force and Destiny beta-$29.95 Amazon (affiliate link) SAGA The Crescent & The Cross rulebook by Gripping Beast-$48 Architects of War Gift Certificate to your Friendly Local Game Store (FLGS) $100 and up Jonathan’s List TotalCon Attendance-$135 and up TotalCon’s website and Holiday Inn Mansfield website Star Wars X-wing Tantive IV Expansion Pack by Fantasy Flight Games-$89.99 your FLGS or $62.28 Amazon (affiliate link) Amazon Prime membership-$99 Amazon (affiliate link) Aaron’s List Sails of Glory-$67.95 Amazon (affiliate link) Star Wars: Imperial Assault by Fantasy Flight Games-$99.95 Fantasy Flight Games Spartan Scenics Starter Set-$125.99 TheWarStore Mailbag Via our Twitter page: @DrakePoldragon tweeted “I got my @cwfgamecast #ExtraLife2014 auction model today. He’s stunning! Makes me feel even better about donating ;)” @GlasgowWargame tweeted “Wargaming Recon podcasts worth a listen. Less hyped than some US offerings. Interview with Henry Hyde very good.” 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 On October 25, 2014 Jonathan participated in the Extra Life 24 hour game-a-thon to raise money for Boston Children’s Hospital. This fundraiser provides the money so that no child is turned away regardless of their family’s financial situation. Children’s Hospital has done so much for my little cousin Gracie in her battle against CF. She is routinely admitted to the hospital to get her lungs cleaned out. It isn’t a pleasant experience for anyone nevermind a young kid. But Children’s has alwa[...]
