Wargaming Beginners’ Guide – Wargaming Recon #309

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Jonathan J. Reinhart

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In this episode of Wargaming Recon, host Jonathan J. Reinhart and co-host Peter Bryant share practical tips for newcomers to the wargaming hobby. They discuss community connections, cost-effective strategies like using paper miniatures, and offer advice on miniature preparation and painting. Emphasizing inclusivity, they encourage listeners to engage with others, assuring that the journey into wargaming is rewarding and accessible.

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Foxbite Hobby Tools – Wargaming Recon #308

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Jonathan J. Reinhart

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[1:02] Welcome to Wargaming Recon. I am your host, Jonathan J. Reinhart. I am so excited to welcome you back to a new episode of the podcast. It is 2025, everybody. Here we are, you, me, our friends, and everybody else here for another calendar year of the podcast. I know we’ve been away for a while, and we’ll talk about that a little bit later in the episode, but I want to dive right in to today’s topic. We’re going to be talking about some hobby tools that you can get from Foxbite Hobbies. So Foxbite is a small business and they make paintbrushes and painting handles. They had sent us some paintbrushes to review and I had also previously purchased a painting handle that I wanted to go ahead and use.

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Gaming on the Cheap – Wargaming Recon #307

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Jonathan J. Reinhart

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In this episode Jonathan is joined by co-host Peter Bryant of Solarian Games. The pair discuss how someone can game on the cheap. Normally this can be an expensive hobby, but there are many ways that you can make it much cheaper. This will not be an exhaustive list, but hopefully it can give you some good ideas on where to start.

The first place to look is your local library. This is a free resource and many libraries have board games, video games and RPG books that you can use in the building or check out. Many will also have, or can get, Osprey books that you can use to research the history behind the game you will play. You might find that some have maker spaces and have #D printers or the tools that you can use to make models an/or terrain. They can even offer classes to teach you how to use these materials. You might find that some libraries even have the equipment needed to blog or podcast about your gaming.

There are also some online resources that you can use to get free or cheap gaming items.

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Iselion Hybrid – Wargaming Recon #306

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Jonathan J. Reinhart

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Game designers Peter Bryant of Solarian Games and Peter Saloom of Pear Tree Studio join Jonathan to discuss designing an adventure for roleplaying games (RPGs).  This is done by examining The Iselion Hybrid sci-fi adventure using the Savage Worlds system.  The adventure was created by Peter Saloom and Jonathan was one of the editors.

You can buy The Iselion Hybrid (AFFILIATE LINK) on DriveThruRPG.  It is a Copper Best Seller.
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Huzzah 2024 – Wargaming Recon #305

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Jonathan J. Reinhart

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In this episode, I, Jonathan, share my live recording from Huzzah! 2024 in South Portland, Maine, post-pandemic. I’m joined by Joerg Bender of Things from the Basement.  The convention was a huge success with increased attendance, thanks to vendors like WeeWolf Miniatures, Bloody Scotsmen Games, and Trilaterum, who showcased top-notch products. Other vendors such as MSD Games, Day of Battle Games, Silver Eagle Games, and newcomers like Legendary Wares and Mountain Rogues and Farm also added to the event’s vibrancy. Joerg expresses gratitude to all vendors and sponsors, including Warlord Games and Steve Jackson Games, for their contributions, along with HMGS for donating tickets for Historicon, making the event memorable for all.
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