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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

Mike-Paine

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.

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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”

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iTunes Reviews

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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 myself.

After purchasing the compilation you will receive two e-mails. The first is a Paypal confirmation. The second one comes from Henry’s eShop with the actual file. The second e-mail may be delayed. It can take up to four days for Paypal to tell Henry’s eShop that you actually made a purchase. Henry is working on a fix.

Upcoming Guests for Wargaming Recon

Steven MacLauchlan, head podcaster at WWPD: News From the Front podcast, will be the featured guest on Episode 122.
Jasper Oorthuys, managing editor publications for Karwansaray Publishers, will share the results of The Great Wargaming Survey on Episode 123.

Some Reminders:

Read the Episode Guide for sneak peeks at future episodes.
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Troll in the Corner Podcast Network

Wargaming Recon belongs to the Troll in the Corner Podcast Network (TCPN). You may like some of the other shows on the network.

Indie Talks – bi-monthly on Wednesdays covering independent games, film, television. Includes many interviews. Hosted by Trollitc owner Ben Gerber.

Monsters of the Shattered World – monthly on the last Saturday. Story of a young scholar encountering strange animals on another world.

Promos for the TCPN podcasts appear at the end of the show. Many thanks to Jeremy Kostiew, Troll ITC’s logo designer, for the amazing logos. Check out his portfolio at MightyNightGaunt.com

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