Discuss all things Season 5, starting with the premiere episode here
http://grogheads.com/podcast/grogcast-season-5-premiere-episode
Did Barth call in using a tin can and string?
Quote from: mirth on July 07, 2017, 08:16:47 AM
Did Barth call in using a tin can and string?
Canadian socialized telephony
Yeah... time for a new headset.... :P
I thought Apotheosis was one of the bad guys in Stargate.
Listened to the show last night. Good discussion gents.
I'm a little confused at the logic of how being a gaming culdesac is a positive for wargaming however.
1: I will now threaten to take B_C''s equipment away from him. Drive to the toasty Southwest to do it if I must.
2: @Bison: Something I've been thinking about a lot. Folks have wrung their hands about where war gaming is going, especially the groggy kind, for years. I think that was always based on a false apprehension, viz., that to be a vital part of the entertainment scene, we had to go back to the days of Avalon Hill and SPI and to sell the sorts of numbers and have the sort of cultural presence that particularly the former did. Those fellows bought billboards for heaven's sake. However big they really were -- my perspective is admittedly distorted -- the days of "big wargaming" are over. Origins (once a wargaming con), GenCon (once sort of a wargaming con), Essen, UK Games Expo, &c., have given us more or less space -- usually less -- but even at Origins "Cool Stuff, Inc." didn't bring a single war game to sell on their discount racks like they did last year. Please understand that I didn't want this to be the case, but PCs, consoles, and, yeah, lighter boardgame fare has sucked the air out of the room.
So, we are where we are, but, rather than collapse to sackcloth and ashes, I choose to be pleased by the fact that ConSim Expo does as well as it does and publishers like LnL, Fliying Pig, Compass, OSS, OSG, and even some interesting foreign interlopers have thrived in an environment made possible by rapidly-declining printing costs, the internet, crowd funding, and a few other factors as well. I am very curious to see how long this all endures -- does OSG survive Mr. Zucker's inevitable passing, for example -- but I'm selfish enough to say that I've got games enough to play for more than my lifetime.
Easily the most interesting case in all this is GMT where groggy games are getting bustled to the back of the queue by gentler, more euro-centric designs. The influence of the euros on this company is evident and logical.. It now appears, though, that the P500 has really become the P-better-get-closer-to-1,000 as mega-hits like TS and C&C:A crowd out the heavier stuff that has languished.
People drive into cul-de-sacs all the time. They often find very fine things there. Just don't expect the same kind of traffic and attention you'd get on Main Street. That's reserved for Hanseatic traders making soldiers from wheat.
Quote from: Cyrano on July 10, 2017, 11:15:11 AM
1: I will now threaten to take B_C''s equipment away from him. Drive to the toasty Southwest to do it if I must.
^-^
Interesting thoughts Cyrano thanks for posting.
Toonces & Mirth in this week's GrogCast for your weekend listening enjoyment
Quote from: bayonetbrant on July 14, 2017, 09:10:12 AM
Toonces & Mirth in this week's GrogCast for your weekend listening enjoyment
No frills or sarcastic references in this one...didn't have time for it. :-\
I demand embarrassing sound effects!
Shhhh! Listen...
O:-)
Episode 3.
Two words: "thrust sticks"
Quote from: bayonetbrant on July 21, 2017, 06:47:01 AM
Episode 3.
Two words: "thrust sticks"
And I wasn't even involved
For next year's Origins crew, the addition to the Order of the Square Button should be the Golden Dongle.
Seconded!
Amazon even has good candidate! (https://www.amazon.com/BADALink-Bullet-Memory-Windows-Notebook/dp/B01D4N6DTG/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1500979185&sr=1-6&keywords=gold+usb+drive)
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarcentral.com%2Fpics%2Fgd.jpg&hash=79c39b6d97473db80a4db0ba7623beede0ba8e38)
that's a dangle, not a dongle!
Dang!
Episode 4! Tonight! YAAAAYYYYYY!
The reverb adds a lot
I was clearly suffering from some twin baby induced lack of sleep and memory failure.
You sound remarkably coherent for someone with newborn twins.
You just had to mention Agricola...
FYI, I'm at least as big an a-hole in person as online. Brant and MD can attest to that.
Quote from: mirth on July 30, 2017, 11:50:58 AM
You just had to mention Agricola...
I did. It's a great survival game.
Quote from: Bison on July 30, 2017, 11:58:06 AM
It's a great survival game.
So was that podcast :P
Quote from: mirth on July 30, 2017, 11:52:20 AM
FYI, I'm at least as big an a-hole in person as online. Brant and MD can attest to that.
Ya got my vote too. :bd:
I don't care what Canucks think of me :P
That's cause yer a wanna be Frog. :P
I would like to repatriate to Quebec.
(https://pics.me.me/middle-class-french-canadian-starter-pack-canadian-tire-asteur-decoss%C3%A9-1178292.png)
What I would expect from a guy frightened by the Martian Chronicles
WHEN I WAS 10, AWRIGHT? jeez
Quote from: BanzaiCat on July 30, 2017, 06:10:32 PM
WHEN I WAS 10, AWRIGHT? jeez
was that back when you were getting bitch-slapped?
He's still getting bitch slapped.
I wish.
Me too.
Well played, Winthorpe.
ep 5 today!
Where can I find it?
Travolta's gonna be pissed!
Episode 6 is up :)
Not seeing it on iTunes :P
Quote from: mirth on August 11, 2017, 10:51:33 AM
Not seeing it on iTunes :P
1. you're lying! you don't use iTunes; it's made by Apple! :crazy2:
2. see attached
You just posted it in the last 15 minutes then. I went there first to give you some iTunes love.
(I've been using iTunes for over 10 years and I still like it as a media player)
Quote from: mirth on August 11, 2017, 11:14:23 AM
You just posted it in the last 15 minutes then. I went there first to give you some iTunes love.
(I've been using iTunes for over 10 years and I still like it as a media player)
I don't know how quickly the subscription data gets pushed to iTunes, PodBean, Google Play, BGG, Feedburner, etc.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on August 11, 2017, 11:23:25 AM
Quote from: mirth on August 11, 2017, 11:14:23 AM
You just posted it in the last 15 minutes then. I went there first to give you some iTunes love.
(I've been using iTunes for over 10 years and I still like it as a media player)
I don't know how quickly the subscription data gets pushed to iTunes, PodBean, Google Play, BGG, Feedburner, etc.
Stupid interwebz
You guys could have used a third :P
Little light on the wargaming this week
Quote from: mirth on August 11, 2017, 11:29:23 AMYou guys could have used a third :P
No shit
Quote from: mirth on August 11, 2017, 11:50:22 AMLittle light on the wargaming this week
did we not advertise it as a role-playing episode?
At least no one mentioned Agricola this week.
Quote from: mirth on August 11, 2017, 11:59:51 AM
At least no one mentioned Agricola this week.
we'll bring it up twice next week
super
Quote from: mirth on August 11, 2017, 11:29:23 AM
You guys could have used a third :P
Or a topics outline. ::)
You're just wishing they had thrown in some Munchkin talk.
Quote from: bbmike on August 11, 2017, 01:51:50 PM
Quote from: mirth on August 11, 2017, 11:29:23 AM
You guys could have used a third :P
Or a topics outline. ::)
this isn't the first GrogCast you've listened to, is it?
Oh, no. This was some of the best stream of consciousness stuff to date. :buck2:
^ha!
I see a podcast on RPGs! Going to listen to later hope you saw fit to talk about the first wargaming RPG (at least since maybe Ambush) namely Burden of Command 8-) Here's hoping,
cheers,
Luke
p.s. otherwise I must cry into my beer later tonight :'( :'( :'(
(we were taking tabletop, not digital - don't cry, we'll circle back around to you guys later! :) )
Role Playing Games are people too! :peace:
Sniffle sniffle. Thanks.
Love Spock and the guitar!
Rookies!
http://grogheads.com/podcast/grogcast-season-5-episode-7-rookies
New episode today
New episode for your holiday weekend!
http://grogheads.com/podcast/grogcast-season-5-episode-9-lessons-learned-in-gaming
Was someone rolling dice in the background? Mixing a martini?
Great podcast. It was nice to get a little history on Command Post Wargaming. And if you need to rename Command Post Wargaming may I suggest Super Happy Stressful Military Planning Hour! :P
And another Munchkin mention! It's starting to get scary...
Quote from: bbmike on September 01, 2017, 02:10:39 PM
And if you need to rename Command Post Wargaming may I suggest Super Happy Stressful Military Planning Hour! :P
What stress did you experience? The stress of passing bad intel?
Passing bad intel was easy. It was the lack of proper air support that caused all of the stress.
Quote from: bbmike on September 01, 2017, 02:10:39 PM
Was someone rolling dice in the background? Mixing a martini?
Either James or Doug was typing in the background. I was walking around the room trying to wake my foot up (it fell asleep about 10 minutes in)
Quote from: bbmike on September 01, 2017, 02:21:19 PM
Passing bad intel was easy. It was the lack of proper air support that caused all of the stress.
there was all sorts of improper air support, tho
Quote from: bayonetbrant on September 01, 2017, 02:24:55 PM
Quote from: bbmike on September 01, 2017, 02:21:19 PM
Passing bad intel was easy. It was the lack of proper air support that caused all of the stress.
there was all sorts of improper air support, tho
Because of the bad intel.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on September 01, 2017, 02:24:36 PM
Quote from: bbmike on September 01, 2017, 02:10:39 PM
Was someone rolling dice in the background? Mixing a martini?
Either James or Doug was typing in the background. I was walking around the room trying to wake my foot up (it fell asleep about 10 minutes in)
No typing on my part. I was stickering blocks for awhile, though.
Stickering blocks is my least favorite game prep task.
Quote from: panzerde on September 01, 2017, 03:42:10 PM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on September 01, 2017, 02:24:36 PM
Quote from: bbmike on September 01, 2017, 02:10:39 PM
Was someone rolling dice in the background? Mixing a martini?
Either James or Doug was typing in the background. I was walking around the room trying to wake my foot up (it fell asleep about 10 minutes in)
No typing on my part. I was stickering blocks for awhile, though.
What game?
Quote from: bob48 on September 01, 2017, 04:11:41 PM
What game?
or you could listen to the podcast, wherein he reveals all! :D
Quote from: bayonetbrant on September 01, 2017, 04:18:12 PM
Quote from: bob48 on September 01, 2017, 04:11:41 PM
What game?
or you could listen to the podcast, wherein he reveals all! :D
True, I do. SPOILER: Wilderness Empires.
Quote from: mirth on September 01, 2017, 03:45:03 PM
Stickering blocks is my least favorite game prep task.
It isn't as relaxing as corner clipping, that's for sure.
Doug and I could do a 'cast.
Quote from: mirth on September 01, 2017, 04:44:08 PM
Quote from: panzerde on September 01, 2017, 04:34:09 PM
Quote from: bob48 on September 01, 2017, 04:29:46 PM
Doug and I could do a 'cast.
Absolutely, I'm in!
The GeezerCast :P
Come over here where I can reach you from this chair so I can smack you with my cane. No, wait, I'll just have my nurse do it.
:tickedoff:
:2funny:
...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz......wazzup?
Terraforming Mars is a really good game. (I now own the base game and expansion boards) The rules are fairly simple, but the game has really good depth and incredible variability with the number of card combinations possible.
Quote from: Bison on September 03, 2017, 10:07:24 AM
Terraforming Mars is a really good game. (I now own the base game and expansion boards) The rules are fairly simple, but the game has really good depth and incredible variability with the number of card combinations possible.
I'll second this. Tons of replay value, and the different corporations give interesting start points for the different players. Once word of warning : players will need some serious space, because you are going to have A LOT of cards splayed out in front of you by the end of the game.
new episode in time for you to ignore work on Friday and listen on the clock!
Quote from: bayonetbrant on September 08, 2017, 12:04:09 PM
new episode in time for you to ignore work on Friday and listen on the clock!
beautiful
I hear it's a pretty good episode.
O0
I've enjoyed listening to episode 10, as I've been browsing the forums.
Ladies in wargaming are totally underrated in my opinion, and I guess there are far more playing than we might suspect.
My daughter is pretty consistent at giving me a hard time whenever she plays wargames with me. She doesn't always win, but she does put up a good fight. She also plays a lot of SP stuff and rarely loses, even on higher difficulty settings. She's recently been playing Ark Survival, Hitman, Mount and Blade, Skyrim, Endless Legend, Vermintide: End Times, Warhammer Total War, Attilla Total War etc...
today's episode is finally out there
Wheeeee!
nice cast O0
Whatever you guys do, don't listen to the next Grogcast coming out tomorrow. I have it on good authority that it's terrible.
Oh stop. You're the star.
No... I'm with him. It's da suck. Who let those bozos near a mike anyway? - esp. that 'Erik' guy... ::)
You were the strong, silent type. Very Duke-esque.
today's supersized episode it brought to you by the letters "W" and "T" and "F" :)
...and the number 69.
And #dotard
I resemble that remark.
this week's episode is ready for your... uh... "consumption"
I recommend heavy drinking prior to listening.
Quote from: mirth on September 29, 2017, 01:44:56 PM
I recommend heavy drinking prior to listening.
that's new. you usually recommend heavy drinking prior to recording
Quote from: bayonetbrant on September 29, 2017, 01:52:39 PM
Quote from: mirth on September 29, 2017, 01:44:56 PM
I recommend heavy drinking prior to listening.
that's new. you usually recommend heavy drinking prior to recording
True.
Thanks for the latest guys. Great topics! I forgot to do the drinking first, so actually paid attention ... On the other hand, just had a wisdom tooth pulled out, still on strong painkillers, maybe that did the trick?
Games that need they graphics updated
I am a Finn, we've got 100 words for 'snow' as well, so I'd go for any series that depict an era with all seasons, but don't have snow versions of the mapboard. I really like the new LnL Nations At War mapboards for instance, two sided, and normal, and snowed in. Nothing turns me down like playing a winter scenario on a normal map. L:-)
Games with superb graphics
As for the maps, I've gotta go for COH Guadalcanal as well. Especially the beach mapboard is outstanding. They've really done a great job as you guys said: maps that look great but don't interfere with counters. I don't own Guadalcanal, but do have the AtB 2nd Ed with the new maps, together with PoH which looks great too. A great series from this point of view (too!). Manuals, counters, maps, really great stuff. A special shout for the new LnL NaW maps too.
I had not looked at Liberty Roads counters, but agree there as well. Nothing like a little role playing when gaming, and unique counters / formations are just that.
Restarting a game series
With the little time I have for boardgaming, World at War's really grown into me. I really liked the old counters with their retro font. They are a bit of a pain to read, but looking that awesome, I'm not complaining. I recall the old maps were quite awful when I looked at them at the net before buying my first game, but when playing, they are really functional so no complains there either.
Of the box sets I own Eisenbach Gap, Death of First Panzer and Blood and Bridges, so missing only Op Garbo and Untold Stories. With the restart, I'll probably not go for those titles (or their new bundles as they are), but will definitively buy the When the Lion Roars (Arab-Israeli Wars) when it comes out. The new art looks absolutely great though, so I wouldn't be surprised seeing myself buying into them later.
My 0.02 for restarts, for sure
Command and control on the battlefield
Agreed here too. It can be done quite easily so why not. World at War at platoon scale for instance expects the formation HQ to be within few hexes of everyone, otherwise there's severe penalties. No excuse for not modeling this. :knuppel2:
Quote from: Crossroads on September 30, 2017, 07:18:40 AM
Restarting a game series
With the little time I have for boardgaming, World at War's really grown into me. I really liked the old counters with their retro font. They are a bit of a pain to read, but looking that awesome, I'm not complaining. I recall the old maps were quite awful when I looked at them at the net before buying my first game, but when playing, they are really functional so no complains there either.
Of the box sets I own Eisenbach Gap, Death of First Panzer and Blood and Bridges, so missing only Op Garbo and Untold Stories. With the restart, I'll probably not go for those titles (or their new bundles as they are), but will definitively buy the When the Lion Roars (Arab-Israeli Wars) when it comes out. The new art looks absolutely great though, so I wouldn't be surprised seeing myself buying into them later.
My 0.02 for restarts, for sure
Gotta throw in the Panzerblitz Hill of Death restart, that ended up with just that box set and one magazine addition to go with. Great maps, great counters (especially!), new rules. I might be the only person in the world feeling this way though.
There aren't a lot of people that liked the PB reboot, as they felt it was a different game, and not merely an update of the classic.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on September 30, 2017, 08:25:12 AM
There aren't a lot of people that liked the PB reboot, as they felt it was a different game, and not merely an update of the classic.
It was a different game to be honest. But I liked it :cowboy:
Quote from: Crossroads on September 30, 2017, 09:15:55 AM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on September 30, 2017, 08:25:12 AM
There aren't a lot of people that liked the PB reboot, as they felt it was a different game, and not merely an update of the classic.
It was a different game to be honest. But I liked it :cowboy:
But I guess my point that I did not make that well was that there are some restarts that seem to be working, like LnL's NaW 2ndEd, CoH 2ndEd, WaW85 reboot, that went well. And some that did not like PB HoD
Gotcha :)
Quote from: Crossroads on September 30, 2017, 07:18:40 AM
Thanks for the latest guys. Great topics! I forgot to do the drinking first, so actually paid attention ... On the other hand, just had a wisdom tooth pulled out, still on strong painkillers, maybe that did the trick?
Games that need they graphics updated
I am a Finn, we've got 100 words for 'snow' as well, so I'd go for any series that depict an era with all seasons, but don't have snow versions of the mapboard. I really like the new LnL Nations At War mapboards for instance, two sided, and normal, and snowed in. Nothing turns me down like playing a winter scenario on a normal map. L:-)
Games with superb graphics
As for the maps, I've gotta go for COH Guadalcanal as well. Especially the beach mapboard is outstanding. They've really done a great job as you guys said: maps that look great but don't interfere with counters. I don't own Guadalcanal, but do have the AtB 2nd Ed with the new maps, together with PoH which looks great too. A great series from this point of view (too!). Manuals, counters, maps, really great stuff. A special shout for the new LnL NaW maps too.
I had not looked at Liberty Roads counters, but agree there as well. Nothing like a little role playing when gaming, and unique counters / formations are just that.
Restarting a game series
With the little time I have for boardgaming, World at War's really grown into me. I really liked the old counters with their retro font. They are a bit of a pain to read, but looking that awesome, I'm not complaining. I recall the old maps were quite awful when I looked at them at the net before buying my first game, but when playing, they are really functional so no complains there either.
Of the box sets I own Eisenbach Gap, Death of First Panzer and Blood and Bridges, so missing only Op Garbo and Untold Stories. With the restart, I'll probably not go for those titles (or their new bundles as they are), but will definitively buy the When the Lion Roars (Arab-Israeli Wars) when it comes out. The new art looks absolutely great though, so I wouldn't be surprised seeing myself buying into them later.
My 0.02 for restarts, for sure
Command and control on the battlefield
Agreed here too. It can be done quite easily so why not. World at War at platoon scale for instance expects the formation HQ to be within few hexes of everyone, otherwise there's severe penalties. No excuse for not modeling this. :knuppel2:
Good replies/thoughts.
And I'm sure the painkillers helped get you through it. ;)
Quote from: mirth on October 01, 2017, 08:10:24 AM
Good replies/thoughts.
And I'm sure the painkillers helped get you through it. ;)
Thanks! And, next time I'll do both: painkillers AND booze O:-)
Keep some Naloxone handy, just in case. Don't want to spoil a good wargaming session...
Quote from: Staggerwing on October 01, 2017, 10:20:20 AM
Keep some Naloxone handy, just in case. Don't want to spoil a good wargaming session...
I was prescribed ibuprofen, don't think that will be needed O:-)
New episode today :)
Talking game catalogs, and travels & battles, and museums, in this week's GrogCast
And OGRE!
Last episode of season 5 is live :)
Quote from: bayonetbrant on October 20, 2017, 06:44:30 AM
Last episode of season 5 is live :)
Thanks for the season guys :)
My oldest d6 set that I've had since the beginning are from the AH Panzer Leader copy I bought in 1983. The oldest d6 I've bought since is from my original 1961 copy of AH D-Day that I bought from BGG marketplace. Those predate my birth by a good few years, so I am still in the middle of coming up with a story as how I'd had them from the go...
On another note: Maltese Falcon :smitten:
New to the grogcast but it is very enjoyable! Keep up the good work. Tell Jim to take a breath now and then. I worry for his health! :)
thanks - glad you enjoyed it :)
Glad you enjoyed it! Tell your friends! ;)
friends?
I had one of those once, but the leg fell off.
Animadversions:
@SofaKings: Thanks for your concern, but I've taken to drinking heavily and it does help.
@Barth: JTS loves you anyway, as it loves all people.
@MD: Your "Faramir" line has made you my wife's favorite.
@Brant: The Hobbits are rubbish and should die consumed by flames. Get a pirate copy of the Rankin-Bass. It's much better and hews more closely to the story line. And my nerdrage is a poor ember compared to my beloved's on this topic.
The worst book-to-movie translation, without exception, is the Space-Movie-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named to which one of the lesser denizens of the Hollywood hog wallow tried to attach the title of a great book by Robert Heinlein. Hint: Doogie Hauser plays Himmler.
My oldest die is easily the Gamescience die of which I've spoken. Tragically, it is no longer under warranty.
Quote from: mirth on October 22, 2017, 02:18:19 PM
friends?
My friends? More like " bring out your dead..." #holygrail
Quote from: Cyrano on October 22, 2017, 04:15:12 PM
Animadversions:
@SofaKings: Thanks for your concern, but I've taken to drinking heavily and it does help.
@Barth: JTS loves you anyway, as it loves all people.
@MD: Your "Faramir" line has made you my wife's favorite.
@Brant: The Hobbits are rubbish and should die consumed by flames. Get a pirate copy of the Rankin-Bass. It's much better and hews more closely to the story line. And my nerdrage is a poor ember compared to my beloved's on this topic.
The worst book-to-movie translation, without exception, is the Space-Movie-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named to which one of the lesser denizens of the Hollywood hog wallow tried to attach the title of a great book by Robert Heinlein. Hint: Doogie Hauser plays Himmler.
My oldest die is easily the Gamescience die of which I've spoken. Tragically, it is no longer under warranty.
Your wife is a woman of discernment and good taste. And her nerdrage is well placed and righteous.
Quote from: Cyrano on October 22, 2017, 04:15:12 PM
@Brant: The Hobbits are rubbish and should die consumed by flames. Get a pirate copy of the Rankin-Bass. It's much better and hews more closely to the story line. And my nerdrage is a poor ember compared to my beloved's on this topic.
no need for a pirate. I have it here somewhere in a box
The Peter Jackson flicks are
not the Tolkien books. They're a massive LotR prequel loosely based on the books, starring Christopher Lee's thoroughly-British dentalwork.
But as long as you don't compare them to the books, it's not a bad yarn. It's just not the books.
Quote from: Cyrano on October 22, 2017, 04:15:12 PMThe worst book-to-movie translation, without exception, is the Space-Movie-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named to which one of the lesser denizens of the Hollywood hog wallow tried to attach the title of a great book by Robert Heinlein. Hint: Doogie Hauser plays Himmler.
That's b/c they already had a movie written and went shopping for the rights to a media license they could slap on it, and found out the ST rights were available. The bought them, w/ options for sequels, and slapped them on an existing screenplay.
As soon as they jettisoned the power armor, though, the key plot of the back half of the book with the un-named platoon sergeant goes out the window, b/c you can see everyone's faces and there are no surprises.
Plus, it's clear they studied tactics at the George Lucas School of Braveheart Battle Scenes Only With Blasters Instead of Broadswords.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on July 14, 2017, 09:10:12 AM
Toonces & Mirth in this week's GrogCast for your weekend listening enjoyment
Cold Waters? Yes please. There goes $40 tonight.
Had a tour of the USS West Virginia a couple years ago. It was very, very cool!
Nice episode.