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Discussing historical and New England gaming. A proud member of the Troll in the Corner Podcast Network.

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Discussing historical and New England gaming. A proud member of the Troll in the Corner Podcast Network.

    [FIXED] Gaming Goals for 2024 – Wargaming Recon #299

    [FIXED] Gaming Goals for 2024 – Wargaming Recon #299

    This contains the fixed podcast episode.  Use THIS one, and not the old one.  Apologies for the error and inconvenience.
     
    Peter Saloom kicks off the episode with his 2024 goals for tabletop gaming.  Jonathan discusses using the SMART criteria.  SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-based.  Jonathan’s goals serve as starting points to engage with larger change.
    Pete’s Goal

    Double the number of hours spent gaming in 2024.

    Jonathan’s Goals

    Find a good home for the Yamashiro Mountain Fort terrain (by Things from the Basement) by the end of 2024.  If you’re interested in it, contact Jonathan.

    Jonathan wants to divest of tabletop gaming items that aren’t used or won’t be used.  This will clear physical and mental space so that other projects can be accomplished.


    Bring my family to one gaming convention by June 2024.

    Jonathan’s girls are getting to be of the age where they’re interested in what their Dad does when Dad goes out to gaming events.  This is an opportunity to expose them to new places, people, and hobbies that may be of interest to them.  It also fits a core value of the podcast by attempting to grow the hobby.


    Play 1 solo wargame by Thanksgiving 2024.

    Jonathan has multiple GMT games still in shrink wrap.  Many are from the P500 program.  Instead of constantly purchasing new games, Jonathan wishes to play what Jonathan already has.




    You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following:

    Facebook
    Twitter
    Reddit


    Join our Patreon community and provide support to Wargaming Recon starting from just $1 per month, which is less than a paintbrush.


    Credits
    Our theme song is “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel. The podcast logo was created by Peter Bryant. Audio editing was done by Joshua Shoobridge. Show notes for this episode were written by Jonathan J. Reinhart.
    This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.
    Disclosure
    This post may contain affiliate links, and I may receive commissions or bonuses from your interactions with those links.

    Wargaming Recon pays tribute to Andrew, a cherished listener whose invaluable support inspired the show’s name. Let us observe a collective moment of silence to honor Andrew’s memory.
    We deeply mourn the loss of Adrian, a longstanding co-host of Wargaming Recon. Please join us in a moment of silence as we remember Adrian’s contributions and the impact he had on the show.

    • 1 hr 3 min
    [BROKEN] Gaming Goals for 2024 – Wargaming Recon #299

    [BROKEN] Gaming Goals for 2024 – Wargaming Recon #299

    This contains the BROKEN podcast episode.  Click HERE for the fixed one.Apologies for the error and inconvenience.
    Peter Saloom kicks off the episode with his 2024 goals for tabletop gaming.  Jonathan discusses using the SMART criteria.  SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-based.  Jonathan’s goals serve as starting points to engage with larger change.
    Pete’s Goal

    Double the number of hours spent gaming in 2024.

    Jonathan’s Goals

    Find a good home for the Yamashiro Mountain Fort terrain (by Things from the Basement) by the end of 2024.  If you’re interested in it, contact Jonathan.

    Jonathan wants to divest of tabletop gaming items that aren’t used or won’t be used.  This will clear physical and mental space so that other projects can be accomplished.


    Bring my family to one gaming convention by June 2024.

    Jonathan’s girls are getting to be of the age where they’re interested in what their Dad does when Dad goes out to gaming events.  This is an opportunity to expose them to new places, people, and hobbies that may be of interest to them.  It also fits a core value of the podcast by attempting to grow the hobby.


    Play 1 solo wargame by Thanksgiving 2024.

    Jonathan has multiple GMT games still in shrink wrap.  Many are from the P500 program.  Instead of constantly purchasing new games, Jonathan wishes to play what Jonathan already has.




    You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following:

    Facebook
    Twitter
    Reddit


    Join our Patreon community and provide support to Wargaming Recon starting from just $1 per month, which is less than a paintbrush.


    Credits
    Our theme song is “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel. The podcast logo was created by Peter Bryant. Audio editing was done by Joshua Shoobridge. Show notes for this episode were written by Jonathan J. Reinhart.
    This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.
    Disclosure
    This post may contain affiliate links, and I may receive commissions or bonuses from your interactions with those links.

    Wargaming Recon pays tribute to Andrew, a cherished listener whose invaluable support inspired the show’s name. Let us observe a collective moment of silence to honor Andrew’s memory.
    We deeply mourn the loss of Adrian, a longstanding co-host of Wargaming Recon. Please join us in a moment of silence as we remember Adrian’s contributions and the impact he had on the show.

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Carnage 2023 – Wargaming Recon #298

    Carnage 2023 – Wargaming Recon #298

    In this episode Jonathan is joined by Peter Saloom to talk about Carnage 26. Carnage was held Oct 27-29, 2023 at Killington Grand resort in Killington Vt. Jonathan, Robert Dunn, and Peter Saloom all attended Carnage on behalf of Wargaming Recon.  Jonathan & Peter discuss the games played by all three people.
    Robert:

    Fri 1:00 PM: Learn to Play Star Wars Shatterpoint
    Sat 1:00 PM: Alpha Strike, Battle at Caph
    Sat 7:00 PM: Blade Runner RPG: Electric Dreams. Run by Jake Babineau
    Sun 8:00 AM: Pathfinder Society RPG

    Jonathan:

    Sat 1:00 PM: Carnage in San Miguel. Run by Mark McKinley and played on side of the witches.
    Sat 7:00 PM: Capt. Benson vs Hanghai Raiders, run by Mike Paine.

    Peter:

    Friday 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM: Ran 2 games of Shadow of the Sacred Hills adventure in in the Deadlands setting.
    Saturday 1:00 PM: Carnage in San Miguel. Run by Mark McKinley and played on side of the witch hunters. (Yes, against Jonathan)
    Saturday 7:00 PM: 13th Annual Dominion Tournament.  (Buy Dominion from this affiliate link)

    There was a live recording on Saturday morning of Wargaming Recon. If you have not listened to our last episode, then you can listen to episode 297 here.
    Everyone stayed onsite at Killington Grand Resort.  We talk about the hotel experience and how it compares to other convention hotels.
    There is even a general discussion of favorite and least favorite parts of the convention.
    If you have any thoughts about this years Carnage, we would love to hear from you at jonathan@wargamingrecon.com, or you can reach out through any other our social media.
    If you want to see any of the Wargaming Recon crew, they can be found at TotalCon 2024 on Feb 22-25 at the Best Western Royal Plaza in Marlboro, Mass.
    The next Redemption Con Game Night will be 6pm EST December 21, 2023 at Redemption Rock Brewery.

    You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following:

    Facebook
    Twitter
    Reddit


    Join our Patreon community and provide support to Wargaming Recon starting from just $1 per month, which is less than a paintbrush.


    Credits
    Our theme song is “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel. The podcast logo was created by Peter Bryant. Audio editing was done by Joshua Shoobridge. Show notes for this episode were written by Robert Dunn.
    This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.
    Disclosure
    This post may contain affiliate links, and I may receive commissions or bonuses from your interactions with those links.

    Wargaming Recon pays tribute to Andrew, a cherished listener whose invaluable support inspired the show’s name. Let us observe a collective moment of silence to honor Andrew’s memory.
    We deeply mourn the loss of Adrian, a longstanding co-host of Wargaming Recon. Please join us in a moment of silence as we remember Adrian’s contributions and the impact he had on the show.

    • 1 hr 10 min
    Minis Agnostic Gaming – Wargaming Recon #297

    Minis Agnostic Gaming – Wargaming Recon #297

    This episode was recorded LIVE at Carnage 2023 in Killington, Vermont.  Jonathan is joined by co-hosts Robert Dunn and Peter Saloom. The trio sit down and talk about miniatures agnostic gaming.
    Peter and Robert begin by defining what minis agnostic gaming is.  We talk about our thoughts about this type of game and what sort of pros and cons you might have trying out games of this type.
    Peter’s game of choice is Song of Blades and Heroes by Ganesha Games and you can find more about it here.
    Robert’s game of choice is the solo game by Modiphius Publishing and Nordic Weasel Games call five Parsecs from Home, and you can see about the game here.
    We would love to know what your thoughts are about minis agnostic games and if you have any personal favorites.

    You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following:

    Facebook
    Twitter
    Reddit


    Join our Patreon community and provide support to Wargaming Recon starting from just $1 per month, which is less than a paintbrush.


    Credits
    Our theme song is “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel. The podcast logo was created by Peter Bryant. Audio editing was done by Joshua Shoobridge. Show notes for this episode were written by Robert Dunn.
    This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.
    Disclosure
    This post may contain affiliate links, and I may receive commissions or bonuses from your interactions with those links.

    Wargaming Recon pays tribute to Andrew, a cherished listener whose invaluable support inspired the show’s name. Let us observe a collective moment of silence to honor Andrew’s memory.
    We deeply mourn the loss of Adrian, a longstanding co-host of Wargaming Recon. Please join us in a moment of silence as we remember Adrian’s contributions and the impact he had on the show.

    • 46 min
    Gaming Across Eras – Wargaming Recon #296

    Gaming Across Eras – Wargaming Recon #296

    In this episode Jonathan is joined by co-host Robert Dunn. Robert writes the show notes.  He has been on the podcast before and travels with Jonathan to conventions.
    Jonathan and Robert get into a very long talk about what they think about the multitude of eras available in our wargame hobby. They use the list that from the Wargaming, Soldiers and Strategy magazine’s Great Wargaming Survey 2023.  The survey has been ongoing for about 10 years now. We do take a few liberties on how we organized some of the eras, but we talk about all of them; we did almost miss Pike and Shotte, but we caught it before the end. We recap our favorite eras and add the one era that we would add to our collection if we could.  We would love to hear your favorite eras to play in and hope you reach out through social media or email.
    Before we end we talk about our upcoming trip to Carnage 26 on October 27-29 at the Killington Grand Resort in Killington, Vermont, USA. Preregistration will be over by the time this podcast is live but you can still register onsite.
    The Wargaming Recon crew will be doing a live recording on Saturday October 28 from 10am-11am in the Roundabout. Our topic is going to be figure (or miniature) agnostics rules. If you are at the convention come by the live recording or say “Hi” if you happen to see us around.
    For more info on Carnage 26
    For info on the Great Wargaming Survey
    You can find our Mech on our website

    You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following:

    Facebook
    Twitter
    Reddit
    Email: jreinhart@gmail.com


    Join our Patreon community and provide support to Wargaming Recon starting from just $1 per month, which is less than a paintbrush.


    Credits
    Our theme song is “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel. The podcast logo was created by Peter Bryant. Audio editing was done by Jonathan J. Reinhart. Show notes for this episode were written by Robert Dunn.
    This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.
    Disclosure
    This post may contain affiliate links, and I may receive commissions or bonuses from your interactions with those links.

    Wargaming Recon pays tribute to Andrew, a cherished listener whose invaluable support inspired the show’s name. Let us observe a collective moment of silence to honor Andrew’s memory.
    We deeply mourn the loss of Adrian, a longstanding co-host of Wargaming Recon. Please join us in a moment of silence as we remember Adrian’s contributions and the impact he had on the show.

    • 1 hr 45 min
    One Day Conventions – Wargaming Recon #295

    One Day Conventions – Wargaming Recon #295

    In this episode Jonathan is joined by Peter Saloom to talk about two recent 1-Day gaming events called Leveled Up and the Hobby Bunker Games Day.
    Leveled Up is part of Redemption Con and might sound familiar to our listeners. Peter talks about about the turn out and the games played along with other details if you are interested in attending next time.
    The other event is the Hobby Bunker Games Day. The pair talk about the new location and the new playing space. Jonathan and Peter discuss how this event stands out from others and what games they played.
    One game that was played is Devil in San Miguel. Jonathan explains the details and how it is related to Devil in the Wilderness. Jonathan made a YouTube video of the game played at the Hobby Bunker Games Day. You can see the video here.
    If you want to see the Wargaming Recon team in the future you can find can find us at Carnage 26.  Carnage is October 27-29 at the Killington Grand Resort in Killington, Vermont. There will even be a live podcast  recording at the convention that you can participate in. The recording is event #273 and will be on Saturday October 28 at 10am. Peter is also running some 2 Deadlands RPG’s that you can also check out at events #77& #78
    Carnage 26

    Website
    Event signup

    If you want to stay up to date with Peter you can find him at the following:

    Facebook (as Peter Bostwick)
    Redemption Convention FB page


    You can contact Wargaming Recon using the following:

    Facebook
    Twitter
    Reddit
    Email


    Join our Patreon community and provide support to Wargaming Recon starting from just $1 per month, which is less than a paintbrush.


    Credits
    Our theme song is “Downtown” by Matthew Ebel. The podcast logo was created by Peter Bryant. Audio editing was done by Joshua Shoobridge. Show notes for this episode were written by Robert Dunn.
    This recording is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.
    Disclosure
    This post may contain affiliate links, and I may receive commissions or bonuses from your interactions with those links.

    Wargaming Recon pays tribute to Andrew, a cherished listener whose invaluable support inspired the show’s name. Let us observe a collective moment of silence to honor Andrew’s memory.
    We deeply mourn the loss of Adrian, a longstanding co-host of Wargaming Recon. Please join us in a moment of silence as we remember Adrian’s contributions and the impact he had on the show.

    • 1 hr 11 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
20 Ratings

20 Ratings

Hatchitt ,

War gaming Podcast Worth Your Time

Highly recommend. Worthwhile to invest the time. Generalized podcast about wargaming. High production quality. Excellent show notes.

infinitefinite ,

Top Notch

Really impressed with the quality of the content and how enjoyable it was even being semi-unfamiliar with the topic. Unique perspective. Can't wait to consume all there is to listen to.

New England Grognard ,

Entertaining and Engaging

First, full disclosure. I know the host and have been a guest on the show a couple of times.

With that out of the way,Wargaming Recon is an entertaining show that explores many various aspects of the wargaming hobby, both miniature and tabletop. It has a New England slant on things in a lot of ways, but don't let that turn you off if you live elsewhere.

The show delves into all things gaming, from reviews to what to know when attending your first game convention, to gift buying guides. There are really very few aspects of gaming that haven't been touched on in one way or another during the show's life. Guests make frequent appearances and have included game designers, magazine editors and others running the gamut from indie developers to true industry luminaries to the gamer down the street.

The host has a friendly, engaging and humorous style that will keep you entetained for the length of the show. If you are a gamer you want to check out Wargaming Recon. It's certainy worth what you pay for it! :P

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