TotalCon 2025 – Wargaming Recon #312

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In this episode Jonathan is joined by Peter Bryant. They recently attended TotalCon 39 in Marlborough, Ma over the weekend of February 20-23 2025.

The pair talk about the games they played in and the games they ran.  Then they talk about all the shopping they did and vendors that were onsite.

There was also a new set of awards that Solarian Games began this year as a tribute to the late James Carpio.

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Wargaming AMA – Wargaming Recon #311

In this episode Jonathan is joined by Robert Dunn and the pair goes through recent questions from social media.  The questions range from food to wargames.  You will be amazed by all of our insights on many topics and our lack of knowledge when it comes to the War of 1812.

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Golden Fez Game Award – Wargaming Recon #310

In this episode of Wargaming Recon, host Jonathan J. Reinhart welcomes co-host Peter Bryant to discuss the exciting launch of the Golden Fez Awards, a new gaming award dedicated to honoring the legacy of their late friend, James Carpio. The duo delves into the origins of the awards, explaining the motivation for creating a platform that celebrates the creativity and innovation within the gaming community. Peter shares heartfelt stories about James, underscoring his significant contributions to the gaming world and the wide-reaching friendships he fostered.

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Wargaming Beginners’ Guide – Wargaming Recon #309

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

[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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