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A wargaming Podcast covering that modern day rarity, The Big Game. No 10 figures a side on a 3ft square table here old chap. All scales, all periods, so long as its BIG. You know what they say ”Go Big or Go Home” We, my friends have gone Big ! Each episode will look at a different aspect of the Big Wargame and do a little bit to bring them back into fashion. Is it a coincidence that Warlord games bring an Epic scale box set out just after this podcast went to air ! I don’t think so, so get on board the Big Game Train and let’s ride it down a 30 foot table. Regards Ken The Yarkshire Gamer
Episodes
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
This episode we are back to the usual interview format and my guest is Iain McDonald who runs the company Flags of War.
Just like it says on the tin Iain supplies a huge range of 28mm flags from right across the span of history to wargamers throughout the world.
If that wasn't enough on top of a full time job and a family Iain has branched out into producing 28mm figures. Starting with figures covering the Gangs of New York inspired by the Warriors movie. He has moved on to cover the Jacobite Rebellions and has one of the most complete ranges available for that period.
Iain produces figures for periods he loves himself and that clearly shows, he has ranges of War of the Austrian Succession and The Border Reivers in the pipeline.
But as with all my guests we don't just talk shop, we cover Iains wargames history, cover the Venn Diagram of Wargaming and of course have a bit of Big Game Chat.
The Quiz breaks down into a discussion about Fish and Chips whilst we get another successful entry into Wargames Room 101.
Iain was a great guest and its always great to hear from enthusiastic people who run smaller companies for the love of the hobby.
Flags of War can be found at,
Thanks for listening and if you haven't already please subscribe to the Podcast (it's free) it helps to increase the profile of the show to a wider audience.
I hope to be speaking with my old friend, Historian, Author, Battlefield Guide and Wargamer Stephen Barker in the next Episode.
Until then, Sithee
Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer
Friday Apr 08, 2022
Friday Apr 08, 2022
As the Episode number ends in a 3 its time to dip back into my list of previous guests and give them a ring and see what they have been up to.
This is also the first ever "Award Winning Episode" following Yarkshire Gamers win in the Best Podcast Category so if you are new, welcome onboard.
First on my list is Rules Author and Big Gamer, Simon Hall from Episode 8. Since we spoke Simon has been a busy boy releasing two more sets of rules, Divisions of Steel for WW2 and Renato et Gloriam for the Renaissance
Divisions of Steel (divisions-of-steel.co.uk)
Renatio et Gloriam – Renaissance Tabletop Gaming (renatio-et-gloriam.co.uk)
But that's not all he's been up to, in some very exciting news Simon is working on a boardgame version of the all time classic computer game Rome Total War, the production looks amazing and I'm sure it will do very well,
TOTAL WAR ROME: THE BOARD GAME — PSC Games
Next up I speak with the owner of the Wargames Holiday Centre, Mr Mark Freeth last time we spoke we were in the middle of lockdown and the Centre was just about to move venue so things were very much on hold.
We find out what new games are on the menu for this year and chat about the upcoming Donald Featherstone Weekend, an Italian Wars extravaganza which will be attended by yours truly.
Below is a link to the weekends at the centre, hurry up though places are very limited,
Home - War Games Holiday Centre (wargameshc.co.uk)
My final guest goes back to Episode 3 and everyone's favourite Arnhem and Scottish Medieval History expert Dr Chris Brown when we spoke last time Chris was planning his annual wargames event in Arnhem (on the anniversary of the landings) set in a hotel was was fought through in the battle.
Unfortunately the Phobon Plague prevented the event going ahead but things are going full steam ahead for this year and we chat about his plans for the event.
S.P.I.T. Wargames: The Return to Arnhem! - Warlord Community (warlordgames.com)
(6) S.P.I.T. Wargames | Facebook
Chris has also recently discovered one of my favourite wargaming places in the UK Common Ground Games in Stirling. CGG has a huge gaming area, a well stocked shop and a great cafe and is a must visit every time Yarkshire Gamer is North of Northallerton.
He is organising a Normandy themed gamed day this summer, with plans for other days including a Vietnam themed event.
If you are ever in the area pop in and pay a visit
Tabletop gaming venue Scotland, Stirling 40k, fantasy games tables UK (commongroundgames.co.uk)
I'm still waiting for confirmation of my next guest but there will be a new episode at the end of the month, I know, 2 episodes in a month I am spoiling you !
Until next time,
Sithee
Regards Ken
The Yarkshire |Gamer
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
Hello everyone,
A bit of an unexpected release today for a bit of an unexpected event.
You will remember that award that I was asking people to nominate me for ? Well the Podcast only went and won the thing ! After just over a year on air and with lots of quality competition its not a bad effort to walk away with the winners spot.
I just wanted to put together a quick episode to say thanks to everyone who voted for the channel and give a quick whistle stop tour of the short history of Yarkshire Gamer, its only 20 mins long so don't get too comfortable.
Expect a branded range of round dice in celebration.
The Award Ceremony can be seen here,
If you don't follow the Podcast yet, get thissen down to the link below and give us a follow, Its FREE !
Yarkshire Gamers Reet Big Wargames Podcast (podbean.com)
Back to regular programming with a new episode next Friday.
Until then
Sithee
Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
We are back on our Big Game quest today with my guest Simon Miller.
Simon is probably best known for his two rule sets To the Strongest, which covers the Ancient and Medieval Periods along with For King and Parliament for the English Civil War, however he is also a proponent of the Big Game player and has put on some spectacular huge games at various shows throughout the UK over the years.
I talk to Simon about his own gaming in the first part of the show including the popular Venn Diagram of Wargaming. We then have a great Big Game chat, talking about those epic battles Simon has recreated over the years.
Its then onto the show favourites, The Yarkshire Gamer Quiz in which Simon a born and bred Londoner does extremely well before he adds the latest Wargaming Horror to Wargames Room 101.
We end the show with our Big Topic chatting about Simons Rules, how he got into rule writing and his philosophy around the games he has published and the ones he plans to publish in the future too.
Simons main blog The Big Red Bat Cave can be found here
Whilst his rules and other products can be found here
BigRedBat's Shop (bigredbatshop.co.uk)
All in all another fun episode to put together, I hope you enjoy it.
Coming up next month will be another of my Catch Up episodes when I talk to some of my previous guests and try and find out what they have been up to since we last spoke. April is a 5 week month so look out for a second episode which I have lined up for after Easter.
Until then, Sithee
Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Welcome to the first show of what I can now say is a "Caesar Award Nominated" Podcast show !
Yes thanks to all you lovely people I was lucky enough to be one of those chosen to go forward in the Podcast category to the Awards Show in late March.
Thanks to everyone who nominated me, I am so pleased to have made the last 3, its a real achievement. Especially as this week the Podcast is 1 Year Old so its Happy Birthday as well.
Todays guest is one of the main proponents of the Big Game, Gerry Elliott. He was a regular the Wargames Holiday Centre meeting Peter Gilder there. As the old advert says, he liked it that much he bought the company.
Gerry was the co owner of the Holiday Centre with Mike Ingham for 17 years and we chat about his time at the centre as well as his love for the Big Game.
Following his time at WHC he built his own version, next door to the old one. But this time it was a different kettle of fish. This was no longer a commercial enterprise but a place for Gerry to game with his friends and likewise minded individuals.
Added to that he went for a different scale, 10mm !
But he didn't go small, oh no, he kept the same footprint as a 28mm unit but filled it with 10mm figures, Napoleonic units have up to 200 figures in them and the huge battles look spectacular, Gerry has over 100,000 figures and growing.
If you haven't seen Gerrys collection then have a look round the Situation Room Blog which has loads of pictures of his amazing set up.
https://gerryjelliottsituation.blogspot.com/
Thanks again for listening and I will see you again next month when I hope to be speaking with Simon Miller from To the Strongest and Big Game fame.
Until then, Sithee
Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Friday Jan 21, 2022
Welcome back and a Happy New Year to you all.
The first episode of 2022 features the two original members of the Plastic Crack Podcast, a live Monday Night stream of general gaming chat which is growing and growing in popularity.
Starting in March 2020 with my guests the show has featured a number of Hobby Glitterati as guests but is probably best known in its current format as 4 gamers chewing the fat over the most important and quite often least important topics in the hobby.
The show features all our usual features and as always we drift off onto important topics like "should you have gravy on chips". We have another couple of entrants into Wargames Room 101 as well as another fun trip round the Yarkshire Gamer Quiz.
The Podcast circulates round the four channels of the guys involved,
Dom runs Boots on the table and his channel is below,
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkVZHHEgIzNmQwCzZ-UHRhA
And Ken runs Miniature Wargaming Warriors, link below
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaDBpS2gxvtD4Om8yX-o3-g
The new release schedule of 2nd and 5th weeks of the month means that there will be just one Episode per month for Feb and March. So I will see you next month when I hope to be speaking with Gerry Elliot of Wargames Holiday Centre fame.
Until then, Sithee
Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Its Christmas Time, there's no need to be afraid, or maybe there is as Brews in the Binyard returns for a Xmas Special.
Sadly there is just me and Alex as the third 6 from the unholy trinity Sean Clark couldn't make the recording.
Its a typical end of year episode with a review of 2021 and a look forward to 2022, as usual there are 14 swear words in the episode so please don't play aloud near children or nervous goldfish.
Which is better, Worcestershire Sauce or Henderson Relish, Yazoo or The Flying Pickets and what we are having for Xmas Dinner. Stories of tape measure duels and Big Games abound in a lengthy 2 hrs and 40 minutes.
Also included are some more of Yarkshire Gamers Rules for Life.
Many of my previous guests have been kind enough to record special Xmas messages throughout.
Its been a brilliant 2021 and I want to thank all my guests and especially you, the listeners. You have made this Podcast worthwhile with your support, likes, comments and follows, thank you one and all.
We will be back with new episodes in 2022, have a great Xmas and a Happy New Year.
Until next time, Sithee
Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer
Alex can be found at Storm of Steel Storm of Steel Wargaming - YouTube
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
Welcome to Episode 18 and today we have saved on jet fuel and stayed in North America for todays guest who is Curt Campbell.
Curt lives in Canada and has an excellent Hobby Blog called Analogue Hobbies.
Analogue Hobbies (analogue-hobbies.blogspot.com)
Each year for the last 12 years Curt has run a Painting Challenge over the Northern Hemisphere Winter Months (20 Dec to 20 Mar). Painters from all over the world have gathered together in a virtual Art Studio every year to encourage each other to make an big hole in their Lead (and plastic) mountains. The web page for the Challenge is below.
The Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge (thepaintingchallenge.blogspot.com)
As always the chat is full of the usual features, the Big Game chat, the Quiz and the new feature Wargames Room 101 gets a new entry.
If you enjoy these Podcasts then why not nominate it for the Little Wars TV Caesar Awards, it would be great to grab a nomination in the Podcasts first year. Link to nominations is below.
I hope to have a couple of episodes out in December so stay tuned, until then
Sithee
Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Back to the usual single guest format for this episode and I am very pleased to be speaking with Jason Weiser who is the Editor in Chief of a new, yes I said NEW Wargames Magazine, based in the USA.
As usual I speak to Jason about his own Wargames story in the first part of the Episode, before moving onto our usual Big Game Chat.
Then after Sean and Alex tried to destroy the Yarkshire Gamer Quiz in the last episode we get into further problems with translation and somehow manage to upset the State of Texas in the process !
The final section of the Episode (starts 1hr 14 mins in) is all about Military Miniature Magazine. How it started, how its going and what its plans are for the future.
The main website for the magazine is at
Jasons own personal website is at
I didn't realise that the US didn't have a currently in print Magazine for Wargaming at the moment and I wish Jason and the Magazine every success in the future.
I will be back in two weeks time speaking with Curt Campbell on the eve of yet another Analogue Hobbies Winter Paint Challenge.
Until, then Sithee,
Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer
Saturday Oct 23, 2021
Saturday Oct 23, 2021
Here we go with Part 2 of the Brews in the Binyard Episode.
PARENTAL GUIDANCE - This Podcast contains at least 14 naughty words.
If you missed Episode 15 I was talking to Alex Sotheran of Storm of Steel and Sean Clark of Gods own Scale, it took us nearly 2 hours to get to the end of what is normally the first section of what is normally my first section of the Podcast, so a strategic decision was made to cut the recording in half and present it in two separate episodes.
So we start where we left off and have a short Big Game discussion (having covered a lot in Part 1). We then go into what can only be described as a "very different" Yarkshire Gamer Quiz. With Alex and Sean taking the quiz at the same time and Alex doing the quiz pretending to be me it made for the longest ever Quiz but probably the funniest.
Up next in homage to Seans Gods Own Scale Virtual Library I introduce Yarkshire Gamers Wargames Tip or Wargames Room 101. So if you have a particular aspect of Wargaming that's a pet hate for you then, if you can persuade me, I'll chuck it on an old trailer and take it down tip for you. Tune in to hear the choices of my two guests.
We end the show with a #askournora Wargames Problem Page which generated some really interesting discussion. I finally disclose my detailed painting philosophy.
Alex produces excellent Battle Reports, Reviews and Painting Tutorials on his wonderful channel Storm of Steel
(3) Storm of Steel Wargaming - YouTube
Whilst my other guest hosts the brilliant God's Own Scale Podcast, broadcasting small scale loveliness to the world on a regular basis
God’s Own Scale Podcast (podbean.com)
Pop along and enjoy their content (obviously after you have listened to this first !)
I really enjoyed doing these episodes and hope to persuade Alex and Sean to come back and do a Brews in the Binyard special every now and again.
Back on the 2nd week of November with an interview with Jason Weiser who has just launched a new Wargames Magazine called Military Miniature in the US.
Until then, Sithee
Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer