There's over 2 dozen episodes of our podcast that are focused on the professional wargaming world (and we're closing in on 30 of them!)
We've consolidated a list of them in our forums here
https://armchairdragoons.com/forum/index.php?topic=1870
For a while, Polyhedron Magazine had small d20-compatible mini-RPGs in the back, in a flipped format
2025 GoldenGeek Awards nominations are open, and we are continuing our probably-futile quest to at least make the final round of voting in the “podcast” category🎙️
We'd love to make it, if only to have *one* finalist w/o "meeple" in the title🥳
🗳️Throw us a vote?
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Armchair Dragoons Reviews Sea & Steel - Columbus' Voyages
This isn't just a game about landing a boat and planting a flag; it's a sophisticated, card-driven duel that respects its subject matter while offering the kind of tactical grit that keeps a wargamer's mind sharp.
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Short Rounds! Headquarters Cold War
As you have probably discerned by now, the campaigns for HQ:CW offer the choice of playing as the Soviets or as NATO
Difficulty is customizable, which is very welcome, and I did not find the 'Reasonable' setting to be too difficult
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Byron Collins tells about the upcoming Orion Front space fleet battles game from www.collinsepicwarga...
it's an excerpt from our s16 finale of Mentioned in Dispatches
see the clip here www.youtube.com/shor...
and listen to the entire episode here www.armchairdragoons...
Little Wargame with Italy '43
In particular, in Italy '43 Simonitch refines the combat resolution model in to get away from the classic straight-up 3:1 combat odds table and challenges players to reconsider their way of war by using column shifts
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Tim teaches the upcoming War of Giants during a playtest session at Buckeye Game Fest 2026.
War of Giants covers guerilla warfare in the Vendee
Note that this game is still in development so what you're seeing is likely to change some before the game is released
https://youtu.be/M1KGueV_byM
Burden Of Command ~ Three Nations DLC AAR
AAR for the Full Monty (pun intended) as we did the first turn of the Steel Rain scenario in the video interview
Luke went through the orders system and provided a great many design notes as we talked through the full turn
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it's not just reading comprehension
multi-syllabic spoken words often have to be slowed down and repeated and gawd forbid you ask them for a doctrinal definition on a term they keep (mis)using
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ICYMI ——
Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E12 – Summer & Convention Lookahead
For the s16 finale, Brant's joined by David Thompson, Tim Densham, and Byron Collins to talk about game cons coming up, some of our favorites, some we can't stand, and what makes for good & bad cons
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AAR of the Kriegsspiel Scenario, Monmouth 1778
The problem for the Brits is tho they had a larger force it wasn't large enough to be successful in a standup fight
This is later in the war when the Continental Army had done more training and was better than militia quality
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We're seeing reports online that COL Lou Zocchi has passed away, but have yet to find any hard confirmation
Hoping it's premature, but he was 91yo!
The word "legendary" gets overused in gaming a lot, but it's woefully insufficient for his decades-long career in hobby gaming (pic from Wikipedia)
Seriously question for you — what is it about the American Civil War that's captured your imagination?
The French brought home the win in our Peninsular Folly for "Lasalle 2", but it was to-and-fro the whole way. The Imperial Guard were ruined, but, in the end, there weren't enough quality Allied troops to hold the field. Great way to play on a double-sized map. @armchairdragoons.bsky.social
Saturday Night Fights ~ "Lasalle 2": "A Peninsular Folly" (2)
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We're continuing our totally-made-up-and-not-in-a-tournament-way fictional battle on the peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars
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Connections Online • 20-25 April • tinyurl.com/cnxonl26
...and now we return to our Peninsular Folly for "Lasalle 2". @armchairdragoons.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUw5...
Finally got the shop open! Riverwalk Games in ole Middleville MI
Thanks to Brant and our friends at the Dragoons for this very kind write up of Circle DC @fortcircle.bsky.social @armchairdragoons.bsky.social
Alan Watkins killed hair metal when he changed the format at WKNC
30(ish) minutes of gameplay of Alliance by Columbia Games at Buckeye Game Fest 2026
https://youtu.be/-S6DvNFij28
Connections Online 2026 - Registration is Open
Registration is now open for Connections Online, the professional wargaming conference, co-sponsored by The Armchair Dragoons, will be held from 20-25 April 2026
This year's theme is Wargaming Soft Factors
tinyurl.com/cnxonl26
Excerpt from our season 16 finale, David Thompson talks about Night Witches getting closer to publication with Fort Circle Games
You can learn more about the game at
www.fortcircle.com/n...
You can hear the entire episode at armchairdragoons.com...
📢 Fellow Dragoons!
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Head and shoulders photo of a woman with long blonde hair smiling at the camera. She wears a dark-coloured shirt with orange and green plants and flowers on. Behind her the symbol for board game trade organisation GAMA is visible. Nicole Brady, former president of board game hobby trade association GAMA.
Head and shoulders photo of a serious-looking woman looking into the camera. She has long blond hair and is wearing a black top which leaves her shoulders bare. New GAMA president Meredith Placko.
The president of hobby games trade organisation GAMA, Nicole Brady, has failed in her bid to be re-elected to the role, with vice president Meredith Placko instead being voted in by the board of directors:
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Guest Column this week: Command Is the Management of Attention
from Jerry Hall & Brian Train
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