Friends- please enjoy our conversation with Uwe Eickert of Academy Games, publisher of some of the the finest historical board games on the market today. I absolutely love some of their titles, including Vikings 878 and 1775, the American Revolution. These games are perfect for the classroom, as their design philosophy prioritizes decision making with simple game mechanics. The conversation we had was pretty natural, and both Kelly and I agreed that we could have talked for hours longer. Have fun with this one, and be sure to check out the Academy Games website!

https://www.academygames.com/

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Friends- for our second posting of January, we have our friend Mark Backhouse returning to the 20SG studio! Mark is a wonderful guy and an equally capable rules author, historian, teacher, and wargamer. This episode was recorded very, very early this past weekend while I supervised my MUN team at YMUN. We had a blast chatting. While we covered a number of different topics, our main focus was his new supplement for his popular game, "Strength and Honour". Please enjoy!

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Friends- Happy New Year from 20SG and the Tuesday Night Game Group! Please enjoy this discussion of the classic board game Shogun, also known as Samurai Swords and Ikusa. We had a ton of fun playing it, and we hope you get something out of the discussion. Huge thanks to Kelly, Chris, and Brian for taking the time to chat. Keep an eye out for more episodes of TGGS!

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Please enjoy the 2024 20SG Holiday episode! I'm joined by Kelly (fresh off his trip to PAX) and the "Big Dog", Titch White, who is always raring to go for a pod. We chatted about all sorts of topics- Gladiator 2, PAX, historical board gaming, and many more. Please enjoy the show, and keep a lookout for the next pod which will drop in January 2025!

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Friends- please enjoy this episode featuring Mark Fastoso, multi-time, Emmy award winning producer from PBS and host of the popular youtube channel Mark's Game Room! In addition, Mark is an accomplished author, having written Fireball Forward (WW2 wargaming ruleset) and other popular titles! Kelly and I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with him, and we'll certainly connect with him in the future for another episode. Have with this one, and check out the link below which will take you directly to Mark's youtube page.

https://www.youtube.com/@MarksGameRoom

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Friends- please enjoy this interview with Matt Fisher of Your Hobby Place, with 3 locations in VA and WV. This is one of the premier game stores in the Northeast, with a significant presence at most large scale gaming conventions including HMGS Historicon, Nova, etc. In addition, Matt is an uber-gamer, who also operates a company called Slayer Games, and wrote the RPG "DragonSlayer". Matt and I had a lot in common, which made for a great conversation. Please check out the links below, that way you can see what DragonSlayer is all about, as well as the YHP. Enjoy the show!

https://www.slayergames.co/

https://yourhobbyplace.com/

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Friends- please enjoy this Friendcast recorded with none other than Titch White! You all know that when it comes to chemistry, it's not really a "friendcast" without the big dog. We got into all sorts of topics- American politics (how can we not?), what happens when you get into the "rut" with a wargaming project, and the fun of making late night purchases to satisfy all of our gaming needs. Please enjoy the show!

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Friends- please enjoy our conversation with Jim Dietz of the Dietz Foundation. Jim was great to talk to- former teacher, hall of fame college volleyball coach, big time gamer, and president of a non-profit called the Dietz Foundation. I will put a link to the foundation's bio below, but ultimately, Jim is all about bringing games to as many teachers as possible, and has tons of contacts within the world of gaming. I met Jim at Historicon and noticed all of the cool games he had, including "1979", "Kremlin", and "Littoral Commander". While not all of his games are political in nature, many of them are, which I appreciated given the use of such games in the classroom. All said, it was a lovely conversation. Also- it got heavy at times. Jim wanted me to put the following in the show notes (once you listen to the episode, you'll understand why)

"the story about my grandfather. The child of the worker wound up an engineer not a doctor."

Please enjoy the episode!

https://dietzfoundation.org/about-the-foundation/

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