The On Patrol Podcast
A collaboration in the pursuit of the wargaming hobby by sharing knowledge, producing hobby results, playing wargames, and ABOVE ALL enjoying the process.
Episodes
Join us on this episode of On Patrol as we interview Andy and Derek of Big Battles, located in Cirencester, United Kingdom. Big Battles is a unique business that is dedicated to providing a wargaming space for local players. We start off by getting to know the visionaries behind this awesome idea, and then we dive into learning all that they have to offer. We hope that wargamers in the UK will learn about this venue for their warga...
Episode 23: Modern Rules Flip-Through (Fixed Audio). Spectre Operations, Kalashnikov, Contact Front.
In this episode we are trying a new format. Not a deep dive or comparison but a flip-through of 3 different sets up rules from the same historical period. Leveraging our nearly 50 years combined wargaming experience to provide out thoughts on the rules from a glance in order to provide an idea of what each will have instore. It is possible we will do a deep dive on one or more of these rules if you all want that. The Rules are:
In this episode Wyndehurst Productions and the Fightin Kentuckian are joined by 8 guests representing 7 wargaming clubs/groups from across the USA. They share with us how their clubs operate, how they recruit new members, deal with challenging personalities, and so much more. If you are interested in starting or growing a wargaming group then listen in and see what you can learn.
Our guests are:
Martin & Bruce from Triangle S...
In Episode 21, the Fightin Kentuckian and Wyndhurst Productions sit down with a terrain giant in the hobby....Steve Cumming of Sarissa Precision Limited! The company started in 2010 has over a decade and a half of experience in providing customers with fantastic terrain to fight some of the most famous historical, exceptional futuristic, or even creative battles and skirmishes…..MOST IMPORTANLTY they are super inexpensive. So let’s...
In this episode we look back at 2024 and talk about the development of the podcast, what projects we accomplished, games we played, and models left unpainted. We also look ahead and talk a bit about what is on the horizons in 2025. Join us then let us know how your hobby year went.
In this episode we take a deep dive into the popular wild west rules set Dead Man's Hand Redux in order to share our thoughts on the game. We encourage you to let us know what you think of these rules in the comments below and what you think of our review. Dead Man's Hand can be found at the Great Escape Games website.
On Patrol Podcast is back with episode 18: An Interview with Cory Ring of Cigar Box Battle! Cory is a staple in the wargaming hobby, and is a co-owner/operator of one of the hobby's leading Battle Mat companies. The company, CIGAR BOX BATTLE, started in 2014 and has over a decade of experience in providing customers with fantastic backdrops to fight some of the most famous historical, exceptional futuristic, or even creative battle...
Should you fear for the future of Bolt Action or be excited? listen in before you panic. In this episode, we share our thoughts on Bolt Action 3rd edition after having played a few games. While not a deep dive, we try to cover the major changes and how they impacted gameplay as well as our thoughts about those changes.
The On Patrol Podcast is back with another Fantastic (some may even call it a GRAND SCALE) episode! In this episode the Fightin Kentuckian and Wyndhurst Productions sit down with Charlie Monaghan, the Chief Operations Officer of Wargames Atlantic, to get to know Charlie and discuss the current state of affairs and bright future of Wargames Atlantic! So grab your spear, your shield, your musket, or your belt-fed machine gun and join...
In this episode we take a look at SAGA second edition which covers more than 1500 years of history. We are not taking this quite to the level of a deep dive but we do spend nearly 2 hours really talking through its strengths and weaknesses as we see them. As always we would love to hear your thoughts.
In this episode of On Patrol, we take a look at what we feel makes for a good miniature manufacture. We did this by considering 6 key points for the miniatures they sell and why they matter. Those 6 points are Quality, Details, Integration, Customization, Range, and Price. Our goal is to offer you points of consideration when looking at buying miniatures from a company you have never bought from before. Hopefully this will help new...
Wyndehurst Productions and the Fightin Kentuckian take a deep dive inside the Warlord Games newest ruleset of armored combat in WW2. After playing an accumulative 12 games, we feel we can give an honest account of this new rule set.
In this episode Fighting Kentuckian and Wyndehurst Productions conduct their first interview. Our guest is Peter Van Dop, creator of the BelloLudi family of rules. From their website: "BelloLudi wants to make wargaming accessible to everyone. Therefor we offer easy to learn rules, each with the flavor of the period. easy to learn, fun to play, but with deeper levels than seen at first sight." This thinking is right in line with the...
Join Wyndehust Productions and the Fightin Kentuckian as they take a hard look at what makes Historical Wargaming controversial and analyze the validity of the concerns. By discussing topics such as the sanctity of human life, symbolism and depraved acts on the table, they try to peal back the layers of miss information and ignorance to get at the truth of reality.
In this episode we look back 2023 and how far our hobby and this podcast has gone. We also talk about what 2024 looks like for our hobby and for the future of this podcast.
Change is almost inevitable in the world…and the same is true about wargaming rulesets. So how do authors avoid the dreaded problem of making something stale…..or even worse making the tiny change that implodes the system on itself. In this Episode Wyndhurst Productions and Fightin Kentuckian wanted to examine one of the most popular Blackpowder skirmish rulesets set in the North America during the 18th Century…..and how this rules...
In this Episode we are going to dive into the often-overlooked world of basing. You’ve spent all that time on your impressive army or skirmish force, and now you have to think about those last finishing touches for the tabletop. But where is your army fighting? What is the dirt? Sand? Grass look like? Urban basing? Also, most importantly…what are the dimensions of the base? “Oh that’s easy enough,” you retort. “The rules spell it o...
In this episode we discuss how painting the miniatures we want to play with can either be a stress reliever or a stress inducer. We focus in on how your workstation contributes to these concepts as well as other tips and tricks we use to help make this part of the hobby just as enjoyable as the gaming side.
We compare two popular WW2 Skirmish rules, Bolt Action by Warlord Games and Chain of Command by Too Fat Lardies. We provide an in-depth look at their strengths, weaknesses, layout, mechanics, support, and much more. By then end you should have a good idea of what types of game play you can get from each set and which might best suit your play style.
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