Guns, Dice, Butter

Guns, Dice, Butter

A series of conversations with members of the wargaming tribe regarding boardgames, history and strategy.

Episodes

November 11, 2020 204 mins

Welcome Guns, Dice, Butter Episode XXX NOV 11, 2020

On this episode, game designer Kim Kanger and a panel (Roberto’s The Good, The Best, The Glorious game club) discussing GCACW (Great Campaigns of the American Civil War) from Avalon Hill and MMP and Ed Beach and I do our final die roll in our final o...

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Welcome Guns, Dice, Butter Episode XXIX SEP 16, 2020

On this episode, game designer Ben Madison and a panel (JR, Mr Herman and WBC Curdis) discussing OCS (Operational Combat Series) from the Gamers and MMP.

0:05 Ben Madison intro...point of origin

0:22 White Tribe and Absolute Victory

0:36: TH...

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August 24, 2020 162 mins

 

Guns, Dice, Butter continues in the summer of 2020.

0:05 Conversation with Ed Beach: game designs published (Here I Stand, Great Campaigns of the American Civil War, etc.)...point of origin...current GCACW WBC BPA tourney finals match

1:29 Swampcon crew resumes panel discussion of "Which war...

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June 2, 2020 200 mins

 

Guns, Dice, Butter continues it return after a four year break in the conversation.

0:04 Gareth and Curtis: The Napoleonic Wars: Gareth point of gaming origin, The fantastic WBC Nappy Wars tourney

0:17 Data, a dog and opening moves

0:33 Gaming personalities and player countries, the dick move and the att...

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May 12, 2020 183 mins

Guns, Dice, Butter returns after a four year break in the conversation.

0:00 Conversation with Mark Herman regarding Richard Berg

1:12 Herman and Berg Redux

1:30 Panel discussion (Swampcon gang: JR, Chris and Roberto) regarding "So, what wargames published 2016 - 2020 should we be playing?" (g...

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March 27, 2016 183 mins

Welcome to episode XXV of Guns, Dice, Butter: a series of conversations with members of the wargaming tribe.

0:00: Opening and episode preview

0:07: Fran Diaz, Game Designer, Polis

0:58: Esteemed historian, author and storyteller Adrian Goldsworthy and game designer extraordinaire Mark Herman discuss Rome and what not

2:08: Mark Herman and Pericles

2:49: Episode wrap up

Episode references:

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/15...

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November 5, 2015 173 mins

Welcome to episode XXIV of Guns, Dice, Butter

0:00 Intro: Guns Returns!

0:04: Richard Berg and Mark Herman

 

1st segment: Point of SPI orgin, Tiny Tim, Herman’s career as a roadie for Lover, Berg’s singing career

2nd segment: Design and game components

3rd segment: What makes a good multiplayer wargame? Herman & Berg works in progress.

4th segment: Depth of historical knowledge drives designs: Ancients: battles, operational ...

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February 16, 2015 253 mins

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July 3, 2014 254 mins

Welcome to Episode XXII of Guns, Dice, Butter; a series of conversations (238+ minutes in this case, given, our 238th Fourth of July) with members of the wargaming tribe.

O:05 Joe Balkoski: intro to gaming, SPI stori...

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June 17, 2014 157 mins

Welcome to episode XXI of Guns, Dice, Butter.

 

0:00 Episode Preview

 

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Welcome to Guns, Dice, Butter: Episode XX April 16, 2014

On this episode of GDB:

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Welcome to Episode XVIII: JAN 13, 2014 of Guns, Dice, Butter: a series of conversations with members of the wargaming tribe

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September 11, 2013 159 mins

Welcome to Episode XVII: SEP 11, 2013 of ...

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Welcome to Episode XVI: July 31, 2013 of Guns, Dice, Butter: a series of conversations with members of the wargaming tribe

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Welcome to Episode XV: June 14, 2013 of Guns, Dice, Butter: a series of conversations with members of the wargaming tribe

O:00 Intro; overview of the episode 

0:07 Al Nofi discusses SPI and S&T, researching games with Dunnigan & gang, wargaming conn...

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Welcome to Episode XIV of Guns, Dice, Butter: (Season 2: #4)

0:00 Intro: Back podcasting after 5 months of real life, work and gaming.

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Welcome to Episode XIII of Guns, Dice, Butter: (Season 2: #3)

0:00: Episode Intro
0:08 Greenwood: Intro to gaming
0.17 The jump to Avalon Hill
0:30 D&D, SL, ASL and peak at AH
0:44 Nappy Wars, start of Avaloncon/WBC
1:02 WBC Survey
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Welcome to Episode XII of Guns, Dice, Butter: (Season 2: #2)

0:01 Intro

0:11 Jim Dunnigan, a co-founder of modern wargaming and SPI

1:20 Wrap up

1:25 SPI Commercial (the first ever commercial on Guns, Dice, Butter)

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January 8, 2013 167 mins

Welcome to Episode XI of Guns, Dice, Butter: (Season 2: #1)

0:01 Intro: Wargamer recruitment, mini wargame cons in Jan/Feb and other odds and ends.

0:07 Conversation with Fred Schachter, designer of Siege of Jerusalem (SoJ). Fred tells about his early days in the hobby at SPI, designer SoJ, his work on The Napoleonic Wars s...

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