A decidedly Carry On-flavoured episode title hides within it a pun-tastic "five-handed" episode this month/week, as we take you on a road trip the like of which has not been seen since the Blues Brothers set off for Chicago with half a tank of gas, two packets of cigarettes and their still-iconic-now Ray-Ban sunglasses all those years ago. Our journey however thankfully avoids Dave and I duetting with Aretha Franklin and instead takes us through two world wars, a lot of stained glass, several centuries of Frederick Barbarossa's wedding gifting lists, 2 Sherman tanks, a castle on two rivers big enough to hold the entire Walloonian army (and then some), and some totally NUTS Belgian beer that you are served in, and have to drink from a ceramic WW2 US Paratroopers helmet (guess where folks...!). Then, eventually and somewhat grudgingly we break from the travelogue to discuss playing ADLG in a castle on the Rhine at the recent Braubach tournament, then go on to cover Roll Call, the upcoming ADLG Worlds, go super-deep with some chubby printed 6-10-15mm Etruscans, build lamp-posts for Mega City One, cover ourselves in feathers as we don some Eagle Warrior Onesies with the Aztecs, and of course end by hitting up a Eurovsion-themed version of Andy's Quiz.  There is also a bit of a gauntlet-laying-down challenge for all of our listener(s) this week. Let's just say that if any of you believe that you have been for a beer in in the ropiest bar in Belgium, well, I'm afraid we have some news for you...

A decidedly Carry On-flavoured episode title hides within it a pun-tastic "five-handed" episode this month/week, as we take you on a road trip the like of which has not been seen since the Blues Brothers set off for Chicago with half a tank of gas, two packets of cigarettes and their still-iconic-now Ray-Ban sunglasses all those years ago. Our journey however thankfully avoids Dave and I duetting with Aretha Franklin and instead takes us through two world wars, a lot of stained glass, several centuries of Frederick Barbarossa's wedding gifting lists, 2 Sherman tanks, a castle on two rivers big enough to hold the entire Walloonian army (and then some), and some totally NUTS Belgian beer that you are served in, and have to drink from a ceramic WW2 US Paratroopers helmet (guess where folks...!). Then, eventually and somewhat grudgingly we break from the travelogue to discuss playing ADLG in a castle on the Rhine at the recent Braubach tournament, then go on to cover Roll Call, the upcoming ADLG Worlds, go super-deep with some chubby printed 6-10-15mm Etruscans, build lamp-posts for Mega City One, cover ourselves in feathers as we don some Eagle Warrior Onesies with the Aztecs, and of course end by hitting up a Eurovsion-themed version of Andy's Quiz.  There is also a bit of a gauntlet-laying-down challenge for all of our listener(s) this week. Let's just say that if any of you believe that you have been for a beer in in the ropiest bar in Belgium, well, I'm afraid we have some news for you...

Oh My Aachen Nuts!

In this March &amp; April episode the full suite of seven engage in an unexpected discussion comparing Warlord and GW's "Contrast"/ "Speed" paints that occasionally veers into actual proper wargaming podcast territory at times. Keeping with this unusual approach there is also a bit of a chat about 3D printing and the gentle wave of retirements washing across the traditional manufacturers and retailers in the historical space, and what that may mean for the hobby in the short and medium term. Fortunately this proper content is more than counterbalanced by an episode of World of Wor-Wor-War Sports punditry and analysis as we are joined by Roy Keane, Micah Richards and Alan Hansen to try and predict the winners of the upcoming 15mm ADLG competition at Roll Call 2022. This segment starts around the 55 minute mark, in case you really don't want to hear us talking about painting, or indeed trying our hands at actual proper podcast-like stuff. Finally, Andy's Quiz return with some answers from the distant past and a topical Russian Naval Disasters-themed set of questions for this week.  Tamsin's Speedpaint Test Lab Roll Call 2022 Runners &amp; Riders 

In this March &amp; April episode the full suite of seven engage in an unexpected discussion comparing Warlord and GW's "Contrast"/ "Speed" paints that occasionally veers into actual proper wargaming podcast territory at times. Keeping with this unusual approach there is also a bit of a chat about 3D printing and the gentle wave of retirements washing across the traditional manufacturers and retailers in the historical space, and what that may mean for the hobby in the short and medium term. Fortunately this proper content is more than counterbalanced by an episode of World of Wor-Wor-War Sports punditry and analysis as we are joined by Roy Keane, Micah Richards and Alan Hansen to try and predict the winners of the upcoming 15mm ADLG competition at Roll Call 2022. This segment starts around the 55 minute mark, in case you really don't want to hear us talking about painting, or indeed trying our hands at actual proper podcast-like stuff. Finally, Andy's Quiz return with some answers from the distant past and a topical Russian Naval Disasters-themed set of questions for this week.  <ul><li>Tamsin's <a href="http://wargaminggirl.blogspot.com/2022/03/tamsins-test-lab-army-painter.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Speedpaint Test Lab</a></li> <li>Roll Call 2022 <a href="http://artdelaguerre.fr/adlg/v3/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9135" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Runners &amp; Riders</a> </li></ul>

The North Macedonia All Stars

The Ides of March are upon us, and so it must be time for Episode 5 of Series 2 of the Madaxeman Podcast. This week a 6-handed episode sees extensive coverage of the Painting Challenge, discussion of competitions, restaurants and public houses of all flavours and dimensions in the pseudo-industrial brewing town of Burton Upon Trent, forward-planning of a kind rarely seen outside of a gold spray tan booth online booking system, an almost-ISITYAA discussion of Why DBA is the best ruleset ever written (and a simultaneous demonstration that we very clearly and absolutely don't script any of the rest of this podcast to boot) as well as the usual inane chat, observations about kitchen implement storage solutions, and links to pictures of Japanese soldiery of a 28mm variety.    There is also an episode of Andy's Quiz, including the answers to the last episodes questions (for those of you old enough to remember it).  Tamsins Painting Challenge photos  The Coopers Tavern, Burton

The Ides of March are upon us, and so it must be time for Episode 5 of Series 2 of the Madaxeman Podcast. This week a 6-handed episode sees extensive coverage of the Painting Challenge, discussion of competitions, restaurants and public houses of all flavours and dimensions in the pseudo-industrial brewing town of Burton Upon Trent, forward-planning of a kind rarely seen outside of a gold spray tan booth online booking system, an almost-ISITYAA discussion of Why DBA is the best ruleset ever written (and a simultaneous demonstration that we very clearly and absolutely don't script any of the rest of this podcast to boot) as well as the usual inane chat, observations about kitchen implement storage solutions, and links to pictures of Japanese soldiery of a 28mm variety.    There is also an episode of Andy's Quiz, including the answers to the last episodes questions (for those of you old enough to remember it).  <ul><li>Tamsins <a href="https://thepaintingchallenge.blogspot.com/search/label/TamsinP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Painting Challenge photos </a></li> <li><a href="https://whatpub.com/pubs/BOT/1945/coopers-tavern-burton-upon-trent" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Coopers Tavern</a>, Burton</li></ul>

Badly Scripted Beer

Another year, another brand new experiment as we unleash a multi-session podcast recorded "in the studio" in the UK (aka on Zoom), "in the field" abroad (aka in a bar in Spain), and "in the 1980's" (aka in a coffee shop back in London with overly loud music playing in the background) in which some of the regular crew initially preview, then discuss half way through, and finally review the recent L'Art de la Guerre competition held in Alicante in Spain in January 2022. We are also joined by a number of special guests, and an even greater number of waitresses who all make a unwitting yet far more meaningful contribution than most of us can manage ourselves - especially after several bottles of red wine at lunchtime. Heads-up - some of the audio is a bit murky, but you should be able to hear the clinking of wine and beer glasses clearly enough to get the gist of it, even in the bits when the words might get a little lost in the background hubbub.  This podcast accompanies the Alicante Battle Reports on Madaxeman.com.  The Spanish music in this podcast is used under a creative commons license and is from the Watcha Clan. The original track can be found here.

Another year, another brand new experiment as we unleash a multi-session podcast recorded "in the studio" in the UK (aka on Zoom), "in the field" abroad (aka in a bar in Spain), and "in the 1980's" (aka in a coffee shop back in London with overly loud music playing in the background) in which some of the regular crew initially preview, then discuss half way through, and finally review the recent L'Art de la Guerre competition held in Alicante in Spain in January 2022. We are also joined by a number of special guests, and an even greater number of waitresses who all make a unwitting yet far more meaningful contribution than most of us can manage ourselves - especially after several bottles of red wine at lunchtime. Heads-up - some of the audio is a bit murky, but you should be able to hear the clinking of wine and beer glasses clearly enough to get the gist of it, even in the bits when the words might get a little lost in the background hubbub.  This podcast accompanies the <a href="https://www.madaxeman.com/reports/Alicante_2022_1.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alicante Battle Reports</a> on <a href="http://Madaxeman.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Madaxeman.com</a>.  <ul><li>The Spanish music in this podcast is used under a creative commons license and is from the Watcha Clan. The original track <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Watcha_Clan/Live_at_WFMU_on_Transpacific_Sound_Paradise_1102009" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">can be found here.</a></li></ul>

Alicante Ahoy!

In what is likely to become this year's Christmas episode by dint of us almost certainly failing to find time to record another one in the next few weeks, the full Madaxeman podcast crew reconvene online to witter aimlessly about what they have been up to since the last podcast (which could be a description for almost any podcast on any subject come to think of it..) As well as the usual painting chat, we unpick the piratey bones from the recent Brixham Devonian Classic ADLG competition, which saw 36 players gather for chips, beer, invigorating coastal walks and some incidental games of ADLG at the very site of the landing point of William of Orange on his way to claim the English crown, before going into the freezing details of the Warfare event held recently in Ascot.  Along the way there's a painting challenge, lots of cold-weather outdoor undercoating, several Samurai excursions, the Kingdom of Benin gets a mention, Perry plastics are yet again lauded to the heavens (Christmas is coming after all..), and a vaguely informed debate as to whether competitions actually have to be competitive to be enjoyable (spoiler alert, the answer is "no"). So, sit back, make sure to keep dipping your brush in the water pot rather than that glass of gently steaming mulled wine, and revel in listening to the 205th most popular hobby podcast in Finland right now ! Tamsins Blog Xyston Generals as Companions Brixham Match Reports Red3 Miniatures

In what is likely to become this year's Christmas episode by dint of us almost certainly failing to find time to record another one in the next few weeks, the full Madaxeman podcast crew reconvene online to witter aimlessly about what they have been up to since the last podcast (which could be a description for almost any podcast on any subject come to think of it..)  As well as the usual painting chat, we unpick the piratey bones from the recent Brixham Devonian Classic ADLG competition, which saw 36 players gather for chips, beer, invigorating coastal walks and some incidental games of ADLG at the very site of the landing point of William of Orange on his way to claim the English crown, before going into the freezing details of the Warfare event held recently in Ascot.  Along the way there's a painting challenge, lots of cold-weather outdoor undercoating, several Samurai excursions, the Kingdom of Benin gets a mention, Perry plastics are yet again lauded to the heavens (Christmas is coming after all..), and a vaguely informed debate as to whether competitions actually have to be competitive to be enjoyable (spoiler alert, the answer is "no"). So, sit back, make sure to keep dipping your brush in the water pot rather than that glass of gently steaming mulled wine, and revel in listening to the 205th most popular hobby podcast in Finland right now ! <ul><li><a href="http://wargaminggirl.blogspot.com/2021/12/wednesday-workbench-08-december.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tamsins Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://madaxemandotcom.blogspot.com/2021/11/dismounted-companions-or-hypaspists.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Xyston Generals as Companions</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.madaxeman.com/reports/Brixham_2021_1.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brixham Match Reports</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.red3miniatures.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Red3 Miniatures</a></li></ul>

Christmas for Badgers

After every hiatus comes a podcast, and this week is no different as the full Madaxeman podcast team return somewhat grudgingly from an extended break of actually playing games, going outside and doing proper things in the real world - or in Tamsin's case, making one helluva lot of trees and shaving a few towels in the process - and step up out of their basements, dust off their parchment rulesets and head to their microphones to share their lack of wargames wisdom...  The end result is a decidedly unscripted second (and first non-ADLG-specific) podcast of a new series, as we compare notes on painting and not painting, discuss how weird it is to go to a show again (SELWG), engage in a pretty piratey Andy's Quiz and see a welcome return for Micah Richards and the World of Wor-Wor-WarSports as we preview part of the upcoming Devonian Classic competition next weekend and try and predict the winners of the 25mm pool in a more random than random sort of way. Refurbished Medievals in 15mm  Tamsin's SELWG Demo Games report Tamsin's Jungle Terrain  The God's Own Scale Podcast Site

After every hiatus comes a podcast, and this week is no different as the full Madaxeman podcast team return somewhat grudgingly from an extended break of actually playing games, going outside and doing proper things in the real world - or in Tamsin's case, making one helluva lot of trees and shaving a few towels in the process - and step up out of their basements, dust off their parchment rulesets and head to their microphones to share their lack of wargames wisdom...  The end result is a decidedly unscripted second (and first non-ADLG-specific) podcast of a new series, as we compare notes on painting and not painting, discuss how weird it is to go to a show again (SELWG), engage in a pretty piratey Andy's Quiz and see a welcome return for Micah Richards and the World of Wor-Wor-WarSports as we preview part of the upcoming Devonian Classic competition next weekend and try and predict the winners of the 25mm pool in a more random than random sort of way. <ul><li><a href="https://madaxemandotcom.blogspot.com/2021/10/more-refurbished-medievals.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Refurbished Medievals</a> in 15mm </li> <li>Tamsin's <a href="http://wargaminggirl.blogspot.com/2021/10/selwg-show-2021-part-2-games.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SELWG Demo Games</a> report</li> <li>Tamsin's <a href="http://wargaminggirl.blogspot.com/search/label/Jungle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jungle Terrain</a> </li> <li>The <a href="https://godsownscale6mm.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">God's Own Scale</a> Podcast Site</li></ul>

Oim Spartacus!

Another tentative step back towards recording and publishing a regular podcast this autumn sees the usual list review team of me, Dave and Richard pore over the 6 lists used by the members of the top 2 placed teams from the recent BHGS Teams L'Art de la Guerre event held in London in September 2021. The event was themed into 3 separate pools : Biblical, armies with Steppe terrain, and Sub Zero (pre 0AD) and so we have a very eclectic group of lists to share and discuss in this podcast: Hittites and Assyrians, Parthians and Abbasids, and Later Persians and Ptolemaic Successors.  The lists all are reproduced on the Madaxeman ADLG Wiki so you can read them at your leisure, or read along as you listen. As usual this podcast is also being published on the Madaxeman YouTube Channel with pictures of some vaguely relevant figures and more importantly frequent appearances of all of the lists as well.  

Another tentative step back towards recording and publishing a regular podcast this autumn sees the usual list review team of me, Dave and Richard pore over the 6 lists used by the members of the top 2 placed teams from the recent BHGS Teams L'Art de la Guerre event held in London in September 2021. The event was themed into 3 separate pools : Biblical, armies with Steppe terrain, and Sub Zero (pre 0AD) and so we have a very eclectic group of lists to share and discuss in this podcast: Hittites and Assyrians, Parthians and Abbasids, and Later Persians and Ptolemaic Successors.  The lists all are reproduced on the <a href="https://www.madaxeman.com/adlg/tiki-index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Madaxeman ADLG Wiki</a> so you can read them at your leisure, or read along as you listen. As usual this podcast is also being published on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/Madaxeman/featured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Madaxeman YouTube Channel</a> with pictures of some vaguely relevant figures and more importantly frequent appearances of all of the lists as well.

ADLGv4 List Building : The BHGS Teams 2021 - the top 6 lists

After much promise and very little delivery, another lazily rehashed cut-and-paste job recycles an old episode of I'm Sorry I Think You're An Arse and plops it out into the audio-ether for your delight and tangible disappointment. This segment was originally published at the start of 2021, probably when we were all working under some sort of lockdown scenario, and addresses head-on the vexed issue of whether modern gaming and modelling paint ranges have just gone too goddam far, and instead puts forward the entirely reasonable proposition that we should all simply go back to the halcyon days when the Humbrol range of enamels was the be all and end all of painting toy soldiers, and further expounds the theory that we would all be far happier if someone important just drew a big fat Gloss 208 Day-glo Green line under any further paint-based development shenanigans going forward. As well as this recycling initiative, there are actually some other new podcast episodes in gestation - a list pod is in production as we speak, and there are mutterings and vague talk of restarting the full team pod in a few weeks as well, most probably with some World of War-War-War Sports punditry and predictions on upcoming tournaments. But in the meantime, a bit like finding an open petrol station, then realising that it only has LPG in stock, this is about as good as it is going to get for this week I'm afraid ... 

After much promise and very little delivery, another lazily rehashed cut-and-paste job recycles an old episode of I'm Sorry I Think You're An Arse and plops it out into the audio-ether for your delight and tangible disappointment. This segment was originally published at the start of 2021, probably when we were all working under some sort of lockdown scenario, and addresses head-on the vexed issue of whether modern gaming and modelling paint ranges have just gone too goddam far, and instead puts forward the entirely reasonable proposition that we should all simply go back to the halcyon days when the Humbrol range of enamels was the be all and end all of painting toy soldiers, and further expounds the theory that we would all be far happier if someone important just drew a big fat Gloss 208 Day-glo Green line under any further paint-based development shenanigans going forward. As well as this recycling initiative, there are actually some other new podcast episodes in gestation - a list pod is in production as we speak, and there are mutterings and vague talk of restarting the full team pod in a few weeks as well, most probably with some World of War-War-War Sports punditry and predictions on upcoming tournaments. But in the meantime, a bit like finding an open petrol station, then realising that it only has LPG in stock, this is about as good as it is going to get for this week I'm afraid ...

ISITYAA tackles The Problem With Paint (Summer - ahem - 2021 Bonus Episode #2)

As threatened, The Madaxeman Podcast returns to punctuate your summer with a lazily cobbled together series of repeats of our barely tongue in cheek I'm Sorry I Think You're an Arse feature. This 30 minute snippet of Madaxeman Podcast is an ideal way to brighten your already sunny day (between showers), and this time around features an ISITYAA from way back in March of this year in which Adam takes on the vexed subject of why anyone who comes out with the hoary old line of "The Hobby is Greying, And we need to do something about it!" actually needs to get right back in their box (ideally quite quickly, as otherwise Adam may assist them in an overly proactive manner).  Look out for more ISITYAA repeats in the coming weeks!

As threatened, The Madaxeman Podcast returns to punctuate your summer with a lazily cobbled together series of repeats of our barely tongue in cheek I'm Sorry I Think You're an Arse feature. This 30 minute snippet of Madaxeman Podcast is an ideal way to brighten your already sunny day (between showers), and this time around features an ISITYAA from way back in March of this year in which Adam takes on the vexed subject of why anyone who comes out with the hoary old line of "The Hobby is Greying, And we need to do something about it!" actually needs to get right back in their box (ideally quite quickly, as otherwise Adam may assist them in an overly proactive manner).  Look out for more ISITYAA repeats in the coming weeks!

ISITYAA tackles The Greying of the Hobby (Summer 2021 Bonus Episode #1)

This week the 84th episode of the Madaxeman Podcast marks a firebreak in the cavalcade of nonsense as we finally decide to take a bit of a break until the Autuumn Lockdown season hoves into view again - possibly in a couple of weeks at the current rate. In this week's episode we push the boundaries of the wargaming/tropical arboriculture sub-genre to the max with an other extended session of In The Jungle with Tamsin, a smidgeon of painting gets done, the relative merits of the two key brands of non-local chip shops in the North of England are decided, the A1 roadside phenomenon is revived and marvelled at again, Adam has a good old rant about the nonsense of the Longbow in I'm Sorry I Think You're An Arse, many, many games are discussed - some of which are also tastefully censored to avoid giving away too much information to the enemy - and Andy's Quiz returns from the depths of Time with some Eboracum-themed answers, a new set of questions, and in a "we can't keep you waiting until September" splurge of generosity, you even get the answers to this week's questions after the closing credits.  We'll be back in the Autumn with this sort of nonsense, but watch out for one-offs and (possibly) some "Greatest Hits" special episodes (aka repeats of the funnier ISITYAA segments, shamelessly thrown out there as stand-alone podcasts) over the next few months of Summer 2021.  Birdsong Audio from Squashy 555, used under Creative Commons license  Trees, 'faarsands of 'em sir! on Tamsin's Blog

This week the 84th episode of the Madaxeman Podcast marks a firebreak in the cavalcade of nonsense as we finally decide to take a bit of a break until the Autuumn Lockdown season hoves into view again - possibly in a couple of weeks at the current rate. In this week's episode we push the boundaries of the wargaming/tropical arboriculture sub-genre to the max with an other extended session of In The Jungle with Tamsin, a smidgeon of painting gets done, the relative merits of the two key brands of non-local chip shops in the North of England are decided, the A1 roadside phenomenon is revived and marvelled at again, Adam has a good old rant about the nonsense of the Longbow in I'm Sorry I Think You're An Arse, many, many games are discussed - some of which are also tastefully censored to avoid giving away too much information to the enemy - and Andy's Quiz returns from the depths of Time with some Eboracum-themed answers, a new set of questions, and in a "we can't keep you waiting until September" splurge of generosity, you even get the answers to this week's questions after the closing credits.  We'll be back in the Autumn with this sort of nonsense, but watch out for one-offs and (possibly) some "Greatest Hits" special episodes (aka repeats of the funnier ISITYAA segments, shamelessly thrown out there as stand-alone podcasts) over the next few months of Summer 2021.  <ul><li><a href="https://freesound.org/people/squashy555/sounds/573080/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Birdsong Audio</a> from Squashy 555, used under Creative Commons license </li> <li>Trees, 'faarsands of 'em sir! on <a href="http://wargaminggirl.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tamsin's Blog</a></li></ul>

Episode 84 - With a Sharpened Spoon

Madaxeman.com's Wargames Podcast, moving Wargamings most ambitiously promoted website into the 21st century

In this Madaxeman Army List Podcast the regular team run the rule over 5 lists all of which featured at the recent 3T's ADLG v4 event held in York in June 2021. The lists covered are Thracian and Late Roman, together with the top 3 placed lists, Bosporan, Parthian and Nobades. This podcast is also available in video format on the Madaxeman YouTube Channel, and a series of 5 battle reports featuring the Thracians is online on Madaxeman.com All of the lists are also on the ADLG Wiki 

In this Madaxeman Army List Podcast the regular team run the rule over 5 lists all of which featured at the recent 3T's ADLG v4 event held in York in June 2021. The lists covered are Thracian and Late Roman, together with the top 3 placed lists, Bosporan, Parthian and Nobades. This podcast is also available in video format on the <a href="https://youtu.be/Q4e7eqh_KAA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Madaxeman YouTube Channel</a>, and a series of 5 battle reports featuring the Thracians is online on <a href="https://www.madaxeman.com/reports/York_2021_1.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Madaxeman.com</a> All of the lists are also on the <a href="https://www.madaxeman.com/adlg/tiki-index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ADLG Wiki</a>

ADLG v4 List Building - Lists from The 3T's Event in York, June 2021

This week the painting hiatus starts to break for some of us as work and weather and actual opponents battle for supremacy on desktops and dice bags right across the country. That means a bit of black dot madness creeps in, football strips as heraldry get debated, there is a lengthy diversion into how many bananas can you fit in a 2-foot square terrain tile, Dixons 15mm Marlburians get a quick review, Mirliton's 15mm Communist Italians are sprayed and glued together, and the logic of reviving Hard-Fi's career through small scale modelling is briefly considered and discarded in a short section in which we all pay libations to Vallejo, the Greek God Of Paint Colours. More importantly at around the 44 minute mark we dive headlong into the world of sports broadcasting with World of War-war-war-Sports, a pundits-eye-view of the runners and riders from the UK's first real post-lockdown ADLG v4 competition in York this coming weekend. We go through the field, and pick the group stage winners and them simulate our way to the very final itself all without the aid of VAR, but with the aid of special guest Micah Richards calling in from table-side.   The episode rounds off with Andy's Quiz, this week on the topical topic of York.  (Next week might well be our last Lockdown 21 podcast before we all take a well deserved summer hiatus, but watch out for some live, in-the-field specials coming out over the summer months.) Everest Models on eBay - Banana Trees that work! Communal Italians on Tagmata.it Sports background music as used under Creative Commons Attributional license   Our Pool-based draw for the York competition: Group 11. Dave Handley   Early Arab 2. Dave Ruddock    Armenian 3. Dave Allan      Parthian4. Bob Amey      Palmyan5. Nik Sharp    Meroitic Kushite6. Gordon Jamieson  Caledonian7. Bob Middlemist  Carthaginian8. David Roberts   Middle Imperial Roman9. Graeme Carroll Sassanid PersianGroup 21. Robert Taylor  Palmyran2. Julian Lopez  Blemmyes/Nobatoes3. Bill Robertson  Slave Revolt4. Richard Case   Bosporan5. Tim Porter      Thracian6. Andrew Ellis   Early Imperial Roman7. Alan Cutner  Aramean8. Dave Saunders Late Imperial Roman9. Robin Jackson  Ancient SpanishGroup 31. Adrian Steer Republican Roman2. Marco Baroni    Ancient British3. David Finnigan Triumvirate Roman4. John Hogan     Carthaginian5. Ferdie       Mithraditic6. Chris Tofalos  Ptolemaic7. Chris Proudfoot Aramean8. Jesse Schoor   Mithraditic9. Tony Robinson  Judean JewishGroup 41. Hunter Hope   Meroitic Kushite2. A Late Entry with Romans 3. Kevin Johnson   Selucid4. Stephen Nice   Early Imperial Roman5. Hugh Cameron  Parthian6. Charles Gronau  Middle Imperial Roman7. Paul Dawson  Late Imperial Roman8. Mike Bennett   Sassanid Persian

This week the painting hiatus starts to break for some of us as work and weather and actual opponents battle for supremacy on desktops and dice bags right across the country. That means a bit of black dot madness creeps in, football strips as heraldry get debated, there is a lengthy diversion into how many bananas can you fit in a 2-foot square terrain tile, Dixons 15mm Marlburians get a quick review, Mirliton's 15mm Communist Italians are sprayed and glued together, and the logic of reviving Hard-Fi's career through small scale modelling is briefly considered and discarded in a short section in which we all pay libations to Vallejo, the Greek God Of Paint Colours. More importantly at around the 44 minute mark we dive headlong into the world of sports broadcasting with World of War-war-war-Sports, a pundits-eye-view of the runners and riders from the UK's first real post-lockdown ADLG v4 competition in York this coming weekend. We go through the field, and pick the group stage winners and them simulate our way to the very final itself all without the aid of VAR, but with the aid of special guest Micah Richards calling in from table-side.   The episode rounds off with Andy's Quiz, this week on the topical topic of York.  (Next week might well be our last Lockdown 21 podcast before we all take a well deserved summer hiatus, but watch out for some live, in-the-field specials coming out over the summer months.) <ul><li><a href="https://ebay.us/Qe1yVw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Everest Models on eBay</a> - Banana Trees that work!</li> <li>Communal Italians on <a href="http://www.tagmata.it/communal_italian.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tagmata.it</a></li> <li>Sports background music as used under <a href="https://freesound.org/s/476716/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creative Commons Attributional license</a> </li> </ul> Our Pool-based draw for the York competition: Group 1 1. Dave Handley   Early Arab  2. Dave Ruddock    Armenian  3. Dave Allan      Parthian 4. Bob Amey      Palmyan 5. Nik Sharp    Meroitic Kushite 6. Gordon Jamieson  Caledonian 7. Bob Middlemist  Carthaginian 8. David Roberts   Middle Imperial Roman 9. Graeme Carroll Sassanid Persian Group 2 1. Robert Taylor  Palmyran 2. Julian Lopez  Blemmyes/Nobatoes 3. Bill Robertson  Slave Revolt 4. Richard Case   Bosporan 5. Tim Porter      Thracian 6. Andrew Ellis   Early Imperial Roman 7. Alan Cutner  Aramean 8. Dave Saunders Late Imperial Roman 9. Robin Jackson  Ancient Spanish Group 3 1. Adrian Steer Republican Roman 2. Marco Baroni    Ancient British 3. David Finnigan Triumvirate Roman 4. John Hogan     Carthaginian 5. Ferdie       Mithraditic 6. Chris Tofalos  Ptolemaic 7. Chris Proudfoot Aramean 8. Jesse Schoor   Mithraditic 9. Tony Robinson  Judean Jewish Group 4 1. Hunter Hope   Meroitic Kushite 2. A Late Entry with Romans  3. Kevin Johnson   Selucid 4. Stephen Nice   Early Imperial Roman 5. Hugh Cameron  Parthian 6. Charles Gronau  Middle Imperial Roman 7. Paul Dawson  Late Imperial Roman 8. Mike Bennett   Sassanid Persian

Episode 82 - The Rhubarb Triangle

In this week's swelteringly hot podcast the regular team of seven perspire their way through a zoom call in a brief interlude from actually playing games in the real world against real (fully vaccinated) people to bring you what may well be one of the most podcast-like podcasts we've ever actually done.  Part of the reason for that burst of unexpected normality is due to an unplanned but intriguing discussion about when and how we all outed ourselves as wargamers to our colleagues at work. Following that, normal service is quickly resumed as we start to consider if a YouTube channel devoted to road-testing kitchen blenders for their ability to chop up car-wash sponges is a viable commercial proposition, if painting just three 10mm figures in a fortnight is something anyone would be prepared to admit, how Watford Gap Services is muscling in on eBay as the premium marketplace for sale of second hand wargames figures and if pizza making is an integral part of the gaming pantheon. There is also a whole new episode of I'm Sorry I think You're An Arse! this week in which the proposition that the Achaemenid Persians were just so crap they deserve to be wiped from the slate of wargaming history is carefully considered and eruditely discussed, followed by a spot of actual gaming-experienced-based assessment of ADLGv4 so far.  Finally Andy's Quiz hoves into view yet again, and attempts to deploy three new questions which are vaguely topical when the pod comes out but which in 2 week's time will no doubt feel as relevant as a discussion around the Eurovision Song Contest results would do today. Tamsin's Blog Clive's Stuff on eBay Watford Gap Southbound

In this week's swelteringly hot podcast the regular team of seven perspire their way through a zoom call in a brief interlude from actually playing games in the real world against real (fully vaccinated) people to bring you what may well be one of the most podcast-like podcasts we've ever actually done.  Part of the reason for that burst of unexpected normality is due to an unplanned but intriguing discussion about when and how we all outed ourselves as wargamers to our colleagues at work. Following that, normal service is quickly resumed as we start to consider if a YouTube channel devoted to road-testing kitchen blenders for their ability to chop up car-wash sponges is a viable commercial proposition, if painting just three 10mm figures in a fortnight is something anyone would be prepared to admit, how Watford Gap Services is muscling in on eBay as the premium marketplace for sale of second hand wargames figures and if pizza making is an integral part of the gaming pantheon. There is also a whole new episode of I'm Sorry I think You're An Arse! this week in which the proposition that the Achaemenid Persians were just so crap they deserve to be wiped from the slate of wargaming history is carefully considered and eruditely discussed, followed by a spot of actual gaming-experienced-based assessment of ADLGv4 so far.  Finally Andy's Quiz hoves into view yet again, and attempts to deploy three new questions which are vaguely topical when the pod comes out but which in 2 week's time will no doubt feel as relevant as a discussion around the Eurovision Song Contest results would do today. <ul><li><a href="http://wargaminggirl.blogspot.com/2021/06/wednesday-workbench-09-june.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tamsin's Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://ebay.us/svZwJn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clive's Stuff on eBay</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.roadchef.com/locations/watford-gap-south" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Watford Gap</a> Southbound</li></ul>

Episode 81 - Put it through a blender, with a dash of water

After a fortnight in which we received some disturbingly positive comments from many of wargamings Twitterati, the usual gang of 7 return with a tentative foray into the actual real world as lockdown eases sufficiently to allow CLWC to reopen again and all of us to attempt social engagement in a proper face to face environment. In a limited palette of painting this week Tamsin goes totally herbal in the hillsides, Dave chunters on about the Franks for the 600th week in a row, Simon finally cracks and joins the Perry Medieval Plastic Tribe, Peter discovers that Red is the new Gold, Adam thinks carefully about meeting strangers in a warehouse late one evening, Andy finds a hole to drive into and I end my decades-long addiction to Testors Dullcote in dramatic style. The "What did you play this week?" section focuses on our first tentative steps with ADLG v4 in the real world against real opponents as we try out some of the theory from the previous episode and stress test it against harsh reality, and Andy's Quiz of course returns with a highly topical (if this had come out last Sunday) Eurovision-themed Italian Heavy Metal special.  (Adam was having audio issues this week, so apologies in advance for the iffy sound quality from his microphone) Tamsin's Hills  The Dullcote Tweet Love for the Podcast from @GodsOwnScale

After a fortnight in which we received some disturbingly positive comments from many of wargamings Twitterati, the usual gang of 7 return with a tentative foray into the actual real world as lockdown eases sufficiently to allow CLWC to reopen again and all of us to attempt social engagement in a proper face to face environment. In a limited palette of painting this week Tamsin goes totally herbal in the hillsides, Dave chunters on about the Franks for the 600th week in a row, Simon finally cracks and joins the Perry Medieval Plastic Tribe, Peter discovers that Red is the new Gold, Adam thinks carefully about meeting strangers in a warehouse late one evening, Andy finds a hole to drive into and I end my decades-long addiction to Testors Dullcote in dramatic style. The "What did you play this week?" section focuses on our first tentative steps with ADLG v4 in the real world against real opponents as we try out some of the theory from the previous episode and stress test it against harsh reality, and Andy's Quiz of course returns with a highly topical (if this had come out last Sunday) Eurovision-themed Italian Heavy Metal special.  (Adam was having audio issues this week, so apologies in advance for the iffy sound quality from his microphone) <ul><li><a href="http://wargaminggirl.blogspot.com/2021/05/finished-hills-are-alive-with-sound-of.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tamsin's Hills </a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/madaxeman/status/1397106675585273861" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dullcote Tweet</a></li> <li>Love for the Podcast from <a href="https://twitter.com/GodsOwnScale/status/1395069914738798592" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@GodsOwnScale</a></li></ul>

The Aroma Will Fade Over Time

In this week's epic episode we zoom in from the inky depths of Galaxy A41 to share with an already deeply v4-satiated world our initial incoherent thoughts on the list of changes for ADLGv4, adding almost nothing in the process to the tidal wave of excitement and analytical discussion already sweeping through social media like a somewhat garlic-infused tsunami of love and gratitude for El Kreator's latest issue.   There is also a little bit of chat about painting, a diversion into why buying 1/300th forests from Dunelm off the back of  spurious text-based recommendations on Twitter from complete strangers is sometimes a bad idea, why Germans tend to look less boring after they have had a wash (especially little ones), and a rather impressive foray into why making your own rocks is far better than just, erm, picking them up off of the floor. We also have time to squeeze in a spaced out version of Andy's Quiz notable mostly for the fact that Syphilis is a potential answer to every single question. But, it's the V4 stuff you're probably here for - so press "play" and let's get on with the business...  v4 Changes on madaxeman.com Tamsins Blog  The Devonian Classic - Play ADLGv4 in Devon this coming November Ambient Space noises from Jovica and univ_lyon_3 used under Creative Commons licensing

In this week's epic episode we zoom in from the inky depths of Galaxy A41 to share with an already deeply v4-satiated world our initial incoherent thoughts on the list of changes for ADLGv4, adding almost nothing in the process to the tidal wave of excitement and analytical discussion already sweeping through social media like a somewhat garlic-infused tsunami of love and gratitude for El Kreator's latest issue.   There is also a little bit of chat about painting, a diversion into why buying <a href="https://www.dunelm.com/product/pebble-woodland-fern-bath-mat-1000151257" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1/300th forests from Dunelm off</a> the back of  spurious text-based recommendations on Twitter from complete strangers is sometimes a bad idea, why Germans tend to look less boring after they have had a wash (especially little ones), and a rather impressive foray into why making your own rocks is far better than just, erm, picking them up off of the floor. We also have time to squeeze in a spaced out version of Andy's Quiz notable mostly for the fact that Syphilis is a potential answer to every single question. But, it's the V4 stuff you're probably here for - so press "play" and let's get <a href="https://youtu.be/hcCc1RNvGZk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on with the business</a>...  <ul><li>v4 Changes <a href="https://www.madaxeman.com/main/ADLGv4changes.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on madaxeman.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://wargaminggirl.blogspot.com/2021/05/wednesday-workbench-12-may.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tamsins Blog</a> </li> <li>The Devonian Classic - Play <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/153791619875" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ADLGv4 in Devon this coming November</a></li> <li>Ambient Space noises from <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Jovica/sounds/47623/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jovica</a> and <a href="https://freesound.org/people/univ_lyon3/sounds/485706/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">univ_lyon_3</a> used under Creative Commons licensing</li></ul>

Episode 79 - It's Here!

The first ever v4 Army List Podcast hits the airwaves with a paella-infused deep dive into one of the brand new lists from V4 of the recently released rulebook, the Taifa ("Scouse") Kingdoms. These Arab-led, Christian-featuring armies of pre-reconquista Spain bring a whole load of new options to the ADLG  tabletop, with both existing and brand new troop types to conjure with - and, of course, the classic Strategist El Cid.  We were lucky enough to be granted a pre-release view of this list, allowing us to record this podcast before we had our stickly little hands on the V4 rulebook so myself and my usual Army List guests Dave and Richard were able to bring you our thoughts only moments after the V4 book hits our doorsteps - with the caveat that we were slightly guessing at how some of the new troop types would actually work in practice! The usual mix of list, history and figure choice all form a part of this, our first V4 Army List Podcast, and as usual the lists are available on the ADLG Wiki on Madaxeman.com 

The first ever v4 Army List Podcast hits the airwaves with a paella-infused deep dive into one of the brand new lists from V4 of the recently released rulebook, the Taifa ("Scouse") Kingdoms. These Arab-led, Christian-featuring armies of pre-reconquista Spain bring a whole load of new options to the ADLG  tabletop, with both existing and brand new troop types to conjure with - and, of course, the classic Strategist El Cid.  We were lucky enough to be granted a pre-release view of this list, allowing us to record this podcast before we had our stickly little hands on the V4 rulebook so myself and my usual Army List guests Dave and Richard were able to bring you our thoughts only moments after the V4 book hits our doorsteps - with the caveat that we were slightly guessing at how some of the new troop types would actually work in practice! The usual mix of list, history and figure choice all form a part of this, our first V4 Army List Podcast, and as usual the lists are available on the<a href="https://www.madaxeman.com/adlg/tiki-index.php?page=Taifa+Kingdoms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> ADLG Wiki on Madaxeman.com</a>

ADLG List Building - The Taifa Kingdoms

After deciding that 2 hours of Jo Davidson-eque repetition of "no comment" wouldn't really work as a podcast, the usual gang of seven get down to some serious business this week with a range of topics, scales and periods all covered. Things kick off with a Victrix Hanomag House of Horror, segwaying neatly into Stug Life to keep the tiny WW2 theme alive. The exciting side of Swiss colours get discussed (erm.. red and white?) just before we venture into the murky undergrowth of "is that your Perry-provided flag or are you just not pleased to see me?". There is a vivid demonstration of Army Painter Varnish Mid-life Murk (and Are We Over It Now?), we get down and dirty with the German trousers, wonder if there is any difference between Artizan and Crusader, and all do a little summertime almost morris-men-like dance with the Hopping Pararoopers. We then dive right into the interview with Herve published on No Dice No Glory and try and pick apart the new rules and troop types he mentions for ADLG v4 as we all wait furiously for it to clear customs. The new lists also get a superficial scan over, and we are all extremely excited about the prospects for the Viagra Kingdom and the new Scouse Kingdoms army lists.  With so much ADLG v4 chat there is no ISITYAA this week, but there is Andy's Quiz, and it's music - and the tumbleweed sound effect also gets another outing as well.  Tamsin's Polish Paras Tamsins US Paras Tims Thracians

After deciding that 2 hours of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/apr/25/line-of-duty-series-six-episode-six-open-thread-recap-bbc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jo Davidson-eque repetition of "no comment"</a> wouldn't really work as a podcast, the usual gang of seven get down to some serious business this week with a range of topics, scales and periods all covered. Things kick off with a Victrix Hanomag House of Horror, segwaying neatly into Stug Life to keep the tiny WW2 theme alive. The exciting side of Swiss colours get discussed (erm.. red and white?) just before we venture into the murky undergrowth of "is that your Perry-provided flag or are you just not pleased to see me?". There is a vivid demonstration of Army Painter Varnish Mid-life Murk (and Are We Over It Now?), we get down and dirty with the German trousers, wonder if there is any difference between Artizan and Crusader, and all do a little summertime almost morris-men-like dance with the Hopping Pararoopers. We then dive right into the interview with Herve published on <a href="https://nodicenoglory.com/2021/04/21/lart-de-la-guerre-the-new-version-v4-explained-by-the-author-herve-caille/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">No Dice No Glory</a> and try and pick apart the new rules and troop types he mentions for ADLG v4 as we all wait furiously for it to clear customs. The new lists also get a superficial scan over, and we are all extremely excited about the prospects for the Viagra Kingdom and the new Scouse Kingdoms army lists.  With so much ADLG v4 chat there is no ISITYAA this week, but there is Andy's Quiz, and it's music - and the tumbleweed sound effect also gets another outing as well.  <ul><li>Tamsin's <a href="http://wargaminggirl.blogspot.com/2021/04/finished-28mm-ww2-polish-paras.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Polish Paras</a></li> <li>Tamsins <a href="http://wargaminggirl.blogspot.com/2021/04/finished-us-para-hq-and-60mm-mortar_23.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">US Paras</a></li> <li>Tims <a href="https://madaxemandotcom.blogspot.com/2021/04/full-thracian-jacket.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thracians</a></li></ul>

Episode 77 - Waiting for the wee donkey

In this weeks veritable post-lockdown-lite smorgasbord of conversation we are delighted to offer you a range of topics as diverse as a first look at undercoated Victrix 12mm German infantry, 28mm medieval transfers as a rival to Bitcoin, The Tale of the Heinkel Knights and that Whole Snow Nazi Thing, Khurasan stock levels, ADLG v4, 50cal Roman bolt shooters, decal choice for bazookas in cold and warm climates, the use of gold spray paint to don General Custer fancy dress, the best Vallejo paint to recreate yellow snow (including the taste), more Museum musings, the increasing importance of 2D printing in modern wargaming, North West London Ramblings, and the very, very end of the Battle of the Boing. There is also a timely episode of I'm Sorry I Think You're an Arse in which the team debate the question as to whether the entire American Civil War was just a load of old nonsense, and if the entire conflict should instead now be expunged from the wargaming canon, and of course we wrap up with another regular visit to the seemingly decreasingly onanistically-themed world of Andy's Quiz  US Paras on Tamsins Blog Success of US Civil War Commanders correlated with Facial Hair Wallpapered Sparabara

In this weeks veritable post-lockdown-lite smorgasbord of conversation we are delighted to offer you a range of topics as diverse as a first look at undercoated Victrix 12mm German infantry, 28mm medieval transfers as a rival to Bitcoin, The Tale of the Heinkel Knights and that Whole Snow Nazi Thing, Khurasan stock levels, ADLG v4, 50cal Roman bolt shooters, decal choice for bazookas in cold and warm climates, the use of gold spray paint to don General Custer fancy dress, the best Vallejo paint to recreate yellow snow (including the taste), more Museum musings, the increasing importance of 2D printing in modern wargaming, North West London Ramblings, and the very, very end of the Battle of the Boing. There is also a timely episode of I'm Sorry I Think You're an Arse in which the team debate the question as to whether the entire American Civil War was just a load of old nonsense, and if the entire conflict should instead now be expunged from the wargaming canon, and of course we wrap up with another regular visit to the seemingly decreasingly onanistically-themed world of Andy's Quiz  <ul><li>US Paras<a href="http://wargaminggirl.blogspot.com/2021/04/finished-us-para-rifle-squad-2.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> on Tamsins Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://instsci.org/vol2/h12.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Success of US Civil War Commanders correlated with Facial Hair</a></li> <li><a href="https://madaxemandotcom.blogspot.com/2021/04/museum-z-sculpt-persian-sparabara-and.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wallpapered Sparabara</a></li></ul>

Episode 76 - Other Facial Hairstyles Are Available

In this epic pre-bank-holiday episode the gang is reduced to just 6 as the triple-headed wargamer-unfriendly spectres of gainful employment, exercise and fresh air consumes one of our regular team members at least temporarily.  Even so we manage to ramble on close to the 2 hour mark with an episode that features yet more analysis of 6mm ACW hat bandings, octagonal basing for paratroopers, hoplite madness, ship construction, glue debates, and in which we again all ask ourselves "Museum's Z-range - are they just too detailed for mere mortals to paint?"  This week an enormous amount of time is also consumed by ISITYAA, our "increasingly challenging to remain tongue in cheek" regular feature which this week features Adam in the chair telling us why he thinks Wargaming Shows should be consigned to the dustbin of history (and explaining why it's technically accurate but still not entirely fair to call him a moth##-###ker in the process). Andy's Quiz returns with a gallic duopoly of topcs, and we also have a quick shufti at the "announced by Tuesday evening" changes for ADLG v4 (which takes place at about 1:28:30 into the pod in case that's all you are interested in!)

In this epic pre-bank-holiday episode the gang is reduced to just 6 as the triple-headed wargamer-unfriendly spectres of gainful employment, exercise and fresh air consumes one of our regular team members at least temporarily.  Even so we manage to ramble on close to the 2 hour mark with an episode that features yet more analysis of 6mm ACW hat bandings, octagonal basing for paratroopers, hoplite madness, ship construction, glue debates, and in which we again all ask ourselves "Museum's Z-range - are they just too detailed for mere mortals to paint?"  This week an enormous amount of time is also consumed by ISITYAA, our "increasingly challenging to remain tongue in cheek" regular feature which this week features Adam in the chair telling us why he thinks Wargaming Shows should be consigned to the dustbin of history (and explaining why it's technically accurate but still not entirely fair to call him a moth##-###ker in the process). Andy's Quiz returns with a gallic duopoly of topcs, and we also have a quick shufti at the "announced by Tuesday evening" changes for ADLG v4 (which takes place at about 1:28:30 into the pod in case that's all you are interested in!)

Episode 75 - Runners Funk

In this week's L'Art de la Guerre Army Building podcast I'm again joined by regulars Dave &amp; Richard as we venture into the little-visited back of the book to take a gander at the Meso-American armies in an effort to see if we can pick some nuggets of golden Aztec goodness out of these rarely-seen army lists.  As usual we conjure up a variety of quite different lists, all of which manage to extract very different and intriguing play styles and approaches from what initially seemed the slim pickings of these later lists. We also skip through the history of the region, consider whether these armies might be viable in open play, and debate if the addition of the Conquistador command to the Texcallans imbalances a pure Meso-American competion army pool. In a brand new (and I suspect unique) tie-in, some of this week's list are also not only available to view on the Madaxeman Wiki, they are also available to buy in the form of ready-made, discounted army packs from UK-based manufacturer Fighting 15's.  Yes, hear the discussion then - if you like what you hear - there's now a simple one-click way for you to pick up 4 of the lists we cover all for under £40 a pop for 128 figures (thats just 31p each for those of you who don't like taking off your socks this early in the year!) The list we cover this week are:   Aztec x2 Texcallan x2 Zapotec/Mixtec Chinantec Mayan x2  You can see the Fighting 15's ADLG Army Packs featuring lists from this Podcast right here on their website , or just browse Fighting 15's Aztecs &amp; Enemies ranges 

In this week's L'Art de la Guerre Army Building podcast I'm again joined by regulars Dave &amp; Richard as we venture into the little-visited back of the book to take a gander at the Meso-American armies in an effort to see if we can pick some nuggets of golden Aztec goodness out of these rarely-seen army lists.  As usual we conjure up a variety of quite different lists, all of which manage to extract very different and intriguing play styles and approaches from what initially seemed the slim pickings of these later lists. We also skip through the history of the region, consider whether these armies might be viable in open play, and debate if the addition of the Conquistador command to the Texcallans imbalances a pure Meso-American competion army pool. In a brand new (and I suspect unique) tie-in, some of this week's list are also not only available to view on the Madaxeman Wiki, they are also available to buy in the form of ready-made, discounted army packs from UK-based manufacturer Fighting 15's.  Yes, hear the discussion then - if you like what you hear - there's now a simple one-click way for you to pick up 4 of the lists we cover all for under £40 a pop for 128 figures (thats just 31p each for those of you who don't like taking off your socks this early in the year!) The list we cover this week are:   <ul><li>Aztec x2</li> <li>Texcallan x2</li> <li>Zapotec/Mixtec</li> <li>Chinantec</li> <li>Mayan x2</li> </ul> You can see the Fighting 15's <a href="https://fighting15s.com/product-category/gladiator-miniatures/mega-packs/adlg-mega-packs/adlg-aztecs-enemies-packs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ADLG Army Packs</a> featuring lists from this Podcast <a href="https://fighting15s.com/product-category/gladiator-miniatures/mega-packs/adlg-mega-packs/adlg-aztecs-enemies-packs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">right here on their website </a>, or just browse Fighting 15's <a href="https://fighting15s.com/product-category/gladiator-miniatures/aztecs-and-enemies/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aztecs &amp; Enemies ranges</a>

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