S02E24 - From the Halls of the Adeptus Fanaticus

Nov 27 2008

S02E24 - From the Halls of the Adeptus Fanaticus

Are you are dissapointed or afraid that youre favorite game might be canclled? If so, it's going to be up to you to carry it on and Jerry is here to help you out. He is the chapter master of Adeptus Fanaticus, a local Games Workshop based club, and he is going to share his insight of running a successful games club with our listeners.

Show Links:
Adeptus Fanaticus Website
40K Fight Club
Great Lakes Warhammer League

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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford and Jerry

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S02E23 - I Wonder If We Seem Like a Bunch of Jerks Now?

Nov 13 2008

S02E23 - I Wonder If We Seem Like a Bunch of Jerks Now?

Kyle said it best this episode by quoting a Clint Eastwood Movie. "Tomorrow is a promise to no one." Unfortunately, we filmed this on Sunday Nov 9th 2008, A day before Wizkids closed down. I hope you enjoy our ironic topic "Who is going to survive the next year".

But on a serious note, we do wish the best of luck to all the Wizkids employees. We will give you more information about this industry shake up as it becomes available.

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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford, Kyle Menzies and Owen

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S02E22 - Expanding Monsterpocalypse. Part 1 of How Should I Know?

Oct 30 2008

S02E22 - Expanding Monsterpocalypse. Part 1 of How Should I Know?

So Monsterpocalypse works well on a small scale, but if you want to play the game with lots of monsters, you are going to need to make some changes. This episode covers part one of the proces by building a new command console and map. Look for the second part sometime early December, where we will cover terrain, tiles, and buildings.

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Monsterpocalypse Home Page
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S02E21 - Insert Power Ranger Music Here!

Oct 16 2008

S02E21 - Insert Power Ranger Music Here!

Privateer Press has dropped their latest game Monsterpocaylpse and its time for us to give our review. Is it fun to play a stereotypical monster movie or is it better suited for showing on Mystery Science Theater 3000?

Show Links:
Monsterpocalypse Home Page
Is Monsterpocalypse like The Power Rangers? You Decide
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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford, Ryan Wilke and Kyle Menzies

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S02E20 - Why Won't You Answer the Question?!?!?!

Oct 02 2008

S02E20 - Why Won't You Answer the Question?!?!?!

Like a good politician trying to convince you to vote for them, we never actually answer the question we were supposed to. Instead we discuss some of the marketing strategies that games have used over the past couple of years. Dave from MechSiege.com joins us on Skype for this episode.

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Dave's Twitter Feed
Mech Siege
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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford, Graham and Dave

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S02E19 - Can I at Least Get to the Part About the Projectile Vomiting?

Sep 18 2008

S02E19 - Can I at Least Get to the Part About the Projectile Vomiting?

We have another show of random crazy items which turned out to be decently funny. First Ryan decided to sneak down ahead of time and give his review of Heroscape. Afterwards, Kyle and I give a review of Avalon Hill's Axis and Allies Miniatures game. Then at the very end we have some news about the future of Battleforce 5.

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Dave's Twitter Feed
Text Review of Axis and Allies
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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford, Kyle Menzies and Ryan Wilke

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S02E18 - Stravag! Thanks for Making us Look Stupid Dave's School...

Sep 04 2008

Seriously though, The Dave's School film which was released between the time of our recording and now is really awesome. Especially that part where the Battlemaster shoves the Mangonel's Arm into its cockpit. The purpose of this episode is to discuss the future of Mechwarrior and what we can do as players to keep the game from dying.....

Show Links:
The Short Dave's School Mechwarrior Film
My related article on The Army Showcase
Mechwarrior House Rules Project

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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford, Kyle Menzies and Owen

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S02E17 - Probability of Success

Aug 21 2008

S02E17 - Probability of Success

Lots of talking and math this time. I thought I would try something a little different and see how things go. I pretty much give an overview of simple probability with specific examples relating to Miniature War Gaming.

Show Links:
My Presentation in Open Document Format
My Presentation in Excel Format
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S02E16 - Oh Fudge Monkies!

Aug 07 2008

S02E16 - Oh Fudge Monkies!

I don't have anything too stressful for everyone this time around. I just take some yourgurt cups and styrofoam and build a new system of walls for 28MM games.

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S02E15 - Pulling the Map Out From Under You...

Jul 24 2008

We have some things we like, some things we don't like, and other things that leave us just confused. This episode we cover the pricing of Monsterpocalypse, The new GW Citadel Washes, and has Wizkids become a crappy media tie in company?

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S02E14 - If Jason Seems Out of Character - Read Page 5

Jul 10 2008

The Long awaited review of Warmachine is here. Jason and Kyle dive into the review with our So Sweet/H8Traid style while Ryan stolls in late from one long and crazy 4th of July Weekend. Plus a demonic voice seems to not like Kyle....

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Text Review of Warmachine
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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford, Ryan WilkeKyle Menzies and xDemonic Voicex

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S02E13 - Coverage of Michicon 2008!

Jun 26 2008

S02E13 - Coverage of Michicon 2008!

To be fair, I lied again last week. There is no review of Warmachine this time around. The Michicon 2008 confrence came up in the mean time.

Anyway, Michicon 2008 is hosted by the Metro Detroit Gamers and is held on the campus of Oakland University in Auburn Hills Michigan. I want to thank MDG for inviting us up to the confrence and allowing us to take a bunch of pictures and video. In this episode we get to talk with a number of game masters and get introduced to a number of games we have never played before. Therefore, the layout of the show is as follows:

~0:00 - Intro to Michicon and its history
~7:00 - Thud by Tri Tac Games - Fast playing miniatures
~12:30 - Fire and Fury - American Civil War
~20:00 - Clear for Action - World War II Naval Combat
~27:30 - Canvas Eagles - World War I Air Combat
~35:30 - Manchurian Mandate - Near Future Tank Combat
~38:30 - The Guild House - A traveling convention store

Show Links:
Our coverage of Michicon 2008
Tri Tac Games
Fire and Fury
The Miniatures Page
Old Glory 15's
Alnavco
1250 Ships
Morning Sunshine Models
I-94 Enterprises
Canvas Eagles
Steve Jackson Games.com
Warehouse 23
The Guild House
Ryan's Twitter Feed
Jason's Twitter Feed
Metro Detroit Gamers


Show Emails: - For Canvas Eagle Bases
- For the Guild House
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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford and Ryan Wilke

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Special H264 Episode - Green Gaming Episode 1

Jun 23 2008

For sometime now, I have been talking about converting our shows over to the H264 Video format. This is the first such video. It is a short video (~10 minutes) and will only be released here in H264 format. This show and future episodes of Green Gaming can also be found over at You Tube. By the way, I am building a Tau Empire Seeker Missile Battery from trash. Here are the show notes:

Green Gaming Home Page

Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford

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S02E12 - Just the Facts....Unless I'm Wrong.....Which I Could Be....

Jun 12 2008

Just the Facts....Unless I'm Wrong.....Which I Could Be....

Last Weekend our local GW store got the 5th edition rules in for Warhammer 40K!. After Two Games(Going 1-0-1) I have pretty good handle on what has changed in the new edition of GW's Flagship Game. Therefore, I address a number of the rumors I came across on the Internet and determine just how accurate each of them really are. Sit back, enjoy the crooked camera(D'oh) and discover what you need to be ready for come July 12th 2008!
Show Links:
Bell of Lost Souls Blog

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S02E11 - Trainwrecks and Game Design

May 29 2008

What does game design and trainwrecks have in common? Well if Kyle has any say, they have a lot in common when talking about a certain company, but in realilty our discussion over game design turns into a train wreck at parts(As well as some of our game ideas).
Show Links:
My abstract game journal
Ways to call someone stupid
Jason's Twitter Feed

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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford, Kyle Menzies and Ryan Wilke

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S02E10 - Major Spoiler Alert!!!!!

May 15 2008

S02E10 - Major Spoiler Alert!!!!!

I don't know what motivated Ryan to do this, but he spoils the endings of Star Trek Nemisis and Halo 3 for everyone. Other then that, we talk about Batman, Gears of War, Star Trek, Starcraft, Heroscape, and Monsterpocalypse.
Show Notes: Batman "ActionClix"
Star Trek CMG
Monsterpocalypse
The Twitter Feed of the Tabletop Battlefield

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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford, Ryan Wilke and Kyle Menzies

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Season 02 Episode 09 - Get Some Old and Dirty Clothes On...Its Time to Build!

May 01 2008

Get Some Old and Dirty Clothes On...Its Time to Build!

Have you ever wanted to build an awesome battlefield for yourself?
This episode is intended to be an ultimate introductory guide to building terrain for a grassland themed battlefield. I show you how to build Fields, Forest, Hills, and other random items. Here is how the show breaks down if you are interested:
00:00 - Intro and a Few Notes
~01:45 - The Battle Field
~13:55 - Random Items such as bushes and Rocks
~20:20 - Forests and Trees
~29:25 - Hills
~39:40 - Putting It all Together and Conclusion


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S02E08 - "BrainStorming" About Heroscape

Apr 17 2008

Ryan and I look at ways to expand Heroscape.

Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford and Ryan Wilke

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Season 02 Episode 07 - I Thought the End of the World Would be More Exciting then this....

Apr 03 2008

Its time for our second review of the year. This time we are trying out the new fantasy miniatures game Age of Rag'norak: Confrontation by Rackham. The Wolfen and Griffin take the field of battle to determine the fate of a world it this terrifying new age.

Preview of Age of Rag'narok: Confrontation
Confrontation Home Page


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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford, Ryan Wilke and Kyle Menzies

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Season 02 Episode 06 - You Drew What on the White Board?!?!?

Mar 20 2008

Season 02 Episode 06 - You Drew What on the White Board?!?!?

From this point on, Ryan is BANNED .......... from having energy drinks before the show. He may argue that drawing was just a planet, but Kyle and I beg to differ. We wish we could help you with Starcraft, but we can't seem to remember any names....But at least you get to discover Kyle's BOLD strategy for playing as the Protoss. Here are the show times for the various factions:
Protoss ~6 minutes 5 seconds Terrans ~13 minutes 31 seconds Zerg - 27 minutes 10 seconds Quick Preview of Age of Rag'narok: Confrontation ~ 39 minutes 13 seconds.

Starcraft Strategy: Planning the Assault
Starcraft Strategy: Designing the Galaxy
Starcraft Strategy: Choosing a Faction
TabletopBattleField S02 E04 - Starcraft by the Numbers


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Season 02 Episode 05 - The Past, Present, and Future are One!

Mar 06 2008

So I am still working on this whole podcasting thing from the future, but I'll get the hang of it eventually. Anyway, Graham and I take on a unique project this time as well show you a basic design for building a miniature war game table. I can't say this enough, but be careful if you try this project and remember that you are attempting it at your own risk.

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Season 02 Episode 04 - Starcraft by the Numbers

Feb 21 2008

You know what is fun - making up numbers. For this episode I dive into a deeper discussion on some of the strategy articles I have written about Starcraft.

Here are the strategy articles:
Planning the Assault
Planetary Layout with Web 2.0 Rounded Corners
Choose a Faction
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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford

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Season 02 Episode 03 - One Ring to PUT IN YOUR MOUTH?!?!?

Feb 07 2008

Did you ever have one of those jokes that a person did a good job of turning around on you? Yeah that happened to me this time. I know the Ring of Power has a strong effect on people, but sometimes it makes them do really weird things....Oh we also review Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game by Games Workshop.

Home Page of Lord of the Rings Game
Some Sample Terrain Projects For Lord of the Rings
My LOTR review article

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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford, Ryan Wilke and Kyle Menzies

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Season 02 - Episode 01 - Winners and Losers of 2007

Jan 10 2008

It is time to get back started, so let us take a look back at the year 2007 and see what games came out winners and what games came out the losers. Plus we dive into some of the show topics for this year. We touch on Star Wars Pocket Model, Halo Action Clix, Solaris VII, Starcraft, Warhammer 40K, Warhammer Fantasy, Babylon 5, Battletech, Heroscape and Warmachine.

Links for this episode:
Mechwarrior Desolation by Corey Trick
History of Heroquest
Halo 3 Musuem of Humanity
Images of the Grunt and Jackal come from the Halo Action Clix Gallery
swpocketmodels.com Interview
Ryan's Battle for the Hidden Valley Well Spring!



Also, we want to here from you about the following questions:
1)Do you expect the Lead Designer of a game to have a lot of experience in the universe the game is being created for?
2)Do you care if a game maintains the laws of physics for the particular universe it exists in - why or why not?
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Giving figures a Grassland Base

Dec 31 2007

If you have not checked out the Army Showcase recently, then you probably do not know that I moved the site over to www.tabletopbattlefield.com. However, if everything worked as expected, then you should not notice a thing. This short episode is designed to see if the RSS feed is still working as expected. There are WMV and MP3 versions of this episode. I do not have an MP4 of it at the moment. Oh and Have a Happy New Year Everyone!

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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford

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Season 01 Episode 26 - In the Not Too Distant Future, Some Where in Time and Space

Dec 20 2007

I really don't know how this episode disappeared from the feed, but It really needs to be here since it is probably our best episode ever. Of course you will not learn anything too useful...Except that: 1) Hot Glue is Hot 2) Kyle Hates Flower Glasses 3) Jason Screws Up a lot 4) We waste a lot of tape filming this episode

Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford, Ryan Wilke and Kyle Menzies

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Season 01 - Episode 25(b) - The Saga That is the Review of StarCraft The Board Game Ends - Part 1.5 of 1.5

Dec 14 2007

Episode 25(b) - The Saga That is the Review of StarCraft The Board Game Ends - Part 1.5 of 1.5

Our epic saga of the review of Starcraft the Board Game comes to an end with this half-episode.

For our last episode of the year, we want to do a fun segment where you can ask us any question you want to. Keep in mind we may not answer your question for any reason. To make things interesting I plan to not even read the questions until we record the episode next Weekend, so get them to us by December 14th(That is Tomorrow!!!!). Be sure to make the subject line: Question For the TabletopBattlefield.

• Podhammer - The Warhammer Fantasy Podcast
• Starcraft the Board Game Official Site
• Tau Empire and Drones
• Review of Starcraft The Board Game

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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford, Ryan Wilke and Kyle Menzies

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Season 01 Episode 25 - The Saga That is the Review of StarCraft The Board Game Begins - Part 1 of 1.5 - WMV High Quality

Dec 07 2007

It's time for our last review of the year and we have a game we simply cannot stop talking about. We go on for so long, we have to extend it into another half episode and we still don't get to mention everything we want. But, are we singing praises or ranting our mouths off? You have tune in to find out as we review StarCraft the Board Game By Fantasy Flight Games. Check back next week for part 1.5

For our last episode of the year, we want to do a fun segment where you can ask us any question you want to. Keep in mind we may not answer your question for any reason. To make things interesting I plan to not even read the questions until we record the episode next Weekend, so get them to us by December 14th. Be sure to make the subject line: Question For the TabletopBattlefield.

• Podhammer - The Warhammer Fantasy Podcast
• Starcraft the Board Game Official Site
• Tau Empire and Drones

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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford, Ryan Wilke and Kyle Menzies

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Season 01 Episode 23 - Chaos and Apocalypse for Warhammer 40K!!!!

Nov 08 2007

Episode 23 - Chaos and Apocalypse for Warhammer 40K!!!!

Let's dive into the new Chaos Codex and the Apocalypse Rule Set for Warhammer 40K. Graham returns to give his take on his new forces and shares a quick 3000 point Apocalypse Army with you. Then, it's story time with Jason as he talks about his first Apocalypse battle and why following the few rules laid out in the book is important. In addition we go over the new Apocalypse Merchandise and toss out a few rule questions about Crisis Suits and Drones.

• Warhammer 40K Apocalypse
• Chaos Codex
• Follow Along with Jason's Story

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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford and Graham

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Season 01 Episode 22 - Out First Look at Heroscape: Swarm of the Marro

Oct 23 2007

Episode 22 - Out First Look at Heroscape: Swarm of the Marro

We are trying a new show type tonight. We are basically do as live of a show as a podcast can get[That is one reason for the early release]. Instead of my usual amount of editing, we are quite a bit more animated in this episode. I literally just got back from the store with a copy of the new Heroscape Master Set - Swarm of the Marro. Ryan and I tear through it and we give you our first impressions of the game. Big Hint: Its looks cool so far.

• Official Heroscape Site
• All of the units + rules from heroscapers.com
• The Tau MarkerLight I show off at the end
• 40K Apocalypse Pictures

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Season 01 Episode 21 - Customizing Halo Action Clix

Oct 11 2007

I am running solo on this episode of the podcast, so I'm trying to keep things some what interesting by talking about ways to customize Halo Action Clix. Topics covered include the following: Fixing the flying models, Some scenario ideas, and making your own maps.

• Gale Force Nine Green Stuff
• It's a little rough, but here are the basic portal ball rules.

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Season 01 Episode 20 - Halo Action Clix Review

Sep 27 2007

Episode 20 - Everything Halo!!!

This time around we get wired from Halo Game Fuel as we give a full review of Halo Action Clix by Wizkids.

Hosts: Jason and Ryan

• Halo Action Clix Website
• Fixing the Halo Action Clix Maps

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Season 01 Episode 19 - Interview with the Warriors of Eryndor

Sep 13 2007

I take on a different topic in the first similar interest podcast. Instead of a topic on miniature war games, I talk with some members of the local Dagorhir chapter: Eryndor. I ask them about the LARP game they play and get to see some of the game in action. If you are looking for miniature game info, we will back to our normal shows next time as the next few weeks will be busy(Halo AC,40K Apocalypse, Heroscape:SWOTM, Starcraft, B5 2ed...).

Hosts : Jason, Fairion, Zafthan, and Stone

• Eryndor's Website
• Dagorhir's Website
• Eryndor's Forum

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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford

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Season 01 Episode 18 - Fighting It Out - Solaris Style

Aug 30 2007

I have been promising for a while we were going to do this and now its done. This episode is a full review of Wizkids latest Mechwarrior Game: Solaris VII. We play a few turns then discuss our most favorite and most hated portions with the first ever SO SWEET/H8TR-AID segment. Some of the points we cover are:
The New Hex Maps
The New Turn Sequence
Production Quality
One on One Fights
Action Packs vs Boosters
The Future of the Game


Show Links

• The Official Solaris VII site - Nothing too exciting Here
• This guy claims to have custom Solaris Maps. I Couldn't find them when I looked though.

Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford and Kyle Menzies

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Building a Nuclear Power Plant from Trash

Aug 17 2007

Mini Episode Beta - Solving the Energy Crisis Through Trash....Sort Of

So I do not have the answer to one of humnaity's looming crises, but I can solve the energy crisis in your minature game world. Lets build a nuclear power plant out of the trash from your lunch!

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Season 01 Episode 17 - There is Much Anger in this One - MP3

Aug 02 2007

Episode 17 - There is Much Anger in this One

Ok, so we really didn't have anything planned for this episode so Kyle and I discuss a grab bag of topics and it does not take long for it to become Kyle's Rant Episode. All right, I'll be fair. I did egg him on a bit at one part....

Hosts: Jason and Kyle

• Control Dominate Destroy!!!
• Mechwarrior Aerospace Fighters

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Season 01 Episode 16 - Samurais and Ninjas are the same thing? WHAT!!!!

Jul 07 2007

Ryan learns a valuable lesson as we discuss playing Capture the Flag and Castle Sieges with Heroscape.

Hosts: Jason and Ryan

• The Capture the Flag Scenario on the Online Army Showcase
• To have your Brain Explode Read This!!!

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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford and Ryan Wilke

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Season 01 Episode 15 - Building Aerospace Fighters for MechWarrior

Jul 05 2007

Episode 15 - Building the Aerospace Fighters for Mechwarrior Age of Destruction

Its time for another workshop here on the Tabletop Battlefield. This time I take you through the steps of building the resin models of Aerospace fighters. The rules will come in a later episode since in order to fully test the rules, you need pieces to test thme with and why not do rule testing in style.


Links:

• My MW Aerospace Build Page
• The Micro Mark Resin Kit
• Tutorials at Child of Mecha
• The official Heroscape Fan Site

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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford

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Season 01 - Episode 14 - Star Wars Pocket Model Review

Jun 21 2007

Kyle and I give a full review of Wizkids' latest game - Star Wars Pocket Model. In addition, we introduce a "non arbitrary" based rating system.

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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford and Kyle Menzies

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Season 1 - Episode 13 - Summer/Fall Games Preview - WMV

Jun 06 2007

Episode 13 - Summer/Fall Games Preview

A couple of games coming out this summer and fall have us excited here at the Tabletop Battlefield. Not everyone is full of excitement though. I try to be uplifting as much as possible, but Kyle is not as confident in Wizkids' abilities. Check out what we have to say about Mechwarrior Solaris VII, Star Wars Pocket Model, Halo Action Clix, and Starcraft The Board Game.

• S7: Assault Action Pack
• S7: Wizkids
• S7: Heavy Action Pack With the Ugly Catapult
• S7: Medium Action Pack
• S7: Light Action Pack
• Star Wars Pocket Model Home Page
• Table Tope(Thats how its spelled on the page) Gaming Evolved Blog
• StarCraft The Board Game

Hosts: Jason and Kyle
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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford and Kyle Menzies

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Season 01 Episode 12 - Behind the Scenes of Podcasting

May 24 2007

Ok, I took this week of from talking about miniature wargames to talk about the hardware of podcasting. I have wasted too much money trying to get this thing working and didn't want any of you to make the same mistakes I have if you decide to enter the world of Podcasting.

Be warned, you may get dizzy watching the video. I shot this one from a first person perspective and you may have noticed in the past that I can be quite animated when I talk :)

In the next Episode I'll be back to regular topics.

Here are some links for this episode:

• The ATR35s Lavalier Microphone I use
• My Mixer on sale at some store I picked at random
• A Host of Random Storage Options

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Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford

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Season 01 Episode 11 - Avenger Carrier and Trees for Mechwarrior

May 10 2007

What is in Jason's Refrigerator, plus some other things

After Last Week's Episode I didn't plan a normal show because of the audio issues. Therefore, the show is shorter then normal. Instead I compiled several different segments together. First up, I give a demo painting of a Babylon 5 Avenger Class Carrier. Then I build a model for games on the scale of Mechwarrior and Classic Battletech.

Links for this show:

• The Avenger Class Carrier
• You can find Garland All Year Long
• And here is some foam board for you
• Who says that Random Internet Forums Are Not Reliable News Sources?

As usual, The intro music "Down with Everything" by The Transfer comes from www.podsafeaudio.com

Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford

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Saason 1 Episode 10 Place Holder

Apr 28 2007

Due to poor audio quality, this episode is no longer available, but I am putting it here for episode count purposes.

Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford and Graham

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Season 01 - Episode 9 More Random Mechwarrior Stuff

Apr 12 2007

We cover more ideas for campaigns in Mechwarrior. Topics include Mercs, Aerofighters, and a mission inspired by Surrender Your Dreams.

Also, Kyle is haunted by Monkeys, I include some random Simpson's References, and How not to celebrate Easter.



Get a hold of me at:

Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford and Kyle Menzies

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Season 1 - Episode 8 - Place Holder

Mar 29 2007

This episode is no longer available for one reason or another, but this is place holder for episode count purposes.

Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford and Ryan Wilke

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Season 01 Episode 7 - Mechwarrior Mega Battles and Campaigns

Mar 15 2007

Episode 7 - Mechwarrior Mega Battles and Campaigns - Part 1 of 2 or 3

Kyle is back for the first episode of this mini-series as we cover different objectives for Mechwarrior games and get lost in discussions about Command and Conquer 3, Supreme Commander, and Monkeys?

Hosts: Jason and Kyle

Jason can be reached at:

Music provided by The Transfer and was acquired from www.podsafeaudio.com

Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford and Kyle Menzies

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Season 01 Episode 06 - Review of Heroscape/SW Minis/Babylon 5 - WMV

Feb 28 2007

Episode 6 - Review of Heroscape, Star Wars Miniatures, and Babylon 5 : A call to Arms

Jason reviews the games listed above. Here is a quick summary of the results:
Heroscape: 9 out of 10 - Awesome Figures, Excellent Board Design, Simple Rules, Lots of Unit Variety, Annoying Clean Up, Lack of Unit Customization
Star Wars Miniatures: 5 out of 10 - Game result seems to be determined by who gets LOS and rolls the highest value first.
Babylon 5: 8 out of 10 - Best figures ever, Simple but diverse damage modeling, Has all the races from the show, Fairly simple rules though ship movement is slightly more complex then typical miniature games.

Jason can be reached at:

Music provided by The Transfer and was acquired from www.podsafeaudio.com

Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford

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Season 01 Episode 05 - Episode 5 - Designing a Game WMV

Feb 19 2007

Jason discusses some basic concepts behind creating your own board by comparing existing games. I forgot to mention in the podcast that the intro music is by The Transfer and was acquired from www.podsafeaudio.com

Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford

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Season 01 Episode 04 - Custom Mechwarrior Scenarios

Feb 08 2007

Episode 4 - Custom MechWarrior Scenarios

In this episode, Jason and Kyle discuss a hill capture scenario they have played before. In addition, we create the rules for a new scenario as a demonstration of what is involved for creating a scenario.

Links for the Scenario Rules
The Canyon Scenario

In the mean time, here are the quick rules for the Hill Scenario:
Attacker has 900 Points and the Defender has 600 Points.
The Board size is 48" by 48". The Defender's deployment zone is about 2 Square feet of Elevated Terrain. The Attacker has a standard deployment zone on the opposite side of the board.
The objective for the attacker is to take the hill. When time expires count VC2 points for the units in the Defender's deployment zone(The Elevated Terrain) The player with the most points wins the scenario.
Time Limit: The Attacker has 20 minutes to complete their objective. The Defender has no time limit.

As always, I can be reached at and Kyle can be reached at

Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford and Kyle Menzies

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Season 01 - Episode 3 - 40K Patrol Armies

Jan 29 2007

Episode 3 of the Tabletop Battlefield - Warhammer 40K Patrol Armies.

I'm still in the testing phase of The Battlefield and this episode came out a little shorter then the ideal 40 minutes.(Its about 23). I am joined by Graham. to discuss how to get into the World of Warhammer 40K without spending a lot of money, your first born child, or several important body parts. The answer is 400 Point Patrol Armies. I introduce two armies, one for the Tyranids, and one for the Tau. Both of these are based on the battlion boxed sets. Graham covers his 400 point Eldar army.

Here are some of the links mentioned

• Warhammer 40K Patrol Rules by Games Workshop
• The Forest Tigers Patrol
• The Eldar Patrol
• The Tyranid Patrol(coming soon...I'm still working on the painting part)

Any questions for myself(Jason) can be directed to and Graham can be reached at

This episode copyright Rocko Software 2007. Games Workshop, Character and Place Names are registered trademarks of Games Workshop. Intro Music by the band The Transfer and can be obtained from www.podsafeaudio.com

Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford and Graham

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Season 01 Episode 02 - Building a Lizardmen Temple

Jan 18 2007

This is Episode # 2 of the Battlefield. This time around Jason will show you the steps involved with building a ruined Lizardmen Temple for Warhammer Fantasy. You will need Styrofoam, Spray Paint, Poster Paint, Glue, and Safety Gear(Googles/Painting Mask!). I hope you enjoy the techniques I show you. In the near future I hope to post step by step instructions for this process on the Online Army Showcase.

Hosts: Jason Rutherford

Intro Music by the band The Transfer and can be obtained from www.podsafeaudio.com

I can be reached at

Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford

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Season 01 Episode 01 - The Future of Mechwarrior

Jan 08 2007

See how this show got started with myself, Kyle, a Camera, and some Mechwarrior Figures.

Today we are talking about Mechwarrior Dark Age by Wizkids. First we discuss some of the coming changes to the game. In addtion, we discuss some house rules that we have used when playing games of Mechwarrior. To conclude we take a quick look at the Mechwarrior Short Film.

This show features Jason Rutherford and Kyle Menzies

I have listed some of our house rules below:

• When a unit is given an order, it may move and make a standard attack or it may make a special attack.
• A standard attack is a Ranged Attack or Close Combat Attack
• A special attack is a Charge,Ram,DFA, or Artillery attack.
• Infantry and Vehciles are considered pushed when they have three order tokens on them. A unit can be given an order if it results in giving the unit more then three tokens.
• Every time a infantry or vehicle moves or attacks, it recieves an order token. An artilley attack gives a unit two order tokens.
• Mechs never generate heat or recieve a token when walking. All other actions give heat and tokens as normal.
• Mechs can either make two ranged attacks or one ranged and one close combat attack in one turn.
• When making an artilley attack, subtract two from the attack value of the unit and add 1d6 inches to the drift of the token, unless the artilley unit has a LOS to the token, or a spotter has LOS to the token/
• Any infantry can spot for a token within 14". This action does not count as an order, but the spotter cannot perform any actions while spotting.

If you have any questions or comments, get a hold of me at

Episode Hosts: Jason Rutherford and Kyle Menzies

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