Welcome to the Official Warlord Games Podcast!
Latest Episode – Theming Armies in Bolt Action – Episode 25
In this episode of the Official Warlord Games Podcast Brad is joined by, prolific contributor to Bolt Action supplements and the author of the Fortress Budapest Campaign Book, Bryan Cook. Together, the guys dig into how to consider and research themes when building a Bolt Action force. This episode is good for the Bolt Action beginner and seasoned veteran alike.
Previous Episodes
We’ve collected links to all the previous episodes of the Warlord Games Podcast below. Catch up with any episodes you might have missed, or listen again at your leisure:
Episode 24 – Revisiting Black Seas
In this episode of the Official Warlord Games Podcast, we are joined by Gabrio, the talented author of the Black Seas ruleset. We discuss Warlord’s reopening, the state of the Black Seas game and to tease some incredible sounding future releases for one of Warlord’s hottest and cinematic games.
Episode 23 – Speaking with Rick Priestley
In this episode, we are rejoined by one of the greats of modern wargaming, the one and only, Rick Priestley. We discuss the new historical themed lists for Warlords Of Erehwon, game design, fan feedback and the state of gaming in 2020.
Episode 22 – Chatting with Andy Chambers
Welcome back to the Official Warlord Games Podcast. We are back this week to check with renowned game designer Andy Chambers and along the way touch upon and catch up with 2000AD Gaming and Blood Red Skies.
We hope you join us, Andy is ALWAYS an entertaining guest!
Episode 21 – Revisiting Gates of Antares
In the following weeks we will be releasing a series of shorter and more frequent Warlord Cast episodes that revisit games that have not appeared on the show in a while. Unlike the show’s normal format, these episodes will not be tied to upcoming releases and will explore the state of the game for many of Warlord’s games.
Kicking things off, we chat with Tim from Warlord about the many exciting things happening in the Gates Of Antares universe.
Episode 20 – Stalingrad (Bolt Action)
In this, our 20th episode, we talk with the incredibly well-spoken and knowledgable author of the upcoming Stalingrad Campaign book for Bolt Action, Alexander Smith. We speak through the history of the campaign and how that fed into the creation of mountain of new rules, scenarios, new units and theatre selectors that this mammoth book contains.
Episode 19 – Rule Writing and Game Management with Alessio Cavatore
Episode 18 – The Judge Dredd Miniatures Game
Tune in to the newest episode of the Official Warlord Games Podcast to learn more about Warlord’s newest game!
In this action-packed episode, we speak with the two authors of new and highly anticipated Judge Dredd Miniatures Game, Roger Gerrish and Andy Chambers. We talk about their love of all things 2000AD and how they were able to bring one of comics’ most iconic characters to the tabletop.
Episode 17 – Black Seas
Black Seas allows players to experience adventure and naval battles on the high seas of the Napoleonic era. We speak at length with Gabrio Tolentino, the author of the game. His love and knowledge of the time period and naval battles in general are evident and fascinating!
Episode 16 – Korea
In this episode of the Official Warlord Games Podcast, we are joined by the authors of Bolt Action’s newest sourcebook, Bolt Action Korea. Steve and Jon talk us through this massive 240-page tome and tell us what it was like to tackle a whole new war from scratch and how they fit it all in one action-packed book!
Episode 15 – SPQR
Sharpen your spears, grab your shields and gather round!
In this action-packed episode of the Official Warlord Games Podcast, Brad is joined by Matt Sprange, the author of Warlord Games’ newest hot offering SPQR.
Tune in to find out more about how to take your warband of warriors to new heights of fame and infamy over the course of this richly developed campaign system and rules set.
Episode 14 – D-Day Overlord
The Official Warlord Games Podcast is back with another exciting episode! In this instalment of the show, Brad is joined by Rob Vella, the author of the new Bolt Action Campaign Book: D-Day – Overlord. Rob knows a great deal about this incredibly important and famous campaign and shares a number of interesting historical anecdotes and stories as we discuss the new book.
Episode 13 – A Dark And Bloody Ground
Join us as we visit with Peter, prolific wargaming magazine contributor and the author of the newest Black Powder supplement from Warlord Games, A Dark And Bloody Ground.
Not only is Pete incredibly knowledgeable about the war in North America, he is an interesting and entertaining guest to boot!
Episode 12 – Salute and All Things New
Welcome back to the Official Warlord Games Podcast! In this action packed episode we are joined by two fantastic guests. In the first half of the episode, Warlord head honcho, John Stallard comes on to talk about his experiences at Salute this year and tell us all about the upcoming Warlord Game previews that were shown at the show. He also talks more about Cruel Seas and what to expect in the months to come from that game.
In part two, Andy Chambers comes on the show to talk about the success of Blood Red Skies and where that game is headed in the next 12 months and leaks some extremely tasty tidbits and some great historical anecdotes that are well worth a listen.
Episode 11 – Campaign Book Fortress Budapest
The Official Warlord Games Podcast is back with an interview with the author of the newest Bolt Action Campaign Book, Fortress Budapest, Bryan Cook.
Bryan talks about his passion for, and history researching, the Hungarian campaign of the war before going into depth about some of the awesome new scenarios, theatre selectors and units for Bolt Action and their implication on the tabletop.
Episode 10 – Warlords of Erehwon
After months of talking about the little snippets of information that we have been hearing about Rick Priestley’s new fantasy game, Warlords Of Erehwon is finally here!
To celebrate this we have the big man on himself to talk about his love of the fantasy genre, how the game came into being, the mechanics of the game, and what lists are included in the book. We also touch on a massive list of other topics in this almost double sized episode.
Episode 9 – Cruel Seas
Tune in to this exciting episode of The Official Warlord Games Podcast to hear all the exciting news about Warlord’s newest game, Cruel Seas. Join Brad and the big man himself, John Stallard, as they talk all things WW2 naval combat.
Episode 8 – Battle of France
The Official Warlord Games Podcast is back with another fantastic, action packed episode with the author of the upcoming Bolt Action Campaign Book, The Battle Of France.
Tune in to hear all about this fascinating early war supplement for the game and about the campaign system that is included in the back of the book!
Episode 7 – Black Powder 2
We are back with yet another huge interview with another one of the greats of tabletop wargaming, the one and only, Rick Priestley.
Rick talks about his beginnings in wargaming and rules writing and how that led to the creation of one of Warlord’s most popular games, Black Powder. We talk about the changes that version 2 of the game brings to fans and how the community influenced this new edition of the game.
Episode 6 – The Western Desert
The show is back with a super-sized episode detailing the new Bolt Action Campaign Book, The Western Desert. With a book this big (168 pages) that is so packed with information, we had to go long, on the episode, just to scratch the surface.
In the first segment, Brad and Paul dig into tidbits about Warlord’s exciting upcoming releases; with info about Black Powder 2nd Edition, Strontium Dog, Cruel Seas and more.
In the second segment, we are joined by Roger, the author of the Bolt Action Western Desert Campaign Book for an broad look at the new selectors, new national rules, new units, new ways to play Bolt Action, new missions and more; that are contained within the new book.
Episode 5 – Strontium dog
The Official Warlord Games Podcast is back with two greats of the gaming industry, Gav Thorp and Andy Chambers! In this episode, the guys dig deep into Warlord’s newest game, 2000AD’s Strontium Dog with the game’s authors!
Tune in Norms and Stronts! This is not an episode to miss!
Episode 4 – Strontium dog / Konflikt ’47
The Warlord Cast is back with this super sized fourth episode! In the first segment Paul leaks all sorts of goodies about the upcoming 2000 AD themed game Strontium Dog before sharing a pile of other juicy tidbits about what is coming down the pipe from Warlord.
In part two, Brad is joined by the guys from Clockwork Goblin to take a deep dive into the new Konflikt ’47 Defiance book. The guys also talk brass tacks about inspiration, K’47’s status as a Bolt Action adjacent game and its future both in the fluff and as a game. Please tune in and tell us what you think!
Episode 3 – Beyond the Gates of Antares
The Warlord Games Official Podcast is back with more great news about upcoming Bolt Action, Cruel Seas, and Blood Red Skies releases AND much, much more. This is all before Brad sits down with Tim from the Warlord Gates Of Antares Team to talk about the new GOA book “The Dronescourge Returns” and what exciting new elements it brings to the tabletop and the Gates Of Antares Universe. Tim’s enthusiasm for this project is infectious and his knowledge about the game and the universe is second to none.
If you have any questions about what we talk about on the episode about Gates Of Antares I highly recommend you check out The Antares Nexus website.
Episode 2 – Blood Red Skies
In this instalment, Paul Sawyer and Brad discuss what is new and exciting from Warlord Games and drop a lot of spoilers about what is to come in the coming months. After that Brad interviews, the one and only, Andy Chambers about the upcoming game Blood Red Skies.
Episode 1 – Market Garden
Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Official Warlord Games Podcast.
In this first outing we speak with Paul Sawyer briefly about the history of Warlord Games and what this podcast will be all about in the future. We also dig into some juicy information about future Warlord releases before digging into the Market Garden campaign and discussing British Paratroopers in particular on the Bolt Action tabletop.
If you’re done with all the podcasts, you could always check out the latest articles on the Warlord Games website.