Riding to battle in style! The Armchair Dragoons discuss all manner of strategy games and wargames - both tabletop & digital - as played by hobbyists, professionals, and academics. Also on the agenda are regular discussions of history & battles as they tie into strategy gaming and wargaming, and musings on the game industry as a whole.
Mentioned In Dispatches Season 13 Ep 6 ~ FOMO
18 October 2024 ~ Brant, Mike, Bryan, and not Gary talk about …
10/19/2024 • 1 hour, 6 minutes
Mentioned In Dispatches Season 13 Ep 5 ~ The Shelf of Shame
11 October 2024 ~ Shelf of “Shame” or a Shelf of “Opportunity”? …
10/11/2024 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 35 seconds
Mentioned In Dispatches Season 13 Ep 4 ~ The Worst of Wargaming
4 October 2024 ~ Time to shoot up some truth serum and …
10/4/2024 • 1 hour, 23 minutes, 34 seconds
Mentioned In Dispatches Season 13 Ep 3 ~ Solo Wargame Survey Wrapup
27 September 2024 ~ Last Summer, we teamed up with Beyond Solitaire …
9/27/2024 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 15 seconds
Mentioned In Dispatches Season 13 Ep 2 ~ AI & Tabletop Gaming
20 September 2024 ~ David Thompson joins Brant for a wide-ranging discussion …
9/20/2024 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 55 seconds
Mentioned In Dispatches Season 13 Ep 1 ~ Wargame Motivations
13 September 2024 ~ Season 13 is here! Brant, Mike, and Rocky …
9/13/2024 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 25 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 13 ~ The State of Hobby Wargaming
10 May 2024 ~ Wrapping up season 12, we’ve got a full …
5/10/2024 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 13 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 12 ~ Historical RPGs
3 May 2024 ~ How are “historical RPGs” different from other RPGs …
5/3/2024 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 35 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 11 ~ BGF & Origins Look-Ahead
26 April 2024 ~ Ardwulf comes back to the show and brings …
4/26/2024 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 34 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 10 ~ Commercial Wargames for the Pros
12 April 2024 ~ In preparation for Connections Online next week, we’re …
4/12/2024 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 10 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 9 ~ Darin Leviloff and States of Siege Games
5 April 2024 ~ We’re joined this week by designer Darin Leviloff, …
4/5/2024 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 24 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 8 ~ Practitioner Wargaming
29 March 2024 ~ Brant is joined by Chris Weuve (chair of …
3/29/2024 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 56 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 7 ~ Fort Circle Games
22 March 2024 ~ Fresh off of GAMA Expo, Fort Circle Honcho …
3/22/2024 • 56 minutes, 54 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 6 ~ “Live” From GAMA Expo
15 March 2024 ~ We spent last week at GAMA Expo, and …
3/16/2024 • 1 hour, 31 minutes, 44 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 5 ~ Classic Wargaming
8 March 2024 ~ Moe’s back! And the Molotov Cockatiel joins us, …
3/8/2024 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 38 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 4 ~ If I Had A Million Dollars
1 March 2024 ~ Inspired by this thread on BGG, our panel …
3/1/2024 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 10 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 3 ~ Hollandspiele & Amabel Holland
23 February 2024 ~ Amabel is back! One of our favorite designers …
2/23/2024 • 59 minutes, 15 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 2 ~ From Content to Design with Beyond Solitaire
16 February 2024 ~ Liz drops by to talk to Brant & …
2/16/2024 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 8 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 12 Ep 1 ~ Adventure Wargaming
9 February 2024 ~ What the heck is an “adventure wargame”? OK, …
2/9/2024 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 53 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 13 ~ Wargamer Gift Guide
15 December 2023 So we’re cutting it pretty close to Christmas but …
12/15/2023 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 47 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 12 ~ Wargame Design Studio
8 December 2023 The fine folks at Wargame Design Studio just recently …
12/8/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 12 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 11 ~ Compass Expo & SDHISTCON
1 December 2023 The Autumn convention season has come, and (largely) gone …
12/1/2023 • 1 hour, 29 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 10 ~ The Circle of Wargaming Life
24 November 2023 History doesn’t always repeat, but it does often rhyme. …
11/24/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 22 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 9 ~ The Annual Compass Catalog Cavalcade of Whimsy
17 November 2023 We’re a little behind on getting this one recorded …
11/17/2023 • 1 hour, 41 minutes, 8 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 8 ~ Behind the Kickstarter Scenes
10 November 2023 It’s not like you have to go too far …
11/10/2023 • 1 hour, 40 minutes, 42 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 7 ~ Traveller & Other Inferior Sci-Fi Games
3 November 2023 Hey look, if Gary & Rocky are here together, …
11/3/2023 • 1 hour, 23 minutes, 48 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 6 ~ The Levy & Campaign System
27 October 2023 Brant and Justin take some time to talk about …
10/27/2023 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 12 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 5 ~ Armchair Dragoons’ Fall Assembly Preview
20 October 2023 As our inaugural Fall Assembly kicks off this weekend, …
10/20/2023 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 57 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 4 ~ Wargames in the Classroom
13 October 2023 As we hit that luckiest of days, we’re joined …
10/13/2023 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 46 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 3 ~ Cole Wehrle Returns!
6 October 2023 Cole Wehrle is back to raise the overall intelligence …
10/6/2023 • 1 hour, 39 minutes, 32 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 2 ~ Your Summer of Gaming
29 September 2023 Brant, Mike, and Gary start off talking about the …
9/29/2023 • 1 hour, 31 minutes, 41 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 1 ~ Solo Wargaming Survey With Beyond Solitaire
22 September 2023 Back in the Summer, we partnered with Beyond Solitaire …
9/22/2023 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 35 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 10 Summer Special ~ New Minis With The Wargaming Company
2 June 2023 And you thought we were done for the Summer …
6/2/2023 • 1 hour, 18 minutes
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 10 Ep 13 ~ Origins 2023 Preview
5 May 2023 Brant, Gary, and Mike are talking conventions! First, Brant …
5/5/2023 • 1 hour, 36 minutes, 56 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 10 Ep 12 ~ Nations & Cannons
28 April 2023 Pat Mooney of Flagbearer Games joins the show to …
4/29/2023 • 1 hour, 25 minutes, 20 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 10 Ep 11 ~ What’s On Your Table and On The Horizon
21 April 2023 Moe & Grant pop in to join Brant on …
4/21/2023 • 1 hour, 27 minutes, 59 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 10 Ep 10 ~ Tabletop “AI” & Lock ‘n Load Publishing
14 April 2023 ~ It’s been forever since we had a chat …
4/14/2023 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 14 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 10 Ep 9 ~ What Naval Wargaming Gets Wrong
7 April 2023 We brought in a couple of guys that actually …
4/7/2023 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 37 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 10 Ep 8 ~ BGF & Other Conventions
31 March 2023 Buckeye Game Fest is coming up in a few …
3/31/2023 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 21 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 10 Ep 7 ~ Wargaming China
24 March 2023 Brant and Rocky are joined by special guest Sebastian …
3/24/2023 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 13 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 10 Ep 6 ~ Wargaming Rules Formats
17 March 2023 OK look, we all have rulebooks we love, and …
3/17/2023 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 19 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 10 Ep 5 ~ Wargaming and Digital AI
10 March 2023 Brant, Bryan, Jim, and James all gang up to …
3/10/2023 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 45 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 10 Ep 4 ~ Solo Wargaming
3 March 2023 A full house on this episode, as Brant, Mike, …
3/3/2023 • 1 hour, 30 minutes, 25 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 10 Ep 3 ~ Sci-Fi Wargaming
24 February 2023 Brant, Rocky, and Moe talk about where & how …
2/24/2023 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 27 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 10 Ep 2 ~ Cole Wehrle
17 February 2023 Another first-timer for Mentioned in Dispatches, celebrated game designer …
2/17/2023 • 1 hour, 30 minutes, 8 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 10 Ep 1 ~ The OGL For Wargaming
Brant, Gary, and guest Chris Pramas talk about the OGL and how might be used for wargaming.
2/10/2023 • 1 hour, 30 minutes, 3 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 9 Ep 13 ~ Holiday Wargaming Wishes, Again
2 December 2022 Now that we’ve done it a second time, it’s …
12/2/2022 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 52 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 9 Ep 12 ~ Changes to the Charlies
25 November 2022 Brant & Jim corner Ardwulf into answering a bunch …
11/26/2022 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 36 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 9 Ep 11 ~ Accessories & Doodads
18 November 2022 Following up an earlier couple of podcasts that covered …
11/18/2022 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 5 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 9 Ep 10 ~ Solo Wargaming, with David Thompson
11 November 2022 Another first-time guest for Mentioned in Dispatches, as award-winning …
11/11/2022 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 17 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 9 Ep 9 ~ Catastrophe Games & Small Press Publishers
4 November 2022 We’re joined this week by Tim Densham of Catastrophe …
11/4/2022 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 54 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 9 Ep 8 ~ GMT Weekend At The Warehouse
28 October 2022 One of the great events of the wargaming calendar …
10/28/2022 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 42 seconds
Mentioned in Dispatches Season 9 Ep 7-1/2 ~ The Compass Games Holiday Catalog