Harold on Games: Recent Episodes
Harold on Games
In this epidode, I interview the prolific Cole Wehrle about his sci fi game ARCS published by Leder Games.Rules etc at bottom of this page link: https://ledergames.com/products/arcshttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359871/arcsWe discuss the development process, integration of art, mechanics and whether Cole is coming to the next SD Hist Con in November.
I speak to Volko Ruhnke about his newest design works in progress and what he is planning to bring to the Hunt for BlackbeardCoast WatchersDrachen
Mark and I discuss what he working on and what he is bringing to SD Hist events in 2024. He discussed Rebel Fury, Army of the Potomac and the associated system. In addition, he is talking about his upcoming game Defiance ion the opening days for the Russian invasion of the Ukraine.
This is the second of the three podcasts including discussions with Museum Currator Rob Doane, Designer of GMT Games Battle of the American Revolution - Mark Miklos, Designer Volko Ruhnke and YouTuber Mike "Zilla Blitz" Smart. We have produced for your enjoyment a three-part series of discussions on the August 2023 Event by San Diego Historical Games Convention at the US Naval War College Museum in Newport, Rhode Island. The event was three days of historical tours and gaming including tours of the Battleship USS Massachusetts, various sites that were part of the Battle of Rhode Island, Tours of the Museum at the Navy War College and Tours of the Navy War College itself. The tours were conducted by historians, game designers and professional wargamers to add to the color and background. Gaming at the Museum was incredible as we played, flanked by torpedoes, models, historical documents and displays of items of historical significance to the US Navy. The convention was attended by a host of designers, professional gamers, hobby gamers and other interested parties. Of course, the museum is on base but our evenings and lunches were spent in the picturesque and historical town of Newport Rhode Island. We had such a great time; we are planning our return in 2024.
This is the first of the three podcasts including discussions with Peter Pellegrino of the US Navy war College as well as an interview with Mark Herman. We start with Peter Pellegrino who is participating in one of our 8 pre-convention meetings where we discuss people and topics that will enhance our visit to the convention. We also run a Discord server exclusive to the convention where participants can get to know each other, schedule games and trade ideas and plans.We have produced for your enjoyment a three-part series of discussions on the August 2023 Event by San Diego Historical Games Convention at the US Naval War College Museum in Newport, Rhode Island. The event was three days of historical tours and gaming including tours of the Battleship USS Massachusetts, various sites that were part of the Battle of Rhode Island, Tours of the Museum at the Navy War College and Tours of the Navy War College itself. The tours were conducted by historians, game designers and professional wargamers to add to the color and background. Gaming at the Museum was incredible as we played, flanked by torpedoes, models, historical documents and displays of items of historical significance to the US Navy. The convention was attended by a host of designers, professional gamers, hobby gamers and other interested parties. Of course, the museum is on base but our evenings and lunches were spent in the picturesque and historical town of Newport Rhode Island. We had such a great time; we are planning our return in 2024.
An interview with the Designer of Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan (2011)(#5 Wargame on BGG) Matt Calkins. He discusses his vision while designing the game as well as what is next.
A discussion with icon and award winning game designer Mark Herman. In this episode Mark tells us about his workout regimen (including 100 sit ups and 50 pushups), Pacific War game history, SD Hist Con, an upcoming Ukraine game and a new book on wargame design.
An interview with Uwe Eickert who is a game designer and the founder and owner of Academy Games.
Designed Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game and the roleplaying games Star Wars: Edge of the Empire and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (3rd Edition), along with Blood Bowl Team Manager: The Card Game and several other games.
Mark Miklos - the father of the Battles of the American Revolution series - and I talk about the history of the series - what's new and what's next. We talk about why Yorktown is missing and the implications of the British surrender at Yorktown on the Patriot cause.
We also discuss the potential for a pop up convention at an interesting historical site - what do you think?
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John Butterfield and I talk about flipping counters and some of the games he has been working on, his continued work on Chad Jensen's game Downfall and his new game ON Hells Highway an update of a classic.
He also talks about what he looks for is a publisher.
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Zenobia Award Winners Announced!
Over 11 months, 150 applicants to 46 proposals led to these 8 finalists then voted on for the 3 winners.
Watch here for the announcement https://youtu.be/IvK6QpPi2D8
Congratulations to all the winners, finalists, participants, volunteers & sponsors!
The Zenobia Award announces the 8 Finalists for 2021. Also included are 2 Honorable Mentions for Game Play and History.
For the complete video and more detailed discussion see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWhv6mU7ghQ
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We recorded the SD Hist Con COINFEST KICKOFF meeting with GMT President Gene Billingsley, The COIN father Volko Ruhnke and other COIN designers. We discuss COIN history and why the universe of COIN has grown so fast and continues to explode! We check out toward the end to go to our various gaming assignments. Recorded August 7, 2021. The boardgame convention was Virtual on Discord.
Ananda Gupta Interview From May 2021 SD Hist Con On Line where we discuss innovation in boardgames and his work at Riot Games.
Join our steering committee for a meeting to discuss what's coming up at the May 2021 SD Hist Con on line. We talk about who will be there and what we learned from the 2020 on line con. I also have a brief discussion with Mark Miklos regarding his latest work - BAR #10 White Plains and his attendance at the convention! SDHIST.com
We visit with John Butterfield and Mark Herman at the San Diego Historical Games Convention in November of 2020 to discuss their days at SPI and since!
A reunion of COIN game designers including Volko Ruhnke, Mark Herman, Brian Train, Morgane Gouyon-Rety, Bruce Mansfield Mike Bertucelli and me discuss the series and a few great stories about the history and development. Recorded live at the San Diego Historical Games Convention in November of 2020.
PART 2 of 2 Harold and Volko Ruhnke have been playing The Burning Blue designed by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood and published by GMT Games. They interview Lee on his history in Wargaming, what he thinks about The Burning Blue and the other designs. This was also captured on Video and you can see that on Harold's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8k3d4emMK0&t=17s
PART 1 of 2 Harold and Volko Ruhnke have been playing The Burning Blue designed by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood and published by GMT Games. They interview Lee on his history in Wargaming, what he thinks about The Burning Blue and the other designs. This was also captured on Video and you can see that on Harold's channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4D4xZ0jsQM
Dana Lombardy spends some time with Harold discussing his career and his latest project: MacGowan & Lombardy's THE GREAT WAR fast-playing card game. Available on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/680099836/macgowan-and-lombardys-the-great-war-fast-playing-card-game
Podcast #33 Podcast #33 An interview with the great Rodger B MacGowan Part 1
Rodger Mac Gowan has worked on over 500 wargames and designed various game magazines in his career. He is the holder of numerous games industry and hobby awards. Rodger started playing wargames in high school in Oceanside California. His first amateur magazine was titled Arquebus in 1974 and in 1976 Rodger founded Fire and Movement magazine, an independent and professional magazine devoted to reviewing games. Fire and Movement Magazine has won 6 Charles S Roberts Awards for best professional magazine and was included in the Origins/GAMA Hall of Fame in 1999. In 1976 The Avalon Hill Game Company approached Rodger to designed their wargame packaging. Rodger’s first package design for Avalon Hill was “The Russian Campaign in 1976, followed by Squad Leader in 1977, Cross of Iron in 1978, and Flat Top in 1979. Rodger would design the packaging for most of Avalon Hill’s Wargames over the next ten years resulting in over 24 designs along with cover art and interior art for the General Magazine. Along with Avalon Hill, Rodger also created packaging designs for Game Designers’ Workshop, Simulations Canada, Operational Studies Group, Peoples Wargames, Yaquinto Games, Quarterdeck Games, Hobby Japan, 3W Game Company, Australian Design Group and others. In 1990, as Art Director and Senior Vice President, Rodger helped to launch GMT Games. Over the last 30 years Rodger has been in charge of the visual I.D. of GMT Games by designing the game packaging, company and game logos, physical systems for the games, and the marketing image of the company. In 1992 he designed and co-founded C3i Magazine with a focus on GMT Games products and the History of the Board Wargame Hobby. I met with Rodger in Los Angeles and we spent several hours discussing his life, career and the state of the wargaming hobby. This will be the first part of our discussion with the intent of giving you a unique view of the history of the hobby; through Rodger MacGowan’s eyes.
Podcast #32 Jerry White discusses Skies Above the Reich, Enemy Coast Ahead and why he answers to both Jerry and Jeremy.
Podcast #31 Ananda Gupta discusses pre production Imperial Struggle, winning, and player engagement profiles.
Interview with Designer of Red Flag Over Paris Designer Fred Serval - available at GMT Games on P500
An interview with Designer Volko Ruhnke.
See additional podcasts with Volko Ruhnke at: Harold-buchanan – Harold-on-games-podcast-1-with-volko-ruhnke Harold-buchanan – Special-podcast-1-2018-san-diego-historical-games-convention
See additional podcasts with Morgane Gouyon-Rety at: https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/podcast-17-morgane-gouyon-rety https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/five-pack-13-morgane-gouyon-rety
An interview with Designer Tom Russel.
See additional podcast with Tom Russel at: https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/harold-on-games-podcast-11-with-mary-and-tom-of-hollandspiele
An interview from Canada with Designer Brian Train.
See additional podcasts with Brian Train at: https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/podcast-21-gen-con-insurgency-and-an-interview-with-designer-brian-train-1-of-2 https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/podcast-22-an-interview-with-designer-brian-train-and-his-top-5-list-part-2-of-2
An interview with Designer Morgane Gouyon-Rety.
See additional podcasts with Morgane Gouyon-Rety at: https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/podcast-17-morgane-gouyon-rety
An interview with Designer Volko Ruhnke.
See additional podcasts with Volko Ruhnke at: https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/harold-on-games-podcast-1-with-volko-ruhnke https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/special-podcast-1-2018-san-diego-historical-games-convention
An interview with YouTuber Ancients Historian Liz Davidson of Beyond Solitaire https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbSYmhAlOW1RorV_jXmo2w
An interview with Academy Games Boss Uwe Eickert
See additional podcast with Uwe Eickert at: https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/uwe-eickert-final
An interview with the Wild Weasel, Bruce Geryk You can listen to his podcast below:
https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/at9pi-3d612/Wild-Weasel
An interview with Designer Mark Herman.
See additional podcasts with Mark Herman at: https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/podcast-14-mark-herman https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/podcast-18-more-mark-herman
I have been known to visit the glamorous world of RPGs. With time at a premium I appreciate a good predesigned adventure that reduces planning and optimizes for play time. THIS podcast is singular composed with Doug Sun, a talented writer who uses his skills to produce D&D and Pathfinder modules that are fantastic. He has one on kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/660432492/the-paladin-queens-forest-for-dandd-5e-and-pathfinder
NOTES AT: http://conflictsimulations.com/2020/03/11/podcast-30-douglas-sun-discusses-his-dd5e-pathfinder-modules-places-by-the-way-notes
We are blessed in San Diego with three large game stores and some smaller card stores. The largest of which is Pair a Dice Games in Vista, California. This interview is with the owner and my friend, Rob North.THIS podcast is composed of three parts:1. A discussion of our Wargamers Insurgency plans for 2020 at GenCon and a request for interested parties.2. Some thoughts on podcast frequency and the production process.3. An interview with the owner of Pair a Dice Games , Rob North. We will discuss his 16 years in the industry, what makes the game store business tick, and challenges to its role in the boardgame economy. NOTES at https://wordpress.com/post/conflictsimulations.com/662
An interview with prolific game reviewer, analyzer and video creator, Stuka Joe. We will discuss his YouTube channel, his interest in games, and his work as a federal prosecutor in Puerto Rico.
NOTES: http://conflictsimulations.com/2019/12/22/podcast-28-stuka-joe-discusses-his-youtube-channel-notes
An interview with designer Bruno Sinigaglio. We met at Consimworld Expo this Summer. We will discuss his work updating Avalon Hills Battle of the Bulge 1965 to Battle of the Bulge 1981, his development work on Bitter Woods and his work on the current Time for Trumpets, a Battalion level Bulge game currently on the GMT P500 system at a sweet discount.
NOTES: http://conflictsimulations.com/2019/12/06/podcast-27-bruno-sinigaglio-on-bulge-1965-1981-bitter-woods-and-a-time-for-trumpets-notes
An interview with fellow gamer Dan Mansfield. We will discuss his YouTube channel Hands on Board Games providing game reviews in American Sign Language, his work in the games industry, and his guidance on gaming with the deaf and hard of hearing.
NOTES at http://conflictsimulations.com/2019/12/06/podcast-26-dan-mansfield-on-his-youtube-channel-and-playing-with-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-gamers
This is the first RBM Studios C3i Magazine Podcast. In this podcast, Rodger MacGowan interviews Harold Buchanan. They discuss Harold's background in the hobby, his game designs Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection, Campaigns of 177 and the upcoming Flashpoint: South china Sea. They also discuss the Harold on Games Podcast and some of what is coming.
THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with the owner of Grand Trunk Games Joshua Starr. We Discuss his upcoming Kickstarter double header 1861 Russia / 1867 Canada , starting a company to advance accessibility and affordability of 18XX Games and how he can provide two 18xx games in one box for $60.
THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with game designer Chris Fasulo. We Discuss His company Grognard Simulations, and his work on the largest historical simulations available.
NOTES: http://conflictsimulations.com/2019/10/12/podcast-24-chris-fasulo-on-his-company-grognard-simulations-and-the-largest-simulations-available-notes
Grognard Sims http://www.grognardsims.com/
An interview with game designer Trevor Bender. His recent trip to WBC, how he managed to get Labyrinth the Awakening on the list of tournaments, and his work on Labyrinth: Forever War.
Trevor also listed the top 4 games that influenced his expansion work on Labyrinth.
http://conflictsimulations.com/2019/09/16/podcast-23-trevor-bender-on-wbc-and-labyrinth-forever-war-notes
An interview with insurgency expert, game designer and pantzuka inventor, Brian Train. This will be part 2 of that interview. Brian talks about his time at Burning Man and his top ten most influential games on Insurgency.
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DETAILED NOTES: conflictsimulations.com/2019/08/14/po…rain-2-parts/
Part 1 is a discussion of my experience at Gen Con and the Insurgency IN INdianapolis. Part 2 is an interview with insurgency expert, game designer and pantzuka inventor, Brian Train. This will be part 1 of that interview.
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DETAILED NOTES: https://conflictsimulations.com/2019/08/14/podcast-21-gen-con-insurgency-and-an-interview-with-designer-brian-train-2-parts/
A discussion of my experience at ConSimWorld Expo in Tempe Arizona - Monster Game Con
An interview with John Kranz the founder of ConSimWorld.com and ConSimWorld Expo.
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DETAILED NOTES: http://conflictsimulations.com/2019/07/13/podcast-20-consimworld-expo-and-an-interview-with-john-kranz-the-founder
THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with game designer Trevor Bender. We will discuss his interest in counterfactual history, his work on Labyrinth: Awakening and his future plans.
Check out this video summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCAwSP8w72w
Thanks to the Raleigh NC based band Funkuponya for the intro and outro music. Check them out on Facebook, Spotify and iTunes.
I will close with a special thanks to Trevor Bender.
THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with prolific designer, Mark Herman. We will discuss his philosophy of game design and what makes a great game. Thanks to the Orange County California based band The Rayford Bros for a touch of Rock a Billy. Check them out at therayfordbros.com I will close with a special thanks to Mark Herman.
We open the podcast discussing the recent changes in her life, the design of her COIN game Pendragon and her work in progress, the game Hubris.
Thank you for listening. I will publish some notes and references on my web site conflictsimulations.com. Join the Harold on Games guild on Board Games Geek and leave me a comment with your thoughts and ideas.
I will close with a special thanks to Morgane. It was a pleasure to see her again.
THIS podcast is offered in 2 parts, and is singularly composed of an interview with GMT Games President, Gene Billingsley.
We will discuss his work at GMT and also his latest design, Mr President. https://conflictsimulations.com/
Gene Billingsley founded GMT Games in 1990. As Avalon Hill turned to computer games and was eventually sold to Hasbro, Gene built GMT into the new home for board wargamers. He started with some of his own designs. These titles garner instant acclaim. Operation Shoestring was nominated for a Charles S. Roberts Award and Silver Bayonet and Crisis Korea won Charles S. Roberts Awards. I’m sure his current design project, Mr. President, won’t disappoint
As the distribution network for boardgames went into retreat in the 1990s, GMT pioneered the preorder system called P500. It remains the best deal in board wargaming. The system allows GMT to thrive in uncertain waters as customers vote their interest in designs and accelerate the production schedule of the most interesting. Customers get 30% off and can cancel at any time.
The Company is now the bell weather for conflict gaming, anchored by Gene and his partners Rodger MacGowan, Mark Simonitch, Tony Curtis and Andy Lewis. GMT continues to produce quality games with marquee designers like Mark Herman, Richard Berg, Volko Ruhnke, Chad Jensen, Ted Racier and many others.
I spent a couple of days with Gene during his semi annual Weekend at the Warehouse. We discuss everything from college football and his beloved Sooners to how he encourages designers to develop the breadth of offerings GMT has become known for.
We start the day with Gene cooking me scrambled eggs at his home in Hanford California. While he claims the recipe is from Richard Berg, I doubt it due to the lack of random events.
THIS podcast is offered in 2 parts, and is singularly composed of an interview with GMT Games President, Gene Biillingsley.
We will discuss his work at GMT and also his latest design, Mr President. https://conflictsimulations.com/
Gene Billingsley founded GMT Games in 1990. As Avalon Hill turned to computer games and was eventually sold to Hasbro, Gene built GMT into the new home for board wargamers. He started with some of his own designs. These titles garner instant acclaim. Operation Shoestring was nominated for a Charles S. Roberts Award and Silver Bayonet and Crisis Korea won Charles S. Roberts Awards. I’m sure his current design project, Mr. President, won’t disappoint
As the distribution network for boardgames went into retreat in the 1990s, GMT pioneered the preorder system called P500. It remains the best deal in board wargaming. The system allows GMT to thrive in uncertain waters as customers vote their interest in designs and accelerate the production schedule of the most interesting. Customers get 30% off and can cancel at any time.
The Company is now the bell weather for conflict gaming, anchored by Gene and his partners Rodger MacGowan, Mark Simonitch, Tony Curtis and Andy Lewis. GMT continues to produce quality games with marquee designers like Mark Herman, Richard Berg, Volko Ruhnke, Chad Jensen, Ted Racier and many others.
I spent a couple of days with Gene during his semi annual Weekend at the Warehouse. We discuss everything from college football and his beloved Sooners to how he encourages designers to develop the breadth of offerings GMT has become known for. We start the day with Gene cooking me scrambled eggs at his home in Hanford California. While he claims the recipe is from Richard Berg, I doubt it due to the lack of random events.
THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with Cuba Libre co-designer , Jeff Grossman. We will discuss his work on Cuba Libre and what he has been doing here at Con Sim World Expo.
I will publish some notes and references on my web site www.conflictsimulations.com. Join the Harold on Games guild on Board Games Geek and leave me a comment with your thoughts and ideas.
I recorded some of the sounds of the 2018 San Diego Historical Games Convention. The SD Hist Con took place over Veteran’s Day Weekend in November and included special guests Mark Herman, John Butterfield, Ananda Gupta, Morgane Guoyon Rety, and Volko Ruhnke to name a few. In this first segment, Volko kicks off our designer challenge. This year the focus is on the COIN game Pendragon. Along with the games’ Designer Morgane Gouyon Rety Volko takes on 5 games. Each played one of the Barbarian factions and moved between tables to take their turns. We are going to check in with them while they play through this challenge. We will also check in with other players at the convention to see what they are playing and how it is going.
I will post a few notes and photos on my website conflictsimulations.com. Thanks to Edgar Malik and his San Diego, California based band Shaolin Signal for the intro and outro music. Check them out Facebook, and You Tube. I will close with a special thanks to the participants of the 2018 SD Hist Con. We are already working on a bigger better event for 2019. Check out the web site at www.sdhist.com or search for us on Face Book.
NOTES at: http://conflictsimulations.com/2018/12/08/harold-on-games-special-podcast-2-san-diego-historical-games-convention-notes
THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with prolific wargame designer innovator, and icon Mark Herman. We will discuss what he is working on now that he is once again a full-time game designer.
Thank you for listening. It would be greatly beneficial to me of you would post a review on iTunes. I will publish some notes and references on my web site conflictsimulations.com. Join the Harold on Games guild on Board Games Geek and leave me a comment with your thoughts and ideas.
THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with designer and wargame mogul, Roger Miller. We will discuss the history of Revolution Games and whats in the development pipeline.
Roger and Richard Handewith, started Revolution Games in 2012. Their first game was Washington’s Crossing, followed by my favorite, Celles in 2013. Most recently they published Konigsberg, and Longstreet Attacks. Their games are well tested, well supported, interesting and priced right in this game market full of inflation in complexity and price.
Thanks to the Raleigh NC based band Funkuponya for the intro and outro music. Check them out on Facebook, Spotify and iTunes.
THIS podcast covers our trip to Gamers Hollow game store in Nacogdoches, Texas, My time spent with the Junior high Magic sharks, and a few lessons this old gamer learned along the way.
It is our first Special Podcast as its content is a little different.
http://conflictsimulations.com/2018/09/24/harold-on-games-special-podcast-1-magic-the-gathering-in-texas-notes
THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with prolific game designer and insurgent provacator, Brian Train. We will discuss the myriad of games he brought with him to ConSimWorld Expo and his future plans.
Thanks to the Vasalia, California based band Slow Season for the intro and outro music. Check them out Facebook, Spotify and iTunes.
http://conflictsimulations.com/2018/09/08/harold-on-games-podcast-12-with-brian-train
http://conflictsimulations.com/2018/08/20/harold-on-games-podcast-11-with-mary-and-tom-of-hollandspiele-notes
THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with game company owners developers and designers, Mary and Tom. We will discuss what is coming next from everyone’s favorite little game company.
Since all three of us were miced for this recording, I used an experimental method to record my voice. My voice is hard to hear but the great content comes from Tom and Mary so I went ahead and posted the best version I could produce.
Mary and Tom met in the late nineties and became friends over our shared love of film and science fiction. They started dating and were married several years after. They got into hobby gaming in 2010. Tom worked as a freelance designer, eventually shifting his focus from euro games to wargames. In 2015, Mary started working for Tiny Battle Publishing, overseeing the production and development of their first fifteen titles before leaving to focus on getting Hollandspiele off the ground. In 2016, they launched Hollandspiele and in the two years since they’ve released over thirty games.
Thanks to the Visalia, California based band Slow Season for the intro and outro music. Check them out Facebook, Spotify and iTunes. Also, thank you to the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra for their rendition of The Legend of Zelda - Suite
http://conflictsimulations.com/2018/07/19/harold-on-games-podcast-10-with-uwe-eickert-notes
Uwe Eickert is the CEO of Academy Games. He founded the company 10 years ago.
He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA specializing in corporate finance and strategy from The Ohio Sate University! His hobbies include soccer, playing the violin, martial arts, painting, and sailing. He speaks German, Spanish and of course English. Uwe won the James F Dunnigan Design Elegance Award for his Conflict of Heroes series. His game designs won the Charles S Roberts Award and the GAMA Best Historical Boardgames Awards in 2009, 2010 and 2012.
We will start this interview with a question to Uwe about what their plans are this convention season.
http://conflictsimulations.com/2018/07/07/harold-on-games-podcast-9-with-meeple-lady During my trip to Consimworld Expo in Tempe Arizona, I interviewed a number of interesting people. This is the first of those interviews. THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with prolific gamer, blogger, pod caster and social media thought leader, Meeple Lady. We will discuss what she loves about Consimworld Expo and conflict simulations in general.
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http://conflictsimulations.com/2018/06/22/harold-on-games-podcast-8-with-jack-greene-notes
This podcast is singularly composed of an interview with designer Jack Greene. We will discuss his upcoming design, Bear Flag Republic.
http://conflictsimulations.com/2018/06/09/harold-on-games-podcast-7-with-artist-terry-leeds
This podcast is singularly composed of an interview with Terry Leeds who the Graphics Director at the San Diego Air & Space Museum, a wargamer, and a gifted wargame component designer. We will tour the museum and talk about Terry’s work.
Patrick Rael is a Professor of History at the prestigious Bowdoin College in Maine. He was awarded a Ph.D. in 1995 in American History from the University of California, Berkeley. African-American history is Patrick’s specialty and he is the author of numerous essays and books.
Today we are going to talk about his seminar class, Historical Simulations, in which he works to answer the questions: Can board games teach history? Is it possible to analyze them as historical interpretations? What would such analyses reveal about both history and the way it is represented in popular culture? Which game mechanics or approaches to design seem to be better able to promote historical arguments? What factors may impede the representation of the past in games?
The Seminar Explores the past while addressing these questions. It examines six topics in history and plays one game related to them. Topics include: the age of exploration and discovery, the American Revolution, the French Revolution, frontier exploration, slavery, and the American Civil War.
Join the Harold on Games guild on Board Games Geek and leave me a comment with your thoughts and ideas. Thanks to the San Francisco based Jeff Denson for the intro and outro music. Check them out at www.jeffdenson.com . Do me the favor of sharing the podcast with a few friends. That will help to get the word out.
http://conflictsimulations.com/2018/05/25/harold-on-games-podcast-6-with-professor-patrick-rael
http://conflictsimulations.com/2018/05/18/harold-on-games-podcast-5-with-martin-wallace-notes
THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with prolific designer, Martin Wallace. We will discuss at length his newest game – Lincoln, now available on Kickstarter. I will publish some notes and references on my web site conflictsimulations.com. Thanks to the Portland Oregon based band Jenny Don’t and the Spurs for the intro and outro music. Check them out at jennydontandthespurs.com
http://conflictsimulations.com/2018/05/06/harold-on-games-podcast-4-with-ananda-gupta-notes
THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with Ananda Gupta the codesigner of Twilight Struggle and the much-anticipated Imperial Struggle: The Global Rivalry Between Britain and France, 1697-1789. We will talk about what we can expect from Imperial Struggle.
Thanks to the J Bird and San Diego based band Subliminal Trip for the intro and outro music. Check them out on Spotify, Facebook and Amazon Music.
http://conflictsimulations.com/2018/04/25/harold-on-games-podcast-3-with-bruce-mansfield-and-mike-bertucelli/
THIS podcast is composed of 2 Parts. Part 1 is a meeting I had in San Diego with Bruce Mansfield, Designer of COIN Volume 9 Gandhi. Bruce was in town for a conference. I picked him up at the USS Midway museum and we drove to a local game store to play some Twilight Struggle. We will discuss a variety of things in our small talk between cards. Part 2 is a brief interview with Tank Duel Designer Mike Bertucelli where we discuss his game Tank Duel as it gets ever closer to publication! Thanks for listening and I look forward to your feedback.
http://conflictsimulations.com/2018/04/06/harold-on-games-podcast-2-with-cole-wehrle-notes
I’m going to use this forum to share my thoughts about the games I play and the people I meet. We will experiment with a few things and work to find interesting content. I look forward to your thoughts, comments and ideas. THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with Cole Wehrle the designer of John Company, Pax Pamir, An Infamous Traffic and the upcoming Root. We will discuss at length the game I have been obsessed with - John Company.Thanks for listening and I look forward to your feedback.
https://conflictsimulations.com/2018/03/28/harold-on-games-podcast-1-with-volko-ruhnke-notes/ Im going to use this forum to share my thoughts about the games I play and the people I meet. We will experiment with a few things and work to find interesting content. I look forward to your thoughts, comments and ideas. THIS podcast is singularly composed of an interview with Volko Ruhnke the father of the COIN series. We will discuss his new Campaign and Levy Series published by GMT Games kicking off with Nevsky. Wait till you hear whats next in the series. He will also update us on what’s going on in with the COIN series.