Fortified Niche

Episode Notes The pod has forgotten everything except how to fight and kill in Brimstone and Lead, a fast-paced measureless skirmish wargame by MummyLaundering. Brimstone and Lead is available here: https://mummylaundering.itch.io/brimstone-and-lead-arena Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/brimstone-and-lead-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠⁠ Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social⁠ Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: ⁠⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠ ⁠T-shirt store⁠⁠ Show editing by ⁠⁠Serf McSerfington⁠⁠ Show logo by ⁠⁠Kristina Amuan⁠⁠ Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu The pod tries to remember what they were taught about Auftragstaktik in Battlegroup , a World War 2 wargame for platoon-and-bigger actions in 20mm by Warwick Kinrade. Battlegroup is available here: https://www.battlegroup.uk/collections/ww2 Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/battlegroup-ww2-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠⁠ Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social⁠ Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: ⁠⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠ ⁠T-shirt store⁠⁠ Show editing by ⁠⁠Serf McSerfington⁠⁠ Show logo by ⁠⁠Kristina Amuan⁠⁠ Show intro/outro by Bevan TanttuFind out more at https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes The pod tries to remember what they were taught about Auftragstaktik in Battlegroup , a World War 2 wargame for platoon-and-bigger actions in 20mm by Warwick Kinrade. Battlegroup is available here: https://www.battlegroup.uk/collections/ww2 Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/battlegroup-ww2-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠⁠ Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social⁠ Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: ⁠⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠ ⁠T-shirt store⁠⁠ Show editing by ⁠⁠Serf McSerfington⁠⁠ Show logo by ⁠⁠Kristina Amuan⁠⁠ Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

For this episode, former/sometimes pod host Cassa interviews game designer Jack Gassman of Force of Virtue fame, talking about putting virtue into rules, the influence of riding horses on game develop, and doing game design with unsuitable tools (Microsoft Word)Force of Virtue is available here:https://masterstrokegames.comJack can be talked at/to on the Force of Virtue Discord:https://discord.gg/j4BGsVA56Improve your algorithm by following the Force of Virtue Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/force_of_virtueSupport Fortified Niche on Patreon:⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠⁠Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:⁠https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social⁠Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:⁠⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠T-shirt store⁠⁠Show editing by ⁠⁠Serf McSerfington⁠⁠Show logo by ⁠⁠Kristina Amuan⁠⁠Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod crew reminds themselves that there's nothing for them beyond the Volga as they engage Heroes of Stalingrad, a war game board game from Devil Pig Games. Find the Heroes of Stalingrad rules here: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/248188/heroes-of-stalingrad Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/heroes-of-stalingrad-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠ Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: ⁠Barrel Drill blog ⁠BlueSky⁠ T-shirt store⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠ Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠ Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod crew drills endlessly to fire three shots a minute in Sharp Practice v2, the Napoleonic/black powder large skirmish game for 40+ miniatures from Too Fat Lardies. Find the Sharp Practice rules here:https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/sharp-practice/Find the companion post here:https://www.barreldrill.com/sharp-practice-v2-review/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.socialFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠BlueSky⁠T-shirt store⁠Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod crew readies rayguns and rapiers to take on Space Weirdos and Sword Weirdos, two "skirmish heartbreakers" – one for sci-fi, the other for fantasy. Find the Space Weirdos rules here: https://caseyg.itch.io/space-weirdos Find the Sword Weirdos rules here: https://caseyg.itch.io/sword-weirdos Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/space-weirdos-sword-weirdos-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠ Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: ⁠Barrel Drill blog ⁠BlueSky⁠ T-shirt store⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠ Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠ Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod talks about friendship and feelings with their space slug wingmen before soaring out to fight in Mobile Frame Zero and Mobile Frame Zero: Intercept Orbit, Lego-based games of, respectively, mecha and space ship skirmish combat. Find the Mobile Frame Zero rules here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ncq9yndckj5secxaincf9/Mobile-Frame-Zero.pdf?rlkey=7xca0owf9531zqr6ish0fme4y&e=1&st=4jffy0ja&dl=0 Find the Mobile Frame Zero: Intercept Orbit rules here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ui7ig2t2s1xq5yui4orgl/Mobile-Frame-Zero-Intercept-Orbit-d3.pdf?rlkey=0iqplt0cn5uykfmylpuw9mdwm&e=1&st=kk3d8epo&dl=0 Find the companion post here: <u>https://www.barreldrill.com/mobile-frame-zero-intercept-orbit-review/</u> Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠ Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: ⁠Barrel Drill blog ⁠BlueSky⁠ T-shirt store⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠ Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠ Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod crew readies their electrobinoculars to observe the forces massing for Star Wars: Legion, a mass combat sci-fi wargame from Atomic Mass Games. Find the Star Wars: Legion rules here: https://www.atomicmassgames.com/swlegiondocs/ Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/star-wars-legion-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠ Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social Find Ženia's stuff h- awww, he doesn't have any links to share! Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: ⁠Barrel Drill blog ⁠BlueSky⁠ T-shirt store⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠ Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠ Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod crew learns to accept battalion-level casualties to keep their divisions rolling forward in Eisenhower, "a tabletop game of the great battles of the European and Mediterranean theatres of the Second World War" by Sam A. Mustafa. Find the Eisenhower rules here: https://sammustafa.com/eisenhower Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/eisenhower-review/ Find theCounterattack on the Mius TTS modulehere: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3620238657 Find the Operation Epsom TTS module here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3624269165 Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠ Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: ⁠Barrel Drill blog ⁠BlueSky⁠ T-shirt store⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠ Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠ Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod is hiring any woodland critter with fire in their belly and a blade in their hand for Burrows & Badgers: Second Edition, a "skirmish game of anthropomorphic characters" by Michael Lovejoy. Find the Burrows & Badgers: Second Edition rules here: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/burrows--badgers-second-edition-9781472864666/ Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/burrows-and-badgers-2e-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠ Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: ⁠Barrel Drill blog ⁠BlueSky⁠ T-shirt store⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠ Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠ Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The year saw Fortified Niche and pod crew face many challenges - and a few games! What were the good ones? Did the lads learn anything? Did Jc's audio quality have to be that bad? Can love bloom on the battlefield - or a miniature game podcast survive into the year 2026?Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠⁠T-shirt store⁠Cassa:⁠Instagram⁠Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod forgets the concept of infantry as they rush their steel behemoths into the fray in Hypersteel Nightmare, a miniature skirmish game of brutal vehicular combat across the multiverse.Find the Hypersteel Nightmare rules here:https://hypersteelnightmare.com/product/hypersteel-nightmare-core-rulebook-pdf-only/Don't look for the companion post, as this episode was recorded before Chain of Command 2E without me writing a companion. It's far too late for that now. Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.socialFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠BlueSky⁠T-shirt store⁠Cassa:⁠Instagram⁠Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod says "hello" to Ford and partial-fucking-dice-spend to defeat the Nazis in Chain of Command 2nd edition, the long-awaited update to TooFatLardies' hit World War 2 wargame.Find the Chain of Command rules here:https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/chain-of-command-2-pdf-rules-2/Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/chain-of-command-2eSupport Fortified Niche on Patreon:⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.socialFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠BlueSky⁠T-shirt store⁠Cassa:⁠Instagram⁠Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The plod pledges to defend Umberland till their last card and their last echo in Malediction, a deck-building miniature wargame from Loot Studios. Find the Malediction rules here:https://malediction.gg/game/Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/malediction-review-fortified-niche/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.socialFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠BlueSky⁠T-shirt store⁠Cassa:⁠Instagram⁠Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod gets their halfling mercenaries ready for another expedition into the dark woods of ArcWorlde 2nd edition, the "narrative fantasy battle game" from Warp Miniatures! Find the ArcWorlde rules here: https://www.warpminiatures.com/pages/arcworlde-rules-downloads Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/arcworlde-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠ Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: ⁠Barrel Drill blog ⁠BlueSky⁠ T-shirt store⁠ Cassa: ⁠Instagram⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠ Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠ Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod has been inserted into the temporally-forward AO to improve METT-TC data for successive operations against the Dark Lord in Forgotten Ruin, a solo skirmish "adventure wargame" by Nordic Weasel himself, Ivan Sorensen, published by Modiphius. Yes, it's based on that book series! Find the Forgotten Ruin rules here: https://modiphius.net/products/forgotten-ruin-the-adventure-wargame Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/forgotten-ruin-review Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠ Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: ⁠Barrel Drill blog ⁠BlueSky⁠ T-shirt store⁠ Cassa: ⁠Instagram⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠ Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠ Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod crew uses their at-will power "Podcasting" to discuss the world's biggest fantasy wargame - Dungeons & Dragons 4E! Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠ Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: ⁠Barrel Drill blog ⁠BlueSky⁠ T-shirt store⁠ Cassa: ⁠Instagram⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠ Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠ Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod discusses whether carrying the four-Move order card in your helmet brings good luck as they storm the beaches in V for Victory, a World War 2 miniature game of platoon-on-platoon violence by Studio Tomahawk.Find V for Victory rules here:https://www.studio-tomahawk.com/en/v-for-victory/Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/v-for-victory-review/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.socialFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠BlueSky⁠T-shirt store⁠Cassa:⁠Instagram⁠Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod operators kinetically insert into the AO to get eyes-on the HVT in the POI in Spectre Operations, the third edition of spec ops miniature rules from Spectre Miniatures. Find Spectre Operations rules here:https://spectreminiatures.com/pages/spectre-operationsFind the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/spectre-operations-review/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.socialFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠BlueSky⁠T-shirt store⁠Cassa:⁠Instagram⁠Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pods sends another enemy champion to sleep on the red snow in Midgard: Heroic Battles, a (fantasy) rank-and-flank by James Morris that emphasizes heroic deeds. Find Midgard: Heroic Battles rules here:https://mogsymakes.net/where-to-buy-midgard-heroic-battles/Here there be army builders and such:https://mogsymakes.net/resources-for-midgard-heroic-battles/Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/midgard-heroic-battles-review/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.socialFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠BlueSky⁠T-shirt store⁠Cassa:⁠Instagram⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod boys load stripper clips with order dice in Bolt Action 3rd Edition, a World War 2 game of clashing platoons by Alessio Cavatore and Rick Priestley.Find Bolt Action 3rd Editionrules here:https://eu.warlordgames.com/products/bolt-action-third-edition-rulebook-includes-book-figureor here:https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/bolt-action-third-edition-9781472863799/Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/bolt-action-3e-review/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.socialFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠BlueSky⁠T-shirt store⁠Cassa:⁠Instagram⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod crew respawns together with their destroyed mecha in ignition:core, an anime miniature wargame that is the closest we'll ever get to a Titanfall RTS. Find ignition:corerules here:https://www.ignitioncoregames.com/game-downloadsFind the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/ignition-core-review/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.socialFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠BlueSky⁠T-shirt store⁠Cassa:⁠Instagram⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod compose their death poems before riding off to fight for the control of Hymukai in Kensei: The Awakening, a game of (fantasy) Japanese warfare from Zenit Miniatures. Find Kensei: The Awakening rules here:https://web.zenitminiatures.es/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/kensei_theAwakening_v2-5.pdfFind the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/kensei-review/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.socialFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠BlueSky⁠T-shirt store⁠Cassa:⁠Instagram⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The causes an uproar in the admiralty over whether their super science ships are supersized or not in Dystopian Wars, a tabletop wargame of naval battles from Warcradle Studios. Find Dystopian Wars rules here:https://www.dystopianwars.com/resourcesFind the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/dystopian-wars-review/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠Follow Fortified Niche on BlueSky:https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.socialFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠BlueSky⁠T-shirt store⁠Cassa:⁠Instagram⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The wheel has turned once more - time to decide the best without dunking on the rest! It's the Three-Year Anniversary Nichee Awards Episode! Join us as we discuss which games we liked the most - and why - and get lost in nostalgic reverie.Supplemental episode art provided by friend of the show Karol Blaky, previously seen illustrating our Xenos Rampant supllement:https://www.instagram.com/karolblaky/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠⁠T-shirt store⁠Cassa:⁠Instagram⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod leads a platoon of green army men to glorious death in Combat Storm 2nd Edition, a miniature warfare game for actual plastic soldiers by Strategy Wave Studios. Find Combat Storm rules here:https://combatstorm.com/products/combat-storm-2nd-edition-digital-editionFind the companion post here: ⁠https://www.barreldrill.com/full-spectrum-dominance-review/⁠Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠⁠Cohost⁠⁠T-shirt store⁠Cassa:⁠Instagram⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod catches scurvy the old-fashioned way in Blood & Plunder, a 28mm historical skirmish game where the action is on land, sea, and/or boat! Developed by Firelock Games. Find Blood & Plunder rules here: https://www.firelockgames.com/product/blood-plunder-rulebook-pdf/ Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/blood-plunder-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠ Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: ⁠Barrel Drill blog ⁠⁠Cohost⁠⁠ T-shirt store⁠ Cassa: ⁠Instagram⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠ Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠ Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod tries to use their SAGA dice in Full Spectrum Dominance, a "combined arms wargame for small scales" by Giacomo "The Lazy Forger" Pantalone and Federico Valsecchi. Find Full Spectrum Dominance rules here: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-full-spectrum-dominance-rulebook-262512 Find the companion post here: ⁠https://www.barreldrill.com/full-spectrum-dominance-review/⁠ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠ Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent: ⁠Barrel Drill blog ⁠⁠Cohost⁠⁠ T-shirt store⁠ Cassa: ⁠Instagram⁠ Show editing by ⁠Serf McSerfington⁠ Show logo by ⁠Kristina Amuan⁠ Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod clan scrounges up some dough for AEK-971 season pass in The Battlefield: Miniature Modern Warfare, Brent Spivey's game that mushes together multiplayer FPS and RTS. Find The Battlefield: Miniature Modern Warfare rules here: https://www.wargamevault.com/product/102355/The-Battlefield%3A-Miniature-Modern-Warfare Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/battlefield-miniature-modern-warfare-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show logo by Kristina Amuan Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod prepares to ambush a patrol of GEV APCs in Stargrunt II, a science fiction combat game from Jon Tuffley, Ground Zero Games. Find Stargrunt II rules here:https://downloads.groundzerogames.co.uk/sgii.pdf Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/stargrunt-2-review/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/fortifiednicheFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfingtonShow logo by Kristina AmuanShow intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod welds a DShK to the roof of a Prius for a race in Gaslands: Refueled, the tabletop miniature wargame of post-apocalyptic vehicular mayhem by Mike Hutchinson.Find Gaslands: Refueled rules here:https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/gaslands-refuelled-9781472838834/ Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/gaslands-refueled-review/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/fortifiednicheFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfingtonShow logo by Kristina AmuanShow intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod rallies honest men for a good and well-paying cause in Force of Virtue, a miniatures skirmish game for the 15th century.Find Force of Virtue rules here:https://masterstrokegames.com/product/pdf-rulebook/ Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/force-of-virtue-review/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/fortifiednicheFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfingtonShow logo by Kristina AmuanShow intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The lil'-hex-and-chit-pod-that-could relents to fan pressure and reviews Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital, a VIDEO GAME adaptation of the squad-level classic! Find Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1149940/Lock_n_Load_Tactical_Digital_Core_Game/ Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/lock-n-load-tactical-digital-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show logo by Kristina Amuan Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod relies on varmint rifles and pipe bombs to fight monsters in When Nightmares Come, "an investigative wargame of supernatural horror" by Patrick Todoroff. Copy provided by Osprey! Find When Nightmares Come rules here: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/when-nightmares-come-9781472860040/ Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/when-nightmares-come-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show logo by Kristina Amuan Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod command group ranks their flanks and conquers the other old world in The 9th Age, a game of fantasy battles.Find The 9th Age rules here:https://www.the-ninth-age.com/download/fantasy-battles/ Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/the-9th-age-review/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/fortifiednicheFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show intro/outro by Bevan TanttuShow logo by Kristina Amuan

The pod tries to hack a drone and get eaten by an alien in Mars: Code Aurora, a sci-fi skirmish wargame by Studio 6201.Find Mars: Code Aurora rules here: https://www.marscodeaurora.com/en/the-game/ Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/mars-code-aurora-fortified-niche-playtest/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/fortifiednicheFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show intro/outro by Bevan TanttuShow logo by Kristina Amuan

In this highly-irregular episode, the pod looks at what miniature games are coming out in 2024 and measures their own tentative hype levels.Some of the indies we talked about:Hypersteel Nightmare: https://discord.gg/xKXs7jHFWorld of Wrestling: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2779523/wow-world-wrestling/page/1Firelock 198X: https://twitter.com/RifleInfantry/status/1632905870551003136Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/fortifiednicheFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod uses "We Obey" to get their hearthguards to charge the Four Horsemen in SAGA: Age of Magic by Studio Tomahawk! Find SAGA: Age of Magic rules here: https://www.grippingbeast.co.uk/SRB24_Age_of_Magic_Supplement--product--5849.html Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/saga-age-of-magic-review/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod boys astrally project themselves into a metal album cover to play Magnagothica: Maleghast, a skirmish war-game by KSBD's/Lancer's own Tom Bloom. Find Magnagothica: Maleghast rules here: https://tombloom.itch.io/magnagothica-maleghast Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/magnagothica-maleghast-review Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod runs through the jungle, jumps three floors down into the water and guns down a Yuttaraptor while in The Drowned Earth, a post-apocalyptic skirmish game by Olmec Games. Find The Drowned Earth rules here:https://thedrownedearth.com Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/the-drowned-earth-review/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/fortifiednicheFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod witch slings some spells over the top and at the Hun in A War Transformed, a WW1 meets the occult skirmish wargame by Frederick Silburn-Slater. The copy came free from Osprey!Findthe A War Transformed rules here:https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/war-transformed-9781472856258/Find the companion post here: https://www.barreldrill.com/a-war-transformed-review/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/fortifiednicheFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod finally muster their ward to upload the right episode with Never Mind the Billhooks Deluxe, a small battle/large skirmish ruleset by Andy Callan for refighting the War of the Roses and similar conflicts!Findthe Never Mind the Billhooks Deluxe rules here:https://www.nevermindthebillhooks.comRead the accompanying blog post:https://www.barreldrill.com/never-mind-the-billhooks-deluxe/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/fortifiednicheFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

EDIT: now with the actual Nichees episode!!! It's the two-year anniversary of Fortified Niche - this can only mean more Nichees awards! Of all the games the crew played in the last 12 months, which were the best? Join us on this trip down the show segment-inspired categories of the Nichee awards! Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod rallies their gang of technofreaks for the hunt in The Doomed, an apocalyptic monster-hunting skirmish wargame by Chris McDowall. The copy came free from Osprey!Findthe The Doomed rules here:https://ospreypublishing.com/us/doomed-9781472854254/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/fortifiednicheFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The podcast's past comes to haunt them as Will Rahman-Daultrey steps out of the shadows to talk about Forbidden Psalm, Dread Nights and career choices that lead to making games about doomed worlds. Follow Will on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saintimp/ Find his works: https://www.forbiddenpsalm.com Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod crew is mortified after discovering that panzerschokolade contains no chocolate in What a Tanker!, a light WW2 tank skirmish game from TooFatLardies.Findthe What a Tanker! rules here:https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/what-a-tanker/Read the review supplement here:https://www.barreldrill.com/what-a-tanker/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/fortifiednicheFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod realizes all their money was lost due to having three thieves in their warband in Dread Nights, a miniature skirmish game of hunting Victorian horrors, straight from the creators of Forbidden Psalm.Findthe Dread Nights rules here:https://www.forbiddenpsalm.com/dread-nightsRead the review supplement here:https://www.barreldrill.com/dread-nights/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/fortifiednicheFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod-generals learn the entirely wrong lesson about modern warfare in Eagles of Empire, a skirmish wargame about the Franco-Prussian War. Findthe Eagles of Empires rules here:https://www.eaglesofempire.com/product-page/eoe-skirmish-rules-drillbook-i-basic-rules-infantryRead the review supplement here:https://www.barreldrill.com/eagles-of-empire/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/fortifiednicheFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

Ivan Sorensen of Nordic Weasel Games revealed the secrets of random movement distances to JcDent shortly before taking Modipheus by storm. Real Niche-heads will remember that we reviewed his Five Men at Kursk game a looong time ago! Findthe Ivan's thoughts on game design here: https://nordicweasel.posthaven.com Get Nordic Weasel games here: https://www.wargamevault.com/browse/pub/5701/Nordic-Weasel-Games Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

The pod crew faces aliens horrors in the service of Majestic 13, a solo/co-op skirmish miniature wargame from Snarling Badger Studios.Findthe Majestic 13 rules here:https://www.snarlingbadger.com/majestic13Read the review supplement here:https://www.barreldrill.com/majestic-13-fortified-niche-playtest/Support Fortified Niche on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/fortifiednicheFollow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu