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  1. American Revolution 250 - Great Games of the Revolution

    I'm Harold Buchanan, Chairman of SDHist. Tonight we're gathering a few friends of SD Hist to talk about one of the greatest topics in gaming; the American Revolution. Through our upcoming online Am Rev con on June 27, as we approach the 250th anniversary of American independence, we're…

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  2. Harold Interviews Cole Wehrle about ARCS

    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/arcs https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359871/arcs We discuss the development process, integration of art, mechanics...

  3. Podcast #51 - Volko Ruhnke - What's he bringing to SD Hist upcoming events

    I speak to Volko Ruhnke about his newest design works in progress and what he is planning to bring to the Hunt for Blackbeard Coast Watchers Drachen

  4. Podcast #50 - Mark Herman - What's he bringing to SD Hist upcoming events

    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.

  5. Podcast #49 - SDHist at the USNWC 2 of 3

    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...

  6. Podcast #48 - SD Hist at the USNWC 1 of 3

    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...

  7. Podcast #47 Interview of Matt Calkins discussing Sekigahara and motivations in design

    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.

  8. Podcast #46 Interview of Mark Herman discussing exercise, game on Ukraine, and upcoming book

    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.

  9. Podcast #45 Uwe Eickert Interview

    An interview with Uwe Eickert who is a game designer and the founder and owner of Academy Games.

  10. Podcast #44 Jay Little Designer of Star Wars: X Wing and RPG Star Wars Edge of the Empire

    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.

  11. Podcast #43 Mark Miklos Interview

    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...

  12. Podcast #42 Butterfield Interview

    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....

  13. Zenobia Award Winners Announcement

    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!

  14. The Zenobia Award 2021 announces the 8 Finalists and 2 honorable mentions

    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 https://zenobiaaward.org/

  15. Podcast #41 SD Hist Con COIN FEST KICKOFF August 7 2021 Gene Billingsley, Voko Ruhnke and others

    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...

  16. Podcast #40 Ananda Gupta discusses innovation and his work at Riot Games

    Ananda Gupta Interview From May 2021 SD Hist Con On Line where we discuss innovation in boardgames and his work at Riot Games.

  17. Podcast #39 SD HIst on line May 2021 Steering Committee Meets!

    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...

  18. Podcast #38 SD HIst November 2021 Herman Butter

    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!

  19. Podcast #37 SD HIst November 2021 COIN REUNION

    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.

  20. Podcast #36 PART 2 of Harold and Volko interview Lee Brimmicombe-Wood Part 2 of 2

    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...

  21. Podcast #35 Harold and Volko interview Lee Brimmicombe-Wood Part 1 of 2

    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...

  22. Podcast #34 An interview with Dana Lombardy

    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

  23. Podcast #33 An interview with the great Rodger B MacGowan Part 1

    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…

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  24. Podcast #32 Jerry White discusses Skies Above the Reich, Enemy Coast Ahead and his 2 names

    Podcast #32 Jerry White discusses Skies Above the Reich, Enemy Coast Ahead and why he answers to both Jerry and Jeremy.

  25. Podcast #31 Ananda Gupta discusses pre production Imperial Struggle and other things

    Podcast #31 Ananda Gupta discusses pre production Imperial Struggle, winning, and player engagement profiles.

  26. Five Pack # 25 Players Aid

    Interview with Grant and Alexander from Players Aid blog and YouTube channel!

  27. Five Pack #24 Riccardo Masini

    Interview with Italian second generation wargamer and writer on wargames.

  28. Five Pack #23 James Pei

    interview with dominant Card Driven games player James Pei

  29. Five Pack # 22 Fred Serval

    Interview with Designer of Red Flag Over Paris Designer Fred Serval - available at GMT Games on P500

  30. Five Pack #21 Brant Guillory

    An interview with Podcaster, editorialist and organizer Brent Guillory

  31. Five Pack #20 Volko Ruhnke and Morgane Gouyon-Rety

    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:...

  32. Five Pack #19 Mark Miklos

    Am interview with Designer Mark Miklos

  33. Five Pack #18 Tom Russel

    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

  34. Five Pack #17 Rob Factor

    An interview with gamer Bobby Factor

  35. Five Pack #16 Joel Toppen

    An interview with Designer Joel Toppen

  36. Five Pack #15 Brian Train from Canada

    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...

  37. Five Pack #14 Vesa Arponen from Germany

    An interview from Germany with Designer Vesa Arponen

  38. Five Pack #13 Morgane Gouyon-Rety from Canada

    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

  39. Five Pack #12 John Sy from the Philippines

    An interview from the Philippines with John Sy

  40. Five Pack #11 Volko Ruhnke

    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

  41. Five Pack #10 David Thompson

    An interview with Designer David Thompson

  42. Five Pack #9 Liz Davidson

    An interview with YouTuber Ancients Historian Liz Davidson of Beyond Solitaire https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbSYmhAlOW1RorV_jXmo2w

  43. Five Pack #8 John Butterfield

    An interview with Designer John Butterfield

  44. Five Pack #7 Kimber VanRy

    An interview with armature historian Kimber VanRy

  45. Five Pack #6 Uwe Eickert

    An interview with Academy Games Boss Uwe Eickert See additional podcast with Uwe Eickert at: https://soundcloud.com/harold-buchanan/uwe-eickert-final

  46. Five Pack #5 Jason Matthews

    An interview with Designer Jason Matthews

  47. Five Pack #4 Bruce Geryk

    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

  48. Five Pack #3 Jason Carr

    An interview with GMT staff Developer, Jason Carr

  49. Five Pack #2 Trevor Just

    An interview with gamer Trevor Just

  50. Five Pack #1 Mark Herman

    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

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