Snafu - A Bolt Action Podcast

The guys are back after a short summer break, talking a little hobby (of course), take a deeper look into a few units, a return to previous popular segment. Then take a big dive into list building around "big" tanks. Op SNAFU and Recon Rumble are fast approaching, we got some details for that too! As always, thanks for listening

The boys are back, light on hobby based on timing, but huge on the latest armies of books. we explore the new British Commonwealth armies of book. thanks for listening

the boys are back recording over memorial weekend, hobby as always (Rick might be winning). then they dive into the latest Intel reports on the new commonwealth books. thanks for listening, hope you enjoy the music.

Jeff and Rick are back from the big Adepticon event, they tell us all about their tournaments and how cool of an experience it was this year. Thanks for listening

The boys are joined this time by Tor a local player of Italians, we discuss hobby and some upcoming plans and slide into some K47. oh and we also cover the new Armies of Italy book as well, thanks for listening

The boys are back for 2026, a bit late but still here. We recap our progress of the 2025 Hobby Bingo. Then delve into the Armies of Imperial Japan. Hope you enjoy the music and thanks for listening

The SNAFU guys are back to close out 2025 and Operation SNAFU. We worked in a little hobby some new interests and of course recap our main event. We also touch base on a project we were involved with way back in 2020, hopefully it'll come around again As always, thanks for listening

The guys sit down after day one of Operation: SNAFU, joined by Jon and Paul from Warlord Games. Thanks for listening

Pat and Rick are joined by a couple of players also prepping for Op SNAFU. We go through hobby, and a great preview of the grand event that is Renegade Open, THE Recon Rumble and of course Operation: SNAFU thanks for listening

The boys are back, this time to review the new Armies of the Soviet Union. We have our typical hobby talk but we know why you're here. Thanks for listening, hope you enjoy the music

boys are back for the end of summer, hobby as usual and a new..umm..voice to the channel. we the n cover the Soviet "leaks" and the player packs for Recon Rumble and Op SNAFU tickets here: https://www.renegadewargaming.com/shop/renegadeopen2025-bolt-action/YDE3QZAWLSDSXRGEJDR2OYML?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc thanks for listening

We got Jeff back for this one, Dale still burdened with real life. we cover some hobby, Pat recaps Sledgehammer III. Then we take a dive into the Armies of Great Britain. Thanks for listening

we're back, at least a coupe of us. New FAQ dropped, we cover that, long awaited hobby - that too! Upcoming Tourney run by Pat - Operation: Sledgehammer. Thanks for listening, we'll be back sooner this time

This time we are joined by Shane who ran events at Adepticon. Thanks for listening

and here's the rest, thanks for listening

Pat and Jeff are back from Adepticon, first trip back this side of the pandemic. Hobby as always and we get through half of the Armies of the USA book, standby for part 2 and thanks for listening

we're back again, prepping for Adepticon (Pat and Jeff anyway), hobby of course, finish off our review of German AFV and the new upstart - Finland! Thanks for listening

Here we are in the heart of a proper Midwest winter. talking Hobby, doing a little in episode shopping. around 40 minute mark we chat a lot about the latest FAQ/Errata that dropped. then we even saved some time to start looking through the first V3 Armies book - Germany as always, thanks for listening

We continue our tournament organizers series, this time Rick and Pat are joined by Alistair UniComb. Thanks for listening

The guys are back for 2025! We cover hobby as always, review our goals from last year. We'll give you a recap of the Recon Rumble and Operation SNAFU! For the new year we introduce our "hobby bingo" card, hope you'll play along with us. We also take a high level look at the upcoming Armies of Germany. Thanks for listening

We launch a new series where we talk to tournament organizers and how they are navigating the waters of this new edition. Thanks for listening

this one was broadcast live on YouTube, here is the edited version complete with the music we know you love. No script, no idea what we talked about but it was a blast live from Operation SNAFU thanks for listening, now 100 and counting

the guys are back for a very on topic and efficient episode. last chance to sign up for our event this month. we talk a little hobby and more diving into V3. Thanks for listening

boys are back and we finally get an update to their hobby stuff. New edition more rule discussions. Some hype for Operation SNAFU and the Recon Rumble now just 6 weeks away. thanks for listening

V3 has been released and so has our NDA. SNAFU officially announces their roles as V3 play testers. We talk about our roles as play testers and give some insights as to what might be the hotness in this version. Thanks for listening see page 317 PLAY TESTERS, last line "... Pat Moline, and many more!"

we're back discussing the latest updates for V3 released by Warlord Games, still working the kinks out of some of our audio, sorry guys Thanks for listening

with the first two of many info drops out, the guys got together to chat about the changes announced for BA V3. Thanks for listening

as we enter the summer of waiting, the guys get together and reflect on what makes Bolt Action V2 such a solid game. They give an update to Op SNAFU, and of course - HOBBY! Thanks for listening

the gang is back after some early summer travel, talking about getting back into doing some hobby when you just don't want to, we've got tips for you. a recap of Pat's tourney, from the TO's perspective. and scenario building 202. as always, thanks for listening

"Bolt" is truly awesome with the announcement of V3, we do our usual thing plus cover the mass response to the news. not to mention a big local tourney, operation Sledgehammer II. Thanks for listening

snafu team returns talking the typical hobby, you get our take on the latest FAQ, a briefing on Operation: Sledgehammer's scenarios and scenario writing 101. Thanks for listening

We're still here, just missed the FAQ (we'll get it next time) talking hobby as always. Some details for Pat's upcoming "Sledgehammer II" and a review of Warlord's latest game "Achtung Panzer!". and thanks for listening

Happy New Year's! we recap our previous year's goal, set some new ones. A few rules that drove Pat nuts. we also look at some theater selectors that will be allowed at this year's op SNAFU and Announce Sledgehammer II

We're back in this years final episode, talking hobby as always, and put a wrap on the Recon Rumble and Operation SNAFU. Thanks for listening and see you in the New Year

With just a few days before our main event we sit down and chat the usually hobby, recap our experience at the World Open War tourney in England and a bit of a preview for Operation SNAFU. Thanks for listening

One hour special (or more). Jeff, Pat and Rick discuss a sneak peak they had of the new campaign book Case Blue. thanks for listening

our last episodes before the London international tourney , we chat hobby and the event special rules as well as the entered opposition lists

This episode we talk our typical hobby, a rather lengthy discussion on a few rules (don't think we resolved any) and a in depth look at the latest campaign book: Tough Gut Thanks for listening

after a bit of time off for summer fun stuff, the boys are back. talking typical hobby stuff, armored trains and the anticipated upcoming World Open War tourney in London

back for another month, finally Op Sledgehammer happened, Pat ran a great event and Jeff even got to play. hear how it went and the usually tangents

We're back again this month, talking hobby and a nice review of the Ambush order. Pat gives an update to his upcoming tourney and how events around the world can impact our BA community. After the break we take a deep dive into Transports. As always, thanks for listening

Once again we're back talking hobby, rules and what have you. We have an update to Pat's upcoming tourney, then take a look at a couple of the WTC 2023 lists playing out in the next weekend. This one seems to suffer from the upcoming time change in our region Thanks for listening

We're back, like we said we would be, talking hobby as always. We take a look at some rules and a deep dive into playing the Indian Army in bolt Action. Pat's big tourney - operation Sledgehammer - is announced. and we catch up on some of the latest competitive tourney prizes chatter going around - $$$$ thanks for listening

In this episode we try to break the hobby funk and get back to painting minis, we announce our latest contest and take a deep dive into theater selectors for armies that fought in North Africa Thanks for listening

Seasons greetings all, thanks for listening. Tis the season for a look back on our hobby from this year. We give a solid debriefing from Operation SNAFU. we gift to you an "unboxing" of sorts as we go through our latest acquisition - the Gentleman's War starter set

we record at the Renegade Open, between days of our main event, Jon Russell in attendance, lots of music and was recorded live, so a bit of background on this one.

Here we are again, just about a month out from our premier event. Talking hobby, or lack there of (it happens), we calmly address the latest FAQ. Cover the concept of a "Gamer's Bill of Rights" along with some chatter about the up coming event

we return again with hobby update (of course) Pat & Jeff recap a tourney they attended. A little chatter about the WTC 2023. finally a play test of Ian's 6mm modern (BA based) system. Then great news Op SNAFU and Recon Rumble tickets are now on sale

This time we recap the team event held by Pat, our typical hobby update and take a deep dive into buildings. How they work in BA and an overview of several table ready products on the market Thanks for listening

The guys are back, most of the salt from the WTC has been washed off and we're back to our old serves. Taking hobby, a bit of rules, take a look into indirect fire. Then discuss tournament player etiquette. Break music: AMERICAN PATROL - GLENN MILLER out music: THERE'LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND - VERA LYNN Thanks for listening