Some Assembly Required

Check out Elder Dragon Jank on YouTube!https://www.youtube.com/@elderdragonjankhttps://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonhttps://www.youtube.com/@andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

Check out Elder Dragon Jank on YouTube!https://www.youtube.com/@elderdragonjankhttps://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonhttps://www.youtube.com/@andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

Check out Elder Dragon Jank on YouTube!https://www.youtube.com/@elderdragonjankhttps://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonhttps://www.youtube.com/@andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

Check out Elder Dragon Jank on YouTube!https://www.youtube.com/@elderdragonjankHow are skateboarding, music, and the miniature gaming hobby related? Yeah, we're not sure either. We give it a shot though!https://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonhttps://www.youtube.com/@andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

Movies, magic, middle earth strategy battle game and so much more!https://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

We've been doing this for an entire year. Welcome to episode 26. What have we learned? How much magic have we been playing? Plus, the usual nonsense.https://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

Talking hobby, gaming, magic the gathering, proxying, how to get your friends into the hobby, and so much more with our homie Liam!https://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

What made 2025 great? What are we looking forward to in 2026? Will Rory ever finish Dune Messiah??? Let's look back at 2025 in our hobby.https://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

Spooky ran a learn to play for Shadow War Armageddon, and we're gonna talk about it!Be sure to check out Hobby Dungeon Andrew's blog to join his world building for Nightside: https://hobbydungeon.blogspot.com/2025/11/help-make-collaborative-art.htmlhttps://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

This week we're talking with our good friend Fergie about starting a scene in a new place, kitbashing, orks, and music. Lots of music.https://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

This week we're talking about motivation and inspiration. What gets you excited to start something, and maybe more importantly, what keeps you motivated to complete it? Plus reading more books, movies, magic, and more Lord of the Rings.https://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

What fantastical fiction books have most impacted your hobby life? This week we're talking about the books that have had the greatest impact on our views on fantasy, art, and lifehttps://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

It was Canadian Thanksgiving! Rory confirmed he still knows how to read. Spooky has consumed ALL the cinnamon, played magic with Jarrid and his family, and played games. While Jarrid has been making candy miniatures inspired by our friend Fiver!Check out Snak28 here: https://sugar-candy-miniatures.itch.io/snak28https://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

Rory has actually been painting, Spooky has been doing so much, and we talk aa lot about magic the gathering. We even get to our main topic eventually, we promise!https://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

This week we're recapping Dungeon Fest 2025. Plus Spooky has been reading a physical book and Rory has actually been getting some hobby time in! https://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

This week, we've got the one and only doom and apathy Adam! We're talking books, narrative gaming, slow prep speed paint, Dungeon Fest excitement, and Jarrid mutes Spooky for almost 20 minutes (like an absolute fool).https://www.instagram.com/doom_and_apathyhttps://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

There's a topic in there, we promise. What makes for a fun game???Get your tickets and merch for Dungeon Fest here: https://www.dungeonfest.cahttps://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

Everyone should message Spooky, to let him know it's the Bangels.What draws you to a particular faction or setting? Spooky, Rory, and Jarrid dive into this topic. Eventually. We promise.Get your tickets and merch for Dungeon Fest here: https://www.dungeonfest.cahttps://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

When is some grimdark, too much grimdark? Yeah, we don't know either, but we're sure gonna talk about it.Get your tickets and merch for Dungeon Fest here: https://www.dungeonfest.cahttps://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

This week we're asking ourselves what the point of artistic endeavour is? With some excellent input from Kiwi, an actual artist! Plus Denny's is better than Smitty's? And how old is the PS3?!?!?! All that and more in this week's episode.Get your tickets and merch for Dungeon Fest here: https://www.dungeonfest.cahttps://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

When we haven't been able to hang for three weeks, you get this chaos. We'd say sorry, but we all know we're not. Magic the Gathering, forbidden psalm. dungeon fest, gamecon canada, and a bunch of questions from the mailbag.Get your tickets and merch for Dungeon Fest here: https://www.dungeonfest.cahttps://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

Spooky and Jarrid go to GameCon Canada with Hobby Dungeon Andrew and Yearzero Andrew, while Rory is stuck at home with school. Falling down the magic the gathering rabbit hole, evangelizing the greatness of RPGs, Forbidden Psalm is the greatest skirmish game, and so much more!Join the Rust Punks discord!! https://discord.gg/9UejaMX5hkhttps://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid: https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiaturesHobby Dungeon Andrew: https://www.instagram.com/the_hobby_dungeonAndrew A: https://www.instagram.com/yearzer0_

This episode, we're talking pre-modern magic the gathering with James and Josh of the Calgary Cabal. Plus, Spooky mostly remembers what he's been working on, Rory is slowly losing his mind, and Jarrid continues to fall in love with oil paints!Check out Calgary Cabal:https://www.intagram.com/calgary_cabalFollow us:https://www.intagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky: https://www.intagram.com/andarprimulonRory: https://www.intagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@backssstabJarrid: https://www.intagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

In this episode, we're talking motivation. Eventually. Spooky mostly remembers everything he's been working on. Rory built and painted some things AND modded his childhood GameBoy Pocket! Jarrid rambles about painting stuff fast, and getting into painting with oils.Check us out on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/someassemblypodSpooky:https://www.instagram.com/andarprimulonRoryhttps://www.instagram.com/rat_boy_minishttps://www.youtube.com/@BACKSSSTABJarridhttps://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedminiatureshttps://www.youtube.com/@caffeinatedminiatures

Back to back episodes with none other than Hobby Dungeon Andrew?! Shout out to Kirkland chocolate chip cookies for keeping the buds going (even if Spooky only ate seven of them...). Talking 1490 Doom, making dungeon synth music, and all the other nonsense.Back 1490 Doom here: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/buer-games/1490-doomThe Hobby Dungeon: https://hobbydungeon.blogspot.com/Spooky: @andarprimulonRory: @rat_boy_minisJarrid: @caffeinatedminiaturesAndrew: @the_hobby_dungeon

We sit down with our good bud, Hobby Dungeon Andrew, to talk the one page game jam, campaign design, manic hobby episodes, and so much more!

A whole lotta manic goblin energy, and Jarrid went to Adepticon! Talking 1490 Doom, Threnodyssey, Rat King, Sun Rot, and a whole lot more.

It always comes back to Dragon Ball. We eventually talk about running narrative campaigns, too.

This week we're talking how to get new people into the hobby, jank and flank, modding handheld games, which Metroid is the best, and so much more nonsense.Get your Wargames Atlantic goodies here: https://wargamesatlantic.com/?ref=coffee

This week, Rory, Spooky, and Jarrid talk about the importance of community for the hobby (and life in general). Mostly they ramble about Nintendo and gameboy modding, though

Hey! We did it! Welcome to Episode 1 of Some Assembly Required. Rory, Spooky and Jarrid discuss goals, and other nonsense that rolls through their heads.