Fortified Niche

Finally, a use for those 15mm WW2 miniatures

<p>For this episode, former/sometimes pod host Cassa interviews game designer Jack Gassman of <em>Force of Virtue </em> fame, talking about putting virtue into rules, the influence of riding horses on game develop, and doing game design with unsuitable tools (Microsoft Word)</p><p><br></p><p><em><strong>Force of Virtue </strong></em>is available here:</p><p><a href="https://masterstrokegames.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://masterstrokegames.com</a></p><p>Jack can be talked at/to on the <em><strong>Force of Virtue Discord:</strong></em></p><p><a href="https://discord.gg/j4BGsVA56" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">https://discord.gg/j4BGsVA56</a></p><p>Improve your algorithm by following the <em><strong>Force of Virtue</strong></em> Instagram:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/force_of_virtue?igsh=M2FpNGhpdW94dWk0" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/force_of_virtue</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Support <strong>Fortified Niche</strong> on Patreon:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠⁠</a></p><p>Follow <strong>Fortified Niche</strong> on BlueSky:</p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! </p><p><strong>JcDent:</strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.barreldrill.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠Barrel Drill blog⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.barreldrill.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jcdent.bsky.social" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠BlueSky⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.zazzle.com/store/grognardia" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠T-shirt store⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Show editing by <a href="https://twitter.com/MCSerf" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠Serf McSerfington⁠⁠</a></p><p>Show logo by <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/iraganaart.bsky.social" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠⁠Kristina Amuan⁠⁠</a></p><p>Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu</p>

<p>The pod crew reminds themselves that there&#39;s nothing for them beyond the Volga as they engage <em><strong>Heroes of Stalingrad</strong></em>, a war game board game from Devil Pig Games. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Find the <em><strong>Heroes of Stalingrad </strong></em>rules here:</p> <p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/248188/heroes-of-stalingrad" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow">https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/248188/heroes-of-stalingrad</a></p> <p>Find the companion post here:</p> <p><a href="https://www.barreldrill.com/heroes-of-stalingrad-review/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow">https://www.barreldrill.com/heroes-of-stalingrad-review/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Support <strong>Fortified Niche</strong> on Patreon:</p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠</a></p> <p>Follow <strong>Fortified Niche</strong> on BlueSky:</p> <p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! </p> <p><strong>JcDent:</strong></p> <p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.barreldrill.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠Barrel Drill blog</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.barreldrill.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jcdent.bsky.social" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">BlueSky⁠</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.zazzle.com/store/grognardia" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">T-shirt store⁠</a><strong></strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>Show editing by <a href="https://twitter.com/MCSerf" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠Serf McSerfington⁠</a></p> <p>Show logo by <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/iraganaart.bsky.social" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠Kristina Amuan⁠</a></p> <p>Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu</p>

<p>The pod crew drills endlessly to fire three shots a minute in <em><strong>Sharp Practice </strong></em>v2, the Napoleonic/black powder large skirmish game for 40+ miniatures from Too Fat Lardies. </p><p><br></p><p>Find the <em><strong>Sharp Practice </strong></em>rules here:</p><p><a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/sharp-practice/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow">https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/sharp-practice/</a></p><p>Find the companion post here:</p><p><a href="https://www.barreldrill.com/sharp-practice-v2-review/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow">https://www.barreldrill.com/sharp-practice-v2-review/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Support <strong>Fortified Niche</strong> on Patreon:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠</a></p><p>Follow <strong>Fortified Niche</strong> on BlueSky:</p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! </p><p><strong>JcDent:</strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.barreldrill.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠Barrel Drill blog</a></p><p><a href="https://www.barreldrill.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jcdent.bsky.social" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">BlueSky⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.zazzle.com/store/grognardia" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">T-shirt store⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Show editing by <a href="https://twitter.com/MCSerf" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠Serf McSerfington⁠</a></p><p>Show logo by <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/iraganaart.bsky.social" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠Kristina Amuan⁠</a></p><p>Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu</p>

<p>The pod crew readies rayguns and rapiers to take on <em><strong>Space Weirdos</strong></em> and <em><strong>Sword Weirdos</strong></em>, two &quot;skirmish heartbreakers&quot; – one for sci-fi, the other for fantasy. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Find the <em><strong>Space Weirdos </strong></em>rules here:</p> <p><a href="https://caseyg.itch.io/space-weirdos" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow">https://caseyg.itch.io/space-weirdos</a></p> <p>Find the <em><strong>Sword Weirdos</strong></em> rules here:</p> <p><a href="https://caseyg.itch.io/sword-weirdos" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow">https://caseyg.itch.io/sword-weirdos</a></p> <p>Find the companion post here:</p> <p><a href="https://www.barreldrill.com/space-weirdos-sword-weirdos-review/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow">https://www.barreldrill.com/space-weirdos-sword-weirdos-review/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Support <strong>Fortified Niche</strong> on Patreon:</p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche⁠</a></p> <p>Follow <strong>Fortified Niche</strong> on BlueSky:</p> <p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/fortifiedniche.bsky.social</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media! </p> <p><strong>JcDent:</strong></p> <p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.barreldrill.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠Barrel Drill blog</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.barreldrill.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jcdent.bsky.social" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">BlueSky⁠</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.zazzle.com/store/grognardia" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">T-shirt store⁠</a><strong></strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>Show editing by <a href="https://twitter.com/MCSerf" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠Serf McSerfington⁠</a></p> <p>Show logo by <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/iraganaart.bsky.social" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow">⁠Kristina Amuan⁠</a></p> <p>Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu</p>