In which Mike aten't ded (to quote Nanny Ogg). Also, he gets to have a long (and rather delayed) chat with Aces designer Josh Derksen.



The obligatory useful links:



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Josh's <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/94661/josh-derksen">page on BoardGame Geek</a></li>



<li><a href="https://lynnvander.rocks">Lynnvander Studios</a></li>



<li>A 480p rip of <a href="https://archive.org/details/Dougram-480p-EN">Fang Of The Sun Dougram</a> (you'll need to listen to understand why) - there are probably better quality rips out there.</li>



<li><a href="https://twinery.org">Twine</a> - "an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories." </li>



<li><a href="https://www.talesfromtheperiphery.org.uk/podcast/episode-6/">My interview</a> with Ed Jones and the sadly missed Kendall Leask.</li>
</ul>



And finally, there's a small prize for the first person to comment and tell me what I messed up when I put all the audio for Episode 15 together...

<description>&lt;p&gt;In which Mike aten't ded (to quote Nanny Ogg). Also, he gets to have a long (and rather delayed) chat with Aces designer Josh Derksen.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;The obligatory useful links:&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Josh's &lt;a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/94661/josh-derksen"&gt;page on BoardGame Geek&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://lynnvander.rocks"&gt;Lynnvander Studios&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;A 480p rip of &lt;a href="https://archive.org/details/Dougram-480p-EN"&gt;Fang Of The Sun Dougram&lt;/a&gt; (you'll need to listen to understand why) - there are probably better quality rips out there.&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://twinery.org"&gt;Twine&lt;/a&gt; - "an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories." &lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.talesfromtheperiphery.org.uk/podcast/episode-6/"&gt;My interview&lt;/a&gt; with Ed Jones and the sadly missed Kendall Leask.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;



&lt;p&gt;And finally, there's a small prize for the first person to comment and tell me what I messed up when I put all the audio for Episode 15 together...&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In which Mike atent ded (to quote Nanny Ogg). Also, he gets to have a long (and rather delayed) chat with Aces designer Josh Derksen.



The obligatory useful links:




Joshs page on BoardGame Geek



Lynnvander Studios



A 480p rip of Fang Of The Sun 

In which Mike aten't ded (to quote Nanny Ogg). Also, he gets to have a long (and rather delayed) chat with Aces designer Josh Derksen.



The obligatory useful links:




Josh's page on BoardGame Geek



Lynnvander Studios



A 480p rip of Fang Of The Sun Dougram (you'll need to listen to understand why) - there are probably better quality rips out there.



Twine - "an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories." 



My interview with Ed Jones and the sadly missed Kendall Leask.




And finally, there's a small prize for the first person to comment and tell me what I messed up when I put all the audio for Episode 15 together...

Episode 16

In which Mike finally gets to chat to Ed from <a href="https://buythesametoken.com/">Buy The Same Token</a> about their fabulous AS tokens.



Useful links, as ever:



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>the tokens themselves can be found <a href="https://buythesametoken.com/collections/battletech-alpha-strike">here</a> along with some better photos than mine!</li>



<li>the BTST <a href="https://discord.gg/ScbMvVzGWr">discord</a> (this link shouldn't expire)</li>



<li>the <a href="https://krita.org/en/">Krita</a> open source drawing software Ed mentioned that BTST use - runs on Mac, Windows and Linux.</li>
</ul>





I will grab some decent 'posed' token shots when I get back from Germany next week.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In which Mike finally gets to chat to Ed from &lt;a href="https://buythesametoken.com/"&gt;Buy The Same Token&lt;/a&gt; about their fabulous AS tokens.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Useful links, as ever:&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;the tokens themselves can be found &lt;a href="https://buythesametoken.com/collections/battletech-alpha-strike"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; along with some better photos than mine!&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;the BTST &lt;a href="https://discord.gg/ScbMvVzGWr"&gt;discord&lt;/a&gt; (this link shouldn't expire)&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;the &lt;a href="https://krita.org/en/"&gt;Krita&lt;/a&gt; open source drawing software Ed mentioned that BTST use - runs on Mac, Windows and Linux.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;





&lt;p&gt;I will grab some decent 'posed' token shots when I get back from Germany next week. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

In which Mike finally gets to chat to Ed from Buy The Same Token about their fabulous AS tokens.



Useful links, as ever:




the tokens themselves can be found here along with some better photos than mine!



the BTST discord (this link shouldnt expire

In which Mike finally gets to chat to Ed from Buy The Same Token about their fabulous AS tokens.



Useful links, as ever:




the tokens themselves can be found here along with some better photos than mine!



the BTST discord (this link shouldn't expire)



the Krita open source drawing software Ed mentioned that BTST use - runs on Mac, Windows and Linux.






I will grab some decent 'posed' token shots when I get back from Germany next week.

Episode 15

In which Mike is back from <a href="https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk">UKGE</a>, and mostly awake again! Featuring interviews with a bunch of the demo agent team from the show.



Useful links:



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li><a href="http://scifi-trader.de">SciFi Trader</a>. Note that this site is in German, but most modern browsers will do a decent enough job of translating if you ask them to, to enable you to sign up, sign in and buy stuff.</li>



<li><a href="https://fortress-miniatures-and-games.myshopify.com">Fortress Miniatures and Games</a>.</li>
</ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In which Mike is back from &lt;a href="https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk"&gt;UKGE&lt;/a&gt;, and mostly awake again! Featuring interviews with a bunch of the demo agent team from the show.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Useful links:&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://scifi-trader.de"&gt;SciFi Trader&lt;/a&gt;. Note that this site is in German, but most modern browsers will do a decent enough job of translating if you ask them to, to enable you to sign up, sign in and buy stuff.&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://fortress-miniatures-and-games.myshopify.com"&gt;Fortress Miniatures and Games&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>

In which Mike is back from UKGE, and mostly awake again! Featuring interviews with a bunch of the demo agent team from the show.



Useful links:




SciFi Trader. Note that this site is in German, but most modern browsers will do a decent enough job of 

In which Mike is back from UKGE, and mostly awake again! Featuring interviews with a bunch of the demo agent team from the show.



Useful links:




SciFi Trader. Note that this site is in German, but most modern browsers will do a decent enough job of translating if you ask them to, to enable you to sign up, sign in and buy stuff.



Fortress Miniatures and Games.

Episode 14

In which Mike mostly gets to catch his breath, and report back from a game with the Enfield crew, some painting, listening and a whole load of admin!



Useful links:



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>The Hexperts Podcast - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5QBd4nqHLtohuscm2tVp5L">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheHexperts">YouTube</a></li>



<li>Recent Loren Coleman blog posts on tariffs and how they affect Catalyst - <a href="https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/news/tariffs-rolling-against-american-game-publishers">1</a> | <a href="https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/news/tariffs-come-down-prices-go-up">2</a></li>



<li>CGL <a href="https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/news/catalyst-game-labs-acquires-iron-wind-metals">acquire</a> IWM!</li>



<li>Upcoming <a href="https://www.talesfromtheperiphery.org.uk/events/">events</a></li>



<li>UK Games Expo <a href="https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/?query=Battletech">BattleTech Events</a></li>



<li>Bryan Young's "Lone Wolf And Fox" anthology - <a href="https://amzn.to/3FhKVrq">Amazon</a></li>



<li>Loren Coleman's "Double Blind" - <a href="https://amzn.to/3HlFEPW">Amazon</a></li>



<li>Randall Bill's "Fall From Glory" - <a href="https://amzn.to/3Fcr1Ot">Amazon</a></li>
</ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In which Mike mostly gets to catch his breath, and report back from a game with the Enfield crew, some painting, listening and a whole load of admin!&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Useful links:&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The Hexperts Podcast - &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5QBd4nqHLtohuscm2tVp5L"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheHexperts"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;Recent Loren Coleman blog posts on tariffs and how they affect Catalyst - &lt;a href="https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/news/tariffs-rolling-against-american-game-publishers"&gt;1&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/news/tariffs-come-down-prices-go-up"&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;CGL &lt;a href="https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/news/catalyst-game-labs-acquires-iron-wind-metals"&gt;acquire&lt;/a&gt; IWM!&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;Upcoming &lt;a href="https://www.talesfromtheperiphery.org.uk/events/"&gt;events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;UK Games Expo &lt;a href="https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/?query=Battletech"&gt;BattleTech Events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;Bryan Young's "Lone Wolf And Fox" anthology - &lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3FhKVrq"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;Loren Coleman's "Double Blind" - &lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3HlFEPW"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;Randall Bill's "Fall From Glory" - &lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3Fcr1Ot"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>

In which Mike mostly gets to catch his breath, and report back from a game with the Enfield crew, some painting, listening and a whole load of admin!



Useful links:




The Hexperts Podcast - Spotify | YouTube



Recent Loren Coleman blog posts on tari

In which Mike mostly gets to catch his breath, and report back from a game with the Enfield crew, some painting, listening and a whole load of admin!



Useful links:




The Hexperts Podcast - Spotify | YouTube



Recent Loren Coleman blog posts on tariffs and how they affect Catalyst - 1 | 2



CGL acquire IWM!



Upcoming events



UK Games Expo BattleTech Events



Bryan Young's "Lone Wolf And Fox" anthology - Amazon



Loren Coleman's "Double Blind" - Amazon



Randall Bill's "Fall From Glory" - Amazon

Episode 13

In which Mike gets to chat with BattleTech author Tom Leveen about his experiences as an author, and the upcoming "Blood Will Rise"



Useful links:



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Blood Will Rise - <a href="https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/news/prepare-to-drop-into-blood-will-rise">Tom's intro</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3Emo9hs">Amazon UK</a> | Catalyst Store (link coming soon)</li>



<li>Tom's "How To Write Awesome Dialogue" - <a href="https://amzn.to/4cypu1q">Amazon UK</a></li>



<li>Blood Will Tell - <a href="https://amzn.to/4jagHVV">Amazon UK</a> (print, Kindle or audiobook) </li>



<li>Embers of War - <a href="https://amzn.to/42vifmh">Amazon UK</a> (Kindle or audiobook)</li>



<li>Mike on <a href="https://youtu.be/K9EypTQXtGE?si=N3U-AeQGpuquN8QC&amp;t=4847">OnTableTop</a> from Salute</li>



<li>UK Games Expo <a href="https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/?query=Battletech">BattleTech Events</a></li>



<li><a href="https://elementgames.co.uk/search?q=Battletech">Element Games</a></li>



<li><a href="https://leisuregames.com/search?q=Battetech">Leisure Games of Finchley</a></li>



<li>Upcoming&nbsp;<a href="https://www.talesfromtheperiphery.org.uk/events/">events</a></li>
</ul>



Also not mentioned in the podcast (for reasons of time!), the new UK BattleTech podcast <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5QBd4nqHLtohuscm2tVp5L">Hexperts</a> who, being more organised and efficient than me, already have six episodes out and I'll talk more about next time!

<description>&lt;p&gt;In which Mike gets to chat with BattleTech author Tom Leveen about his experiences as an author, and the upcoming "Blood Will Rise"&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Useful links:&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Blood Will Rise&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;a href="https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/news/prepare-to-drop-into-blood-will-rise"&gt;Tom's intro&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://amzn.to/3Emo9hs"&gt;Amazon UK&lt;/a&gt; | Catalyst Store (link coming soon)&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;Tom's "How To Write Awesome Dialogue" - &lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4cypu1q"&gt;Amazon UK&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Blood Will Tell&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4jagHVV"&gt;Amazon UK&lt;/a&gt; (print, Kindle or audiobook) &lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Embers of War&lt;/em&gt; - &lt;a href="https://amzn.to/42vifmh"&gt;Amazon UK&lt;/a&gt; (Kindle or audiobook)&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;Mike on &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/K9EypTQXtGE?si=N3U-AeQGpuquN8QC&amp;amp;t=4847"&gt;OnTableTop&lt;/a&gt; from Salute&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;UK Games Expo &lt;a href="https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/events/?query=Battletech"&gt;BattleTech Events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://elementgames.co.uk/search?q=Battletech"&gt;Element Games&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://leisuregames.com/search?q=Battetech"&gt;Leisure Games of Finchley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;Upcoming&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.talesfromtheperiphery.org.uk/events/"&gt;events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Also not mentioned in the podcast (for reasons of time!), the new UK BattleTech podcast &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5QBd4nqHLtohuscm2tVp5L"&gt;Hexperts&lt;/a&gt; who, being more organised and efficient than me, already have six episodes out and I'll talk more about next time!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In which Mike gets to chat with BattleTech author Tom Leveen about his experiences as an author, and the upcoming Blood Will Rise



Useful links:




Blood Will Rise - Toms intro | Amazon UK | Catalyst Store (link coming soon)



Toms How To Write Aweso

In which Mike gets to chat with BattleTech author Tom Leveen about his experiences as an author, and the upcoming "Blood Will Rise"



Useful links:




Blood Will Rise - Tom's intro | Amazon UK | Catalyst Store (link coming soon)



Tom's "How To Write Awesome Dialogue" - Amazon UK



Blood Will Tell - Amazon UK (print, Kindle or audiobook) 



Embers of War - Amazon UK (Kindle or audiobook)



Mike on OnTableTop from Salute



UK Games Expo BattleTech Events



Element Games



Leisure Games of Finchley



Upcoming&nbsp;events




Also not mentioned in the podcast (for reasons of time!), the new UK BattleTech podcast Hexperts who, being more organised and efficient than me, already have six episodes out and I'll talk more about next time!

Episode 12

A UK BattleTech podcast, with news, events and chatter.

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