Welcome Guns, Dice, Butter Episode XXX NOV 11, 2020 On this episode, game designer Kim Kanger and a panel (Roberto’s The Good, The Best, The Glorious game club) discussing GCACW (Great Campaigns of the American Civil War) from Avalon Hill and MMP and Ed Beach and I do our final die roll in our final of the GCACW BPA tourney: the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. 0:06 Kim Kanger intro...point of origin 0:17 Becoming a designer; design philosophy 0:35: Why these conflicts; Dien Bien Phu 0:47: What’s next on the design plate? Kyiv, Russia and elsewhere, Heart of Darkness and Barbarossa. 1:14 Ed Beach and I toss the final dice in GCACW BPA Online Tourney 1:44 The dice are tossed! 1:49 Roberto and The Good, The Best, The Glorious game club talk GCACW 2:03 Volko Ruhnke takes good and bad regarding GCACW 2:23 Challenge of the game…commander mindset 2:44 Battle resolution…the call for more multiplayer versions of our beloved 2 player wargames 3:08 Wrap, on my gaming plate, shout outs and god bless the republic.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/36519/height_350_width_350_Guns_Dice_Butter.jpg" alt="" width="292" height="350" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Welcome Guns, Dice, Butter Episode XXX NOV 11, 2020&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;On this episode, game designer Kim Kanger and a panel (Roberto’s The Good, The Best, The Glorious game club) discussing GCACW (Great Campaigns of the American Civil War) from Avalon Hill and MMP and Ed Beach and I do our final die roll in our final of the GCACW BPA tourney: the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;0:06 Kim Kanger intro...point of origin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;0:17 Becoming a designer; design philosophy&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;0:35: Why these conflicts; Dien Bien Phu&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;0:47: What’s next on the design plate? Kyiv, Russia and elsewhere, Heart of Darkness and Barbarossa.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1:14 Ed Beach and I toss the final dice in GCACW BPA Online Tourney&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;1:44 The dice are tossed!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1:49 Roberto and The Good, The Best, The Glorious game club talk GCACW&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;2:03 Volko Ruhnke takes good and bad regarding GCACW&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;2:23 Challenge of the game…commander mindset&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;2:44 Battle resolution…the call for more multiplayer versions of our beloved 2 player wargames&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3:08 Wrap, on my gaming plate, shout outs and god bless the republic.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A series of conversations with members of the wargaming tribe

Guns, Dice, Butter XXX Nov 11, 2020

Welcome Guns, Dice, Butter Episode XXIX SEP 16, 2020 On this episode, game designer Ben Madison and a panel (JR, Mr Herman and WBC Curdis) discussing OCS (Operational Combat Series) from the Gamers and MMP. 0:05 Ben Madison intro...point of origin 0:22 White Tribe and Absolute Victory 0:36: THE MISSION and christianity's struggle to become a world religion 0:49 Death in the Trenches and a unique combat resolution system 1:02: What's on Ben's design plate and "delicate" topics in wargaming 1:22 OCS Panel discussion...does Herman know OCS? 1:37 Why play OCS 1:53 Charcoal fueled trucks, op tempo and Herman tells a story about meeting a few Rommel staff officers  2:09 Fog of War and the great OCS artillery dust up 2:29 Successors to OCS? Logistics in wargames 2:59 Wrap, on my gaming plate, shout outs, go Beloved Minnesota TWINS!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/36519/height_360_width_316_overlay_Guns_Dice_Butter.jpg" alt="" width="316" height="360" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Welcome Guns, Dice, Butter Episode XXIX SEP 16, 2020&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;On this episode, game designer Ben Madison and a panel (JR, Mr Herman and WBC Curdis) discussing OCS (Operational Combat Series) from the Gamers and MMP.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;0:05 Ben Madison intro...point of origin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;0:22 White Tribe and Absolute Victory&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;0:36: THE MISSION and christianity's struggle to become a world religion&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;0:49 Death in the Trenches and a unique combat resolution system&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;1:02: What's on Ben's design plate and "delicate" topics in wargaming&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1:22 OCS Panel discussion...does Herman know OCS?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;1:37 Why play OCS&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;1:53 Charcoal fueled trucks, op tempo and Herman tells a story about meeting a few Rommel staff officers &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;2:09 Fog of War and the great OCS artillery dust up&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;2:29 Successors to OCS? Logistics in wargames&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2:59 Wrap, on my gaming plate, shout outs, go Beloved Minnesota TWINS!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Guns, Dice, Butter XXIX SEP 15 2020

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Top Rated Wargames Published 2015 through 2019

Guns, Dice, Butter continues in the summer of 2020. 0:05 Conversation with Ed Beach: game designs published (Here I Stand, Great Campaigns of the American Civil War, etc.)...point of origin...current GCACW WBC BPA tourney finals match 1:29 Swampcon crew resumes panel discussion of "Which wargames published 2016 > 2020 should we be playing?"...discussion resumes with Between the Wars...WW2...modern. 2:30 Wrap up, shout outs and "what's on my gaming plate"

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/36519/height_360_width_316_overlay_Guns_Dice_Butter.jpg" alt="" width="316" height="360" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guns, Dice, Butter continues in the summer of 2020.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;0:05&lt;/strong&gt; Conversation with Ed Beach: game designs published (Here I Stand, Great Campaigns of the American Civil War, etc.)...point of origin...current GCACW WBC BPA tourney finals match&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1:29&lt;/strong&gt; Swampcon crew resumes panel discussion of "Which wargames published 2016 &gt; 2020 should we be playing?"...discussion resumes with Between the Wars...WW2...modern.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2:30&lt;/strong&gt; Wrap up, shout outs and "what's on my gaming plate"&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Guns, Dice, Butter: A series of conversations with members of the gaming tribe

GDB XXVIII AUG 24 2020

<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/1293">Guns, Dice, Butter</a> continues it return after a four year break in the conversation. 0:04 Gareth and Curtis: The Napoleonic Wars: Gareth point of gaming origin, The fantastic WBC Nappy Wars tourney 0:17 Data, a dog and opening moves 0:33 Gaming personalities and player countries, the dick move and the attack of the Rohan 0:47 Gaming the system, Nappy Wars vs Empires in Arms 1:05 We lost Curtis. Gareth wraps it up with a thoughts on Nappy Wars v3 1:21 Jeff Lester point of gaming origin, Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 1:40 Wargame design 1:52 Jeff’s game, The Manchurian War, Der Weltkrieg, WWI East front, other games on the Russo – Japanese conflict 2:02 Swampcon crew (JR, Young Chris and Roberto) resume the panel discussion of “Which wargames published 2016 > 2020 should we be playing?”…we resume with the American Civil War 2:22 We continue with the Imperial Age 2:40 We conclude with WWI 2:53 Wrap up: shoutouts, gaming thoughts, June 6, 1944, anger, the republic, positivity, Harry Caray, the CLASH!

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A series of conversations with wargaming tribe continues

Guns, Dice, Butter XXVII JUN 2 2020

A series of conversations with members of the wargaming tribe regarding boardgames, history and strategy.

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