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Covering the WWII aerial combat game, Blood Red Skies, and other miniatures wargames
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Episode 60 - Blood Red Skies Digital Edition-Pt 1
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Blood Red Skies Digital? What the heck is Warlord thinking? Listen to Doug, Brett and Steve discuss the past few months of work with the team at Diecast Digital on the Blood Red Skies Digital Edition project. The team talks about how the game has developed so far, why it is on Kickstarter, and of course -the usual banter between these idiots in sea…
What is the most controversial, non-political topic on social media today? Hypothetical aircraft in Blood Red Skies, of course! Okay, maybe not THAT controversial, but certainly a hot topic of discussion in the Ready Room. Brett and Doug talk with Roger Gerrish about the work that has been done to integrate some of these hypothetical aircraft into …
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Episode 58 - Movies for Aerial wargamers
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Please don’t hold it against Doug that he temporarily turned the podcast microphone over to Brett! The team gets together to discuss movies that inspire their Aerial Wargaming, along with the usual banter. Maybe you’ll learn more about the members of the team than you wanted to know via their choices for favorite aerial movies!…
What could go wrong with two Marines from the Lead Pursuit team interviewing another retired Marine? Listen to Chris and Doug talk with Jay Stout about his latest book “Jayhawk”, covering the experiences of a B-25 pilot in the Pacific during WW2. The fascinating tale starts as he grows up in the pre-war Philippines and covers his flight training an…
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Episode 56 - Playin’ Cards - Part II
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More talk of cards, decks and tactics? What is this a podcast about Magic? Even with Brett’s misspeaks, the team covers a lot of ground about Theater, Doctrine and Equipment Cards. (No Brett, there are no “deployment” cards, just cards played at deployment!)By Lead Pursuit Podcast
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Episode 55 - Raven One and Check Your Six!
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If you enjoyed Kevin Miller’s book Raven One, and just happen to be a wargamer who plays Check Your Six - then the team over at Fight’s On has something for you. A series of Check Your Six scenarios, with some new rules, that covers the events in the Raven One Book. If you want to find their scenario pack, it is here:https://www.fightsonstore.com/p…
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Episode 54 - 8th AF / 20th AF Kickstarter
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Not getting your Boardgame fix due to COVID? Tired of just playing solitaire games against the AI? Check out the event that the Houston Beer and Pretzels Wargaming club is hosting in association with Board Game Geek’s BGG@Home event. The team chats with Andy Bouffard about his group’s background and previous events, along with this year’s plans for…
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Episode 52 - Playin’ Cards - Part 1
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Tired of being a try-hard? Want to learn the difference between Open Deck and Standard Deck play? Well wait no longer - sit down and listen to Brett, Doug and the rest of the team pontificate about card decks and how to manage them. Not that these guys know what they are doing, anyway!By Lead Pursuit Podcast
Indigenous warriors, great beasts, and a rule system based on Warlords of Erehwon - what’s not to like about the upcoming release Mythic Americas? The team sits down and talks with the game’s designer, Nelson Martinez, about the pitfalls and peaks of making a fantasy game grounded in indigenous culture.…
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Episode 50 - 50 Shades of Blood Red Skies
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Celebrating the 50th episode of the Lead Pursuit Podcast with Warlord's Jon Russell only seems right as he's the one who started this whole train wreck! Listen to the team make excuses and blame each other for the terrible idea that has become the Lead Pursuit Podcast - and hopefully you'll have some laughs along the way.…
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Episode 49 - Clean up your Wargame! - Game Design Editing
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Fancy yourself a game designer? Want to know how simple and easy it is to put the project together? Want someone to tell you how great your mastery of the English language is? Then you WON’T want to listen to this episode where we talk to Benjamin Chee, Editor-in-Chief of at DVG. Benjamin talks about both the trials and the excitement of working as…
Aren’t you tired of hearing about Gathering of Eagles? Do you wish you had attended? If you want to get all of the information about GoE, just listen to this episode, and you haven’t missed a thing. Well other than the beer. And playing your opponents in-person. And Doug’s terrible performance as a TO!…
Who wouldn’t want to hear about more models? Fancy yourself a 3D printing expert? ROC Works may just be your creative outlet to acquire ALL of the planes! Doug takes some time to sit outside, enjoy the cicadas and chirping birds, all while interviewing Richard Carlisle about his ROC Works project and where it is going over the next few months.go ch…
Want to know what the upcoming Gathering of Eagles in Indianapolis is going to be like? Well just imagine this podcast, but in person - and with some gaming thrown in! Brett, Doug and Chris all get together this week to give a little bit of the behind the scenes as to what is going to happen at GoE and why you should want to be there.…
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Episode 45 - New Projects with Steve Toth
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Brett and Doug talk to Steve Toth about a variety of topics - all related to cool, new Blood Red Skies content. 3D Models in Tabletop Simulator and model printing via Roc-Works are discussed, along with the usual rules and banter from the team. Of course Brett and Steve blather on about their upcoming campaign system - so if you like Dungeons and D…
Somebody had a convention in the middle of the COVID-19 Pandemic? HOW DARE THEY!! Doug and Brett debrief Jon Russell about the Twisted Lords convention that his team just put on in Oklahoma City. Lots of good discussions about how gaming can go forward in-person with the right risk mitigations and the right attitudes. Plus they talk about Big Red S…
The team talks to Chuck Seegert about the upcoming Zero Leader game from DVG. Of course there are the usual off topic rants, side discussions, and poking fun at other players. At least we edited out all of the Magic jokes for you, already!By Lead Pursuit Podcast
Turning their focus to the Battle of Midway, the team talks with Kevin Miller, the author of Silver Waterfall, a historical fiction account of the battle. The team even lets Rob from Fight’s On join them in the interview in an amazing act of generosity! Kevin’s books can be found at https://kevinmillerauthor.com/ and also on Amazon Kindle.…
Tournament scene? What Tournament Scene? The LPP team talks with Trevor about the BRS tournament series that his game store is running and his work as a commission painter. Of course he and the team start talking about veteran experiences and boring those of you who came looking for BRS content!By Lead Pursuit Podcast
A year of the Lead Pursuit Podcast? What better way to celebrate than for the three members of the team to get together and play their big Malta map with tons of aircraft! The guys debrief the event, what they learned and what they see coming up soon.By Lead Pursuit Podcast
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Episode 38 - Inside a Gaming Family
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Doug continues to run further afield and chats with Kevin and Sarah Verssen, the next generation of the team that is Dan Verssen Games. Between sidebars about cat memes, mac and cheese photos and the usual silliness, they discuss what it is like to build a team of designers and playtesters into a gaming family. Plus there is plenty of information a…
Tired of hearing the guys talk about dusty old wargames in people’s basements? Want to hear about what a real Naval Aviator had to deal with in air combat? On this episode, the team interviews Dave “Bio” Baranek about his time flying as a Radar Intercept Officer in US Navy F-14s and working as an instructor at the elite Navy Fighter Weapons School …
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Episode 36 - Andy on the Campaign Trail
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As the lockdown extends, the team manages to find some hobbying to do, even as Brett ditches out on his podcast buddies to play Tabletop Simulator. Doug interviews the team from Fight’s On, producers of aerial gaming terrain and game aids. Rob and Sandy from their team talk about how they started in wargaming, and why an otherwise cool cat who flew…
Tired of being beat by different gamers in the same old scenario 1? Try running a Blood Red Skies campaign, so that the SAME gamer can beat you over and over in a bunch of different scenarios! Listen to our guest, Steve Toth share about the campaign that he and Brett are playing using the Tabletop Simulator mod for Blood Red Skies.…
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Episode 33 - Game Design and Business
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Desperate times make for desperate measures. While Brett searches for love on the internet via Tabletop Sim, Doug and Chris are continuing to play alone. In the midst of this they discover that there is more to designing and selling a game than saying “All of these other games suck!” Dan Verssen returns to help the guys understand what goes into ga…
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Episode 32 - There are other games?
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Are some of you Blood Red Skies players secretly cheating on Andy Chambers? Do some of you dabble in solo-play games in the darkness of your wargaming rooms? If so, you’ll be interested to hear the team talk with Dan Verssen about his series of Leader games along with the Warfighter titles and the rest of his wargaming goodness.…
Will Chris, Doug and Brett ever shut up? Will they actually talk about Blood Red Skies again, or simply wax nostalgic about classic boardgames, waxing and the top searches on Pornhub. Yes, really, they talk about that last topic. We can’t believe you’re still listening!By Lead Pursuit Podcast
What the F is everyone up to? With Adepticon being cancelled, the team is a bit confused! Listen to Doug, Brett and Chris ramble on and even talk about Blood Red Skies!By Lead Pursuit Podcast
Want to hear the crew cry in their beer about Adpeticon and talk about Game-gasms? No? Well good for you, they have a guest to pick them up out of their Pit of Despair and get them talking about future plans and how Lead Pursuit Podcast is trying to assist gamers during this time.By Lead Pursuit Podcast
Tired of being beaten at the game by your 14 year-old kid? Are you a “try hard” and aren’t getting any better? Well maybe you just don’t understand the tactical nuances of the game! In this episode Brett and Chris interview Doug about some of the tactical lessons he has learned and how they can improve their ability to lose fewer games!…
COVID-19 crushing your gaming plans? Finding yourself neededing some interpersonal interaction during social distancing? Listen to these three idiots and feel better about your decision to self isolate away from them.By Lead Pursuit Podcast
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Episode 26 - Air Combat over Vietnam
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Episode 22 - Andy Chambers and Airstrike!
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What has the team been up to lately? Well apparently not much according to this episode! There are a lot of excuses thrown out, along with some cool historical knowledge. Have a great holiday and see everyone back on the podcast in 2020!By Lead Pursuit Podcast
Chris and Brett unsupervised? What could go wrong? Enjoy their discussion of filling holes, and smoothing the fuselage. Okay, so they do talk about Malta scenarios, Pico Armor terrain and how NOT to assemble metal miniatures.By Lead Pursuit Podcast
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Episode 18 - Veterans Day Wargaming
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Two Marines, an Army Ranger and an Air Force guy walk into a bar. Need we say anymore about this episode where Jon Russell sits down to talk with the guys about wargaming and veterans?By Lead Pursuit Podcast
Chris, Brett and Doug talk about the new resin aircraft releases, and some of the upcoming plans for Warlord Resin. THey also spill the beans on their project to augment the Air Strike release with their scenarios, aircraft cards and special ace releases. Of course Doug confuses his UK military awards... are we really shocked?…
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Episode 16 - Rules changes and hobby products
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Brett and Doug talk about a variety of Blood Red Skies topics - which is probably good as they can't really get off topic that way, can they?By Lead Pursuit Podcast
Brett and Doug pass along some corrections and new information about the upcoming release of Air Strike. Of course they get off-topic - what else would you expect from these two?By Lead Pursuit Podcast
Chris, Brett and Doug give the latest updates on Air Strike, the next release from Warlord Games focusing on integrating ground attack rules into Blood Red Skies. Chris proves again why Doug doesn't let him drink BEFORE the podcast... and the guys ramble on, all the way to the bitter end of the podcast.…
Chris, Brett and Doug shift from focusing on the Warlord Games' products for Blood Red Skies, to talk to the game designer of a player-created expansion. Rosalind chats with the team about her project "Jet Age Edition" for Blood Red Skies, and how it has evolved over time with the changes to the basic game.…
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Episode 12 - Tactics? Rules? I just paint!
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As Doug is all too happy to chat about anything to divert attention from his lack of painting, he and Brett take some time to link up with Mitch again and talk rules and tactics. Questions about Bombers and Multi-engine fighters are covered, as well as some basic concepts that new players may not have considered.…
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Episode 11 - Kevin's Secret Guide to Modelling
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Since they didn't manage to screw it up too bad last time, Doug trusts Chris and Brett to run the podcast for another week! They bring Kevin Hammond from Miscellaneous Miniatures back to talk through several of his modelling tutorials that cover some of the basics that Blood Red Skies players need to know.…
With Doug traveling in the far east, what could possibly go wrong with turning the podcast over to Chris and Brett? Well, since they are hobby maestros, they've decided to devote this episode to talking to our team's favorite decal producer, Kevin Hammond from Miscellaneous Miniatures.By Lead Pursuit Podcast
