"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
by Armchair Dragoons · 120 episodes
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Excellence in strategy game podcasting — The Armchair Dragoons discuss all manner of strategy games and wargames: tabletop & digital, hobby & practitioner. Also on the agenda are regular discussions of history & battles as they tie into strategy gaming and wargaming, and musings on the game industry as a whole.
Latest episodes
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Mentioned In Dispatches S17 E7 ~ 2026 Fall Assembly Wrapup
23 October 2026 ~ Mike & Brant are joined by Aaron & Rocky to collectively tell you how awesome the Fall Assembly is and why you should join us next year. What did we play? Did we…
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39 min
Mentioned In Dispatches S17 E6 — GMT’s American Revolution Weekend in Camden SC
16 October 2026 ~ Bill & Mike both attended the September weekend of American Revolutionary War gaming in Camden, SC. This weekend was sponsored by GMT Games and built primarily ar…
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Mentioned In Dispatches S17 E5 – Buried Giant Studios
9 October 2026 ~ Brant is joined by Drew & Cole Wehrle, of Buried Giant Studios, for a rambling chat about their plans & development processes, plus alt-histories, convention booth…
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Mentioned In Dispatches S17 E4 — The Tabletop Game Designers Association
2 October 2026 ~ Brant is joined by Elizabeth Hargrave and David Thompson to talk about the TTGDA and what it can do for game designers and publishers. There’s discussion of contra…
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59 min
Mentioned In Dispatches S17 E3 — The 4th Annual Solo Wargaming Survey
25 September 2026 ~ They’re back! Liz from Beyond Solitaire joins Brant & Mike to talk about the past 4 years of the solo wargaming survey as well as a few thoughts about the 2026…
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1 h 23
Mentioned In Dispatches S17 E2 — Convention Planning
18 September 2026 ~ Conventions don’t just ‘happen’! There’s a lot that goes into the planning, whether picking the time on the calendar, or dealing with venues, or planning your e…
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Mentioned In Dispatches S17 E1 – Wargame Magazines
11 September 2026 ~ Our 200th episode1 is here as we launch our 17th season, with Moe of Moe’s Game Table rejoining us for some hockey talk extended discussion of wargaming magazin…
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Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E12 – Summer & Convention Lookahead
17 April 2026 ~ For the season 16 finale, Brant’s joined by David Thompson, Tim Densham, and Byron Collins to talk about game conventions coming up, some of our favorites, some we…
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Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E11 – The Politics of Play with Aggie Hirst
10 April 2026 ~ Brant is joined by Dr Aggie Hirst of Kings College London to discuss her research that resulted in the book “Politics of Play” and her other explorations of profess…
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Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E10 – Getting A Job in the Tabletop Industry
3 April 2026 ~ Brant is joined by industry veterans Chris Pramas and Ross Thompson to talk about pathways into working in the tabletop game industry. Chris is one of the bigwigs at…
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Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E9 – Sci-Fi Wargaming
27 March 2026 ~ Brant, Rocky, Aaron, Austin, and Keith all team up to talk about sci-fi wargaming and barely scratch the surface. Hear what the designers are thinking as they’re de…
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Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E8 – The Wargamer’s Bookshelf
20 March 2026 ~ Brant is joined by Dr James Sterrett and Jan Heinemann to revisit & update our earlier discussion way back in season 2 on The Essential Wargaming Library. In the pa…
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Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E7 – Aerial Shooty-Bangy Stuff
13 March 2026 ~ Byron and Rocky join Brant to talk about all sorts of fights-in-the-skies, as we look up for this week’s podcast. The mandatory list of references Like an (Air) Bos…
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Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E6 – Professional Development for Practitioners
6 March 2026 ~ Brant is joined by a pair of professional wargaming educators (Ed McGrady and David Banks) to talk about the professional development options for those in the applie…
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Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E5 – TTRPGs & Wargames: Separated at Birth?
27 February 2026 ~ Ardwulf joins the podcast for a discussion about when the bifurcation of wargames and TTRPGs happened, and how & why. Anecdotes aplenty and also assorted asshole…
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Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E4 – BoAR Gamers Invade Camden SC
20 February 2026 ~ Brant, Mike, and Bill are joined by Mark Miklos to talk about his BoAR series and the upcoming special event this Fall in Camden, SC, as well as RevCon in Charlo…
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Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E3 – Connections Online 5yr Anniversary
13 February 2026 ~ Brant, Chris, and Merle4 gather ’round the virtual campfire to talk about why & how Connections Online came into being, a couple of standout panels & stories fro…
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Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E2 – Buckeye Game Fest 2026
6 February 2026 ~ Brant, Mike, and Gary look ahead to 2026 BGF and talk about The War Room, the other games & events there, and things they’d like to see. There’s plenty of ground…
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Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E1 – What is Wargaming Missing?
30 January 2026 ~ Kicking off the new season, our erstwhile co-hosts take a deep dive into the wide world of wargaming and discuss what they think the wargaming hobby is missing. S…
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Mentioned In Dispatches S15 E12 – Ask Us Anything!
5 December 2025 ~ Well, we asked for it . . . ASK US ANYTHING!For our Season 15 finale of our podcast, you've got until Monday to get your questions in Jim, Mike & Brant will take…