CCX 54 - Counter Charge Kings of War Army in a Weekend Spectacular Part Deux!

/

In tonight's episode we are joined by a group of certifiable hobbyists as we wrap up our 2nd Counter Charge Kings of War Army in a Weekend Spectacular!  It was another cracking event which saw upwards of 15 people participate.  We had some awesome Google Hangouts and we look forward to doing it all again real soon.  Thanks to everyone that participated and spread the word!

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us at counterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging!

CCX 53 - Joe !Neet of Mantic Games

/

In tonight's episode we are joined by Joe Neet of Mantic Games.  We talk about the history of Mantic Games and the US tabletop gaming scene.  We also dive deep into Joe's thoughts on Kings of War and get an update on the events planned for Adepticon.  

 

I also wanted to thank everyone that joined in on our 2nd Counter Charge Kings of War Army in a Weekend Spectacular!  It was another cracking event which saw upwards of 15 people participate.  We had some awesome Google Hangouts and we look forward to doing it all again real soon.  

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us at counterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging!

CCX 52 - US Masters Chair John Bailey!

/

John Bailey gives us an update on the US Masters and a few ideas of what the future may hold for the community.  We round the discussion with his thoughts on Kings of War and start planning for next year.  To continue the conversation head over the US Masters Forum to let your voice be heard.

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us at counterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging!

CCX 51 - Lonestar Love with Mark Cox!

/

Tonight we get a review of the US Masters from the bottom tables from Mark Cox.  We also get an update on the LoneWolf GT.  With 78 paid players it's nearly sold out - so head on over to the website and sign up to get one of the last remaining spots to what is surely going to be the largest Kings of War event in the world to date.

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us at counterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging!


CCX 50 - Blood in the Sun with Grant Fetter!

/

In tonight's episode we talk with the handsome man himself, Grant Fetter, about his thoughts on Kings of War and how he fared at the recent Waaaghpaca KOW event.  We also get all the gory details on his upcoming Blood in the Sun gaming convention that will be hosting a 40 man, 2 day KOW event.  Registration will open up soon so stay tuned to bloodinthesun.com for more details.

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us at counterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging!

CC 5 - Alessio!

/

We revisit one of our classic episodes from last fall in which we sit down with the rules designer extraordinaire Alessio.  We cover the history of Kings of War, his intentions for the game design and how the game has developed over the years.  We also get an update of what's been going on over at River Horse!

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us at counterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging!

​

CCX 49 - Shiloh Slaughter!

/

In tonight's episode recorded on location at the Shiloh Slaughter we welcome of cavalcade of guests, including several members of the Blue City Brawlers.  We talk about the games played, scenarios, army lists and just about anything else that tickled our fancy.  In the end it was a great event and I can't wait to go until next year!  

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us at counterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging!

CC 12 - Kings of War in 10mm!

/

Tonight on Counter Charge we go through the looking glass and scale things way down!  Mark and I are joined by Chris Ward and Will Calhoun to discuss playing Kings of War at 10mm.  We cover the pros and cons of using 10mm models, changes to the rules to facilitate the smaller scale and a review of the available 10mm model ranges currently on the market.  All this and more on tonight's Counter Charge!

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us at counterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging!

 

Check out Cigar Box Battle for more great 10mm content! 


You can also follow our guests on twitter @


Chris Ward

Will Calhoun

CCX 48 - Mike Carter and Manticon

/

In tonight's episode I'm joined by Pathfinder Extraordinaire Mike Carter.  We chat about his history with tabletop gaming, why he became a Mantic Pathfinder and how to run great demo games of Kings of War.  We also spend some time talking about the tournaments he's involved with and close out the show with a detailed discussion of Manticon.  

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us at counterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging!

 

Mike's Blog

Manticon.us

CC 11 - A Kings Destiny

/

We are pleased to welcome Alessio Cavatore and Greg Smith back to the show.  We start with an update on the projects that Alessio and Greg have been working on.  Next we tackle the new campaign supplement for Kings of War, Destiny of Kings.  This new supplement provides a framework for running your own map based and narrative campaigns, a seven scenario narrative campaign tied to Dungeon Saga called Quest For the Necromancer, as well as 6 new asymmetrical scenarios for Kings of War.  Along the way we also get the inside scoop on the forthcoming Dungeon Saga novel and the Historical Supplement for Kings of War due out this spring.  Thanks to our guests for giving us another cracking episode!

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us atcounterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging!

 

https://www.manticdigital.com/product/destiny-of-kings-campaign/

 

http://riverhorse.eu/

CCX 47 - Updatepalooza

/

This one is a bit off script for us.  I give a complete update on what I've been up to in the hobby.  I announce our 2nd Counter Charge Kings of War Army in a Weekend Spectacular will be Feb 2t6th-28th and I share my current Podcast Playlist straight from Instacast.

 

Board Games Insider

Canhammer

Combat Phase

Ohiohammer

Model Citizen

D6 Generation

Deadzone the Podcast

Dice Tower

FourFootSnake

Garagehammer

Hobby Heroes

Intellivsionaries

Lake SWATT

Ludology

Mantic North America

Skull Bros Awesome

Strike Zone

Beer Phase

West Coast Kings

 

Finally I close out the show with a review of the events I will be attending 2016.

 

Shiloh Slaughter - Jan 29th - 31st - Springdale, Arkansas

http://shilohslaughter-com.webs.com/

 

OhCon - March 4th - 6th - Toledo, Ohio

http://ohcon.squarespace.com/

 

Manticon - March 18 - 20 - Nashville, TN

http://manticon.us/

 

Lone Wolf GT - March 31st-April 3rd - Dallas, Texas

http://www.lonewolfgt.com/

 

Nashcon - May 27th - 29th - Nashville, TN

http://hmgs-midsouth.org/event/nashcon-2016/

 

American Team Championship -  July 23rd-24th - Cleveland, TN

 

Rock Wars - Sept - Little Rock, Arkansas

 

Redstone Rumble - Oct - Huntsville, Alabama

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us at counterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging!

​

CC 3 - Shooting

/

 

Tonight we revisit one of our more popular episodes in which we finish our discussion of the rules.  As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us atcounterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging!

CC 2 - Movement

/

Tonight we revisit one of our more popular episodes in which we dive into the rules for Line of Sight, Terrain and Movement.  As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us at counterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging!

CCX 46 - Don't Be a $#%@^! (Holiday Brawl)

/

In tonight's episode I'm joined by John and Devlin.  We review the Holiday Brawl tournament and have a general discussion about being a good sport and running a successful club.  We recorded in the car during our 5 hour return trip from the tournament so fair warning the the sound quality is not up to our normal sound quality.  

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us at counterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found onManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging!


CC 4 - Rules FAQ with the Rules Committee

/

Tonight we revisit one of our more popular episodes in which we dive into the rules and review some listener questions with special guests Matt Gilbert and Daniel King from the Kings of War rules committee.  We also do a complete review of all 40 Magical Artifacts in Kings of War.  

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us atcounterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging!

CCX 45 - Meil and Waaaghpaca

/

We welcome Meil back onto the show as we talk Kings of War, the Midwest war gaming scene and Waaaghpaca, one of the best tournaments anywhere.  We also cover Meil's tremendous year in Warhammer and how his transition to Kings of War has been going.  We close out the show by covering his 1 day Kings of War tournament that will be held at Waaaghpaca at the end of January.  The rules pack for the event can be found here:

 

http://waaaghpaca.com/media/pdf/Kings-of-War.pdf

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us at counterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging!

CCX 44 - Sunday Conversation with Russ Barnes!

/

Today's episode features a conversation with Russ, the Godfather of Gaming, Barnes from Omaha, Nebraska.  We jump into the wayback machine and talk old school wargaming, how you build and maintain your gaming community, siege games, the Pathfinder program and of course Kings of War.  Thanks to Russ for joining me and we hope to have him on again real soon.  

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us at counterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging!

CC 10 - The Undead Army Review!

/

Tonight we are proud to bring you our 2nd army review for Kings of War.  We are joined on the cast by a a host of outstanding Necromancers from around the world including Jon Carter, Nick Williams and Daniel King.  We rip apart the background story for the Undead army and fully digest the army alignment and special rules.   Then in full Counter Charge fashion we trudge through the force list detailing out each units role in the army and their strengths and weaknesses.  We cover effective army composition and strategies for playing with and against the Undead.  Finally, we close out the show with a discussion of why we play Undead.  

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us at counterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging with the zombies!

CCX 43 - Lone Wolf GT with Captain Cox

/

Tonight Rob catches up with 12th Man and Tournament Organizer of the Lone Wolf GT Mark Cox.  They chat about Mark's experience with Kings of War and get the lowdown on the Lone Wolf GT scheduled for April 1-3rd, 2016 in Texas.  For more information head to lonewolfgt.com

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us at counterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging.

CCX 42 - There You Go!

/

Mark and Rob get together to unveil the shows number one fan Blaster the Red Goblin.  They also announce the first contest for the Counter Charge Podcast.  To enter just come up with the most interesting background story for for Blaster.  Finally, the guys release custom podcast dice and tell you how to get a set of your own!

 

As always, please let us know what you thought of the show by emailing us at counterchargepodcast@gmail.com, on twitter @CounterCharge15 or by posting in our episode thread on the discussion forum found on ManticGames.com.  If you enjoy the show you can help others find out about it by leaving positive reviews on itunes.  Until next time keep Counter Charging.