I enjoy your interviews with designers. I would like to hear more about them along the lines of:
How did they get into gaming? What games do they play? What are their favourite games and designers?

It's a monster for sure. I have yet to play my copy but there is a ton of material in the box.

Is Danny Parker's The Last Gamble missing from your list?

If you haven't already, you should read the books, they're even better than the movie

Sorry to hear that, that's really bad news

I'm just wondering what Trump's 'Reichstag fire' moment will be. In that event Germany overnight went from a democratically elected government to a totalitarian one. Could happen in the US very easily....

Best save it for retirement! The game has daily turns, yes - daily turns. You basically fight the entire Pacific War on a daily basis. I love big complex games but...wow.

There are some very entertaining AARs on the Matrix forums though, where the players literally take years to finish the game.

Second that

Had a feeling you would say that 😀

From what I've heard it's not great as a 2 player game anyway. If you enjoy GTS you must get The Devil's Cauldron, it's fantastic

Me too! I bought Norman Conquests, Hoplite and a Gest of Robin Hood. I had managed to convince myself I didn't need them, but Gene's update was like a call to action and a few clicks later.....I'm a bit poorer but happy to help out

Have you tried the battle of Granicus? After 6 attempts I've still not managed a win (it's the 2nd campaign battle)

Yup, Market Garden is a long list of if only, woulda, coulda, shoulda...

Just like history, I'm about to find out that the answer is a big fat no! But that's with hindsight. At the time they overestimated the flak and underestimated the enemy forces in the area. But if they had only dropped a couple of battalions nearby in a coup de main...

The next battle in the campaign is the one I can't win

A great game. The rules do get in the way a bit, but not enough to detract from the game as a whole

Great idea! There were quite a few I had missed

What do they mean you are 'on the job'? Are they mental? Like you do this for a living?

Just ignore them, your podcasts are great.

Fantastic game and very easy to play solo. Great value given the number of scenarios