Fortified Niche https://www.barreldrill.com/ Pinecast (https://pinecast.com) enFortified Niche Fortified Niche jcdent@mailbox.org no Fortified Niche https://www.barreldrill.com/ https://storage.pinecast.net/podcasts/covers/6a7ce20a-f6ec-40f1-82d5-b20e7b53789c/18770592163817513174418589eb892bd8.jpg episodic Fortified Niche An indie miniature wargaming podcast 89 - Battlegroup https://pinecast.com/guid/2efe2463-308e-47a5-90d3-17dd3e3c1194 Tue, 05 May 2026 12:40:26 -0000 01:43:31 Finally, a use for those 15mm WW2 miniatures https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/2efe2463/89-battlegroup Episode Notes

The pod tries to remember what they were taught about Auftragstaktik in Battlegroup , a World War 2 wargame for platoon-and-bigger actions in 20mm by Warwick Kinrade.


Battlegroup is available here:

https://www.battlegroup.uk/collections/ww2

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https://www.barreldrill.com/battlegroup-ww2-review/


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]]> no 1 88 - Jack Gassman interview c00f3396-7e18-4ccb-bbbe-1d7c85741dcf Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:55:23 -0000 01:29:13 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/ed490a98/88-jack-gassman-interview For this episode, former/sometimes pod host Cassa interviews game designer Jack Gassman of Force of Virtue fame, talking about putting virtue into rules, the influence of riding horses on game develop, and doing game design with unsuitable tools (Microsoft Word)


Force of Virtue is available here:

https://masterstrokegames.com

Jack can be talked at/to on the Force of Virtue Discord:

https://discord.gg/j4BGsVA56

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]]> no 87 - Heroes of Stalingrad 2ba17eef-dae3-42e6-996b-1c224579f3f9 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:32:24 -0000 01:04:25 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/f93592b0/87-heroes-of-stalingrad The pod crew reminds themselves that there's nothing for them beyond the Volga as they engage Heroes of Stalingrad, a war game board game from Devil Pig Games.


Find the Heroes of Stalingrad rules here:

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/248188/heroes-of-stalingrad

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]]> no 86 - Sharp Practice v2 d6aeb3b4-c643-491d-936e-a7a3756f8c4e Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:51:19 -0000 01:22:05 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/a1fafb71/86-sharp-practice-v2 The pod crew drills endlessly to fire three shots a minute in Sharp Practice v2, the Napoleonic/black powder large skirmish game for 40+ miniatures from Too Fat Lardies.


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https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/sharp-practice/

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]]> no 85 - Space Weirdos & Sword Weirdos 3530bcd3-2a8b-42b0-a51d-b468d3b63e18 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:40:54 -0000 01:15:03 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/d5d5749f/85-space-weirdos-sword-weirdos The pod crew readies rayguns and rapiers to take on Space Weirdos and Sword Weirdos, two "skirmish heartbreakers" – one for sci-fi, the other for fantasy.


Find the Space Weirdos rules here:

https://caseyg.itch.io/space-weirdos

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https://caseyg.itch.io/sword-weirdos

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]]> no 84 - Mobile Frame Zero & Intercept Orbit aa60a148-5198-484b-bd03-1eea2d7023bb Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:34:45 -0000 01:11:18 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/cdce5e62/84-mobile-frame-zero-intercept-orbit The pod talks about friendship and feelings with their space slug wingmen before soaring out to fight in Mobile Frame Zero and Mobile Frame Zero: Intercept Orbit, Lego-based games of, respectively, mecha and space ship skirmish combat.


Find the Mobile Frame Zero rules here:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ncq9yndckj5secxaincf9/Mobile-Frame-Zero.pdf?rlkey=7xca0owf9531zqr6ish0fme4y&e=1&st=4jffy0ja&dl=0

Find the Mobile Frame Zero: Intercept Orbit rules here:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ui7ig2t2s1xq5yui4orgl/Mobile-Frame-Zero-Intercept-Orbit-d3.pdf?rlkey=0iqplt0cn5uykfmylpuw9mdwm&e=1&st=kk3d8epo&dl=0

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<u>https://www.barreldrill.com/mobile-frame-zero-intercept-orbit-review/</u>


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]]> no 83 - Star Wars: Legion e3c5d232-567c-403a-af3a-f013316daa5b Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:21:23 -0000 01:38:53 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/32656f92/83-star-wars-legion The pod crew readies their electrobinoculars to observe the forces massing for Star Wars: Legion, a mass combat sci-fi wargame from Atomic Mass Games.


Find the Star Wars: Legion rules here:

https://www.atomicmassgames.com/swlegiondocs/

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]]> no 82 - Eisenhower 1cddd47e-6626-4bef-86c7-3ba857829a0c Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:00:00 -0000 01:19:39 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/06c651f6/82-eisenhower The pod crew learns to accept battalion-level casualties to keep their divisions rolling forward in Eisenhower, "a tabletop game of the great battles of the European and Mediterranean theatres of the Second World War" by Sam A. Mustafa.


Find the Eisenhower rules here:

https://sammustafa.com/eisenhower

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https://www.barreldrill.com/eisenhower-review/

Find theCounterattack on the Mius TTS modulehere:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3620238657

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https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3624269165


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]]> no 81 - Burrows & Badgers: Second Edition f10e29a7-ef48-4aa4-a630-0f0d5b745da4 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:19:20 -0000 01:07:51 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/1ac61ace/81-burrows-badgers-second-edition The pod is hiring any woodland critter with fire in their belly and a blade in their hand for Burrows & Badgers: Second Edition, a "skirmish game of anthropomorphic characters" by Michael Lovejoy.


Find the Burrows & Badgers: Second Edition rules here:

https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/burrows--badgers-second-edition-9781472864666/

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]]> no 80 - The Four-Year Anniversary Nichee Awards Episode 7279f11d-2d9e-4bad-b844-e75b5dbb3edc Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:01:34 -0000 00:48:14 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/f4031a31/80-the-four-year-anniversary-nichee-awards-episode The year saw Fortified Niche and pod crew face many challenges - and a few games! What were the good ones? Did the lads learn anything? Did Jc's audio quality have to be that bad? Can love bloom on the battlefield - or a miniature game podcast survive into the year 2026?


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]]> no 79 - Hypersteel Nightmare 30f65030-067c-4326-a7e2-21147538989e Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -0000 01:21:56 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/c873bb93/79-hypersteel-nightmare The pod forgets the concept of infantry as they rush their steel behemoths into the fray in Hypersteel Nightmare, a miniature skirmish game of brutal vehicular combat across the multiverse.


Find the Hypersteel Nightmare rules here:

https://hypersteelnightmare.com/product/hypersteel-nightmare-core-rulebook-pdf-only/

Don't look for the companion post, as this episode was recorded before Chain of Command 2E without me writing a companion. It's far too late for that now.


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]]> no 78 - Chain of Command 2E 36c999b5-04cd-4274-ae94-70816bbb24a1 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:09:00 -0000 01:44:39 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/8c38e507/78-chain-of-command-2e The pod says "hello" to Ford and partial-fucking-dice-spend to defeat the Nazis in Chain of Command 2nd edition, the long-awaited update to TooFatLardies' hit World War 2 wargame.


Find the Chain of Command rules here:

https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/chain-of-command-2-pdf-rules-2/

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https://www.barreldrill.com/chain-of-command-2e


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]]> no 77 - Malediction 5c146915-532c-4162-b8f7-b68b9ea12f69 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:37:25 -0000 01:26:43 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/e1146c90/77-malediction The plod pledges to defend Umberland till their last card and their last echo in Malediction, a deck-building miniature wargame from Loot Studios.


Find the Malediction rules here:

https://malediction.gg/game/

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https://www.barreldrill.com/malediction-review-fortified-niche/


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]]> no 76 - ArcWorlde 2E edf080dc-9d6e-4c48-bd9c-9fe4c8a97d44 Mon, 19 May 2025 18:01:08 -0000 01:27:34 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/36e9c870/76-arcworlde-2e The pod gets their halfling mercenaries ready for another expedition into the dark woods of ArcWorlde 2nd edition, the "narrative fantasy battle game" from Warp Miniatures!


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https://www.warpminiatures.com/pages/arcworlde-rules-downloads

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]]> no 75 - Forgotten Ruin 3c750741-824b-4a8e-a9e3-ecc4e8a35b61 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:59:00 -0000 01:23:24 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/244609b1/75-forgotten-ruin The pod has been inserted into the temporally-forward AO to improve METT-TC data for successive operations against the Dark Lord in Forgotten Ruin, a solo skirmish "adventure wargame" by Nordic Weasel himself, Ivan Sorensen, published by Modiphius. Yes, it's based on that book series!


Find the Forgotten Ruin rules here:

https://modiphius.net/products/forgotten-ruin-the-adventure-wargame

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]]> no 74 - Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition 119606ed-da30-4ee2-ae3f-92b2794eb536 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:01:45 -0000 01:04:57 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/be80b6d6/74-dungeons-dragons-4th-edition The pod crew uses their at-will power "Podcasting" to discuss the world's biggest fantasy wargame - Dungeons & Dragons 4E!


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]]> no 73 - V for Victory 2b95d9b9-67de-4075-a9c4-c412d882f0ce Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:41:09 -0000 01:31:06 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/7e07ba8c/73-v-for-victory The pod discusses whether carrying the four-Move order card in your helmet brings good luck as they storm the beaches in V for Victory, a World War 2 miniature game of platoon-on-platoon violence by Studio Tomahawk.


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https://www.studio-tomahawk.com/en/v-for-victory/

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https://www.barreldrill.com/v-for-victory-review/


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]]> no 72 - Spectre Operations (3rd edition) db28c6f4-9f15-403d-ae51-fea4b2544df7 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:20:21 -0000 01:52:46 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/6806e58e/72-spectre-operations-3rd-edition- The pod operators kinetically insert into the AO to get eyes-on the HVT in the POI in Spectre Operations, the third edition of spec ops miniature rules from Spectre Miniatures.

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https://spectreminiatures.com/pages/spectre-operations

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https://www.barreldrill.com/spectre-operations-review/


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]]> no 71 - Midgard: Heroic Battles b44fc118-c580-44d8-a587-6f747609a479 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 12:05:00 -0000 01:04:55 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/92eddbcf/71-midgard-heroic-battles The pods sends another enemy champion to sleep on the red snow in Midgard: Heroic Battles, a (fantasy) rank-and-flank by James Morris that emphasizes heroic deeds.

Find Midgard: Heroic Battles rules here:

https://mogsymakes.net/where-to-buy-midgard-heroic-battles/

Here there be army builders and such:

https://mogsymakes.net/resources-for-midgard-heroic-battles/

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https://www.barreldrill.com/midgard-heroic-battles-review/


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]]> no 70 - Bolt Action 3E c60101e2-c5f7-4edd-be41-c244ce1904da Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:52:11 -0000 01:17:43 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/cb6167ff/70-bolt-action-3e The pod boys load stripper clips with order dice in Bolt Action 3rd Edition, a World War 2 game of clashing platoons by Alessio Cavatore and Rick Priestley.

Find Bolt Action 3rd Editionrules here:

https://eu.warlordgames.com/products/bolt-action-third-edition-rulebook-includes-book-figure

or here:

https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/bolt-action-third-edition-9781472863799/

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https://www.barreldrill.com/bolt-action-3e-review/


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]]> no 69 - ignition:core 9f3e6b35-4c16-4843-b012-3d95313b297a Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:04:08 -0000 01:06:09 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/57b8b696/69-ignition-core The pod crew respawns together with their destroyed mecha in ignition:core, an anime miniature wargame that is the closest we'll ever get to a Titanfall RTS.

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https://www.ignitioncoregames.com/game-downloads

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https://www.barreldrill.com/ignition-core-review/


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]]> no 68 - Kensei: The Awakening 9fc8193f-bb08-4227-a2d0-5dd701699578 Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:05:50 -0000 01:26:38 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/997571ce/68-kensei-the-awakening The pod compose their death poems before riding off to fight for the control of Hymukai in Kensei: The Awakening, a game of (fantasy) Japanese warfare from Zenit Miniatures.

Find Kensei: The Awakening rules here:

https://web.zenitminiatures.es/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/kensei_theAwakening_v2-5.pdf

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https://www.barreldrill.com/kensei-review/


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]]> no 67 - Dystopian Wars faf71a41-2028-4cf9-b0b4-2f4d82dce517 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 09:37:04 -0000 01:17:32 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/6737f4e4/67-dystopian-wars The causes an uproar in the admiralty over whether their super science ships are supersized or not in Dystopian Wars, a tabletop wargame of naval battles from Warcradle Studios.

Find Dystopian Wars rules here:

https://www.dystopianwars.com/resources

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https://www.barreldrill.com/dystopian-wars-review/


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]]> no 66 - The Three-Year Anniversary Nichee Awards Episode 5004c26f-bbe5-4217-93ff-2f280891e17d Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0000 00:56:42 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/feb6661b/66-the-three-year-anniversary-nichee-awards-episode The wheel has turned once more - time to decide the best without dunking on the rest! It's the Three-Year Anniversary Nichee Awards Episode! Join us as we discuss which games we liked the most - and why - and get lost in nostalgic reverie.


Supplemental episode art provided by friend of the show Karol Blaky, previously seen illustrating our Xenos Rampant supllement:

https://www.instagram.com/karolblaky/


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]]> no 65 - Combat Storm baf5281a-b106-4569-98b6-db7f224ad9f0 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:54:09 -0000 01:07:24 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/df0650f7/65-combat-storm The pod leads a platoon of green army men to glorious death in Combat Storm 2nd Edition, a miniature warfare game for actual plastic soldiers by Strategy Wave Studios.

Find Combat Storm rules here:

https://combatstorm.com/products/combat-storm-2nd-edition-digital-edition

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⁠https://www.barreldrill.com/full-spectrum-dominance-review/⁠


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]]> no 64 - Blood & Plunder fa14555d-fd19-42d1-9153-303531c49f4d Tue, 03 Sep 2024 08:45:31 -0000 01:11:29 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/1053ec6b/64-blood-plunder The pod catches scurvy the old-fashioned way in Blood & Plunder, a 28mm historical skirmish game where the action is on land, sea, and/or boat! Developed by Firelock Games.

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https://www.firelockgames.com/product/blood-plunder-rulebook-pdf/

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]]> no 63 - Full Spectrum Dominance 2130eb37-6156-48ba-ba1a-24bfa58a15a3 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 03:54:00 -0000 01:05:23 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/47b9bbda/63-full-spectrum-dominance The pod tries to use their SAGA dice in Full Spectrum Dominance, a "combined arms wargame for small scales" by Giacomo "The Lazy Forger" Pantalone and Federico Valsecchi.

Find Full Spectrum Dominance rules here:

https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-full-spectrum-dominance-rulebook-262512

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⁠https://www.barreldrill.com/full-spectrum-dominance-review/⁠


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]]> no 62 - The Battlefield: Miniature Modern Warfare e907abf8-c05e-42c9-ada9-baffa33d1c13 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:23:42 -0000 01:02:07 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/01e66360/62-the-battlefield-miniature-modern-warfare The pod clan scrounges up some dough for AEK-971 season pass in The Battlefield: Miniature Modern Warfare, Brent Spivey's game that mushes together multiplayer FPS and RTS.

Find The Battlefield: Miniature Modern Warfare rules here:

https://www.wargamevault.com/product/102355/The-Battlefield%3A-Miniature-Modern-Warfare

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]]> no 61 - Stargrunt II 99514025-73d6-4649-8368-d12c01629f71 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 08:19:00 -0000 01:12:32 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/f5ada8b7/61-stargrunt-ii The pod prepares to ambush a patrol of GEV APCs in Stargrunt II, a science fiction combat game from Jon Tuffley, Ground Zero Games.


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https://downloads.groundzerogames.co.uk/sgii.pdf Find the companion post here:

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]]> no 60 - Gaslands: Refueled c18eef8e-b7da-4a25-870f-0cc5e4535ec7 Thu, 16 May 2024 07:20:58 -0000 00:54:34 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/b264b1a4/60-gaslands-refueled The pod welds a DShK to the roof of a Prius for a race in Gaslands: Refueled, the tabletop miniature wargame of post-apocalyptic vehicular mayhem by Mike Hutchinson.


Find Gaslands: Refueled rules here:

https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/gaslands-refuelled-9781472838834/ Find the companion post here:

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]]> no 59 - Force of Virtue d5b26180-f0ae-4c96-8cd8-29bce70e6875 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:25:40 -0000 00:59:08 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/f4eac0e6/59-force-of-virtue The pod rallies honest men for a good and well-paying cause in Force of Virtue, a miniatures skirmish game for the 15th century.


Find Force of Virtue rules here:

https://masterstrokegames.com/product/pdf-rulebook/ Find the companion post here:

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]]> no 58 - Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital 5a5055a2-1ca4-4f9b-a232-8ee0f468485b Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:50:26 -0000 00:56:13 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/212e5f56/58-lock-n-load-tactical-digital The lil'-hex-and-chit-pod-that-could relents to fan pressure and reviews Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital, a VIDEO GAME adaptation of the squad-level classic!


Find Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1149940/Lock_n_Load_Tactical_Digital_Core_Game/ Find the companion post here:

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]]> no 57 - When Nightmares Come 7881000b-027a-4702-b6e9-b2b737e4731f Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:07:20 -0000 01:04:08 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/1cf9b31d/57-when-nightmares-come The pod relies on varmint rifles and pipe bombs to fight monsters in When Nightmares Come, "an investigative wargame of supernatural horror" by Patrick Todoroff. Copy provided by Osprey!


Find When Nightmares Come rules here:

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]]> no 56 - The 9th Age 1756915a-7b2f-49fb-bfaf-419d61ef812b Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:55:12 -0000 01:20:04 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/729e86d5/56-the-9th-age The pod command group ranks their flanks and conquers the other old world in The 9th Age, a game of fantasy battles.


Find The 9th Age rules here:

https://www.the-ninth-age.com/download/fantasy-battles/ Find the companion post here:

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]]> no 55 - Mars: Code Aurora 4cfb06f8-cedb-469c-8e25-b3b6218e848e Mon, 22 Jan 2024 19:45:08 -0000 01:07:09 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/21ee58c0/55-mars-code-aurora The pod tries to hack a drone and get eaten by an alien in Mars: Code Aurora, a sci-fi skirmish wargame by Studio 6201.


Find Mars: Code Aurora rules here: https://www.marscodeaurora.com/en/the-game/ Find the companion post here:

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]]> no 54 - Looking forward to 2024 628c6f6e-c013-439d-932e-5f4059013069 Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:16:09 -0000 01:15:14 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/238d8291/54-looking-forward-to-2024 In this highly-irregular episode, the pod looks at what miniature games are coming out in 2024 and measures their own tentative hype levels.


Some of the indies we talked about:

Hypersteel Nightmare:

https://discord.gg/xKXs7jHF

World of Wrestling:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2779523/wow-world-wrestling/page/1

Firelock 198X:

https://twitter.com/RifleInfantry/status/1632905870551003136


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]]> no 53 - SAGA: Age of Magic 413ca744-8f12-4861-a811-21dacf44051d Wed, 13 Dec 2023 05:17:19 -0000 00:59:58 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/b658d0be/53-saga-age-of-magic The pod uses "We Obey" to get their hearthguards to charge the Four Horsemen in SAGA: Age of Magic by Studio Tomahawk!


Find SAGA: Age of Magic rules here: https://www.grippingbeast.co.uk/SRB24_Age_of_Magic_Supplement--product--5849.html Find the companion post here:

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]]> no 52 - Magnagothica: Maleghast 67c7fa13-782a-4722-8bf7-f9cd816f630b Mon, 27 Nov 2023 18:01:33 -0000 00:49:25 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/6feb59bc/52-magnagothica-maleghast The pod boys astrally project themselves into a metal album cover to play Magnagothica: Maleghast, a skirmish war-game by KSBD's/Lancer's own Tom Bloom.


Find Magnagothica: Maleghast rules here: https://tombloom.itch.io/magnagothica-maleghast Find the companion post here:

https://www.barreldrill.com/magnagothica-maleghast-review


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]]> no 51 - The Drowned Earth 90bc00ca-5f00-4350-8172-d37f0861cc26 Wed, 15 Nov 2023 04:23:54 -0000 00:49:33 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/1c3b37da/51-the-drowned-earth The pod runs through the jungle, jumps three floors down into the water and guns down a Yuttaraptor while in The Drowned Earth, a post-apocalyptic skirmish game by Olmec Games.


Find The Drowned Earth rules here:

https://thedrownedearth.com

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https://www.barreldrill.com/the-drowned-earth-review/


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]]> no 50 - A War Transformed 9a26bdaf-631f-470b-acdb-e18ec93a110d Mon, 30 Oct 2023 14:49:48 -0000 01:27:35 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/e8941352/50-a-war-transformed The pod witch slings some spells over the top and at the Hun in A War Transformed, a WW1 meets the occult skirmish wargame by Frederick Silburn-Slater. The copy came free from Osprey!


Findthe A War Transformed rules here:

https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/war-transformed-9781472856258/


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]]> no 49 - Never Mind the Billhooks Deluxe a1e4afec-9472-4687-9536-252764465c08 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:19:05 -0000 01:15:55 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/1bf81ec7/49-never-mind-the-billhooks-deluxe The pod finally muster their ward to upload the right episode with Never Mind the Billhooks Deluxe, a small battle/large skirmish ruleset by Andy Callan for refighting the War of the Roses and similar conflicts!

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https://www.nevermindthebillhooks.com

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]]> no 48 - The Two-Year Anniversary Nichee Game Awards Episode 220b59a3-12ab-476d-9fd9-6829ffe8ba1f Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:59:30 -0000 00:57:16 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/166a517d/48-the-two-year-anniversary-nichee-game-awards-episode EDIT: now with the actual Nichees episode!!!


It's the two-year anniversary of Fortified Niche - this can only mean more Nichees awards! Of all the games the crew played in the last 12 months, which were the best? Join us on this trip down the show segment-inspired categories of the Nichee awards!


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]]> no 47 - The Doomed 9182f656-af88-46d1-9ad3-c07afa2c3b25 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 19:44:48 -0000 01:13:51 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/dc69ba0a/47-the-doomed The pod rallies their gang of technofreaks for the hunt in The Doomed, an apocalyptic monster-hunting skirmish wargame by Chris McDowall. The copy came free from Osprey!


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]]> no 46 - Will Rahman-Daultrey of WIRD Designs/Forbidden Psalm 5d660075-b5e4-47fb-8f65-1c227373c359 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 14:51:50 -0000 00:49:01 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/6dbbd105/46-will-rahman-daultrey-of-wird-designs-forbidden-psalm The podcast's past comes to haunt them as Will Rahman-Daultrey steps out of the shadows to talk about Forbidden Psalm, Dread Nights and career choices that lead to making games about doomed worlds.


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]]> no 45 - What a Tanker! 7dd92142-a8b1-4c59-a155-9f9dc94408d8 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 17:08:44 -0000 01:00:22 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/d3a56ee6/45-what-a-tanker- The pod crew is mortified after discovering that panzerschokolade contains no chocolate in What a Tanker!, a light WW2 tank skirmish game from TooFatLardies.

Findthe What a Tanker! rules here:

https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/what-a-tanker/

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]]> no 44 - Dread Nights 9c0a8f8d-8d24-4e64-8ad4-e350f600884c Mon, 07 Aug 2023 17:49:33 -0000 00:53:33 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/f34ad32b/44-dread-nights The pod realizes all their money was lost due to having three thieves in their warband in Dread Nights, a miniature skirmish game of hunting Victorian horrors, straight from the creators of Forbidden Psalm.

Findthe Dread Nights rules here:

https://www.forbiddenpsalm.com/dread-nights

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]]> no 43 - Eagles of Empire 2222f6a7-7bdc-4308-98b4-97b96b3f4647 Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:21:00 -0000 00:50:50 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/d7fd6d2f/43-eagles-of-empire The pod-generals learn the entirely wrong lesson about modern warfare in Eagles of Empire, a skirmish wargame about the Franco-Prussian War.


Findthe Eagles of Empires rules here:

https://www.eaglesofempire.com/product-page/eoe-skirmish-rules-drillbook-i-basic-rules-infantry

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]]> no 42 - Ivan Sorensen of Nordic Weasel interview f84a3c97-96f1-42d0-bb23-497d7b5f38bc Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0000 01:32:23 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/b0fc93ec/42-ivan-sorensen-of-nordic-weasel-interview Ivan Sorensen of Nordic Weasel Games revealed the secrets of random movement distances to JcDent shortly before taking Modipheus by storm. Real Niche-heads will remember that we reviewed his Five Men at Kursk game a looong time ago!


Findthe Ivan's thoughts on game design here:

https://nordicweasel.posthaven.com


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https://www.wargamevault.com/browse/pub/5701/Nordic-Weasel-Games


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]]> no 41 - Majestic 13 74ace787-52a0-445e-8bb9-48f61416fa14 Mon, 26 Jun 2023 15:31:04 -0000 01:09:33 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/7df7a4c8/41-majestic-13 The pod crew faces aliens horrors in the service of Majestic 13, a solo/co-op skirmish miniature wargame from Snarling Badger Studios.


Findthe Majestic 13 rules here:

https://www.snarlingbadger.com/majestic13

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]]> no 40 - Verrotwood 0a72fbd7-71d8-4b78-bea0-99e17546bc6f Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:38:46 -0000 00:52:38 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/ba3faa27/40-verrotwood The pod hosts lead their ragged congregation to fight for the shrine of Verrotwood, a cultist skirmish game by Mike Crutchett.


Findthe Verrotwood rules here:
https://www.wargamevault.com/product/425504/Verrotwood

Read the review supplement here:

https://www.barreldrill.com/verrotwood-fortified-niche/


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]]> no 39 - BelloLudi 1e3b72c1-ae00-49fb-a2f6-7e8691ca73ae Mon, 29 May 2023 17:30:07 -0000 00:48:34 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/400f2797/39-belloludi The podcrew is pleasantly surprised when their corporate team building even turns out to be BelloLudi, a historical wargame(s?) by Peter von Dop.


Findthe BelloLudi rules here:
https://www.belloludi.nl

Read the review supplement here:

https://www.barreldrill.com/belloludi-fortified-niche/


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]]> no 38 - Brent Spivey interview ed52f91f-144b-4c3c-96d0-bdf2c0b4729a Mon, 15 May 2023 14:21:18 -0000 01:16:35 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/b4f08337/38-brent-spivey-interview Cassa moves infinite distance in a straight line to interview Brent Spiwey, an indie game creator behind Rogue Planet, Techno Bowl and a few titles we haven't reviewed - yet!


Findthe Brent Spiwey's gameshere:
https://bombshell-games.com


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]]> no 37 - Moonstone 5446b629-826e-4143-9b98-4ffd4c078e84 Tue, 02 May 2023 14:11:07 -0000 01:08:38 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/cd222c87/37-moonstone Podcasters go rooting for mysterious night rocks in Moonstone, the fairytale miniature skirmish game by Goblin King Games.


Find the Moonstone rules here:
https://moonstonethegame.com/downloads.html

Read the blog post here:
https://www.barreldrill.com/moonstone-fortified-niche/


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]]> no 36 - 7TV 2nd Edition 0dd0d2f8-6c2f-43fb-a1cc-ddf480a0f9e4 Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:26:59 -0000 01:14:32 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/b29f3c6c/36-7tv-2nd-edition Don't let the detector van catch you watching the adventures of Cassa and JcDent on 7TV 2nd Edition, the miniature skirmish game of British spy TV shows by Crooked Dice Game Design Studio.


Findthe 7TV rules here:
https://crooked-dice.co.uk/rules/7tv-2nd-edition/7tv-2nd-edition-downloads/

Read the blog post here:
https://www.barreldrill.com/7tv-2nd-edition/


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]]> no 35 - Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader 29fe9ce5-3e0d-467f-9e2e-bcbbd734031f Sat, 01 Apr 2023 17:34:41 -0000 01:03:08 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/ecd7b524/35-warhammer-40-000-rogue-trader The pod crew layers flak armor under power armor for that sweet 3+ save in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, a promising new game from Rick Priestley and Games Workshop.

Findthe Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader rules here:

Read our BBS here:

https://www.barreldrill.com/warhammer-40000-rogue-trader/


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]]> no 34 - Thud & Blunder a23c1022-b62c-4b15-baf0-1d27e783d1d9 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:22:38 -0000 00:52:23 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/1fdf9398/34-thud-blunder Put your wizard on a ram and round up some goblins, it's time to face Thud & Blunder, a fantasy skirmish wargame from The Ministry of Gentlemanly Warfare. 


Findthe Thud & Blunder rules here:
https://theministryofgentlemanlywarfare.wordpress.com/thud-blunder/

Read the blog post here:
https://www.barreldrill.com/thud-and-blunder-review/


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]]> no 33 - The David Phipps interview b1d6226f-3f85-488e-828d-79dadcf12de3 Mon, 13 Feb 2023 20:38:20 -0000 01:22:24 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/bb7929e6/33-the-david-phipps-interview For the first time in Fortified Niche history, the pod makes an interview! JcDent, podcast host, talks to David Phipps, the driving force behind the wildly-good Pulp Alley rules, about game design, inspirations, and the dirtiest word of all - balance. 

Listen to the Pulp Alley episode here:
https://anchor.fm/fortified-niche/episodes/21---Pulp-Alley-e1m8tik

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http://pulpalley.com

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]]> no 32 - Techno Bowl 3eefc36e-aac5-4497-89df-0cf991d93f6e Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:53:37 -0000 00:50:56 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/2e8f34be/32-techno-bowl The podcast becomes the franchise owner of the Kittens in Techno Bowl, a retro console throwback American Football game by Brent Spivey! 

Findthe Techno Bowl rules here:
https://bombshell-games.com/techno-bowl/

Read the blog post here:
https://www.barreldrill.com/techno-bowl/

The TTS module we used:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2285074854

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]]> no 31 - Rogue Planet 49f94224-9997-456b-b5ff-b89e31ef990e Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:06:16 -0000 01:12:13 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/a4ba64de/31-rogue-planet The podcast duo discovers they have a shared health pool in Rogue Planet, a skirmish game of whatever space adventure you'd like by Brent Spivey! 

Findthe Rogue Planet rules here:
https://bombshell-games.com/rogue-planet/

Read the blog post here:
https://www.barreldrill.com/rogue-planet-review/

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]]> no 30 - Grimdark Future Redux be1721fa-e645-4ebd-9f65-c784e3bfcb6e Mon, 02 Jan 2023 17:06:20 -0000 00:47:22 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/18de9dd3/30-grimdark-future-redux In the gothic gloom of the distant tomorrow, there is only a return to Grimdark Future, the rules light sci-fi miniature wargame we covered in episode #1 sans any playtesting! 

Findeverything you need to play Grimdark Future here:
https://onepagerules.com/portfolio/grimdark-future/

Read the blog post here:
https://www.barreldrill.com/grimdark-future-redux-fortified-niche-playtest/

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]]> no 29 - AT-43 ef2565bb-6ece-4fa8-ab3b-6c47e3f53b33 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 07:02:58 -0000 01:00:56 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/622b2ced/29-at-43 Lead the disparate forces of mankind (or gorillas) against gothic space robots that are turning entire systems into bitcoin farms in AT-43, the sci-fi mass-battle wargame from twice-bankrupt Rackham. Yes, we reviewed a dead game! 

Findfan-maintained AT-43 resources here:
https://www.orderofgamers.com/games/at-43/

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]]> no 28 - Xenos Rampant d50b9e6f-8bf1-4db3-bc95-20c14c2a09c0 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:06:06 -0000 01:21:51 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/9e155c93/28-xenos-rampant Our demon warlord is rounding up some Greys and mounting guns on technicals to withstand the assault of Xenos Rampant, the setting-agnostic sci-wargame from the minds of Daniel Mercey and Richard Cowen!

FindXenos Rampant here:
https://ospreypublishing.com/us/xenos-rampant-9781472852342/
Read the blog post about Xenos Rampant here:
https://www.barreldrill.com/xenos-rampant-playtest/

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]]> no 27 - Punkapocalyptic e116fe59-704d-46a1-9cf2-2f99c062a419 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 19:05:10 -0000 00:58:31 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/18eb8685/27-punkapocalyptic The pod boys don't have a Patreon, so they can't afford more than two bullets in Punkapocalyptic, a post-apocalyptic skirmish wargame by Bad Roll Games!

FindPunkapocalyptic here:
https://www.badrollgames.com/en/downloads/rules/
Read the blog post about Punkapocalyptic here:
https://www.barreldrill.com/punkapocalytic-fortified-niche/

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]]> no 26 - Space Station Zero b2345e7f-7e1d-4810-8d0a-bbf4882f51f3 Mon, 24 Oct 2022 18:47:21 -0000 01:01:22 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/47e9f7d1/26-space-station-zero In space, no one can hear you breach, bang and clear in Space Station Zero, a cooperative space dungeon delver from Snarling Badger Studios!

FindSpace Station Zero here:
https://www.snarlingbadger.com/spacestationzero
Read the blog post about Space Station Zero here:
https://www.barreldrill.com/space-station-zero-review/

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]]> no 25 - The One-Year Anniversary Nichee Game Awards Episode 222f0566-c850-4493-a678-cbf4d503923e Tue, 11 Oct 2022 17:22:14 -0000 01:37:17 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/2fdda9b2/25-the-one-year-anniversary-nichee-game-awards-episode For the one-year anniversary episode of Fortified Niche, the pod-lads sit down to talk about the most amazing pieces of game design they encountered over the 365 days of podcasting about indie wargames. Did your favorite game make the cut?

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]]> no 1 24 - This is Not a Test f6850696-b6ff-4816-bd9a-5a65dd7868ba Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:50:01 -0000 01:29:41 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/c5120d7a/24-this-is-not-a-test The pod crew don leather jackets and load sawn-off shotguns to test out This is Not a Test, a post-nuclear skirmish wargame from Worlds End Publishing!

FindThis is Not a Test here:
https://worldsendpublishing.com/products/this-is-not-a-test-official-rulebook-pdf

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]]> no 23 - Muskets & Tomahawks 2E 9aeaa3f9-a6c6-4719-827e-98fc1e56e9bc Mon, 12 Sep 2022 18:10:58 -0000 01:31:14 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/9ba26ada/23-muskets-tomahawks-2e Time to give those Frenchies/Brits/Colonials a proper thrashing in Muskets & Tomahawks second edition from Studio Tomahawk!

FindMuskets & Tomahawks here:
http://www.studio-tomahawk.com/en/mousquets-et-tomahawks/
Read the blog post aboutMuskets & Tomahawkshere:
https://www.barreldrill.com/muskets-tomahawks-2e/
Build yourself a Muskets & Tomahawks army here:
https://mt.easyarmy.com

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]]> no 22 - Reality's Edge 95f564a0-4566-4314-af78-468304a09e90 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 13:07:07 -0000 01:11:06 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/35c3819c/22-reality-s-edge Open up your HiRealMeetBobBeFrank app and swipe right on that mercenary contract in Reality's Edge by Joseph McGuire and published by Osprey. But don't forget to update your antivirus or someone may hack your knife!

FindReality's Edge  here:
https://ospreypublishing.com/reality-039-s-edge
Read the blog post aboutReality's Edgehere:
https://www.barreldrill.com/realitys-edge/

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]]> no 21 - Pulp Alley f4e5a8ad-9705-4805-bffe-fed1dc3319f7 Mon, 08 Aug 2022 19:13:20 -0000 01:15:17 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/324db68f/21-pulp-alley Attention, all Nicheneers! Steel your nerves as our fortified duo faces the challenges of Pulp Alley - set by Phipps and Daughter themselves! Will this spell doom for our rebellious reviewers? Will they prevail - and keep their two fists? Only on today's episode of Fortified Niche!

FindPulp Alleyhere:
http://pulpalley.com

Read the blog post aboutPulp Alleyhere:
https://www.barreldrill.com/pulp-alley/ 

Use the ridiculously good Pulp Alley TTS module found here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2681844586

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]]> no 20 - Infamy, Infamy! 151b37ff-8813-4a45-ac4c-253be3f795dd Mon, 25 Jul 2022 19:10:54 -0000 01:00:20 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/5a207298/20-infamy-infamy- Both summer heat and the Covid pox tried to stop the lads from reviewing Infamy, Infamy!, an excellent large skirmish game by TooFatLardies for refighting the wars between Rome and the Gauls, the British, etc.! 

FindInfamy, Infamy!here:
https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/infamy-infamy/

Read the blog post aboutInfamy, Infamy! here:
https://www.barreldrill.com/infamy-infamy/

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]]> no 19 - Cold War Commander 2E bb52399b-61fd-4385-b83b-12dc8735ce87 Mon, 27 Jun 2022 18:50:32 -0000 01:04:08 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/c6b33f0e/19-cold-war-commander-2e The podcasters command their unstoppable hordes of T-55As in Cold War Commander 2nd Edition, a fairly groggy game of modern warfare that actually plays really smoothly! 

FindCold War Commander 2nd Editionhere:
https://www.pendraken.co.uk/ncwc-2-rules-ncold-war-commander-2-rulebook-6949-p.asp

Read the blog post aboutCold War Commander 2nd Editionhere:
https://www.barreldrill.com/cold-war-commander-2e-fortified-niche-playtest/

Ask Cold War Commander 2nd Edition questions and get the army lists here:
https://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/board,91.0.html

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]]> no 18 - Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings 85effdd4-75c6-4732-86fb-113b73ffc7f9 Mon, 30 May 2022 14:58:28 -0000 01:10:37 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/23528790/18-conquest-the-last-argument-of-kings After drawing the Fortified Niche card, Player 1 selects a regiment of podcasters to carry out Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings, a rank-and-flank game where mercenary crossbowmen are shooting at unit of clone spearmen. 

FindConquest: The Last Argument of Kingshere:
https://www.para-bellum.com/getting-started/

Read the blog post aboutConquest: The Last Argument of Kingshere:
https://www.barreldrill.com/conquest-the-last-argument-of-kings-fortified-niche-playtest

Fiddle with the Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings army builder:
https://armybuilder.para-bellum.com/tlaok

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]]> no 17 - Batman Miniature Game 3ea3ca5c-7875-4668-95ac-440992127d4c Mon, 16 May 2022 12:04:28 -0000 01:04:04 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/c7d7ae44/17-batman-miniature-game The world's greatest detective gets nailed with an RPG as we play Batman Miniature Game, a good skirmish game featuring DC Comics' finest street-level heroes, villains, and mooks. 

FindBatman Miniature Gamehere:
https://www.knightmodels.com/en/batman-miniature-game/

Read the blog post aboutBatman Miniature Gamehere:
https://www.barreldrill.com/batman-miniature-game/

Get the great Batman Miniature Game module for Tabletop Simulator here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2006760043

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]]> no 16 - A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game e3e9d294-4329-4935-b460-d9e589567adb Tue, 03 May 2022 10:35:18 -0000 00:51:29 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/9e6349c4/16-a-song-of-ice-and-fire-tabletop-miniatures-game Loyalty clashes with intrigue as House Podcast rallies the troops for A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game, the rank-and-flank game based on the books, not the TV series, that has a lot of tricks up its sleeves. 

FindA Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Gamehere:
https://asoiaf.cmon.com

Read the blog post aboutA Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Gamehere:
https://www.barreldrill.com/a-song-of-ice-and-fire-tabletop-miniatures-game-fortified-niche-playtest

Get the absurdly good A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game module for Tabletop Simulator here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2077621477

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]]> no 15 - Carnevale 2E e92ec6df-6c87-41b5-b13e-470a67786fc9 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:44:46 -0000 01:01:17 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/5cfd263e/15-carnevale-2e The pod crew whirl, leap, and pirouette into Carnevale Second Edition, the TTCombat game of skirmish fights on the magical Venetian canals. 

FindCarnevalehere:
https://ttcombat.com/collections/carnevale

Peep the Carnevale army builder here:
https://carnevalegame.com/builder

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]]> no 14 - Infinity CodeOne c388a075-63eb-4898-8393-a213cf91b142 Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:47:59 -0000 00:57:44 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/14364161/14-infinity-codeone The pod crew combat-jumps into Infinity CodeOne, the high-speed low-drag little brother of the sci-fi skirmish gem Infinity by Corvus Belli. 


Infinity CodeOne screenshots w/commentary on the blog:
https://www.barreldrill.com/infinity-codeone-fortified-niche-playtest/

FindInfinity CodeOnehere:
https://infinitytheuniverse.com/games/codeone

Peep the Infinity CodeOne army builder here:
https://infinitytheuniverse.com/army/codeone

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]]> no 13 - The Barons' War 57b5efa4-39b5-464b-ab92-fd92793c94b7 Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:26:53 -0000 00:57:37 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/9bf5e941/13-the-barons-war The Baron's War by Andy Hobday has all the alternating activations, tokens, and online army builders you could ever want in Medieval England. Grab a sword and skirmish the horde! 


The Baron's War screenshots w/commentary on the blog:
https://www.barreldrill.com/the-barons-war-fortified-niche-playtest/

FindThe Baron's Warhere:
https://footsoreminiatures.co.uk/collections/barons-war/

Peep The Baron's War army builder and blog here:
https://www.warhost.online/

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]]> no 12 - Zona Alfa dec0469f-f81e-4b64-a889-3b3b3af5e246 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:23:13 -0000 00:54:23 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/d391947d/12-zona-alfa ZONA ALFA: SALVAGE AND SURVIVAL IN THE EXCLUSION ZONE is referred to as just Zona Alfa by the players of this fairly rules-light skirmish game set in some anomaly-strewn Eastern European Zone. This episode features our new theme by Bevan Tanttu!


Zona Alfa screenshots w/commentary on the blog:
https://www.barreldrill.com/zona-alfa-fortified-niche-playtest/

FindZona Alfahere:
https://ospreypublishing.com/zona-alfa

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]]> no 11 - Five Men At Kursk 8941d19b-52a4-410a-ac22-f727c5fc2917 Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:04:49 -0000 00:56:40 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/d5c4ec30/11-five-men-at-kursk The podcast plays Five Men at Kurskto ask questions like "why does the Sherman not have the 'Ronson' rule?" and "why aren't the Germans outright superior to everyone else?" 


Five Men at Kursk screenshots w/commentary on the blog:
https://www.barreldrill.com/five-men-at-kursk-fortified-niche-playtest/

FindTurnip28here:
https://www.wargamevault.com/product/174545/Five-Men-at-Kursk

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]]> no 10 - Turnip28 7070d53a-9786-43be-b2e1-ddb9dcf3fb39 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:31:48 -0000 00:47:21 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/1df53a13/10-turnip28 To get into the weird and rooty atmosphere of Turnip28 - a Napoleonic-ish wargame - Cassa recorded all of his audio for this episode on a potato.

Turnip28 screenshots w/commentary on the blog:
https://www.barreldrill.com/turnip28-fortified-niche-playtest/

FindTurnip28here:
https://www.patreon.com/Turnip28

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Show editing by Serf McSerfington
Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

]]> no 9 - Black Powder Red Earth 28MM f56b3916-93c5-43c2-91e1-509049187157 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:40:34 -0000 00:49:20 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/fb4161d3/9-black-powder-red-earth-28mm In Black Powder Red Earth 28MM, you're an operator operating operationally... and then a Chinese drone stabs you from the sky.

Black Powder Red Earth 28MM screenshots w/commentary on the blog:
https://www.barreldrill.com/black-powder-red-earth-28mm-fortified-niche-playtest/

FindBlack Powder Red Earth 28MMhere:
https://www.blackpowderredearth.com/28mm.php

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]]> no 8 - Rumbleslam 44bade7a-9e04-4614-b92b-6eb9f0b8ff5c Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:43:57 -0000 01:03:38 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/eb6e8d3a/8-rumbleslam Come on and slam, and welcome to the, er, rumble with Rumbleslam, the game of fantasy wrestling.  

Rumbleslam screenshots w/commentary on the blog:
https://www.barreldrill.com/rumbleslam-fortified-niche-playtest/

Find Dracula's America: Shadows of the West here:
https://rumbleslam.com/

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]]> no 7 - Dracula's America: Shadows of the West 98acd7cd-85dd-4361-b55f-2995165dd73a Tue, 28 Dec 2021 13:26:39 -0000 01:03:09 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/cc216506/7-dracula-s-america-shadows-of-the-west The podcast posse blazes a trailer of destruction through the Weird Weird West by playing Dracula's America: Shadows of the West.

Dracula's America: Shadows of the West screenshots w/commentary on the blog:
https://www.barreldrill.com/draculas-america-shadows-of-the-west-fortified-niche-playtest/

Find Dracula's America: Shadows of the West here:
https://ospreypublishing.com/dracula-039-s-america-shadows-of-the-west

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]]> no 6 - Delta One Zero 47fae372-25b3-473c-bb3f-18a84209c224 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 18:41:25 -0000 01:25:04 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/ecc1a633/6-delta-one-zero Podcast lads tactically renditioned Delta One Zero via a high-speed low-barbie email to the developer. So what did they kinetically ascertain about the game, other than it not being Infinity?

Delta One Zero screenshots w/commentary on the blog:
https://www.barreldrill.com/delta-one-zero-fortified-niche-podcast/

Delta One Zero:
https://bonza-games.com/

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]]> no 5 - The Silver Bayonet 13c25d86-79e4-4b39-83e8-b5d6bbfc4f4e Mon, 29 Nov 2021 13:36:53 -0000 01:14:28 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/011cc4b9/5-the-silver-bayonet Massively famous podcast madlads are furnished with a review copy of The Silver Bayonet, written by one Joseph A. McCullough and published by Osprey Games.

Over the hills and o'er the Main,
To Flanders, Portugal and Spain,
King George commands and we'll obey,
Shooting werewolves and the fey.

This is also the first episode where JcDent gives a small illustrated overview of experiences playing The Silver Bayonet on his blog:
https://www.barreldrill.com/the-silver-bayonet-fortified-niche/

The Silver Bayonet:
https://ospreypublishing.com/the-silver-bayonet

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]]> no 4 - Force on Force 3141dc8c-1bb7-4e58-88f4-511013609cc2 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:00:50 -0000 01:05:20 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/98e7793c/4-force-on-force We take a critical look at Force on Force, a modern military miniature wargame that uncritically accepts any and all Western military adventures of the last century. 

Force on Force:
http://www.ambushalleygames.net/force-on-force-core-rules-pdf

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]]> no 3 - Forbidden Psalm 0571fe01-f365-4409-a748-2dc508e1ba86 Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:22:25 -0000 01:22:43 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/dcd82a32/3-forbidden-psalm If you're ever played Mork Borg and thought "man, I'd love it if this was a very rules-light Mordheim-like," then Forbidden Psalm was made with you preternaturally presciently in mind.

Forbidden Psalm:
https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/forbidden-psalm

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]]> no 2 - Oathmark: Battles of the Lost Age tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1143737044 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:33:08 -0000 01:34:37 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/a07d0ed9/2-oathmark-battles-of-the-lost-age no 1 - Grimdark Future tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1135700764 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 07:02:19 -0000 01:17:47 https://fortified-niche.pinecast.co/episode/aa799aef/1-grimdark-future For the inaugural episode of Fortified Niche, we take a look at the biggest small game: Grimdark Future by Gaetano Ferrara. It's streamlined Warhammer 40,000, but actually good! Grimdark Future: https://onepagerules.com/portfolio/grimdark-future/

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