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Hosted by Armchair Dragoons · leisure · EN · 120 episodes
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.
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Signup to Generate a PitchExcellence 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.
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons is hosted by Armchair Dragoons. The show has published 120 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Mentioned In Dispatches S17 E6, GMT’s American Revolution Weekend in Camden SC" (16 October 2026, 39 minutes), "Mentioned In Dispatches S17 E5 – Buried Giant Studios" (9 October 2026, 76 minutes), and "Mentioned In Dispatches S17 E4, The Tabletop Game Designers Association" (2 October 2026, 62 minutes).
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 71 minutes across 120 episodes.
Booking probability for "Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. "Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. "Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons's contact route on record: verified email.
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"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
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 around Mark Miklos’ Battles of the...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
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 booths, and more Some links to things we...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
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 contracts (and contract shenanigans!)...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
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 iteration. What have we learned...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
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 events, and...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
11 September 2026 ~ Our 200th episode 1 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 magazines. So join Moe & Mike & Brant...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
<p>17 April 2026 ~</p> <p>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 can’t stand, and what makes...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
<p>10 April 2026 ~</p> <p>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 professional wargaming</p> <p>Links...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
<p>3 April 2026 ~</p> <p>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 Green Ronin, and Ross just...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
<p>27 March 2026 ~</p> <p>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 developing their games, and we...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
<p>20 March 2026 ~</p> <p>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 past 5-6 years1 there’s been a...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
<p>13 March 2026 ~</p> <p>Byron and Rocky join Brant to talk about all sorts of fights-in-the-skies, as we look up for this week’s podcast.</p> <p>The mandatory list of references</p> Like an (Air) Boss – A veritable...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
<p>6 March 2026 ~</p> <p>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 applied / practitioner /...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
<p>27 February 2026 ~</p> <p>Ardwulf joins the podcast for a discussion about when the bifurcation of wargames and TTRPGs happened, and how & why. Anecdotes aplenty and also assorted assholery abounds.</p> <p>Links to...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
<p>20 February 2026 ~</p> <p>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 Charlottesville2, and more. Mark...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
<p>13 February 2026 ~</p> <p>Brant, Chris, and Merle3 gather ’round the virtual campfire to talk about why & how Connections Online came into being, a couple of standout panels & stories from the past 5 years of events...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
<p>6 February 2026 ~</p> <p>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.</p> <p>There’s plenty of ground we cover in this...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
<p>30 January 2026 ~</p> <p>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.</p> <p>So you can hear what...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
<p>5 December 2025 ~</p> <p>Well, we asked for it . . .</p> <p>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 their best swing at...
"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons
<p>28 November 2025 ~</p> <p>There are no shortage of game conventions held in the Fall each year, so we brought together some folks attended 3 of them to talk about the fun they had. Christina Kahrl gives us the...
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Media and Events Director, Infinity Staff Global
Lecturer in Wargaming and co-director of King's Wargaming Network, King's College London
Richard L. Hedden Endowed Chair in Advanced Philosophical Studies at New Mexico State University, Direct Digital Holdings
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