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Ep 284d6min - e142 - Favourite Model Scales, Details that you remove, and were tournaments better when army comp and sportsmanship were a thing

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In this episode of d6 minutes, we go over our favourite model scale, details that are too much in minis, and ask if tournaments were better with sportsmanship and army comp as part of the overall score.

Apr 9, 202624 min

Ep 283e142 - Is Wargaming Too Tournament Focused Now?

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In this episode of Dice Over Everything, we reminisce about the good ol' days, how much things have changes, and wonder if it's for the better, especially with Tournaments. Over all, we ask the question - Is Wargaming too Tournament focused now?

Mar 26, 20261h 22m

Ep 282d6min - e141 - The Good and Bad of 2025

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Better late than never! In this episode of d6 Minutes, we reflect on 2025, and what our best and worst experiences that year were.

Feb 19, 202620 min

Ep 281e141 - What will the Wargaming 2026 landscape look like?

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In thi episode of Dice Over Everything, we go over the many different games and hobby things we anticipate in 2026, we predict how they'll land and impact hobbyists that year, and what we REALLY think about them - From Warhammer 40k 11th to Infinity, and other games that might be smaller, but that we just can't ignore.

Feb 12, 20262h 15m

Ep 280d6min - e140 - Best Infinity TAG, How to Paint a Rock, and more

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In this episode of d6 minutes, the companion podcast to Dice Over Everything (where choose a bunch of topics and talk about them for as long as the dice decide), we talk about the best TAG in Infinity, How to Paint a Rock, and what our second most desired army in Warcrow is.

Jan 1, 202620 min

Ep 279e140 - Is List Building in Wargaming the Secret Sauce?

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We're back with one last one for the year! In this episode of Dice Over Everything, we talk about List Building in Wargaming - is it the secret sauce that makes modern wargaming great?

Dec 26, 20251h 14m

Ep 278d6min - e139 - First Thoughts on Warcrow

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In this episode of D6 Minutes, the companion podcast to Dice Over Everything, we talk about what we've been up to hobby-wise, and the first thoughts on Warcrow, now that one of us has played a full demo game with their own miniatures.

Nov 20, 202517 min

Ep 277E139 - Is Infinity Too Complicated?

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In this episode, in the wake of some significant updates to Infinity the miniatures game - that adds loads of units, factions, and changes - we talk about something that has been in the back of our minds for a while - Is Infinity Too complicated?

Nov 6, 20251h 57m

Ep 276d6min - e138 - Saturnine Terminators, and Ideal Aesthetics for Infinity Store Tables

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In this episode of d6 minutes, our companion podcast where we talk about short topics for as long as the dice decide, we talk about our thoughts on the Horus Heresy Saturnine Terminators, as well as what table we would create for a Store Table (primarily for Infinity).

Sep 25, 202521 min

Ep 275e138 - Why Do People Want Characters In Games?

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In this episode of Dice Over Everything, we talk about why people want special characters in miniature wargames, their history, and whether or not it's good or bad (in our humble opinions).

Sep 11, 202552 min

Ep 274d6min - e137 - Is 30 minutes too short, and how many bases do you make when creating a new army?

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In this episode of d6 minutes, the companion podcast to Dice Over Everything, we go over what we've been up to, whether 30 minutes is too short for a miniature game, and how many extra bases we make when assembling a new army.

Jul 31, 202514 min

Ep 273e137 - Is it A Board Game or Miniatures Wargame?

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In this episode of Dice Over Everything, we talk about two of our loves - Board Games, and Miniature Wargames - And what the differences of these two things are, in both our minds and the zeitgeist at large. When is a game a wargame? A Board Game? Is there a real difference? And what does it take to get someone from one sphere to try the other?

Jul 24, 20251h 13m

Ep 272d6min - e136 - Battlebox Vs Choosing Favourites, GW remakes, and more

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In this episode of d6 minutes, the companion podcast to Dice Over Everything, we again talk about what we've been up to, starting a game with Battle boxes or just choosing your favourites, potential GW remakes we might play, and if you should play games with half painted models - all for as long as the dice decide.

Jun 12, 202515 min

Ep 271e136 - Why Skirmish Games Need A Campaign Mode

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In this episode of Dice Over Everything, we talk about how Most Skirmish games can benefit from a Campaign Mode, and whether there are certain games that resist the greatness of Campaign Play.

Jun 5, 20251h 16m

Ep 270d6min - e135 - Infinity N5 Factions to Remove, Waiting for New Editions

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In this episode of d6 minutes, the companion podcast to Dice Over Everything, we talk about What Infinity N5 faction we'd most want removed if we had the power, and what to do while waiting for new editions.

May 1, 202519 min

Ep 269e135 - How to Choose a Faction

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In this episode of Dice Over Everything, with a new year bringing in new editions and trying new games, we talk about how you might go about choosing a faction for a new game (or maybe trying another faction in the game you already play).

Apr 24, 20251h 0m

Ep 268d6min - e134 - Limited Editions and Worst N5 Unit Glowdown

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In this episode of d6 minutes, the companion podcast to Dice Over Everything, we talk about what we've been working on, Limited Editions, and the N5 unit that got the worst change.

Mar 13, 202516 min

Ep 267e134 - Infinity N5 First Impressions

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In this episode of Infinity N5, we give our first impressions on the new version of Infinity N5!

Mar 9, 20252h 5m

Ep 266d6min - e133 - Is Grim Dark cool and is having options for minis good

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In this episode of d6 minutes, the companion podcast to Dice Over Everything, we talk about what we've been doing hobby wise, and then check on whether grim dark is cool, and whether having options for minis is important when getting into a new kit.

Feb 6, 202521 min

Ep 265e133 - Choosing the Best of 2024 and Getting excited for 2025

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In this episode of Dice Over Everything, we finally get to some introspection on the last year, and celebrate all the greatest parts - as well as looking forward to what's to come in 2025.

Jan 23, 20251h 31m

Ep 264d6min - e132 - The Right Size of Resin Printers for Beginners and The Min Number of Games

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Happy New Year! As we prepare our year retro, we talk about the Right Size of Resin Printers for Beginners, and the Minimum Number of Games per month we want to play in 2025

Jan 9, 202523 min

Ep 263e132 - Dropfleet Commander 2.0 First Impressions

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In this episode of Dice Over Everything, we talk about the new version of Dropfleet Commander, Dropfleet 2.0 - Our history with the game, and the new, good, bad and what we think after trying it out.

Dec 19, 20241h 43m

Ep 262d6min - e131 - Dropfleet 2.0 and Throwing Out New Rulebooks

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In this episode of D6 Minutes, the companion podcast to Dice Over Everything, we talk about the release of Dropfleet 2.0, and when you should throw out new rulebooks.

Nov 28, 202417 min

Ep 261e131 - Frostgrave Campaigns

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In this episode of Dice Over Everything, we talk about Long Frostgrave Campaigns - which are the best? For beginners? Experts? And more. We deep dive all 3 of Frostgraves long campaigns, and give you our thoughts having played them all.

Nov 14, 20241h 23m

Ep 260d6min - e130 - AOS Spearhead Thoughts

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In this episode of d6 minutes (the companion podcast for Dice Over Everything), we talk about what we've been working on, and what army we might choose if we decide to go into Age of Sigmar Spearhead.

Oct 28, 202416 min

Ep 259e130 - Why Fantasy Races in Wargames

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Sorry for being late, but in this podcast we talk about Fantasy Races in Wargames - why do they exist? And why those ones? Is it all just because of Tolkien? We go through it, despite some of our deep distaste of elves.

Oct 24, 20241h 30m

Ep 258d6min - e129 - Infinity N5 Excitement, Scheduling Paint Times, and Best Storage for Terrain

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In this episode of d6 minutes, the companion podcast to Dice Over Everything where we choose a bunch of topics and talk about them for as long as the dice decide, we talk about - Infinity N5 excitement (new game!), Scheduling Paint Times, and the Best Storage solutions for terrain.

Sep 19, 202422 min

Ep 257e129 - The Perfect Pirate Game

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In this episode of Dice Over Everything, we talk about what we'd want in a Perfect Pirate Game - Setting, rules, mechanics, a campaign - and how it might factor into Alan's entry into the One Box Wargame Challenge. You can check out the game on The Rules of Carnage Discord, under 'Buccaneers Bluff'.

Sep 12, 20241h 37m

Ep 256d6min - e128 - Sunday Gaming Brunch, and Favourite Warcrow Factions

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It's d6 minutes, our companion podcast to Dice Over Everything - This week we talk about what we've been up to, the idea of Sunday Gaming Brunch, and our Favourite Warcrow Factions.

Aug 22, 202414 min

Ep 255e128 - When Games Die, What Do You Do?

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In this episode of Dice Over Everything, we talk about some of our favourite games - that died. Why did they die, and how did we move on? How are we prepared for when the Spectre of Miniature Game death raises its head - and what does Death of a Miniature Game even mean?

Aug 8, 20241h 1m

Ep 254d6min e127 - Collecting Special Paint Sets, Dropping Cash on Untested Games, and more

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In this episode of d6 minutes, the companion podcast to Dice over Everything, we talk about collecting Special Paint Sets, Dropping Cash on Untested Games, and games having weird symbols on dice.

Jul 25, 202419 min

Ep 253e127 - How New Editions Can Kill A Game

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With all these games releasing and re-releasing, we talk about the dangers of a new edition, and while it has a lot of potential, how it can kill a game - How did X-Wing and Warmachine fumble things, and how can AOS and Warmachine avoid this today?

Jul 18, 20241h 2m

Ep 252d6min - e126 - FDM Terrain Printers and Clinging to a Hobby Part When Busy

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In this episode of d6 minutes, the companion podcast to Dice Over Everything, we talk about what we've been doing hobby wise, FDM Printers for Terrain, and What part of the Hobby we'd choose to keep doing, when live gets really busy.

Jun 27, 202417 min

Ep 251e126 - Planning Wargaming Army Projects

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We're back! In this episode we talk about Planning Wargaming Army Projects, and also talk about our new, slower release schedule (once a month for Dice Over Everything, instead of once every 2 weeks, plus once a month for d6 minutes).

Jun 13, 202453 min

Ep 250d6min - e125 - New Paint Lines and The Mininimum Mini size

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In this episode of D6 Minutes, we talk about as ever what we've been up to, the new paint lines we will be trying this year, and the Minimum Miniature Size we think makes sense to play with.

May 9, 202418 min

Ep 249e125 - Frostgrave101 - Frostgrave Awards - Lesson 13

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It's the last Lesson for Frostgrave 101, so it's time to look through ALL the spells, the schools, and more. We summarize all the Wizard Schools and list the top 3 of spells, schools, monsters, and more. It's the Frostgrave Awards at Dice Over Everything!

May 3, 20241h 35m

Ep 248d6min - e124 - How Many Projects At Once And What is The Next Big Genre

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In this episode of D6 Minutes, the companion podcast to Dice Over Everything, we talk about how many projects you should do at once, and what we think is the next Big Genre.

Apr 25, 202418 min

Ep 247e124 - Adepticon Recap & Thoughts

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In this episode of Dice Over Everything, we go over Adepticon, and the great time it is, plus our thoughts on what makes it so great!

Apr 18, 20241h 49m

Ep 246d6min - e123 - Relic Blade and Metallics and Painting the Edges of Pre Painted Terrain

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In this episode of D6 Minutes, the companion podcast to Dice Over Everything, we talk about Relic Blade, our changing opinions on metallics, and painting the edges of Pre Painted Terrain.

Apr 11, 202418 min

Ep 245e123 - Frostgrave 101 - The Witch - Lesson 12

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In this episode of Dice Over Everything, we are back with Frostgrave 101 - The final school, The Witch. This is one of our personal favourites, as we give our opinions on the schools' spells and a good stack of spells to start with.

Apr 4, 20241h 16m

Ep 244d6min - e122 - Paying for Cheap games on Wargame Vault And Sculpted Smoke And Flame

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In this episode of d6 minutes, we talk about if the 2-10 dollar games on Wargame Vaults would be purchasable, and What we think of Sculpted Smoke and Flame on Miniatures (Cough, Dark Angels Cough).

Mar 28, 202420 min

Ep 243e122 - Does Terrain Stop People From Getting Into the Hobby

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In this episode of Dice Over Everything, we talk about Terrain - does it stop people from getting into the hobby?

Mar 21, 20241h 17m

Ep 242d6min - e121 - How Long Your Backlog is, Good Video Game Mini Games, and What About Zine Formats for Wargames?

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In this episode of d6 minutes, the companion podcast to Dice Over Everything, where we talk about topics for as long as the dice decide, we look at how long our backlog is, whether there are good mini games that came from video games, and what we think about Zine Formats for Miniature Games.

Mar 14, 202418 min

Ep 241e121 - The Thaumaturge - Frostgrave 101 - Lesson 11

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It's Lesson 11 of Frostgrave 101, as we go through the Thaumaturge School for Frostgrave Second Edition! Our favourite spells, our least favourite spells, and what kind of starter warband we'd create, this is the penulatimate school to go through!

Mar 7, 20241h 12m

Ep 240d6min - e120 - Is GW A Monopoly?

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In this episode of d6 minutes, the companion podcast to Dice Over Everything, we talk about what we've been doing, and then we talk about whether GW is a Monopoly or not.

Feb 29, 202419 min

Ep 239e120 - Infinity Reinforcements

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In this episode of Dice Over Everything, we talk about one of our favourite games, and the new game mode they have just released - Infinity Reinforcements. Is it good, bad? Unredeemable trash? Is there things we would change? Let's find out!

Feb 22, 20241h 46m

Ep 238d6min -e119 - Looking Forward to Adepticon, Arcs modelled on bases, and Skirmish World Interest

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In this episode of d6 minutes, the companion podcast of Dice Over Everything, we talk about what we're most looking forward to at Adepticon, whether arcs modelled on bases is good, and what makes a Skirmish World interesting.

Feb 15, 202416 min

Ep 237e119 - Frostgrave101 - The Summoner - Lesson 10

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We're back with Frostgrave 101, talking about The Summoner School. We'er almost wrapped up with going over the schools, but this one is definitely a fav of Frostgrave players around. Check out our ratings for the spells, some cool builds, and our overall rating of this classic Wizard archtype.

Feb 9, 20241h 24m

Ep 236d6min - e119 -Things we're looking forward to, whether Webstore Exclusive Models are okay, and more

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In this episode of D6 Minutes, the companion podcast to Dice Over Everything, we talk about what we're looking forward to in 2024, Whether Webstore Exclusive Models are Okay, and if we'd play Frostgrave in a convention.

Feb 5, 202422 min

Ep 235e118 - Light vs Heavy Fluff in Wargames

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In this episode of Dice Over Everything, we talk about the differences between Wargames that have light story (fluff), and Heavy, deep story, such as Warhammer 40k, and what the gains are from either. Which is better? How much fluff is the right amount?

Jan 25, 20241h 4m