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"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons

Armchair Dragoons

Riding to battle in style! The Armchair Dragoons discuss all manner of strategy games and wargames - both tabletop & digital - as played by hobbyists, professionals, and academics. 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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1:10:26

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E10 – Getting A Job in...

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2026/04/03

3 April 2026 ~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 recently jumped on at Critical Role. The Tabletop Game Jobs group is here (it’s public) and the Tabletop Game Job Talents group is here (it’s not). They’re both on Facebook, so if you’re not on there, you might not be able to see much. Also, as noted around the 53:00

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1:13:15

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E9 – Sci-Fi Wargaming

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2026/03/27

27 March 2026 ~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 leave plenty of space for future episodes, too. Of course there are links! Marine: 2002 – A Game of the First Lunar War (1979) Robotech: Reconstruction (2023) Raider Drop Zone (2024) Hammer’s Slammers (1984) Littoral Commander: Space Force (2026?) Previous episodes on sci-fi

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1:03:39

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E8 – The Wargamer’s...

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2026/03/20

20 March 2026 ~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 veritable explosion of full-length, serious books about wargaming and those interested in these titles are now filling up a second shelf with them, instead of having room for fancy bookends and tchotchkes around the limited selection of wargaming tomes. Linkdump Forging Wargamers

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1:14:29

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E7 – Aerial Shooty-Bangy...

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2026/03/13

13 March 2026 ~Byron and Rocky join Brant to talk about all sorts of fights-in-the-skies, as we look up for this week’s podcast. The mandatory list of references Like an (Air) Boss – A veritable Typhoon of Angels, Bears, Phantoms, Intruders and Mustangs all Fly(ing) to Fight and Win in a minis wargaming Danger Zone – Rocky’s article on Cold War jet-age aircraft combat Lee Brimmicombe-Wood on BGG JD Webster on BGG (and probably a few we forgot) Drop in on your podcast platform

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1:18:22

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E6 – Professional...

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2026/03/06

6 March 2026 ~ 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 / professional world as well as a bit about how hobbyists can cross over Mandatory linkdump! Kings College War Studies Department MORS Certificates, including their wargaming courses Dragoons playlists, where you’ll find the Connections Online playlists Wargaming and Resilience Planning MA at Brunel

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1:23:18

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E5 – TTRPGs & Wargames:...

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2026/02/27

27 February 2026 ~ 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. Links to some of what we discussed Old parlour games / proto-RPGs Flintlock’s shifty thread on Bluesky The Dicing With Dragons book The Defense Language Institute in Monterey / The Customs House Plaza Talking about megagames back in 2020 Drop in on your podcast platform of choice (iTunes |

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1:10:00

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E4 – BoAR Gamers Invade...

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2026/02/20

20 February 2026 ~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 Charlottesville1, and more. Mark gives players some insight into the history of the series, what’s coming next, and even some advice on gameplay. Some of the key links for this episode Our last BoAR podcast episode, with Bill’s article series linked at the bottom Registration info for GMT’s Camden

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1:00:54

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E3 – Connections Online...

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2026/02/13

13 February 2026 ~ Brant, Chris, and Merle gather ’round the virtual …

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1:06:22

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E2 – Buckeye Game Fest 2026

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2026/02/06

6 February 2026 ~ Brant, Mike, and Gary look ahead to 2026 …

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1:11:03

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E1 – What is Wargaming...

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2026/01/30

30 January 2026 ~ Kicking off the new season, our erstwhile co-hosts …

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1:07:19

Mentioned In Dispatches S15 E8 – How is the Wargaming...

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2025/11/07

7 November 2025 ~ OK, so we’re getting wacky this week as …

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1:02:35

Mentioned In Dispatches S15 E7 ~ Designer James Day

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2025/10/31

31 October 2025 ~ For the first time on Mentioned in Dispatches, …

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1:13:11

Mentioned In Dispatches S15 E6 – The Fall Assembly

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2025/10/24

24 October 2025 ~ Brant, Mike, and Keith have a discussion about …

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1:23:52

Mentioned In Dispatches S15 E1 – The Wargaming “Canon”

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2025/09/19

19 September 2025 ~ Annnnnnnnnnd, we’re back! Brant is joined by fellow …

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Mentioned In Dispatches S14 E7 ~ GMT’s Battles of the...

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2025/03/14

14 March 2025 ~ Mike & Bill join Brant to talk about …

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1:12:29

Mentioned In Dispatches S14 E6 ~ Special Guests at...

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2025/03/07

7 March 2025 ~ Similar to what we did last year at …

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57:08

Mentioned In Dispatches S14 E3 ~ Fantasy 4X Games

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2025/02/14

14 February 2025 ~ Yes it’s Valentine’s Day; no, it’s not that …

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1:05:12

Mentioned In Dispatches S14 E1 ~ The ACDC & Digital...

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2025/01/31

31 January 2025 ~ Kicking off our 14th season with episode 164! …

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Mentioned In Dispatches Season 13 Ep 13 ~ Thankful...

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2024/12/06

6 December 2024 ~ Brant & Mike are joined by Jim & …

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1:06:20

Mentioned In Dispatches Season 13 Ep 11 ~ 4! X! In!...

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2024/11/22

22 November 2024 ~ It’s time to blast off to the outer …

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