Anything But a One! Adventures in Historical Miniature Wargaming

About Anything But a One! Adventures in Historical Miniature Wargaming

We are here to explore the world of historical miniature wargaming. We'll cover, game design theory, rules reviews, showcase new miniatures, and pretty much anything related to historical miniature wargaming. This bi-weekly podcast is hosted by veteran gamers each with 40+ years of experience in the genre.

Publisher

Tom Castanos, Richard Martinez, Ray Winstead

Category

leisure · leisure · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Jul 2020

Latest episode

7 May 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 119 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 116: MEGA Down Under!

   Host Rueben Larson of the Gentleman's Wargame Club discusses the upcoming Melbourne Gaming Show, MEGA, offering insights into historical miniature wargaming in Australia.

2. 

   3 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 115 New Rules and Preventing Cheese Moves with Sam Mustafa

   Send us Fan Mail We have likely all done it but we mostly hate moves in games that are not the "spirit of the rules" but are not expressly forbidden. Game designer Sam Mustafa joins us the talk about that, asymmetrical units, and his forthcoming game Scourge of Princes! SHOW NOTES Sam's reading list Paul Lockhart, Denmark and the Thirty Years War Keith Roberts, Cromwell's War Machine: the New Model Army Trevor Royle, Civil War: the Wars of the Three Kingdoms Peter Young, Edgehill 1642. Pete...

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   1 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 114: Are you Historical Enough?

   Send a text How much history is too much in a game? How about if it isn't historical enough? What is your "happy medium?" Support the show

Inside a recent episode

Episode 116: MEGA Down Under!

Published 7 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So the Gentleman's War Games Club has been around for quite a few years now. The group of close friends, a lot of them, a lot of members of veterans have served. We actually run out of one of our members' homes outside of Ballarat, which if anyone knows Victoria or Australia, it's probably one of the coldest places you can get to without going to the high country. And we focus largely on historical war gaming. You should have big scale more than the skirmish side of it. We meet several times a year. We aim for at least four big games every year, although we have some smaller meets from games, or we'll try our rulesets that are that we're looking at playing or in process of riding or amending to suit our needs. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

82 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

69 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

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Engagement

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