Your hosts James and Mike, with the occasional guest, look at the Canadian wargames scene. We're interested in miniature wargaming, board (hex and counter) games, and how Canadian military history inspires some of our projects. We hope to help tell the stories of a small but dynamic hobby scene in a big country.
Canadian Wargamer Podcast 32 With Our Guest Don Perrin: The Wargaming Hobby and "The Churn"
Mike and James are joined by our friend and wargaming dignitary Don Perrin to take a 360 degree view of the wargaming hobby in the midst of "the churn" of where we are as a society - "churn" being the vortex of technological, social, political and economic flux that we're all caught up in. I think out conclusion is surprisingly optimistic, but have a listen and tell us what you think!
More about our guest, Don Perrin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Perrin
Things that we referred to in the podcast:
Sitrep Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/SITREPPodcast
4P Press: Early modern naval wargaming rules and cool and obscure ship STL files: https://www.wargamevault.com/browse/pub/18619/4P-Press
Ecorcheurs Hundred Years War Rules and Figures: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grippingbeast/ecorcheurs
Bad Squiddo Women of WW2: Resistance: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/badsquiddogames/antifascist
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Canadian Wargamer Podcast on Facebook:
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Mike: madpadre@gmail.com
James: jamesmanto@gmail.com
22 Aug 2025
Canadian Wargamer Podcast Episode 31 with our guest, Mike Hoyt of Battlespace Publishing
In this episode James and Mike chat with Canadian wargamer and games designer Mike Hoyt. Mike has been throwing dice since he was a kid and now brings his professional military expertise as a Canadian Armed Forces design to serious games design.
Battlespace Publishing: https://www.battlespacepublishing.ca/about
Mike's contributions to the CWP Digital Library:
he Art of Maneuver, Robert Leonhard, 1991
The Campaigns of Napoleon, David Chandler, 1966
A Soldier First, General Rick Hillier, 2009
Mike's choice for our march out music:
The Mercury March, the official march music of the Communications and Electronics Branch of the CAF composed by Major Albert Fuery in 1974
https://youtu.be/vqw5j6y79mw?si=i-szhAoTtmcBq3BI
17 Jul 2025
Canadian Wargamer Podcast Episode 30 With Our Guest Andrew Dobson of Dobbies' Hobbies
As we reached Episode 30 of the CWP, James and I had a terrifically enjoyable chat with Andrew Dobson. Andrew is one of Canadian wargaming's rising stars, and is the proprietor of Dobbies Hobbies, a 3D printing factory licensed to produce a wide variety of models from a wide range of suppliers.
We love Andrew's energy and his enthusiasm for the potential of 3D printing. Andrew also has an interest in Canadian military history, which explains our final march past. This interview was recorded in June, and we're sorry that it's taken a long time to get it to your ears. Andrew, we would have loved to go with your Sabbaton choice, Cliffs of Gallipoli, but we were worried about the copyright implications, so there's a link below.
Dobbie's Hobbies website: https://www.dobbieshobbies.net/
Andrew's Three Book Choices:
William Trotter, Frozen Hell: The Russo-Finish War of 1939-1940, https://www.amazon.ca/Frozen-Hell-Russo-Finnish-Winter-1939-1940/dp/1565122496
JL McWilliams and.R James Steele, The Suicide Battalion: One Remarkable Battalion's Journey Through the First World War, https://www.amazon.ca/Suicide-Battalion-J-L-McWilliams/dp/1913518175/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?crid=JHYMT1HZHHNF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9NJfn0CyxqRrk5Dyvxrv993CoyTNQEl8VzcieBgLF4mJaYaijN5E043FFjWgxCHYuNnPA02EQMfOs2q5I-7ScA.89IiEKah1I-48QCG1b-JGcB9dP3fzy_X7K_15cg7e6I&dib_tag=se&keywords=suicide+battalion+CEF&qid=1752762024&s=books&sprefix=suicide+battalion+cef%2Cstripbooks%2C67&sr=1-1-fkmr1
Nicholas Jellicoe, Jutland: The Unfinished Battle, A Personal History of a Naval Controversy. https://www.amazon.ca/Jutland-Unfinished-Personal-History-Controversy/dp/1848323212
Our march out, Punjab, Quick March of the Saskatchewan Dragons: https://youtu.be/ImnfYl35A_o?si=R7pSyNmLa9w8bl55
Sabbaton, Cliffs of Gallipoli: https://youtu.be/PvoYEtyQ9A8?si=NoWuBj3GtwYoPSiC
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