Wargaming Roadtrips | A Tabletop Gaming Convention Podcast

Episode 04: Dice Days & Estate Planning

What happens to your wargaming stuff after you die? In episode 4 of the Wargaming Roadtrips podcast, we’re in the car catching-up on the Dice Days event in Niagara Falls, Ontario. We drive out to a gamer’s estate sale, and discuss end-of-life planning for those with large miniatures collections.

We also mention:

Niagara Military Museum - http://www.nmm.life/index.htm 
Meeples and Miniatures - Episode 200 - https://meeples.wordpress.com/ 
Sharp Practice War of 1812 -
https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/the-war-of-1812-campaign-guide/ 
Anything But a One - https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1240874.rss 
Episode 7: Youth in Gaming -The Hamilton Tabletop Gaming Society
RAFM Miniatures - https://rafm.com/en-ca 
Charlie Company - https://rafm.com/en-ca/products/raf00015 
Soldiers & Sailors Tabletop Gamers Pittsburgh -
https://www.facebook.com/groups/408866197147654 
HistoriCon - https://www.hmgs.org/mpage/HconHome 
FlintCon - https://www.facebook.com/groups/Flintcon 
Triumph - https://www.wargamevault.com/product/196955/TRIUMPH-v11?src=DotD&from_home=1
20 Sided Gamified Podcast -
https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/q6ujk-2a6acb/20-Sided-Gamified-Podcast 
Tattooed Historian - https://www.youtube.com/@TheTattooedHistorian 
Dungeon Crawl Classics - https://goodman-games.com/dungeon-crawl-classics-rpg/ 
Old School Essentials -
https://necroticgnome.com/products/old-school-essentials-basic-rules 
Grand River Tabletop Gaming Society -
https://www.facebook.com/grandrivertabletopgamingsociety 
Lasalle 2nd Edition - https://sammustafa.com/lasalle 
DBA - http://www.wrg.me.uk/WRG.net/index.html
Wings of War - https://www.aresgames.eu/games/ww1-wings-of-glory-line 
Chain of Command -
https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/chain-of-command/ 
Blood and Plunder - https://www.firelockgames.com/bloodandplunder/ 
Wednesday Night Painting Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/452596724901215 
Crucible Crush Games - https://www.cruciblecrush.com/ 
Mortal Gods - https://footsoreminiatures.co.uk/pages/a-reintroduction-to-mortal-gods 
Terrainify - https://www.terrainify.com/ 
Ragnarok Convention - https://www.ragnarokxp.com/ 
Pike And Shotte - https://us.warlordgames.com/collections/pike-shotte 
Black Seas - https://us.warlordgames.com/collections/black-seas 
GorkaMorka - https://gorkamorka.co.uk/ 
Wargames Atlantic - https://wargamesatlantic.com/ 
Sarissa Precision - https://sarissa-precision.com/ 
Reaper Miniatures - https://www.reapermini.com/ 
Two Hour Wargames - https://twohourwargames.com/ 
Trumpeter Club - https://trumpetergaming.weebly.com/ 
Imperial Hobbies - https://www.imperialhobbies.ca/ 

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Episode 03: Ragnarok

We drove out to Ragnarok 4.0 in Kitchener, Ontario. The convention’s motto is “Game like the world is ending!”, so it was fitting that we spent the day hiding out in a basement.

We discuss:

Ragnarok 4.0 - https://www.ragnarokxp.com/
KW Wargaming Guild - https://kwwargamingguild.com/
Blood Bowl - https://welcometowarhammer.com/blood-bowl/
The Museum - https://themuseum.ca/
Ontario Model Soldier Society - https://www.omss.ca/
Mantic Games - https://www.manticgames.com/
Walking Dead - All Out War - https://walkingdeadalloutwar.com/
Hotlead - https://hotlead.ca/
Silver Bayonet - https://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=302&page=1
North Star Military Figures - https://www.northstarfigures.com/
Joe's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@MiniatureLandscapeHobbies
Battle Tech -  https://www.battletech.com/
Grim Dark Future - https://www.onepagerules.com/games/grimdark-future
Warhammer 40K - https://warhammer40000.com/
TT Gaming Canuck - https://www.facebook.com/ttgamingcanuck 
Mortal Gods - https://footsoreminiatures.co.uk/collections/mortal-gods
Flames of War - https://www.flamesofwar.com/
Gryphcon - http://www.gryphcon.org/
TWB Co-operative Brewing - https://www.twbbrewing.com/
Test of Honour - https://footsoreminiatures.co.uk/collections/test-of-honour-warring-clans
HeritageCon - https://www.heritagecon.com/
The Silver Bayonet -https://www.ospreypublishing.com/ca/silver-bayonet-9781472844859/
The Silver Bayonet: Canada - https://www.ospreypublishing.com/ca/silver-bayonet-canada-9781472858870/
Guerrilla Miniature Games - https://www.youtube.com/@GuerrillaMiniatureGames
Game God Terrain - WereBeaver Kickstarter - Tales of the BloodMaple Forest - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamegodterrain/tales-of-the-bloodmaple-forest
FlintCon - https://www.facebook.com/groups/Flintcon
Star Wars Armada - https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/star-wars-armada/
Gaslands - https://www.ospreypublishing.com/ca/gaslands-refuelled-9781472838834/
Dungeon Crawl Classics - https://goodman-games.com/dungeon-crawl-classics-rpg/
New Edo - Salty Games - https://salty-games.com/
Grand River Tabletop Gaming Society - https://www.instagram.com/grandrivertabletopgaming/ (I think we called them Paris by accident)

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Episode 02: Heritagecon & Hotlead

We’re back! Join us for more high-quality, amazing content as we travel to southern Ontario’s big multi-day wargaming event, Hotlead, and join IPMS Hamilton’s massive scale model convention, Heritagecon at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. 

We discuss:

Hotlead - https://hotlead.ca/
HeritageCon - https://www.heritagecon.com/
RAFM - https://rafm.com/
Crucible Crush - https://www.cruciblecrush.com/
Torchlight Games & Hobbies -  https://www.torchlightgh.com/
Dan the Dice Guy -  https://www.danthediceguy.com/
Dungeons and Dragons - https://dnd.wizards.com/
BattleTech - https://www.battletech.com/
Tales from the Loop - https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/tales-from-the-loop-rpg/
Bladerunner - https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/blade-runner-rpg/
Stranger Things - https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/80057281
Vetbuild - https://legion.ca/news/2019/06/16/the-royal-canadian-legion-launches-operation-vetbuild
Warhammer - https://www.warhammer.com/
Blood Bowl - https://welcometowarhammer.com/blood-bowl/
Bolt Action - https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/soviet-naval-brigade
Artizan Designs - https://www.artizandesigns.com/prod.php?prod=2065
Imperial Army / Imperial Guard - http://solegends.com/citrt2/rto5ig/index.htm
Mongoose Publishing - https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/
Rebel Minis - https://www.rebelminis.com/28eafoin.html
Warlord Games Epic Battles - https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/epic
DBA - http://www.wrg.me.uk/WRG.net/index.html
GW Contrast Paints - https://citadelcolour.com/
Army Painter Speed Paints - https://thearmypainter.com/collections/speedpaint?gr=com
Vallejo XPress Color - https://www.vallejoacrylics.com/en/home/
Warplane Heritage Museum - https://www.warplane.com/
Wings of Glory - https://www.aresgames.eu/games/ww1-wings-of-glory-line
Hamilton Tabletop Gaming Society - www.htgs.ca
Flames of War - https://www.flamesofwar.com/
Osprey - https://www.ospreypublishing.com/
Transparent Bullfrog - https://www.autoworldstore.com/products/lindberg-transparent-bull-frog-11-long-model-kit
Bill Making Stuff - https://www.youtube.com/c/billmakingstuff
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - https://www.gundamplanet.com/1-20-ohmu-with-nausicaa-model-kit.html
Bandai Pokemon - https://satellite.bandai-hobby.net/characters/pokemon.php
Diesel Tug Boat - https://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=37750&page=2&g=Lindberg-plastic-model-kits&manu=Lindberg&erl=Lindberg-1-76-Diesel-Tug-Sea-Going-Diesel-Tugboat-Despatch-No-9-of-Standard-Oil-77221
Wargames Among The Warplanes - https://www.facebook.com/wargamesamongwarplanes/
Star Wars Micro Machines - https://www.figurerealm.com/actionfigure?action=seriesitemlist&id=2899
Warmaster - https://www.wm-revolution.com/
HassleFree Miniatures - https://hfminis.co.uk/
KW Wargaming Guild - https://kwwargamingguild.com/
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay - https://cubicle7games.com/our-games/warhammer-fantasy-roleplay
Call of Cthulhu - https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rpg/

Upcoming Events:
Dice Days at Niagara Military Museum - 4 May -  https://www.facebook.com/events/343960641736714/

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Episode 01: Flintcon

It’s our first episode! We traveled to Flint, Michigan for the local wargaming convention, Flintcon. 

On the drive to Flint, we discussed highlights from the last time we went, including a sidetrip to Michigan Toy Soldier Company, Matt & Dan from Hobby Knockout podcast’s Battle of Hoth convention game, and Mike from Goonhammer’s Sharp Practice Chain of Command.

On the way home, we share our best bits from the day. Barn missed his naval wargame but rolled dice with Games Workshop’s Black Stone Fortress. Dan enjoyed the Battle of Hattin with the Triumph! rules. And we both put the Warmaster Revolution rules to the test.

We also discussed our appreciation for the on-site catering, and the fundraising raffle with goodies from Warmachine, Warhammer Quest, BloodBowl, Star Fleet Battles, Traveller and more. And sorted through our hauls from the flea market, with the car loaded with Inquisitor magazines, GorkaMorka Gubbinz, vintage RAFM, and WW1 Americans from Great War Miniatures.

Being our first time recording a podcast, there’s a couple speedbumps along the way. Subscribe via Podbean and join us for the next trip.

Links:

Flintcon - https://www.facebook.com/groups/359521697557035 
Matt & Dan from Hobby Knockout podcast’s Battle of Hoth convention game used Bandai models for the Star Wars vehicles - https://www.bandai.com/ 
Rules for Triumph! -  https://www.wargamevault.com/product/196955/TRIUMPH-v11 
Mike’s Sharp Practice Chain of Command - https://www.goonhammer.com/author/mugginns/ / https://toofatlardies.co.uk/ 
Warmaster Revolution fan rules - https://www.wm-revolution.com/ 
RAFM - https://rafm.com/ 
Crucible Crush - https://www.cruciblecrush.com/ 
Michigan Toy Soldier Company - https://www.michtoy.com/ 
Old Glory - https://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/ 
Ral Partha - https://ralparthalegacy.com/ 
Perry Miniatures - https://www.perry-miniatures.com/ 
Games Workshop - https://www.warhammer.com/ 
Warmachine - https://home.privateerpress.com/ 
Warhammer Quest - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1634/warhammer-quest 
BloodBowl - https://welcometowarhammer.com/blood-bowl/ 
Star Fleet Battles - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1589/star-fleet-battles 
The TAG - https://theassaultgroup.co.uk - Barn's Boers are actually from a different company, which haven't been identified at this time.
Forgeworld / Specialist Games - https://warhammerworld.warhammer-community.com/explore-warhammer-world/forge-world-store/ 
Black Stone Fortress - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/264198/warhammer-quest-blackstone-fortress 
Great War Miniatures - https://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=20&page=1 
Battle Honours -  https://oldglory15s.com/product-category/battle-honors/25mm-battle-honors/25mm-battle-honors-world-war-i-1914-15/british-25mm-battle-honors-world-war-i-1914-15/   
Pulp Figures - https://pulpfigures.com/ 
Citadel Miniatures Dr. Who - https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Citadel_Miniatures 
Traveller - https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/collections/traveller-rpgs 
Inquisitor magazine - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inquisitor_(magazine) 
GorkaMorka Gubbinz - https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Gorkamorka_Gubbinz
Call of Cthulhu - https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rpg/ 
Wargames Illustrated - https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/ 
White Dwarf - https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/White_Dwarf 
Citadel Journal - https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/The_Citadel_Journal 
Wings of Glory - https://www.aresgames.eu/games/ww1-wings-of-glory-line

Upcoming Events:
Hotlead - 22, 23 & 24 March - https://hotlead.ca/  
HeritageCon at Warplane Heritage Museum - 24 March - https://heritagecon.com/ 
Dice Days at Niagara Military Museum - 4 May -  https://www.facebook.com/events/343960641736714/  
Ragnarok - 20-21 April - https://www.ragnarokxp.com/  
GryphCon - 5-7 April - http://www.gryphcon.org/ 

Intro music: The Entertainer by E's Jammy Jams - FreeMusic109 - CC BY 3.0

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