In the interview, we speak to Curt Campbell, the Sidney Roundwood of the Canadian wargaming scene, the Snowlord himself. Of course, we talk about the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge which has become an international community of over 90 gamers and painters. We also talk about running a games store in the heroic early days of Games Workshop, the gaming scene on the prairies, and why quirky, eclectic games like Moonstone are so much fun. Finally, Curt doesn't disappoint us by making 5(!) deposits into our Virtual Library.
After the interview, during our patented Canadian Content Corner, Mike and James discuss the Canadians in Italy and Normandy. We then ask the burning question: just why are Bavarians are so sexy right now? James reports on his experience of VirtualLard6, and a new set of rules, Packing Heat, that will have all the gun mooks and their molls all jazzed up. It then gets rather Napoleonic.
Show notes for Episode 3 of The Canadian Wargaming Podcast, July 2021.
Part One: Our Guest, Curt (“The Snowlord”) Campbell
Curt’s blog: http://analogue-hobbies.blogspot.com
The Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge: https://thepaintingchallenge.blogspot.com
Curt on Twitter: @analoguehobbies
Prairie Con Gaming Convention: http://www.prairiecon.com, https://www.facebook.com/PrairieCon
Fawcett Avenue Conscripts Winnipeg Gaming Club: http://wpggamegeeks.blogspot.com
Moonstone: https://moonstonethegame.com
Curt’s five book pics for The Canadian Wargamer Podcast virtual library:
Fredrik Logevall, ‘Embers of War: The Fall of an empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam’
Craig Symonds, ‘World War II at Se: A Global History’
Tim Willcocks, ‘The Religion’
Christopher Buckley, ‘The Relic Master’
Joseph Boyden, ‘Three Day Road’
Part Two: Canadian Content Corner
Alex Fizgerald Black and Brad St. Croix discuss Operation Husky: The Invasion of Sicily: https://youtu.be/xkiWFlDpD9w
Dr. Lee Windsor, The View From Point 67: Canada's Killing Zone in the Second Half of the Battle for Normandy: https://youtu.be/vWf2pUT8dLE
Part Three: Hobby Natter
James’ report on Virtual Lard 6: http://rabbitsinmybasement.blogspot.com/2021/07/packing-heat-at-virtual-lard-6.html
Osprey Publishing, Absolute Emperor https://ospreypublishing.com/absolute-emperor
Boyd Bruce, author of Absolute Emperor, talks about his rules: https://youtu.be/lkT-OoH5_LY
A Soldier for Napoleon: The Campaigns of Lieutenant Franz Joseph Hausmann: 7th Bavarian Infantry, by Franz Joseph Hausmann, ed. John H. Gill.
Fighting For Napoleon: French Soldiers’ Letters 1799-1815, ed. Bernard and Rene Wilkin.
The Iron Marshall: A Biography of Louis Davout, by John G. Gallaher.
Contact Info:
James' blog: http://rabbitsinmybasement.blogspot.com
James' email: [email protected]
James on Twitter: @jamesmanto4
Mike's blog: [email protected]
Mike's email: [email protected]
Mike on Twitter: @MarshalLuigi
