Contact With The Enemy

A podcast about wargaming with Paul Glenn and Jon Grantham. And maybe some others.

Episode 12: Interview with Sal Vasta 06/18/2012

Episode 12: Interview with Sal Vasta In this episode, Paul interviews designer Sal Vasta, whose ETO game "Unconditional Surrender" is currently on the P500 at GMT games. Let's see if we can create a huge CWTE bump for pre-orders! /episode/index/show/contactwiththeenemy/id/1980535

Episode 11: Friedrich Pro and Con 05/17/2011

Episode 11: Friedrich Pro and Con Paul and Jon debate the merits of Histogames' Friedrich. Also, Martin discusses his experiences at BGG Con as a wargamer, and Jon reviews ASLSKBP /episode/index/show/contactwiththeenemy/id/1593774

Episode 10: Hitler's War 03/15/2011

Episode 10: Hitler's War This is another mostly solo episode for Paul. He discusses Hitler's War, as well as ruminating a bit on history. Then Jon comes along to point out some rather stupid things Paul did. /episode/index/show/contactwiththeenemy/id/1548400

Episode Nine: Who needs Martin? 08/26/2010

Episode Nine: Who needs Martin? Episode #9 is now available for download! This episode is almost entirely Paul discussing one of his favorite games, The Russian Campaign. At the end Jon previews some things he's working on. /episode/index/show/contactwiththeenemy/id/1087164

Episode 8, C&C:Ancients 04/05/2010

Episode 8, C&C:Ancients Jon and Martin discuss general gaming topics, Ben and Jon discuss C&C:Ancients /episode/index/show/contactwiththeenemy/id/1055975

Episode Seven, GMT West 07/08/2009

Episode Seven, GMT West Using GMT's new Ventrilo voice server (with permission), Jon, Paul, and Martin discuss GMT West and the benefits of online and convention gaming vs. face to face. /episode/index/show/contactwiththeenemy/id/1055965

Episode Six, an interview with Ed Beach 02/10/2009

Episode Six, an interview with Ed Beach Paul interviews Ed Beach, designer of show favorite Here I Stand and many others. Topics covered include some great info on gaming with family members at the WBC, and the much anticipated followup to Here I Stand, Virgin Queen. /episode/index/show/contactwiththeenemy/id/1055956

Episode Five: State of the Podcast, plus interview with Tony Curtis of GMT 12/15/2008

Episode Five: State of the Podcast, plus interview with Tony Curtis of GMT Paul and Martin discuss the state of the podcast, the lost episode, and GMT's generous offer to unemployed gamers (including a short interview with Tony Curtis). Jon makes another guest contribution, Paul relates another famous quotation /episode/index/show/contactwiththeenemy/id/1055949

Dice Tower Segments: Art, Politics, and ETO Games 08/06/2008

Dice Tower Segments: Art, Politics, and ETO Games I combined three more segments into a single file: one on art in wargames, one on politics in wargames, and the last on ETO games. Enjoy.Paul /episode/index/show/contactwiththeenemy/id/1055944

Dice Tower Segments: Command and Control 08/06/2008

Dice Tower Segments: Command and Control I combined the three segments I did on Command and Control in wargames into one file. Enjoy.Paul /episode/index/show/contactwiththeenemy/id/1055940

Paul's Dice Tower Segments: Antietam 08/06/2008

Paul's Dice Tower Segments: Antietam A couple of people have asked that I post the short segments on wargaming that I do for the Dice Tower podcast. Here is the first of them, on visiting the Antietam battlefield.Paul /episode/index/show/contactwiththeenemy/id/1055936

Episode Four: Napoleon 06/27/2008

Episode Four: Napoleon Paul and Martin discuss Napoleon, by Avalon Hill and Columbia Games, and Consimworld Expo. Jon makes his first guest contribution on the subject of multiplayer wargaming, Paul relates another famous quotation to wargaming, and Martin starts a segment on the history behind CDG events.Programming note: the number of monster games set up at Consimworld Expo was grossly under-reported by Martin. Where he says "over 40", a recount showed over 80. /episode/index/show/contactwiththeenemy/id/1055933

Episode Three: Up Front and Attack Sub 05/06/2008

Episode Three: Up Front and Attack Sub Paul and Martin discuss Avalon Hill's Up Front and Attack Sub (the former scheduled for an upcoming re-release by MMP). Paul talks more about the title of our podcast, and Martin gives a short bio of Bill Mauldin. /episode/index/show/contactwiththeenemy/id/1055930

Episode Two: Here I Stand 05/05/2008

Episode Two: Here I Stand Second episode, slightly better sound quality.Paul and Martin discuss gaming likes and dislikes (Martin forgot his dislikes, and will make them up in a later show), as well as a lengthy segment on Here I Stand from GMT Games. /episode/index/show/contactwiththeenemy/id/1055927

Episode One: Hannibal, Rome Vs. Carthage 05/05/2008

Episode One: Hannibal, Rome Vs. Carthage First episode, fairly low sound quality.Paul and Martin discuss the Avalon Hill (and now Valley Games) card-driven wargame Hannibal: Rome Vs. Carthage. /episode/index/show/contactwiththeenemy/id/1055924

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