Cast Dice Podcast
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About
The What's A Battle Podcast Network is home to number of podcasts dedicated to tabletop gaming in its many forms. Cast Dice is a generalist podcast dedicated to trying out and discussing tabletop games, war games and board games, that we, as gamers, love.The Ghost Army Podcast is an Australian based Bolt Action podcast that focusses on historical, gaming and hobby elements of the game that we love playing and taking about.
Episodes
- The Ghost Army Podcast - Episode 51 - Armies Of Yugoslavia and Greece for Bolt Action
In this episode of The Ghost Army Podcast, guest Zach shares insights on building unique Bolt Action armies for Yugoslavia and Greece. The discussion covers historical research, model conversions, and strategic list writing for niche force…
- Cast Dice Presents Zero Threat, Ep 9 - Night Of The Sentinels Narrative Event
In Episode 9 of Zero Threat, Cast Dice explores the Night Of The Sentinels narrative event for Marvel Crisis Protocol. They discuss the success of this alternative to competitive play and suggest improvements for future events.
- The Cast Dice Podcast - Episode 245, Infantry Lists In Bolt Action. Do they work?
In Episode 245 of the Cast Dice Podcast, host and guest Drake delve into the effectiveness of infantry-based lists in the tabletop game Bolt Action, following Drake's recent successes.
- The Ghost Army Podcast - Episode 50 - Bolt Action Events At Adepticon
This episode of The Ghost Army Podcast celebrates its 50th installment by featuring players and an organizer of the Bolt Action events held at Adepticon, a large gaming convention.
- The Official Warlord Games Podcast, Ep 75 The V3 Armies Of Italy Book
This episode unpacks the new Italian rules for Bolt Action Third Edition, discussing the full book, new units, and three separate army lists.
- Cast Dice Presents, West Coast Ausvengers Ep 1, Adepticon Reaction
Please welcome this new Marvel Crisis Protocol podcast to the Cast Dice Protocol Network. In this action packed first episode, Nick and Jay introduce themselves and start their show's journey by exploring all of the news and information pu…
- The Official Warlord Games Podcast, Ep 74 New Platoons And Units For Konflikt '47
With the release of the Festung Europa sourcebook for Konflikt '47, Warlord has put out exciting, new unit entries and platoon selectors for multiple armies in the game. Please join us as we explore all of this new content and discuss what…
- The Cast Dice Podcast - Episode 244, Dreadball All Stars With Ronnie Renton
We are joined by Mantic Games CEO Ronnie Renton this week to discuss the upcoming Dreadball All Stars game. A new edition of the game written by the legendary Jervis Johnson.
- The Official Warlord Games Podcast, EP 73 Festung Europa for Konflikt '47
We are back to discuss the newest release for Konflikt '47, Festung Europa! Festung Europa is the first of many supplement books expanding the K'47 universe. This book focuses on and expands what we know about the war in Europe and provide…
- The Official Warlord Games Podcast, Ep 72 New Italian National Rules For Bolt Action
With the upcoming release of the Armies Of Italy book for Bolt Action Version 3, we thought it would be a good idea to discuss all three sets of exciting, new national rules that the Italians get and what that means for this iconic army on…
- The Cast Dice Podcast - Episode 243 - Pre-Adepticon Game Industry Thoughts
With Adepticon fast approaching, I am joined by our mate Alan to discuss what is catching our eye in the gaming industry, what we are playing and what we are hoping to get on the table soon!
- The Official Warlord Games Podcast, Ep 71 How To Start Konflikt '47 If You Play Bolt Action
Are you curious about how to start playing the new edition of Konflikt '47? Well, this is the episode for you! While this works for all gamers of all experience levels, we do address a few topics from the point of view of an incoming Bolt…
- The Cast Dice Podcast - Episode 242 - Post Cancon Konflikt '47 Thoughts
Cancon's Konflikt '47 event is won and done. Join the organiser and two of the players from the event as they share what they learned.
- The Official Warlord Games Podcast, EP 70 Talking Shop With Warlord's CEO John Stallard
We are joined by the big boss at Warlord Games, John Stallard, to talk all things Warlord! We start by reviewing the huge year that was 2025 before digging into the launch of Konflikt '47. We also explore the miniature creation/design proc…
- The Cast Dice Podcast - Episode 241 - Cancon Konflikt '47 and Bolt Action Events
In this episode I am joined by the Tournament Organisers of the huge Bolt Action event at Australia's largest game convention, Cancon to discuss missions at the BA and K'47 events, list trends that we are already seeing and our excitement…
- The Official Warlord Games Podcast, Ep 69 The Armies Of Imperial Japan
The Warlord Games Official Podcast is back with a huge first episode for 2026. In this episode we take an in depth look at the upcoming Armies Of Imperial Japan for Bolt Action Third Edition.
- Cast Dice Presents Zero Threat, Ep 8 Did We Succeed At Getting Better At The Game?
After several months of event play and list experimenting, the guys are back to answer the big question at the heart of the purpose of this podcast. How did we go at getting better at Marvel Crisis Protocol? We also discuss what we have le…
- The Ghost Army Podcast - Episode 49 - The New Japanese National Rule And Soviet Thoughts
We are back to discuss the new national rules for the upcoming Armies Of Imperial Japan book and do we have opinions! We also unpack our thoughts about the new Armies Of The Soviet Union book, now that we have the physical book in hand. No…
- The Cast Dice Podcast - Episode 240 - Getting Better At Gaming With Dave
I am joined by our good buddy Dave Hunsdale this week to discuss his journey at getting better a particular game over the last year. The game itself is not really important as this discussion could be used to talk about any tabletop game.…
- The Cast Dice Podcast 239 - Bunker Assault Event and Warhammer 40k Second Edition
This we look back at Warhammer 40K Second Edition! The shift from Second to Third Edition was one of, if not the, biggest edition changes in modern gaming. Third Edition became the template that 40k followed for many editions and years lat…
- The Cast Dice Podcast 238 - Konflikt '47 At Cancon And Other K'47 Thoughts
By popular demand, we are back with more Konflikt '47 content. Tim and I unpack more thoughts about listing and gameplay after playing a few more games of K'47. We also talk through the player pack and expectations for Cancon's Konflikt '4…
- The Cast Dice Podcast 237 - The MOAB Bolt Action Event Wrap Up
This week I am joined by Julian, one of the Tournament Organisers of this year's successful MOAB Bolt Action event, to discuss the new Soviet book, MOAB and what the take aways mean for the next big Cancon event.
- The Cast Dice Podcast 236 - Additional Konflikt'47 Lists And Thoughts
I am joined this week by Andrew from Chicago Dice to further our discussion of the new edition of Konflikt'47. Now that we have played more games, we have more observations and tips to help you find success on the tabletop.
- The Official Warlord Games Podcast, Ep 68 Writing Army Lists For Konflikt '47
By popular demand by you, the listener, we are back with ANOTHER episode about one of this year's hottest game releases, Konflikt '47. After tackling our first impressions in the last episode, we are back to discuss how the new rules and u…
- The Official Warlord Games Podcast, Ep 67 First Impressions After Playing Konflikt '47
We have played the new edition of Konflikt'47 and we are here to share our take aways and we have a LOT of them. Please join us as we unpack this exciting new chapter for this highly anticipated game.
- The Official Warlord Games Podcast, Ep 66 The Armies Of The Soviet Union Third Edition
In this exciting episode of the Warlord Games Official Podcast, we explore the upcoming Armies Of The Soviet Union book for Bolt Action Third Edition. In this hour and a half episode we dig deep into every section of this massive tome! Cla…
- The Cast Dice Podcast 235 - Games That Look Interesting
This week I am joined by our old mate Alan Borthwick from New Zealand to chat about what is catching our eye in the gaming industry at the moment. Spoilers... There are a LOT of great games out there.
- The Cast Dice Podcast - Ep 234 - Victorius 2025 Bolt Action Event
Victorius is Melbourne's newest gaming convention. This year will be its second year and it has grown by leaps and bounds. I am joined by the organiser of this year's Victorius Bolt Action Event to discuss its unique escalating format and…
- Cast Dice Presents Zero Threat, Ep 7 Shadowland Daredevil And More
The guys are back to talk about their successes at some very big local events. Along the way, we also discuss the ins and outs of Shadowland Daredevil, how to make your Hydra Table Pop and some initial thoughts about preparing for team eve…
- The Official Warlord Games Podcast, Ep 65 Konflikt '47
We are joined by Peter from Warlord to explore the exciting upcoming, new edition of Konflikt '47.
- The Cast Dice Podcast - Ep 233 - Medbury Miniatures Incredible Australian BA Range
This week I am joined by the incredibly talented Andrew Medbury from Medbury Miniatures to discuss his upcoming Australian range of miniatures that we can use for Bolt Action and other games. If Andrew's name is familiar, he is the gentlem…
- The Ghost Army Podcast - Episode 48 - Armies Of Great Britain Deep Dive
We heard that you wanted a more detailed investigation into the upcoming Armies Of Great Britain book for Bolt Action Third Edition and we are back with it! Join us as we pull the new book apart and chat about what we have found. It's a lo…
- The Official Warlord Games Podcast, Ep 64 The Armies Of Great Britain
To celebrate the upcoming and highly anticipated release of the Armies Of Great Britain for Bolt Action, we are joined by the author of the game itself, Alessio Cavatore. We discuss the direction of Bolt Action Third Edition, future releas…
- The Cast Dice Podcast - Episode 232 - Preparing For Operation Bear 2025
Melbourne's next big Bolt Action event is upon us in a few weeks. The guys come together to talk about the player pack and to unpack the lists they are taking.
- Cast Dice Presents Zero Threat, Ep 6 Catching Up After A Pile Of Events
The Zero Threat guys are back to talk about their experiences at a load of local events.
- The Official Warlord Games Podcast, Ep 63 - Armies Of The United States
On this episode of the Official Warlord Games Podcast, two experienced American players discuss what we like about the recently released "Armies Of The United States" book for Bolt Action Third Edition. We look at the new national rules, b…
- The Cast Dice Podcast - Episode 231 - Revisiting The Old World
This week we are joined by Dannypaints from the infamous Dwellers Below podcast to take a look at Warhammer Fantasy in the modern era. How is The Old World going a year into its existence? Let's find out!
- The Ghost Army Podcast - Episode 47 - The Battle For Madagascar
WE ARE BACK!!! In this episode we are joined by Drake to get back to one of the core ideas behind this podcast, how to list for particular conflicts, while still making lists that stand up and do well on the tabletop. Today we explore the…
- Cast Dice Presents Zero Threat, Ep 5 - Eureka and Dracula
The whole cast is back to chat about our experiences at the fantastic Eureka MCP event. Along the way we talk painting, Dracula and submarines on MCP tables. Please join us. Our theme music is Cyberpunx by LukHash
- The Official Warlord Games Podcast - Pike & Shotte - Wars Of The Samurai
In this episode of the Official Warlord Games Podcast, we speak with the author of the new Pike & Shotte expansion, Wars Of The Samurai about this mighty new tome and how it dramatically expands your ability to bring Daimyos and their armi…
- The Cast Dice Podcast - Episode 230 - 7TV Night Terrors
This week, we speak in depth with Karl from Crooked Dice and Peter from Edge Hill University about their collaboration in creating the newest expansion to the popular 7TV 80's Genre Guide, Night Terrors! We also touch on 7TV Fantasy, Colon…
- The Warlord Games Podcast, Ep 61 - The Bolt Action Compendium
In 2025 we were expecting lots of great Bolt Action material in various new "Armies Of..." books and while we are getting that, we are ALSO getting cool new content in books like the newly released Bolt Action Compendium. Packed within its…
- Cast Dice Presents Zero Threat, Ep 4 - The Gang Is Back Together
After a few episodes featuring special guests, the Zero Threat gang is back! The Daves, Leigh and I talk about our takeaways from some local events and games that we have been playing before digging into our main topic looking at Dave's th…
- Cast Dice Presents Zero Threat, Ep 3 Victoria's Mightiest Heroes
Today we are joined by some of the fantastic tournament organisers behind Victoria's Mightiest Heroes MCP Qualifier events. Together we discuss what the Mightiest is and talk about how it has been created to help grow Victoria's already st…
- The Cast Dice Podcast - Episode 229 - Bolt Action At Cancon 2025
We are back with the Tournament Organisers of this year's huge Bolt Action Cancon event. We look at some of the consistencies across all the lists before digging into the top lists at the event and thinking about what this might mean for t…
- Cast Dice Presents Zero Threat, Ep 2 MCP Cancon TO Chat
Welcome back to Zero Threat. On this episode we are joined by the Tournament Organiser of the and the Winner of Australia's largest Marvel Crisis Protocol tournament to talk about the event, MCP in Australia and things that we love about t…
- Cast Dice Presents Zero Threat, Ep 1 Cancon
Welcome to the newest Marvel Crisis Protocol podcast on the block, Zero Threat! We are a group of narratively focussed MCP players/experienced war gamers, who are chronicling our journey as we strive to get better at the game, all the whil…
- The Ghost Army Podcast - Episode 46 -Writing Lists Using The New German Book
The Ghost Army is back in 2025 with an episode that goes back to its original show format! Andrew from Chicago Dice joins us as we look at some of the new rules and units available in the upcoming "Armies Of Germany" book. We then use thos…
- The Warlord Games Podcast, Ep 60 - The Armies Of Germany Third Edition Book
We are back after a relaxing holiday season to discuss the first in the series of the new "Armies Of..." books for Bolt Action Third Edition, and it is a big one! I am joined by Marcus, from Warlord Games, to talk about the upcoming, enorm…
- The Cast Dice Podcast - Episode 228 - 7TV Event Planning And Play
We are back with a new episode for the new year! Actually, this episode was recorded a few weeks ago but between travelling and a small technical issue, it is only coming out now. Sorry about the delay! 7TV is the ultimate sandbox game. Yo…