20 Sided Gamified Podcast

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The 20 Sided Gamified Podcast is hosted by Jared Fishman, whose professional career includes a nearly 20+ year tenure teaching history in independent schools, and positions on the board of two game based organizations- HMGS Next Gen, Inc, and the North American Simulations and Games Association. This podcast is meant to be a place for conversations with interesting folks within the world of tabletop, roleplaying, and board gaming communities. This includes game developers, rules authors, and other luminaries in the field. In particular, we're always looking for connections and crossover between games and education, with a specific emphasis on why it is that even the most innocuous games can be a valuable tool for learning and growth.
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Episode #86: Historical Wargaming in Board Game Form: Jared Interviews Steve Kling of the Historical Game Company, LLC!

Oct 11 2024 65 mins

Friends- please enjoy my chat with Steve Kling from the Historical Game Company, LLC. Steve was an absolute delight to have on the show. Not only is he an accomplished lawyer, but he is also a magnificent game designer (link below), an author and historian in every sense of the word, the subject of a documentary on warfare around St Louis during the American Revolution, and a multi

Episode #85: Kelly Interviews Historian Todd Braisted!

Oct 04 2024 71 mins

When Kelly told me about the fact he was working alongside historian Todd Braisted, I used my overlord type power to demand an interview! Thankfully, Kelly obliged. If you like history and the kind of research that goes into putting together a scenario or oob, this is the episode for you! See Todd's bio below. Enjoy the episode!!!Todd Braisted is an author and researcher of Loyalis

Friendcast #15: Would You Survive "Aliens: A Cooperative Survival Game" ? Sci-Fi Wargaming with Brian, Matt, and Kelly!

Oct 04 2024 81 mins

Friends- please enjoy this Friendcast in which the gang talks all things Alien and Sci-Fi wargaming! Given how we all like the Aliens universe in so many different ways, Kelly walked us through a discussion of the newest film (Alien: Romulus), as well as great game of Aliens the board game from Gale Force 9. We had an absolute blast chatting with one another, which includes team me

Episode #84: Ethan "Mad Guru" Reiff- Master Terrain Builder, Northwest Frontier Expert, Lifelong Wargamer

Sep 27 2024 105 mins

Friends- what happens when you pit two NEW YORK wargamers head to head in the same Zoom space? a great episode- that's what! If you've never heard of Ethan Reiff, here is the low down- He's been wargaming since the 1970s, and moved out to LA to work in Hollywood a number of years ago. His pseudonym on The Miniatures Page, and on is own blogs/pages is the "Mad Guru", a nod to the fa

Episode #83: The Life of an Indie Wargames Author- Paul Howells of Pandyman Entertainment

Sep 20 2024 61 mins

Friends- I hope the week is treating you well! Last weekend, Kelly and I had a lovely conversation with Paul "Pandy" Howells of the UK. He is the owner (along with his wife) of a small indie wargames company called Pandyman Entertainment, which has put out two titles thus far- "Trench Offensive" and "Threat Level: Emergency Response". We connected with Paul at Salute, and based on

Friendcast #14: Jared, Kelly, and Adam Talk Wargaming, Sitka, and Inspiration with James "mogsymakes" Morris!

Sep 13 2024 94 mins

Friends- we've all been long overdue for a Friendcast! Please enjoy the conversation between Jared, Kelly, Adam, and James Morris! The impetus for the show was a few kind words from Adam (thomashillwargamers) about James Morris, and a request to get him on the show. A quick glance at James' contribution to the wargaming world- numerous articles for various wargames' magazines, auth

Episode #82: Wargaming as a Means of Understanding Modern War: A Discussion with Dr. Gian Gentile of RAND

Sep 06 2024 105 mins

Friends- If you ever wanted to see wargaming work at the highest and most critical level, then you're going to enjoy this episode quite a bit. Gian Gentile is the associate director of RAND Arroyo Center, the United States Army's sole federally funded research and development center for studies and analysis. Gentile is also a senior historian at the RAND Co

Episode #81: From One NASAGAn to Another- 20SG Welcomes JS Bragg of Miami University to the Show!

Sep 02 2024 63 mins

Friends- to celebrate of another school year (my 21st), my interview with fellow NASAGAn (North American Simulations and Games Association) JS Bragg will drop at 11:59pm on September 2nd. This was a lovely conversation that ranged from our collective love of NASAGA, Blood on the Clocktower (a truly awesome game), and all the game related work JS has done with his own school, Miami

Episode #80: Building a Gaming Program from the Ground Up: A Chat with Aaron Pace from the HopeTown School in Wyong, New South Wales!

Aug 30 2024 94 mins

Friends- Aaron Pace is a Student Support Officer (and I'd argue, a teacher!!!!) from the HopeTown School in Wyong, New South Wales. I met him quite awhile ago through HMGS Next Gen, Inc, as he was asking for a little advice in building a game program. Now- I've had many of these types of conversations in the past, but it's rare that I get to see the finished product! Needless to sa

Episode #79: So You're Interested in Napoleonic Wargaming? I Have a Guy....20SG Interviews David Brown, Author of General d'Armee 2!

Aug 23 2024 76 mins

Avid Listeners! Please enjoy this conversation with David Brown, author of General d'Armee 2 as well as other titles. If you're interested in learning more about this ruleset, or Napoleonics in general, there is no way I could offer up a better guest. David is well read, well informed, and truly passionate about the period. Kelly and I chatted with David for 60+ minutes and look fo