The Lowlands Wargaming Podcast

Episode 15 - The odds of success

Small chance of success, near-certainty of death… what are we waiting for?In this episode Kevin and Tim discuss odds and how to apply them during your gaming. They talk about calculating odds on the fly, when to use them, and have lots of examples on how they can benefit you during your game!
 
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Episode 14 - First Impressions of the new edition

In this episode Kevin and Tim discuss their first experiences with the new edition of MESBG. They go over the new rules as well as the profiles and army lists and give a few of their favorites, biggest misses and dislikes.  
 
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Episode 13 - ALL the Rules Changes from the new edition of MESBG

In this lengthy episode Tim and Kevin go over ALL the changes to the ruleset for the new edition of the Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game, launching december 2024. Yes, all of them. Check below for timestamps to certain parts of the episode.
(6:11) – Basic Principles
(10:32) – Priority Phase
(13:24) – Move Phase
(21:53) – Shoot Phase
(36:48) – Fight Phase
(44:04) – Courage and Intelligence
(49:58) – Unit Types
(56:23) – Cavalry
(01:08:30) – Heroes
(01:37:34) – Monsters
(01:48:09) – War Beasts
(01:59:19) – Chariots
(02:01:06) – Weapons and Wargear
(02:28:02) – Magic
(02:59:21) – Special Rules
(03:16:19) – Advanced rules
(03:19:40) – Siege Engines
(03:26:02) – Matched Play
(03:31:46) - Scenarios
(03:51:30) – Closing thoughts
 
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Episode 12 - Emergency Podcast! - New edition leaks

In this emergency episode Tim and Kevin discuss the leaks of the new edition of MESBG that is coming up in two weeks. We detail a few of the leaks, what it means for the game, and mostly how we feel about them. 
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Episode 11 - The Dutch GT Special

In this episode Tim and Kevin discuss their experiences on the recent National Dutch GT tournament, hosted by The Rotterdam White Scars. It was also the Finale of the Dutch Middle Earth League. We do both a preview and a review of the event and discuss all of our 6 games. 
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Episode 10 - 3D printing in wargaming - A match made in filament?

In this episode Tim, Kevin and special guest Erik discuss everything concerning 3D printing in relation to wargaming. Both resin and PLA printing. 
Erik is the owner of Erik's Terrain Prints. One of the biggest terrain and mini printing services in The Netherlands specialising in everything Middle Earth and MESBG related. Check out his webstore for more!
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Episode 9 - Emergency Podcast! - Talking about the Legacy announcements

In this episode Tim and Kevin discuss the article published on WarCom yesterday concerning all the models that were going to Legacy in the new edition.
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Episode 8 - All about that Scenery - crafting, printing and buying

In this episode Tim and Kevin discuss everything related to scenery and gaming boards. An essential (though sometimes overlooked) part in our wargaming hobby. What makes for good scenery? How to setup a balanced gaming board? How to craft your own? Kevin and Tim talk about it at length in this podcast.
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