This episodes rounds out our look at the revisions to the core 6 ORBATs with a focus on the Prussian Empire for Dystopian Wars!

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Welcome to episode 35 of the Element 270 podcast, a podcast dedicated to Spartan and their line of games. In this episode Giles and special guest Ewen discuss the Russian Coalition forces in Dystopian Wars, including the changes between the older and the newer ORBAT.

This episode has been a long time coming, and many apologies for the poor quality of the audio, and occasional distraction, we were having difficulties with Skype and children both!

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In this episode Peter and Luke sit down and discuss the updated Empire of the Blazing Sun ORBAT. They take an in-depth walk through the changes and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Empire of the Blazing Sun!

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We also take time at the end to run through the updated ORBATs for the Kingdom of Britannia and the Republique of France, covering the changes and what it means for those fleets.

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You can find the link to the Annual SMG Dystopian Wars Tournament here: https://www.facebook.com/Annual-SMG-Dystopian-Wars-Tournament-839280422856590/

Where you will also find plenty of photos of the recent event.

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We also pay homage and give a shout out to the most excellent Firebase Delta, who can be found here: http://firebasedelta.com/

And the magnificent Fleet Signal, who can be found here: http://www.fleetsignal.com/

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In this episode Giles, Peter and Reese take a moment to discuss the recent survey we put out about the podcast and blog. We talk about the responses, and what we hope to do with the podcast, blog and other E270 media into the future.

If you took the time to respond to our survey, a very big and heartfelt thankyou! We really appreciated all the responses, as it helped us shape our plan for where we want to go.

Some of you mentioned contributing, either to the blog or the podcast, and we would absolutely love to have our listeners contribute. As far as we're concerned Element 270 is more about celebrating the hobby surrounding the games we love more than it is a chance for just us three to talk - so if you do have something to share - whether written or audio, please feel free to email us at element270podcast@gmail.com

For those who mentioned they are having some trouble finding us on iTunes, our feed address is: http://element270.libsyn.com/rss - if you put this into the podcast app of your choice, you should have no troubles! Of course - if there are issues - please feel free to contact us and we'll do what we can to help!

We also talk about the Spartan Survey... which you can find here.

In this episode Giles and Peter discuss Dystopian Legions. We cover the game in-depth, looking at how the game plays and covering our opinions and thoughts on the game system.

We apolgise for the lateness of this episode, we hope to hit a more regular recording schedule soon!

The rules book for Dystopian Legions, as well as a host of other downloads are all available for free from the Spartan Games website: http://www.spartangames.co.uk/resources/downloads

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In this episode Giles, Peter and Reese discuss Firestorm Planetfall!

We talk about what the game is all about, the models, how it plays, the boxed set Battle for Proteus Prime, our opinions and finally get to answering some listener questions.

The rule book for Planetfall, as well as all the army lists, are available as free downloads from the Spartan Games website: www.spartangames.co.uk and in our estimation, are well worth a look!

In episode 23 we talked about the release schedule for Dystopian Wars over the course of 2015, in this episode we take some time to discuss the releases for Dystopian Legions, Firestorm Armada and Firestorm Planetfall.

Apologies for this podcast being later than we would have liked!

We currently have a survey running for our listeners, if you have a spare couple of minutes we would really value your feedback, you can find the survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9XTMCSN

We apologise in advance for the audio quality of this episode, we were having continual problems with the quality of our audio connection.

In this episode we look at the upcoming Fleet Books, the expansion of the Alliance Nations, the Bombardment boxes for the core 7 nations, and a fantastic new Campaign System!

In this episode Giles talks to Neil and Derek of Spartan Games about some exciting news: A new space fleet game for Halo, and the Kickstarter for Spartan’s Universal Modular Wargames Terrain.

We talk about the Halo game, what it’s like working with such an illustrious IP, and what players can expect from the game.

We also talk about the Spartan Games Kickstarter - the Universal Modular Wargames Terrain - a set of terrain pieces that can be used to create interesting environments for nearly any scale and theme all from the same box. Check out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/921886974/spartan-games-universal-modular-wargames-terrain

If you can make your way through the jungle of tangents and swamp of distraction, we finish with the things we're looking forward to for each of Spartan's games...

Neil talks with us about what sets Planetfall apart, some of the aspects of game play, and what people can be looking forward to in the future!

My apologies on the lateness of the episode, it would have been up a couple of weeks earlier, but I have been busy with various things, including the birth of my third child - so the podcast had to wait!

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This epic space battle game finally gets the treatment it never asked for, as three players relatively new to the game try and pull it apart to see how it ticks.

Spolier alert - we enjoy it a lot!

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We talk tanks, templates and tactics in this episode, and as well as covering how the land game has changed, we also look at how it's different from the Naval game, and some things to keep an eye open for in the future.

We apologise for the sound quality at times, Skype is a fickle mistress, but we hope what we have is reasonable enough to enjoy!  I must also apologise for the lateness of the episode, while it's been gathering digital dust on my harddrive, I've had work and other business to attend to - my apologies!

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The Topic?  Dystopian Legions 2

The News? Boxed set, rule book, release schedule, rules chatter, amusement...

We hope you enjoy!

Check out our blog posts with lots of photos of the upcoming legions boxed set: 

http://element270.wordpress.com/2014/08/13/codename-iron-scorpion-dystopian-legions/

http://element270.wordpress.com/2014/08/14/iron-scorpion-more-pics/

Giles as the Free Nations, Reese as the Imperial Bond, and Nick as the Grand Coalition, lock horns in a do-or-die quiz match to determine which really is the better power.

Who will win the day?  Who will falter at the finish?  Who will hang their head in shame and ignominy?  

Keep a tally of your own scores as we go, and work out whether YOU have what it takes to tackle the titans...  The Commodore Quiz, alliterating without using the same letters since 2014!

We hope you enjoy!

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It's never too late for the E270 Challenge?

We talk about the Painting Challenge, what we've been up to in the hobby, and all the things Spartan have been teasing, to do with Dystopian Wars, Dystopian Legions, Firestorm Armada and Planetfall...

Dystopian Wars:

• Aerial Boxes available.

• Parts store - individual models (only from the 2.0 boxes at this stage), TAC cards, Mine Markers, SAS Trays

• Chinese - Dragon, aerial box set

• Indian Raj - Naval and Land box sets

• East India Merchant Company - medium interceptor - possibly an aerial box

• Canadian land carrier - possibly a land box

• Polish Air carrier - possibly in a box - Mobile Airfield - possibly in  a land box

Dystopian Legions:

• French (Legionnaires)

• Russians (Cossacks, Snipers)

• 2 player boxed set?

...Big announcement soon...?

Firestorm Armada:

• Old stuff - available on the website

• Ba’Kash Cruiser Squad

• Ba’Kash Patrol Fleet

• Tarakian Patrol Fleet

Planetfall:

• Dindrenzi

• Terran

• Aquan

In this podcast Giles, Peter and Reese wax lyrical over the physical copies of the Commodore Edition rules book and the Shadow Hunters Boxed set.

We announce the Element 270 Painting Challenge.

We also manage to answer some listener questions!

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Are you ready for the E270 Challenge?

In this episode we cover listener questions, we talk about a range of topics, from Shadow Hunters, to Alliance nations and more.

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In this show we mention the unboxing video by Peter, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJv6KyQKtVQ

Are you ready for the E270 Challenge?

In this episode Giles, Peter and Reese are joined once again by the dulcet tones of Derek Sinclair, lead designer of Dystopian Wars 2.0.  In this episode we talk about the big picture when it came to designing the core nation army lists, some of the subtleties and synergies to expect or look for, and the way rules changes may impact force selection.

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In this episode Giles, Peter and Reese are joined, for a question and answer session, by Derek Sinclair and Neil Fawcett.  We hope you enjoy!

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In this episode we interview Dystopian Wars 2.0 lead designer Derek Sinclair and Spartan Games owner Neil Fawcett about Dystopian Wars 2.0.  We cover some of the biggest changes players might expect to see in 2.0, and some of the nuances that make the new version of the game such a fantastic development.

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We discuss some of the big picture visions that led to Dystopian Wars 2.0, the design goals around what the new version of the rules will bring, as well as some other super sized stuff...

We hope you enjoy!

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In this episode (the first of a series of interviews leading into the launch of Dystopian Wars 2.0) we are joined by a very special guest to talk about Spartan Games.  We discuss where Spartan came from, Uncharted Seas, Firestorm Armada, Dystopian Wars, Dystopian Legions, campaign systems, a role playing game and all sorts of future goodness.

Stay tuned for the outtakes! 

We hope you enjoy!

In this episode Giles, Peter and Reese get their fanboy shirts (and hats, scarves, socks and little flags) on as they gush over the recent announcements of the Commodore Edition 2.0 Dystopian Wars rules book, and the Shadow Hunters 2 player boxed set.

We also talk a little about the Spartan Games Beta testing process - but who am I kidding, it's mostly gushing!

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Next episode we will be interviewing Dystopian Wars 2.0 designer Derek (Delboy from the Spartan forums), if you have any questions for him then feel free to email us at element270podcast@gmail.com, jump on our facebook page, add a post to the thread in the Spartan forums here: http://community.spartangames.co.uk/index.php?/topic/9455-element-270-questions-for-delboy/  or add a comment to our blog post here: http://element270.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/a-chance-to-ask-away/

In this episode Giles, Peter and Reese talk about the news, including the releases for Firestorm Armada, and what the slow-down of releases for Dystopian Wars might portent.  We continue from last episode, with a look at the alliance nations, cover some listener questions, and throw out another hot topic.

In Part 2 of our fleet review we briefly cover the Alliance Nations of Dystopian Wars, including play style, tactics and a short discussion about the strengths and weaknesses of each fleet.   

We also discuss some listener questions, and pose another Hot Topic question.

We apologise for any skipping or confusion in our audio, there were some technical difficulties with our files, but we nonetheless hope this is an enjoyable and useful episode!

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Find our Hot Topic here: http://element270.wordpress.com/2014/04/01/hot-topic-for-episode-4/

In this episode Giles, Peter and Reese talk about the holidays, cover the news, including the releases of the Eclipse Company and Objectives sets, complete part one of our fleet review and answer some listener questions.

In Part 1 of our fleet review we briefly cover the 7 main fleets of Dystopian Wars, including play style, tactics and a short discussion about the strengths and weaknesses of each fleet.  In the fleet review we raise the issue of new and old rules - there are many fleet guides now available for download from the Spartan Downloads page: http://www.spartangames.co.uk/resources/downloads  Including the updates booklets for the Russian Coalition, the Republique of France and the Covenant of Antarctica.

We also discuss some listener questions, including where to find some extras for Dystopian Wars - http://www.litko.net/ and http://corseceng.com/ and of course - Spartan Games - 

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Question for listeners: Does Giles use the word 'fantastic' or 'brilliant' more often... the jury is out!

Find our Hot Topic here: http://element270.wordpress.com/2014/02/06/hot-topic-for-episode-3/

In this episode Giles, Peter and Reese talk news, and then tackle the topic of split and linked fire, we then get around to answering some listener questions.

We talk about the Black Wolf, hopes for 2014 for Dystopian Wars and Dystopian Legions.  We talk about the split and linked firing options, and how they can be used to best effect.  Peter reflects on a recently run tournament. We talk scenarios and campaigns, what’s been happening on the Element 270 blogsite, and try to answer some listener questions.

At the end there is some special news, and tournament interviews!  We hope you enjoy!

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Our Hot Topic for this episode is: Should split fire be removed from Dystopian Wars 2.0?... join the discussion here: http://element270.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/hot-topic-for-episode-2/

Peter, Reese and Giles discuss recent news and releases, the future of Dystopian Wars, tournament organization, and answer some listener questions.

We talk about the Danes, the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, as well as some the terrain releases from Spartan.  We also cover what we hope to see from Dystopian Wars 2.0, and how the new Firestorm Armada releases might inform what we’ll see on that front.  Peter talks about tournement organisation, and gives some tips and advice.  Finally, we answer some listener questions.

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Our Hot Topic for this episode is: Tiny Fliers - Game Winners or Game Wasters... join the discussion here: http://element270.wordpress.com/2013/11/30/episode-1-hot-topic-tiny-fliers/

In this episode Giles, Peter and Reece introduce themselves, the blog site www.element270.wordpress.com and our podcast!

We hope you enjoy!

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