The Canadian Wargamer

Your hosts James and Mike, with the occasional guest, look at the Canadian wargames scene. We're interested in miniature wargaming, board (hex and counter) games, and how Canadian military history inspires some of our projects. We hope to help tell the stories of a small but dynamic hobby scene in a big country.

The Canadian Wargamer is a leisure podcast hosted by Michael Peterson, with 34 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Michael Peterson hosts The Canadian Wargamer, a leisure show with 34 episodes published.

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  Episode #34

  Canadian Wargamer Podcast 32 With Our Guest Don Perrin: The Wargaming Hobby and "The Churn"

  Sep 23, 20251h 41mS0

  <p>Mike and James are joined by our friend and wargaming dignitary Don Perrin to take a 360 degree view of the wargaming hobby in the midst of "the churn" of where we are as a society - "churn" being the vortex of technological, social, political and economic flux that we're all caught up in.   I think out conclusion is surprisingly optimistic, but have a listen and tell us what you think!</p> <p>More about our guest, Don Perrin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Perrin</p> <p>Things that we referred to in the podcast:</p> <p>Sitrep Podcast:   ht...

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  Episode #33

  Canadian Wargamer Podcast Episode 31 with our guest, Mike Hoyt of Battlespace Publishing

  Aug 22, 20251h 49mS0

  <p>In this episode James and Mike chat with Canadian wargamer and games designer Mike Hoyt.  Mike has been throwing dice since he was a kid and now brings his professional military expertise as a Canadian Armed Forces design to serious games design.   </p> <p> </p> <p>Battlespace Publishing:   https://www.battlespacepublishing.ca/about</p> <p>Mike's contributions to the CWP Digital Library:</p> he Art of Maneuver, Robert Leonhard, 1991 The Campaigns of Napoleon, David Chandler, 1966 A Soldier First, General Rick Hillier, 2009   Mike's choice for our march out music: The Mercury March, the official march music of the Communications and Electr...

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  Episode #32

  Canadian Wargamer Podcast Episode 30 With Our Guest Andrew Dobson of Dobbies' Hobbies

  Jul 17, 20251h 49mS0

  <p>As we reached Episode 30 of the CWP, James and I had a terrifically enjoyable chat with Andrew Dobson.   Andrew is one of Canadian wargaming's rising stars, and is the proprietor of Dobbies Hobbies, a 3D printing factory licensed to produce a wide variety of models from a wide range of suppliers.</p> <p>We love Andrew's energy and his enthusiasm for the potential of 3D printing.  Andrew also has an interest in Canadian military history, which explains our final march past.    This interview was recorded in June, and we're sorry that it's taken a long time to get it to y...

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  Episode #31

  Canadian Wargamer Podcast Episode 29 With Our Guest Jay Arnold, The Veteran Wargamer

  May 16, 20251h 22mS0

  <p>It's a special Hands Across The Border episode with our favourite Yank, Jay Arnold, the Veteran Wargamer.  After a brief skirmish in which Jay tries to annex us, we talk about podcasting versus gaming, what Jay as a soldier looks for in a wargame, and of course, lots of Quar talk during which I went and made a sandwich.   Here's links to what we mentioned in our chat.</p> <p>Jay’s work in Professional Military Education: Joseph “Jay” Arnold | U.S. Naval Institute</p> <p> </p> <p>Jay’s Veteran Wargamer Podcast:  The Veteran Wargamer - Podcast - Apple Podcast...

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  Episode #30

  CWP Episode 28 With Our Guest, Byron Mudry from Northern Lights Terrain

  Apr 7, 20251h 27mS0

  <p>Mike and James have a great chat with Winnipeg's Byron Mudry, a lifelong gamer who also takes us behind the scenes in his MDF terrain business.  We also talk about the vibrant gaming scene on the Canadian prairies, and his love of wargaming Canada's storied First World War history.  Byron also schooled us about Trench Crusade and other games that the cool kids are playing.</p> <p>Byron's business: https://northernlightsterrain.com/</p> <p>Other things we mentioned</p> <p>Legions of Steel (Canadian early competitor to Space Hulk):</p> <p>https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2091/legions-of-steel</p> <p>State of...

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