Friday, 25 July 2025

The Grand Final of the World Cup of Wargaming Pet Hates

 


It's the Grand Final 

NB Anyone who comments "they are the same" or similar is expected to donate at least 5 English Pounds to the Bradford Burns Unit !

The general public have decided that the Final match up will be

Cheats - they are the ones who bend or break the rules with the sole intention of winning, it could be loaded dice, the Limber Shuffle, moving figures those extra few inches when someone isn't looking or picking up the dice so quickly you don't see the results, it isn't big, it isn't clever and it is definitely ungentlemanly !

Overly Competitive Wargamers - whilst winning for them is also the primary goal, this isn't about subtle or underhand cheating, it's about screaming "LOSER" in you face when they roll double 6, flip the table when they loose or shout like they have won the FA Cup when they wi a melee.

Vote link https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17e1Vd5ZKi/

NB - the Limber Shuffle is an age old method of cheating, it requires a deployed battery and a based Limber (the longer the better) To begin the Shuffle declare you are moving the deployed battery and place the rear of your Limber model at the front of the battery.

Then measure your movement from the front of the Limber (gaining a handy 6 or 7 in movement) and then when you are ready to deploy again, place the front of the Limber at the end of you tape measure, rotate the Limber so it faces in the opposite direction and deploy the battery at the new rear of the Limber (gaining another 6 or 7 inches)


The Bradford City Football Club Burns Unit Appeal is a registered UK Charity (Number 1122310) set up after the tragedy of the fire at the club which killed 56 people on the 11th May 1985 after a stand caught light during a home match.

With that in mind all abusive and Salute hating posts will be deleted 

Regards Ken 

The Yarkshire Gamer 

Friday, 18 July 2025

Yarkshire Gamer Podcast 74 - Brews in the Binyard 25

 

Welcome to the Summer Edition of the Brews in the Binyard side Podcast within a Podcast.

Its the 9th time we have done one of these and they are very different to the usual shows, so after a run of 7 or 8 "normal" episodes I suppose I best warn newcomers that there may be a spot of bad language and you really don't want to play this with kids in the room.

Available on all major Podcast hosts or via the link below 

https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-74-brews-in-the-binyard-summer-2025/

Someone will no doubt be offended, but that's not the intention and I hope everyone takes the show in the tongue in cheek manner it is intended.

We start the show with a general catch up with some lively discussions about wargame magazine coverage and game complexity that develops nicely throughout the show.

Part 2 is the draw for the 1st and 2nd Rounds of the World Cup of Wargaming Pet Hates, we discuss the results of the Preliminary Votes and those who didn't make the cut before going onto the draw.

We delayed the usual 3rd part of listener questions, we were already over 3 hours in and thanks to the wonderful audience we had well over 70 questions, so we decided to come back and do a separate episode in a few weeks time.

So sit back and enjoy this episode and I'll see you again soon with either a guest or a bunch of questions.

Regards Ken

The Yarkshire Gamer

The previous episode is on the Utubes below



Wednesday, 16 July 2025

World Cup of Wargaming Pet Hates - Semi Finals

 

Time for the Semi finals, many Pet Hates (including all of mine !) have fallen along the way and there are only four left and it's up to you to decide which will have the dubious honour of lifting The World Cup of Wargaming Pet Hates.

Remember it's the one with the most votes who wins, the competition to date is laid out below, many more fell by the wayside in the Preliminary Round 







Semi Final A is underway

Which of these two wins your vote as your least favourite 

Cheats - many people want to win but cheating to do so breaks every rule under the sun, it is a game of Roy soldiers after all, but some justbwant to break the rules.

Smelly Gamers - like a game of Ping Pong but without the Ping 😎

I've got no idea which way this one will go but there can be only one, and its usually the one I don't vote for ! 3 days to find out

Results below 

Semi Final B looks like a shoe in but the first one looked like a close thing and isn't, I have no idea what's going on anymore 😆

Unpainted Miniatures on the Table - with the exception of kids and new starters is it ever acceptable.

Overly Competitive Wargamers - we all know "that guy", they jump on the table and shout in your face when they win, flip the table when they loose 

A place in the final is up for grabs, get voting 

Results below 







Monday, 14 July 2025

Yarkshire Gamer Podcast 73 - Paul Thompson - German Boots on British Soil in 1943

 

Hi Everyone,

Welcome back and today in episode 73 we return to the fascinating events surrounding a potential German Raid on the radar station at St Lawrence on the Isle of Wight in August 1943.

The episode is available on all major Podcast hosts or via the link below 

https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-73-paul-thompson-german-boots-on-british-soil-1943/

My guest Paul Thompson has spent a lot of time and effort supported by others to greatly further the investigation into the "rumour" on the Island of a raid to a point where the evidence is really looking like there was one.

We have spoke to Paul a couple of times (Episode 43 and 63) about this event, but we've tried to make this a stand alone episode with an introduction before we get into the meat and gravy. By all means go back and listen to the other episodes if you fancy a deep dive.

I wont spoil it but there are some pretty juicy reveals in the Episode and I honestly think we have gone from it being hard to prove the Germans were on the Island in 1943, I think we are at a point now where its hard to prove they weren't. Listen and decide for yourself.

With the shorter episode length I've taken the opportunity to cover the recent Partizan show and also the new World Cup of Wargaming Pet Hates, the preliminary round is open for voting until 2nd June via the link below

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1394761557711606/permalink/2097032530817835/

Next episode will be the Summer Brews in the Binyard, if you have any questions for the panel of me, Alex and Iain please send them to yarkshiregamer@gmail.com

 

Until next time Sithee

Regards Ken

The Yarkshire Gamer

As always here's the last version of the Podcast on the Utubes



Monday, 7 July 2025

Quarter Finals - World Cup of Wargaming Pet Hates

 


Quarter Finals underway today and vote one sees Rules with no index take on those pesky cheats


Results below

Quarter Final Two of the Yarkshire Gamer World Cup of Wargaming Pet Hates 

The second quarter Final sees old favourites Ribet Counters 😉 who obsess about the slightest detail on a 72 foot table against those who just can't be bothered to paint their figures are turn up in a mix of grey plastic and metal.

Only one will reach the Semis so get voting now. I am attempting my attempting yet another loss in my voting I've only been on the winning side 4 times so far 🤣

Results below

Quarter Final Three sees (or smells) Smelly Gamers take on Incomplete Figure Ranges, is it the pong or the wait that drives you mad !

Results below


Quarter Final 4 is a monster match up

Two big Hates match up in the World Cup of Pet Hates with a place in the Semis on offer to the winner

Rules Lawyers love to bend the rules to make sure they win, whilst an Overly Competitive Wargamers will jump on the table and scream "Loser" in your face when they win, neither are nice but which one is worse.

Results below


The Semi Finals will start on Weds 16th July 




Saturday, 5 July 2025

Yarkshire Gamer Podcast 72 - Ray and Lee of the Posties deliver on Salute

 

Welcome to the Show and today I have a couple of guests on the show who I have known for a few years via the Analogue Hobbies Winter Paint Challenge (see Episode 18 for more).

You can get the episode on any major Podcast Host or via the link below

https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-72-ray-and-lee-of-the-posties-deliver-on-salute/

Ray Rousell and Big Lee Hadley have been around the hobby for many years, both running successful wargaming blogs, with Lee branching off into the world of the Utubes in recent years, having his popular question of the week videos every Sunday.

As usual we start with a bit of an introduction and general game chat before using the second part of the show to discuss the Posties Rejects group that both Ray and Lee belong to.

After the usual mayhem of the Quiz we get down to an in depth discussion of the recent Salute 52 Wargames Show down in that there London.

This is a really fun episode with a couple of great guys who have a similar outlook on the hobby to me, hope you enjoy it.

Rays blog is here

Don't Throw a 1

Lees is here

BigLee's 'Miniature Adventures'

I will be returning in a week or so with a further exciting update on the German Raid on the Isle of Wight in WW2 with Paul Thompson.

Looking forward to that.

Regards Ken

The Yarkshire Gamer

The previous episode with The Company of Makers is on the Utubes