Mentioned in Dispatches Season 11 Ep 12 ~ Wargame Design Studio

8 December 2023

The fine folks at Wargame Design Studio just recently released their latest game – Thirty Years’ War – in their Musket & Pike series.  Rich stops in with Brant & Jim to talk about their recent releases, the company’s current design plans, and what they’re currently excited about.

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What’s the company’s design and release philosophy – tablets?  Macs?  Steam?  Long-term patching & support?  What’s the breakdown of their different series and how widely are their historical nets cast?  How did they get sychronous online multiplayer functionality “right” 20 years ahead of a bunch of other companies that still haven’t figured it out?  What’s up with the graphics?    Why don’t they announce games until they’re actually launching?  And yes, we cram it all into a 1-hour show.

Links & References

• Tim Stone’s interview at Tally-Ho Corner
• WDS’s news page

 

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Here’s the game that Jim referenced in the show, as they streamed one of the Thirty Years War scenarios

 

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