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Aimed at building a community of wargamers, board gamers and tabletop enthusiasts, Hobby Homies Podcast covers all aspects of the tabletop gaming hobby. New episodes released every Sunday!
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Detailed rules talk, indie-game curiosity, and loose group chemistry make miniature wargaming approachable without sanding away its complexity.
Hobby Homies Podcast turns miniature wargaming into an easygoing conversation among Shane, Fox, Churchy, and their guests. Rules, lore, convention games, painting projects, and the economics of stocking indie systems all receive close attention, usually with enough joking around…
A convention demo goes sideways, and suddenly your standards for a game pitch get sharper.
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A plainspoken look at hobby slump advice that favors small, personal steps over a single fix.
Hobby Homies spends this episode on a familiar hobby slump: interest fades, the pile does not shrink, and the question becomes how to get moving again. Shane, Fox, and Churchy keep the tone easygoing, but the advice stays practical and tied to trial and error.
A casual, grounded look at when selling painted minis stops being a simple call.
Hobby Homies keeps the question practical: when, if ever, is it worth selling painted minis or pieces that already have real hours in them? The conversation does not force a neat rule. It lands on a plain tradeoff instead.
A fast, table-side look at Blackout that gets easier to follow as they play.
Hobby Homies spends most of the episode on Blackout, and the crew learns it by playing before turning right around and stress-testing the rules.
A lively rules check-in that makes the ambush and status updates feel table-relevant.
Age of Fantasy Quest sits at the center of the discussion, with Shane, Fox, and Churchy sorting through the latest One Page Rules news around a game they clearly know well.
A card driven western skirmish discussion that stays focused on how the system plays at the table.
Hobby Homies shifts its usual table talk to Blaster, a western skirmish game set in the fictional town of Bloodstone, Arizona, in the mid to late 19th century.
A practical Viking rules chat that treats weapon choice as part of combat.
Blade Wrath: Fury of Vikings is a rules first chat about how Luke moved from Fjord Serpents toward a reusable core system. The focus stays on weapon type rather than raw stat bumps, so swords, axes, spears, hand axes, slings, bows, crossbows, javelins, and small unit melee all…
A loose 40K discussion that turns scrap-built tech and kitbash habits into approachable, hobby-driven banter.
This episode keeps its focus on one of the setting's oddest species and treats their habit of turning scrap into advanced hardware as both real lore and comedy.
A loose, funny Kill Team chat that keeps the jargon readable.
Kill Team comes through as table-side banter: loose, funny, and most effective when it lingers on the names as much as the mission. Shane, Fox, and Churchy keep the exchange in decode-and-riff mode, which suits a setting full of odd titles and the recurring fight over whether it…
Practical D&D craft for working DMs.
Live-wire esoteric teaching in motion.
Fast clues, drinks, louder wrong answers.
The hosts of Hobby Homies share their favorite funny moments and anecdotes from the past year, covering convention mishaps, inside jokes about historical wargaming, dice superstitions, and their top game picks in a relaxed, conversational year-end special.
In this solo episode, host Shane reflects on his nine-year tabletop hobby journey, discussing how his focus has shifted from compulsive buying of new games and models to finding satisfaction in completing long-stalled projects like an Imperial Knight.
The hosts of Hobby Homies dive into absurd 40k lore, discussing ridiculous elements like Jakero with retractable toes, the Sensei retcons, and Ork time-travel.
Hobby Homies Podcast [S7E38] focuses on cutting hobby spending in war gaming, starting with Shane and Fox describing how Warhammer 40K used to mean spending hundreds of dollars every month.
Shane, Fox, and Churchy spend the opening talking through a hobby slump.
Shane, Fox, and Churchy start by hanging out before drifting into Kill Team.
Hobby Homies heads to MOAB in Sydney and comes back with a strong convention recap.
Hobby Homies Podcast S7E32 focuses on Blaster’s new indie war game, Dark Age of Annwn, and the hosts frame it as a village-survival campaign set in Wales.
The crew keeps it on basing.
Fox opens from a convention floor, says they cannot record a normal episode, and reruns “Beers and Banter 25” from about four years ago.
Migraine describes how Dotskrig began after an Epic Armageddon game, a migraine attack, and a late-night walk with his dog, when the game’s suppression mechanic first came to him.
Hobby Homies kicks off with dice rolling and the usual table chatter before settling into Blackout.
Shane, Fox, and Churchy head into Victorious in Victoria with the usual loose banter and a fresh joke about whether the title is a pun on the place name.
Fox brings Sundered Psyche in from the Discord.
Hobby Homies brings Luke from Hammer of the North in to talk Blade Wrath and the Kickstarter behind it.
Shane, Fox, and Churchy start with their usual loose, joking banter before landing on Blaster.
Hobby Homies starts with OPR’s new Grimdark Future 3.5 beta rules and says it will help listeners catch up, at least on some of them.
Shane, Fox, and Churchy kick things off by taking a swing at the problem with indie wargaming.
Fox drops in from rural Australia and the conversation settles quickly into hobby talk.
Shane kicks off Hobby Homies with Fox and Churchy on Age of Fantasy Quest.
The panel opens by getting off track before landing on money and the real question: should you sell your miniatures.
The hosts announce a shift in focus from their weekly podcast to a video channel and community building, explaining they've been stretched thin.
The hosts discuss their initial experiences with the game 'Guards of Traitor's Tile' and the buzz around it in the tabletop gaming community.
The hosts discuss speed painting techniques for tabletop miniatures, exploring how to paint quickly to an acceptable standard.
The hosts discuss their community's top three tabletop games based on a Patreon poll.
The hosts discuss the potential impact of AI on wargaming, debating whether it's beneficial or harmful to the hobby.
The hosts introduce themselves and preview an interview with the creator of the RPG Rip Crypt.
The hosts introduce an interview with a guest about Halo tabletop game, Gen Con, and 3D printing.
Interview with Jordan Heckman about the tabletop game County Road Z, its acquisition by Modiphius, and developments over two years.
The hosts discuss why they no longer play Warhammer 40K and propose fixes for the game.
The hosts discuss wargames that didn't grab them, sharing personal experiences and opinions on tabletop games that missed the mark.