Fortified Niche
@fortifiedniche.bsky.social
Fortified Niche is a podcast about miniature wargames you probably haven't heard of and definitely haven't played.
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81 - The Four-Year Anniversary Nichee Awards Episode
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Fortified Niche is finally a maximum roll-of-1d4-years old. And as every year, we use this opportunity to reminisce about the best games we reviewed last year.
Oh, and there will be some major news at the end, so stick around.
open.spotify.com/episode/40wH...
Oh, and there will be some major news at the end, so stick around.
open.spotify.com/episode/40wH...
The updated Conquest: First Blood edition sounds great since the regular game is too expensive and need too many models to paint.
But I don't know why they insist that the skirmish ruleset will also be a large army ruleset. Isn't that what the main game is for?
www.para-bellum.com/intro-to-the...
But I don't know why they insist that the skirmish ruleset will also be a large army ruleset. Isn't that what the main game is for?
www.para-bellum.com/intro-to-the...
December 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The updated Conquest: First Blood edition sounds great since the regular game is too expensive and need too many models to paint.
But I don't know why they insist that the skirmish ruleset will also be a large army ruleset. Isn't that what the main game is for?
www.para-bellum.com/intro-to-the...
But I don't know why they insist that the skirmish ruleset will also be a large army ruleset. Isn't that what the main game is for?
www.para-bellum.com/intro-to-the...
Few game universes would have me so keyed to a single faction like DZC/DFC resistance. Such cool look, omg.
December 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Few game universes would have me so keyed to a single faction like DZC/DFC resistance. Such cool look, omg.
HOLY SHID, IF YOU HAVE HANDS, APPLY
Hey its that time again where I do a call out to artists. Want to get paid to draw weird shit then hit me up. First time artists welcome. please do not worry if it takes me a bit to get back to you, please respond with a link to your work or examples of it and your rough fees for stuff.
December 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
HOLY SHID, IF YOU HAVE HANDS, APPLY
Well, Field of Glory got turned into a wicked fun video game, so why not Bolt Action?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9gw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9gw...
Bolt Action | Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by SlitherineGames
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December 10, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Well, Field of Glory got turned into a wicked fun video game, so why not Bolt Action?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9gw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9gw...
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The pod embarks on the Great Crusade in Eisenhower, "a tabletop game of the great battles of the European and Mediterranean theatres of the Second World War" by Sam A. Mustafa (who did provide us with the rules, but all the glazing is absolutely sincere)
open.spotify.com/episode/0nXn...
open.spotify.com/episode/0nXn...
82 - Eisenhower
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December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The pod embarks on the Great Crusade in Eisenhower, "a tabletop game of the great battles of the European and Mediterranean theatres of the Second World War" by Sam A. Mustafa (who did provide us with the rules, but all the glazing is absolutely sincere)
open.spotify.com/episode/0nXn...
open.spotify.com/episode/0nXn...
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Into the final 24 hours of the EdoKanto campaign. 11 printable buildings, modular riser tiles & all stretch goals now unlocked! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cor... #terrain #scifi #infinitythegame #realitysedge #judgedredd #ttrpg #tabletop #stargrave #5parsecs #onepagerules
December 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Into the final 24 hours of the EdoKanto campaign. 11 printable buildings, modular riser tiles & all stretch goals now unlocked! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cor... #terrain #scifi #infinitythegame #realitysedge #judgedredd #ttrpg #tabletop #stargrave #5parsecs #onepagerules
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Digital Forge members can now download squads of frogmen with scuba gear or netting veils!
https://www.patreon.com/anvildigitalforge
https://www.myminifactory.com/users/AnvilDigitalForge?show=tribe
#anvilindustry #anvildigitalforge #3dprinting #patreon #wargaming #28mm #tribes #myminifactory
https://www.patreon.com/anvildigitalforge
https://www.myminifactory.com/users/AnvilDigitalForge?show=tribe
#anvilindustry #anvildigitalforge #3dprinting #patreon #wargaming #28mm #tribes #myminifactory
December 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Digital Forge members can now download squads of frogmen with scuba gear or netting veils!
https://www.patreon.com/anvildigitalforge
https://www.myminifactory.com/users/AnvilDigitalForge?show=tribe
#anvilindustry #anvildigitalforge #3dprinting #patreon #wargaming #28mm #tribes #myminifactory
https://www.patreon.com/anvildigitalforge
https://www.myminifactory.com/users/AnvilDigitalForge?show=tribe
#anvilindustry #anvildigitalforge #3dprinting #patreon #wargaming #28mm #tribes #myminifactory
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Our December issue is now available!
Postcards from the 2025 BIPOC Game Studies Conference
Getting in Good Troubles with Mancala — Rebecca Y. Bayeck, Joseph M. Bayeck, and Olu Randle
Defining the Miniatures Wargame: Five Pillars — Ian Williams
Check it out:
analoggamestudies.org
Postcards from the 2025 BIPOC Game Studies Conference
Getting in Good Troubles with Mancala — Rebecca Y. Bayeck, Joseph M. Bayeck, and Olu Randle
Defining the Miniatures Wargame: Five Pillars — Ian Williams
Check it out:
analoggamestudies.org
Analog Game Studies
analoggamestudies.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Our December issue is now available!
Postcards from the 2025 BIPOC Game Studies Conference
Getting in Good Troubles with Mancala — Rebecca Y. Bayeck, Joseph M. Bayeck, and Olu Randle
Defining the Miniatures Wargame: Five Pillars — Ian Williams
Check it out:
analoggamestudies.org
Postcards from the 2025 BIPOC Game Studies Conference
Getting in Good Troubles with Mancala — Rebecca Y. Bayeck, Joseph M. Bayeck, and Olu Randle
Defining the Miniatures Wargame: Five Pillars — Ian Williams
Check it out:
analoggamestudies.org
The pod embarks on the Great Crusade in Eisenhower, "a tabletop game of the great battles of the European and Mediterranean theatres of the Second World War" by Sam A. Mustafa (who did provide us with the rules, but all the glazing is absolutely sincere)
open.spotify.com/episode/0nXn...
open.spotify.com/episode/0nXn...
82 - Eisenhower
open.spotify.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The pod embarks on the Great Crusade in Eisenhower, "a tabletop game of the great battles of the European and Mediterranean theatres of the Second World War" by Sam A. Mustafa (who did provide us with the rules, but all the glazing is absolutely sincere)
open.spotify.com/episode/0nXn...
open.spotify.com/episode/0nXn...
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I'm trying not to respond to YouTube comments anymore because it always leads to bullshit, but sometimes people just say the fucking wildest things.
December 7, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I'm trying not to respond to YouTube comments anymore because it always leads to bullshit, but sometimes people just say the fucking wildest things.
One brave Something Awful poster has made a collection of STLs suitable for Burrows and Badgers:
www.myminifactory.com/users/MrNigh...
www.myminifactory.com/users/MrNigh...
Fantasy Animals collection by MrNightmares | MyMiniFactory
Collection Fantasy Animals by MrNightmares | STL files for 3D designers and makers, share free and paid guaranteed 3D printable models. Download high-quality 3D print files for tabletop gaming, toys, ...
www.myminifactory.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
One brave Something Awful poster has made a collection of STLs suitable for Burrows and Badgers:
www.myminifactory.com/users/MrNigh...
www.myminifactory.com/users/MrNigh...
49 of you suffer Spotify just to listen to us, awww <3
December 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
49 of you suffer Spotify just to listen to us, awww <3
I am Up To My Shit Again with the @wargamesatlantic.bsky.social Sprue Game.
But I love those helmets.
GO SUBMIT YOU'RE OWN IDEA, M'LORD:
wargamesatlantic.com/blogs/news/i...
But I love those helmets.
GO SUBMIT YOU'RE OWN IDEA, M'LORD:
wargamesatlantic.com/blogs/news/i...
December 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I am Up To My Shit Again with the @wargamesatlantic.bsky.social Sprue Game.
But I love those helmets.
GO SUBMIT YOU'RE OWN IDEA, M'LORD:
wargamesatlantic.com/blogs/news/i...
But I love those helmets.
GO SUBMIT YOU'RE OWN IDEA, M'LORD:
wargamesatlantic.com/blogs/news/i...
Is Porble maybe too powerful?
December 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Is Porble maybe too powerful?
These could have been miniatures, but I don't have to paint stickers.
Half of these are going on the back of a Nissan Pixo.
I hope @qsy.bsky.social remembers us when the TC French come out
Half of these are going on the back of a Nissan Pixo.
I hope @qsy.bsky.social remembers us when the TC French come out
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
These could have been miniatures, but I don't have to paint stickers.
Half of these are going on the back of a Nissan Pixo.
I hope @qsy.bsky.social remembers us when the TC French come out
Half of these are going on the back of a Nissan Pixo.
I hope @qsy.bsky.social remembers us when the TC French come out
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Quick shot of the minis for Highlander the Board Game. All done with speed/contrast paints. Its quite cool that with the expansion you get the option of 'historic' or 'modern' versions of each character.
#nerdlings
#nerdlings
December 2, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Quick shot of the minis for Highlander the Board Game. All done with speed/contrast paints. Its quite cool that with the expansion you get the option of 'historic' or 'modern' versions of each character.
#nerdlings
#nerdlings
Voting is now open for the 2025 Wargames Illustrated Awards, and it's always a good opportunity to take to have your say about who you loved and give some light on the hobby's coolest people.
And who's to say you can't write in Fortified Niche as a creator you dig!!
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And who's to say you can't write in Fortified Niche as a creator you dig!!
surveymonkey.com/r/wiawards2025
Wi Awards 2025
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December 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Voting is now open for the 2025 Wargames Illustrated Awards, and it's always a good opportunity to take to have your say about who you loved and give some light on the hobby's coolest people.
And who's to say you can't write in Fortified Niche as a creator you dig!!
surveymonkey.com/r/wiawards2025
And who's to say you can't write in Fortified Niche as a creator you dig!!
surveymonkey.com/r/wiawards2025
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Yay!
I've received the @badsquiddogames.bsky.social kickstarter I supported and with it my first miniatures since I made a few in the 1980s.
The kickstarter was a huge success and I'm very excited with what I got, let's take a look at what I received!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bad...
I've received the @badsquiddogames.bsky.social kickstarter I supported and with it my first miniatures since I made a few in the 1980s.
The kickstarter was a huge success and I'm very excited with what I got, let's take a look at what I received!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bad...
December 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Yay!
I've received the @badsquiddogames.bsky.social kickstarter I supported and with it my first miniatures since I made a few in the 1980s.
The kickstarter was a huge success and I'm very excited with what I got, let's take a look at what I received!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bad...
I've received the @badsquiddogames.bsky.social kickstarter I supported and with it my first miniatures since I made a few in the 1980s.
The kickstarter was a huge success and I'm very excited with what I got, let's take a look at what I received!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bad...
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One step closer to finishing the Wasteland terrain range for the SWARM!
December 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
One step closer to finishing the Wasteland terrain range for the SWARM!
"SHUT THE FUCK UP, EPIC SCALE TERF"
Started working on a tiny version of my Gate Crushers series, starting with the flag bearer.
Those epic scale minis are sooooo tiny, a real challenge to paint. Even had to use a magnifier to do my tiniest edge highlights and smallest glazes ever.
Anyway, hope you like that start, more to come ^^
Those epic scale minis are sooooo tiny, a real challenge to paint. Even had to use a magnifier to do my tiniest edge highlights and smallest glazes ever.
Anyway, hope you like that start, more to come ^^
November 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"SHUT THE FUCK UP, EPIC SCALE TERF"
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Was looking up AT-43 Red Blok stuff on eBay and either people never really played the faction or they REALLY like it to this day, cos most of the stuff on sale seemed to be one American doing it, then some UK sellers, and nothing else.
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Was looking up AT-43 Red Blok stuff on eBay and either people never really played the faction or they REALLY like it to this day, cos most of the stuff on sale seemed to be one American doing it, then some UK sellers, and nothing else.
Use only one art piece to convince people to follow you!
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Use only one art piece to convince people to follow you!
As unlikely as it may sound, it's cos of some recent podcastly developments that I may finally need to mix up a batch of @sonicsledgehammer.bsky.social 's Marine Juice.
Also, his videos are reliably non-annoying to listen to <3
Also, his videos are reliably non-annoying to listen to <3
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
As unlikely as it may sound, it's cos of some recent podcastly developments that I may finally need to mix up a batch of @sonicsledgehammer.bsky.social 's Marine Juice.
Also, his videos are reliably non-annoying to listen to <3
Also, his videos are reliably non-annoying to listen to <3
Finally found a Marcher design I actually like.
I fuckken love the AT-T so any weird remixes will find a place in my heart.
I fuckken love the AT-T so any weird remixes will find a place in my heart.
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Finally found a Marcher design I actually like.
I fuckken love the AT-T so any weird remixes will find a place in my heart.
I fuckken love the AT-T so any weird remixes will find a place in my heart.