Deadzone The Podcast

Welcome to Episode 178 of Deadzone the Podcast. Adepticon was here, there, and everywhere!  Our trusty roving reporter Bryan sangs a few interviews, covers the tournament results, and muses about how far Mantic has come after another amazing event!       Brandon Rospond of Winged Hussar brandon.rospond[at]gmail.com         Stay safe and warm!   Rob Harper (1975 - 2025)     Scott’s new game Battlecry Fantasy Battles https://www.wargamevault.com/product/510537/Battlecry-Fantasy-Battles   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 Stay safe everyone!   Music Mega Man 2 "It's Been a Wily" by Diggi Dis (https://ocremix.org/) Deadzone the Podcast Travel Case (link)   Huge shout out to Rick for being an amazing co-host for 5 years!  Also big shout out to Rob and Jack for putting together an awesome show, Rob Phaneuf from Counter Charge for help with the technical side, and Thunderforge Studios for giving us space to record! .

Welcome to Episode 177 of Deadzone the Podcast.  Adepticon is right around the corner and that means frantic painting, list building, and tournament prep.  Bryan is joined once more by Rick Hall to give a run down on all the Adepticon goodies we'll get to see as well as a preview of the scenario packs. Dvergrhold set from Corvus Games Terrain Adepticon (link) Rebs Social Campaign (link)   Stay safe and warm!   Rob Harper (1975 - 2025)     Scott’s new game Battlecry Fantasy Battles https://www.wargamevault.com/product/510537/Battlecry-Fantasy-Battles   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 Stay safe everyone!   Music Mega Man 2 "It's Been a Wily" by Diggi Dis (https://ocremix.org/) Deadzone the Podcast Travel Case (link)   Huge shout out to Rick for being an amazing co-host for 5 years!  Also big shout out to Rob and Jack for putting together an awesome show, Rob Phaneuf from Counter Charge for help with the technical

Welcome to Episode 176 of Deadzone the Podcast.  Happy New Year gang!  Bryan and Scott dive right into the news with all the latest for Mantic’s Adepticon plans and some upcoming pricing news.  To top it all off, we have some breaking news that slid under the radar but it’s coming in hot over the soundwaves!  Also Bryan geeks out about The Protomen for those who are interested. Adepticon (link) Rebs Social Campaign (link)   Stay safe and warm!   Rob Harper (1975 - 2025)     Scott’s new game Battlecry Fantasy Battles https://www.wargamevault.com/product/510537/Battlecry-Fantasy-Battles   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 Stay safe everyone!   Music Mega Man 2 "It's Been a Wily" by Diggi Dis (https://ocremix.org/) Deadzone the Podcast Travel Case (link)   Huge shout out to Rick for being an amazing co-host for 5 years!  Also big shout out to Rob and Jack for putting together an awesome show, Rob Phaneuf from Counter

Welcome to Episode 175 of Deadzone the Podcast.  We here at the podcast hope everyone had a safe and fun holiday season.  We wanted to dedicate the last episode of the year to our good friend and founding member of the podcast, Rob Harper who passed away last month. Rob Harper (1975 - 2025) Have a safe New Years! Scott’s new game Battlecry Fantasy Battles https://www.wargamevault.com/product/510537/Battlecry-Fantasy-Battles   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 Stay safe everyone!   Music Mega Man 2 "It's Been a Wily" by Diggi Dis (https://ocremix.org/) Deadzone the Podcast Travel Case (link)   Huge shout out to Rick for being an amazing co-host for 5 years!  Also big shout out to Rob and Jack for putting together an awesome show, Rob Phaneuf from Counter Charge for help with the technical side, and Thunderforge Studios for giving us space to record! . . ~All Images Copyright Mantic Games, Picture Owners & Deadzo

Welcome to Episode 174 of Deadzone the Podcast.  Bryan and Scott go through all the latest releases coming from Mantic at the end of the year.  Everything from ODST to Warpath and more! Also, for folks who may not know we found out shortly after the recording that one of the founders of Deadzone the Podcast and our dear friend Rob Harper had passed away.  Our hearts go out to his family and friends. Rob Harper (1975 - 2025)   Bryan's Veermyn   Bryan's Bluff Tokens (link) Have a safe and spooky Halloween season! Scott’s new game Battlecry Fantasy Battles https://www.wargamevault.com/product/510537/Battlecry-Fantasy-Battles   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 Stay safe everyone!   Music Mega Man 2 "It's Been a Wily" by Diggi Dis (https://ocremix.org/) Deadzone the Podcast Travel Case (link)   Huge shout out to Rick for being an amazing co-host for 5 years!  Also big shout out to Rob and Jack for putting together an a

Welcome to Episode 173 of Deadzone the Podcast.  After a slight delay we have the kickoff to season 6 with an extra long episode!  Bryan is joined by none other than Rick Hall to recap a fantastic Michigan GT.  It was an awesome convention with lots of great Mantic goodies including a surprise visit from Ronnie himself! Michigan GT   Firefight Deadzone Mantic Night   Bryan's Bluff Tokens (link) Have a safe and spooky Halloween season! Scott’s new game Battlecry Fantasy Battles https://www.wargamevault.com/product/510537/Battlecry-Fantasy-Battles   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 Stay safe everyone!   Music Mega Man 2 "It's Been a Wily" by Diggi Dis (https://ocremix.org/) Deadzone the Podcast Travel Case (link)   Huge shout out to Rick for being an amazing co-host for 5 years!  Also big shout out to Rob and Jack for putting together an awesome show, Rob Phaneuf from Counter Charge for help with the techn

Welcome to Episode 172 of Deadzone the Podcast.  It’s hard to believe that this little podcast is turning 12 years old!  It seems such a quaint beginning talking about a kickstarter called Deadzone and now here we are, with an ever expanding universe, fantastic new games to play, and a wonderful community to share it with!  Here’s to another 12 years of Deadzone the Podcast!   Also Bryan and Scott talk a lot about the Michigan GT now that the final details are in place. Thank you all for making this such a fun podcast! Scott’s new game Battlecry Fantasy Battles https://www.wargamevault.com/product/510537/Battlecry-Fantasy-Battles   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 Stay safe everyone!   Music Bionic Commando 'Proceed Without Caution' (Bionic Commando Theme) by Sir_NutS (https://ocremix.org/) Deadzone the Podcast Travel Case (link)   Huge shout out to Rick for being an amazing co-host for 5 years!  Also big shout out t

Welcome to Episode 171 of Deadzone the Podcast.  The Michigan GT is looming over the horizon!  In preparation Bryan sits down with a guest Pathfinder: Troy who will be running the Halo Flashpoint tournament at the event.  We catch up and nerd out about new scenarios and all the other great Mantic news coming out! Michigan GT   Scott’s new game Battlecry Fantasy Battles https://www.wargamevault.com/product/510537/Battlecry-Fantasy-Battles   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 Stay safe everyone!   Music Bionic Commando 'Proceed Without Caution' (Bionic Commando Theme) by Sir_NutS (https://ocremix.org/) Deadzone the Podcast Travel Case (link)   Huge shout out to Rick for being an amazing co-host for 5 years!  Also big shout out to Rob and Jack for putting together an awesome show, Rob Phaneuf from Counter Charge for help with the technical side, and Thunderforge Studios for giving us space to record! . . ~All Images Copy

Welcome to Episode 170 of Deadzone the Podcast.  It’s official gang!  A new update for Deadzone and Firefight is being released as we speak online in the Companion app and a PDF copy to follow!  Join Bryan and Scott as they comb through the rules changes they could find and highlight some of the big game changers hitting the table.  Also BOOOM!   Scott’s new game Battlecry Fantasy Battles https://www.wargamevault.com/product/510537/Battlecry-Fantasy-Battles   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 & Acid House Terrain Stay safe everyone!   Music Bionic Commando 'Proceed Without Caution' (Bionic Commando Theme) by Sir_NutS (https://ocremix.org/) Deadzone the Podcast Travel Case (link)   Huge shout out to Rick for being an amazing co-host for 5 years!  Also big shout out to Rob and Jack for putting together an awesome show, Rob Phaneuf from Counter Charge for help with the technical side, and Thunderforge Studios for g

Welcome to Episode 169 of Deadzone the Podcast.  In this episode Bryan and Scott recap some of the latest news and rumors around an update for Deadzone 3.5, we catch a glimpse of DreadBall All Stars, and we see how cool Mantic minis look when they’re scaled up to 300%   Rick at Mantic HQ Deadzone 300%   Scott’s new game Battlecry Fantasy Battles https://www.wargamevault.com/product/510537/Battlecry-Fantasy-Battles   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 & Acid House Terrain Stay safe everyone!   Music Bionic Commando 'Proceed Without Caution' (Bionic Commando Theme) by Sir_NutS (https://ocremix.org/) Deadzone the Podcast Travel Case (link)   Huge shout out to Rick for being an amazing co-host for 5 years!  Also big shout out to Rob and Jack for putting together an awesome show, Rob Phaneuf from Counter Charge for help with the technical side, and Thunderforge Studios for giving us space to record! . . ~All Image

Welcome to Episode 168 of Deadzone the Podcast.  In this episode Bryan and Scott go over a new way to bring a little extra life into your typical Deadzone game with Veteran Strike Teams.  Find out how you too can make your typical soldiers a little more unique such as only having one arm or having gill asthma!   Veteran Strike Team Rules Every member of your strike team gains 1 rank Half (50% rounded down) of your strike team gains 1 permanent injury  Bryan's new Halo Terrain Scott’s new game Battlecry Fantasy Battles https://www.wargamevault.com/product/510537/Battlecry-Fantasy-Battles   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 & Acid House Terrain Stay safe everyone!   Music Bionic Commando 'Proceed Without Caution' (Bionic Commando Theme) by Sir_NutS (https://ocremix.org/) Deadzone the Podcast Travel Case (link)   Huge shout out to Rick for being an amazing co-host for 5 years!  Also big shout out to Rob and Jac

Welcome to Episode 167 of Deadzone the Podcast.  Bryan and Scott are joined by our long time friend and previous co-host Rick Hall to recap the events of Adepticon!  We find out which of our predictions were spot on and which were far off the mark!    Scott’s new game Battlecry Fantasy Battles https://www.wargamevault.com/product/510537/Battlecry-Fantasy-Battles   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 & Acid House Terrain Stay safe everyone!   Music Bionic Commando 'Proceed Without Caution' (Bionic Commando Theme) by Sir_NutS (https://ocremix.org/) Deadzone the Podcast Travel Case (link)   Huge shout out to Rick for being an amazing co-host for 5 years!  Also big shout out to Rob and Jack for putting together an awesome show, Rob Phaneuf from Counter Charge for help with the technical side, and Thunderforge Studios for giving us space to record! . . ~All Images Copyright Mantic Games, Picture Owners & Deadzone t

Welcome to Episode 166 of Deadzone the Podcast.  Bryan and Scott couldn’t make it out to Adepticon this year, but that didn’t stop them from wildly speculating on what all happened there!  Tune in to get the latest in wishful thinking, dream team showdowns, and the final standings for tournaments that haven’t happened yet!   Scott’s new game Battlecry Fantasy Battles https://www.wargamevault.com/product/510537/Battlecry-Fantasy-Battles   New Deadzone the Podcast ball cap! https://www.zazzle.com/deadzone_the_podcast_cap-256944751409446182   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 & Acid House Terrain Stay safe everyone!   Music Bionic Commando 'Proceed Without Caution' (Bionic Commando Theme) by Sir_NutS (https://ocremix.org/) Deadzone the Podcast Travel Case (link)   Huge shout out to Rick for being an amazing co-host for 5 years!  Also big shout out to Rob and Jack for putting together an awesome show, Rob Phaneuf

Welcome to Episode 165 of Deadzone the Podcast.  Bryan’s got a new baby!  Also Chris and Scott chat about Adepticon, winter projects, and we celebrate 15 years of Mantic!  Also also, new hat available in the store! If we meander a little, it’s just the baby brain talking :D    Scott’s new game Battlecry Fantasy Battles https://www.wargamevault.com/product/510537/Battlecry-Fantasy-Battles   New Deadzone the Podcast ball cap! https://www.zazzle.com/deadzone_the_podcast_cap-256944751409446182   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 & Acid House Terrain Stay safe everyone!   Music Bionic Commando 'Proceed Without Caution' (Bionic Commando Theme) by Sir_NutS (https://ocremix.org/) Deadzone the Podcast Travel Case (link)   Huge shout out to Rick for being an amazing co-host for 5 years!  Also big shout out to Rob and Jack for putting together an awesome show, Rob Phaneuf from Counter Charge for help with the technical s

Welcome to Episode 164.5 of Deadzone the Podcast.  Bryan and Scott get a chance to sit down with one of the main authors of the Warpath Universe setting, Christopher Verspeak!  We ask him all sorts of questions about our favorite gaming universe, the upcoming re-release of the novel First Strike - Alpha Strike Edition, and all sorts of other tales he still wants to tell!  You won’t want to miss this one :D ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 & Acid House Terrain Stay safe everyone!   Music Bionic Commando 'Proceed Without Caution' (Bionic Commando Theme) by Sir_NutS (https://ocremix.org/) Deadzone the Podcast Travel Case (link)   Huge shout out to Rick for being an amazing co-host for 5 years!  Also big shout out to Rob and Jack for putting together an awesome show, Rob Phaneuf from Counter Charge for help with the technical side, and Thunderforge Studios for giving us space to record! . . ~All Images Copyright Man

Welcome to Episode 164 of Deadzone the Podcast.  Bryan, Scott, and Chris ring in the new year with wild speculation on what the future holds!  We’ve had lots of sneak peeks from Mantic, but not a lot of information to go with it so the guys put together a little bit of a wishlist on what we’d like to see.  Also Adepticon registration is open and the seats are flying fast!  Make sure to pre-reg and save your spot for all the awesome Mantic events!   Rebs social campaign https://www.facebook.com/manticgames/posts/pfbid02xSZRLqCebmtV7P9jDKkZaB2dXDm9J8SQRQ4hqnabHhDxBLF19wFNXTZhJ9vLyw96l Youtube Subscribers 16,932 / 20,000 (84.6%) —> 17.1K FB & Insta Followers 71,269 / 75,000 (95.0%) ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 & Acid House Terrain Stay safe everyone!   Music Bionic Commando 'Proceed Without Caution' (Bionic Commando Theme) by Sir_NutS (https://ocremix.org/) Deadzone the Podcast Travel Case (link)   Huge

Welcome to Episode 163 of Deadzone the Podcast.  Bryan, Scott, and Chris chat over the holiday season to talk about gaming with family and friends, look over the large list of Mantic events at Adepticon, and we reveal the contents of the scifi advent calendar!  With Kyro be able to save Christmas this year?   Deep Space Pest Control Advent Calendar   Manticlore Podcast (link)   Family of Gamers 777 Podcast (link)   Corvus Announcement: Dvergrhold Frontier Campaign https://www.myminifactory.com/frontier/dvergrhold-mining-company-space-dwarf-themed-terrain-3167     Rebs social campaign https://www.facebook.com/manticgames/posts/pfbid02xSZRLqCebmtV7P9jDKkZaB2dXDm9J8SQRQ4hqnabHhDxBLF19wFNXTZhJ9vLyw96l Youtube Subscribers 16,932 / 20,000 (84.6%) —> 17.3K FB & Insta Followers 71,269 / 75,000 (95.0%)   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 & Acid House Terrain Stay safe everyone!   Music Bionic Commando 'Procee

Welcome to Episode 162 of Deadzone the Podcast.  Bryan and Scott are joined by a third companion as they review all the exciting scenarios included in Halo Flashpoint just in time for the game to hit store shelves!  It’s a great time to get together with friends and family and throw down a new game! Deep Space Pest Control Advent Calendar Corvus Announcement: Dvergrhold Frontier launching soon https://www.myminifactory.com/frontier/dvergrhold-mining-company-space-dwarf-themed-terrain-3167     Rebs social campaign https://www.facebook.com/manticgames/posts/pfbid02xSZRLqCebmtV7P9jDKkZaB2dXDm9J8SQRQ4hqnabHhDxBLF19wFNXTZhJ9vLyw96l Youtube Subscribers 16,932 / 20,000 (84.6%) —> 17.1K FB & Insta Followers 71,269 / 75,000 (95.0%)   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 & Acid House Terrain Stay safe everyone!   Music Bionic Commando 'Proceed Without Caution' (Bionic Commando Theme) by Sir_NutS (https://ocremix.org/

Welcome to Episode 161 of Deadzone the Podcast.  Exciting news this month as our good friend Scott officially joins Deadzone the Podcast!  But that’s not all the news we have, we cover the finale of the global campaign, the release of a new DreadBall novel, and Rick gives us some inside scoop on the wave 2 of Halo Flashpoint!  All that and more! Scott joins the podcast! Closing results of Edge of Sanity Global Campaign Firefight Mazon Labs (23.1%) Enforcers (19.7%) Plague (12.4%) Deadzone Rebs (14.6%) Nameless (14.6%) Plague (12.1%)   Corvus Announcement: Dvergrhold Frontier launching soon https://www.myminifactory.com/frontier/dvergrhold-mining-company-space-dwarf-themed-terrain-3167     Rebs social campaign https://www.facebook.com/manticgames/posts/pfbid02xSZRLqCebmtV7P9jDKkZaB2dXDm9J8SQRQ4hqnabHhDxBLF19wFNXTZhJ9vLyw96l Youtube Subscribers 16,932 / 20,000 (84.6%) FB & Insta Followers 71,269 / 75,000 (95.0%)   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Gam

Welcome to Episode 160 of Deadzone the Podcast.  Bryan is running solo this month, but he still has all the news from the Michigan GT, interviews with folks at the event, and the latest updates on the global campaign.  He also got to play his first game of Halo Flashpoint versus Rick! Michigan GT Firefight 1st - Justin Wichman (Plague) 2nd - Jordan Nichols (Marauders) 3rd - Adam Kinne (Asterians) Best Painted - Jordan Nichols (Marauders) Best Sportsman - Christopher June (Enforcer) Deadzone 1st - Adam Kinne (Veermyn) 2nd - Justin Wichman (Plague) 3rd - Erik Brzezinski (Plague) Best Painted - Scott Schlichter (Asterians) Best Sportsman - Scott Schlichter (Asterians) Other Bryan Pictures   ~ Episode Sponsors ~ Hobby Table section is sponsored by: Corvus Games Terrain Corvus Games Terrain 15% off Code: DZPodcast15 & Acid House Terrain Stay safe everyone!   Music Bionic Commando 'Proceed Without Caution' (Bionic Commando Theme) by Sir_NutS (https://ocremix.org/) Deadzone the Podcast Travel