Noisemaker Episode 1 starts out with Bert's gaming creds. Then, we take a walk on the Dunnigan side as Bert reviews James F. Dunnigan's book A Complete Wargaming Handbook. After this, Bert gives his reasons for playing "manual" wargames vs. "computer" wargames. Finally, Bert closes out the episode with a detailed analysis of the battle of Salamis. He tells you how to build your own fleet of 1/600 scale Triremes out of popsicle sticks and toothpicks. (It's shockingly simple...). The whole episode lasts only an hour, and Bert gets a lot done. He even foreshadowes next month's battle...

You can view the rules for my Trireme battle at: triremebattle.blogspot.com

As always, you can leave comments at: bertbatcon.blogspot.com

Or you can email Bert at Bertonia_Forever@hotmail.com

All you miniature wargamers out there, you don't have to wait long. I've been working on getting the segments for my podcast together, and I'm looking forward to hearing all your feedback! Please just wait around for a few more days, and I'll get back to you!

If you have any extra time, you can get a feel for my proclivities in the hobby of wargaming by visiting the following website...

www.bertbatcon.blogspot.com

It's a site some of my friends and I keep up just to talk about gaming.