Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
It’s time for the annual PunchedCon debrief, and this year’s edition is a special one. I’m joined by an incredible panel of guests to unpack our experiences at the Coventry wargame convention, the games we played, and the ideas they sparked.
Around the table:
- Candice M. Harris, friend of the show and host of Kickin’ It Creative
- Pierre Vagneur-Jones, co-host of We Intend to Move on Your Works and designer of Ermine (next entry in the Men of Iron series)
- Eric Vulgaris, legendary online game master
- Joe Dewhurst, partner in crime, developer and designer (The Pure Land, Resisting Revolution)
- Adam Blinkinsop, developer and designer (Echo from the Dark, upcoming ICS title from GMT)
Together, we revisit the convention: what stood out, what surprised us, and what made this year’s PunchedCon such a great space for wargames, historical games, and creative experimentation.
We talk about a wide range of titles — from classics to curiosities:
Onward Christian Soldier (Berg megagame), the surprise hit from VUCA Imperial Elegy, the unusual The Man Who Was Thursday, Pacts from DVC Games, the classic A House Divided, recent releases like Guerrilla Generation and Baltic Empires, and oddities ranging from Guerrilla (a 90s COIN-like card game) to Fleeced (yes, the Wallace & Gromit game) and many more...
Links:
Kickin’ It Creative: youtube.com/@kickinitcreative
Eric Vulgaris: youtube.com/@EricVulgaris
Support the channel on Ko-fi and join the community on Discord:
ko-fi.com/homoludens1871
Chapters:
Intro - 00:00
Guerilla Generation - 00:48
Onward Christian Soldier - 01:01
Baltic Empires - 02:19
Desert Duel - 03:12
Imperial Elegy - 04:18
Pacts - 05:46
Echo from the dark - 06:18
Supremacy 2050 - 09:07
The Man Who Was Thursday - 11:17
Fleeced - 12:03
Northern Pacific - 12:49
Candice's finds - 13:21
Guerilla - 13:48
A House Divided - 15:02
Love for Joe Dewhurst - 17:12
Outro - 18:15
It’s time for the annual PunchedCon debrief, and this year’s edition is a special one. I’m joined by an incredible panel of guests to unpack our experiences at the Coventry wargame convention, the games we played, and the ideas they sparked.
Around the table:
- Candice M. Harris, friend of the show and host of Kickin’ It Creative
- Pierre Vagneur-Jones, co-host of We Intend to Move on Your Works and designer of Ermine (next entry in the Men of Iron series)
- Eric Vulgaris, legendary online game master
- Joe Dewhurst, partner in crime, developer and designer (The Pure Land, Resisting Revolution)
- Adam Blinkinsop, developer and designer (Echo from the Dark, upcoming ICS title from GMT)
Together, we revisit the convention: what stood out, what surprised us, and what made this year’s PunchedCon such a great space for wargames, historical games, and creative experimentation.
We talk about a wide range of titles — from classics to curiosities:
Onward Christian Soldier (Berg megagame), the surprise hit from VUCA Imperial Elegy, the unusual The Man Who Was Thursday, Pacts from DVC Games, the classic A House Divided, recent releases like Guerrilla Generation and Baltic Empires, and oddities ranging from Guerrilla (a 90s COIN-like card game) to Fleeced (yes, the Wallace & Gromit game) and many more...
Links:
Kickin’ It Creative: youtube.com/@kickinitcreative
Eric Vulgaris: youtube.com/@EricVulgaris
Support the channel on Ko-fi and join the community on Discord:
ko-fi.com/homoludens1871
Chapters:
Intro - 00:00
Guerilla Generation - 00:48
Onward Christian Soldier - 01:01
Baltic Empires - 02:19
Desert Duel - 03:12
Imperial Elegy - 04:18
Pacts - 05:46
Echo from the dark - 06:18
Supremacy 2050 - 09:07
The Man Who Was Thursday - 11:17
Fleeced - 12:03
Northern Pacific - 12:49
Candice's finds - 13:21
Guerilla - 13:48
A House Divided - 15:02
Love for Joe Dewhurst - 17:12
Outro - 18:15
