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by Andy and James
Join Andy and James as they play an unfinishable board game to completion, or die trying.From the first 14 episodes figuring out how to play, followed by their near 100-episode practice run of 6 Turns, the guys are eyeing up the full 111-Turn game that will take them maybe the rest of their mortal lives. With weekly doses of game recap, listener mail, Andy's History Corner and tangent-friendly "Common Ground" segments, this playthrough is only achievable for the Subtle, Humble and Brave.SPI's The Campaign For North Africa is a comically complicated board game that feels like a practical joke. Published in 1978, with no evidenced completions of the 111-Turn game, this is a behemoth board game like no other.Learning the ropes - Ep 1 - 14Practice Turn One - Ep 15 - 37Practice Turns Two to Six - Ep 38 - Ep 87Hiatus - Ep 88 - Ep 99Full Campaign for North Africa = Ep 100 - Heat death of the universeEmail: <a target="_blank" re
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- Yesterday1h 34m
Episode 100, Part One: The Livestream
Listen along to the Livestream audio of the guys getting giddy and carried away while finally commencing The Campaign For North Africa, with the first dice roll taking place determining the weather! A second special, in more typical podcast form to follow soon. Livestream in all it’s video glory can be found at https://www.youtube.com/live/c5V_7MseTgo?is=Qpb4ZxMP3r0Q4qtkThe guys are taking part in Movember this year and you can support them at https://movember.com/m/15500393?mc=1
- 1 weeks ago1h 19m
Episode 99: Pilot
Join Andy & James as they recap and re-introduce the premise of War With A Mate, the last two years, and what to expect for the coming 20-30 years of playing SPI’s Campaign For North Africa every week until completion.
- 2 weeks ago1h 34m
Episode 98: One Last Hurrah
Taking the day off from their day jobs, Andy and James have dedicated a very long stint to their final stretch of preparation for the full playthrough of the Campaign For North Africa. The Mailbag encourages the guys to travel to North Africa, Andy’s History Corner finally reaches the commencement of World War Two, and Common Ground picks apart the fabric of a podcast - Sound. The last stretch is upon us.
- 3 weeks ago1h 15m
Episode 97: Get This Man Some Air!
The last of the three major rule sections are recapped by the guys today as they hurtle towards the start of the full game. A very ill Andy powers through the History Corner which sees out the final outing of everyone’s favourite secret-treaty league, the Mailbag showcases all the ways to procrastinate and distract using WwaM and Andy loses his goddamn mind in a Common Ground that ties together this week’s meal-centric episode…nicely?
- Oct 5, 20261h 20m
Episode 96: Show Me The Money!
It’s all pounds, shilling and pence this week at War With A Mate, as the guys cover a lot of big money topics in both Andy’s History Corner and Common Ground. The game recap tackles the combat section of the rules which is refreshingly unproblematic and the Audio Mailbag makes its Sophomoric appearance with Rick. For those who enjoy board games and good causes, we highly recommend checking out The Spiel Foundation, maintained by swell people like Rick. https://thespielfoundation.com
- Sep 28, 20261h 16m
Episode 95: He’s Obsessed With Wheat, Right?
The guys reflect on an out-of-the-ordinary week for their hijinx, and recap their play of Pandemic; a game they swore to god is easy. The Mailbag exhibits some unexpected record keeping, Andy’s History Corner reminisces on some strange agricultural choices and Common Ground sees the guys try to let go of the past. I DON’T LIKE THE BEETLES.
- Sep 21, 20261h 29m
Episode 94: The Siren Song Of The Secret Treaty
Why did they have to make palm oil so tasty? The guys have been working hard on the logistics of showing off their many spreadsheets to everyone come the full game. The mailbag covers some long awaited “hate” mail, Andy’s History Corner covers the British Empire post-Great War and this week’s Common Ground pries open the truth about lying morally.
- Sep 14, 20261h 31m
Episode 93: I’ll Do Another Fake Newspaper I Swear To God
The spreadsheets are looking nice and well-formed following some hefty prep work, and the guys relax after such prep with a quick and friendly “game” on-mic. The Mailbag looks at the origin of Andy and James as friends, Andy’s History Corner unveils a super overt smear campaign and Common Ground asks that we call a spade a spade. Announcement is now up for the grand beginning of the full game in all its glory, via a live-streamed Episode 100: https://youtu.be/Jy61r6e1YSw?is=IeRm4tVjxJVUffFv
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About War With A Mate
Join Andy and James as they play an unfinishable board game to completion, or die trying.From the first 14 episodes figuring out how to play, followed by their near 100-episode practice run of 6 Turns, the guys are eyeing up the full 111-Turn game that will take them maybe the rest of their mortal lives. With weekly doses of game recap, listener mail, Andy's History Corner and tangent-friendly "Common Ground" segments, this playthrough is only achievable for the Subtle, Humble and Brave.SPI's The Campaign For North Africa is a comically complicated board game that feels like a practical joke. Published in 1978, with no evidenced completions of the 111-Turn game, this is a behemoth board game like no other.Learning the ropes - Ep 1 - 14Practice Turn One - Ep 15 - 37Practice Turns Two to Six - Ep 38 - Ep 87Hiatus - Ep 88 - Ep 99Full Campaign for North Africa = Ep 100 - Heat death of the universeEmail: <a target="_blank" re
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