Enter, Ye Gods of War! In Volume five of Battletome, a podcast about the miniatures gaming hobby, Bender, Aaron and Jamie welcomes a new filthy casual to the roster of Cabal hosts, Mike! The gang talks about their hobby projects including Warcry, Frostgrave, Marvel Crisis Protocol, Star Wars Legion, Warhammer 40,000 and Moonbreaker. Then the guys get down and dirty with the classic miniatures wargame Battletech from Catalyst Game Labs.

In episode 255, The gang starts out with a story from back in high school and dive right into the games we've been playing including Catan Starfarers, Age of Atlantis, The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, Nidavellir, Marvel Dice Throne, Kitty Paw and Star Trek Missions. Then the Founders jump into a deep dive review of The Great Wall from Awaken Realms. Then after Tony T gives us a rundown of all the most important news items from around the tabletop gaming world, the game returns to a discussion topic from the past regarding Replaybility and how it impacts our enjoyment, our perception of value and how it affects our reviews. The Great Wall Overview 01:09:15, The Great Wall Review 01:13:42, The News with Tony T 01:46:17, Revisiting Replaybility 02:42:53 v

In episode 254 the Founders start the show by talking about Tony's trip back to Pennsylvania and move into the games we've been playing including Tapestry with the Plots and Ploys expansion and the Arts and Architecture expansion, Shogun, A.D.E.L.E., Murder of Crows and Bumuntu. Then Tony T pins the wild meter in the red with his tabletop gaming news segment. And finally, we give you another Short Topic Extravaganza including Ghosts and hauntings, the player who hosts and preps the game night and is it okay to meta-game a board game. Final Girl Overview 01:04:07, Final Girl Review 01:09:02, The News with Tony T 01:38:57, Short Topic Extravaganza 02:38:50