Fortified Niche
fortifiedniche.bsky.social
Fortified Niche
@fortifiedniche.bsky.social
Fortified Niche is a podcast about miniature wargames you probably haven't heard of and definitely haven't played.

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Fortified Niche is finally a maximum roll-of-1d4-years old. And as every year, we use this opportunity to reminisce about the best games we reviewed last year.

Oh, and there will be some major news at the end, so stick around.

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81 - The Four-Year Anniversary Nichee Awards Episode
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LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS
SHOOT YOUR SONS
V FOR VICTORY IS GETTING A 1939-1943 SUPPLEMENT

The YouTube title is inexplicable lol

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SUPL V UK
YouTube video by Studio Tomahawk
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November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Argus in the colors of the Robinson Strikers

#BattleTech #miniatures #miniaturepainting
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
A good acc to follow for anyone who plays WW2 games - yes, even Flames.
It's my Blueskyversary! Unfortunately I'm not pulling in Twitter numbers over here but there are also fewer porn bots, so truly it's a land of contrasts.
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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1. It is the year 0079 of the Universal Century.
2. A half-century has passed since Earth began moving its burgeoning population into gigantic orbiting space colonies.
3. A new home for mankind.
4. Where people are born and raised.
5. And die.
getting all the girlies to each write five little rules for themselves
November 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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"Why did I have my squire and vassals buried in the tomb with me? You try keeping all your kit in proper working order when you're dead, mate."

Our new Death Knight from Paul Muller - Another Otherworld model coming soon!
October 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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I've now painted my Valten, he's ready to ride forth for our Storm of Chaos game (20+ years too late)! Maybe I should do some high elves, really enjoyed the white/blue/gold scheme. #Warhammer
Now I have to paint Archaon! (No conversion this time, I have the model and it's very cool)
November 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In as much as 4chan thread images can be "iconic," this one is for /hwg/
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
WELL THAT'S A FIRST
November 4, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Cassa just backed World Of Wrestling: Print and Play + on kickstarter, written by the multiple Nichees winner @thebrentspivey.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/154...
World Of Wrestling: Print and Play +
A pro wrestling video game on your tabletop.
www.kickstarter.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I hope the podcast survives long enough for @opensketchbook.bsky.social to release her Cold War Timeline Fuckery game, and it's then as good as her RPGs, and then we get to do an interview episode with her, and the mic picks up how spaghetti falls out of my pockets.
October 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Panoceania, Military Orders from Infinity. Painted a while ago.

#miniatures #minipainting #wargaming #tabletopwargaming #pantingminiatures
#nerdlings
October 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Would be lovely to convert these for some Mordheim-like purposes lol. Wouldn't be too hard outside the ball-carriers.
October 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Reasons why we haven't recorded a new ep with the new host now includes "adult shingles"
October 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Orks, pumpkins, same thing.
this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
October 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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October 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Finished the bloody big Ottoman mortar. 28mm from @eurekaminiatures.bsky.social. And almost finished basing on some Casting Room/Foundry armed religious types...

#wargaming #28mm
October 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Battlefront games have all the production values and official mini support that actual good games lack while having none of the interesting rules that would make them worth playing.

At least 28mm World War 2 has Bolt Action: it's not the best, but it's good enough and well-supported.
Love how in the Nerd Game Sphere - outside of board games - the large, lavishly officially supported, huge production values and accessible player base things are all bad.

TTRPG? DnD.
Miniature games? 40K.
Large WW2 games? Flames.
Larger WW3 games? Team Yankee.
October 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Me, wishfully hoping for a plastic-supported Cold War Gone Hot game set in the late 1950s.
October 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
If the pod survives and once things on the ground settle down the little, I'll be looking to move it somewhere that isn't Devil Bezos' own Spotify. Any good ideas?
October 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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In the Lysander sector last night - the T'au, battered from the Battle of the Eventide, try to sneak a key commander past the Imperial blockade, only to be beset by unexpected Ork pirates. A desperate and chaotic battle ensued, and though many T'au escaped, the Emissary ship was destroyed.
October 22, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The only space marine game Cassa will play.
October 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Warcradle reply. Only addresses their in-game alt-history narrative, and nothing to address the guy posting "Lost Cause" BS.
October 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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I joined the Warcradle Games discord after hearing they had new plans for Wild West Exodus. Unfortunately, I found someone pitching "Lost Cause" BS and the Warcradle rep won't come down against it. Very disappointing and meaning I won't buy into the new edition. (Warcradle reply in second post).
October 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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The latest Kickstarter from Saucermen Studios launches TOMORROW!

Beyond the Trenches of Despair is a huge 3D printable terrain set with bunkers, trenches, ruins & more.

Join now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sau...

#tabletopgaming

Painted by @miniaturegamemontage
October 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
MyMiniFactory coming out against CAD (Clanker-Afflicted Dipshits).

People deserve good minis crafted by enfleshed souls like @porble.bsky.social and @thelazyforger.bsky.social, not slop from sub-dropshipper intelligences.
Introducing SoulCrafted: Dare To Be Human
STL files for 3D designers and makers, share free and paid guaranteed 3D printable models. Download high-quality 3D print files for tabletop gaming, toys, gadgets and more for your 3D printers.
www.myminifactory.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:52 AM