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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 - 14
Practice Turn One - Ep 15 - 37
Practice Turns Two to Six - Ep 38 - Ep 87
Hiatus - Ep 88 - Ep 99
Full Campaign for North Africa = Ep 100 - Heat death of the universe
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- Episode 99: Pilot · 1 h 19 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 99Join 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…
- Episode 98: One Last Hurrah · 1 h 34 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 98Taking 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…
- Episode 97: Get This Man Some Air! · 1 h 15 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 97The 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…
- Episode 96: Show Me The Money! · 1 h 20 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 96It’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…
- Episode 95: He’s Obsessed With Wheat, Right? · 1 h 16 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 95The 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…
- Episode 94: The Siren Song Of The Secret Treaty · 1 h 29 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 94Why 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…
- Episode 93: I’ll Do Another Fake Newspaper I Swear To God · 1 h 31 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 93The 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…
- Episode 92: Norse Game, Prompts Lame and Fame Shame · 1 h 37 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 92The guys delve into this chapter of the hiatus with a bit of Viking adventure; which in this context means playing a board game of Viking origin. Alongside setting the no-AI…
- Episode 91: Government Bread · 1 h 30 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 91The guys have taken it back to basics and have been revisiting the entirety of the rulebook to familiarise themselves in any gaps in knowledge, and this (coupled with hot weather…
- Episode 90: Father Figure (w/KamSandwich) · 1 h 7 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 90What’s a Campaign For North Africa without friends to share it with? The guys are joined by Kam to review their dastardly Six-Turn practice run, and uncover CFNA’s higher…
- Episode 89: Singular And One Of A Kind · 1 h 58 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 89The guys have taken it back to Medieval France, spending this week playing Carcassonne and setting in motion some prep for the full game playthrough. This week’s episode sees a…
- Episode 88: En Passant · 1 h 41 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 88Here we are in the hiatus between practice game and full game. The guys have kept themselves busy with some chess this week, and are here to announce when the full game will…
- Episode 87: That Takes The Biscuit · 1 h 11 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 87It’s over. The victor declared, and the Six-Turn practice scenario finally concluded after 22 long months. Join Andy and James as they wrap up the decidedly odd conclusive…
- Episode 86: Decimation · 1 h 41 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 86The last flights of the practice run have been flown, and James’ final movement takes place. All eyes are on Bardia, and it’s a mad rush to see who will be left standing along…
- Episode 85: Bardia · 1 h 25 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 85The final push has begun. Op Stage Two of Turn Six draws to a close as Andy makes a devastating push, taking the fight exactly where it needs to be; Bardia. James’ units flounder…
- Episode 84: Andrew’s Choice · 1 h 43 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 84The Second Op Stage of Turn Six has unleashed Andy’s fury, laying waste to more of James’ forces and leaving the future of Bardia, Tobruk, and vast stretches of desert up in the…
- Episode 83: The Great Game, The Beautiful Game · 1 h 35 min · Episodul 83Op Stage One is over, and the guys have been caught unawares by the outcomes - who’d have thought it? It’s all turned on its head, and the end of the turn is looking as uncertain…
- Episode 82: If It’s The Last Thing I Do · 1 h 19 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 82The end is near. In an audio-issue filled episode, the guys commence Turn Six, with some unexpected last minute obstacles appearing for Andy, giving James an opportunity to…
- Episode 81: Last Chance Saloon · 1 h 36 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 81The penultimate turn is over, and all tang stands between Andy and James and the full game is Turn Six. A very hard fought series of battle in the conclusion of the Land Movement…
- Episode 80: All The Rage · 1 h 18 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 80This week a minor setback proves to be too much for James’ patience to take, as Andy makes impressive strides with the end of Turn Five on the horizon. The History Segment…
