{"podcast":{"title":"Joshing Around in Eä","slug":"joshing-around-in-e-7052336","podcast_index_feed_id":7052336,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6062451/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/joshing-around-in-eae","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/cdbbc4803c8b551d63f1e1e8a42a9214.jpg","author":"Josh, Josh and not Josh","episode_count":40,"summary":"Just three guys, hanging out, having some beers in London and chatting about Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings, amongst other stuff... Join us for regular episodes in which we recount stories from the tabletop, discuss tournament tactics, get distracted by misunderstood rules, admire one another's painting habits and marvel at the lore Para Bellum sends in our direction. If you're looking for poorly thought-through list building strategies and uninformed opinions on scenarios for one of the best miniature wargames on the planet, look no further.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/joshing-around-in-e-7052336"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 31 - Spires rework: hot-take, deep-dive, review, opinions and experiences","slug":"ep-31-spires-rework-hot-take-deep-dive-review-opinions-and-experiences","published_at":"2026-02-26T08:32:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/joshing-around-in-e-7052336/ep-31-spires-rework-hot-take-deep-dive-review-opinions-and-experiences","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/joshing-around-in-e-7052336","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-31-spires-rework-hot-take-deep-dive-review-opinions-and-experiences--70296911","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70296911/418333419_44100_2_92035c9f16166.mp3","summary":"Welcome to Joshing Around in Eä! We're just three mates drinking something non-alcoholic and chatting about Conquest...This episode, we experiment with something a long time past its sell-by date and then do a deep dive into the recent Spires rework. The too-long-didn't-listen version is...pointless, because this is a podcast. If you've gotten to this page, are halfway through the second paragraph of the show notes and still have no desire to listen to the episode, there is honestly no chance that any wisdom we have to offer, distilled or not, will be of any use to you.What's changed in the rework? What's stayed the same? What does it feel like to play new-look Spires? Is the Decay worth it? Is the Merchant Prince the gamechanger we all dreamed it would be? If you were going to rate it out of 5 or 10, would you prefer going for out of 5 or out of 10? All this and not much more in this episode...As always, thank you ever so much for being a fantastic listener to our podcast. If you have any questions you'd like us to wrestle with, or if you have a drink to contribute that we can audibly enjoy, please do get in touch at joshingaroundinea@gmail.com. Also, please consider purchasing our book, The Tabletop Miniature Wargamer's Handbook: An ideal companion for the modern wargamer. Find the ⁠⁠Amazon link⁠⁠ below:⁠⁠ https://amzn.eu/d/5dOUmlZ⁠⁠","meta_description":"Welcome to Joshing Around in Eä! We're just three mates drinking something non-alcoholic and chatting about Conquest...This episode, we experiment with so…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2369,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/joshing-around-in-e-7052336/episodes/ep-31-spires-rework-hot-take-deep-dive-review-opinions-and-experiences/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/joshing-around-in-e-7052336/ep-31-spires-rework-hot-take-deep-dive-review-opinions-and-experiences.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}