Crate Digging: November 2025
3 of Breakup Gaming Society’s Favorite Finds on the Internet
🎙️ War With a Mate: These two UK dudes had the rapport, agility and wit to launch a successful show about anything they wanted. Thankfully they chose to document their joy and struggles with learning The Campaign for North Africa, possibly the longest and most complex hex-and-counter wargame ever produced. Part of the gag is they’ve never tried anything heavier than D&D, but this isn’t a stunt. You get to hear them turn into real generals as they lock horns and slowly master this WW2 leviathan. They also tack on cool history lessons and segments for gentle riffing. Congrats in advance on Episode 50, fellas.
🎵 Jeep Beat Collective’s “The Bomb Drops” routine. An uptempo real-needle-on-the-wax scratching seminar set to a sped-up “Sing a Simple Song” drum break, Shaft guitars and other gems. I’m listening to it two or three times every night.
🎙️ Flail to the Face: “Fair warning,” intones GM/host Kevin in the kickoff to Season 2, “the Diaper Swamp isn’t for everybody.” Both ribald and polished, FttF brings together clever players who know how to voice characters and contextualize at speed over playful atmospherics. The new season brings pro-level work in Human Occupied Landfill, a 1994 game that puts the cast on a brutal penal colony that’s also the galaxy’s garbage dump.