Some Assembly Required
Do you enjoy painting minis, playing wargames, and generally making weird things? Then join Rory, Spooky, and Jarrid as they dive into everything hobby related, and whatever their most recent hyper-fixations are. Welcome to Some Assembly Required!
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 83 minutes
- Episodes
- 16
- Years Active
- 2025
What is slow prep speed paint? with Doom and Apathy Adam
This week, we've got the one and only doom and apathy Adam! We're talking books, narrative gaming, slow prep speed paint, Dungeon Fest excitement, and Jarrid mutes Spooky for almost 20 minutes (like …
Two ADHD humans and a kitten
There's a topic in there, we promise. What makes for a fun game???
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Blood Angels: Bangels or Blangels?
Everyone should message Spooky, to let him know it's the Bangels.
What draws you to a particular faction or setting? Spooky, Rory, and Jarrid dive into this topic. Eventually. We promise.
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When is it too much grimdark?
When is some grimdark, too much grimdark? Yeah, we don't know either, but we're sure gonna talk about it.
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What is the point of artistic endeavour?
This week we're asking ourselves what the point of artistic endeavour is? With some excellent input from Kiwi, an actual artist! Plus Denny's is better than Smitty's? And how old is the PS3?!?!?! All…
Postman Pat and his black and white mtg deck
When we haven't been able to hang for three weeks, you get this chaos. We'd say sorry, but we all know we're not. Magic the Gathering, forbidden psalm. dungeon fest, gamecon canada, and a bunch of qu…
Three Andrews and a Jarrid | GameCon Canada
Spooky and Jarrid go to GameCon Canada with Hobby Dungeon Andrew and Yearzero Andrew, while Rory is stuck at home with school. Falling down the magic the gathering rabbit hole, evangelizing the great…
The Unhinged Joy of Pre-Modern Magic the Gathering!
This episode, we're talking pre-modern magic the gathering with James and Josh of the Calgary Cabal. Plus, Spooky mostly remembers what he's been working on, Rory is slowly losing his mind, and Jarri…
If you can dodge a wrench, you can paint a mini!
In this episode, we're talking motivation. Eventually. Spooky mostly remembers everything he's been working on. Rory built and painted some things AND modded his childhood GameBoy Pocket! Jarrid ramb…
Double-fist that Cookie and Play Some 1490 Doom
Back to back episodes with none other than Hobby Dungeon Andrew?! Shout out to Kirkland chocolate chip cookies for keeping the buds going (even if Spooky only ate seven of them...). Talking 1490 Doom…
The one we recorded before Adepticon with Hobby Dungeon Andrew
We sit down with our good bud, Hobby Dungeon Andrew, to talk the one page game jam, campaign design, manic hobby episodes, and so much more!
Adepticon 2025!!! S1E5
A whole lotta manic goblin energy, and Jarrid went to Adepticon! Talking 1490 Doom, Threnodyssey, Rat King, Sun Rot, and a whole lot more.
It all comes back to Dragon Ball S1E4
It always comes back to Dragon Ball. We eventually talk about running narrative campaigns, too.
Get new people into the hobby! s1e3
This week we're talking how to get new people into the hobby, jank and flank, modding handheld games, which Metroid is the best, and so much more nonsense.
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The importance of hobby community s1e2
This week, Rory, Spooky, and Jarrid talk about the importance of community for the hobby (and life in general). Mostly they ramble about Nintendo and gameboy modding, though
What are your hobby goals? S1E1
Hey! We did it! Welcome to Episode 1 of Some Assembly Required. Rory, Spooky and Jarrid discuss goals, and other nonsense that rolls through their heads.