Insert screeching Tusken soundIn this episode, Isaac, David, and Jess bring on veteran Imperial Assault player Joey, who was crazy enough to run Tusken Raiders at a VST... AND MADE THE TOP CUT! We dive head-first to learn all about the importance of aggressiveness, positioning, aggressiveness, aggressiveness... Did I mention aggressiveness? I feel like we mention it a few times during the episode...With Joey being as awesome of a Melee player as he is, we get to really delve deep into why 2-figure melee Brawler groups can be so incredibly strong in the right hands. Hope you enjoy!

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Episode 21: Matchup Analysis 7 - Welcome to the Sands of Jundland!

Tis that time again!In this Episode, Isaac, David and Jess sit down and take a look at the ENOURMOUS Season which is IACP S5. We see fixes from the Wampa to Captain Terro, and gain a plethora of brand new Imperial Assault characters, such as Mara Jade, HK-47, and Dr Aphra (Oh my!). We could not be more excited, and look forward to sharing this season with you all in the upcoming months!Timestamps:Rebels: 0:09:52Empire: 0:43:56Mercenaries: 1:20:48Neutral: 1:55:47Command Cards: 2:02:51Approved Changes: 2:14:31

Episode 20: Mara, HK, and Aphra, Oh My! - IACP Season 5 First Impressions

In this episode, Isaac brings on three veteran Imperial Assault players - Jake, Kyle, and Morgan - to discuss the Zabrak in the room: Maul and his trusty Darksaber. After the red-skinned alien took the three Jetpack Cup VSTs by storm, we knew it was high time to take a look at the fallen Sith, analyze his strengths and weaknesses, and the different ways to play him by comparing 4 Top-Tier Tournament lists featuring the man himself. We hope you enjoy, have a very Merry Christmas and a glorious New Year! Atomic Mass Games takes over Star Wars miniatures games!https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ce432b1f9d2be000134d8ae/t/5fb2d78ced1f04704de04a3b/1605556108466/ANA_PR_AMG-StarWars.pdf https://www.atomicmassgames.com/special-announcementhttps://www.atomicmassgames.com/star-wars-op-message https://www.atomicmassgames.com/starwars-qaCurrent and Upcoming EventsIA Command is running an IACP Vassal Tournament, Saturday the 19th December starting at 8AM PST, 10AM PST. David and I will be running the stream and providing commentary for the event on the IA Command YouTube channel.The Bespin Trials (casual competitive weekly league) and the Jedi Trials (novice players league) have been underway since the 23rd of November Check out the IACP discord if you are interesting in joining the Jedi Trialshttps://discord.gg/AkdzpDWeem Season 4 Jetpack Cup lists:Congratulations Morgan, Kyle, and Isaac!https://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/11/24/season-4-jetpack-cup-north-america-swiss-tournament-results/ https://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/11/16/season-4-jetpack-cup-oceania-and-europe-tournament-results/ Map Rotation!Chopper Base, Atollon (from the Hera and Chopper pack) has replaced Endor Defense Stationhttps://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/11/23/iacp-map-rotation-chopper-base-atollon/IA builder updatehttps://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&confirm=Hawt&id=1Vq7h0-rLu1Z7jcZTVRADhkZNUtTyGB9pTTS updatehttps://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2058709108 IA Command StreamIsaac streaming every Friday on the IA Command YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-Eab4g9zRXwdZjVdzS-DQ

Episode 19: Matchup Analysis 6 - Formerly Darth, now just Maul

In this episode David leads us in a discussion about First Order Optimal Strategies (FOO strategies). What are they? Who uses them? Why? Are they a good thing or a bad thing? What to know more about FOO?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EitZRLt2G3whttps://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2017/03/09/first-order-optimal-strategies- narrative-inspired-heuristics/ Links from news:I forgot to mention it but there is also the Bespin Trials and Jedi Trials for Season 4!https://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/11/02/announcing-bespin-trials-season-4-league-and-season-4-novice-player-jedi-trials/  Season 4 Community Vote Results Analysishttps://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/11/04/season-4-community-vote-results/ Season 4 Vassal Seasonal Tournamentshttps://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/10/20/they-fly-now-announcing-vassal-seasonal-tournament-s4-event-dates-prize-support/ IA Command December Vassal Tournamenthttps://ia-continuityproject.com/event/ia-command-december-iacp-vassal-tournament/    

Episode 18: Knowledge and Defence 5 - First Order Worst Order?

We are back, and so is Olly! In this latest Matchup Analysis Episode, we take a look at the one deployment which was featured in both the very different winning lists of the Season 3 Vassal Seasonal Tournaments: Royal Guards. Isaac, Jessica, and Olly take a deep dive into both of the Tournament-winning lists, discussing strengths (of which there are many) and weaknesses (Of which there are few) of each.Enjoy the show!

Episode 17: Matchup Analysis 5 - The Crimson Empire

Hi there, Built on Hope and Zion’s Finest listeners!Jessica here with a short update. (I tried to upload this audio update a few weeks ago but got a you have uploaded too much this month error message). You may have noticed some changes to your podcast experience. As most of you know, Kenny, of the Zion’s Finest podcast, has released his last episode and is no longer continuing the Zion’s Finest podcast. Kenny has officially hung up his hat and stopped hosting the podcast on his Podbean. I felt that it was a complete tragedy for the podcast to not have a place on the internet for listeners to enjoy so asked Kenny if he wanted us, Built on Hope, to host his episodes (since we are paying for our own podcast anyways). He agreed! Thus the Build on Hope Podbean became the new home for the Zion’s Finest archive.Now…because of how the “import” function works on Podbean, all of you Zion’s Finest listeners have been teleported along with the episodes! That was not actually intentional and I apologise for any confusion or trauma that may have caused, sorry Derek! We are currently working on labelling  the Zion’s Finest episodes so that they are easier to find but it’s going to take us a little time. Unlike Kenny I do actually sleep so…yeah.Anywho! For anyone that doesn’t know us, Built on Hope is a podcast dedicated to discussing competitive Imperial Assault mostly focused on IACP (the IA continuity project). We try to release episodes every few weeks.Happy listening everyone!

Zion's Finest Archive Announcement

Hi everyone! Join Jessica, David, and Tom in this episode to dive into a discussion about building a list around Lie in Ambush!We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of using LiA, David chats to us about two variations of 4 activation Lie in Ambush lists he has been playing around with, and some thoughts about what you can expect taking a LiA list to your next tournament. Listen to the end to catch Built on Notes' new song "Death from Above"!Notes:IACP European Time Zone Playtesting Tournament!27th September, 9:30 AM BST (GMT+1)https://ia-continuityproject.com/event/covering-fire-a-european-iacp-season-4-playtest-tournament-fall-2020/ Built on Notes on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX5cFej9ku5BumT9HdlIc1g/featured Season 4 updatehttps://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/08/30/season-4-first-update-8-31-v4-1/Season 4 Playtesting Statshttps://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/08/25/season-4-playtesting-stats-2-weeks-in/IA Builder Updatehttps://bit.ly/3fOEH0hTTS Updatehttps://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2058709108 

Episode 16: List Building - Lie in Ambush

The time has finally come!  The eagerly awaited 4th Season of the Imperial Assault Continuity Project is now here, and we can't wait to jump into it! With over 20 new and adjusted cards to add to our collection, we go over each of the three factions one by one, reading out and reviewing each individual card in detail. Hope you all enjoy our thoughts, and we will see you in the next one. Rebels - 17:22Imperials - 55:06Mercenary - 1:30:28Neutral - 2:02:51 

Episode 15: IACP Season 4 First Impressions

Join Isaac as he brings on veteran player Derek Martens, who has ranked highly in IACP Tournament with none other than the Repulsor Tank! Derek dives into the intricacies of using a Massive Imperial Vehicle in the competitive scene, making this episode invaluable to anyone who wants to wield the full Destructive Capabilities of the Empire to full effect! And as if that wasn't enough, tune in until the end to hear the full Built on Hope crew Preview and discuss a brand new IACP Season 4 Deployment card... And her Command Card. Thanks for listening! Notes from news: Beskar Cup 25th Julyhttps://ia-continuityproject.com/event/2020-beskar-cup/https://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/07/17/close-and-personal-prizes-for-the-2020-beskar-cup/Season 4 Preview Galleryhttps://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/07/08/season-4-preview-gallery/IA Builder for Androidhttps://bit.ly/3fOEH0hTTS Updatehttps://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2058709108

Episode 14: Matchup Analysis 4 - Speak Softly and Drive a Big Tank + Exclusive IACP Season 4 Preview

We return for yet another META episode! This time we are joined by IACP committee members Noa (@TVBoy from IACommand) and Jake (from the Twin Troopers podcast) to focus on what are the most effective game mechanics available in Imperial Assault skirmish. Noa and Jake also provide unique insights from the game design perspective and chat about what the discussions are like when designing new cards. Notes:Porg Cup, 27th Junehttps://ia-continuityproject.com/event/2020-porg-cup/https://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/06/18/generals-orders-revealing-the-prizes-for-the-porg-cup/ Squad Commander Series Leaderboardhttps://ia-continuityproject.com/squad-commander-series-2020/The Jedi Trials League for new playershttps://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/06/15/much-to-learn-introducing-the-jedi-trials-league-for-beginners/Table Top Simulator Modhttps://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2058709108Article on the fan supported Star Wars Customizable Card Gamehttps://www.theringer.com/2018/5/21/17374528/star-wars-customizable-card-game-player-community 

Episode 13: Knowledge and Defence 4 - Meta (Part 3) Most Effective [Game Mechanics] Available

Boba Fett?!? Where?!?In this Episode, join Isaac as he brings on guest host Kyle Bossom, recent IACP Vassal Regional 2020 Champion! Kyle stormed his way to the top of the March Vassal Regional, replacing the Adepticon Tournament as the convention was cancelled. Without faltering, he piloted an Imperial Vehicles list comprising of Boba Fett and Jet Troopers to the top of the leaderboard, and joins us today to explain how he runs the flying monstrosity known as the Fett! With a ton of unique abilities, Fett is a very promising, powerful, and interesting figure, and as usual, Kyle's brain is an absolute goldmine to pick for information. Hope you enjoy! Notes from news:IACP Reddithttps://www.reddit.com/r/IACP/Results for Season 3 Celebration Tournamenthttps://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/05/16/season-3-celebration-tournament-results/Change to the IACP season structurehttps://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/05/29/let-the-past-die-a-new-structure-for-iacp-release-dates-and-the-approved-playtesting-system/

Episode 12: Matchup Analysis 3 - Watch out for those Wrist Rockets!

In this episode Jessica and David are joined by double Canadians, Derek Martens and Alistair Scott, for an in depth discussion of the past, present, and future meta for Imperial Assault! Links discussed in the news segment:Table Top Simulator mod updated with many improvements. Now you can paste the TabletopAdmiral link into a tool on the table to spawn your army in 1 click!https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2058709108Our last episode has started a discussion about organised play formats, and how IACP approved will work going forward. https://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/05/01/collect-intel-online-play-questionnaire/Season 3 Celebration Tournament Recapshttps://ia-continuityproject.com/2020/05/16/season-3-celebration-tournament-results/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-Eab4g9zRXwdZjVdzS-DQ 

Episode 11: Knowledge and Defense 3 - Meta (Part 2)

David and Tom walk us through an in depth discussion about what is a meta? This is going to be a two part series. In this first segment we discuss what the term meta means and how it relates to Imperial Assault. Links to news:IACP event signups:Season 3 Playtest League #3 (starting May 4th)https://tabletop.to/iacp-season-3-playtest-league-3/signupsSeason 3 Celebration Tournament (Saturday May 16th starting at 9AM EDT)https://tabletop.to/iacp-end-of-season-3-celebrationIACP Playtest Surveyhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScj44hiqtvA-oCz4ZRBAG8g3K2mWLr4eAKVMml19Ak-jujbZw/viewform?usp=sf_linkIACP version 3.2 is now on Vassal. You can download the new version of the mod here:http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:Star_Wars:_Imperial_AssaultTable Top Simulator mod updated with IACP v3.2 and on screen activation/hp tracker!https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2058709108IABuilder v1.0.18 updated with IACP v3.2 and bug fixes related to new cards!https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vq7h0-rLu1Z7jcZTVRADhkZNUtTyGB9p/view

Episode 10: Knowledge and Defense 3 - Meta (Part 1)

Hello again dear listeners!We are in some tumultuous times but rest assured all of us here on the Built on Hope team are doing well and no, Jessica is not annoyed by having to work at home with David singing all the time, no, not at all... Just kidding! We are doing well and enjoying the time together. Isaac was unfortunately too busy with schoolwork to be on this episode but instead we have on extra special guest Chris Emmick to talk to us about how IACP is going so far, what the process is like developing each wave and the future of IACP.Enjoy!links:https://ia-continuityproject.com/https://iacp.challonge.com/tournaments/signup/CH2rEyisqP#/https://tabletop.to/imperial-assaullt-stay-home-vassal-worlds/signupsemails:iacontinuityproject@gmail.combuiltonhopeia@gmail.com 

Episode 9: The Future of IACP

Congratulations to newest UK regional champ Alistair!Join Jessica and David on this episode with EXTRA special guests Alistair Scott and Tom Parish to discuss their battle to the final at the Harlow Regional.Link to the new IA Builder!https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vq7h0-rLu1Z7jcZTVRADhkZNUtTyGB9p/view 

Episode 8: Harlow Regional Recap

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