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Ep79: Wagh, It Is the Orks

Being the best player you can be has many aspects, and one of the most important is being a good sportsman. In this episode, the hosts talk about what this aspect means to them as well as some ways you can try and improve your behavior during games and the challenges you may face.

Ep78: How to Be a Good Sport

What's up with the new Sisters of Battle codex? We dip our toes into the water with the book, looking at the various orders, units, and stratagems within as well as how to take the army on and what to watch out for.

Ep77: Sisters of Battle

Games Workshop is finally returning to running tournaments. The hosts discuss the format, rules, and what they think of the matter in general.

Ep76: Crosstalk- US Open

In this episode, we look at playing defensively versus playing offensively- what that means, how it affects your strategy and list design, and when each of them are appropriate.

Ep75: Defensive vs Offensive Play

When you are going to a tournament, it is worth considering what your goals for winning are when writing your list; this episode, we talk about how you should approach things differently when aiming for best of your faction versus winning the whole tournament.

Ep74: Best In Faction vs Best Overall

We've all been out of the game for a while thanks to COVID; this episode, we talk about how to get back into things.

Ep73: Getting Back Into the Game

This episode as part of our series on different phases of the game, we talk about the charge and fight phases together.

Ep72: Charge and Fight Phase

This episode, we look at a ways of approaching list writing that focuses on the sorts of threats that the enemy can throw at you and how you answer those threats.

Ep71: Problems and Solutions

How do supplements affect the game, and are they good or bad? How should GW handle them in the future? Our hosts discuss the matter.

Ep70: Discussing Supplements

We interview our guest for the episode about Knights, how to play them, and how to beat them as well as their role in the meta.

Ep69:Imperial and Chaos Knights

Practice games (and tournament games) are important for getting better, but you won't improve from that practice unless you are able to accurately understand what happened during the game and what went right or wrong. In that respect, taking notes during the game can be a tremendous help, giving you a better (and more permanent) recollection of what went down and how your game plan succeeded or failed. In this episode, we talk about different methods of taking notes, including both paper and electronic media as well as photos and video, and what sorts of things you should pay attention to when detailing the game. We also look at how and when to go back to your notes, how your opponent can help you, and the methods each of the hosts prefer for their note-taking.

Ep68: Taking Notes

Being able to write a good list is one of the most fundamental aspects of playing Warhammer 40K; your list is the toolbox that you bring to the table, and so defines what it is you're capable of during a game. But contrary to what the internet may sometimes tell you, writing a list is much more than just choosing the six most efficient units and fielding as many of them as possible. So how do you go about approaching the process of writing- and rewriting- a list? In this episode, we talk about the process that the hosts use; where we start, how we make cuts, and how we analyze our lists for success or failure after a game. We also look at the sort of solutions you want to have access to, what to think about when considering balancing yourself against the meta, and the tradeoffs you'll have to make as part of the process. And, of course, we talk about the cardinal rule of list design: Boyz Over Toyz.

Ep67: The List-Writing Process

If you play at tournaments, sooner or later you are going to run into a bad matchup- the one army that you just aren't prepared to face. But being able to power through disadvantageous situations is one of the biggest indicators of a skilled player, so this episode we talk about how to identify such matchups and what you can do about them. We discuss the ways to look at things during all phases of the encounter- from when you write your list to the game itself to post-game considerations and what lessons you should take away from your performance. There's a lot you can do to mitigate bad odds in a matchup, but it all starts with understanding the hows and whys.

Ep66: Bad Matchups

As competitive players, we like to focus a lot on the upper strata of the game- what the best players are doing, which lists are finishing top 4, etc. But the reality is that by definition most players do not play at the top tables, they play at the middle tables instead. This episode, we discuss what sorts of obstacles you'll face if you're sitting in the middle of the pack, the unique concerns that you should be thinking about, the types of players you're likely to see, and ways you can work towards your goals even if you aren't going undefeated. It's middleriffic!

Ep65: Playing the Mid Tables

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