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

Here it is. You get four brothers, two poems (both Wendell Berry), one rant (okay maybe more), and zero regrets. God bless you all. Thank you for letting me and the crew be a part of your lives for as long as we were. I will never, ever, ever forget it. Here's the schedule: 0:01:00 - Introduction0:07:05 - The Chat1:12:46 - The Final Doubt Rant (that is honestly the best part of the podcast)1:35:52 - Signing Off, I love you all The most amazing thing about this episode is that, even with our time in the sun having past, WE STILL FOUGHT ABOUT DOUBT! Honestly, it is close to the most glorious moment of the podcast and I'd give anything to be able to pick insane fights with you all on something that will cause all of those participating to RAAAAAAAGE! Just a reminder, this will be up on Podbean, iTunes, and all other podcast services for two more weeks, then we're going offline. I'd encourage those of you that want to save podcast episodes that you or a friend appeared on to save them quick. I saw that earlier in the week we got a few hundred downloads of older episodes, which I presume are people doing just this. I have the hard copies on my computer, but I'd prefer that everyone download them on their end. But if you're ever needing one, just message me and I should be able to get it to you pretty quick.

The Final Episode

Someone got lucky in Vegas. That someone is the one who I thought never got lucky No I'm not speaking in euphemisms. I have seen Matthew Scott Richards roll dice. He is very bad at rolling things that are not garbage. Fortunately, not only did Matt get lucky, but he leveraged his brain power in order to secure the final Nationals win for IA at the recent Las Vegas Open.  In this episode, Matt and I break down why the double Pirates list is so good, how we think it fares against everything else, and what we think we would do to change it for Worlds. ENJOY!

Episode 115 - Mattistyping (His Way To Victory!)

There is a Droid deployment card for Scum that is capable of winning tournaments. No, it's not IG. That fellow had his time in the sun but all he's left to do is be a nurse to Baby Yoda and wish that Thrawn and Cats weren't around to ruin his day. No, it's not BT. That fellow ... well, he was never very good (sorry Joey).  Back in the day, oh so many years ago, there was a list that had this unit which was the terror of the meta. The unit could reliably hit a figure from 7-10 spaces away, they could be focused, and they could force white die to reroll dodges. The naysayers among you might say, "Aren't you just describing Weequay Pirates?" Well, no, I'm not, because this unit can't play the best card in the game, which is On the Lam. And yet, he persisted. David from the Michigan Mandalorians took down BRIAN MARKS' Jamal Heroes list TWICE to win a recent regional. I know. I literally could not believe it. But David knows his stuff, so beware the ... oh boy ... HKs. Make sure to pay attention to my review of the next few weeks for closing up shop. I LOVE YOU ALL.

Episode 114 - Meatbags Will Die

FRIENDS! The final Utah Regional has come and gone, and someone sold his soul to the god of the mercenaries in order to pull home the win. Yes, I know what you're thinking, but I just couldn't run the Box into what was going to be a murderer's row. Scott and Matt were running Vader and the Jets, Joey was running eRiots, AND THE CATS WERE EVERYWHERE. So I sold out. I ran my Worlds list, and was able to go undefeated on the day, beating Joey in the final. AND IT WAS JOEY'S LIST THAT WAS THE STORY OF THE DAY. The man's list is nuts, and I cannot wait for you to hear about it. Joey was able to get through his own murderer's row on the way to the top of the charts, including beating Scott's Vader and the Jets in the Top Four. Yes, it was a nuts kind of day. Enjoy this one!

Episode 113 - This One Doesn't Count

Friends. If you are running Hunters or Rebel Heroes, and you run into Cats, may God have mercy on your soul. They are so dynamic, they exert so much pressure, and they are able to remove figures that you cannot protect from an insane distance away. Jason Brege and JK came on the podcast to talk about them cats, and whew boy am I afraid of what they can do with them. GOOD LUCK!

Episode 112 - Exploding Kittens

What an incredible joy it was to get my brothers back around the horn in order to discuss regional prep. The four of us--Matt, JK, Scott, and I--are running three different lists. We gathered to get reps in in preparation for our regional tournament in three weeks and boy did we have fun. We break down our lists, with particular emphasis on JK's theft of David Gao's kitties and Matt and Scott's running of Vader and the Jeeeettts. You are going to love listening in on this one.

Episode 111 - The Boys Are Back!

There is one person on this planet who still thinks that Han Rangers has play on Maul's map. That's right. One. We all know this person, who is of course Isaac Borno. Despite my protestations, he truly believes that Han Rangers has what it takes to make it all the way--no matter the map. I know, I know, I think he is insane as well. Welp, turns out Isaac not only talks a good game, but walks that game. In fact, he walked it all the way to Lyon, France in order to storm French Nationals. As someone considering giving Han Rangers a go this regional season, I tried to pick his brain to get a clue as to how to make Maul's map work, which I think is pretty tough to do. Listen in for Isaac's tips and report on French Nationals. Thank you!

Episode 110 - An Eagle Eye, A Champion Heart

Ryan Janway: the terror of the Carolinas, the Real Ryan (or is he the other one), the man who is due all good things that come his way. Janway comes onto the podcast to report his raucous win with his reckless Rebels in an intensely competitive Nova field. This is an excellent conversation that will be really awesome for those of you prepping for primes. You will enjoy!

Episode 109 - Ryan Runs Ryan's Rebels Responsibly

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