The Control Phase

The fellas are back to tackle the latest wave of releases and spoilers with some hands-on experience to supplement their hot takes. They then dive into the differences between playing as the attacker and defender, including what you should be trying to accomplish and what you should be trying to avoid. Lastly they tackle some listener questions on dark horse lists, their favourite parts of Steamroller and how to manage "the chase" in the context of Warmachine.

The boys are back and dive right into the recent spate of high profile releases, including gameplay discussions around Bandit as well as the Constance Blaize & Gallant pair, while also noting that the Swarm Warden was also released. They then pick up a recent discussion regarding the current over-representation of Warlock-lead armies in the competitive scene, with some ideas about why this is happening and what can be done to put things on a more event footing. They round this out with some musings about how to identify your win condition on a given turn in order to get over the finish line in a given match. 
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The guys are back and ready to yap. They dive into the latest Nyrro spoilers and go through some of Ashmael's strengths & weaknesses. They then discuss the use of defenses in a sapperless world. They then do a recap of the recent Bytown Beatdown, with a short update about the quest to play all of the casters in 2026.

Courtesy of SFG, the fellas go through all of the changes in the 2026 Mid-Year Update and give their thoughts. Was the Slaughterhouse nerfed enough? What of Old Umbrey's top performers? Will Storm Legion finally get a competitive pair? These topics and more in our first bonus episode!

In this extra-long episode, the fellas go through the recent LnL EU spoilers including Scuttlebutt, the Shadow Seraph, General Gunnbjorn and the first couple of Fane of Nyrro Boxes. They then take a long-overdue crack at listener questions, including one that was delivered in person. Marc-André then finishes things off with a recap of his Iron Gauntlet Finals games.
Prelude Recap 1:40Assorted LnL Spoiler Talk 14:41Fane Talk 1:07:38Listener Questions 1:22:11Iron Gauntlet Bat Reps 1:44:40

The fellas get back to work and discuss recent events including the Bokur Brawl, le Grand Clash & the Australian Super Series. They then go over the recently released Imperatus2 and Chainbelcher cards, including some ideas about how lists could be built with them. They round this out with some thoughts on etiquette in Warmachine, and how to give their opponents a memorable but enjoyable game.*RE-POSTED DUE TO AGGREGATOR BUG*

In this busy episode, the guys tackle much of the recent news - the Command Card overhaul being chief among them. They also talk about their favourite Adepticon teasers, and review the tourney results of the past few weeks. This is all capped off with with a discussion of how Kithguard is shaping up as an army, including talk about how Trap Doors are playing out on the battlefield.
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In this episode, the fellas go into their tips and tricks for figuring out which list to drop once you've been matched into an opponent, including how to resolve list chicken. They then dive into the salient rules update to come out of the FronTier campaign, with a particular on the extensive Grymkin changes to Arcana, the Bloody Parliament and the Slaughterhouse. Lastly, they tackle some listener questions that they weren't able to get to last time.
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The guys are back in their 10th episode and start off with a recap of Belgian Masters and a local steamroller.  They then discuss their experiences with tilt and how they work through it during their games. We go through the recent Thunderhead and Kithguard spoilers, capping it off with 4 listener questions and a roundup of upcoming events!
Belgian Masters & WMNC Recaps 1:50How to Handle Tilt 24:01Thunderhead & Kithguard Chat 49:37Listener Questions 1:29:10Event Announcements 1:51:05
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Now that they have some games under their belts, the fellas revisit some of their hot takes while also going over the Steamroller 2026 packet to talk about similarities and differences with the previous one. They go over some recent competitive results out of Australia and the USA, and cap it all off with a discussion about how to play into the gunlines that have become very popular as of late.