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Episode 327 - Worlds 24 Meta Snapshot Part 1
We take a deep dive in to the Top lists from the Atomic Mass Games X-wing World Championships and go through faction by faction how these lists work, how they're winning games and what you might do to beat them! We try to explain what the different parts do to help you on the table top if you end up facing one of these meta monsters!
This week we focus on Galactic Republic, Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire. Next week we'll finish up with Resistance and Scum & Villainy plus a look at what the top First Order and Separatist Alliance lists looked like.
Last Chance Qualifier Roll Better
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1351
X-wing World Champs Roll Better
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1350
Pattern Analyzer
https://www.pattern-analyzer.app/tournament/listfortress/4369
Cast - Rich, Liam, Tim and Ben
Producer - Tim
Recorded 15/04/2024 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Fallout 4 Main Theme | Fallout 4 OST
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Episode 326 - Worlds 24 Wrap Up - Part 2
This week we're joined by the Atomic Mass Games X-wing 2024 World Champion - Illy!
Rich, with Tim and Liam, quiz Illy about his trip to Adepticon, about his games and list, and how things went for him in Chicago (spoiler - it went well! ;) ). We wrap up the show with some stat analysis on Pattern Analyser and some promo for this years OP, that we know of.
Last Chance Qualifier Roll Better
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1351
X-wing World Champs Roll Better
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1350
Pattern Analyzer
https://www.pattern-analyzer.app/tournament/listfortress/4369
Cast - Rich, Liam, Tim and the World Champion Illy!
Producer - Tim
Recorded 08/04/2024 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Imagine Dragons - On Top Of The World (Official Music Video)
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Episode 325 - Worlds 24 Wrap Up - Part 1
Ben is joined by Rich, Tim and Sean to chat about their trip to the Atomic Mass Games X-wing World Championship at Adepticon, Chicago. We chat about our travels, the Con and the events. What we did, what we liked and how well we all did!
This is the first of 2 or 3 episodes chatting about the 2024 World Champs so expect more in-depth list discussion coming soon!
Last Chance Qualifier Roll Better
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1351
X-wing World Champs Roll Better
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1350
Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam, Tim and Sean Milligan
Producer - Tim
Recorded 01/04/2024 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Official Music Video)
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Episode 324 - We're off to Worlds 24!
It's our last show before heading off to Adepticon in Chicago for the Atomic Mass Games X-wing World Championship. First timers Rich and Matt are joined by Worlds Veterans Tim, Liam and Ben to talk about all things Worlds!
We have some travel tips and advice for those with last minute things to sort. We chat a little about what you could be doing before the event and what Adepticon is like. If you've not been before we talk about regsitration, what to do for food & drink and event format!
And of course we need to chat about what we're flying and what we think we might see at Worlds and what might do well!
Last Chance Qualifier Roll Better
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1351
X-wing World Champs Roll Better
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1350
Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam, Tim and Matt Flockhart
Producer - Tim
Recorded 17/03/2024 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - John Denver - Leaving On A Jet Plane (Official Audio)m
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Episode 323 - Super Secret Scum Sauce
This week we invite Sith Taker Open King of Swiss Rob Smith on to talk about Scum & Villainy. What did he take to go unbeaten day 1 and what could we see do well at Worlds!
Sith Taker Open Results & lists
https://www.longshanks.org/event/12943/
Sith Taker Open live stream by Firecast Focus with support from Tin Squadron
www.twitch.tv/firecastfocus
Pattern Analyzer
https://www.pattern-analyzer.app/tournament/listfortress/4343
Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam and special guest Rob Smith
Producer - Tim
Recorded 04/03/2024 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Ezra Collective - Dark Side Riddim
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Episode 322 - Sith Taker Open 2024
The Sith Taker Open may be done for another year but Rich is joined by Ben, Liam and Tim to talk about how it all went! We have a players and TO perspective from the group, chatting about the weekend, games, lists and results!
A big thanks to Cog'o'Two, Onyx Squadron, Atomic Mass Games, Vector Squadron Creative, Iksentrik, Enigma Wargaming and Element Games for all their help & support with the event!
Results & lists
https://www.longshanks.org/event/12943/
Sith Taker Open live stream by Firecast Focus with support from Tin Squadron
www.twitch.tv/firecastfocus
Pattern Analyzer
https://www.pattern-analyzer.app/tournament/listfortress/4343
Cast - Rich, Ben, Tim and Liam
Producer - Tim
Recorded 19/02/2024 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Electric Callboy - Hypa Hypa (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
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Episode 321 - STO 24 Hype show!
It's almost time! The largest independent X-wing tournament in the World is fast approaching and Rich & Ben are going to tell us more about it! ow will it run, what prizes do we have and how can you watch it!
A big thanks to Enigma Wargaming, Cog'o'Two, Vextor Squadron Creative, Onyx Squadron, Iksentrik and Atomic Mass Games for their help with prize support!
And we also have some early news about the Welsh Open 2024!
Sith Taker Open live stream by Firecast Focus with support from Tin Squadron
https://www.twitch.tv/firecastfocus
Welsh Open 2024
https://www.facebook.com/events/793804722457597
Cast - Rich, Ben, Tim and Liam
Producer - Tim
Recorded 19/02/2024 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Electric Callboy - Hypa Hypa (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
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Episode 320 - That's no Rebel Moon!
Liam returns to talk Battle Over Endor Rebels with Rich and Ben thanks to the latest preview article from Atomic Mass Games! What's hot and what's not and what might we see coming to a Rebel meta very soon!
STAR WARS: X-WING – BATTLE OVER ENDOR REBEL PREVIEW
https://www.atomicmassgames.com/transmission/star-wars-x-wing-battle-over-endor-rebel-preview/
New Ship Points
https://www.atomicmassgames.com/xwing-docs/
Beachhead 2024
https://www.longshanks.org/event/10973/
Cast - Rich, Ben and Liam
Producer - Tim
Recorded 12/02/2024 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Rebel In The F.D.G. · W.A.S.P.
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Episode 319 - AMG Ambush Adjustment
Last weekend Tim's Clones marched to victory at Liam's Worlds Fundraiser held at Board in Brum but this isn't the biggest news this week - we have (some) new points!
We were waiting on the points for Battle over Endor but Atomic Mass Games decided a little pre-Worlds points adjustment was need so Rich, Ben and Tim discuss these along with hot takes on the Imperial ships that have been previewed in a recent article - what do you think will be dominating the tabletop soon?
And still no love for Scum! :(
Liam's World's fundraiser
https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/12531/
Battle of Endor Preview article
https://www.atomicmassgames.com/transmission/star-wars-x-wing-battle-over-endor-imperial-preview/
New Ship Points
https://www.atomicmassgames.com/xwing-docs/
Cast - Rich, Ben and Tim
Producer - Tim
Recorded 05/02/2024 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - The Offspring - Hit That (Official Music Video)
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Episode 318 - Last flight to Worlds 24
Another round up of Organised Play from around the globe (sorry Flat Earthers!) including the FINAL Atomic Mass Games Worlds Open Qualifier from down under and Tim Worlds fund raiser the Wampa Warm-up!
Rich also talks to us about side events coming to the Sith Taker Open in a few weeks!
World Open Qualifier @ CANCON 2024 Australia
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/964
The Wampa Warm-up 2024
https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/13248/
X-Wing Store Championship Jan 2024 Abyss Game Store
https://www.longshanks.org/event/12494/
Pandemonium X-Wing Store Championship
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/976
Huzzah Hobbies Store Championship #2
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/999
Absolutely Last Minute World Qualifier at Freedom Hobby and Gaming
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1099
Tea & Tee Store Championship, Part III
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1105
Cast - Rich, Ben and Liam
Producer - Tim
Recorded 29/01/2024 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Divinyls - I Touch Myself (Official Music Video)
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Episode 317 - Bangor or Bust!
This week due to some stormy weather Rich & Tim are joined by UK Store Champ 1st place collector Dom Flannigan of the Firecast Focus to talk about last weekends events!
We talk about the Northern Irish Store Champs from Replay Games in Bangor, Firestorm Cards at the Gaming Den in Basingstoke and of course cover the final Atomic Mass Games Worlds Open Qualifier from the Las Vegas Open!
Replay Games Store Champs
https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/12722/
Firestorm Cards Store Champs @ The Gaming Den
https://www.longshanks.org/event/12987/
LVO Day 1 swiss
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/978
LVO Day 2 swiss
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/979
LVO Top 16 Cut
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/874
Cast - Rich, Tim and special guest Dom Flannigan
Producer - Tim
Recorded 22/01/2024 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (Official Audio)
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Episode 316 - New Year, New OP?
We kick off our show with early news on official organised play coming to the UK which hopefully could be replicated in other countries.
Community run but with full support from Asmodee and Atomic Mass Games - Regionals! Plus 'a special International Event' coming to the London Grand Tournament in September.
We round out the show with coverage of recent events including the Worlds Open Qualifier from Chile!
New OP news
https://www.facebook.com/UKTCevents
X-Wing World Open Qualifier 2023 Chile
https://www.longshanks.org/event/12486/
Scattered Deck Store Championship #2
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1028
Red Dragon Store Champs
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1159
Cast - Liam, Ben and Rich
Producer - Tim
Recorded 15/01/2024 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - RUSSKAJA - Energia | Napalm Records
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Episode 315 - Careless Whispers
We're back for 2024! We have news, leaks and resulting changes to playtesting at Atomic Mass Games. Battle over Endor is coming end of February and we have a few reveals to chat about!
We also start to get hyped for Worlds and the Sith Taker Open with a quick run down of recent Store Champs.
Battle over Endor news
https://twitter.com/atomicmassgames/status/1744422840059744638
Apollo Squadron Winter Store Championship
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/922
Mythic Games X-Wing Store Championship
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1109
Game Nite X Wing Store Championship
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/993
Curio Cavern X-Wing Store Championship
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/944
Cast - Liam, Ben and Rich
Producer - Tim
Recorded 08/01/2024 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - George Michael - Careless Whisper (Official Video)
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Episode 314 - Fairytale Of XTC23
In our final episode of the year Liam & Tim are joined by the new XTC Champions -Team USA!
We chat about the XTC format - group stage vs finals, list choices,
faction choices. We get a bit of insight in to the pairings process and possible improvements for the XTC in future years.
As it's the last show of the year we thought we'd also chat to our guests about their highlights for 2023 and what they are looking forward to from 2024!
To all our listeners - however you spend your festive period we hope you and your chosen people have a great time and best of luck for the year ahead! We are now on holiday and will return in the second week of January for more Sith Takers Snap Shots!
XTC 2023 - Final Stage
www.longshanks.org/event/11066/
Cast - Liam, Tim and special guests William Haigwood, Kenneth Lyon, Levi Schadt, Stephen Weiland, Doug Howe & Chrispy
Producer - Tim
Recorded 18/12/2023 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York (Official Video)
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Episode 313 - Isoplane II: The Sequel
This week the cast are joined by Daniel 'Isophane' Lim to chat about the return of The Isoplane Initiative! A fund raising initiative started by Isophane and a few other pillars of the community to help those who need it get to Worlds! Tim (and Liam to a lesser extent) benefited from the 2023 Initiative - can you help the next group fly to Worlds?!
After we chat to Daniel we cover the Atomic Mass Games Singapore Worlds Open Qualifier and Tim's first fund raiser for Worlds 2024 'Hondo's Big Score' which Adam and Liam played in.
We then also briefly touch on the XTC to congratulate Team USA but will cover the XTC Finals in more detail next week when we'll be joined by a couple of guests!
The Isoplane Initiative
https://www.xwing.life/
Singapore World Open Qualifier 2023
https://www.longshanks.org/event/11901/
Hondo's Big Score
https://www.longshanks.org/event/12303/
XTC 2023 - Final Stage
https://www.longshanks.org/event/11066/
Cast - Rich, Liam, Tim, Adam, Ben and special guest Daniel Lim
Producer - Tim
Recorded 11/12/2023 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - B.o.B - Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore) [Official Video]
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Episode 312 - Crazy for X-wing
This week, once we've tackled the recent Atomic Mass Games Worlds Open Qualifiers from Germany and PAX Unplugged and a couple of Store Champs, Rich and Liam are joined by fellow X-wing enthusiast and actual Clinical Psychologist Niels Detert to talk about Mental Health and Psychology in the game!
Why don't we sleep well before a big event? Why do we stress about a game of spaceships? What could we do to improve this and some possible coping strategies.
Of course if you feel you are struggling with your Mental Health please do reach out to professionals and support networks, especially at this time of year!
Store Championship Miniature Market Manchester
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1036
Austin 2023 Store Championships
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1032
2023 PAX Unplugged WOQ
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/921/players
PAX Unplugged Extended Championship
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1068
German World Open Qualifier 2023
http://tournaments.txm-app.com/WOQ23-GER/
And the winning list in case you can't find it on the event!
https://yasb.app/?f=Rebel%20Alliance&d=v9ZhZ20Z42X133WW54WW77WWWW154Y63XWWW51W58WWWY555X73W475W136W477Y13XW445&sn=Unnamed%20Squadron&obs=
Cast - Rich, Liam and special guest Niels Detert
Producer - Tim
Recorded 04/12/2023 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Cypress Hill - Insane In The Brain (Official HD Video)
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Episode 311 - The French Republic
Tim returns from France to chat about his run at the Atomic Mass French Worlds Open Qualifier but he's also brought the Event Champion Niels Vos along to chat about the event and their Final match!
Find out how they both got on, what they thought about the event and venue and most importantly - Intentional Draws!
Swiss standings, lists and results
https://www.longshanks.org/event/10759/
Top Cut bracket
https://challonge.com/5dvhh8yy?fbclid=IwAR0ZI8_5z9-wiqxGzlY6XaQobzmKVqE1F81n6-Yfwk4nJ5S8bFudz_my0nU
Cast - Rich, Ben, Liam, Tim and special guest Niels Voss
Producer - Tim
Recorded 27/11/2023 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - SABATON - Midway (Official Lyric Video)
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Episode 310 - Polish WoQ
This week we cover the results from last weekends Atomic Mass Games Worlds Open Qualifier from Poland. 57 players, won by something expected but a blast from the past finished 2nd!
We then wrap up the XTC Group stage with a run down of the 10 teams that have (likely) qualified!
Polish WoQ
https://www.longshanks.org/event/11193
Groups for XTC 2023
Group A https://longshanks.org/event/11044/
Group B https://longshanks.org/event/11045/
Group C https://longshanks.org/event/11046/
Group D https://longshanks.org/event/11047/
Group E https://longshanks.org/event/11048/
Cast - Rich, Ben and Liam
Producer - Tim
Recorded 20/11/2023 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - The Rolling Stones - Mess It Up (Purple Disco Machine Remix) | Official Lyric Video
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Episode 309 - Ben is Back!
After a number of weeks Ben has finally remembered the password for his laptop and re-joins Rich and Liam to talk X-wing!
This week we cover the Atomic Mass Games Western Canada Worlds Open Qualifier, the day two 32 player Store Champ side event won by Scum, and we cover the Cornish Nationals from our friends down south! Tin Squadron!
We rap up with some XTC chat and Rich falls down another rabbit hole... :D
Western Canada WoQ
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/725/players
Day 2 Store Champs
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/1045/players
Cornish Nationals
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/684/players
Cast - Rich, Ben and Liam
Producer - Tim
Recorded 13/11/2023 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - Take That - Back for Good (Official Video)
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Episode 308 - Just the two of us
A slightly shorter episode as we're down to just Rich and Liam. They do a quick re-cap of recent Atomic Mass Games Store Champs and the XTC including the Comics, Games and Coffee: Store Championships won by Pond from Firecast Focus!
Comics, Games and Coffee: Store Championships
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/938
Lost Star Store Championship
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/683
Red Claw Store Championship
https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/787
TTS Liga Pokal & Store Championship
https://www.longshanks.org/event/9778/
Cast - Rich and Liam
Producer - Tim
Recorded 06/11/2023 via Discord
Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith
Outro - alt-J - Deadcrush (Official Video)
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