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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your host Nick Sperry is joined by Greg Kash (NCX) to talk about the Draft League and being a core member of the XWA points team! This is the latest installment of 312’s interview series.

    Join the NCX Discord: https://discord.com/invite/4JEHbdkSVK

    Follow NCX on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nickelcityxwing

    Subscribe to NCX on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@NickelCityXwing

    XWA Site: https://www.xwing.life

    Visit the 2.5 Edition Server: https://discord.gg/x-wing

    FAQ Link: https://discord.com/channels/627648261456527371/1262114191972503624

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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Nick Sperry, Andrew Kouba, and special guest Matt Cary come together to overview the new era of community X-Wing with the XWA and their new beta points!

    Visit the XWA’s main site: https://www.xwing.life/home

    Stay up to date on X-Wing Alliance announcements in the 2.5 Edition Discord server: https://discord.gg/x-wing

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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your host Nick Sperry is joined by X-Wing Content Creator Hairy Nick, to talk about all things relating to navigating the current environment of X-Wing and running a successful channel.

    Check out  Hairy Nick’s YouTube Channel:

    https://www.youtube.com/c/HairyNick

    Join Hairy Nick’s Discord:

    https://discord.com/invite/rNHU4Myjca

    Stay up to date on X-Wing Alliance announcements in the 2.5 Edition Discord server: https://discord.gg/x-wing

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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your host Nick Sperry is joined by Roll Better and Kuat Print Yards creator, Brian Gambrell! The two talk about tournament organizing, X-Wing, and more!

    Check out Brian's Kuat Print Yards 3D models: https://www.printables.com/@KuatPrintYards_52767/store

    Stay up to date on X-Wing Alliance announcements in the 2.5 Edition Discord server: https://discord.gg/x-wing

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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Nick Sperry, Andrew Kouba and Sam Graebner sound off on the recent news on Atomic Mass Games announcing the end to Star Wars Armada and Star Wars X-Wing.

    Watch 312’s announcement on its involvement with the X-Wing Alliance: https://youtu.be/FPLH-E68IM0?si=i6Z9Dhgo64GJMZeb

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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Nick Sperry, Andrew Kouba and Emmanuel Picazo travel to a podcast studio to shed light on all things X-Wing and the uncertain future of the game we love. They reflect on the evolution of the game, the business side of things, and more!

    We continue to honor the passing of community legend and dear friend, Zack Mathews, Support Zack and his family here: https://gofund.me/55670112

    Check out Yash at Icon Studios, who graciously hosted us: https://www.official-icon.com/visuals

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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Nick Sperry is joined by the tandem of Mark Uhl (Strata Strike) and Andrew Nuckols (Curled Paw Creatives) as they talk about the creative process behind their game component shops! This episode marks the second of our ongoing interview series, as 312 talks to folks from all corners of the X-Wing community and beyond!

    Editor's Note: This is the second episode in our interview series. Not the 3rd. 

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    Check out the Patron coupon codes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/partner-coupon-96213052

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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Nick Sperry, Andrew Kouba, and local guest Sam Graebner discuss the overall fallout of a big Adepticon 2024 and the crowning of a new World Champion! They break down their experiences, the competitive field from LCQ to final table, and look ahead to X-Wing in 2024. Congratulations to Illy, from Germany, on winning Worlds!

    Take a look at the data we reference:

    LCQ Insights: https://www.pattern-analyzer.app/tournament/rollbetter/1351/insights

    Worlds Insights: https://www.pattern-analyzer.app/tournament/rollbetter/1350/insights

    Watch Worlds replays on GSP: https://www.twitch.tv/goldsquadronpodcast

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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your host Nick Sperry interviews the bloody British across the pond! Rich Polley of The Sith Takers Podcast, Matt Coggins (Top 8) and Tom Fieldsend (Top 2) discuss the recent STO event and life as a European X-Wing player!

    Sith Taker Open 2024 Event Page: https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/12943/

    Check out the Sith Taker Podcast: https://m.soundcloud.com/user-882750498

    Watch live games at Firecast Focus: https://twitch.tv/firecastfocus

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    A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Nick, Andrew, and guest host Alex Merrill, discuss a struggling faction we all love: Scum! Alex, host of the Bespin Benchwarmers podcast, self declared masochist and Scum fanatic, won his World’s invite with a unique Scum list.

    Check out Alex’s Invite-Winning list: https://yasb.app/?f=Scum%20and%20Villainy&d=v9ZhZ20Z458XWW234WW389WY534X125W470WWW92WWW472W47WY398X120W125WWWY117X120WWWW441W92WW159W8Y612XWW45W63W80W93W416WWW150&sn=Unnamed%20Squadron&obs=

    Check out Alex’s podcast, The Bespin Benchwarmers: https://bespinbenchwarmers.podbean.com/

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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Nick, Andrew, and Manny, continue the conversation about power creep. How do we define power creep? When is something so impactful it’s time to walk away? The crew discusses this concept and the current design space of X-Wing!

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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Nick, Andrew, and special guest Greg Kash, chat about the implications of overpowered SL cards, the silver lining of online X-Wing, and the Nickel City X-Wing Draft League!

    Follow the draft league and the action, follow NickelCityXWing on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nickelcityxwing

    Join the reserves for NCX Draft League Season 6: https://forms.gle/A6WA5vfG3g8zhXYt5

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    Editor's Note: I said that Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle" may not take place in Chicago, I was wrong. It does take place in Chicago's Stockyards. 

  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Nick, Andrew, and Manny dive into their New Year’s resolutions, speculation on the Battle of Endor pack, and how we cope with losing in a competitive environment.

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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Nick, Andrew, and guest Pym dive into a clarifying meta change, the 16 player rule, and a reflection on 312 over the years! The holiday are fully upon us! 

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    Las Vegas Open info: 

    https://www.lasvegasopen.net

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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Nick, Manny and Andrew are joined by Team USA’s very own Stephen Weiland! The quartet discusses sustaining interest in the game of X-Wing, Upsilons in extended, and the community that made us!

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    PAX Unplugged info: https://unplugged.paxsite.com/en-us/registration.html 

    Las Vegas Open info: 

    https://www.lasvegasopen.net

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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Nick, Manny and Andrew take a dive into the new player problem. How do we introduce and retain new players in X-Wing? Why is it a lot harder than we might think?

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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Nick, Manny and Andrew do a look at how to make some Gauntlet pilots work, the timeline of an evolving meta, and they even rank where they’d put the Star Wars shows! 

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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Nick and Manny are joined by Matt Courser of The Bespin Benchwarmers Podcast as we talk about Golden State Games, underrated T-65 pilots, glaring needs in the game of X-Wing, and more!

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    Check out Matt and his crew at The Bespin Benchwarmers on Podbean! https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-ygvdw-9fd909

    Register for our Windy City Trials Turkey Trot Official Store Champ on November 18th at Good Games Chicago! https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/783

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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Andrew and Nick are joined by Catherine Nyxsera and Emily Rastyl to discuss women in X-Wing and the gaming community at large! In this episode, we break down the experience Catherine and Emily have had being a part of the small (but growing) community of female players. We also finally break the silence on Ahsoka and drop our takes as we near the final two episodes of the show.

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    Check out Emily and her crew over at The Midwest Scrubcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/64Dez5WJbMQXUyHx6IN4QL?si=139638209cfa4055

    Help save a fox: https://www.saveafox.org/

    If you are in the Midwest, consider joining us for Dragonfall on October 7th-8th in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin https://tabletop.events/conventions/dragon-fall-2023, or our Windy City Trials Turkey Trot Official Store Champ on November 18th at Good Games Chicago! https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/783

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  • A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Andrew and Nick enlighten the galaxy in a conversation with top X-Wing player Christopher (Chrispy) Patrick! The trio dives into the meta trends of the recent Nova Open Worlds Open Qualifier, breaks down the B-Wing chassis in our debut segment of “Break it or Buy it”, and we address scenario fatigue by theorycrafting interesting scenario ideas!

    Help support our friend Chris Tanner over at PlanningPhase Syndicate by donating using this link: https://streamlabs.com/312_squadron/tip to help support medical treatment for his daughter, who was diagnosed with cancer. Thank you for your generosity and support!

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