Going out with a bang with this edition we have Alex from Texas join us to recap the 2024 Masters tournament for the Northwest Hobbit League (one of the largest MESBG leagues in North America)!We go over all 12 masters lists and talk about how we all did!

00:00 Introduction

03:41 Denny's Preview

09:06 1st Seed List

13:47 2nd Seed List

17:09 3rd Seed List

22:01 4th Seed List

25:28 5th Seed List

28:34 6th Seed List

30:51 7th Seed List

35:02 8th Seed List

38:00 9th Seed List

40:54 10th Seed List

42:39 11th Seed List

45:23 12th Seed List

50:10 Round 1

1:00:11 Round 2

1:11:46 Round 3

1:18:35 Round 4

1:22:34 Results and Closing Thoughts

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Canada's largest tournament, Clash on the Coast, ended a few weeks ago and we are here to review the event and the top 5 lists! Max, the organizer of Clash on the Coast, joins in on the fun and also gives some of his thoughts on the lists as well as the event as a whole.

00:00 Introduction

04:33 Armies Breakdown

10:01 5th Place

13:48 4th Place

17:41 3rd Place

21:54 2nd Place

27:54 1st Place

31:33 Overall Thoughts

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Following the announcement of the profiles that will be moved to Legacy in the new edition, the cast review and discuss what this could mean for the game. Join by special guest, Alex, we give our thoughts on all the upcoming announced changes.

00:00 Introduction

03:16 Profiles Moving to Legacy

18:02 Better for New Players?

22:24 Better for the Range?

24:37 Discussion on Affected Profiles

29:00 Allowing vs Banning Legacy

33:37 Making Way for New Profiles

36:25 WYSIWYG & Wargear Removal

40:15 Final Thoughts

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We are back with another Tier List on the new Legendary Legions from the Rise of Angmar Supplement! With Legions being ranked in the Legend tier and also in the Independant tier, there's an army for all competitive levels!

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00:00 Introduction

02:22 Fornost

09:28 Army of Arnor

15:53 The Host of the Witch King

25:24 Army of Carn Dum

33:22 The Wolf Pack of Angmar

39:09 Arathorn's Stand

45:20 Burdhur's Horde

53:35 Outro

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Into the West dives into the new and final supplement of the current edition, Rise of Angmar! We break down every new hero and warrior profile and give our thoughts.

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00:00 Introduction

01:51 Overall Thoughts

03:21 Aranarth

09:20 Argadir

14:35 Knight of Arnor

19:28 Earnur

25:37 Nazthak

29:34 The Shadow of Rhudaur

37:09 Shade of Angmar

46:43 Aldrac

50:24 Fraecht

56:24 Captain of Carn Dum

59:31 Warrior of Carn Dum

01:03:28 Werewolf

01:08:32 Hill Troll

01:14:14 Conclusion

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As this edition wraps up and a good chance the matched play scenarios change, we take an in-depth look at the 18 scenarios, talk likes and dislikes, and give our rankings!

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00:00 Introduction

01:58 Heirlooms of Ages Past

06:49 Hold Ground

11:49 Command the Battlefield

15:12 Domination

20:41 Capture & Control

26:32 Breakthrough

29:47 Seize the Prize

35:37 Destroy the Supplies

42:14 Retrieval

45:31 Lords of Battle

50:53 To the Death!

54:42 Contest of Champions

01:00:45 Storm the Camp

01:04:30 Reconnoitre

01:09:53 Divide & Conquer

01:12:32 Fog of War

01:16:22 Clash by Moonlight

01:20:46 Assasination

01:22:58 Final Results

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We break down the top 5 lists from this year's epic NOVA Open 1,000 point Grand Tournament. Joining us with his thoughts on the lists is Alisher, this year's winner!

00:00 Introduction

04:30 5th Place

10:25 4th Place

17:05 3rd Place

22:18 2nd Place

30:34 1st Place

40:41 1,000 Point Meta & Final Thoughts

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The theme of the latest episode of list review is magic casters. We are joined by Brandon to review and discuss four lists submitted by our patrons over on Patreon.

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04:47 Maximilian's List

12:59 Brandon's List

22:38 Andrew's List

28:20 Alex's List

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Join us as we break down all the new details about the new edition of MESBG within the Warhammer Community article this week. We share our thoughts on what we know, as well as some of our concerns about what may be changed!

00:00 Introduction

01:30 Initial Reaction

03:48 In the Ways Streamlined

06:15 Special Strikes Removed

11:40 Greater Focus on Narrative

24:25 Updated Wording

25:23 Fight Values Distribution

27:52 Intelligence Characteristic

31:15 Army Books

34:52 Legacy of Middle-earth

38:46 Current Supplements

39:49 Rise of Angmar

43:34 Final Thoughts

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