We’re back with another scenario spotlight, this time it’s off to the races with a discussion on Reconnoitre! After running through a few lists, we finish the episode going over what makes an army strong in higher points games.  

Time Stamps:  

Reconnoitre - 00:39  

Army Lists - 12:42  

Favourite Armies Over 700 Points - 45:23  

Credits:  

Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

Music: Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hailing from Chicago USA, special guest Matt Cwick returns to the podcast, this time to discuss Fog of War. We follow the scenario breakdown with a debate on the named Ringwraith profiles and compare our personal rankings of the Nine, from best to worst. 

Time Stamps: 

Fog of War - 01:53 

Army Lists - 23:30 

Ranking Named Ringwraiths - 1:15:36 

Credits: 

Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

Music: Battle of the Creek by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week we are accompanied by a member of There and Back Again, A Hobbyist’s Tale podcast! Andrew joins the show in a rapid fire review of Bard the Bowman and his role in both army lists he is in. After breaking down the saviour of Lake-town, we fish through the alliance matrix for our favourite historical alliances of the game. 

Time Stamps: 

Andrew's Introduction - 00:37 

Bard the Bowman - 10:43 

Army Lists - 37:17 

Favourite Historical Alliances - 1:02:33 

Credits: 

Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

Music: Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

Music: Battle of the Creek by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

So you have chosen… episode two. In this double episode, the cast reviews and compares both Saruman profiles, including a discussion on his role in his new Legendary Legion. Then, we abandon reason for madness as we break down some controversial wargear of the game, and debate whether they can be considered as viable options. Listen to the episode, alive and unspoiled! 

Time Stamps: 

Saruman the White - 02:07 

Saruman - 09:15 

Army Lists - 17:33 

Controversial Wargear - 52:29 

Credits: 

Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

Music: Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Into the West podcast is back with season two! On the first episode, we break down the Lords of Battle matched play scenario. In the open topic, we compare the differences between tournaments with randomized scenarios and pre-selected scenarios. 

Time Stamps: 

Lords of Battle - 01:16 

Army Lists - 10:19 

Randomized vs Pre-selected Event Packs - 54:28 

Credits: 

Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

Music: Battle of the Creek by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Here at last, episode thirty! A couple months ago, we hit our 10,000 plays milestone. To celebrate, we collected all of your questions and answered them in this special Q&A episode.

 Credits: 

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Joined by local hobbyist Marco, we journey to the Lonely Mountain this week to review Thror and his son Thrain. In the open topic, we share a few of our favourite things about this game. Tune into episode twenty-nine! 

Time Stamps: 

Thror - 05:02 

Thrain - 23:26 

Army Lists: 31:59 

Things We Like About MESBG: 1:00:45 

Credits: 

Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

Music: Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It's a Last Alliance episode at Into the West podcast, where we break down and compare two high kings of the Second Age: Elendil and Gil-Galad! After that, join us in a round table discussion on changes we'd like to see in this game. 

Time Stamps: 

Elendil, High King of Gondor and Arnor - 00:46 

Gil-galad, High King of the Elves - 11:12 

Army Lists - 25:42 

Game Changes Wishlist - 59:42 

Credits: 

Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

Music: Battle at the Creek by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Has Sauron returned? Matthew Hammond of The Durin Show podcast joins us on the path to Dol Guldur as we break down the Necromancer. Following this, we put together a list of things to remember when playing in a tournament. Join our discussion in episode twenty-seven! 

Time Stamps:  

Matthew's Introduction - 00:41  

The Necromancer - 6:48  

Army Lists - 23:48  

Tournament Checklist - 57:40  

Credits:  

Music: Tavern Loop One by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

Music: Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

Music: Battle of the Creek by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/