Welcome to Episode 23 of The Killzone! The dust has settled from the TAO tournament and a few months of games saw a recent guest of ours crowned the winner. Today Matthew Fong aka “Micromancer” returns to the podcast not just covering how he did it — but sharing tips to help YOU become the next big tournament winner! There’s something here for every player so saddle up and let’s dive into Episode 23!  TIMESTAMPS:  Intro to the Episode and Guard Tactics vs Drukhari for TAO 00:00:00 — 00:06:00   The Importance of Tourney Prep and Micro’s Tips for Practice  00:06:01 — 00:15:00 Micromancer’s Unique Flamer Tactics and Philosophy  00:15:01 — 00:21:20 Understanding and Screening against Reserves in recent formats where the mechanic is typically abused 00:21:21 — 00:28:00 Tourney Stamina 00:28:01 — 00:29:50 Discussing Chess Clocks and Tourney Time Limits 00:29:51 — 00:39:00 Do skills that win other games translate to Kill Team? 00:39:01 — 00:44:25 CP Management and philosophy of Tactics  00:44:26 — 00:52:50 Ranged vs Melee Strengths/Weaknesses and the importance of a Combined Approach  00:52:51 — 00:59:00 Do you use a Subfaction to buff what’s already good? Or what struggles in your list /faction? 00:59:01 — 01:01:55 Why is Action Economy so Strong? 01:01:56 — 01:10:20 Guard Tactics that buff survival  01:10:21 — 01:12:22 A question from Beeranid’s Coaching Quiz: “How do you know you’re winning”? 01:12:25 — 01:13:40 Discussing why the best players are exceptional at something but good at everything, and a few of the different things you can be exceptional at 01:13:41 — 01:16:30 Micro talks big points swings, avalanches and not chasing points too early  01:16:31 — 01:19:58 Beeranid gives a counter thought: Turn 4 is not guaranteed so pick up points NOW. And a brief bit on the “clean evolution” that TTS is causing  01:19:59 — 01:22:25 Best of 3’s: the interesting dynamics and a quick survival guide 01:22:26 — 01:36:10 Closing