Nerve Check

Nerve Check

By Ray, Ben, JonLeisureHobbies
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Nerve Check episodes

  • 26-30: Half A List For Halflings - A Halfling Review

    Ben and Jon show off their 1200-point Halfling lists. Then, under the careful gaze of Tim, they roll for and create Ray’s next tournament-winning Halfling List for use at Mood for Love. The tournament isn’t until February, but Ray needs every bit of that time to overcome his disgust of the shorter race, build, and paint this army — which is currently sitting on his desk...


    Timestamps:
    0:00 – Intros
    4:45 – Jon’s Mid Shooting Spam List
    6:20 – Ben’s Combined Arms Force
    11:50 – Tim Oversees Ray’s Random Halfling Army
    31:15 – What Has Tim Been Up To?

    39 min
  • 26-29: Tentacles and Suckers: A Trident Realms Review

    Ben, Ray, and Jon dive into tentacle lists — the Trident Realms. Starting with Ray’s experience at the Ohio GT, followed by Ben and Jon’s own takes on Trident Realms in 4th Edition.

    Timestamps:
    0:00 – Intros
    1:30 – Ohio GT Speed Tournament
    4:15 – Ohio GT Review
    12:10 – Game 1 vs. Rob's Kingdoms of Men 
    14:20 – Game 2 vs. Jeff Abyssal Dwarfs
    18:05 – Game 3 vs. Andy's Trident Realm
    24:24 – Game 4 vs. Nate's Forces of Abyss
    28:05 – Game 5 vs. Erich's Goblins
    34:30 – Ray Reviews His Army
    38:15 – Ben’s Sucker List
    41:30 – Jon’s Tentacle List (No Flyers... Crazy, I Know)

    54 min
  • 26-28:Empire of Dust Review: Dead on Arrival

    Ben, Ray, and Jon do their best to polish a turd and create a usable Empire of Dust list.


    Timestamps:
    0:00 – Intros
    2:34 – Let's Get Into This Army
    3:45 – Ray's Godzilla-Themed EoD List
    9:35 – Ben's "Let's Never Die" EoD List
    15:10 – Jon's Flying Circus EoD List
    19:40 – Unit Review
    35:10 – Alex's EoD List (Because We Should Look at Someone Who Actually Uses the Army)
    43:15 – Summary and Conclusion

    49 min
  • 26-27:Crossroads 2026 Review - Ben's All-Star Lineup

    Ben discusses his tournament run at Crossroads 2026, where he got to play the who's who in North American Kings of War with four epic matches. We then break down some of the top armies and discuss the one-battalion limitation used at the event.

    Timestamps:
    0:00 – Intros, upcoming tournaments, and Forces of Abyss builds
    • October 3-4, 2026 – Ohio GT, Columbus, OH
    • October 25, 2026 – Spooky Murder Ghost, Hamilton, ON
    6:00 – Ben's Crossroads Experience
    23:00 – Results and list reviews
    47:00 - Summary and look ahead.

    54 min
  • 26-26: Build Me A Twilight Kin Army Worthy of Crossroads

    Ben, Jon, and Ray break down the top armies at Clash of Kings UK, run through the upcoming tournament calendar, and spend the back half of the episode refining Ben's Twilight Kin list ahead of Crossroads GT.


    Timestamps:
    0:00 – Intros and the Top Armies at Clash of Kings UK (and how closely they match the tier list)
    9:30 – Upcoming Tournaments     
    • September 18-20, 2026 – Crossroads GT, Elmira, NY     
    • October 3-4, 2026 – Ohio GT, Columbus, OH     
    • October 25, 2026 – Spooky Murder Ghost, Hamilton, ON
    11:45 – Refining Ben's Twilight Kin List for Crossroads GT

    P.S. We've got a bet going on the over/under for Komodons at Clash of Kings UK — what's your line?

    P.P.S. If anyone finishes top 5 with Empire of Dust or Halflings at Clash of Kings UK, we'll ship them a beer anywhere in the world.

    46 min
  • 26-25:The Ohio GT Hosted by the Honest 4's

    Ben, Jon, and Ray are joined by the Dino Lord himself, Cyle Pool, to talk about the upcoming Ohio GT! This 2300-point tournament takes place October 3rd and 4th in Columbus, Ohio, at a casino, and will be the biggest MW event of the year (well, other than the Masters... but does that count?).


    Ray's already signed up and paid for this one — seats are still remaining, so get in while you can!

    Timestamps:
    0:00 – Intros and Hotel/Casino Awesomeness
    5:35 – Honest 4's Scoring System
    18:30 – Side Quest Creation and Map Testing (with Future Sharing)
    21:10 – The Ohio GT Scene
    32:10 – Cyle's Birthday GT and the Ohio Players

    Players Pack:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LhFxcQxtDR4bp_5OcKPXMb4Nfy_Ef9X-/view?usp=sharing

    Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/djeESBzy7

    52 min
  • 26-24: Kings of War Fracture: Re-Ranking All 20 Armies

    Ben, Jon, and Ray are joined by Adam from Master Sight to rank all 20 Armies in Kings of War 4th Edition from a competitive perspective, taking into account the changes in Fracture, which was released in July 2026. We also use this opportunity to correct previous errors in rankings based upon newfound experience.


    We don't always agree, but this is our reasonably informed opinion from a tournament perspective and takes into account our new experiences and tournaments played.

    0:00 to 4:05 - Intros and shooting the shit.
    4:05 to end - Ranking the 20 armies

    Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/djeESBzy7

    1 hr 2 min
  • 26-23: King Beyond the Wall 2026: Ragnarok! Our Armies, Our Mistakes, Our Takes

    Ben, Jon, and Ray break down King Beyond the Wall 2026: Ragnarok, the latest Kings of War tournament, hosted in Alexandria Ontario. Huge shoutout to TJ for putting on a great event which will be hard to top. We dig into the armies each of us brought, providing a tournament recap, list breakdowns, and honest thoughts on what worked (and what didn't) under the new rules.


    Timestamps:
    0:00 – General Tournament Recap
    6:15 – Ben's Order of the Basilean Knights
    29:15 – Jon's Horde of Orcs
    33:30 – Ray's Forces of the Abyss

    1 hr 21 min
  • 26-21: Rolling an Army for King Beyond the Wall 2026 - Ragnarok!

    Ben, Jon, and Ray discuss King Beyond the Wall 7 and the armies we will be taking to this event. The event is moving to Alexandria Ontario (138 Main St N, Alexandria, ON K0C 1A0) and being hosted by Les Champions!


    0:00 to 2:05 - intros and shooting the shit
    2:05 to 11:55 - What armies are we taking
    11:55 to 16:35 - Rules of rolling an army, new commands in Forces of the Abyss
    16:35 to 33:30 - Ray's army is rolled
    33:30 to the end - Take Fire Oil & Ben's Rolls for his Army

    43 min

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