We’re back, and just in time – the first promised Big FAQ has finally hit, and does it live up to its name! Finalized beta rules, new beta rules, changes to command points, army building restrictions, and more – it’s a lot to take in, so we devote this episode to taking a look at what it brings to the gaming table. Also, your listener mail, our hobby progress, and Midwest Conquest updates!

Link: Midwest Conquest 2018

Link: UnderCon 2018

Link: Show-Me Showdown GT – Facebook | Website

Sponsor: Preferred Enemies on Patreon

Sponsor: KR Multicase

Sponsor: GameMat.eu

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What do you do when you only have two hosts available? You grab two fantastic painters and you talk hobby! On this episode, we’re joined by Alex Hunt and Danny Holwerda, two great painters (and great friends) to talk about how to get started painting your army. From cleaning mold lines to sealing your models and every step in between, they take us through the process, share some of the tricks they’ve learned along the way, and hopefully debunk some myths and fears about getting your army tabletop-ready. Also, Rob and Kevin talk about all the news out of both GAMA and Adepticon and all the new releases coming our way. All that, and your listener mail, too!

Link: Midwest Conquest 2018

Link: UnderCon 2018

Link: Slaughterhouse GT – Facebook | Website

Sponsor: Preferred Enemies on Patreon

Sponsor: KR Multicase

Sponsor: GameMat.eu

Theme: Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/II ‘No Need to Reload’ by RoeTaKa, courtesy of OCRemix.

What do you do when you only have two hosts available? You grab two fantastic painters and you talk hobby! On this episode, we’re joined by Alex Hunt and Danny Holwerda, two great painters (and great friends) to talk about how to get started painting your army. From cleaning mold lines to sealing your models and every step in between, they take us through the process, share some of the tricks they’ve learned along the way, and hopefully debunk some myths and fears about getting your army tabletop-ready. Also, Rob and Kevin talk about all the news out of both GAMA and Adepticon and all the new releases coming our way. All that, and your listener mail, too!

Link: Midwest Conquest 2018

Link: UnderCon 2018

Link: Slaughterhouse GT – Facebook | Website

Sponsor: Preferred Enemies on Patreon

Sponsor: KR Multicase

Sponsor: GameMat.eu

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After a flurry of Imperium and Chaos codexes, it’s time to focus on the eastern fringes of the galaxy as we look at the new T’au Empire codex. Everyone’s favorite technologically-advanced blue aliens return with updated rules; so, what’s changed for them since the end of the Damocles campaign? Are Riptides worth taking again? Will the new Sept tenets change how armies play? Are there any killer stratagems? Is a holographic Aun’va as good as the real thing? And what really did happen with the Fourth Sphere Expansion? We look at all this and more in our look at the new T’au book. Also, we talk with Brian “Bam Bam” Hunter of the Flying Monkey Con and podcast about what’s coming up with their event this summer. All this, news and new release discussion, and your listener mail!

Link: Midwest Conquest 2018

Link: UnderCon 2018

Link: Dallas Open GT

Link: Flying Monkey Con

Link: Flying Monkey Wargaming Podcast

Sponsor: Preferred Enemies on Patreon

Sponsor: KR Multicase

Sponsor: GameMat.eu

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After a flurry of Imperium and Chaos codexes, it’s time to focus on the eastern fringes of the galaxy as we look at the new T’au Empire codex. Everyone’s favorite technologically-advanced blue aliens return with updated rules; so, what’s changed for them since the end of the Damocles campaign? Are Riptides worth taking again? Will the new Sept tenets change how armies play? Are there any killer stratagems? Is a holographic Aun’va as good as the real thing? And what really did happen with the Fourth Sphere Expansion? We look at all this and more in our look at the new T’au book. Also, we talk with Brian “Bam Bam” Hunter of the Flying Monkey Con and podcast about what’s coming up with their event this summer. All this, news and new release discussion, and your listener mail!

Link: Midwest Conquest 2018

Link: UnderCon 2018

Link: Dallas Open GT

Link: Flying Monkey Con

Link: Flying Monkey Wargaming Podcast

Sponsor: Preferred Enemies on Patreon

Sponsor: KR Multicase

Sponsor: GameMat.eu

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It’s time to get back to codex reviews, and this time we’re taking a look at the Blood Angels, everyone’s favorite superhuman space vampires. What makes these red-armored marines different from, say, Ultramarines or Dark Angels? Is it merely the blood drop motifs, their love of jump packs, or their propensity of sculpting nipples on everything? Or is it the Flaw that makes them invariably go insane in a frenzy of genetically-remembered death? In this episode, we dig into the Sons of Sanguinius and look at what makes this army distinct in both the fluff and on the tabletop, from their units to their strategems to their bloody psychic powers. Also, news and new releases (it’s a slow news week!), our hobby progress, and your listener mail!

Link: Midwest Conquest 2018

Link: UnderCon 2018

Link: Warzone Painting

Link: Invasive Wargaming

Sponsor: Preferred Enemies on Patreon

Sponsor: KR Multicase

Sponsor: GameMat.eu

Theme: Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/II ‘No Need to Reload’ by RoeTaKa, courtesy of OCRemix.

It’s time to get back to codex reviews, and this time we’re taking a look at the Blood Angels, everyone’s favorite superhuman space vampires. What makes these red-armored marines different from, say, Ultramarines or Dark Angels? Is it merely the blood drop motifs, their love of jump packs, or their propensity of sculpting nipples on everything? Or is it the Flaw that makes them invariably go insane in a frenzy of genetically-remembered death? In this episode, we dig into the Sons of Sanguinius and look at what makes this army distinct in both the fluff and on the tabletop, from their units to their strategems to their bloody psychic powers. Also, news and new releases (it’s a slow news week!), our hobby progress, and your listener mail!

Link: Midwest Conquest 2018

Link: UnderCon 2018

Link: Warzone Painting

Link: Invasive Wargaming

Sponsor: Preferred Enemies on Patreon

Sponsor: KR Multicase

Sponsor: GameMat.eu

Theme: Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/II ‘No Need to Reload’ by RoeTaKa, courtesy of OCRemix.

We focus a lot on generalship and winning games, but what about the other aspects of the game, such as painting and sportsmanship? With the happenings at LVO – both with the Friendly and in the Championships – fresh in our minds, we decided it was time to have a talk about these “softer” elements of the tournament scene. From scoring sportsmanship to penalizing unfinished games to chess clocks to having more friendly events, we talk about some of the issues and solutions for dealing with these aspects of the game, and what they mean not just for the large events, but also the local RTTs. Also, news and new releases (Dennis can stop asking for Squats!), hobby progress (Rob reviews an awesome paint remover), and your listener mail (including two list reviews!).

Link: Midwest Conquest 2018

Link: UnderCon 2018

Link: Warzone Painting

Link: Invasive Wargaming

Link: War Corgi

Link: VMS Clean Slate paint remover

Sponsor: Preferred Enemies on Patreon

Sponsor: KR Multicase

Sponsor: GameMat.eu

Theme: Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/II ‘No Need to Reload’ by RoeTaKa, courtesy of OCRemix.

We focus a lot on generalship and winning games, but what about the other aspects of the game, such as painting and sportsmanship? With the happenings at LVO – both with the Friendly and in the Championships – fresh in our minds, we decided it was time to have a talk about these “softer” elements of the tournament scene. From scoring sportsmanship to penalizing unfinished games to chess clocks to having more friendly events, we talk about some of the issues and solutions for dealing with these aspects of the game, and what they mean not just for the large events, but also the local RTTs. Also, news and new releases (Dennis can stop asking for Squats!), hobby progress (Rob reviews an awesome paint remover), and your listener mail (including two list reviews!).

Link: Midwest Conquest 2018

Link: UnderCon 2018

Link: Warzone Painting

Link: Invasive Wargaming

Link: War Corgi

Link: VMS Clean Slate paint remover

Sponsor: Preferred Enemies on Patreon

Sponsor: KR Multicase

Sponsor: GameMat.eu

Theme: Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/II ‘No Need to Reload’ by RoeTaKa, courtesy of OCRemix.

Kevin and Rob leave the studio and head to Las Vegas to attend the Las Vegas Open 2018! It’s our first trip to the LVO, and we talk about our experiences at our first huge wargaming convention. From the reveals on Thursday about the upcoming codexes, to the seminars we attended on Friday, to the games we played on Saturday and Sunday as part of the LVO Friendly Tournament, we give you our impressions of this event at the end of the ITC season. Enjoy!

Link: Midwest Conquest 2018

Link: UnderCon 2018

Sponsor: Preferred Enemies on Patreon

Sponsor: KR Multicase

Sponsor: GameMat.eu

Theme: Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/II ‘No Need to Reload’ by RoeTaKa, courtesy of OCRemix.