TMAT Talks

Tiberius, Centaur, and Rythbryt continue with their snake-draft style discussion of legendary legions, this time tackling the legions for the forces of evil. Did your favorite legion make the cut, or was it left standing at the altar? 

Now available on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts!

Music: Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny

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We're back!

Personal preference controls in this snake-draft style discussion that's sure to entertain (we hope). Which legion will be selected first? Which will be left standing at the alter? And is a conversation Centaur had in an elevator single-handedly responsible for the state of the Dale legendary legion in Defense of the North? The answers to these burning questions--and more--lie within. So pick up a brush, get those drinks ready, and prepare to scream at your phone. 

Now available on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts!

Music: Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny

For more from the TMAT team, check out tellmeatalegreatorsmall.blogspot.com!

Happy Friday! Have we got a show for YOU today!

In preparation for TMAT's upcoming Grand Tournament, Tiberius, Centaur and Rythbryt have stumbled on THE hidden gem of MESBG. Having trouble with wizards? Blinding Light? Huge heroes? Elves with sneaky cloaks? Those annoying forests that pop up everywhere?

Well, no more.

Curious? We thought you might be. So join us as we devour some spilled beans.

It's a labor of love, from us to you. Happy Friday!

Now available on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts!

Music: Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny

For more from the TMAT team, check out tellmeatalegreatorsmall.blogspot.com!

The BIG reveal! (1:56)

Part I: FACTION DEEP-DIVE

SOOOOO many "pro's" (3:10)

Meta-busting profiles (5:09)

Big heroes? Big deal. (21:40)

Pesky elves (no more) (23:18)

Ringbearers? Resolved. (25:43)

Obscure lists? Send them back to obscurity (27:35)

Creating your own difficult terrain (Medusa-style) (29:00)

Fixing the "worst" special strike (30:32)

Maelstrom Mastered (31:56)

Anti-Cav Magic Resistance (35:32)

Find your Courage! They shall NOT pass! (38:28)

Black Riders? Black WALKERS!!! (40:05)

Moving first... ALL. THE. TIME. (42:08)

Shutting down Heroic Combats (and Moves) (43:00)

A light in the dark (scenarios) (45:38)

Sleek, mean, fighting machines... buffed to the "T" (46:44)

Part II: ARMY LISTS!

Centaur's Meta-Busting Mashup! (52:00)

Rythbryt's Shoot-Tastic Savants! (57:37)

Tiberius's Deployment-Breaking Sneaks! (1:01:54)

Part III: STRATEGIES AND TACTICS!!!

North of the Shire Shout-Out! (1:09:11)

Handling Hordes (1:12:15)

Shredding Shieldwalls (1:18:05)

Mashing Mixed-Arms (1:23:13)

Lambasting Leafblowers (1:29:56)

Matching (and Mystifying) Mobiles (1:34:19)

Lulling Linebreakers (1:36:38)

Part IV: CONCLUDING THOUGHTS

One final bubble... busted! (1:44:00)

Real Talk, in Real Time (1:55:32)

Bonus Track (2:04:00)

One year from when they first began this gargantuan project, Tiberius, Centaur, and Rythbryt are back, attempting to do the impossible: rank the top-50 slayer profiles for the forces of evil.

(No, really... it's very hard!)

In part 5 of their uber-slayer podcast, the TMAT crew discusses their top-picks in three underrated categories (all of which purposefully exclude the likes of the Witch-King, Azog, and Smaug): best budget slayers (under 101 points), best unmounted (man-sized) slayers, and the best generic (spammable) slayers that evil can field. There are some surprises (and surprising omissions, not all of which were intentional).

Did your favorite slayers make the cut? And what does this tell us about how the final list will shake out?

Now available on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts!

Music: Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny

For more from the TMAT team, check out tellmeatalegreatorsmall.blogspot.com!

Good: Top-10 Generic Slayers (1:38:20)

Centaur, Tiberius, and Rythbryt discuss the newest flavor of the month: the Fall of the Necromancer legendary legions, with a special emphasis on what those legions do to make all-hero lists competitive--and how one might apply those lessons to other all-hero lists that are... less competitive... to improve them (like poor Thorin's Company).

Also, is magic OP? (That is the question.) Oh, and there are also some Black Riders hanging about. (Because when are they not?)

Music: Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny

For more from the TMAT team, check out tellmeatalegreatorsmall.blogspot.com!

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SHOW NOTES:

Breaking down the Fall of the Necromancer Legendary Legions (0:00)

All-Hero armies that work, and some that don't (1:04:30)

The Black Riders Legendary Legion (1:56:20)

Parting Thoughts (2:28:12)

Bonus: TMAT Talks Reviews... stupid-funny, gratuitously-violent movies from the 2000s (2:31:45)

Fall breezes be breezin', which can only mean one thing: it's time for another Hunter's Red October!

In Part II, Tiberius, Centaur, and Rythbryt recap how their 550 point lists did in this four round Good vs. Evil tournament. Now streaming on Spotify, Google Play, Apple Podcasts, and (probably) wherever you get your audio content! 

The full lists are available over on the TMAT Blog, and if you missed Part I (covering the various lists and predictions), you can listen to it on Spotify or wherever else you listen to your podcasts!

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Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro and Round 1: Domination (Arnor v. Camels, Elrond v. Balrog, Grey Company v. Balrog, Rohan v. Azog)

45:00 - Round 2: Assassination (Champs of Erebor v. Black Riders, Gil-Galad v. Bomb Team, Treebeard v. Sauron, Balin v. Buhrdur)

1:12:00 - Round 3: Command the Battlefield (Treebeard v. Balrog, Glorfindel v. Azog, Elrond v. Buhrdur, Rohan v. Black Riders)

1:50:00 - Round 4: Clash by Moonlight (Glorfindel v. Camels, Elrond v. Azog, Grey Company v. Balrog, Rohan v. Buhrdur)

Fall breezes be breezin', which can only mean one thing: it's time for another Hunter's Red October!

Join Tiberius, Centaur, Rythbryt, and a whole lot of guests (yes--GUESTS!!!) as we discuss the scenarios and (20!) lists in this 550 point Good vs. Evil tournament.

(Spoiler alert: the evil armies are loaded).

Now streaming on Spotify, Google Play, Apple Podcasts, and (probably) wherever you get your audio content! Plus, you can head on over to the TMAT blog for more details about the tournament (and eventually full published lists), or to read Tiberius's thoughts on his Moria armies (and the armies he left behind).

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Show Notes:

0:00 - Sauron, Wraiths, Bombs, and a Balrog (with Red Jacket and The Black Prince)

41:00 - Azog, Treebeard, Gil-Galad, and a(nother!) Balrog (with Dronak, Ikaika, and Gorgoroth)

1:01:00 - Avengers, Saruman, Theoden, and a (third!?!?) Balrog

1:46:00 - Centaur's vaunted predictions (and some parting thoughts)

Well, it's finally that time.

After going through the top-10 monsters, casters, supports, snipers, and big honkin' things, the TMAT team is going to attempt the impossible: rank the top slayer models in the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game.

For more on our methodologies, and for further discussion on just how hard it is to rank heroes like this, you can also check out both Rythbryt's and Tiberius's take on Jay Clare's top-10 slayers for the forces of good.

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The Final Count-Down (3-1) (1:20:00)

Well, it's finally that time.

After going through the top-10 monsters, casters, supports, snipers, and big honkin' things, the TMAT team is going to attempt the impossible: rank the top slayer models in the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game.

If you're listening to this audio version, thank you! And if you prefer visual aids, you can watch the entire cast over on the TMAT SBG YouTube Channel, too! 

(Or instead... your choice.)

Ring, Burly, Banner (13-11) (1:20:42)

A global pandemic may have claimed TMAT's 2020 Grand Tournament, but those dark days are finally past, and a red sun is rising once more. The 2021 Grand Tournament is upon us--so of course, TMAT's resident armchair quarterbacks had to break it down!

https://tellmeatalegreatorsmall.blogspot.com/2021/04/tmat-talks-episode-10-grand-tournament.html

Round 3: Rohan v. Mounted Rohan, Monster Mash v. Gwaihir & Galad, Lothlorien v. Uruks (1:36:07)