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- TMAT Talks: Episode 12 - List Reviews!
Centaur, Tiberius, and Rythbryt take a break from rankings to discuss some lists from TMAT follower Daniel! If you've been kicking around 700 point list ideas for Minas Tirith, Mordor, or the Grand Army of the South, perhaps this is the podcast for you?
If not, there's an extended discussion of which wraiths to mount on fell-beast, Citadel Guard vs. Rangers, and the best wing-men/trolls for your Mumak. Plus, Tiberius surprises with a bonus-list of his own!
Music: Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny
For more from the TMAT team, check out tellmeatalegreatorsmall.blogspot.com!
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SHOW NOTES:
Minas Tirith - 700 (1:45)
Mordor - 700 (23:08)
The Grand Army of the South - 700 (1:01:12)
The Black Gate Opens - 550 (1:34:30)
1 hr 56 min - TMAT Talks: Episode 11 - The Ultimate Uber-Slayer Podcast (Part 2)
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.
In Part 2, Tiberius, Centaur, and Rythbryt work their way through Good's honorable mentions, getting all the way to number 21. There are plenty of surprises, a few head-scratchers, and more than a little hair-splitting. Who made the cut, and who was left on the outside looking in at the top 20?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.Music: Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny
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Intro (0:00)
Honorable Mentions (64-51) (1:45)
Dwarves Galore: 50 through 41 (19:30)
So many riders: 40 through 31 (39:05)
Lots of hair-splitting: 30 through 21 (1:29:50)
2 hr 41 min - TMAT Talks: Episode 10 - The Grand Tournament 2021 (Part I)
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!
In Part I, Tiberius, Centaur, and Rythbryt preview the tournament's escalation rules, muse on the three scenarios, and discuss the six armies that will take the field before making some (very reluctant) predictions about the weekend.
For the full lists--and to add your two cents--head over to TMAT: tellmeatalegreatorsmall.blogspot.com
Music: Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny
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Show Notes:
Intro (0:00)
Centaur's Escalation List: Isengard (14:04)
Tiberius's Escalation List: Lothlorien (23:10)
Rythbryt's Escalation List: An Unholy Northern Alliance (32:12)
Red Jacket's Escalation List: Rohan (49:28)
Black Prince's Escalation List: Riders and Elves (1:01:50)
Dronak & Strider's Escalation List: Monsters Galore (1:16:01)
Reluctant Tourney Predictions (1:24:02)
1 hr 45 min - TMAT Talks: Episode 9 - The Ultimate Uber-Slayer Podcast (Part I)
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.
In Part I, Tiberius, Centaur, and Rythbryt begin by going over their various metrics for evaluating these models, then turn to three "special achievement" categories for the Forces of Good: the best generic slayers, the best "under-101 point" slayers, and the best slayers who can't take a mount (we have thoughts on this).They also spend some time talking at the beginning talking about their methodologies--for more on that (and more 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.
Music: Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny
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Intro (0:00)
Methodology (1:07)
Good: Top-10 Generic Slayers (22:07)
Good: Top-10 Slayers for under 101 points (1:07:44)
Good: Top-10 Slayers who (surprisingly?) can't take mounts (2:00:27)
2 hr 45 min - TMAT Talks: Episode 8 - Top-10 Snipers (Good and Evil)
Tiberius, Centaur, and Rythbryt take a break from throwing nasty monsters at under-powered heroes to finish their long-delayed discussion of the top-10 "sniper" profiles in the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game. Surprise, surprise: they hardly agree, and that's fair. Also, Centaur hates magic.
Music: Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny
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Intro (0:00)
Good: Honorable mentions (7:45)
Good: They're really trying (16:58)
Good: Centaur hates magic (39:25)
Good: Shoot thrice, can I (?) (49:50)
Evil: Honorable mentions (1:04:42)
Evil: Aren't these guys too low? (1:30:23)
Evil: Do you like your dark lord scrambled or sunny-side? (1:39:46)
Evil: To fly, or not to fly? (1:52:38)
Evil: Divide and devastate (2:06:06)
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TMAT Talks is a podcast by Tell Me a Tale, Great or Small, a community of American table-top wargamers who enjoy the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game by Games Workshop.
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2 hr 41 min - TMAT Talks: Episode 7 - The Hunters Red October (THRO) 2020
It'd been a while since TMAT's last tournament, so Red Jacket was like, "gotta shake off some cobweb legs, dudes." *
If your tournament scene is quiet (or you're looking for batreps involving Barad-Dur, Hunter Orcs, Angmar, all-mounted Rohan, or Easterlings (with Shagrat)), Tiberius, Centaur, and Rythbryt are back to give you some before-action predictions and post-action breakdowns from our recent 700 point tournament. It's a time-travel miracle! **
Music: Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny
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Intro, Tourney Rules, and Army Lists (0:00)
Pre-Tourney Predictions (58:52)
Round 1 Re-Cap (Rohan v. Angmar, Azog v. Sauron) (1:11:36)
Round 2 Re-Cap (Rohan v. Sauron, Easterlings v. Angmar, Rohan v. Azog) (1:59:56)
Round 3 Re-Cap (Easterlings v. Azog, Angmar v. Sauron) (2:43:16)
List Modifications and Lessons Learned (3:30:23)
Final Placements and Parting Thoughts (4:19:57)
* Okay, fine... generously, that's a very rough paraphrase.
** Patent pending.
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TMAT Talks is a podcast by Tell Me a Tale, Great or Small, a community of American table-top wargamers who enjoy the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game by Games Workshop.
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4 hr 32 min - TMAT Talks: Episode 6 - Top-10 "Big Honkin' Things" (Evil)
After a long (editing-induced) hiatus, Tiberius, Centaur, and Rythbryt dive into their top-10 "Big Honkin' Things" for the forces of evil, which of course means some time in the sun for everyone's favorite evil war beasts and siege engines (plus a couple surprise entries). After giving their rankings, they top things off with three more ally-able army lists (450 points or less) in the pocket-full-of-power segment!
Music: Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny
Intro (0:00)
Honorable mentions and low-accuracy projectiles (5:06)
Catapults and Towers (47:28)
Mumaks and Death Wagons (1:24:57)
An unsurprising top-3… mostly (1:52:27)
Pockets-Full-of-Power (2:28:45)
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TMAT Talks is a podcast by Tell Me a Tale, Great or Small, a community of American table-top wargamers who enjoy the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game by Games Workshop.
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2 hr 56 min - TMAT Talks: Episode 5 - Top-10 "Big Honkin' Things" (Good)
Tiberius, Centaur, and Rythbryt return to discuss their top-10(ish) "Big Honkin' Things"... which turns out to be a whole lot of siege weapons, war beasts, and other giant machines of war. If you've always craved an extended soliloquy on the [Censored] Bolt-Thrower from Minas Tirith, or a dissection of the Khazad-Dum Dwarf Ballista... well, you may need help--but this is the podcast for you! Plus three more ally-able army lists (450 points or less) in our pocket-full-of-power segment!
Music: Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny
Intro (0:00)
Good, not best: lots of projectile weapons (6:35)
Good Top-3 (52:38)
Pockets-Full-of-Power (1:35:26)
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TMAT Talks is a podcast by Tell Me a Tale, Great or Small, a community of American table-top wargamers who enjoy the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game by Games Workshop.
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2 hr 4 min - TMAT Talks: Episode 4 - Top-10 Supports (Good & Evil)
We're back with a discussion of our top-10 support models in the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game. We cover our favorites for both good and evil, plus a bunch of honorable mentions (and a few "mea culpas"). Rabbit trails include ranking ringwraiths (and a surprising number of Hobbits). Plus more "Pocket Full of..." army lists to get your creative juices flowing!
Music: Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny
Intro and Honorable Mentions (0:00)
Good Top-10 (12:10)
Good Mea Culpas (1:14:20)
Evil Top-10: Wraiths, anyone? (1:22:34)
Pockets-Full-of-Power (2:35:00)
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TMAT Talks is a podcast by Tell Me a Tale, Great or Small, a community of American table-top wargamers who enjoy the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game by Games Workshop.
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3 hr 9 min - TMAT Talks: Episode 3 - Top-10 Spell-casters (Evil)
Our discussion of the top spell-casters in the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game continues with TMAT Talks, Episode 3! Centaur, Tiberius, and Rythbryt give their rankings for evil's wizards, plus take several rabbit trails into how to mount your Nazgul, whether you should channel Fury, and two spells that are almost as good "in the box" as they are cast (almost). Plus more "Pocket Full of..." army lists to get your creative juices flowing!
Music: Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny
Intro (0:00)
The Consensus Top-4 (4:41)
Fell-Beasts and Fury (41:00)
The Dragon-Kin (1:46:26)
Pockets-Full-of-Power (2:32:18)
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TMAT Talks is a podcast by Tell Me a Tale, Great or Small, a community of American table-top wargamers who enjoy the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game by Games Workshop.
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