Herbert McCabe is a boss. Not Boss, or The Boss, but a boss. He has a great phrase about the importance of remembering the future, and Sammy Kaye and I discuss our thoughts on the recent announcements from AMG and Asmodee concerning the future of the game.

We are not rosy about it, but we also steer clear of the abyss for what we hope is a reasonable take that you will enjoy listening to. We also discuss Adepticon prep and the Adepticon team tournament.

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Hello and welcome to Episode 106! In this episode, Matthew Scott and Sammy Kaye break down how Boss and Cassian are shaping listbuilding, how they are dominating competitive tournaments, and how they expect this to shape their approaches prepping for Adepticon.

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In this episode, Kenny is joined by Matt Bronson to discuss power creep, understanding structural features of Shatterpoint and their relation to the meta, and many other topics besides. Matt is a genius, and his genius is on full display here. You will love this episode.

Here is his article that mentions "expertise creep," and has other amazing insights besides. You cannot get enough good content from Brother Matt B.

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Welcome to episode 104! In this episode, JK, Matt, and Sammy Kaye discuss the recent spoilers from AMG's Ministrav. While the details were sparse, the brothers give excellent thoughts on the impact of what was spoiled and things to watch out for in the future.

I apologize for the delay in getting this out the door. I have been swamped at work and raising so many babies and didn't have time to get it edited before tonight, but the absence of additional relevant disclosures makes this just as timely as the day it was recorded--SO ENJOY!!!

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Hello and welcome to Episode 103! In this episode, Sammy, Scott, and Kenny give an overview of their matchups and give extended thoughts on the meta. It's pretty crunch, but we try to avoid play-by-plays and instead focus on meta-relevant considerations for players as they are navigating the meta pre-Adepticon 2026.

Skip to 1:15:44(ish) to get straight to the meta talk and avoid the tournament summaries.

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Hello and welcome to Episode 102! This episode is all about Rudyyy and him piloting V1 Kam to a recent GT win in Austin, TX! We break down the list and focus on its matchup specifically into Delta, which Rudyyy expected to see a bunch of in Texas. In light of Kyle R.'s recent GT win with Delta Obi, I expect that list to rise in popularity, and I Rudyyy drops some serious knowledge of how to counter-play into Boss's big bombs.

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Hello and welcome to Episode 101!!!

In this episode, we are joined by the Purist of Christophers to discuss four units (Jyn, Riff, Boss, and Kam) and to offer commentary on whether or not you should run that unit in a competitive list and what to think about in bringing that unit as part of your squad. These units are all good--it is a question of playstyle and understanding the role of these primaries and their typical lists that we think crucial to getting the most out of them.

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Hello and welcome to Episode 100! We made it! Finally! In this episode, the brothers gather round the board to conclude the tiering of the units of Shatterpoint. Hot takes (and undoubtedly wrong takes) abound, but this will be a joy to listen to.

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Welcome to another sweaty meta chat brought to you by the most recent winner of NOVA ... SAMMY KAYE! Sam ran a Cassian Core list at the event and was able to go undefeated with extremely tight competition. A really incredible performance. We talk about his list and its strengths, the meta, and many other things that you will love listening to.

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Two things: first, we did not want this to be episode 100, so we are instead releasing it as a bonus episode (and who knows how many subsections episode 99.5 will ultimately have).

Second, Ezra Pound said to "make it new" (to which I have always added "again"), in reference to the modernist literary movement, and I think about our boy Ezra when we talk about the advent of a "new" meta. As we will discuss in this episode, it could be that the "new" meta is really just the same kind of meta we have faced before (strong supports defining power level), just with new faces.

Regardless, you will love and enjoy this episode.

Good luck to everyone at NOVA.

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